Jason Bergman

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 14:58 UTC

WTF. The electric company in Texas doesn't have a map of outages so people have been using the Whataburger App to figure out who lost power. This is like when Homer was using the Krusty Burger map when they got lost at sea.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 13:40 UTC

This is the best thing I'm going to read today.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:48 UTC

Oh wow, Sam Riegel, super nice guy, star of Critical Role, VO actor (including several games I've worked on with him!) is a cancer survivor. Watch the video for the whole story.

Sending all the love his way.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=caRT...

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:41 UTC

If you're on the fence about ditching Adobe, Affinity is having a 50% off sale, and also offering a six month (!) trial.

Affinity takes some getting used to, but I've fully adjusted (that said, I'm not a graphics professional). It's also buy once, no subscription.

affinity.serif.com/en-us/trial/

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 14:31 UTC

Oh put it on your list ASAP. It's a masterpiece, and downright shocking how relevant it still is. Not currently on Criterion, but it circulates in and out all the time. Looks like it's on Kanopy, if you have a library card.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 12:54 UTC

Nah, don't worry, it's still great. The one thing the manga does that he couldn't do in the movie is worldbuilding. So. Much. Worldbuilding.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 12:42 UTC

I love Nausicaa, but I thought Miyazaki never quite figured out manga storytelling. The art is gorgeous, but he tried to do too much in print. The slimmed down story in the film works better.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:26 UTC

Clearly you bought an inkjet. Don't ever buy an inkjet! I gave up on those over a decade ago, switched to a Brother laser multifunction. Never had any issues.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:22 UTC

Watched Out of Sight yesterday! Hadn't seen it since release. It's still pretty great. Sweet Smell of Success is one of my favorites. Delightfully bleak. Pair that one with Ace in the Hole for a solid double feature of sadness.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 21:21 UTC

Double Meat Puppets.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 21:21 UTC

I 100% don't care about cars going in circles, but the dude who made Tron Legacy and Top Gun Maverick made this, and it's filmed for IMAX. I am IN.

youtu.be/DrE9umGiPZQ

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 12:29 UTC

Wow, that's basically Jay Stephens' Dwellings, 40 years earlier. I wonder if he's ever seen it?

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 22:27 UTC

Verdict on the Plum Ginger pie: The whole wheat crust isn't quite my thing, but the filling is fantastic. Overall, an excellent pie. 10,000/10. Would pie again.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 19:39 UTC

Fair! But that's the state of the indie scene. Start at the grassroots level, then go for a deal with a book publisher, because bookstores are where comics are sold now in this country. Of course even then, that path only works for YA/middle grade.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 16:48 UTC

As for other indies, the lack of money has led to a much more interesting scene at the grassroots level. The reason I love SPX is it's packed with creators I've never heard of, doing work that comes from art for art's sake.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 16:46 UTC

This is only true if you consider comics to be Marvel/DC, which are laughably irrelevant. Kids and teens read tons of comics! Just not theirs. Neither publisher has a single book on the NYT best sellers list:

www.nytimes.com/books/best-s...

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 16:43 UTC

Eastman and Laird got their start by taking out an ad in CBG for their very not-serious attempt at a Daredevil parody starring some turtles. Worked out pretty well for them. These days that seems impossible. Rachel Smythe is doing great with her web to traditional pub path, but that's pretty rare.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 14:38 UTC

Wow, what a great year for comics. It says something that I can vividly remember every one on that list.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 14:36 UTC

O violent and most fickle lords of summer produce, I come before you today with my latest offering: a Plum Ginger Pie. May this blood-colored combination of summer flavors be worthy of your approval.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:18 UTC

Weird that on America's independence day I'm glued to the UK election returns, but here we are I guess?

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 12:23 UTC

Hey, UK. You know what to do.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:28 UTC

I hadn't heard this one before!

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 21:29 UTC

Now let's retire "folks" to the dustbin of political history. Along with that Bill Clinton closed first/thumb out hand gesture.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 20:29 UTC

Yep. Sigh. Very glad I was able to visit when it was still open!

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 17:33 UTC

From Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel. Words by Aaron McGruder and Reginald Hudlin, art by Kyle Baker.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:57 UTC

Yes, I know there are alternatives now, and I wish them well. But the point is, there was a brief moment where things actually were coalescing into a decent path forward. That moment has passed, unfortunately.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:55 UTC

I know it's a drop in the bucket these days, but really, I'm still absolutely amazed by how badly Amazon fucked up ComiXology. There was a brief window where you could open an app and just find comics to buy. And everything was there. Now it's a complete disaster.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 11:26 UTC

Heyyy, neat. Be sure to hang out in Northhampton a bit, or at least walk down main street. You can still see the turtles on the windows of the former Words & Pictures Museum, although it was an AT&T store when I was last there.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 15:50 UTC

It was so good. They closed with Rebel Girl and Let's Dance just because they wanted to keep playing!

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 13:29 UTC

This was the show, for anyone curious. Bowie's original band on the album, plus the National Symphony Orchestra performed all of Blackstar (and a handful of other classics) with vocals by Mitchell, Gail Ann Dorsey, and David Poe.

So very, very good.

www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/202...

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 13:27 UTC

Last night's David Bowie tribute at the Kennedy Center was a-mazing, but what was most stunning was this Thom Browne outfit John Cameron Mitchell wore. I would totally rock that look.

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