Real World Commentary - 10/5/11

It's finally happened...and I've already doomed myself by celebrating it. I now have my own Internet connection! Thus, I will be able to keep Dusty Video Box updated way more often, like my heroes at HousetoAstonish! Of course, since I'm hard at work on my first novel, the features will come slow, but as long as I have some sort of Information Superhighway connection, I will provide as many distractions as I can!

What's coming up is more personal Dusty Video Box Presents, reviews on superhero comics on the stands, and more movie reviews. I have, for example, Savage County to talk about. And then there is a planned Awesome Cinema feature on Bitchslap! Between that spectacular exploitation nugget of goodness and Sucker Punch, it has been an exquisite film year for yours truly so far. Now...if I can only get a good cheerleaders versus cannibals movie...

Anyway, let's kick off this occasion with a few bulletpoints:

• I'm planning to start reviewing superheroine videos on this blog as well...well, as soon as I can afford the funds. It makes sense really...as a writer, I specialize in superheroine stories, so why not review them? Also, these videos have a grindhouse feel to them. I'll be hitting up Ultimate Superheroine Forum for producers, as well as checking out sites like Project: Superwoman, Supersexyheroines.com, and Goddess Cinema.







• Speaking of Ultimate Superheroine Forum, I sort of put together a story called The Syndicate of Carnality: Original Sin, based on the heroine characters of The Wrath of Ward. Essentially, the story is sort like a #0 issue of a comic series, or a television pilot for test audiences. I haven't recieved any feedback on it; however, I'm thinking of maybe writing a chapter or two on the story, which will be much tamer in the vein of Overmaster Wars, as opposed to the rated-XXX stuff that took place in the original stories. Also, look for a "sketchbook" of sorts on the characters in Dusty Video Box Presents.

And Now...Comicbook Rants:

• The New 52: Looking through DC Comics' New 52 free catalog, one cannot help but shudder on multiple levels. First, the mass rebooting, on the heels of DC's quiet summer crossover, Flashpoint, which surely had more fanboys than yours' truly throwing his or her arms in the air in disgust. No more Lois Lane/Clark marriage! All of the heroes are young and naive again! Sigh. The only two books I've purchased out of the 52 so far is Green Lantern and Justice League. Lantern continues where the last series left off, which is kind of confusing with the rest of the general direction of DC's linewide imperative. Are we going to see a reintroduced origin for "Highball" Jordan as well? And my gosh...Stormwatch? Static Shock? DC has always had a tradition of absorbing heroes from defunct companies into their fictional world, but that isn't always a good thing. Just look at the Big Red Cheese, Captain Marvel...where is he now? At the bottom of the barrel.







• Spiderman is Another Race: Give. Me. A. Break. We're talking about ULTIMATE Spidey, an alternate universe counterpart of the mainstream one. Apparently, the original Ultimate Spidey died in battle, so another person has assumed the role...a half-hispanic, half-black teenager named Miles Morales. Please. Yes, this is something to be celebrated, as a non-Caucasian character obtains the spotlight; yet, this is hollow, as we are talking about an alternate universe. If Marvel really want to take strides, to have big brass balls, then let's see you do that to Spidey in the mainstream universe! Let's see Miles Morales in that Spiderman film reboot, and let's see him fighting alongside the Avengers! Until then...don't waste my time. I also find it funny that while Ultimate Spidey is coming out with a cartoon series, Miles won't be the main character. The Caucasian Spidey will be.

Real World Commentary and Tidbits - 11/8/10

I'm planning on posting more goodies on Wedding Blitz soon...okay, not goodies as in plural, but maybe a goody or two. Until then, still trying to find a way to post more often on this blog. I like voicing myself here, although I don't get much a response. And no, I'm not trying to be bitter here...just saying...how about a comment once in a while?

Anyway, Real World Commentary. Originally, I was going to do whole posts on different things that irk me, and maybe I will in the future. But since I can't post continuously yet, I'll post probably at random...like now. So, let's focus on:

• Kids with Cellphones: When I was 8, I wanted a Nintendo...or maybe action figures. These days, you have five year olds walking around with cellphones. I'm damn-near 30, and I don't need one per se...so why the hell a kid with his or her baby teeth still in his or her mouth needs one? What the hell are you going to call? Your stockbroker? Your agent? Your manager at work? You should see these kids, man...yucking up a storm on cellphones. One can imagine what their conversations are about...the latest Spongebob Squarepants episode?
• Reality Shows: I adhor reality shows. Seriously. They are the ultimate oxymorons, television shows about supposed reality. You can tell when they set things up, or when people are acting stupid just for the cameras. For example, on the BET series Being Terry Kennedy, you have two people talking about getting a ticket. Then suddenly, the rest of the family shows up, wanting the ticket as well. Because this s*** happens in real life(lol), Terry sets up a race to see who would get the ticket. Because again, this is reality, and this happens in real life(eyes rolling here). I would love to make my own reality show, where me and the crew from Jackass go from show to show...from American Idol to Jersey Shore...beating the living daylights out of the "reality stars". Maybe I'll disguise myself...wear a cape and armor, and have the Jackass guys wear Galactor costumes as well. And we'll just appear out of nowhere, lay waste to JWOW, the Situation, Simon Cowell, Prost(or whoever the hell hosts Survivor) and leave with an evil cackle. We could call it the Overmaster Hour, even.

As far as Tidbits:

• More Anime that I think it awesome: Full Metal Panic, Vandread, Murder Princess, Afro Samurai. I'm too lazy to add them to the list. But seriously, any budding anime fan needs to check these out.
• Megamind is awesome. Being lazy, but I will try to tell more on it later.

Real World Commentary: Sagging

Even though I'm nearing 30 years of age, most times, while looking around at my younger sisters and brethren in black humanity, I feel like I'm from a whole different era in time. Yes, that comes off as elitist, and hell, maybe that's what I meant it to be. But man, I cannot for the life of me understand the need for young "brothers" to walk around with their pants coming off of their behinds.



And suddenly, I'm a child again, watching my own parents and grandparents berate me because I was "slouchy", with my pants lazily hanging on for dear life by mere slivers of threads. When you're a babe in the world, you don't understand where the grown-ups are coming from; you don't understand the blood-soaked struggle for black civil rights, or the centuries-long humiliation our African-American forefathers and foremothers experienced in slavery. Your only thoughts at this time in your life is usually one-worded: play. toy. cartoons. and later, acceptance. girls. and sex.


But now days, it seems like brothers that are far older than twelve are walking around, clutching their pants with one hand, as if threatening to flash some unsuspecting bystander. Since when is showing your underwear an acceptable fashion? I just don't get it...or rather, I'm glad to be ignorant of it. And what puts a giant nail in the coffin here is the idea that this "fashion statement"(both words used extremely lose here) originated in the prison world, where this was used as symbolism to show that you were another man's sexual slave. Of course, this can simply be an urban legend...


In the end, let me put it in perspective: sometimes, I might forget my belt or the belt I am using is too big for my waist. Either way, if my trousers are falling down, I'm feeling embarrassment, not acceptance. And for our young brothers out there, who already have enough obstacles barring them from progression in society at large, this sentiment should be shared among them.


AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!!