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Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Retrospectre. Merry Christmas in June, Ticketholders! Some of you might be disappointed to notice that I didn't have a second season update for Frieren on Monday, and the reasoning there is two-fold: I decided that I wanted to watch the first season over first, and I didn't have the time, energy, or emotional bandwidth to cram thirty-eight episodes and a review into a weekend. So I moved it to the last AniMonday of the month for my own sanity (which is currently a bit frayed by the extremes of human incompetence and my own diminishing capacity to cope healthily with its consequences). I need a vacation, I've earned a vacation, and dammit, I'm taking a vacation from professional life whether or not anyone likes it! You'll be happy to know, however, that I've already written my Godzilla vs Mothra review for Friday, with the exception of some links, edits I decide on as I re-read my work, and the ending call to action. So, ...

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Ticketmaster. I said in my last Grimm Universe post that, as of Sunday, I had both read that issue and watched the movie for today's  Goj -Year- ra  review, and that's true. But it's also true that I've turned into a lazy, burnt-out procrastinator who couldn't think of a decent intro, so I'm once more cranking this post out on a Thursday afternoon (and editing it the afternoon of publication). Because an existentially terrifying commentary on corporate greed, ecoterrorism, and genetic mad science with the most sympathetic and personally terrifying kaiju in the franchise  didn't make enough money, Toho decided to play it safe (a lazy, burnt-out creative decision that ended up working out in their financial favor) with 1991's Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (using the English "vs" in its kanji title), directed once again by  Kazuki Ōmori , and featuring  Kenpachiro Satsuma  in his third performance in the Go...

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Retrospectre. After the publication debacle I gave you last week from being stone-tired and not having internet for almost a week, I jumped on content consumption this weekend and as of Sunday evening, I've already watched Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (and obviously read the comic I'll be talking about here, because only grifters give their opinions without having experienced the foundational materials of their arguments, right?). Grimm Universe #4 featuring The Dark One If you recall the first issue of  The Summoning , this issue is an elaboration on Malec's opening flashback there, now narrated by Shang (who is alive again but we haven't seen him yet, because Shang will Shang). In the Mystic Kingdom of Valdor (which, spoilers, but as we've seen in the Goblin Queen issue of this series, the Robyn Hood trilogy , and Volumes Nine and Ten of Grimm Fairy Tales , it does not bode well to be a kingdom in the Realm Of Myst), an ag...

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Ticketmaster. Something you probably don't know about me is that I'm afraid of carnivorous plants. I can't watch Little Shop Of Horrors (especially on a touchscreen), or play most video games that have carnivorous plant enemies (so Mario , Crash Bandicoot , Pokémon , Resident Evil , Metal Slug , and the DKC Returns games are way off the table), Power Rangers ' "Spit Flower" episode and the "Pretty Poison" episode of Batman: The Animated Series (despite my 2D crush on Poison Ivy herself) scared me as a kid, and the mere concept of things like the Corpse Flower and Pitcher Plant are too existentially terrifying for me to even consider visiting their countries of origin. Just the thought of a dandelion or sunflower (I know they're not carnivorous, but phobias aren't rational) growing to my height or taller makes my imagination go apeshit, like, "nope! Not going near that today!"  At one poin...

Article by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Retrospectre. Welcome to June, Ticketholders! If you're reading this on or after the first Wednesday of the month, consider yourselves lucky because a combination of high winds and electrical storms has caused utility and service outages in my area and it's taking a long time to get repaired (I'm drafting this up in Notepad as of Sunday night because there's no internet, my data plan is running on fumes, and we can't get anything fixed until Tuesday at the earliest, assuming that goes well). That's also why I was able to post the June Time Drops calendar but not promote it, so if the repair goes smoothly, I will have been able to copy all of this text, add formatting, and include a link to that post , where I said I would have an image in this post sharing the final view count for May 2026 , and it should probably go right here: Again, thank you all for the love and continuing support you give me every single day; I overus...

Content Calendar Announcement, Week of May 31, 2026 by Sean Wilkinson, a.k.a. The Ticketmaster. As of Friday evening (which Blogger counts as Saturday morning because time zones exist), it is still May for one more day, but the month I get older has gone far beyond my expectations in terms of views, despite my professional life seeing to it that I have very little to give on a daily basis because I now supervise a man-child who insists on giving me the size, shape, and color every time he goes to the bathroom (which is three times per shift if I'm lucky), can't read, can't remember anything, can't multitask or understand directions, interprets jokes with the same level of comprehension as Drax the Destroyer, can't gender voices by sound, doesn't know how to use a phone, probably doesn't have a Food Handler card, and once asked me if anyone is working in the department he's working in . So I'm peachy-fucking cheeks at the moment; thanks for asking. ...