It took me awhile to figure out my main issue with the book, and I think you nailed it right on the head. The whole quest in the book seems so masturbatory. "She's hot, and I get that reference, lets team up. But don't tell anyone else, okay?" "Ha! Look at that, poser, only pretending he gets a reference. He's not…

Well, in "Stranger Things;" defense, it's explicitly SET in the 80's, unlike RPO.

Honestly, in the right context, kind of line can be funny, but this plays it a bit too straight.

This. @OhthePossibilities:disqus, when I was reading the book, I was sincerely hoping that Wade (the main character) would come to that kind of conclusion And while it does cross his mind a few times, in the end, he still wins out through a having a stronger Pop-Fu than the villain.

But, see, "Robot Chicken" throws bits of pop culture together on purpose for one-off sketches. This tries to make off all of that into an overarching narrative.

Niiice.

Although it did lead to a funny line from Lucifer last season when he was noodling on a guitar: Crime solving Devil/ain't make sense/Don't overthink it…

…I legitimately wish I could buy you a beer, right now.

Hey, now. Leave some of that for Rob Liefeld.

Keith David, man…

I remember my friend, (who was HUGE into Spawn back when) took me to see it, and he practically PULLED me out of the house to make sure we got to the theatre, on time, and he was quite literally giggling as the film started up.

Wait, behind McFarlane. THAT'S what Spawn looks like, now?! HA AHAHA AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHOOOOmercy.

It ain't what it used to be; that's for sure.

She could…turn into goop?

Born in '82 so…Mostly, yeah.

Yeah; the "Real" Adventures.. Though, aside from the oddly shoehorned-in QuestWorld bits, I remember the actual art being decent.

Mel-a-nia, Mel-a-nia, Mel-a-nia, let him go.

There's no need tarragon insult me like that.

This is pathetic. Look at all of you trying to curry upvotes with this.

Apologies if this has been discussed in one of the other threads about this; I don't really have the verve to dig tight now. Putting aside for a moment the powder-keg premise of the South winning the Civil War, which I'll admit to personally not liking; wouldn't it actually be just as easy, informative, (and frankly,…