In a few weeks, ABC’s show The Inhumans will air. It will feature characters from the Marvel Comics canon, characters first created by the legendary team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
The Inhumans
Posted: September 19, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Comics, Movie Review, Opinion, TVTags: Black Bolt, Crystal, Fantastic Four, Lockjaw, Marvel Comics, Maximus, Medusa, The Inhumans
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Thoughts on the Hellboy Reboot
Posted: September 16, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Comics, Movie Review, OpinionTags: Hellboy, Hellboy Comics, Hellboy II
I’ve been meaning to post some of my thoughts on the in-production reboot of the cinematic Hellboy.
For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, Hellboy is the creation of comic book artist/writer Mike Mignola. He’s a big red demon. A heroic one.
The Busy Life of Randyll Tarly
Posted: September 13, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, TVTags: Dickon Tarly, Game of Thrones, Heartsbane, Randyll Tarly
This post will be referencing some plot points from the most recent season of Game of Thrones. If you’re not caught up, you’re on your own should you continue to read.
Lord Randyll: That spoiler warning seems a tad over-wrought for my taste. In my day, we’d brave one hundred spoilers before breakfast. My son Sam, on the other hand, would eat one hundred breakfasts. And not brave anything.
Midway through the sixth season of Game of Thrones, viewers met with the cold and forbidding Randyll Tarly, Sam Tarly’s father.
Thinking About the Night King
Posted: September 13, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TVTags: Game of Thrones, the Night King, The Others, the White Walkers, Watchers on the Wall
Based on the climactic events at the end of Season Seven of Game of Thrones (if you’re reading this, I assume you know what happened) it seemed a good time to talk about the White Walkers, and what might be motivating them.
But you won’t find my thoughts here. I’ve posted them on the Watchers on the Wall website. Like I sometimes do.
I Did Warn You Not to Trust Me
Posted: September 3, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, TVTags: Catelyn Stark, Game of Thrones, Littlefinger, Petyr Baelish, Watchers on the Wall
As I sometimes do, I have a feature article on the Watchers on the Wall site, talking about Game of Thrones.
I’ll be talking about Littlefinger, the scheming mastermind, but also about Catelyn Stark, not only as the reason for him kicking off his ambitious plans, but also for the end of them. Feel free to check it out.
August 2017 #MicroStory Collection
Posted: September 1, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Flash Fiction, WritingTags: Flash Fiction, MicroStories, MicroStory, Pat Wrote This, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Twitter, Writing
It’s September, so I went through my social media feeds and grabbed all of the MicroStories I’d tweeted during the month of August.
As a reminder, these represent story-essences composed using no more than 129 characters (so I could tweet them with the hashtag #MicroStory.)
Usually, I only tweet Science Fiction and Fantasy #MicroStories. August was pretty much no exception. (Some of them seem less obvious as Sci Fi/Fantasy. Your mileage may vary.)
For really great #MicroStory action, please follow @MicroSFF, the Twitter account that inspired me to participate in this minimalist writing exercise. That feed puts out great science fiction and fantasy MicroStories all the time.
Uncle Benjen Stark: a Ranger and a Danger.
Posted: August 25, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, TVTags: Benjen Stark, Beyond the Wall, Game of Thrones, the Last Hero
Hey, I have a new feature article on Watchers on the Wall, talking about Beyond the Wall, the most recent episode of Game of Thrones.
It was a somewhat divisive episode from a critical standpoint, but I found all the action and character moments compelling.
Daenerys Targaryen and the Defense of the Realm
Posted: August 15, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TVTags: Cersei Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones, Stannis Baratheon, the Citadel
Up on the Watchers on the Wall website, I recently posted a feature discussing Daenerys Targaryen, and how her invasion of Westeros might not be the best thing for the defense of the Seven Kingdoms in the looming war against the White Walkers.
No, I’m not currently being paid by the Cersei Lannister administration to build a case against the Mother of Dragons.
Jon Snow and Theon Greyjoy: the Reunion
Posted: August 9, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TVTags: Game of Thrones, Jon Snow, Theon Greyjoy
Look you guys, I got REALLY excited when Theon Greyjoy and Jon Snow were face-to-face, something that hadn’t happened since the very first season of Game of Thrones. (It’s possible the only scenes they’d shared were in episode 1?)
I got so excited, that even though I wasn’t really planning on keeping up with my usual blogging schedule, I wrote something up about their reunion for the Watchers on the Wall website.
Sansa Stark: Playing the Game Her Way
Posted: August 6, 2017 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TVTags: Game of Thrones, Jon Snow, Karstarks, Petyr Baelish, Sansa Stark, Umbers, Winterfell
Up on the Watchers on the Wall site is a new post from me, talking about Sansa Stark.
I’m occasionally a vocal member of the Sansa Stark Defense Squad, since she tends to be viewed in the most negative light possible at times. My latest post is along those lines.
I Can't Possibly Be Wrong All the Time 