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In episode 4 of the Action Figures Podcast, Jex and I discuss the following: -SinR Studios Projects Progress -Starfield Thoughts -Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Release and How We'd Improve It -Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 New Devs and Release Date 00:00 - SinR Studios Comics Progress 09:20 - Starfield Release and Early Thoughts 38:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 - Thoughts on Phantom Liberty, Game Ending, Wishlist and Cyberpunk 2? 1:28:20 - Vampire The Masquerade Bloodline 2 - New Devs and Release Date #starfield #cyberpunk2077

Check out our comics and merch @ SINRSTUDIOS.COM In this clip from Episode 3 of the Action Figures Podcast, Jex and I talk about a recent Steam Sale Haul, the games I bought, why I bought them and the sub-genre called "Boomer Shooters" from my perspective as someone who grew up when the first generation of FPSs came out. #gaming #fps Music by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio

Check out our merch and comics @ SINRSTUDIOS.COM Is American Pop Culture being replaced by Japanese Manga, Anime, games and more? Jex and I discuss this topic and more for the Action Figures Podcast Episode 3! Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you want to get this free content sent to your feed. Music by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio #anime #movies 00:00 - 80s American Pop Culture Tapping Out? 08:20 - Milking a Dry Cow 12:15 - Money To Buy Everything BUT Talented Managers 17:25 - Hollywood Forgetting to Build Something New as They Bury The Old 21:00 - Respect The Past As A Bridge To The Future 23:18 - How Long Can Hollywood Exploit The Same Franchises? 42:30 - A New Entertainment Industry For A New Generation 44:25 - How Nintendo Could Revitalize Hollywood 54:45 - The Culture Is Changing - Extroverted to Introverted 59:15 - What Anime Gets Right 1:02:20 - Economics Must Change for Hollywood to Survive 1:02:40 - What Will Replace The Old? 1:05:00 - Steam Sale Haul

Get our comics and merch @ SINRSTUDIOS.COM Our latest comic project, SuperHeroes After Dark: Infernal Affairs is currently funding here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadedraws/superheroes-after-dark-infernal-affairs-adult-comic-book The most popular franchises from the 1970s and 80s have been milked to exhaustion by Hollywood to the point that some properties have been rebooted multiple times, each time resulting in failure. What--if anything--will replace them in the popular culture? Will it be Anime? Video games? Jex and I talk about it. #movies #80s Music by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio

Get our comics and merch @ SINRSTUDIOS.COM Our latest comic project, SuperHeroes After Dark: Infernal Affairs is currently funding here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadedraws/superheroes-after-dark-infernal-affairs-adult-comic-book Cyberpunk 2077 has been out for awhile, but it's ever-improving and after playing it for 25 hours, I can see why everyone was so excited for it. And this leads into gaming as a whole and why it's become the premier entertainment medium globally, overtaking cinema. Jex and I talk about it. #cyberpunk2077 #gaming Music by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio Cyberpunk footage from @NoCopyrightGameplays 00:00 - I may have gone too far in a few places. 00:55 - Cyberpunk's Disastrous Launch 01:50 - Shade plays Cyberpunk proper 03:00 - PC Hardware Specs 04:09 - Why Hollywood is Losing 05:10 - Gaming Evolution Since The 80s 06:00 - Gaming's Role in the Future of Humanity 07:15 - Gaming Rewards You 09:10 - The Problem With Gaming

Get our comics and merch @ SINRSTUDIOS.COM Our latest comic project is currently funding here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadedraws/superheroes-after-dark-infernal-affairs-adult-comic-book How old is too old? In this video, Jex and I talk about the epidemic of aging franchise stars and Hollywood's inability to replace old icons with new ones. #indianajones #movies Music by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio 00:00 - Indiana Jones 5's Failure and What It Means 00:56 - Another Mega-Budget and Tepid Opening 01:15 - Domestic and International Revenue Splits 02:00 - Limited Time To Make Money 02:20 - Hollywood Underperforming/A Big Problem 02:45 - Old Heroes Aren't Allowed To Retire 03:40 - Thoroughbred IPs Devalued 04:25 - Living Vicariously Through Young and Healthy Icons 06:25 - Aging Heroes Equals Dwindling Box Office 07:50 - Letting Young Upstarts Do The Action 09:10 - Missed Opportunity To Pass The Whip

Get our comics and merch @ SINRSTUDIOS.COM Our latest comic project is currently funding here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadedraws/superheroes-after-dark-infernal-affairs-adult-comic-book Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is out and it doesn't look good for our favorite archaeologist. Indy 5 may go down as one of the biggest bombs in film history, looking to lose hundreds of millions of dollars! Jex and I delve into the recent trope of ruining male GenX icons like Luke Skywalker, John Connor, Indiana Jones, Willow and more. Music by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio #indianajones #movies 00:00 - Indy 5 to flop big time 01:17 - Indiana Jones Opening Weekend Estimates 02:08 - Indy joins the growing list of Discarded Old Heroes 02:43 - Maverick Avoids The Destruction/Earns $1.5B 03:20 - Indy And The Curious Case of Elder Abuse 03:45 - Indy Changes Eras 04:05 - Harrison Ford Needs To Be Allowed To Rest 05:00 - Did Ford Sign Away His Likeness for Future Indy Adventures? 05:20 - Old Heroes Being Exploited Before Destruction 06:35 Big-Budget Movies As Grey Slop 07:10 People Like Spider-People 07:45 Bombs Away! 08:10 Merch Sales Can't Save Terrible Movies 08:55 Mario Cashes In Big Time 09:30 Illumination Head as New Feige? 09:55 Franchises Taken Out to Pasture

Check out our comics and merch at SINRSTUDIOS.COM Along with Shazam 2, Black Adam, The Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman 1984, Birds of Prey and more, The Flash is now added to the list of massive DC Film Universe bombs. It's looking to lose hundreds of millions of dollars for WB/Discovery. Shade and Jex talk about the Rise and Fall of the DCEU and how the DC brand may likely fall entirely with the end of the superhero film genre. #dc #movies #dccomics 00:00 - The History of the Flash movie 01:49 - Shade's Love for the DC SuperHero Universe 02:55 - First Contact with the DCEU/Shaky Ground 04:05 - DC Brand Confusion 05:03 - Falling Out of Love with the DCEU/Troubles Ahead 05:45 - Suicide Squad Hinted At Future Failures 06:45 - Gunn's "The Suicide Squad" Leads List of Fumbles 07:49 - Black Adam Bombs, Too 08:30 - The Flash's Production Woes 09:00 - Flash's Horrific CGI 10:18 - Flash Could Lose Half a Billion Dollars 11:45 - Box Office Math Determines Break-even Point 12:40 - Gen X Nostalgia Couldn't Save Flash 14:05 - The Justice League Movie Was A Crushed Dream 15:15 - The Flash Was Doomed From The Beginning 17:00 - Flash's Second-Weekend Belly Flop 19:05 - Shazam Needed His Own Bright World To Thrive 20:38 - Flash 2nd Weekend Drop Details 22:10 - The DC Well Is Poisoned 22:35 - Gunn Is Not The Guy for DC 23:15 - DC is an AMERICAN Cultural Product 25:10 - WB Is Ashamed of SuperHeroes 26:25 - WB Must Embrace The SuperHero 26:55 - Tone Is Everything/Which Movies Got It Right 28:00 - DC Is Whimsical 29:45 - Gunn's DC Will Likely Be Parodical 31:00 - Why The DCU Might Be A Bait-and-Switch 32:05 - DC's Greatest Movies 34:00 - DC On Film Stepping on Rakes 36:10 - Superheroes To Go The Way of Pulp Heroes 36:55 - SuperHero Comics Are Irrelevant Now 38:50 - What Would It Take To Make Shade Believe Again? 40:35 - Nothing To Bring In New Audiences for DC

Check out our comics & merch at SINRSTUDIOS.COM Welcome to the “ACTION FIGURES” PODCAST with Shade and Jex where we discuss comics, Manga, animation, movies, toys and gaming. Episode 1 Topics: • The Flash, DC MOVIES CRASHING and the DCU Reboot? • Big Bad Toy Store update • The End of Gen X Icons: How Indiana Jones is the final domino to fall. • Elder Scrolls 6 is at least 5 years away #podcast #dc

Metalocalypse is getting a movie! Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar is coming out in August on Digital and Blu-Ray and Jex and I couldn't be more excited. Here we react to the trailer and talk about early Adult Swim and more! #metalocalypse #reaction

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SHADEDRAWS.COM What would have happened if Kal-El of Krypton landed on Asgard instead of on Earth? I did this fun, quick color sketch as an exercise in What If-ism. I hope you enjoy it! Music by @AimToHeadOfficial

SHADEDRAWS.COM What would have happened if Kal-El of Krypton landed on Asgard instead of on Earth? I did this fun, quick color sketch as an exercise in What If-ism. I hope you enjoy it! Music by @AimToHeadOfficial

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The Kickstarter campaign for the NEON DREAMS 2: HEAVY METAL MADNESS Graphic Novel campaign is now live! LINK: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadedraws/shades-neon-dreams-2-heavy-metal-madness

Get my comics at SHADEDRAWS.COM/STORE The gameplay preview for Stellar Blade aka Project Eve released and it rustled the jimmies of many a puritan on the Internet. But we cultured men and women know what actual gamers want... and it's glorious. #stellarblade #gaming #ps5 #booty

Pre-order SUPERHEROES AFTER DARK 5: MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE! LINK: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?campaign_id=SR3QKKXGXZD3N BECOME A CHANNEL PATRON: https://shadedraws.com/yt_patrons/ Music by Karl Casey @White Bat Audio #starwars #roguesquadron #kathleenkennedy #disney #disneystarwars

Pre-order SUPERHEROES AFTER DARK 5: MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE! LINK: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?campaign_id=SR3QKKXGXZD3N BECOME A CHANNEL PATRON: https://shadedraws.com/yt_patrons/ Rumors are abound that Comcast is looking to acquire Warner Discovery after their recent merger and then combine them with NBC/Universal to create a massive media empire to potentially rival companies like Disney and Amazon in the streaming wars. What does this mean for DC and Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav's supposed "10-Year Plan" for their film and comics divisions? I theorize that little to no good will come from the merger and that the truth of Zaslav's recent moves may have always been something that would disappoint fans of DC. Lots to talk about so let’s get to it. #warnerdiscovery #zaslav #dc #dceu #superheroes #superman #aquaman #wonderwoman #theflash #batman

Pre-order SUPERHEROES AFTER DARK 5: MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE! LINK: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?campaign_id=SR3QKKXGXZD3N Fan-baiting or "FANTAGONISM" (thanks, Aaron Sparrow) is a phenomenon within entertainment companies--specifically within the USA in this case--where the strategy is to instigate controversy within the vocal fan communities to draw out free marketing exposure. This is something people have theorized about for years but now it seems more obvious to the general fan and customer who is reacting with increasing levels of apathy. In this commentary video, I talk about fan-baiting and how successful--or counterintuitive--it is for businesses trying to build or maintain brands. Music by Karl Casey @White Bat Audio #disney #discovery #warner #warnerbros #fanbaiting #fanboy #fans #mcu #dceu #snyderverse #controversy #drama #fake #casting #cancelculture