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Welcome to......
Kill This Thread LV
The following rules were established by Kent Shakespeare at the start of the first 24-hour version, adapted from the original rules by EDE:
The rules:
1. The Basic Idea: Post to this thread, if no one posts after you for 24 hours, you win!
2. Posts that are not direct responses to one of the five preceding posts are ineligible to win. The topic can drift, but no complete non-sequitors. Posts that are responses to non-sequitors are also ineligible to win. Posts that are responses to responses to non-sequitors, and response nses to those posts, etc., become eligible, however.
3. In the event that this thread is locked, there shall be no winner unless a new thread is started for the contest. Furthermore, any post that results in the banning of the poster shall also be ineligible to win.
4. So, more precisely, one wins if one makes a post, and then no one makes another post that's eligible to win for 24 hours.
Here's a history of our various felons, along with a few missed opportunities.....
I - walkwithcrowds (7-day version) II - none III - none IV - Quislet, Esq V - Rockhopper Lad (the first 24-hour version) VI - Rockhopper Lad VII - cleome VIII - Rockhopper Lad IX - Rockhopper Lad X - none XI - none XII - none XIII - Invisible Brainiac XIV - Invisible Brainiac XV - Invisible Brainiac XVI - Invisible Brainiac XVII - Invisible Brainiac XVIII - cleome XIX - cleome XX - cleome XXI - Jfposey XXII - Invisible Brainiac XXIII - jfposey XIV - Invisible Brainiac XV - PALADIN (eff YEAH!!!) XVI- Quislet, Esq. XVII - Invisible Brainiac XVIII - none XIX - none XX - Quislet, Esq. XXI - thoth lad XXII - Ann Hebistand XXIII - Quislet, Esq. XXIV - Invisible Brainiac XXV - Invisible Brainiac XXVI - Quislet, Esq. XXVII - thoth lad XXVIII - Quislet, Esq. XXIX - Eryk Davis Ester XXX - Invisible Brainiac XXXI - Invisible Brainiac XXXII - Ann Hebistand XXXIII - Invisible Brainiac XXXIV - Invisible Brainiac XXXV - none XXXVI - thoth lad XXXVII - Ann Hebistand XXXVIII - Invisible Brainiac XXXIX - thoth Lad XL - Invisible Brainiac XLI - thoth lad XLII - Ann Hebistand XLIII - thoth lad XLIV - thoth lad XLV - Ann Hebistand XLVI - Invisible Brainiac XLVII - Invisible Brainiac XLVIII - Invisible Brainiac XLIX - Ann Hebistand L - Ann Hebistand LI - Ann Hebistand LII - thoth lad LIII - Ann Hebistand LIV - Ann Hebistand
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The Reign of Hebistand: Critics discuss the ways it is better than The Reign of Superman. Tonight, on Comics24.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
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Is the Reign of the Supermen still canon?
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Haven't the foggiest. Canon gets revised so frequently, it's not something I bother with.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
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Hard to tell.
Thanks to Mxyzptlk with help from Jon (when he was still a kid) the post-Crisis Superman was merged with the deceased New52 Superman rewriting their history to a combination of the two that everyone just accepts (presumably without the Clark/Diana relationship. Diana and Lois are good friends.) Later it was said that this was due to Doomsday Clock along with the rest of DC's continuity.
Steel is still around and pretty prominent, and engaged to Lana Lang.
In the New52 there was a new Cyborg Superman that was Kara's father transmuted by Brainiac (I think) as well as another version of Hank Henshaw who then became Cyborg Superman again via a different path. He has continued to appear in various stories with his background not mentioned and just assumed to be as he was before.
Connor/Superboy reappeared a year or two back when some Teen Titans/Young Justice characters were hopping dimensions and he came back with them. When he met up with Superman and the Kents they all suddenly remembered him.
And since the most recent Dark Crisis supposedly everyone remembers all the previous Crisis and previous versions of themselves or something like that.
So yeah continuity is whatever the current writer wants it to be and it's a mess. Somewhere along the line the bosses thought that continuity was a hassle, put off new readers, and something the fans didn't really like. I've never met one of those fans but there you go.
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I was happy enough with consistency. Things would make sense within each book. Luthor blowing up the Earth would be a no-no. But everyone could fight their world conquoring villains within their own books, without too many issues.
Hal Jordan going into space for a year or something major like that, would be reflected elsewhere.
But even things like Trigon had other heroes appear in panel after the event, wishing they could have done more. It didn't need referenced in every other book.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
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I have a love-hate relationship with continuity.
I think it was okay until the 80s, when editors and writers (some of whom were their own editors) put their egos ahead of good storytelling. And then in the 90s, they had agendas to tear down each other's sandcastles. Very childish, and, ironically, it alienated children who might have otherwise enjoyed the stories.
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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Event comics tied all books into a single storyline. Fine for a sales spike, but at the expense of having editorial over reach and losing creativity. That became endless events, with diminishing returns.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
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Sad, but true.
Interesting, though, how most individuals' favorite events are the ones that happened while their comics enthusiasm was at its peak.
There are exceptions -- Legends was before my time, but I quite like it; Annihilation (from Marvel) was long after my time, but I was impressed by it. I consider Annihilation to be the best thing Giffen did for either of the Big Two publishers.
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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I wonder if that’s also a matter of: if one isn’t so enthusiastic about comic books anymore, one is less likely to seek out new ones to try
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You're probably right about that, Ibby. For me, it also has a lot to do with creators -- the ones I like are getting older and getting less work. I do find that I'm more frustrated with the writing than the artwork.
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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I think there are a lot of things in play. One of which is that comic books are really expensive, relatively thinking, as well as digital options.
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I think there are a lot of things in play. One of which is that comic books are really expensive, relatively thinking, as well as digital options. That, too. ![PovertyLad PovertyLad](/forums/images/graemlins/default_dark/PovertyLad.gif)
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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The digital sales can be good value. I've not long finished Mind Mgmt. The first volume is my favourite, but 2 and 3 well worth the discounted read. Copra, Air and Local Man, I also got cheaply.
I'm a lot less likely to pick up single issues. I'm too many reboots away from caring what the big 2 are really up to, to really feel the need to follow it monthly. The costs for others are too steep to try out, unless it's something I'm really taken with. But Sacrificers and Animal Castle are excellent.
I have clicked on the follow button on comixology for a few creators. But they're of an age where that output is going to be minimal. There are plenty of excellent comics out there, so I just have to follow them and keep up with more scattered projects.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
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I mostly buy old stuff that's unlikely to be collected and/or made available online.
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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When I buy new stuff its guaranteed to be canceled.
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Don’t buy any Legion book ever! ![tongue tongue](/forums/images/graemlins/default_dark/tongue.gif) I’ll loan em to you
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Don’t buy any Legion book ever! ![tongue tongue](/forums/images/graemlins/default_dark/tongue.gif) I’ll loan em to you LOL We'll circulate the comics all over the world!
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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And if we want it to die, then we ask GL to buy one!
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If the next Legion series is as bad as the Bendisboot, then...no, I can't bring myself to joke about that. At this point, even a bad Legion series would be great to have around!
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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The Bendisboot made me appreciate some of the runs I'd complained about before. Let's hope the next run isn't bad enough to make me appreciate the Bendisboot!
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Hopefully, DC will give the Legion gig to Sarky.
Then we need not worry.
Fingers crossed...
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There are a lot of fans I would trust to actually write the Legion!
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There are a lot of fans I would trust to actually write the Legion! It's a dicey proposition, though. In my opinion, Tom + Mary were the worst thing that ever happened to the Legion. Of course, I know they're not the only ones to blame, but I still hate the things they did.
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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I was gonna say the same thing about TMK... Also, I'm mainly digital, so I rarely buy anything physical ![smile smile](/forums/images/graemlins/default_dark/smile.gif)
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