Man... Nobody ever does Zarya. Sigh.

I mean, it’s clearly designed to aim at a younger demographic, but that just makes the deeper philosophical underpinnings about free will, the corrupting influence of violence, the right to die, and other issues all the more surprising, to me. That they could tackle that stuff and frame it in a way that can speak to…

While I could count the shits I give about Sonic or the creepy furry Sonic fans on no hands, I just want to take an opportunity to pour another one out for the spectacular Mega Man series Archie ran for a far-too-short 50 issues. It was amazing, surprisingly philosophical, and I hope more people get a chance to…

Rebirth, Lee said, was a solid first step towards pulling DC’s comics out of the dark and gritty rut that so many series have slipped into during late ‘90s, and never got out of

So what do we think the odds are of the FF XII remaster coming to PC? I’d hope there’s a good chance, since so many (most? all?) of the other FFs have been PC-bound at this point. Has there been any word on that that I’ve missed?

Luna should have had her own house and it would be called The Best House and you could only be in it by being the absolute best, which is why only Luna is there and maybe Ginny the end

In essence, this is the problem - they (meaning all large anime cons, not just AX) need to get a handle on the logistics of running large conventions. Because other cons are figuring out how to do all the good things they do while also providing an easy, stress-free experience! The origins of these shows, their…

I do and you can! My wife and I do everything together - writing, drawing, coloring, lettering, and we self-publish everything we’ve made (except the How-To Self-Publish book; that came out through Random house). We’re primarily known for two of our comic series, The Uniques (which is like if Teen Titans were an HBO…

I don’t think they face any issues other conventions don’t face; it’s a different problem. The majority of comic conventions are business enterprises run by professionals, and in the cases of the largest cons, those professionals are often full-time event organizers. The majority of anime cons are fan enterprises…

This is a common problem of anime conventions. My wife and I are comic creators and we do a lot of conventions, both comic and anime, and virtually every anime con we’ve ever attended in our almost 10 years of doing cons as pros has been a disorganized amateur production. The only thing that changes is the size of the…

Because the story really doesn’t need to be Japanese to work (little in it is defined by or exclusive to Japanese culture) and it’s easier for a broader American audience to give it a chance if it more closely reflects the culture they most understand. It’s why the Power Rangers were recast as California kids for…

It’s the difference between whitewashing and adaptation. I think this fits comfortably in the latter category - an American adaptation of a Japanese story. There’s little about DN that is uniquely Japanese or which requires a Japanese setting to work. Ghost in the Shell was more icky, partly because of some story…

It isn’t about making up an assault, it’s about taking the real events that happened and dramatizing them to a heightened degree to gain extra media attention, and probably add extra fuel for the lawsuit/settlement she’ll be going for. I also doubt this would preclude her from being in any more reality shows - they…

I’ll say I had the same reaction he did, even though I wasn’t comfortable with that being my first reaction. The issue is with reality TV and the “stars” it produces - these are people who are trained to create drama, incentivized to ratchet every event in their lives to a category 10 storm so that the camera stays on…

You want the people making these choices, not the government. The Redskins is only a thing because it started ages ago and became an institution, and lordy does America love it’s sports institutions. But imagine some new startup trying to go with a racially-charged epithet as its name today. It would get nowhere,…

I mean, okay. Fine. That’s fair. I guess the entire organization isn’t a complete dumpster fire...

This was the right call. Fuck the Redskins with a sack of sharp dicks, but you don’t want the government to be in the business of deciding what trademarks are “offensive.” There are a lot of things we’re fine with today that were once deeply offensive to little old ladies clutching handbags. Codifying what your…

Right there with you. I’m a professional comic creator who uses my SP4 for writing scripts and sketching, for running seminars at conventions, and running media at the hotel so I can have some entertainment while working on commissions. I don’t see the “less than sturdy” argument at all, find the kickstand to give me…