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by **RussBurlingame** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:23 pm

Very cool! Was just talking to someone today about how the state of CBR and Newsarama has me kind of clicking through in a trance, and BC is the only one of the three "biggest" sites that I have found myself spending a lot of time on recently.

by **Victorian Squid** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:26 pm

RussBurlingame wrote:Very cool! Was just talking to someone today about how the state of CBR and Newsarama has me kind of clicking through in a trance, and BC is the only one of the three "biggest" sites that I have found myself spending a lot of time on recently.

I can't handle CBR's site redesign so I only read some of the reviews there now and don't take in the messy mash of stories and junk on their front page. Newsarama, I haven't visited since ages ago when content on the site was infecting computers with viruses--not even worth the risk for the paltry reward. Comics Bulletin, I do enjoy their reviews as well. Bleeding Cool is fun though, and occasionally there is some valuable info there for me as well.

by **BlueStreak** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:30 pm

Mike Mercury wrote:
I can't handle CBR's site redesign so I only read some of the reviews there now and don't take in the messy mash of stories and junk on their front page. Newsarama, I haven't visited since ages ago when content on the site was infecting computers with viruses--not even worth the risk for the paltry reward. Comics Bulletin, I do enjoy their reviews as well. Bleeding Cool is fun though, and occasionally there is some valuable info there for me as well.

I just dropped Comics Bulletin from the Power Poll. :lol:

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:31 pm

BlueStreak wrote:
I just dropped Comics Bulletin from the Power Poll.

Oh snap! Dissed!

by **Victorian Squid** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:33 pm

BlueStreak wrote:
I just dropped Comics Bulletin from the Power Poll.

I saw that. Never heard of multiversity. Kinda hate the name.

by **Punchy** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:33 pm

Bleeding Cool is terrible, it tries to make it's own agenda into news, and is constantly making something out of nothing.

CBR for me, and sometimes Comics Alliance, but that annoys me too.

by **BlueStreak** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:37 pm

Mike Mercury wrote:
I saw that. Never heard of multiversity. Kinda hate the name.

Yeah, I initially avoided it in part because of the name. I'm not a huge fan of the set up either (it's basically a WordPad blog, which means I have to actually look for reviews).

However, they seem to be a little more timely and have a few more reviews that I can use outside of the Sunday Slugfest.

Also, I strongly dislike CB's new columnist and was inclined to discontinue my patronage of the site based off that alone.

by **Victorian Squid** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:39 pm

BlueStreak wrote:
Yeah, I initially avoided it in part because of the name. I'm not a huge fan of the set up either (it's basically a WordPad blog, which means I have to actually look for reviews).

However, they seem to be a little more timely and have a few more reviews that I can use outside of the Sunday Slugfest.

Also, I strongly dislike their new columnist and was inclined to discontinue my patronage of the site based off that alone.

Have to check it out sometime.

by **chap22** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:41 pm

BlueStreak wrote:

Also, I strongly dislike CB's new columnist and was inclined to discontinue my patronage of the site based off that alone.

MithrosMistress's ex-bf, IMMO. probably a Michigan man, too.

by **BlueStreak** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:43 pm

chap22 wrote:MithrosMistress's ex-bf, IMMO. probably a Michigan man, too.

Close, but someone even more heinous.

They brought on the SDCC Batgirl. Her first column is about how illegal comic downloading is good for the industry because it's what got her into reading comics. If anything, that makes me dislike illegal downloading that much more.

by **Punchy** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:44 pm

That Batgirl cosplayer is the worst person in the world.

by **Herald** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:45 pm

BlueStreak wrote:
Close, but someone even more heinous.

They brought on the SDCC Batgirl. Her first column is about how illegal comic downloading is good for the industry because it's what got her into reading comics. If anything, that makes me dislike illegal downloading that much more.

Someone's got an archenemy... :lol:

by **Victorian Squid** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:46 pm

BlueStreak wrote:
Close, but someone even more heinous.

They brought on the SDCC Batgirl. Her first column is about how illegal comic downloading is good for the industry because it's what got her into reading comics. If anything, that makes me dislike illegal downloading that much more.

Ouch, that...just ouch. :smt011