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That's the trouble I have whenever I try to read a superhero style comic

You need to know who they are, everything they've done for the last 15 years, who they used to be, who used to be them, how many times they've died, whether they are currently good or evil and exactly which parallel dimension they are currently being good or evil or alive or dead in for that storyline.

Frankly I can't be arsed.

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Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 12:06, archived)

that was half the fun

you read a comic - think who the fuck is blah blah blah - then you spend years tracking back and reading in reverse ;)

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Rev. Jesse. broke his ankle, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 12:12, archived)

^ this

& I'd rather spend the money on ciggies and booze.

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J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 12:16, archived)

ciggies and booze are great but I also like comics

but I prefer more self contained ones like Transmetropolitan or Walking Dead for example.

I just find it really annoying that the tights and capes ones always seem to turn into a soap opera or do that incredibly annoying thing of getting to the end of an issue of a reasonable superhero romp and then saying, "continued in Mega Ant-Girl #14 & #37, pages 3, 19 & 11 of this month's Amazing Expanding Head one-shot and the letters page of The Fantastic Shrimp."

When did b3ta acquire hashtags...?

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Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 12:36, archived)

I was commended The Walking Dead by

someone in the office here. Most impressed, a lot better than what I'd expected after seeing the TV show.

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J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 12:39, archived)