I like it! I read the Bloomberg article, and I came away with the following take: when he purchased Daraprim and raised the price by what any normal person would consider a completely unconscionable amount, he didn't believe he was doing anything wrong. He still doesn't think he did anything wrong. He can…

Very, very interesting - that gives me a perspective I've rarely considered: "my" DC universe (post COIE, pre new-52) is for others what the new-52 is for me.

Comic movies, in general, have had no impact on comic sales. It is interesting to see how successful comic movies are and how valuable comic properties are on that end when the comic industry itself is dying. If not for their value as movie/licensing properties, I'd be willing to bet that DC and Marvel superhero…

I haven't. Honestly, I've essentially stopped reading comics at this point. I still go to the comic store every Wednesday, but I find myself leaving with nothing more often than not. I sample a lot of creator-owned stuff from artists I enjoy, but I've basically dropped DC comics entirely and Marvel comics almost…

I totally agree. The appeal to me when I started reading comics as a kid was discovering this whole universe of fascinating connections, learning the history of all these characters and really immersing myself in the story. (I'd always been primarily a DC guy, so my knowledge of Marvel continuity is a bit less…

Extraordinary X-Men (or at least this article's analysis) sounds like it's turning into a meta-commentary on the comics industry as a whole, with mutants being surrogates for readers and Terrigan Mists standing in for reboots. There will be no new mutants (readers) and exposure to the Terrigan Mists (reboots) kills…

Agree 100%. Abi can be your most loyal ally if you figure out how to deal with her. I think there's a lot of insecurity and emotional neediness hidden under the temperamental exterior. I cannot conceive of any situation where Abi could win a season of SURVIVOR, but I can definitely see her being instrumental in…

I think Varner is going to figure out how to work with Abi, much like Boston Rob figured out how to use Philip. I see a lot of similarities b/w Abi and Philip - they are both "crazy"'/wildcard contestants, but I see insecurity as the underlying motivation in both cases. You show that person kindness and respect and…

The counter to that is that the perfect season-long story for "second chances" is the old school player learning to play the new school game. The more Varner's story revolves around making the most of his second chance, the more I lean towards (and hope for) a Tony edit.

I've found a fondness for trying to use coins to layer the challenge of a level. I've been working on levels that are fairly straight-forward and easy to complete, but where collecting the coins is fairly difficult. You don't need to make the nearly-impossible string of jumps to complete the level. (In fact, having…

My adds to the list of pet peeves (and I TOTALLY agree with those you mention):

If you're up for sharing your level code, I'd be happy to give it a shot. I hope Nintendo finds a way to develop "communities" for this game. I understand that what is fun for one person is not fun for all, so it would be nice to be able to find the sorts of level I find fun. There is probably an initial rush of…

You know, I spent an hour-and-a-half last night getting increasingly agitated as I swiped away level after frustratingly-poorly-designed level in Super Mario Maker. I, too, have been disappointed with the production of the users and hopeful Nintendo can find some way to salvage the experience. Getting to play with…

My wife likes "Rude", so if that ever comes on when we are in a car, I face the damned-if-you-do choice of risking a fight by insisting on turning off the radio or suffering through the song. She faces the same dilemma when "The Safety Dance" comes on. Life would probably be much simpler for both of us if we just…

If you consider this a "nice-sounding song", then all hope is lost in trying to explain why it is so horrible. From the moment I hear any portion of this song, I tense up in an internal rage directed at the misery it inflicts on me. As a sound, it evokes the same reaction as fingernails-on-a-chalkboard. Given the…

It is the worst song I have heard in my entire life and I could not agree with Derek more. And I say that from the perspective of someone who hates it to such a degree that my senses have blocked out the fact that it even has actual lyrics - knowing that there are and seeing some of them written out only makes me…

To the nobody that cares what I have to say on the topic, this book was pretty bad. Setting aside all the controversy about Atticus and whether it should have been published, the fact is that Scout as an adult reads as an unlikeable character, the plot is dull, the conversations read like excerpts from political…

Well, when the "it" that supposedly always, ceaselessly and tirelessly follows its victim is [spoiler-ish alert] standing naked on the roof in the guise of the lead's father, it's no longer following - just giving us a creepy visual. It's been a while since I've seen the movie (turns out I was correct in my…

In fairness, Dalton's job is to be snarky/clever/funny. Regardless of whether he was sympathetic to Shirin or actually understood her point, the "white collar" person who is complaining on national television about not fitting in at the elite high school is just asking for it. The character background story Shirin…

I'm willing to speak up as the voice of contrary opinion. (I'm actually surprised there is not more yet.) I just got back from seeing the movie at the Angelika in New York, and I was thoroughly disappointed. Part of that may have been sky-high expectations going in, but I honestly cannot understand the hype this…