Fair enough.  On 2. I don't want to spoil anything, but that's definitely not the most famous thing that Simonson did with Thor.  There's one moment, and again I don't want to spoil anything, that stands out as one of my favorite super-hero comic moments.  I didn't mind the silliness, though it's not what I most enjoy…

And in Wool the post-apocalypse is more the set-up than what the story is about.  It's character driven more than anything with the setting acting as an interesting limiting factor on what people can do and what they know about the world around them.  Much more Orwell than zombie plagues or vampires running amok.

I was very surprised at how good Wool was, especially given its publication history (self-published brought to mind Fifty Shades of Grey).  I'm currently reading the follow-up collection, Shift, and it's very clear that Howey has thought through the causes and consequences of his world.  Given the way sci-fi is often…

Out of curiosity, what did you not like about the Simonson Thor run?  Because, aside from the Langridge and Samnee run that's the only that has really worked for me.

My only exposure to the Kate Bishop Hawkeye has been in Fraction's run where she's been a nice contrast to Clint.  Is she well-written anywhere else?  Is the original YA run worth picking up?

I'd say that hunting is part of a culture that doesn't resonate with me.  Lots of folks enjoy it, many of whom I'm related to, and it does nothing for me.  Same with many of the other activities common in the south that involve the great outdoors.  Do others enjoy them?  Sure.  Do I?  Not at all.  Though I think…

Any time I think about squirrels two things come to mind: (1) an older uncle, who was comfortably upper middle class, talking about squirrel head stew.  He probably went on for about 15 minutes talking about how great it was.  As a 12 or so year old, I found this to be horrifying and it probably helped to solidify in…

@avclub-84ca205fe6bc691c41c3bfe5a2820a15:disqus Definitely replying to @avclub-62812d8eb06386505986efff8b5e43ac:disqus there, I didn't get any of that from your responses.  Unfortunately the Disqus set-up here doesn't allow for replies to posts beyond the second(?).  It makes threaded conversations a little more…

I referenced this above, as well, but a lot of folks that may look like "white trash" don't really have the problems you're ascribing to them.  It's the same problem as making assumptions based on race—there are always outliers and appearances can be deceiving.  There are very real differences in acceptable looks and…

As someone that grew up in a working class household (neighboring plenty of rural areas), I never really took the term to refer to economic class, more taste and lifestyle.  One could very easily have an upper-middle class income or be wealthy and still have tastes that associated you with "white trash."  For example,…

I refuse to believe any of this has ever been aired.  It's got to be some sort of surreal fantasy or fantastic trolling in the spirit of Kaufman.

I definitely am.  Casanova is probably my favorite comic when it comes out, and this provides an opportunity for Moon and Ba to work on the book at the same time which is ideal.

I haven't kept up with them, but the early Invincible issues were also fun and present a nice inversion of how we usually see Superman.  I'll also be the one to defend Final Crisis, especially the Superman Beyond issues.  Morrison seems to get Superman better than almost any other modern writer.

Not sure if it's still true, but I think that issue was the comic with the largest print run at the time.  It was everywhere (they had—literally—5 versions at the convenience store that was next to my house as a kid).

In addition to the Claremont/Byrne stuff, I would also take a look at his work with other artists.  Pretty much anything that he wrote pre-X-men 1 with Jim Lee is worth taking a look at.  After that is really where things start to become mired in cross-overs and multiple titles, with art that varies dramatically in…

You can jump right in.  Pretty much any of the X-Men comics of that era are super-accessible as long as you know who the major players are.

Does your local shop have pull lists?  If they do, you might be able to get them to order copies of some of the Dark Horse/other non-Big Two comics that you find interesting (this is less than helpful if those comics don't strike you as interesting, of course). In the past I know I've been the only person at a shop…

Being a non-profit doesn't affect levels of compensation, it just means that there are no profits to be distributed to shareholders or the owner of the org.  There are additional restrictions for certain types of non-profits (501c3s and 501c7s have more rules that they have to follow, for example), but by and large…

No, he didn't.  The writing credits list Mitchel as having written the novel, while the Wachowskis and Tykwer wrote the screenplay.

No, he didn't.  The writing credits list Mitchel as having written the novel, while the Wachowskis and Tykwer wrote the screenplay.