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Made In Venice: Documentary Tells True Story Of Skate Community's 20-Year Battle To Build The Park
Venice Beach has some of the deepest skate history, but not always had a skate park. There are 40-plus years of skateboarding history in Venice, going all the way back to the Z-Boys. What many don't know and often most [especially tourists] take for granted is that the park wasn't built without a 20-year battle culminating in 2009 after a 10-month build. The dream was to give Dogtown the iconic park we all see today. Shocking to some of the younger generations, but also kind of typically of the battle between skateboarding's no-comply and never give up attitude vs. civilian moral authority and the nanny state. Despite the roots and and very deserving placement of the park, putting one in such a premium location, now coveted and costly from its popularity, was near impossible to break through the political boundaries. Pump iron sure. Pump tranny, no way!
Check out the tailer and read up on the press release. Definitely read / watch more about Jesse Martinez and check out Juice Magazine for more posts and interviews deeply relevant to the story and the history of skating in the area as a whole. This is one documentary to see this summer for sure!
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Los Angeles, CA (August 17, 2016) – Made In Venice, a documentary, directed and produced by Jonathan Penson, featuring the inside story of the skateboarders of Venice, California, and their struggle to make the dream of a skatepark come true, will be released nationwide on August 25, 2016, via Abramorama.
The feature-length documentary carries the viewer through the history of Venice to present day, as it tells the story of the decades it took a relentless crew of skateboarders, surfers and civic activists to convince the City of Los Angeles to build a skatepark in the area that gave birth to modern skateboarding.
Made In Venice is not just a skate movie. It's a tale of audacity, guts and hope filled with counterculture characters that overcame all obstacles to claim victory for the masses. Anyone that has fought for what they want can identify with this film. This is the story of visionaries that refused to give up the goal to build concrete terrain for future generations.
The film captures the firsthand stories and recollections of 40-plus years of skateboarding in Venice that started with the Z-Boys, and continued with its legendary street skaters and the iconic Venice Skatepark. Never-before-seen Super-8 and early video footage, along with rare black and white stills, take you back to innovative demos on the Boardwalk and skating the walls of the Pavilion, as the Venice skaters pushed the boundaries of street skating and put it on the global map.
Made In Venice features appearances by skateboarding legends, professionals, heroes, skatepark activists and skate icons: Jesse Martinez, Geri Lewis, Christian Hosoi, C.R. Stecyk III, Skip Engblom, Jay Adams, Jeff Ho, Aaron Murray, Scott Oster, Cesario "Block" Montano, Jim Muir, Tim Jackson, Ray Flores, Eddie Reategui, Eric Britton, Dave Duncan, David Hackett, Joey Tran, Pat Ngoho, Wally Hollyday, Jimbo Quaintance, Joff Drinkwater, Nathan Pratt, Solo Scott, Jamie Quaintance, Asher Bradshaw, Kiko Francisco, Bart Saric, Heidi Lemmon, Anthony "Tonan" Ruiz, Lance Lemond, Susanne Melanie Berry, Jereme Schadler, Dennis Ogden, Steve Mayorga, Julien Martinez, Victor Blue, Steve "Primo" Primeau, Mary Prideaux, Lauren Seagrave, Katie Sullivan, Adam Hamilton, Karington Smith, Mike Sherrod, Pauline Bronon, Mario Narango and Zack Wormhoudt.
Made In Venice will be showing Aug 25-Sept 1 at the Laemmle Monica in Santa Monica, California. Following its Los Angeles openings, the film will roll out in theaters across the country, including skateboarding hotspots such as Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Denver, New York City and more.
WHEN: Screening Dates and Locations
August 25 – September 1, 2016 – Laemmle Monica – Santa Monica, CA
August 30, 2016 – Laemmle Playhouse 7 – Pasadena, CA
August 31, 2016 – Laemmle NoHo 7 – North Hollywood, CA
August 31, 2016 – Megaplex Gateway Theatre – Salt Lake City, UT
September 1, 2016 – NorthWest Film Forum – Seattle, WA
September 5, 2016 – Gateway Film Center – Columbus, OH
September 7, 2016 – SIE Film Center – Denver, CO
September 8, 2016 – Krikorian Buena Park, Buena Park, CA
September 8, 2016 – Kirkorian Downey Cinema 10, Downey, CA
September 8, 2016 – Krikorian Monrovia Cinema 12 – Monrovia, CA
September 8, 2016 – Krikorian Redlands Cinema – Redlands, CA
September 8, 2016 – Krikorian San Clemente Cinema 6 – San Clemente, CA
September 11, 2016 – Hollywood Theatre – Portland, OR
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What people are saying about Made In Venice!
"Made In Venice is a step by step manifesto for skate/civic activism. It is a remarkable documentation of hard working visionary individuals transforming society." – C.R. Stecyk III – Dogtown Chronicles
"Go and see the Made In Venice movie. It's got a great story and you'll learn a lot about skateboarding. Support skateboarding worldwide." – Jesse Martinez – street skating pioneer
"Venice is a place where respect is earned! Jesse Martinez epitomizes that statement. Made in Venice documents the lives of those who fight for their community and the cause to make a way for future generations of skateboarders. Fight for your dreams and they will become a reality!!! – Christian Hosoi – skate legend
"Through sheer perseverance, anything is possible." – Jake Phelps – Thrasher Magazine
"Made in Venice is a must-see documentary. Skateparks are a vital part of the evolution of skateboarding culture, which has become a worldwide phenomenon." – Jeff Ho – founder of Zephyr, Z-Boys
"You should go see this movie if you're trying to get a skatepark built in your town because it shows what a community can do when they really get together and work towards something they want that would also benefit the community as a whole, especially the kids. Isn't that what it's about?" – Eric "Tuma" Britton
"Going to see Made in Venice brings my generation of skaters full circle from the days when the Dogtown scene influenced us in the '70's! – Jim Murphy – Stronghold Society, Wounded Knee Skateboards
"Made in Venice is an inspirational story for any skateboarder to never give up. People don't understand what it takes to get a skatepark built and Made In Venice tells that story. – Dave Duncan – skate legend
"Made In Venice tells you the history of Venice skating. I dug the movie. It had a lot of really cool history that I didn't know before. I knew Jesse, but I didn't know all the history that went down in the '80s in Venice. I used to watch those guys skate at the Pavilion. There was a lot more going on that was in the movie that I didn't know that was cool. I was stoked to see all that." – Wes Humpston – Dogtown skate art icon
"Being a ramp builder, I know the struggles of cutting through red tape to get a skatepark built. The Made in Venice movie was an amazing journey and I loved it." – Eddie Reategui – skate legend, park builder
"Made in Venice – the movie – a must see! This film is an essential piece of history, acknowledging and paying tribute to the ground soldiers whose tireless efforts brought to fruition a skatepark on the sand that millions now enjoy." – Alex Stowell – Venice Paparazzi
"An epic tale of what people will do for the love of skateboarding." – Lou Metal – Metal Skateboards
"Made in Venice celebrates the hard work and countless hours that it takes to not just build a skatepark but to build a skate community." – Derek Rinaldi – SkateDaily.net
"Made in Venice will help others prepare for all the bs surrounding government projects. Thanks for making this." – NYSkateboarding.com
Wes Humpston Design Limited Edition T-Shirt For Made In Venice
Artist and Dogtown pioneer Wes Humpston designed a one of a kind t-shirt for the Made In Venice movie, which is available at www.madeinvenicemovie.com. All proceeds from the sales of the shirts go to the Venice Skatepark Foundation, the non-profit organization that Jesse Martinez is involved with that has been volunteering to keep the Venice Skatepark clean. Get a cool shirt and support a great cause at the same time.
ABOUT Made In Venice
Directed and Produced by Jonathan Penson
Executive Producers: Dianne E. Lerner
Written and Co-Produced by Diane Rozas
Creative Consultants: Kevin Hynes, Christian L. Rehr
Editors: Kenn Bartlett, Jonathan Penson
Co-Producers: Jesse Martinez, Joel Klug, Masao Miyashiro, Todd Gessel
Cinematography: Jonathan Penson, Ian Congdon
Production Company: Racing the Sun Pictures
TRT: 77 minutes
Abramorama is an independent distribution and marketing company. An industry leader in the focused, personalized form of film distribution, Abramorama provides invaluable alternatives to filmmakers and content owners. Coming off the successful releases of Laurie Anderson's astonishing New York Times critics' pick, HEART OF A DOG, and Dawn Porter's Sundance Award-winner TRAPPED, Abramorama's recent multiple-nominated and award-winning titles also include Showtime's LISTEN TO ME MARLON (National Board of Review Winner) and Drafthouse's THE LOOK OF SILENCE (2016 Documentary Academy Award® Nominee and 2015 IDA Best Documentary Winner).
Over the course of more than 20 years, Abramorama has successfully distributed and marketed hundreds of films, including Asif Kapadia's SENNA, Robert Stone's PANDORA'S PROMISE, Cameron Crowe's PEARL JAM TWENTY, Sacha Gervasi's ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL, Banksy's Academy Award®-nominated, EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, the surprise indie hit AWAKE: THE LIFE OF YOGANANDA, and the critically acclaimed documentaries PARTICLE FEVER and AN HONEST LIAR.
Abramorama continues to lead in event cinema distribution, with current titles including HAMLET starring Maxine Peake from Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, Operas from La Scala, Roma, Fenice & Torino, and recent titles including the Royal Opera House Ballet and Opera Cinema Season, Green Day's HEART LIKE A HAND GRENADE, Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein's THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING, Charles Ferguson's TIME TO CHOOSE, Barbara Kopple's MISS SHARON JONES!, Luke Meyer's BREAKING A MONSTER, and Ron Howard's THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK- THE TOURING YEARS.
For more information visit: www.abramorama.com
The Venice Skatepark is a 16,000 square foot oceanfront concrete skatepark featuring a world-renowned skate plaza with two bowls, a unique old school style snake run, designed by Jesse Martinez, and a street-inspired area with stairs, ledges & rails. It took over 20 years for this skatepark to come to fruition, and 10 months to build. It opened to the public on October 3, 2009, at a cost of $3,500,000. This iconic site attracts visitors from all over the world and it is estimated that approximately 30,000 people visit the Venice Beach Boardwalk on a daily basis. It is the second most-visited destination in Southern California, with an average of over ten million visitors per year. It is known as one of the region's most popular tourist attractions. Please do your part to keep it clean by donating to the Venice Skatepark Foundation.
For more information and to make donations, please visit: www.veniceskateparkfoundation.com
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The Resources and Waste Strategy 2018 set out the UK Government's ambitions for higher recycling rates, increased resource efficiency and a more circular economy. The target recycling rate for household waste is 50% by 2020, increasing to 65% of waste recycled by 2035 at a time when rates have plateaued. This report makes recommendations to consult on how we might adapt the service to meet these challenging national targets
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A shop worker says he feared for his life during a terrifying armed robbery.
The masked offender burst into the Queen's Avenue off-licence in Hurdsfield just before 7pm on Friday armed with a large knife.
He then repeatedly demanded cash from the till before slamming the blade down into the counter.
The brave shop assistant, who was working alone, resisted during the three-minute ordeal.
Eventually the robber fled the scene with a few bottles of spirits and cigarettes.
Speaking after the incident in Queen's Avenue, the 42-year-old shop worker, who did not want to be named, said: "I was stood behind the counter when I heard the door open. I didn't look up to see who had come in, so the first time I realised what was happening was when he stood in front of me wearing a mask and shouting 'open the till'.
"It was then I saw the knife. It was huge, six or seven inches and like a butcher's chopping knife. I was absolutely terrified.
"He chopped the blade into the counter and started shouting. I honestly feared for my life.
"It was the first time anything like that has happened to me. I was scared and in a panic."
Despite his fear, the shop worker refused to open the till but handed over bottles and cigarettes.
The robber fled towards Hulley Road and the victim called the police.
Janson Joseph, who owns the shop, praised the response from the police and community.
The 43-year-old said: "Police arrived in minutes and took the CCTV and fingerprints. They were great. We've also had a lot of support from the community. We've only be open for about a year and welcomed into the area.
"There was a lot of concern for my staff who didn't deserve to go through this.
"I ask everyone to help police catch this man and bring him to justice."
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DC Ryan Ogden said: "Thankfully the lone shop assistant wasn't injured but was left shocked by his ordeal.
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Police have now issued an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident and another robbery in Congleton on November 13. James Stanley Duncan, 25, has connections to the town.
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A good teacher knows that all students are not alike. Some children may need a little extra support or a different learning approach to fully benefit from. In many classrooms, students are expected to "sit still" and "pay attention" for an entire class period or for several hours in a row. For some students with disabilities or learning differences, this can be an impossible task.
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- Sophisticated advanced persistent threat (APT) attack routes top AhnLab's greatest threats for 2012
- Threats to smartphones, SNS and cloud-computing among most serious threats for 2012
AhnLab, Inc. (http://www.ahnlab.com), a leading provider of integrated security solutions, today announced the top 7 security threats for 2012. Among these threats, sophisticated APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) attack tops the list. The remaining 6 threats include: heightened threat-levels for smartphones; increasing security threat through SNS; localization of threats that exploit applications' vulnerabilities; increasing targeted threats for infrastructure system of specific country or industry; threats targeting cloud computing and virtualization environment; and finally, an increasing threat to the connected systems via network.
1) Evolving APT Attack
APT attacks targeting enterprises and organizations will continue in 2012, and the method to deliver the attack is expected to become increasingly sophisticated. Hitherto, the major attack route used for APT attack was sending a fake work email to specific members of enterprises or organizations targeted. The attackers collect email addresses and other information such as friends and personal network via SNS, then attach the malicious attachment with vulnerabilities or insert malicious URL to the fake email. In this case the attacker is impersonating somebody trusted by the target based on the information collected via SNS. Some attackers modified update files of the commercial software widely used by the business. In the future, an internal attack is expected to be increased, exploiting handheld device including smartphones that can easily be carried into an organization, or through the equipment or software of third party companies as it is often difficult for an organization to adequately supervise its security management.
2) Heightened threat-level for smartphones
In 2010, there was anticipation for possibilities of producing and distributing malicious applications that run on smartphones, especially on those based on the Android OS. In 2011, malicious applications were able to develop means for exploiting OS vulnerabilities and were massively produced. In 2012, the malicious applications are expected to be improved through the adoption of techniques used in the past for malware targeted on conventional PC software, leading to an increase in the infection efficiency for smartphones. Examples of such techniques include a stealth technique that hides malicious codes inside a smartphone, and acquiring super user authority exploiting the vulnerabilities of the mobile device's operating system.
Inducing users to download malware from a website through social engineering techniques, or by automatically infecting devices using the vulnerabilities of mobile web-browser are also expected to emerge as common attacks. There are likely to be malicious applications that target financial or credit card information from Internet banking or online commercial applications installed on smartphones.
3) Increasing security threat through SNS
As SNS becomes an increasingly popular channel for instant communications and information-sharing worldwide, cases that exploit it are also on the rise. As shortened-URLs do not provide the full form of the linked website's address, malware-distributing websites and phishing websites were increasingly distributed in the form of a shorten-URL. In 2012, such cases are expected to increasingly emerge, with SNS also being a potential intrusion route for an APT attack.
4) Localization of threats that exploits applications' vulnerabilities
In 2011, the number of cases of attacks against the vulnerabilities of widely used applications, such as operating systems, decreased, while the number of cases exploiting the vulnerability of applications used in a specific geographical locations showed increased. Typical examples include Hangul, the word processor program that widely used in South Korea, exploiting the vulnerability of the video player software, P2P and web storage programs. The infection technique used was in sending emails with files that contained vulnerabilities, or automatically infecting PCs through access to a website. This trend is expected to continue in 2012 and, furthermore, applications' vulnerabilities could also be exploited in various security threats, such as in an APT attack.
5) Increasing attacking attempts targeting infrastructure / industrial systems.
Whether for financial gain, or for political or religious reasons, the threat of attacks to the infrastructure and/or industrial systems of specific country is expected to increase. It is thought likely that this could expand into a fully-fledged cyber war between nations if a national institution is revealed as being directly or indirectly involved in such an attack. When an internal system is accidentally connected to the Internet or to an external system, owing to the negligence of the user involved, this can trigger an attack. Attacks are also likely to exploit the vulnerabilities of the specific software used in national industrial or institutional systems.
6) Threats to cloud-computing and the virtualization environment
Recently, a large number of enterprises have been adopting cloud services, based on virtualization technologies, as a business model. While offering the maximum utilization of resources, cloud services and virtualization technologies can be turned into a security threat, should their vulnerabilities become exploited. In fact, many security vulnerabilities were found in the widely adopted virtualization products in 2011. With these vulnerabilities, SpyEye code, which steals financial information, was distributed by exploiting the vulnerability of Amazon's cloud-service. AhnLab predicts that with the increase in cloud-computing and virtualization services, they will become the target of various types of malware.
7) Increasing threat to network-connected systems such as Smart TV
Security threats to 'smart devices', such as Smart TV and smartphone, which have embedded software to link a device to the network, are expected to increase. In particular, home appliances, which are widely used in daily life and, which usually have a long replacement cycle, are thought to possibly become exposed to persistent attacks. In one case from Japan, for example, an attack exploited a DVD recorder connected to the Internet. A hacker demonstrated that control of a specific system was possible externally by installing Linux on a Nintendo DS terminal at a security conference. As the embedded system designed for simple repetitive tasks have of late become increasingly linked to a network, the possibility of becoming a hacking target or a DDoS attack is also increased.
Furthermore, hacktivism, a social phenomenon through which a system is hacked or else a DDoS attack is attempted as a means of promoting particular political or social ends, is expected to emerge in 2012 as a widely reported issue, especially given the present global environment, with presidential elections forecast in South Korea, the US and Russia.
"As IT devices and the Internet environment improves, the techniques or distribution routes used by security threats is becoming increasingly complicated," emphasized Howoong Lee, director of ASEC (AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center). "Therefore, it is important to consider security when constructing infrastructure or in the development of a new device. Moreover, individual or enterprises and institutions should be sure to maintain information security awareness as part of their daily routine."
About AhnLab, Inc.
Headquartered in South-Korea, AhnLab, Inc. (KSE: 053800) develops industry-leading security solutions and provides professional services that are designed to secure and protect critical business and personal information. As a leading innovator in the information security arena since 1988, AhnLab's cutting edge products and services have been fulfilling the stringent security requirements of both enterprises and individual users. AhnLab's products and services include anti-virus solutions, network, mobile and online game security, security management and consulting services. Today, AhnLab boasts a network of sales and research operations in more than 20 countries worldwide.
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Craig Wright and His Attackers
Craig Wright and His Attackers
This will be a general discussion, not legal advice, on the law of speech, especially as it involves another person. This is prompted by the recent Dr. Craig Wright drama of him suing or threatening to sue people for calling him a fraud. Much of it apparently happened on Twitter. I've never had anything to do with Twitter since it seems such a waste of time. But since I watch YouTube, I saw some of it.
Unjustified hatred for Craig
And I was flabbergasted with the amount of sheer unjustified hatred that some people seem to have for Craig Wright. Commenters seemed to try and outdo one another in their denunciation of him. At least one called him a convicted felon. I left a reply telling him he'd better not call someone a felon unless he could prove it. He referred me to where Craig disobeyed a court order or something. It was nothing really serious. He received community service for a month. It certainly did not seem to be a felony.
Unjustified Blame for Craig
But in addition to their unwarranted anger, they held Craig responsible! They blamed him for having started the whole thing by suing, as if nothing had preceded his threats to sue. If they stop calling him a fraud, I assume that he won't sue. Can't people figure that out for themselves? They just go along with the Twitter mob? Then finally someone said they had a First Amendment right to call Craig a fraud. That got me going, and it's totally wrong. So, I want to start there and clear that up first.
The First Amendment
The First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech . . . ." Although the amendment specifically limits only Congress, the US Supreme Court changed its mind in middle of the 20th Century and decided that the First Amendment also applies to the states and local governmental agencies as well. So now, the First Amendment is implicated whenever there's "governmental action," usually passing a law that abridges speech.
Of course, if there's a war going on, the federal government gets around the First Amendment by using the Espionage Act, (which is, in fact, a law made by Congress that abridges the freedom of speech) to stifle dissent. But, in theory we all pretty much agree that the government should not tell its citizens what they can or can not say.
A good example is the anti-BDS laws some states are passing. They would probably all be struck down if the law simply says that you can't criticize Israel. That would be a perfect example of what the First Amendment protects us against. But they're probably worded as a contract. We'll hire you, but you must sign a pledge not to criticize etc. It'd be like a non-disclosure agreement, and courts uphold contracts.
How free is speech?
As far as "free speech" goes, the only free speech any of us really has is when no one else is around to hear. But if someone else can hear it, or read what we've said or written, then we're not free to say just any old thing that pops into mind. Speech can affect other people in a harmful way. Oliver Wendell Holmes, in a famous case, wrote that the law will not protect a man who falsely shouts "Fire!" in a crowded theatre. People could be injured by that one little word.
Defamation: Libel, Slander
In addition, and more importantly, speech can hurt another's reputation. Although we usually don't realize it, reputation is one of our greatest assets. There's a famous quote in William Shakespeare's play, Othello, that says it well.
"Good name in man and woman, dear my Lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing;
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed."
For that reason, almost all states in the US, and most of the world, have laws against what we call "defamation." Defamation can be oral or spoken; then it's called "slander." Or it can be written; then it's called "libel." Defamation is the publication of a false statement that causes damages or harms the reputation of another. If you say or print something that harms another's reputation or opens them to ridicule, then you can be sued for defamation.
Everyone has a right to protect his or her own reputation, if not a moral duty to uphold everyone else's right to defend their reputation. There's a maxim in the law, "Those who sleep on their rights lose them." If somebody says something about you that causes you harm, and you don't sue, you not only lose your right, but are weakening that right for others. We should applaud Dr. Wright for suing, not criticize him.
I want to tell you about the law of defamation and, in particular, a subset of defamation called "defamation per se," which is slightly different. I hope this will enable you, in case you get into an argument or debate, to know something of what you're talking about, and it may also prevent you from saying something you might later regret.
What are Torts?
First of all, defamation is a "tort." A tort is an injury between persons. It usually doesn't rise to the level of' a crime. But it can be a crime. Both assault and battery are felonies in California with a possible punishment of one year in state prison. They're crimes, but they're also torts. In addition to the possibility of criminal prosecution, they expose the defendant to money damages in civil court.
The best-known tort is negligence. That's not a crime, but it can lead to money damages. Intentional torts can also involve punitive damages, which are designed to punish or discourage the defendant, and can be quite large, especially if the defendant has deep pockets.
But in general, the defendant's not going to jail. The plaintiff, if successful, can get money damages and possibly a court injunction ordering the defendant to stop.
Burden of Proof in civil cases
Torts are tried in civil courts. There may be a jury if either side asks for one, or the judge will decide. Normally the plaintiff has the burden of proof. However, the burden of proof is not, as it is in criminal cases, "beyond a reasonable doubt." Our legal system takes great care to insure that no innocent person is punished. So, the burden of proof in criminal cases is very high, much higher than in civil cases. Beyond a reasonable doubt is something over 90 percent. However, the burden in a civil case is "preponderance of the evidence," which means "more likely than not," or basically 51 percent.
Some detractors say that Craig Wright will have to move some early bitcoins in order to prove that he invented Bitcoin, and since he hasn't, therefore, he must be a fraud. But as Craig himself has pointed out, that's not true. Moving coins shows only that he has the keys, which he may have stolen. Possession of the keys is strong circumstantial evidence, but it's not proof. How does one actually prove inventorship? What may satisfy a court may be completely different from what the Twitter mob wants. It depends on the jurisdiction where the suit is filed. The United States, because of our history of freedom, tends to give more latitude to the defendant, but other jurisdictions or countries are more favorable to the plaintiff.
Venue: Where can you bring suit?
There are also rules for what's called "venue," where the plaintiff must bring suit. One venue is where the defendant lives. But with the Internet, you may not know where the defendant resides. Craig or Calvin, apparently, put out a reward for helping their lawyers locate one of the potential defendants. Some Craig-haters acted as if they had posted a "Wanted Dead or Alive" bounty. They just wanted to know where the person was so they could serve them and order them to court.
If you sue somebody, you have to actually hand the person you're suing two pieces of paper. Usually, you pay a "process server" to do it. One document is a Summons from the Court ordering the defendant to appear before that court on a specified date, at a specified time. You also have to give them a copy of the Complaint that explains why you're suing them.
How long will this take?
I'm not an expert at defamation, and it depends on the jurisdiction, but I think this is probably going to take a while. The law moves slowly. I saw a video where Calvin said he believes that this will be decided by the end of the year. It may. But I think this will probably die down for a while and then pop back up again, with likely another boost in the price of BSV. A year or two would not surprise me.
So, Dr. Craig Wright will be probably be in the crypto news again, whatever the public's view of him. But it's really a battle of the programmers, the developers. Will BSV programmers outperform programmers of other coins? We'll have to wait and see.
The reason trials take so long is a thing called "discovery." In a suit, both sides try to find out what evidence the other side has. They do "Depositions," which usually take place in a lawyer's office. They're not in the presence of a judge, but they are under oath. "Interrogatories," are written questions to be answered by an adversary, and they are signed under oath. All this takes a while, and often things come out in discovery that lead to other matters.
You may remember that a woman named Paula Jones sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment. In a deposition, under oath, he testified, apparently incorrectly, to other workplace relationships. That led to his impeachment proceedings. Who knows what will come out in discovery in this case? It should be more interesting than a Hollywood movie. I don't see this ending soon, but I would guess that Craig will win at least some of the suits.
Difference between defamation and defamation per se
In ordinary defamation, the plaintiff has to prove publication (someone other than the defendant heard or saw what the defendant said or wrote), that's it's false, that as a result the plaintiff has suffered damages, and that the inflammatory statement was not privileged. (A witness in court will not be sued in another court for what they say. Statements made by politicians in legislative sessions are privileged. Statements between an attorney and client are privileged.)
Public v Private Figures
In America, courts also make distinction between "public" and "private" figures. Statements about public figures are more protected. The plaintiff has to show "actual malice," which means the defendant knew that what they were saying wasn't true, or they were reckless with regard to the truth.
That line of reasoning came from a case called New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. For a public figure to successfully sue requires proof of malice or reckless disregard for the truth. An example would be the Justice Kavanaugh hearings last year. A woman claimed Kavanaugh had raped her years before. That's a serious charge, and some evidence emerged that she might be lying. To have a violent crime committed against you is a terrible thing. To be accused of a terrible crime that you know you didn't commit must also be very unpleasant. Some wanted him to sue his accuser. But the counter argument was that he was a public figure, and he would have to prove malice or reckless disregard for the truth.
If we go ever back to letting state Supreme Courts decide their own defamation laws, rather than the federal Supreme Court , this public/private distinction might be eliminated. Why should a public figure have a different burden of proof than a non-public figure? Is that equality under the law?
What is Defamation Per Se? (4 main types)
Now, let's look at defamation per se. Some of this may apply to Craig. But I think it'd be good for you to know this. There are four general kinds of defamation that are thought to be so injurious that the burden of proof, at least on the issue of damages, switches to the defendant. Normally the plaintiff has to "prove" their damages. But in defamation per se cases, the defendant has to prove the lack of damages. The presumption is that the plaintiff has suffered damages. And if malice is shown, punitive damages are also available.
Here are the four defamation per se categories. First, if you say or write that someone has committed a serious crime or a "morally reprehensible act," you'd better be able to produce some court document verifying that. Calling someone a criminal is one of the most dangerous things you can do. That some people do and get away with it makes one wonder if there's something that someone doesn't want brought out, maybe in discovery. You hear people calling others a "pedophile." That's a serious charge. One of the YouTube presenters showed a picture of Calvin Ayers sitting among a Cuban girls dance or gymnastic team. The YouTuber let his imagination roam and spent some time dwelling on the point that the girls seemed underage. Sitting among underage girls is not generally considered a crime. But he came very close to calling Mr. Ayers a pedophile.
Another category of defamation per se is saying someone has a "loathsome disease." Those words are probably from an old case, but it means a contagious, usually sexually transmitted, disease, something that would drive people away from a person. Leprosy would probably fall in that category, too. In at least one case, calling someone HIV positive resulted in a large award of damages.
A third type is publishing that someone is unchaste or engages in sexual misconduct. The definition of what that means is undoubtedly changing, but false accusations of homosexuality probably qualifies as defamation per se. The example of Craig kissing a guy with the caption "Crazy Person", "Local Nutjob", and "Gay?" very likely qualifies. The image (which I'll try to add, if I can figure out how) is used as the thumbnail for a video that is clearly designed to show Craig in a negative light, or to make him less likeable. I've since been advised that the picture of Craig kissing another guy is real and not photo-shopped. But I'm still posting this image, for educational purposes, because I think it shows malice. And even if it is actual, then adding "Crazy Person, Local Nutjob" and "Gay?" to it makes it a derivative work of the actual image.
The fourth type of defamation per se are statements that imply the plaintiff has acted improperly in regards to their trade or profession, or is unfit to conduct their business or profession. Falsely claiming that a banker is an embezzler is defamation per se, because bankers, as a profession, are not supposed to embezzle, whereas claiming a banker drives over the speed limit is ordinary defamation.
Those are the four general categories of defamation per se that many places have. California even adds a few more. They're prohibitions on publications that would expose the plaintiff to ridicule, hatred, or contempt, including making statements that associate the plaintiff with the Communist Party.
The best thing, if you have to publish anything, is to preface your remarks with, "In my opinion." But even there, it's best not to call another person a nasty name. It's not going to help. Stick to facts and what you know to be true.
So, to sum up, I think legally Craig is on very good ground and is probably going to win. But it's not going to be right away. That cheers me up. But the stupidity, and the amount and misdirection of anger still bothers me. I think I'll just simply stop bothering with YouTube, and switch to Yours.org.


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What to say…what to say…what to say about issue #2…
I mean, I kind of burnt out a lot of anger last week. Now I just feel dread. Because this is when the event starts getting…weird.
Weird? You mean a comic book about people with magic powers who, in the last issue, were in a space gladiator fight and turned into a giant robot is weird?
One, I don't appreciate your tone right now. And two, I expect weird when I read comic books. I mean who doesn't? But in this specific instance I mean the story gets weird. As in the actual narrative storytelling. The book still isn't bad yet, but the signs are there. We're getting into the obnoxious word bubbles, the unnecessary dialogue, the bizarre decisions that probably should have been stopped, had an editor been there.
Probably the most egregious thing about this particular issue is that it's painfully boring.
It's actually kind of hard to come up with a good intro for this one, to be honest. I mean, last week I was all filled with rage and excitement. I mean here's the first review, here's a book I dislike, here's an issue within that book that I actually really like, and now…
How can I be burnt out already?
Like, what can I say?
I know anyone reading this who has no idea what I'm talking about is probably really confused, but I'm telling you it is just so DULL. I mean, I'll be honest with you here: it probably took me about a week to get through this issue. To be fair, I was also really busy, and I got reading other things, but that's kind of the problem. After last issue, I shouldn't WANT to read other things, right?
Let's think about the last issue: we were in space. We were on a war world. We were in a gladiator ring. We just saw the Justice League turn into a Megazord.
This issue?
Well… here goes nothing.
Same thing as last week.
- Continuity
- If this matters to the story, does it account for the stories happening around it, or that have happened before it?
- Dialogue
- Is it realistic? Does it get across its intended purpose? Does it flow? Is it consistent to the character speaking? Does it serve a purpose beyond just exposition?
- Coherence
- Does it make sense? Is it easy to follow the sequence of events? Were events properly foreshadowed?
- Conciseness
- If there's a point, is it made and is it made well?
- Development
- Is there depth? If not, is there at least some level of intrigue?
- Linework (and Inking)
- How does it look? For inking, is it noticeable? Does it get the job done?
- Lettering
- Do the text bubbles clutter the page, or do they organically work with the art to help tell the story?
- Colour
- Is it well implemented? Does it fit the tone of the work? Is basic colour theory used? If something experimental is being done, does it work?
- Forms, Proportions, and Perspective
- Do things look the way they should? If not, is this because of a stylistic decision or because of ineptitude?
- Style
- Does the artist have a specific style that they like to use, and is it aesthetically pleasing within the context of the work? Is the artist's style distracting or obnoxious? Dull and bland?
With this in mind, on to the review…
[Oh yeah…spoilers, btw…sigh]
This issue we're greeted by a huge block of text with a little dash of art thrown in.
And I'm done…
What's that?
I have to keep reviewing?
Anyway, we're greeted by lots of dialogue between our heroes and then Alfred chimes in and tells Batman that something's wrong.
Flip the page and you see a giant mountain in the middle of Gotham city with a giant ass door in it with a weird hourglass symbol on it. They manage to get inside somehow and then discover this weird pod in it with "It's chasing us. RUN" written in blood on…something. Actually it's not really clear where it is…
Suddenly some blue soldiers burst in led by a familiar face: Hawkwoman!
Lady Blackhawk?
Kendra Saunders?
She comes in and warns the Justice League that there's going to be a full-scale invasion. They ask by who, and Kendra says that it's too dangerous to even speak their names…so I guess it's Voldemort then.
Skip to an island in the South Pacific with dinosaurs everywhere. Cool.
Kendra drones on about phantom frequencies, metal cores, and disruptions. And she also mentions a Dinosaur Island, which is different from this dinosaur island because this dinosaur island is actually Blackhawk Island.
Ok, I'll stop doing that.
Turns out Blackhawk Island was the home of Carter Hall, one of the I-don't-know-how-many Hawkmen DC has. Apparently, she and Carter were stabbed with a freaky weird dagger that threw them into a cycle of reincarnation, making them both immortal. Together, they've been studying the substance that made them immortal known only as Nth metal.
Whatever Nth metal is, it's weird and it defies all logic and science and blah blah. It also apparently "broadcasts" energy.
Carter fought long and hard to study Nth metal, and apparently it caused a rift between him and Kendra. Then Carter disappeared after trying to get to the other side, the side from whence that unholy metal doth come – the Dark Universe.
The Dark Universe is different from the multiverse because it's dark. It's explained by using a map of the multiverse we know and just flipping it onto its other side. Which is for some reason pure black… Sure.
And then holy Jesus there's a lot to read…alright, here goes nothing.
With the League gathered around a table, Kendra explains the building blocks of the universe: matter and anti-matter. But now they've discovered a NEW material, which is dark matter (and dark energy). And any fans of Hawking out there are very confused. Because this isn't actually new…?
Anyway, apparently this dark stuff makes up most of the universe. Which science nerds already know and have known since arguably it was first theorized about since as early as 1884 (or at least since the early 1970s). Now maybe, since Kendra is so old this is new to her…BUT it reads more like Snyder thinks he's made up an entirely new concept that's only like…2-5 years old in DC continuity.
Moving on.
Kendra doesn't bother to explainwhat dark matter or dark energy is, she just talks about how it's spooky. And somehow the Nth metal is our connection to the Dark Universe because it comes from there. The Flash, whose expression makes him look quite slow, exclaims that it would change everything about everything! Then he asks for proof. And then Kendra just laughs at him and doesn't offer up any proof.
Instead she goes on a long monologue about what happened to Carter and his crew when they left for the Dark Universe while picking at some scrolls in an ancient language that only she can read…. Thanks bitch…she's doing a wonderful job convincing the people sheneedsto help her with this shit.
Then she tells them that Red Tornado, who they found in that mountain that destroyed a large chunk of Gotham (which Batman doesn't seem too bothered about…whatever), sent a warning about some "great dragon", "a beast that prowled the dark" and the name…
Fuck this is so stupid. Prepare for a tangent.
The name: Barbatos. Which Kendra claims comes from the Greek words barbarus, which means foreign, and aes, which means metal.
Barbarus and Aes. Barbatos. BarBATos.
Where the fuck is the AES.
So I've taken English lit, I have taken classes on Old English and Middle English, and I have even taken a couple of classes on Greek and Roman mythology. I have studied words and their roots. Where the FUCK does AES fit into the word BARBATOS? Is it the singular A in the fucking word? Because that's not usually how words work!
Here's an example of a name with two words as its roots: Beowulf. Beo, which means bee, and wulf, which means wolf. Translates to "bee wolf", or "the wolf of bees", which means a bear, basically. There are other interpretations of what Beowulf's name means, but this one is pretty well recognized, especially when you consider the fact that it's highly likely an older, lost version of the Beowulf story depicted him as a warg or shapeshifter which is why he could fight monsters so effectively when other heroes couldn't.
Here we have another example of two words making one, right? So, using the basics of naming, the two words should come together to form something like Barbaraes or Barbaes. Where the hell is the "tos" coming from?
Now I'll admit I'm no professor of language like Scott Snyder, but this feels like an awful stretch just to get "metal" into a name he didn't even come up with… Yeah, cos in case you didn't know "Barbatos" is the name of the hyper-adapter that Darkseid sent through time to chase Batman to turn him into a walking Omega energy filled WMD when he arrived in the present (aren't comics fun). Pinkie knows more about this than me, so I'll leave this here for now, but fuck this feels like such a bastardization of another writer's work.
Batman even recognizes the name, as he mutters it in the next panel.
Kendra blathers on about a doorway and five metals and prophesy blah blah hero with nightmares collected like an army. Gee, I wonder who it could be.
Then Wonder Woman chimes in that it's this Barbatos that they must defeat, right? Well yeah, but that's not the Voldemort-worthy name she was terrified to speak earlier. What she was afraid to say was WAGON.
Well, a name whose root is wagon (like a chariot for a dark god – I'll give Scott this one cos at least this naming interpretation makes sense). And that name is Wayne.
Superman asks Batman if this is why he's been busy researching lately (cos I guess that's something he's been doing? Last time we saw him, he was fighting in Mongul's war world. Hmm, wouldn't it have been nice to maybe see some of that before shit hit the fan? What? It was in a tie-in? I say again, WOULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN NICE TO SEE IN THE ACTUAL STORY BEFORE SHIT HIT THE FAN?).
Then these two Blackhawk soldiers who've disappeared from the art for a page and a half suddenly appear and draw their guns on Batman. Then Red Tornado wakes up and starts screaming that the door is open and attacks everyone.
Batman flees during the hubbub, and Green Lantern tells Kendra she's dumb for trying to catch Batman because he's always three steps ahead of everyone. Then he says that Batman's probably the one who woke up Red Tornado…even though none of the art shows him anywhere near Red Tornado's tank…maybe it happened in a tie-in.
Batman escapes on a pink raptor and calls for Alfred to send his hyper sub to pick him up, and the mysterious narrator returns to wax poetic some more about the events.
Then you get a full page showing Doctor Fate, Plastic Egg, and Steel (that guy from the movie starring Shaq) all sensing the arrival of a dark army of Batman-looking figures. The narrator explains that those entuned to Nth metal get visions of the danger to come, which is what we're witnessing on this page.
Then we go to the Batcave. The narrator continues, telling us what Kendra already told us, which is that Barbatos wants to get his hands on his wagon, Bruce.
Alfred is with Batman in the cave and pleads with him to tell his friends about what he's doing. Bruce dismisses Alfred, telling him he's "too close" and "we're running out of time" and that "I need to protect them" and other clichéd dialogue. Batman jacked some Nth metal from Kendra when he escaped and is now examining it, having never gotten his hands on the pure stuff before.
He hypothesizes that if they checked in on planets with heavy metal cores, they would see "those damn signs we missed". Then, after we get a panel cut and pasted from the first issue of a little lizard running across sand with the narrator informing us there will be "nowhere to run", Alfred and Batman notice a humming. Then we get a panel of bodies and blood and a crashed Wallace and Grommit-looking space ship (Pinkie has informed me this is a reference to Grant Morrison's Batman run). Then we go to a clock.
The narrator continues, referencing Final Crisis by Grant Morrison, and then talks about how Bruce was of Tribe Bat and is now of Tribe Bird…or something…it's really unclear. It's just more foreboding blah-de-blah oooooo "danger Will Robinson danger" crap.
We see the humming is coming from Batman's study and there's a glowing batsymbol on the ground. Then Bruce tells us we're in his study…thanks.
Then the narrator, addressing Bruce, apologizes for everything coming, then talks about how he will explore the dark soon. And here is where we discover our mysterious narrator was Carter Hall's journal all along. The glowing batsymbol was actually melting the floor to reveal the journal to Bruce. I guess Carter broke into his house sometime to drop it off…
Anyway, Batman, who's reading the book, gasps about how all of this is true and we get a new mysterious voice.
Turn the page and we're greeted by Dream from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series (who's apparently gotten his hair dyed and an updated wardrobe), who tells Batman that the nightmare has only just begun.
Jesus Christ. Zeus. Mohammed. Buddha. Anyone. Help me.
I…I honestly thought it would take me longer to get angry with this book. Fuck. OK.
So, let me start by saying that I'm actually surprised by my reaction upon a second reading. I guess I was still hyped the first time through and I kind of ignored how boring and poorly written this issue is. But…holy shit guys.
I'm going to clarify something I don't think I established in the last review, and that's totally my bad. I'm reviewing this issue by issue from the trade volume, and that does have an impact on how I'm absorbing the information. I'm treating the trade and how it's been put together as DC's ultimate compilation for how this event should be absorbed by the audience. I have other trades for comic events, so I think I have some grasp on the standard for compilated works in an ongoing series.
If this is how the story was 100% meant to be told…then holy shit guys. Someone needed to tell Scott to EDIT.
This was near incomprehensible. It repeats itself. The stuff it says feels clichéd and confusing and disorienting. The action and excitement established from the previous issue was completely thrown out the window in favour of a painful exposition dump that was SO boring that, while trying desperately to figure out how to summarize it for all of you, I found issues EVERYWHERE.
My points from now on may feel nitpicky to some of you, but fucking hell I couldn't help but nitpick! All these little things became painfully glaring issues when I had to stare at the same two pages for two hours while I tried to strategize making it easily consumable for you all! And it was horribly frustrating.
When I started this project, I remembered feeling insulted as a reader about halfway into the series. Reading it again, I am honestly gobsmacked by the immediate drop in quality from the first issue to the second.
So…let's grade this abomination.
I mean, this crap made me go back to Wytches just to make sure my first impression of his writing wasn't mistaken. I'm glad to say that book is still fantastic, and I can't wait for volume 2 whenever that comes, but you made me doubt your own talent, Scott!
Now, Pinkie has informed me that Scott Snyder suffers from anxiety – I feel ya, man – and that he has a tendency to worry about what people will think of his work. Apparently he and Greg Capullo are good friends, and Scott would call him up to check with him on story details during their time on Batman together. Basically, Capullo is the Sam to Snyder's Frodo, which I think is really sweet.
Since they're working together again, holy crap, did Scott just not listen to Greg this time around? Because knowing that this writer has anxiety explains A LOT about what's wrong with this issue.
This issue feels like it exists to try and justify the existence of the premise of this event. It uses science-babble, it over-explains and repeats fairly simply concepts constantly, and the incessant dialogue that only really has two voices (the explainee and the one being explained to) despite having a large cast REEKS of someone who doesn't think readers will buy what they're selling.
Scotty… Baby… I'm gonna give you some advice. It's a FUCKING COMIC. Do you know how far out you need to go to make people go "alright, this is dumb"? I mean hell, even AS:BAR has more integrity than this. At least it commits to crazy.
But the idea of a Dark Multiverse is suddenly too much for comic fans to grasp? The idea that there might be evil versions of beloved characters is just ludicrous?
Is it really that fucked up of a concept that there just MAY be versions of Bruce Wayne who came out of the oven a little more fucked up than usual? Coming from the writer who brought us Faceless Joker and Tree Witches who send rabid deer to people's homes just to bite off their own tongues and bleed to death on the carpet? I DON'T THINK SO.
I mean, people have already accepted the multiverse. Why wouldn't they accept the concept of a dark multiverse? Actually, I think people would have liked it, just judging on all the Batman Who Laughs merch everywhere.
There are SO many simpler ways to describe the dark universe. Hell, we're all geeks here, I don't even think you needed to explain it at all, really! The name IS the explanation: It's a universe and it dark. End of lecture. I just don't understand why he had to pick the most complicated, convoluted and strange way to convey this as possible. AND it doesn't even explain it very well!
Even after all those pages of explaining and explaining, I'm still not even sure what the fuck he envisioned. My brain keeps trying to simplify it instead, and I end up coming back to ideas that are more familiar and sensical that any scifi fan will recognize. All this shit about dark matter and dark energy…like what the actual fuck? And I'm not even a big science person – I mean, at least not when it comes to physics and space stuff – and I knew more about dark matter than the university fucking professor does. At least I knew it's been a thing for about a thirty-to-a-hundred years! Recent discovery my ass.
It takes sooooooo long to get anywhere, too. Like, there is so little development in this. All of the development happens in like the last 3 pages, and even that feels like it takes forever to get through. It's because the writing is like this that I was able to nitpick and find shit wrong with the fucking ART. I FOUND THINGS WRONG WITH GREG CAPULLO ART BECAUSE OF YOU.
And to go back to the dialogue, Jebus Chrizzy, it's fucking awful. I had Pinkie next to me while I read because those two damn pages of explaining had me so fucking stumped during the synopsis. I needed my lab assistant to help me handle the toxic fumes these pages were emitting. I read sections aloud so he could help me summarize, and I gotta tell ya, doing that REALLY exposes how bad it is.
MAD WRITING TIP #1: When writing (be it dialogue for a comic or novel or script, or just a run-of-the-mill essay), make sure that sometime during the editing process you read it aloud. Sometimes things on paper look better than they are. Hearing it out loud can help you catch bad sentence structure, grammar, and even let you know if you're using the same kinds of words too often!
This one line from Kendra is especially awful:
Carter had a journal, Batman…it's been lost ever since he followed the challengers into the dark. But I searched the clues he left here and what I found is record of a beastseen in visions. Transmissions through high metals. An original being. Matter. Anti-matter. And now darkness.
Just read that out loud. Don't mind the people staring, if you're out in public.
Now, doesn't it sound off?Isn't that a strange way to convey that information? What information was even conveyed? What does matter, anti-matter and darkness have to do with transmissions and beasts? Because, based on the other information Kendra gives us two seconds later, and based on what she was talking about before, it means literally nothing! It's just unconvincing "suspenseful" drivel, I guess? Maybe? I don't know!
I don't even know how to describe how bad it is beyond PEOPLE JUST DON'T TALK LIKE THAT!
If you've read DN:M, maybe you don't see anything wrong with the dialogue at all. Good for you.
To me it was clunky, unnatural, and provided nothing but exposition. I couldn't even tell who the fuck was talking if their voice came from off-panel! The LEAST you could do was make sure each hero SOUNDED like themselves. I couldn't tell Flash dialogue from Batman dialogue. THAT'S AWFUL.
NOT TO MENTION the fact that the dialogue made our heroes sound fucking braindead. I mean, here's a room full of some of the smartest, strongest, most talented people on the planet (and Hal Jordan), and these simple concepts – that a nine-year-old comic fan is supposed to be able to understand, by the way – IS TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO COMPREHEND!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?
BARRY ALLEN IS A SCIENTIST. A forensic scientist, I know, BUT HE SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST HEARD OF DARK MATTER BEFORE. CHRIST.
And fuck Kendra for just totally brushing him off when he asked for proof of what she was saying. How about instead of having her pull out some bullshit scroll in a language none of them can read (which for all they know could be an ancient take-out menu), you, idk, SHOW THE FUCKING TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE SHIP RED TORNADO WAS ON? She keeps talking about how they got one last transmission from Carter and his explorers. WHY NOT SHOW IT!?
And I know he's all proud of the fact that he's a language professor, but that Barbatos crap is such bullshit. You spent all this time trying to explain stuff out of your field of study, but when it comes to your own goddamn area of expertise you offer up this lame ass explanation to force metal into a name that was meant for a sentient bomb Darkseid sent after Batman????????????
I need to move on…
- Continuity – C+
- Dialogue – D
- Coherence – D-
- Conciseness – R
- Development – D-
Grade: D
What the fuck happened?
Were you bored?
I don't blame you.
The art is…competent. It's not Greg Land levels of lazy, or Rob Liefeld levels of what-the-fuck-is-that-a-foot? But it's by no means Capullo's best.
Everyone has, like, no expression? They all look faintly bemused, like they finally squeaked off the tiniest of farts while successfully not making anyone around them aware or accidentally shitting themselves. I realize that's incredibly descriptive, but I don't know! It's a really weird expression, considering the circumstances. I'm trying here!
They're talking about some pretty heavy stuff and everyone has a smile. It's not a Joker grin or anything, but their mouths are all distinctly curved up, like they're not at all worried about a dark universe crashing into theirs.
It's a confident, sneaky expression and, like, EVERYONE has it.
Even Mr. Frowny-Bats doesn't look all that pissed off. His fucking city got wiped out by a randomly appearing mountain, and he's just like…meh about it…nice to know he cares if his Batfamily is ok…
To be fair, he probably has vitals on all of them considering Snyder-Bats is paranoid as fuck…but still. What about Gordon? Or Selina? Or Alfred, who's freaking the fuck out right now? You'd think Bats would at least look after his surrogate father. Then again, maybe that was in a tie-in too.
Moving on…
The backgrounds are so flat and boring. Alan Moore would be ashamed.
I can picture his reaction now: Alan Moore, frilly pink apron still on, cast-iron frying pan in hand, screams wildly at Scott Snyder. He marched all the way from England in order to deal with this himself. He didn't even finish making afternoon tea. How dare this so-called writer leave an artist without anything to do!
Then Moore turns to an abashed Capullo and takes him in his arms. Petting his head gently, Alan coos at him. The artists buries his face in Moore's bushy Santa beard, finding comfort in the warm, wolf-like fur.
"It's not your fault, luv", Alan mutters, before turning his cold, hard eyes on Scott, whose own are firmly fixed on his feet.
In short, I blame the disgustingly bland backgrounds and lack of any interesting detail on Scott Snyder. I mean, he wrote so much bloody dialogue, I doubt he left any artist notes for Capullo. I'm sure he figured an artist as wonderful as his little Greggy-poo could make the dialogue interesting on his own. However, there are only about a handful of artists in the comic book industry who are good at that…and Capullo just isn't one of them. At least not without some guiding notes.
And maybe Capullo rushed through this, didn't bother with details because he wanted to get to the really good stuff later on, but there are some really bad mistakes. Like how Green Lantern says Batman must have activated Red Tornado…and you never see Batman anywhere near Red Tornado ever. Not even under the mountain… That seems like a detail Capullo maybe should have added – either in a background, or remove a certain useless panel showing a close up of some scrolls.
Also, there are two Blackhawk guards who appear and disappear while Kendra is talking. Like, in one panel they're right next to her, and the next panel, showing her at a similar angle, they're gone. And then they reappear where they were two pages ago like they were there the whole time…but like…they totally weren't…
It's just so…goddammit… It's amateur.
And y'know, I probably wouldn't have even noticed half of this shit if I didn't spend so long staring at the dialogue that almost drowns everything out. It's kind of nitpicky stuff, but it becomes horribly glaring when you're bored out of your tits and you're looking at art from someone who's well known as one of the comic industry's best. If I'm bored with the story, is it too much to ask that the art doesn't bore me as well?
I will say that the letterer did not have an easy job in this, and I don't blame him for this. Although…the stupid place titles…those needed to go. At least for Gotham and the Bat Cave. I mean…they're pretty obvious as locations go. But, then again, that's probably Scott's fault too.
- Linework (and Inking) – B-
- Lettering – B-
- Colour – B-
- Forms, Proportions and Perspective – A+
- Style – C
Grade: B-
Final Mark
If I was Scott Snyder's professor, we'd be having us a bit of a chat after class. Seriously, how can you let the quality of your work just plummet like that?
Last week's issue was fun. It had interesting themes. It had great action!
To go from gladiator Mega Zords to non-stop blathering about dark energy shit…it's fucking pathetic. I'd say get your shit together, but…sigh. Holding my tongue.
This issue is practically unreadable. It's just a lot of explaining with a teeeeeeeeny bit of action for a page and a half, and…no. That's about it. That sums it up.
To me, a comic issue should be like a short story. Even if it contributes to a larger story, it should still follow the regular story structure: inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action. By the end of a long running series, you should have a steady string of wiggly lines slowly moving up, and then plummeting down when the conclusion hits.
This has none of that. Well… not true. It has a ghost of that. There is an inciting incident (mountain), there is a rising action (exposition), and that's kind of it. I mean, unless you want to count Bruce's escape from Not-Dinosaur-Island as a climax, but that's pretty weak.
And even if Scott didn't WANT to follow that structure, he should have done what he did in Wytches: he should have built suspense!
The Dark Universe is a world of nightmares, right? It's supposed to be horrifying, beyond our imaging. You know what isn't scary? Explaining science and names for four fucking pages!
You know what is scary? Explaining NOTHING. KNOWING that something is coming for you, watching you, and not knowing when or how it will strike. LIKE IN WYTCHES.
I know he knows how to suspense and horror well, and considering the designs we've all seen for The Batman Who Laughs, and the big scary splash page with Doctor Fate, Plastic Egg, and Steel, with all the creepy Batmen…I should be spooked! I should be intrigued! This should be a scary mystery, and it's just…it's nothing.
I'm not scared. I'm not intrigued. I'm not interested. I'm not awed. I'm not excited.
I'm not fucking impressed.
Final Grade: C-
Next week we'll dive into issue #3. Sigh…I haven't started reading it yet, at this point. I don't remember it very well. I just remember last time it took me forever to pick it up and read it. Wish me luck.
Also, look forward to some movie reviews coming soon! Tis the season, after all.
Until next time.
- Colours are nice. I like the pink feathered raptors.
- Story development - NOTHING is accomplished in this. NOTHING.
- Art - It's so LAZY. Not interesting to look at, and there are continuity errors.
- Dialogue. Terrible. Truly terrible.


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proportional markers improvment
proportional markers was a very good improvement but perhaps something may be do to improve them a bit more.
When zooming, the markers can become very big and very ugly, masking part of the sky with a very dazzling fluo colour, a solution could be to vectorize the markers (as lines recently added) or applying a transparency when zooming factor increase to keep a clear view of the sky inside or around a marker. I hope you could do something.
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|gzotti (georg-zotti) said :
Yes, indeed, we know it can be improved. It is just not high priority.
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Does Stellarium support SVG ?
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Not yet. Any volunteers who want to play with QtSVG?
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Stellarium supports line for DSO objects why not for markers? may be something to do with that...
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