John Boren
@johnborencomics.bsky.social
Cartoonist. Letterer. Old nerd.
Mendicant. False Gentleman.
Mendicant. False Gentleman.
Wow, I dropped Disney+ a few months ago like the proverbial bad habit. Nice to see the company itself reassuring me I made the correct choice.
October 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Wow, I dropped Disney+ a few months ago like the proverbial bad habit. Nice to see the company itself reassuring me I made the correct choice.
Dig around for behind the scenes info on this one, it was a troubled, bizarre shoot. For example, Kirk Douglas, at sixty, was going through a mid-life crisis on set, and boy, does it show! It's definitely worth a look for its production design, if nothing else.
October 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Dig around for behind the scenes info on this one, it was a troubled, bizarre shoot. For example, Kirk Douglas, at sixty, was going through a mid-life crisis on set, and boy, does it show! It's definitely worth a look for its production design, if nothing else.
I understand the sentiment, and I assume this is a bit, but just in case, you really don’t want to take too much Tylenol, it will kill your liver in a hurry. Sorry for being literal, but I’ve got this dumb thing I do, I care about people, it gets me into trouble all the damn time
September 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I understand the sentiment, and I assume this is a bit, but just in case, you really don’t want to take too much Tylenol, it will kill your liver in a hurry. Sorry for being literal, but I’ve got this dumb thing I do, I care about people, it gets me into trouble all the damn time
Personally, my favorite part is the Logan’s Run shirt, but of course the whole damn thing is magnificent
September 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Personally, my favorite part is the Logan’s Run shirt, but of course the whole damn thing is magnificent
13-year-old me loved the original. I thought Legacy was flawed, but it at least tried, and had a killer soundtrack. This thing just makes me feel like crawling into the nearest tar pit
September 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
13-year-old me loved the original. I thought Legacy was flawed, but it at least tried, and had a killer soundtrack. This thing just makes me feel like crawling into the nearest tar pit
This will fill a two hour block on Disney+ that people will turn on and have in the background, while they do something on their computer, or phone. It’s not a film, or even a movie. It’s content.
September 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This will fill a two hour block on Disney+ that people will turn on and have in the background, while they do something on their computer, or phone. It’s not a film, or even a movie. It’s content.
If you know, you know
September 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If you know, you know
No shade on the Star Wars OST, obviously a GOAT, but the Jerry Goldsmith score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture is what did it for me
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September 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
No shade on the Star Wars OST, obviously a GOAT, but the Jerry Goldsmith score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture is what did it for me
Planets was very early ‘80s, maybe even late 1970s. He-Man, I watched as a teen-ager, very self-consciously, feeling I’d aged out, but Skeletor always made me laugh, and Evil-Lyn was just too cool to not watch
September 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Planets was very early ‘80s, maybe even late 1970s. He-Man, I watched as a teen-ager, very self-consciously, feeling I’d aged out, but Skeletor always made me laugh, and Evil-Lyn was just too cool to not watch
Oh wow, good question. I lived in semi-rural Alabama, growing up as a kid, and what I grew up with was way out of sync with whatever was currently popular at the time. So, Speed Racer, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Battle Of The Planets, He-Man and She-Ra, to name a few.
September 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Oh wow, good question. I lived in semi-rural Alabama, growing up as a kid, and what I grew up with was way out of sync with whatever was currently popular at the time. So, Speed Racer, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Battle Of The Planets, He-Man and She-Ra, to name a few.
We didn’t have Thundercats where I grew up, and I was always sad I missed that party. Great art, and as you say, freaking cool animation
September 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We didn’t have Thundercats where I grew up, and I was always sad I missed that party. Great art, and as you say, freaking cool animation
I remember Usenet, an early proto-social media, and how it would light up with people talking about ‘Did you see Mulder put his hand on Scully’s shoulder? It was there for a full three seconds!’ Ah, youth.
September 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I remember Usenet, an early proto-social media, and how it would light up with people talking about ‘Did you see Mulder put his hand on Scully’s shoulder? It was there for a full three seconds!’ Ah, youth.
Saw it in the theater, with the glasses and everything. Ridiculous, cocaine suffused production. Highly entertaining. Jaws 4 requires even more dangerous narcotics be involved, trust me
September 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Saw it in the theater, with the glasses and everything. Ridiculous, cocaine suffused production. Highly entertaining. Jaws 4 requires even more dangerous narcotics be involved, trust me
Honestly, solid plan. Well, you know what I mean
September 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Honestly, solid plan. Well, you know what I mean
My spouse developed type 2 diabetes in the past year or so, and I suffer from gout, so we’re constantly trying to find ways around our dietary limitations. Zero sugar ice cream and veggie burgers for the win
September 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
My spouse developed type 2 diabetes in the past year or so, and I suffer from gout, so we’re constantly trying to find ways around our dietary limitations. Zero sugar ice cream and veggie burgers for the win
Thank you, we agree on something! You do the same.
September 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thank you, we agree on something! You do the same.
‘labor shouldn’t be treated like shit by an indifferent executive class’ is a simple idea, true, but I’ll take it over any bullshit ‘complex’ justifications.
September 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
‘labor shouldn’t be treated like shit by an indifferent executive class’ is a simple idea, true, but I’ll take it over any bullshit ‘complex’ justifications.
Try working a minimum wage job sometime, retail, food service. You’ll see plenty of Ashes and Dallases, a Kane or two, and untold legions of Ripley wanna-be’s, trust me on that
September 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Try working a minimum wage job sometime, retail, food service. You’ll see plenty of Ashes and Dallases, a Kane or two, and untold legions of Ripley wanna-be’s, trust me on that
It’s labor vs. management. It’s office politics. That subtext has been talked about in this movie for decades.
September 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It’s labor vs. management. It’s office politics. That subtext has been talked about in this movie for decades.