The way my brain works

Sorry to kvetch. I don’t want anyone to lose their job, particularly in this economy. But with a few exceptions every time I pick up a Marvel title I feel conned.

The whispers are that Bendis and Zdarsky are going to save the Marvel line. I’d be happy if it were true. But c’mon. And also, if they did, would that signal CB’s genius or his incapacity to function as EIC?

The Krakoa line had people buying most or all of the titles. What did Marvel do? Not just end the line but humiliate the editor who had shepherded it.

Also FWIW, Disney, it was not a great decision to make Marvel’s EIC be a guy who had pretended to be Asian to get work. I get that the world was different then, but also

To be clear, this isn’t some hysterical panic response to the Absolute line. It’s a response to Marvel’s own editorial choices, over a number of years.

I’m sure CB Cebulski is a very nice human, and I don’t wish ill on him. Also there are some very talented artists working at Marvel. But the line is a total mess, and at some point editorial has to take responsibility.

Look I know no one is perfect and it’s a tough market but Marvel’s CB Cebukski has got to go.

TRUTH

I love the idea of Steven Spielberg at home in his screening room going “What have I wrought?”

So I have heard of ideas being in the zeitgeist, but this is a little crazy. The left is Little Bear Ridge Road. The right is Two Strangers Eat Cake While Walking in New York(-ish).

Pope Leo gave an absolutely gorgeous speech about cinema over the weekend. Somewhere in an empty AMC theater, dressed in a stunning pantsuit, Nicole Kidman is very proud.

A thought about Pope Leo's upcoming meeting with leaders in world cinema (and Alison Brie and Dave Franco).

Hahahahahahahaha

Currently in the middle of a 4-part test for a possible writing gig, and I have to say the fact that they've asked me to do it actually makes me love the outlet even more. Readers (and editors!) deserve writers who understand and respect the assignment.

Amazon please hire @suslibrarian.bsky.social. This is literally everything you need to hear right now.

And keeping it real: that Bond note is not coming from the lower level execs who actually understand story and love the property. That is a Bezos-adjacent nitwit who has only watched the Craig films, and probably just the last one.

Also boy do I feel for Bond writer Steven Knight and director Denis Villeneuve. What a classically silly exec note to be trapped having to answer.

I suspect the fact that Amazon seems to think James Bond is one long continuous story is not going to reassure fans who were upset about Bond being handed over to the online equivalent of a mall.

The answer is that you don’t worry about it. James Bond’s incarnations are like Batman’s. They each have their own continuity. (Note: Roger Moore’s James Bond and Adam West’s Batman exist in the same universe.)

Jeez.

Truth!

A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.

Absolutely love this idea.

Erica Deuso!!

Tell us what you really think about the Mamdani win, NYT. (And clearly, some dumb ideas don't ever die, at least on your homepage.)

"My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty." Mamdani

CALIFORNIA!!!

VIRGINIA!

Is it Cuomo?

MAINE!

CNN not showing Cuomo's concession.

AOC on Schumer: What I think is so impressive about what ZM accomplished tonight and the movement of New Yorkers accomplished is that he not only had to defeat a republican but a Republican and the old guard of the Democratic Party at the same time, and he still won resoundingly.

AOC on CNN says Mamdani teaches Dems to "lean into the promise of our party," calls Trump "the handmaiden to billionaires."

CNN polls saying 86% of Mamdani voters voted for him rather than against someone else. Cuomo voters split half and half for him and against someone else.

Hakeem Jeffries looking intensely sad when asked about Mamdani. Good Lord. Sir, you are on the wrong page.

DAMN STRAIGHT

LEVINE!

GEORGIA!

We're rooting for you, California!

Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.

There are more of us than there are of them.

ZOHRAN!!!

MARY SHEFFIELD!!

Mood

VIRGINIA DEMS!

MCAULIFF!

Republican lady on CNN giving Big Karen. Republican man talking about VA's "radical left" with cocaine eyes.

YES