First, I want to say upfront that I’m not big on the idea of pitting art (and artists) against each other in competition. Personally, I am one of the least competitive people on Planet Earth. The Academy Awards ceremonies in particular bring to mind the apples and oranges analogy: Is “2001: A Space Odyssey” any…
Tag: WonderWoman
Personal Favorites of 2017
Just want to begin by saying that for this year’s favorites list, I’m going to get away from numerical or other arbitrary values (same way I won’t give ‘thumbs up’ or 1-5 star ratings, etc). So unlike last year’s list, I’m not going to do rankings. Just a list. I also recognize that there are many…
San Diego Comic Con, Preview Night & Day One, July 19th-20th, 2017
Our annual pilgrimage to Geek Mecca (aka San Diego Comic Con) began yesterday morning (Weds. July 19th) as we arrived at our hotel (Springhill Suites, Marriott, San Diego) around noon, unpacked our stuff, ate, and Jules immediately went down to Preview Night down at the convention center. I, feeling a bit more infirm than…
“You’re a wonder, Wonder Woman…”
I have to admit; my enthusiasm for the new “Wonder Woman” (2017) movie was somewhat dimmed after Gal Gadot’s decent-if-not-overwhelming debut as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in the lackluster DC Comics’ movie “Batman v Superman” (2016). Before I go any further, I think I have to say that my initial assessment may have had more to do with…