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.
Happy Bastille Day to those who celebrate!
In the US, a Senator died unexpectedly, and one turned out to maybe be alive, equally, if not more, unexpectedly.
In the UK an elderly politician whose pretty much every opinion I utterly disagree with was murdered for reasons as yet unknown, not that any could justify what happened.
Other loses in the week include Bonnie Tyler and San Neill. Though neither were young, and both leave an extraordinary artistic legacy behind them, one always hoped for more.
The anime "Banana Fish" is getting a proper English dub released on Netflix next year, following last years Prime Video AI dubbing fiasco.
Finally got around to watching "Thunderbolts". Comedy relief Red Guardian got old quickly and Valentina's plan was based on so many bad decisions it was like watching the first Suicide Squad film again, something I planned on never doing. Otherwise... "mostly harmless".
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.
Happy Bastille Day to those who celebrate!
In the US, a Senator died unexpectedly, and one turned out to maybe be alive, equally, if not more, unexpectedly.
In the UK an elderly politician whose pretty much every opinion I utterly disagree with was murdered for reasons as yet unknown, not that any could justify what happened.
Other loses in the week include Bonnie Tyler and San Neill. Though neither were young, and both leave an extraordinary artistic legacy behind them, one always hoped for more.
The anime "Banana Fish" is getting a proper English dub released on Netflix next year, following last years Prime Video AI dubbing fiasco.
Finally got around to watching "Thunderbolts". Comedy relief Red Guardian got old quickly and Valentina's plan was based on so many bad decisions it was like watching the first Suicide Squad film again, something I planned on never doing. Otherwise... "mostly harmless".
Better Call Saul
Jul. 11th, 2026 08:45 pmcyberghostface posting in scans_daily
Two pieces that imagine if Saul Goodman was in the Marvel Universe employing his services to supervillains.
( Did you know that you have rights? The Constitution says you do. )
Spider-Man Today #1-4
Jul. 8th, 2026 09:24 amlaughing_tree posting in scans_daily
"It can be intimidating to a new reader. With ‘Spider-Man TODAY,’ we wanted to make sure that a new reader could pick this up, start here, and not feel left out. So we hold your hand through it. In fact, you see parts of Spider-Man’s origin in each issue as we go through there, and then other characters' origins as we get beyond just this first arc. We wanted to make sure that this entry-level comic was a welcome mat saying, ‘Come on in, the water's fine.'" -- Nick Lowe
( Read more... )
X-MEN: ELSEWHEN #1's best panel
Jul. 8th, 2026 07:00 amtcampbell1000 posting in scans_dailyThe first of three graphic novels dropped this week, featuring John Byrne writing and drawing an "alternate history of the X-Men" in which Jean Grey doesn't die because the Shi'ar take an alternate approach to the Phoenix problem. ( A not very smart one, as it turns out, but never mind that for now. )
Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday
Jul. 7th, 2026 10:43 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, the USA's 250th Anniversary happened... I guess. The least unifying speech imaginable from Trump didn't start until 11pm and, as such, the fireworks display didn't start until the 5th of July. Though the scale of it meant that they're still cleaning the detritus out of the Reflecting Swamp and most of the rest of the city centre (I mean detritus from the fireworks, not the speech, just to be clear).
There were also the 200 or so fully masked, white supremacists walking through the city with Confederate flags, for that real "We are one people" vibe.
Trump also managed to drag the World Cup into another mire, by personally intervening in the case of an American player being given a red card, which means an automatic send off an one game suspension, which was then reversed by FIFA (an unheard of event). The global reaction was, shall we say, not supportive of this move, even if America then did go on to lose the match and be out of the competition.
In good news on the UK front, Nigel Farage is under multiple investigations for accusations of not being open about his finances, which seem dubious to say the least.
My Adventures with Superman gave us another new Super, who looks like Kon-El, sounds like Kon-El and acts like Kon-El, but is actually Jon-El... well, a Jon Kent from the future.
Given "Kara adapts to modern day Earth" is already a story arc, this seems an odd choice. We do get confirmation of the big bad though, Hank Henshaw's Cyborg Superman... a character I wish I had ever actually found interesting, but maybe this show will do something fascinating with it (at least it's not Doomsday, I guess)
A new EP of re-recorded Jem tracks dropped, with Britta Phillips recreating the singing voice of Jem again for four of the classics
And to end on a suitable bit of cheerful absurdity, Hasbro are releasing a Scooby Doo/Transformers Collaboration. The Mystery Machine becomes Mysterious Prime, with four interchangeable heads (Though sadly, probably not Headmasters) and Automutt a robotic Great Dane that turns into a box of Scooby Snacks.
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, the USA's 250th Anniversary happened... I guess. The least unifying speech imaginable from Trump didn't start until 11pm and, as such, the fireworks display didn't start until the 5th of July. Though the scale of it meant that they're still cleaning the detritus out of the Reflecting Swamp and most of the rest of the city centre (I mean detritus from the fireworks, not the speech, just to be clear).
There were also the 200 or so fully masked, white supremacists walking through the city with Confederate flags, for that real "We are one people" vibe.
Trump also managed to drag the World Cup into another mire, by personally intervening in the case of an American player being given a red card, which means an automatic send off an one game suspension, which was then reversed by FIFA (an unheard of event). The global reaction was, shall we say, not supportive of this move, even if America then did go on to lose the match and be out of the competition.
In good news on the UK front, Nigel Farage is under multiple investigations for accusations of not being open about his finances, which seem dubious to say the least.
My Adventures with Superman gave us another new Super, who looks like Kon-El, sounds like Kon-El and acts like Kon-El, but is actually Jon-El... well, a Jon Kent from the future.
Given "Kara adapts to modern day Earth" is already a story arc, this seems an odd choice. We do get confirmation of the big bad though, Hank Henshaw's Cyborg Superman... a character I wish I had ever actually found interesting, but maybe this show will do something fascinating with it (at least it's not Doomsday, I guess)
A new EP of re-recorded Jem tracks dropped, with Britta Phillips recreating the singing voice of Jem again for four of the classics
And to end on a suitable bit of cheerful absurdity, Hasbro are releasing a Scooby Doo/Transformers Collaboration. The Mystery Machine becomes Mysterious Prime, with four interchangeable heads (Though sadly, probably not Headmasters) and Automutt a robotic Great Dane that turns into a box of Scooby Snacks.
Gatchaman: Red Impulse #2 is infiltration.
Jul. 5th, 2026 04:27 pmthanekos posting in scans_dailyThe series is a solicited four issues, a focus on the subtitular support squadron.
Issue #1's a solo story for the squadron's leader of the same alias, of course bringing up his secretly being related to one of the Science Ninja Team.
Issue #2's Red Impulse and one of his two wingmen from the series.
( Red Impulse and the other one is this month's issue #3. )
Issue #1's a solo story for the squadron's leader of the same alias, of course bringing up his secretly being related to one of the Science Ninja Team.
Issue #2's Red Impulse and one of his two wingmen from the series.
( Red Impulse and the other one is this month's issue #3. )
Happy 4th of July, Treacherous Colonials!
Jul. 4th, 2026 11:53 amicon_uk posting in scans_dailyAhem.. Excuse me, I have no idea where THAT came from...
I did wonder if I should make a 4th of July post and wasn't sure what to post, but then, the gods of media smiled upon me.
Now I get to make what it simultaneously, a 4th of July post, an "enjoy the heatwave" post AND a "THIS got through Marvel's approval process?" post
Also the embodiment of our motto "It's only subtext if it's subtle"
( Captain America - Sentinel of the Beach - and then some! )
I did wonder if I should make a 4th of July post and wasn't sure what to post, but then, the gods of media smiled upon me.
Now I get to make what it simultaneously, a 4th of July post, an "enjoy the heatwave" post AND a "THIS got through Marvel's approval process?" post
Also the embodiment of our motto "It's only subtext if it's subtle"
( Captain America - Sentinel of the Beach - and then some! )