u/tame_kubrick

He has 5 years left at 8mil, with a NTC the whole time I believe, and the contract runs 30-36 years old. Genuinely by far the worst contract I’ve seen DA sign in his whole tenure with the Blues and I’m just shocked.

He’s been remarkable in contracts and managing this team but this feels like it will really handicap the team and GM Steen going forward.

With the team having to promote Carboneau & Stenberg soon, + needing to make upgrades this offseason whether it’s draft/free/agency/trade, this Buch contract just feels like an anchor. Hopefully the team can turn it around and Steen can work some magic but I’d be lying if I said I’m not very concerned.

I’ve seen all the MCU, read Hickman Avengers & Avengers 1-20, and grew up in an era that very prominently featured him so I understand the lore but haven’t read much of the classic or solo stuff. But Spencer’s run seems cool, cheap, and Sam Wilson Cap is something that’s very interesting to me. Would I be okay reading this without much context to anything?

Side question, specifically if Spencer’s run doesn’t read well as a first, what MODOK or AIM stories/runs are the best? I assumed that was an Avengers threat but apparently they’re mainly in Cap comics. I’ve always been interested in them despite much MCU acknowledgement.

I’ve seen all the MCU, read Hickman Avengers & Avengers 1-20, and grew up in an era that very prominently featured him so I understand the lore but haven’t read much of the classic or solo stuff. But Spencer’s run seems cool, cheap, and Sam Wilson Cap is something that’s very interesting to me. Would I be okay reading this without much context to anything?

Side question, specifically if Spencer’s run doesn’t read well as a first, what MODOK or AIM stories/runs are the best? I assumed that was an Avengers threat but apparently they’re mainly in Cap comics. I’ve always been interested in them despite much MCU acknowledgement.

I’ve seen all the MCU, read Hickman Avengers & Avengers 1-20, and grew up in an era that very prominently featured him so I understand the lore but haven’t read much of the classic or solo stuff. But Spencer’s run seems cool, cheap, and Sam Wilson Cap is something that’s very interesting to me. Would I be okay reading this without much context to anything?

Side question, specifically if Spencer’s run doesn’t read well as a first, what MODOK or AIM stories/runs are the best? I assumed that was an Avengers threat but apparently they’re mainly in Cap comics. I’ve always been interested in them despite much MCU acknowledgement.

Just started watching the show (S2 E16 currently) and I’m shocked to find out Mary stays on the show almost entirely. She seems to run a cult, has exhibited racist behavior, and recently had a whole docu-series about the cult she runs. There are several conspiracies and allegations regarding Robert Sr., his wife, and how he and Mary truly came to be a couple/get the money and church, but I don’t know everything so I won’t speculate.

But there is still concrete evidence this is a scary person, specifically in how she tries to manipulate people in the group. It’s uncomfortable to watch and I’m just wondering, do people actually like her and not see these issues? Do they not care, or see them as problematic? I understand it’s Housewives and if we didn’t want problematic housewives there would be no show, but this seems to enter a different area of sketchy.

Or does everyone hate-watch kind of like I’m doing now? Just curious.

I started the Claremont X run in January and am currently at Wolverine & Kitty Pride/New Mutants 21/Uncanny X 189. I have nearly all of the books and mapped out reading them up until Age of Apocalypse so I’m in for the long run lmao. I want to take a break and read John Byrne’s Fantastic Four soon, especially as I’ve heard I think they crossover at some point.

Any pointers would be helpful! The Claremont run feels like it never loses steam which is great but at the same time makes it hard to find a break point.