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The Rise of Mark Hamill

Ever since 'The Force Awakens,' which without a doubt an absolute hit, there's one person who has benefited from this renewed interest in the saga, that person being the great Mark Hamill. And in my personal opinion it is well overdue. He's a fabulous actor, who for awhile was overshadowed by Harrison Ford's action-adventure career. Not to throw any shade at Mr. Ford, he's also a wonderful actor, but Mark was overshadowed, and at a point, unfortunately type-casted, until he shined with his voice-acting chops as The Joker in the much beloved 90's cartoon, Batman: The Animated Series.  From then on, he's been working with his talented voice doing many memorable voice overs, but once The Force Awakened, it's like a renewed interest in Mark, as more than a voice-actor has put him back into the spotlight. Which I am absolutely thrilled as a long time fan of Mr. Hamill (and yes, Luke forever will be my MCM) it brings me joy seeing him more constantly...

Mad, Twisted Love

Hello my kiddies!!! Normally, I don't like controversies and I try to steer away from subjects that might rattle people a bit. Specially when it touches beloved characters within the Geek Community.  But lately the treatment of this specific character has irked me enough that I need to share my opinion and get things off my chest. So of whom am I referring about? None other than, Harleen Quinzel, aka, Harley Quinn. Here is my take on latest developments of her character in the media.  Source: nerdist.com For those who might not be fully aware of of her backstory, Dr. Harleen Quinzel was created by Paul Dini (with help of Bruce Time) when they were working on The Batman Adventures series ( subsequently translated to the t.v. show) for the episode of Mad Love, which that was translated directly from he issue of the same name. She was created to be the manipulated hench woman to The Joker. Her backstory is truly tragic, due to going from having a bright future a...