The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad probably doesnt get made if James Gunn was never fired by Disney.

DC quickly jumped to offer Gunn the chance to do any movie he wanted. Gunn surprisingly choosing the antihero team of The Suicide Squad. If you've seen Gunn's MCU movies, you'll know it was the perfect choice, maybe too perfect. I also believe if not for Gunn directing this movie, Disney would not have hired him back.

Mixing bright exciting fun of Guardians of the Galaxy with the bloody horror and dark comedy of Slither, The Suicide Squad is Gun through and through.

The setup is relatively similar to 2016's box office success but critical bomb Suicide Squad. So is this a sequel? Yes and No, but mainly no… but also yes.

Wait, so its a reboot? Yes….. and no, but yes and also no not really, but very much yes

In Belle Reve prison, Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) assembles a bunch of prisoners, again, as Task Force X to stop a threat on the remote island of Corto Maltese.

Among the prisoners are familiar faces from the first film. Theres Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), as well as newcomers including Bloodsport (Idris Elba), Peacemaker (John Cena), Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Melchior), Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian) and King Shark (voiced by Sylvester Stallone).

Their mission is to infiltrate and take down Project Starfish. Gunn warned us to not get too attached to anyone and for once, that's not an exaggeration.

IIn the opening scenes of their arrival on Corto Maltese, blood and limbs fly practically every member of Task Force X is hilariously killed in all sorts of ways. For other movies,this would feel like the climax, but this is gunn getting the movie started.

Overall this movie was impressive. It had the heart and soul the original was missing. It had chemistry and comedy which the first was also missing, and it had a hilariously blody and crazy storyline, which the first was also missing. So all in all, its a reboot. a comedic take on a reboot and it works.

Here are the 4 best characters

#4 Polka Dot Man

Abner Krill, aka Polka Dot Man is an antiheo of Task Force X who is infected with an interdimensional virus. From time to time his skin swells up and he must release the virus in forms of anti-matter type polka dots. Hes mak, Hes quite, he hides when he sheds his dots and everyone keeps thinking hes takig a dump. Hes just aninsane character from DC comics that nobody thought could work in a comic book movie but thats what Gunn wanted. It crazy, its funny and it works

#3 Mom

This one was just fun. throughout the film, Polka Dot man is haunted by images of his mother intruding his realty. He sees visions of everyone in the form of his mom. Hes going through mental breakdowns over and over. During the films climax, Polka Dot Man doesnt think he can help as hes too weak. BloodShot (Edris Elba) helps convince PDM to imagine Starro, an giant Alien Starfish is his mother and to stand up to her, and once again he sees her in a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man moment

#2 Peacemaker

played by John Cena, Peacemaker is an anti hero who will stop at nothing for peace, even if he has to kill every man woman and child. Hes the epitome of what we see in politics today. Hes hysterically dumb but thinks hes right. His wise cracks a quips come off so perfectly for the moment . Hes an entertaining absurdity

#1 King Shark

Voiced by Sylvester Stallone King Shark is the Drax of The Suicide Squad. Hes a big dumb off, hes half shark half man and he is the epitome of what Gunn has created with this film

4.5 out of 5

Comic-Con @home 2021

With the in-person version of San Diego Comic-Con on pause yet again, SDCC arrives online again for a second Comic-Con @Home, which runs from Friday to Sunday, July 23-25, with a few early offerings on Wednesday and Thursday, July 21-22.

We’ve scoured the program looking for old friends — Hello, Her Universe fashion show at 6 p.m. Friday. It’s also fun to make new discoveries, such as the promising Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1981 Week — Why’d It Have to be Snakes Edition at 4 p.m. Friday.

Friday highlights

HBO Max & Cartoon Network Studios: Adventure Time: Distant Lands, noon: “Adventure Time” creator Pendleton Ward and executive producer Adam Muto, as well as voice actors including John DiMaggio talk about the recent “Together Again” special and the new “Adventure Time: Distant Lands — Wizard City,” for which a sneak peek will be shown.

The Incredible Impact of Dungeons & Dragons on Culture and Entertainment, noon: Actress and game master Deborah Ann Woll (“Daredevil,’ “True Blood”), writer Andrew Crosby of “Hellboy,” and Luke Gygax, adventure game author and son of the co-creator of D&D talk about the ways the iconic role-playing game has impacted culture and entertainment.

Batman: Fear State, 1 p.m.: Gotham group editor Ben Abernathy hosts a panel of Batman writers and artists including John Ridley and Mariko Tamaki about what’s ahead for the Dark Knight in “Batman: Fear State.”

Stan Lee, Marvel, and Rolling Stone: 50th Anniversary, 1 p.m.: The Hulk appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine on Sept. 16, 1971 and inside was a piece by former Stan Lee assistant Robin Green on the maestro and Marvel. Green, who went on to a career as a writer-producer for TV series such as “The Sopranos,” will appear to talk about the story and its impact with other longtime Marvel writers, artists and Roy Thomas, the first editor-in-chief after Lee.

Netflix Geeked: Fear Street Trilogy, 4 p.m.: The new Netflix horror trilogy gets the panel treatment with “Fear Street” director Leigh Janiak, cast members Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., as well as R.L. Stine, the author behind the whole thing.

Saturday highlights

Simpsons season 33 and Beyond! 11 a.m.: Animators and writers of “The Simpson” join surprise guests for a panel hosted by Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson on what’s next for the long-running series.

Robert Kirkman @ Home, noon: Robert Kirkman, creator of “The Walking Dead” and other comics, answers questions from fans about the comics and film and TV adaptations.

‘Walking Dead’ series panels, various: Saturday also sees three separate panels on “Fear The Walking Dead” (1 p.m.), “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” (2 p.m.) and “The Walking Dead” (3 p.m.) Each will feature cast members, writers and producers.

Ray Harryhausen: Celebrating the Legacy of a Titan, 2 p.m.: The legendary stop-motion animator left an archive of 50,000 items from throughout his career including models and artwork from classic films such as “Jason and the Argonauts” and “Clash of the Titans.” Representatives of The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation which oversees the collection will share photographs and stories about the collection, its restoration and future plans.

Drawing the Lines of Terror with Junji Ito, 3 p.m.: Japanese horror manga creator Junji Ito will draw and talk about his latest work and fans will have a chance to win this one-of-a-kind drawing.

First You March, Then You Run: Celebrating Congressman John Lewis’ Legacy, 4 p.m.: The late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis‘s posthumous work as a graphic novelist continues with “Run: Book One,” for which co-author Andrew Aydin and co-illustrator L. Fury will talk about the follow-up to Lewis’s “March.”

Ray Bradbury & the World of Comics, 6 p.m.: Orty Ortwein of the Ray Bradbury Experience Museum shares stories about Bradbury’s life-long love of comics, from the “Flash Gordon” scrapbooks he kept as a boy to his later work for EC Comics.

Sunday highlights

Doctor Who, 10 a.m.: The long-running British sci-fi series makes a virtual appearance with star Jodie Whittaker, the 13th Doctor, showrunner Chris Chibnall, new cast member John Bishop and more.

The Great North, noon: The Fox animated series brings creators and producers and cast members including Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Will Forte, and Alanis Morissette for a Q&A, clips, and news on what’s ahead in the third season.

Bob’s Burgers, 3 p.m.: Another Fox animated series brings FOX series brings cast members including H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, and Dan Mintz to answer questions from a few fans, show some never-before-seen clips, and generally entertain you with their stories.

Shia LaBeouf/Def Leppard

Shia Labeouf/Deff Leppard

Ford/GNR

Harrison Ford/Guns N Roses

New York Comic Con- TICKET SALE

If you thought getting SDCC tickets was bad, you don't know Jack. New York ComicCon FAN VER 2022 tickets went on sale today, and not to be outdone it was filled with far more problems than the SDCC open reg, pre-reg and Hotel sale combined. It was one of the most aggravating experiences I've ever had online. Here's how it went

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19:45-10:20 pm EST

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As hundreds of thousands of con goers logged on to get ready to buy tickets, almost ALL were graced with an error page. It seemed no matter what anyone tried...either using the "buy tickets"  link via the email you received from NYCC, or trying to access newyorkcomiccon.com, almost ever person received a "Request Time-out" error page. Simply trying to buy tickets would not work. As it turned out, you either had to follow NYCC on Facebook or Twitter to be given an entirely different link to the "Virtual Queue". NYCC was aware of the issue with users unable to access the Virtual Queue and their only solution was to give out a new link on social media while they tried to fix it. If you weren't privy to this information, you were basically SOL. I on the other hand, happen to get into the Virtual Queue "splash page" very early...like "disturbingly anal" early...6 pm the previous day early, so wasn't timed out. I simply had the splash page up telling me to refresh at noon on May 13th. Luckily since this page was already loaded, refreshing just brought up the same page, with no errors. This is the page so many were trying to get to but failed. I was placed in the Virtual Queue at noon, however I attempted to run two other machines at 11:55. Both were plagued with the error page until I stumbled upon the new link via Facebook at 12:15 that got me into the queue extremely late on both machines. -Ouch 

 10:20-11:20 pm EST

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My first Machine that got into the queue on time sat idle for at least 20 minutes. at 12:20 I was let in to buy tickets! Lord have mercy EVERYTHING WAS AVAILABLE!!. It was looking like my lucky day... I emphasize "looking". I attempted to purchase 2 '4day' badges, 2 '3day' badges and 1 'Saturday' badge. My group was all set. We were on the verge of getting everything we wanted..........until I hit the "get tickets"button. Upon doing so, the site simply hung for 5 minutes. I didn't dare touch anything. A refresh or "back button" may kick me out entirely . I know this sells out fast and I'm already in, no reason to press my luck.

at 12:35 or so my hung page went to 'no page'(above). I was completely booted from the server entirely. My happy day just turned to dread. After flipping out for 15 minutes I was finally refreshed by NYCC servers and sent back to the ticket purchase screen. Luckily everything was still available (right). Unluckily...hitting the "get tickets" button again, after making my selections, only proceeded to hang my page and ultimately boot me yet again. This was starting to get ridiculous. Its now 1 pm. An hour after the sale started and I've been hung twice, booted twice and two other machines were sidelined for 15 minutes and nowhere near getting in.

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11:20-12:00 pm EST

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at 1:20 or so I was refreshed again and again put back to the start of buying tickets. At this point '3day' tickets were sold out. I wasn't about to buy Friday/Saturday/Sunday at $150 when 3day was half the price (Plus I was planning on Spending all day Saturday at the con with partial time on Friday and Sunday based on my travelling so wasn't to thrilled with spending $100 for partial days.) So now my ticket options are limited due to no fault of my own. When I was first let in to purchase, everything was available.....now '3day' is gone. Now I'm getting scared. I go through picking tickets YET AGAIN knowing I'm just going to get hung and booted again. Well this time I make it past the first screen and made it to the shipping screen. Things are looking better, but I didn't get '3day' which I should have to begin with if the site worked...oh well. After selecting the shipping I clicked "purchase" at the bottom..... Can you guess what happened next?.... we'll youd be wrong.. THIS time, I made it all the way to the credit card screen!...but... I looked at the top of the screen and noticed my "session time". I had 15 seconds left to enter my CC info or lose my tickets and have to start over. Apparently while my page his hung by NYCC my session time doesn't cease, it continues to run when I cant even access the site!!! Low and behold... IM TIMED OUT.. SERIOUSLY!!!??? LET ME BUY MY DAMN TICKETS ALREADY. I'm then sent to the start AGAIN!

This time '4day' and '3day' are gone!. This must be some sick joke. Following Facebook and Twitter I'm hearing the scalpers are doing fine and already posting hundreds of tickets online for 10 times face value, while other users are having just as miserable as a time as I. How are scalpers getting through so easily and we're having such trouble? Is what they're doing effecting everyone else?  Who knows. All I know is I'm getting SCREWED repeatedly. 

12:00 pm EST and beyond

By 2:00 pm I was simply over it. I was aggravated, shunned, disappointed, pissed off, degraded, insulted, etc... The entire ordeal was made worse as I was the only one of my group able to even get in, so the fate of our attending was resting solely on my shoulders. No matter what, the site simply would not allow me to purchase badges. I made my way back to the ticket selection screen for the billionth time, saw only single day badges and sulked. I discussed it with my group and nobody wanted to pay the single day rates for all the days we'd be going. We were all dejected and simply agreed we'll skip this shit show and save our money for a rainy day. 

Knowing we weren't  going, I decided to stop taking screen captures and  just kept refreshing my page, simply out of anger and spite. I refreshed and refreshed and refreshed. Viciously and vigorously while cussing and bitching. Then I noticed something!!!!....'4DAY WAS BACK!! I got back in touch with my group, explaining 4day was back in play and this may still be doable. Then comes more heartache when trying to select '4day'....Only 1 '4day' badge was available.. We needed 4.. So I did the only thing I could think of... I KEPT REFRESHING. That '4day' kept coming and going, coming and going.. still only 1 though when we needed more, but I didn't give up hope.. refresh refresh refresh and then........BOOM!!!!... 3DAY WAS BACK!!!

I grabbed 4- '3day' badges and made for the hills. I then added a few 'Thursday' badges to turn those '3days' into '4days'.... We were back in action! This was the closest I think we'd get to the options available at 12:20 when I first got in. The site was now stable and not crashing anymore so I cashed in on the stroke of luck. I grabbed the '3days' grabbed the 'Thursday's and picked up a 'Saturday' for a friend.  My horribly terribly insanely frustrating adventure turned back around. It felt like a whole lot of bullshit for nothing. If the site worked as intended I would have been one of the first in, grabbed what I needed and been done with it. Instead it was a wild rollercoaster ride of misery to only end in a similar outcome.

After the sale, I reached out to NYCC and explained to them my situation. I supplied all the necessary screenshots they state you should get if you have any issue. I explained to them that I was in early and had the option to purchase 4day badges, but site issues caused me to get booted over and over. I asked if they could possible convert our '3day' and 'Thursday' badges to '4day' and reimburse us the cost difference. They flat out refused. They stated "No - we do not provide refunds or upgrades. Thanks." Considering the circumstance and my overwhelming proof in the form of screenshots THEY told me to capture, I expected maybe a little help, but I really cant complain. We got exactly what we wanted but spent $20 extra.

If anyone didn't get tickets at all, it looks like they'll be forced to buy badges off the thousands of scalpers that bogged the system and are getting away with selling for well over face value. CAPITALISM! YAY!

The sale was a complete mess. One of the worst I've ever experienced (even with eventual success) and I'm sure NYCC wont be lifting a finger to help anyone that got screwed due to site issues. That's the nature of the beast I guess. This made the SDCC Hotel sale look like a 'Bake Sale' but hey.. at least I got badges, right?