I personally hold a lot of distaste for "Off My Mind", so I'll leave your future posts alone if you receive the go-ahead on this. If you're going to do "Off My Mind", though, have the topics be less mundane than "Should Good Always Triumph Over Evil?" and the like. That's not even challenging the norms of comic books anymore; Captain America and Bruce Wayne have both died in the last ten years. Good's been pretty easily allowed to lose since the death of Jason Todd, I figure.
" Reading the off my mind series from Comic Vine inspired me to do something like that but for GiantBomb. if thats okay with you guys than okay. "
Well as long as you're aware that it'll never become an official Giant Bomb series of articles, just a bunch of your blogs that happen to share its name with Tony's articles, then sure, go for it.
@JJWeatherman: @PhatSeeJay: @zyn: People got opinions, they post them, off their mind, so to speak.
" I personally hold a lot of distaste for "Off My Mind", so I'll leave your future posts alone if you receive the go-ahead on this. If you're going to do "Off My Mind", though, have the topics be less mundane than "Should Good Always Triumph Over Evil?" and the like. That's not even challenging the norms of comic books anymore; Captain America and Bruce Wayne have both died in the last ten years. Good's been pretty easily allowed to lose since the death of Jason Todd, I figure. "
That's what those questions are? Yea, they kinda suck, since they're mostly inane bullshit that can be answered in half a sentence. For example, why don't we see superheroes go to the bathroom? Shit happens off panel. If this is coming to Giant Bomb in any form, the questions should actually stimulate some kind of discussion, like "Why did King K Rool get stuck with worse positions as his plans improved?"
" I personally hold a lot of distaste for "Off My Mind", so I'll leave your future posts alone if you receive the go-ahead on this. If you're going to do "Off My Mind", though, have the topics be less mundane than "Should Good Always Triumph Over Evil?" and the like. That's not even challenging the norms of comic books anymore; Captain America and Bruce Wayne have both died in the last ten years. Good's been pretty easily allowed to lose since the death of Jason Todd, I figure. "
That's what those questions are? Yea, they kinda suck, since they're mostly inane bullshit that can be answered in half a sentence. For example, why don't we see superheroes go to the bathroom? Shit happens off panel. If this is coming to Giant Bomb in any form, the questions should actually stimulate some kind of discussion, like "Why did King K Rool get stuck with worse positions as his plans improved?" "
The worst part is that they didn't even discuss WHY we don't see them go to the bathroom, the advantages (it humanizes our heroes, it gives us a moment of potential comic relief) and disadvantages (outside of pacing purposes, it's pretty filler panel-y) of its use, or acknowledge the obvious "it's usually not very interesting." Instead they blathered about how these superheroes must have bladders of steel and made a lot of really bad jokes.
There is potential for the concept; challenge the norms of comics in really weird, subtle ways. But you need to actually bring some thoughts about storytelling and thematic content to it for it not to be ridiculously dumb, and you CERTAINLY can't just raise questions that were answered twenty years ago.
" I personally hold a lot of distaste for "Off My Mind", so I'll leave your future posts alone if you receive the go-ahead on this. If you're going to do "Off My Mind", though, have the topics be less mundane than "Should Good Always Triumph Over Evil?" and the like. That's not even challenging the norms of comic books anymore; Captain America and Bruce Wayne have both died in the last ten years. Good's been pretty easily allowed to lose since the death of Jason Todd, I figure. "
Captain America was not "technically" dead, and Bruce Wayne was positively not dead. He was trapped in time, but very much alive. </comicbookgeek>
" I personally hold a lot of distaste for "Off My Mind", so I'll leave your future posts alone if you receive the go-ahead on this. If you're going to do "Off My Mind", though, have the topics be less mundane than "Should Good Always Triumph Over Evil?" and the like. That's not even challenging the norms of comic books anymore; Captain America and Bruce Wayne have both died in the last ten years. Good's been pretty easily allowed to lose since the death of Jason Todd, I figure. "
Captain America was not "technically" dead, and Bruce Wayne was positively not dead. He was trapped in time, but very much alive. </comicbookgeek> "
Fair. They made them both APPEAR to be dead, at least...missed the follow-ups on those stories. Though I was aware the current Batman storyline being written by Morrison was Bruce Wayne again, I wasn't sure if it was running alongside the post-Cowl storyline or not. Cap's "death" was a big media blowout as well, though I never followed up on that story because I still intend to read all the comics related to it.
" I personally hold a lot of distaste for "Off My Mind", so I'll leave your future posts alone if you receive the go-ahead on this. If you're going to do "Off My Mind", though, have the topics be less mundane than "Should Good Always Triumph Over Evil?" and the like. That's not even challenging the norms of comic books anymore; Captain America and Bruce Wayne have both died in the last ten years. Good's been pretty easily allowed to lose since the death of Jason Todd, I figure. "
That's what those questions are? Yea, they kinda suck, since they're mostly inane bullshit that can be answered in half a sentence. For example, why don't we see superheroes go to the bathroom? Shit happens off panel. If this is coming to Giant Bomb in any form, the questions should actually stimulate some kind of discussion, like "Why did King K Rool get stuck with worse positions as his plans improved?" "
The worst part is that they didn't even discuss WHY we don't see them go to the bathroom, the advantages (it humanizes our heroes, it gives us a moment of potential comic relief) and disadvantages (outside of pacing purposes, it's pretty filler panel-y) of its use, or acknowledge the obvious "it's usually not very interesting." Instead they blathered about how these superheroes must have bladders of steel and made a lot of really bad jokes. There is potential for the concept; challenge the norms of comics in really weird, subtle ways. But you need to actually bring some thoughts about storytelling and thematic content to it for it not to be ridiculously dumb, and you CERTAINLY can't just raise questions that were answered twenty years ago. "
Well, if stoodspoon's "On My Mind" thread about Heavy Rain is any indication of the insightful things we can expect from him, then I fully expect some great, insightful and intelligent commentary from him.
@JJWeatherman: its when someone thinks of someone dumb and writes about it. think something along the lines of "Off My Mind: How does Wrex go to the bathroom?
" @JJWeatherman: its when someone thinks of someone dumb and writes about it. think something along the lines of "Off My Mind: How does Wrex go to the bathroom? "
He don't. He lets it build up inside to fuel his anger in battle.
" @JJWeatherman: its when someone thinks of someone dumb and writes about it. think something along the lines of "Off My Mind: How does Wrex go to the bathroom? "
He don't. He lets it build up inside to fuel his anger in battle. "
That sounds so painful, holding it in for 30 hours or more
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