Really? You couldn't wait just two weeks until October 25 to read it on St. Crispin's Day?
10.10.2025 11:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@rathbone2pick.bsky.social
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Really? You couldn't wait just two weeks until October 25 to read it on St. Crispin's Day?
10.10.2025 11:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The multiverse concept is a trap across all platforms. The initial response is positive followed by a collapse. Yes, the Spiderverse movies are well made. But I canβt get excited about them because of the multiverse concept at their core
10.10.2025 11:08 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβll never understand why DC sidelined Ted and put its promotional muscle behind a new version of the character. They already had the best version right here. If they were making new comics and movies about Ted, Iβd be spending all my money on them
10.10.2025 10:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In a couple of years, youβll feel that way about βcringeβ
09.10.2025 11:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not Sue!!!
09.10.2025 11:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Looks like the artist plucked his favorite elements from different eras. I see Byrneβs post-Crisis rocket. Meanwhile Kara is rocking her mid-70s Bronze Age outfit. And regardless of his later appearances, Krypto always gives strong Silver Age vibes
08.10.2025 21:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Was Looker a vampire yet? Is that still her status quo? (Please NO! π€π»)
08.10.2025 20:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great series. Terrible crossover
06.10.2025 22:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The title of Morgan Taltyβs book certainly alludes to that trope. But the title is where it ends. Talty isnβt a horror writer. He writes about the realities of the Indigenous experience. Sometimes it can be grim, but not in the sense of a slasher movie
06.10.2025 18:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We havenβt seen faithful adaptations in 20-30 years. Maybe itβs time to return to Doyleβs stories to rediscover what made Holmes great. 3/3
06.10.2025 11:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0BBC Sherlock, Elementary, Miss Sherlock, Sherlock & Co. In doing so, he makes a strong case that modernization has become the cliche. 2/
06.10.2025 11:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I donβt think the writer of the article is aware that heβs undermining his own argument. He says the next Holmes movie needs to be a modern update and cites numerous examples of that formula from television. 1/
06.10.2025 11:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I think all or close to all those movies are streaming right now on the WB-owned HBO Max app and featured on a Halloween viewing tab.
06.10.2025 02:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Itβs the symmetric property. If a = b then b = a
06.10.2025 02:33 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I hear you. But he and Superman have undoubtedly developed into frequent enemies. And original intent doesnβt always hold up. Look at Sabertooth. Heβs definitely Wolverineβs archenemy even if he wasnβt conceived to be
05.10.2025 18:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thatβs the best I can do off the top of my head. How do those villains rank? And did I miss any other big names? 8/8
05.10.2025 17:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Faora (debuting in Action #472 from May 1977) is one of the big Phantom Zone convicts. But she was almost immediately upstaged by Ursa from the Donner movies. 7/
05.10.2025 17:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Or what about Master Jailer (debuting in Superman #331 from Jan. 1979)? 6/
05.10.2025 17:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Enough with the borderline adversaries. Atomic Skull (debuting in Superman #303 from Sept. 1976) is clearly a supervillain. But does he rate higher than Terra Man? 5/
05.10.2025 17:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Steve Lombard (debuting in Superman #264 from June 1973) is no supervillain. But he can sure make life tough for poor Clark. 4/
05.10.2025 17:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Is Vartox (debuting in Superman #281 from Nov. 1974) an enemy? Maybe more of a rival who became an ally. 3/
05.10.2025 17:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Right away, youβve got Darkseid who first appeared in Jimmy Olsen #134 from December 1970. But letβs say Darkseid isnβt specifically a Superman foe so much as the big bad of the New Gods or the DCU in general. Who does that leave us? 2/
05.10.2025 17:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0βMost staying power?β If Terra Man is the high water mark for β70s villains, that doesnβt speak well to the creative output on the Superman line. But is it true? 1/
05.10.2025 17:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Oh, itβs nicely rendered. Kudos on the art. As for the character depictedβ¦if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, itβs Shiera. Otherwise, why not deny the evidence of our eyes and say itβs Wonder Woman or Superman if thereβs no wrong answer?
05.10.2025 16:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Not a swipe, but the basic composition reminds me of this gem that my childhood dentist kept in his waiting room among the grown-up magazines
05.10.2025 13:45 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Surely that price doesnβt include the trading cardβ¦
05.10.2025 10:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0For reference, Kendra is on the left and Shiera is on the right
05.10.2025 01:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yeah, in the Superman movie itβs Kendra. But despite the Justice Gang logo, the drawing is pretty clearly Shiera, right?
05.10.2025 00:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Itβs based on the Thomas Pynchon book Vineland
05.10.2025 00:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Interesting. I assumed the Hawkgirl on the Justice Gang was Kendra. You think itβs Shiera?
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