Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for comics shipping Oct. 2, 2023
"The Sgt. Rock book is fun, especially if you like Risso's art!"
yesterday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Grammar Cop
"I wonder -- do these generally happen at the top of the story? If so, it might be a way that the newscasters are signalling to their auidence what the story's about for whatever reason, and might be more accurately punctuated as "The president. He…"
yesterday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Maze Agency
"At last! I'd love to read more Maze Agency! What a fun title that was."
Saturday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Grammar Cop
"I was taught to use the Oxford comma in school, and then when I started working as a copy editor in magazines, I started using their style and eliminating it. Then some of them changed their style to include it again. On one magazine where I was in…"
Saturday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Grammar Cop
"I think you're in the clear, then, Commander -- pretty sure we Dems aren't allowed to pick Supreme Court Justices anymore!"
Friday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Grammar Cop
"See, all those other pronouns -- xe/xem/xyr, ze/hir/hirs and ey/em/eir -- I think are letting the perfect get in the way of the good. They works. We're already using they, and have been since long before it became a hot-button issue. We hadn't been…"
Friday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Grammar Cop
"Well, I think it's everyone's loss that you haven't. There are sure to be some editors and publications out there that would be perfectly amenable to a lot of your preferred syntax -- and certainly if you could discuss it with them*, some might be…"
Friday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Grammar Cop
"And that's why I tend to stay out of these discussions, and just do the job as I'm paid to do it -- using current reference books and spellings, and whatever style guide my publisher or client provides.Ultimately, it's all arbitrary and personal…"
Friday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Grammar Cop
"Just to throw a little cold water on the Thor covers that opened this discussion: They is correct nowadays. From the American Heritage dictionary:They (pron.)2a. Used to refer to the one previously mentioned or implied, especially as a substitute…"
Friday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows
"Nice! I'm looking forward to it. I've reached episode 839, in which Quentin, Barnabas, and Julia catch up, Julia looks into the future and sees David come to life again, and Quentin acts shady when Barbabas asks whether Petofi wanted anything in…"
Thursday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion "Pick of the Week" - What's Yours?
"My pick of the week is Flash 1, by Si Spurrier and Mike Doodato.
I’m happy to say I was blown away by this book. For once an incoming creative team doesn’t ignore all the things the previous creative team did! Spurrier and Deodato are using the…"
Thursday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows
"And now episode 838, in which we see how Quentin escapes death... not through the help of Barnabas and Julia, but by Count Petofi! Nefarious!Giving Julia amnesia from her time-trip was a great move, as it allowed Quentin to fret all day, not knowing…"
Sep 26
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC's Digital Backlist - Secret Society of Super Villains spotlight!
"Catching up after a few weeks away. Here's what three weeks hath wrought!
Flash 223 & 224: By Cary Bates & Irv Novick. Flash has to match speed with the fastest racers of land, sea, and air... and next, he has to deal with the ghost of his friend!…"
Sep 26
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to The Baron's discussion The Aftermath of "Stargirl: The Lost Children" (SPOILERS)
"I hadn't realized that Betsy Ross & Molly Pitcher were genuine Golden Age characters, Cap -- that's great!"
Sep 25
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to The Baron's discussion The Aftermath of "Stargirl: The Lost Children" (SPOILERS)
"As for Judy Garrick, I think Jay's been public with his identity since the 70s, so "superhero time travel shennanigans" should be all the explanation his neighbors need for her age."
Sep 25
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to The Baron's discussion The Aftermath of "Stargirl: The Lost Children" (SPOILERS)
"I think Beth and Yolanda were brought back by the Lazarus rains last year.As for the Red Bee, I've heard that he's currently appearing in the Peacemaker Tries Hard series, but I haven't yet had a chance to read it. (I hear it's pretty good, though!)"
Sep 25
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