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.
Well... yes... the world is... isn't it?
Dolly Parton celebrated her 80th birthday (All hail one of the few utterly admirable people around) and it was also the anniversary of Edgar Alen Poe's birth too. I suspect there's a cosmic balance involved in that.
To my own eternal shame I managed to overlook that the 1966 Batman show had it's 60's anniversary last Monday
Disney made something of a tactical error when they asked on Threads for people to post Disney memes about their current mood. Remember a few years back when Elmo asked "How is everyone doing today?" on Twitter and there was a deluge of what social anxiety? Imagine that, but with anger and frustration
Starfleet Academy debuted with two episodes with the anticipated rigmarole from fans and "fans".
No art is above criticism, but the level of vitriol that got sprayed at this show was like a firehose often from those who hadn't watched it and never planned to. I'm not sure what was the worst of it: Was it the racist comments? The sexist comments? The fat shaming? The many combinations of two or more of those?
Was it a perfect show? No, of course not. It's a new show, with a new cast, and a LOT of stuff to shovel into it's premiere episodes. But I thought it showed promise, Sandro Rosta's Caleb is a bit of a dick at the moment (but it pretty enough in a Power Rangers sort of a way to get away with it for maybe one more episode), Holly Hunter is both tiny and imposing, Karim Diané's Kraaag is my favourite Klingon in years, and Gina Yashere's Lura Thok is fantastic! And I love the many easter eggs dotted around the place (There's a passing shot of a Brikar, an Exocomp student, and a scene-stealing extra as a Kelpien who has Doug Jones "Bob Fosse-like" Saru arms swinging thing down to an absolute T so when they're in a scene you NOTICE!)
If you're wanting an even handed but generally positive approach to Trek, I'd suggest the "Trek Culture" YT channel, where their "Ups and Downs" reviews are geeky as hell, but in the FUN way.
I think my biggest gripe was the shiny new "Trek Franchise" opening logo has some lovely new models of the main starships from each series (With the Defiant for DS9), but omits the Protostar and the Cerritos, which just seems rude!
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... yes... the world is... isn't it?
Dolly Parton celebrated her 80th birthday (All hail one of the few utterly admirable people around) and it was also the anniversary of Edgar Alen Poe's birth too. I suspect there's a cosmic balance involved in that.
To my own eternal shame I managed to overlook that the 1966 Batman show had it's 60's anniversary last Monday
Disney made something of a tactical error when they asked on Threads for people to post Disney memes about their current mood. Remember a few years back when Elmo asked "How is everyone doing today?" on Twitter and there was a deluge of what social anxiety? Imagine that, but with anger and frustration
Starfleet Academy debuted with two episodes with the anticipated rigmarole from fans and "fans".
No art is above criticism, but the level of vitriol that got sprayed at this show was like a firehose often from those who hadn't watched it and never planned to. I'm not sure what was the worst of it: Was it the racist comments? The sexist comments? The fat shaming? The many combinations of two or more of those?
Was it a perfect show? No, of course not. It's a new show, with a new cast, and a LOT of stuff to shovel into it's premiere episodes. But I thought it showed promise, Sandro Rosta's Caleb is a bit of a dick at the moment (but it pretty enough in a Power Rangers sort of a way to get away with it for maybe one more episode), Holly Hunter is both tiny and imposing, Karim Diané's Kraaag is my favourite Klingon in years, and Gina Yashere's Lura Thok is fantastic! And I love the many easter eggs dotted around the place (There's a passing shot of a Brikar, an Exocomp student, and a scene-stealing extra as a Kelpien who has Doug Jones "Bob Fosse-like" Saru arms swinging thing down to an absolute T so when they're in a scene you NOTICE!)
If you're wanting an even handed but generally positive approach to Trek, I'd suggest the "Trek Culture" YT channel, where their "Ups and Downs" reviews are geeky as hell, but in the FUN way.
I think my biggest gripe was the shiny new "Trek Franchise" opening logo has some lovely new models of the main starships from each series (With the Defiant for DS9), but omits the Protostar and the Cerritos, which just seems rude!
Green Friendliness: JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #33, 36 (JLI 46)
January 19th, 2026 06:15tcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
Giffen plot and breakdowns, DeMatteis script, Hughes pencils #33, Tom Artis pencils #36.
Warning for suicidal behavior.
Issue #33, “Nitwits, Knuckleheads, and Poozers!,” begins with an old-fashioned narrative caption or two. “It’s a lazy afternoon, and Guy Gardner is bored. Heaven help us all.” ( Remember what being bored for a whole afternoon was like? )
The Mortal Thor #5 - "Thy Soul to Take"
January 18th, 2026 14:06laughing_tree posting in scans_daily
I kind of mentioned it in the tail end of the pitch, "Oh yeah, this is where we're going in 25 issues." And Alex Ross was like, "Wait, wait, wait, wait, tell me more about this Mortal Thor thing." And he basically, on the spot, while he was designing all the stuff for Immortal Thor issue 1, he designed Mortal Thor and he was like, "Well, I think he should look like this." I'm just sitting there going, "Mm, yes, yes, keep talking. Everything you say is good." -- Al Ewing
( Read more... )
Rika as the best character in Digimon series according to CBR
January 17th, 2026 14:56fennectik posting in anime_mangaHard to argue with what was posted on this CBR article about Rika from Digimon Tamers, although I know some may question it.
Fans may be split on Digimon Tamers, but Rika Nonaka is the undisputed queen of the franchise. She's captivating to watch during every arc, her character development is absolutely brilliant, and her relationship with her partner, Renamon, is the most fascinating between any human and Digimon team. While not a perfect season, Digimon Tamers features the strongest writing of any Digimon anime, and it never falters when it comes to Rika.
Full article here.
Fans may be split on Digimon Tamers, but Rika Nonaka is the undisputed queen of the franchise. She's captivating to watch during every arc, her character development is absolutely brilliant, and her relationship with her partner, Renamon, is the most fascinating between any human and Digimon team. While not a perfect season, Digimon Tamers features the strongest writing of any Digimon anime, and it never falters when it comes to Rika.
Full article here.
Signups Open for Stevetony Noir Exchange
January 17th, 2026 20:09lets_call_me_lily posting in cap_ironmanMarvelling is Stevetony exchange where works have to focus on the relationship between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark and be set in the Marvel Noir universe, or be centred around Marvel Noir's Tony Stark and any Steve Rogers (from whichever reality you desire).
SCHEDULE
This exchange is in NZT! Don’t get confused and think you have an extra day, folks—make sure to check those time converter links.
Sign-up (and tagset nomination) period: Saturday 17 - Sunday 25 January, 8pm NZT what time do sign-ups close for me? | countdown
Assignments out: No later than Monday 26 Jan NZT
Assignments due: Sunday 15 February, 8pm NZT what time is that for me? | countdown. Work reveals will happen shortly after.
Creator reveals: Tuesday 17 February, evening NZT
By signing up you are committing to creating, at minimum, one of the below:
All exchange information is located on the AO3 profile. Looking forward to seeing your creations!
⭐Signups are OPEN!⭐
SCHEDULE
This exchange is in NZT! Don’t get confused and think you have an extra day, folks—make sure to check those time converter links.
Sign-up (and tagset nomination) period: Saturday 17 - Sunday 25 January, 8pm NZT what time do sign-ups close for me? | countdown
Assignments out: No later than Monday 26 Jan NZT
Assignments due: Sunday 15 February, 8pm NZT what time is that for me? | countdown. Work reveals will happen shortly after.
Creator reveals: Tuesday 17 February, evening NZT
By signing up you are committing to creating, at minimum, one of the below:
- One clean traditional or digital sketch on an unlined surface
- One fanfic of at least 500 words
- One podfic of at least 250 words
- One vid of at least 15 seconds
- One gifset of at least 2 frames
- One manip/edit
- One fanmix of at least 5 songs, with cover art (which can be digital, traditional, an edit, etc.)
All exchange information is located on the AO3 profile. Looking forward to seeing your creations!
Daddies’ Issues: JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #11-12 (JLI 45)
January 16th, 2026 19:44tcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
Giffen plot and breakdowns, Bill Loebs script, Bart Sears pencils.
The JLE, at this point, was 50% isolated dads. Captain Atom was reconnecting with his kids after missing two decades of their lives in his own title; Animal Man (Buddy) had just seen his wife and children killed in his; Rocket Red (Dmitri) was in Paris missing his wife and kids in the USSR; and Metamorpho (Rex) had just learned about his child’s existence in JLE #5. This issue focuses on those four, mostly on the last three, MOSTLY mostly on the last ONE, as Rex decides to start asserting his visitation rights.
( And maybe committing some visitation WRONGS. )
