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gregyo Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Sep 17th 2012 at 8:05:14 PM

So I know CBR gets a lot of hate on this site, the X-boards in particular, but I think it can actually be a lot of fun sometimes! For instance, right now it is officially "Emma Frost Week," and there are a bunch of ridiculous threads about her such as "The Phoenix: Who wore it better?", and "EMMA FROST Classic Burns"

This is what comic book forums should be like in my opinion. Not constant bickering.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#2: Sep 17th 2012 at 8:12:26 PM

[up] Ha! I was about to post this. The AvX rage seems to be dying down now; I think it's all been redirected to Avengers Arena. CBR are getting back to being just quirky again instead of whiny and conspiracy theory... y.

My favorite is "Should Emma donate her underwear to Wakanda relief?"

Though this'll probably be locked as a stealth complaint thread.

edited 17th Sep '12 8:26:06 PM by HamburgerTime

Robbery Since: Jul, 2012
#3: Sep 17th 2012 at 9:27:42 PM

Personally, I enjoy the "Abandoned Story-Arcs" feature. I love that kind of stuff.

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#4: Sep 18th 2012 at 10:07:00 AM

There wouldn't be so much bickering if fans could settle on a subject they mostly all agree on being good. Is anyone really happy with the way things are going on at Marvel though? Has anyone really been happy with them since the clone saga?

Maybe if you just had a board dedicated to one character, like Hulk, or one story arc, like World War Hulk, people would be arguing as much.

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#5: Sep 18th 2012 at 1:11:39 PM

[up] The entire company jumped the shark for you at the Clone Saga, really?

To answer your question, yes; the Bill Jemas years ('01-'04) are my favorite period at Marvel.

TheConductor Since: Jan, 2011
#6: Sep 18th 2012 at 1:42:15 PM

I really like a lot of what's coming out of Marvel now. Amazing Spider-Man, Avenging Spider-Man, Venom, Scarelt Spider, Journey into Mystery, Mighty Thor, Fantastic Four, FF, Defenders, Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Men Legacy, X-Factor, Deadpool...just to name a few xD

Tanrage Since: Jul, 2010
#7: Sep 18th 2012 at 1:45:51 PM

[up][up] I guess I'm old because I always thought Marvel peaked during the Jim Shooter years, yeah the guy was an egotistical jerk and all but he also laid the groundwork for creators rights. When he was in charge, books came out in time, didn't directly contradict each other and numerous classic stories were told. Besides staying on his good side mostly consisted of meeting your deadlines, not much to ask for for from purported professionals is it?

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#8: Sep 18th 2012 at 2:32:51 PM

[up] True, that was Marvel's "classic" era, but a.) I haven't read that much of it, and b.) I can't really get into the dialogue from that era. Are the stories bad? Of course not; I just think the dialogue sounds more natural these days.

And Shooter was the definition of Executive Meddling. He probably meddled more often (though admittedly not to as catastrophic a degree) as Quesada.

edited 18th Sep '12 2:33:54 PM by HamburgerTime

Tanrage Since: Jul, 2010
#9: Sep 18th 2012 at 3:18:36 PM

[up] Tropes Are Not Bad though, by definition an editors job is to meddle where he's thinks it's needed and judging by the results his judgement was generally very good to excellent. Dialogue-wise? It's a matter of opinion, watching old movies and TV shows will bring about the same reaction to from people who weren't alive at the time they were created.

NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#10: Sep 18th 2012 at 3:28:15 PM

Right now, Marvel is much better than DC.

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#11: Sep 18th 2012 at 4:58:27 PM

I like the CBR forums way better than here No offence but I kind do like the daily whine

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