A bat! That's it! It's an omen.. I'll shall become a bat!
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THE CBR COMMUNITY STANDARDS & RULES ~ So... what's your excuse now?
Good writing is important, no doubt, but that doesn't mean every character could have anywhere near Batman-like fandom with the best writers you could name. I mean, Bruce would still sell if I were writing it. In all seriousness, some characters have that special something (though it can be fleeting).
A bat! That's it! It's an omen.. I'll shall become a bat!
Pre-CBR Reboot Join Date: 10-17-2010
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THE CBR COMMUNITY STANDARDS & RULES ~ So... what's your excuse now?
I think the best thing is for it to be a respect thread combined with a info dump.
Basically, demonstrating certain feats of the character or things that they have done that could be interpreted to mean different things, but then also the place to find historians for that character that know so much about them that they can answer almost any question in enticing detail.
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I wish folks who try to use ComicChron numbers to attack mainly POC lead books and creators realize those are books sold to a STORE.
Stores are suppose to order copies based on what they THINK will sell not ROT on a shelf for 12 months.
If a store orders 4 copies of Black Manta and 20 of Harley Quinn. Manta sells out. Harley leaves 6 unsold. Did Manta not accomplish the goal of selling all copies ordered?
When store owners TELL you they have trouble selling certain books-common sense says that those numbers might be lower versus one that does not.
True - the "defining factor" often is not something that can be defined, ironically.
I'm reminded of that scene in THE FOUNDER where Ray Kroc basically takes over McDonald's and tells the McDonald brothers that the reason he didn't simply steal their restaurant's innovations and make his own was the name. He just felt that "McDonald's" had something that could not be replaced.
And he was right. There actually were a lot of fast food restaurants at the time using the same process and going through even better franchise programs, but something abou that name the "Golden Arches" made it a classic.
Wolverine, on paper (so to speak), is a crap character. For those of us (I imagine a few of you are on this forum) who followed the Byrne-Claremont X-MEN back in the original run, though, we could see the gradual development of this plainly ridiculous character (he's a Canuck fer Chrissakes!) as his almost casually mentioned "healing factor" gained prominence and his backstory developed and the love triangle between him, Jean and Scott until he became the ultimately perfect character for 80's and 90's adolescence and, today, the perfect character for the Gen X readers keeping comic book superheroes alive.
There are a lot of baked-in biases and blindspots in the industry and fandom, and I'm not sure we'll be able to see what really "sells" until the industry itself collapses and adapts to an online/digital-only on-demand hobby. Even the most popular floppy sellers get a fraction of the eyeballs that your big Youtubers get, and while I don't know if digital comic fandom will ever reach those numbers I do think if it were a level playing field the demographics of readers and characters would differ greatly from established "Big 2" superhero comics.
I have what may well be the most controversial movie opinion in the history of this thread. Maybe in the history of the world? I dont know maybe?
Hotel Transylvania 2 was 157.82 times better then the first. it is a very exact number backed by math and science and I dont really have time to type out the formula but Being a random guy on the internet I think we can all take my word for it.
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People who say that covers are not as good as the originals when it comes to music and songs are just bitter and cant accept new music. often times covers are much better the the originals.
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Dark does not mean deep.
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“Toxic” ships aren’t the product of a bad combination of characters.
They’re the product of writing that becomes sociopathically apathetic towards one character; it’s toxic because one must hold half the pairing in some kind of contempt, consciously or not, as well as other elements.
Therefore, fans of some toxic ‘ships, particualrly those that are badly, badly written, don't actually like one of the characters involved. Harley-Joker ‘shippers don’t like Harley; they like Joker and want Harley to be used to show how cool they think Joker is. Few fans hate Harley in comparison to how much contempt Joker-Harley fans have for her. Reylo fans don’t like Rey; they love Adam Driver playing the concept of a new Solo, and want him to have attractive arm candy that sublimates the stroy beneath, and that’s the main character.
Few Star Wars fans have as much contempt for Rey, as crazy as it may sound, as Reylo fans. The sexism her character faces with accusations of being a Mary Sue are matched by those who demanded she get with Kylo, so as painful as it may be, Reylo fans and “Girls Can’t Be Jedi!” idiots are fellow travelers.
Like action, adventure, rogues, and outlaws? Like anti-heroes, femme fatales, mysteries and thrillers?
I wrote a book with them. Outlaw’s Shadow: A Sherwood Noir. Robin Hood’s evil counterpart, Guy of Gisbourne, is the main character. Feel free to give it a look: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asi...E2PKBNJFH76GQP
I'm in the camp of I feel zero emotional connection with Rey, or any other character in the new franchise. I felt like for a moment I could feel one for Finn, but his storyline was so all over the place that a redemption/rebellion arc wasn't explored as well as it could have (should have) been. I felt no fear or intrigue for Kylo/Ben (or Snoke, for that matter), none of the other side characters or villains stood out to me, the old-guard felt like they made appearances out of obligation, it felt like the prequels but without a linear storyline. Never thought the prequels would end up looking good by comparison to another Star Wars trilogy, but here we are.