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So triggered: Bodies Bodies Bodies

By Mikkel Hyldebrandt Photos: A24 Films LLC

The following review may contain mild spoilers There is a particular horror hype when it comes to A24, which has given us chillers like Hereditary, Ex Machina, and Midsommar, to name a few. Bodies Bodies Bodies does do the trick of creeping under your skin, but it goes beyond the jump scares and mounting suspicions among friends – very true to A24 style. On the surface, it looks like a 20-something Gen Z horror flick. Still, the brilliant cast and director Hailan Reijn’s vision creates a new twist that explores the darker (and involuntarily funny) traits of our youngest generation.

The setup is classic horror: a group of young people are stuck at a remote mansion during a hurricane, they decide to play a harmless murder-in-the-dark party game which goes deadly wrong, and now they have to find out who the killer among them is. Fueled by plenty of alcohol and drugs

and by the lights of their phone flashlights, the group roams through the mansion to find the killer, only to see the body count and internal conflicts rise. The twist here is that no one makes good decisions, making everyone quite annoying, which makes the fumbling quest through the house and climbing body count an oddly fun watch.

Things immediately become uncomfortable as Sophie (Amandla Stenberg), who recently did a stint in

rehab, introduces her very new girlfriend Bee (Maria Bakalova) to her group of privileged friends: longtime bestie David (Pete Davidson), David’s girlfriend Emma (Chase Sui Wonders), the strong-minded Jordan (Myha’la Herrold), the bit much podcastress Alice (Rachel Sennott), and her latest (and somewhat older) catch from the dating apps, Greg (Lee Pace).

Newcomer Bee (and the audience) rapidly notice that things are way off in the friend’s group, and it doesn’t take long for old conflicts and skeletons in the closet to come to light, turning this reunion ugly.

Once actual bodies are thrown into the mix, things spiral out of control in true whodunnit style.

It is in the mix of the whodunnit of it all that things turn comical, revealing the real strength of this movie. It brings a certain freshness to the genre that all conflict

and drama is hinged on social media buzzwords of today. A discussion becomes gaslighting, a phrase is triggering, an argument is silencing, while everybody is just longing for their own safe space. Even during the most dramatic life-or-death moments, the characters barely ease the grasp of their phones. The whole group proves themselves rather incompetent to deal with issues without amplifying them through what social media has taught them and making them all-defining character traits. The grating narcissism – best portrayed by Alice (Rachel Sennott) – makes it desperate and hilarious to watch.

So why should you watch a dark comedy horror movie about terrible Gen Zers?

Well, for starters, it’s exceptionally wellmade. The pace is excellent, the cast is brilliant, and the screenplay is ‘hilar.’ Plus, in true A24 fashion, twists and turns flip the script quite a few times, including the last gruesome and hilarious moments of the film that reveal the real killer.

An Aquarium Fantasy

By Mikkel Hyldebrandt

The Dragon Con Night at the Georgia Aquarium has grown to become the biggest party event of the sci-fi and fantasy convention – and with good reason! Since it was conceived over a decade ago by John Walker, Director of Group Sales at the aquarium, the evening offers partygoers the opportunity to immerse themselves in a fully realized universe where you can live out your wildest costume fantasies. We spoke to John about how the party came about, its links to Atlanta’s Pride, and what’s in store for this year’s party. projected the Pride flag rainbow colors as I was brainstorming Dragon Con. Dragon Con is an already extremely diverse convention attracting even more diverse attendees, so it wasn’t a stretch to imagine a large-scale Pride party happening at the aquarium. So, both parties were conceptualized from that same inspiration because the Dragon Con world and Pride world do crossover and co-exist.

Can you talk a little bit about how the party has grown over the years?

The first Dragon Con night in 2009 started with 500 attendees and basically no production or added entertainment. Today, we are approaching 3500 attendees, an enormous VIP area, and DJs scattered throughout the Aquarium.

John, the Dragon Con Night at the Aquarium has grown to icon status over the years. Can you tell us how the party started? How did Looking back, what are some of this party’s highlights and biggest moments? you come up with the idea?

In 2009, I walked through the central atrium One of my favorite memories was when the of the Aquarium before opening to the public. event crossed over to a sold-out event. That is The design, the light show, the effects, and the a huge milestone to achieve 3500 tickets sold. atmosphere of the atrium reminded me of The event also has hosted many iconic stars of another future world. Then, instantly I thought the sci-fi, horror, and fantasy entertainment of Dragon Con and how this world-class attraction could complement their incredible international convention. I began cultivating a wonderful and personal connection with the founding family of Dragon Con, and together we gave life to an incredible extension of their programming. This is our 13th year hosting this party.

The grandeur and scale of this event is only matched by one other party at the aquarium: the Pride kickoff. Are the two signature events somehow linked?

Yes, at the same time, the lights went off in my head for the potential Dragon Con Night, the light show inside the Aquarium

What are some of the best costumes you’ve experienced over the years?

The attendees are just so talented in designing their costumes. The aquatic-themed characters like Aquaman and Little Mermaid and the subtle tongue-in-cheek like Yellow Gorton’s Fisherman were so sarcastically funny.

You’re obviously a visionary when it comes to creating a party experience. Where do you find your inspiration?

My mind is crazy. Everything that I look at, I dissect it and reimagine it. Fantasy worlds, world. I am a huge fan of horror movies, and alternate future dimensions, bright lights, and when I got to meet Jason from Friday the 13th, space visuals always get my attention.

I was seriously starstruck. Another fun memory was when someone on my team told me a guest wanted to speak with me. I went to meet Ok, last question – and this is important: What the guest, and it was actor Brendan Fraser who will you be dressing up as at Dragon Con Night wanted to thank me for creating such a magical at the Aquarium? event, and he was in “awe.” That really hit me. UGHHHHH. I tried that one year, but I am seriously working hard at the event, and some of the employees and customers thought I was And looking forward, what can people expect just a guest trying to be pushy and pretend I was from this year’s party? Can you disclose any working the event. I also thought of dressing as a World of Coke employee to confuse my team. details about the theme?

This year’s event will be the most extravagant It’s a fine line that I am ok crossing. We will production with new entertainment have to see what vibe I’m feeling on 9/3/22. elements, four DJs, and an expanded futuristic intergalactic VIP space. That’s all I’m saying for now – the rest you’ll have to come and experience for yourself.

You obviously do your utmost to create the complete fantasy. Do the guests go just as far when it comes to dressing up?

The guests are the feature focus of the event.

Let’s be honest; many of the guests upstage the event. They truly “bring it”! KUDOS!

Dragon Con Night at the Aquarium

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An LGBTQ+ Class of Superheroes

By Mikkel Hyldebrandt Photos courtesy of Kraven Comics

A couple of years ago, Peach introduced readers to the fantasy universe of Class6: a group of LGBTQ+ superheroes united by the ancient Queen Izaar who fight for the survival of the human race. Not surprisingly, lots have happened since last we checked in with creator and mastermind, Fernando Velez, and true to any successful comics series, it’s on an epic scale.

The story revolves around our main hero Queen Izaar who our human ancestors created to safeguard humanity. Queen Izaar and her expartner, Lucifer (now a villain), were gifted with the knowledge and responsibility that if humans vanished, they could give birth to humanity once again on a new planet, Earth. But there is one problem with that; our ancestors also left her with an ancient enemy that will not stop until humanity completely vanishes. The heroes initially fight for LGBTQ+ rights, but as they join Queen Izaar, they discover a more significant conflict. Each hero plays an essential role in the fate of humanity. They must put aside their resentment against the way society has treated them for being LGBTQ+ and come together because the last fight is the one for the survival of the human race.

Your amazing superheroes have introduced Class6 has fiercely LGBTQ+ superheroes with readers to so many facets of the superpowers linked to their identity. Do you LGBTQ+community: gay, lesbian, trans, nonsee being member of the LGBTQ+ community binary, etc. Tell us about some of your favorite as a superpower? heroes.

More than a superpower, I believe being a No doubts Queen Izaar (drag hero) and Neveah member of the LGBTQ+ community makes us (transgender hero) are among my two favorites. all heroes. We experience many obstacles and Queen Izaar, not only because of the leading challenges that others don’t experience in life. role she plays in the series, but also because These events test the core of our strength. We she is our creator and a drag queen, which is fight for what we believe even against all odds, so powerful. Her character was inspired by and we fight together. When I first started to Sister Roma, one of the orders of the Sisters write about LGBTQ+ heroes, the hard part was of Perpetual Indulgence. This charity has to choose the first six heroes because when helped thousands of people throughout their I looked around, I found myself surrounded 40+ years. I believe drag queens are true by real heroes in our community, activists heroes of our community that deserve to be that day-by-day continue to create change for celebrated. Over 50 years ago, they started a generations to come. We are more powerful movement with the trans community, inspiring than we think of ourselves, and I hope with my me to create my other favorite, Neveah. Our characters and stories, I can bring out the best transgender hero, at an early age, was thrown hero within all of us. out onto the street by her biological parents for being transgender. As homeless, she often found herself facing constant attacks that would Before we dive into all the developments of cause her to try to commit suicide which many, Class6 (and beyond!), can you give us a little including myself, can relate to. Still, she rises to background about the series for those who become a superhero, to send a message that no don’t yet know you? matter what you have been through, where you

are in life, you have what it takes to become a committed, which continued to affect the hero. generations that followed, slavery.

The Class6 comics series tackles some pretty epic issues about human survival at the Your imagination seems to have no bounds. hands of the LGBTQ+ heroes. Do you use What other projects are you working on? contemporary world issues to build the story arc?

We will soon launch an LGBTQ+ children’s book, Welcome, about two pugs and their two Yes, I do. Since I was a little kid, I used my loving moms. This is a book created by a fan of imagination to alter my reality, where I, as a Kraven Comics, Sergio Giovani. We take pride in gay little kid, mattered in a world that needed publishing his book under the label of Kraven me. I am consistently inspired and motivated by Comics. current events not only to create awareness of what many of us experience in different parts of Also, as an original work, we are preparing the world for being LGBTQ+ but also to infuse to discuss with the Sisters of Perpetual of these issues into a plot of a world that includes Indulgence about producing a non-profit comic political and social justice and addressing book series “The Sisters,” which will be part religion more scientifically. I invite the readers of the Kraven Universe. All profits will be for to explore another version of the origins of their charity of The Sisters to continue their life in the Universe in a way that we LGBTQ+ extraordinary work in our community. individuals play an essential role, not only in the future and survival of our human race but also I am also working on a comic book series similar in the past and history of life as a whole. to the style of the movie Madagascar. This series, “Pride,” is about the two gay penguins Can you tell us a little about the latest episode that steal an egg at a zoo. The story line will be a of Class6 called Nightmares? comedy with lots of laughs and lots of tears. We Well, Nightmares was quite the nightmare to are also planning on developing a small short produce! No kidding! With each episode, I try series, “Baby Class6,” which will be a south park to focus on one of the characters and their style parody of our heroes. backstory. In this particular episode, we learn more about Kian, our bisexual bear hero. By year-end, we are confident we will have a TV Through his nightmare, I take the readers into animated deal with a major Hollywood studio the Universe of origin of our human ancestors and with me directing. who lived among their sister race, the reptilians.

When they discovered that their Universe was Tell us how we can get our hands on all these contracting to vanish, a group of human woman gorgeous publications! scientists (LOAS) developed a technology that would allow them to send ten different missions You can access the Kraven Comics series and all each to other young universes. The last mission episodes digitally at no cost at kravencomics. landed here in our Universe, and with that last com, where you can also purchase hard copies mission, was a preserved fetus called Kian, of all our books and cool merchandise. which within his DNA sequences were stored the most advanced database and technology ever seen before in our universe.

On the subject of significant world issues: your other project, Loas, is a comics series about a powerful female-led African tribe fighting colonization. What was the inspiration?

I am from Puerto Rico, a mix between African, Spanish, and Indigenous Tainos. I wanted to create a series that would celebrate my ancestors. To tell a powerful story about a race like no other, led by woman warriors that are spiritual, free, and superior to the English Colonists who will bring their entire kingdom to war just to defeat them. The colonists are unaware this “tribe” was descendants of incredibly intellectual women who brought humans and reptilians to this Universe. I also want to remind people about the worst crime

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Q: This winter, I anticipate having to skip some holidays with my family due to work. Any chance you have advice on how to get past the depression or hump I’m going to feel this holiday season without them?

A: I think we have to consider back to Covid times last year when we asked this question. We had very similar situations where we couldn’t see family because of the virus, and we had to separate: how did you deal with it then? You had to tell yourself that to be as safe as possible for everyone involved; you had to stay away. You thought of your family first.

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