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Give me a “Bwah” and a… well, I’m sure you know the rest.

Pretty funny.

I like that Identity Crisis is the other book recommended by Brian.

Good ol’Brian. He’s dependable.

I’m sure the discussion between him and Brian would also be handled with Maturity and Sophistication. Good stuff.

Pretty good, and the pacing is much better in this strip!

Something about Brian saying “Guy” just makes the joke shine for me.

If Brian had a popped collar this would be perfect.

best strip so far. genius

You should have made the “Brian’s Pick” part more noticeable. You can hardly see it as it is.

“You should have made the “Brian’s Pick” part more noticeable. You can hardly see it as it is.”

Good call!
I had no idea why he say’s “Who’s Brian” in panel 2. I thought it might be referring to a previous strip.
If a sign in the background is supposed to play a part in the set-up it should be legible.
As it is, if Matt didn’t mention it I’d never had looked for it.

The last panel and the repetition of “I just wanna talk to him” makes this one worthwhile.

Ha.

Hee! These are getting better all the time.

What’s he got against Identity Crisis? I thought it was pretty good. That series and Ex Machina were responsible for bringing me back into comics after a 10 year absence.

I’m finally starting to relate to Josh.

The number one rule of the internet. If it sold well and was popular it must be total crap and you have to be too cool to like it.

Can anybody see what Brian’s third pick is? It’s kind of obscured.

>>Can anybody see what Brian’s third pick is? It’s kind of obscured.

“The House of M” trade.

“The number one rule of the internet. If it sold well and was popular it must be total crap and you have to be too cool to like it.”

No, rule one of the internet is: no matter what someone says, someone else will disagree with them.

Ah, yes. Comic geek snobs…

Yeah – bit of snobbery here.

They’re both good books that a lot of people enjoyed (including me). Of course neither of them fits Brian’s description.

I’ve actually seen a few bookstores where an employee pick is ” Civil War “. I imagine the employees who pick books like that are much like Brian, touting how comics aren’t for kids anymore while having a very superficial knowledge of comics outside the traditionally for-kids genres and franchises. I also imagine that every time they try in that way to convince their co-workers that comics are mature and sophisticated, their co-workers roll their eyes and go back to work, trying to escape the break room as though someone had just farted in there.

This just made my day.

What’s he got against Identity Crisis? I thought it was pretty good. That series and Ex Machina were responsible for bringing me back into comics after a 10 year absence.

The number one rule of the internet. If it sold well and was popular it must be total crap and you have to be too cool to like it.

Yeah – bit of snobbery here.

They’re both good books that a lot of people enjoyed (including me). Of course neither of them fits Brian’s description.

The Internet – A one Act Play

Curtains open.

Fan:Things are only funny if you make fun of something I didn’t like!
If you make fun of something I like – even if only an aspect of it – it feels like you are making fun of me.
STOP MAKING FUN OF ME!

Curtains Close.

The end.

Sorry, missed the quotation marks on one f the quotes there.

See it as a bit of meta-commentary that even those who try to make fun of others on the net are fools themselves.

Oh, and on another note, whilst I think the entire idea and concept of Civil War is silly – particularly because of the fact it was played so serious, I think it sounds like a great idea for the plot to Marvel Alliance 2.
It makes sense in a video game to have half the heroes fighting the other heroes – it’s more fun for the player.
As a piece of political commentary, it’s silly. As a piece of random violence, it’s awesome.

I wasn’t criticising the strip really. I just think people are a bit harsh on Civil War. It’s a lot of fun. I guess it’s Millar’s fault for touting it as something more than a nice big violent superhero mash-up.

Also his suggestion that the story gives both sides of the argument is laughable. It blatantly castsTony Stark as the villain.