The 4 Year Anniversary Celebration ends here. and i'm gonna bring you Random Hour 4, it's fitting, 4 Years, Random Hour 4, it makes sense.
(Art by @wet_dream04 on twitter.)
What can i talk about that i haven't spoken about in the other 3 random hours? Well, i have the rest of August and all of September to figure that out.
If you're one of the 2 people that are reading this, you probably think "What a disappointing anniversary" and i would agree. Actually, self-deprecation is not funny anymore, WE HAVE THE BEST POSTS EVER, AND EVERYONE SHOULD READ THEM.
Let's just talk about what i have to say.
THING #1: THE MULTIVERSE PROBLEM.
For those that don't keep up with the latest MCU news, we're in the Multiverse Saga. This is good news for some, but bad for me.
But first off, what is the multiverse? It's actually pretty easy to explain, we're in THE UNIVERSE, and outside of the Universe, there are a bunch of alternate universes, sounds like a simple concept, and it kind of is! Imagine a world where you have a different hair color, or a world where my posts are actually good, somewhere in the multiverse, there could exist a universe where that happens.
Recently, the concept of the multiverse has gained significant popularity in movies and television shows, and we have someone to blame for that... Spider-Man! He started this multiverse fad when Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse released back in 2018, everyone was making fun of the multiverse or using it in a new piece of media.
Every time there was more than 1 version of a fictional character, some dumbass would say "[CHARACTER NAME]-Verse, it's awesome!"
This whole multiverse shit got worse when Spider-Man: No Way Home came out in 2021, which featured old characters coming back. Movie studios and even Marvel and Sony themselves got the wrong idea from the film, and they thought "If we make everything about the fucking multiverse and bring back old characters, people will like our stuff, and they will watch our stuff, and we'll make millions of dollars"
Want me to tell you the full list of characters that have been brought back? You don't? Well, I'm gonna do it anyway because this is my site.
Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man (Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021)
Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man (Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021)
Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus (Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021)
Willem Dafoe as The Green Goblin (Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021)
Jamie Foxx as Electro (Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021)
Thomas Hayden Church as The Sandman (Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021)
Rhys Ifans as The Lizard (Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021)
Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier (Dr. Strange & The Multiverse of Madness, 2022)
Michael Keaton as Batman (The Flash, 2023)
Christopher Reeve as Superman (The Flash, 2023) (Via CGI)
George Reeves as Superman (The Flash, 2023) (Also via CGI)
Adam West as Batman (The Flash, 2023) (Also via CGI)
Nicholas Cage as Superman (The Flash, 2023)
Michael Shannon as General Zod (The Flash, 2023) (Should've been Doug Walker)
Helen Slater as Supergirl (The Flash, 2023) (Via CGI)
George Clooney as Batman (The Flash, 2023) (Via CGI, maybe)
Spider-Man from Spider-Man Unlimited (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 2023)
Josh Keaton as Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 2023)
FUCKING EVERYONE ELSE (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 2023)
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (Deadpool & Wolverine, 2024)
Dafne Keen as X-23 (Deadpool & Wolverine, 2024)
Jennifer Garner as Elektra (Deadpool & Wolverine, 2024)
Wesley Snipes as Blade (Deadpool & Wolverine, 2024)
Chris Evans as The Human Torch (Deadpool & Wolverine, 2024)
Channing Tatum as Gambit (Deadpool & Wolverine, 2024)
Some of these were done well, but some others (Like The Flash) were done horribly and were clearly done so they could profit off of this multiverse craze.
Everything is about the multiverse, Sonic Prime? Multiverse. the next 2 Avengers movies? Multiverse. Everything Everywhere All At Once? Multiverse! (that one was done well though), EVERYTHING HAS MULTIVERSES THESE DAYS, Can we just go back to when nothing was connected, and no one was brought back?
Something that really pissed me off was finding out that Spider-Man 4 is probably gonna bring back Tobey & Andrew AGAIN, this really killed my hype for the movie, you know why? Because i always thought Spider-Man was different from the other Marvel Characters, but now it seems like studio executives just see him as another superhero for another movie. It does not look like a good decade for superhero projects, everything is either bad, or just "meh", or super edgy stuff, like Invincible & The Boys.
We can only hope that this multiverse fad ends soon.
THINGY #2: I AM NOT A HATER!
I always try to look at the most positive aspects of life, and i always try to enjoy most things i watch, but sometimes, that is just not posible, even i get angry at capeshit every once in a while. But in 4 years of doing this shit, I've noticed that i have become more negative when it comes to discussing the latest news on movies and shows.
I'm writing this to let you guys know my real opinions on things that i "hate"
Spider-Man 2 (PS5)
I do not actually hate this game, it would be really stupid of me to call something that i haven't seen "bad". However i do not wish to play any of the PlayStation Spider-Man games, they don't look interesting to me, and i do not have a PlayStation console, yes, it is because i'm poor. So what?
Deadpool & Wolverine
Same thing as the last point, i do not wish to watch something if i know i'm not gonna like it, i have never been a fan of Deadpool and i have never really been a fan of the X-Men movies, so this movie is definitely not made for me. Also i just don't wanna watch jokes and memes and 4th wall breaks for 2 hours.
Do i really hate Deadpool as a character? I can't say i hate the comics pre-2015 simply because i have not read them, but after the video game and the movies came out, he just became insufferable to me, i never thought he was funny, or cool, or badass, i just thought he was stupid and should've stayed as a forgotten 90s Rob Liefeld character.
The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)
I don't hate this show, believe it or not. I think it's alright, the thing i hate is the people that think this show is the 8th wonder of the world, and that it's peak Spider-Man. I believe that there are better iterations of Spider-Man out there, this show is not as good as some of the other Spider-Man cartoons that came out before.
I also would like to defend the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon show, it's actually a pretty good cartoon, and sometimes a pretty solid adaptation of the original comics.
Will i continue hating on these things? Maybe.
THINGAMABOB 3: A big hate letter to all comic book fans.
Here is something controversial that may cause my downfall, but i don't care. All comic fans (Both CBM and CB) are stupid idiots. EXCEPT FOR ME!
those [NAME]TalksComics accounts? Stupid.
My friend Ian? Stupid.
BluRayAngel? Stupid.
Linkara? Stupid.
Me? Not stupid.
Comic book fans are the reason why bullying needs to come back. Now, i'm not talking about the people that just enjoy reading comics, those guys are actually cool and nice, i'm talking about comic fans on the internet, they are all stupid in their own way.
For this random hour segment, i shall divide the comic book fanbase into a few subcategories. Comic Book Movie fans, Comic fanbase, ComicTok, and ComicTubers.
Comic Book Movie fans, i hate to say it but these may be the least stupid in the bunch, these are people that go to movie theaters to watch the latest MCU/DCU films, they can be very divisive, but that's pretty much it, sometimes they pretend that they've read the comics when they haven't but it's ok, no big deal.
ComicTok is full of the biggest posers you'll ever find. There's no need to be a poser, there's no need to pretend to be an expert on a topic, but you don't really need to experience something to be a fan of it. I own plenty of Kirby plushies and i still have yet to purchase one of the games.
The actual comic fanbase or ACF is full of people that really hate writers and artists because they made a bad story, they say things like "WE SHOULD KILL [WRITER]"
ComicTube is exactly what it is, Comic YouTubers, there are a lot of them. There's comic recap channels... I should make one of those... There's also comic history channels, like NerdSync or Comic Drake (I like em), there's comic collection channels, i don't watch them because they make me feel jealous, there's Comicsgate/Geeks + Gamers channels, which we don't talk about. And there's also the only popular comic review channel, Linkara, But nobody takes him seriously anymore.
All of these guys are stupid, but for different reasons. Except for comic recap channels and comic history channels, it was because of them that i got into comic books.
The Actual Comic Fanbase (ACF) are stupid because they take this shit way too seriously (unlike me, i never take things seriously)
ComicTok is not as stupid as i thought it was gonna be.
CBM fans are just Disney Adults and Zack Snyder fans, and they're all either stupid or weird... or Furlow.
You cannot trust any of these comic nerds, except for me, i am not toxic... i think... I am not an idiot... most of the time... I don't harass writers because they wrote a story i didn't like... Instead, the writers make fun of me... (that Chip Zdarsky guy is crazy), and i am CONTROVERSY FREE, AND I'M COOL, AND I HAVE NEVER SAID OR DONE ANYTHING STUPID*, and i DO NOT have an ego.
*Please do not look at my old shit. Nothing controversial or problematic, it's just embarrassing.
Yeah, the comic book fanbase sucks imo, next segment.
STUFF 4: Looking at my first post.
Remember my first post? From way back in November of 2022? No you don't. But i certainly do! Let's review my review of Hombre Araña 153.
First of all, the subtitle says "Updated: May 10" but it doesn't say what year, could've been any year, 2023, 2004, 1939, any year.
Second of all, the intro is copied and pasted from an outdated thing i wrote, i plagiarized my own work.
Third of all, the review is INCREDIBLY SHORT. This was made when i wasn't as critical and creative as i am now. I could've spoken about how the comic is LITERALLY TRACED FROM A FUCKING DAREDEVIL COMIC, or how THE STORY IS KINDA STUPID.
The fucking intro is longer than the actual review of the story, that is ridiculous.
Seeing how the review is over, so is this review of the review, come back next year when i review the review of the review, i shall do this every year, and i shall call this event "Reviewtopia"
WHATEVER #5: Shit, i need to review something.
When was the last time i did a serious review? Well, obviously it was the plushies post from a few weeks ago.
But i need to review something more manly and awesome.. like taxes... Wait, i'm still 17...
Anyways, today we're reviewing The Amazing Spider-Man 316. (Written by David Michelinie and drawn by Todd McFarlane, the guy that makes the DC figures)
This has nothing to do with the anniversary, i just wanted to review something.
This cover is iconic, so iconic that people remember this cover more than they do the actual story. This comic is not unique, not a key issue, not anything, i'm not even sure if it's rare or not, i found my copy at a yard sale for like 2 bucks.
I'm probably the first ever person to actually read the story. First page is Venom chasing a guy, though i wonder why there's just some random guy in the sewers. You see, Eddie Brock has not been the same ever since he bonded with the symbiote, and now just lives in the underground and uses it as his personal gym.
Meanwhile, Peter Parker is doing all the shit that he usually does, taking pictures, beating up criminals, doing impossible poses, and swinging by the Daily Bugle to sell pictures.
BUT MEANWHILE, Venom finds the Black Cat, who has a stupid-ass 80's haircut. For some reason that i choose to not explain to you because you need to read the comic, Venom starts to beat the shit out of Black Cat. Okay. This is also how Black Cat finds out that Spider-Man is married.
You know, if i knew Spider-Man's identity and everything that he knows, I'd reveal that shit to the public.
Some shit happens between Peter and MJ, and Peter gets a phone call, and he decides to go out in his Spider-Man pajamas. What he finds might shock you...
It's Venom, he's the villain in this issue, if you haven't figured out by now. They fight, and Spider-Man runs away.
Also, Venom finds out where Peter and MJ live now, and the story ends.
NEXT ISSUE: "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? (Heh Heh Heh! Hehhehheh heh heh heh heh...)
Shit, i wonder who's coming to dinner in the next issue... I hope it's the guy that just found their fucking address.
8/10.
This comic is actually good, which is nice because i've seen so much dogshit lately. It has the magic that only a Spider-Man comic with Venom can bring you. I'm gonna go frame this comic now. I'm also gonna buy a t-shirt with the cover.
FINAL THING: The Conclusion to Random Hour 4.
Welp, this is the end of Random Hour 4, didn't we have such a great time? You didn't? Well, i had a great time, and that's all that matters, you don't matter at all.
I actually don't know how to end this, i could do a cliche "THANK YOU FOR 4 YEARS" message but i don't do cliches.
So, yeah, goodbye, see you next year for the 5th year anniversary. What am i gonna do for the next post? Well, i do kinda have to finish a lot of things that i said i was gonna do...
NEXT POSTS: Halloween Hour, Gwenpool Strikes Back #4 and a yap sesh about the 2018 Wasp mini-series.
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