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<\/p>\nJust a few jots about various things going on these days, in my life and in the world at large.<\/p>\n
Saw the new Avengers movie last night.\u00a0 ENDGAME is amazing.\u00a0 Kudos to the writers and director.\u00a0 I cannot believe they got all those characters into one film, and still managed to do them all justice.\u00a0\u00a0 The final battle was epic, exciting, thrilling, full of twists and turns… and strangely beautiful.\u00a0 But the character scenes earlier in the film really made it for me.\u00a0\u00a0 The opening with Hawkeye, the Ant-Man scenes, Tony Stark’s moments communing with his helm… so many more.\u00a0 There’s plenty of action here, but this is not just A Big Dumb Action movie, of which there are far too many these days.\u00a0\u00a0 Stan Lee would have been proud.\u00a0 Could he ever have dreamed that all those characters he and Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko and the rest of the Marvel team created in the early 60s would one day come to dominate global culture?\u00a0 There’s an amazing story for you.<\/p>\n
Oh… and yay for the rat.\u00a0\u00a0 The unsung hero.\u00a0\u00a0 They should make him an honorary Avenger.<\/p>\n
On other fronts… my imaginary history book, FIRE & BLOOD, had a good long run on the NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller List, hanging on for more than three months in the top ten before finally sliding off.\u00a0\u00a0 But hey, hey, hey, as of this week, I’m back!\u00a0\u00a0 My Targaryen history has reappeared at #9 on the hardcover fiction list, up from #12.\u00a0\u00a0 You can’t keep a good dragon down.<\/p>\n
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(You can get autographed copies of FIRE & BLOOD from the bookstore at my Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe.\u00a0 We also have signed copies of all my other books, as well as novels by many other writers… most recently, Alan Brennert and Marlon James).<\/p>\n
The graphic novel of STARPORT, adapted and drawn by the talented Raya Golden from a television pilot I wrote in 1994, is also out, and doing nicely.\u00a0\u00a0 Raya did a beautiful job, and there’s a chance that there will be more STARPORT graphic novels coming your way in the future.\u00a0 ((Based on my world and characters, but no, not written by me, I don’t have the time, so calm on down)).\u00a0\u00a0 Who knows?\u00a0 Maybe even the TV series it was originally meant to be.\u00a0 And wouldn’t THAT be wonderfully exciting.<\/p>\n
Oh, and speaking of television, don’t believe everything you read.\u00a0\u00a0 Internet reports are notoriously unreliable.\u00a0 We have had five different GAME OF THRONES successor shows in development (I mislike the term “spinoffs”) at HBO, and three of them are still moving forward nicely.\u00a0\u00a0 The one I am not supposed to call THE LONG NIGHT will be shooting later this year, and two other shows remain in the script stage, but are edging closer.\u00a0\u00a0 What are they about?\u00a0 I cannot say.\u00a0\u00a0 But maybe some of you should pick up a copy of FIRE & BLOOD and come up with your own theories.<\/p>\n
Purely as a viewer, no connection whatsoever, I am enjoying the hell out of the new HBO drama GENTLEMAN JACK.\u00a0 Only two episodes in, but it’s very well done.\u00a0 And of course, VEEP is as funny as ever… much funnier than real politics.<\/p>\n
Out in the real world, I was pleased that Joe Biden finally announced his candidacy for president.\u00a0\u00a0 There are a lot of good Democrats running, maybe too many, and I’d probably vote for any one of them over the present blot upon the Oval Office.\u00a0 The main things I want in a nominee, however, are twofold: (1) someone who can beat Trump, and (2) someone who would actually be a good\/ great president.\u00a0\u00a0 Biden qualifies on both counts.\u00a0 Also, the speech he gave announcing his run was kickass… and so, so true.\u00a0 I wish him well.<\/p>\n
Lots lots more going on, but I have pages to write.\u00a0\u00a0 ’nuff said.<\/p>\n
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