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im interested in working on a longer form breakdown of my issues with tom king, his politics, and his body of work, is that something that anyone would be interested in or am I just beating a dead horse

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I think king believes his work fits within a grand tradition of American comic books, but fails to engage with any critique of American interventionism or understand what can make the medium a vessel for fascist ideology.

even within the comics space, this was his process. the 'comic book' elements only exist superficially as a top coat of paint over his jingoism.

the reason lanterns is like that is because tom king's creative process consisted entirely of recognizing that "marine corps" and "green lantern corps" sounded similar. the plan was never to tell a lantern story, it was to create propaganda using name brand IP.

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It's kinda ridiculous how many men were single issue voters on this single issue. you would not believe how many people genuinely think this way.

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this ones blowing up. fuck tom king and anyone who collaborates or supports him.

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

in iraqi day in afghan night no child shall escape my sight let those who are not rich or white beware my power lantern drone strike

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

feels like the whole looksmaxxing rankings scene is a byproduct of current generations not being all that into pro wrestling. the children yearn for the attitude era but all they have is MMA.

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

took me a while to get back into swamp thing after finishing the moore/totleben run but i’m slowly growing to appreciate veitch’s different tone

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

local shop had a bunch of leo fox comics so i’ve been catching up on his work outside of boy island. greatly enjoyed this

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wonderful week at the movies

the Loeb/Sale color collection are also great self contained arcs

Alan Moore's (uncredited) miracle man series is a great proto-watchmen that better showcases his love for pulp than most of his later work, infinity gauntlet is surprisingly self contained and solid, and of course anything by Kirby needs a shoutout.

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didnt know they were giving walt a print edition but his work definitely deserves one

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once every year or so i’ll revisit microwave planet to remind myself how good cate wurtz is

sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

found a facsimile edition and finally read in the original colors, still not my favorite Batman story and far from my favorite Moore, but few writers accomplish in an entire run what Moore does in one issue.

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

i am one of the few people that can claim megalopolis in imax with the live actor segment on opening night

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

improves somewhat once azraels gone. tolerably mid.

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

this would go so hard if knightfall mattered at all to the status quo

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

the franchise might be the best showcase of the relationship between fascism and nostalgia. neck and neck with Star Wars in that department

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

every issue of ACE is like being punched in the gut repeatedly (in a positive way) but 6 onward is on a whole other level

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

love it when superman's just inventing some bullshit

getting to the bottom of this

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apotheosis of the gig economy. burning endless amounts of venture capital to create enough of a barrier for the end consumer to lose any sense of empathy for service workers while outsourcing the work to someone that can be paid slave wages. every time.

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I've been deep in the sir wetness rabbit hole for a minute. the video descriptions paint a really interesting picture of who's behind all of those.

Netscape @netscape.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

think its about time I reread watchmensch

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Assorted Crisis Events issue 8 was so devastating I had to take a Bob Dylan walk after

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

text placement and lines of motion, primarily from the chain, glide the eye across the page. there’s a tangible momentum with every shift in direction. it’s a shame the story sucks

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

knightfall is an underwhelming slog but at least you get the occasional masterfully composed page

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

between the latest issue of Assorted Crisis Events and the (many) ongoing gimmicks in Absolute Martian Manhunter, it's really exciting how Deniz Camp and his artists engage with the comic as a physical, tactile object. The exact types of innovation that an age of e-reading desperately needed.

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sears @normaltakeguy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

"we should run the government like a business" says the CEO nosediving a business that runs like a business