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5:48 PM

AncientSwordRage has unfrozen this room.

Politank-Z

Howard The Duck is the greatest character to be portrayed in comic books, nay, any medium.

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Q: What is the reason behind the superhero righteousness of beating people silly?

Most of the superheros from comics (and now their movies) believe very strongly that they mustn't kill. They all believe in it so strongly that they go to any extent to prove that to the antagonist (who mostly believes killing is alright). for eg: the more recent tv series involving Daredevil an...

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AncientSwordRage

7:59 PM

Hey @ToddWilcox What're you reading?

Todd Wilcox

Comics wise, nothing at all.

I'm sort of accidentally here. There was a comics recommendation event listed on the side and I clicked on it and it came here, but no one else was here. :(

I was thinking maybe I could get recommendations rather than give them.

AncientSwordRage

@ToddWilcox what're you into?

@Politank-Z Might be able to help

Todd Wilcox

Well... I loved Sandman.

And the Deaths of course.

AncientSwordRage

@ToddWilcox that's not really my area of expertise

Every read watchmen?

Todd Wilcox

Oh yeah. I'm a phillistine - I preferred the movie.

I'm not actually a big comics reader so I thought I would lurk and watch other people talk about them and see if there were something I should check out.

Politank-Z

8:07 PM

@ToddWilcox I'd look into DC's Lucifer. The TV show isn't bad either.

Kingdom Come is essential reading.

Todd Wilcox

8:18 PM

I remember when Kingdom Come came out.

Is Lucifer tied into the Gaiman Sandman universe?

Politank-Z

I think so.

Todd Wilcox

That sounds interesting then.