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Writer: Gene Luen Yang/Artist: Sergio Fernandez Davila/ DC Comics
Kudos go out to Gene Luen Yang and anyone who’s been working on laying out “The One Where Bizarro Screws Up Time” arc in The Terrifics. Not only did they have to deal with the confusion of Bizarro’s backwards language, but they also went to the far reaches of all existence with time travel. Talk about ambition!
Issue #24 wraps up the arc. The Terrifics have been battling The Terribles through time as Bizarro wreaks havoc on the timeline. By now, our characters are deep into the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey hi-jinks and headed to the end of all existence. It appears that they’re trapped with absolutely no way out when we get a surprising return of the Noosphere, which has survived to the end of time and is surprised to see the Terrifics. As pleasantly surprised as it is, however, it can’t stop the end of all creation, which is one stretched out second from occurring.
Now, this presents an opportunity to have something ridiculous and unexplainable happen in order to save our heroes. Instead, Yang benefits from the seeds he’d planted earlier in the series and brings back a new and improved Paula Holt who can manipulate time and space to her will.
A few explanations later, and the day is saved. But only after delivering some surprisingly emotional moments between Bizarro and his son. It becomes clear that they want very different things and there isn’t much room for compromise. I never thought the phrase, “Father, if nothing stops existing… how am you and me going to be apart…??” would get a rise out of me. But here we are!
By the end of the issue, our heroes are back home and ready for their next adventure and have some new perspective (and abilities, in Paula’s case) to show for it.
9 out of 10
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Writer: Gene Luen Yang/Artist: Sergio Fernandez Davila/ DC Comics
Kudos go out to Gene Luen Yang and anyone who’s been working on laying out “The One Where Bizarro Screws Up Time” arc in The Terrifics. Not only did they have to deal with the confusion of Bizarro’s backwards language, but they also went to the far reaches of all existence with time travel. Talk about ambition!
Issue #24 wraps up the arc. The Terrifics have been battling The Terribles through time as Bizarro wreaks havoc on the timeline. By now, our characters are deep into the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey hi-jinks and headed to the end of all existence. It appears that they’re trapped with absolutely no way out when we get a surprising return of the Noosphere, which has survived to the end of time and is surprised to see the Terrifics. As pleasantly surprised as it is, however, it can’t stop the end of all creation, which is one stretched out second from occurring.
Now, this presents an opportunity to have something ridiculous and unexplainable happen in order to save our heroes. Instead, Yang benefits from the seeds he’d planted earlier in the series and brings back a new and improved Paula Holt who can manipulate time and space to her will.
A few explanations later, and the day is saved. But only after delivering some surprisingly emotional moments between Bizarro and his son. It becomes clear that they want very different things and there isn’t much room for compromise. I never thought the phrase, “Father, if nothing stops existing… how am you and me going to be apart…??” would get a rise out of me. But here we are!
By the end of the issue, our heroes are back home and ready for their next adventure and have some new perspective (and abilities, in Paula’s case) to show for it.
9 out of 10
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Patrick Mahomes just won the Most Valuable Player award after winning the Super Bowl over the San Francisco 49ers, but he also has something else he values, his sneaker collection. It has been reported that Mahomes has over 180 pairs of sneakers and just built a custom room in his house to hold them.
“We renovated a lot of the house. The last thing was the shoe room,” Mahomes told Bleacher Report. “That has been something that I’ve wanted for the last six, seven years, at least.”
Mahomes, who lives with his high school sweetheart girlfriend, has a 3,759-square-foot home that he purchased last year. The house, which was built in 1953, includes three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a home gym, a pool, and a chef’s kitchen.
The shoe closet has shelves with backlighting that draw attention to the sneakers as well as several different pairs of sunglasses. The room also has a security camera to keep an eye on some of his prized possessions.
“When you don’t have enough room, I feel like you lose the value of some of your shoes,” said Mahomes. “Some of the shoes that you’ve worn once, you forget about because you don’t see them. So I wanted that shoe room to highlight that.”
Mahomes collection includes several different Adidas sneaker variations. Adidas has been his official sponsor since 2017. He also has a “Game of Thrones”-inspired pair called the “Night’s Watch Ultraboost” and many other customized ones, with phrases like “NYC,” “ATL,” and “Pharrell Williams” inscribed on the back.
Mahomes told Bleacher Report his favorite sneakers are the pair of Yeezy Boost 750 Triple Blacks, “These are my babies. They’re big but at the same time you can wear them with anything.”
Mahomes sneaker collection might get a lot bigger. It is rumored that he could get a $200 million contract extension when he becomes eligible for free agency.
You don’t have to throw away your shot (or hundreds of dollars) to see Hamilton.
A filmed version of the wildly popular stage musical is coming to cinemas (and Disney+) next year. And the Internet is 100 percent here for it.
Featuring the original Broadway cast—including creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda—Hamilton will hit screens on Oct. 15, 2021. It’s unclear whether this is a one-off event or an extended release.
Miranda tweeted the news on Monday, teasing followers with a cryptic “Wait for it” message before making the big announcement.
Fans are understandably over the moon: Broadway ticket prices start at $230 for a midweek matinee, and range from £43 ($56) to £230 ($300) in London.
For those living under a rock for the past five years, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton through hip hop, R&B, pop, soul, and show tunes.
Hamilton premiered on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (also home to Miranda’s 2008 debut In the Heights) in August 2015. The critically acclaimed production went on to win 11 Tony Awards, seven Olivier Awards, a Grammy, a Pulitzer Prize, and some A-list fans.
“Lin-Manuel Miranda created an unforgettable theater experience and a true cultural phenomenon, and it was for good reason that Hamilton has hailed as an astonishing work of art,” Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement.
“All who saw it with the original cast will never forget that singular experience,” he boasted. “And we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to share this same Broadway experience with millions of people around the world.”
The film is set for release in North America next year (so I’ll still have to pony up the cash to watch it on the West End).
As with any cinematic showing of a live performance, though, I am a bit wary: One of theater’s greatest joys is being able to view the show in your own way—not only as the movie director intends.
That may not be a problem, according to Disney, which called its screening “a leap forward” in the art of live capture, promising that it will “transport” audiences “in a uniquely intimate way.”
Exactly what that means remains to be seen.
Miranda is happy with the final product, though. So I’m in.
“I’m so proud of what [director] Tommy Kail has been able to capture in this filmed version of Hamilton—a live theatrical experience that feels just as immediate in your local movie theater,” the almost-EGOT winner said. “We’re excited to partner with Disney to bring the original Broadway company of Hamilton to the largest audience possible.”
Disney’s production of a 2016 stage performance includes original cast members:
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton
Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr
Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler
Christopher Jackson as George Washington
Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson
Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison
Anthony Ramos as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton
Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds
Jonathan Groff as King George III
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