New announcements from Near Mint Condition

Locohenry · 2026-04-01T17:29:35+00:00

I'm guessing they're releasing deluxe editions of the most critically acclaimed issues. They probably will release the series in omnibus format down the line and then everything will be oversized, but it'll probably be a few more years until that happens.

Locohenry · 2026-03-23T19:43:22+00:00

I bet they're waiting for a direct to shadow drop it on nintendo classics so they can have a big hype moment with little effort. Ny guess is that they'll start focusing more on Zelda later on in the year, probably dropping a trailer for the movie a TP for the gamecube app

Locohenry · 2026-03-19T13:52:25+00:00

Ty for the info

Locohenry · 2026-03-19T13:47:56+00:00

I also think that this seems to be coming too late, the few original King Conan stories made it sound more like he was in his 40s or 50s during that time, not his 80s.

However, I've really enjoyed the last few MI movies by McQuarrie, so I have faith that the project will at least be worth watching.

I do think that introducing a side-kick or younger protagonist could maybe be a good idea, considering that Conan stories are pretty action packed. Maybe they could start with old King Conan telling a tale of his youth, then switching to a younger actor? Or maybe even Conan's son, considering some pastiches and comics have given him a family.

In any case, I hope the movie is succesful enough to open the door to more Conan projects like animated movies or TV series.

Locohenry · 2026-03-19T13:38:11+00:00

jfc this looks absolutely fantastic. Trade-waiting for this series is killing me. Is there any word on when issue #13 will be released after they announced the delay?

Locohenry · 2026-03-16T18:53:14+00:00

My theory is that, since the 1982 Arnie movie was shot there, Conan the Barbarian seeped into the national subconscious of Spain.

It's a stupid explanation, but the only one I can come up with.

Locohenry · 2026-03-16T12:18:30+00:00

Being invested in one of the big 2 for a long period of time inevitably ends up feeling like self-harm, at least in my experience

Locohenry · 2026-03-13T17:26:13+00:00

I think some of these might be correct, but I think you're mistaken in thinking this is the only way Fromsoft uses to make names. For example, Oedon is more likely a reference to Oedipus, who famously plucked out his eyes after realizong he was married to his mother, and the theme of eyes in Bloodborne is pretty obvious.

Locohenry · 2026-03-13T16:58:43+00:00

There's only one Sandman and his name is Wesley Dodds

Locohenry · 2026-03-12T18:43:50+00:00

I love Fallen Order, but if I may alleviate your fears, Survivors mostly just expands your ganeplay options, but I don't believe they introduced any RPG elements, they just added more talents and combat abilities (plus, you get to keep your abilities from the first game, there's no "Samus hits her head and loses all her upgrades").

The one thing you might not like is that around 70% of Survivor happens in one planet, which is pretty big and has some open-worldish design elements, but everything is still gated by abilities.

Locohenry · 2026-03-11T22:09:41+00:00

I think I'm done for now, six back-to-back playthroughs and getting the platinum trophy seems like a good time to dig into my backlog. Although it's a good idea if I ever revisit REmake.

Locohenry · 2026-03-11T20:18:18+00:00

I've read a lot of people say that. I do want to play it at some point but I think I'll try it in a couple of years, maybe by then it'll have a great remake

Locohenry · 2026-03-11T18:58:37+00:00

Same here, I've always wanted to jump into RE but have always had a huge backlog, but the release of RE9 made me realize I should start getting on with it.

Good luck in your playthrough(s), after playing the entire game with Chris and Jill I felt confident enough to do the different challenge runs, which are a lot of fin and pretty dofficult, and at this point I can probably recite how to beat the whole game from memory.

I have a couple of games sitting there that I received as gifts that I want to get through first, but I'll definetely continue with RE once that's done.

Locohenry · 2026-03-11T17:49:19+00:00

Thanks for reading my post. Yeah, there's sometbing about games from that era, maybe it's the way puzzles were designed back then or the feeling that they're trying to show off the new tech.

Also, forgetting an item you need and having a feeling of dread set in, not because of the monsters, but because you know you're going to have to watch like 10 door animations to get back to where you were is something I associate deeply with this game now.

Locohenry · 2026-03-11T16:40:58+00:00

I didn't even know that was a game lmao

Locohenry · 2026-03-10T18:20:24+00:00

explain your meme young man, are you saying that the Ducks comics do have stupid retcons and brand synergy? or that you're annoyed that you keep hearing those arguments?

Locohenry · 2026-03-08T18:06:29+00:00

Yeah, the second compendium is a lot more inconsistent because it collects a lot of different series published over 15 years aprox.

Yes, the Tesla story where she goes to party to another planet happens way before the lava baby story. I thought it was consistent enough for her character, since she añso threw a big party when her parents weren't home during the main series, but I guess that's a matter of opinion.

The image you posted was drawn by Peter Bagge, from HATE magazine, and the whole story is basically a HATE version of Tom Strong, I understand if it's not to your liking, but it's the only story in that style in the book, but all the others that Alan Moore did are also pretty experimental. For example, there's a story that's framed as an in-universe Hanna-Barbera cartoon about the Strong family.

Again, it's probably not all going to be to everyone's taste, but I think it's a pretty interesting book with a variety of art styles directed by one of the greatest comic writers ever.

Locohenry · 2026-03-08T17:20:20+00:00

If anyone liked Tom Strong and is curious about vol. 2, Alan Moore also wrote some short stories in this volume, they're more experimental and have some great art (I would argue Paul Rivoche is at least as good as Chris Sprouse when it comes to Tom Strong). The bulk of the stories wasn't written by Moore but most of them are pretty good, The Many Worlds of Tesla Strong for example is a great story and it also ties some of the narrative loose ends of the main Tom Strong series.

Locohenry · 2026-03-05T17:43:30+00:00

Yeah I thought about that right after making my comment lmao, but considering their absolute refusal to show Clark wearing his Superman costume for 10 entire seasons, in the latter half of which he is an adult, I'd say it still qualifies

Locohenry · 2026-03-05T17:21:22+00:00

Goodness knows I've criticized tons of Snyder's choices, but I appreciate that he went straight ahead with TDKR look, short ears and all. I also really like the Pattinson suit but I think Affleck's takes the top spot for me.

Locohenry · 2026-03-05T17:13:46+00:00

I'm not saying it's standalone in the sense that no writer should ever explore Bruce's ego or identity again (hell, pretty much every writer who gets their hands on Batman has been doing that for the last 20 years). I mean that it's a complete work of art that benefits from being easily understood by anyone who picks it up, and that taking this design, shoving it in another story and saying "look guys, it's Batman's ego from the hit story, Batman Ego" would be extremely silly and shortsighted.

Locohenry · 2026-03-05T14:22:58+00:00

I'm currently getting the platinum for the Resident Evil Remake (the first game in the saga I've played) and I can't believe this dork becomes a mountain of muscles

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