But all that said, Galactus most emphatically does NOT suck: if anything, he consumes.

Aside: Most of the Galactus stories I've read involve him getting beaten... Is Galactus the cosmic jabroni?

Of course, sorry to have misunderstood your position. It’s not “old things suck”, it’s “old things suck if they are also popular with the masses”.

Don't be so pissy, John. First of all, are you Avengers63? Second of all, if you are, then you misunderstand both my AND Funky's positions.

That's not what I said, and you know it. You just can't argue with what I said, so you're changing the sentiment to match what you want to argue against.

My position is "things aren't good, just because they're established".

The important difference being that I'm refusing the supposed inherent quality of old things, not denying quality BECAUSE of age.

Thanks for clarifying.

I’ve noticed that you have a clear distain for anything old. Whassupwitdat? The classics endure for a reason.

No, you haven't. Mainly because he hasn't indicated as much.

I think he has a clear disdain for repetitiveness and laziness, though. I'm sure he'll come and clear up his own position soon enough, though.

Also, the classics endure for a few reasons. Sometimes, it's due to familiarity and a refusal of progression. Take the fact that the Eagles still play sold out shows. Here's a band that has always sucked, and yet was embraced by a certain group of people, and now they're middle-aged, but still hold on to that awful music of yesteryear.

Or Aerosmith. The epitomy of "old people think this is rock music". They suck, and yet they're still playing shows and will probably have a new record out in the next five years.

Nostalgia's a powerful force, and not always for good.

Although that episode of the old FF 'toon where Ghost Rider shows up and forces him to confront all the souls he's eaten was pretty good, in a goofy way.

I've noticed that you have a clear distain for anything old. Whassupwitdat? The classics endure for a reason.

On a different note, G-dawg gets overused. He's a planetary threat and a galactic power, not a throw away villian for Dazzler. While he HAS been written badly, he's a great character, and a great reason to love comics.

Second favourite Galactus story: Galactypus in the Fantastic Fur backup story from "Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham #12"

Seriously.