December tv shows and others.

 DECEMBER 2021

The last extras of this year. 

TV SHOWS

LIVE ACTION

- One day at a time, season 1. Remake of a classic Dramedy, this time about a Cuban-American family navigating modern life. Surprisingly smart writing and engrossing acting all around. 

ANIMATED

- Aggretsuko, season 4. Cult favorite anime that went from relatable to outlandish. This season starts quite rough, but manages to become fairly entertaining by the end. 

COMIC BOOKS

- Wonder Woman: Black and Gold, vols. 1 - 3.  Anthology of short stories showcasing different takes on the titular character. 

- Marvel Voices: Identity. Anthology by, for and about AAPI (Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander) creators and characters. 

Both make good samples of what mainstream USian superhero comics are striving for and sometimes achieving in the current century. 

OTHERS

- Housamo: Jiangshi Night Event. 

- Sera Myu: Sailor Moon Stars. 

I never quite know how to rate video-game storylines (the first) and tapings of on-stage musicals (the second), other than to say that both are quite entertaining in their own right. Neither holds up separate from context, but by now they are intended for an already engaged audience. Both, then deliver what they promise. 

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November tv shows (and comics)

TV SHOWS

LIVE ACTION

- I know what you did last summer. 

New adaptation of the YA novel and of the 90’s slasher film series… it has virtually nothing in common with any of them. On its own it's one of many recent tv series recreating slashers of yore (Scream. Slasher. Scream Queens. AHS: 1984). This one is low on suspense but rather high on shock value. 

- Harlan Coben’s Into the woods. 

Somewhat ordinary thriller that by coincidence itself delves into slasher shenanigans every so often. 

ANIMATED

- Devilman Crybaby. 

The newest adaptation of Go Nagai’s notorious shocker, aiming to go even further with the sex and violence formula. 

- Masters of the universe: Revelations. (Volume 2) 

Fairly entertaining continuation of the 80’s cartoon. 

BOOKS

- DC Pride. 

- Marvel Voices: Pride. 

- Chilling Adventures in Sorcery. 

- The problem of Susan and others. 

- Wonder Girl: Adventures of a teen titan.

Assorted comic book anthologies. The first two centered on Queer characters, the second on Horror, the third on Fantasy, and the fourth on a legacy character. On the whole, a good sampling of the many possibilities of Mainstream American comics. 

WEBCOMICS: 

- Big Ethel Energy. 

One of the best current-era Archie Comics properties. 

- FoxTrot. 

- xkcd. 

Two regular humor strips…

- Sleepless Domain. 

One excellent dark fantasy yarn…

- AJ & Magnus. 

One strip that can’t quite seem to decide if it wants to be for adults or for children…

- Oglaf. 

- Debuffed. 

Two excellent comics for adults…

- SundayHaw. 

- Foxes in love. 

- Ty-Pesh.

Three very good furry comics for all ages…

- Wilson. 

- Convergence.

- The Island. 

And three other furry comics for adults only!

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