I’m Orren. And this is my Tumblr page.Tumblr (3.0; @orrenmerton)http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1908159cd104c6f386299120d6960fab/tumblr_mn650uqifO1qkz2z1o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>What would you do for a phaser?</big></p><blockquote><p>Star Trek Into Darkness just opened in theaters, and already retailers are competing for your…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/21/what-would-you-do-for-a-phaser/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/51018374129http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/51018374129Tue, 21 May 2013 14:58:06 -0700blu-rayphaserstar trek<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b7d1734c10225c301bb590a6696b63a/tumblr_mn63mfAlAb1qkz2z1o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Skye Entity: Chapter 3, Part 1</big></p><blockquote><p><em>This is part 1 of Chapter 3 from my forthcoming novel, <a title="Skye Entity" href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/skye-entity/" target="_blank">Skye Entity</a>. You can read more of Skye…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/21/skye-entity-chapter-3-part-1/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/51016014678http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/51016014678Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:50 -0700novelsci-fiSkye Entity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b7d1734c10225c301bb590a6696b63a/tumblr_mn45kyP0x11qkz2z1o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Skye Entity: Chapter 2</big></p><blockquote><p><em>This Chapter 2 of my forthcoming novel, <a title="Skye Entity" href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/skye-entity/" target="_blank">Skye Entity</a>. You can read more of the novel <a title="Skye Entity" href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/skye-entity/" target="_blank">here</a>.</em></p> <p><b>WEDNESDA…</b></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/20/skye-entity-chapter-2/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50929077331http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50929077331Mon, 20 May 2013 13:14:58 -0700novelsci-fiSkye Entity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b7d1734c10225c301bb590a6696b63a/tumblr_mn2d0bXFKX1qkz2z1o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Skye Entity: Chapter 1, Part 2</big></p><blockquote><p><em>This is part 2 of Chapter 1 of my forthcoming novel, <a title="Skye Entity" href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/skye-entity/" target="_blank">Skye Entity</a>. You can read more of the novel <a title="Skye Entity" href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/skye-entity/" target="_blank">h…</a></em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/19/skye-entity-chapter-1-part-2/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50850307375http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50850307375Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:10 -0700novelsci-fiSkye Entity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/165a4ea693e1d54c005575f651039cf5/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8bd248f09638bb484fba564e7ed19aeb/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b67050aedb4d3380b6a1b739a9e5018/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83b3d077ce8e1a3572930d3c7cc38c0c/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1ee784d2865cc37c25d8c33ac3b59e25/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b23a231f6e611e584c52112b662333ca/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fccdbac2ed3f0e79f1722ac302ad99ef/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f9577f28e0687024f15cd4394c6cd28/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://brianmichaelbendis.tumblr.com/post/50792223412/history-of-mankind-by-milo-manara" target="_blank">brianmichaelbendis</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>History of mankind by Milo Manara.</p> </blockquote>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50839299937http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50839299937Sun, 19 May 2013 11:45:12 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b7d1734c10225c301bb590a6696b63a/tumblr_mn0loy6Lfb1qkz2z1o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Skye Entity: Chapter 1, Part 1</big></p><blockquote><p><em>This is part 1 of Chapter 1 of my forthcoming novel, <a title="Skye Entity" href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/skye-entity/" target="_blank">Skye Entity</a>. You can read more of the novel <a title="Skye Entity" href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/skye-entity/" target="_blank">h…</a></em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/18/skye-entity-chapter-1-part-1/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50762084976http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50762084976Sat, 18 May 2013 15:12:33 -0700novelsci-fiSkye Entity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/86805f067de51d258265dc14af9aab68/tumblr_mn07jcxItc1qkz2z1o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>A Fun Star Trek Into Darkness</big></p><blockquote> <p>J.J. Abrams and company may call this movie <em>Star Trek Into Darkness</em> but don’t let the title fool…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/18/a-fun-star-trek-into-darkness/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50740237480http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50740237480Sat, 18 May 2013 10:06:48 -0700reviewStar Trek Into Darkness<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b7d1734c10225c301bb590a6696b63a/tumblr_mmylsl0CeZ1qkz2z1o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Skye Entity: Prologue, Part 2</big></p><blockquote><p><em>This is part 2 of the prologue to my forthcoming novel, <a title="Skye Entity" href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/skye-entity/" target="_blank">Skye Entity</a>. You can read more of Skye…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/17/skye-entity-prologue-part-2/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50672064372http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50672064372Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:33 -0700novelsci-fiSkye Entity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b7d1734c10225c301bb590a6696b63a/tumblr_mmwrzycTvd1qkz2z1o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Skye Entity: Prologue, Part 1</big></p><blockquote><p><em>This is part 1 of the prologue to my forthcoming novel, <a title="Skye Entity" href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/skye-entity/" target="_blank">Skye Entity</a>. You can read more about the…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/16/skye-entity-prologue/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50598138098http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50598138098Thu, 16 May 2013 13:38:19 -0700novelsci-fiSkye Entity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b32cffe5d86c0fd61406dd0b0f065709/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9369dfd28646f3e1719abb5167a385e9/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc5e756515757ba41002ed555efe337e/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/823ad3f71af77b9aa5ecdac0d2c88e27/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/003bd2450ead098c5c4ec26b04393b0c/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d445dd7c4409aefc1f22cb1ff3073910/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c5c8050fd43fa9c0f8eabaccbb91dc0c/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c0029b78a7bed709bf8696b1b06d8b4/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9946e4303fbe24827144f2e1d9eb241e/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d2e29fb3ac2bc783aa97a90a017c768/tumblr_mmuf4vWbQ41r29478o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/50540537844/butcherbilly-the-post-punk-new-wave-super" target="_blank">neil-gaiman</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://butcherbilly.tumblr.com/post/50496098152/the-post-punk-new-wave-super-friends-by-butcher" target="_blank">butcherbilly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Post-Punk-New-Wave-Super-Friends-by-Butcher-Billy/8688795" target="_blank">The Post-Punk / New Wave Super Friends by Butcher Billy</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Post-Punk-New-Wave-Super-Friends-by-Butcher-Billy/8688795" target="_blank">Who are your heroes?</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Reblogged purely to make Amanda smile.</p> </blockquote> <p>Nice!</p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50588575161http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50588575161Thu, 16 May 2013 11:05:09 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/32cb705cf2bb9a90943f8b0bce64024c/tumblr_mmv0brfqJc1qkz2z1o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>I’ve got a new novel coming: Skye Entity!</big></p><blockquote><p>I’ve been sitting on this for quite a while now, but the time has finally come to reveal my second…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/15/ive-got-a-new-novel-coming-skye-entity/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50522571507http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50522571507Wed, 15 May 2013 14:43:03 -0700novelscience fictionSkye Entity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dddf286206e1cf341f0b32360a01963b/tumblr_mmr3u5fAuR1qkz2z1o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>New name and website for Cengage Learning PTR</big></p><blockquote><p>I don’t normally post on my blog about the publisher who employs me. However, I think this change…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/13/new-name-and-website-for-cengage-learning-ptr/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50357477402http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/50357477402Mon, 13 May 2013 12:08:26 -0700CengageLearningPTRCengagePTR<blockquote><p>Kickstarter is without a doubt one of the best things to happen to the independent comics industry. There are some publishers out there who will distribute independent comics to comic shops, but they don’t put any money into them—that has to come from…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/07/two-comics-kickstarters-im-backing/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49881723508http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49881723508Tue, 07 May 2013 14:45:35 -0700Amy ReedercomicsGreg Rucka<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6ab32f737430c0dda69996db6e014b13/tumblr_mmeepe2brC1qkz2z1o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Maybe I’m weird, but I like my new guitars to look new</big></p><blockquote><p>I just saw another advertisement for a new “relic” guitar. This means that you’re buying a…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/06/maybe-im-weird-but-i-like-my-new-guitars-to-look-new/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49805637953http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49805637953Mon, 06 May 2013 15:34:26 -0700guitarsrelic guitarsthrowing money away<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/009eed1f23d24eaf76fd5c0ae0fc37f5/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0cfcf1f38ef810ef1325260ad2078a7e/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o2_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9321e6074a6e69bca8f10153b85c7de5/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1618ec8b8c2cb7cca371ae533661d44e/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8e90661b0f6e201de0ff256f518f04b/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/138c8775bb6c78c47d0e8090ea49d193/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b8d1243f093c35521266fa7165cc428f/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o9_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/033ee5619fac9353e7f8f4ae86f16340/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4b5b4a4ec6e151b530d6927b1ec64e1/tumblr_mm8k24dpcm1qz8x31o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/49529555646/this-was-magical-if-you-ever-needed-a-reason-to" target="_blank">comedycentral</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This was <em><strong>magical</strong></em>.</p> <p>If you ever needed a reason to follow <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow" target="_blank">@TheDailyShow</a>, this is it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-1-2013/ted" target="_blank">Here</a>’s the original segment, in case you missed it.</p> </blockquote>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49717519623http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49717519623Sun, 05 May 2013 14:08:57 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0d98c8bbdff277062230481079b6b9c3/tumblr_mmab5pZsMh1qkz2z1o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Iron Man: The third time’s a charm</big></p><blockquote> <p>Last night, we saw Iron Man 3 in glorious 2D (I doubt we ever will be truly sold on 3D…sorry…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/05/04/iron-man-the-third-times-a-charm/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49606364941http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49606364941Sat, 04 May 2013 10:27:24 -0700Iron Man 3movies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/699b73632ec9fc4a364c02a0854a94da/tumblr_mm1ficzzm91qkz2z1o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>A House of Cards that stands up</big></p><blockquote> <p>I don’t watch a lot of television programming. Generally, if I don’t fall in love, I don’t…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/04/29/a-house-of-cards-that-stands-up/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49208876491http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49208876491Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:22:59 -0700House of CardsNetflixtelevision<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/greg-rucka-a-pg-man-448386">Keep 'Man of Steel' PG: A Comic Writer's Plea (Opinion)</a>: <p><a href="http://ruckawriter.tumblr.com/post/49201900121/keep-man-of-steel-pg-a-comic-writers-plea-opinion" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">ruckawriter</a>:</p> <blockquote><blockquote class="link_og_blockquote"> <div>For many, the difficulty with Superman isnt heat vision or flight, or even that a slouch and a pair of glasses in no way make a viable disguise. Their disconnect arises from his very character, the idea that a person who can do so much, who can have so much, would be selfless rather than self-serving. They reject that kind of heroism in fantasy, because they claim it doesnt exist in reality.</div> </blockquote> <p>I wrote this about a week and a half ago.</p> <p>Your mileage may vary.</p></blockquote> <p>I’m not that worried about the actual rating, since kids under 13 see PG-13 movies without a second thought (from either the child or their parents). But I do agree with the hope that Superman is a creature of hope and not dark and gritty.</p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49203638580http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/49203638580Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:16:32 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d83a363393f58f484b98493ff2b5ef5d/tumblr_mlh8pkmxvP1qkz2z1o1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>Happy Birthday Superman!</big></p><blockquote><p>Superman is 75 years old today!</p> <p>Don’t let the June cover date fool you, comics often were available…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/04/18/happy-birthday-superman/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/48318765156http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/48318765156Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:44:07 -0700<blockquote><p>Warner Brothers has released a new trailer for their forthcoming Superman movie, Man Of Steel:</p> <p>I think this is the best trailer so far. As silly as it may be for a grown man to say, when done right I find him not just compelling, but moving. The trailer…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.orrenmerton.com/site/2013/04/16/are-we-ready-for-the-man-of-steel/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/48177687243http://orrenmerton.tumblr.com/post/48177687243Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:06:07 -0700