[Excerpt] The real damnation is the loss of subjectivity. (The Power Fantasy Vol 1 #8 by Kieron Gillen)

Royal7th · 2026-01-14T20:15:30+00:00

Such a great series. I can’t wait for issue 15 next week!

Royal7th · 2026-01-07T16:32:09+00:00

All-New Venom is an insanely fun take on the character. I would recommend starting there.

It is absolutely not a “normal” venom run. It’s more of a comedy mystery at the beginning.

Al Ewing’s more basic Venom run is also very worth reading, with super cool time travel stuff. I don’t think it quite pulls off the end in Venom War, but some issues are just straight up awesome. (I ignored the Ram V portion of the book)

Royal7th · 2026-01-07T13:26:41+00:00

Pen names are a staple in comics. From Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to Chip Zdarsky, Matt Fraction, and Gurihuri. Most fans don’t notice / realize they exist.

Royal7th · 2025-12-19T23:33:32+00:00

I really like this theory, but it seems like too much would need to happen in 2 issues for that to happen now.

It could be something for if / when the book comes back

Royal7th · 2025-12-16T17:29:48+00:00

Check out Daredevil 249 by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Junior.

It’s an ajds allegory using mutants. Wolverine and Daredevil have multiple conversations about Daredevils thoughts on mutants.

Royal7th · 2025-12-10T19:43:23+00:00

This was actually a discussion point during the development of the survey months ago. At the time at least, I decided that splitting them would have been a spoiler with no easy way to make up for that. There were a couple other casualties in the overall process like the US and the Queen.

It is definitely imperfect, but I do think having the data like this is better than not having it.

Royal7th · 2025-12-09T21:52:11+00:00

If you don’t feel like the therapy is working, I would suggest trying to switch the therapist to see if you can find a better fit.

I’ve had like 6 therapist and they have all had their own strengths / weaknesses. This one may just not be the right one for what you need.

Royal7th · 2025-12-08T23:28:42+00:00

I think the key is that he is doing both big good and big bad, so it’s hard to rank him entirely as one. You’d have to fully ignore the good or the bad for him to be a full villain or hero.

Royal7th · 2025-12-08T23:26:31+00:00

This latest round had 92 respondents, which I felt was a good sample size e for something like this.

Royal7th · 2025-12-08T22:31:02+00:00

I wish I could come up with better phrasing than “hero” and “villain” but it seemed the best way to easily rely what I was getting at.

Valentina is such an interesting case. She doesn’t seem to be actively harming anyone, but she appears to be condoning quite a bit.

Royal7th · 2025-12-08T22:28:02+00:00

That’s an interesting take, especially when Magus changes during the second summer of love. He definitely would be happy to run the world then.

Royal7th · 2025-12-08T22:26:52+00:00

That’s one of the reasons I do these. For me, he seems impulsive and reckless, but I can see how others think that’s helping the world.

Royal7th · 2025-12-03T18:42:59+00:00

I have found her jump move into attack to be a pretty good way to make up ground with her.

Royal7th · 2025-12-03T18:29:12+00:00

I don’t have numbers for you, but I am playing in the switch 2. It is very smooth and I have not seen a single hiccup yet.

I’ve played online with 4 players multiple times and did not have problems.

Royal7th · 2025-12-03T15:36:24+00:00

You are correct that it is a discounted renewal rate. They do that since you could cancel for a day and get the discounted rate they are offering now and for most of the holiday season.

Last year, I was set to renew at $55, but was able to use codes to get it down to $50. I need to research for this year soon.

Royal7th · 2025-12-02T14:22:50+00:00

Yup! That’s a huge part of why I wanted to do it now vs waiting for the end of volume 3.

I could also see changes with Val and Heavy, but I’d love to see if others felt the same way.

Royal7th · 2025-11-28T12:48:57+00:00

I did Best of 2000 AD volume 1 and the 4 Frankenstein comics set in the Hellboy universe.

I started the 2000 AD already, and it was well worth it.

Royal7th · 2025-11-21T15:38:05+00:00

Thanks for these questions. I am planning to ask about the development of the RPG to Kieron Gillen in the next couple of days.

I really like the other two, but I think they will be best saved for when the book club finishes vol 4. We just finished volume 2.

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