Author: mountainwashere

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If I got to make a movie…

I’d write a romance film. No, seriously, hear me out. Pretty typical story: teacher meets industrialist, couple falls in love, their lifestyles conflict and they fall apart, they eventually come back together again, have a touching reunion at an outdoor restaurant, truck crashes into restaurant, killing dozens, including the industrialist, cue Yakety Sax as rescue workers frantically try to save the survivors, teacher left crippled and burned in wheelchair, struggles with sense of loss, blows brain out in front of fourth grade class. End Yakety Sax.

Nothing too unusual. And don’t worry, I’m not a horrible person, I’d make sure that the ending would be a surprise for all the romance fans out there. No advance reviews, no script leaks.

Belated weekly pull review.

Sorry the pull review is late this week. Without further delay:

Beasts of Burden One-Shot: Hunters and Gatherers

Dark Horse Comics
Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson
For those of you who have never read Beasts of Burden before: WHY? Seriously, this series about dogs and cats defending the town of Burden Hill from supernatural threats is amazing. Great characters, wonderful art, a dog lycanthrope, it’s got it all. I think it passes the Bechdel test, but I’m not entirely sure that it is particularly useful here, since you’ve got to guess the gender of the various animals from context clues/familiarity with the series, and there is no way to tell for some of the minor characters and extras. (I still have to finish the series proper myself, but I’m working on it). I think I’m just going to start commenting on whether a comic passes the Bechdel test, the test is non-applicable, or it is a serious failure. Otherwise, just assume it failed, which is sadly pretty normal in comics.
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Beer Reviews!

Well, since I’m already doing comic book reviews, I figured I’d add other reviews, too. Special thanks to my roommate, who got me a Craft Brew Alliance 12 pack featuring three awesome beers. I’m not going to use a rating system, partially because I don’t like a numerical judgement system for subjective views, partially because I’m shit at assigning numbers to things. Those of you who are actual beer nerds will immediately recognize my amateur status as a beer nerd, but I at least have enthusiasm.

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