Jared Wayne Gifford
@jaredwaynegifford.bsky.social
Comic writer, Bass player, Goth, lover of all things nerdy and creepy, writer of Death Watch, and hated liberal hippie aka progressive Democrat.
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I love Chris Claremont's work, especially the stuff that he wrote for the X-men.
His stuff was so impactful that much of it is still felt in comic books even today.
His stuff was so impactful that much of it is still felt in comic books even today.
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I love Chris Claremont's work, especially the stuff that he wrote for the X-men.
His stuff was so impactful that much of it is still felt in comic books even today.
His stuff was so impactful that much of it is still felt in comic books even today.
Throne of Blood is an adaptation of Macbeth and directed by the great Akira Kurasawa.
Despite the different setting, the story is still one of the best adaptations of the source material.
Despite the different setting, the story is still one of the best adaptations of the source material.
December 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Throne of Blood is an adaptation of Macbeth and directed by the great Akira Kurasawa.
Despite the different setting, the story is still one of the best adaptations of the source material.
Despite the different setting, the story is still one of the best adaptations of the source material.
Ultimate Thor is my favorite story out of the Marvel Ultimate line.
You ask why? It's got Thor fighting Nazi frost giants, no more need be said.
You ask why? It's got Thor fighting Nazi frost giants, no more need be said.
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Ultimate Thor is my favorite story out of the Marvel Ultimate line.
You ask why? It's got Thor fighting Nazi frost giants, no more need be said.
You ask why? It's got Thor fighting Nazi frost giants, no more need be said.
Three Outlaw Samurai is a great film about three samurai who are sent out with a large group of guards to round up some villagers who have kidnapped the evil lord's daughter in order to get him to listen to their plight.
The Samurai take pity on them and decide to fight, though it seems hopeless.
The Samurai take pity on them and decide to fight, though it seems hopeless.
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Three Outlaw Samurai is a great film about three samurai who are sent out with a large group of guards to round up some villagers who have kidnapped the evil lord's daughter in order to get him to listen to their plight.
The Samurai take pity on them and decide to fight, though it seems hopeless.
The Samurai take pity on them and decide to fight, though it seems hopeless.
After the Avenger Disassembled story ended, Thor went into hiatus for a few years, however when he reemerged it was with one of the strongest stories he'd had in quite a while, penned by the likes of J. Michael Straczynski and Kieron Gillen.
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
After the Avenger Disassembled story ended, Thor went into hiatus for a few years, however when he reemerged it was with one of the strongest stories he'd had in quite a while, penned by the likes of J. Michael Straczynski and Kieron Gillen.
The Samurai Trilogy tells the life's story of Miyamoto Musashi through the course of three films.
It starts when he is a brash youth until when he is older, wiser, and far more skilled.
It starts when he is a brash youth until when he is older, wiser, and far more skilled.
December 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Samurai Trilogy tells the life's story of Miyamoto Musashi through the course of three films.
It starts when he is a brash youth until when he is older, wiser, and far more skilled.
It starts when he is a brash youth until when he is older, wiser, and far more skilled.
Another of my favorite Thor runs is the one written by Dan Jurgens, which includes many artists like John Romita Jr, Stuart Immonen, Erik Larsen, and Andy Kubert.
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Another of my favorite Thor runs is the one written by Dan Jurgens, which includes many artists like John Romita Jr, Stuart Immonen, Erik Larsen, and Andy Kubert.
Sanjuro is the sequel to Yojimbo and finds our titular hero helping out a band of young Samurai who are on the run from the ambitious viceroy of the local lord.
The viceroy intends to seize power and get rid of anyone who is loyal to the former lord.
The viceroy intends to seize power and get rid of anyone who is loyal to the former lord.
November 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Sanjuro is the sequel to Yojimbo and finds our titular hero helping out a band of young Samurai who are on the run from the ambitious viceroy of the local lord.
The viceroy intends to seize power and get rid of anyone who is loyal to the former lord.
The viceroy intends to seize power and get rid of anyone who is loyal to the former lord.
The Superman Monster is a great elseworlds tale that combines the story of Frankenstein with the origins of Superman, and it's just as awesome as it sounds.
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Superman Monster is a great elseworlds tale that combines the story of Frankenstein with the origins of Superman, and it's just as awesome as it sounds.
Yojimbo is a great film about a Ronin (wandering samurai) who comes across a village that is caught between the fighting of two rival Yakuza gangs.
The Ronin takes it upon himself to pit the two groups against each other and save the exploited villagers.
The Ronin takes it upon himself to pit the two groups against each other and save the exploited villagers.
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Yojimbo is a great film about a Ronin (wandering samurai) who comes across a village that is caught between the fighting of two rival Yakuza gangs.
The Ronin takes it upon himself to pit the two groups against each other and save the exploited villagers.
The Ronin takes it upon himself to pit the two groups against each other and save the exploited villagers.
The Incal is another great comic book story which was illustrated by Moebius.
Once again his work is the pinnacle of great detailed sequential art, especially when he goes into those wide angle panels.
I highly recommend this one.
Once again his work is the pinnacle of great detailed sequential art, especially when he goes into those wide angle panels.
I highly recommend this one.
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Incal is another great comic book story which was illustrated by Moebius.
Once again his work is the pinnacle of great detailed sequential art, especially when he goes into those wide angle panels.
I highly recommend this one.
Once again his work is the pinnacle of great detailed sequential art, especially when he goes into those wide angle panels.
I highly recommend this one.
Rashomon is a great film that was innovative in its storytelling.
It tells the story of the murder of a man, and the assault of a woman from four different points of view, and it is up to us the audience to determine which story is more accurate.
It tells the story of the murder of a man, and the assault of a woman from four different points of view, and it is up to us the audience to determine which story is more accurate.
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Rashomon is a great film that was innovative in its storytelling.
It tells the story of the murder of a man, and the assault of a woman from four different points of view, and it is up to us the audience to determine which story is more accurate.
It tells the story of the murder of a man, and the assault of a woman from four different points of view, and it is up to us the audience to determine which story is more accurate.
The Mark Waid run of The Flash is a great starting point for people who want to get into the character.
Waid wrote for the character for nearly a decade and introduced story lines that people still feel the impact of to this day.
Waid wrote for the character for nearly a decade and introduced story lines that people still feel the impact of to this day.
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The Mark Waid run of The Flash is a great starting point for people who want to get into the character.
Waid wrote for the character for nearly a decade and introduced story lines that people still feel the impact of to this day.
Waid wrote for the character for nearly a decade and introduced story lines that people still feel the impact of to this day.
Lone Wolf and Cub was adapted into six films and are some of the most action packed films you'll watch.
However keep in mind that for those that don't know, going in there are at least two scenes of women being brutally attacked in these films (they are avenged).
However keep in mind that for those that don't know, going in there are at least two scenes of women being brutally attacked in these films (they are avenged).
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Lone Wolf and Cub was adapted into six films and are some of the most action packed films you'll watch.
However keep in mind that for those that don't know, going in there are at least two scenes of women being brutally attacked in these films (they are avenged).
However keep in mind that for those that don't know, going in there are at least two scenes of women being brutally attacked in these films (they are avenged).
Bio Booster Armor Guyver is a great manga that has had two anime series adaptations, along with two live action films.
The story revolves around a high school student who find a bio armor that bonds itself with him, he then uses the suit to help him fight alien mutants who have infiltrated Earth.
The story revolves around a high school student who find a bio armor that bonds itself with him, he then uses the suit to help him fight alien mutants who have infiltrated Earth.
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Bio Booster Armor Guyver is a great manga that has had two anime series adaptations, along with two live action films.
The story revolves around a high school student who find a bio armor that bonds itself with him, he then uses the suit to help him fight alien mutants who have infiltrated Earth.
The story revolves around a high school student who find a bio armor that bonds itself with him, he then uses the suit to help him fight alien mutants who have infiltrated Earth.
The Lady Snowblood films are another great set of action movies about revenge.
In fact it was these films that inspired the Kill Bill movies.
In fact it was these films that inspired the Kill Bill movies.
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Lady Snowblood films are another great set of action movies about revenge.
In fact it was these films that inspired the Kill Bill movies.
In fact it was these films that inspired the Kill Bill movies.
Superman Unchained is a great story that is illustrated by Jim Lee and written by Scott Snyder.
It's actually one of the few bright spots in the chaos that was the new 52.
It's actually one of the few bright spots in the chaos that was the new 52.
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Superman Unchained is a great story that is illustrated by Jim Lee and written by Scott Snyder.
It's actually one of the few bright spots in the chaos that was the new 52.
It's actually one of the few bright spots in the chaos that was the new 52.
Harakiri is a film about a low level Samurai who's son and his family are starving, the son goes to one of the lords to try and gain his sympathy, he instead demands he commit ritual suicide.
When the father learns of this, he then plans his revenge.
When the father learns of this, he then plans his revenge.
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Harakiri is a film about a low level Samurai who's son and his family are starving, the son goes to one of the lords to try and gain his sympathy, he instead demands he commit ritual suicide.
When the father learns of this, he then plans his revenge.
When the father learns of this, he then plans his revenge.
Superman: Secret Identity is another elseworlds story about a person named Clark Kent who lives in a world where Superman is a comic book.
When Clark hits his mid teens he develops powers and decides that he might as well take up the mantle of Superman due to his name.
When Clark hits his mid teens he develops powers and decides that he might as well take up the mantle of Superman due to his name.
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Superman: Secret Identity is another elseworlds story about a person named Clark Kent who lives in a world where Superman is a comic book.
When Clark hits his mid teens he develops powers and decides that he might as well take up the mantle of Superman due to his name.
When Clark hits his mid teens he develops powers and decides that he might as well take up the mantle of Superman due to his name.
Ys is a dungeon crawler with RPG elements that started out on platforms like the PC and the Turbo Grafx 16.
Many sequels later it is still going strong.
Many sequels later it is still going strong.
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Ys is a dungeon crawler with RPG elements that started out on platforms like the PC and the Turbo Grafx 16.
Many sequels later it is still going strong.
Many sequels later it is still going strong.
Superman: Red Son is an elseworld story that asks the question: What if Superman's rocket had landed in Soviet Russia rather than in the heart of Kansas?
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Superman: Red Son is an elseworld story that asks the question: What if Superman's rocket had landed in Soviet Russia rather than in the heart of Kansas?
Xenogears may not be as well known as its contemporaries like Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger/Cross, however it's still a great game with great characters, and it has a battle system that is unique among the JRPG's at the time.
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Xenogears may not be as well known as its contemporaries like Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger/Cross, however it's still a great game with great characters, and it has a battle system that is unique among the JRPG's at the time.
Following the John Byrne run was a great run from the likes of Roger Stern, Dan Jurgens, and Louise Simonson.
These would lead to great stories in the late 80's to the mid 90's, including the Death/Return of Superman story lines.
These would lead to great stories in the late 80's to the mid 90's, including the Death/Return of Superman story lines.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Following the John Byrne run was a great run from the likes of Roger Stern, Dan Jurgens, and Louise Simonson.
These would lead to great stories in the late 80's to the mid 90's, including the Death/Return of Superman story lines.
These would lead to great stories in the late 80's to the mid 90's, including the Death/Return of Superman story lines.
I first discovered this game on the SNES, it would be a few years later that I would discover that it was a port of the PC game.
Either way, it's still a game that I love to this day.
Either way, it's still a game that I love to this day.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I first discovered this game on the SNES, it would be a few years later that I would discover that it was a port of the PC game.
Either way, it's still a game that I love to this day.
Either way, it's still a game that I love to this day.
This Superman story is based on an episode of the 1940's radio show.
When an Asian immigrant family moves to the suburbs in Metropolis, they are immediately harassed by members of the Klan and are forced to live in daily terror, Superman is angered by this and helps the family against the racism.
When an Asian immigrant family moves to the suburbs in Metropolis, they are immediately harassed by members of the Klan and are forced to live in daily terror, Superman is angered by this and helps the family against the racism.
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This Superman story is based on an episode of the 1940's radio show.
When an Asian immigrant family moves to the suburbs in Metropolis, they are immediately harassed by members of the Klan and are forced to live in daily terror, Superman is angered by this and helps the family against the racism.
When an Asian immigrant family moves to the suburbs in Metropolis, they are immediately harassed by members of the Klan and are forced to live in daily terror, Superman is angered by this and helps the family against the racism.