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Weird that “big beautiful bill” makes the same acronym as “build back better”.
Or the Better Business Bureau
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njerry wrote:
I’m sorry.I tried, but I just can’t feel sorry for all those Microsoft employees who got sacked. They made their bed, now they have to lie in it.
I think it’s worth remembering that some people don’t join a company by choice, but through acquisitions etc.
Even if you have no goodwill towards Microsoft, I think you can be sympathetic to someone who has been pulled into the company involuntarily and has ended up in this situation (which is what has happened with a lot of these games developers).
Well, now I feel like a heel.
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the D+ shows
I thought you were giving the show a D+ rating. Disney needs to rethink its streaming logo. Or maybe it’s “truth in advertising”.
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Next James Bond director announced as Oscar-nominated Denis Villeneuve
So who will be the next James Bond? Josh Brolin? Timothy Chalamet? Zendaya?
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Lorcan, I don’t care that you posted the Blowjob Brothers thing three times already; I’m still not going to give it a “Thanks”.
Edited to point out that it’s really confusing when your post comes at the end of a page/start of another page.
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The only difference between Chris Cuomo and a lump of shit is that a lump of shit doesn’t speak.
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This must be why Feige rejected my pitch for Agents Of Y.O.K.O.O.N.O
That would have been golden, Dave. GOLDEN!!
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My hope is that enough young people, disenfranchised/fringe people, and intelligent people who’ve seen the corruption and ineffectiveness of the current Democratic machine against the MAGA juggernaut will figure out that our best chance right now is to turn away from the same-old/same-old, and start putting faith in new leaders who are actually representing the people they are supposed to serve rather than serving their own self-interests and those of their rich sponsors.
But what do I know? I’m just an old fart who voted for Michael Dukakis.
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I can get that with voters, sure. But the party apparatus? They should know better.
I really believe that the stodgy Democratic Party Machine (including the Clintons, Chuck Schumer and, to some extent, Barack Obama) are afraid of the progressive branch of Dems represented by the likes of AOC, who are eager to dismantle that machine and get back to the basics of what (and who) the Dems are supposed to represent.
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Voters generally have short attention spans and will typically vote for the person whose name is familiar or has a favorable association. In Cuomo’s case, many New Yorkers remember him, as Governor, reassuring us via daily televised conferences during the COVID lockdown, of everything his administration was doing to help the people of NYC (in particular) and talk us off the ledge. That memory was apparently stronger than the various sexual and ethical accusations that led to his resignation as governor.
That being said, I’m thrilled that Mamdani apparently has won the Democratic primary. Cuomo is already whispering about the likely possibility of running as an Independent in the general election (as is current mayor Eric Adams); if so, we’re stuck with another season of endless political ads on television leading to November. Yay!
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Maybe the franchise should have ended a couple of films ago.
Yeah, it probably should have ended with Fallout, which resolved a bunch of threads including the recapture of Solomon Lane and the reunion of Ethan and Julia. But the lure of big money is a tough thing to pass up in an up-to-this-time successful movie franchise.
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Still, the Roberts court has its place in history all right.
Alongside the 1940s Reichstag and the 1960/70s Pol Pot regime.
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DEPT Q
We enjoyed this one too, but my recommendation to my fellow Murricans is to watch it with subtitles in English, otherwise some of the Scottish accents are too dense for comprehension.
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Like, is it me?
Is it not a good movie and I’m a weirdo?It’s not your fault, Sean; you’re Canadian.
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This place just has a bad vibe over it, the last few years. Maybe it’s time to leave. It’s sad because it used to be a great place to debate. But the good ones are already gone. I still respect you Christian, but there are some people here I grew to dislike intensely.
I think the majority of members here are friendly and tolerant of others, Arjan. To be brutally honest with you, the only “bad vibes” I see regularly here are from your posts.
That’s not intended as a personal attack on you, more like a suggestion that maybe the problem is with your constant focus on negativity in your posts in this thread and others. It isn’t healthy.
I’m not an expert, but I strongly recommend that you stay off of social media for a while, at least the ones with algorithms that feed into your obsessions. Stick to funny/cute animal images instead.
I wish you well.
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Finally finished Andor, and my God was that satisfying.
We finished the final “year” of season 2 last night, and I had the same appreciation for that Krennic/Partagaz conversation. I also appreciate the decision to present this season as a quartet of 3-hour films with a one-year break between arcs, to create a better sense of time passing as the rebellion amps up. As soon as the last episode ended, I immediately wanted to start watching ROGUE ONE, but that will have to wait for this weekend.
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The weirdest thing about it though was they had John Cusack playing old Brian Wilson and Paul Dano playing young Brian Wilson
Have you ever watched Todd Haynes’ film “I’m Not There”? It’s based on Bob Dylan’s life, with SIX different actors portraying him during different phases of his career/life. The actors include Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett (!), Marcus Carl Franklin (!!), Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw.
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they attack anyone who is even slightly critical. Crazy shit.
Welcome to the Trump administration.
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We cancelled our cable television service, replacing it exclusively with various streaming services supplemented by FUBO for local live television channels. Much cheaper, but I do miss channel-surfing through all the HBO, MAX, SHO, STARZ, etc just to see what’s on.
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I will always appreciate Mark Millar’s involvement in creating MillarWorld.com after DC shut down the WildStorm threads on their site. I met a lot of great people on MW who became good friends on-line and IRL.
Having said that, I think I’ve outgrown Mr. Millar and his self-promoting hyperbole. I wish him well but I no longer think I am the audience he is trying to appeal to.
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But look on the bright side, Arjan; until that happens, we still have Trappist ales!!
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Honestly it’s funny that protestors in LA are waving Mexican flags. That’s the country you are afraid being sent back to?
Why is that funny?
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Well, I’m currently re-watching Dead Reckoning (on Amazon Prime), and it has improved the second time around, since I already know the plot points and can pick up more of the subtleties now.
Another thing I’m noticing during this re-review is that Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg and (especially) Tom Cruise have really aged since their previous MI appearances, BUT…Vingh Rhames still looks the same as he did way back in the first Mission Impossible film.
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I still applaud BKV’s genius in creating that series, one that was totally fresh and original as well as timely.
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See, I would have thought his favorite food would be a corndog, or meatloaf with mashed potatoes. You just never know with those Kryptonians….
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Um…I see the head, but where’s the rest of the dog?
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Me next!
Yeah, looks like those aliens are enjoying that too much.
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Arjan: here’s some good stuff to think about:
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The Millar project does not do anything to me, and the DC/Marvel news does even less. I’m more excited about the new Chris Condon one-shot from Oni Press, The Goddamn Tragedy, which will be on comics stands tomorrow!! And you should be excited TOO!!
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Sounds like the start of a horror movie.
Oh, wait, elevator pitch coming on:
Let me know when the Kickstarter campaign starts.
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Arjan, may I suggest that you spend some time away from your computer/smartphone? Go outside, take a walk, get some ice cream, and chill out a bit.
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I think basically nothing before Gunn came in is canon now, unless he decides to use it. Which presumably he mostly won’t, as he’s building a different kind of universe there.
So movies like The Flash, Wonder Woman 1984, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods are no longer canon?
Good!
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It’s sad to realize how much philosophy writing from ancient Greece we lost. I think the only ones we have complete books from are Plato and Aristotle. Many others must have written books, but they’re lost. We only have fragments of their works, and quotes about them from others.
And yet today we can go to a bookstore or on-line and purchase every book Danielle Steele has ever written.
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Being talked about in the comics thread: PETER DAVID
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I enjoyed many of the comics runs Peter David wrote, but I really loved the “But I Digress…” column he wrote for The Comics Buyers’ Guide on a variety of topics, sometimes controversial, sometimes cantankerous, but ALWAYS entertaining, thought-provoking, and informative.
It is fitting that the late author Harlan Ellison wrote the introduction to the first collection of those columns, because Peter was the Harlan of the comics industry (and I mean that as a compliment).
Rest in peace, sir.
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If you’ve never seen, this is comic geek heaven.
One of the things I loved about the FRINGE series is that events of the final season tied back to previous events of the series, all the way back to the first season. It made me feel like JJ Abrams wanted to tell a complete story and avoid the mistakes of previous shows like LOST and X-FILES that failed to resolve plot points. The finale was a reward to faithful viewers instead of yet another unsatisfactory disappointment.
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Very cool George Lucas homage:
The 1138 reference goes back as far as A New Hope, where there was mention of a Cell Block 1138 on the Death Star.
I love Easter Eggs.
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You know that way than an r and an n together can look like an m? Hopefully that won’t harm The Big Burn’s prospects.
(Who knows, it may even boost them.)
Unless they assume that The Big Bum is a graphic novel about Trump.
Oh, wait, this isn’t the News and Politics thread. Sorry…
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NY should wrap up the series next game.
Well, I hope you haven’t just jinxed us, Al! (fingers crossed for tonight)
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I kept wearing a mask everywhere as my dad had cancer (passed away a year ago) and I wasn’t about to take the chance of passing Covid, or anything to an immunity compromised person.
Condolences on your loss, Sean. My dad also spent his last year of life (he passed on May 17, 2024) dealing with esophageal cancer, and another reason for my mask-wearing was to reduce the possibility of infecting him with COVID or flu. But he wouldn’t let me wear it in his presence, arguing “I’m 99 years old; how much longer do you think I’ll be around?” (By the way, he lived to be 100 years and 2 months)
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It’s like years ago paying thousands for seats at a boxing match and it’s a KO in 30 seconds.
The people who paid for a ticket to the boxing match (or to the Knicks/Celtics game) paid to see the competition live. Only a small percentage of the people who want to watch the competition are able to see it in person, given the occupancy limits of the venue, so the ticket cost reflects that ticket limit. And the price of the ticket does not guarantee that your preferred competitor is going to win; the only guarantee is that you will be present in the space when and where the competition takes place.
I remember stories of one of those heavyweight boxing matches where, after spending $$$$ on a ticket, some people were standing in line at the beer concession when the KO occurred. All that money, and they didn’t actually SEE the fight!!
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There’s people who still are wearing masks and trying to avoid ever catching covid
As part of my commute to and from the office, I ride the NYC subway. DAMN RIGHT I’m still wearing a mask during that ride!
It’s not just fear of COVID (and flu and other airborne communicable illnesses); the mask also filters out the pervasive marijuana smell that permeates the air now that smoking it in public is legal, and (very important) it filters out the odor of people for whom proper bathing is not a daily option.
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Suddenly I want a porterhouse steak…
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Arjan Dirkse wrote:
It’s still fucking crazy.Yeah, it is. Especially given that that huge amount of electricity just… disappeared? This kind of thing reminds me that I don’t understand fuck all about how things work.
It’s really simple: you flick the switch up and the lights turn on; you flick it down and the lights turn off.
That’s really all you need to know. Just ask the people in Lisbon.
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I’m shocked!!! SHOCKED, I say!!
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When reactions turn into hurricanes
And the middle course seems a little tame
Whether full or empty it’s all the same
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Or this one?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pope_Must_Die%5B/quote%5D
My favorite memory of that movie, which was in cinemas around the same time as a documentary about the singer Madonna, was the marquee at a London theatre that advertised to two films being shown there:
THE POPE MUST DIE/
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I did see a rumour that they would be The Champions, which I guess is the team name they have left.
New Warriors is still available, as are West Coast Avengers and Great Lake Avengers.
Anyone up for a Power Pack movie?!
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They must be showing a different trailer over in the Benelux countries; the one I saw here is exactly what I would expect for a sequel to that film series; and I mean that in a good way.
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You’re so jaded, Jerry. This is Gen Z’s Moon Landing.
You mean this one is a fake, too?
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Another space joy ride:
The network news here in the US is referring to this as a HISTORIC SPACE FLIGHT!. Setting aside the argument about whether or not 30 seconds of weightlessness qualifies as a “space flight”, what was historic about this? How does the incident of some pseudo-celebrity women riding on a spaceship for 10 minutes in 2025 deserve to be called historic?!
Amelia Earhart becoming the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic? Historic
Bessie Coleman becoming the first woman of color to obtain a pilot’s license? Historic
Valentina Tereshkova becoming the first female cosmonaut in space? Historic
Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle pilot AND shuttle commander? HistoricKaty Perry, Gayle King, etc. sitting in a rocket for 10 minutes?
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FOX NEWS still has a load of shitheads in it, unfortunately.
Fixed that for you, Dave.
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Man, weather forecasters here suck at their job. They predicted 16 degrees for today, it isn’t even 12 degrees. I don’t know what the fuck these morons are doing. They only talk about climate change.
Everyone’s always complaining about the weather, but nobody does anything about it!!
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What are you doing for the next eight and a half hours?
Wanna watch Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine breathe?
Well, I’m still watching my paint dry right now, but maybe later when I have some free time…
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Definitely, although more than anything I think it’s the wacky 50s comics concepts that it draws on most. Either way, nice to see all this stuff in there.
Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing Jimmy Olsen turning into a giant turtle!!
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I love that the two busiest threads in the Loveland Arms are “Politics and Current Affairs” and “Funny pictures…”, especially since sometimes both threads seem the same.
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Heartthrob actor Richard Chamberlain, star of ‘Thorn Birds’, dies aged 90
He was the king of the miniseries between 1978 and 1983 in the US, including the original adaptation of SHOGUN.
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Big Orange wanted to lock Hillary up for her e-mail account; I wonder what he thinks should happen to Hegseth?
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Have you ever noticed how there’s always just enough Democrats who vote with Republicans to either get their agenda through or to block anything too progressive from passing? Like in Biden’s term Chuck Manchin and Kristen Sinema voted no on a massive variety of bills, and now Schumer and a handful of Senators vote for the budget?
Are you suggesting that there is collusion between the two Parties to maintain a status quo and screw the general public while providing the illusion of two separate positions and agendas? Because that would be….I mean….how could they get away with….hmmm.
Never mind.
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Over the last 16 years, Schumer and Pelosi (and, to some extent, Obama) wasted the political power the Democratic Party had amassed following the 2008 election, largely by refusing to build on the grass-roots movement that put Obama in the White House. Instead they ignored the political windshift and went about business as usual rather than putting the financial backing of the Party behind other progressive up-and-coming Congressional candidates. Even after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s HUGE upset victory over 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley in 2018, the Party leaders still put their money and influence behind old-timer Joe Biden as the candidate for the 2020 presidential election rather than fresher, more progressive candidates like Pete Buttegieg, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and others. And again in 2024, they stood behind Biden until it was too late, when they should have been grooming Pete or Kamala or Bernie.
And now here we are.
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I don’t remember which author this anecdote refers to (I thought it was Stephen King but I cannot find confirmation), but the story goes that one best-selling writer was asked by a reporter his opinion about what a noted film director had done to his novel. The writer responded by pointing to his bookshelf and saying “What are you talking about? My book is right there on the shelf; nobody has done anything to it.”
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The X-Files was always good at this. Their weird one-offs were some of their best episodes.
In a similar vein, my favorite episode of The Last of Us (season 1) is the one focusing on the gay couple’s relationship, with Ellie and Joel only showing up in the final moments.
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I don’t think I can recall another 24 hours online like the last day, until the next day.
I finished that sentence for you, Ben.
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Lynne Marie Stewart, Pee-wee’s Playhouse and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia actress, dies at 78
Jerry Butler, Impressions Singer and Chicago Politician, Dies at 85
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/roberta-flack-singer-killing-me-softly-dead-1236318888/
Chris Jasper, Isley Brothers star behind ‘Between the Sheets’ and ‘Caravan of Love’, dies aged 73
Roberto Orci Dies: ‘Star Trek’, ‘Transformers’ & ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Writer-Producer Was 51
‘Buffy’ and ‘Gossip Girl’ actress Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/27/gene-hackman-dies-wife-dog-95It’s been a sad week, and it’s not even Friday yet…
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And now Trump’s policies have crossed the line:
Craft beer prices impacted by tariff on aluminum
Who’s ready to march with me?!
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There’s a great bookstore in my town, but in order to survive it has evolved into a “Books, Coffee, Beer” store that also displays local artists’ creations on their walls, and has live music or other events almost every night. Apparently just selling books is not enough.
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It’s hard to find a bookstore or a music/movie store in American malls in the 21st century. Probably because we don’t read print anymore and we stream our entertainment.
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Lynne Marie Stewart, Pee-wee’s Playhouse and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia actress, dies at 78
At least Captain Carl and Miss Yvonne are together again now.
R.I.P.
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I question the logic of these two being released on the same day. Could just be a mix-up from Marvel (or Amazon)
Maybe it’s a flipbook.
A 2,824 page flipbook.
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Fair!
I do honestly wonder what would happen to all aggression in the world if testosterone suppressants would globally be introduced into our drinking water.
Hey, don’t give RFK Jr any ideas!!
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Baby Yoda / Babu Frik team up.
When I don’t get a particular reference, all I can do is tell myself “well, this proves that you’re not a complete nerd”.
But then I think, “Why aren’t you nerd enough to get that reference?!!”
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Somehow, this news slipped under my radar last month: the last living member of The Band, Garth Hudson, passed away last month:
Multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson dies
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You sure know how to turn a phrase, Dave.
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But I’m wondering how much of the Sentry’s backstory they’ll actually put in the movie.
Fixed that for you
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Good news for latecomers to the Brubaker/Phillips fan club: Image Comics is currently releasing new editions of trade paperbacks of previous books. Due on shelves next week are CRIMINAL VOL 1 (Coward) and CRIMINAL VOL 2 (Lawless), as well as a KILL OR BE KILLED Compendium collecting the entire series. And CRIMINAL VOL 3 is expected for release a week later (Feb. 19)
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I wonder which member of the Thunderbolts/Legion of Doom he is?
Neither; my money is on Skeletor.
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At this point maybe the best thing I can do is just laugh at the absurdity of it all. It’s either that or physically assaulting everyone I know who voted for Trump.
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Yeah, I really liked Bat Times at the El Royale.
I recognize the slight typo there, but Bat Times at the El Royale gets my attention a lot quicker.
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This would be funny if it wasn’t so true.
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Remind me again: what horrible, God-awful thing did Ed Piskor do, to how many susceptible young women, that led people to harass and blackball him to the point where he committed suicide?
Fuck Neil Gaiman’s version of events.
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I thought the three volumes of FRIDAY were a very good example of art and words blending seamlessly to present a complex but coherent story, a storyline which surprised me more than once during my reading. It’s not the best that Brubaker has written, but it was a successful attempt at merging Encyclopedia Brown with Leave It To Chance and HP Lovecraft.
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There are several species of birds that get drunk of fermented fruits.
Typically it’s those birds that are in loveless marriages or have a crummy job.
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