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Edited by MacronNotes on Jul 10th 2023 at 10:58:13 AM
People obsess with crossovers and how "everything fits into a wider part".
Moon Knight the show actually got a lot of criticism from some people specifically because it featured no wider crossover or elements with the wider MCU setting.
The fact it was standalone is considered a negative in some eyes.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."That seems to be a Vocal Minority who look like many because they talk a lot.
The first Joker, Venom, even the first Deadpool, all were very selfcontained and did well.
Please remember that, ultimately, fictional works of entertainment are just that.First look at Ed Mcguiness art for Amazing Spider-Man#61
, the start of the "Eight Deaths" event
Edited by Zarius on Oct 5th 2024 at 12:40:00 PM
As in him being actually happy or just beating up the wisecracker hero? Cause that's just regular Spidey stuff.
Oh, it's how still keeping up with responsibility can lead to tragedy. Regular Spidey stuff it is then. (Or every other Batman story, really?)
More on Shay from the letters pages
Her job at Ravencroft won't be developed 'for a while'...wow. Between this and the reveal they're 'non-exclusive' they really want to hammer home she's nothing but participation eye candy who's free to have a pair of wandering eyes
Edited by Zarius on Oct 9th 2024 at 8:06:42 AM
Wanted to comment that I have issues with Tombstone trying to kill Janice.
I realize that this relationship is pretty new to comics (and started in the semi-parodic Superior Foes of Spider-Man), but it was shown as a pretty healthy relationship.
And just on a basic level, it's pretty at odds with human nature to be willing to kill your own children. It's like one of the biggest taboos there is.
I could totally seem him (or most villains who have kids) physically harming her, but attempted murder is really beyond the pale (read out of character).
I feel like I should make a comparison here with how Norman Osborn's murderousness towards his son (and grandson) stands out as a mark of how aberrant his psyche is (was).
Edited by Hodor2 on Oct 9th 2024 at 10:59:04 AM
Granted, Norman was going through a major villainous breakdown through Dark Reign as a result of his meds being sabotaged.
Also being written by Brian Bendis. He tends to go for a crueler than usual Norman in both regular and ultimate verses.
Green Goblin even had a major breakdown when he saw Harry sick from a near lethal overdose back in the older comics by Gerry Conway.
Just to clarify, I was specifically referring to Dark Reign and the underlying characterization there of him as the worst of the worst.
I suppose to be fair, since Tombstone's relationship with Janice is new (from an out of universe perspective), I can't definitively say what he would or wouldn't do.
And to your point, there's always going to be some Depending on the Writer with any character.
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Random question, but I noticed several Spidey comics from that era, at least in reprints, are lacking punctuation at the end of their sentences. What gives?
'Random question, but I noticed several Spidey comics from that era, at least in reprints, are lacking punctuation at the end of their sentences. What gives?" From what I recall, there was, briefly, some concern over the over-use of exclamation marks. There was a bit of an agenda to cut down on them, by removing them when they showed at the end of a speech bubble. But it ended up being done in a way where any punctuation at the end of a speech bubble was removed.
I don't remember the details, and I'm having trouble finding anything on Google. But I believe it was something along those lines.
Edit: Here we go.
Stan Lee decided he didn't like how much exclamation marks were used and demanded they not be used, and for the issues that were already set to be printed, they just removed the exclamation marks from the ends of speech bubbles. It was really only Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four that were affected, and only very briefly.
Edited by Tiamatty on Oct 10th 2024 at 3:38:19 PM
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