Kevin Hines

If you like stuff I like then you will like this stuff.

[marvel1980s]

X-Men Archives covers by Alan Davis

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I was so excited when these reprints were released.

[waitwhatpod]

Seriously, you guys: June Brigman doesn’t get anywhere near the adoration she deserves for her Power Pack work. (From 1985′s #12, written by Louise Simonson.) – Graeme

[marvelsthunderbolts]

Declan Shalvey practice pin-ups of the original Thunderbolts.

[themarvelproject]

Groo The Wanderer by Sergio Aragonés from Marvel Age #109 (1992) remastered by The Marvel Project.

[themarvelwayoflife]

A madman in the White House! (Marvel Age #99, 1991)

[browsethestacks]

Vintage Comic - Dan Defensor #01 (Spanish)

Art by Enric Torres

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Dan Defensor!!!!

[ericafailsatlife-deactivated202]

Holtzman #bcc2016

[browsethestacks]

George R. R. Martin Fan Letter Age 14

From The Fantastic Four #020 (1961)

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Flash Episode 17 - Speedsters fighting Speedsters and my theory on ZOOM.

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A post about Supergirl episode 17

[mullaney]

I love the concept, it’s extremely useful, but I hate the term. Every time I hear it, it sounds more and more tone deaf.

I’d like to propose a simple change in terminology for analyzing comedy and improv scenes. Often two person comedy scenes will have one character who is inappropriate, absurd, irrational, illogical or weird, and another character who’s role is to react to this strange character as we think an average person might. This other character is usually more reasonable, skeptical, logical, or rational than the strange one. 

The term that most people use for this is “straight man.” I love the concept, it’s extremely useful, but I hate the term. Every time I hear it, it sounds more and more tone deaf. Instead, I think we should use the term “voice of reason” instead:

the voice of reason (definition): Often when one character in a scene is odd, weird or strange, we need another character who is the voice of reason. This character’s job is to react as an ordinary person might to the absurd character. They might be skeptical of the other character’s point of view. They might react by being annoyed, or amazed, or shocked, or nonplussed.

The voice of reason does not have to act straight, or like a man, they have to react as a person, a person usually very similar to the real life performer behind the character. 

If you don’t like this idea, feel free to keep using the tone deaf term. But if you are open to it, start using “voice of reason” instead. I think you will see it’s much more accurate and leaves out all the cultural baggage that normal and ordinary equals straight and male.

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I like this. I hate the phrase straight person or straight character more than straight man - it fixes the gender issue, but seems to put more focus on the use of straight. I never had a good replacement. This is good. Voice of Reason and the unusual character.

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A post about the latest episode of Supergirl, as I threatened on Facebook. Maybe I’ll keep doing these. Maybe this will the only one?

[tomfowlerstuff]

bird person.

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These are my favorite comics of the last year. As best I can remember. I might be forgetting something great. But I love these books. And they are all pretty different.

Alex Fernie posted a list of comic book covers for the same reason and I am just stealing that idea.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens as re-told by Kevin Hines I enjoyed the movie!

[tytempleton]

Present Tense.

More of my Christmas ‘toons and lists are up on my site.

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My favorite Darkseid Story (sorry Kirby)

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Batman vs Superman by Kevin Hines