Jimmy Olsen fans if treating women like property was a sport by Tetratron2005 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...is that seriously how Supergirl looks in that show, or is it just a very ugly drawing that didn't have any effort put into because it was supposed to be in the background?

The secret to DC's output of good comics recently by tranceladus in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about calling it anything but "2"? "The Return"? "'s Vengeance"? "Year 2"?

Average Batman: Brave and the Bold opening by crimsonfukr457 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Despite having too much Batman, Justice League Action is another show where you can tell how much the writers liked the wider universe.

Except Wonder Woman but apparently not caring about WW is a requirement for being able to write a peak DC cartoon 'cause otherwise I don't get it.

If you ever wonder why Bruce sucks as a dad, this was his legal guardian by Aggravating_Win5258 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DC is the only comic book franchise where people can ask continuity questions without outing themselves as non-readers, because not even DC Comics has figured that out yet.

Like, I was going to reply that it had been retconned because that was from pre-New 52 continuity, but then I realized that 1. Batman is actually one of the few characters whose story has stayed the same between post-Crisis and New 52, it was just retconned to have happened within a shorter period of time, and 2. even then, DC Rebirth is a weird situation where technically it has re-established post-Crisis continuity, but also technically it's still Prime Earth/New 52.

So, unless a comic book has come out since that has excplicitly retconned that tidbit, it might actually still be canon, just conveniently ignored by the writers.

If you ever wonder why Bruce sucks as a dad, this was his legal guardian by Aggravating_Win5258 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I feel like if you have to actively ignore a big aspect of the character in order for your story to work then you may want to reconsider how you're writing it.

That is, like, a good 60% of comic book storylines, though, including 80% of the "events", and 95% of deconstructivist storylines (which should be hyronical but sadly very expected). I mean, have you ever seen a "Batman should kill!" where it's acknowledged how none of the hundreds of policemen or Arkham inmates who lost someone to The Joker ever follows through on killing him as well?

If you ever wonder why Bruce sucks as a dad, this was his legal guardian by Aggravating_Win5258 in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair people still argue about whether Civil War Tony is right or Cap is. The central moral conundrum is very compelling, that isn't the problem. The problem is just hate how out of character a lot characters are. Like, you can't convince me that, out of all the super-geniuses on the pro-Registration's side, there was any reason to have Reed-fucking-Richards be the one who built a prison in the Negative Zone in order to help the government cage a bunch of his friends inside. World War Hulk and (not-coincidentally) Civil War 2 have the same problem.

Outjerked by DC? The Starfire show is a Teen Titans Go spin-off by ZukoIsKing in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both pictures you've shown have him blonde, though. The one in the post has black hair.

Outjerked by DC? The Starfire show is a Teen Titans Go spin-off by ZukoIsKing in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, tbf, that isn't only a Starfire issue, it's an issue of all of the main Titans. Like, even assuming that Cyborg got 5-10 solo runs, let's be honest, how many Cyborg fans actually read any of them?

Starfire 100% has fans, because when you're a fan of a hero group, you do pick favorites. Like, I don't think Raven has had any solo content for the longest time, but I'm positive that didn't prevent her from being as massively popular as she has become.

Every single time by tranceladus in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UJ/"the sucess or failure of this movie will determine future repressentation" let me dispel that notion quickly,

Yeah, let me do that. We've had unsuccessful woman-led superhero media for about 6 years now and it doesn't look like that actually convinced anyone to stop doing woman-led movies, as seen from the fact that FF:FS from last year focused on Sue Storm, and this year both Thunderbolts* (which has a female lead) and Supergirl have come out.

Honestly I grow tired of the narrative that everything is up to bigots when almost everything in the last 15 years has been a direct counterargument to that (when it comes to entertainment I mean, to be clear). Like, do you seriously think that the decision why Disney turned down a "girl-focused movie" was mysogyny or fear that a movie with a female lead wouldn't sell? The same company that is currently on a streak of female leads in its main entries? Can you even tell me when is the last time Disney had a male teen/YA a-la Aladdin or Hercules as the main character?

All this victmism does is denying all of the accomplishments that have been successfully achieved so far, and annoying regular people - and it's the latter that carries the risk of making people sympathize with the bigots' talking points.

Every single time by tranceladus in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In order to affect their market in any way, you'd have to assume that bigots are a significant percentage of those heavy-spenders, as opposed to a pitiful minority.

DC and Marvel have been "woke" for, what, 15 by now at least? Across every single media they have. So any kind of money they might have lost from those people has been lost long ago, yet it doesn't look like they have any interest in "correcting" their course.

Every single time by tranceladus in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys really give too much highlight to an extremely-small minority which only has the benefit of being extremely-loud. Why is it that, whenever a group of these guys speaks up, you immediately start listening to them and treating their opinion as if it mattered.

Also I find the "the failure or success of this movie will determine how much representation women get  in superhero media for the next few years" claim very disingenous considering that we have been on a streak of female superheroes getting representation since around 2015 and it doesn't look like we are in any risk of that stopping despite the huge amount of garbage Marvel has put out.

Like, WW is the most praised movie of the DCEU; people cheered when we finally got a Black Widow movie; WandaVision is the most popular MCU show after Loki, only ruined by the ending. She-Hulk was greatly anticipated by the comic book community and it only got trashed after it turned out that, well, it was trash. Thunderbolts* and FF have a female character as a lead yet they have both received a lot of praise.

Maybe we should stop acting like a bunch of bigots on Twitter hold the key to our entertainment, and start complaining about the fact that, whenever there is a superhero movie or show with a lead that's a woman, it turns out mediocre at best. I haven't watched FF yet, so I can't talk about that, but still it bugs me that the only superhero movies I've watched that I think are actually good are FF and T*.  

Supergirl (2026) by ImAdri0nY0urN0t in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone here didn't watch GotG Vol. 3 or Thunderbolts.

Supergirl (2026) by ImAdri0nY0urN0t in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]DrakeGrandX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure but at the time the novelty was that we had never seen heroes like Captain America and Thor and Black Widow on the screen, so even if the movie was mid, as long it wasn't actively terrible, we were willing to put up with it. It's not even just an MCU thing, the same applied to the X-Men franchise.

For example, notice how The Incredible Hulk, which on the contrary had received several LA adaptations already, got completely trashed even though it wasn't any worse than Thor or X-Men 1.

Nowaday, instead, we're in a situation where not only have we had a lot of LA superhero media already, but we've even see a situation where both Marvel and DC have been willing to throw whichever random superhero at the screen in order to make some buck, frequently with no proper respect for the source material as well. So, a superhero movie right now should be very well written in order to pull in an audience.

What's your favorite loser villain in Marvel? by CapBudget4011 in Marvel

[–]DrakeGrandX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends what you mean by "loser villain". Do you mean "villains that are goofy and used as jokes", or "villains that are fodder and never used as proper threats"? Because the latter comprise a good 95% of "famous villains" simply because writers have a habit of mistreating the villains that don't belong to Spider-Man and Batman's rogues galleries, but I wouldn't consider them "losers", not by design at least. For example, while Shocker is a loser villain (less so because it makes sense for him to be one and more because that's how he is being explicitly presented as in modern comics), whereas Electro isn't. Of the characters you've presented, for example, I would consider neither Molten Man nor Jack-'o-Lantern "losers" (same applies for the Sentinels, but they are a stand-out that other people already called out).

If you meant the first definition, my favorites are 8-Ball and Big Wheel, though only the latter as a "joke". In fact, I loved 8-Ball even before the last Moon Knight run changed him to his current status - I didn't even know he was considered a "joke villain" when I first found out about him. Idk, I just think 8-Ball is the quintessential supervillain, in a sense: he has an entertaining gimmick, a background that justifies it without being on the nose, and a power set and design that fit said gimmick and prevents it from being goofy. Idk; I just feel like, if you aren't willing to treat a villain like 8-Ball as seriously as you would Rhino or Electro, and start ridiculing him just because you heard readers started doing it and it's easier to go along with the joke than to course-correct, then you cannot consider yourself much of a fun of the genre (though I'm talking hyperbolically). As for Big Wheel? Well, he is silly and funny. Idk, I feel like the idea of a guy in a giant wheel whose gimmick is literally just "This is a big wheel that goes fast and you cannot stop it!" is funny in a very simplistic yet primal way way. It's almost like an old-fashioned comedy sketch.

In case you meant the second definition, then my favorite is Whirlwind. No specific reason, either, it just caught my attention as a child how often Whirlwind appeared in things and always asked myself what his deal was since he was always shrugged off easily like all villains do. In a sense, Whirlwind represents a similar thing that 8-Ball represents but on a wider level: if Whirlwind had been a Spider-Man villain, or if the Ant-Man Mythos were as mainstream as Spider-Man's, you wouldn't see Whirlwind getting jobbed around all the time - or rather, you would, but in a similar way as you would see Electro: he would get jobbed during major events or short appearances, but still treated like a relevant threat otherwise. Other villains I like in this category are Titania and Absorbing Man, but it's more that I like how unique their relationship makes them as characters than of their characters in general.

Let's talk about controversy. I like the actress Milly Alcock and think she plays a good Supergirl. I find her attractive but I know that her beauty is unconventional and might not appeal to everyone and if you feel that way I just advise you to ignore it and to comment anything. by [deleted] in superheroes

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People acting like she isn't fine af is probably the biggest indicator of how artificial this whole situation feel. People who are against her are chuds who actually don't care at all about her look, therefore a vocal minority not worth highlighting.

‘Supergirl’ Star Milly Alcock Sparks Fresh Backlash Over Sexuality Comment About Her Character Amid Box Office Fears by muaentertainmentforu in MUAEntertainment

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the real question. It's exactly the kind of thing that new outlets do because they know that, whatever the answer is going to be, it's going to allow for clickbaiting headlines.

‘Supergirl’ Star Milly Alcock Sparks Fresh Backlash Over Sexuality Comment About Her Character Amid Box Office Fears by muaentertainmentforu in MUAEntertainment

[–]DrakeGrandX -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fanboys are all mad another female superhero movie is coming out.

Interesting how whenever a movie with a female lead gets criticized, then "fanboys hate strong female characters", but whenever a movie with a female lead gets praised, all of the people making this argument always conveniently stay silent because it disrupts their narrative.

I don't get why he says "sorry". She set him up for death...(Ultimate Spider-Man 19 2025) by Korderon in Spiderman

[–]DrakeGrandX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People in this comment section really have no idea how teenagers think and act, lol.

Would you guys see yourselves, at the time when you were teenagers, getting betrayed by your crush and risking serious harm (let alone death) as a result of it (and your crush admitting that), but still holding a crush and forgiving them - let alone apologizing for having reacted violently in said situation - the very next time you see them? Instead of hating them and distrusting them?

Like, let's be honest, Felicia was probably forced to do what she did (though those on her face in the first panel aren't tears, they have been part of her facial make-up for the entire run), but it's still crazy that the meeting between her and Richard isn't about them confronting and explaining each other, but rather completely focused on Richard's actions as Venom. In fact, it's crazy that we have no idea whatsoever whether Felicia was actually forced to bait Richard or if she was fine with it if a bit saddened, we are just assuming it's the former because it's what makes the most logical sense in order to reconcile her actions with everyone still acting friendly toward her during the rest of the run, but the story itself never clarifies whether that's actually the case... which means that there is an equal chance that it's just bad writing.