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Post by thechase on Aug 25, 2024 2:37:24 GMT -5
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Post by thechase on Aug 25, 2024 9:13:58 GMT -5
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Aug 30, 2024 8:42:30 GMT -5
Going through my yearly comic read--this time Fall of X.
I lose track if I read comics monthly, so I usually wait for all the arcs and storylines to complete and then just binge read them until the start of the next arc. Did Krakoa last year until Fall of X started. Now I am going through Fall of X. About halfway through.
I really like this version of Kitty. Ruthless, badass phasing ninja Kitty is awesome, though now the X-Men have gathered again she has fallen to the wayside again. I liked pirate Kitty from Krakoa, but this is even better. It was nice to see Firestar given a big role in the Fall of X as a spy.
Rasputin IV is boring--too overpowered. I just really don't enjoy overpowered characters. My favorites are always the lesser powered mutants like Shadowcat and Nightcrawler who have pretty tame powers compared to other mutants but use them to great effect.
Storm continues to be a drag. I quit Resurrection of Magneto because I just find her to be so boring.
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Post by thechase on Aug 31, 2024 7:38:20 GMT -5
This is cool. A Transformers Animated charity fan comic is now available called 'The Headmaster Levels Up'', it takes place during the third season. Donations will got to a Bat Conservation Project (a favourite of the late Derick J Wyat) and the gofundme of All-Spark Almanac author Ben Forster, currently dealing with Parkinsons. There is also a fan dub of the book involving some key VA talents from Animated reprising their roles. The dub will be released for free in December.
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Post by thechase on Aug 31, 2024 8:49:03 GMT -5
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Aug 31, 2024 9:53:30 GMT -5
Finished Fall of X
It was pretty good, up until the ending.
So Nimrod is built up for years only for ... *yawn* Storm to show up and zap him with a bolt of lightning. And Nimrod failed to enter that possiblity into his billions of calculations despite the fact it's what Storm does all time.
Loved everything else about it. Really good run, up until the end. I would have given the final blow to some midcard mutant as I think it would be quite interesting going forward for some mid-level schmuck to suddenly be THE big hero and trying to deal with that.
I did enjoy the rest of the Dominions telling Nathaniel Essex Dominion to basically f*** off and deal with the Phoenix on his own because Dominions are meant to be above the pettiness he's got himself caught up in. That was great.
Actually, whilst I'm at it... where the f*** were the Avengers and everybody else? So, the AI and Nimrod are attacking earth with a giant doomsday weapon and the Avengers decide to sit that one out?
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Post by Legion on Aug 31, 2024 17:20:52 GMT -5
If you arent reading North's fantastic Four, you are missing out.
It's the new best book now Nightwing by Taylor is ending.
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Post by Talent Name on Aug 31, 2024 17:54:22 GMT -5
Finished Fall of X It was pretty good, up until the ending. So Nimrod is built up for years only for ... *yawn* Storm to show up and zap him with a bolt of lightning. And Nimrod failed to enter that possiblity into his billions of calculations despite the fact it's what Storm does all time. Loved everything else about it. Really good run, up until the end. I would have given the final blow to some midcard mutant as I think it would be quite interesting going forward for some mid-level schmuck to suddenly be THE big hero and trying to deal with that. I did enjoy the rest of the Dominions telling Nathaniel Essex Dominion to basically f*** off and deal with the Phoenix on his own because Dominions are meant to be above the pettiness he's got himself caught up in. That was great. Actually, whilst I'm at it... where the f*** were the Avengers and everybody else? So, the AI and Nimrod are attacking earth with a giant doomsday weapon and the Avengers decide to sit that one out? There are two issues of the avengers book where they deal with it
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Aug 31, 2024 18:42:11 GMT -5
Probably going to regret wading into these waters again, but...
First thought, just based on the title: then don't? Life's too short to read or to watch or to play things you don't actually enjoy. Yes, it's kind of impressive if you have an unbroken run of Amazing Spider-Man since #674, for example. But if you didn't like most of those issues because no MJ marriage, is it even worth it?
Second thought: Sat @ 8:35...
Is Sal talking about single Peter or Peter being married to MJ. It sounds like he's talking about single Peter, but these words easily apply to Peter being married to MJ. If this is meant as a criticism of Quesada-types, I fail to see how this argument also doesn't apply to those people like Peter/MJ who criticize the Quesada-types.
That's why it's never about "the marriage" for certain fans, it's always about "the marriage to MJ," even when there are mature, fascinating, and relatable marriage stories to be told about Peter and MJ falling out of love with each other, Peter cheating on MJ, MJ cheating on Peter, Peter having a happier second marriage with someone like, I don't know Betty Brant, MJ having a happier marriage wit Paul (with some rehabilitation of the Zeb Wells run), or maybe even Peter having a happier third marriage with Kirsten McDuffie.
But as much as Quesada-types dig in their heels for "never marriage, single Peter forever" the MJ-marriage-types dig in their heels for "MJ or nothing, face it, Tiger, you just hit the jackpot." Either way, shit's boring as sin-eater.
The Sony talk was the best part of this video, tbh.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Aug 31, 2024 22:31:51 GMT -5
There are two issues of the avengers book where they deal with it Oh, I'll give them a read. I didn't know there was an Avengers tie in. I do wish they'd got a mention in the many series. Just a panel of Cap throwing a shield at a sentinel and a side note of "whilst the X-Men are battling to save Krakoa, their human allies are defending New York" or whatever.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 31, 2024 22:40:02 GMT -5
But as much as Quesada-types dig in their heels for "never marriage, single Peter forever" the MJ-marriage-types dig in their heels for "MJ or nothing, face it, Tiger, you just hit the jackpot." Either way, shit's boring as sin-eater. The Sony talk was the best part of this video, tbh. The problem is still the Quesada types as they are the ones that ultimately make the decision and ultimately.. want f***ing both. They want Peter to be with MJ but not like actually be with him. Even if Peter is single or with someone else they still write him like a love sick puppy with MJ. IF they want the marriage to be broken up... then BREAK THEM UP. Don't keep pulling these half measures... and sure as hell don't get them back together only to immediately break them up again, which I think is the biggest issue people have with the current Paul story.
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Post by thechase on Sept 1, 2024 1:27:06 GMT -5
Peter and MJ are still married, everyone's just forgotten. Mephisto remembers, and he knows their daughter will overthrow him in the future. Marvel have always built "break in case of emergency" scenarios in the event they ever 'blink' and change their minds on keeping the marriage out and the two apart.
MJ was chained to Paul by Benjamin Rabin's magic. She's presently acting out of character and she wouldn't be with him otherwise.
This is all established on the page, in the books themselves, but fans evidently don't read the comics when arguing why Peter or MJ should be happy with someone else, or they memory hole this stuff when making those arguments. There are fans who still think Felicia Hardy is the better fit for Peter when everything in the comics shows how the two aren't right for each other, including Felicia's most recent 'the reason we suck together' speech in ASM last year when she broke up with him again.
And of course, there's the story set in the far future Dan Slott of all people wrote that shows Peter and MJ overcome all their relationship woes, grow old together and still support and love one another.
There is never going to be any other way around it. MJ is Peter Parker's Lois Lane and even when Marvel are dangling the car keys in front of readers of the core continuity, they're making a lot of money, more money at this point, depicting Peter and MJ as super healthy with kids in the new Ultimate Universe. Mary Jane variant covers are always very high in demand also, so she can never be truly untethered from Peter ever.
Marvel never actually got rid of the marriage this whole time and have continuously let it run and run in alternate universes, and usually with minimal drama, which makes everyone in 616, the core continuity, look worse and unworthy of being the 'definitive' versions...but, again, it's a reality created by a deal with the devil, you EXPECT things to be royally f'ed up there.
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 1, 2024 1:40:55 GMT -5
Paul is like Bernard in Tim Drake stories: Whatever could be said for or against the ideas they're being used for, the character themselves aren't exactly doing it any favors by just kind of not being especially interesting.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Sept 1, 2024 1:42:26 GMT -5
One day all the butthurt Gwenners like Quesada will be gone one way or another and we can finally move on.
Gwen died in 1973. She's also fictional. Please, please get therapy.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 1, 2024 4:58:12 GMT -5
Paul is like Bernard in Tim Drake stories: Whatever could be said for or against the ideas they're being used for, the character themselves aren't exactly doing it any favors by just kind of not being especially interesting. I'm convinced the idea for him started and ended with the Peter Paul and Mary pun.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Sept 1, 2024 7:43:09 GMT -5
If you arent reading North's fantastic Four, you are missing out. It's the new best book now Nightwing by Taylor is ending. I think the current FF run is knocking on the door of the Waid/Wieringo run. Short fun stories, creative situations/power uses, really focusing on the team being a family of explorers. It’s just great stuff.
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Post by thechase on Sept 2, 2024 12:24:11 GMT -5
Today's been a great one, not only did the final three pages of my Spider-Girl continuation project come in from the artist, not only am I getting the pages colourised and lettered for free, but RON FRENZ himself left a comment on the page I uploaded to Facebook
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Sept 3, 2024 17:13:16 GMT -5
Newest part of Rick Veitch's King Hell story is out. 50 pages of new work,then 50 pages of rare stuff reprinted.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Sept 4, 2024 20:27:21 GMT -5
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Post by thechase on Sept 6, 2024 0:48:23 GMT -5
Nice to see Zdarsky complete his apology tour for Gotham War with the latest Batman, though I wonder if they'll be consequences again to Bruce and Selina choosing another beach honeymoon over the mission....
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