Someone Hertz, volume 1 by Ei Yamano (Translated by David Evely)
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What dark motive leads a successful teen comedian who has vowed never to date anyone less funny than her to help an unfunny but otherwise personable young man work on his comedic skills?
Someone Hertz, volume 1 by Ei Yamano (Translated by David Evely)
X-Men #24 - The Age of Revelation Afterparty from another POV
Jan. 28th, 2026 12:40 pmicon_uk posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
scans_dailyWhilst completely acknowledging that future Doug Ramsey as Revelation did a lot of utterly horrific things (and I mean there aren't war crime classifications dreadful enough to describe many of them) I'm sort of loving that Evil Beast's reaction, after returning from the all-life-on-Earth-is-about-to-be-turned-into-planet-Doug dystopian hellscape which Revelation created is not horror, or outrage, or even numbness.
( Those would be understandable )
( Those would be understandable )
Sleep #7: "For the love of God...WHAT AM I?"
Jan. 28th, 2026 11:48 amnumeronone posting in scans_daily
So, in my Outgunned
Jan. 27th, 2026 10:26 pmjames_davis_nicollI think the schtick is the crew gets sent out to investigate potentially revolutionary tech and it's always legitimately amazing but also not what they're expecting. Case in point, they were looking into a supposed teleporter and now everyone is ant-sized.
Among my other ideas
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Among my other ideas
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City on Fire (Metropolitan, volume 2) by Walter Jon Williams
Jan. 27th, 2026 08:45 amjames_davis_nicoll
Having successfully fled her home city with the proceeds of a spectacular heist, Aiah must now build a new life on that foundation.
City on Fire (Metropolitan, volume 2) by Walter Jon Williams
Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday
Jan. 27th, 2026 12:00 pmicon_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.
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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.
Though it must be said that that has been harder and harder to avoid. It would be remiss to not acknowledge the growing efforts of those resisting authoritarian overreach, which has led to at least two deaths of late, and likely more. We name Renée Good and Alex Pretti as victims of this situation.
I will mention, on the UK side, more of the more extreme Tories from the last administration are defecting to the very very Right Wing Reform Party. I've seen this described as rats leaving the Titanic to discover they've landed on the Titan submersible. A confused mental image, but I understand what they mean.
The international stage defies any attempt at summary because where would be start, but that is part of the playbook, so let's not and focus on trivialities
The UK version of the Traitors ended with a remarkably tense finale where, with a sort of delicious irony, the Faithful wavered in their support, but the Traitors remained faithful to each other. There's probably a lesson in there.
Masters of the Universe got a teaser trailer which I think looks like a LOT of fun
And so did a series I didn't even know was happening Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord.
Starfleet Academy had it's most "college humour" episode so far, with a prank war breaking out between the Academy and the War College next door.
And Tom Baker and John Leeson are joining together again to play Holmes and Watson in a new audio drama! Which will also feature Nicholas Rowe, who played Young Sherlock in the Spielberg movie back in the 80's!
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.
Though it must be said that that has been harder and harder to avoid. It would be remiss to not acknowledge the growing efforts of those resisting authoritarian overreach, which has led to at least two deaths of late, and likely more. We name Renée Good and Alex Pretti as victims of this situation.
I will mention, on the UK side, more of the more extreme Tories from the last administration are defecting to the very very Right Wing Reform Party. I've seen this described as rats leaving the Titanic to discover they've landed on the Titan submersible. A confused mental image, but I understand what they mean.
The international stage defies any attempt at summary because where would be start, but that is part of the playbook, so let's not and focus on trivialities
The UK version of the Traitors ended with a remarkably tense finale where, with a sort of delicious irony, the Faithful wavered in their support, but the Traitors remained faithful to each other. There's probably a lesson in there.
Masters of the Universe got a teaser trailer which I think looks like a LOT of fun
And so did a series I didn't even know was happening Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord.
Starfleet Academy had it's most "college humour" episode so far, with a prank war breaking out between the Academy and the War College next door.
And Tom Baker and John Leeson are joining together again to play Holmes and Watson in a new audio drama! Which will also feature Nicholas Rowe, who played Young Sherlock in the Spielberg movie back in the 80's!
Former Boss Only Made it 9½ Months
Jan. 26th, 2026 09:51 pmcanyonwalkerHere's a thing I forgot to mention about the clown-show of my company firing my boss last week: He'd only been with the company 9½ months. I mean, I guess letting a person go after 9½ months is better than letting someone go after 7 years— which they did to another manager in my department a few years ago! But canning a guy after 9½ months seems a bit unfair because it's like they barely gave him a chance.
...Not that this manager was struggling, BTW. Quite the contrary. He hit the ground running in May and was helping people on deals within his second week. He brought some skills to our team we were weak on and helped us all become better as a result. I know I learned a few new techniques from him.
Ultimately, though, his dismissal wasn't about him. Or it was, but it was about who he wasn't. He wasn't an old friend of our new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). And that's why he was fired— or, more precisely, had his position eliminated in a minor reorg.
You see, one of the perquisites of being named to an executive position is that you get to pick some reasonable number of the people who report to you. If those positions are open, you sweep people in from your professional network. If those positions are occupied.... Well, you have to sweep the existing people out first. And it's churlish to say, "Your services are no longer required because I want to give your job to one of my friends," so instead the new boss does an immediate reorg, eliminating the positions. The tell that this is really a ploy to clear spots for friends is a) the exec cites highly principled rationale for the dismissals— in this case "efficiency" and "better business alignment"— then, b) a few months later, reopens exactly the same positions that were eliminated, sweeping in his buddies from his professional network.
I've seen this movie before at my company. I'm willing to bet it's running again now.
Of course, I don't expect I'll be here to see the finale of it this time.
Because fuck these self-serving, acting-sanctimonious-but-really-have-no-integrity clowns.
...Not that this manager was struggling, BTW. Quite the contrary. He hit the ground running in May and was helping people on deals within his second week. He brought some skills to our team we were weak on and helped us all become better as a result. I know I learned a few new techniques from him.
Ultimately, though, his dismissal wasn't about him. Or it was, but it was about who he wasn't. He wasn't an old friend of our new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). And that's why he was fired— or, more precisely, had his position eliminated in a minor reorg.
You see, one of the perquisites of being named to an executive position is that you get to pick some reasonable number of the people who report to you. If those positions are open, you sweep people in from your professional network. If those positions are occupied.... Well, you have to sweep the existing people out first. And it's churlish to say, "Your services are no longer required because I want to give your job to one of my friends," so instead the new boss does an immediate reorg, eliminating the positions. The tell that this is really a ploy to clear spots for friends is a) the exec cites highly principled rationale for the dismissals— in this case "efficiency" and "better business alignment"— then, b) a few months later, reopens exactly the same positions that were eliminated, sweeping in his buddies from his professional network.
I've seen this movie before at my company. I'm willing to bet it's running again now.
Of course, I don't expect I'll be here to see the finale of it this time.
Because fuck these self-serving, acting-sanctimonious-but-really-have-no-integrity clowns.
R.I.P. Sal Buscema
Jan. 26th, 2026 08:12 pmcyberghostface posting in scans_daily
Sal Buscema has passed away. In my opinion he was one of the best 'old school' comicbook artists and his work on Spectacular Spider-Man was a stand-out. I decided to share the ending of #200 which is a classic.
( Scans under the cut... )
NS: Legendary Marvel Comic Artist Sal Buscema Passes Away at Age 89
Jan. 26th, 2026 07:30 pmcygnia posting in scans_dailyhttps://www.cbr.com/legendary-marvel-comic-artist-sal-buscema-passes-away-89/
“Wow. I just received word from Mrs. Joan that Sal Buscema passed away last Friday. He was 89. Today, he would’ve turned 90. When I think back on my childhood and all of the comic books that I read, Sal’s name seems to have appeared in just about all of them. I didn’t just read the books that he illustrated, I studied them.
Every nuance in his pencils and his inks I saw and tried to mimic. He was definitely one of the greats during those years at Marvel, when handling more than three titles a month was not just a requirement but a necessity. Sal’s art had a direct impact on my own, along with his older brother John, Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, John Romita Sr and Ron Frenz.
Ron, God bless him, was the person responsible for Sal and I meeting some time ago and for that I’ll be forever grateful. Sal was a very nice, kind and generous person who I am happy to have known and who took note of my skills enough to mentor me. The wonderful conversations we had will always be cherished.
My condolences to his wife Joan, the Buscema family and to all of us fans who grew up with and love his amazing art. I’ll have more posts later. – SC”
Hawk's Foot Surgery II: The Other Foot
Jan. 26th, 2026 02:08 pmcanyonwalkerIt's time to Lather, Rinse, Repeat on Hawk's foot surgery. That's because today premiered the sequel to October's foot surgery. Call it Foot Surgery II: The Other Foot. And yes, there were pancakes. 🤣
The surgery was this morning, and it went well. At least that's what other people told me. The doctor came by for his customary post-op pep talk before I was allowed into the recovery room with Hawk and before she was fully conscious. 😡 I swear, the man could have been giving the pep talk to a corpse except that The Machine That Goes "Bing!" (IYKYK) was still going bing. Though nowadays it's more of a boop.
At home we'd already prepared Hawk's nesting area.
She expects to stay mostly downstairs in the living room this time. Though she might migrate up to the dining room level because that's also where a bathroom is, and she needs to minimize stair climbs. Three months ago she camped out in the dining room, though that was also partly for easier access to food. This time we've stocked a shelf next to the sofa:
It's starting to look like a gas station convenience store in here! 🤣
Hawk's recovery is already going faster this time than last time. I mean, it's only Day One, so it's far too early to tell if it's meaningful. But today she was fully conscious a lot quicker and has less residual pain so far. We suspect the latter is because she went into this surgery with less baseline pain. The previous surgery seems to be helping already.
While Hawk is in good spirits today I have to keep reminding myself that this is only the start of the journey. Or the start of the sequel film. And though the sequel is now rolling the original hasn't finished playing yet! While the past two weeks have felt sort of like we're getting back to BAU (business as usual)— or its kin, Living As Usual— we were only at the start of that stage. And now we're back to the stage of Hawk barely being able to limp around the house for two weeks.
The surgery was this morning, and it went well. At least that's what other people told me. The doctor came by for his customary post-op pep talk before I was allowed into the recovery room with Hawk and before she was fully conscious. 😡 I swear, the man could have been giving the pep talk to a corpse except that The Machine That Goes "Bing!" (IYKYK) was still going bing. Though nowadays it's more of a boop.
At home we'd already prepared Hawk's nesting area.
She expects to stay mostly downstairs in the living room this time. Though she might migrate up to the dining room level because that's also where a bathroom is, and she needs to minimize stair climbs. Three months ago she camped out in the dining room, though that was also partly for easier access to food. This time we've stocked a shelf next to the sofa:
It's starting to look like a gas station convenience store in here! 🤣
Hawk's recovery is already going faster this time than last time. I mean, it's only Day One, so it's far too early to tell if it's meaningful. But today she was fully conscious a lot quicker and has less residual pain so far. We suspect the latter is because she went into this surgery with less baseline pain. The previous surgery seems to be helping already.
While Hawk is in good spirits today I have to keep reminding myself that this is only the start of the journey. Or the start of the sequel film. And though the sequel is now rolling the original hasn't finished playing yet! While the past two weeks have felt sort of like we're getting back to BAU (business as usual)— or its kin, Living As Usual— we were only at the start of that stage. And now we're back to the stage of Hawk barely being able to limp around the house for two weeks.
Bundle of Holding: Shadowdark Compatible
Jan. 26th, 2026 02:30 pmjames_davis_nicoll
Third-party tabletop fantasy roleplaying sourcebooks and adventures for The Arcane Library's old-school FRPG, Shadowdark.
Bundle of Holding: Shadowdark Compatible
Taking Inventory: JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #14, …AMERICA #41 (JLI 49)
Jan. 26th, 2026 01:10 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
No, I haven’t lost track of my numbering. These two “inventory stories” were published later on, but they seem set around here in the chronology. The first is the first Keith Giffen-Gerard Jones writing collab, with art by the underrated Linda Medley. Her style wasn’t as attention-getting as the works of Kevin Maguire, Adam Hughes, or even Bart Sears, but her down-to-earth approach syncs with the down-to-earth aspects of Giffen’s plotting. She’d do some more League work and go on to her own indie series, Castle Waiting.
Say, did you know film fans could be just as obsessive and antisocial as comics fans?
( ‘‘I’m so glad I’M normal!,’’ said everyone reading this story. )
Turning 106 Together
Jan. 25th, 2026 03:37 pmcanyonwalkerHawk and I celebrated our joint 106th birthday on Saturday. No, neither of us is 106... but together we are! We had a party at our house. About 20 of our friends came.
This pic is from before the party, when Hawk and I finished setting up the table in the dining room. As friends arrived many brough food to fill up the table. As I look at how bare this photo looks I wish I'd taken a pic when the table was full of food... though it was hard to get anywhere close to it for a good picture with 20 people spread out between the the dining room, living room, and kitchen!
Hawk and I have been doing these joint birthday parties for over 10 years now (our first was in 2014). Looking back at my journal from that 2014 party one difference I see right away is how much booze we drank. In 2014 we knocked off five bottles of wine. Last night we drank only 2. And it would've been more like 1½ except I figured, "What a shame to let this go to waste," and tried finishing off the last half bottle after everyone had left. I gave up one glass from the end.
It's not like we went light on the wine because we were all drinking beer. I opened one bottle of beer last night. I'd thought about going beer shopping ahead of the party to have more on hand. I'm glad I didn't; it would've been a wasted effort! And it's not like we were all hitting the hard stuff, either. I poured maybe 4 shots worth of hard liquor.
What's changed? Partly it's age, partly it's people moving away. A number of people I enjoyed drinking with in years past weren't here last night.
This pic is from before the party, when Hawk and I finished setting up the table in the dining room. As friends arrived many brough food to fill up the table. As I look at how bare this photo looks I wish I'd taken a pic when the table was full of food... though it was hard to get anywhere close to it for a good picture with 20 people spread out between the the dining room, living room, and kitchen!
Hawk and I have been doing these joint birthday parties for over 10 years now (our first was in 2014). Looking back at my journal from that 2014 party one difference I see right away is how much booze we drank. In 2014 we knocked off five bottles of wine. Last night we drank only 2. And it would've been more like 1½ except I figured, "What a shame to let this go to waste," and tried finishing off the last half bottle after everyone had left. I gave up one glass from the end.
It's not like we went light on the wine because we were all drinking beer. I opened one bottle of beer last night. I'd thought about going beer shopping ahead of the party to have more on hand. I'm glad I didn't; it would've been a wasted effort! And it's not like we were all hitting the hard stuff, either. I poured maybe 4 shots worth of hard liquor.
What's changed? Partly it's age, partly it's people moving away. A number of people I enjoyed drinking with in years past weren't here last night.
