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Adam Hoffman

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Library Clerk and geek of many stripes (comics, board games, anime, manga, fairy tales, etc). Nerdy enough to watch anime. Old enough to not give a damn if someone calls them "Japanese cartoons".

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 6h

Watching the #anime Let's Play, which is based on a Webtoon comic. Just realized it's supposed to take place in L.A. And once you realize it's a whole bunch of East Asian creatives trying to make something "American", a lot of the details make more sense and get more interesting.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 18h

It's like "What if Tackle were an actual Kamen Rider".

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20h

Seriously. The Republicans would strip mine the Adirondacks if given the chance.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20h

I knew she was trouble from the first I heard of her.

I know this state gets more conservative as you go further north. But I am begging the people of the North Country: PLEASE CONSIDER VOTING BLUE! You should have better people representing you.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Elise Stefanik is scrubbing photos of herself accepting awards from the vile Young Republicans caught in the Politico group chat. She supported every single one of them in New York State.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly I have the damnedest time sometimes sorting out all the different political and economic alignments. I wasn't even sure where I landed. I thought maybe I was a socialist because I like a lot of stuff Mamdani's saying. So I looked it up and that wasn't right. So, now I go with "Progressive"

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know, but that's a common thing with Japanese properties. In Gekiranger, this thing was called the "Geki Hammer".

The Geki Hammer, which is really more of a flail. (Note: colors are black, cyan and silver with an elephant motif).

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 3d

The swirling logo actually kind of reminds me of the effects they'd have for the logo shot in the Ultraman series.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 3d

I might need to find this one.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 3d

It makes sense, though. Fascism has often been oddly juvenile. The whole Nazi ethos functioned on a mythology that sounded like it came out of an old pulp fiction magazine.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 3d

What I don't quite understand is why they cost fifferent amounts depending on where they're coming from. Is it because the other countries are producing it less ethically?

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 3d

And you better show King Bambi proper respect if you want them to corrupt you.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, I'm not complaining. Bringing in Pre-Christian stuff is a plus for me. The whole show is loosely based on the Ulster Cycle. So little of that mythology still exists, so it's nice when it gets some spotlight.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 3d

Kind of pre-medeival, actually. They keep invoking pre-Christian Irish Celtic gods throughout the show (well, at least one. They say "By Dagda!" a lot).

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

I remember when this article was a gag about action movie tropes. Now comments are filled with real-world political takes. Like, I get it, but I still miss the old way.

The Onion @theonion.com · 4d

Entire Precinct Made Up Of Loose Cannons https://theonion.com/entire-precinct-made-up-of-loose-cannons-1819569414/

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

What's amazing is he's finding all this Christian allegory in a Japanese property that doesn't touch Christianity with a ten-foot pole. I'd get for Ultraman, which was made by a Japanese Catholic. I'd get it for Evangelion, which uses Biblical names. But One Piece . . ?

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not sure this show can be normal about anything.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

CRT addiction is so tragic.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

Me too. It's one of the DC Kirby things that can't be found in TPB right now.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

I just remembered that one of the other big things Wonder Man contributed to the Avengers was his friendship with the Beast.

But it's going to take a while for Beast to find his way into the MCU, and he probably won't be away from the X-Men much.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

-Brother becomes Grim Reaper. Revenge for Wonder Man being dead.

Maybe that's why they keep killing him off and bringing him back.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

The funny thing about Wonder Man is that he seems like he should be a key Avenger on the level of Hawkeye or Scarlet Witch. But so much of his stuff works with him being dead.
-Plant by Zemo with change-of-heart. Dies at end.
-Brain patterns used for Vision. Happened when he was dead.
[CONT]

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

It's just nice that they found something to do with Simon in the MCU at all. A lot of Avengers milestones that involved him happened before he appeared. I guess they could introduce Grim Reaper too. [CONT]

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 5d

First trailer for Marvel's 'Wonder Man' series

All 8 episodes release January 27 on Disney+

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

A Hollywood parody is pretty much what I expected. At this point, the Hollywood superhero stuff and Grim Reaper are pretty much all you can do with Wonder Man at this point in the MCU.

Except maybe killing and resurrecting him over and over again.

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

Well, they can't have Zemo give him powers, so . . .

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4d

I know it's Alan Moore, but isn't it a bit presumptupous of him to think he could write the coda (ie "finale") for an entire type of comic book?

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