First of all, we’re talking about Lucifer, and I saw the number of notes on this post:

Lol.

And, yeah. Judging by the way that tumblr/social media in general loves the shit out of Good Omens... the internet is gonna explode with glee when you younguns discover Sandman.

Morpheus, the dreamy and philosophical mess. And his companions: a librarian, a nightmare, Cain, and Abel.

Death, his older sister. A funny, nice goth girl. I think I saw Kat Dennings was in the running to be cast as Death. Just think of Darcy from Marvel, dressed in all black with pale makeup, wearing an Ankh, and she’s the one who shepherds the newly deceased to the next realm.

Lucifer, who is a lot different from the tv show version in the comics, to be honest. Lucifer doesn’t lie or manipulate. Lucifer tells the truth, and that is much worse.

I have not heard it confirmed yet, but I do hope Matt Ryan will be playing John Constantine. I think I saw that Taron Eggerton was being considered. It would be nice if DC tried to streamline their continuity a bit and have Matt Ryan be one of the thru-lines of the mystic world.

Lucifer being different in Sandman than in the tv show still works anyways. Lucifer appears differently to everyone as I understand it.

Well, fix that by watching it 2x. Not kidding. Watch it once for how fun it is, and the 2nd time to catch the details. Lots of time shifts in the plot that you -flat out- will miss the first time you watch the show. Pay attention to the names of the characters and the names of the locations. “The Witcher” is gonna be the Netflix juggernaut show. Give it a shot.

Punisher season 2 spoilers

so I’m trying to give season 2 as much of a chance (despite the comedy skeleton mask and scuffed Mennonite) as I can but it’s really just not coming together, I mean look at this

that’s supposed to be Jigsaw (they even do like a dramatic musical sting on the reveal), I know because people constantly call Billy Russo by his full name (which is Billy Russo) when talking about him so we know they’re talking about Billy Russo who is Jigsaw (real name Billy Russo). I don’t know if the makeup artist was late that day but that literally looks like ass, it looks like someone threw a bottle of rigid collodion in a squirt gun and called it a day, this is what Jigsaw (Billy Russo) is mean to look like

he’s supposed to look like a gross patchwork of skin, he’s supposed to be horrific, even the movie tried

it’s just again feeling like the Netflix shows don’t actually want to be about comic books, I don’t care that Jigsaw (who’s name is Billy Russo) couldn’t exist in real life, he’s supposed to be weird and over the top because that’s what Punisher comics are, not 13 hour soap operas, also I’m 7 episodes in and Punisher finally put his skull on for the first time this season

I have watched the whole show at this point and -no spoilers- I am reasonably satisfied. This was, exactly like you said, an attempt at drawing in a larger audience. This will also probably be the end of the Punisher on Netflix. Watch all of it. Don’t think of it as Garth Ennis’s character on tv. Don’t think of it as the movie versions either. This is a long form character study, told over the course of 26 episodes, plus his “origin story” in Daredevil Season 2.

The best part of this show is the “soap opera” aspect of it. The way that Frank interacts with the people around him. The way the girl mentions in literally every episode that Frank is doing what he does because he likes doing it.

I saw a review on buzzfeed or something that criticized the show for glorifying violence and making Frank Castle too much of a fascist gun nut. I almost laughed out loud. It was a clear case of “no shit, dumbass: the Punisher is not a very good person and he is not a good role model.” That is what makes him interesting. That is what sets him apart from the other Marvel Netflix heroes. Matt, Jessica, Luke, and Danny are all trying to be heroes. Each has their reasons, and each is doing their best to be a good person. Frank is actively trying to be better and more effective at killing more people. This is a dark, ugly character and the soap opera aspect of it is how that is shown on the screen.

Watch the show. Pay attention to what people say about Frank and about Billy. Season 2 is not the best of the Netflix Marvel shows, but it is very well written and it will keep you watching.

Also, the first season was criticized for being too slow on the build up and not violent enough. Season 2 makes up for that in a big way, starting at about 35 minutes into the first episode, and every single one after it is just as brutal and violent. He wears the skull vest later on in the series - episode 7 sounds about right- but he definitely kills quite a few people before you see the skull.

Marvel’s Daredevil: Season 3 | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

BULLSEYE!

the Punisher, by Joe Quesada.

Just finished binging the show. I will be keeping my reaction spoiler-free. No spoilers, I promise.

The show was very well written, and very cohesively done from start to finish. Some fans of the character will complain that most episodes don't have sustained firefights. Some fans of the character will complain that he does not wear the white skull for most of the episodes.

I am a big fan of the character, and I whole-heartedly think the show did him justice. A lot of the series deals with the effects and consequences of warfare on the minds of the people involved. It is a meditative series that walks a very delicate balance when it addresses vigilante justice. The show has a lot to say about gun violence, and the uses of combat tactics. A major sub-plot concerns a young vet dealing with PTSD.

I kept thinking about the way this show presented itself, and I kept thinking about how a show like this can be on TV at a time when mass-shootings happen more than once a day in the USA. That's the difficult part of this show. How do you make a compelling, morally sound show about a man that uses guns to exterminate the scum of the world? How do you make that man a hero when everyday in the real world, men with guns act like monsters for doing what (they mistakenly think) are similar things to what the Punisher does in the comics. How does a mass-murderer with a fully-automatic weapon in a crowded city become justified? The show does not give easy answers, and that's because there are no easy answers. It asks the questions, and it manages to make Frank Castle come off as a man of honor.

The last few episodes make the slow-burn buildup all worth it.

Did you get the comics for free? No, man! No, not at all.

Marvel’s The Punisher Official Trailer

Just got the green light that I can share this. Here’s a quick piece I finished last month (sans logo and text) as a cast and crew gift for the Defenders team. 

This show is going to blow you guys away!

The official wrap poster by Joe Quesada.

Defenders by SIMONE BIANCHI.

The New Chapelle Show is Funny

the second part was funnier. seemed like the first one was just him warming up for the second one.

I liked Iron Fist.

It certainly wasn’t the garbage that I had expected it to be. Finn Jones should have just kept his mouth shut until people started watching it.

The most glaring mistake in my view was not embedding music deeply into the show. The opening scene gave some indication this might happen, but it was never more than a side detail. I wanted Danny’s iPod full of 90′s hip hop classics to be the driving force for the show’s action, and his internal monolog.

I’m hoping the showrunner for season 2 realizes what a missed opportunity that was.

Agreed.