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COMICS!!! |OT| August 2021 | "Superman joins the klan" is always an awful idea.
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Speaking of Japanese funny books, I started reading Blame. And while it is a manga of few words, oh boy does it have fantastic atmosphere and incredible backgrounds.
I'm gonna expand on it because it's the topic of conversation...
Bleach was only ever truly great during the very early stuff. As soon as the Soul Society arc starts, you can start seeing the problems that'll eventually bring the series down. It's still good at that point, don't get me wrong - the wheels don't really come off until the Hueco Mundo/Fake Karakura Town stuff is almost over. But the issues begin mounting then and they just pile up over time. Tite Kubo should be an artist, not a writer, because he's so fucking stylish, but it's very apparent that the plot is just a thinly-constructed excuse to get you to the next Super Cool Moment with brand-new characters, none of whom really manage to get their due, because the cast is constantly expanding beyond the ability of anybody to control.
Also in the final arc Jesus is the bad guy but not in an interesting way. Which feels wrong.
Bleach was only ever truly great during the very early stuff. As soon as the Soul Society arc starts, you can start seeing the problems that'll eventually bring the series down. It's still good at that point, don't get me wrong - the wheels don't really come off until the Hueco Mundo/Fake Karakura Town stuff is almost over. But the issues begin mounting then and they just pile up over time. Tite Kubo should be an artist, not a writer, because he's so fucking stylish, but it's very apparent that the plot is just a thinly-constructed excuse to get you to the next Super Cool Moment with brand-new characters, none of whom really manage to get their due, because the cast is constantly expanding beyond the ability of anybody to control.
Also in the final arc Jesus is the bad guy but not in an interesting way. Which feels wrong.
Kubo's art also went super downhill after the first couple of Bleach arcs.
Eh, idk. After a certain point he's clearly just running out of gas on all fronts, but it's still real stylish. I don't have a better adjective than that.
Which is Naruto. I swear lol. Especially the early stuff, before Shippuden, and then some of that early stuff too. Like all manga and anime that got super popular, it should have ended when the creator originally wanted it to, and suffered for running way too long.
Its got all characters and tropes Messi would enjoy, but with kids learning to become ninjas instead of superheroes or demon slaying samurai lol.
The chunin exams start in volume 4, that would be the point where you know if its for you for sure.
EDIT: Dragonball is great too, but I think its gunna be too old for Messi's tastes. Then I dunno enough about One Piece lol.
One Piece is what you should go for. Bleach falls off a cliff a third of the way in
I just don't see Messi being into it. Would love to be wrong.
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I said going to, as in itll happen eventually. Probably right after Messi.
It really depends on whether Messi starts investing in better bookcases or not. Last time was a close call.
Alias. Hits the same vibe as Lost but more espionage focused. Good stuff.
Grimm, it's dumb fun but pretty consistent. Alias is good for 1 1/2 seasons and then becomes boring and repetitive, Sleepy Hollow is good for one season, then falls off a cliff. Under the Dome was bad from start to fisnish.
I really can't help feeling like some of these come backs are because WSJ seems like it's about to be down Black Clover and/or My Hero Academia within a year or two.
NZ having first lockdowns in a year😿 The dream is dead.
edit: Damn. Messi snot is worth a million dollars:
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edit: Damn. Messi snot is worth a million dollars:
Tissue Used by Lionel Messi During Barcelona Departure Conference Is Being Sold for $1 Million USD News
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Hang in there, it sucks when you think you've beaten it and then bam lockdown again
I think you'd probably enjoy Bleach Messi, if not you can just waste your time hate reading it like most of the internet.
Blame is so good. You should try Biomega after it, similar vibe and he kills the art but it goes of the deep end near the end. Still love it though.
Blame is so good. You should try Biomega after it, similar vibe and he kills the art but it goes of the deep end near the end. Still love it though.
Thanks I might do that. I did look into the mangaka's full list of work before I started Blame.
yeah, co-signing the posts about the lack of excitement on aarons continuing avengers announcements - i don't get it, he's been so good on other books. how does a team led by black panther, living in a dead celestial, fighting vamps with blade etc not end up better than this?
damn - so glad chip isn't going anywhere, his run has been so consistently good that i'm nearly healed from soule's finale fuckery
cover was good (ill go for anything david mack penciled) but scarlet really shined for me, and its crazy timely there days so it's weird seeing it so downplayed
legit cannot wait to see a demo of this somewhere when its out. you were spot-on about the crisp colors of this current tablet, dying to see the image quality here
Yea, theres another book coming after the wedding special. Im thinking Daredevils with both Matt and Elektra, or Matt dies and Elektra becomes Daredevil full time.
damn - so glad chip isn't going anywhere, his run has been so consistently good that i'm nearly healed from soule's finale fuckery
cover was good (ill go for anything david mack penciled) but scarlet really shined for me, and its crazy timely there days so it's weird seeing it so downplayed
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Here's what I found about the upcoming Tab S8 Ultra. It's even bigger than I thought, but it will be pricy:
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8: Your complete buyer's guide
Choose between the portable-but-powerful Tab S8, the laptop-replacing Tab S8 Ultra, or the just-right middle child Tab S8+.www.androidcentral.com
The supposed Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra could have an intriguing design: a 14.6-inch frame measuring just 5.5 inches thick and weighing 650g. But, most exciting, it may have a 92% screen-to-body ratio with truly tiny bezels, something you'd typically only see on a much-smaller smartphone
I use a Tab S7+ and it weighs about 570 grams. I personally find that fine for comics. Whether 14% more weight will make it difficult is hard to say, but I think I'd be OK with it. The iPad Pro 12.9 is 631 grams and some people are OK with it while several aren't, so that may be a problem for some.
legit cannot wait to see a demo of this somewhere when its out. you were spot-on about the crisp colors of this current tablet, dying to see the image quality here
I guess the way Superman & the Authority ties into Action Comics is literally this introduces all the characters and the team so we don't have to spend that time in AC. Good shit, the living internet could have been super cringe in the hands of a lesser writer but it was pretty funny.
The most low-key Flash issue yet, I'm pretty sure the artist must have never seen barbecue in their life though because what the fuck was that? The cross-book promotion was a bit blatant but I like myself some tighter book continuity, please give me a yellow lantern Jess mini or something though so I can easily drop Green Lantern.
The most low-key Flash issue yet, I'm pretty sure the artist must have never seen barbecue in their life though because what the fuck was that? The cross-book promotion was a bit blatant but I like myself some tighter book continuity, please give me a yellow lantern Jess mini or something though so I can easily drop Green Lantern.
The Flash #773
You have no idea how happy I am to have Wally back and in a Flash costume that doesn't have horrible yellow squiggles drawn all over it.
Good issue. Some good solid classic Flash vs his Rogues fun.
You have no idea how happy I am to have Wally back and in a Flash costume that doesn't have horrible yellow squiggles drawn all over it.
Good issue. Some good solid classic Flash vs his Rogues fun.
I will not read that.
Search my old posts :p
Costume could be more metallic-lookingThe Flash #773
You have no idea how happy I am to have Wally back and in a Flash costume that doesn't have horrible yellow squiggles drawn all over it.
Good issue. Some good solid classic Flash vs his Rogues fun.
But definitely an improvement
No wonder it looks so cool, every time i see him post stuff about it on twitter i hit the like button. As soon as it hits paperback i'll be buying it. He always surprises me with his designs but the mechs look amazing.
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