Geez, it's been years since I've done an INCspotlight special. And this is one I've been planning from the beginning: the books that turned Don Alonso Quixana into Don Quixote de la Mancha.
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The INCspotlight (7 Year Anniversary Special): The Sandman #19 - A Midsummer Night's Dream10/30/2020 The Sandman (Vol. 2) #19 (September, 1990) - "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Neil Gaiman (writer), Charles Vess (pencils & inks) William Shakespeare's newest masterpiece premieres for a most unusual audience in this award-winning comic from Neil Gaiman.
In the words of Sir Anthony Hopkins, "there are many who would proudly wear the mask of Zorro." History has proven that to be true, but Douglas Fairbanks has the distinction of being the first.
Well...I made it. Five years of INCspotlighting. Five years of indulging my love of classic cinema, vintage comics, retro video games, hidden literary gems, and whatever else sparks my interest. So how should I mark the occasion?
The INCspotlight (4 Year Anniversary Special): Top 10 Brotherhood of the Black Flag Inspirations10/30/2017 (Originally published on Channel Awesome on October 30, 2017 - updated post migration)
Anniversary reviews and posts are typically a time when I review or spotlight something I have a personal connection with. This particular year, in light of recent events, that holds especially true. A little over a month ago, I finally self-published my first novel, The Brotherhood of the Black Flag, a swashbuckling adventure story set during the Golden Age of Piracy. It was a long road turning a half-baked idea for a pirate story into something complete and purchasable - we're talking at least twelve years. A lot of people have gotten my back on this project, even before the idea for the book itself was born. Family and friends throughout my life have not only encouraged my interest in writing, but also enabled my passion for swashbuckling fiction, as well as the "factual" history they take place in, in all sorts of ways. Sometimes that influence was very direct (parents springing for fencing lessons and steering me toward a stage combat group), and other times it was more of a chain reaction. Regardless of how it happened, though, The Brotherhood of the Black Flag never would have come about without all of this encouragement, and I will always be grateful for that. (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on October 27, 2016. Updated October 26, 2020)
For obvious reasons, I kinda have the number "three" on the brain right now. And that means it's finally time for me to review Disney's The Three Musketeers, which once upon a time was my favorite movie ever. (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on October 30, 2015) Well, I'm back! Just in time for the INCspotlight's two-year anniversary! And as I did for my last anniversary post, I wanted to spotlight something - or in this case, someone - who has had a huge impact on my life.
(Originally posted on Channel Awesome on October 27, 2014)
Wow...I've managed to keep up this blog for a whole year. To mark the occasion, I wanted to review something genuinely special to me: Lunar: The Silver Star. |
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