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COMICS!!! |OT| March 2020 | According to Ireland, St. Patrick threw all the snakes out of ComicERA. He missed some.
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I legit do not think any of the homunculi outside of Greed(And this one is a more lateral thing than an out right better) and Envy are better
Also 03 Scar is so much better than Brotherhood scar it's crazy.
Roc Upchurch is a massive piece of shit. Same with Eric Esquivel.
I totally forgot about the latter. Eric is a huge piece of shit.
I never heard of Esquivel, but thanks for pointing out Upchurch. Kind of torn if I should not support Rat Queens because of him, but it seems like they dropped him from the team when things went public?
Wrath and Pride? I like Scar. I also prefer Hawkeye and Winry to 03's incarnations.
Upchurch has long been gone from the team since part of the way through volume 2. He has his own comic coming out that he will be writing and drawing and it's all about him on his own bullshit.
I honestly think brotherhood's child sucks shit. And relies more on cool factor than being an interesting character
Edit: don't get me wrong, that fight is BALLER, but that's more due to the fight than the enemy in it.
And Bradley is pretty even to me between mediums
CMX updated with trades and manga. I got the new volume of Beastars, so life can continue for another day.
I'm on case #3. Trying to finish before Animal Crossing comes out. But now that they're releasing a Trials of Mana demo on Wednesday, who knows!?
If you thought Snyder comics were wiki dumps, wait till you read HxH.
FMA's cool though. (What two versions are you all talking about?)
FMA's cool though. (What two versions are you all talking about?)
There are two FMA animes. The first one told it's own story that deviated from the manga after the Greed arc. The second one follows the manga.If you thought Snyder comics were wiki dumps, wait till you read HxH.
FMA's cool though. (What two versions are you all talking about?)
ew light theme
From the thumbnail, she looks like she has a case of a bad chest hair day
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sorry, it was the only thing I could safely comment on!
The first ~10 episodes or Brotherhood are basically a speed run of the parts of the original anime that covered the manga. It's something that gets brought up in criticism but honestly I never really noticed.
Also Brotherhood has some of the best OPs, the first one is sooooo good.
Big big big fan of the 2nd OP
I sing it from time to time.
I should also add that I had no idea the OG series deviated from the source material to begin with. So I'm learning quite a bit, though I did quite enjoy the old series, I had no reference other than that show.
I'd probably prefer Brotherhood if I gave it a watch as I don't hold that much nostalgia for the original, and did feel the second half of that series lost me(which is why I stopped caring and tuned out). Can't recall specifics, but at the time I wasn't feeling it anymore as the show went on.
The OG anime deviates HEAVILY from the manga that they have entirely different antagonists and backstories. So I think you'll enjoy the Brotherhood anime more since it's more fast paced in comparison to the OG anime.
Reading Huntress Year One
It's like...well it's not good. It's definitely interesting.
So far we're 1/3 on solo Huntress stories.
My thing with Brotherhood and the 2003 series is that ultimately I like Brotherhood more because while the 03 series may have a few more interesting concepts, deeper arcs, and deeper characters, Brotherhood brings it all together as a much greater whole far better. Not only does it do that, but it does it without the pacing and plot issues of the 2003 series while also feeling far less cynical and thematically resonant. Brotherhood's theme of not having to shoulder your own problems as they don't affect just you, but those around you whether you want them to or not. That theme is what really sets it apart from the 03 series for me. Not just the bigger cast and world building, because quite frankly learning that alchemy is powered by the energy of the shifting of tectonic plates doesn't mean much.
Man this book is gonna be good
It's like...well it's not good. It's definitely interesting.
So far we're 1/3 on solo Huntress stories.
I fucking hate 03 Wrath. I just never liked him as a character at all. Period.
My thing with Brotherhood and the 2003 series is that ultimately I like Brotherhood more because while the 03 series may have a few more interesting concepts, deeper arcs, and deeper characters, Brotherhood brings it all together as a much greater whole far better. Not only does it do that, but it does it without the pacing and plot issues of the 2003 series while also feeling far less cynical and thematically resonant. Brotherhood's theme of not having to shoulder your own problems as they don't affect just you, but those around you whether you want them to or not. That theme is what really sets it apart from the 03 series for me. Not just the bigger cast and world building, because quite frankly learning that alchemy is powered by the energy of the shifting of tectonic plates doesn't mean much.
Man this book is gonna be good
i'm almost done with case #3, myself! it's super good, but i do question whether picross is the best choice for this kind of game. as opposed to just, you know, making it more like ace attorney.
fucking sucks he got banned for an accurate statement. in my experience, i said some very basic ideas (that proved true less than a week later) in that thread and got insulted by half a dozen people. i reported all of them and not a single one got even a warning.If you thought Snyder comics were wiki dumps, wait till you read HxH.
FMA's cool though. (What two versions are you all talking about?)
Has Catwoman ever smoked cigarettes before? Has that ever been a thing? It is in Huntress Year One. She just carries around cigs and a lighter apparently
yar. i agree. i just don't know if the picross mashup works well. it really messes with the pacing. in context, like with layton, you can imagine someone stopping him on the street and asking him a 30s puzzle. not so much a detective spending 15 minutes doing a picross in the middle of a murder scene. thematically it's weird, too. since the picross puzzles aren't connected to the story or world in any real way. like layton's puzzles are.
Batman: Year One for sure. And I think it's at least been referenced at other times. The alternate timeline Catwoman in the Booster Gold arc in King's run does.
So anyways, I started Gotham City Sirens
Huh. It doesn't surprise me, but it does, y'know?
HxH... behind MHA. Interesting. Can't say I feel the same. I'll catch up with MHA one day maybe, but as far as I've gotten, it really does just feel like pretty-cookie cutter shounen but with superheroes.
I don't like it, and I'm glad it's been seemingly tossed out in newer things I've read.
My take is that if they showed her smoking in the alternate timeline in King's run, but she wasn't shown to be a smoker anywhere else in the run, even though she's been a prominent character, that says to me that the "real" current Catwoman isn't a smoker.
Maybe I'm misremembering because my brain is trying to protect me, but King's run even flashes back to Year One, and I don't remember them showing her smoking in the Year One scenes.
Actually on second thought HxH is definitely better. Just a little too reliant on Nen rules. Nothing comes close to beating Berserk but I don't consider that shonen.
So there's an issue of Detective Riddler written by Lobdell, and while he does creepily hit on a girl he's protecting, aside from that good guy Riddler is pretty dope
Selina's grown on me a lot over the past week for no particular reason. I have all of Brubaker's run downloaded. I bought it when DC did a big sale a couple months back. I think I'll bump it up on my "to read" list
Yeah I'm not a fan either. It's not sexy or stylish and Selina wouldn't do something that's not sexy or stylish. Not to say she's vapid, that's just how she rolls.
Selina's grown on me a lot over the past week for no particular reason. I have all of Brubaker's run downloaded. I bought it when DC did a big sale a couple months back. I think I'll bump it up on my "to read" list
There's a super romantic Selina/Bruce issue in that run that I would put up there with my beloved King stuff, and put in the conversation for one of the most romantic comics I've ever read.
This is...a fascinating set of opinions, lol. I think My Hero gets a bad rap b/c it's merely executing shonen tropes well rather than doing something new, but I still wouldn't place it at the top.
Berserk is seinen. It typically just comes down to the magazine it's published in. Honestly, "shounen battle manga" is pretty specific and recognizable, but describing pretty much any series just based on its targeted demographic doesn't tell you much. Berserk and Hakumei & Mikochi are seinen, so if you know one and not the other, you might has some odd expectations picking one up.
Hell, even saying "it's shounen" isn't super helpful. Even though many western readers may be referring to shounen battle manga specifically, Death Note, GTO, Slam Dunk, A Silent Voice, Bakuman, Act-age, Beastars, Phoenix, and Kyou kara Ore wa!! are all shounen, so it's not the greatest descriptor.
I say that I typically prefer seinen and josei series, because of their themes and focus, but I'd never say "I don't like shounen," because that would be such a ridiculous generalization. One's obviously not inherently better than the other or anything. And there's obviously crossover between the demographics, or series that seem like they're more suited to another demographic despite the magazine it's published in (because sometimes a mangaka just goes to a few publishers before finding one that will put their work in a magazine).
In addition, I officially denounce the term "shounen jumps," because it puts too much focus on a magazine that already has far too much exposure, impact on the industry, and makes tons of money. I will accept "J-coms," "mangoes," or "Hartas." Harta is the best manga magazine. Harta has the best covers, too.Berserk is seinen. It typically just comes down to the magazine it's published in. Honestly, "shounen battle manga" is pretty specific and recognizable, but describing pretty much any series just based on its targeted demographic doesn't tell you much. Berserk and Hakumei & Mikochi are seinen, so if you know one and not the other, you might has some odd expectations picking one up.
Hell, even saying "it's shounen" isn't super helpful. Even though many western readers may be referring to shounen battle manga specifically, Death Note, GTO, Slam Dunk, A Silent Voice, Bakuman, Act-age, Beastars, Phoenix, and Kyou kara Ore wa!! are all shounen, so it's not the greatest descriptor.
I say that I typically prefer seinen and josei series, because of their themes and focus, but I'd never say "I don't like shounen," because that would be such a ridiculous generalization. One's obviously not inherently better than the other or anything. And there's obviously crossover between the demographics, or series that seem like they're more suited to another demographic despite the magazine it's published in (because sometimes a mangaka just goes to a few publishers before finding one that will put their work in a magazine).
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I would love the imagery of smoking if I didn't associate it with the repulsive real-life smell.
Sometimes, if it's been long enough since I've smelled the real thing, I can find artwork involving cigarettes attractive. But it's a hit or miss kind of thing.
Like I think this is really cute:
But there's a disconnect from reality there, and I think I imagine this is like an alternate reality magical cigarette that smells like flowers or fresh fruit, and has health benefits instead of killing you.
Sometimes, if it's been long enough since I've smelled the real thing, I can find artwork involving cigarettes attractive. But it's a hit or miss kind of thing.
Like I think this is really cute:
But there's a disconnect from reality there, and I think I imagine this is like an alternate reality magical cigarette that smells like flowers or fresh fruit, and has health benefits instead of killing you.
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