The Mortal Thor #4 - "A Merry Tale of Asgard"
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The future of the Marvel universe, I don't think it is set, I don't think it should be set. I think you can have a bunch of different ones. To be honest, it's sort of nice to have a few futures that are very probable, like the Days of Future Past or like King Thor... -- Al Ewing
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One World Under Doom #9
Dec. 20th, 2025 07:30 amcyberghostface posting in scans_daily
“What’s so tragic about [Doom] is that he could be a great guy. If he went in a slightly different direction, he could be a good guy. That’s why he and Reed have such a Capital R relationship. They see themselves as these sort of very similar but very different men.” — Ryan North
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Absolute Green Lantern #8 - "Sojourner"
Dec. 19th, 2025 06:20 pmlaughing_tree posting in scans_daily
A lot of people still are like, "Oh, Jo's the Green Lantern, but she's only in it a little bit with all this large ensemble cast that keeps expanding." [...] Jo's not the Green Lantern. Jo has the green power. There's a difference. The Green Lantern is that big thing that's currently on the moon. Nobody knows what the hell it is. That's the Green Lantern. That's what the book's about. -- Al Ewing
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Despot, Dome Scandal: JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #3-4 (JLI 38)
Dec. 18th, 2025 12:32 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
JLI #16-17 introduced the Queen Bee and her alliance with Jack O’Lantern. In that first appearance, she was all poise and grace. Despite her chilling games of mind control, she also exuded a false warmth that snared lovers and allies and disarmed her enemies.
In her second appearance, the warmth is gone. It’s true what they say: holding high political office ages people before their time.
( But why won’t certain office-holders DIE of old age already? )
In which no man is an island
Dec. 17th, 2025 05:29 pmspiralsheep- Polls: I've probably got time to post one more poll before my dw paid time runs out, so what should I ask? :D
- Reading: 120 books to 17 Dec 2025.
117. Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales, by Heather Fawcett, 2025, fantasy romance novel, 5/5
I found the first book of this trilogy delightful (although I'm not a fan of dazed [or fainting] heroines tbh), thought the middle book meandered and repeated a tad too much, but this third book was a very good conclusion to the series (so far - although I hope Fawcett continues to grow creatively rather than repeating herself because I do think she has the imagination and skills to branch out further).
I'm sure nobody reading this hasn't heard of Emily Wilde but, just in case, the novels are secondary world fantasy / romantasy rooted in western European folk and fairy tales but with a Strange and Norrell style fake-academia framing (fake-ademia?).
pg22: If Wendell's stepmother has us slain before I have a chance to contribute to the scholarly debate, I will be very disappointed.
120. Good Days, An A-Z of Hope and Happiness, by Michael Rosen, 2025, non-fiction (self-help, philosophy, literature, autobiography, and whatever else he decides to get into).
Rosen is a National Treasure, obviously. I've just begun this but he quotes John Donne in the first chapter, which has already been in my mind recently for obvious reasons:
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine
own were. Any man’s death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind;
and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
- Reading: 120 books to 17 Dec 2025.
117. Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales, by Heather Fawcett, 2025, fantasy romance novel, 5/5
I found the first book of this trilogy delightful (although I'm not a fan of dazed [or fainting] heroines tbh), thought the middle book meandered and repeated a tad too much, but this third book was a very good conclusion to the series (so far - although I hope Fawcett continues to grow creatively rather than repeating herself because I do think she has the imagination and skills to branch out further).
I'm sure nobody reading this hasn't heard of Emily Wilde but, just in case, the novels are secondary world fantasy / romantasy rooted in western European folk and fairy tales but with a Strange and Norrell style fake-academia framing (fake-ademia?).
pg22: If Wendell's stepmother has us slain before I have a chance to contribute to the scholarly debate, I will be very disappointed.
120. Good Days, An A-Z of Hope and Happiness, by Michael Rosen, 2025, non-fiction (self-help, philosophy, literature, autobiography, and whatever else he decides to get into).
Rosen is a National Treasure, obviously. I've just begun this but he quotes John Donne in the first chapter, which has already been in my mind recently for obvious reasons:
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine
own were. Any man’s death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind;
and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday
Dec. 16th, 2025 08:33 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.
A Happy Hannukah to those who celebrate it. Given recent events in Australia it may not seem like a time to celebrate anything, but that is perhaps the time we most need to.
Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday, so a happy Centenary to him!
However, we lost Rob Reiner, creative genius behind too many memorable films to start to mention (Oh, the hell with it: The Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, The Sure Thing, A Few Good Men and Stand by Me, amongst others) and his wife Michele.
(I did not think my opinion of the current US President could sink any lower, but his social media post on the Reiner killer was so lacking in sympathy, good taste or even basic human decency that I initially assumed it had to be a fake because no one could be THAT toxically graceless, alas, it was real)
In contrast, today is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth today so let us acknowledge one of literature's most brilliant and witty wordsmiths.
In slightly lowerbrow news, I found out that season 2 of "LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy" had already come out, and caught up on that because I know I needed something to make me smile, which it achieved.
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.
A Happy Hannukah to those who celebrate it. Given recent events in Australia it may not seem like a time to celebrate anything, but that is perhaps the time we most need to.
Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday, so a happy Centenary to him!
However, we lost Rob Reiner, creative genius behind too many memorable films to start to mention (Oh, the hell with it: The Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, The Sure Thing, A Few Good Men and Stand by Me, amongst others) and his wife Michele.
(I did not think my opinion of the current US President could sink any lower, but his social media post on the Reiner killer was so lacking in sympathy, good taste or even basic human decency that I initially assumed it had to be a fake because no one could be THAT toxically graceless, alas, it was real)
In contrast, today is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth today so let us acknowledge one of literature's most brilliant and witty wordsmiths.
In slightly lowerbrow news, I found out that season 2 of "LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy" had already come out, and caught up on that because I know I needed something to make me smile, which it achieved.
French Hiss: JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #1-2 (JLI 37)
Dec. 14th, 2025 10:43 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
From here to issue #27, series art is by Bart Sears over Keith Giffen layouts until otherwise noted. All plots and layouts by Giffen, though DeMatteis will only script through #8.
The idea of a “Justice League Europe” was a natural extension of the “Justice League International” concept, but it has an intrinsic problem: almost any high-profile or mid-profile characters it could use were always going to be Americans. Giffen and DeMatteis leaned into that as an inherent source of conflict from the get-go.
( If this were a TV pilot, it would probably play ‘‘American Idiot’’ over the opening credits. )
Festival of Fights
Dec. 14th, 2025 03:35 pm
Tags:
- char: angel/archangel/warren worthington,
- char: colossus/piotr rasputin,
- char: doctor doom/victor von doom,
- char: nightcrawler/kurt wagner,
- char: professor x/charles xavier,
- char: shadowcat/kitty pryde,
- char: storm/ororo munroe,
- char: wolverine/logan/james howlett,
- creator: daniel kibblesmith,
- creator: pat olliffe,
- theme: holidays