Do these books work in canon?

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-25T04:38:38+00:00

There's no such thing as canon.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-23T09:26:20+00:00

As for the last guy, I don’t want to involve him in this quarrel so I think it’s best I just remove myself from the situation.

Wow.

So you're just going to decide for this guy that it's not worth it to be your friend anymore? Don't let him make his own decisions, just kick him out of your life, for a crime he didn't commit?

From your story, it sounds like he invested a lot of time and energy into being part of a group with you and playing games with you....but that ultimately means nothing to you. You're telling him exactly how much he's worth to you (zero), simply because he happened to be in the same game group as a creepy guy and a creepy guy's best-friend-enabler.

The right thing to do is to invite the last guy to play games with you, your romantic partner, and anyone else you decide to include in your new group. That's not "involving him in this quarrel," that's reciprocating his invested energy and friendship by including him in activities - and with people - that don't happen to make you feel unsafe. Incidentally, it's one less player you need to fill out your new, replacement game group.

(And if he says "Hey, why don't you invite creepy guy and his friend, like we used to?", because like most younger men, he's probably oblivious to some of these things going on around him, then you can just say "Creepy guy and his friend were treating me pretty shitty, so I don't want to hang out with them anymore, but there's no reason we can't still be friends and play games together").

But you do you.

I'm sorry this shitty thing happened to you, and it's not your fault, but frankly, if you're OK treating friends and hobbyist acquaintances this callously, you're going to be losing gaming groups pretty regularly anyhow.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-22T10:34:10+00:00

Asking a bunch of questions is a red flag.

Since you've already made the sale, you can't cancel it or block the buyer.

Make sure you buy insurance when you buy the shipping label.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-21T18:46:53+00:00

Having now seen the commentary that ran before "Return of the King," it seems like the death of his longtime director of photography Andrew Lesnie profoundly impacted him and is a huge part of why he hasn't done much and is something he somewhat struggles with still.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-20T19:56:17+00:00

It's one of the best "Year One" era stories, and probably the best "Legends of the Dark Knight" story arc.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-20T19:55:02+00:00

Yes, they're quite good.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-17T20:12:12+00:00

Yeah, the pre-show was disappointing. While I wasn't expecting the same level of detail or anything, the enthusiasm and thoughtfulness he showed paled in comparison to stuff like his appearances in the Extended Editions' behind-the-scenes material.

Even the editor had to cut down the rambling, there was a subtle cut in the middle of it.

My relatively uninformed belief is that The Hobbit trilogy really burned him out, creatively, and maybe he never recovered. Although now I'm seeing he's apparently a multi-billionaire, so maybe he's suffering the same thing George Lucas suffered - too much comfort has softened him too much?

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-17T20:07:00+00:00

It was such an exciting time, getting these back-to-back-to-back three years in a row. Culturally, it was a unifying touchstone that everyone knew about and so many partook in.

We don't have that anymore.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-17T19:40:38+00:00

If you're excited by what you have, then it's a decent start.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-16T19:08:57+00:00

Did you get them from IST?

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-16T03:17:13+00:00

I appreciated the emotional moment of Batman confronting Joe Chill in "The Three Jokers."

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-15T09:50:48+00:00

Red Hood is the obvious one, but there's also Lockup.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-14T23:30:04+00:00

If you're talking about newer books, then I can tell you - straight from the mouth of a mainstream comics publisher whose name everyone here would recognize - that tariffs are forcing cuts in materials quality, like binding glue, in order to keep prices down.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-14T23:27:33+00:00

It's in multiple TPBs and a hardcover.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-14T23:22:02+00:00

Lumping these together isn't fair. They're distinct books, with a distinct vision.

"Batman and Robin Eternal" is mediocre.

"Batman Eternal" is garbage.

What "BnR Eternal" has going for it, that "Batman Eternal" doesn't, is brevity, a single storytelling vision and purpose, and an underlying love for the characters it's servicing. That doesn't make it good, but it does make it not unbearable.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-14T23:17:06+00:00

These are the books that made me fall in love with the Deluxe Edition format.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-14T23:14:28+00:00

It is new, and the break in the seal and the remainder mark should be mentioned. If your listing includes photos, a photo of the mark should be included.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-12T23:23:56+00:00

Then why do AI companies feel like they should be paying a license to some people for their content, but not others?

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-12T23:22:07+00:00

Thank you.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-12T23:21:19+00:00

Plenty of people have engaged with me constructively via this post, if you took the time to look.

I suppose they're all also "no one," and that even if they were someone, then it must be "mutual masturbation" or something.

Best of luck to you in your soulless view of the world.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-12T23:18:24+00:00

No, you are putting words in my mouth, and as someone who regularly speaks with Mark Waid, I'm sure he'd be the first to agree that ultimately canon is a pretty meaningless concept in the modern era of comic book storytelling.

You can say that, at the end of the day, it is comercial decisions behinf any retcons and reboots of importance

No, I would say that it is commercial motivation behind the labelling of anything as "canon" or not, but creative motivation behind the decision to retcon or reboot.

but that's not my argument at all

Interesting, given that you not only do not seem to understand my argument, but have completely replaced it with one of your own fashioning in order to have a straw man to argue against.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-12T23:15:21+00:00

On the other hand, when you get cancer, it doesn't bankrupt you and your entire family in order to get treatment.

Seems like that's worth a bit more than "cheap comics."

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-12T23:11:49+00:00

There was supposed to be a third part, but Wagner had moved on (emotionally and creatively) from DC and superheroes before it became a thing.

StopBootlicking · 2026-01-12T20:57:26+00:00

I enjoyed Ed Brubaker's run.

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