That was the one thing I liked.
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That was the one thing I liked.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Superman #44 is decent. The sequence where he's getting increasingly angry at all the villains trying to take advantage of his exposed identity is great, you can really tell he's at his wits end. Especially now that
The Hordr thing continues to be the weakest part of the arc, tho. It's just... not terribly interesting. I get that they're setting up his current, largely-depowered status, but... I dunno. Especially now that it's clear that "hordr " is just a deliberate misspelling of "hoarder." Superman's getting his ass kicked by a TLC reject. And I'm really not sold on the art. Don't get the JRJR hype.
But like I said, it had some solid character moments and decent writing. Like a 7/10 issue, if I wanted to score it.
he got fired. And slapped.
But like I said, it had some solid character moments and decent writing. Like a 7/10 issue, if I wanted to score it.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Fall of Harbinger
wow. Best single issue I've read since I finished Doom Patrol. Man. Just man. Goes right for the feels, but even the story is so unexpected. You end up feeling things you never expected you would. Then the art goes to fucking 11, and you're like what the fuckkkk Kano, I wasn't ready for this.
wow. Best single issue I've read since I finished Doom Patrol. Man. Just man. Goes right for the feels, but even the story is so unexpected. You end up feeling things you never expected you would. Then the art goes to fucking 11, and you're like what the fuckkkk Kano, I wasn't ready for this.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I had an interview today and they offered me the job. I was like.
Then
Woo! Gratz, man. What're you gonna be doing?
Same shit as always. Retail
Poodlestrike
Banned
Ah, well. At least it's something.
Some money is better than no money.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Does anyone read Lobo?
Poodlestrike
Banned
pock3tmonster
Banned
I figured as much. I just saw an interesting post that I'm trying to corroborate. It's difficult though when no one is reading the book.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Justice League #44. Okay, it's official: this was going to be a Crisis event. It's just... there's no other way. Literal Batgod? Darkseid vs. the Anti-Monitor? The
rearing its head? Flash
? Darkseid
?
This has every earmark of a line-wide event, for less than 5 dollars a month. Tasty, tasty madness, in a convenient package.
anti-life equation
becoming the Black Racer
straight up dying
This has every earmark of a line-wide event, for less than 5 dollars a month. Tasty, tasty madness, in a convenient package.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
has there ever been a better comic than drifter
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Those reviews got me looking at this very seriously. Going to have to check this arc out.
I'll let you know once I read it, because I don't know that anyone else does lol
pock3tmonster
Banned
I don't know if I should spoiler tag this, but I will just to be on the safe side. Supposedly, in the latest issue of Lobo, the entire Red Lanterns run
I don't read Lobo though, so I can't confirm if this is true or not.
has been retconned and reset to the status quo from the beginning of the New 52.
Simply Sarah
Member
And you call yourself a Valiant shill. Step it up, Lunchpod.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I was waiting for an ohc, but it looks like it's super far out. I just knocked them out yesterday.
Dude dude dude, read Fall of Harbinger stat. So damn amazing.
Simply Sarah
Member
I had an interview today and they offered me the job. I was like.
Then
Congrats!
I will when I get the chance!
ThyMusicMan
Member
Finally read Tokyo Ghost, I fucking heart Sean Murphy.... well Remender too
pock3tmonster
Banned
I had an interview today and they offered me the job. I was like.
Then
Congratulations! Best of luck! I am looking for work myself at the moment. Rejection is difficult.
Aye, Remender works with some legit artists.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Reading Batman Annual #4... when did they resolve the whole "Bruce has no money and the manor is an asylum now" thing from Eternal?
EDIT: Oh, they're explaining it now, aight.
EDIT: Oh, they're explaining it now, aight.
Freezasaurus
Member
Good job, Messi. Now order that fucking Royo Wonder Woman.
They might not have a new date for it yet. Calm down.
They might not have a new date for it yet. Calm down.
TetraxShards
Member
Congrats Messi!
Saving comics for later, going to DBZ: Resurrection of F tonight! Also bought two Funkos, the Alien and the Predator.
Saving comics for later, going to DBZ: Resurrection of F tonight! Also bought two Funkos, the Alien and the Predator.
wait for statue worrying about paint, finally get statue, see all the problems with statue, attempt to paint statue and dislike the end result, wait for the next statue hoping it will be better....
i'm still in the first phase.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I have bills to pay lol
Freezasaurus
Member
I think your expectations may be too high. I mean, even really high-end stuff like Sideshow pieces can sometimes come out looking like shit despite amazing prototype pics.
catwoman goggles should be fully painted at all times.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Batman Annual #4 was pretty good. It wasn't a tour de force like last month's issue was, but it was solid. Plays the dramatic irony of the scenario to the hilt.
my name is ed
Banned
Woo hook Messi back to baller gaf status.I had an interview today and they offered me the job. I was like.
Then
In other achievement news
I just bought a house
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Congrats to people moving up in the world
TetraxShards
Member
The newest Burger King thread that turned into The Great Ketchup War is blowing my mind. Genuinely didn't realise so many people were against ketchup on a sausage or rasher sandwich.
Still not as good as brown sauce though.
Still not as good as brown sauce though.
Poodlestrike
Banned
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I like mustard. On everything
Also, how come no one is calling Messi out for using gifs from a non-romantic comedy film? Hmmmm? Almost invalidates the whole achievement right there with this totally uncharacteristic behavior.
Also, how come no one is calling Messi out for using gifs from a non-romantic comedy film? Hmmmm? Almost invalidates the whole achievement right there with this totally uncharacteristic behavior.
Serpentine
Banned
(only read the first OHC, but) she just kinda came off as a caricature rather than a person, even though she had clear motives. that's kinda how i felt about most of those characters in those issues and what kept me back from fully liking it
TetraxShards
Member
Hey, I'm not crazy about ketchup either, I just found it weird. The rare few times these days I get a breakfast roll, if they don't have brown sauce I'm getting ketchup.
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
Yea they jacked the price on Grayson and Harley since Convergence.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
That is bizarre criticism to me. Each of the characters are given some very deep characterization in those early issues, which is expanded on later, but gives them a very good basis onto which Dysart constructs the story. At the very least, I can understand how Faith in particular may feel a bit forced at first as this nerd girl, but the other characters are really complex individuals and certainly not caricatures by any definition.
In particular, and I'll draw a comparison with X-Men for a quick second because they are very similar in premise, Harbinger focuses more on what separates these characters from society as individuals rather than because of their powers. Peter is the only one that really feels like he's been pushed away from society because of his powers, whereas Torque, Charlene, and Faith were pushed away because they are outliers - whether it's because of disease, or because they've been abused, or because they don't feel like they fit with reality. These are things that shaped their personality and caused them to become social pariahs, and most of them are not tied to their supernatural nature.
Now, one thing I could possibly understand is that these characters do some pretty questionable or unlikable things. Peter feels so alone that he rapes Kris, or Charlene incinerates that one boyfriend, or Torque is a douche 99% of the time, but that's apart of what makes those characters and I don't think they are any less likable because of that. They are made more human and better developed because of it.
Also, there's the crown jewel of this whole story, Harada. Call him a megalomaniac or whatever, but even after he's been defeated or pushed back multiple times, he still has an unimpeded vision of what he wants society to be like. He's a mastermind, but he's far from being a true agent of evil. He wants what's best for the world, or at least what his vision of that is, and he is completely uncompromising in it. We can see that even beyond the story of Harbinger, through to Fall of, this remains the absolute core of the character - whatever he may do to manipulate others, he does it for their own good.
I think you should revisit the series. Even if you didn't like how it started, Dysart takes these characters to some truly unique places. The ending of Harbinger, and Fall of, have this unique poetry to them that I've never quite seen in any comic. I wish more people could experience this, because it's really one of the greatest series I've ever read.
That's great!
That's ketchup's problem. Nobody likes it enough to really fight for it.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
way to go, Messi, btw!!
heartwarming use of gifs too
heartwarming use of gifs too
BossDarkseid
Member
I decided to treat myself to the first two volumes of Hellboy. Did I do good? I heard it's a bit...of a lesser comic, i guess, at least while Byrne is still onboard.
Stealth edit: obligatory congratulations Messi!
Stealth edit: obligatory congratulations Messi!
Poodlestrike
Banned
Grayson Annual #2 was pretty great. Dick and Supes broing it up was as entertaining as I'd hoped it was, and their shared moment of "god, when you lay it out like that, our lives are absurd" was wonderful. Need to go back and reread my Grayson issues, since I can't say I remember that much about the Fist of Cain.
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