It still feels. Strange? that it took a literal 6 years for Villainous to be in the US, not including the (albeit appreciated) appearance during CN's literal anniversary, but honestly, I'm just glad that 2017 fans are just so relieved and happy that we finally got this.

It's taken cons, comics, interactive books, youtube extras of other cartoon villains, a cameo in a cn online video game, an actual mobile video game solely for the show, fans all across internationally, literal support from a few other countries before usa, the show hitting No1 in hbo max latam, a full blown crossover episode as well as being cameod in crossover nexus, a promotion with a candy manufacturer with official goodies, livestreams, halloween hbo max takeovers, official mascot costumes, and a HUGE internet background puzzle solving mystery that's still ongoing.

All for after 6 years, it finally comes to the usa officially on its own.

I really do fondly remember when these,

And the shorts themselves were all we had. It had even been a bit before alan ituriel had gone to cons and whatnot to publicly talk about the show and all that, I even remember the storyboarded live readings he did with fans.

All we had were these and fans' wild imaginations. Whether it was the Heroic au, or a western au, or a Neutral au, or a Jekyll & Hyde au, or a Swap!au, it all helped shaping the fanbase into what it is now.

Quite literally, none of this would have happened if not for the fans. All of what happened after the shorts, but especially It coming to the usa now, especially that.

It just feels serendipitous to see it finally happen, I cannot stress enough how satisfying it is. Congratulations again to Villainous, for surpassing the odds put against it! Mi lealtad se queda contigo!!!

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Upon finishing American Gods, I have never felt so inspired, so amazed, and so incredibly sure that what I want most of all is to be an author. What Neil Gaiman has done there. I just can't even... It's exactly what it says on the tin, a story about America, what it was, what it is, and how it really has never changed, and how somehow, despite that, it has changed entirely. Having lived in America all my life, and having traveled to many of the states myself, by plane, train, and automobile, it was something I could never put my finger on, but Neil nailed with a dart from across the dingy dive bar. America is vast, and it's not a good place for Gods. Not because of a lack of belief in them, or because the land is hostile, though that surely plays a part. America is not a good place for Gods because, when you're faced with the vast possibilities of what could be, and the horrors of what is, you can't help but be both terrified, and wonderstruck. It is unsurprising to me that this book won horror, fantasy, and science fiction awards. Because it is indefinable, and so is the America it portrays.

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Started American Gods today. I absolutely adore this kind of cosmology (see my fascination with Matthew Swift). The actual story is fairly mid. Feels a few decades older than it actually is. I’m not that far into it yet, I guess

The main thing that caught my eye so far is Odin’s assertion that they came to a land with no gods, although they watched the birth of modern-age ones. That feels so blatantly incorrect. I guess that could be what the buffalotaur plot is about, the hidden Native American gods, but it seems really weird that none of the European or African gods know about them. Even if they don’t interact, they should still be the most aware of their presence

Also, I can’t stop thinking about the “I also choose this guy’s dead wife” meme whenever Laura shows up

Only God Forgives, Nicolas Winding Refn, 2013.

I just finished watching Undisputed 4 and i just have one question to ask: who was this movie for? Because it definitely wasn't for fans of these movies.

The way they changed Boyka's character into something that just felt like the tool for some christian propaganda more than the deranged beast we grew to know and love is baffling to say the least.

What, did middle age crisis hit him so bad he forgot about his all life goal about being the most complete fighter and became a guilt ridden christian instead? What's that fucking bullshit? Our boy Yuri didn't give a flying fuck about that stuff. He was a fighter and he was an honorable one, but he wasn't a fucking UWU I FEEL GUILTY ABOUT KILLING 🥺 pussy.

Even if we put his god awful character development ("") aside, the plot on its own was ridiculous man. And that's not even counting the ending, which I'll get to in a minute. What made the directors think ANYONE wanted to see Boyka with a love interest or whatever? This was the worst possible way to introduce a relevant female character to the movie, honestly. They would have been better off if she could help him train or something, instead of creating this character that got constantly sexualized despite her whole point was that she hated that. It honestly feels insulting.

The fights were so fucking BAD too holy fuck, they couldn't even nail that, the most important part in a undisputed movie. They were repetitive, irrelevant, confusing... EVEN THE FINAL FIGHT, THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE, FUCKING SUCKED ASS. Which is even sadder considering the fucking potential that big boy had.

But, truly? I think the ending fucked up when they tried to make Boyka a hero, because Boyka is NOT a hero.

He's an anti hero at best, being a very honorable fighter who doesn't like dirty play, but he's not this... Feminist icon looking to redeem himself after accidentally killing a guy who did that to himself (since Boyka very clearly told him to stay down).

Everything after that fight, however, was just plain bullshit. Like... This whole movie feels like it's spitting on the face of Undisputed 3 and that hurts me so much because, how fucking dare you.

It's not that the script on its own was bad (it was though, literally all of this could have been solved if Boyka just wrote a letter or sent her an email, we all know he's not stupid and this is 2016 so he has the resources to NOT GOING TO THE COUNTRY WHERE HE'S A FUGITIVE), but it's simply not good for a Yuri Boyka movie. No one wants to see Boyka fall in love, or be a hero, or... Whatever he was doing, having mediocre fights he wasn't even passionate about, i guess.

Undisputed 3 was good because it was Boyka's redemption, it was his "I'm no longer a villain", and that was enough. We didn't need to see him become a full on morally white hero. No one needed that, no one wanted that.

I think that's all I can say. The longer i went on writing this the sadder i got. It's truly such a disservice to the franchise and to the character... And to have him right back where he started? What the fuck does that achieve? What was the whole point of his redemption - WHAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF UNDISPUTED 3 - if you are gonna leave him where he first started?

All the good they could have done, they didn't. It's like they just handled the project to someone who had never watched any of the movies except for some YouTube clips and let him run wild with it. All the potential to have references to the previous fighters... Nothing. Only one miserable flashback.

And to add insult to injury,

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I just finished reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman! This book was SO GOOD, I would definitely recommend it if you’re a fan of his other works, or even just a fantasy fan in general. It’s one of his longer works (perhaps his longest, but I’m not quite sure) coming in at around 200,000 words if you read the Author’s Preferred Text Edition, but as someone who has read a lot of longer books I can assure you that it’s worth every word.

Unlike with a lot of books that length or longer, it didn’t have any parts that felt like that dragged on way too long or were generally uninteresting, I found that I could hardly put it down the whole way though! The characters were fascinating and the world-building was easy to follow, not to mention there were no lengthy lore-bombs, like a lot of fantasy novels have.

It’s an incredibly easy book to get into, and is an over-all very enjoyable read! I definitely will be recommending this one to my bookish friends!

Game of the Year - Elden Ring

Game of the Year – Elden Ring

Gaming Awards 2022 successfully behind us. During the lengthy show in Los Angeles, many awards were presented, culminating in the announcement of a very prestigious award. Game of the Year. The Game Awards 2022 is called the gaming Oscar. He can be proud of this title this year ancient ring from the Japanese studio FromSoftware. The action RPG beat out other nominees such as God of War Ragnarok,…

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My Month in Books: August and September 2022

My Month in Books: August and September 2022

Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin If there’s one author I feel like I’m trapped in an abusive relationship with, it is George R. R. Martin. Yes he treats his female characters like garbage, kills off every character I love in increasingly brutal ways and has kept me waiting for over a decade for him to just finish The Winds of Winter already but goddammit when things are good, things are…

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American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

This was chosen for my book club as a fresh read for everyone involved. It's always been one of those books that I'd heard of and wanted to read eventually, but never got around to. I always see Neil Gaiman on Tumblr and he seems like a cool guy. This book was a difficult read for me. I honestly wasn't hooked until the first chapter of Part 3. The first two parts just felt like set-up for the final battle that they kept saying was going to happen. The concept of gods existing in the real world as physical people is really cool! But the main character is just so boring. On the one hand, I enjoy an avoidance of "conflict just for conflict" which is accomplished by Shadow not really fighting or arguing with anything. On the other hand, he is the most passive main character I have ever read. I don't feel any character development from him until towards the end of Part 3. There were differing opinions about his development among my book club, but that was my thought. I enjoyed the ending, everything immediately leading up to the final battle and everything after, but goodness! Getting there was rough for me. I know this book is one of the new classics, but I don't think I'd be recommending it to anyone with similar book tastes to me. I will say, Neil Gaiman's writing style is very interesting to read. There are some specific passages where I really feel connected to the scene and haven't read something written so creatively before (in a good way). But it was only certain parts, and in my eyes it didn't make up for the lack of pull the plot had on me.

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