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Here’s what we reviewed in comics this week that you might want to check out:
Killadelphia #2
But if the gripping story isn’t enough to pull you into this comic, then do it for the art. Will someone please think about the art?! Alexander’s art is dark. It’s detailed. It’s intriguing. It’s horrific. I am not a horror person and terrifying scenes of bloodshed do not do it for me. But I cannot deny beautiful art when I see it. And this book forces me into terror with the lure of gorgeous and genius depictions.
Batman Beyond #39
The issue features an anonymous Batwoman who has stepped in to don the cowl as Terry McGinnis is suffering from a bad case of amnesia and living on the streets. Batwoman is fighting none other than Blight, a former millionaire named Derek Powers who actually murdered Terry’s father after he exposed his schemes. Oh! And he absorbed radioactive energy and walks around in a body that’s quickly deteriorating.
Action Comics #1018
Action Comics #1018 picks up in the middle of a battle between the Justice League and Teen Titans and a new and improved Legion of Doom. Only, the only three heroes left standing are the big three of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman and the Legion of Doom now includes a super-powered Lex Luthor and Leviathan.
The Terrifics #23
As far as emotional notes go, this story caught me by surprise. It opens up with Bizarro’s son telling us how he’s ultimately conflicted by his father’s decision to live in a time loop where he constantly tortures The Terrifics. But this is also his only way to spend time with him.
X-Men #4
Diplomacy gets tense in the latest issue of X-Men titled “Global Economics.” The Krakoan Council has been invited to the World Economic Forum to represent the recently established mutant nation. Their announcement and steps to demand recognition of their sovereignty in exchange for life saving medicines has caused economic and social turbulence that the powers that be want to address. The council consists of three of the most prominent leaders in X-History; Professor Charles Xavier, Magneto, and Apocalypse.
Daredevil #16
Oh, Daredevil is back! Well, not really. He’s still not using the name, but he DID take on three ninjas. I won’t lie; it’s annoying and seems like an excuse to use the costume from the first Netflix season. Given the gravity of his neglectful killing of a petty thief, I’m willing to accept the refusal to use the moniker despite the recent re-honing of his skills.
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Here’s what we reviewed in comics this week that you might want to check out:
Killadelphia #2
But if the gripping story isn’t enough to pull you into this comic, then do it for the art. Will someone please think about the art?! Alexander’s art is dark. It’s detailed. It’s intriguing. It’s horrific. I am not a horror person and terrifying scenes of bloodshed do not do it for me. But I cannot deny beautiful art when I see it. And this book forces me into terror with the lure of gorgeous and genius depictions.
Batman Beyond #39
The issue features an anonymous Batwoman who has stepped in to don the cowl as Terry McGinnis is suffering from a bad case of amnesia and living on the streets. Batwoman is fighting none other than Blight, a former millionaire named Derek Powers who actually murdered Terry’s father after he exposed his schemes. Oh! And he absorbed radioactive energy and walks around in a body that’s quickly deteriorating.
Action Comics #1018
Action Comics #1018 picks up in the middle of a battle between the Justice League and Teen Titans and a new and improved Legion of Doom. Only, the only three heroes left standing are the big three of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman and the Legion of Doom now includes a super-powered Lex Luthor and Leviathan.
The Terrifics #23
As far as emotional notes go, this story caught me by surprise. It opens up with Bizarro’s son telling us how he’s ultimately conflicted by his father’s decision to live in a time loop where he constantly tortures The Terrifics. But this is also his only way to spend time with him.
X-Men #4
Diplomacy gets tense in the latest issue of X-Men titled “Global Economics.” The Krakoan Council has been invited to the World Economic Forum to represent the recently established mutant nation. Their announcement and steps to demand recognition of their sovereignty in exchange for life saving medicines has caused economic and social turbulence that the powers that be want to address. The council consists of three of the most prominent leaders in X-History; Professor Charles Xavier, Magneto, and Apocalypse.
Daredevil #16
Oh, Daredevil is back! Well, not really. He’s still not using the name, but he DID take on three ninjas. I won’t lie; it’s annoying and seems like an excuse to use the costume from the first Netflix season. Given the gravity of his neglectful killing of a petty thief, I’m willing to accept the refusal to use the moniker despite the recent re-honing of his skills.
What books did you check out this week that we didn’t cover? Hit us in the comments or on our social media!
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Now that the Star Wars ennealogy has been concluded with The Rise of Skywalker, people are solidifying their opinions of the newest trilogy of films, as well as the franchise as a whole. But the opinions of those who went to see any one of the Star Wars films in theaters aren’t necessarily dependent on the content of the films. On the contrary, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Media Psychology, it seems that the way people perceive the Star Wars movies has a significant impact on how they feel about them, especially when it comes to high versus low expectations, as well as intensity of nostalgic feelings.
Ben affleck said it best, BvS was judged on theme/expectation rather than execution. Where The Last Jedi seems to have benefited from the oppositie. Rian and Co were applauded for what they attempted to do rather than how well they executed.
— Ashes Over Saigon (@MartyMcTweet) December 12, 2019
According to the study, which comes via the New York Post, participants, who were asked to rate on a seven-point scale how nostalgic, happy, and/or sad The Last Jedi would make them feel, gave predictions that frequently turned out to be inaccurate; meaning they often overestimated or underestimated what kind of emotional impact the film would have on them. Subsequently, those who had the highest expectations for TLJ, but were the most disappointed by it, experienced the least amount of enjoyment, while those who had the highest expectations and felt like the film delivered on those expectations experienced the most enjoyment. And even though these findings may fall under the “water is wet” category of news for you, there were some notable surprises found in the research.
A second viewing of The Last Jedi drastically turned my opinion around on it.
I appreciated it so much more without the weight of expectation.
— Joe Juba (@Joejuba) December 19, 2017
One co-author of the study, James Alex Bonus, an assistant professor of communication at The Ohio State University, said in a statement that out of the 441 people surveyed for the study, those who had low expectations for the film, but were pleasantly surprised by it, didn’t experience the most enjoyment—a result that seemed to go against what the authors had predicted would be the outcome of the study. “The negative bias going in dragged [viewers] down and even if they were pleasantly surprised by the movie, they still didn’t like it as much as other people did.” Bonus noted that, ultimately, “It wasn’t really helping people to go in with those low expectations.”
On top of that unexpected finding, the study also revealed that forecasted nostalgia, rather than forecasted happiness, was the main driver of whether or not an individual went to go see the movie. Which presumably means that what may be the most critical factor in terms of audience turnout, especially concerning long-standing franchises like Star Wars, is simply the urge to reconnect with a story or characters that remind people of the past, rather than an expectation that the film will actually be a quality product.
Finally saw #RiseofSkywalker Went in with low expectations and came out balling. JJ did a great job salvaging what Rian did to The Last Jedi. It ranks up in my top 3 favorite Star Wars movies ever. #Reylo was perfect. But #BenSoloDeservedBetter His redemption was beautiful…
—
Elyssar
Bonus claimed that the study shows that “We are really bad at predicting how future events will make us feel,” a finding that falls in line with other research demonstrating the same phenomenon. Taking this into account, Bonus said that the success of movies like the latest Star Wars films “becomes a lot less about what is in the movie and a lot more about what [viewers] expected it to be.” Which may mean we all need to work on our Jedi precognition skills so we can, at the very least, save some money on movie tickets.
What do you think about this study’s findings? Are you surprised to hear that people with low expectations but high satisfaction are not the ones who enjoyed the Star Wars movies most, or is all of this research old news for you? We have high expectations for the opinions you’ll leave in the comments section!
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Ever since Dennis McKinley cheated on Porsha Williams while she was pregnant, he’s worked hard to get back in her good graces. He was successfully able to get her to take him back and to be his fianceé again. However, she’s not the only person he’s been fighting to be forgiven by.
Surprisingly, Dennis shared that he was working to mend his relationship with her family members, specifically her sister, Lauren. If you’ll recall, after the couple split, Porsha, Lauren and their mother, Diane, unfollowed Dennis on social media. During this latest season of Real Housewives of Atlanta, we’ve also seen them shed tears with her about the pain of his indiscretions. And while he was able to win back Porsha’s heart, the family wasn’t feeling him in the way that they used to.
Well, Dennis shared in a post on Instagram on Thursday that he felt it important to apologize to Lauren, and pretty much everybody close to Porsha who was hurt, for the way in which he disappointed her and their family. It was an apology that she accepted.
“Ok let me tell you about the power of forgiveness! When you hurt ppl it’s important to know that you also hurt ppl that love them!” he wrote as the caption of a photo of he and Lauren sharing an embrace. “@lodwill #unblocked me today BUT Lauren 
you… first time speaking/hanging in 8/9 months … apologize to EVERYBODY #salaam #family.”
The move was appreciated by Porsha, who commented with a teary-eyed emoji thanking Dennis for stepping up to mend things with her sister.
As we learned this season on RHOA, Dennis cheated on Porsha while she was pregnant with their daughter, Pilar, which she initially had a hard time forgiving. It didn’t help that he blamed some of the changes that come with pregnancy for his decision to step out.
“We had a rough pregnancy, all the way from start to finish,” he said during a therapy session. “Sex during pregnancy, it’s nothing that a man wants to do … and after PJ got here, postpartum was very real. We cried together like every night. That’s not a good enough why, but that’s the why.”
Nevertheless, the couple worked through it. Porsha confirmed back in August that they had reunited and were taking things one step at a time. By December, she stated that they were re-engaged and looking to tie the knot in 2020. And despite the fact that the first pregnancy didn’t go so great, she recently said they were finalizing plans for baby number two.
“PJ needs someone to play with,” the 38-year-old said. “I will say this, we are talking about it, and if it does not happen by PJ’s birthday, or by June, my birthday next year, then it won’t be happening … if it happens it happens.”
Whatever happens from here on out, Porsha has made it clear that she’s happy with Dennis and they’re doing the work to maintain their family.
“We’re working on our family,” she recently said on Watch What Happens Live. “It takes time. I love him, and he loves me, and we’re doing what’s best for our family. That’s really all you can do.”