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[Bitching Thread VI] A Brand New Day (for bitching)
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sorry, Arivia
Yeah, CD's right.
You know what? High Five. I agree.
But ok, I realized something. I just don't like zip-a-tone very much. Like I suppose this is more of a half bitch than a full on hate kind of thing, but a lot of the times I think they get overused. Like cases where they are layered over a background like a little zip-a-tone roller. Almost looks like they are trying to hide some of their line work, and I dunno. It can work for me sometimes, but not too often. Just an aesthetic that's not my favorite.
Though that's not as bad as when they add motion blur to comics. HATE THAT.
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The way that she comes off to me is like they wanted to write a Catwoman type of foil for the Doctor, only she's not clever, she's not sexy, and bits like "you always leave the parking brake on" are just incredibly, almost insultingly transparent gimmicks to make her seem more amazing than she actually is. She comes off to me as the worst kind of fan-fiction character.
Yep.
I know, right?!
They haven't even acknowledged her existence in the new series.
I really want Romana back.
Her writing makes more sense when you realize she's not an independent foil, she's his wife and she's acting like it. It's loving needling, not "I'm better than the stodgy old Doctor." She's quite clever!
edit: also, yes, Romana was great. Mary Tamm was my avatar on here for awhile.
Arivia there is something you need to understand.
I LOVE River Song. Every damn bit.
But a lot of people don't.
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If they ever bring Romana back the need to give her an actress who looks similar to Tamm's version.
because she is a Doctor Who character
and they all suck
Anybody know if X-Factor is going to be tying in AvX at all? I really hope not.
Incidentally, here's a bitch: I stopped by Wal-Mart to pick up a couple things, and saw they had an Avengers display, with DVDs, comics, etc.
I bought the Hulk V.S. DVD for $5.
Meanwhile, this rather thin comic was $3.80, marked down from $3.99.
Seriously, if anyone wants to know why parents/kids don't buy comics anymore, there you go. A comic that takes fifteen minutes to read, versus a movie that'll keep a kid occupied for an hour and a half? It's no contest.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a viable way of getting the cost of comics down, either.
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How did you get past the first issue where Superman leaves a kid to fend for himself against pissed off drug dealers?
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(but the point still stands)
It'd be really nice if Marvel either brings their prices back down to 3 dollars, or starts giving more pages again, but unfortunetly the market is supporting the current Marvel trend of 20 pages for 4 bucks .
Cause it's fun to find things like this, Planet Hulk Trade 25$
vs Planet Hulk 2 Disc special edition for 9$
It's like, ya the readers/long fans know/have reasons for wanting the trade, but what one is average consumer gonna choose.
They do it to get suckers like me who just buy every comic every week without looking at cover prices. Oh well, I'm sure it will be worth millions of dollars someday
because it is worth it.
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Grrrr.
Fucking DM. Fucking comics. Fucking comics fans.
I mean, I want to read new stuff coming down the pipe, like Dark Avengers, but I could be spending a lot less money every week, if I just started trade-waiting everything. And there's so much older stuff I still need to buy in TPB; The Killer vol. 2, Blacksad vol. 2, the rest of Pak's Hulk run I'm missing, etc.
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I've got a big long wish list on Amazon of trades I'm stalking and waiting for the price to be reduced enough for me to buy. That's how I trade wait. Incredible Hercules for $5 and Batgirl for $8? Yes please!
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I'm hovering somewhere between going back to my LCS for Marvel stuff with the digital codes, or just forgetting things exist until they bulk discount older things. I'm slowly catching up on Amazing Spider-Man, and somewhere down the road the prices jump from $2 to $4 an issue, which will more than likely put me off for a while. I just can't see myself paying $4 for a single issue anymore. Last time I found myself about to do that I bought the entire first trade of Atomic Robo for $4 instead.
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That's why its good to buy the series in trades or bargain prices at comic stores. I got dozens of issues of USM with the latter.