Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #3
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Meet the Absolute Robin's - Absolute Batman #19
Apr. 15th, 2026 11:18 amicon_uk posting in scans_dailyHow to kill my interest in Absolute Robin's in one panel
I confess I've only been glancing at the Absolute Batman title, it's just.. not to my tastes. If you're enjoying it, then more power to you, but not for me.
However, me also being me, I was interested to see what they'd do with the concept of Robin.
So how does the latest issue introduce the concept? With one panel they poured cold water over me.
( Oh no... not HIM )
I confess I've only been glancing at the Absolute Batman title, it's just.. not to my tastes. If you're enjoying it, then more power to you, but not for me.
However, me also being me, I was interested to see what they'd do with the concept of Robin.
So how does the latest issue introduce the concept? With one panel they poured cold water over me.
( Oh no... not HIM )
Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday
Apr. 14th, 2026 09:01 amicon_uk posting in scans_dailyIn the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like.
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
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Artemis II arrived safely back to Earth, though apparently Mission Contgrol chose not to all put on ape masks
The beloved internet meme "Neil Banging out the Tunes" celebrated it's 20th Anniversary
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.
The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than scans_daily. But please, no doomscrolling, for your own sake.
Artemis II arrived safely back to Earth, though apparently Mission Contgrol chose not to all put on ape masks
The beloved internet meme "Neil Banging out the Tunes" celebrated it's 20th Anniversary
And speaking of rats doing improbable things (without the charm of the above) POTUS47 managed a remarkable week even by his usual, unbelieveably low, standards. Trying to save face when his chaotic Iran War went horrendously badly, to the extent he's now blockading a blockade that only exists because he set in motion the events which caused it in the first place. Milirary historians will be documenting this one for years.
Suffice it to say that when you manage to post an AI image so offensive that your own Christian Nationalist supporters come out on the side of the POPE in an argument (even momentarily), you HAVE to know you've buggered things up.
Bialya With Seeds in the Center: JLE #30, JLA #55 (JLI 82)
Apr. 13th, 2026 11:23 amtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
JLE Giffen-Jones-Robertson, JLA Giffen-DeMatteis-Wozniak.
Storytelling is as much about what you don’t include as what you do. Giffen and company were often inspired in terms of what they left out or minimized. This appealed to a smart audience who could fill in the blanks.
But sometimes you leave too many blanks. Sometimes you cross the line between making your reader an enthusiastic participant in the storyline and making them wonder why they’re doing all your work for you.
___ ______ ________ ______ _______, and that’s why this final Queen Bee of Bialya storyline leaves too many blanks. ( ____________ __ __ ____ _____ ____ ___ _____ _______ __ ____ ___ __, ___ ______ ___ _______ ____ _____ ________ __ ____ ____ ____ ___ __ _________, _______ __ _ _____ ________ ___ _____ ____ __ ___ ______! ___ _________ ___ _____ ___ ____ ______… )
Gail Simone presents April 'Pool's Day
Apr. 13th, 2026 06:30 pmshakalooloo posting in scans_dailyYeah, I only bought this because of that variant cover (by Mike Spicer). But hey, the interior isn't bad!
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It can't have been that long since I last posted! :D
Apr. 13th, 2026 05:56 pmitsamellama*realizes it's been a month since I last casually posted something*
... gee wiz. I sure do have time distortion!
Instead of once again pressuring myself into typing up The Blog to End All Blogs, I just thought saying hi would be... nice enough!
Let's see, uh... my partner and I have been trying to spend more time outside (sometimes means spending money, but a lot of times involves spending money--which we're willing to do! Just means we have to adjust our budget, or put savings goal targets farther into the future, aheh. I'm trying to live more in the now than being too scared about the future? Not that we haven't set aside stuff for the future... things have been... wild the past decade, eh?)
I've been trying very much to declutter the office unit so whatever's in it really is directly aligned to "running a printshop smoothly" primarily, "a place I can stream comfortably" second, and "a place where I can work on art (and maybe art merch)" third. Which means having to face the clutter I have once again accumulated for Idealized!Me Who Definitely Has the Time and Energy and Creativity to Do ALL The Creative Projects one day! (ONE DAY) and just... biting the bullet and accepting the losses on those.
(Because the longer I keep stuff on hand "because I could earn a bit of money from them!" the longer I put them off and the more hoarded the space is gonna become and AUGHHH YES I can try to sell em but I've set up a deadline and once I hit it THEY MUST GO GO GO GO they are NOT paying their weight in rent!)
Note to self: try not to overwork tonight, the Blood Moon is predicted to arrive between Wednesday to Saturday, and you have a TON of orders left to complete for this week's events. Wew.
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Oh! My partner and I started the Zero Escape series on New Year's Eve with 999, and we finished the last game in the series (Zero Time Dilemma) last week, if I remember correctly. Had that series on my to-play list for a long time and I'm glad we finally got to play it! I'll dump my thoughts on each game... someday. Which isn't today. But maybe if I say so here, I'll remember to talk about it next time I land on Dreamwidth again!
... gee wiz. I sure do have time distortion!
Instead of once again pressuring myself into typing up The Blog to End All Blogs, I just thought saying hi would be... nice enough!
Let's see, uh... my partner and I have been trying to spend more time outside (sometimes means spending money, but a lot of times involves spending money--which we're willing to do! Just means we have to adjust our budget, or put savings goal targets farther into the future, aheh. I'm trying to live more in the now than being too scared about the future? Not that we haven't set aside stuff for the future... things have been... wild the past decade, eh?)
I've been trying very much to declutter the office unit so whatever's in it really is directly aligned to "running a printshop smoothly" primarily, "a place I can stream comfortably" second, and "a place where I can work on art (and maybe art merch)" third. Which means having to face the clutter I have once again accumulated for Idealized!Me Who Definitely Has the Time and Energy and Creativity to Do ALL The Creative Projects one day! (ONE DAY) and just... biting the bullet and accepting the losses on those.
(Because the longer I keep stuff on hand "because I could earn a bit of money from them!" the longer I put them off and the more hoarded the space is gonna become and AUGHHH YES I can try to sell em but I've set up a deadline and once I hit it THEY MUST GO GO GO GO they are NOT paying their weight in rent!)
Note to self: try not to overwork tonight, the Blood Moon is predicted to arrive between Wednesday to Saturday, and you have a TON of orders left to complete for this week's events. Wew.
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Oh! My partner and I started the Zero Escape series on New Year's Eve with 999, and we finished the last game in the series (Zero Time Dilemma) last week, if I remember correctly. Had that series on my to-play list for a long time and I'm glad we finally got to play it! I'll dump my thoughts on each game... someday. Which isn't today. But maybe if I say so here, I'll remember to talk about it next time I land on Dreamwidth again!
The case of the missing notifications
Apr. 11th, 2026 11:58 pm![[staff profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user_staff.png){kind=small}
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dw_maintenanceI keep forgetting to post about this: we've been troubleshooting the "missing notifications" problem for the past few days. (Well, I say "we", really I mean Mark and Robby; I'm just the amanuensis.) It's been one of those annoying loops of "find a logical explanation for what could be causing the problem, fix that thing, observe that the problem gets better for some people but doesn't go away completely, go back to step one and start again", sigh.
Mark is hauling out the heavy debugging ordinance to try to find the root cause. Once he's done building all the extra logging tools he needs, he'll comment to this entry. After he does, if you find a comment that should have gone to your inbox and sent an email notification but didn't, leave him a link to the comment that should have sent the notification, as long as the comment itself was made after Mark says he's collecting them. (I'd wait and post this after he gets the debug code in but I need to go to sleep and he's not sure how long it will take!)
We're sorry about the hassle! Irregular/sporadic issues like this are really hard to troubleshoot because it's impossible to know if they're fixed or if they're just not happening while you're looking. With luck, this will give us enough information to figure out the root cause for real this time.
Boss Battle: JLE #29, JLA #54 (JLI 81)
Apr. 11th, 2026 05:39 amtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
Max’s replacement looks ready to make Peter Gyrich look like Edwin Jarvis. But maybe he won’t be so ba--
( Never mind, he just held a three-hour efficiency meeting and spiked the donuts with Scarecrow fear toxin ‘‘to instill respect.’’ )
Batman: Secrets #1
Apr. 9th, 2026 06:00 pmcyberghostface posting in scans_daily
"The Dark Knight faces off against his most villainous adversary — The Joker — in this 5-issue miniseries written and illustrated by Sam Kieth (SCRATCH, The Maxx)! Kieth weaves a dark tale of violence and mayhem, and how heroes are treated by the media and viewed by the public. As Batman and The Joker face off, their confrontation is inadvertently caught on film — and Gotham's protector appears to be pummeling Joker without mercy, much to the delight of the frenzied press! Plus, a secret from young Bruce Wayne's past is revealed!" -- DC
( Scans under the cut... )
Vigilantes’ Vigil: JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA ANNUAL #5, JLA #53 (JLI 80)
Apr. 9th, 2026 03:08 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
The time sequence between these two is a little ambiguous, but best I can tell, JLA Annual #5 comes first.
When last we left the League, J’Onn and Fire were screaming at Guy, Guy was depressed and pushing Ice away, Beetle was depressed and injured, General Glory was ineffective, and Max just had to top everyone else by getting shot. ( Rich people always make it all about THEM, don’t they? )
Alias: Red Band #1
Apr. 9th, 2026 10:00 amcyberghostface posting in scans_daily
"What a thrill it is to write Jessica Jones. The original Bendis and Gaydos run is legendary, the Kelly Thompson and Mattia de Iulis books are amazing, and Jessica is on TV again. It is the Year of Jessica Jones for the 25th year in a row, let's go. It's not often you get to witness the birth of an iconic character in your lifetime, and it's even rarer when you get to write them too. She's relentless, sharp, and sarcastic as hell, three things we all need in 2001 and 2026. All love to Bendis and Gaydos; they really snapped with Jessica Jones." -- Sam Humphries
( Scans under the cut... )
