Nice usage of the old METW art. :-)

I mean, I don’t expect Katamari to push the limits of a Switch, so do you want to play handheld?

It’s illuminating to see how politicians react when Big Tech is stealing from artists via AI versus when end users steal from artists via digital piracy. It’s not a crime if you are already rich.

Three close calls in 50 years. The ownership that resulted after the last crisis that the OP is referring to seem to have solid business sense and financing, though, so hopefully that was the last time. :-)

By the time lockdown happened Afterlife with Archie had already been in limbo for 5ish years, and I’d gotten used to checking in every few years to see if it was back. I didn’t realize until this week that they never resumed *any* ongoing books after 2020. :-(

Yes, because Harper ordered a phased end to door-to-door, and our systems were switched early. The Liberals campaigned on “saving” door-to-door in 2015, then clarified after that they only meant it for the addresses that hadn’t been converted yet. Sorta like their electoral reform pledge.

Halifax is very fortunate to have the Examiner.

I occasionally dip into the ENWorld boards but they are pretty D&D-focused. The last time I had an RPG.net account it was auto-deleted for not posting enough within the first 3/6 months.

The ghost of Norman Osborn hung heavy over this run of Spectacular. By the start of your second run, Norman was back from the dead. While the actual resurrection was decided by others, was it interesting for you to work with that character as a living threat?

I read his Carnage ongoing from 2016 on Marvel Unlimited. He smartly approached it the same way he did the opening issues of Tomb of Dracula, making it about a team of monster hunters hunting the ultimate monster. A little Carnage goes a long way.

One of the bird cultists in Slay the Spire will open combat with “MY POWERS ARE UNMATCHED!” When you beat them, they weakly croak “My powers were matched…”

It would be really nice to rewatch one of Star Trek’s many cautionary tales and be able to say “well thank goodness we got our act together and solved that issue!”

On a related note, did the HC of vol 1 include the essays and interviews? I’ve considered replacing the original books, but I value the back matter. :-)

I’m sorry people are awful. :-(
I know it doesn’t balance it out, but your game designs have brought me a lot of enjoyment over the years.

Kent Brockman reads Sutter Kane.

Necromolds is great!

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In the years after Brian Michael Bendis shot to fame with his early Marvel work, he often commented on how a subset of fans treat the superheroes like living, breathing people, and the people who create those stories as fictional villains.

Megatron’s second-in-command is Starscream, his most openly treasonous follower. When Starscream betrays him to his demise 21 years later, all the cons who practice Deception are shocked.

Sure, but you had good taste even when you were a young punk. ;-)

… the script was mostly a one-way conversation, and that character should be expressed by action as much as dialogue. He said that if you put Spidey, Cap, or the Punisher in the same situation, you should have three very different comics. I think back on that lesson every now and again.

He also reviewed fan-submitted materials in Marvel Age as an instructional tool. I remember one script involved Captain America learning about the plight of the homeless, being lectured by the antagonist who had tied Cap up.

MG applauded the idea, but noted that…

Ordered issues 2-6, excited to finally check it out. :-)

I began reading monthly comics with Furman’s US Transformers run, and Transformers #67 definitely introduced me to the Days of Future Past trope.

Oh no!

Jagged Little Pill has that energy.

D&D
Unknown Armies
Cyberpunk Red
Call of Cthulhu (Cthulhu Invictus)

We’re currently in the PC and setting creation for Wraith and VtM, but no actual sessions yet.

The Red Dawn remake was a prominent example in the same time period, where the antagonists were changed from China to North Korea in post-production to maintain the possibility of a Chinese release. According to Wikipedia, they never got that release despite the edits.