Mainstream versus indies, and whether the lack of innovation in the West is permanent. Open debate. Come make your case in chat. This follows the video I put out on why the West stopped innovating in entertainment. My position in short: we are not in an era of discovery. On … Read More
A legacy company puts out something divisive, an entire economy forms around complaining about it, and nothing changes because mega corporations don’t digest feedback the way a consumer does. I decided my time was better spent building something instead. #Hollywood #Entertainment #Comics #IndieComics
We keep talking about parallel economies and alternatives, but I don’t think most people actually want one. I think they want the mega corporations to change. Those are two completely different things, and the gap between them is why we’re stuck in this loop. The cycle goes like this. A … Read More
Isom launched the Rippaverse in 2022, and this one goes back to him before the ranch and before he put the suit down. Written by me, drawn by Caanan White. Direct from Rippaverse only. Young Isom: Before the Fall #YoungIsom #Rippaverse #Comics #IndieComics
Three Rippaverse collections close tonight at 11PM [TIME ZONE]: The Insignia Collection, The Rippaverse Inkline: The Founding Four, and The Rippaverse Holiday Box Sets. Insignia Collection: https://rippaverse.com/collections/the-insignia-collection/ Inline Collection: https://rippaverse.com/collections/the-rippaverse-inkline-the-founding-four/ Holiday Box Sets: https://rippaverse.com/collections/rippaverse-holiday-box-sets/ We are closing these earlier than planned, and that one is on me. We underestimated the … Read More
The Lanterns finale has people arguing across YouTube and Twitter about whether this is a fair adaptation of John Stewart and Hal Jordan. I haven’t watched the show and I’m not telling you whether to like it. I want to talk about the reaction. First, you’re not wrong to expect … Read More
Disney’s fiscal 2025 ended in September with $12.4 billion in net income. That’s the year of Snow White, Elio, Tron and Captain America Brave New World. This is why I think get woke go broke needs to be reanalyzed. I want to be clear about what I’m not saying. Projects … Read More
There is no difference between woke one, woke two, or whatever anybody wants to call it. It’s the same thing it was ten years ago. But here are three reasons the conversation around wokeness isn’t slowing down, and I’m not absolved from any of them. One. The people in the … Read More
Anime adaptations stick close to the source material, and when they don’t, the fans say so loudly. That expectation barely exists in the West, and I want to talk about why. I used to make videos about the major comic publishers and their animated and live action adaptations, and how … Read More
Doug TenNapel created Earthworm Jim. Somebody found his art in an old Nintendo Power and called it far right extremism. His response is the whole problem in one sentence. TenNapel said that if they had known he was a Christian, they probably would have decided the gameplay was terrible too. … Read More
