Invincible (Amazon) Atom Eve. Special + Season 1. Review.
Maybe it’s just me. As someone not familiar with the source material viewer has struggled to get on board with the animated Amazon adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s Invincible despite the somewhat weird feeling of critical acclaim. Yes, the action and gore sequences have some engaging spectacle and viceroyalty. That said between unbelievably rudimentary visuals, the admittedly starry voice casts…
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Invincible: Atom Eve | TV Special Review
The special was a nice amuse-bouche while waiting for S2 of Invincible
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In this special prequel episode, Samantha ‘Atom Eve’ Wilkins discovers her superpowers as a young girl – and must come to terms with her own sinister origins as she discovers a family she never knew she had.
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In March 2021, Amazon Prime Video premiered Invincible the animated TV series based on Robert Kirkman‘s popular comic book series. The first season portrayed Atom Eve as a pretty…
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'Severance': the dystopia of work-life balance
‘Severance’: the dystopia of work-life balance
What if Ben Stiller, the actor, the unanointed head of the Frat (some would say interchanging the ‘a’ and the ‘r’ would be mot juste) Pack figured out a way to cleave his brain to—in a life lived in parallel—go behind the camera to fill a directorial canvas of stunning, cerebral output? (Escape at Dannemora, anyone?) Oh wait, that sounds like something Stiller, the director, offers in one of…
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In Memoriam: Charles Simic, 1938-2023
The Serbian-born American poet Charles Simic passed away this Monday, January 9, 2023. In memory of him and his work, we are sharing two pieces that feature his poetry that are illustrated with wood engravings. Simic was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1990, a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant,” the Griffin International Poetry Prize, the Wallace Stevens Award, and an appointment as US poet laureate.
The first item shown here is a broadside published by Charles Seluzicki in 1981, printed at the Meadow Press with a wood engraving by Sarah Chamberlain. It features the poem “Interlude” by Simic, and is signed by both Simic and the printer/designer, Leigh McLellan.
The second piece shown here is the book Shaving at Night by Charles Simic, with three wood engravings by Helen Siegl, published in 1982 also printed and designed by the Meadow Press. Each engraving accompanies a poem from the book.
When I was in college, I remember reading a Charles Simic prose poem that had something to do with trees in a literature class (I can’t for the life of me remember the title), and I just remember the image it created in my head and thinking “wow.” I hope that Simic’s work will continue to inspire young poets and readers for many years to come. May he rest in peace.
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-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager
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One of the things I had wondered regarding the ABC was if they were truly aware of the fandom and the fanfare that has gathered around The Newsreader; that the show had reached levels beyond their average Sunday night dramas, and whether they would acknowledge this in some way. To me, I feel as though the podcast is the ABC honouring the fanfare behind the show; giving us diehard fans the extra content goodness we desire!
What are your thoughts about the podcast? Are you super excited for it?
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Taylor Swift, My Tears Ricochet // Susanna Clarke, Piranesi // Alejandro Amenábar, The Others // Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin // V.E. Schwab, Gallant // Guillermo del Toro, Crimson Peak // Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House // Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching (1) // Andrea Arnold, Wuthering Heights // Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching (2)
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20 Women Writers Every Fantasy Reader Should Check Out!
Fantasy is a genre that has traditionally been dominated by male writes.
However, in recent years, female authors have been gaining recognition for their incredible works of imagination and creativity.
In this blog post, you’ll twenty women writers that every fantasy fan should read (with one more honourable mention).
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin is a legend in the world of science…
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Read this month: April 2023
April started strong but towards the end, health again got in the way of reading
L. Bardugo: Siege and Storm (reread)
A. Hall: Rosaline Palmer takes the Cake
H. Shirono: I want to be a Wall #2
H. Prior: Away with the Penguins (audiobook)
I am happy to say that I still enjoy the Grisha books even though it was quite a different time when I read them last. My second Alexis Hall book was really nice and so was I want to be a Wall (I want the next book now!). Only Away with the Penguins was a disappointment. Rosaline Palmer was also on my tbr for the year (and on the #tbrbusterchallenge list), so yay!
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