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I work as a librarian and spend most of my time chasing stories. Whether they appear in comics, traditional novels, films, shows, video games, or anywhere else, I’m usually there for it. Oh, and also football, love me some football.
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Fuck it, if you’re on a senate subcommittee and you have “classified information” just walk outside, say it’s not classified anymore, and then tell us all what you learned

I picked up Local Man because of my undying love for @hackintimseeley.bsky.social, and the story he and @tonyfleecs.bsky.social did on that work was phenomenal. Sad to see it go, but happy that it exists. I heard they’re working on something together again, and I am very much looking forward to it!

As I read through the old events I find myself loving the Pulse, Frontline, Embedded, and all the “Ben Urich and the press cover these world-shaking events from the lens of the average citizen” style comics. I really miss these.

Y’know which character I have gained a much deeper and abiding love for since starting my Spider-man read through? Betty Brant. She’s been there since the beginning and her evolving role over the course of 60 years has been so much fun.

Watching the credits roll on Veilguard, and god damn, what a game. The combat was crisp, the characters enticing, and the story felt like an appropriately climactic finale to the story being told in the franchise thus far. Definitely gonna have to give this another playthrough or two.

Outside of the main suit, the Big Time suit is by far my favorite Spidey suit

#ArcaneSpoilers Figure it’s been a couple days so I don’t feel as bad about posting this, but: Jinx is alive, yeah? Or at the very least the writers left themselves a plausible way of saying so.

It’s been really fun seeing how my reading of older comics affects my reading of modern comics. Like, I could not care less about Ben Reilly, not in the slightest. But I really like Kaine and Janice. The Hallow’s Eve power is so visually fun, and Kaine is dope. So I put up with Ben, for them.

I want someone who holds the rights to Potter to look me in the eyes and name one thing, ONE THING, that she has added to the IP since the last book was written that was beneficial. She me a release, an opining, anything. Cuz I sincerely doubt it’s there.

Fennekin, Grooky, and Popplio

ASM 583, this was a really good issue. The change in narrator in Spider-man is always fun, and having the world shown through Betty’s eyes was awesome.

Maybe it’s just nostalgia talking, cuz this era is when I first really started collecting comics, but I forgot how many fun characters were introduced in the One More Day era. It’s one of those things where I think they threw the baby out with the bath water, but it allowed for a lot of fun swings

Do you mean to tell me Zeb Wells’ ASM run that just ended started with a payoff to the arc he did in 2008? God damn.

I get it, MJ and Gwen are the only true love interests for Spider-man, but I’m gonna say this with my whole chest: I really like Carlie Cooper, and I wish she had stuck around.

#ArcaneSpoilers The way Warwick tore through damn near everyone is exactly how I imagine the Crinos form of garou works in Werewolf the Apocalypse

And now I made it to One More Day. I don’t remember disliking it as much the first time I read it, but I dunno, this time it left even more of a bad taste in my mouth. I want to keep this feed mostly positive, focusing on the good I read, but man, after reading through 43 years of Spider-man-

Theories may be a dumpster fire. Spider-man may in the find out era after fucking around with Brand New Day. Studios are making content instead of films. But y’know what? We got a new Zatanna miniseries from Jamal Campbell in 2025, so it can’t be all bad. www.dc.com/blog/2024/11...

Made it to House of M in my Spider-man read through. I will say here, again, with my full chest, I don’t think Wanda will ever be redeemed for her actions during this era. I don’t think she could be. I know they “did it” in Krakoa, but nah.

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I’m sorry, this is a minor spoiler for Veilguard, but: Solas had HAIR!?! This is not allowed. It looks wrong. I don’t like it.

It’s funny, the 2016 election is what killed Facebook for me, and this one might just put the final dagger in Twitter.

Opened the old app to check up on a news story, and my god, every third post was an ad. Gotta love what Elon’s done with the place!

Spoilers for a 30 year old comic, but fair warning: So, I knew MJ was gonna have a miscarriage, thanks Marvel, but I did NOT know that Norman caused it! I always knew the guy was up there in the pantheon of villains, but yeah fuck that guy, he deserves all the shit forever.

Reading 90s Spidey is so interesting because you get to see the proto versions of all these characters that Bagley will refine during Ultimate Spider-man. I can see the characters that will be in the art and it’s always a little weird.

I’m in a comics and posting mood, so here goes #MarvelTop3! Number one is unquestionably Spider-man, followed by Laura, and then Matt. I’ve loved Laura since she was first introduced, and the 2000s movies soured me on Daredevil until I read the Bendis run, and he’s been a favorite since.