Archive for September, 2009

Thank you for returning to Moniqueblog! If you like my content, please follow me @moniqueblognet, on facebook, and email me at mljcollegeblog@gmail.com. I know Jughead is the eternal bachelor, but that hasn’t stopped me, along with a lot of fans and Archie Comics, Inc., from visualizing what it might be like for Jughead to...
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I’ve been running low on ideas for “Worth of Draco”, until it occured to me that there are quite a few people in the entertainment industry that remind me of our favorite platinum-blonde Slytherin. So who are these people who look like Draco: Eminem Both Eminem and Draco have “bad boy” written all over...
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Whether he knew it or not, John L. Goldwater, publisher and editor of Archie Comics, was a genius to have created such an influential character like Forsythe Pendleton Jones III, or, as we know him, Jughead. Actually, I think he was a bit ahead of his time. To many (and probably to Goldwater), Jughead...
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  Brace yourselves for the wildest, most entertaining Archie Comics event ever! It’s the moment all of us fantasized about but thought wouldn’t happen; the marriage of Veronica and Archie in Archie #600 and #601! The plot of this six-part story starts out innocently enough-on the last night of high school, Archie takes a...
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Ever written about your dream Star Trek crew? Well, guest writer Michael Crump has his ship and crew (an all female crew from the Star Trek timelines) all lined up and ready to go. Check it out: Star Trek Fantasy Crew: Century: 25-26th, Time travel not yet discovered and multi-universe star exploration starting Ship’s...
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This might be a little indulgent on my part, but this is one aspect of the new “Star Trek” continuity that has to-nay- it MUST be discussed. Spock and Uhura. Uhura and Spock. “Spohura”, if you will. It’s official-they’re an item now. It’s pretty cemented that they’re locked together by the middle of the...
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Anyone who’s seen Hayao Miyazaki’s films knows that he’s one of the masters of animation and storytelling. Such gems as Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke have cemented his status as a storytelling genius. He’s so good that even his less-than-stellar movies like Howl’s Moving Castle are still entertaining and bound to...
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Now that we know who’s who and what’s what, let’s figure out where we are in this world of Avatar. After all, we need to know which direction to go when we vanquish the Fire Lord, right? Let’s take a closer look at some of the most prominent places associated with the four nations....
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Now that we have a general sense of the atmosphere of Avatar, let’s delve into who makes up the world, or in other words, our main characters. Note that I’m only covering the characters that will be featured in the movie; there are about three times as many characters in the show. Aang- Aang,...
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Are you interested in The Last Airbender but have no idea what an Airbender is in the first place? Have you never watched an episode of Avatar:The Last Airbender in your life? Well, you’ve come to the right place to learn about this fascinating cartoon show. In this first part of a three-part series,...
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Last week, we heard from racebending.com about their feelings about the new movie The Last Airbender. This week, MANAA, the Media Action Network for Asian Americans, has also voiced their concerns about the movie to Moniqueblog. Phil Lee, the president of MANAA, graciously allowed me to interview him about the movie and their campaign...
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A few days ago, I uploaded a story about racebending.com and the Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA)’ s campaign against apparent “whitewashing” that took place in the casting for The Last Airbender. I had a chance to speak with Lorraine Sammy and Marissa Lee, public relations coordinators for racebending.com MONIQUEBLOG-May you outline...
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