I should have included the word "another" in there for clarity, but yes, I'm talking about a second Democrat. There is obviously a substantial incumbency advantage, which is why there's an excellent chance we're stuck with Trump through 2024 despite him being in no way qualified for the job.

People keep acting like this was game-changing commentary on the state of American politics, but it wasn't. At all, really. The Trump shitshow aside, Democrats never win elections after two (full) term Democrats. The last time it happened was what? 1846? The fact that Trump looked like he might lose here was the…

It would be hilariously awkward to have them both be set in the same universe and not be connected.

A few peaks and valleys aside, the U.S. has imported between one and two million barrels of oil a day from Saudi Arabia since the late '80s. It's why they received no real attention after 9/11 despite most of the hijackers being from there and there are photos of Bush holding hands with the royal family.

That seems like the most likely outcome. I mean, the cinematic DCU doesn't leave a lot of room for optimism right now, but on the other hand, he's only got to be better than Snyder. How hard could that be?

"Any character can permanently die in a one-off" is so antithetical to Big Two comics ethos that that was probably inevitable. The fact that anybody whose name you know is absolutely never in permanent danger — even when they're killed with 10 months of media build-up — takes some of the edge right off the top of a…

I think it's funny that this is a newswire. What was he going to say?

Straight people get to benefit from straightness regardless of color. Chapelle's family will not disown him for his sexuality. He was not denied a marriage license because some redneck read in a book somewhere that God hated him. No major religion teaches that he is an abomination against nature merely for…

The big bad guy is Steppenwolf. Steppenwolf!

The fact that our campaign season is 18-24 months long is arguably the worst thing about our electoral process. We're not learning new, substantive things about the candidates in that extra time. Clinton has some shady political connections. Trump is an insane racist with shitty attitudes toward women. We knew all…

Depending on how much money it raised, I think I'd either feel a little bit better or way worse if drones had to be funded by Kickstarter.

Chuck Austen's?

He was really kinda sticking to his old "WMDs" playbook — just insist on your version of reality long and hard enough and hope enough of your supporters go with it to push through what you want to happen. It sometimes works when people don't really have enough information to immediately point out your delusions, but…

I'm actually fine with that. The "polls don't matter; we're totally winning in some secret arcane way!" was the Republican line on Romney right up until he crashed on election night.

I think that's what makes it feel kinda uneven to me now. There are 4-5 killer episodes that absolutely nail the emotional tone better than most actual dramas. I love those.

"Basically though Trump seems willing to consider their interests, even if he doesn't personally care about them or live by them"

I agree on the dramatic tension score. For whatever reason, Cage has been frequently undermatched by his villains for most of his existence. But I do think his fighting style communicates a lot about his power set and character, and more importantly, arguing about "better" undermines one of things I really like…

Luke Cage handled the "guy with super-strength" fight scenes better than most big budget films. Most of the time, he moves with authority, but also the kind of open-handed caution that seems to come from knowing that going hard is going to turn his opponents into pudding. He fights like a parent disciplining a mob…

Yes, there is no middle ground between "everybody should be allowed to steal everything" and "It is totally reasonable to fine the unemployed father of a special needs child $1.2m for stealing two DVDs."

I'll conceded that I'm over-simplifying a bit. It'd be tough to completely alter widely known hard facts, but the character of how they're reported tends to change pretty dramatically depending on who's on the throne. And the historical difference between a traitorous assault on the nation itself and a valiant…