Why I Read scans_daily

[filkertom]

So that I don't have to give money to the fucking shitheads at DC and Marvel, who seem to be actively working to make me despise characters I've loved since I was a child.

For instance: Having pointlessly killed off Captain America last year, Marvel is "bringing him back" by sticking Bucky in the suit.

Four words, just for the rasslin' fans: Fake Razor. Fake Diesel.

Oh, and he's "packing heat".

Cap.

With a gun.

These guys literally have no idea what to do with a character, let alone an iconic character. The fucking Punisher "packs heat", all right? And, oh yeah, he's a deranged psycho murderer who just happens to kill bad guys.

Avengers Disassembled. Civil War. Identity Crisis. Infinite Crisis. Countdown. Brand New Day. So, so many others. Some of the worst, lamest fanfic ever... except it's canon. Jayzus, how did these talentless, clueless hacks get ahold of the characters I love?

The only thing that looks halfway decent these days is the JMS-written Thor. And, even there, Loki was brought back as a woman. Which I can deal with, I suppose, but.

Anything really good, or rant-worthy, in your comics pile?

ETA: wormquartet reminds us of both good and bad: the amazing Fables, and the ludicrous House Of M.

Comments

[fabricdragon.livejournal.com]

they killed ivy? and made harleen into an amazon? oh boy....

[smegabyte.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they killed Ivy. And then they brought her back.

And the Riddler's a private eye, and the Penguin's gone legit, and man do I miss the days when rogues went out and committed crimes and Batman kicked their collective asses.

[fabricdragon.livejournal.com]

well penguin going legit has an old history.. he kept trying to.

riddler? a private eye? ummmmmmm.. well i guess that makes sense, sort of.

but what is this fascination they have with killing off good characters and bringing them back/

[wildcard9.livejournal.com]

The Riddler is filling his need for solving puzzles by solving crimes rather than commiting them. And frankly, I am suprised no one thought of that before now. It fits the character's established need (why he became a villain), without making it impossible for him to become a villain again at some point in the future.

[mythdude.livejournal.com]

Actually, the Penguin is still very much the criminal. He's just gotten a lot smarter in how he handles his crimes so they can't be traced back to him, such as when he auctioned off the Book of Blood to a room full of supervillains. :P