Black Mask Spotlight:Kim&Kim

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>>93831861

>>93831847

Tumblrites ripping off a late 80s/mid 90s anime? I'm shocked.

I wish they'd make another Dirty Pair anime though. Especially if they got Yas back and it looked good, instead of like Dirty Pair Flash.

>>93831847

You know what, that doesn't sound so bad. I like bounty hunter stories and Tank Girl was the shit, so-

>(if Michael Cera was a trans woman and Jonah Hill a queer girl partner in crime)

Noooooooooooope.

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>>93831878

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>>93831916
>>93831904
yeah that is the most unappealing thing I've ever read in a description.

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>>93832113

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>>93832141

Which one has the penis?

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>>93832156
here's a fun game spot all the references and things this comics homages..

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>>93832174
>>93832177
the one with the pink hair.

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>>93832208

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>>93832355

>>93832208
>The one with half their head shaved
Just like the trannies at work!

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>>93832385
Next issue the setting goes full Saga and a god damn Bettlejuice reference is a major setting piece.

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>>93832464
this cover...

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>>93832489
there are two page in this that I'm going to post that literal filler.

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>>93832514
Why is this setting suddenly Dungeons and Dragons....you know I will give Dirty Pair even more credit than I already did.

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>>93832821
>>93832821
remember that two pages of filler? Well have the original Dirty Pair opening while I scream about why was THIS nominated for an Eisner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTMe1vhUxh0

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>>93832862
WHY.....THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THE COMIC IS PACED LIKED THIS.

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>>93832862
>while I scream about why was THIS nominated for an Eisner.
I can't bother to muster up the energy to scream about that after screaming about Unreadable Squirrel Girl also getting nominated

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>>93832952

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>>93832953
>>93832986
that's why I'm screaming about it.

>>93833000
I guess we can take solace in the fact the award is basically dead

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>>93833000
WHY IS THERE NECROMANCY WHY IS THIS NEEDED.

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>>93833023
>>93833024
It's sad but true.

>>93831847
>muh tranny comic

The only person buying this at my LCS is a tranny.

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>>93833047

>>93833053
Well at least they're actually buying it rather than shrieking for representation and ignoring the comics when they get it

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>>93833073

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>>93833093
>>93833091
At the comic shop I work at this was one of the books they read at LGBT night.

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>>93833121

>>93833121
>LGBT night.
Oh to be a fly on the wall in there

>>93833091
The girl (formerly guy) is a long time comic book collector, tried drawing but never got up to a great level. Went through some major health problems, went trans. I don't know them other than they also shop at the store I go to. Always got a lot of niche type books anyway.

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>>93833148
This issue introduces a Hipster assassin. Someone thought that this is needed?

>>93833163
I should add, I think they are getting it to support it, they got all that Sophie Campbell stuff too. Traded in their Wet Moon books to get the new printings with Sophie's name on them instead of the dead name.

>>93833163
I feel like a lot of trans people do it out of a desperate attempt to feel special once the realization there's nothing truly interesting about them hits

That hit me and now I'm writing a book

>Formerly a guy
Ok, I work with a FTM, but is it just me or is MTF a shitload more common?

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>>93833151
>>93833174
There okay, I know one girl who hated Nimona but had to keep quiet because she didn't want to be called out on it.

>>93833215
>I know one girl who hated Nimona
You should tell her about the movie in the works :DDD

>>93833214
I've never seen a FTM that I am aware of, but know of 2 MTF's in my limited circle of people I come in contact with. It does seem more common.

If it's what makes someone happy, so be it. It does make me feel creeped out a little, but that's on me.

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>>93833190
>>93833214
>>93833215
That's cool actually. My problem comes from the fact that I wish these comics where better. A lot of these people are new to the Industry and it feels like they are stuck in this style.

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>>93833281

>>93833281
The art is okay, in a cartoony style, I don't hate it. Not something I'd buy though. Kinda like Jem and the Holograms, I was interested when Sophie Campbell was doing it, or Giselle Lagace. I didn't like them making a fat one etc., etc. The other artists they've gotten are terrible so I stopped getting the book. I just wanted it to be like the cartoon.

The story? I lost interest after the reading the first few pages.

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>>93833312
Here's some more stories, we also have a Ladies night and Civic ladies night, which is basically the same clique but the meet there just the same. I will use this space to tell you some of the shit I've heard,

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>>93833368
>I'm so happy! LADY CASTLE HAS A SEWING CIRCLE!

>>93833340
>>93833281
The issue with these sorts of stories it there's really never a proper sense of risk

They feel like the author just wanted to show people hanging out and then having wacky adventures free of any tension or stakes. Lumberjanes is a good example of this

Stories THRIVE on conflict. And that's what a lot of these stories seem to lack.

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>>93833405
>Miles struggles so much more than Peter Parker.

>>93833418
Ugh, Lumberjanes. I don't know what to call that art style that has been around the past few years, but I can't stand it. I realize there is an audience for it, but it's not me.

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>>93833418
>>93833427
it's a constant issue with these books. I've been working on a story that actually sets out to destroy the Princess empowerment genre as I call it.
>>>Woman comes in crying:my boyfriend broke up with me.....every customer in the store becomes very awkward as a bunch of women console her...at a comic store.

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>>93833486
>Reading Civil War II near them
>Was reading Love is Love beforehand finished it quickly.
>"Oh god this is a mess
>"WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT LOVE IS LOVE?"
>Oh your reading Civil War.
>I back away.

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>>93833525
>The one time they discussed their periods in front of me...I will never look at steak the same way again.

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>>93833551
This comics never goes beyond, we have to pay rent...ever.
>>My girlfriend asks me why I never invite her over for this, the one time I do.
>Can we just hang with your friends?

>>93833486
>I've been working on a story that actually sets out to destroy the Princess empowerment genre as I call it.
In what industry?

I was looking into novel writing, like I said earlier I'm writing a book, and it's pretty indoctrinated at the moment to the point everyone who gives writing advice keeps bringing up gender and race stereotypes (only the female and brown ones, natch) as something to fervently avoid. If you lambaste the strong princess character who don't need no knight too hard you'll get a black mark on you if you try to publish

Brandon Sanderson, who isn't entirely free of the above himself, does bring up a good point. Write the opinions of people you don't agree with as if you did. Because nothing pisses someone off more than having a strawman represent their views (He's mormon so the braindead religious zealot thing probably gets to him)

I'm not telling you not to do it since I hate the female empowerment genre as it seems to glorify being a bitch who refuses any help, but you have to use a deft hand

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>>93833579
Here's a bad customer story for you.
>"Hey I have the first appearance of Wolverine, mint how much is it?
>We don't appraise stuff over the phone
>all right FUCKING PUSSY.

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>>93833595
>>93833616
Right now I'm planning for a comic. If now I will go web novel. I've had this story ever since I've read princless and read Elric. If I have to I plan on saving money to pay an artist and handle the lettering myself. Make a first issue and try to kickstart more.

>>93833616
My store doesn't advertise anywhere it buys comics. They do take some trade from regulars sometimes, or if a bunch of good comics walk in the door, he might make an offer.

Some people have gotten REALLY mad that they would not buy their crap comics, or people wanting to trade in stuff they bought (and read) to get more and getting refused. Like he's obligated to buy things back.

They also always ask "what would you give me for this?" and they reply "well what do you want?", he never says an amount first.

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>>93833674
Here's the thing, I don't plan on writing anyone as fully evil in the story, but I always wonder why everyone wants a princess to be a hero. Men as heroes come from a lot of places, but for some reason it seems like a female hero does not have to be a princess.

>>93831904
To be fair not like Gunsmith Cats or whatever was all that straight.

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>>93833682
>>93833734
My store does and we do advertise it, but yeah sometimes that happens. The best story is about those X-men comics the guy thought were garbage and we paid a hundred for them....he had the first appearance of Deadpool and X-men 1-300, he didn't know what he had and just left afterwards. It was weird.

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>>93833795
>>93833771
No it's not but man are those books more entertaining than this.

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>>93833815

>>93833734
>I always wonder why everyone wants a princess to be a hero
>"Everyone expects the princess to be saved!"
>"But I'M going to write it so the princess is the hero!"
Basically people don't realize this trope has already been turned on its head so much it's leaking brains from its nose.

>>93833674
Heh. My book idea came from seeing a fantastic setting and crying at how badly the characters and cultural expectations butchered unreasonably detailed and airtight worldbuilding and hilariously awesome setpieces (especially the magic system). Naturally I'm changing some things so it's not straight up fanfiction, but it's very inspirational.

We all need that creative spark to get us going, most people just never admit their spark to the public

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>>93833838
>See woman she comes in
>Hey what can I find for you
>Sure what are you looking for
>Jim Balent Catwoman
>I look at her, "you know"
>Yes those are my favorites, I'm the one Catwoman fan who hates the Ed Brubaker run, now do you have them?
>Find them and have a nice chat about cosplaying and 90's books we like.

>>93833906
I'm not in the know enough about Catwoman. Is this basically:
>"You know, that one is really sexy"
>"Yeah I'm the one fan who doesn't bitch about sexy"

>>93833906
Tarot Witch of the Black Rose (Jim Balent's current book) has a lot of women reading it too.

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>>93833875
>>93833906
That's the thing I grew up on a lot of deconstruction, Spider-man is my favorite superhero because of his problems, and despite them rises to be a hero. To me a princess has so much power that it's hard for to look at them and think of them as heroes. Especially because of how fucked up real life royalty ends up being. I also want to try and a make a tumblr style setting but actually use world building that makes sense. There is a medivial style comic that uses cell phones apps and it just weird-ed me out.

>>93833984
I'm not really surprised.

I know women who hate how feminism is destroying sexy. They want to be sexy. They want to see and be seen as sexy. They hate how sexy is being demonized in the name of justice.

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>>93833984
>>93833926
>>93833993
Yeah it's one of those reasons why I hate bloggers who say women can't enjoy these, some women sure but women are so much fucking more than their hangups about other women. Also Static Shock is a better Spider-man than Miles.

>>93834012
Yeah, when all the Marvel female characters starting changing costumes, a lot of people were complaining, men and women. Some women do dress sexy in real life. I'm not saying every female super hero should too, but fuck, it does make sense that some would. It's like they all became prudes.

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>>93834031
This has been a very therapeutic storytime for me.

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>>93834041
>>93834055
It's a combination of the people who made those blogs years ago now making comics that they are trying to fix things. Like at least keep Tigra the way she is, I don't want her to die of heat stroke.

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I thought I'd look up the author. Saw something about them bitching about how non-trans authors shouldn't write trans characters. Of fucking course.

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>>93833993
>Spider-man is my favorite superhero because of his problems, and despite them rises to be a hero.

Seriously, you should look on Youtube for Brandon Sanderson's lectures. It's really not just novels. It's storytelling in general

We like characters who:
Try
Have agency
Have stakes
Fail
Don't fit their roles
Self-doubt (to an extent)
Have a life outside of their role in the plot

A princess hero can work, but she has to lose her privilege (god I hate this word now) as a princess. We need conflict. Someone who's still rich and influential kicking ass for what seems more like a hobby than anything else ISN'T A GOOD CHARACTER

>There is a medivial style comic that uses cell phones apps and it just weird-ed me out.
[Incoherent screaming]

>>93834031
>Also Static Shock is a better Spider-man than Miles.
THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS
WHY WAS STATIC IGNORED SO HARD?! I HATE THE DIVERSITY PUSH BUT STATIC WAS GREAT AND HE WAS HIS OWN CHARACTER WITH HIS OWN NAME

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>>93834093
>>93834097
Sigh, thank god for Christopher Priest. You know considering the shit he went through, like why would you want to limit who you would right?

>>93834041
>It's like they all became prudes.
The soccer moms are coming from INSIDE THE FANDOM!

>>93834093
Good. I don't want to write trans characters.

I'm from the school of thought that any part of a character that deviates from the norm (yes, this includes transexuals) needs to have a purpose as to WHY the author has them deviate or it's just tokenism)

Like the disabled scientist in the movie Life. Why was a disabled man shot into space when the use of his legs would be very important to maneuvering in zero-g environments? Because he was the right scientist is the in-universe excuse but the STORY excuse was because he couldn't feel his legs and therefore couldn't feel the alien attached to his leg feeding off his blood.

They wrote it so him being disabled ACTUALLY MATTERED IN THE STORY

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>>93834128
Well last issue, will the storytimer workout his issues with modern comics(no)? Will the storytimer talk more about his princess story(yes), will Kim and Kim deserve an Eisner(no)?

>>93834128
It's just nonsense, because they want publishers to give more jobs to whatever agenda they are pushing, instead of based on talent.

>>93833815
Yep, no argument there. More willing to delve into fucked-up stuff (even for humour) too. More in common with RanXerox than this.

>>93834171
Kim & Kim doesn't deserve an Eisner. Neither does Erica Henderson for Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. It just tells me that the Eisners are meaningless.

>>93834172
eh that's a pretty nebulous argument when it comes to US comics IMO. Not like talent is necessarily the defining factor in who writes [insert cape] book.

Any plans to do Space Riders? I liked that one.

>>93834204
Yes, but at the same time, look at America from Marvel. That is terrible, and they hired a token writer (lesbian Puerto Rican) to write their lesbian Puerto Rican character.

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>>93834171
I actually talked to a friend who labeled themselves Trigender, aka they are 80% male, while there sex is female, She asked me why I think there are not a lot of trans character in superhero comics. I brought up a big problem is that in most superhero universe there is an actual cure, like the fact is super science is so big and gender change stuff has been around since at least the golden age that making someone their preferred gender loses any struggle with that life when you can actually find a way to make yourself that gender. So the point becomes moot. She said I had a good point.

>>93834235
That's true. Trying to make "only X can write about X" happen leads to narrow PoVs and constant arguments about authenticity.

>>93834265
I mean, there ought to be a cure for cancer too. I think it's a valid thing to write, it's just often done as tokenism.

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>>93834206
>>93834265
Yeah I just got to find scans since I want to at least show a more even picture of the company I figure I try to get the tumbrl bait out of the way first.

>>93834265
Why would there be a lot of trans characters in comics? It's such a small percentage of the population (less than 1-in-1000, and that's being generous) so why would lots of trans characters be there?

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>>93834282
>>93834287
No I agree I just think the problem becomes unavoidable when you have character who have that as their power like Mystique with sickness you can just make a new one.

>>93834321
>>93834302
I think having one or two is fine and having a character represent you is not a bad feeling, it's just that writer don't know how to give these characters great moments or suspense because of kid gloves.

>>93834031
I wish we actually had the stats, but apparently (via assumptions about who the audience for digital comics appears to be) DC's Bombshells is quite a hit amongst women in the same vein as your Catwoman-customer (Bombshells being very fanservicey and having a cast of 90% lesbians/bisexuals)

>>93834321
>>93831847

>>It's another episode of the cover looks cool but the actual art is shit

>>93834282
>"only X can write about X"

"Why should I bother to get in the mind of and sympathize with someone who's not like me to write them as a character? I guess I'll just write straight white males from now on"

>>93834352
I never got into Bombshells, but is it that heavily lesbian/bi? I thought the covers were nice but interiors varied a lot. I'm not a DC fag, I just get Harley Quinn out of momentum mostly. I liked Power Girl.

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>>93834321
>>93834351
>>93834302
If you want to see how to badly use a in this case a non-binary character and bad token writing I recommend Deadman:Dark Mansion of Forbidden love. The writer made a mystery, and it's was obvious that the bad guy was the white straight male character because you know she was not going to make her "awesome" character the bad guy so this 3 issue story spent time on a mystery you could figure out in 5 pages. The sad part is the romance doesn't even really happen till the last page it's page of this bi-sexual women solving a mystery while Deadman is like "Why am I here?"

>>93833190
I found out the other day that Matthew Sturges (of the pre-new52 House of Mystery) is now Lilah Sturges.
HoM has not been reprinted yet (besides the first trades), but I wonder if they will go through each issue and change the names
>>93834393
Someone just storytimed the entire damn thing, and I admit that I skimmed it
>>93818296
It seriously is not an exaggeration when I say that 90% of the cast are lesbians

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>>93834414
Well let's get to why Princless inspired that story I'm writing. When I read the review I figure I would give it a shot, because hey I like trying new things. Than I saw that the princess saved herself by finding a convenient sword under her bed and the dragon who was guarding acted like a dog, than I though "Wait a minute she didn't save herself. She didn't have to out think anyone, she just goes, that's not saving yourself if someone left some of this stuff it's sound like someone is manipulating her..." and that's how the story started in my head.

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>>93834428
>Lilah Sturges

If that's what makes them happy, fine. I see wikipedia has been changed too, but acknowledges their former name, which is the way it should be too.

I just don't like stuff such as sex being removed from driver's licenses or other government ID, etc., but probably a discussion best left for /pol/

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>>93834501
Other aspect I want to tackle, is having a cool rival(I'm a gundam fag at heart) who will never be friends with her ever because my god I sometimes you can't be freinds with everybody.

>>93834195
Most awards are bupkiss except the National Cartoonists Society award, just because it looks amazing.

>>93834265
It's worth noting that being stuck in an uncomfortable or inconvenient body is a fairly common theme in superhero comics, even if it's usually not overtly related to sex or gender. Also your point about magic and super science is borne through because scenarios like Mantra and that one Dial H series pop up more often than real world transgenders.

>>93834476
I LIKE IT

The stupid coincidences AREN'T because the writer has a fucking agenda they're pushing in the laziest way possible and refuses to make their character suffer in any way to prove themselves but because of some external malevolence manipulating them

Naturally we want this character to succeed once the deception is exposed and their false boons are stolen away, correct?

>>93834514
ID should really just have genetic sex and nothing else. It medically relevant. The only relevance sex/gender should have, honestly.

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>>93834532
How many outfits do they have?

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>>93834529
>>93834532

Well I thought why would anyone kidnap a princess if she can escape? There is also a thing in these stories where traditional heroes are portrayed as buffoons or easily taken care of. So I thought let's get her to think about what being a hero really means, because it not about saving you, it's about saving other people, and if she can't do that, maybe she shouldn't do it.

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>>93834571
>>93834641
You have no idea.

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>>93834660

>>93834660
Maybe they could pay their fucking rent if they didn't blow all their money on clothes, cigarettes and whatever the fuck else.

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>>93834673
I hate how much this setting is just a hodgepodge of things with no consistency.

>>93834673
Wait, what does crying guy have to do with who they are looking for?

Also, why does "CALLE" come up in captcha all the fucking time?

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>>93834693
wait till you see how the rent thing is resolved.

>>93834693
Worldbuilding is HARD and limits my creativity! :C

>>93834693
So the trucker guy is the guy they are looking for, but lying?

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>>93834718

>>93834700
>Also, why does "CALLE" come up in captcha all the fucking time?
I haven't seen a captcha that wasn't road signs in a very, very long time

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>>93834728
This is getting a sequel by the way.

>>93834734
I switched to the text captcha a few months back when I complained about the picture ones while I was doing a storytime. Thanks to whatever anon suggested that!

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>>93834747

>>93834031
Jesus fucking Christ these cutaways make no fucking sense. I feel like the creator only has confidence in her ability to create scenes of women eating and talking. Any other scene that requires actual action she completely seizes up.

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>>93834760

>>93834093
Have you read Alters? That shit's cringe as fuck

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>>93834776
so close to being done.

>>93834772
>Jesus fucking Christ these cutaways make no fucking sense. I feel like the creator only has confidence in her ability to create scenes of women eating and talking. Any other scene that requires actual action she completely seizes up.
>>93833418

>>93834787
Flipped through it, but didn't interest me at all. I have enough on my pull list, so adding smaller press books they have to be pretty fucking great.

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>>93834787
>>93834795
I used to really like Paul Jenkins while his Spider-man run had some duds it's gave use some great slice of life spider-man stories. Like seriously that baseball issue, and the issue where Peter tries being a comedian is such good stuff. Also best issue about Spider-man at a grave.

>>93834828
>man saves the day

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>>93834828

>>93834787
Even actual trans people think Alters is cringe.

Just end comics already, Jesus Fucking Christ.

>>93834287
Holy shit I thought they were joking about skipping the action. What is this author's obsession with removing any conflict before it happens? Just to inject more banality int this?

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>>93834848

>>93834848
>>93834859
I liked this gag. It has a very Archer-esqe flair to it

>>93834857
They're writing what they know. Interacting with friends

New or bad writers hate having their characters experience hardship or conflict. You spend all this time coming up with a character you like and you don't want to have them go through any challenges that can't immediately be defeated.

Turns out that's BORING TO READ

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>>93834859
A lot of these writers focus on the parts they like rather than try to go out of their comfort zone. Like they rather have comfort food and that is fine but when you try to do an action comic, you do a fucking an action comic. It's not wrong to do comics with talking but don't make an action comic with no action.

>>93834853
What's so cringe about it? I flipped through it but didn't notice anything particularly.

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>>93834906
>>93834887
I think it also come from the issue that many these writers come from the fan fiction scene. Remember those women at the store? Well I remember they were talking about Harry Potter but the entire thing was about the Fan fiction so I had no entry point to talk about it since I don't care, because while there is good fan fic a lot tends to also be about comfort fic which I find boring or justifying a ship. Anyway last page, I had fun and next time....the controversial Black. Now to get the /pol/ bait out of the way.

>>93834974
Now I want to read Alters.

>>93834906
It's just really weird that this comic has tons of cursing and implied violence but almost nothing actually connects and we do not get to see how the conflict is resolved. I mean this completely basic story telling to show what they are doing. I could forgive this if the writing was amazing. Like she actually tried to show that they are all talk and no substance and get by on pure luck. But I know for a fact that the author is 100 percent serious about their ability.
God every time I read one of these books I just think that bar for even moderate quality is subterranean.

>>93835187
The bar is pretty low. Publishing a comic book doesn't take much, they print a few thousand copies. Getting the money together is the problem, then distribution, etc.

That's why Diamond put a minimum sales amount for Previews, it was getting cluttered up with shit that sold a few dozen copies to retail.

>>93835127
Check the desuarchive, someone storytimed it a few weeks ago, and the links should still work

>>93834974
Jesus this is fucking pathetic. You know I actually like the idea of a couple of space bounty hunters who go through hell to pay something as mundane as rent. Its grounds them and makes their struggles easier to relate to and an author can draw parallels to real life. In a better book a bad ass bounty hunter actually having to borrow money from their parents would actually be really funny and humiliating.
But this girl is not a bad ass, she is a spoiled brat who takes no responsibility for her own actions and shows no ability to take care of herself. Can't they think of a single thing to do to fund their own adventures. Futa Kim has a guitar for crying out loud, couldn't she play it for money. To be fair I am not sure she can even play it. These characters have no imagination or drive, which is odd since they are supposed to be rebel punks. I don't feel for either of these girls because this is entirely their own fault.

>>93835127
Honestly Alters was infinitely better. That story actually had interesting stakes and felt like an actual superhero story. I did not like the main character all that much, but I can appreciate what was being done. I think it is way better then some anons have said, but check it out for yourself and give it a fair shake.

>>93835381
yeah I wanted to like this too but it's like a 90's image comic this comic is going to age so bad.

This comic is stupidly good. I really love it a lot. The characters are awsome and oh how I wish Black Mask could keep a schedule.

>>93836204
the bait....is....so......strong......

>>93836225
You are not welcome here.

>>93831847
Black Mask isn't BAD, as much as they're like.

The quintessential 'doughy white upper middle class mid-late 20 year old' comic book company making books for people exactly like themselves. They're faux-punk in the most disingenuous, obnoxious way. They listened to Big Black a few too many times, threw up their arms and yelled "Man what if California, the state I'm living in right now, decided to leave Dtrumfds Amerikkka" and then made it a line-wide option.

On topic, Kim & Kim is typical no-stakes boring shit. The most interesting part is when the trans character goes off about her past, and it's not because the writer is competent at crafting a set of interesting characters, but because it's just the writer, who is trans, going off about their own past.

I have absolutely no issue

>>93836364
Oh good, I cut my dumbass off.

I have absolutely no issue with trans characters or authors. As long as you write a good story with good characters, awesome, I'll gladly read it. Just a pity that the author's blog post ended up being the best part of their comic book

>>93832885
Is this Loss?

Love is a Battlefield #1 (Of 4) is not yet ripped.

Consider this a STORYTIME OF PURGATORY OP.

>>93834974
>BLACK is getting delayed to hell and back

>>93836526
I thought it came out....man no one really cares about it.

>>93834117
She could have as much privilege as you like I think, as long as she also has obligation.

>>93831847
>are twenty-something besties out to make a name for themselves in the wild world
No need to anon, i have been reading black mask and this basically describe 80% of their comics.

>>93837638
to be fair it describes the creators very well.