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Jack Kirby was sort of who I thought about when I presented the Greek mythology angle but I guess he really has not been around for awhile. At its' best Batman also has many nods to mythology but you're right,depending on the writer Batman has had ridiculous moments too. There was a particular Frank Miller run that was teeth gnashingly bad. (I'm not referring to Dark Knight Returns. It was a whole other thing.)

Personally I like titillation though I do not think every single comic book should have it. If a particular run of graphic novels has a certain mood and a certain tone "throwing in the T & A" is not always the best of ideas.

Usually my bottom line comes down to simply having choices. The thought provoking stuff and the absurd escapism stuff should both be on hand for us to enjoy either extreme.

Just to me it seemed like the original Borderlands was balanced better when compared to its' sequel. Maybe I'm just nutso though. 

In general Amazon does me right! Wow, I have not walked into a Game-stop in years!

In addition I noticed that men did not have cocks in American comics for awhile. Recently I've seen a few bulges but before that? Eunuchs everywhere,Chris!

It's also weird there's exaggerated anatomy and skin everywhere but not sex or even much exploration of sexuality. (This does not include more quality stuff such as the DC Vertigo line)

But despite mainstream comics being a bit "immature" they sometimes surprise. Would so many people love Batman if he had no depth? I think many people like The Dark Knight so much because Arkham city itself is a metaphor for troubled and psychologically damaged people running around in outlandish costumes. There's more to The Dark Knight mythos than the surface.

Despite being a Marvel fan-boy in my youth I admit there's something lacking in the writing for me. As much as I like The Avengers for example, it's usually rather shallow escapism. X-men is a cut deeper but not by much. And Marvel Zombies? I realize many of us loved that arch but it was a cheap cash in.

Comics as a whole can be better then again,some comics already are more mature than their competition. It all depends on where we look.

I think guys with aristocratic English accents make the best villains! I know it's bias but it's so darned true! (I apologize to all my English chums!)

Happy Saint Paddy's day to you too!

I think I found in Phantasy Star Portable what was lacking in Borderlands II. It has a gazilion weapons too and the three races (Caste,Human,and Neuman) are very diversified as are the primary classes.

I also like it because though there are guns it plays more like an rpg brawler hybrid. But hey,to each their own!

I just found it odd how much I loved the 1st Borderlands yet the second one rubbed me wrong. (Even with all its' improvements.)

I learned on Facebook women and men are both perverts. When I visit the galleries of female friends 70% of all pictures are depictions of sexualized and beautiful women while the remaining 30% are hunky shirtless men or pretty-boy bishonens.

Yet it's strange how men recieve the most guilt and shaming over their fantasies. To me super extreme liberals are the new prudish Bible Thumpers. Fuck helping children in 3rd world countries or running a soup kitchen! Time to rally against the next risque attractive female character in a videogame or the next Catwoman comic book! The priorities of modern day activism are so petty and trivial all I can do is shake my head in befuddlement,Gemini.

"Chibi Inception!"

Gradius III was a beautiful shoot-em-up. Contral Alien Wars blew me away at the time too. Probably my favorite Contra game was the original "Hard Corps" for the genesis. If not for a good friend it would have remained in obscurity. (I was an snes kid) What was neat about it was it had branching paths and multiple characters.

I loved Tomb-Raider. I thought it was a brilliant game. Not "perfect" but certainly nice enough for me to recommend it at least as a rental. (And I have no regrets buying it) It also gave me a lot of bang for my buck,something certain other AAA games failed to do.