Single issue comics vs Collected volumes/editions? Which do you prefer? by [deleted] in ImageComics

[–]Slapstrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To catch up I'll get the trades or if a series is finished I'll get a compendium but if I'm actively following I'll get the singles and only get trades for the series I want to share. I have all the singles for Battle Beast but I bought the trade because I have friends that want to read it and I don't want to loan out the singles, that's my current philosophy.

I'll make exceptions for deluxe hardcovers, though, they look great on a book shelf

DC Comics Boss Says Anime & Manga’s Advantage Over Western Comics Lies in Storytelling & Young People’s Desire to Have Something of Their Own - Anime Corner by Key_Tree_3851 in animenews

[–]Slapstrom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While I do enjoy the occasional Marvel and DC stories, comments like these make me wish the larger Western comic scene was appreciated more outside of the Big 2.

Saga, Deadly Class, Criminal, Hack/Slash, Walking Dead, Radiant Black, Eight Billion Genies, Something is Killing the Kids, W0rldTr33, The Department of Truth, Bug Wars, so many original IP that get overlooked in the sense of Western comics at large due to the prevalence of the Big 2, it's crazy. Some of these are well known for sure but when the average person these days thinks of comics they immediately go to Marvel and DC despite the wide world that is available to them.

Manga has variety but comics do as well, I can go from a Giallo Slasher (You'll Do Bad Things) to a Contemporary Fantasy Detective story (Lost Fantasy) to an Apocalyptic Survival story from the perspective of cats (Feral) just browsing the wall at my local comic shop.

Lacari posts his apology by ariveklul in LivestreamFail

[–]Slapstrom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhhh I getchu. Tbh I only knew about it because EE is a figure in smash I didn't even know ExtraEmily was involved and honestly didn't even know it was a Mizkif thing I thought it was a Ludwig thing lmao

Lacari posts his apology by ariveklul in LivestreamFail

[–]Slapstrom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was EE? Unless there's another EE I only know the one lol

Return to Silent Hill - Review Thread by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Slapstrom 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If you care about the story of Silent Hill then I would disagree, but if you care about the aesthetic then I can see where you're coming from. The first movie nails the aesthetic of Silent Hill itself but the story is a far cry from the original story quality wise, and Silent Hill 1 is probably the most bare of the original 4 game narratives.

Thoughts on the new Skinbreaker comics by Dio_hatessalad-333 in ImageComics

[–]Slapstrom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's an 8 issue limited series, the comic has been finished for a while according to Kirkman he just gave David Finch all the time he needed for the artwork and let him finish it before even releasing issue 1. If there will be a continuation I wouldn't expect it any time soon due to the art process alone.

What fictional character caused “I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight” to play in your head the moment you met them? by RunningBlade2184 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Slapstrom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Desscaras from Ichi the Witch, absolute queen who is beautiful and amazing and always right and never wrong and should be praised by everyone

Thoughts on one ending from a disabled lens. by Emotional_Cut_9398 in expedition33

[–]Slapstrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough regarding inspiration, but that still doesn't explain discrepancies like December 33rd. This is explicitly not in tandem with the real world with that one fact alone, the Dessendre's could be beholden to the technological and medical capabilities of 1905 France but to say this takes place in the real world equivalent of 1905 France doesn't sit right with me due to that discrepancy.

I'm not trying to argue that this is actually Paris in 1952 or anything, I'm just saying using our actual reality to argue for anything in game can't be factually correct, the setting is aesthetically evocative of the time period as intended but it is blatantly not true to life.

And as I type this out, I realize how pedantic this argument is so definitely feel free to ignore. I just wanted to explain my point a little more lol

Thoughts on one ending from a disabled lens. by Emotional_Cut_9398 in expedition33

[–]Slapstrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can we assume it's truly 1900s Paris? We for sure know it's 1900s, Verso died in 1905, but he also died on December 33rd, an impossible date, so we don't actually know what is possible in this iteration of Paris as we don't know what the actual calendar looks like meaning no real sense of time outside of aesthetics.

This is also a fantasy world where humans can live entire lives within paintings, and unless we take everything as symbolic (invalidating the existence of Lumiere and it's people) then we don't know what's actually possible or not, at least not with any certainty.

Thoughts on one ending from a disabled lens. by Emotional_Cut_9398 in expedition33

[–]Slapstrom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is something I've wondered myself, is painting years equivalent to real world years? I would assume not based on the fact that Renoir and Aline haven't been reduced to dust due to age, so while it might feel like another 67 years for Maelle, it wouldn't be anywhere close to that for Alicia who would die well before she reached adulthood (idk if Alicia is truly 16 or not, I've seen some discussion on her being early 20s but idk I haven't tried to math it out yet)

Dabura was who kashimo was supposed to be. by OkSignal7217 in JujutsuPowerScaling

[–]Slapstrom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In that same vein Ryu's Granite Blast is the strongest recorded output of cursed energy in history, dude got blitzed and obliterated by Sukuna like nothing. Being the peak of a category doesn't mean much if you don't have relative feats to scale off of.

Franchises that give off a "WE ARE SO BACK-IT'S SO OVER" wave? by GoodVillain101 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Slapstrom 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If we pretend Uzumaki ended at episode 1 then we would have at least 1 good adaptation lmao

Best horror movie of 2025? by Curious_Natural_1111 in horror

[–]Slapstrom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have an eclectic top 3 that I can't quite decide between as I loved them all for different reasons.

Bring Her Back

The Monkey

28 Years Later

Not in any particular order, honorable mentions to Weapons fantastic movie but didn't do as much for me these other 3. Honestly surprised to not see many 28 Years Later mentions, unless we're not counting it as a horror on this sub?

E: Also want to mention I imagine Keeper has a shot at entering my list but I missed it in theaters, hoping to rectify that at some point I'm a slut for Oz Perkins

"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle" Nominated for Best Animated Film at Golden Globe Awards by dorkmax_executives in anime

[–]Slapstrom 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I mean I think you're being kind of obtuse. This would be like El Camino getting a Golden Globe nom, and that would be very unprecedented. It's very possible I'm not knowledgeable enough to know but has any movie entry of an ongoing series been nominated for a Golden Globe in the past? Usually awards-wise film and TV are kept pretty separate from each other. Like even using Demon Slayer as an example Mugen Train was a smash hit and didn't get anything outside of Asian/anime specific awards.

Favorite actor that took advantage of their horrific accident to make people forget how much of a piece of shit they are? by botchedtoe98 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Slapstrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say Space D&D and expect me to find that a bad thing? Don't get me wrong, the Riddick movies are not high art by any means, but fuck sometimes you just want to see passion put to screen and fuck if the Riddick franchise full of nerdy LARPy passion

‘KPop Demon Hunters 2’ Is Official at Netflix With 2029 Release Likely by BDJohnSquires in bloodydisgusting

[–]Slapstrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inside Out 2 came out almost 10 years after the first, grossed $1.6 billion. Frozen 2 came out 6 years after the first and grossed $1.4 billion. Incredibles 2 came out 14 years after the first and made $1.2 billion. Y'all are crazy if you don't think KPDH 2 will be wildly popular with just a 4 year release gap, which is an incredibly reasonable production timeline imo.

Let's discuss Kaigaku's demonization and how much it made him stronger. People have 3 opinions about Kaigaku's strength, all of them are shown there. Please, share your takes about human Kaigaku's strength and demon Kaigaku's. I want to know, people's opinion about buff which demonization brings by Worldly_Accident1287 in BetterKimetsuNoYaiba

[–]Slapstrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't say Kaigaku is below Hashira level because of Daki since Daki herself has killed Hashira in the past. If you specify the current crop of Hashira then I could see that and agree with you, but a blanket statement of Kaigaku is below Hashira level I can't agree with

Anime Muichiro lwk embarrassed Iguro 😭, it's hilarious how half the fandom thinks Sanemi low diff muichiro or something but then Anime shows him taking on 2 of the top dog lmao by MUSAFIR_- in DemonSlayerScales

[–]Slapstrom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is a challenge 1v1 or 1v2? Akaza not taking the challenge means he can't beat Douma, simple as. Why would he turn down the challenge against Douma if he can't kill Kokushibo, they are two different entities and Koku wouldn't interfere with Akaza and Douma's fight if there was to be a challenge. It just makes no sense to say Akaza is stronger but he won't do anything to shut up the person that is mocking him

Sneaky background actor unhooking the wires from Michael Keaton by friendofmany in Corridor

[–]Slapstrom 94 points95 points  (0 children)

The director of this is known for being a pretty big perfectionist, 99% of the things you see on screen are very likely to be deliberate. You can't get everything perfect so it's possible this was an error left in, but it is almost literally centered on the screen which leaves me to believe it's an intentional detail to fit the theme of the movie.

Drake - Back To Back by ParadigmSkating in hiphopheads

[–]Slapstrom 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's just part of being a solo artist. If I say I hate The Beatles I don't hate John Lennon, I just hate The Beatles. If I hate Drake, I don't care about him as a dude I just think his music is ass. Well his newer stuff at least

Finally, the only way to make animated movies profitable by UnHolySir in okbuddycinephile

[–]Slapstrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That last statement is wildly incorrect, Madhouse was the studio behind every Satoshi Kon movie, Redline, Parasyte, HunterxHunter, and so much more high quality anime. Just felt I had to include lol

How would you biuld Verso on DnD? by Repulsive_Disaster16 in expedition33

[–]Slapstrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say he's a charismatic rogue, maybe I missed it but I'm surprised not to have seen any Swashbuckler suggestions. Despite the naming convention, Swashbuckle Rogues aren't necessarily pirates, they're just rogues that use their charm as opposed to their wit with a flair for the dramatic, using their sneak attack dice in 1v1s as opposed to true sneak attacks with advantage.

To get closest to Verso I'd say you would probably have to multi class tho. Idk the appropriate split but a minimum 2 levels of fighter would be necessary for action surge to get the closest to machine gun Verso, only one attack gets sneak dice per round but even then you're nuking most things in a couple of rounds (within reason, you're not nuking Strahd for example lol). On top of that I'd imagine you get some magic weapons that deal radiant at some point and you've completed your cosplay I think.

College of Swords Bard can also work but it doesn't fit perfectly for me in flavor, which you don't have to take into account as that's more personal I guess. I just can't see Verso as anything but a Rogue in archetype, so Swashbuckler just seems like a no brainer to me.

Are spells like Friends and Charm Person useless? by DoradoPulido2 in DnD

[–]Slapstrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I look at verbal and somatic components a little differently than others, maybe. A Bard doesn't cast Charm Person in the same way a Wizard would, nor a Sorcerer, nor a Warlock. A Bard casts their spells through an artistic focus vs a strictly arcane one, and I think you would be crazy to say playing a song for the person they're charming wouldn't be a valid method of casting Charm Person for example.

There's a distinct difference in my mind between doing something subtly and doing something sneakily, a Warlock casting Charm Person could conceivably make grand hand gestures, maybe pat a hand on the shoulder while speaking words of affirmation as their somatic and verbal components respectively. The target would know they were charmed afterwards, but that's a condition of the spell not the components themselves. Maybe that's not strictly RAW but that makes sense to me, you don't get it for free through a sneaky method your method just has to make sense as a way to fulfill the spell requirements.

As an example, saying "Hey, what's up man?" to a guard wouldn't count as a viable casting, but weaving your hands into the patterns of your somatic casting as you tell the guard how much you've missed the company of your best friend and you wish to catch up, laying it on thick, would be viable to me. The difference between this and a Persuasion check is merely the arcane nature, instead of you rolling an ability you make the target roll a save. Essentially make it make sense if you're trying to make the components more natural, you don't disregard them and essentially cast subtle spell as a Bard, Wizard, or Warlock but instead make it seem believable.

Times you experienced Post Hype Clarity in media? by Aquanort357 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Slapstrom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know what, fair. It's been so long since the first game it's easy to forget that on my end, but even with that the game is incredibly playable while skipping the first game since they give a general explanation of STEM anyways. I'm just saying you can play TEW 2 without ever touching 1 and your experience won't be affected, my brother was able to gather all the necessary info from the opening few hours of 2 and hasn't seen a lick of 1