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COMICS! |OT| April 2015. Everyone's burned out and looking for an excuse to quit.
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That is a large amount of belittling.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
That Harley outfit needs more corsets.
Tron Legacy came in the mail today.
Ahahahahahah oh man. This slayed me.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Finally capitalizing on that demo, huh?
Step in the right direction. If they were really smart they'd just shove a pile of money at Lauren Faust and have her make them an ongoing Super Best Friends show, but w/e.
TetraxShards
Member
I....don't know, I never really watched it. I was fully in my "anime is for jerks" phase (because every teenage nerd needs other nerds to look down on) when it aired here and it was 3anime5me at the time.
My only experience with it is watching Teen Titans Go with my nephews. They seem to like it anyway.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
That's not SBFF.....
welp, it's time to pack it up, comicgaf.
lmao i'm done
Freezasaurus
Member
You think she's ever done it - in the suit? When it's lit up?
TetraxShards
Member
We had a good run. I'm gonna go back to my Kindle to read some of my "real literature".
*checks purchase list*
Well, fuck.
I have thought about this too many times.
Freezasaurus
Member
Man, speaking of Katana, I really hope they get around to making a statue of her Bombshell.
Poodlestrike
Banned
God, the "real literature" crap pisses me off so much. You know what makes a piece of classic literature different from a piece of regular literature? A total and complete lack of subtlety and a dearth of any redeeming features beyond its themes and maybe, if the reader is lucky, the prose.
I did not know that was a thing, that might be the coolest Bombshell design I've seen.
Coriolanus
Banned
"I prefer to X done by and for grownups whose artistry actually make a difference within our culture. You know, the type of stuff that requires complex thought and isn't likely to Y"
Man, there are quicker ways to show that one's a tryhard teen.
so I've been enjoying classic marvel in my Unlimited subscription.. went to the marvel app to look at some current books...
wtf... how does marvel have like 60 books out a month and 40% of them have Avengers in the name, and another 20% have X-Men in the name, and another 20% have Spider in the name....
is there like a crash course here starting from like AvX? jeebus.....
wtf... how does marvel have like 60 books out a month and 40% of them have Avengers in the name, and another 20% have X-Men in the name, and another 20% have Spider in the name....
is there like a crash course here starting from like AvX? jeebus.....
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Goddammit, Sillymonkey. Bwahaha.
TetraxShards
Member
I don't know man, I mostly read crap. Star Trek novels (no joke, the return of New Frontier is the thing I'm most hyped about for the rest of the year), all those "The Mammoth Book of...." short story collections, crappy non-fiction essay collections by comedians and Cracked writers, Sanderson stuff, Dresden and Dresden imitators that sort of thing.
I always get intimidated by "big" books, like the really well renowed ones. And I'm petrified of not finishing a book I start.
I posted this in that thread.
I read a lot more series now (probably up to 50), most are still superhero, but lots of stuff from Image and others that aren't.
However, for the most part, my gripes still hold. I've since found some good series like Sunstone, Gotham Academy, Jem & The Holograms, and a couple more that scratch that itch a little. Probably some more that I'm not following (maybe Rat Queens is one), but still few overall.
But variety is still an issue. I can't think of any series starring children younger than high school that aren't aimed at children specifically and aren't licensed properties.
Besides Sunstone (and maybe Sex Criminals, which I'm not following), I can't think of anything about sexuality, and certainly nothing about gay men.
I don't know of any series having fun with concepts like gods and religion, without being serious titles.
Maybe sexual fanservice isn't your thing and you think it's wrong, but there are certainly very few titles in the US industry specifically about this (not saying there isn't a large amount of sexual fanservice, just no titles specifically for that, like To Love Ru).
And why are there still no fun cooking ongoings.
It's dumb to say stuff like "Japanese comics are better than US comics", cause you're trying to compare mediums (and the same one at that). As for maybe why you see a lot of people not willing to give US comics a chance while sticking to Japanese comics, it's cause there is sadly still a lack of variety in the US industry, influenced by stuff like culture and the state of the market, not a lack of talent.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I mostly read the same sort of stuff (Dresden is the GOAT), but I read enough "high brow" stuff in my spare time to figure out that it's not as far removed from the regular dreck as some people would like you to think.
Plus, if my AP English classes taught me anything, you can get anything to be about anything. So the symbolism of it stopped carrying as much weight.
Serpentine
Banned
You guys are killing me with your posts in that thread, lmao
Yea w/ Titans East
TetraxShards
Member
It's a fair point. The types of books you're talking about wouldn't hold an interest for me but I don't see why they couldn't exist.
This is probably dumb of me to ask, but why would I read a story about cooking when cookery shows and books that depict real, actual cooking and food exist? I can cook for real, I can't fly or lift a car with one hand. Same thing with sports. Who would the audience be, that doesn't have their needs filled by real sports or even pro wrestling?
Comedy is incredibly hard in printed media IMO, because to me comedy is 99% delivery and timing which aren't the medium's strong suits.
I'm all for diversity, but the market can barely support the books we have now in the middle of a huge mainstream superhero boom.
This is probably dumb of me to ask, but why would I read a story about cooking when cookery shows and books that depict real, actual cooking and food exist? I can cook for real, I can't fly or lift a car with one hand. Same thing with sports. Who would the audience be, that doesn't have their needs filled by real sports or even pro wrestling?
Comedy is incredibly hard in printed media IMO, because to me comedy is 99% delivery and timing which aren't the medium's strong suits.
I'm all for diversity, but the market can barely support the books we have now in the middle of a huge mainstream superhero boom.
Coriolanus
Banned
For me it's because it's faster. Very seldomly do other types of media manage a quicker pace than comics. They're very good at infodumping.
Regarding sports comics, Southern Bastards is a pretty easy one to recommend, although I couldn't really say it isn't "serious" because it very much is. But for a big college football fan like me, it's a great read and I'd like to see more sports comics.
For slice of life comics, I would say that among series I read, Afterlife with Archie, Gotham Academy, and Wayward all have aspects of that, even if I couldn't say they are slice of life comics exclusively.
Comedy is a tougher one but I think Unstoppable Squirrel Girl and Howard the Duck are both very funny.
And I don't know if you'd regard The Wicked and The Divine as too serious, but it is wickedly funny and it deals with religion and gods in a way that is pretty uncommon in comics I think.
For slice of life comics, I would say that among series I read, Afterlife with Archie, Gotham Academy, and Wayward all have aspects of that, even if I couldn't say they are slice of life comics exclusively.
Comedy is a tougher one but I think Unstoppable Squirrel Girl and Howard the Duck are both very funny.
And I don't know if you'd regard The Wicked and The Divine as too serious, but it is wickedly funny and it deals with religion and gods in a way that is pretty uncommon in comics I think.
The appeal of stuff like cooking and sports comics aren't necessarily the activity itself, but the characters in that situation.
We can observe the activities on live action sports and cooking shows, but we can never fully understand the thoughts and motivations of the person doing the thing.
And through fictional media, we can also get some ridiculousness, like literal foodgasms and killing dinosaurs with tennis (this wasn't actually in the Prince of Tennis comics, just the movie, but it still has ridiculous stuff).
Sex Criminals is the funniest book on the stands right now.
Slice of Life? You can't go wrong with Strangers in Paradise.
shadyspace
Banned
Just read Cerebus for the rest of your life.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
After AvX, Marvel Now launched which served as a jumping on point for new readers. For the most part, you can check out pretty much any #1 from that period and beyond. If you have a MU sub, you'll be able to read pretty much all of them.
If you're looking for something good to read, check out Hawkeye by Matt Fraction or Daredevil by Mark Waid. Both are top-tier comics that balance fun and mature writing in incredibly refreshing ways and they have fantastic art teams behind them. Beyond that, just read what looks interesting to you. You kind of learn what kind of comics will interest you the more you read. When in doubt, just name some series and we could always try to help you out.
TetraxShards
Member
True. That's actually a big part of why I like comics in general. I can read an issue in 10 minutes and feel like the story went somewhere.
I find movies and TV difficult, mostly cause of my Asperger's. I get very fidgety having to sit down watching a movie for two hours, and I can't do binge watching at all. I watch an episode of Daredevil every 3-4 days and that's enough for me. With games I have to interact with it to make it do anything, and with books and comics I have to engage with it. The way I see it, the show's just gonna play no matter what I do.
And even when I can watch something, I have to have something in my hands to interact with. When I was watching Game of Thrones, the Lego I was building while watching it was costing me considerably more than my blu-ray rentals. I absolutely ballooned in weight because of how much junk I was eating watching TV, not because I was hungry or liked sugar and salt, but just because I needed the occupation to keep me sitting down. I've lost four inches in my waist since I started my job simply because I'm not wolfing down crap all day.
I might get a second monitor to put shows on since my friends are getting into Guild Wars 2 again and I will have to tank because no-one else will *sigh*.
I see. So the stories aren't realistic, at least not gritty realism? I think I get it now.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
A lot of times, they're just kind of vehicles for the characters and their relationships. Using a manga example, but while the food in Shokugeki no Soma looks delicious and all, the more technical dialogue about how the food is prepared completely goes over my head. It's fun to see how they get the upper hand in their "battles" and how the characters react and interact with one another.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
He's gonna be doing a Star Wars book I think
Coriolanus
Banned
gw2 doesn't use tanks or healers. Go to the community thread. Ask about it. Don't tell them i sent ya.
i'm serious, btw.
TetraxShards
Member
I had a gander, will dig in more later. I'm going to try playing with a controller and see how long it takes for them to notice.
Coriolanus
Banned
Hawkian's your man for most of your controller needs. Feel free to PM him.
It's a pretty solid scheme, tbh.
KoruptData
Member
Hahaha, good lord shit went down while I was gone. I can't wait til I'm moved into the house and I can get back to normal life.
That's after the Captain Brittain arc right? How did you feel about that?
BossDarkseid
Member
Yarr, the Lando solo book.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
I'm really excited for Pat Gleason's solo Robin book:
I'm really excited for Pat Gleason's solo Robin book:
aaawww yeah, this is gonna be on my list.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I'm really excited for Pat Gleason's solo Robin book:
Gorgeous. Waiting for Batman & Robin to go on sale before I get caught up; I've read through... I think Death of the Family?
Apparently shit gets real around then, lol.
I'm really excited for Pat Gleason's solo Robin book:
I really hope dude has writing chops. A poorly written Damian book is not acceptable.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
I would say right after that Batman & Robin finds its footing and purpose perfectly and yeah, becomes the book that a bunch of us are constantly raving about.
I'm just cautiously curious about Gleason's writing. I also secretly want Chris Burnham to team up with Gleason and do some fun Robin stuff--maybe an annual.
Tim: Yeah, nobody wants another Kubert-written Damian story on their hands. That was embarrassing.