Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.

This is actually how I'm going into 2026. Still plenty of dragons to slay. A cruel king. A cowardly cult. Roaming vampires waiting to suck you dry. Gaunts waiting to pull you into their darkness. So keep a torch handy, your magic staff at the ready, and your friends at your side. Art:Wizard of Barge

And that is the end of Stranger Things! I really fell in love with the show that first season, and I'm glad I hung on through some ups and downs. Because it's been a fun ride overall. And, mostly, I think they stuck they landing.

One final haul of toys before the year ends. My BBTS Pile of Loot, mostly, plust some Saurazoic Warriors from Boss Fight. These are army builders I got in a sale. And I found Chromedome and the Ash from Wal-Mart! The Mega Man figures might be my most anticipated. #ActionFigures

Obsessed with these outfits for Lune (my favorite character so far to play) and Maelle. #Expedition33

A jift that keeps on jiving! The Dina Martina puzzle is complete! It was a lot of fun putting it together with Paul. Now to break it apart and forget it forever! Unlike the real Dina, who is truly unforjettable.

Oof. Reached the end of Act I in Expedition 33. A screenshot I took a little before, with Gustave in his chic suit and hat, looking out over an eerie landscape.

Pike's cabin has a little easter egg in it I'd never known about! A picture of him and April in TOS-era uniforms. Presumably when Pike took command over from April. It's a fun little background thing but also makes me laugh. #StarTrek from TrekCentral.

Wow. This is one of the reasons I’m excited about getting this!

Well it arrived by New Year’s, I guess. It’s fun! I tend to like my Christmas songs mopier. 🤣 But this one can join Cher’s for boppy Christmas music.

Share a great female villain!

A beautiful jift begins to appear! But who could it feature?

If you had the villain of your fantasy book showing off the new marble armrests for his vanity project while the villagers starved and died around him it'd be too on the nose. To cartoonish for a children's book. Reality doesn't play by the rules of fiction, though.

People can like things and NOT form a cult around them. Maybe it'd be better if that was the case? Where we can just enjoy a story and not make it our personality? Avatar has plenty to critique. Avatar has a lot to love. Which is why I find the cultural impact thing so dreadfully boring.

Only one more episode to go of Stranger Things. I hope they stick the landing. I've found this season involving, as it relies on all the good character work throughout the series. The central mystery is.. whatever. But good characters can pull you through. Also really liked Holly's role this season!

Missed easter egg opportunity with that helmet choice. #AvengersDoomsday

A few pre-Christmas treats for myself. I’ve been wanting to read some Gene Wolf and these were a great deal. Excited to get the steelbook of Bugonia. Really loved that movie. Now where’s my 4K Poor Things?!?

I didn’t like Love & Thunder. But I loved the Aaron / Dauterman Thor run that introduced The Mighty Thor into the comics. I don’t buy many 1/6 figures anymore and I missed this one. It shot up in price. But I found a Facebook seller who would sell below the retail! She’s like-new and amazing.

The last Christmas-y movie we watched yesterday was Go (1999.) One of the most criminally underrated comedies of the 90s. I've seen in over 10 times, and each time I find it so incredibly entertaining. I had to write more on this than would fit on Bsky so: letterboxd.com/jonwesleyhuf... #FilmSky

Tattooed muscle bear Viking Santa in red leather plays John McClane. Stars Beverly D'Angelo in a wonderfully bitchy turn as a rich family matriarch. The novelty of Santa kicking ass wears off before the movie ends, but overall it's a fun ride.

Yesterday I watched some Christmas-y movies. I didn't have a lot in the way of expectations of There's Something in the Barn, but the cast has good comedic chops, and it helps that the American family in Norway are definitely the villains of the piece. A lot of fun! #MovieSky

Happiest Holidays to all of you! Here’s the card roundup of what we got this year along with our holiday card! It’s always fun to draw those each year! #christmas #holidaycards #christmascards

I like to draw. I think I'm decent at it. But I have never really gotten over the "UGH, everyone is better than me" thing when I see amazing art. I don't get that with books and writing. I get inspired, and it makes me want to be a better writer. But with art, I never got that confidence.

The opening model flyover and then transition to the streets in The Muppet Christmas Carol is beautiful I get such a thrill every time.

nothing brings me as much joy as this final panel of professor ian cameron growling at a photo of himself twirling, twirling, twirling with a big grin on his face

I like to draw. I think I'm decent at it. But I have never really gotten over the "UGH, everyone is better than me" thing when I see amazing art. I don't get that with books and writing. I get inspired, and it makes me want to be a better writer. But with art, I never got that confidence.

Happiest Holidays to all of you! Here’s the card roundup of what we got this year along with our holiday card! It’s always fun to draw those each year! #christmas #holidaycards #christmascards

The last Christmas-y movie we watched yesterday was Go (1999.) One of the most criminally underrated comedies of the 90s. I've seen in over 10 times, and each time I find it so incredibly entertaining. I had to write more on this than would fit on Bsky so: letterboxd.com/jonwesleyhuf... #FilmSky

Tattooed muscle bear Viking Santa in red leather plays John McClane. Stars Beverly D'Angelo in a wonderfully bitchy turn as a rich family matriarch. The novelty of Santa kicking ass wears off before the movie ends, but overall it's a fun ride.

Yesterday I watched some Christmas-y movies. I didn't have a lot in the way of expectations of There's Something in the Barn, but the cast has good comedic chops, and it helps that the American family in Norway are definitely the villains of the piece. A lot of fun! #MovieSky

Just watched Avatar: Fire & Ash in IMAX 3D and it was an absolute abomination of cinema aesthetics. I didn't realize Cameron used a higher frame rate for this. Sometimes it looked like home movies from an aquarium. Sometimes like 80s Doctor Who shot in a warehouse. The action scenes were the 1/4

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! From @eclecticgaymer.bsky.social and I.

It was so foggy yesterday on Christmas Eve. In an eerie, but beautiful way. As soon as I captured a little video, I had this thought and had to make it. lol. Merry Christmas! #SilentHill #VideoGames #MerryChristmas

I didn’t like Love & Thunder. But I loved the Aaron / Dauterman Thor run that introduced The Mighty Thor into the comics. I don’t buy many 1/6 figures anymore and I missed this one. It shot up in price. But I found a Facebook seller who would sell below the retail! She’s like-new and amazing.

Paul always has the most thoughtful gifts. Right is Butterscotch, my favorite stuffed toy as a kid that I managed to keep through all my moves. At right is his new soulmate. From the original obscure line from 1986 by a NJ company called Special Effects. Then Paul commissioned art for the pair. 😭❤️😭❤️

It was so foggy yesterday on Christmas Eve. In an eerie, but beautiful way. As soon as I captured a little video, I had this thought and had to make it. lol. Merry Christmas! #SilentHill #VideoGames #MerryChristmas

Paul always has the most thoughtful gifts. Right is Butterscotch, my favorite stuffed toy as a kid that I managed to keep through all my moves. At right is his new soulmate. From the original obscure line from 1986 by a NJ company called Special Effects. Then Paul commissioned art for the pair. 😭❤️😭❤️

This Christmas, can we remember what matters most? … that “Phantasy Star IV” had some of the coolest pixel art monsters.

wishing a very [rat boy kiss] to everyone

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! From @eclecticgaymer.bsky.social and I.

Oh, hello second episode of The Mighty Nein.

Just watched Avatar: Fire & Ash in IMAX 3D and it was an absolute abomination of cinema aesthetics. I didn't realize Cameron used a higher frame rate for this. Sometimes it looked like home movies from an aquarium. Sometimes like 80s Doctor Who shot in a warehouse. The action scenes were the 1/4

A few pre-Christmas treats for myself. I’ve been wanting to read some Gene Wolf and these were a great deal. Excited to get the steelbook of Bugonia. Really loved that movie. Now where’s my 4K Poor Things?!?

Christopher Nolan: Failed Documentarian

Missed easter egg opportunity with that helmet choice. #AvengersDoomsday

Bringing back the Avengers actors isn't going to make me any more excited. I LIKED the idea of an MCU that wouldn't be endlessly rebooted (unlike the comics.) Where new characters could carry on the legacy. The fact that Disney screwed up the execution overall doesn't make it a bad idea.

Happiest Winter Solstice to you all! Art | by Jean Michel Coriou.

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5