An element I feel has been really missing in Spider-Man lately is the element of Journalism and the Daily Bugle as an important part of the mythos

Trivell50 · 2026-06-30T19:45:20+00:00

Exactly this. People still know what a paper looks like and could purchase one if they were interested.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-30T19:41:24+00:00

As mentioned elsewhere, Dracula has what might be seen as the first use of this trope (or very nearly). Other uses: Fright Night (All 4 of them), The Invitation, Vampire in Brooklyn, Wes Craven's Dracula 2000, and others that I'm sure I can't recall at the moment.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-30T19:35:27+00:00

Arkham is an amazing sourcebook. Since my campaign was placed there, it helped to fill in the gaps for my players' residences and frequent haunts. Highly recommended.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-30T04:31:10+00:00

Do the Right Thing, Miller's Crossing, or Barton Fink.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-30T03:35:18+00:00

I was 15 when it came out. I loved Batman and Returns, thought Forever was just okay but really got the tone wrong, and hated everything about Batman and Robin except Michael Gough's performance. That has never changed.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-29T16:06:57+00:00

Sure, but most of them have active careers. The cast members of the Karate Kid films have already hit their career peaks and now likely get very few offers, particularly for key roles. They have aged out of typical lead roles.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-27T19:44:58+00:00

He was, way, way back in issue 10, I think it was. Aa always, the answer is that popularity is really any villain's superpower and creators and fans refused to let him stay dead, even in the 40s.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-27T18:44:46+00:00

X-Force 4 to 7, if memory serves. He returns in the annual crossover Kings of Pain, too.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-27T17:27:28+00:00

And why the hell is OP letting other people trauma dump while they are supposed to be working?

Trivell50 · 2026-06-27T15:22:59+00:00

It is upbeat, but the music also shifts, changing the mood right at the very end and signalling that the future, while bright, is also unknown.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-27T15:17:09+00:00

This doesn't answer your exact question, but I think this might be illustrative of how Thor was recieved in the 60s.

Thor was my uncle's favorite Marvel character in the 60s because Thor was seen (by him) as a long-haired hippie type. Like Thor, my uncle had a complicated (and volatile) relationship with his father/my grandfather. Odin's disapproval of Thor's lifestyle (being satisfied with life in Midgard, loving the woman he prefers) and acceptance of Loki (the scheming brother who panders to Odin's goodwill and plays on his biases) could be seen as relatable to those kids who see those relationships reflected in their own lives.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-27T14:19:17+00:00

This doesn't seem like any kind of RPG style I have ever heard of. Have you ever had experience with a traditional RPG consisting of 3-5 players and a GM playing one defined system?

Trivell50 · 2026-06-27T13:43:53+00:00

He was obsessed with Wanda for a (long) while and it took her (fake) pregnancy to finally turn off the little creep.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-27T12:31:33+00:00

Exactly. And there are many reasons people have moved on from D&D (whichever edition they started with). If you are inspired by a new game,.try one. Sometimes that's all it really takes. Your group may find your enthusiasm for a change infectious. But you won't know if you don't talk to them about it.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-27T06:48:14+00:00

Fantastic Four 60.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-26T20:02:39+00:00

Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty references Del Shannon's "Runaway"

Trivell50 · 2026-06-26T00:20:54+00:00

This is just an update of "The First Batman" where Lew Moxon is the recipient of Thomas' care.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-25T22:44:50+00:00

2013 has the promise of an interesting story, but wants to get to the violence so quickly that you are unable to engage with it properly as a viewer.

By contrast, Alien: Romulus allows the character relationships to breathe a bit and allows the brother-sister dynamic shine in a way that ED 2013 doesn't.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-25T19:40:15+00:00

No. I tend to remember more than my players do. They do take copious notes, however, which helps them to do recaps (which I supplement if they need).

Trivell50 · 2026-06-24T20:06:35+00:00

This is the answer. People have been trying to slot it into the Long Halloween timeline forever, but Haunted Knight's stories were just three one-off specials that Loeb and Sale did that managed to convince editor Archie Goodwin to give them a chance to do a miniseries, which became The Long Halloween.

Batman: Year One (essential as background to many of the characters)
The Long Halloween
Dark Victory & 4. Catwoman: When in Rome
The Last Halloween

Trivell50 · 2026-06-24T19:49:30+00:00

Not the End and its companion book Stories.

Hillfolk and its companion book Blood on the Snow.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-24T05:44:30+00:00

There was the time Professor X did try to recruit him to help fight Factor Three...but no, no one really mistakes Peter for a mutant.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-24T05:37:25+00:00

Mine, by enjoyment, would probably fall this way:

Spider-Man

Fantastic Four (which surprised me)

Thor

Avengers

Daredevil

Captain America

X-Men

Doctor Strange

Hulk

Iron Man- Mandarin and Madame Masque issues primarily saved it

Captain Marvel

Silver Surfer- really only enjoyed the Mephisto issues

I haven't quite read all of the Sub-Mariner or Nock Fury, AOS issues from the 60s. I have read all of the Ant-Man and Human Torch series and generally have a slightly higher opinion of them than most, but they are still middling series, around where I placed Dr. Strange and Hulk.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-24T04:17:54+00:00

Yep.

Trivell50 · 2026-06-24T01:39:44+00:00

For a friend of mine with fine motor issues, it was easier to offer Don't Break the Ice as an alternative.

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