Let’s travel back to 1936 and get involved in a murder/mystery as we talk about The Good Asian. We talk about the WGA Strike and the impacted shows, and we review Ghostlore #1 from BOOM! Studios and The Ambassadors #4 from Image Comics.
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NEWS
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Disney, HBO Demand Showrunners Fulfill Non-Writing Obligations During WGA Strike
Showrunners and producers are starting to feel the heat from the WGA strike, as the studios and networks are trying to enforce their contracts and non-writing obligations. Disney-owned ABC Signature’s legal department sent a letter to striking writer-producers, stating that they must perform non-writing duties as per their contractual obligations, despite the ongoing writers’ strike.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says writers’ strike will be ended by ‘love for the business and the love for working’
Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO said he thinks a “love for working” will end the writers’ strike. David Zaslav also said the 10,000 striking writers deserved to be paid fairly. Zaslav was criticized by a striking writer on CNN last week for his near-$250 million comp packet. The CEO of media giant Warner Bros.
REVIEWS
STEPHEN
GHOSTLORE #1
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Brian Hurtt
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: May 10, 2023
We’ve all heard of ghost stories… but what stories do the ghosts themselves tell us?
An estranged daughter and her pastor father wander a haunted land; they only have the restless spirits, each with its own story to tell, as company along the way.
After a deadly accident of which they were the only survivors, Lucas and Harmony Agate can see the dead-an overwhelming amount of the deceased, all with their own warnings, cries for help, and malevolence alike.
But Lucas and Harmony aren’t the only ones with this ability; there are other nearly-deads, some of which have malicious motivations…
[rating:3/5]
You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link – https://amzn.to/42tjaC4
MATTHEW
THE AMBASSADORS #4
Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Olivier Coipel
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: May 10, 2023
Our most action-packed issue yet moves the story to Brazil, where a Catholic priest fighting drug lords is offered a spot on this international super-team-but he’s happy just doing God’s work in the Barrios.
[rating:3/5]
You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link – https://amzn.to/3NWc4C8
DISCUSSION
THE GOOD ASIAN: 1936 DELUXE EDITION
Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote
Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $39.99
Release Date: June 6, 2023
THE GOOD ASIAN follows Edison Hark – a haunted, self-loathing Chinese-American detective on the trail of a killer in 1936 San Francisco – in a noir mystery exploring the first generation of Americans to come of age under an immigration ban: the Chinese, as they’re besieged by rampant murders, abusive police, and a world that seemingly never changes.
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