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    Robot Detectives Battle Superhero Bastards For Your Comics Dollars

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    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    11/10/09

    In reply to Robot Detectives Battle Superhero Bastards For Your Comics Dollars
    It just occurred to me: Are new comics coming Thursday because of Veterans' Day?

    Edit: Oh holy crap, how did I miss this? S.W.O.R.D. #1 comes out this week! Abigail Brand is the second best thing to come out of Joss's run on Astonishing (the best being Armor).
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/10/09

    In reply to Robot Detectives Battle Superhero Bastards For Your Comics Dollars
    Pushing two words together is more Punishing... to grammer.
    Plus it makes things look cool..like JeremyMax..or InternetMax... or TentaclePorn #avengers
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    11/10/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: You talk about punishing grammar, but then you spell it wrong. Was that irony? #avengers
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/10/09

    @DocSeuss: Ah! Its Muphry's Law in effect. {^_^}!!!
    "Muphry's Law: If you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written."

    [en.wikipedia.org] #avengers
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    11/10/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: Win in a casket. #avengers
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    Image of Alasdair5000 Alasdair5000
    11/10/09

    In reply to Robot Detectives Battle Superhero Bastards For Your Comics Dollars
    Whilst I'm on entirely the wrong side of the Atlantic to have a hope of getting it before the trade, the Wall-E series actually has me really excited, as does Supergod. Although I'm reasonably sure a Supergod movie done by Pixar isn't going to be happening aaaaany time soon... #avengers
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/10/09

    In reply to Robot Detectives Battle Superhero Bastards For Your Comics Dollars
    This week is Phonogram week! #avengers
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    11/10/09

    @Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Thank god for that. Now, I just hope my local Forbidden Planet actually have enough issues to last until lunchbreak. #avengers
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    11/10/09

    @Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Unfortunately Phonogram had to be pulped & delayed a week or so - [www.bleedingcool.com] #avengers
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    11/10/09

    @pi8you: I hate you for ruining my day! :(( #avengers
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    Image of TrueCrime TrueCrime
    03/03/09

    In reply to This Week's Comics Are The Start Of The Rest Of Your Life
    Looks like we're getting the next Locke & Key this week. I've been digging that lately.
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    03/03/09

    In reply to This Week's Comics Are The Start Of The Rest Of Your Life
    Woohoo! Secret Six#7!
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    Image of Althestane Althestane
    03/03/09

    In reply to This Week's Comics Are The Start Of The Rest Of Your Life
    "Marvel are there for you as well;" [sic]

    I wasn't aware that the word "Marvel" was plural. I don't follow comics really, so forgive me if that's a common way to refer to Marvel Comics' body of work as opposed to the singular reference of the company itself.
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    Image of Tiber Tiber
    03/03/09

    @Althestane: No, it's more an issue of singular/plural with regards to a group. Usually, a group is referred to as a single entity, but sometimes you can use it as plural if you're putting more of a focus on the people that make up the group. So it's technically correct, even if it sounds wrong. Think of it as if he said, "[The people at] Marvel are there for you as well."
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    03/03/09

    @Tiber: Nah - when he refers to "Marvel," he's referring to the collective entity that is Marvel Comics, Inc.- therefore, the singular verb would be appropriate. He's not saying, "The people at Marvel are there for you," he's saying, "Marvel Comics the company is there for you."
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    03/03/09

    @CrispyShot: The singular might be more appropriate, but plural is sometimes considered acceptable. Luke (an Aussie) at Kotaku does this all the time. The part with the brackets was implied, simply to make it easier to read.


    There's a big debate about this, but others seem to think it's acceptable in other forms of English besides American English. I think it looks wrong too, but the debate is large enough that I hesitate to actually call it improper grammar.

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    03/03/09

    @Tiber: I don't hesitate, dammit! It should be singular! Marvel's an American company, they should have their slogan in American. Collective singular FTW!
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    Image of TrueCrime TrueCrime
    03/03/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: And yet you call Marvel "they" and use the possessive "their." :)
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    Image of Red-headed bookworm Red-headed bookworm
    03/04/09

    @CrispyShot: That's my view and the phrase "Marvel are" kept bothering me in this article.


    @TrueCrime: :) Good point but as English lacks a non-gendered singular pronoun, it is acceptable to use "they." And now I shall end my grammar nerdiness and go get the Wolverine comics I didn't have.

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