tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130572569541182865.post8025389437050881531..comments2024-03-26T15:09:47.077-04:00Comments on Casa Cabeza: Saturday News: Star Wars, a Training Update, and Other StuffDanno E. Cabezahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514343832663815418noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130572569541182865.post-4287363526192423012014-04-28T17:01:41.215-04:002014-04-28T17:01:41.215-04:00The thing with the Builders was a slow build comin...The thing with the Builders was a slow build coming out of Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers ongoing titles. I can see why it might seem groan-worthy coming in cold, but it was actually very organic after a 12+ issue build. Besides which, I'm not convinced that particular story arc is actually over. The event was cool, but it was also colossally all-over-the-place, and truth be told, I don't know how much was actually tied up and how muh was just a Universe-Wide story arc. But that was what I loved about Infinity. <br /><br />Let me know what you think when you get to the second half. Danno E. Cabezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514343832663815418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130572569541182865.post-21679641964675615662014-04-28T14:30:52.976-04:002014-04-28T14:30:52.976-04:00I'm reading Infinity now (as it comes out in M...I'm reading Infinity now (as it comes out in Marvel Unlimited) and though I like the sophistication Hickman brings to writing comic books, something about it leaves me a little underwhelmed. I think his villains (the Builders, in this case) tend to be too serious (I know that sounds dumb, but hear me out for a second) - I guess it just bugs that their over-arching plot ignores so much continuity (and I'm not one for preaching the immutability of canon, you have to be liberal with this stuff if you want to keep moving forward) that they don't feel believable (which again, feels dumb to say about super-hero comic books).<br /><br />I got interrupted while trying to read the Star Wars: EU announcement this weekend, so I appreciate you bringing it down to the bottom line. I thought nothing outside the films (I forget about the Clone Wars TV Series) was really canon anyway, so this shouldn't come as a huge surprise.<br /><br />I'd call my Spring training shit too, except I'm not sure I can even call this Spring yet...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460872603454460967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130572569541182865.post-88151697579355884362014-04-26T11:29:26.868-04:002014-04-26T11:29:26.868-04:00To be clear, I wouldn't rate the odds of any o...To be clear, I wouldn't rate the odds of any of this at any more than 5%. So, roll a d20, and on anything other than a Crit Fail, you're good. On the other hand, this is a Hell of a lot closer to serious end-of-the-world shit than we've been in a while, and I don't know that I trust our current president to correctly calculate the odds. What's MOST concerning is that. Ukraine started the new counter-offensive the day after the VP left the region. Now, we don't know what security guarantees he gave, but Ukraine's current gov't obviously wants Putin to THINK he have guarantees, and that is seriously concerning. <br /><br />Me personally, I would set the Red Line at Poland and leave it there. But Obama has tended to assassinate mother-fuckers with drones irrespective of borders. That shit is also scary. Danno E. Cabezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514343832663815418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130572569541182865.post-57144996174582296482014-04-26T10:37:07.114-04:002014-04-26T10:37:07.114-04:00Thing is, even conventionally Russia isn't an ...Thing is, even conventionally Russia isn't an insurgent force, and it's not backwater regional power. It's still got scads of armed forces, fighters, tanks, etc, and recently demonstrated integration with cyber warfare and other "modern" techniques for bringing your enemies to heel. I hear what you're saying about the no-fly zone, drones, and counter-battery fire. I don't think it'll be as easy to establish the first, nor will the other two be as effective as they were in the US's more recent conflicts. I'm also not sure the nation has the stomach for a fight against another nation-state, especially given the impact it'll have on our allies economically. <br /><br />Overall, I have to agree with your sentiment that it won't be pretty. Not sure if Putin's willing to go nuclear or not, either. <br /><br />On the plus side, those of us who studied the art of warfare as children of the Cold War can dust off all those Kraznovian order of battle FMs and operational overlays... I'm actually somewhat curious if the modern Russian army is using the same or similar doctrine still. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377778424339349291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130572569541182865.post-23660031192794122832014-04-26T08:58:59.119-04:002014-04-26T08:58:59.119-04:00*is, not if fucking nuts. The dude is fucking nuts...*is, not if fucking nuts. The dude is fucking nuts. <br /><br />God, I have got to stop using my phone to post. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130572569541182865.post-52186710768691192502014-04-26T08:58:14.336-04:002014-04-26T08:58:14.336-04:00The scariest thing about a war with Russia is that...The scariest thing about a war with Russia is that nearly all the analysts are convinced that if it happens with the US, Putin will use nukes. There is a firm belief out there that the man if fucking nuts.Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com