Off-Topic Tuesday!

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In 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 amongst yourselves

Comments

[janegray]

Question about Civil War! I checked the wikis and they were no help, neither was google, so I'm hoping somebody here knows the answer.
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We know that Zemo was the mastermind behind the attack that killed T'Challa's father plus a dozen others and injured many more. But, was he behind the attack at the beginning of the movie too? The one with Crossbones, that killed the son of the woman who had that talk with Tony? Or were the two events unrelated?

[janegray]

http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/23/11745506/netflix-disney-pixar-marvel-lucasfilm-exclusive-september

The blockbuster deal that Netflix and Disney reached all the way back in 2012 will soon take effect. Beginning in September, Netflix will be allowed to stream all Disney films — including Marvel, Pixar, and Lucasfilm titles — in the same window that they'd typically be made available to HBO, Starz, and other paid TV networks. That's still after the Blu-ray and digital releases, but it's much, much sooner than the long and often unpredictable wait that Netflix customers had to put up with before. All Disney films released theatrically in 2016 and beyond are included in the agreement, for which Netflix is reportedly paying hundreds of millions per year.

I really hope this is true for my country's Netflix too. We usually get screwed over with licensing, get "sorry, this content is not available in your region" all the freaking time.

Then again, we didn't even have Netflix until last year. And we still don't have Hulu nor Amazon Prime (though there are rumors that Amazon Prime might be considering a move here within the next couple of years).

:(

[ozaline]

So there was a fire in the upstairs neighbor's suite. No one was hurt and minimal water damage to our suite (none of our stuff was damaged) but we were without power for two days, and are still without hot water... So wasn't a fun long weekend. Though there were a couple of upsides after that.

[joetuss]

Hold the door...*sniff*

[fiddlingfrog.livejournal.com]

John Rogers linked to an article on Birth.Movies.Death that made me rethink my opinion on DC's Rebirth.

[venatosapiens]

http://www.savagecritic.com/retailing/the-case-against-dan-didio

In other Rebirth news, Abhay Khosla, whose shtick I generally find terribly obnoxious, reins it in to deliver a stunningly calm, thorough, and brutal argument about the precise ways Dan Didio has failed in running DC Comics. It's absolutely must-read stuff.

[informationgeek]

So, Alan Young past away last week at 96. If you don't know, that's the voice actor for Scrooge McDuck (the only one at that). It's sad, but unlike a lot of people recently, he's led a full and long life, so I'm not as upset about this as the others. I'm just happy he was able to be around as long as he did.

How do you all feel about this?

[dr_archeville]

Comixology Launches All-You-Can-Eat ‘Unlimited’ Subscription Service

It's like a Netflix for comics (that aren't from DC or Marvel)!

[skjam]

More new reviews on my blog, including this one of a classic book many people haven't read recently.
http://www.skjam.com/2016/05/22/book-review-uncle-toms-cabin/

[lb_lee]

I FINISHED MY PHINEAS GAGE COMIC! 8D All but one correction is left to do, and it's not due for almost a week! I AM CHAMPION! I am professional! I AM ADULLLLLLT!