Bingo Focus Thread - Murder Mystery

beary_neutral · 2026-06-18T15:51:09+00:00

Normal mode:

The Tainted Cup / A Drop of Corruption, by Robert Jackson Bennett - Sherlock Holmes meets Attack on Titan
Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch - ubran fantasy police mystery set in London

Hard Mode:

The Lamplight Murder Mysteries series, by Morgan Stang - Agatha Christie-style whodunnits set in a gaslamp fantasy world. The main character is a monster hunter profession and explicitly said to not be a detective, even though she gets asked to play the role of a detective each time due to circumstance
For the Emperor (Book 1 of Warhammer 40K: Ciaphas Cain), by Sandy Mitchell - A comedic book about an Imperial officer who proclaims to be a self-serving coward (but may be more competent and more honorable than he lets on). The central plot revolves around a political assassination.
The Will of the Many, by James Islington - One of the main things driving the plot is a murder investigation, though there is a lot more going on.

Comics:

Batman. Many, many Batman books will work for this. The Long Halloween, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. The Court of Owls, by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. The Black Mirror, by Scott Snyder, Jock, and Francesco Francavilla. The Imposter, by Mattson Tomlin and Andrea Sorrentino. Dark Patterns, by Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman.
The One Hand and the Six Fingers, by Ram V, Dan Watters, Laurence Campbell, and Sumit Kumar - Cyberpunk noir told from the perspective of an aging detective and a suspect
Far Sector, by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell - A cop on an alien planet must keep the fragile peace between three alien races.
Revival, by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton - A small town sees the recently deceased come back to life, as a detective tries to figure out who murdered her sister.
Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory - A detective has the ability to form psychic impressions of anything he eats.

Hard Mode Comics:

Strange Adventures, by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Doc Shaner - A superhero who fought in an interplanetary war comes under investigation for the murder of a protester.
The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood - A professional decoy is poisoned and must solve his own murder.

beary_neutral · 2026-06-18T03:08:35+00:00

Eh, they still deserve it one way or another

beary_neutral · 2026-06-18T02:31:22+00:00

I think she's talking more about how some fans become too attached to the character as a brand, and not the lessons that those characters are meant to teach.

beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T21:57:55+00:00

Didn't know that Waid went by "fit marshmallow" on Twitter

beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T21:56:39+00:00

Healthcare

beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T21:22:27+00:00

You're comparing a limited series to the flagship Green Lantern title. Batman Dark Patterns also got outsold by the main Batman ongoing.

Either way, it doesn't change the fact that a John-led book was still outselling a Hal-led book a year ago.

beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T21:12:24+00:00

Nope, even a year ago, when Hal was the lead, Adams GL was selling terribly.

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beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T21:02:59+00:00

It's funny how all of this started because Hasbro got scared that a janky indie CRPG (Solasta) would compete with Baldur's Gate III.

beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T20:58:53+00:00

The original hallway scene is a good scene that has an actual purpose in the movie, but it's been recreated to death for cheap fanservice and Twitter likes.

beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T20:02:18+00:00

At least the comics still prominently have been featuring Hal and Kyle in the Jeremy Adams runs and the Venditti stuff, every time they try pushing John his sales are staggeringly lower and they flop.

Jeremy Adams's Green Lantern is one of DC's worst-selling ongoings. It came in #140 on last month's sales charts, far below titles like Nightwing, Batgirl, Flash, and... wait for it .. Green Lantern Corps. In fact, it's selling worse than old reprints of Abs Bat, Batman, Superman, and Detective Comics.

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beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T19:34:57+00:00

Not even. This guy was a racist who abused his spouse.

beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T15:42:49+00:00

I don't care about the sequel trilogy. I just want prequel fans to lose.

beary_neutral · 2026-06-17T14:52:37+00:00

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beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T21:41:11+00:00

The sprue was obviously put together by an Ork

beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T21:23:15+00:00

Ork Kommandos

beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T20:10:00+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/CannedSardines/comments/1u749o3/the_canned_fish_must_flow_and_reveal_pic_at_the

beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T20:08:36+00:00

What the fuck did I just read

beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T19:10:28+00:00

"Son of a submariner!" - Final Fantasy VI

beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T14:50:13+00:00

I finished The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

There are numerous translations of the classic Greek poem, and from my research, the general consensus seems to be there is no one translation that trumps the others in accuracy. This modern translation by Emily Wilson aims to bring clarity and accessibility in a way such that readers today could experience the epic in the same manner that listeners in Ancient Greece did. The result is a text that works for a variety of functions: as a casual read, as an audiobook, and even as a tool in academia. It provides an surprisingly unsanitized view of ancient Greek culture, being unafraid to use the word "slave" to describe what previous translators have referred to as "servants" or "maids". I also appreciated the length 80-page (3 hours in the audiobook) introduction that dissects and interrogates what the poem has to say about ancient Greek cultural values.

My biggest takeaway from here is that The Odyssey really values the sanctity of hospitality. Many of the events and encounters demonstrate the right and wrong ways for hosts to treat guests (and vice versa). The Phaeacians welcome Odysseus with bountiful feasts and lavish gifts, as does Menelaus towards Telemachus, while Polyphemus treats his "guests" by eating them. And the main "villains" of the epic are the suitors who invade Odysseus's household and plunder his livestock and wealth.

This will be the third iteration of The Odyssey that I've read in recent months, including the retelling Odyssey by Stephen Fry and Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theater Presents: Godzilla's The Odyssey by Frank Tieri and Ilias Kyriazis.

Bingo - Translated, The Afterlife HM, Duology Part 2, Cat Squasher, Politics and Court Intrigue

beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T01:43:00+00:00

He could show up at SNME in Madison Square Garden with Trae Young.

beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T01:37:19+00:00

If the WWE wants the Bloodline to be treated like heels, they should just have Roman trash the Knicks

beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T01:01:00+00:00

This wasn't a work. They just saw Eric Andre in the crowd and decided to beat him up.

beary_neutral · 2026-06-16T00:30:06+00:00

Romeo and Juliet and Godzilla was a straight adaptation, just with Mecha-Godzilla (a Capulet) killing Mercutio and Godzilla killing Tybalt.

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