Monthly Archives: June 2019
Here’s Why Pokemon Fusion Is Making a Comeback
Pokemon Fusion, an online program that randomly generates the fusion of two separate Pokemon sprites into a single (often horrifying) sprite, has suddenly come back into the spotlight.
With a resurgence in Pokemon Fusion’s popularity, we’ve decided to dig into why it has regained attention, how the program works, and share some wonderful examples of fan PokeFusions and subsequent fan art.
The Return of Pokemon Fusion
Fusing two Pokemon together to create fan art has been around nearly as long as Pokemon Red and Blue, but web developer Alex Onsager launched the widely used Pokemon Fusion website in 2010. The site spiked in popularity in 2013, generating a slew of memes, including the classic “Be strong for mother” comic created by ohcorny on Tumblr, which featured fan art for their Weepinduo, a fusio of Weepinbell and Doduo.
Here’s Why Pokemon Fusion Is Making a Comeback
Pokemon Fusion, an online program that randomly generates the fusion of two separate Pokemon sprites into a single (often horrifying) sprite, has suddenly come back into the spotlight.
With a resurgence in Pokemon Fusion’s popularity, we’ve decided to dig into why it has regained attention, how the program works, and share some wonderful examples of fan PokeFusions and subsequent fan art.
The Return of Pokemon Fusion
Fusing two Pokemon together to create fan art has been around nearly as long as Pokemon Red and Blue, but web developer Alex Onsager launched the widely used Pokemon Fusion website in 2010. The site spiked in popularity in 2013, generating a slew of memes, including the classic “Be strong for mother” comic created by ohcorny on Tumblr, which featured fan art for their Weepinduo, a fusio of Weepinbell and Doduo.
Toy Story 4 Ending Explained
This ending explained contains full spoilers for Toy Story 4.
Toy Story 3 seemed like a perfect ending for Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang. Andy went off to college, but he left his beloved toys in the gentle hands of pre-schooler Bonnie, implying that his toys had many years of playtime left ahead of them.
Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley admitted that when it came to approaching a fourth installment, "We had the same questions everybody else has right now: 'I thought you guys were done.' ... We love the end of Toy Story 3, and feel like that’s the completion of Woody and Andy’s story. But there was more Woody story to tell."
Netflix’s Dark: Season 2 Ending Explained
Warning! Full SPOILERS follow for Dark Season 2. Be sure to check out our Dark Season 2 spoiler-free review. And for every upcoming show and movie headed to Netflix in July, click here.
Time travel can be confusing on the best of days. On the Netflix series Dark, it's a recipe for brain-bending gymnastics. Season 2 just made its Netflix debut, showing just how complicated the web of past, present, and future truly is in the quiet town of Winden.
Netflix’s Dark: Season 2 Ending Explained
Warning! Full SPOILERS follow for Dark Season 2. Be sure to check out our Dark Season 2 spoiler-free review. And for every upcoming show and movie headed to Netflix in July, click here.
Time travel can be confusing on the best of days. On the Netflix series Dark, it's a recipe for brain-bending gymnastics. Season 2 just made its Netflix debut, showing just how complicated the web of past, present, and future truly is in the quiet town of Winden.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for $33.74 and More PS4 Deals
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Thor’s Taika Waititi Developing Flash Gordon Animated Film
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi is reportedly looking to "crack" the long-gestating big screen return of sci-fi icon Flash Gordon as an animated feature film rather than live-action.
Deadline claims they've heard Waititi is going to write and direct the film for Disney/Fox, but his camp tells the site "it’s too early to gauge exactly what his role would be."
Thor’s Taika Waititi Developing Flash Gordon Animated Film
Filmmaker Taika Waititi is reportedly looking to "crack" the long-gestating big screen return of sci-fi icon Flash Gordon as an animated feature film rather than live-action.
Deadline claims they've heard Waititi is going to write and direct the film for Disney/Fox, but his camp tells the site "it’s too early to gauge exactly what his role would be."
Created by Alex Raymond, Flash Gordon was a Depression-era hero of comic strips and big screen serials who spawned live-action and animated TV incarnations in the ensuing decades as well as a cult classic 1980 movie (which was paid tribute to in Seth MacFarlane's Ted) and further comics series. Flash Gordon was also a huge influence on Star Wars.
Samuel L. Jackson Furious Over Nick Fury Error in Spider-Man Poster
Samuel L. Jackson, who has played Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008's Iron Man, is not very happy with a certain poster that shows Fury's eye patch on the wrong eye.
As reported by THR, a new set of posters for Spider-Man: Far From Home feature some of the main characters facing two different angles. While this usually wouldn't be an issue, Nick Fury's eye patch switched eyes and Jackson had some choice words for the mistake.
Samuel L. Jackson Furious Over Nick Fury Error in Spider-Man Poster
Samuel L. Jackson, who has played Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008's Iron Man, is not very happy with a certain poster that shows Fury's eye patch on the wrong eye.
As reported by THR, a new set of posters for Spider-Man: Far From Home feature some of the main characters facing two different angles. While this usually wouldn't be an issue, Nick Fury's eye patch switched eyes and Jackson had some choice words for the mistake.
"The Actual FUCK IS GOING ON HERE???!!! #headsgonroll #lefteyemuthafukkah," Jackson proclaimed in the way he does best.