There are some good ones here and there, but it's rare to see one that's really brilliant
I find there are more webcomics doing interesting graphical narrative stuff than print comic books
By definition they should be able to do so better then almost any other medium, outside writing. The complete lack of anything to stop artisitc vision means they can take much greater risks, and lack editorial oversight and targets (for both the good and bad).
If anything I'm suprised we don't see more in that vein.
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YamiNoSenshiA point called ZIn the complex planeRegistered Userregular
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I'm debating requesting next Thursday off, since it would be nice to have the extra prep time for dinner on Friday. Whhhhyyyyy did I volunteer to cook for Christmas Eve?
There are some good ones here and there, but it's rare to see one that's really brilliant
I find there are more webcomics doing interesting graphical narrative stuff than print comic books
You just described all forms of media.
Not to mention that the shit to brilliance ratio of webcomics is so much worse than the ratio for print comics, but if you feel like swan-diving mouth-first into a giant ocean of rancid feces that contains two or three diamonds and trying to eat your way to those diamonds, I'm sure the webcomic is the format for you.
I'm debating requesting next Thursday off, since it would be nice to have the extra prep time for dinner on Friday. Whhhhyyyyy did I volunteer to cook for Christmas Eve?
Go with prime rib, everyone loves prime rib and its easy to prepare, add in some baked potatos and a nice bottle of wine, boom instant party.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
hey pony talk to me about DCU because i value your opinion on super hero gaemes
also i generally hate "main canon" comic books (like batman/spiderman/etc)
but i love comics in general, and as a medium
do you mean DCUO or DCA or DC comics in general
be specific here
ooops DCUO
i figured you would have been able to infer I was talking about the MMO
the combat is superior to Champions or City of Heroes, by leaps and bounds
the gameplay is better designed than both those games
it's graphically quite impressive, and you really do feel like it's the DC universe
the voice acting is quite comprehensive, although is totally random in its quality (sometimes it's Kevin Conroy as Batman, sometimes its obviously the random nerdy girl in the office they needed to placeholder)
the power system has got an interesting design to it, although there's waaaaaaaaay too little in the way of power selection and it is currently impossible to not just make a strong guy who punches people, he's gotta control fire or be a psychic or throw smoke bombs or something
the character customization options are abysmal. absolutely terrible, massively worse than CoH or Champions. there's just so very little you can do, and so little you can actually customize, it really turns me off
the quest structure is exactly like every WoW-rip-off MMORPG out there which i find absolutely infuriating.
I'm debating requesting next Thursday off, since it would be nice to have the extra prep time for dinner on Friday. Whhhhyyyyy did I volunteer to cook for Christmas Eve?
Go with prime rib, everyone loves prime rib and its easy to prepare, add in some baked potatos and a nice bottle of wine, boom instant party.
Either you are being sincere.
Or you remember my previous post on the subject and are making fun of me.
hey pony talk to me about DCU because i value your opinion on super hero gaemes
also i generally hate "main canon" comic books (like batman/spiderman/etc)
but i love comics in general, and as a medium
do you mean DCUO or DCA or DC comics in general
be specific here
ooops DCUO
i figured you would have been able to infer I was talking about the MMO
the combat is superior to Champions or City of Heroes, by leaps and bounds
the gameplay is better designed than both those games
it's graphically quite impressive, and you really do feel like it's the DC universe
the voice acting is quite comprehensive, although is totally random in its quality (sometimes it's Kevin Conroy as Batman, sometimes its obviously the random nerdy girl in the office they needed to placeholder)
the power system has got an interesting design to it, although there's waaaaaaaaay too little in the way of power selection and it is currently impossible to not just make a strong guy who punches people, he's gotta control fire or be a psychic or throw smoke bombs or something
the character customization options are abysmal. absolutely terrible, massively worse than CoH or Champions. there's just so very little you can do, and so little you can actually customize, it really turns me off
the quest structure is exactly like every WoW-rip-off MMORPG out there which i find absolutely infuriating.
Mannnnnn
that made my interest fluctuate like a puppy having a seizure
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Mojo_JojoWe are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourseRegistered Userregular
edited December 2010
I should really buy Recettear, but since I seem to have generated those fuckers untold thousands from the attention my thread got, I kind of feel I should have it gratis. GRATIS.
(I am so cheap)
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Homogeneous distribution of your varieties of amuse-gueule
I'm debating requesting next Thursday off, since it would be nice to have the extra prep time for dinner on Friday. Whhhhyyyyy did I volunteer to cook for Christmas Eve?
Go with prime rib, everyone loves prime rib and its easy to prepare, add in some baked potatos and a nice bottle of wine, boom instant party.
Either you are being sincere.
Or you remember my previous post on the subject and are making fun of me.
The first option is more likely.
Sincere, since I'm completely devoid of remembering anything about the boards other then Thom likes when women beat him up and arch is short.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
I'm debating requesting next Thursday off, since it would be nice to have the extra prep time for dinner on Friday. Whhhhyyyyy did I volunteer to cook for Christmas Eve?
Go with prime rib, everyone loves prime rib and its easy to prepare, add in some baked potatos and a nice bottle of wine, boom instant party.
Either you are being sincere.
Or you remember my previous post on the subject and are making fun of me.
The first option is more likely.
Sincere, since I'm completely devoid of remembering anything about the boards other then Thom likes when women beat him up and arch is short.
I'm debating requesting next Thursday off, since it would be nice to have the extra prep time for dinner on Friday. Whhhhyyyyy did I volunteer to cook for Christmas Eve?
Go with prime rib, everyone loves prime rib and its easy to prepare, add in some baked potatos and a nice bottle of wine, boom instant party.
Either you are being sincere.
Or you remember my previous post on the subject and are making fun of me.
The first option is more likely.
Sincere, since I'm completely devoid of remembering anything about the boards other then Thom likes when women beat him up and arch is short.
ghost rape
Nah when they get put on ignore I forget all about them.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
And it's all my fault, because I sperged out about the Ravenor books to him, and then he read them and liked the setting
He literally spent 15 minutes explaining how critical hits worked while I interjected with "I don't care." "I love you but I'm not interested in this." "Please stop."
There are some good ones here and there, but it's rare to see one that's really brilliant
I find there are more webcomics doing interesting graphical narrative stuff than print comic books
what enormous ignorance!
shock!
dismay!
what are some contemporary print comic books that you would say are worth reading
the boys
Tell me about the boys
basically The Boys takes place in a super-hero universe where being super-human doesn't magically instill in you incredible moral character and a humble sense of godlike obligation
in fact a great many people who have super-powers are predictably sociopathic assholes who develop god complexes and start to lose the value of regular human life
and that the world of super-heroes, while on the surface is all tights and capes and symbols of liberty and freedom, even the best of them are struggling to not just say "fuck it" and do whatever they want
so their world is basically as seedy as rock stars and celebrities except coupled with godlike power
for the most part, the public is unaware of what a shitty bunch of people most super-heroes are, since it's very carefully kept behind closed doors by a powerful international corporation that makes huge bank off of super-heroes (and their marketing!)
however, sometimes supers get out of line, and their proverbial Ring of Gyges goes to their heads and they start a rapin' and killin' for the fuck of it or whatever
that's where The Boys come in
The Boys are a CIA black-op that is designed to keep the supers in line, by blackmailing and occasionally murdering some of them to serve as an example of how they have to keep their more hideous sides on the down-low
the leader of the Boys hates super-heroes, in particular Homelander (this universe's equivalent to Superman), who raped his wife many years ago, and basically he wants to tear down the whole god damn thing
it's Garth Ennis' writing, so it's full of some pretty graphic violence and shocking imagery, but at its core is a pretty thoughtful meditation on what a world where people with that sort of godlike power would really be like
Posts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5C4N7UwVS4
Is that what Vin Diesel wore in Babylon AD?
what are some contemporary print comic books that you would say are worth reading
also i generally hate "main canon" comic books (like batman/spiderman/etc)
but i love comics in general, and as a medium
That movie seems a lot better when you come into it half-way through...then it proceeds to disappoint you.
They do. They also seem pretty expensive.
I might just get him a box of hand-warmers.
By definition they should be able to do so better then almost any other medium, outside writing. The complete lack of anything to stop artisitc vision means they can take much greater risks, and lack editorial oversight and targets (for both the good and bad).
If anything I'm suprised we don't see more in that vein.
You should read Astro City.
I blame tim
pleasepaypreacher.net
You just described all forms of media.
SC2? I was going to go to work, but every time I look outside I decide against it.
do you mean DCUO or DCA or DC comics in general
be specific here
"I performed admirably at all my self-assigned breakthroughs. The lack of success by others is indicative of my brilliance."
^
My mantra for 3 years...dear god I get why people decide to have kids.
I should
right now immortal cell lines
weeee
I need to see this now. I might order two...
ooops DCUO
i figured you would have been able to infer I was talking about the MMO
the boys
You really should.
mainstream comics are largely unsophisticated self indulgent soap operas
not that there is anything wrong with occasionally enjoying some juvenile schlock, which we all do from time to time
Not to mention that the shit to brilliance ratio of webcomics is so much worse than the ratio for print comics, but if you feel like swan-diving mouth-first into a giant ocean of rancid feces that contains two or three diamonds and trying to eat your way to those diamonds, I'm sure the webcomic is the format for you.
Tell me about the boys
Go with prime rib, everyone loves prime rib and its easy to prepare, add in some baked potatos and a nice bottle of wine, boom instant party.
pleasepaypreacher.net
the combat is superior to Champions or City of Heroes, by leaps and bounds
the gameplay is better designed than both those games
it's graphically quite impressive, and you really do feel like it's the DC universe
the voice acting is quite comprehensive, although is totally random in its quality (sometimes it's Kevin Conroy as Batman, sometimes its obviously the random nerdy girl in the office they needed to placeholder)
the power system has got an interesting design to it, although there's waaaaaaaaay too little in the way of power selection and it is currently impossible to not just make a strong guy who punches people, he's gotta control fire or be a psychic or throw smoke bombs or something
the character customization options are abysmal. absolutely terrible, massively worse than CoH or Champions. there's just so very little you can do, and so little you can actually customize, it really turns me off
the quest structure is exactly like every WoW-rip-off MMORPG out there which i find absolutely infuriating.
ignore the philistine
EDIT: VICTORY
Either you are being sincere.
Or you remember my previous post on the subject and are making fun of me.
The first option is more likely.
shameful
Mannnnnn
that made my interest fluctuate like a puppy having a seizure
(I am so cheap)
awsuuuuum
will be repaid
Sincere, since I'm completely devoid of remembering anything about the boards other then Thom likes when women beat him up and arch is short.
pleasepaypreacher.net
ghost rape
Nah when they get put on ignore I forget all about them.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Choco is sperging out about Dark Heresy
And it's all my fault, because I sperged out about the Ravenor books to him, and then he read them and liked the setting
He literally spent 15 minutes explaining how critical hits worked while I interjected with "I don't care." "I love you but I'm not interested in this." "Please stop."
My new nickname for him is sperg baby.
basically The Boys takes place in a super-hero universe where being super-human doesn't magically instill in you incredible moral character and a humble sense of godlike obligation
in fact a great many people who have super-powers are predictably sociopathic assholes who develop god complexes and start to lose the value of regular human life
and that the world of super-heroes, while on the surface is all tights and capes and symbols of liberty and freedom, even the best of them are struggling to not just say "fuck it" and do whatever they want
so their world is basically as seedy as rock stars and celebrities except coupled with godlike power
for the most part, the public is unaware of what a shitty bunch of people most super-heroes are, since it's very carefully kept behind closed doors by a powerful international corporation that makes huge bank off of super-heroes (and their marketing!)
however, sometimes supers get out of line, and their proverbial Ring of Gyges goes to their heads and they start a rapin' and killin' for the fuck of it or whatever
that's where The Boys come in
The Boys are a CIA black-op that is designed to keep the supers in line, by blackmailing and occasionally murdering some of them to serve as an example of how they have to keep their more hideous sides on the down-low
the leader of the Boys hates super-heroes, in particular Homelander (this universe's equivalent to Superman), who raped his wife many years ago, and basically he wants to tear down the whole god damn thing
it's Garth Ennis' writing, so it's full of some pretty graphic violence and shocking imagery, but at its core is a pretty thoughtful meditation on what a world where people with that sort of godlike power would really be like