Rastafarian42
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I think Rags is pretty great especially his art in Identity Crisis.
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COMICS! |OT| March 2014. Longshot and Domino are hogging all the four-leaf clovers!
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I think Rags is pretty great especially his art in Identity Crisis.
MHWilliams
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Judging from the preview, the villain is
from J. Michael Strazynski's run.
Morlun
Frances Manapul posted some unused Flash ideas on his Instagram account yesterday. I would have much rather seen whatever he was going for here instead of that terrible Reverse Flash arc.
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/03/25/francis-manapul-on-all-the-flash-ideas-he-never-got-round-to/
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/03/25/francis-manapul-on-all-the-flash-ideas-he-never-got-round-to/
They're pretty much the best it gets from everything I've read/heard. Absolute-sized Mignola art, top-notch sewn binding, etc.
I've been meaning to pick up the first one, but I'm already going to be getting the two Fear Agent Library Editions (when IST puts the second one up for sale tonight) and I think I may get Colossal Conan as well (using the 45% off Dark Horse books in March as an excuse), so I don't really wanna spend any more than that. Haha
Speaking of giant hardcover Dark Horse books, did anyone read Breath of Bones? I stopped by Barnes and Noble yesterday and they had a copy, so I quickly flipped through it and it seemed like a really nice book. Is the story good?
Oh, and on a totally separate note, I just finished reading through the extras in the first Elephantmen hardcover. Some of the best extras I've seen. Richard Starkings basically gives a history lesson on sci-fi comics of the 60s and 70s and the best artists from that era. It was a really intriguing read.
ThyMusicMan
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It is really nice, huge oversized pages.. nice art and extras in the back.
They are fantastic. Just the right size and really well put together. Not as difficult to read as some of those mahoosive omniboos from the likes of DC and Marvel.
Spike Spiegel
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April's looking like another month where I'm having trouble deciding what Marvel books to put into the OT. Some books are locked in, but there's still a lot of exciting stuff happening and only six coveted slots.
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At least DC made it easy on me, by pushing back a ton of stuff into May. Of course, that just means May will be a new headache.
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At least DC made it easy on me, by pushing back a ton of stuff into May. Of course, that just means May will be a new headache.
Did Batman and Wonder Woman make it?
Marvel have been killing it recently. Most of the new books have been quality.DC need to step up. Give Nocenti another book or two bendis style.
KoruptData
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Sent my votes in to Spike.
Looking at this weeks releases, only Deadly Class could make it but I can't imagine a 3rd issue carrying the weight that the 3 I voted for.
The hardest cut was Superman Wonder Woman. Damn that was hard.
Looking at this weeks releases, only Deadly Class could make it but I can't imagine a 3rd issue carrying the weight that the 3 I voted for.
The hardest cut was Superman Wonder Woman. Damn that was hard.
GrandHarrier
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Duuuuuuuuuuuuude. Whhhhhhhyyyyyyy.
What besides Forever Evil and Nightwing got pushed back? If you need DC suggestions I'd be happy to give them.
This is an outrage.
Maybe Superman Wonder Woman is not top 3 material? Maybe if it was bats and Wonder Woman.
I have some suggestions for my favorite company... DC
Forever Evil, Nightwing, Suicide Squad, JL, and JLA. Hilariously enough, JL United issues #0 and #1 are set to release before JLA ends.
It's kind of amazing how badly FE has been handled and botched.
Do you own any comics in CBR/CBZ format (like from the Image website or previews)? You could unpack them and just watch them in the gallery app if they allowed that.
Suicide Squad got pushed? Fuck sake.
comedy bomb
Banned
Every Spider-Man ever should include Cosmic Spider-Man, Pheonix Spider-Man and Carnage Spider-Man kicking Morlun's ass.
Spike Spiegel
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Forever Evil finale, Nightwing finale, Justice League of America finale, Suicide Squad revamp, and Justice League with Luthor have officially dropped into May.
And I have DC's OT material locked in already; even without those books, April still has some clear, noteworthy titles of interest to include. Like I said, all those delays made my job easier.
EDIT: Actually, looking at the above books, that's a pretty good indicator of what the May OT is going to look like too.
The weirdness of JL United launching before JLA concludes is why I decided not to include #0 in the April OT. Either that issue has no bearing whatsoever on FE/JLA and therefore DC has no concerns about releasing it before FE ends, or they're still trying to decide whether or not to delay it as well and double up in May.
Twenty-odd pages of Bruce channeling his inner Mel Gibson, while Diana checks the taximeter and wonders what "Kal" is doing for lunch? Riveting stuff.
Messi please.
Everything the books that directly tied into Forever Evil got delayed. The side stories wrapped up as originally scheduled (ie Blight and ARGUS end this week).
I was in a similar situation years ago, which is why Ultimate Marvel appealed to me so much. The says when I was in the library with friends, reading Ultimate Spidey, X-Men and Ultimates after school were wonderful.
I feel like, at this point, my top 3 might be a lock, but there's a couple of books that could change that coming out tomorrow, so I'm holding back.
HOWEVER, I feel like picking six Marvel books for the April OT is easy. It goes : Deadpool, Doop, Elektra, Inhuman, Iron Fist, Original Sin because you gotta get the big dumb event in there, and that's it, there's six big good comic books from Marvel. There's no big omission of anything worthwhile there, and especially not any that would involve Spider-Man.
HOWEVER, I feel like picking six Marvel books for the April OT is easy. It goes : Deadpool, Doop, Elektra, Inhuman, Iron Fist, Original Sin because you gotta get the big dumb event in there, and that's it, there's six big good comic books from Marvel. There's no big omission of anything worthwhile there, and especially not any that would involve Spider-Man.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Reading through Hellboy again. This dude put a handy list of Publication Order, which I've been using since trying for a chronology is a fools errand:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Am7R6_ao6n9FdDFpVHhxM0RwZWxvNFNiWXZmbjE5VWc
This comic is way better than I remember.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Am7R6_ao6n9FdDFpVHhxM0RwZWxvNFNiWXZmbjE5VWc
This comic is way better than I remember.
So I'm a little over 100 pages into the Age of Apocalypse omnibus. So far, it's good but not great, definitely has that 90s X-Men feel to it, that's for sure. A question for any other old timers, in the pre internet as we know it age of 1995 how did Marvel spoil the end of the Legion Quest arc and impending AoA stuff? Cover story in Wizard six months out? It would have been pretty cool to finish the Legion stuff with the universe being crystallized and have no idea what was coming.
LOVE the hair. So in.
slightconfuse
Banned
i don't think iv like anything of gillens.
in other news, this weeks deadpool has time traveling Hitler
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=20848
in other news, this weeks deadpool has time traveling Hitler
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=20848
Serpentine
Banned
hype hype hype
so hyped
I've been rereading Young Avengers because i never finished it and loooooord it's a great comic. the two work so well together.
ImpassionateGods
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Marvel Unlimited(on the ipad) has been completely screwing me over for the last week:
-It won't let me add new comics to read offline because it's "full" even though there is absolutely nothing in there.
-I can't read more than three pages of anything because I'm apparently not a member even though I'm paying and listed as a member under my account information.
-Whenever I update or uninstall/reinstall the app my entire library is wiped clean.
I'm really pissed because I'm going to have to unsubscribe which means there are literally hundreds of comics I will never get to read unless I plan on bankrupting myself.
-It won't let me add new comics to read offline because it's "full" even though there is absolutely nothing in there.
-I can't read more than three pages of anything because I'm apparently not a member even though I'm paying and listed as a member under my account information.
-Whenever I update or uninstall/reinstall the app my entire library is wiped clean.
I'm really pissed because I'm going to have to unsubscribe which means there are literally hundreds of comics I will never get to read unless I plan on bankrupting myself.
Tragicomedy
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Welcome to Marvel Unlimited!
"Unlimited promise, limited fulfillment" should be their motto.
slightconfuse
Banned
TetraxShards
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Well done sir, Fear Agent's always a good choice.
No comic this week will top the cliffhanger in JL8. I'm on tenterhooks.
No comic this week will top the cliffhanger in JL8. I'm on tenterhooks.
I ordered volume 1 of Fear Agent on Friday and it still hasn't been processed.
KoruptData
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Ordered Fear Agent Vol 2 with FedEx shipping. Still cheaper than Amazon.
Freezasaurus
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Yesssssssss. New Blacksad book finally has an English release planned.
awww yea baby
can't wait for dp's time travel hijinks where he retroactivily makes fury black
Serpentine
Banned
Nocenti isn't confirmed for writing it, so we weren't sure what to do
You should know that regardless of how much I love Nocenti and her soon to be Eisner winning books I will never like her as much as Harley or Conners/Palmiotti.
Edit: Also I have NEVER voted for Catwoman.
TetraxShards
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I just saw this. Gillen & McKelvie coming to blow minds, yet again.
BlueScrote
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You mean where was the Legion of Super Heroes right?
Besides Cancelled.
I joke. Hopefully everything is all right.
Depending on the specific issues you got, that's a whole lot of Chris Claremont goodness. That's pretty much the best era of X-Men.
Already got issues 94 - 110 previously, but they pretty much include
Dark Phoenix Saga
Days of Future Past
Brood Saga
From the Ashes(return of phoenix)
Inferno(another Phoenix story arc)
Savage land
Genosha
Wolverine story arc(vol. 1 with Frank Miller plus the wedding in uncanny)
And one off's like Lifedeath I/II, intro to Lady Deathstrike, etc.
Congrats on the haul then, that's pretty much the cream of the crop for classic X-Men stories.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Wolverine wedding in Japan is the best
I like the second Brood saga more, "Broodfall", 232-234. Leaner and meaner, some great Silvestri/Green artwork, and nobody whining about the morality of killing evil aliens or talking about giant space whales. And some killer covers
I like the second Brood saga more, "Broodfall", 232-234. Leaner and meaner, some great Silvestri/Green artwork, and nobody whining about the morality of killing evil aliens or talking about giant space whales. And some killer covers
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