cptgaio

How much I love "Does your mother know"! (by the way, in the musical it's one of the funniest moments...) Whether we like it or not, ABBA remain ultra-influential (no matter what they say) even today. A review that lives up to it.

So: there’s a lot on the table (and I thank those who have contributed): @IlMigliore: well, I hope that sweet Terry really wants to get it, I have no reason not to believe it. Regarding the period you mention, I must say (for age-related reasons) it’s among my favorites: I agree with many of the comics you mention, but less so with McFarlane, who has never impressed me much either with Spider-Man or with Spawn: perhaps too derivative?. However, I loved Lobo a lot, but right now I’m not inclined to revisit him: he’s aged poorly, at least for me. @Ghemi: your suggestions are always useful: indeed, caught up in enthusiasm, I went off on a tangent that isn’t as "light" as I usually try to make my reviews. On the issue you raise (and I’ll include dear Kemo as well), I’ve honestly always seen the superhero genre (at least up until the 1970s, and therefore much of the Marvel production you personally mention) as an attempt to create an epic that did not exist in the States (at least in the States since they’ve been called that and not when they were only inhabited by Native Americans) and in that epic (and perhaps the more accurate term, likely much more than the mythology I used but I meant all the consequences) there are also the more "contemporary" characterizations (like the "X-Men"). Odysseus was certainly not divine and Homer (or whoever it was) characterized him quite humanly, drawing from the traditions concerning oral tales about "nostoi," with due proportions, I see a Silver Surfer (to cite a character from Marvel that I hold dear) as comparable: always keeping in mind that the latter directly derives from the genre that has most characterized the world of comics, namely Pop culture (here too, more or less underground depending on the case). So, this is how I’ve reconstructed it at least...

I'm really into it...

If it were up to me, I'd publish you in HP all the time ;-). I only have vague memories of the work.

Honestly, I think the problem lies upstream: if you allow the freedom to review anything, it’s obvious that a normal site will fill up with duplicates of those 10-15 very popular groups (I said popular, which doesn’t necessarily mean musically impeccable) because that’s just the way the world works; the only solution would be to remove this prerogative and have all duplicates discarded regardless of the quality of the review and the reviewed. From my point of view, I honestly think this controversy is, as I’ve already said, quite pointless because (numbers in hand: I did the statistics some time ago, I won't bore you by repeating them, I'm asking you to trust me) 5-10-15-20 etc. reviews of the same album don’t take away space from anything at all, especially since the average for the Beatles (to stick to the example) is no longer more than one review per month. Another matter is the iteration of discussions: honestly, it doesn’t only happen with the Beatles but with any other group or genre, and that’s because we have at least 60 years of discussions about popular music (be it rock, pop, country, blues, etc.) behind us, so the Site with its content is inherently "old," but that doesn’t mean it’s not still enjoyable to interact even on very well-known things, and that is the strength of DeBaser: the interaction among users, not the critical value of the content (although there are certainly some valid peaks).
Another issue I see in a couple of comments regarding the idea that the site is filling up with crap: honestly, I would like to know what the objective parameters are for distinguishing the worthy from the unworthy (or crap, as mentioned) because if we go down that path, then Scaruffi and Ondarock (the ones so often hated on these pages) are right, and this site (in its intrinsic value that I explained above) would be of no use, and we should accept only your truth (but you should be willing to remain just 4-5 on these pages...) I don’t know, I hope that if the duplicates were of artists you value more, your attitude would be the same (and I give you the benefit of the doubt) but seen this way, it seems a lot like an "ideological battle" rather than addressing the topic at hand...
That said, I remind you that lightness also lies in accepting anything from the Site (unless it’s offensive and outside the boundaries of common sense that we all know, and unfortunately, we often cross here, but it’s obvious that as long as it doesn’t happen directly to us, we can’t know, feeling free to pass moral judgments on others' choices) even duplicates and not just making jokes like "useful as a cork in the ass," etc. etc. Bye.

I thank everyone who attended and I apologize for the typographical errors I made in the review (girlanachronism is me…). Unfortunately, when I wrote it, my brain was in a loop (those of us with dysgraphia experience this from time to time) and during the proofreading, I completely overlooked them. Regarding the issues raised, which essentially boil down to one, that is Ross, I can only agree with you. Indeed, I spoke little about his greatness (even though I highlight the importance of the aesthetic experience in reading this miniseries towards the end) because I focused more on the story aspects than on the graphic realization: thinking that further praising Ross would be redundant given the character... I am nonetheless pleased that you pointed it out to me, confirming that certain artists are still appreciated even in our miserable country. Bye!

Thank you guys for the compliments! @Dax: I've always chosen bad teachers ;-)

People you deal with... and I thought we were all just fake versions of ourselves here...

I adore them...

I made a terrible mistake in the title (also in the review) for some reason my brain went into a loop and added that "e" after "Kingdom." If the editors could correct it, I would be grateful...