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Well, every online forum eventually needs this discussion, so I'm happy to get it started here. In the last year or so, I've been less hopeful about ever reading The Winds of Winter than I have been at any other time since getting into the series. Still, I think I'll always have some glimmer of hope that GRRM will give us a great ending. At the very least, it makes it easier to get up every morning if I keep hope alive 😭 This is a pretty deep rabbit hole with a lot of warrens to go down, including GRRM's historical writing pace and his history of leaving ambitious works unfinished. On the other hand, there's one train of thought that really makes me hopeful, which is that…
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Just getting this one ready for everyone for as soon as the episode ends tonight. Be here! Spoilers ahead!
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Thoughts? Definitely worked for me overall, but that premise had so much more creepy potential that I wasn't as shocked with how things wrapped up as I was with Barbarian. But at least it wasn't a reboot/remake/legacyquel!
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Let's settle the debate. Which are you picking?
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I’ve been a loyal MCU fan since the start. I’ve seen every film in theaters, haven’t missed a single TV Show - including AoS Eps, the week of airing. This has been my thing. …I also can’t ignore the hollow feeling that’s been growing inside me, watching MCU content, since Endgame. I got blips of hope with WandaVision & Loki; SM:NWH and D&W were milestone event moments we all enjoyed… but even the stufff we crown “the best” (SC:AtLotTR) doesn’t feel like it matters or is in my rewatch lineup years later. The Multiverse Saga never came together as a shared story; at this point I don’t see how Doomsday & Secret Wars can provide actual “payoff” in the truest sense…
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In this year's Superman movie ... the vibe is clearly against a deconstruction or a dark, brooding take. It returns to the hopeful, heartfelt, and classic take on Superman of old ... and it is working with the fan base. This feels like a direct course correction from the Snyderverse's more conflicted Superman. But does this mean comic books ... which now clearly take their cues from the various cinematic universes, will follow suit? Personally, I hope they do.
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Endgame gave us one of the greatest cinematic moments ever with Captain America picking up Mjolnir and him standing alone against Thanos before the portals opened and (nearly) every hero returned. It was years of build-up that paid off in a single line: “Avengers, assemble.” Now Secret Wars has the impossible task of topping that. If it really is the multiversal event everyone expects, the possibilities are wild. Imagine Robert Downey Jr’s Doom facing a council of Iron Men, including a Tom Cruise variant. Or a scene straight out of the comics with Doctor Doom ripping Thanos’ spine out to claim ultimate power. Or Dr. Doom facing off against the intellect of multiple Reed R…
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I’ve covered gaming for almost two decades now - and seen a ton of in-development projects get scrapped. There are a few I still think about and wish I could have played. Chief among them: I saw a closed-door developer demo at E3 for Star Wars 1313 - and it looked great. The LucasArts team showed some of that demo footage on SpikeTV. But Uncharted meets Boba Fett is still such a fun concept. What’s one you still think about and/or think was a mistake to have canned?
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We all know that the MCU is a bit loose with how they tend to adapt Marvel characters, but some are done better than others. Which character (or characters) do you think the MCU has done the best job of adapting?
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Manga is generally not known for its superhero stories, and yet My Hero Academia was actually a really good superhero story that has captured the world's attention. So, with both DC nd Marvel hoping to capture a bigger share of the global audience, as well as maintain its domestic dominance, which is losing out to manga/anime, should they adopt the My Hero Academia model of focusing on the development of teenagers with superpowers into functionally effective young adult superheroes rather than the more traditional adult experienced hero?
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I've written a couple of articles on how Marvel is integrating Marvel Rivals into its comic universe, which I think is a practical way to attract video gamers - a comics-adjacent fandom into the fold. However, what do others who are into comics and video games think?
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I just saw this ... and it looks epic! Thoughts?
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