She actually pre-dates Elixir by 2 whole years... and Elixir does not have that metallic shine her skin has.looks like gender swap elixir.
She actually pre-dates Elixir by 2 whole years... and Elixir does not have that metallic shine her skin has.looks like gender swap elixir.
Because Zeus forbid you read something that might disagree with your view, and perhaps provide a new perspective. No, please, continue in your narrow minded little world and avoid any outside input.Wrong and I'm not reading all that
Legal Eagle (an actual California lawyer who talks a lot about different legal things in the world and tries to explain it for the rest of us) did an episode on She Hulk, and yeah, he was not impressed by the legal aspect. He figured the closing remarks of the defense in the first episode were stupid and almost guaranteed to lose, and most of the legal jargon used in the show was like someone opened a legal diary and picked random words from it."Let's make a series where a lot of the plot revolved around law and not hire a lawyer as legal consultant."
Oh come now, that's not just women, men do that all the time. It's actually the entire basis of the 'woke' complaint, men complaining about a character not being the idealized version of themselves. I know a guy who has pretty much no interest in a show if the lead isn't a straight white man, and he is by no means unique in the world (quite the contrary).the fact that on average women prefer to project themselves onto protagonists.
Not saying I've taken the things I learned from Grant Morrison past writing technique, but I see the hypersigil is starting to work.*lifts visor*
*gives a secret freemason wink*
*puts visor down*
Oh, that's right. I forgot about that... *sigh* You know, when I was still living in LA (around 2002 or 2003), I met up with some friends of friends that were attending USC. They spent like an hour talking and discussing about their efforts and ways to cheat on their tests. I mentioned "You know, with all the effort you're going through figuring out how to cheat, you might as well just study." And their reply to me was "Yeah, but this is the American way." People like these writers will always be a reminder to me as to why that's people like these get ahead and make things worse for the rest of us.As to why they made that pitch to begin with... they just lied their ass off over their writing qualifications. That isn't an assumption. It's in the same interview where they say they don't know how to write legal shows.
Honestly, I've always chalk that up to the writers' way of explaining to people new to the She-Hulk franchise as to why she doesn't have to go through the same turmoil as Bruce. Is it kind of clumsy? Yeah. But also, all the marvel TV series kind of are clumsy.Yes but they specifically point it out and Jennifer flexes on Bruce because apparently women are Hulk levels of angry 24/7 by default.
Yeah, I watched that. That's one of the things that made me wish this series was a proper legal drama. BTW, he graduated from UCLA but is current practicing law out of DC. Not important to our conversation, but very important distinction to him so I wanted to point that out.Legal Eagle...
If it makes you feel any better, I do that from time to time too. Makes me glad I live in another country and speak other languages. There are days where I'm just like "No media in English today." and it works really well.Ihave to apologize at this time.
I think I started this, and I'm sorry about the derailment.
Think I might take a few days away from the forum, let this peter out.
One of the editors at Marvel lied about hiring a Japanese writer and instead wrote and submitted stories under a pseudonym for years, so there isn't much that would surprise me anymore. Said editor is the most stereotypical neckbeard you could possibly imagine. The craziest thing is, that didn't even cost him his job, he's still working there as editor-in-chief. Google 'Akira Yoshida' if you want more info.*sigh* Makes me wonder how many people lied about their qualifications to get their positions at marvel.
The craziest thing is, that didn't even cost him his job, he's still working there as editor-in-chief. Google 'Akira Yoshida' if you want more info.
God fucking damn it...Although Cebulski has lived in Japan...because he speaks fluent Japanese...Cebulski came under fire. When writing as Yoshida, his characters were often Japanese or included Japanese stereotypes. As the AtlanticYou must be registered to see the links, for instance, in the X-Men comics he worked on, the heroes would travel to Japan to fight and/or have sex with ninjas, samurai and yakuza.
In Cebulski's defense, ninjas, samurai, and yakuza are all fundamental aspects of Wolverine's canon.You must be registered to see the linksup on it now and...god damn it...
God fucking damn it...
Right, but like, they are fundamental part of Wolverine's cannon BECAUSE they're stereotypical. He was brought in to hire a Japanese writer so they can break out of the stereotype...only for him to NOT do that, write it himself, and continue the stereotype.In Cebulski's defense, ninjas, samurai, and yakuza are all fundamental aspects of Wolverine's canon.
Dude Disney's Star Wars series and the MCU are the poster-boys of the woke era. They straight up pioneered it.Disney never went woke.
It just wanted to look like it had and made several poor business decisions while they were at it. Like trying to make their films across several franchises "more available", while ignoring the largest demographics for those films.
"Dude", they didn't. It's a corporation and it wanted to get the untapped market of those franchises and completely forgot the core demographic that made those franchises successful.Dude Disney's Star Wars series and the MCU are the poster-boys of the woke era. They straight up pioneered it.
That isn't exactly true. He was supposed to bring in a Japanese writer because the line they were trying to publish was the "mangaverse," a series of books intended to capitalize on the emerging popularity of anime and manga in the west in the early 2000s when Toonami and Adult Swim were taking off. And if you look at those Mangaverse books (There's a Jean Grey one in particular that's basically trying to be softcore hentai), I'd say there's a deliberate aim on every creator involved's parts to have more stereotyping than usual, just a different set of stereotypes, specifically a surface level attempt to copy the public perception of anime imagery and tropes. Iron Man as a mecha, more white haired characters, giant eyes and no noses, etc.He was brought in to hire a Japanese writer so they can break out of the stereotype...only for him to NOT do that, write it himself, and continue the stereotype.
Was it more stereotypical because the writer was Cebulski?Mangaverse books (There's a Jean Grey one in particular that's basically trying to be softcore hentai), I'd say there's more stereotyping than usual, just a different set of stereotypes.
My point here is there was an entire line of Mangaverse books. Mangaverse Spider-Man by Kaare Andrews, for example, is a story in which Peter's a ninja in the "Spider clan" and his "sensei" Uncle Ben is murdered by Venom who's from a rival clan. Is your premise that Cebulski forced him to write that? Did Cebulski make Peter David write mangaverse Punisher to be a woman who dresses like a geisha and uses dominatrix gear to "punish" Tokyo crime families? The whole POINT of the mangaverse was just "kids are getting into anime, make an AU that's full of cool Japanese shit."Was it more stereotypical because the writer was Cebulski?
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No, my point is, notice how no one you named was a Japanese writer? Like the one Celbuski was suppose to hire? For this series? Like, I remember seeing those. And that point, I was actually starting to read things in Japanese. These were watered, trope-y and stereotypical looking that looks to capitalize on something without consulting, asking or learning the about the culture beyond stereotypes. If he had done his job, the problem of stereotypes probably wouldn't be a problem. Saying "Hey, in this guy's defense, there are other stereotypes." is kinda like saying "In that firefighter's defense of not showing up, the house was already on fire."Is your premise that Cebulski forced him to write that?
Agreed. This is why I wrote:Stereotypes and Japanese writers are not antithetical.
Like, for you to counter my point, you'd need to show either a) These stereotypes exist WITH a Japanese (like, wrote for/drew mangas in Japan) writer
So...fraud. They wanted fraud. Like, that's worse. If that's what they truly wanted (which, neither of us can say for sure if that's the case because, if that's what they wanted, they wouldn't have needed to even bother hiring Chebulski. They could have just made someone up. Or just tap Jim Lee. So they were either incompetent or they wanted fraud.), at least that's exactly what they got. And, all the same we're all worst off because of it.Cebulski's job never had anything to do with avoiding stereotypes. They wanted the stereotypes. They wanted to make western manga, to appeal to the western impression of what manga is, which means they wanted the X-Men to look like Gundam and Naruto. They just also wanted to advertise authenticity, or rather the illusion of it, by putting a Japanese creator's name on the cover...
Agreed, but this also kinda proves my point. If they found a manga artist that can do what they want, they'd probably do a better job and STILL hit all the stereotypical things they're expecting. If he had just done his one job. Like, there's stereotype and there's *stereotype*. As in there's "Giant monsters appearing and wrecking cities is a common trope." and there's "Japanese people eat sushi all day long and drink tea." And Chebulski's definitely leaning towards the latter. A Japanese writer probably would lean towards the former and that would have been better.There are Japanese writers and artists who write about ninjas and samurai too, Japanese mangaka who would have given them the western stereotypes of the east that they wanted. Cebulski just happened to not know any and lied about it. He was a weeb who used a psuedonym to hide his weebness.
Well, I would say Gundam 08th MS team would have been worse with ninjas in it. But I agree that a lot of stories can be improved with ninjas. Just, like, don't over do it.And just for the record, there's not a story on this Earth that can't be improved by adding ninjas to it and everyone knows it, including this game. (#PsylockeForCh2)
The narrative angle is that she basically had no free will. Not basically. She genuinely did not. There's a pheromone trigger that turns off her higher functions and attacks whoever was splashed with them.Is there some exterior reason for her taking this domineering role?
Click on the link in my signature. It'll tell you a lot of what to expect from our game development and has a link to an entire write-up of her best works.If she's in some series like she's in here, I might read my first one!
I said on average. I wasn't excluding men or implying it's just a women thing.Oh come now, that's not just women, men do that all the time.
I would agree with you if it weren't for the numerous articles of writers, directors, and actresses openly stating "This isn't for you!" Or stuff like "The Force Is Female." Which was said by the current head of Lucas Arts. She even wore it on a shirt.I would also argue that they aren't dismissing the existing fanbase
Two very different companies. Though you're right.Bethesda for all their mediocrity has made Fallout many times larger than it was as a turn based isometric game.
When Bob Iger, the head of Disney, states that their current model is failing. Combined with the fact that Disney has needed to shut down several hotels and businesses, as well as upcharging the parks and other services to cater to more wealthier customers in an attempt to turn a profit... I don't know where you're getting that success from.Like it or not, at the end of the day it is hard to argue with success.
Don't remind me.Not that you would know anything about that, would you Shiny? Nothing like that was done in the Null Hypothesis.
Forums can induce stress my dude.Think I might take a few days away from the forum, let this peter out.
It isn't but cheaters will justify their actions in crazy ways. I'm not happy with America right now but I don't like to let my biases get in the way of being fair."Yeah, but this is the American way."
This is a brain-dead take if I've ever seen one. Like I'm not even familiar with that part of the world's history and even I wouldn't come to such a stupid conclusion.that the word "Kung-fu" came from name "Confucian"
Hence Electronic Arts' tactic of taking something, adding microtransactions, and then assuming the IP wasn't popular when it fails and not their shitty business practices.It's a corporation and it wanted to get the untapped market of those franchises and completely forgot the core demographic that made those franchises successful.
That's... a thing? Like dude... what even?Did Cebulski make Peter David write mangaverse Punisher to be a woman who dresses like a geisha and uses dominatrix gear to "punish" Tokyo crime families?
To be fair, not saying it's a good thing, but every culture does this to every culture. Look at Americans in literally any other country's media and you'll see either fat dudes or people obsessed with guns.These were watered, trope-y and stereotypical looking that looks to capitalize on something without consulting, asking or learning the about the culture beyond stereotypes.
Again, to be fair, at the time Mangaverse was becoming a thing the Japanese manga and anime industry was relying on its own stereotypical tropes. Miyazaki's often misquoted "Anime was a mistake" came from an interview where he criticized studios for just cannibalizing other anime and relying on the same tropes repeatedly rather than attempting to portray stories and characters as real situations and real people to tell a more relatable story.a) These stereotypes exist WITH a Japanese (like, wrote for/drew mangas in Japan) writer
Well first of all, Jim Lee is a Korean who's lived in America since elementary school and probably doesn't know any mangaka from Japan either.So...fraud. They wanted fraud. Like, that's worse. If that's what they truly wanted (which, neither of us can say for sure if that's the case because, if that's what they wanted, they wouldn't have needed to even bother hiring Chebulski. They could have just made someone up. Or just tap Jim Lee.
I don't want to be guilty of slander or libel but it very strongly seemed that way.So...fraud. They wanted fraud.
all the same we're all worst off because of it.
My response to both these points is no, not really? I'll admit I only read the Spiderman Mangaverse and it really was no different compared to the stuff that was being pushed out by the Japanese AT THE TIME.they'd probably do a better job
This is actually a trope you'll find in plenty of manga and anime made in Japan. It's a caricature to mock Otaku or people up their own ass about being Japanese. I mean the Japanese as a majority are pretty nationalistic so it should tell you something that even they see some as taking it too far.there's "Japanese people eat sushi all day long and drink tea."