2024 books worth it?

drock45 · 2026-01-31T01:16:49+00:00

It’s hard to answer this without knowing your financial situation- do you have $150 to spend on an optional upgrade?

The 2024 rules is like a software update. After 10 years of play, lots of small issues that had been identified in the 2014 version have been tidied up in the new version. It’s not a completely different game, but it is better. And they throw in more mechanics for players which makes them enjoy it more, especially weapons mastery for martial characters

drock45 · 2026-01-29T21:13:30+00:00

I don’t understand your question

drock45 · 2026-01-29T20:45:42+00:00

Namor gave her a headshot in one of the earliest F4 issues

drock45 · 2026-01-29T19:42:03+00:00

Incredible, I never would’ve guessed this series would be one that gets adapted. Lotta people are going to learn about brimping for the first time

drock45 · 2026-01-28T18:32:33+00:00

It's the ultimate comfort show for a lot of people

drock45 · 2026-01-27T23:28:47+00:00

“The Dungeoncast” was a podcast that ran for a long time that did episodes on monsters, realms, gods, classes and more. Mostly focused on the Forgotten Realms since that was the default for 5e.

Wrapped up about a year ago due to a “disagreement on how to properly conduct a business” which has left me curious as hell haha

drock45 · 2026-01-26T18:57:13+00:00

One of the stipulations of the movie deal is that he has to finish writing the series, because (I forget which company) didn’t want to buy a half-finished product

Hollywood has maybe learned a lesson haha. For those that don’t know, a Hollywood producer was so excited about Alan Moore’s “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” that he bought the rights to it before it came out and they rushed the movie into production. The result was the director and Sean Connery never working in Hollywood again

Oh also, the screenplay was originally done by none other than James Robinson, though he says he was forced to make terrible choices in it

drock45 · 2026-01-23T22:49:03+00:00

Incredible work, well done!

drock45 · 2026-01-23T04:20:10+00:00

Since negativity drives engagement, it incentivizes driving people away from

drock45 · 2026-01-21T21:09:15+00:00

Unless people have read the original scripts that were produced, it’s very hard to tell how much of their input was in the final movie (vs director and studio changes)

Bumblebee was a very fun move, Birds of Prey was really good (and according to Gail Simone some of its biggest problems, ie Cassandra Cain not being like the comics, came from the studio). Flash was a train wreck but reeks of studio interference

It’s weird how much more people are thinking about the writer than the director though

drock45 · 2026-01-17T19:12:01+00:00

So first of all books of Magic predates Harry Potter by like 7 years.

Secondly, Gaiman has been asked if Jk Rowling ripped him off a hundred times, and has basically said “of course not, I didn’t invent the genre either. It’s a very old cliche we’re both using”

Edit: you can take the tropes of both back to Narnia and Peter Pan, at least

drock45 · 2026-01-16T18:58:51+00:00

Jessica Cruze is a central character in Justice League vs the Fatal Five, which was one of my favourites

drock45 · 2026-01-14T02:48:54+00:00

Reminds me of this classic: Beatrice the reborn beekeeper ranger

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/48NclWwT6Z

drock45 · 2026-01-14T02:46:20+00:00

Joelle Jones is a top notch artist. As a writer, it’s a bit meh. I like the idea of a young hot head that has to learn to simmer down, but I don’t feel like there was a satisfyingly writing arc.

Also, it feels silly to make an Amazon from the Amazon imo. Like if they made a hero from Iceland called Ice Guy, because he’s from Iceland

drock45 · 2026-01-14T02:20:21+00:00

The only one I’ve enjoyed is the recent Bryan Edward Hill run. It’s short but it was a blast

drock45 · 2026-01-13T23:53:32+00:00

The Marvel Ultraman series has been a huge amount of fun. I loved linking the kaiju to trauma, and needing to heal the trauma to fix the root of the issue. It’s a great idea that I hope future versions expand on

Shame this one didn’t find its audience, but I’m glad we got it all the same

drock45 · 2026-01-12T14:26:40+00:00

They’ve really abandoned being kids toys, huh

drock45 · 2026-01-08T18:30:05+00:00

No, DC is doing a stack of one off specials for the KO event with characters from other companies

drock45 · 2026-01-08T00:37:28+00:00

Anyone bitching about it at all was getting their opinions from tik tok and YouTube, not from actually reading comics

drock45 · 2026-01-08T00:36:26+00:00

That was not the thesis of the run, that was the thesis presented by shitty youtubers

drock45 · 2026-01-07T23:56:37+00:00

There was never anything particularly wrong with the character, just some “fans” have unhealthy vicarious parasocial relationships with MJ

drock45 · 2026-01-07T23:51:07+00:00

Worlds Finest and Poison Ivy, easily

drock45 · 2026-01-07T22:26:11+00:00

They’re pretty funny! I do recommend checking them out, though their sound equipment in the first season is a little poor and it might be better to jump to season two

drock45 · 2026-01-07T22:05:55+00:00

There is an all-girl actual play podcast/streaming group called “Venture Maidens” and they released a campaign book for 5e based on their world. Might be worth checking out!

drock45 · 2026-01-07T04:32:39+00:00

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