I don't dislike them, but there's so much alternate universes, timeline changing, different concurrent arcs and other such nonsense that I really find it hard to care. I like stuff like Watchmen because it is self-contained inside one book, there are not a lot of comics like that.
there are tons and tons of comics like that, but you don't read them, so why would you know about them?
Because when looking for recommendations, it's like "Read Watchmen, then League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and then read all these Marvel hardbacks where each character has twenty years of backstory but ignore that!"
how do you think anyone gets into comics, though? like, I started reading Marvels when I was six. I didn't have an encyclopedic command of the history, I just went with what the little text box at the top of the comic said - a couple sentences with the main character's name and what they did, and we were off to the races. a good story will tell you what you need to know in the course of the story.
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I just wait for Bruce Timm to make a show about it.
I don't dislike them, but there's so much alternate universes, timeline changing, different concurrent arcs and other such nonsense that I really find it hard to care. I like stuff like Watchmen because it is self-contained inside one book, there are not a lot of comics like that.
there are tons and tons of comics like that, but you don't read them, so why would you know about them?
Word. You don't even have to look hard to find them.
This is what customers mostly buy these days:
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...Are you trying to say that they're hard to find because they're not on a top 10 sales list?
Because if so, I don't know what to say to you.
lol no, sorry about the confusion. Just as in my previous post, I'm making an argument that serialized comics are simply more profitable and tend to sell better than one-offs.
Oh yeah. Gotta bring those suckers in.
There's lots of self-contained books even about popular characters though, they just don't tend to have huge, unending runs.
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I don't dislike them, but there's so much alternate universes, timeline changing, different concurrent arcs and other such nonsense that I really find it hard to care. I like stuff like Watchmen because it is self-contained inside one book, there are not a lot of comics like that.
there are tons and tons of comics like that, but you don't read them, so why would you know about them?
Word. You don't even have to look hard to find them.
This is what customers mostly buy these days:
(spoilered for image)
...Are you trying to say that they're hard to find because they're not on a top 10 sales list?
Because if so, I don't know what to say to you.
but this isn't the same as music where a song can be in the charts for weeks and on the radio for months. There's a much quicker turnover for comics and finding (a) useful reviews and information about comics not by Marvel/DC and (b) the actual comics in the store (Maybe I've got a tougher time of this because loleurope) is a pain in the arse.
It's definitely a pasttime with a high time and cost barrier to entry.
Cabin in the Woods was co-written by Whedon and so was The Avengers and they're so completely different. Like, Cabin in the Woods had Whedon moments all over it but The Avengers felt like nothing he'd ever done before.
It was kind of unsettling but in a good way.
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Is this drawing of Reed and Susan Richards fucking while Reed covertly stretches his hands to a computer that is attributed to Bruce Timm really drawn by Bruce Timm?
Marvel/DC bend over backwards to spell out the important historical info of a character in every issue. It has been a constant for as long as I've been reading comics and my mind just auto filters out when I read about this guy named Uncle Ben who taught Spider-Man about power and responsibility.
Is this drawing of Reed and Susan Richards fucking while Reed covertly stretches his hands to a computer that is attributed to Bruce Timm really drawn by Bruce Timm?
I've seen Bruce Timm draw some naked ladies but never something like that
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whoop haha yeah that is totally Bruce Timm! hahahaha
I don't think I'd feel comfortable meeting most comic book artists in person.
So pervy.
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Self Contained Stories:
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: Dark Victory
Ronin
Sin City
All-Star Superman
Superman For All Seasons
Hellboy
Zero Girl
Cowboy Ninja Viking
The Criminal Series
Daredevil by Frank Miller
Daredevil: Redemption
If you like certain heroes, there are self-contained stories that don't require more than a basic grasp of the character to get into.
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I don't think I'd feel comfortable meeting most comic book artists in person.
So pervy.
I've met tons and they've all been great, honestly. Particular props to Steve Lieber, JH Williams III, and Zander Cannon. Even legendarily assholish John Byrne was a totally chill dude the time I met him (granted this was still when he had all his teeth and wasn't completely crazy).
The mining animation in Skyrim is so bad. My character looks like he is 90 when mining.
You mine in the third person?
Heathen.
It auto-switches, nub
Also, the only "issue" I have with traditional comics (and a lot of archetypal-based writing) in themselves is that, by definition, the characters "have to" (that is, it is expected to) conform to certain identities and behaviors. It feels static, even with reboots and etc. I need my fake people becoming.
"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
I don't dislike them, but there's so much alternate universes, timeline changing, different concurrent arcs and other such nonsense that I really find it hard to care. I like stuff like Watchmen because it is self-contained inside one book, there are not a lot of comics like that.
there are tons and tons of comics like that, but you don't read them, so why would you know about them?
Word. You don't even have to look hard to find them.
This is what customers mostly buy these days:
(spoilered for image)
...Are you trying to say that they're hard to find because they're not on a top 10 sales list?
Because if so, I don't know what to say to you.
but this isn't the same as music where a song can be in the charts for weeks and on the radio for months. There's a much quicker turnover for comics and finding (a) useful reviews and information about comics not by Marvel/DC and (b) the actual comics in the store (Maybe I've got a tougher time of this because loleurope) is a pain in the arse.
It's definitely a pasttime with a high time and cost barrier to entry.
This is not true. Like, not even a little bit. Most series don't conclude after one issue. If it's good, people talk about it for months. In particular, they usually talk about it on new comic boom day. If you really want to do this, visit a few publisher's websites, read the blurbs on some comics. Then read reviews on the ones that interest you.
It's really that simple. Anything else is just being lazy.
I don't dislike them, but there's so much alternate universes, timeline changing, different concurrent arcs and other such nonsense that I really find it hard to care. I like stuff like Watchmen because it is self-contained inside one book, there are not a lot of comics like that.
there are tons and tons of comics like that, but you don't read them, so why would you know about them?
Word. You don't even have to look hard to find them.
This is what customers mostly buy these days:
(spoilered for image)
...Are you trying to say that they're hard to find because they're not on a top 10 sales list?
Because if so, I don't know what to say to you.
but this isn't the same as music where a song can be in the charts for weeks and on the radio for months. There's a much quicker turnover for comics and finding (a) useful reviews and information about comics not by Marvel/DC and (b) the actual comics in the store (Maybe I've got a tougher time of this because loleurope) is a pain in the arse.
It's definitely a pasttime with a high time and cost barrier to entry.
I just looked on forums for the best self-contained comics and I got like a million recommendations.
Seriously, that's how I got into comic books.
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A-ha, Timm did a whole book of "good girl" art. Obviously I can't link to it, but it's good stuff!
Also, comics qn't expensive. They're $3. You could read ten series a month for a pretty minor investment. That's 300+ pages of comics each month.
I'm in Europe and apparently exchange rates don't apply to comics!
Even after the exchange rate, I doubt they're breaking the bank. Do you have a smart phone? A tablet? You can get digital comics for a little cheaper, usually.
well, if by "super" you mean the full moon at it's closest possible approach to earth is 14% larger than at its absolute furthest then yes.
The difference is too small for a human to notice by a long way. Though in general any full moon is good times to break out the telescope. This particular one just one be any moreso than usual.
Say, where did The Order and Agents of Atlas go, anyway? Runaways is still popping up in assorted stuff but these people seem to have dropped off the map.
In Captain America, why didn't they use people who were already good and try to turn them into supersoldiers instead of trying to use weaklings? It seems like that would be easier and a stepping stone to the weaklings into supersoldiers.
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how do you think anyone gets into comics, though? like, I started reading Marvels when I was six. I didn't have an encyclopedic command of the history, I just went with what the little text box at the top of the comic said - a couple sentences with the main character's name and what they did, and we were off to the races. a good story will tell you what you need to know in the course of the story.
It automatically goes into the third person when you mine. I play in first person view.
Oh yeah. Gotta bring those suckers in.
There's lots of self-contained books even about popular characters though, they just don't tend to have huge, unending runs.
but this isn't the same as music where a song can be in the charts for weeks and on the radio for months. There's a much quicker turnover for comics and finding (a) useful reviews and information about comics not by Marvel/DC and (b) the actual comics in the store (Maybe I've got a tougher time of this because loleurope) is a pain in the arse.
It's definitely a pasttime with a high time and cost barrier to entry.
It was kind of unsettling but in a good way.
FYI: Not this Uncle Ben.
Love you Uncle Ben
I've seen Bruce Timm draw some naked ladies but never something like that
So pervy.
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: Dark Victory
Ronin
Sin City
All-Star Superman
Superman For All Seasons
Hellboy
Zero Girl
Cowboy Ninja Viking
The Criminal Series
Daredevil by Frank Miller
Daredevil: Redemption
If you like certain heroes, there are self-contained stories that don't require more than a basic grasp of the character to get into.
Yeah I've seen his nude stuff but this is quite different.
I've met tons and they've all been great, honestly. Particular props to Steve Lieber, JH Williams III, and Zander Cannon. Even legendarily assholish John Byrne was a totally chill dude the time I met him (granted this was still when he had all his teeth and wasn't completely crazy).
It auto-switches, nub
Also, the only "issue" I have with traditional comics (and a lot of archetypal-based writing) in themselves is that, by definition, the characters "have to" (that is, it is expected to) conform to certain identities and behaviors. It feels static, even with reboots and etc. I need my fake people becoming.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
This is not true. Like, not even a little bit. Most series don't conclude after one issue. If it's good, people talk about it for months. In particular, they usually talk about it on new comic boom day. If you really want to do this, visit a few publisher's websites, read the blurbs on some comics. Then read reviews on the ones that interest you.
It's really that simple. Anything else is just being lazy.
I just looked on forums for the best self-contained comics and I got like a million recommendations.
Seriously, that's how I got into comic books.
just finished mowing the lawn and there is one muscle right in the center of the small of my back that just hates that.
I'm in Europe and apparently exchange rates don't apply to comics!
edit: And being a part-time working college student doesn't help either.
Even after the exchange rate, I doubt they're breaking the bank. Do you have a smart phone? A tablet? You can get digital comics for a little cheaper, usually.
I lied my way out of hanging out with someone I really didn't want to waste time on by claiming back injury after mowing the lawn yesterday...
OMG!
When I lie, the lie comes real for RiemannLives
Sorry duder.
Oh man I forgot to go out last night with my binoculars. Gonna do that now.
Hopefully tonight it is clear.
It's all moony.
FUCK THIS GAY ATMOSPHERE
well, if by "super" you mean the full moon at it's closest possible approach to earth is 14% larger than at its absolute furthest then yes.
The difference is too small for a human to notice by a long way. Though in general any full moon is good times to break out the telescope. This particular one just one be any moreso than usual.
*shiver*
Say it again
slower...
It's all...
mooooony.
Mim that is like the worst part of that man.
I JUDGE YOU
a lot of what i drew was like, scenes from the hunter game we played yesterday
it`s all shitty though