
๐บ The media guide S6E10
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Sorry to disappoint with both a late and lacking issue. But with the holiday weekend and all, I tried to enjoy myself, relax, and read some books.
That doesn't mean we don't have some exceptional stuff to cover this week. From We Are Lady Parts to Grommets there is something for everyone.
New Limited Series coming to Netflix from writer/creator Abi Morgan (River, The Iron Lady) starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Cumberbatch in anything is interesting to me. Exciting to get to see him do six episodes of something that doesn't involve Marvel. With the exception of Wes Anderson's short films, I feel like he hasn't really had the chance to stretch himself. Hopefully this is that.
We just got around to watching S1 and I'm so glad we did! It was really terrific. I likened it to Ted Lasso, but for punk music from a muslim woman's POV. It's heartfelt, funny, and the music is actually a ton of fun.
I'm way behind on all things Taylor Sheridan, but S3 of the Jeremy Renner vehicle is back on Paramount.
A very fun pop punk album reminiscent of the stuff I grew up with in the early aughts.
Model doesn't hit the highs of their debut album, Nothing Happens for me, which I jammed to "Scrawny" and "Are You Bored Yet?" a ton. And I completely forgot about their 2022 joint, Tell Me That It's Over, but that's most likely because I didn't give it enough time. Model has the making of one of the alternative albums that I'll need to give a few listens before I have a fully formed opinion.
I haven't had a chance to dig deep into this one yet, but I love the vibe going into this. I think Staples is really starting to hit a stride creatively. He's always been one of one and never shied away from being himself, but it's all coming together lately for him.
A fun and funky album that I did not expect to like originally, but I'm really glad I gave this one a listen.
Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, Blue Book) is writing and drawing this book that's billed as Hellboy meets Redwall and, come on, can you describe a book in a more fun way, especially one coming from Oeming.
Mark Russell seems to be everywhere lately. A mainstay at Ahoy Comics, the announced writer on X-Factor for the X-Men relaunch, and the two Age books (Superman: Space Age and Batman: Dark Age) now has a book with Artists Writers and Artisans. Never one to shy away from social issues, Russell tackles social media in this futuristic dark comedy.
Brian Posehn teams up with Rick Remender as writers on this coming-of-age comic about 80's skater culture. They are joined by Brett Parson on art. I talk about my love of Remender books all the time so it's safe to say I'll be picking this up.
What a killer concept. I'm behind on my Wolverine, but Benjamin Percy has the character nailed so I'm super intrigued to eventually get to this book.
A wedding anthology from some really excellent creative talent. One of the things that's been missing from the X-Men as of late is the personal so hopefully this nails that.
What I believe is the final issue of this PI book from Kyle Starks and Fran Galรกn, which I featured as one of the best books of Q1 in the LLoN earlier this month. If you haven't checked it out yet, it'll probably make for a great trade.
Another heavily featured book. It's just so good.
We've previously mentioned Mark Russell, but if you are reading this book, it's for the Mike and Laura Allred art that is always colorful and beautiful.
Not much coming out this week so I had to stretch a bit to find two movies.
Both feature Kathy Bates though...
That's a wrap for today. Two more issues before we take a little off-season break.
Stay sane,
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