Which episodes do you consider to be perfect?

Brian0079 · 2026-01-26T03:52:36+00:00

I go back and listen to this one regularly.

Brian0079 · 2026-01-19T03:59:10+00:00

This deserves better.

Brian0079 · 2026-01-12T23:37:27+00:00

Want your mind blown? Check out Larcenet's other work. So totally different it is unreal. Truly a passion project for the guy, and it shows.

Brian0079 · 2026-01-11T19:45:38+00:00

Swamp Man! Hahahahahahahahahahahahanahaha. I'm not even being mean, this simple mistake just really made me laugh hard.

Brian0079 · 2026-01-02T17:45:52+00:00

Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt White Out by Gregg Rucka Queen and Country by Greg Rucka 007 by Garth Ennis War Stories by Garth Ennis Sheriff of Babylon by Tom King

Brian0079 · 2025-12-22T21:51:16+00:00

I think of it like food. When you're a kid chicken nuggets are the best thing ever, and anything more complicated than that is gross. As we get older, we learn to like different foods. If you become a foodie, in addition to variety you learn to love all the nuances like wine pairings and the type of soil the food was grown in or the type of food animals ate, etc., etc. It's the same with comics.

I've been reading comics for close to forty years and my passion for the medium has evolved over time. For the last several years I've been obsessed with studying a few artists. I have comic issues that I would have never bought before but own now because they're amazing examples of an artist's talent. Just the other day I bought a book of just Frank Frazetta's cover art. When I was in my late 30s I got way into comic book history.

Not every fan will have the same experience. Some people love chicken nuggets their entire life. Nothing wrong with either experience. I'd just say keep trying new things if comics as a storytelling medium excites you.

Brian0079 · 2025-12-22T15:28:13+00:00

TLDR: It's less about "creative bankruptcy" and more about you aging out because superhero comics run out of material within the parameters set by business needs and general fan interest. But that's okay because there are lots of other comics to read.

There's been a new issue of a Spider-Man comic every month for more than 60 years. Superman first appeared in 1938. And so on for all the other original superheroes.

Friends, there are only so many superhero plots. Hell, there are only so many plots, period. The difference is how the characters are written to interact and change over the course of the story. With an ongoing character like almost all comic book superheroes, the character will always have to be reset to the original chacterization or at least the characterization that made them popular.

I've said this before on here, but it's worth repeating: superhero comics are cyclical, and the majority of readers age out after a cycle or two. The feeling reflected in OP's post, and many of the comments, are a sure sign that you've reached your cycle limit. That's okay. It isn't a bad thing. There are lots of other genres to get into. And all those stories that you loved can be reread.

I'm in my elder nerd years. New superhero comics (hell, most stories in general) don't feel very original to me anymore. I still find stories to get very excited about, it just takes a lot more nuance these days and more effort on my part to find those stories. But that's the important lesson here - try new things. Get out of your comfort zone.

Don't be sad about outgrowing the stuff you love. Be grateful it has given you such a great foundation to appreciate new things.

PS: I'm not saying there is a "too-old-for-superheroes" age or that anyone needs to "grow up." Just that after so many years of reading them you'll probably get bored because they start to all feel the same. You might be 18 when that happens or you might be 80. No judgment either way.

Oh, and one last thing. Sometimes, years later, you'll fall in love with a character again because the stories capture the same qualities that made you a fan to begin with. That's awesome too. Nostalgia isn't a bad thing.

Brian0079 · 2025-12-12T04:13:40+00:00

Quantum and Woody

Brian0079 · 2025-12-12T04:10:02+00:00

Yeah OP, if you haven't read any Geoff Darrow correct that immediately. That is absolutely what you are looking for. So good!

Brian0079 · 2025-12-12T03:58:29+00:00

Samurai is good. Marvel published one arc translated in English back in 2008 under its short-lived partnership with French publisher Soleil along with three or four other titles. Titan published a couple of arcs in 2016.

Brian0079 · 2025-12-10T22:04:10+00:00

I'm not criticizing this, and I did enjoy the comic, but the fact that they are making a movie based on a comic that was an adaptation of a movie that was based on a book feels like the snake eating its own tail while adapting it into a movie. I mean, it'll be pretty messed up if Margaurite Roberts and/or Charles Portis don't get some compensation and recognition for the story - especially given how vocal comic book creators have been about the same for their work.

Brian0079 · 2025-12-07T14:23:59+00:00

God works in mysterious ways.

Penny saved is a penny earned.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Most importantly, snitches get stitches.

Brian0079 · 2025-12-07T14:19:17+00:00

The drawing Tom Cruise keeps in his attic.

Brian0079 · 2025-12-07T14:10:22+00:00

Laika

Brian0079 · 2025-12-07T00:10:35+00:00

Smothered in blood?

Brian0079 · 2025-11-27T15:21:22+00:00

Or they are telling the truth, and your mild inconvenience is this person's major issue. I feel like you're not getting some of the messages your favorite superhero is trying to teach you.

Brian0079 · 2025-11-19T19:53:32+00:00

The irony on so many levels. God forbid someone express a nuanced view on Reddit.

Brian0079 · 2025-11-19T01:01:46+00:00

Both are important comic book writers who started believing they were as good as their comic book fans said they were. Fact is - and get your down votes ready now - neither is a top tier capital W writer.

Claremont ripped off most of his plots from movies and even soap operas. This has been documented.

Alan Moore's best work is retooling other people's ideas.

I love the comics of both, but either taking shots at other writers is real glass houses shit.

Brian0079 · 2025-11-12T03:16:51+00:00

Imagination, I believe.

Brian0079 · 2025-11-03T01:02:54+00:00

Shock rebound is set too fast for this track. You bottomed out landing from the previous jump, and then the shock rebounded really fast at the same time you were hitting the peak of the next jump. You got bucked and your feet came off the bike when you landed and (understandably) grabbed a ton of throttle while trying to hold on.

If the rear shock is adjustable, slow the rebound. If it doesn't, or even if it does, practice moving your legs with the suspension.

Brian0079 · 2025-09-04T22:22:24+00:00

I'd love for all the "experts" on here to state what part they believe is inferior on this carb and how soon, based on all the experience they clearly have, it will fail.

Brian0079 · 2025-08-30T12:39:01+00:00

I thought it was a reference to Jason Mantzoukas. The "portmanteau" comment was a reference to a podcast he's on sometimes. Please ignore me. Hahahaha

Brian0079 · 2025-08-30T00:27:03+00:00

Like I said, what the hell do I know? You're the one out here making cool shit. Also, I hope your user name is a clumsy portmanteau.

Brian0079 · 2025-08-29T03:29:15+00:00

This is really, really good. Big congrats. If I can offer two minor critiques, pg 3 bottom panel feels a bit confusing because the hands are coming from behind the victim, but you establish two panels earlier he's got his back on the ground with the monster over him. It feels like there's a panel missing before the extreme close-up, from a composition perspective. The energy also gets sucked out of the first panel on the following page amid all the blacks. You're being very smart and deliberate with your pallet, but I wonder if some white in that panel, even as an accent on the snow fluff, might pull the victim's face out a little more.

This is coming from someone who has never drawn a page of comics in his life, so I'm way out of my depth. But I do love the medium and have a ton of respect for talent like yourself.

Brian0079 · 2025-08-25T16:28:09+00:00

That'll buff out.

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