2017
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Writer: Kieron Gillen / Artist: Salvador Larroca / Marvel Comics
Star Wars has been mostly good for the past few years with Jason Aaron at the helm. But no good comic run lasts forever so Aaron has moved on from the book, presumably to focus the rest of his chakra into continuing to keep The Mighty Thor as legendary as humanly possible. The torch has been passed to Kieron Gillen and it’s gotten off to a rocky start but hopefully, things will get back on track.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like this is going to be the week for that. On the upside, I greatly appreciate the exploration into the aftermath of the events from Rogue One. After all, it’s easy to just assume that being on the side of right makes any actions in the service of that side morally just. But showing the good and bad effects of said actions on civilians bring those characters into a gray area that makes us question both sides of this war between the Alliance and the Empire. However, something about the execution just wasn’t compelling enough to justify an issue with only a couple pages of action beats.
Also, even though it wasn’t as bad as last week, Salvador Larroca’s artwork is becoming a glaring problem. Seeing the photo-realism of the movie characters next to non-movie characters (whose expressions clearly weren’t lifted directly from movie screencaps) is almost like watching Michael Jordan dunking on Looney Tunes in Space Jam.
Bottom Line: The ideas are there. The premise is there. But the script feels slower than the premise and the art is going to continue to be this book’s worst enemy. I sigh at what this book has become because I’ve seen what it could be.
6 Smart Mouth British sounding droids out of 10
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Writer: Kieron Gillen / Artist: Salvador Larroca / Marvel Comics
Star Wars has been mostly good for the past few years with Jason Aaron at the helm. But no good comic run lasts forever so Aaron has moved on from the book, presumably to focus the rest of his chakra into continuing to keep The Mighty Thor as legendary as humanly possible. The torch has been passed to Kieron Gillen and it’s gotten off to a rocky start but hopefully, things will get back on track.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like this is going to be the week for that. On the upside, I greatly appreciate the exploration into the aftermath of the events from Rogue One. After all, it’s easy to just assume that being on the side of right makes any actions in the service of that side morally just. But showing the good and bad effects of said actions on civilians bring those characters into a gray area that makes us question both sides of this war between the Alliance and the Empire. However, something about the execution just wasn’t compelling enough to justify an issue with only a couple pages of action beats.
Also, even though it wasn’t as bad as last week, Salvador Larroca’s artwork is becoming a glaring problem. Seeing the photo-realism of the movie characters next to non-movie characters (whose expressions clearly weren’t lifted directly from movie screencaps) is almost like watching Michael Jordan dunking on Looney Tunes in Space Jam.
Bottom Line: The ideas are there. The premise is there. But the script feels slower than the premise and the art is going to continue to be this book’s worst enemy. I sigh at what this book has become because I’ve seen what it could be.
6 Smart Mouth British sounding droids out of 10
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Some selfish opportunist recently leaked a video of Malia Obama smoking on Instagram, thereby officially getting themselves uninvited from every future party at Harvard, and of course the conservative and tabloid mediaverse soon picked it up. This came just days after garbage outlets like The Daily Mail tried to hunt down the identity of a dude she made out with at the Harvard-Yale game, and I worry that this is just the start of an exploitative cottage industry focusing on her very normal college student life.
So let’s say it right now: STOP. If you go to school with her, stop leaking these videos. If you are tempted to click on these stories, don’t. If you come up with a “funny” tweet to make about these pictures, don’t post it. If you are offered this material for publication, write an article about tax policy instead. Honestly, I hate drawing attention to these stories at all, which is why I’m not linking to any of the articles, but I feel like it’s also important to speak out against this repulsive “reporting” and all the chatter it engenders. Let the girl live and find something else to talk about.
Luckily, both Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump took to Twitter to defend Malia’s privacy. This is one of the few sincere and decent tweets I’ve ever seen from Ivanka, but it’s also an indicator of how repugnant these stories are. I mean, when even Ivanka Trump doesn’t want to stoop to be complicit in your behavior, you need to a take a serious look at yourself.
Malia Obama’s private life, as a young woman, a college student, a private citizen, should not be your clickbait. Be better.
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) November 24, 2017
Malia Obama should be allowed the same privacy as her school aged peers. She is a young adult and private citizen, and should be OFF limits.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) November 24, 2017
And yes, it goes without saying that other first children who are not actively involved in public life should also be protected from this brand of coverage. It was disgusting when the media followed the Bush twins to parties; it was gross when they made fun of Chelsea Clinton. And it’s still repulsive today. Nobody wants to read your ignorant speculation about whether Barron Trump is neurotypical, or your comments about his physical appearance; the kid already has to grow up with Donald Nightmare Trump as a father, so please show a little compassion and decency. (Donald Jr., Eric, and Ivanka are all grown-up adults with high-profile positions who put themselves in the spotlight to give speeches and media interviews, so they’re therefore totally fair game. Same with Chelsea Clinton.)
Malia Obama deserves to live her life in privacy, with room for all the fun, mistakes, and messiness that college is supposed to bring. She had to be impossibly poised and perfect when her father was in the White House, a gig she did not sign up for, and a gig that no teenager should have to deal with. And yet she still represented the U.S. with far more grace and dignity than about 65% of the current administration and Congress. So please let her enjoy finally having time for herself.
(Via The Chicago Tribune)
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