The Big Picture: Continanity: Rebooted
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Why are there more comments about his accent than there are comments about the content of the video? Yes, he spoke with an accent. Move along please.
I was hoping he'd cover the constant reboot hardon Hollywood as right now as well. Spiderman is getting a reboot after only 3 movies (well, 2 movies and a bowel movement). You know Batman's going to get rebooted once Christopher Nolan finishes up his trilogy. Superman's getting rebooted after 1 movie an a lot of time off. Reboots for a reason are good; reboots for the sake of milking the public for further profits are not.
I was hoping he'd cover the constant reboot hardon Hollywood as right now as well. Spiderman is getting a reboot after only 3 movies (well, 2 movies and a bowel movement). You know Batman's going to get rebooted once Christopher Nolan finishes up his trilogy. Superman's getting rebooted after 1 movie an a lot of time off. Reboots for a reason are good; reboots for the sake of milking the public for further profits are not.
Woo! Bob's letting us hear his accent again, for the first time since the 20th episode of the Game Overthinker.
OMG Aero said:
Great comment. I shall now protest this change to the continuity... ON THE INTERNET!
XDlowkey_jotunn said:
They only JUST started talking about it, but DC is actually keeping "Earth 2" around as part of the reboot, only now it'll be exclusively (so far) used as an alt-universe book where James Robinson's "Justice Society" book takes place. Power Girl, and apparently most of the 'main' popular JSA characters are going there. No idea how that works out.Vortigar said:
Great Episode Bob, I like how you addressed people 'wanting to get into comics' It's always been an issue that's a bit of a pet Peeve with me..
I got into comics by going to my local library, and reading almost every comic in stock, I liked some, didnt like others, found out what was interesting, what I liked etc..
I then went to another library and did the same thing, and am currently making my way through sections from a third.
I've started buying my own comics now that I know, I actually enjoy them!
I never got why people 'wanted to get into comics'. It's just a literary medium, the goal of which is enjoyment, not a from-memory continuity web. People should just read what they find enjoyable & continue with it. Just like any medium, you simply have to start and follow what you find of interest
(oh, and realise that is 99.999% Impossible to start from the start on each comic, there's just too much. Wiki EVERYTHING!! It helped me out & all pages are brilliant!!)
ps. Gotta love the good ol' Broklyn accent
I got into comics by going to my local library, and reading almost every comic in stock, I liked some, didnt like others, found out what was interesting, what I liked etc..
I then went to another library and did the same thing, and am currently making my way through sections from a third.
I've started buying my own comics now that I know, I actually enjoy them!
I never got why people 'wanted to get into comics'. It's just a literary medium, the goal of which is enjoyment, not a from-memory continuity web. People should just read what they find enjoyable & continue with it. Just like any medium, you simply have to start and follow what you find of interest
(oh, and realise that is 99.999% Impossible to start from the start on each comic, there's just too much. Wiki EVERYTHING!! It helped me out & all pages are brilliant!!)
ps. Gotta love the good ol' Broklyn accent
I adore River Song! I think she's a fresh new twist on the siresAptspire said:heh, speaking of DW and continuity...
look up 'River Song'
Not everyone is pleased with that fairly unusual time travel idea
I honestly think that she's one of the most interesting, inventive & smart charichters in the whole DW universe
and now that the show is properly popular, they can 98% gaurentee the next season will happen (as distingt from origional which was touch & go for most of its life, aka cancelled 3 times!!) it means they can have a full charichter arc for her spanning multiple doctors (hopefully)
Bob has a hot accent it makes me want to find him and pretend I'm Lauren Bacall. I'd ask Bob if he knows how to whistle but I'm fine with him just talking...
I will be getting the new 52 for a few of my faves I'm kind of intrigued about it. I agree with the availability of comics why don't they sell them in supermarkets?! At least the basic ones. There are 0 comic book stores in my town. So I tend to buy them online at forbidden planet and have to pay a massive delivery charge ;_;
Sexy Bob is right they need to look at availability and advertising not accessibility within the storyline.
I will be getting the new 52 for a few of my faves I'm kind of intrigued about it. I agree with the availability of comics why don't they sell them in supermarkets?! At least the basic ones. There are 0 comic book stores in my town. So I tend to buy them online at forbidden planet and have to pay a massive delivery charge ;_;
Sexy Bob is right they need to look at availability and advertising not accessibility within the storyline.
Bob's little "comics are weird" catch phrase has always caused me to roll my eyes, because Bob seems to believe that the only comics are superhero comics, and that those comics are only produced by DC and Marvel. This is the first time I've been truly irked by it, though, since this show probably damages the medium more than helps it by pretending that the problems DC and Marvel face are somehow an issue of the medium. It's not. It's not even a genre issue; plenty of superhero comics exist that don't have horribly inaccessible continuity issues associated with them. By pretending it is a widespread issue for the medium, you make the medium seem intimidating as opposed to just a particular section of it. In addition, there are plenty of comics that should never be anywhere near a grocery store checkout aisle (Hey, kids! Pick up your copy of "Lost Girls" at Wal-Mart today!), so that lovely little solution isn't a solution for "comics" either. That would be better resolved by going through bookstores, which comics already do, and which Bob completely forgot to mention. A lot of comics aren't backed by Disney and Warner Bros. either, so how would they afford the big media blitz?
And pretending that finding comics inaccessible is a) a fault of the consumer and b) something the consumer is responsible for rectifying is a terrible idea. If you're confused, just google it, eh? Well let's apply that advice to another medium, since Bob is so into making apples and oranges comparisons to other media to prove his point. Let's pretend you've got a video game. The game does not tell you how any of it works. This is one of your first video games. You have no idea how to proceed, you are completely lost. Oh, but I guess you could google it, huh? Just pause the game every few seconds or minutes to figure out how it works. Sure, the creators could have included a one or two-page manual. Sure, they could have skillfully incorporated the information into the game itself. But they didn't. Ultimately frustrated by the game's inaccessibility and jarred out of whatever attempt at pacing and flow the game was going for, the player decides that game is no good and will not be picking up the sequel. But apparently, according to Bob, that's the player's fault and the creators should make no attempt at fixing this issue no matter how many sales it loses them.
Oh, and here's a "reality check": all the marketing in the world won't help if your product is shitty, inaccessible, and ridiculously overpriced.
And pretending that finding comics inaccessible is a) a fault of the consumer and b) something the consumer is responsible for rectifying is a terrible idea. If you're confused, just google it, eh? Well let's apply that advice to another medium, since Bob is so into making apples and oranges comparisons to other media to prove his point. Let's pretend you've got a video game. The game does not tell you how any of it works. This is one of your first video games. You have no idea how to proceed, you are completely lost. Oh, but I guess you could google it, huh? Just pause the game every few seconds or minutes to figure out how it works. Sure, the creators could have included a one or two-page manual. Sure, they could have skillfully incorporated the information into the game itself. But they didn't. Ultimately frustrated by the game's inaccessibility and jarred out of whatever attempt at pacing and flow the game was going for, the player decides that game is no good and will not be picking up the sequel. But apparently, according to Bob, that's the player's fault and the creators should make no attempt at fixing this issue no matter how many sales it loses them.
Oh, and here's a "reality check": all the marketing in the world won't help if your product is shitty, inaccessible, and ridiculously overpriced.
Well, I for one am really excited about the major comic companies getting behind this new technology we have available to promote them, not because I have any loyalty towards DC, but I'm excited at the possibility of publishers having their doors more open to unique, abstract ideas for comics again.
I just want to ask, do you think this new motion towards comics being formatted for iPads and computers will generate a new flood of experimental or riskier comics?
I'm truly curious about what you think this new technology will bring to the comic community in the future, as I am hopeful it will bring a flood of new, risky, innovative concepts to the table. Whether they're good ideas or not, I like the idea of new talent being allowed through the door of a big corporation like DC, when physical property like paper no longer needs to be considered.
Anyhow, I look forward to your potential reply... and even if you don't, forgetaboutit, ya know I still lovez yaz, ya big mook.
I just want to ask, do you think this new motion towards comics being formatted for iPads and computers will generate a new flood of experimental or riskier comics?
I'm truly curious about what you think this new technology will bring to the comic community in the future, as I am hopeful it will bring a flood of new, risky, innovative concepts to the table. Whether they're good ideas or not, I like the idea of new talent being allowed through the door of a big corporation like DC, when physical property like paper no longer needs to be considered.
Anyhow, I look forward to your potential reply... and even if you don't, forgetaboutit, ya know I still lovez yaz, ya big mook.
Okay, I'm not the type to defend an internet celebrity, normally, but I have to point out you're a little out of line here. Of course Bob considers more then just the super hero comics, they just happen to be the most dominating element in the comic industry. If he's not reading it, he's at least aware of it, he's clearly displayed knowledge of the obscure on more then one occasion. The only reason this show centers on such issues is because they dominate the comic culture, and like it or not, they DO determine its future. I can't see how they wouldn't determine the future of comics, even the smallest web comics will be effected by how this all turns out.KirbyKrackle said:
Even if my Avatar has Lobo on it, don't let that mislead you, I'm not a fan of DC or Marvel, though I did really like Spider-Man as a kid, Lobo is only my Avatar because I really liked Sam Keith's version so much, and I only like him because of his work on The Maxx, which granted is a superhero comic, but barely, it's far more abstract then superhero, but that's not the point. I just don't want to give the impression I'm some misguided fanboy defending the faceless company that couldn't care less about me or my opinion.
I'm not going to nitpick you, as neither of us want to get into a mud slinging contest, but I think you're being rather rash and assuming too much. Sure, Bob could focus more on the smaller companies, lord knows I'm a much bigger fan of smaller, obscure, non-superhero comics myself, such as Chris Ware's Acme Novelty Library, Al Columbia's Pim and Francie, The Bottomless Bellybutton by Dash Shaw, or The Alcoholic by Jonathan Ames, but let's face facts, they do not dominate the market.
The public want what the public wants, so Bob is going to focus on the broader issues, and not even just because of public demand, but because they determine the outcome of all other comic companies, no matter how small they are.
I said my peace, please don't take it as me trying to pick a fight, I only wish to exchange ideas with you, I don't think he's being a narrow minded snob at all, but that's just my impression. For all I know you could be totally right and I could be spouting nonsense, but I really don't get the impression of him singling out anyone.
I hope I said something meaningful during this long winded reply.
You know what I want to read? Chronic Backache Superman!JayDig said:
He can lift an entire building with his bare hands... but first, he'll need a back brace and two Advil.
Walker Wonderwoman!
She'll catch you with her Laso of Truth... so long you're within two or three feet.
Anal Leakage Aquaman!
...ew, you know what, I went to far on that one.
Hey, no worries, I thought your post was very informative! Thank you for such a thoughtful reply, especially given my own tone. I do stand by my opinion though. I totally agree that there's nothing inherently wrong with Bob's decision to appeal to broader issues that would appeal to a broader audience and I definitely agree that DC and Marvel tend to dominate the market to the tune of 2/3. However, I still believe that Bob does a disservice to the medium by pretending the domination is actually 3/3. I don't think he needs to discuss the other 1/3, but it would be nice if he were to admit that his focus really is just on DC and Marvel, especially in cases like these.willgreg123 said:
EDIT: Just read your comment on the opening of the digital door to comics--you've definitely raised some questions worth considering! I'm really wondering myself whether we're going to see some Marvel and DC comics that are formatted more like webcomics