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Calvin and Hobbes and the Creator Who Refused to Sell Out

August 20, 2026 / Leave a Comment / MY take on things, Pop Culture / 1990s culture, 90s nostalgia, artistic integrity, Bill Watterson, Bill Watterson biography, Bill Watterson facts, Bill Watterson legacy, Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin and Hobbes books, Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes creator, Calvin and Hobbes ending, Calvin and Hobbes history, Calvin and Hobbes merchandise, cartoonist biography, Childhood Nostalgia, comic books, comic strip history, creative freedom, Dakk's Corner, famous cartoonists, intellectual property, keeping it real, merchandising, my take on things, newspaper comics, nostalgia, pop culture, selling out

Are you a fan of Calvin and Hobbs? I am…… as well as millions and millions of other people. It was witty and fun and innocent (well…) IT just had a unique spirit to it. I was a kid when it was in full swing and I was in Elemantary school when they ended it.

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Elizabeth Banks Boards The ‘Magic School Bus’

June 23, 2026 / Leave a Comment / Pop Culture, Production News, RaNdOm articles / 90s Cartoons, Childhood Nostalgia, Dakk Janiels, Dakk Reakts to, Dakk's Corner, Detective Pikachu Director, Educational TV, Elizabeth Banks, family entertainment, Family Movies, Fantasy Movies, kids movies, Legendary Entertainment, Lily Tomlin, Live Action Adaptation, Live Action Movie, Magic School Bus movie, Movie Announcement, movie commentary, Movie News, Ms Frizzle, Netflix Magic School Bus, nostalgia, Reboot News, Rob Letterman, Scholastic, Science Education, The Magic School Bus, the18734, upcoming movies

Elizabeth Banks is OFFICIALLY DRIVNG The ‘Magic School Bus‘ Welp… this is one announcement I didn’t expect to wake up to. Man what an awesome week for random gems while surfing the internet….. After years of hearing almost nothing about this project, it’s FINALLY friggin’ official: Elizabeth Banks has been cast as Ms. Frizzle in

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Ready Player Two: Is the Sequel Happening?September 29, 2026
Update! ….Zak Penn Confirms He’s Working on the Sequel Remember when Ready Player One came out and it was an awesome mash-up on EVERYTHING nerdy and sci-fi and pop culture? Remember when He-man and Batman and MASTER CHIEF participated in a final battle with Chucky and the Iron Giant and the Grandaddy Gundam? Well I sure do…….and I (along with… Read more: Ready Player Two: Is the Sequel Happening?
Chad Gilbert: Remembering the Heart of New Found GlorySeptember 21, 2026
I really wish I wasnt typing this…. These are never fun in tehf irst place and now add in the layer of this affecting me on a personal level, man what a buncha suck. Because there are certain bands that become attached to specific periods of your life, they define genres and their cultural relevance goes beyond words…… New Found… Read more: Chad Gilbert: Remembering the Heart of New Found Glory
Karl Bushby: A real Forrest Gump storySeptember 19, 2026
So…. You would walk 500 miles? And, perhaps you would walk 500 more? Just to beat a man who walked 1,000 miles — Ok you get the point. It’s a song, it’s a cheesy reference, but more importantly it’s a HECK of a way to break into the story you’re about to read because even if you did that you… Read more: Karl Bushby: A real Forrest Gump story
September’s MEME-Round upSeptember 9, 2026
It’s the 9th month…..so the 9th day just sounded appropriate. I’m not gonna ramble so here it is. short and sweet. MEMES. So full disclosure……. MY organization of my memes is less than optimal. I don’t think these have been posted before BUT there is a very likely chance some of these are repeats and I’m aware of that but… Read more: September’s MEME-Round up
IT’S OFFICAL (again). RPG-Unit joins EXTRALIFE 2026September 5, 2026
Saturday NOVEMBER 7th 6pm to Sunday NOVEMBER 8th 6pm is the main 24 HOUR event. (not 100% on that, so stay tuned in case I’m wrong) ANOTHER YEAR ANOTHER REASON TO HELP OUT! This is definitely becoming a thing……this will be the fifth time that I have spearheaded a team for EXTRA LIFE’s annual 24 hour charity stream. Oddly enough… Read more: IT’S OFFICAL (again). RPG-Unit joins EXTRALIFE 2026
Splinter of the mind’s eye: the lost Star Wars sequelSeptember 1, 2026
Hey everybody, today I’m going to talk about one of the many, MANY retcons in STAR WARS and how the box office changed the course of this box office draw in 1977 and beyond. Now, it’s no secret that George Lucas changed ALOT of things during the evolution of the overall story in Star Wars– Han Solo was originally some… Read more: Splinter of the mind’s eye: the lost Star Wars sequel
RIP Peter CullenAugust 27, 2026
it is with a heavy heart that I’m reporting this…… news outlets broke it this morning. I’m at work, but during my lunch break, I got the news that Peter Colin, a.k.a., the voice of Optimus prime, has passed away. Truly heart wrenching. This week we lost some greats, we lost Dolly Parton and then Tim Curry….. now this. RIP… Read more: RIP Peter Cullen
Tim Curry: Remembering the Man Who Made Weird WonderfulAugust 26, 2026
Dude…..wtf….. This is getting depressingly insane. I am sorry to report that one of the GOATS of acting, TIM muffin fudgin Curry, has also passed away. MAn. that sucks. I mean he wasn’t in the best health after a stroke ANYWAYS but dang…. yet another loss outta LEFT FIELD. Always happens in 3’s as well so whose gonna be the… Read more: Tim Curry: Remembering the Man Who Made Weird Wonderful