Social Meme Thread v.90: George Soros DA Edition

[RemyR]

 

[FierceRedBelt]

Holy moly what trash fire of a human being.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

 

[SakurabasEar]

 

[A Very Serious Cat]

Freeman is the black face of white supremacy

 

[HARRISON_3]

 

[HARRISON_3]

 

[Deorum]

What a handsome young boy

This, but unironically. On the extreme otherhand:

@Deorum good to see you again and nice to have you back!

You know, with the best poster on Sherdog, I never know whether this is the appropriate response to him rising from the dead:

Or this:

Wreak havoc you crazy bastard.

Welcome back, brah!

hey there Bud.

welcome back Sherbro!!! Where the hell ya been? Hope all has been well with you.

I dunno. I have no idea what's going on in the world and honestly don't really care. I've been following the path of my random Eye of Odin rune draw from last year.



And just like, getting more time with my progeny. I have a lot of kids tbh lol, more than anybody knows about. I have a short checklist of things I want to instill and cultivate for them but beyond that, I like to engage in their own innate interests. My oldest is into old school 80s/90s NBA, daughter likes MJ and my youngest loves DC comic book characters, which is what is being illustrated here. I guess they consider my 350 pickup truck like another sibling or something. <45> it just doesn't get any better than waking up to stuff like this.



My little one just turned 5 years old and starts kindergarten next year, I'm cool with it because comics create an avenue of incentive that makes him more excited to learn how to read.



The problem is that I don't actually know a damn thing about comic books, ugh. I would seek out advice from @KnightTemplar but he's a Marvel fanboy IIRC and may attempt to sabotage my efforts. Maybe @Kforcer? I just got him these as a sort of starter pack and have been reading them myself when he's asleep to try and figure out what the fuck is going on.

 

[Mr Holmes]

 

[Mr Holmes]

 

[gatchaman]

The problem is that I don't actually know a damn thing about comic books, ugh. I would seek out advice from @KnightTemplar but he's a Marvel fanboy IIRC and may attempt to sabotage my efforts. Maybe @Kforcer? I just got him these as a sort of starter pack and have been reading them myself when he's asleep to try and figure out what the fuck is going on.

The most prolific comic superhero creator of all time is Jack Kirby. He created most of the Marvel Universe with Stan Lee, including X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, and of course Thor. In the Thor comic, he briefly had a section called Tales of Asgard, in which he retold Norse myths.

Later, Jack Kirby left Marvel comics for DC, where he created a post-Ragnarok mythology called Kirby's Fourth World, which consisted of 3 comic books: New Gods, Forever People, and Mister Miracle (and also Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen). Jack Kirby's favorite comic book story of all time is The Pact in New Gods, which recounts the story of Highfather (post-Ragnarok Odin) up until the adoption of his son Orion (post-Ragnarok Thor). You could probably find a way to read it online for free if you don't want to buy a reprint.

Darkseid's quest for the Anti-Life Equation reminds me of current politics. The Anti-Life Equation resides in the mind of a human and gives the bearer the ability to issue irresistible verbal commands. One human bearer of the Anti-Life Equation was named Billion Dollar Bates (in a comic written in the 1970s).

 

[Kforcer]

This, but unironically. On the extreme otherhand:
















I dunno. I have no idea what's going on in the world and honestly don't really care. I've been following the path of my random Eye of Odin rune draw from last year.



And just like, getting more time with my progeny. I have a lot of kids tbh lol, more than anybody knows about. I have a short checklist of things I want to instill and cultivate for them but beyond that, I like to engage in their own innate interests. My oldest is into old school 80s/90s NBA, daughter likes MJ and my youngest loves DC comic book characters, which is what is being illustrated here. I guess they consider my 350 pickup truck like another sibling or something. <45> it just doesn't get any better than waking up to stuff like this.



My little one just turned 5 years old and starts kindergarten next year, I'm cool with it because comics create an avenue of incentive that makes him more excited to learn how to read.



The problem is that I don't actually know a damn thing about comic books, ugh. I would seek out advice from @KnightTemplar but he's a Marvel fanboy IIRC and may attempt to sabotage my efforts. Maybe @Kforcer? I just got him these as a sort of starter pack and have been reading them myself when he's asleep to try and figure out what the fuck is going on.

Modern comics suck for the most part in my eyes, so maybe @KnightsTemplar would be more helpful because he actually likes contemporary or more contemporary comics. Mark Waid's Brave and the Bold series from 2008 was really good, one of the best relatively recent series. It is fast-paced, dynamic and brilliantly illustrated by the legendary George Perez and I'd bet that your kids would really dig it. It also has a star-studded cast of guest stars. Jeff Loeb's run on Batman/Superman was another relatively recent series that tended to be high quality.

If you're going into classic comics, I would recommend The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, which is affordable and features a great overview of excellent Batman stories down through the decades, including Detective 500, which is seen by many--including myself--as the single greatest Batman comic ever published, not the least because its lead story, "To Kill a Legend," is arguably the single best Batman tale of all-time. Another recommendation is Len Wein's legendary series Batman: The Untold Legend where he basically pieces together Batman's history from all the decades of his existence up until the time of writing into a single coherent narrative. Batman: Tales of the Demon introduces arguably Batman's greatest enemy and his greatest love interest in a single, sweeping storyline that takes Batman out of Gotham City and almost puts him in the shoes of an Indiana Jones-type. Really good stuff and the characters introduced have significant roles in the Batman mythos to this very day, including in the movies and cartoons. If your kids like Green Lantern at all, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps is another one that you can't go wrong with; it is an epic story and a great introduction to the characters.

The New Teen Titans of the 80's is also a great choice, in terms of quality, though they are in some ways a little more risque as they have some teen-drama type elements to them. But the comic features beautiful art, for the most part terrific writing and it was actually one of the only DC comic in the 80's that was making top-10 best seller lists in an era where Marvel was dominating. Batman and the Outsiders is sort of along those lines and is a really fun, exciting comic which someone who is into Batman and wants to see him with other heroes might enjoy. I actually liked it better than New Teen Titans, but I know a lot of people would strongly disagree.

I'd say that all of the ones I listed are of good quality and stuff that is basically safe for a kid to read alone.

 

[Kforcer]

The most prolific comic superhero creator of all time is Jack Kirby. He created most of the Marvel Universe with Stan Lee, including X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, and of course Thor. In the Thor comic, he briefly had a section called Tales of Asgard, in which he retold Norse myths.

Later Jack Kirby, left Marvel comics for DC, where he created a post-Ragnarok mythology called Kirby's Fourth World, which consisted of 3 comic books: New Gods, Forever People, and Mister Miracle (and also Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen). Jack Kirby's favorite comic book story of all time is The Pact in New Gods, which recounts the story of Highfather (post-Ragnarok Odin) up until the adoption of his son Orion (post-Ragnarok Thor). You could probably find a way to read it online for free if you don't want to buy a reprint.

Darkseid's quest for the Anti-Life Equation reminds me of current politics. The Anti-Life Equation resides in the mind of a human and gives the bearer the ability to issue irresistible verbal commands. One human bearer of the Anti-Life Equation was named Billion Dollar Bates (in a comic written in the 1970s).

Can't go wrong with Jack Kirby. Along those lines, Walt Simonson also had a great run with Orion. I really think he is a true and worthy successor to Kirby. In fact, his series Ragnarok really reminds me of Kirby in so many ways; just as the 4th World occurred in the wake of the "day when the gods died," so to does Walt Simonson's Ragnorak. And in both cases, it is a writer-artist legendary for a run on Thor taking on the task of describing what happens after the Twilight of the Gods.

Apparently Simonson himself hasn't read it--I asked him--but I think J.M. Dematteis's Forever People limited series is absolutely terrific as well. But of course, nothing rivals the King himself.

 

[Deorum]

The most prolific comic superhero creator of all time is Jack Kirby. He created most of the Marvel Universe with Stan Lee, including X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, and of course Thor. In the Thor comic, he briefly had a section called Tales of Asgard, in which he retold Norse myths.

Later, Jack Kirby left Marvel comics for DC, where he created a post-Ragnarok mythology called Kirby's Fourth World, which consisted of 3 comic books: New Gods, Forever People, and Mister Miracle (and also Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen). Jack Kirby's favorite comic book story of all time is The Pact in New Gods, which recounts the story of Highfather (post-Ragnarok Odin) up until the adoption of his son Orion (post-Ragnarok Thor). You could probably find a way to read it online for free if you don't want to buy a reprint.

Darkseid's quest for the Anti-Life Equation reminds me of current politics. The Anti-Life Equation resides in the mind of a human and gives the bearer the ability to issue irresistible verbal commands. One human bearer of the Anti-Life Equation was named Billion Dollar Bates (in a comic written in the 1970s).

Modern comics suck for the most part in my eyes, so maybe @KnightsTemplar would be more helpful because he actually likes contemporary or more contemporary comics. Mark Waid's Brave and the Bold series from 2008 was really good, one of the best relatively recent series. It is fast-paced, dynamic and brilliantly illustrated by the legendary George Perez and I'd bet that your kids would really dig it. It also has a star-studded cast of guest stars. Jeff Loeb's run on Batman/Superman was another relatively recent series that tended to be high quality.

If you're going into classic comics, I would recommend The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, which is affordable and features a great overview of excellent Batman stories down through the decades, including Detective 500, which is seen by many--including myself--as the single greatest Batman comic ever published, not the least because its lead story, "To Kill a Legend," is arguably the single best Batman tale of all-time. Another recommendation is Len Wein's legendary series Batman: The Untold Legend where he basically pieces together Batman's history from all the decades of his existence up until the time of writing into a single coherent narrative. Batman: Tales of the Demon introduces arguably Batman's greatest enemy and his greatest love interest in a single, sweeping storyline that takes Batman out of Gotham City and almost puts him in the shoes of an Indiana Jones-type. Really good stuff and the characters introduced have significant roles in the Batman mythos to this very day, including in the movies and cartoons. If your kids like Green Lantern at all, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps is another one that you can't go wrong with; it is an epic story and a great introduction to the characters.

The New Teen Titans of the 80's is also a great choice, in terms of quality, though they are in some ways a little more risque as they have some teen-drama type elements to them. But the comic features beautiful art, for the most part terrific writing and it was actually one of the only DC comic in the 80's that was making top-10 best seller lists in an era where Marvel was dominating. Batman and the Outsiders is sort of along those lines and is a really fun, exciting comic which someone who is into Batman and wants to see him with other heroes might enjoy. I actually liked it better than New Teen Titans, but I know a lot of people would strongly disagree.

I'd say that all of the ones I listed are of good quality and stuff that is basically safe for a kid to read alone.

Can't go wrong with Jack Kirby. Along those lines, Walt Simonson also had a great run with Orion. I really think he is a true and worthy successor to Kirby. In fact, his series Ragnarok really reminds me of Kirby in so many ways; just as the 4th World occurred in the wake of the "day when the gods died," so to does Walt Simonson's Ragnorak. And in both cases, it is a writer-artist legendary for a run on Thor taking on the task of describing what happens after the Twilight of the Gods.

Apparently Simonson himself hasn't read it--I asked him--but I think J.M. Dematteis's Forever People limited series is absolutely terrific as well. But of course, nothing rivals the King himself.

Thanks for the recs on the OG source material, guys. I'm scooping up Greatest Stories right now. And yeah, I've been crash coursing pretty hard for the last month because I figure comics and their media adaptations are likely going to be a long haul interest for him. The only thing I really remember from my own childhood came from watching Batman: TAS (1992-95), which I guess is considered as one of the outright greatest animated television shows of all-time? This was a nice heap of nostalgia.



The entire DCAU from 1992-2006 with Bruce Timm as showrunner seems highly regarded, including Superman: TAS that immediately followed in the late 90s and the Justice League series of the early 2000s. I got the fuckin' HBO Max script now so all of the DC adapted media is collected and organized under a single streaming service, which is really convenient.

It seems like DC really leans hard on their trinity of Batman, Supes and Wonder Woman whereas Marvel has a damn near dozen household names injected into public consciousness (or at least since the MCU exploded). I'm kinda glad he's into the former in that case because less is more at this point for me, lol. It's all a bit much to try and digest at once. Darkseid is already my dude though, absolute awesome super-villain. At first I thought he was a Thanos ripoff (albeit cooler looking) but apparently it is actually the opposite, and he was created by aforementioned Jack Kirby.

 

[S Class]

Welcome back, bro!

 

[Kforcer]

Thanks for the recs on the OG source material, guys. I'm scooping up Greatest Stories right now. And yeah, I've been crash coursing pretty hard for the last month because I figure comics and their media adaptations are likely going to be a long haul interest for him. The only thing I really remember from my own childhood came from watching Batman: TAS (1992-95), which I guess is considered as one of the outright greatest animated television shows of all-time? This was a nice heap of nostalgia.



The entire DCAU from 1992-2006 with Bruce Timm as showrunner seems highly regarded, including Superman: TAS that immediately followed in the late 90s and the Justice League series of the early 2000s. I got the fuckin' HBO Max script now so all of the DC adapted media is collected and organized under a single streaming service, which is really convenient.

It seems like DC really leans hard on their trinity of Batman, Supes and Wonder Woman whereas Marvel has a damn near dozen household names injected into public consciousness (or at least since the MCU exploded). I'm kinda glad he's into the former in that case because less is more at this point for me, lol. It's all a bit much to try and digest at once. Darkseid is already my dude though, absolute awesome super-villain. At first I thought he was a Thanos ripoff (albeit cooler looking) but apparently it is actually the opposite, and he was created by aforementioned Jack Kirby.

Actually, Darkseid might just be the OG of cosmic dictator villains; there's a chance that Darth Vader was inspired by him.

The Fourth World series has a ton of striking parallels with Star Wars; Orion is Darkseid's exhiled son, who doesn't know his parentage initially and is forced to struggle with the implications of his parentage and his own "dark side." The Source and The Force are very similar: two mysterious, mystical sources of power, High Father resembles Kenobi and Yoda in many ways and Apokolips and the Death Star also look pretty similar.

BTW--Batman the Animated Series is as good as it gets in my book. One of the best incarnations of Batman there's ever been.

 

[KnightTemplar]

This, but unironically. On the extreme otherhand:
















I dunno. I have no idea what's going on in the world and honestly don't really care. I've been following the path of my random Eye of Odin rune draw from last year.



And just like, getting more time with my progeny. I have a lot of kids tbh lol, more than anybody knows about. I have a short checklist of things I want to instill and cultivate for them but beyond that, I like to engage in their own innate interests. My oldest is into old school 80s/90s NBA, daughter likes MJ and my youngest loves DC comic book characters, which is what is being illustrated here. I guess they consider my 350 pickup truck like another sibling or something. <45> it just doesn't get any better than waking up to stuff like this.



My little one just turned 5 years old and starts kindergarten next year, I'm cool with it because comics create an avenue of incentive that makes him more excited to learn how to read.



The problem is that I don't actually know a damn thing about comic books, ugh. I would seek out advice from @KnightTemplar but he's a Marvel fanboy IIRC and may attempt to sabotage my efforts. Maybe @Kforcer? I just got him these as a sort of starter pack and have been reading them myself when he's asleep to try and figure out what the fuck is going on.

Hard to recommend comics for someone that young. All the best DC comics - The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, Long Halloween, Dark Victory etc - are aimed at more mature readers.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Thanks for the recs on the OG source material, guys. I'm scooping up Greatest Stories right now. And yeah, I've been crash coursing pretty hard for the last month because I figure comics and their media adaptations are likely going to be a long haul interest for him. The only thing I really remember from my own childhood came from watching Batman: TAS (1992-95), which I guess is considered as one of the outright greatest animated television shows of all-time? This was a nice heap of nostalgia.



The entire DCAU from 1992-2006 with Bruce Timm as showrunner seems highly regarded, including Superman: TAS that immediately followed in the late 90s and the Justice League series of the early 2000s. I got the fuckin' HBO Max script now so all of the DC adapted media is collected and organized under a single streaming service, which is really convenient.

It seems like DC really leans hard on their trinity of Batman, Supes and Wonder Woman whereas Marvel has a damn near dozen household names injected into public consciousness (or at least since the MCU exploded). I'm kinda glad he's into the former in that case because less is more at this point for me, lol. It's all a bit much to try and digest at once. Darkseid is already my dude though, absolute awesome super-villain. At first I thought he was a Thanos ripoff (albeit cooler looking) but apparently it is actually the opposite, and he was created by aforementioned Jack Kirby.

Yeah, Jim Starlin's original take on Thanos had him much leaner and using a Metron-style chair. His editor, Roy Thomas took one look at him and said, "Beef him up. If you're going to rip off The New Gods, at least rip off the cool one".

 

[gatchaman]

Darkseid is already my dude though, absolute awesome super-villain. At first I thought he was a Thanos ripoff (albeit cooler looking) but apparently it is actually the opposite, and he was created by aforementioned Jack Kirby.

If you like Darkseid then you should definitely read The Pact. It is as much as story of Darkseid as it is of Highfather. The Pact is the peace agreement that the two reach at the end of the story. Kirby's Darkseid is more of a schemer who wins by intrigue rather than by brute force, similar to Kirby's creation Dr Doom, who got his ass kicked by the Invisible Girl in hand-to-hand combat.

 

[Kforcer]

Kirby's Darkseid is more of a schemer who wins by intrigue rather than by brute force, similar to Kirby's creation Dr Doom, who got his ass kicked by the Invisible Girl in hand-to-hand combat.

Wow. How the might have fallen. Back in Stan Lee's era, Doom's fighting skills were strong enough they even gave him the edge with Spiderman when they first met. And he was constantly making use of them in Doom 2099 and elsewhere. His awesome fighting skills have been well-established time and again.

Sue's fighting skills kind of remind of Dream Girl over in DC; Paul Levitz kept making her more and more formidable as a fighter and they sorta did the same for Sue. Meanwhile, Reed and Johnny were having their own skills diminished even in the era that I was still following. Although Reed being a judo expert and Johnny being so highly trained he could evade Karnak's blows was something I always sorta found questionable. I guess I don't mind that they they were excellent fighters, that makes sense, but I didn't like the idea that Johnny, for example, could trump Karnak, whose whole thing is fighting, even to the point where fighting skill is literally a super power for him.