Brian C. Baer is offering fans three death-related stories collected in a chapbook for free at Lilac City Comicon 2019. All you need to do is stop by the Penguinate table (A1) to pick one up on Saturday June 1 or Sunday June 2 during the convention.
If you’ve ever wondered what happened to people abducted by
aliens and never returned to Earth, “I Haunt the Spaceship” explores one
possibility. Baer deftly draws his characters through the eyes of the abductee.
Baer’s second story, “Tropical Depression,” takes on a rich
girl sent to a psychiatric facility to learn how to be normal, or at lest be
hidden away from her parent’s society friends and their embarrassment. The
story leaves you feeling like maybe not everything was as it seemed.
In “Development Hell on Earth,” the final story of the
chapbook, strange things are happening on a movie set. The film has been
delayed and is overbudget. A studio meeting should solve the problem.
The stories in the chapbook bring to mind “Beetlejuice,”
Harry Houdini and that “ALIENS!” meme guy from the History Channel. For a
little light-hearted reading that has more depth than it may first appear. Come
to the Penguinate table (A1) at Lilac City Comicon 2019 and get your free copy.
While supplies last.
Do you miss the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror or Bug’s Land at Disney California Adventure? If so, stop by the Penguinate table (A1) at Lilac City Comicon and see what photos we have to take you back to the great memories you formed while visiting the Disneyland Resort. Our photos focus on details of the park, are very limited and cost only $3.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror was based on Rod Serling’s
classic TV show. With its 1930’s design, it was the right fit for DCA’s
Hollywoodland theme. When the Guardians of the Galaxy moved in, fans of the
original were upset. While the new attraction doesn’t fit the Hollywoodland
theme, it is arguably better than the TZ version.
To fix the theming problem, DCA is retheming Bug’s Land to
feature Marvel characters. While few details on the new land have been
released, it makes more sense for the Walt Disney Company to focus on their
Marvel division. Marvel movies will continue to provide advertising for the
land, and DCA will not be providing advertising for CBS Twilight Zone reboot.
With every theming change, details are removed or rethemed.
Our small collection of photos has captured some of those items. Stop by our
table (A1) and ask to see our Disneyland Resort photos. We look forward to
seeing you at Lilac City Comicon!
Attendees going to Lilac City Comicon 2019 (LCCC2019) have an awesome opportunity to help the Spokane community and get an amazing prize on the process. LCCC2019 is partnering with the Jedi Alliance and Our Place Community Outreach (OPCO) for a food drive at the comic convention. Anyone who brings in a non-perishable food item or a toiletry gets one entry for each item into a drawing for a Retro Arcade 60 in 1 Gaming Table provided by the Jedi Alliance.
OPCO is looking for the following food items: Peanut butter, soup, canned meat and spices. If you’d like to bring toiletries, they need: Deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes and toilet paper. A more complete list can be found at the Lilac City Comicon 2019 exclusives page. The Retro Arcade Table includes classic games like Donkey Kong, Mappy and Space Invaders.
OPCO operates in the West Central Spokane area and provides
for the emergency needs of the people who live. From food distribution and bus
passes to utility assistance and hygiene items, OPCO designs it services to create
a healthier and more resilient community.
The Jedi Alliance is a church dedicated to the beliefs of the Jedi. It offers it guests and congregation a House of Worship arcade in Spokane.
The winner of the arcade table will be drawn on Sunday by 3 pm. Be sure to bring your non-perishable food items and toiletries to LCCC2019 and get in the drawing for this mega-prize!
Hey Penguinators, Friends, Family, and Blog Readers,
The month of June is very important to my future success. If
you would like to be a part of it, there are five simple things you can do.
Join my blog’s email notification. (It’s over to the right.) WordPress offers this option for anyone who has a WordPress account, so you’ll need to sign up with them. That ensures that your email isn’t going anywhere else. Alternatively, if you would like to join an actual email list, contact me. I should start one, but I haven’t found a good way to build it, yet.
Join my Patreon. Even at the lowest level, you get one article a month about creativity, just for you (and all my other Penguinators). Jenya is considering doing a penguin photo a month and putting that in a calendar next year. The digital version would be something that we would give to anyone as well. If you’re coming to my events, Patreon will save you some money at my table!
Buy my books. They are available on Penguinate.com and on Amazon. If you have Kindle Unlimited, you can also read them there for free.
Visit my website. Every page view, every reader is important. Visiting my website costs you some time, but hopefully, you’ll gain some information that you really wanted. I focus on creativity, entertainment and travel. In June, there’ll be a lot about what’s going on at different events.
Spread the word. Sharing is caring. Share a link to my books. Share a blog post you really liked. Share my Patreon page. You can share online with your social media pages and IRL. If you have one of our penguins, we’d love to see his or her adventures.
I ended up with a couple of doubles of these Avengers
figures from Kinder Eggs in Russia. All you have to do is be the first person
to come to my table and say “Penguinating is the power of positive creativity.”
That means if you’re a VIP at Lilac City Comicon, you have an advantage over
others because you get early entry into Lilac City Comicon 2019.
These figures come in their original yellow container with
safety card and information card describing how to put them together. The
figures you win won’t be revealed until you choose one of the yellow
containers. Fully assembled, the figures and their spheres measure just over an
inch tall.
If you’re not the first person to say, “Penguinating is the
power of positive creativity,” you’ll still get a sticker or chapbook while
supplies last. Stop by our table, check out our cosplaying penguins and books,
and say the secret words! We look forward to seeing you at Lilac City Comicon
2019.
On Jun 1 and 2, 2019, Author Brian C. Baer will be attending Lilac City Comicon 2019 as a panel moderator and guest author signing books at the Penguinate table (A1). Baer will host panels on both days and will sign books from 10:30 am to 11:30 am at the Penguinate table on Sunday only. You will be able to purchase Baer’s books throughout the weekend.
Baer is the author of “How He-Man Mastered the Universe.” His seminal work on the Master of the Universe franchise examines the social and cultural impacts that the He-Man cartoons had on Children’s television. It also discusses the cult classic film adaptation. Baer’s adept analysis and thorough research bring to light new information that many people aren’t aware of.
By connecting He-Man to the greater cultural and political
movements of 1983, Baer achieves something that few authors are capable of. He reveals
the reasons why He-Man is truly important to the U.S. culture and allows the
reader to draw conclusions about how that has affected the present. On the
surface, it’s difficult to fathom how He-Man has affected those who grew up
with him.
Baer’s detailed dissection of the He-Man film helps this book
to stand out as a labor of love. His own personal connection reinforces the
importance of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Baer’s “Bad Publicity” is a story about an entertainment journalist who has a ghost helping him dig up dirt on the rich and famous. A noir detective story, “Bad Publicity” is as inventive as it is entertaining. If you like detective or ghost stories, Baer’s book will find a prized place on your shelf.
Baer is offering attendees at Lilac City Comicon 2019 the opportunity
to get a collection of his short stories for free. Those who stop by the Penguinate
table (A1) will be able to pick up a copy of the chapbook “I Haunt the Spaceship…
and other stories” while supplies last!
Baer will be moderating Saturday’s “State of the Comic Book
Adaptations” at 4 pm on the Main Stage. On Sunday, after his book signing from
10:30 am to 11:30 am at the Penguinate table, he will moderate the Guest
Spotlight panel with Falk Hentschel at noon and the “Moon Knight” fan film
screening at 2 pm in room 402c. All times are subject to change.
Charles Beaumont’s first episode for “the Twilight Zone” explores the power of the imagination. It’s main question: “Could someone imagine him- or herself to death?”
The mind is undoubtedly powerful. It creates much of our
reality. Self-fulfilling prophecies, the placebo effect, the law of attraction,
“If you can dream it, you can do it…” These are the ways the mind bends
reality.
When the psychiatrist’s new patient shows up in his office,
the patient is concerned and facing a catch-22. If he goes to sleep, his dreams
will deliver him a shock his heart can’t withstand; if he stays awake much
longer, his heart will give out. He tells the doctor that the doctor won’t be
able to help him. The patient has already made up his mind, all that’s left is
for his body to figure out how to fulfill the reality the patient sees.
The same is true in our lives. How we think of something is
what it becomes, and we can imagine both good and bad things. When someone
doesn’t call you, do you imagine something like a car wreck or do you think his
or her phone has run out of battery power? If it’s the first, they may not be
in an accident, but your body reacts in the same way as if that person had
experienced something terrible. You face worry and stress even if nothing has
happened. Removing worry from the equation is hard, but if you can achieve it
and face reality as it comes, you’ll be healthier and happier.
If you love movies and movie memorabilia or you love a
certain movie from the last couple of years, we’ll have something for you at the
Penguinate table (A1). Our Russian lobby cards are double-sided advertisements
for films given away at the Russian cinemas.
Lobby cards used to be a staple of the American cinema, but
now, they are collectible and rarely seen at movie theaters in the United States.
However, in Russia, movie cards are put out every week, and they are an exact
replica of the Russian movie poster. We have brought a limited number of these
cards from Russia to the U.S. for you to enjoy. These cards range in size from
approximately 3×5 to 4×6 with some being more unique than others.
We have done our best to get the lobby cards from every film
in the last year, and many of the cards are from foreign films. We have Marvel,
Disney and DC lobby cards, as well as other top-rated films, including Godzilla
2.
Here is a complete list of the lobby cards we will be bringing
to our table (A1) at Lilac City Comicon 2019. Come by and find your favorite
movie (while supplies last).
24 Hours to Live
A Dog’s Way Home
A Quiet Place
A Star Is Born
Adrift
Alita Battle Angel
American Assassin
American Made
Animation Film Ad
Aritmia (Russia)
Asterix and the Secret Mission
Atterados (Argentina)
Baby Driver
Bad Mamas 2
Bad Samaritan
Bad Times at the El Royale
Bahubali: Birth of a Legend
Bicycles
Big Road (Russia)
Blade Runner 2049
Bohemian Rhapsody
Brothers (Russian)
Byez Mnya
Charming
Chernovik
Chudo-Yudo (Russia)
Coco
Cold Pursuit
Cold Skin (Atlantida; Spain)
Cold War
Corridor of Immortality (Russia)
Crimea (Russia)
Daddy’s Home 2
Dark Mirror (Russia)
Darkest Minds
Day of the Dead: Bloodline
Death Wish
Dessert Ad
Disney Aladdin
Disney Christopher Robin
Disney Dumbo
Disney Incredibles 2
Disney Mary Poppins Returns
Disney Ralph Breaks the Internet
Disney The Jungle Book
Disney The Last Warrior
Disney The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Disney Wrinkle in Time
Disney Zoopolis
Disney: Beauty and the Beast
Dva Khvosta
Early Man
Equalizer 2
Escape Plan 2
Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindewald
Ferdinand
First Man
Fixiki: The Big Secret
Foto na pamyat
Future World
Gangsterdam (France)
Geostorm
Ghostbusters
Giant Pear
Glass
Godzilla 2
Gogol Beginning (Russia)
Gogol Vii (Russia)
Gogol: Scary Place
Going Vertical (Russia)
Golem
Goosebumps 2
Green Book
Gringo
Halloween
Happiness! Health!
Happy Death Day
Hard Times (Russia)
Holmes and Watson
Hotel Transylvania 3
How to Train Your Dragon 3
I Feel Pretty
Island of Dogs
It
Jim Pykovka and Machinist Lucas
John Wick 3
Jonathan
Jumanji
Jungle
Jurassic World 2
Just Getting Started
Just not them (Russia)
Klubara (Russia)
Kong: Skull Island
Ladybug 2
Lego Film 2
Lego Ninjago
Life
Logan
London Fields
Lucky Logan
Magnificent 7
Mama
Marrowbone (Spain)
Marvel Ant-Man and Wasp
Marvel Avengers: Endgame
Marvel Captain Marvel
Marvel Kingsman: Golden Circle
Marvel Thor: Ragnorok
Marvel Venom
Marvel/ DC: Defenders (Russia)
Marvel/DC Hellboy
Marvel/DC Shazam
Marvel/DC: Justice League
Marvel/DC: Suicide Squad
Marvel: Avengers: Infinity War
Marvel: Black Panther
Marvel: Captain America: Civil War
Marvel: Deadpool 2
Marvel: Once Upon a Deadpool
Mary and the Witch’s Flower
Mary Queen of Scots
Mathilda (Russia)
May Bee
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Meg
Midnight Sun
Millions (Russia)
Mission Impossible Fallout
Monster Family
Monster Island
Mortal Engines
Mowgli Decoy Planets
Murder on the Orient Express
My Favorite Dinosaur
My Little Pony
Nevedimka
Night Games
Niproshchenyi (Russian)
Niscrushimi (Russian)
Ocean’s 8
Overboard
Pacific Rim 2
Paddington 2
Peppermint
Pet Semetary
Piligrim (Russia)
Play or Die
Power Rangers
Prishelits (Russia)
Proza Brodyach Psob Anime
Rampage
Ready Player 1
Red Sparrow
Renegades
Ribbit
Robin Hood 2018
Robot Park Ad
Rossvet (Russia)
Santa and Company (France)
Saw 8
Searching
Second Act
Selfie from Hell
Serenity 2019
Shape of Water
Sicario 2
Skyline 2
Skyscraper
Smallfoot
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Snow Queen
Snowman
Spascti Leningrad
Star Wars: Solo
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Suburbicon
Super Bobrovyi (Russia)
Tad and the Secret of King Midas
Tag
Tanks (Russia)
The Boy and the Beast
The Cured
The Curse of Llorna
The Dark Tower
The Foreigner
The Girl in the Spider’s Web
The Greatest Showman
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The Hustle
The Kid Who Would Be King
The Legend of Kolovrat (Russia)
The Little Vampire
The Mercy
The Mountains Between Us
The New Year (Russia)
The Nun
The Predator 2018
The Professor and the Madman
The School (2018)
The Upside
Three Warriors and the nasledushi prestola
Three Warriors and the Princess of Egypt
Time of Monsters
Titan
Tobol (Russia)
Tomb Raider
Truth or Dare
Unsane
What Happened to Monday
Who Is Who
Widows
Wildling
Winchester: The house that Ghosts Built
Wish Upon
Wolf Obtsi
Wonder
Wonder Park
You Were Never Really Here
Your Name
Zapovednik (Russia)
If you haven’t binged “Dead to Me,” yet, it’s time to start.
The short episodes featuring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini pack a
punch. They are witty, dark and amazing. Bookmark this page and come back to it
after you’ve seen the series. There are spoilers after the trailer.
Jen (Christina Applegate) found out she had the breast
cancer gene and decided to undergo a double mastectomy to protect her family
from the pain and suffering she went through when her mother died early due to
breast cancer. She does this because she has seen the stress and sorrow that
breast cancer can cause. Yet, Jen still smokes and drinks a lot, so while she has
reduced the cancer risk due to her genetics, she has increased her overall
cancer risk due to lifestyle choices. And it’s an unfortunately too realistic
portrayal of decisions people make every day.
At first glance and with deeper thinking, it may seem like Jen’s decision to smoke and drink is in direct opposition to her decision to have a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of cancer. After all, smoking causes cancer, and recent studies have shown that alcohol is the cause of “several types of cancer.” It should be a no-brainer for Jen to give up these vices; instead, she dives headfirst into them.
In some ways, having a double mastectomy is the easier decision
because it only has to be made once. There is a lot that goes into that
decision, but once it’s made and the procedure is done, there’s no going back.
Someone who should quit smoking or drinking needs to make the decision to not
participate in those activities every day. Sometimes, the addiction is bad
enough that an active decision needs to be made several times a day. It’s not
just one decision and it’s over. Instead, it’s a continuous process of
decision-making that doesn’t get easier.
Smoking and drinking are socially acceptable. Having a smoke
or drink with someone is a way to bond with that person. Jen is in a position
where she needs a support system. These activities are a socially acceptable
way to make interactions easier.
Smoking and drinking provide solace and improve mood. Jen is
facing the death of her husband and the problems that come with it. Alcohol is
a depressant, which would make it easier for her to sleep at night. Smoking
provides a comforting habit while producing a positive-emotion effect. Both
these things are helping her deal with her sadness, her feelings and the
tragedy she has experienced.
Regardless of her personal experience, Jen has fallen into
the trap that many people succumb to. She doesn’t believe that smoking or
alcohol will harm her in the long run. She experienced the death of her mother
due to cancer, but that cancer was ostensibly caused by the BCRA gene not by
other behavioral and environmental factors. While the cause of cancer is often
more complicated than people want to believe, it’s easier to have a procedure
done than it is to change behavior and overcome the addictiveness of nicotine
and alcohol.
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