General Gory?: JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #48-49 (JLI 65)
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Warning for lots of Nazi and Hitler imagery.
In a meta sense, the real threat to a figure like General Glory isn’t Nazis; it’s disillusionment, the vision of America with bloodied hands that can never be made clean. The General will face both threats in these pages, and he’s much more able to address one than the other. And this was produced during the early Nineties, with reference to the early Forties, which were both relatively good times for American patriotism. [Glances at headlines, shakes head, sighs]
( The Vietnam and Trump eras have been hard enough on Captain America; I’d rather not imagine the General trying to cope with them. )
Absolute Martian Manhunter #8
Mar. 4th, 2026 02:04 pmlaughing_tree posting in scans_daily
I have indirectly heard that Grant Morrison said they like Absolute Martian Manhunter and to me that makes us married. -- Deniz Camp
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HBO's "Lanterns" has a teaser trailer
Mar. 4th, 2026 08:15 pmicon_uk posting in scans_daily
Which is, as I sort of expected, a little short on ring slinging, since I figures they'll be saving that for the full trailer, or even the actual premiere.
( Also, a lot swearier than I expected )
Bundle of Holding: Ninja Crusade
Mar. 4th, 2026 01:59 pmjames_davis_nicoll
This new Ninja Crusade Bundle presents The Ninja Crusade, the tabletop fantasy roleplaying game from Third Eye Games of ninja, conspiracies, and martial arts.
Bundle of Holding: Ninja Crusade
I'm Waiting for You And Other Stories by Kim Bo-Young
Mar. 4th, 2026 08:53 amjames_davis_nicoll
Two pair of linked speculative fiction stories.
I'm Waiting for You And Other Stories by Kim Bo-Young
Interesting Links for 04-03-2026
Mar. 4th, 2026 12:00 pmandrewducker- 1. China's 450km/h bullet train is the fastest ever built
- (tags:trains speed china )
- 2. Two Major Studies, 125,000 Kids: The Social Media Panic Doesn't Hold Up
- (tags:children socialmedia )
- 3. AI-generated art can't be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule
- (tags:art ai copyright law usa )
- 4. Beyond Oil: The Strait Of Hormuz And The Global Food Risk
- (tags:food trade middle_east doom USA Iran war )
- 5. This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won't (check the date)
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- 6. The Siege of Cuba
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Absolute Green Lantern #11 - "Something Red"
Mar. 3rd, 2026 09:12 pmlaughing_tree posting in scans_daily
Half of the names in the book are still names. Kilowog is still Kilowog. But, you know, Tomar Re, I think he's like Re something else now. Technically speaking, Jo Mullein is Tomar Jo. God, that does sound very manga. Maybe what everybody's saying is right. I am accidentally writing a manga. -- Al Ewing
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How odd
Mar. 3rd, 2026 11:02 pmjames_davis_nicollIt seems comments of mine quoted on Wikipedia has angered someone.
This bit caught my eye: " I only paid attention to this page after looking up those for several authors whose works I'd enjoyed, only to be surprised by how Nicoll's opinions had been added to criticisms of their works. Looking at the edit history, it showed they had all been added by the same person - Nicoll."
Except I didn't and looking at the Simmons entry, which I did suspect is what set this off, I don't see why anyone would think I had.
This bit caught my eye: " I only paid attention to this page after looking up those for several authors whose works I'd enjoyed, only to be surprised by how Nicoll's opinions had been added to criticisms of their works. Looking at the edit history, it showed they had all been added by the same person - Nicoll."
Except I didn't and looking at the Simmons entry, which I did suspect is what set this off, I don't see why anyone would think I had.
It could be worse
Mar. 3rd, 2026 02:45 pmjames_davis_nicollBenford and Bear in the Epstein files
As far as I can tell, they weren't involved in Epstein's sex trafficking. Just there as big name authors. Bear at least is reported as unimpressed.
Oddly, the third Killer B doesn't seem to have been invited.
As far as I can tell, they weren't involved in Epstein's sex trafficking. Just there as big name authors. Bear at least is reported as unimpressed.
Oddly, the third Killer B doesn't seem to have been invited.
Four Times Familiar Characters Faced Nuclear Armageddon
Mar. 3rd, 2026 10:19 amjames_davis_nicoll
Stories about nuclear war don't usually feature popular, pre-existing characters...
Four Times Familiar Characters Faced Nuclear Armageddon
Heavy Time (Devil to the Belt, volume 1) by C J Cherryh
Mar. 3rd, 2026 09:07 amjames_davis_nicoll
A rescue places two space miners in the cross-hairs of a ruthless corporation.
Heavy Time (Devil to the Belt, volume 1) by C J Cherryh
Interesting Links for 03-03-2026
Mar. 3rd, 2026 12:00 pmandrewducker- 1. Reminder that unless there is something that you can actively do to make things better, there is no point inflicting the horrors on yourself
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- 2. Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees.
- (tags:copyright art usa law OhForFucksSake )
- 3. Endometriosis in the UK - diagnosis takes a decade and dozens of visits
- (tags:endometriosis NHS healthcare UK OhForFucksSake )
- 4. Why Britain is Quietly Spending £725 Billion to Rebuild the Country
- (tags:UK investment labour )
- 5. Women's Institute vows to keep welcoming trans women
- (tags:women transgender LGBT UK GoodNews viaPatrickHadfield )
- 6. The Greens are nearly first with YouGov (and 5% ahead of Labour)
- (tags:polls GreenParty uk )
- 7. U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for "Armageddon," Return of Jesus
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Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday
Mar. 3rd, 2026 08:12 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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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.
Happy Lantern Festival, as the first Full Moon of the Chinese New Year dawns... or dusks... you know what I mean?
Those of us hoping for at least one month of the current US Presidemcy which wasn't an entire new verse of "We Didn't Start the Fire" were disappointed again when the US and Israel decided to bomb Iran. And those wondering "Why" have the disturbing benefit of multiple choices answers, as Trump, Vance, Rubio and Netenyahu all appear to have different explanations.
The fact folks were instantly able to point to a series of tweets from 2012 when Trump speculated that Obama would, because of plummetting popularity declare war on Iran as a distraction has not gone un-noticed.
Sigh...
A by-election in England last week gave us the first Green MP to ever win a by-election (As opposed to a General Election), and by a handsome majority too. This led Reform, who are finding out out that being hostile arseholes to pretty much every possible minority group is not paying off the way they hoped it would, to immediately pull a Trump card, and claim/whine that the election was rigged against them.
We bid a sad farewell to co-creator of Red Dwarf, Rob Grant, who passed away at the age of 70. "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!"
I've not watched the new Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode yet, but I have high hopes.
I did watch the latest Starfleet Academy which is a strange mix between working through grief via "Our Town" (a 1938 meta-textual play which, as far as I am aware, has no real pop culture relevance outside the US) and a rather beautiful subplot (Which was a lot stronger than the actual plot IMHO) with Robert Picardo's Doctor and SAM.
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.
Happy Lantern Festival, as the first Full Moon of the Chinese New Year dawns... or dusks... you know what I mean?
Those of us hoping for at least one month of the current US Presidemcy which wasn't an entire new verse of "We Didn't Start the Fire" were disappointed again when the US and Israel decided to bomb Iran. And those wondering "Why" have the disturbing benefit of multiple choices answers, as Trump, Vance, Rubio and Netenyahu all appear to have different explanations.
The fact folks were instantly able to point to a series of tweets from 2012 when Trump speculated that Obama would, because of plummetting popularity declare war on Iran as a distraction has not gone un-noticed.
Sigh...
A by-election in England last week gave us the first Green MP to ever win a by-election (As opposed to a General Election), and by a handsome majority too. This led Reform, who are finding out out that being hostile arseholes to pretty much every possible minority group is not paying off the way they hoped it would, to immediately pull a Trump card, and claim/whine that the election was rigged against them.
We bid a sad farewell to co-creator of Red Dwarf, Rob Grant, who passed away at the age of 70. "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!"
I've not watched the new Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode yet, but I have high hopes.
I did watch the latest Starfleet Academy which is a strange mix between working through grief via "Our Town" (a 1938 meta-textual play which, as far as I am aware, has no real pop culture relevance outside the US) and a rather beautiful subplot (Which was a lot stronger than the actual plot IMHO) with Robert Picardo's Doctor and SAM.