I pick up memes from everywhere, but that "villain origin" one seems lame and gay. No offense to -- probably the whole forum -- but comic book fans tend to be on the unintelligent side of the geek spectrum. The fluidity of their stories turns me off, whereas I like the Sci Fi/fantasy where there is continuity and rules.
I don't enjoy comics either for much the same reasons. People die and come back and die and come back again. Then there's the same story but this time the hero is a girl, etc. Just seems like a lazy and uninspired medium to me.
With Sci Fi, occasionally a story still "tricks" me, if I can manage to not have it spoiled. 3 Body Problem had some twists in it where I went back and said "ah yeah that makes sense," but I hadn't already predicted the outcome And that's the best feeling IMO.
Can comic book conflicts be resolved by anything other than sweating a lot to generate a bigger power bubble than the other guy? Sci Fi has its Deus Ex Machina, but I consider those to be lesser moments.
I pick up memes from everywhere, but that "villain origin" one seems lame and gay. No offense to -- probably the whole forum -- but comic book fans tend to be on the unintelligent side of the geek spectrum. The fluidity of their stories turns me off, whereas I like the Sci Fi/fantasy where there is continuity and rules.
I don't enjoy comics either for much the same reasons. People die and come back and die and come back again. Then there's the same story but this time the hero is a girl, etc. Just seems like a lazy and uninspired medium to me.
With Sci Fi, occasionally a story still "tricks" me, if I can manage to not have it spoiled. 3 Body Problem had some twists in it where I went back and said "ah yeah that makes sense," but I hadn't already predicted the outcome And that's the best feeling IMO.
Can comic book conflicts be resolved by anything other than sweating a lot to generate a bigger power bubble than the other guy? Sci Fi has its Deus Ex Machina, but I consider those to be lesser moments.