@mrbungo.bsky.social
VFX artist, classic movie nerd, comics fan, occasional musician, frustrated idealist living in chaotic times. he/him
Sure thing. Glad to find a use for useless knowledge!
August 31, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Sure thing. Glad to find a use for useless knowledge!
Looks like a G.I. Joe Classic Collection Dwight Eisenhower missing a lot of his stuff.
August 31, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Looks like a G.I. Joe Classic Collection Dwight Eisenhower missing a lot of his stuff.
I also gotta wonder where this puts the Patty Jenkins Rogue Squadron movie that was announced with a fancy trailer about her family fighter pilot history, then taken off the slate, and was reportedly back in production as of this year?
August 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I also gotta wonder where this puts the Patty Jenkins Rogue Squadron movie that was announced with a fancy trailer about her family fighter pilot history, then taken off the slate, and was reportedly back in production as of this year?
And Shawn Levy sure as hell ain't no Tony Gilroy, so I don't expect great things from whatever "new vision" he brings to the table.
August 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
And Shawn Levy sure as hell ain't no Tony Gilroy, so I don't expect great things from whatever "new vision" he brings to the table.
I knew who drew it at first glance before even I read your text. Such a singular artist. Love his comics stuff. And then his gorgeous Playboy cartoons look like the work of a completely different guy.
August 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I knew who drew it at first glance before even I read your text. Such a singular artist. Love his comics stuff. And then his gorgeous Playboy cartoons look like the work of a completely different guy.
That said, there is some really nice stuff going on in Denslow’s work. The texture of the background forest here is lovely, while the far more cartoonish characters are really fun (even if I always find his Dorothy a slightly odd little chunkster).
August 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
That said, there is some really nice stuff going on in Denslow’s work. The texture of the background forest here is lovely, while the far more cartoonish characters are really fun (even if I always find his Dorothy a slightly odd little chunkster).
Denslow certainly wasn’t a bad illustrator per se, and those first Oz illustrations have real charm. But his work feels pretty stiff and literal when compared to Neil’s far more graceful, fanciful works that are so full of life.
August 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Denslow certainly wasn’t a bad illustrator per se, and those first Oz illustrations have real charm. But his work feels pretty stiff and literal when compared to Neil’s far more graceful, fanciful works that are so full of life.
I so love John R. Neil’s work for those books. Just gorgeous, imaginative work that went some strange places.
August 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I so love John R. Neil’s work for those books. Just gorgeous, imaginative work that went some strange places.
What really blew my mind was learning how so many of their classic stop-motion efforts were actually animated in Japan. As a kid, I’d assumed those Rudolph specials and such were as American in craftsmanship as their production designs indicated.
August 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
What really blew my mind was learning how so many of their classic stop-motion efforts were actually animated in Japan. As a kid, I’d assumed those Rudolph specials and such were as American in craftsmanship as their production designs indicated.
I love that Red Ghost is mentioned (and in one way, seen) in the new FF movie. One of so many classic comic shout outs that I adored. But I'm so bummed they cut John Freakin' Malkovich actually playing the role!
July 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I love that Red Ghost is mentioned (and in one way, seen) in the new FF movie. One of so many classic comic shout outs that I adored. But I'm so bummed they cut John Freakin' Malkovich actually playing the role!
So damn true. I've worked on shots that were final or damn near final, and then suddenly taken back to square one to be pieced together from multiple different takes and/or reshoots. Does the delivery date change? Maybe it would back in the day, but in the current era? Oh hell no.
June 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
So damn true. I've worked on shots that were final or damn near final, and then suddenly taken back to square one to be pieced together from multiple different takes and/or reshoots. Does the delivery date change? Maybe it would back in the day, but in the current era? Oh hell no.
Interesting thread, with a credibility hit from most of those goofy live action films of the 60's and 70's living on Disney+ from the start. An easy thing to check in less than a minute. That those were listed on the service's first day gave me a real giggle about seeing some again. Herbie Marathon!
June 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Interesting thread, with a credibility hit from most of those goofy live action films of the 60's and 70's living on Disney+ from the start. An easy thing to check in less than a minute. That those were listed on the service's first day gave me a real giggle about seeing some again. Herbie Marathon!
This reprint is where I first saw this story. I loved the goofball squads of such obsessively themed Batman and Superman anti-groupies! Get a life, fellas.
May 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This reprint is where I first saw this story. I loved the goofball squads of such obsessively themed Batman and Superman anti-groupies! Get a life, fellas.
I knew that guy was cool.
May 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I knew that guy was cool.
The set of Tarzan paperbacks I got as a kid had a number of covers by Neal Adams, which I thought was damn cool. His take on #17 wasn’t quite as bonkers as Jusko’s, but there’s still a lot going on.
May 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The set of Tarzan paperbacks I got as a kid had a number of covers by Neal Adams, which I thought was damn cool. His take on #17 wasn’t quite as bonkers as Jusko’s, but there’s still a lot going on.
When a non-industry, matinee crowd applauds (twice!) at the end of a movie like the audience I saw SINNERS with did on Saturday, you just know they’re gonna tell their friends about it. This one’s got legs.
April 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
When a non-industry, matinee crowd applauds (twice!) at the end of a movie like the audience I saw SINNERS with did on Saturday, you just know they’re gonna tell their friends about it. This one’s got legs.
They’re just never gonna stop paying us back for Dick Van Dyke in MARY POPPINS, and who can blame them?
April 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
They’re just never gonna stop paying us back for Dick Van Dyke in MARY POPPINS, and who can blame them?
"Hard Again" is just such an incredible album. Muddy was a giant.
April 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"Hard Again" is just such an incredible album. Muddy was a giant.
That’s a pretty weird state of affairs since for decades Wonder and Hostess were the same folks. But now? It’s war!
April 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
That’s a pretty weird state of affairs since for decades Wonder and Hostess were the same folks. But now? It’s war!
Me too! I’m guessing you watched that terrific @secretgalaxy.bsky.social video as well?
April 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Me too! I’m guessing you watched that terrific @secretgalaxy.bsky.social video as well?
I commissioned this delightful piece, and it's so fun to see it again. The joy on the face of the recipient as she opened it was truly priceless. Once again, thank you, Mark for helping make one Muppet fan's life a sunnier place.
March 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I commissioned this delightful piece, and it's so fun to see it again. The joy on the face of the recipient as she opened it was truly priceless. Once again, thank you, Mark for helping make one Muppet fan's life a sunnier place.
I love the first episode in which the argument over Krypton’s fate features unmistakable recycled costumes from two classic serials, Flash Gordon and Captain Marvel. Nice bit of comics/film history in the low budget mix!
March 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I love the first episode in which the argument over Krypton’s fate features unmistakable recycled costumes from two classic serials, Flash Gordon and Captain Marvel. Nice bit of comics/film history in the low budget mix!
Not within walking distance, but a beloved fixture at the park we'd go to for P.E. in elementary school. The brave big kids climbed up the outside and sat on top of his head. I was in awe. I settled for clambering around inside and shooting down his arms headfirst if I was feeling daring. Loved him.
March 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Not within walking distance, but a beloved fixture at the park we'd go to for P.E. in elementary school. The brave big kids climbed up the outside and sat on top of his head. I was in awe. I settled for clambering around inside and shooting down his arms headfirst if I was feeling daring. Loved him.
Koko’s now teaching the Last Son of Krypton how to dance.
March 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Koko’s now teaching the Last Son of Krypton how to dance.