Right, and the movie is “Age of Ultron” not “Red Ledger.” From Whedon’s recent comments, it sounds like a lot of the movie was cut up and not just Black Widow’s story was on the chopping block. Thor’s “dream” arc was chopped up too. The problem really is that they need to give Black Widow her own movie, or a one-shot,…

Nadine from Twin Peaks?

I don't want to pre-judge too harshly until I see the finished project (or even some of the books slated to be published), but the end of "Return of the Jedi" seemed to suggest that the deaths of the Emperor and Darth Vader galvanized the galaxy against the Empire. There was the extended scene of planets celebrating…

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

I'm Eric.

I, too, was pleasantly surprised by this article. Great read.

*Agents of SHIELD*

"Something tells me writer Jason Aaron is addressing [real-life jerks] just as much as Thor is addressing Creel."

So... we just assume the daughter is right? Maybe she is horrible. What kind of person would craft an invite simply to not invite someone and sling insults?

I'd prioritize Timm and Dini over the Wachowskis...

I'm working on a 2nd draft of a sequel to my first novel, TITAN. It's called TITAN: The Dark Path and will be out this spring.

Regarding the "Why do we sleep?" question, I thought it was determined fairly recently (within the last two years?) that sleep is essentially a "brain-waste" disposal process. Obviously, the "why do we dream?" question is still a mystery, but I thought the first part was figured out?

Currently reading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy.

I dunno. Looks like a black suited Master Chief.

"But in the full-length TV version, the invitation to come and "run SHIELD" appears to have gotten lost in the mail."

Fantastic piece. I've written a superhero novel as well, "Titan."

The original Death Star had a power problem. They could blow up planets, but then the super laser had a long recharge time. Star Wars geeks more knowledgeable than me could probably tell you the exact charge time, but I think it was several hours at least. Death Star II could recharge in minutes. BUT in Episode IV, if…

Allow me to first say that I agree with your conclusion.

"Who is the US President in this version of 2017? Hillary Clinton? Or perhaps Leslie's beloved Joe Biden?"

Hm. Looks pretty dumb.