Shocked! Shocked! Shocked! That's what I am...
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This topic will probably escalate,if we are thinking about the same thing.
Actually, fun fact, as our longtime forum members would know "I'm just saying" was the catchphrase of a group of older forum members back in the day.
Quote from: Silver Shocker on November 09, 2016, 06:33:46 AM
Actually, fun fact, as our longtime forum members would know "I'm just saying" was the catchphrase of a group of older forum members back in the day.
Your knowledge of these forums is long...it's very impressive. I'm just sayin....
I think Nick Spencer is very suicidal right now.;)
I saw a tweet by him. He was not impressed. I will not be posting it here.
At least we know Simpsons were right(Zombo also had the same joke,because Ewing likes Simpsons ,I guess).
Now we wait for Star Wars 9:Yodas Bar Mitzvah.Okay,thats Futurama,but still the same universe.
Fun fact: Creed means they really did make 7 Rocky movies. Adrienne did not get her revenge though.
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I would watch Solitaire,but Green Hornet vs Green Lantern Im not so sure about.
All I have to say is, if this is about what I think it's about: Keep calm and carry on. America will still be here, and things are never as bad as they seem.
I don't think any lines have been crossed here, but I will caution folks to proceed with care, in favour of an open minded community:
10. This is not an appropriate venue for discussion of religion or politics. Posters will refrain from making comments on those topics and care should be taken that humorous comments don't seem like sniping to those with different viewpoints.
Having said that, this is clearly a discussion on the fact that toblerones have increased the size of the gaps between the triangles in the UK and we're all outraged. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37909035)
Lots of love,
Britain
I had a dark chocolate knock-off toberone once. Didn't love it (not a fan of dark chocolate to begin with. Love white chocolate)
Now you got me wanting a white chocolate toblerone. I've gotta run a few errands around suppertime so I might just pick one up while I'm out.
My plan is to treat this like I do with the Twilight series... I can't do anything about it, so I'm going to do everything I can to pretend it doesn't exist.
I love Toblerone, but unfortunately there aren't many stores near me that carry it. Best chocolate I've ever had, though.
Quote from: Ouflah on November 09, 2016, 01:14:17 PM
I love Toblerone, but unfortunately there aren't many stores near me that carry it. Best chocolate I've ever had, though.
I highly recommend a trip to Switzerland on account of the toblerone and other assorted chocolate alone.
I don't often say this, but I need a hug.
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I would watch Solitaire,but Green Hornet vs Green Lantern Im not so sure about.
But there's a special appearance by the Green Arrow!
*hugs GG*
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I would watch Solitaire,but Green Hornet vs Green Lantern Im not so sure about.
But there's a special appearance by the Green Arrow!
Do they fight The Green Goblin?
Now you're making me think of that knockoff film staring Captain America, a Mexican Wrestler, and Spider-Man as a villain.
Considering Battleship, I can only imagine Solitaire will be some kinda mass market popcorn action movie that just happens to feature solitaire wedged into the narrative. Unfortunately, the best possible version of that movie already exists, and it's called Casino Royale.
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I would watch Solitaire,but Green Hornet vs Green Lantern Im not so sure about.
But there's a special appearance by the Green Arrow!
Do they fight The Green Goblin?
Now that you mention it,that would be interesting.
Dude, I'd totally be down for that movie.
They haven't been wrong yet...
So,just checking...anyone excited for John Wick 2? :cool:
HELL YES. Loved the first one, and I saw the teaser trailer for the sequel and it looked great.
"People keep saying I'm back. I hadn't thought about it, but right now, I'm thinking I'M BACK."
I've seen John Wick on my movie streaming service...maybe I should watch it. It had low ratings so I skipped it. We're still talking in metaphors about subjects we're not supposed to be talking about on the forums...right? If John Wick is like other movies then the post production was done in China. I'm just sayin...
Quote from: thalaw2 on November 10, 2016, 12:33:59 AM
I've seen John Wick on my movie streaming service...maybe I should watch it. It had low ratings so I skipped it. We're still talking in metaphors about subjects we're not supposed to be talking about on the forums...right? If John Wick is like other movies then the post production was done in China. I'm just sayin...
Sometimes those streaming services', e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime, "ratings" are actually just recommendations depending on what you've seen, not necessarily how good the show/movie is. I just learned about that a few months ago :P
Quote from: thalaw2 on November 10, 2016, 12:33:59 AM
I've seen John Wick on my movie streaming service...maybe I should watch it. It had low ratings so I skipped it. We're still talking in metaphors about subjects we're not supposed to be talking about on the forums...right? If John Wick is like other movies then the post production was done in China. I'm just sayin...
I'm seriously saying John Wick was an awesome movie. Possibly the best of the "retired bada$$" movies of late (Taken, Equalizer, Jack Reacher).
Also I'd like to apologize for leaving the g on at the end of "I'm just sayin'". The G-String, however, was right where it belonged.
On a different note, white chocolate Tolblerone acquired. It was tasty. I'm glad I shared it with others though, because I probably would have felt really sick otherwise.
I would never eat chocolate around G-strings...that just sounds nasty. I'll take your word that it was tasty.
I'm very impressed with the fact that this thread has some thirty posts and hasn't crossed into dangerous territory.
I'll echo what Reep said. The current direction of the thread is fine, but let's avoid forbidden topics.
Forbidden, you say?
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AHH! Exodia! Noone's ever been able to summon it. Because this game makes no sense! No one can figure out the rules to it!
Driving me to drink; I had to have a cup of coffee today.
Quote from: BentonGrey on November 10, 2016, 04:02:11 AM
I'm very impressed with the fact that this thread has some thirty posts and hasn't crossed into dangerous territory.
I'll echo what Reep said. The current direction of the thread is fine, but let's avoid forbidden topics.
I think we all understand that there are other places we can talk in more detail....about Tolberlones.
I love this community. Whatever else goes on in the world, I'm thankful for all of y'all. :D
As far as I noticed,Megyn Kellys hair was more important then...toblerones.
>Internet<
It depends where you look I guess. I've heard nothing about that, but tolberone coverage is common.
Quote from: Silver Shocker on November 10, 2016, 07:51:22 AM
It depends where you look I guess. I've heard nothing about that, but tolberone coverage is common.
I guess you dont have The Sun.Lucky you. :)
"Print is dead"
~Egon Spengler, Ghostbusters, 1984.
Dont worry,they keep up with the times.Facebook and all that.
Im surprised anyone missed the jokes about Clair Underwood style hair.
Quote from: BentonGrey on November 10, 2016, 06:22:01 AM
I love this community. Whatever else goes on in the world, I'm thankful for all of y'all. :D
Just echoing what Benton said because I couldn't put it any better.
Quote from: Silver Shocker on November 10, 2016, 07:58:54 AM
"Print is dead"
~Egon Spengler, Ghostbusters, 1984.
It sure was after he blasted it with a plasma cannon...
I'm just quoting both GG and BG, because these forums are my Rock. Sob.... :cry: :cry:
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I love this community. Whatever else goes on in the world, I'm thankful for all of y'all. :D
Just echoing what Benton said because I couldn't put it any better.
A big hug from up North*, and hoping the planet won't be too damaged by the next few years.
*Sorry about the Toblerone issue: we've taken the extra chocolate to make bricks for a verrrrrry long wall of deliciousness.
I think I speak for everyone when I say, <rips the loudest, longest, most vile fart that can exist, drowning out everything he says>, so let's get drunk!!
DJ is one of those few special people who can say more with their butt than they can with their mouth.
Other examples, of course, quickly spring to mind.
http://nypost.com/2017/01/07/marvel-executive-set-to-join-trumps-veterans-affairs-staff/ (http://nypost.com/2017/01/07/marvel-executive-set-to-join-trumps-veterans-affairs-staff/)
Ike Perlmutter joins the Trump administration.Wait,what?
He's going to start S.H.I.E.L.D.
i was thinking hes going to start The Inhumans. :rolleyes:
Thou,okay,Im not that surprised.We knew they were good friends before.
Darth Vader is probably going to be the next mention as a new cabinet member...or has he already joined?
^ Actually I think that's a poor comparison. Darth Vader is far too sympathetic, noble and likable a character to be lumped into such as group. :P
It won't be Vader but I hear Jar Jar Benks has a chance...
At first I wasn't following you, but then I remembered the Darth Jar Jar meme and suddenly the pieces fell into place.
Okay, I know politics are a no-no, and I respect that, but there's something I just have to get off my chest.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-- {Is shot.}
Owie. Sorry about that. But it had to be done.
The new McGuyver not what you thought it'd be, Kkhohoho?
Quote from: Deaths Jester on January 28, 2017, 11:55:44 PM
The new McGuyver not what you thought it'd be, Kkhohoho?
Sadly no. I thought it was a going to be a fun, open show for all audiences, but as is, it's really only marketed to straight white people who remember the old show growing up rather than a new generation of fans with fresher, more progressive ideas. It's also got some strange ideas about foreign policy. That one episode where a corrupt government official tried to institute a ban on immigrants was just
weird.
I'm trying to think of a vague enough analogy for recent events I can use here but I can't.
Thankfully I have other places I can vent, and at those places kkhohoho, there is breaking news that is a small positive sign.
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I'm trying to think of a vague enough analogy for recent events I can use here but I can't.
Thankfully I have other places I can vent, and at those places kkhohoho, there is breaking news that is a small positive sign.
Same here. It's just that it's so... frustrating, you know? But I guess we'll all just got to deal with it in our own ways. And I guess one of mine just turned out to be comparing recent events to a show I never even watched. ;)
...and people say I'm only useful at drinking...
It's good to have a place like this, where we can focus on more joyful things. I spend my days dealing with the other stuff and doing my bit, but it is nice to occasionally just punch a Nazi with Captain America.
Quote from: BentonGrey on January 29, 2017, 03:30:31 AM
... but it is nice to occasionally just punch a Nazi with Captain America.
A-frickin'-Men!
Or load The Hulk into the Rumble Room, give him normals to fight, and start tearing down buildings.
Exactly. I took on the Marvel Universe with Galactus recently...
Eh,meet the new boss,same as the old boss.
Galactus ate the old boss.
Well,one politician less...not really a damage to civilization.
<pops open the insta-politican cabinet, releasing a political clone> Oh look, here's a new one...it's like Multiple Man and General Ross' love child! \o/
So the best advise I can think to give is one I heard from one of my favorite Youtube personalities: "It's ok to not be ok. Be as ok as you can be right now." Some might say that's unhealthy, but I find it more encouraging than a lot of these "empty platitudes" tend to be.
Agreed. In fact most bookworthy psychologists suggest it, that is to allow yourself to experience the range of your emotions and when they need to be felt. Else in an effort to "trick" oneself emotions are bottled causing internal decay and apt to come out later at times and in directions one would probably regret.
...but what about external decay?!?
That's more of a problem for the undead, DJ. :lol:
or your dentist! *budmupish* (cricket chirps)
Man, SA. You are really popular with the Crickets and Grasshoppers!
It's the only audience that he can get...at least that's what Jiminy told me...
Too true. I found my niche. Funny thing is I don't even put a lot of work into my material. I mean nobody laughs but I just figure that my jokes are so funny they're in a state of shock. :cool:
A FunComa, if you will :P
I just want to put this out there:
"School's out for summer
School's out forever
School's been blown to pieces"
Feel free to make any possible connections to various recent thematically related occurrences at your leisure. ;) (Courtesy of Mister Alice Cooper.)
Wait, there was school?!? Did MacGuyver blow it up? Did he use chewing gum and a toothpick to do it? Can I get the plan for that?
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Wait, there was school?!? Did MacGuyver blow it up? Did he use chewing gum and a toothpick to do it? Can I get the plan for that?
Sure. Problem though is that said plan isn't really much of a plan. Hell, MacGuyver didn't even come up with it himself, and whoever he cribbed it from had no clue what the heck they were doing. In fact, it was so bad that it inadvertently released a radioactive wave that's poised to actively lower our kids' intelligence levels over the next 4-8 years. How's that for a f***-up?
:(
Now, now... that depends on if their parents can afford an alternative school.
I liked it better when we were talking about Toblerone...
Wait...a radioactive pool washing over our children? So in the future all our kids will have superpowers? That's how it works, right?!?!
Quote from: Deaths Jester on February 08, 2017, 08:19:08 PM
Wait...a radioactive pool washing over our children? So in the future all our kids will have superpowers? That's how it works, right?!?!
Yup. That's the good news. The bad news is that their powers will all be to make everybody just as dumb as they are, just by being around them, and thus turning society into a spitting image of the movie Idiocracy.
...
I don't want to live on this planet anymore. <_<
As a professional public school student from birth to just yesteryear, I say, dag nabbit American government. :thumbdown:
Of course, I'm sure it will be fine in the long run, but maaaan do I pray that public schools don't start getting defunded.
Alright guys, as I imagine y'all realize, given my profession and interests, I've got very strong feelings about current events, but we're sailing into dangerous waters. I imagine we're all on the same wavelength, but nonetheless....
I hate to be the one to say this, because I've got plenty to say about how things are going, but remember to keep political craziness outside.
Aye, sorry for the derailing.
Believe me, I understand.
But I'm just talking about MacGuyver and gaining powers via toxic sludge, what I do wrong?!? <pouts in the corner with a bottle of vodka and a full sized chocolate bar>
Is this some reference to the recent H-1B discussion or am I missing something?
I like hearing about MacGuyver, just saying. It was cliche in the 80's but nostalgic now.
Shall we reach a compromise?
Clearly our feelings about toblerones are too heated to keep internalized forever. Maybe we could set up a chat server, such as discord or otherwise, in which we can vent about all current chocolaty affairs without compromising the integrity and purpose of these forums? People would participate in the knowledge that it may be a political free-for-all, kept as civil as possible, but with the understanding and agreement that feelings from such venting does not under any circumstance cross over into the forum.
Else I fear this thread may skirt back and forth in dangerous territories.
If nothing else, at least maybe we could talk about Bioshock or Call of Duty or whatever the hell game these forums are actually for. I forget.
I think that is a good idea, Reep.
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Shall we reach a compromise?
Clearly our feelings about toblerones are too heated to keep internalized forever. Maybe we could set up a chat server, such as discord or otherwise, in which we can vent about all current chocolaty affairs without compromising the integrity and purpose of these forums? People would participate in the knowledge that it may be a political free-for-all, kept as civil as possible, but with the understanding and agreement that feelings from such venting does not under any circumstance cross over into the forum.
Else I fear this thread may skirt back and forth in dangerous territories.
If nothing else, at least maybe we could talk about Bioshock or Call of Duty or whatever the hell game these forums are actually for. I forget.
What about talking about MacGuyver?!?!? I mean, the toblerones...eh..but MacGuyver!!! :P
Quote from: Reepicheep on February 10, 2017, 08:49:17 PMMaybe we could set up a chat server, such as discord or otherwise, in which we can vent about all current chocolaty affairs without compromising the integrity and purpose of these forums?
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To quote Peter Venkmen from Ghostbusters "I love this plan! I'm excited to be a part of it, let's do it!"
Quote from: SickAlice on February 10, 2017, 12:16:16 AMI like hearing about MacGuyver, just saying. It was cliche in the 80's but nostalgic now.
It's an odd phenomenon. I thought
MacGyver was cool when I was a kid. I am not sure I actually saw it more than a few times, but the concept was great fun. My gf had the same recollection.
Now, we watch some other nostalgia-y shows on Netflix (
Murder, She Wrote,
The Rockford Files, etc.). Even when the shows were before our time, we generally enjoy them, both because of the appreciation of the throwback to another era and because the quality was pretty good and the shows are still pretty entertaining in their own right, even with some of the things that are silly by today's standards. Kind of like
Freedom Force, really. To be honest, some of the fun is just marveling at how different things are. (E.g. "Wow! This plot would totally fall apart if anyone had a mobile phone" or "Oh, I get it. They are all acting weird because the doctor is a
woman", etc.)
So, when
MacGyver showed up on Netflix, we thought to give it a shot. Strangely, it didn't hold up that well. Of course, some of that is that we were watching the first season and even some great shows began with shaky starts and didn't find the right balance until later. But, it wasn't able to hold our attention. Sadly, relative to our free time, there are too many shows to really try each of them for more than a few episodes, unless we know from the start that they get dramatically better. It's an embarrassment of riches when we have to restrain ourselves because some (often hugely popular) show can't compete with the dozen other shows we are interested in watching.
MacGyver is running on ME-TV currently. Some are okay, some are... not.
You want future shock, watch an episode of Perry Mason and think how fast Gil Grissom (CSI) would poke holes in Hamilton Burger's cases. And people keep calling Perry on other people's phones... and Tragg keeps arresting people without giving them their rights...
I see nobody here watched Life on Mars.:|
Freedom For Toblerones Discord Channel! (clicky) (https://discord.gg/ykPQUeD)
You can use discord in most browsers or download it as an application.
I won't use the Freedom Reborn logo or name or anything without the express permission of, I dunno, Hellscorp? DYAM? Someone? Either way, since the whole point is that it is a departure from the rules of the community, it's probably best it doesn't affiliate with the community.
That said, please use it maturely and reasonably.
Quote from: Reepicheep on February 11, 2017, 11:14:29 AM
Freedom For Toblerones Discord Channel! (clicky) (https://discord.gg/ykPQUeD)
You can use discord in most browsers or download it as an application.
I won't use the Freedom Reborn logo or name or anything without the express permission of, I dunno, Hellscorp? DYAM? Someone? Either way, since the whole point is that it is a departure from the rules of the community, it's probably best it doesn't affiliate with the community.
That said, please use it maturely and reasonably.
Thanks, really. Much as I love FR, it'd be nice to just talk openly about this crap with you all for once. Already joined up. :)
Truly,every American president has to have his own war.So Colt,Locheed Martin,Shell and Boeing get to make more money.
Ehhhhhhhhh....
Well I know what the late night comedians are going to talk about next. Yay.
Can someone just put me in a cryo pod Phillip J. Fry style and wake me up in 4 years, and maybe another 4 after that? kthxlvubye.
Good thing I stashed all those bottlecaps over the years. :)
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Well I know what the late night comedians are going to talk about next. Yay.
Not even being sarcastic here, I'm friends with that political cartoonist from the NYT named Taylor Jones and he said if Trump won every satirist and late night comedian would be celebrating because they would have easy material and work guaranteed for the next four years. And Trump is such a clown. *h0nk!*
Yes,people died.Hilarious.
Quoteevery satirist and late night comedian would be celebrating
I know at least a few late night comedians said it wasn't worth it. They still bring the funny though.
Anyway, I think we should tone it down before this thread gets locked.
I just kinda baffled by the whole development.And not for the first time.Bombing people doesnt help them.You could let them in your country or something.
But the fact Tories support the whole thing was very much expected.
Wait.someone bombed folks with Toblerones!?!?!? OH THE HUMANITY!!! Why weren't those toblerones shared with all!?!?! The chocolaty goodness wasted in such a violent way!!! THE HUMANITY!!! (taking us back out of the worry zone)
Okay,what are you smoking?And can you send me some? :)
Quote from: Spade on April 07, 2017, 05:40:05 PM
Okay,what are you smoking?And can you send me some? :)
Toblerones?!?!?
That reminds me of a gag from Homestar Runner, specifically the G.I. Joe parody "Cheat Commandos"
"Hey kid! Wanna smoke some candy with me?" :lol:
What?!? You've never smoked candy with GI Joe?!? Oh you are so missing out! Joe's got the BEST smoking candy...even full-sized Toblerones!
God, it's been a while since anyone's used this thread, hasn't it? Anyway, hi everybody! If you haven't checked the FR Discord in a while, now might be a good time to do so, because... well, you'll see when you get there. Basically, I've got something to say, and I felt that was the best place to say it. Hope to see you all there! :)
I like to think people got over it,but Thats definitly not the case.
Oh no, not more bad toblerone news?!? AHHH!!!
...Also, sorry about the smell...frrt...I...frrt...had....frrt...Taco...frrt splat...uh-oh...
Mark Waid succesefully bullied a publisher into dropping a book because he doesnt like the guy writing it.I knew he was a petty,bullying wanker before,but this is a new low.
Oh, that guy, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Yeah, ok, that's kinda crappy, but let's put it this way. As soon as I saw your post, I figured there was more to the story, and it turns out there is. Several retailers threatened to boycott the book, which in comics is serious business, and the publisher claims Waid neither bullied nor threatened them. They were apparently already considering dropping the book independent of Waid. They might have done so even if Waid had no involvement. Now, you could say that's a he-said-she-said and the article I read was from CBR but the situation was pretty much exactly what I assumed it was before I read the article. [EDIT] a bit more to add. The person in question posted in the comments to mention that the guy who posted the Facebook post on behalf of the Publisher was speaking "out of turn" and isn't in charge.
This quote stood out:'
"We do not take this decision lightly as we do believe that there should be separation between "ART" and the "ARTIST" and that separation has been blurred in our decision."
That makes it sound like the comic itself has content that is hateful. If that does, I think that might be fair for them to make the decision they did. I might not agree with it (after all, Holy Terror got published) but it's not my place to decide, the publisher is capable of that decision themselves and that's their prerogative. Now compare to Orson Scott Card. Many people say they won't touch his work (I won't) because of his political views but everything I've heard says nothing like that is in Ender's Game or whatever else he wrote. I read his Ultimate Iron Man years ago (it sucked) and I don't remember it having anything like that. Apparently this situation is different.
And, and I wasn't surprised about it, "doesn't like the guy writing it." isn't really the issue. The issue is that some people, Waid included, consider the person in question to be guilty of harassment. Now I personally don't agree with that, I'm a little familiar with his output and from what I've seen I don't find his output unreasonable, other than some language and phrasing harsher than I would personally use. I can't imagine the guy has said anything worse than some of the harsher critics of post-OMD Spidey over on Crawlspace ect and I stand by those guys through thick and thin.
I think this is a sterling example of what happens when those fans Marvel has, themselves, bullied for years (such as the Spider-Man fans Slott and Wacker bullied, doxxed, and tried to get arrested and/or institutionalized) try to get into the industry themselves. The guys in charge have created a barrier. That being said, it's ultimately the publishers call to make. We can't make people say or do things we don't want them to do, and if they really wanted to publish the book, they could have ignored Waid's message.
Now this situation has been building pressure over time and this might be the brick wall. I'm curious to tell if there will be/is a big backlash to this. Mind you, I've followed modern Marvel and DC and the video game industry for years so I know that the corporations, and in Marvel and DC's cases, the writers, couldn't give a rats patootie what the fans think as long as the product keeps selling and won't make a change (Rebirth, ect) unless they think they can weaponize it for sales (I personally found it objectionable when Didio vetoed Stephanie Brown for years only for DC to later trumpet her "return" in Batman Eternal as a selling point only to reset her continuity and character completely to zero.)
All that being said, it's also a book drawn by Jon Malin. Is that really that big a loss? On the other hand, congratulations to that guy for landing the artist of Thunderbolts and Cable.
Point isnt if its good or bad,point is that it should be published because this is supposed to be a free market.
In his own words Waid called Antartic Press and explained who they are getting in buisness with.That sounds a bit like a shakedown,lets face it.
Didnt Malin get fired after saying the industry was infiltrated by SJWs?Not that he was wrong,there.
Anyone else notice that the Freedom For Toblerones/Freedom Reborn Chat Shack III Discord Channel is gone?!?! OR is it just me not having connection with it anymore??
Nope, seems to be gone for me too.
Apparently,the future is...cosplay.
Comic "pros" are getting crazier by the minute,cuz this is some desperate $hit.
I already commented on Waid/Meyer/Antartic Press situation before.Meanwhile Waid got sued and is now starting a crowdfunding campaing to gather money for his defense.
Lets just rewind that- Mark does his best to stop somebody from getting published,gets rightfully sued for messing with somebodies buisness,and now he wants YOU to pay for that.And if you trust every "news" site,Mark Waid is the hero. #IStandWithWaid :thumbdown:
Well, I'll say this, the "news" sites are ALWAYS going to side with the publishers and named talent over the consumers and the little guy. There's more benefits thrown their way for doing so. You might even call it a conflict of interest. They also want those juicey clicks, as we all know.
I wonder what Marvel thinks of this, and if it will affect Waid's comics work.
I know why they are doing this,its just that this spin is a bit absurd even by standards of CBR and Bleeding Cool and the like.Which at this point seems to be at war with reality.
Its not an ideology issue,and Waid is not some superhero.
Its not that hard to guess what Marvel thinks of this.We can at least hope we dont get an event out of this.
http://archive.is/peVrA (http://archive.is/peVrA)
Waid,Slott,Wacker...are the kind of people to run a terror campaign on somebody they never even met.For years.Thats just...I have no words,really.
For a good kind of unbelivable------Ghostbusters 3.Nobody saw that coming.
Indeed. Color me cautiously optimistic.
Maybe there is hope for Boondock Saints 3.
Quote from: HarryTrotter on November 04, 2018, 11:09:12 PM
http://archive.is/peVrA (http://archive.is/peVrA)
Waid,Slott,Wacker...are the kind of people to run a terror campaign on somebody they never even met.For years.Thats just...I have no words,really.
I saw this late. That may be one of the most depressing things I've ever read. And what's perhaps even more depressing, is I have really no reason to doubt its true.
Waids response has been to write it off as crazy accusations.Because we all know hes such a great guy.
How is that lawsuit going,Mark?
/Checks the fundraiser/ Nothing in 2 months.And still- he doesnt mention WHY he is being sued.
But look,Larry Hamma donated 50$.Your set for life,Mark.
I did that joke already,didnt I?
Not that I recall. According to the girl on the post, gofundme doesn't allow campaigns to pay off legal bills. I hear there's a lot of crowdfunding fraud out there.
From what I gathered half of the crowdfunded projects never make it past the planing stage. And I have yet to hear of anyone getting their money back.
IDW is 36 millions in the red zone.How is that even possible? :huh:
WHAT?! They're crazy successful; how is that possible?
Clerly not.Alienating your fanbase and bad tv investments I guess.
Makes you wonder... how is everybody else doing...
Not that great,I guess.Bigger they are...
I read an article by Chris Warner years ago where he said that comics are almost always on the edge of extinction, then something come along, a new concept, a new character, something. The reprint only comics were dying out when some started including new stories. Then came Superman, then the war, then... and so on. I remember something about the internet comics might be what saves the companies, although the newsstand comics might cease. This was in the '90s.
I have no facts to back this up, and a dodgy memory.
I was saying to someone recently that a Youtube reviewer I used to follow pointed out....a few years ago, actually, that the video game industry might have suffered a second crash (the first was in 1983, for those not super-up on video game history/trivia, and is most closely associated with the Atari E.T. tie-in game) and nobody really noticed it because of the industry having a much bigger safety net they did last time, because of the internet, digital sale, ect. and the way modern society has changed since then.
I follow a lot of video game industry stuff very closely (Jim Sterling's videos, chiefly) and the things we hear over and over are "Video games are too expensive to make" and "Tripe-A Video Game companies don't want to make money, they want to make all the money in the world. And placate the vicious vultures that are shareholders."
I posited that I feel like the comics industry may have had the same problem with the same result. It crashed again at some vague time in the last 10 years or so, and nobody really noticed, because, again, there's a extra safety net that wasn't there before. Again, everything needs to make money, but doesn't make enough money, so they have to result to tricks, and gimmicks and events and new #1s. So often that people get weary of them.
Like how (bringing it back to IDW) Ghostbusters by Burnham and Shoening has to relaunch itself every year or so with a new miniseries and/or new ongoing. And the miniseries is ALWAYS either a crossover with other iterations of Ghostbusters, or other properties IDW has the license to, like TMNT, and now Transformers (tieing in, yes indeed, a Transformers toy that turns into the Ecto-1. I'm not gonna lie, I kinda want one)
Me and HT were talking about the X-Men movie franchise, and just as I was heading off to sleep, it dawned on me that the X-Men franchise IN GENERAL, has faded from the public consciousness. And how can you blame it? No cartoons in years, no X-Men specific games in years, every Fox X-Men movie after DP2 being heavily delayed, and noone cares much because MCU. But I realized even the comics feel like something that gets a lot less attention that it used to (to say nothing about picking apart the quality of the comics in general over time. I was trying to think back and figure out the last time the books were constantly good and I had trouble nailing down a specific spot)
Getting back to IDW. I love the GB comic, and it's still going on, but it doesn't sell a lot. In fact, my local comic book store never got aissue of an last mini because the shipment and damaged, and they were never able to get more copies. Because the book doesn't get second printings. The trade is out now, but whatever.
The comics industry has been fighting a war of attrition for at least the better part of a decade. It's only natural the long-term effects of it would kick in at some point.
Does the comic industry have a safety net?
Fabled digital sales?Because we never see any actual numbers.
A recent "Disney is planning to close down Marvel" hoax at least made people realize one thing: they just need the IP,they dont need actual comics.
In the random movie part of Youtube,one guy went thru all of video nasties.72 films.I find that disturbing.
For those not in the know,video nasties is a term for a list of movies that were banned (for distribution) or considered for banning in the UK back in the 80's.Some of it is tehnically still banned.While you have Evil Dead and Friday the 13th on there you also have...a lot of nazisploitation gore porn that was really funting popular in the 70's.
Worst.Decade.Ever.
I've read of the video nasties list on Tvtropes. I'm not really a gore hound (the Walking Dead and some video games, that's about it for me) so I don't think I'd want to watch those. I think of the various reviewers online who review terrible games, movies ect and go "I wouldn't want to do that". Evil Dead and Friday the 13th though - that makes me think of the German Index for violent video games.
The 70's couldn't be all bad though - they gave us the original Star Wars and Claremont's X-Men. Strangely I always think The New Teen Titans came out in the 70's but apparently it was the 80's. I'd the guess the reason why is because I'm mistaking Perez' work on that book with his work on Avengers in the 70's.
Its an interesting work of cultural archeology and a testament to human spirit going thru 72 of these.Most of us couldnt do it.Or wouldnt want to.Even if as reviewer notes,good deal of it looks tame by todays standards.
Also,due to limited releases and the fact nobody bothered with DVDs later on,some of these are worth a lot for the VHS collectors.And are really only available in that format.
I like slashers like Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street,but thats about that for me.
Satan was cool in the 70's apparently. 😀
http://www.armagideon-time.com/?p=7638 (http://www.armagideon-time.com/?p=7638)
So we got more info about Waid vs Meyer case...and Waids messages to APs publisher paint an ugly picture.
https://youtu.be/U4sQEaj_3dQ (https://youtu.be/U4sQEaj_3dQ)
"Tell me you dont feel bullied.Just say that and you will never hear from me again."
Going back to IDW's financial problems, I read that IDW is getting help from the former president from Archie Comics to help with that. (https://www.newsarama.com/45443-idw-enlists-former-archie-president-to-lead-audit-of-company.html)
If IDW goes under, they will take pretty much every book I'm reading with them.
Wonder if it's the age trend honestly. Printed comic book sales and interest fluctuates like a roller coaster the high points being named ages with fast drops between. The industry has stated they don't know how to resolve this. Further in our current era most CEO's believe print will end sometime in the future though most estimate more closely it will become an issue of lesser books in print. I could see IDW taking a hit earlier than others because it's properties aren't as hot topic as the big two currently, especially of course Marvel right now. People like Turtles sure, comics about Dungeons and Dragons and X-Files I doubt as much. Just saying we'll the see the whole book cutting thing happen with DC and Marvel soon. Then again Image and Dynamite survived past trends even when they had nothing to put out and Chaos Comics somehow is still around in a way so I kind of believe IDW won't fold either. Though we are in an era where we've seen commercial giants crap out and sell themselves off, I mean Fox Pictures I would have not anticipated and Sony isn't doing so hot either so if it does happen I'll be sad but not surprised and as always still have the fond memories and old books to read. Hey, wouldn't that actually up the value of our TPB's? * rubs greedy hands together *