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chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#10326: May 16th 2024 at 1:14:59 PM

It was definitely a case of 'This arc has gone on for far too long let's just find some way to end it'.

I think having the final match be a Yu-Gi-Oh! match was always the plan. Lewis said the tournament arcs in Yu-Gi-Oh! were the main inspiration for the Contest of Champions, the story sets up early on that matches involving games were allowed, the Bandit Chief mentions playing card games in his early appearances and the fact he's voiced by LittleKuriboh (aka, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series) all show signs this wasn't a last minute decision to wrap the story up quicker. It honestly might've been quicker to do a straight-up fight than plan out a Yu-Gi-Oh! match between two competent players.

It just comes across as anticlimatic because this was planned to be a finale for a story arc that was meant to only last about a year, not be the longest running arc in the entire series.

Edited by chasemaddigan on May 16th 2024 at 4:15:33 AM

jouXIII The One Who Knows Many Things from Between the Multiverses (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The One Who Knows Many Things
#10327: Jun 9th 2024 at 2:37:40 AM

Another Patreon-sponsored review time, this time about... Moomins?! HURRAY!!

...Well, to be more specific, it's Moomins and the Comet Chase, a 2010 Compilation Movie based on Polish series.

...still, MOOMINS!!

Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. In this Patreon-sponsored episode, Linkara looks at a compilation film of a Moomins TV show!

Edited by jouXIII on Jun 9th 2024 at 12:48:14 PM

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#10328: Jun 10th 2024 at 3:21:27 AM

This light and soft movie sure got dark and ominous near the end. The comet just deciding not to hit sure was convenient!

This problem of introducing stakes or conflicts that get resolved immediately is something I see more often in children's media. Some writers seem to feel children can't handle any sort of sustained tension, it seems.

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chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#10329: Jun 25th 2024 at 2:14:26 PM

The final batch of Patreon reviews has Linkara take a look at the infamous storyline Avengers Disassembled, aka the storyline where the Scarlet Witch went crazy and killed a bunch of heroes for the first time:

chino514 (Apprentice)
#10330: Jun 25th 2024 at 4:48:05 PM

Did he already do the House (of M)?

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#10332: Jun 26th 2024 at 3:32:00 AM

Is it me or do a lot of writers really love making it difficult to stand Hawkeye? Spider-Man's comment might have been out of line but Hawkeye's rambling about how the Avengers brought this on themselves is far worse since these are his friends and teammates he's talking about.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#10333: Jun 26th 2024 at 4:21:36 AM

Bendis really seems to hate Hawkeye

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#10334: Jun 26th 2024 at 6:26:19 AM

I don't think it's a Bendis exclusive problem. From what I've seen of Hawkeye, this is following precedent. Remember, this is the man who divorced his wife for refusing to save her rapist.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#10335: Jun 26th 2024 at 7:42:10 AM

In fairness, we don’t know where Englehart was going with that since he was pushed off the book mid arc

Byrne just had the two get back together with minimum explanation because he had other marriages to ruin

… a weird era of marriage breaking in that book.

Anyway. Point being. Yeah, every character has a period of bad characterization from a writer that just doesn’t get it. It seems especially notable with Bendis because he also gives Hawkeye big roles in several events

So honestly I don’t know whether Bendis doesn’t like Hawkeye or likes an imaginary version of the character that only exists in Bendis’ own mind

Edited by Bocaj on Jun 26th 2024 at 7:42:52 AM

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#10336: Jun 26th 2024 at 8:08:06 AM

It's particularly noticeable for me because DC's Oliver Queen is often written the same way. So is his sidekick Roy Harper and the Amazon Artemis whose weapons include a bow.

The Big 2 seem to really like the asshole archer archetype. DC admittedly moreso.

Edited by windleopard on Jun 26th 2024 at 4:08:26 PM

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#10337: Jun 27th 2024 at 3:51:23 PM

It's odd to me that Wanda gets singled out for not earning her powers when most superheroes didn't really earn theirs. This story was written at a time when she was part of a race whose genes granted them superpowers. If Wanda ends up like this because she didn't earn her power, then arguably every anti-mutant bigot is right about all mutants being ticking time bombs ready to go off.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#10338: Jun 27th 2024 at 3:53:19 PM

Wanda has also trained a lot with her powers. So.

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Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#10339: Jun 27th 2024 at 7:27:20 PM

[up][up][up][up]dont worry they retconned that so it was consensual and mockingbird lied so she wouldnt have to admit she cheated, and then killed phantom rider to cover it up I guess?

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#10340: Jun 27th 2024 at 7:40:53 PM

Killing cowboys is barely even a crime.

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AFan Since: Nov, 2022
#10341: Jun 29th 2024 at 7:27:48 AM

I'm surprised no one has used his Patreon to have him review a post-One More Day Spider-Man comic, especially any that has Paul, the character Marvel made to fuck over fans of the Peter/Mary Jane couple, involved.

chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#10342: Jun 29th 2024 at 4:37:41 PM

A new compilation video, this time for Linkara's reviews of The Star Wars:

VampireBuddha Calendar enthusiast from Ireland (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
Calendar enthusiast
#10343: Jul 1st 2024 at 5:14:30 AM

I know the tier which lets you choose an episode topic only goes up randomly, but is there a particular time of day it tends to go live? Any particular weekday or time of month it tends to happen?

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#10344: Jul 3rd 2024 at 2:42:29 AM

Marvel/DC superhero comics has just become soap opera for boys, hasn't it?

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#10345: Jul 3rd 2024 at 6:05:18 AM

Become? That was always the point of Marvel

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Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#10346: Jul 3rd 2024 at 6:06:28 AM

Superhero comics have been soap opera for decades.

miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#10347: Jul 3rd 2024 at 6:15:14 AM

[up][up]Stan lee even said what distinguished Marvel from dc was the melodrama.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#10348: Jul 3rd 2024 at 11:38:07 AM

What events are he covering for Event Comics month this year?

Edited by Bullman on Jul 3rd 2024 at 1:38:20 PM

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#10349: Jul 3rd 2024 at 11:54:04 AM

He called it Secret Crusade of the Dark Convergence

So probably Secret War or Secret Wars, Infinity Crusade to round off the trilogy, some dark multiverse thing, and Convergence

Probably

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#10350: Jul 3rd 2024 at 11:56:22 AM

The last one was on Avengers: Disassembled, or "who are we going to temporarily kill off this time: the comic".

I'm kind of baffled at how these studio rules work. So because one series gets to kill off random characters, no one can write stories about them until they are resurrected again?

Edited by Redmess on Jul 3rd 2024 at 8:57:35 PM

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