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PA comic: Monday Sept. 5, 2011
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Krypto-Fascism
Monday, September 5 2011 - 12:00 AM
Scott was telling us about The New 52, which I understand is a new kind of… fifty two. I’m not an expert on this kind of stuff, so I had to rely on a vast preponderance of unnamed others. I am not known for my textured and incisive knowledge on any subject. I am known primarily for
a) my word collection, and
b) my propensity to show you them.
The short version is that DC Comics (that is to say, Warner Bros.) burned their continuity to the ground and started over at Issue One. It’s possible that you know about comics the same way I do, that is, when your Comic Friend tells you to read one. The most salient point for those outside the continuum of enthusiasm is that they have begun shipping digital versions of the comics day and date with their printed counterparts. This would be an incredible opportunity to deliver precision kicks: for example, I could make a reference to what year they should have started doing it, and then casually append what year we are in now. But why? They could have gone free at the same time, and maybe they should have, but hey - baby steps. Let’s all pretend to be real surprised next year.
Even when Gabriel was a regular reader of comics he wasn’t a “DC” man, and I’ve already told you my own discovery method, which is to let others discover them. So there’s a lot about the Justice League that we don’t or can’t understand. I’m certain there are explanations for all of this stuff, like dark neutrinos, or the Star Polyp. But I got shit to do.
Things are still things dancing inside my head from PAX, dangling in a meta-child’s non-linear chrono-mobile. In the farthest corner of the main Exhibition Hall, I saw two things you might be interested in: Closure, which was recently picked up by Sony for distribution on the PSN, and Path of Exile, pour les ordinateurs. I had a chance to check out Closure before there was any booth to speak of, just a table with a single laptop facing the interior of the booth. I played it until I saw the fullness of the gameplay arc folding itself around me, and became intimidated by the young men showing it to me retroactively. It was too smart, and it was getting smarter by the minute, and I had to get out of there before I hit a level that would confound me absolutely. Probably best just to show you a video, and leave you with some extra credit.
Path of Exile is Diablo; it would be disingenuous to say otherwise. We may distinguish it from Diablo by saying that it will be Free To Play, has a personal skill tree that resembles an infinite, madman’s version of the Sphere Grid, and item-bound skills that recall the Materia System. It’s a completely independent labor of love that has already been five years in development; if you think Diablo has gone casual, or watercolor, or any of the other complaints one sometimes sees, I know some people who would love to speak with you.
(CW)TB out.
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Batman and Superman are, notice the lack of external underpants.
I think WW is too, because the fans baw'd the trousers away.
these rules exist for a reason
I don't think the fans baw'd the trousers away, there was lots of bawing because DC said ladies would wear more pants and suddenly they removed Wonder Woman's pants again without warning.
this cannot be emphasized enough
It might not be the best title ever, but it's up there.
-Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden
Yes, I'm sure there was.
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How many heroes only have superhuman strength as their power?
Well Aquaman has that and he can talk to starfish.
Outrageous!
Justice League cartoon proved he can be awesome.
Also while I like this comic, I don't know what it's referencing. Is it just about the reboot?
Because they want to be the renaissance men of nerddom. A PA comic about super-heroes was inevitable. And also I think part of the joke itself is that they are unfamiliar with the topic.
My thoughts exactly. This is a joke I've been familiar with for, what, twenty-odd years? Before I even really read comics? I totally get Superdickery and all, but... c'mon, guys.
Please take my advice.
A bodybuilding proctologist can do the same thing.
the current aquaman can control undead sharks
in addition to the godlike host of powers he already had
remember when that happened
Not to get too into comic BS but the only realistic reason Superman hasn't done this is because 'the writers don't want it to'.
Which is fine, but don't pretend it isn't because his stated powers don't allow him to.
Nah.