Oh my crap this is funny! This is hilarious! I was rolling my eyes when I saw that this show had been revived with Zachery Quinto filling in for Leonard Nimoy but I was wrong. It is vastly entertaining, even if it isn’t for the reasons the producers wanted it to be. The OG In […]

Read More Cataline Recommends: In Search of…

“…down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor—by instinct, […]

Read More Cataline Recommends: Dresden Files Dead Beat

Marvel orders pencils down for one third of their artists. “Marvel Entertainment is immediately “pausing” work on – and the release of – approximately one-third of its May and June comic book issues, a spokesperson confirmed for Newsarama. Marvel’s representative said 15 to 20% of its solicited titles would be affected, as some of them […]

Read More Marvel Orders Pencils Down

Should have thought of it myself. The problem is one of logistics. Or to be exact, where people typcially shit. Most people divide their potty time between work and home. And these two sets of water closets are supplied by two entirely different supply chains. I mean think about it. How often do you use […]

Read More There Actually is a Toilet Paper Shortage

There is nothing but bad Disney for the house that Walt built. Any fantasy the executives had about being open by Easter is dashed. The Park Cast-Members have been furloughed (read laid off) And the executives have given themselves pay cuts. And they are now better than $13 billion in debt. Disney is hurt. This […]

Read More Disney Plus: Fail

The rumor of the day is that IDW is done. The easiest way to explain IDW’s position in the market to a Gen Xer is to say that it is the American Motor Company of the comic book industry. It turns out decent material but has a long history of struggling. Like most other comics […]

Read More And The First Domino to Fall Is:

Diamond has announced that is is with holding payments to the vendors. So now Diamond is cutting off both the shops and the publishers. Bonus, they are hanging on to the money they’ve collected. From the horse’s mouth: Dear Diamond Vendor: “As the world responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, our focus is on protecting […]

Read More Diamond Update: It’s The End

Melissa de la Cruz is a Young Adult fantasy writer. Reasonably successful as such. And the newest purse-puppy hire for DC Comics. She delights in her utterly abysmal ignorance of comics. In fact she is proud of it. She feels it gives her a fresh perspective – Which is true as such. However, a fresh […]

Read More WHO IS THIS FOR?

That there will be a mini Baby-Boom starting around the end of December. And they shall be called: The Children of the Quorn.

Read More Cataline Predicts…

Historical writer Barbara Tuchman defined folly as: “the pursuit by government of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives.” I’m not sure why Barbara limited herself governments in her definition because the same thing is obviously happening within the entertainment industry. It’s happening over and over to our pop-culture and […]

Read More The Fools Parade