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COMICS! August l OT l So what's new with comics?
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evilpigking
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Alright I took the plunge. Ordered the Secret Warriors Omni...and Mask of the Phantasm dvd =)
NotTheGuyYouKill
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I know, right guys!?
What the hell, Pearl! I need to echo these sentiments again!
They weren't bad or anything, they were fine, but the series totally lost track of the overall arc, which IIRC disappeared for several issues and then ended up an afterthought in the finale. It just contributed to a rudderless ship, with all one-offs. Single issue adventures are fine if they keep being really inventive, but it started feeling samey. There was a sense of wonder when the book started, but by the end it was sorta lost. I don't blame Beechen, it was a combination of many things. Given the circumstances he was presumably given, I'd say he did well himself. I seem to recall a lot of solicitation switch-ups.
I was literally coming in here to post the same thing. Instead of questions being answered more shit is thrown into this pot.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Why didn't you just link to he cover? I haven't started reading avx yet...
Then save yourself a small fortune and skip it, it's shite.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Same pricing (BOOOO!!) most stuff available day and date.
DC is the best, as they drop by $1 after a month. Wish I liked their books more.
Dark Horse has their own non-Comixology app that is GARBAGE, UI-wise. Good prices but not worth it if you ask me. Shittiest comic reader out there. Sadly, with BPRD they have the best actual comics out there. Irony.
Shin Johnpv
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I'm totally a mix bag on the New52, some of it is awesome, some of it not so much. GLA#1 was damn good stuff though. Really interested in seeing where this goes and if
Hal and Sinestro stay dead.....lol yeah right.
DC Dark is the best thing about the New 52. I pretty much consider Batman and WW to be under the Dark line as far as tone goes. I'm bummed that Superman isn't getting as much love as Batman. I really like Action, but the Superman ongoing is a revolving door for creative teams. I'm curious about the rumored Man of Steel title by Scott Snyder and Jim Lee though.
I've been out of the Marvel loop for a long while now. I've basically only been reading Hickman's work and Avenging Spider-Man. What are some good books/runs that Marvel has put out in the last year or two? So far I've got Slott's Spider-Man (I jumped off the book right when it shifted from Brand New Day to Big Time) and Waid's Daredevil on my list.
Also, not interested in anything by Bendis or Fraction.
Also, not interested in anything by Bendis or Fraction.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
But Fraction's Hawkeye is awesome....after one issue.
Go read Remender's runs on Venom and Uncanny X-Force, Aaron's non-AvX Wolverine and the X-Men, and Gillen's Journey into Mystery.
Spike Spiegel
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Uncanny X-force
Banana Kid
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Wolverine & The X-Men and Journey into Mystery are essential.
And if you're ever gonna get over your Fraction issues, Defenders is great too.
Shin Johnpv
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I can see putting Batman and WW in the dark line kind of. The reboot I think has been worst on the Super family of books. I'm the opposite really don't like Action at all. I feel like this rebooted Superman is just a carboard cut out of a character. I would be all over a Synder take on it though!
Man, this new Superman run is hard to read. Same thing every issue, fight a monster, Daily Planet covers it rise and repeat. I am only four or five issues in but still!
black_vegeta
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I need to read my backlog of books. I stopped after the #2 issues of Batman, JL, Aquamang, Catwoman, Flash for whatever reason. I have all the rest of the books just sitting there, waiting to be read. ;__;
Also, I'm thinking of starting on the Avengers vs X-Men book...
Also, I'm thinking of starting on the Avengers vs X-Men book...
Batman is good, JL is average, Catwoman is lol, Flash sort of sucked imo.
Has AVX been spoiled at all for you?
Supermanisdead
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This is Marvel's current holy trinity as far as I'm concerned: Gambit, Hawkeye, and Wolverine and the X-Men. Gambit is surprisingly not cheesy and stupid like the character has been since, idk, 1991.
Hawkeye has only done 1 issue, but it was amazing and I have trust in the same creative team that brought us one of the best series of all time. It's by Fraction but it's nothing like his godawful Uncanny X-Men fanfiction or his boring ass Iron Man.
slightconfuse
Banned
Bacahlo is off WATXM but we get Ramon Perez so it's all good
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Bachalo is probably on some Marvel NOW book, same thing with Ryan Stegman. In fact, Ryan Stegman might even be drawing ASM when it inevitably relaunches in January.
-Pyromaniac-
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Wow Wolverine and the X-Men that came out yesterday was fucking excellent.
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
nooooooooo
ViewtifulJC
Banned
WATXM stopped being about that shitty event and went back to doing what it did best, focusing on all it's interesting, disparate characters and their dynamics with each other.
-Pyromaniac-
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One of the few times I didn't find Hope completely unlikable, it had tons of character moments, just excellent stuff all-around.
Jason Aaron is on some next level shit. Also dat art! Me liked it.
Supermanisdead
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Whoever was doing the art on Wolverine and the X-Men yesterday was great, but I'll miss Bachalo. He drew the best Iceman.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Gambit needs an inker before I even look at it. I've heard it's good, but that weak-butt digitally inked pencil style does not work for that artist.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I think I figured out the thought process behind The Third Army design in the Green Lantern Annual.
"What about, stay with me. You know that white piece of dog shit they make Brennan lick in Step Brothers? What if we slapped a pair of googly eyes on that?"
So awful. I feel so bad for reading it. And just so people don't think I'm cynically "trolling" the book. That's one concrete reason, aesthetically terrible character design.
Another is that by splitting everyone out into their own books, it's robbed this "big tentpole issue" of the power that the big Sinestro Corps Special had because it's just Hal and Sinestro, as opposed to them and a whole bunch of lanterns.
Really a shame. GL: Rebirth is what got me back into DC Comics.
"What about, stay with me. You know that white piece of dog shit they make Brennan lick in Step Brothers? What if we slapped a pair of googly eyes on that?"
So awful. I feel so bad for reading it. And just so people don't think I'm cynically "trolling" the book. That's one concrete reason, aesthetically terrible character design.
Another is that by splitting everyone out into their own books, it's robbed this "big tentpole issue" of the power that the big Sinestro Corps Special had because it's just Hal and Sinestro, as opposed to them and a whole bunch of lanterns.
Really a shame. GL: Rebirth is what got me back into DC Comics.
TheKaeptain
Banned
WAT?! I would read that.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Also, typical Johns pointless gore with terrible sound effects.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
So you've been buying these books for a year but haven't read them? Congratulations, you have officially beaten the addiction. Quick, throw them in the bin and never look back. Take up a sport or something, save yourself while you still can!
The milk of AvX had spoiled before it even left the cow.
Spoilers! They spend 12 issues doing something they could have done in three! Spoilers! Badly drawn people punch each other! Spoilers! Cyclops is a dick!
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Spoilers! Oliver Copiel is a bad artist all of a sudden? lol ok
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Not his best work, too few issues. The art is not good, despite the quality of the artists. The JRJR stuff was embarrassing, Coipel was ok but bland and the recent Kubert stuff has been bad Kubert (and I love both of them).
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
I still haven't read any of my Batwomans, just read through #3-10 of Aquaman, Swamp Thing, Animal Man, Batman, Wonder Woman, Legion,Spiderman #675-691, and Xfactor #230- 242.
its been fun. need to go more digital though :/
I need to go to the shop and grab Green Lantern and Flash #6-12 I guess.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Hnnnnnnnnnngh. Don't say such things, they excite the blood. Stegman on WatXM would be better though.
Actually speaking those names in unison, some of Bachalo's best work was on Spider-Man. Some really fun splashes and great page designs:
if you'll excuse the photoshop filtered background image photo in this example.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
He drew two of my favorite story arcs during the BND era, the Hammerhead two-parter written by Joe Kelly, and SHED with Zeb Wells.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I remember specifically on SHED that his art seemed ratchet'd up to 11. Maybe he'd been given more time on that deadline or something even though several issues were upsettingly half and halfs
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
His first one, the one in the blizzard, was also amazing.
Venom and X-Force have been pretty good. Venom is actually having a cross-over with Scarlet Spider next month.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
It was an Emma Rios half, so it's not the worst thing in the world!
That's one of the better things about Steve Wacker. Not only is he a coordinating machine(got all of DC's 52 out on a weekly basis, had ASM coming out almost 3 times a month every month for 3 years, coordinated the entire Spider-Island event and tie-ins, etc), but he takes a lot of chances on art choices, and they usually pay off. BND introduced me to Emma Rios, Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martin, Max Fiumara, Eric Canete, not to mention Romita Jr with Dean White coloring, and the aforementioned Chris Bachalo. Now we got Humberto Ramos...you wouldn't have seen any of these guys and gals on ASM without Wacker.
That's one of the better things about Steve Wacker. Not only is he a coordinating machine(got all of DC's 52 out on a weekly basis, had ASM coming out almost 3 times a month every month for 3 years, coordinated the entire Spider-Island event and tie-ins, etc), but he takes a lot of chances on art choices, and they usually pay off. BND introduced me to Emma Rios, Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martin, Max Fiumara, Eric Canete, not to mention Romita Jr with Dean White coloring, and the aforementioned Chris Bachalo. Now we got Humberto Ramos...you wouldn't have seen any of these guys and gals on ASM without Wacker.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Bachalo on Venom or Scarlet Spider would be my fave outcome I think. A Bachalo and Stegman dreamteam on the Spider Family *swoon*.
ViewtifulJC
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