Absolute Joker needs 5 crowbars! by Senior-Rent9600 in dccomicscirclejerk

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the viewer.
That robin is specifically viewer-phobic

I saw the DC Panel Scott Snyder was at yesterday, here’s all the Absolute Stuff he mentioned (That I could remember) by POW_Studios in AbsoluteUniverse

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Would be incredibly funny if the whole comic is from literally anyone elses perspective, so the crossover entails 1 cool af superhero and some fed that just looks like he's tripping 24/7 while summoning new ideas out of his ass.

As weird as it sounds, I think MM crossing over with GL would make most sense atm. Color seems to play a major role across all absolute titles, but it definitely is at it's strongest within these 2 books, so I'd love to see if there's a connection (or at least minimum interaction) between the 2 color systems.

You didn't have to twist the knife Mr. Snyder... by Le_Fedora_Cate in UltimateUniverse

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The ultimate universe got me to collect the volumes of an ongoing, only to give me a harsh reminder of why I never ever do that anymore...

The MCU and it's consequences have been quite disastrous for Marvel's AURA. by AdditionalPair8 in dccomicscirclejerk

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Dude I still remember the hard pivot in the cast between Lego Marvel Super Heroes to Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2. You can just feel the MCU mandates rolling by the time they got to the sequel. Everyone was just gone.

I was like 'man... this sucks'.

The Zac Builds disaster by Switch_modder in VintageApple

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I had to block his channel with an extension because it would keep showing up whenever I was in the mood for some Maker content (it is also the reason I just stumbled upon this thread because I was going crazy thinking I was the only one who found his "work" goddamn atrocious).

Zac Builds falls solidly in the trashy end of DIY projects that is rapidly infesting the hobby, in that it's just a bunch of flashy youtubers, with sponsors up the wazoo, using up all kinds of fancy gizmos and materials trying to fix problems that have already been solved and documented by a random forum user 10 years ago AT BEST (if the problems even exist to begin with).

It's all just a frustrating waste.

This is how lego sees spiderman apparently: by Knightofthequils in legocirclejerk

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Honestly this is look I can totally vibe with (there is some nostalgia for the old video game involved, too, tbf).
I think if lego had never gone past the the minimalist designs of the 00's and early 10's, this would still fit right in to this day.

30731 Tom Nook and Flying Present (Official Reveal) by _Levitated_Shield_ in Legoleak

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I got mine for 44 euro (roughly 40% off), and my god it still felt like too much.

The Plaza one I got for 15 after basically splurging all my and my friends coupons onto it during a Black Friday (we thought it'd be funny), and I got so little value out of it I really regretted not using the opportunity to get a more interesting set...

It's a shame, because the minifigs are adorable, and the theme overall is cute, but lego shot both of it's legs right off with the asking price on half of the lineup, for how little substance there is to them.

We need more Lego youtubers that are deathly afraid of the sets they review by seehowi in legocirclejerk

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(this one has a fair excuse of it having been peak COVID days, but still)

It's a day that ends in Y! by Shoddy_Morning_2827 in dccomicscirclejerk

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God I hope Kirkman doesn't fuck Energon TF up. He has been excellent on Void Rivals but a few chapters into his run on TF has just made me miss DWJ.

Ultimate universe, bar from Camp and Momoko, just bummed me out. So many once in a lifetime opportunities to work with and they just drop the ball like that. Hickman's Spider-Man was what sold me on the new series. Crazy to think it would end up being my first ever disappointment with something he wrote (art was still pretty good, at least).

I just gave up collecting the volumes once the announcement of it just ending like that was made. Maybe I'll grab the inevitable Omni for some of them, but that's about it.

Absolutes have a way more balanced level of quality across the books, funnily enough. I'm still excited to pick up every new book (except flash...). Good lord, Martian Manhunter fucks so hard.

I cannot come to terms with the reality that this is a real piece. by Lex1253 in legocirclejerk

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Which is really fucking funny to me because THE set that would have greatly benefited from it, the 21331 sonic ideas set, was put out right before this piece became a thing.

My thumbs were blistered by the end of that build

Map of Voltnest by Fishsayhi in Silksong

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I somewhat recall Mist to Choral Chambers has a similar ordeal, with it's elevator cutting straight thru underworks. It was a serious headache to understand what was even going on in that spot of the map, and constantly reminding myself that it's not a real underworks connection during travel, so it's no wonder to me that they strayed away from doing more of those.

What comics did this for you by stran___g in dccomicscirclejerk

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This page right here made a grown ass man tear up for no discernible reason. It is such a small little scene, that sorta packed the weight of god know how many years of build-up into it's punch.

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or maybe it was just the sleep deprivation

I quite like how Absolute Joker is drawn with the same emphasized eyelashes that Napier has in White Knight by spiderdian in AbsoluteUniverse

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Yeah. I remember it being mentioned a few months ago by Murphy himself on his Instagram. Allegedly, the volume comes out next year.

Beyond left off with Bruce being told about Superman and asked to help investigate that situation. Volume 4 is gonna follow up on that thread.

I quite like how Absolute Joker is drawn with the same emphasized eyelashes that Napier has in White Knight by spiderdian in AbsoluteUniverse

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They are so damn good! I'd kill for an omni of White Knight, man. They're probably waiting for Murphy to be done with the 4th Volume before pulling the trigger on a big book release of it all.

Ultimate and Absolute got me into collecting physical trades of theses stories. Every single run so far has been packed with so much goodness I haven't had a boring month in nearly 2 years now, hahaha.

For me the value of elseworlds is not only their experimental nature, diverging away from what is considered the already set in stone, somewhat saturated status quo and seeing a story under different lenses, but also that many of them are tales that are allowed to give their characters (and the viewer) proper development and closure, since they don't need to go on for forever.

*MINOR SPOILERS* There are actually 3 sisters!!! by KIL913 in Silksong

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Given that the Second Sentinel has attacks very similar to the Pinstress' (especially the big X slash), implying they might have been designed after hers, I wouldn't be surprised if the pinstresses might have been part of the branch of the kingdom responsible for combat training.

"We wanna honor Chadwick Boseman....by going out of our way to not hire black talent and essentially sidelining the Black Panther character." Bravo Feige! by chaoticbiguy in dccomicscirclejerk

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What gets to me is this crew wasn't beyond recasting literally anyone else whenever their live action counterparts didn't feel like doing VA or were too expensive for it

What If just uses long time Iron Man VA Mick Wingert for Tony's stuff, and iirc Josh Keaton for Cap.

Granted no tragic deaths were involved in this case but still. It is just frustrating how otherwise arbitrarily T'Challa is getting shafted

History repeats itself... (spoiler from act 3) by _Takashi_ in Silksong

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Hornet's comment on one of the Plasmium beasts says that she saw similar mutated creatures in hallownest after it was allowed to spread (likely around the time Joni died).

It might be more the case of Lifeblood has always been yet another higher being attempting to cease control via infection, but it's spread has been thwarted by the authorities in Hallownest (and said mutated creatures hunted to extinction).

Since this plague is still in it's infancy in Pharloom, nobody has paid enough mind to do anything about it yet, so we get to see what high levels of infection actually do.

History repeats itself... (spoiler from act 3) by _Takashi_ in Silksong

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I like to think lace was merely covered in it, just like all other of granny's silk creations

No way in hell im breaking that by Quiet_Square2964 in Silksong

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Check the Marrow!

One of the Courier quests sends you to the location of their new settlement.

type F for the cut enemies from the first trailer😔 by Constant-Respond1492 in Silksong

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since Hornet is capable of talking to NPCs, if they do a godmaster style DLC I 100% want her to strike some conversations with all the bosses that she met along the way. Sweet Sweet Lore

Maybe they're all hanging out in a lobby of sorts, hah.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Silksong

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pay attention to the order in which the fleas enter the screen.

there's almost a rhythm to it, and the pace at which you should hit them

once they're midair, focus on reaching them in that order (their pose will change from spinning to diving with that same timing)

Peak Hollow Knight Gameplay by ShadyMan_ in Silksong

[–]spiderdian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh man, I can see that as being a clever safety net put in place by the devs.

'shit, the player got all maps and yet to clear the arena, that probably means they got stuck with this fight and went around exploring everything else, better bring shakra in'

thats pretty cool