Samson the Alpha Zombie is back, too. The cast also includes Erin Kellyman, Emma Laird, and Maura Bird as Jimmy Ink, Jimmima, and Jimmy Jones, all members of Crystal's cult. Best of all, Cillian Murphy will reprise his 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later starring role as intrepid bike courier Jim, who miraculously survived the first two movies and, apparently, the ensuing 28 years.
Even before her fellow-humans' contamination, Carol didn't seem to have much use for them. She spent her days churning out best-selling romances that she deemed "mindless crap" and harbored a corresponding contempt for her fans, hiding both her queerness and her more serious literary ambitions in a bid for broader appeal. A certified misanthrope, she makes no attempt to check in on friends or family after the initial catastrophe; Helen aside, it's not clear whether she has any.
There is always something a bit uncanny about Simon Laveuve 's playful miniatures. Whether a ramshackle residence is built impossibly tall or seems to be both upside-down and right-side-up at the same time, we're drawn into a strange yet alluring world filled with a range of precisely rendered homes and hangouts. Laveuve is known for his meticulously sculpted miniatures that evoke post-apocalyptic settings, from stilt houses hovering precariously on rock formations to playful amalgamations of numerous "found objects" like tires and old windows.
If Pluribus fans understand anything by now, it's that the mysterious new Apple TV drama is far from predictableto say the absolute least. Following weeks of bizarre clips teasing the plot of Vince Gilligan's (Breaking Bad) latest series, the first few episodes finally revealed that the story follows an author named Carol (Rhea Seehorn) who finds herself the last hope for humanity in a post-apocalyptic Earth compromised by an alien virus.
Though it's unclear how the world may have gotten to this point, the prevailing theory is that the world of may take place in some kind of post-apocalyptic timeline where humans and Pokémon have been separated for many years after some kind of disaster. There are clues hinting at this possibility dating as far back as the original reveal trailer from September. Ditto is shown escaping its Poké Ball in a cave that looks like it was, at one point, occupied by its trainer.
In her debut novel, the Portland author follows Annie, clutching a plush caterpillar toy and ignoring a gash in her elbow, as she walks - walks! - in her inadequate Birkenstocks and ridiculous maternity romper through a hellish landscape. She treks all the way from the big Ikea out by the Portland airport to a school in Southeast Portland, where a fellow traveler searches for her daughter in the rubble.
Rusty Rabbit turns a typical Metroidvania format into a rich narrative experience with a unique setting, engaging characters, and an unexpected emotional depth connected to Stamp's journey.
