Arrow is pretty fun, so I'm hopeful.
Edit: Johns says the name change is just a codename for casting. So if nothing else, I learned a random tidbit about the TV biz today.
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Arrow is pretty fun, so I'm hopeful.
Edit: Johns says the name change is just a codename for casting. So if nothing else, I learned a random tidbit about the TV biz today.
So I'm getting caught up on Uncanny X-Force. Currently on issue #17. What a great run, I hear that in the end
But all in all a great series that I hear will get better to the end.
Things I love in this series:
I get killed and turn into a girl by way of EVE.
Things I love in this series:
- Character development and growth.
- Artwork.
- Bold Ideas (Age of Apocalypse)
- No Stupid Crossovers.
yep, yep, yep, yep.
Buy em and stash em - don't look at the covers too closely, either.
BenjaminBirdie
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I feel like I'm prolly gonna get the Millar/Hitch ones too just cuz they're so related to Hickman's story.
Supermanisdead
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Blue Marvel sucked worse than Sentry
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
What's a Blue Marvel?
Yeah, they were just trying to avoid attention.
Supermanisdead
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The worst thing to come out of Marvel since Reggie Hudlin's Black Panther.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
And they're both black
but seriously though, we have banned talk of Reggie Hudlin's BP from ever being mentioned again
Supermanisdead
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And they're both black
Don't forget part 3 in Marvel's black unholy trinity: Eric Jerome Dickey for this atrocity:
what in the fuck? are you serious with this....
you know what? im gonna chill out, but what you said is bullshit to the highest degree
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Parallax, pls don't tell me you liked Hudlin's BP
pls
pls
what? fuck you man, i hated hudlins run. are you not aware of how much i bashed that shit?
im talking about comparing the introduction of a decent character with potential to one of the most destructive arcs of a character. in fact supes, tell me why you think the blue marvel is on par with hudlins garbage
why not call blue beetle "beetle" and red robin "robin 2"?
Supermanisdead
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because thats stupid. they call him panther as a nickname, but black panther is the official title from the gods.
okay, maybe not on par with hudlin-trash, but grevioux definitely didnt have the skill to write that concept without it turning into a cliched hamfisted mess. good idea, but its like if judd apatow wrote and directed hotel rwanda.
Just "Panther" is a pretty weakass name.
Lol Parallax is the main reason I'm still hesitant to read that shit. The hate is real.
That shit was so wack. Never been more disappointed in a story. I'm thinking I'm signing up to learn more about Storm and her origin, and instead I get issue after issue of her and T'Challa exchanging googly eyes. Then T'Challa smashes and is like "Lol bye." UghDon't forget part 3 in Marvel's black unholy trinity: Eric Jerome Dickey for this atrocity:
Lol Parallax is the main reason I'm still hesitant to read that shit. The hate is real.
its an introduction to the character, and i think a good one. knowing that the world wouldnt be able to accept him as a hero because he was black, but not having any animosity towards it was nice. they could do a lot with him, if they only use him
Because perceptions are like this:
Blue Beetle
Red Robins
Black Panther
bp existed before the movement. its a mere coincedence that they came about. and i doubt that people think of the restaurant when they think of red robin, so thinking of the civil rights militia group shouldnt really come into play either
But then that would negatively effect next year's Rainbow Panthers crossover.
Y The Last Man
Old heroes die hard.
How's this series? The summary got my attention.
It is a classic IMO.
brilliant from start to finish.
I was reading a book about Marvel and apparently, in the crazyness of the 70s, the Jungle Action book featuring Black Panther (and no white character whatsoever) was very conscious of the whole race issue, to the point of being mocked by other creators because of the very long speeches on the subject.
It's on my "one day I gotta read this" list.
It's on my "one day I gotta read this" list.
The Library editions are great and reasonably priced. I THINK BPRD fits in around the second Library edition of Hellboy, continuity wise as a spin off tangent.
One of the best comics ever.
Spike Spiegel
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Frank does Movember too apparently.
Tucker Stone and David Brothers did a back and forth about it back when the Marvel Masterworks dropped and it's definitely worth a read too.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
It's been collected (or going to be soon?) in a b/w Essential volume along with the Jack Kirby run too if you don't mind b/w.
anyone know super solid mini's / arcs with any of these characters?
Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
Cannonball
Sunspot
The Falcon
read this, don't really "get" it. the Max universe isn't our regular 616, right?
Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
Cannonball
Sunspot
The Falcon
read this, don't really "get" it. the Max universe isn't our regular 616, right?
Spike Spiegel
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The picture I posted is from #2. It's out next week.
Father_Brain
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Grain of salt, but it appears that DC editorial is waging another battle against creative freedom.
Rich Johnston said:
Spike Spiegel
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Didn't they do a villains month before the reboot? With the black covers by Alex Ross... Or was that covers only, my memory's fuzzy.
Father_Brain
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You're thinking of Faces of Evil in January 2009, but that was purely thematic and didn't have any kind of unifying storyline behind it, which Johnston seems to think is not the case for at least some of the participating books.
Spike Spiegel
Member
That was it, Faces of Evil. They're probably going to introduce the New 52 Legion of Doom as some line wide event.
Also if Batgirl gets a new writer that seems to confirm Gale is leaving DC.
Father_Brain
Banned
I think she's still working on some book with EVS, so I doubt she's leaving DC completely.
She posted on Tumblr last week that she had been offered the chance to write an "iconic heroine" that she hadn't previously written. It could be Supergirl, but she didn't say "DC heroine." (Though I can't think of any Marvel heroine who could plausibly be called "iconic" and star in a solo book, except maybe Black Widow.)
Spike Spiegel
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Ooh ooh! Lois Lane, Intrepid Girl Reporter!
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I'm only half joking.
slightconfuse
Banned
gail has mentioned on twitter that she is writing Lois Lane for something. maybe she is taking over on superman?
They just put a new writer on Superman. He hasn't completely shit the bed yet so I can't see him getting replaced so soon (It's still not a fun book).
slightconfuse
Banned
Not a fan of the eyes
also NEw avengers looking good
also NEw avengers looking good
Tragicomedy
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I bought the TPB for that. Read it and loved it. Never touched anything featuring the character again. That's probably why I still like him...I never endured any of the other crap that followed.
It's the best comic book series of all-time. I'm a hardcore BKV Stan, though, so keep my bias in mind. It's the one series I introduce to non-comic book fans and they eat it the heck up. I got my younger brother into it when he visited over Thanksgiving. He read the entire series in one day, one TPB at a time. I was so jealous of him getting to experience the full story like that for the first time. I re-read it once a year at least.
That and Saga (his new series) are must-reads. Runaways and Pride of Baghdad aren't as good, but they're still superb and better than 95% of what's out there in comics. His weakest work to me was Ex Machina. It started out very solid, but ended up becoming a bit too heavy-handed politically even for me, a political science major.
TLDR: Drop everything you're reading until you've read Y: The Last Man.
Not a fan of the eyes
also NEw avengers looking good
The other page was better imo. We've got some good looking comics coming up, goddamn.Especially the Avengers titles.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Yeah, IDK who SSM is, but at least they got TTOB's boyfriend Ryan Stegman drawing the FUCK out of it. The energy he brings to every panel and every object is crazy
Tragicomedy
Member
That is...really good. I mean REALLY good. Consider me interested.
I vote yes for Community. ComicGaf on perma page one.
I vote for Sentry to be banned to that cosmic crap that nobody reads.
I vote for everybody to read Y. Seriously should be on any comic fan's read list.
I vote for Iron Man to get a better artist. Actually, most of NOW isn't tickling my rod. Get better.
I vote for Image to continue being my pleasant surprise company.
I vote for early and extra eggnog.
I vote for Red Robin in the next wave.
I vote for a miraculous return of my interest for X-Books, but won't bet on it.
*ding* There's the oven, so now I vote for scarfing down that whole pan of lasagna.
I vote for Sentry to be banned to that cosmic crap that nobody reads.
I vote for everybody to read Y. Seriously should be on any comic fan's read list.
I vote for Iron Man to get a better artist. Actually, most of NOW isn't tickling my rod. Get better.
I vote for Image to continue being my pleasant surprise company.
I vote for early and extra eggnog.
I vote for Red Robin in the next wave.
I vote for a miraculous return of my interest for X-Books, but won't bet on it.
*ding* There's the oven, so now I vote for scarfing down that whole pan of lasagna.
Auron_Kale
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May be putting SSM on my radar just for Stegman art alone but not sure if I'll go floppies or trade for this one.
Also need to stop by my LCS and basically ask if I can specify nothing but baby variants for my books (they're all Marvel so I should be good)... I've had the Avengers baby variant as my work desktop since it first dropped so I can't really imagine getting the book without said variant...
Also need to stop by my LCS and basically ask if I can specify nothing but baby variants for my books (they're all Marvel so I should be good)... I've had the Avengers baby variant as my work desktop since it first dropped so I can't really imagine getting the book without said variant...
Tragicomedy
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So that Comixology FF sale. I haven't read any of the that Hickman run. I did pick up both the new Matt Fraction books (FF and Fantastic Four) and loved them. FF more than Fantastic Four.
I think I know the answer to this already, but $15.84 for the Hickman run should be an insta-buy, right?
I think I know the answer to this already, but $15.84 for the Hickman run should be an insta-buy, right?
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