Tales from the Crypt: A-Corny Story
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A classic tale of vengeance from the good folks at EC.
( When your butler tells you he's quitting because you've been acting 'like an adolescent,' replying with 'Aw c'mon, hang around' doesn't help your case )
Reagancomics (7 of 7): Graphing Graphics
Oct. 27th, 2025 02:33 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
(From Ambush Bug #4.)
Before we wind things up, here are a couple of Reagan portrayals by request, both involving Reagan trying to foster good relations with artificial life-forms.
( 'So, uh, can you put me in touch with C-3PO? We need to get this Star Wars thing going soon.' )
Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday
Oct. 28th, 2025 08:26 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.
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.
For anyone in the path of Storm Melissa, please stay safe!
In the US the wannabe King in the White House clearly thinks Louis XVI should be his role model, with his own Versailles (sans the actual magnificence), breaking off trade negotations with, and slapping tariffs on, Canada, for airing an ad he didn't like and
In Britain our actual King unveiled a memorial to LGBT+ soldiers of the past and present, finally acknowledging their contribution to history, 25 years after the formal ban on them serving came to an end.
MCM in London not only showcased the upcoming Marvel Legends Target Exclusive Diamond Form Emma Frost, but from her packaging, confirmed that we are (pause whilst Icon_UK hyperventilates) getting a Marvel Legends Cypher! It seems likely it'll be like the female New Mutant figure from a few years back where we got one body and swappable heads for Mirage, Karma and Wolfsbane, so we get one male body figure and heads for Doug and Sam. Which New Mutants costume it'll be is unknown, classic )Like the recent X-Men 97 Sunspot) or 2009 run (like the Dani/Rahne/Xu'an figure), or how they will address the fact that Sam should be a head taller than Doug. But still.... MARVEL LEGENDS CYPHER!!!
A Happy Hallowe'en to those who celebrate it!
In that light, it seems apt to report this week that the resting place of Elsa lanchester, the Bride of Frankenstein herself has been located and a plaque will be erected, after years of people assuming she'd had her ashes scattered instead of interred.
I just found a delightful horror based podcast, Monstrous Agonies, which are ten minute segments from the advice section for a late night radio station in the UK, offering advice on any number of social and personal issues within the Creature Community.
Anyone got interesting plans for Hallowe'en?
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.
For anyone in the path of Storm Melissa, please stay safe!
In the US the wannabe King in the White House clearly thinks Louis XVI should be his role model, with his own Versailles (sans the actual magnificence), breaking off trade negotations with, and slapping tariffs on, Canada, for airing an ad he didn't like and
In Britain our actual King unveiled a memorial to LGBT+ soldiers of the past and present, finally acknowledging their contribution to history, 25 years after the formal ban on them serving came to an end.
MCM in London not only showcased the upcoming Marvel Legends Target Exclusive Diamond Form Emma Frost, but from her packaging, confirmed that we are (pause whilst Icon_UK hyperventilates) getting a Marvel Legends Cypher! It seems likely it'll be like the female New Mutant figure from a few years back where we got one body and swappable heads for Mirage, Karma and Wolfsbane, so we get one male body figure and heads for Doug and Sam. Which New Mutants costume it'll be is unknown, classic )Like the recent X-Men 97 Sunspot) or 2009 run (like the Dani/Rahne/Xu'an figure), or how they will address the fact that Sam should be a head taller than Doug. But still.... MARVEL LEGENDS CYPHER!!!
A Happy Hallowe'en to those who celebrate it!
In that light, it seems apt to report this week that the resting place of Elsa lanchester, the Bride of Frankenstein herself has been located and a plaque will be erected, after years of people assuming she'd had her ashes scattered instead of interred.
I just found a delightful horror based podcast, Monstrous Agonies, which are ten minute segments from the advice section for a late night radio station in the UK, offering advice on any number of social and personal issues within the Creature Community.
Anyone got interesting plans for Hallowe'en?
New Year's Resolutions and Other Goals
Oct. 28th, 2025 01:46 amysabetwordsmith posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
dw_community_promogoals_on_dw is a community for people who like goals and goal setting. A key focus is New Year's resolutions, that being among the most popular contexts for such activities. Although the most common time is January 1, "new year" can also refer to other calendars or cultures, whatever works for you. Alternatively, just pick a time that works for you and go for it. You can introduce yourself or make new friends here. We talk about different goal systems, pros and cons of resolutions, arts and crafts for tracking goals, human psychology, and more. You can share your resolutions or other goals. There are weekly check-in posts in January, and monthly ones in the rest of the year, for folks to talk about their accomplishments. December-January is the most active period, and it starts ramping up in November as lots of people begin thinking about their goals for the next year.
2025 New Year's Resolutions and Other Goals is the guide post for this years goal-setting activities.
For more details on relevant topics, see "Things You Can Talk About Here."
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Newcomers
Oct. 28th, 2025 01:41 amysabetwordsmith posting in dw_community_promoTrouble is brewing at Bluesky. As a result, there's a wave of new users coming into Dreamwidth. Find your Bluesky friends here.
newcomers is a community for people who are just getting started on Dreamwidth, in the tradition of twitter_refugees and reddit_refugees. This community supports former users of other platforms who are moving to Dreamwidth because their previous platform has become untenable or has closed. As such, it will increase activity with each wave of new users, in hopes of helping them get settled in Dreamwidth so they want to stick around. It also serves previous users returning after a long hiatus, people who want to do more with a Dreamwidth blog that was only intermittent, or anyone else who wants help connecting and figuring out how to use this venue.
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newcomers is a community for people who are just getting started on Dreamwidth, in the tradition of twitter_refugees and reddit_refugees. This community supports former users of other platforms who are moving to Dreamwidth because their previous platform has become untenable or has closed. As such, it will increase activity with each wave of new users, in hopes of helping them get settled in Dreamwidth so they want to stick around. It also serves previous users returning after a long hiatus, people who want to do more with a Dreamwidth blog that was only intermittent, or anyone else who wants help connecting and figuring out how to use this venue.( Read more... )
Catacomb of Terror: Hostile Architecture
Oct. 28th, 2025 12:09 ammetadronos posting in scans_daily
What do you get when you combine classic EC horror with classic EC's social justice tales (as seen mainly in Shock SuspenStories and their SF titles), and add a contemporary twist? You get the revived EC's Catacomb of Terror. For example, here's the story of a malevolent architect who takes the concept of urban renewal to monstrous extremes.
Warning for gore.
( 'Pain is a tool [...] We must utilize it. Celebrate it.' )
Reagancomics (6 of 7): Getting Kinda Mean About Nancy
Oct. 26th, 2025 03:06 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
Readers who wanted to see Reagan in an actual Captain America story could get one the following year, in Captain America v1 #344, 1988. This issue doesn't feature much of Reagan's real personality for obvious reasons, but it does acknowledge his weird tendency to call Nancy "Mommy."
( I mean, it's better than if she called him 'Daddy.' )
Judge Death 2025 Mega Special
Oct. 26th, 2025 07:46 pmshakalooloo posting in scans_dailyI am of the camp that thinks 2000ad's Dark Judges are overused. But a Halloween special, with a story on each one of them, and an excuse for a new Bolland cover piece? No complaints!
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Spirits of Violence #1
Oct. 26th, 2025 07:41 pmshakalooloo posting in scans_dailyOh, great, another relaunch/re-titling for Ghost Rider. Yaaay...
But wait! This title actually contains some cool stuff!
Great looking new villains (could use a little less alliteration on their names, though):
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The return of the Gun Nuns!
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And an inventive - and therefore acceptable - way to get around the Penance Stare!
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But wait! This title actually contains some cool stuff!
Great looking new villains (could use a little less alliteration on their names, though):
( Read more... )
The return of the Gun Nuns!
( Read more... )
And an inventive - and therefore acceptable - way to get around the Penance Stare!
( Read more... )
Strange Tales (2025) #1
Oct. 26th, 2025 07:33 pmshakalooloo posting in scans_daily
It probably only exists to maintain a trademark, but the art here is really nice! Some Young Avengers and Runaways get trapped in a Jumanji/D&D hybrid, and only the Scarlet Witch can save them.
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New look at the Joker/Lex fusion
Oct. 25th, 2025 03:09 pmcyberghostface posting in scans_dailySomeone on Twitter said "We are witnessing levels of yaoi never conceived before" and yeah that seems apt.
( The Merger )
( The Merger )
Database maintenance
Oct. 25th, 2025 08:42 am![[staff profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user_staff.png){kind=small}
mark posting in dw_maintenanceGood morning, afternoon, and evening!
We're doing some database and other light server maintenance this weekend (upgrading the version of MySQL we use in particular, but also probably doing some CDN work.)
I expect all of this to be pretty invisible except for some small "couple of minute" blips as we switch between machines, but there's a chance you will notice something untoward. I'll keep an eye on comments as per usual.
Ta for now!
Reagancomics (5 of 7): Addled vs. Evil
Oct. 25th, 2025 09:48 amtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
Reagan starred in one of DC's highest-profile "graphic novels" of the 1980s, but he could have starred in both. The idea of using Nixon as President didn't occur to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons until some time after Watchmen's initial outline, and there are times when its Nixon is more of a stand-in or proxy for Reagan (Watchmen #8).
( 'I never traded arms for [expletive deleted] hostages!' )