fuck, do i have to say it?

you're probably expecting me to say something melodramatic and storm out…… well i'd rather DIE…. [sob]

this thread is crazy. star trek trailers are exactly like eeeeeeeevery other trailer that's been made in the past five years: fast editing and ear-splitting noise. it's what makes geezers go "aaaahhh."

@Tim Leider, i sort of agree. there's this constant high-pitched volume to most superhero comics that has them basically bludgeoning you over the head week after week with plot points that essentially go nowhere and change nothing.

it's a conundrum, jamesaction. thats for sure. but i'm convinced a new and better way is just around the corner. and i'm not talking webcomics… although those should probably get better too. but print media on the whole needs some serious love and attention right now. i'm hoping that people with new ideas step up, and…

back to scotteb's comment… continuity is more or less the biggest complaint i hear from people who don't read mainstream comics. but the reality is, continuity is THE BIGGEST REASON for people who like comics to keep coming back. i'm not talking about needing resolution on cliffhanger endings. im talking about the…

i think mar-vell was actually one of the few situations where the transparent editorial machinations served some real storytelling… people were outraged at first, and brian reed totally intentionally played that up. i'll be the first to say that the "payoff" in SI was crap, but the miniseries leading up to it had some…

not to hijack this thread, but Noel, at what point does the Flash running fast and beating up on a colorful rogues gallery become as cliched as the "dark modern superhero" cliche?

uuuuh,
this sounds exactly like high fidelity

yeah. i'll look at the box office stats with the same amount of interest i look at the nyt bestseller lists: not much. but ignoring them doesnt seem like a viable option either. they're supplementary information, duh… no amount of box office stats ever convinced anyone to go see "beverly hills chihuahua." but i AM…

for my two cents, i just wanna point out that almost everyone has a high tolerance for crap. the question is where your priorities lie. i love mediocre superhero comics, but i recognize that they're largely worthless with few exceptions. meanwhile, over in indie-land, i enjoy lots of autobio stuff (john porcellino and…

i only play the games that i win at
and stay the same with more rhymes than's ways to skin cats
matter of fact, let me rephrase
with more rhymes than ways to fillet felines these days

well, OTAQ, you're right about being an asshole.

oh man, watched that shitty denver movie on cable and wow what a piece of crap. i want to punch andy garcia's mouth.

marvel boy was fun, not quite the madness we've come to expect from morrison, but fun nonetheless. sounds douchey, but it's definitely a 'minor work.'

how has no one hijacked this thread to talk about the inhumans yet?

maybe this shows up later in the comments, but the first and second volumes of joss whedon's astonishing x-men are flat out fantastic… and this coming from someone who thinks buffy the vampire slayer's completely mediocre (seriously, no one has given me any good reason to watch that show, no matter how many times…

what really fucking burns me up about sookie is that she can READ FUCKING PEOPLE'S MINDS! you'd think that she'd develop some thicker skin or something. if hearing people's echo-chamber voices saying mean things to you makes you feel so very sad, fucking learn to be less ridiculously transparent and absurdly…

fuck eugene oregon, boulder colorado, fo sho. although really anywhere with a college campus is gonna be in the running.

chick's tracks! CHICK'S TRACKS!!