Hello my fellow readers and welcome to a new Sunday Self-Promotion! Before I begin showing off what's new and what's to come, I am putting out a call for help: if you are heading to BronyCon as an artist or a vendor, and are willing to share your table, even if only for a day, I would love to share with you. I am able to pay immediately, and if you need help with accommodations, I can help there if needed. I was hoping to go out with a BronyCon bang with this last year, but I am not having much luck. I have been reaching out to everyone I know, and while there has been an angel through one of my Artist Alley forums on Facebook, I am wise enough to not try and put all my eggs in one basket. If things work out with this one person and the situation, then praises to her and she will forever know it. Just that she made her offer is extremely sweet. However, if things do not work out, I do not want to have focused solely on just the one option. So, I send this message out to the Brony Universe, and place myself at it's mercy: please help a fellow Brony out, who found a wonderful calling through the friends she has made in this fandom and wants nothing more than to just give back.
Now that the plea is out, on to some new stuff!! Some digital, some figurines, and make sure you come back on Tuesday to check out my Con Review. First up, I want to mention that for anyone attending BronyCon in any capacity, I am working on some Brony print packages on my Etsy page, so make sure you check it out here: Print Deal
Newest digital piece pay homage to the new horror film "Us", which I will NEVER see (sorry, I am not a horror fan). But, I think this works out well, considering what the director has said about rabbits. It's up for sale on my Redbubble:
A few new figurines will head up to the Etsy page soon, although I am sad I don't get to show off my Deadpool Pinkie Pie. I also have a new item for sale: PATCHES! I am taking my Care Bob design and had it turned into a patch, so I can't wait to show this thing off! I'm definitely keeping one for myself! Check everything out below!:
Hello everyone! Welcome to Self-Promotion Sunday! Well, everyone, that time has come. My exam began today--it is a 3-4 week long exam, which I write two APA essays in response to two different case studies provided to me. This is the culmination of 2 years of hard work, studying special education and techniques. This is going to eat up a good chunk of my time for the next few weeks, so I will be scarce. Commissions will be closed during this time, and my posts will be farther between. I hope you will all bear with me, my fellow readers, and wish me luck! I will make sure I do as much as I can to post when I can.
I will be out next Saturday at CT GamerCon. Make sure you come check me out! It will be one of the few times I am out and about during my exam. Otherwise, I think I would go mad!
Check out my latest design, made in honor for the coming of the series finale of My Little Pony. I tried to make it funny, and make sure you check it out on my RedBubble:
Welcome fellow readers and EXCELSIOR! Today, we are reviewing the last film that is up RIGHT before "Avengers: End Game" which comes out in about a month. And boy, could there not be any more hype, especially after seeing "Captain Marvel!" This movie was just...just...there are no words! Let's suit up and go "higher, further, faster" fans!
"Captain Marvel" (directors: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck)
First off, for many of the general viewing audience, a warning: be prepared to relive the '90s! Like that's a bad thing?? Seriously, I will start off this review with just telling you how much I laughed at all the nostalgia, bringing me back to my child and moody teenage years, as well as how good the soundtrack was, with the right music at the right time.
Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel had a lot to live up to, being the first female solo superhero film for the MCU, and this time, Marvel had the bar set high by their rival, DC. Seriously, "Wonder Woman" and Gal Gadot set the bar HIGH with the first female solo superhero film between BOTH studios, and it almost feels like everything that happened with this film would get measured against that. Seriously, there was SOOOO much at stake! And this movie DID NOT DISAPPOINT!
Now, onto the good stuff. This movie was great! It felt like how the first "Iron Man" movie felt, very well done, still serious, but quite a few funny bits. "Captain Marvel" is meant to be somewhere between "Captain America: the First Avenger" (minus the end credits scene) but before "Iron Man," telling the story of Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, and how she came to be, going from human to Kree, to human with superpowers, and having a major change of heart, but always doing the right thing. Felt very much like Cap himself, right down to going against the grain to do what the right thing is. This movie brings us the first battle between Skrull and Kree, which, if you have watched "Agents of SHIELD" you would know that the Kree are pretty much a**holes in disguise, thinking they are in the right. It's pretty much a matter of the Kree saying "You will obey us or be destroyed" sort of thing, and the Skrull were like no. Danvers, while she is still know as Vers, starts to learn the truth of the war, all the while remembering her past (thanks to the Skrull), and learning what she stood for--another Captain America attitude. The battle scenes are fantastically choreographed, and the ending battle between Danvers and Yon-Rogg is just...FANTASTIC! I seriously have no other words for the end battle. The dialogue is great, especially when Nick Fury (brought back by Samuel L. Jackson) and Danvers are stuck in the Area 51 setting (it's not Area 51, it just looks like it) and are trying to escape. And it was great to have back Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), even though it was only for a short while. Seriously, I wish there was more of this guy in the movies. The Stan Lee tribute at the beginning means more than the cameo, and seriously after the "Spider-verse" cameo, I don't think any other cameos can top that one.
There were quite few questions that were raised for me, the biggest one being a bit of a spoiler, so forewarning, if you have not seen the movie, you are in for some spoilers with the questions: the biggest question I have is, if the Tesseract is one of the Infinity Stones, how could Mar-Vell be working on creating it for an energy core to make light speed? Seriously, I thought those things were made at the beginning of the Universe, according to what the Collector said in the first 'Guardians of the Galaxy' movie. Does someone want to explain this one?
Also, just WHAT did Goose the Cat/Flerken do to Fury's eye? He scratches it and...what? It just destroys the eye? HOW? Because we all know, if we remember "Winter Soldier" that that eye is not gone!
Next, how the HELL did Danvers BREATH in space??? Originally, she has been shown to have some sort of mask over her helmet, but suddenly, that went away. What the hell? This is the sort of thing that CinemaSins would obsess over, and I now have them to thank for the fact that I now nitpick sh** like this as I am watching a movie. (*Ding*)
Also, anyone else notice that Ronan the Accuser's (Lee Pace) make-up was different this time around? Where were the black streaks? Honestly, he didn't look the same! (*Ding*)
And speaking of make-up, so are Yon-Rogg (Jude Law) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou) Kree or not? I can understand why Mar-Vell (Annette Bening) is never shown in in the Kree blue, she was (spoiler) undercover, but those two definitely are not. In fact, Yon-Rogg is the one who GIVES his blood to Danvers! So, WHY ARE THEY NOT BLUE? (*Ding*)
Rant over, this movie is totally worth every penny, and obviously, with "Avengers: Endgame" in sight, this should be on your priority list if you are a Marvel fan. I highly recommend going and seeing this movie before you see "Endgame" otherwise, there will be some confusion. Oh, and of course, stay through the end credits!
Welcome to part 2 of my Fluttershy Friday post. I am going to start off this post by talking about how I became a Fluttershy Fan. This goes back to when I first got into MLP, which is about the ONLY thing I will ever thank my ex for. He introduced me right around the time that I believe season 1 was over, but he introduced me with the episode "Dragonshy." It was the very first episode of MLP I watched since the originals back in the '80s. As I watched the episode, I began to relate to Fluttershy, about how she would try to get everyone to listen but had a hard time getting her voice heard. She was shy, had a hard time with new people, until you got her interested in her favorite subject: animals. I could understand this completely--I am a bit of an introvert, although you would never guess that once you get me talking about some of my favorite topics. I sometimes will have good ideas, I think, but it takes me a while to speak up about them. And when I get loud, I get LOUD! As her character has developed, I could see more aspects of myself in Fluttershy, especially in the fact that I am sometimes too kind, that it has gotten me in trouble. So, as we head into the Series Finale in a few weeks, Fluttershy will always remain my favorite and I will sorely miss her and the rest of the Mane 6 from my TV.
In the meantime, the collection continues to grow. We have a new Flutterbat, and I found a new mini at Five Below just today! So first, let me start with the new custom Flutterbat, by a wonderful customizer friend of mine, Ben. He's done so many customs of mine, and I am so happy to have another epic Flutterbat to add to the collection!
Today, on my way home, I stopped into Five Below. Someone posted in one of my FB pony groups that Five Below had some new mini figures, that were blind bag size, but they were those specific sets that you can find. I had never seen these ones before, though, and I found that weird, because usually Five Below is selling the stuff that wasn't a huge seller in stores like Target or something. But, I found some today and snagged one for myself! I have her next to another blind bag sized figure with a big hat. Doesn't she look cute???:
Hello fellow readers, and welcome to a special Fluttershy Friday! Because I have been lacks in posting this, I am doing a two parter for today, and will be including a bit about how I got into being a Fluttershy fan. Hopefully everyone will enjoy these two blogs. So let's start with the one I meant to post a while ago:
In this post, which was supposed to go up last Friday, but I never got around to it, we are introducing some new mini Flutters to the army. A quick note, I am no longer using the previous #119 for my collection. Upon doing a hair day for her, some of the strings in her hair had been cut, and while I do not mind having a Fluttershy out of box, this is one of those situations where she was not really fixable. I wish I could have, though. I will probably end up using her for some sort of bait. Who knows.
All of these three are Cutie Mark Crew littles to add to the collection. In the first picture, I already had the one on the left, so I added the glittery one, and the seapony one, as well as the Equestria Girl one. I have really been liking these little Cutie Mark Crew ponies a lot, they have a very chibi look to them and it's super adorable. I need to see if I can find a few more of these girls:
OK, fellow readers, the deadline for me to just try and do normal postings is until March 17th. Once March 17th arrives, my posts will be very scarce, as I work on my comprehensive exam, which will take about a month. I hope you all can bear with me while I deal with all of that chaos.
In the meantime, I still have quite a few pieces I am working on as I get ready for some upcoming conventions. The first up with be CT Gamer Con this month. Make sure you come on out, show me some love, because I will be in sore need of it!
Some slightly disappointing news: my Bob Ross Bear was removed, so if you have been trying to find it, it will now become a con exclusive. I am debating on making it a patch, because it seems just too cool to do as only a poster. More on that another time.
In the meantime, here are some of my latest pieces. I am not planning to post these on my Etsy in order to make sure I have enough stock before the con, but if they do not sell at the con, I will be selling them on Etsy. But because my exam is coming up, as well as my Dremel tool is out of commission, I will have a lot fewer pieces on Etsy until after my exam, so I will need to sort of horde the pieces I make for cons unless I state otherwise.
Here are the latest pieces! All of them are Pokemon, and I did two of the Persians, with an Alolan one in the works.
