Why is he using an albert bierstadt painting as a cover https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/among-sierra-nevada-california-2059

That’s literally not his shtick at all but okay.

No hyperbole, Slacks may be one of the most important things to happen to Dota in a long time.

I’m pretty early into Super, about 35 episodes in I think, and while I don’t mind the art style, I’m certainly not feeling the animation, which feels very very stiff.

To clarify on this post, I personally would like a balance between the dramatic and the humorous, though obviously a lot of it depends on the characters (Ie, Spider-Man is generally gonna tend to be more funny, and Wolverine will tend to be more gritty). Neither of these tones make a movie good or bad, it’s just stuff…

I agree with you in theory, though the common discourse, which I somewhat agree with, is that currently a lot of the Marvel films feel very similar in structure. I’d argue that Civil War and onwards has sorta made them feel a bit more different. Lindsay Ellis broke down Guardians 2 on why it has a really strong…

Your point about him not being human is good and important for sure. I think my issue is that most of the characters act pretty humorous, which is fine I def don’t want to have another Ronan character who is so devoid of humor and charm that no one remembers him, but I wished they dialed it back for some of the…

Funny thing is, I just had a convo with a friend who had forgotten about Logan in regards to talking about other superhero movies, and now I’ve done the same thing haha. Either way good point, though I’d argue that they’re different beasts of superheroes that have different tones by their own nature, and not…

I’ll make an edit to clarify.

I pretty clearly said that I don’t prefer either extreme, and in the next sentence say that I really liked this Thor movie, but whatever.

I think you should re-read my post again, I literally say in it that I don’t want overly-serious movies.

I guess for me I read Walt Simonson’s Thor and that was the mix of humor and drama that I loved (Thor turns into a frog!), and that this movie leaned a bit too much into the humor aspect for me. I don’t need Thor to be this giant imposing force like the more modern comics try to make him out as, but I don’t want him…

I don’t think I clarified my stance that well. I guess I’m asking for a better balance for the humor/angst. The response to so many angsty/serious superheroes was to gravitate towards sillier/humor-focused stories. I actually think Iron Man did an alright job with finding this balance, but it’s been a while since I’ve…

That movie looks amazing and awesome, and I trust Coogler a lot, but I hope production gives him room to make the movie he wants to.

I wonder, with Guardians and this new Thor being critically praised for their use of humor, are superheroes supposed to be adapted as not being taken seriously, or as near-full on comedies? Personally I’d be a bit bummed if that’s the case, because while a loooot of superhero movies are angsty or overly-serious, I…

I guess Valve updating their 3 games these last 2 weeks is its nod to the anniversary of the Orange Box I guess?

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Thank you, I’m 100% with you on this.