Mizzelle's Menagerie

timeturnertardis97: Musicians will understand this!!!

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:47 -0400

Musicians will understand this!!!

DC Unveils SDCC Exclusives; I Know What I'm Getting

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:00 -0400

DC has unveiled its exclusives for SDCC. You can see them all at USA Today but I’ll show the one that I’ll be getting. Oh yes, I will.

Behold the ESSBUFFS!

It’s pricey - $49.99 but I simply must have it. Of course, I’d rather have an ongoing series with these three by Lauren Faust, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. How about a digital comic? Anyone?

WANNNNNNNT!

mikemaihack: Commission for Nick and Nora Charles (with Asta)...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:51:35 -0400

mikemaihack:

Commission for Nick and Nora Charles (with Asta) from the Thin Man series of films.

Oh this is *adorable*. I was just listening to the “Return to the Thin Man” audiobook last night. They’re basically Dashiell Hammett’s screen stories for the subsequent Thin Man movies. They read more like radio plays in some ways, since they lack the usual dialogue tags. (Also occasional asides and production notes…)

cackles hysterically Not wrong.

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:09:26 -0400

*cackles hysterically*

Not wrong.

ruckawriter: Thank you, Ray.

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:54:04 -0400

ruckawriter:

Thank you, Ray.

Sebastian Stan at ”PUNK: Chaos To Couture” Costume Institute...

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:00:08 -0400

Sebastian Stan at ”PUNK: Chaos To Couture” Costume Institute Gala in NYC (06.05.13)

ruckawriter: We’re on! The Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the...

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:06:00 -0400

ruckawriter:

We’re on!

The Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether Vol. 1 Kickstarter campaign is now underway! Check us out, and please, consider contributing!

You heard the man! Please support this wonderful series. You don’t want Lady Sabre to come after you, do you? (You really don’t.)

sushigrade: My recent commission from Mike Kevan: Genderbent...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:55:27 -0400

sushigrade:

My recent commission from Mike Kevan: Genderbent 60’s Green Hornet and Bruce Lee Kato.

Someday I am going to get myself a chauffeur’s jacket and cap and do this cosplay with L.

My Eaglemoss Winter Soldier figurine found on my FCBD day...

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:38:06 -0400

My Eaglemoss Winter Soldier figurine found on my FCBD day travels. The magazine covers Bucky’s history with artwork from the comics, stopping at about the point he becomes Cap. (They also picked the most ridiculous photo for Natasha with her costume zipped down for no apparent reason. *sighs*)

trixiedelight: Clue: Old Hollywood Edition It’s not just a...

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:08:45 -0400

trixiedelight:

Clue: Old Hollywood Edition

It’s not just a game, anymore.

forrome: Stephanie Hans

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:02:57 -0400

forrome:

Stephanie Hans

Winter Soldier concept art

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:44:46 -0400

Winter Soldier concept art

"drarna: can’t wait for the release of jurassic park 4D where they just let dinosaurs loose in the..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:56:51 -0400

“drarna: can’t wait for the release of jurassic park 4D where they just let dinosaurs loose in the theater and you have to try to survive for 2 hours YES YES YES YES YES.
“Seanan, what’s in the box?”
“…nothing.”
“Did you see JP4D again?”
“Maybe.”
“The box is making little screeching noises.”
“It’s nothing it’s certainly not a juvenile velociraptor that I’m going to name Mitzy and raise as my own and teach to rip out the throat of my enemies and I haven’t already made her a harness and a cunning little hat.”
“Well, all right. As long as you’re not calling her ‘Mitzy.’ That’s a stupid name for a dinosaur.””

- Seanan’s Tumblr:

This is why we both love *and* fear Seanan.

thepierglass: joereid: tylercoates: 5 Sports Movies That...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:33:53 -0400

thepierglass:

joereid:

tylercoates:

5 Sports Movies That Should Get the Broadway Musical Treatment

I’m rolling my eyes over Rocky: The Musical as much as the next guy, but A League of Their Own should definitely be a musical. “There’s No Crying (In Baseball)” would be a killer act-one closing number. (Also, here’s my first feature piece for Flavorwire.)

Tyler put a great thing out in the universe with a call for a “League of Their Own” musical. Of course, I just spent the last 20 minutes coming up with the songbook. MOVE OVER, JULIA HOUSTON.

ACT ONE
“Lay Off the High Ones”
“When You’re Dottie’s Kid Sister”
“Is That General Omar Bradley? (Marla’s Song)”
“You’re a Peach!”
“Gracefully and Grandly”
“(I Don’t Got Players) I Got Girls”
“I Singin’ to Nelson (Ain’t I Baby?)”
“When the Boys Come Home”
“He Ain’t Closin’ Me Down (Hey Mr. Chocolate Man)”
“There’s No Crying in Baseball”

ACT TWO
“Dirt in the Skirt”
“Members of the All-American League”
“Who Do You Gotta Be So Good?”
“The Ballad of Betty Spaghetti”
“The Hard Is What Makes It Great”
“Dirt in the Skirt (reprise)”
“You’re Gonna Lose (A Stillwell Angel Tap Dance)”
“A Play at the Plate”
“Lay Off the High Ones (reprise)”
“Members of the All-American League (reprise)”/”Finale (A League of Our Own)”

My life will be incomplete until this is a real thing.

Why does this not exist? Why can’t I have tickets NOW? (I’ll settle for a nice out of town tryout at the Kennedy Center if I can’t have Broadway… for traveling purposes…)

phoning-it-in: Watched The Rape of Europa last night on Netflix...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:02:42 -0400

phoning-it-in:

Watched The Rape of Europa last night on Netflix and, while it was certainly good, it was a victim of stuffing way too much story into too small a run time. The film details the industrial-scale art theft that Nazi Germany engaged in in the run up to, and during World War II. First stealing art from Jewish families and art collectors and then moving on to the great museums of Europe as their war machine spread across the continent. The film also deals with the “Monuments Men” of the Allied forces who were charged with preserving as much of Europe’s architectural history they could, while still bombing the bejeesus out of the German and Italian armies.

The unfortunate part is that, while all of this is fascinating, a two hour runtime only allows for a hit and run approach to six or seven fascinating stories that probably could easily fill their own movie. Particularly interesting is the story of The Hermitage Museum in Leningrad. Half of the museum’s collection was successfully evacuated to Siberia but the remainder was left in the hands of museum employees who stayed in the building during the grueling winter siege, doing all they could to protect the art and the building itself from the elements. It’s an amazing story that gets about ten minutes in the film.

The same can be said for the Monuments Men themselves, who are charged with protecting Europe’s cultural history but given little in the way of support so they have to beg, borrow, or steal what they need to protect ancient works of architecture while participating in a massive war effort. Fortunately, they’re getting a movie of their own soon.

If you’re interested in the subject, I’d definitely recommend checking it out, but be prepared to do some digging afterwards.

I was reasonably familiar with the Nazi art plunder story going into this documentary, partially because of a fascination with the mystery of Trojan gold. I hadn’t known about the Monuments Men though. Two books if you’re interested in more data: The Rape of Europa and Robert Edsel’s The Monuments Men. (Edsel also wrote the companion book “Rescuing Da Vinci”).