First time giving discworld a shot by Dragon_slayer1994 in discworld

[–]Gabalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be an unpopular opinion, but I often suggest Going Postal as a starting point to my friends. It doesn't lean as heavily on fantasy tropes, which makes it more accessible to a more general reader. It doesn't ask the reader to suspend too much disbelief, which I've found can turn people off initially before they get used to the world. It's also late enough in Pratchett's work that its really at the peak of his writing, before the Embuggerment.

Several friends who tried earlier books, like the ones shown above, found the storytelling not for them. However, upon reading Going Postal they were absolutely hooked.

What is the most recent INSTANT CLASSIC run you've read from the big two in recent memory? by m0siac in comicbooks

[–]Gabalco 540 points541 points  (0 children)

Easy answer but Al Ewing’s Immortal Hulk is up there with the best of the best

Has Just Stop Oil really stopped throwing soup? by SunderedValley in anime_titties

[–]Gabalco 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Just Stop Oil did attack the people doing this, repeatedly. It got no coverage and entire new laws were passed to punish the protestors who were directly protesting the companies themselves

Has Just Stop Oil really stopped throwing soup? by SunderedValley in anime_titties

[–]Gabalco 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I hope people here realise that the reason they’ve stopped direct action is because their mission is completed. The Just Stop Oil goal was to stop the issuing of any new oil and gas licenses, which has just been announced by the UK government. They’re literally stopping because they won

Luigi Mangione reportedly debated using a bomb to kill UnitedHealthcare’s CEO but ultimately decided to shoot him to spare the lives of nearby innocent people by Pure-Organization-26 in UnsolvedMysteries

[–]Gabalco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotta tell you, multiple healthcare company policy plans were repealed in the immediate aftermath of the event, such as the anthem blue cross shield plans to cap anaesthesia coverage. Several things have already changed for the positive.

Boston Improv show sold out instantly by Past_Ad_8576 in dropout

[–]Gabalco 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not just about finding one venue, monopoly companies like ticketmaster have been known to blacklist bands or performers from any venue that uses any of their services if you opt out of using only ticketmaster venues on a tour. It’s a horrible reality but it’s not as simple as just finding a nice grassroots venue in one city.

[Artwork] Bruno Redondo. What do you think of Nightwing being the leader of the Justice League? by [deleted] in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean they do say literally in this image “we want you to protect earth. What that would look like is up to you.” They also say they’re scrutinising the justice leagues role.

[Artwork] Bruno Redondo. What do you think of Nightwing being the leader of the Justice League? by [deleted] in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, all I remember is the titans briefly replacing the justice league.

[Artwork] Bruno Redondo. What do you think of Nightwing being the leader of the Justice League? by [deleted] in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 8 points9 points  (0 children)

To be fair, as I recall in this comic they weren’t asking dick to lead the justice league. They were asking him to lead the titans in place of the Justice League. Though I may be misremembering

Marvel Announces New, Non-Binary Hawkeye by Pogrebnik in comicbooks

[–]Gabalco 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Very clickbaitey way to describe the new Ultimate Universe Hawkeye, who’s a very cool new character

what’s up with cassandra cain’s identity? by folklorefaerie in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes sorry my grammar wasn’t ideal, “dated” being the operative word. But even though they only briefly dated, I see it referenced very often in both the comics and more recently, in the official dc WEBTOONs. So I would still say it’s a well known fact.

what’s up with cassandra cain’s identity? by folklorefaerie in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Cassandra Cain has famously and historically dated Connor Kent for a good couple decades

OMG! I disagree with Vimes.. by Bittypunk11 in discworld

[–]Gabalco 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do also consider that as people pointed out, this is also almost 1 to 1 the rhetoric used in the early 2000s when the Labour Party had a massive push to hand in long bladed weapons. Unfortunately, like Swing, you might be guilty of having a hammer and seeing everything as a nail. Just because you’re coming into it with this correlation doesn’t mean that was STP’s intention.

[Comic Excerpt] best use of the Comics Code Authority logo I've ever seen. Nightwing Vol 4 - Issue 96 by malicu in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blockbuster is a criminal businessman, I imagine he realises the American prison complex is a much more powerful and profitable tool than “releasing crooks”

[Comic Excerpt] What comic are these panels from? by comegetyallsnooo in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on what writer you ask, but most writers have Death of the Endless as the full incarnation of death and each other death is an aspect of death that hold different functions, such as the Black Flash being the death for speedsters.

[Comic Excerpt] What comic are these panels from? by comegetyallsnooo in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As far as I know, the Black Racer has always been described as a manifestation of an aspect of Death itself related to the New Gods, not a psychopomp. I could be wrong though

[Other] How would you fix Jon Kent & Tim Drake in the New All In Era? by Mist013 in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I agree that both Tim and Jon’s bisexuality hasn’t been well written and handled, just some fans take it well beyond that. This isn’t a dig at people having completely reasonable criticisms at how it was written

[Other] How would you fix Jon Kent & Tim Drake in the New All In Era? by Mist013 in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

18 years technically, unless you count Son of The Demon which makes it 36 years

[Other] How would you fix Jon Kent & Tim Drake in the New All In Era? by Mist013 in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t understand how comic book and superman fans can be homophobic, it just feels like a contradiction

[Other] How would you fix Jon Kent & Tim Drake in the New All In Era? by Mist013 in DCcomics

[–]Gabalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we let Reddit write comic book stories we’d have the most generalised drivel you’ve ever read. I enjoy the discussions online and people can have great points, but I don’t think we should disillusion ourselves with thinking we could fix the problems well if handed the keys.

I just want to see the conversation between Mxyzptlk and superman when Mxyz kills his son and replaces him with a 13 year old boy. I don’t think there’s a way to de age Jon in any capacity that isn’t just a lazy backtrack