Ben Avery

Screenwriter, comic book writer, novelist, puppeteer -- storyteller

[Ben Avery @whisperingloon]

@MikeSMillerArt this was fun to see tucked under his arm…

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NEW BOOK! FOLLOWING YONDER STAR is a collecton of specultive fiction Christmas tales -- from space opera to gothic horror to magical romance to hard-hitting graphic novel to comedy fantasy! Featuring 11 stories from 11 different creators!
BUY IT HERE: https://t.co/t0D2FXDHfr

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PARABOLIC ORBITS is the latest book I edited featuring sci-fi retellings of Jesus’ parables! Robots! Aliens! Monsters! And timeless truths!

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This is your annual reminder that we still live in a world where Bono and Edge wrote a Spider-Man musical.

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And now I’m listening to TURN OFF THE DARK. We still live in a world where Bono and the Edge wrote a Spider-Man musical. I only wish we lived in a world where I had seen it…

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I'm thrilled to announce the cover reveal for PARABOLIC ORBITS this Friday!

PARABOLIC ORBITS is the first of three volumes of sci-fi and fantasy retellings of Jesus' parables!

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https://t.co/aSGfQrZWJc

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So what happens when you update one of the foundational sci-fi works of all time?
You get one of the worst movies of all time.
War of the Worlds is awful. We talk about it here…

https://t.co/WEcXPJc216

#waroftheworlds

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And now I’m listening to TURN OFF THE DARK. We still live in a world where Bono and the Edge wrote a Spider-Man musical. I only wish we lived in a world where I had seen it…

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Listened to #U2’s new “Happiness” this morning and it sounded SO familiar. When it wasn’t used on Atomic Bomb, they must have recycled it into “Pull the Trigger” from SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK. These songs are twins that grew up and one loved comics, the other loved poetry.

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NEW EPISODE of Strangers and Aliens podcast! I reviewed #alienromulus with @ParkerJCole

https://t.co/ElBknIt1QA

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NEW VIDEO! From Star Trek II and III, I explore the “needs of the many” and the “needs of the one” and Jesus’ actions with the paralyzed man. And where do we fit into the picture of the men lowering the man through the roof?

https://t.co/0B9PMsUQEI

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What’s the last GREAT science fiction movie you watched?

I’m looking for some new recommendations AND some old reminders.

For me: I recently rewatched Gattaca. I forgot just how fantastic that movie was!

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Nicholas Meyer on Allegory and Metaphor in Star Trek https://t.co/fNJhZPbjQq #startrek

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@Support I need help accessing an https://t.co/AxCKj7eQbK account that uses an e-mail address I not longer have access to (not this one). I'm having trouble navigating to find where to get help with this. Can you help?

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Knowledge says, “The even numbered Star Trek films are good. The odd numbered Star Trek films are bad.”

Wisdom says, “The even numbered Star Trek films are better films. The odd numbered Star Trek films are better Trek.”

#startrek

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NEW VIDEO! I have been wanting to review this series of books and now, at long last, the wait is over! One of the most interesting anthology concepts I have in my library . . . Roger Elwood's CONTINUUM!!!

https://t.co/CwexAjCZwo

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NEW EPISODE! In a crossover between @comictime and @LevelSevenPod I talks with, well, myself about Coulson's return to . . . comics! My favorite superhero is back!!! Or is he? #coulson @clarkgregg #marvel #deadpool #mcu

https://t.co/XRWVogMkIA

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@Etsy Thanks! I’m not holding out too much hope - “permanent” and “banned” are pretty strong statements to describe her status. But it doesn’t hurt to try.

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@Etsy could I get help with my daughter’s Etsy account? She tried to set up a sellers account and was permanently suspended and her appeal was denied in three minutes and there was not even an explanation. Now she wants to buy a shirt and she can’t.

[Ben Avery @whisperingloon]

We’d given up when we were told there was no appealing her suspension. It was disappointing. But after she realized today she also can’t buy anything I thought I’d try to see if we could do anything.