I think Netflix pigeonholed themselves by their attempt to make the Defenders feel “grounded” when the strength of those characters is not their realism but their placement “on the ground” - or rather, in the streets. Their stories are more akin to Spider-Man’s, connecting with local problems in a way the Avengers…

This makes me incredibly sad. Kevin deserved better.

That’s one of my favorite episodes from STAS. They did a great job with that story.

Naw. Lumping all “superhero origin stories” into a single shorthand suggests no creativity or inspiration, when we get “origin stories” in other genres all the time with no problem.

I can’t believe Nintendo is making me seriously consider getting a Switch just to replay Battle Network and yet here we are

I kinda view them like roller coasters. They all kinda blend together after awhile, even if a few stand out in some way. There’s just little to distinguish between them because the general emotion they evoke is about the same for all of them.

I get the spirit of what you’re saying, but Maddox was still a minor (14 I believe) when the incident happened. So he still was a child at the time, and no child should have to defend themselves against a drunk grown man - especially their father.

You articulated my problem with 3D animation perfectly, thank you. The art of key and intermediate framing seems to be totally lost here.

That’s been my take on the few newer series I’ve checked out recently (this, Spy X Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero if you wanna include that). There’s a weird compromise going on with these writers where they want the fast pacing of simpler stories like Dragon Ball, but want to hit the “emotional” beats of Naruto or…

Probably less money in it for for good ol Bobby and his band of marauders

I get where you’re coming from, but I disagree. The reason Supergiant is able to stay so small and provide a healthy working environment for their staff is because of business models like this. If anything, avoiding the development practices that are inextricably linked to demanding a large QA staff seems to be why…

Oh absolutely, I should have worded that better. It’s not on the kids for having the freedom to chase their impulses at will, and our economic reality is not designed around protecting or educating them. I was more commenting on how the simplicity of narrative in some respects seems to have occured noticeably in…

I’m not sure I understand your complaint here. Isn’t the whole point of Early Access to provide a beta period that benefits both developers and consumers? It seems to incentivize getting feedback early and often without the risk of review bombing from bugs, and it lets passionate end users get an early taste and…

What’s sad is, even my youngest brother doesn’t have the patience for what little development occurs in Naruto, as evidenced by newer series that he enjoys. It seems to be a trend in media aimed at this demographic, the simplifcation and shortcutting of narrative, and I imagine that’s reflective of the audience in a…

Yes, the lack of incorporating the history of the comics organically in the background has been one of the more frustrating elements of DC’s output. If it’s from the comics, they put it in your face. If it’s an element that doesn’t take center stage, then “generic enemy grunt #4" will do.

In fairness (SPOILERS FOR BP2) Nakia did mention how she left Wakanda after The Snap took T’Challa, which makes sense when you consider the “character reveal” in the post-credits scene. 

I honestly have no idea how you combat such deliberate manipulation like this. It’s legal to lie and falsely frame someone’s words and spread it like an infection. What can possibly be done here?

Yeah my takeaway for why this series resonates so far is that it respects the emotional intelligence of its audience. Calling it “adult” or “dark” really deflects from the fact that so much media writing aimed at younger audiences is half-baked or lazy.

Honestly, considering Batman’s history of collaboration across the hard sciences and mystic arts, seeing him in a JLD flick would be great.

That makes no sense. Dunk on the Snyderverse all day, that’s fine, but quality of writing and reception in the past does not need to dictate author interpretation in the future.