People slept on Lost Planet 2 co-op. That shit was bonkers

Nah man. Let him know this is the way. No always online. No microtransactions in EVERYTHING. We need to go back

It’s why I feel Midnighter and Apollo’s relationship works, which adds depth to their characters

Agreed! It’s a bit of a shame the two of them were born out of what I would call a low-point in Wildstorm’s edgy history but they are objectively a interesting couple. Yes they are “What if Batman and Superman… but gay?”, which is reductive and lame but there are much more than that. They are two people who have complex and nuanced feelings for each other and their relationship has WAYYYYY more depth that most of the mainstays of the genre. Which is crazy because If I recall Midnighter correctly we was like the precursor to Billy Butch creatively speaking. Which is an odd thing to think about.

I haven’t been keeping up with whatever the modern incarnate of the character is,

Allowing her lasting happiness with Poison Ivy means something might lastingly change and the hogs can’t have that.

As a comic dork I always hated how comics treat relationships. Outside of some comics like Saga (which is a great read), most comic relationships traditional/atypical/gay/straight/committed/flings/whatever are treated more as plot devices rather than things that make a character interesting. Which is a shame because love and relationships when they mean something is what makes them cool. For good or bad, it’s just a good place for storytelling. There is nothing worse than seeing Ivy and Harley hinted at knowing that it will be dissolved in like next month’s issue. That sort of eternal tease of a relationship is just so wack to me.

Fuck man that’s part of the reason Mr.Freeze is a such a good character to me because that he is defined by the love his wife. Literally a wife-guy but the good platonic ideal of it. That’s just a cool character trait, like being motivated by love in a world of super-people and all that insanity really gives a wonderfully human. Which

Part of what I hate about lazy “multiverse” crossover gimmicks is they just about require default state or even Flanderized versions of such characters.

Exactly man. Fuckin’ exactly. A “multiverse” creates a boundless space for exploring what makes a character a character. What are their defining traits, what is their core identity, what are the things that make them who they are across all versions of themselves. What are the things they think are a part of them but happen to just be cicumstance. Would they be different if things were different? Would they always find a way to create the version of themselves we know?

Really plainly cool writing space if you ask me, but because that involves risk, they don’t really show characters or ideas explore outside of “What if Character X, but with a mild cosmetic change or different background”. Which is such a bummer because you can really do some cool stuff, you can explore the very idea of identity cross the infinite expanse of the multiverse.

Yeah I think about that all the time. Which is a shame to me, in the sense that it’s really reduces these comics’ respective histories to “whatever is poppin’ in the box office these”/“whatever our marketing plan for movie release for Quarter X” is. I’m not saying all these comics have super great histories but they do have rich and dense histories, which are worth respecting and reading.

I love comics and I think he is 420.69% correct. Fandom in comics specifically has utterly stagnated the medium. There are so many titles that can’t go forward or when they do they are reverted back to a status-quo. Indie comics are really the only things worth reading right now. The big publishers are just re-packaging nostalgia back to you and selling it a huge mark up.

I have always found the high cost of “FANDOM©®™” really off-putting. Getting “Official” merch or limited-editions, special editions, limited-release exclusives, all that sort of stuff to be really sad to be frank. I feel like that is all the “nerd culture©®™” is at the moment. Buying stuff, not enjoying stuff. Buying it and showing it off, not really engaging with it. It’s about having the most stuff and flexing it on other and being seen flexing it. Having all your figures and statues in the background of your webcam as you rant about X character not giving you a boner.

I really think the only way forward is the whatever the hell is going on in independent streams of creation. I think it’s infinitely better for culture for us to create things inspired by the things we love/loved rather than endless consuming whatever the market puts out. I really think supporting independent artists/creators/authors/makers of things that are rad is the only way to heal this utterly broken mess of a “culture”.

There are, of course, entirely benign fandoms, networks of cooperative individuals who quite like the same thing, can chat with others sharing the same pastime and, importantly, provide support for one another in difficult times. These healthy subcultures, however, are less likely to impact on society in the same way that the more strident and presumptuous fandoms have managed.

Yeah I think that sort of thing is probably the best way forward.

Buy indie games, buy indie comics, buy indie music, enjoy your werid-o shit you think only four other people know about, all that enjoy. Share it, promote it, create your own. Engage with the arts in a meaningful way.

Don’t be a fan, be someone who like a thing.

They are going want daps and pounds for such a bold statement too.

Stay safe Palestinian from Gaza. I pray there is a day you and your love ones don’t have to worry about this insanity and can just live your lives fully.

I need this to anti-trend. Please.

Dudes have such cool names.

• Oswald
• Zephyr
• Kai
• Otis
• Bodhi
• Lucian
• Kwame
• Ichiro
• Thaddeus
• Brick
• Timur
• Miroslav

Dudes have cool names if they have the courage. Trans men have such a unique opportunity to be rad as hell. Not to be sexist, but I think the fellas have some sick names across cultures.

I kinda dig this. I really like hearing professionals/high level folks talk about how they think about why they do. It’s always insightful.

Gulags but for self-imposed self-betterment.

I get why they hate us now. I get it. Like ya I see this image and I’m instantly filled with rage against western decadence and depravity. For sure.

Nael is wants the global working class to break their cage. Nael is a six-year-old Marxist.

It’s always upsetting when you see it pretty plainly laid out like this. I don’t want to be “that guy” but outside of rhetorical flair they aren’t substantively different in any meaningful way.

It sucks so much, this series desires better.

God I love Resurrections so much I’ll risk the ire of the youtube bot just to show it in HD

Glad to see a fellow wizened Resurrections appreciator

Warner is literally called out in the movie in the dialog about the “video game” having a fourth installment.

This is scene points out my point, but I guess my comment seems slightly silly in retrospect.

! ! ! 📢🔊📢🗣️MATRIX RELOAD MENTIONED 📢🔊📢🗣️! ! !

I love the Matrix. I thought “The Architect” was really cool and I thought it would have been interesting for it (him? it’s a computer program idk) interact with the “The Analyst”. Designing large systems of control and optimization of control patterns and behavior through micro algorithmic changes could have been a rich source of their dialogue. That dichotomy really could have given the “The Analyst” something to contrast itself with to elevate it as a villain.

Though I’m still of the belief the Matrix 4 wasn’t made to succeed, it was made to give Lana a happy ending for her character she and her sister made, which is totally fine. I’m like 420.69% certain the MEGACORP suits wanted to turn the Matrix into a lobotomized zombie franchise series (and probably still will).