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naraburns  nihil supernum  2yr ago (text post)   3897 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for February 24, 2023

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My list of ones worth watching would be:

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 and 2- Very good, classics

Batman: Year One- It's been a while since I actually watched it, but I remember it being good. More focus on Jim Gordon

Batman: Assault on Arkham- Really good, I don't think it's that brainless. My favourite Suicide Squad piece of media.

Flashpoint Paradox- Excellent, one of my favourites, but I've also always had a soft spot for alternate timelines

Justice League: War- Good intro to the Justice League

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War- Really good if you've seen all the other DC animated movies, but there are like a dozen that aren't worth watching, and I don't know how good it'd be without more context

What I like from comic book stories, in order of priority, are:

a) Lack of plotholes and reasonable motivations from everyone. If the villain's utility function is just causing other's to suffer and they act like the Joker, that's fine. If the villain's utility function is they want more money, and they act like the Joker, that annoys me because being a domestic terrorist is not a good money making strategy. I want this from pretty much all media, not just comic book stories.

b) A real challenge to overcome. I have to believe the character is struggling to accomplish their goal, and also related to a) aren't only struggling because they're holding an idiot ball.

c) Impressive/superhuman abilities. I like seeing characters do the impossible like punch through walls or fly, it's satisfying in a simple way.

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