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zoux posted:Bad news Rhyno WalMart wants your job. They used to have an enormous book section as well. People primarily shop at WM don't do books, even if they do have pictures in them.
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Jan 29, 2016 00:03
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I was surprised when I went to a Barnes and Noble for the first time in like 2-3 years on Sunday, because their comic section was pretty large compared to my memory. An entire aisle of old comics + collections + 'handbook' style things, a second aisle that was all new releases, DC on the left, Marvel on the right - independent/Image/Blackhorse were at the end of the aisle on both sides of it. And a whole third aisle for manga. Not quite as big as a comic book shop, and no real 'bargain bin' or figurines or whatever memorabilia, but it was enough that if you just wanted comics, you could find some.
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Jan 29, 2016 00:08
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Len posted:I've never watched wrestling before but I'm three or four episodes into Lucha Underground. It's every bit as over the top as I always hoped a show about luchas would be. You're just at the tip of the iceberg. It goes full-on bonkers after a while, but in the best way. Especially everything involving Pentagon Jr. Coincidentally, those first few episodes had to be rewritten last minute after a bunch of the roster got held up due to border issues. So you've probably yet to see a guy who is Kraven the Hunter reimagined as a luchador cowboy.
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Jan 29, 2016 00:16
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Soonmot posted:No one actually did this. Not even WH is that crazy, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWXMJP1J-3Y
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Jan 29, 2016 00:20
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Rhyno posted:No the unmasked era. According to the C&D my friend got Rey's face was a closely guarded secret. It was the most insane thing I ever read. I think there was a Reddit thread on it.
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Jan 29, 2016 00:35
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CapnAndy posted:Is it possible for your friend to reply to the C&D with a single URL? That was pretty much what he did and he never heard back.
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Jan 29, 2016 00:48
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Jesus who writes this poo poo
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Jan 29, 2016 23:21
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SunAndSpring posted:Jesus who writes this poo poo It's actually good.
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Jan 29, 2016 23:37
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KittyEmpress posted:It's actually good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5g_gs6nnyo
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Jan 29, 2016 23:49
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SunAndSpring posted:Jesus who writes this poo poo Someone who probably gets a lot of hate mail filled with stuff that's not quite as bad as Bor is saying, but probably still worse than you think. To an extent, stuff like the Absorbing Man scene or this is a form of catharsis/response by ridicule.
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Jan 30, 2016 01:06
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It's also both funny and relevant. Well, insofar as any comic will ever be 'relevant'.
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Jan 30, 2016 01:10
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Christ Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter Gives $1M to Trump's Veterans Fundraiser http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marvel-ceo-ike-perlmutter-gives-860301?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link
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Jan 30, 2016 01:29
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Ms. Marvel's G. Willow Wilson's not happy about it.
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Jan 30, 2016 01:41
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Hollismason posted:Christ Clearly he didn't read the latest issue of Angela: Queen of Hel, which has a pretty trenchant takedown of that sort of thing
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KittyEmpress posted:It's also both funny and relevant. Where's the joke, it's just a bunch of internet memes
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Jan 30, 2016 01:45
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- Guy who used a Triumph video as a response.
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Jan 30, 2016 02:28
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Hollismason posted:Christ Yeah Perlmutter is a pretty awful person. First time I heard about him is when he fired Scott "Pondscum" Elmer, who was integral to Marvel's reprints program and extremely well liked at the company, just as a show of power. Later on he cut Marvel's offices down to a woman's and a men's bathroom and that was it. He's pretty much a stock 80s movie villain exec come to life. He needs to be ousted. Teenage Fansub posted:Ms. Marvel's G. Willow Wilson's not happy about it. If she makes enough stink about it she's gonna be unfortunately removed from the book and fired (if she's exclusive) unless the money Ms Marvel brings in is enough to make up for it, I dunno. Supposedly it does crazy digital sales but who knows if that's enough for Perlmutter to put up with an employee publicly questioning him? Lightning Lord fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Jan 30, 2016 |
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Jan 30, 2016 02:29
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Ike has forwarded her information to Trump Deportation Services, on standby to deploy January 20, 2017. "But I'm an American! From Jersey!" "Say hello to Muhammad for me."
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Jan 30, 2016 02:33
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I wonder if Permutter is on Disney's poo poo list after all the bad press (and lost revenue) they got for the whole "Where's Rey?" thing. Don't kind yourself that he's not the source of that.
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Jan 30, 2016 02:57
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She's already cut down on writing because her kid is battling cancer. That'd be quite a bad press bomb.
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Jan 30, 2016 02:58
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What's Where's Rey?
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Jan 30, 2016 03:00
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boom boom boom posted:What's Where's Rey? The fact that there's almost no Rey merchandise for Star Wars, up to and including stuff like her not being one of the playable characters in Star Wars Monopoly.
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Jan 30, 2016 03:16
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muscles like this? posted:The fact that there's almost no Rey merchandise for Star Wars, up to and including stuff like her not being one of the playable characters in Star Wars Monopoly. Reportedly, Disney bought Marvel and Star Wars so they could capture the boy's market. They seemed to be banking on Kylo Ren being the big deal and have invested a ton of money into worthless Ren merchandise. Rey's popularity has blindsided them apparently.
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Jan 30, 2016 03:30
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muscles like this? posted:The fact that there's almost no Rey merchandise for Star Wars, up to and including stuff like her not being one of the playable characters in Star Wars Monopoly. It's like that time they made toys for Avatar the Last Air Bender but didn't make toys of any of the girl characters
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Jan 30, 2016 03:33
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boom boom boom posted:It's like that time they made toys for Avatar the Last Air Bender but didn't make toys of any of the girl characters Worse is they barely made any Korra figures for Korra!
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Jan 30, 2016 03:34
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Lightning Lord posted:Reportedly, Disney bought Marvel and Star Wars so they could capture the boy's market. They seemed to be banking on Kylo Ren being the big deal and have invested a ton of money into worthless Ren merchandise. Rey's popularity has blindsided them apparently. The fact that they thought Kylo Ren was the big cash cow surprised me more than that they didn't bank on Rey. On the other hand, he is the only white dude in the new cast... so maybe I shouldn't have been shocked? I seriously assumed #Where'sRey was due to Disney putting their eggs in the Finn basket. The marketing of the movie did not make Ren seem like the focus at all. (And the movie doesn't really either. Rey's clearly the hero.) Lightning Lord posted:Worse is they barely made any Korra figures for Korra! Well, if you give kids a Korra and an Asami doll, they might catch the gay.
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It's kind of crazy how all the Star Wars toy commercials are still just showing Finn with a lightsaber, not Rey.
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Jan 30, 2016 03:37
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Gaz-L posted:The fact that they thought Kylo Ren was the big cash cow surprised me more than that they didn't bank on Rey. On the other hand, he is the only white dude in the new cast... so maybe I shouldn't have been shocked? I think it's more what a hit Darth Vader and Darth Maul were in terms of merchandising. They were expecting that trend to just repeat.
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Gaz-L posted:The fact that they thought Kylo Ren was the big cash cow surprised me more than that they didn't bank on Rey. On the other hand, he is the only white dude in the new cast... so maybe I shouldn't have been shocked? Rey's absence is inexcusable, but Kylo Ren is the Darth Vader clone-it makes perfect sense from their perspective to bank on him being the break out star. Again, it's totally sexism just like with Black Widow that there's not enough Rey march or focus in the marketing, but if you put a gun to someone's head and said "which of these characters is the most marketable?" they'd totally pick Kylo, so focusing on him the most out of everyone was a logical decision. Plus, a buddy of mine saw Kylo Ren take his shirt off in the shower and he said that Kylo Ren had an 8 pack. That Kylo Ren was shredded. Who doesn't want a toy of such a cool dude?
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muscles like this? posted:It's kind of crazy how all the Star Wars toy commercials are still just showing Finn with a lightsaber, not Rey. Silly muscles like this?, that would make kids think a GIRL could be a Jedi! WickedHate posted:Plus, a buddy of mine saw Kylo Ren take his shirt off in the shower and he said that Kylo Ren had an 8 pack. That Kylo Ren was shredded. Who doesn't want a toy of such a cool dude? Strong point, and well made.
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Lightning Lord posted:Reportedly, Disney bought Marvel and Star Wars so they could capture the boy's market. They seemed to be banking on Kylo Ren being the big deal and have invested a ton of money into worthless Ren merchandise. Rey's popularity has blindsided them apparently. Who could have guessed the protagonist would be popular.
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Unbelievably Fat Man posted:I wonder if Permutter is on Disney's poo poo list after all the bad press (and lost revenue) they got for the whole "Where's Rey?" thing. Don't kind yourself that he's not the source of that. Yes I'm sure a guy that has nothing to do with Lucasfilm at all is definitely behind Lucasfilm's failings. I believe the person you should probably turn to your focus to in this respect is Kathleen Kennedy or Bob Iger or even more likely Hasbro.
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Jan 30, 2016 03:59
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Lurdiak posted:Lucasfilm still exists? Yes, they are the company in charge of Star Wars. They are owned by Disney. The only thing Marvel has to do with Star Wars is the comics they publish.
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Jan 30, 2016 04:02
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WickedHate posted:Again, it's totally sexism just like with Black Widow Lack of Black Widow merchandise was a Perlmutter choice. Between this and the Rey backlash, I expect otherwise when Avengers 3 comes out. Lurdiak posted:Lucasfilm still exists? Much like Marvel, it's a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney now. Force Awakens had a Lucasfilm logo at the beginning.
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Jan 30, 2016 04:04
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I am surprised they banked on Ren as visually he isn't very interesting. His light saber gimmick is boring and his armor looks like a low rent Revan knockoff.
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Jan 30, 2016 04:05
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Marvel is already working on correcting stuff as they have Black Widow toys for Civil War.
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CharlestheHammer posted:I am surprised they banked on Ren as visually he isn't very interesting. His light saber gimmick is boring and his armor looks like a low rent Revan knockoff. That's a failure on whoever designed Ren or approved his design, but he's still the Darth Vader clone.
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