Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday
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scans_dailyIn the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like.
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.
The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than scans_daily. But please, no doomscrolling, for your own sake.
In a move which should probably have happened a long time ago, following the Apricot Hellbeast's latest control grab by evicting CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House press briefings (for not saying only nice things about him), the White House television Press Pool suspended coverage of Trump.
It will probably annoy the Minister who requested it, a survey of youth mental health in the UK has identified that it's NOT young people being snowflakes, it IS a much tougher world to live in. Which I think many of us could have told them but it's good to see the the figures and analysis to back it up.
So I went to see a The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary screening and, apart from a pretty damned ropey looking copy of the movie on our not terribly large cinema screen, the "Optimus Prime: Awakening" short afterwards was A) sparsely attended because the cinema put the lights up as soon as the movie credits started to role and half the audience walked out, B) beautiful to look at, and C) almost totally cryptic, but it was nice to see it was dedicated to Peter Cullen. (And for those looking for a more comprehensive history of the man, beyond "just" his role as Optimus Prime, Chris McFeely's excellent Transformers related YT series: "The Basics on..." has just released a proper memorial piece.
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.
The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than scans_daily. But please, no doomscrolling, for your own sake.
In a move which should probably have happened a long time ago, following the Apricot Hellbeast's latest control grab by evicting CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House press briefings (for not saying only nice things about him), the White House television Press Pool suspended coverage of Trump.
It will probably annoy the Minister who requested it, a survey of youth mental health in the UK has identified that it's NOT young people being snowflakes, it IS a much tougher world to live in. Which I think many of us could have told them but it's good to see the the figures and analysis to back it up.
So I went to see a The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary screening and, apart from a pretty damned ropey looking copy of the movie on our not terribly large cinema screen, the "Optimus Prime: Awakening" short afterwards was A) sparsely attended because the cinema put the lights up as soon as the movie credits started to role and half the audience walked out, B) beautiful to look at, and C) almost totally cryptic, but it was nice to see it was dedicated to Peter Cullen. (And for those looking for a more comprehensive history of the man, beyond "just" his role as Optimus Prime, Chris McFeely's excellent Transformers related YT series: "The Basics on..." has just released a proper memorial piece.
Nightwing #141 is Dick come to judgement.
Sep. 20th, 2026 10:19 amthanekos posting in scans_daily#139 had had him being challenged to turn himself in for his role in the pileup on Blüdhaven's new superhighway.
#140 had had him learning what'd gone into the construction of that highway.
It'd ended with him being able to do nothing about it but beat up corrupt cops.
#141 opened on Dick, in the waiting crowd outside the Blüdhaven courthouse, listening to what one guy thought of him for that: " I think Nightwing's finally growing a pair.
" I saw him up close once, you know.
( " Years ago, back in Gotham. " )
#140 had had him learning what'd gone into the construction of that highway.
It'd ended with him being able to do nothing about it but beat up corrupt cops.
#141 opened on Dick, in the waiting crowd outside the Blüdhaven courthouse, listening to what one guy thought of him for that: " I think Nightwing's finally growing a pair.
" I saw him up close once, you know.
( " Years ago, back in Gotham. " )
Starting the weekend with a workout!
Sep. 19th, 2026 12:02 pmicon_uk posting in scans_dailyThe Marvel Stormbreakers Workout Variant cover for Uncanny X-Men #38 by Luciano Vecchio
Embiggened under the cut, and Mr Vecchio makes his opinions about Logan's armpits clear...
( Because apparently that was a discussion being had )
Embiggened under the cut, and Mr Vecchio makes his opinions about Logan's armpits clear...
( Because apparently that was a discussion being had )
Absolute Green Lantern #17 - "Sin Es Tro"
Sep. 19th, 2026 12:05 amlaughing_tree posting in scans_daily
Almost like a fable, that Alan Scott origin. It's sort of a flame that burns three times, to bring life, to bring death, to bring power. It feels religious, it feels inexplicable. And the Golden Age kind of did that a lot, from what I've read, from what I understand, these are things that sort of had to be out the door yesterday. You hear stories like whole issues being done over the weekend at an apartment with people peeling the tiles off the walls to mix the paints. And everybody at the time, like, comics had only just been kind of invented. Every time somebody did a thing for the first time, it was the first time. The first splash page was the first of those, the first kind of circular panel, the first weird storytelling trick. People were just coming up with stuff on the fly. So that's the kind of energy I think it's good to bring back in if you possibly can. -- Al Ewing
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What If...? Runaways #1
Sep. 18th, 2026 10:00 amcyberghostface posting in scans_daily
"I still felt like I was writing the same characters… I just tried to imagine how they would act if they hadn't come together. They all benefit so much from their friendship. Chase becomes less brash. Gert becomes less brittle. Karolina grows braver.
"I also thought about how they might grow if they stayed close to their parents. Those are such interesting relationships; the members of the Pride are terrible people -- but they're mostly loving parents." -- Rainbow Rowell
( What If The Runaways Hadn't Run Away? )
Hellraiser: Resurrections - The Onanistic Ritual
Sep. 15th, 2026 06:13 pmshakalooloo posting in scans_daily
This second of five September-releasing Hellraiser one-shots isn't as good as the first. It's not bad, but in some places trhe art did require me to look a few times to realise exactly what was going on in-panel, and the story doesn't break any new ground.
Besides making everyone go to look up what 'onanistic' means, it does build on something mentioned in the first issue, which does make me wonder.
Trigger warning for incel bullshit.
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Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday
Sep. 15th, 2026 08:50 amicon_uk posting in scans_dailyIn the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like.
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.
The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than scans_daily. But please, no doomscrolling, for your own sake.
Well, SCOTUS has ruled to protect mail-in voting, so that's a plus.
A bunch of AI execs are now suddenly deciding that things should slow down on the AI development front, including one of the founders of Anthropic, and that a kill-switch would be a good idea. Of course a certain world leader has decried such concerns as a hoax and that all that is required is a strong and smart US leader. Sigh... well, I for one welcome our new AI overlords because if that's all that's stopping them, we are pretty much screwed.
In the UK, two crypto bros gave the Reform UK party £36 million pounds each, the two largest donations ever given to any party in UK history. Both claim that they want absolutely nothing in return..... riiiiight.
Those attending the 40th Anniversary screenings of "The Transformers: The Movie" on the 17th, we wish you well, and do stay on for the post-credits addition: The Awakening
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.
The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than scans_daily. But please, no doomscrolling, for your own sake.
Well, SCOTUS has ruled to protect mail-in voting, so that's a plus.
A bunch of AI execs are now suddenly deciding that things should slow down on the AI development front, including one of the founders of Anthropic, and that a kill-switch would be a good idea. Of course a certain world leader has decried such concerns as a hoax and that all that is required is a strong and smart US leader. Sigh... well, I for one welcome our new AI overlords because if that's all that's stopping them, we are pretty much screwed.
In the UK, two crypto bros gave the Reform UK party £36 million pounds each, the two largest donations ever given to any party in UK history. Both claim that they want absolutely nothing in return..... riiiiight.
Those attending the 40th Anniversary screenings of "The Transformers: The Movie" on the 17th, we wish you well, and do stay on for the post-credits addition: The Awakening
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