Oh 2016, where have ye gone?

I've been a little behind on the updates, rest assured I'm still hard at work, albeit with some delays. In a nutshell my mother hadn't been well (two surgeries in four months of each other) and I've been traveling (among other things).

So what's happening lately?

'The Fort' is still doing pretty good. It's turned out to be a smaller & fun project, and Christian Villarreal and I are having a blast with it. We're on a seasonal/ summer break, but still churning out a couple of quick episodes bi-weekly, so keep your eyes peeled!

We're also about to hit 1000 views on our 'Wonder Man' character history video any day now, so these are exciting times, check it out here: https://youtu.be/dlM2kHWzl2Q

What's coming up:

Things have calmed down, so an article should be up by the end of the weekend. Expect 'Nuhdles' to start up again.

And oh yeah, in movie news, expect an update on both 'The Porter & The Stone' and the imaginary friends project soon. Stay tuned folks, good things are coming.

- Nuh

Fortress of Dorkness Ep 05 Primers - Zebediah Killgrave: The Purple Man

Episode 05 - Primers Zebediah Killgrave: The Purple Man Today we're just going to throw some comics out at you to help you get to know Marvel Comics' Purple Man a little better! This isn't a reading order or character history, those come later. Who dared face the devil of Hell's Dinette?

I'm really loving the Marvel Cinematic Universe flicks, and with the launch of the Netflix show, Jessica Jones based on the amazing Alias (seriously, pick that one up), we made a video about the villain of the series, Zebediah Killgrave aka The Purple Man. Enjoy!

Fortress of Dorkness Ep 01 Reading Orders - The Kree-Skrull War

Episode 01 - Reading Orders Marvel's The Kree-Skull War The handy-dandy guide to getting through Marvel's epic of galactic warfare "The Kree-Skrull War"! Learn about Captain Mar-Vell, The Innards of Vision, and who is that mysterious green knock off Space-Ultron in issue 1?

And Here is Episode 01 of The Fortress of Dorkness for all ya'all to enjoy! Episode 01 covers the best way to read Marvel Comics' The Kree-Skrull War, an amazing story line about the Avengers from Marvel's Silver Age!

Thanos The Tank Engine

Thanks to my good friend Christian for the thought after seeing the Ant-Man trailer. I'm sure I'm not the first, but here is my take on it.

He's so grumpy.

Big Hero 6: Or Trying On Some Mouse Sized Shoes

I recently saw Big Hero 6, Disney’s 54th animation in their coveted Animated Classics range of films, based on an obscure Marvel Comics property from the 90’s.

I was very excited for this film, which the creators made clear is not a Marvel comic book movie, going so far as to not have the Marvel logo play before the film, it delivered on many levels, and for a film not released under its high profile creator’s banner, it still had a fun cameo by Marvel legend, Stan Lee.

Even before I walked into the theater, I was considering this film a milestone.

Why?

Because of exactly what I mentioned above; Big Hero 6 is a Marvel property, taken from its mother franchise, and given new life to be immortalized as a Disney classic.

This is a major win for the comic book world.

Disney is known for adapting fairy tales, folk tales, and classic novella as part of the sacred Animated Classics films, but as with 2012’s Wreck It-Ralph, Disney has, post-millennium, been experimenting, and in recent years they’ve made strides in the right direction.

Big Hero 6 is the accumulation of The Great Comic Book Boom we are experiencing in our theaters and on our televisions. Disney was quick, since their acquisition of Marvel, to put this film together as a Disney property.

It’s impact and importance is that the 14 years of streamlined comic book productions since X-Men has finally branched itself out of the stigma of being just comic book movies.

Removing its ties to the comic company that founded it, on the surface at least, as members of Marvel were still involved in the creative process, was a bold move. Yet Disney managed to handle it with respect and create something unique for their own branding.

Those of us who always loved and indulged in comics as a reading medium now get to experience watching the general audience entertain the seriousness of our passions, whether labeled officially as a comic film, or inspired by a comic.

Our comic book world is expanding in a big way.