I’ve been re-reading parts of Secret Invasion recently and... man, the politics could not be more cringe. It’s all about the distinction between the “good” Skrulls and the “Jihadist” Skrulls which is uh, not the word I would have chosen to tell this particular story.

Just because the war in Iraq was controversial doesn’t mean that it isn’t filled with stories of sacrifice,” Tamte told IGN’s Ryan McCaffrey.

Ha, you’re telling me. Some quick googling brought me this, just in case you’re worried that I’m overselling people’s animosity to the lovable lug:

They set something up with Thunderbird! Turns out Mister Sinister was not born a mutant, but somehow made himself one using a stolen X-Gene that he harvested from Thunderbird. Still waiting for the other shoe to drop on this one!

Strong guy did some evil stuff in the 2010s, and I think there’s a strong anti-Guido contingent who haven’t forgiven him. He uh, killed Wolfbane’s son, briefly became the King of Hell, and then came back full of guilt and angst. He hasn’t gotten a prominent role since Krakoa started.

David has been conspicuously off the board since the Krakoa books started. He showed up very early on a list of Omega level mutants. He is one of the few Mutants with an unknown political allegiance.

The dumpling chefs in the Chongqing level wear facemasks though that could just as easily be the changed culture in China after SARS.

...There is so much un-adapted Vampire fiction out there!

If HBO announced a World of Darkness/Vampire the Masquerade series, I would plotz. 

This is a lovely and articulate point, and all I want to add is that there is one important element that hasn’t been considered in this discussion, and it is the writing.

You forgot to mention the most exciting part! THIS is the legit way.

I was thinking the same thing, but I guess you come to this movie to see some crazy action, and it sounds like that’s one of the main areas where it really dropped the ball. Bummer! I was sort of rooting for Bloodshot (even if he was the last Valiant hero I’d make a movie out of in a a zillion years).

It looks as if the movie is adapting the only recent Bloodshot idea worth adapting imo- Ray Garrison is a resurrected supersoldier trying to avenge his dead wife by hunting down her killers... or so he thinks. Because he actually never had a wife, she’s just an implanted memory meant to motivate him. (Or is she??)

The sophomoric Borderlands joke that always cracks me up is the title card for when you fight the first boss in the first game. The whole level, you know you’re gonna have to fight nine toes, and you figure the reason for calling him that is pretty straightforward and then:

1st thought: I’M HYYYYYYYYYPE

I got a personal rule that I try to enjoy Star Wars stuff, even dumb stuff, as long as it’s additive. If it creates new stories for later down the road, someone will do something fun with it.

It always weirds me out that all of these religiously tinged fantasy shows (Lucifer, Supernatural, Constantine) got no problem with casting and portraying God, but they always flinch when it comes to Jesus. (American Gods is the exception to this).

I’m so happy I played The Witcher when I did.

Did I think the Rey-as-a-Palpatine development was dumb? I did. But do I think that makes the message of the movie “Rey’s power only came through a dynastic bloodline?” I do not, and I think that’s a bad faith read of the movie.

I love Bad Lip Reading, but the Star Wars ones have never worked for me- too many characters don’t have real lips!

Now the Hunger Games ones, those were extraordinary.