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A fond farewell to Noscans_daily

icon_uk wrote in noscans_daily Aug 22, 2015 11:05

To all members past and present of No_Scans_Daily ( Read more... )

Aw, damn it!

misterandersen wrote in noscans_daily Feb 10, 2015 22:31

Spiderman to be a part of the MCU

If we had to have a wall crawler in he MCU, why couldn't it have been Jessica or any of the other Spider Women.

spider-woman, spider-man, adaptations, marvel, movies

Any active TV Tropers out there?

skjam wrote in noscans_daily Jan 08, 2015 22:36

Edit to update: Problem solved ( Read more... )

FiveThirtyEight does an article on percentage of female characters in comics

q99 wrote in noscans_daily Oct 14, 2014 19:02

FiveThirtyEight does a piece on the proportion of female characters in comics and such.

It doesn't go into much beyond simply counting them, the rate of new characters, and the percentage of new characters they represent, but still, food for thought.

Spiderman 2099 #1 and #2

fiddlingfrog wrote in noscans_daily Aug 28, 2014 22:03

Before anyone asks, yes I did check with the mods and it's okay to discuss He Who Shall Not Be Scanned over here as long as there are no scans (of course) and he's treated with the same respect shown any other creator ( Read more... )

Sexiness vs Practicality in superheroine costume design - a dancer's perspective

strannik01 wrote in noscans_daily May 20, 2014 21:27

Originally posted by strannik01 at Sexiness vs Practicality in superheroine costume design - a dancer's perspective
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A lot has been said about impractical, fanservicey female superhero costume designs. And it will probably keep getting said for years to come. But that's not quite what this post is about.

In a video she did a couple of months ago,

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comics culture, gender/sexuality and comics

DC, number four publisher?

fiddlingfrog wrote in noscans_daily May 12, 2014 15:34

I stopped by my new local comic store on Saturday and was browsing while the owner talked with another customer (I ended up getting the Thrilling Adventure Hour graphic novel). Anyways, it turns out at that at this shop, DC is the number four selling publisher. Marvel's on top, mostly on Spider-Man and X-Men titles, Image comes in second, and IDW ( Read more... )

image comics, marvel, dc

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

misterandersen wrote in noscans_daily Apr 10, 2014 02:33

Woo, that was fun.

( Review below )

captain america, speculation, reviews, movies, spoilers

Life imitates Art: the 'Goblin' in Crimea

badficwriter wrote in noscans_daily Mar 13, 2014 21:11

I hope this isn't off topic.

Was reading news on invasion in Crimea when this sentence jumped out at me: "The government itself is run by a shadowy Kremlin protege nicknamed the "goblin" who has reported links to criminal gangs."I'm sorry, but my life choices meant that I immediately pictured Norman Osborn taking over Crimea. He has the right ( Read more... )

spider-man, news

Comixology SXSW giveaway

fiddlingfrog wrote in noscans_daily Mar 07, 2014 16:37

As part of SXSW Comixology is giving away a free comic each hour. So far it looks like a mix of superhero, indie, kid-friendly, and more mature fare. The redemption codes are only good for a day, so jump to it.