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Ahoy! I'm almost clever! THE DOLOROUS ADVENTURE OF BROTHER BANENOSE, an illustrated medieval fantasy comedy, is out of print. My second novel is coming eventually! mattthecatania.wordpress.com

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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 2d

I'd been sitting on this Cheetah Barbie meme for so long before finally deciding to pop it into my Peacemaker season two blog.
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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 7d

I’m glad Kristen Wiig got a second chance to play crazy cat lady in Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie!
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#Caturday #Cheetah #WonderWoman

"This Barbie is an apex predator!" over Barbara Minerva (Kristen Wiig) from Wonder Woman 1984

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 8m

Bluesky lists Caturday trending twice right now.

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 1h

Gotham's Azrael is more like a Talon than the ones the Court Of Owls used later.

a man in a black hooded costume says i am the angel of death

Alt: Theo Galavan as Azrael (James Frain) says "I am The Angel Of Death" in Gotham season 2.

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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 3h

My familiar arrived late to her Caturday ensnugglement after dreams were already in progress without her. She had to nap in two non-leg locations first.

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 4h

Isabela Merced needs a more unique Hawkgirl costume in Man Of Tomorrow. Her corporate Justice Gang suit is so bland. Even with comics colors added, she’d just resemble Rogue. Perhaps Kendra Saunders’s & Shayera Hall’s costumes could be combined?
#DCStudios #Superman
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A fan mock-up of Isabela Merced wearing a more comics accurate Hawkgirl costume with short hair so she's unmistakably Kendra Saunders not a prior incarnation.

Fan art of Hawkgirl combining Shayera Hall's & Kendra Saunders's costumes with less exposed skin that'd work best on a chiseled actress.

Ciara Renee's Beeboverse Hawkgirl costume wasn't comics accurate either, but it did convey "hawk" well.

A bright copper helmet would make her stand out, especially if Dr. Fate's gold helmet is introduced. I don't understand why none of the live action helmets include lenses to protect Hawkgirl's eyes.

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 1d

@cloverjag.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=by9H...

Trick or Treat Possum Style

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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 1d

Best Buy's website wouldn't let me log into my account, yet it did let me order Batman Returns Catwoman as a guest.

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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 1d

Now that she's got two episodes of Peacemaker under her belt, DC Studios should give Alethea Jones a whole movie. Marvel Studios already let another Lodge 49 director do Thunderbolts*.
@jamesgunn.bsky.social @aletheajones.bsky.social

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 1d

Don't call Big Barda (from Tangent Joker #1) "Barbie!"

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 1d

Leah Lewis or Jennifer Tong ought to be Jubilee in the MCU's X-Men.

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 2d

Primate, an upcoming chimpsloitation horror movie, reminds me of a less humorous Slotherhouse.

Slotherhouse was so good!

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 2d

How else do you expect to be poisoned by the sole copy of Aristotle's Second Book On Poetics?

a bald man covering his face with his hands in a dark room

Alt: Medieval monks pioneer facepalming in The Name Of The Rose.

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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 2d

I'd been sitting on this Cheetah Barbie meme for so long before finally deciding to pop it into my Peacemaker season two blog.
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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 7d

I’m glad Kristen Wiig got a second chance to play crazy cat lady in Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie!
mattthecatania.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/p...
#Caturday #Cheetah #WonderWoman

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 3d

Joke's on you, nearly detached phone screen; I can read backwards!

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 3d

It's always lovely when UPS says your package has been delivered with a photo of a someone else's door.

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently Tron: Ares also has a good Joker in it:
Cameron Monaghan

a man in a blue suit and red tie says i wanna be the star of the show

Alt: Gotham's Jeremiah Valeska (Cameron Monaghan) says "I wanna be the star of the show."

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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 4d

Rachel McAdams stars as Misty Quigley in Just The Yellowjackets Flashbacks.
#SendHelp

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 4d

Mirage Leatherhead appears to have changed species after losing his eye.
#TMNT #TMNTTuesday

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 4d

Of course instead of making Cheetah a proper furry body, they've used the smooth Knightfall Catwoman body with thigh boots & opera gloves for the umpteenth time. McFarlane should've made her a Collector Edition figure with swappable Golden Age, Silver Age, Post-Crisis, & Rebirth heads!
#WonderWoman

preternia @preternia.com · 4d

McFarlane Toys DC Page Punchers 7-inch Cheetah & Extant go up for preorder this Friday (10/17) at GameStop & Walmart.

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 4d

The glitter keeps flaking off my transmat Fugitoid.
#TMNT #TMNTTuesday

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 4d

I watched Peacemaker season 2 for you!
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Peacemaker Season 2: Multiverse Boogaloo!

The world’s favorite Orion impersonator has finally returned to HBO Max! Of the two DC TV second seasons this year, Peacemaker is the less problematic. As with season one, every episode was w…

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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 5d

#WonderMan
So do we think they're keeping Simon Williams having superpowers a secret or did they remove that entirely?

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 5d

That’s lepidopterist talk!
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#Metamorpho #Superman #DCStudios

Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho in Superman

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 5d

Peacemaker Season 2: Multiverse Boogaloo!
#MondayBlogs #Peacemaker
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Peacemaker Season 2: Multiverse Boogaloo!

The world’s favorite Orion impersonator has finally returned to HBO Max! Of the two DC TV second seasons this year, Peacemaker is the less problematic. As with season one, every episode was w…

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Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 6d

"Begone from my temple or I will smite thee. For I am Cheryl Blossom, Queen Of The Bees!"
#RiverdaleStrong

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 10d

Cheryl Blossom is amazing at art, arson, archery, & apiculture.
#RiverdaleStrong #MadelainePetsch

Matthew Catania @mattthecatania.bsky.social · 6d

Now that I've seen it, my suspicion that Maintenance Required should've been about Madelaine Petsch & Katy O'Brian seducing each other has been confirmed.