tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post3052444810858944233..comments2023-09-15T05:16:16.412-04:00Comments on Paciocco's Mind: The Initiative: STILL MADE OF FAILMrCynicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09597685655664903990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post-23490410414082340022008-08-24T12:22:00.000-04:002008-08-24T12:22:00.000-04:00Bradbury, click on the links in the post. I actua...Bradbury, click on the links in the post. I actually listed most of the stuff you think is "missing" in an earlier post. This was just an update.<BR/><BR/>Rebel Dragon, Bradbury, welcome. Enjoy and I hope to see your comments regularly.<BR/><BR/>And as far as superhero comics go, personally, I'm not convinced that they are going to survive without radical changes. Stay tuned....MrCynicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597685655664903990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post-23484129554150593782008-08-24T10:30:00.000-04:002008-08-24T10:30:00.000-04:00Hey Bradbury, yeah I bought all of the digests for...Hey Bradbury, yeah I bought all of the digests for Marvel Advetnures: Avengers, and several of the others book like Spider-Man. Hard to believe but I think they are some of the best books Marvel is putting out now. Jeff Parker is frigging awesome! That said my son just doesn't care for them. He likes Naruto, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and DragonBall Z comics, as well as Indy Jones and Star Wars (he likes Jar Jar- Yeah I know...). I guess this is a generational thing. I took him to see the Iron Man movie and he loved it. Afterwards I took him to our LCS, which is across the street. I showed him an Iron Man Comic, and he was like, yeah that's cool. I asked if he wanted it, and he said no. He wanted to buy a new Naruto trade. I also showed him a BND book just to see what he thought. He was like totally not interesed, and he enjoyed all three movies, as well as watching SP and His Amazing Friends with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post-72481143963218928112008-08-24T01:59:00.000-04:002008-08-24T01:59:00.000-04:00This is especially painful when you realize how mu...This is especially painful when you realize how much you've left out--for example, Initiative-registered superheroines being abducted into a slavery ring.<BR/><BR/>The problem with the list of the people they've failed to capture is that they'll never capture, say, the Runaways, or even affect them at all, unless the writer of Runaways wants it to happen. <BR/><BR/>This puts me in a terrible position as I love the idea of truly universal changes with every title reflecting the new status quo, but I also think the current status quo is godawful and don't want it to affect the few titles I do like.<BR/><BR/>Hey, rebel-dragon, I'm hesitant to try and convince someone to get back into Marvel, but have you tried introducing him to Marvel Adventures? They're funny kid-based titles with some great old-school references thrown in (without being obtrusive). And don't be too surprised that kids today aren't into comics. Comics are more expensive than ever, they're only available in specialized shops, and our society in general doesn't let small children visit stores on their own. The only way kids can get into comics are if their parents are into comics.Bradburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07078972777964811926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post-74369577152397799622008-08-21T14:45:00.000-04:002008-08-21T14:45:00.000-04:00Hey Mike, Love the site! I glad to know I am not t...Hey Mike, Love the site! <BR/><BR/>I glad to know I am not the only one who hasn't forgotton ALL the crappy plot holes left over from Civil War. Funny thing to me is when I was kid, the Marvel Universe FELT real, even when they were not as "Mature" as they are now. With the current universe trying (and Failing) to be mature and real, I can't help but notice how little thought many of the new and better changes the current writers are bringing to it. You've listed many of them here and there are many more. Between this and OMD I haven't bought a single Marvel Comic in over 7 months (I cut back after CW, and OMD wound me up). Oh well, I am too old for Marvel to care what I think ( I just turned 34 a few months ago- I'm like ancient!!!!) but I have been unable to spark any interests in my 9 year old son. He likes manga, and anime, video games, and playing on the computer, a long with playing sports and playing with his friends. I don't know if he is typical, but when I was his age I was all over some comic books, as were most of the kids at school. I asked my son if any of friends read, and he said most don't even know what he is talking about. Wow!!!<BR/><BR/>Anyways, Keep up the good work, I'll be lurking around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com