{"id":1754,"date":"2015-05-16T09:57:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T17:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sacollins.com\/blog\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2015-05-17T13:54:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-17T21:54:01","slug":"a-big-heaping-serving-of-dc-awesomesauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sacollins.com\/blog-wp\/?p=1754","title":{"rendered":"A BIG Heaping Serving of DC #AWESOMESAUCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">A BIG Heaping Serving of DC #AWESOMESAUCE<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>So I am all about DC Comics. Don&#8217;t get me wrong. Marvel, Dark Horse, etc. \u2014 they&#8217;re all worthy publishers of great comics. I am a comic geek from way back \u2014 back when TV&#8217;s were in black and white and the family remote was me (&#8220;get up kid and turn the station&#8230;&#8221; \u2014 that sort of thing).<\/p>\n<p>Given that I am over the moon (as I have said since it was first announced) that Jason Momoa is Aquaman!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>I FUCKING LOVE MOMOA and AQUAMAN! <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a match made geek-boy fandom!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1755\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biz141.inmotionhosting.com\/~akweko6\/sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/jason_momoa_as_aquaman_by_vshen-d7yncgx.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1755\" data-attachment-id=\"1755\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.sacollins.com\/blog-wp\/?attachment_id=1755\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/jason_momoa_as_aquaman_by_vshen-d7yncgx.jpg?fit=830%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"830,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jason_momoa_as_aquaman_by_vshen-d7yncgx\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fan art representing the AWESOMENESS of JASON MOMOA as AQUAMAN!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/jason_momoa_as_aquaman_by_vshen-d7yncgx.jpg?fit=400%2C579\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1755\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biz141.inmotionhosting.com\/~akweko6\/sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/jason_momoa_as_aquaman_by_vshen-d7yncgx-708x1024.jpg?resize=400%2C579\" alt=\"Fan art representing the AWESOMENESS of JASON MOMOA as AQUAMAN!\" width=\"400\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/jason_momoa_as_aquaman_by_vshen-d7yncgx.jpg?resize=708%2C1024 708w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/jason_momoa_as_aquaman_by_vshen-d7yncgx.jpg?resize=208%2C300 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/jason_momoa_as_aquaman_by_vshen-d7yncgx.jpg?w=830 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fan art representing the AWESOMENESS of JASON MOMOA as AQUAMAN!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well the DC universe has been fairly low-key in the cinema realm. Not so for TV. It has only been expanding. I am giddy with the possibilities of where it&#8217;s all going to go.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1756\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biz141.inmotionhosting.com\/~akweko6\/sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Flash-600x774.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1756\" data-attachment-id=\"1756\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.sacollins.com\/blog-wp\/?attachment_id=1756\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Flash-600x774.jpg?fit=600%2C774\" data-orig-size=\"600,774\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The-Flash-600&amp;#215;774\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grant Gustin as Barry Allen aka THE FLASH&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Flash-600x774.jpg?fit=400%2C516\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1756\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biz141.inmotionhosting.com\/~akweko6\/sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Flash-600x774.jpg?resize=400%2C516\" alt=\"Grant Gustin as Barry Allen aka THE FLASH\" width=\"400\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Flash-600x774.jpg?resize=600%2C774 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacollins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Flash-600x774.jpg?resize=233%2C300 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grant Gustin as Barry Allen aka THE FLASH<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But now we have something that I wasn&#8217;t expecting on the rise. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (coming this fall to the CW)!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not seen anything about it (and you&#8217;d have to live under a rock not to \u2013 jussayin&#8217;) then take a gander at this:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[embedplusvideo height=&#8221;255&#8243; width=&#8221;400&#8243; editlink=&#8221;http:\/\/bit.ly\/1IIeFqa&#8221; standard=&#8221;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/4MubNoWQiSc?fs=1&amp;vq=hd720&#8243; vars=&#8221;ytid=4MubNoWQiSc&amp;width=400&amp;height=255&amp;start=&amp;stop=&amp;rs=w&amp;hd=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;react=1&amp;chapters=&amp;notes=&#8221; id=&#8221;ep3282&#8243; \/]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This looks VERY promising for further expanding on the DC universe in TVland. But hey, I&#8217;ll blab about it very shortly. I have tons to go through and impart my 2 cents on what it all means.<\/p>\n<p>Just a quick post to let ya all know I am geeking out on the rise in my favorite heroes and heroines of my boyhood years! Can Wonder Woman be too far off now?!<\/p>\n<p>One can only hope&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Until next time&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>SA C<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BIG Heaping Serving of DC #AWESOMESAUCE So I am all about DC Comics. Don&#8217;t get me wrong. Marvel, Dark Horse, etc. \u2014 they&#8217;re all worthy publishers of great comics. I am a comic geek from way back \u2014 back when TV&#8217;s were in black and white and the family remote was me (&#8220;get up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[377,94,365,261,48,229,216,7,260,169,396,145,18,325],"tags":[689,683,685,677,690,691,679,684,682,681,687,692,686,680,678,688],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-authors-voices","category-characters-reimagined","category-fanboy-moments","category-geeking-out","category-giving-back","category-imitation-as-flattery","category-journey","category-my-what-the-fuck-on-the-media","category-science-fanboy","category-social-issues","category-the-craft","category-words-have-power","category-writing","category-young-adult-realities","tag-aquaman","tag-atom","tag-captain-cold","tag-cw","tag-dc-comics","tag-dc-universe","tag-fall-2015-season","tag-firestorm","tag-green-arrow","tag-hawkgirl","tag-heatwave","tag-movies","tag-reverse-flash","tag-the-flash","tag-tv-shows","tag-wonder-woman"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75tPU-si","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2039,"url":"http:\/\/www.sacollins.com\/blog-wp\/?p=2039","url_meta":{"origin":1754,"position":0},"title":"Wonder Woman, The JLA and Why Comics Matter To Queers","author":"S A Collins","date":"July 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Wonder Woman, The JLA and Why Comics Matter To Queers \u00a0 San Diego Comic Con JUSTICE LEAGUE Trailer Release [embedplusvideo height=\"367\" width=\"600\" editlink=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/29Y5ZQ4\" standard=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/gglkYMGRYlE?fs=1&vq=hd720\" vars=\"ytid=gglkYMGRYlE&width=600&height=367&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=\" id=\"ep7655\" \/] \u00a0 So this is an impromptu entry. 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