Kel's Tumblr: Superheros and why I stopped reading

kelmcdonald:

My friend Rachel told me this story was amusing and a good example of what is a big problem with shared universe.

So I started reading superheroes when I was in middle school when ultimate xmen started because i liked the xmen movie and ultimate xmen was easy to jump into because there was no…

Yeah, pretty much.

Notes

  1. wherethingsbreakdown reblogged this from kelmcdonald
  2. liberryninja said: Batman. Closest thing to “reality”..aside from the insane amount of cash that man has…and the fact that he just won’t die. Just a guy with money and nice toys…unless I missed something.
  3. postcardsfromspace reblogged this from kelmcdonald and added:
    Yeah, pretty much.
  4. korybing said: I like that sort of ridiculousness (which is why I love Nextwave so much) but I hate it when it takes itself way too seriously and gets too convoluted!
  5. mrlium reblogged this from kelmcdonald and added:
    I’m not quite sure, since X-men really wasn’t my bag, but since the mutation...blood. It...
  6. anderjak said: The series “Invincible” is actually a response to the ridiculousness of superhero comics. It’s also just a great superhero comic, and does away with the shared universe BS. Gorey as hell sometimes, but with purpose.
  7. kelmcdonald posted this