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[ReAxion]

That second part would be stellar. I was using the beta viewer and I'm pretty sure there is a guided view. Looking at it now it's called "Smart Panels". Guess it could be considered different.

I'm just saying it needs a lot of improvements before I'd consider investing monthly into the service.

Yeah, Smart Panel isnt as good as Guided View either. Overall I'd just describe it as "functional."

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Unlimited is not Guided View, but their normal store app is. I know that doesn't help, but it shows that they're not unaware of what else is going on.

Their plans to improve it include linking issues by editor notes. Where it says "for more on this see ASM #469" or whatever. You tap it, it takes you to that issue. Things like that are just a higher priority to them. They have been doing steady work fixing bugs and improving it since it went 2.0 in March.

It doesn't really prove that since comixlogy built that app for them.

 

[Father_Brain]

There are ten Multiversity issues, 40 pages each. Two bookends ala Seven Soldiers

7 alternate world issues:

-Pulp adventure world where Doc Fate, Abin Sur, the Mighty Atom and Lady Blackhawk fight nazi zombies, drawn by Chris Sprouse

-The Just, Earth-16 full of teenage superheroes where Batman and Superman have defeated all the bad guys, leaving the children to be gossipy, shallow "The Hills" types. Ben Oliver draws that one.

-Pax Americana, uses the storytelling devices of Watchmen(8 panel grid instead of 9, natch) with the original Charlton characters. Frank Quitely has been drawing this mothafucka for about half a decade now.

-Flashworld, Morrison's definitive All-Star Superman/Pixar-esque take on the Marvel family. Cameron Stewart on art duties.

-A guidebook that goes into detail over what all the 52 worlds are, minus the 7 unknown ones. I think there's a framing device with Batman and Kamandi

-Nazi world, where Hitler won thanks to Superman, who one day realizes "fuck me, I'm working for Hitler!" Leads the revolt alongside the Freedom Fighters led by Uncle Sam, the last remnant of America that was conquered in 1956. Big Game of Thrones kind of story

-He hasn't mentioned it since 2011, but there's supposed to be a Kirby-verse world

-Ultra Comics, takes place in "our world". In a neat bit of meta-fiction, Ultra will not only tell the tale of the haunted comic book, but actually be that comic book itself. Morrison described it as, "the scariest thing I've ever written. It plays into stuff I'm interested in, breaking down the barriers of what's real and what's not. We developed this hypnotic induction technique to really fuck people up. It has mental effects and psychic effects that I think are quite bizarre. "

There are now only six one-shots, plus the two bookends and guidebook. I think the Earth-Prime issue may have been cut, since Morrison had talked about it using some kind of new technology that may not have panned out.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

It doesn't really prove that since comixlogy built that app for them.

Haha did they really?

 

[fauxtrot]

Just finished reading Marvel 100th Anniversary: The Avengers #1 and I'm aching to see what comes next! Of course I'll never get to know if Cap ever

Spoiler

finds America in the Negative Zone

, but I'd totally read that book if it existed. Anyone else wanna see Stokoe team up with someone like Brandon Graham for an obscure reboot at Marvel or DC, ala Prophet? This feels like one of those issues that scratched an itch I never knew I had, but now that I know, how do I continue to scratch it?

Also, I need me some more Beta Ray Bill... has he shown up in anything else worthwhile in the past few years?

 

[slightconfuse]

Interesting...

Not only is Ms. Marvel #1 on its 6th printing, the series apparently bucks the trend by selling more digital copies than print. (Bleeding Cool)

Well deserved !

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Also, I need me some more Beta Ray Bill... has he shown up in anything else worthwhile in the past few years?

Journey Into Mystery with Sif. He was in the second arc. He was also in an arc in Nova recently, dunno how it was though (does anyone even read that here?).

Happy belated birthday btw

 

[Anastasia]

Finished #6 of Runaways and am really enjoying it. Love the humor, and interesting twist on a superhero story.

 

[Kipp]

Just finished reading Marvel 100th Anniversary: The Avengers #1 and I'm aching to see what comes next! Of course I'll never get to know if Cap ever

Spoiler

finds America in the Negative Zone

, but I'd totally read that book if it existed. Anyone else wanna see Stokoe team up with someone like Brandon Graham for an obscure reboot at Marvel or DC, ala Prophet? This feels like one of those issues that scratched an itch I never knew I had, but now that I know, how do I continue to scratch it?

Also, I need me some more Beta Ray Bill... has he shown up in anything else worthwhile in the past few years?

Oh man. Brandon Graham and Stokoe would be a fantastic creative team. I'm reading Prophet right now, and while the art is by no means bad and can be enjoyable at times, it really isn't that great. Brandon Graham is great at sci-fi world-building though and Stokoe could reeeally turn those great ideas into something visually incredible. Although we'd only get an issue every six months or so. Stokoe doesn't seem to work too quickly (which is totally understandable since his stuff is so detailed).

 

[sca2511]

It's not just the costume. The idea is that her life gets upended, and she decides she needs a fresh start. The costume is sort of a representation of that change.

Ah nice, didn't know that. Liking it.

 

[frye]

Just finished reading Marvel 100th Anniversary: The Avengers #1 and I'm aching to see what comes next! Of course I'll never get to know if Cap ever

Spoiler

finds America in the Negative Zone

Of course not, didn't you read the recap page? Stokoe got killed by a rogue skybike

 

[ViewtifulJC]

RIP in peace James Stokoe, never forget

 

[frye]

miss ya jimmy

 

[fauxtrot]

Haha, yea that was an awesome touch. I especially loved the Quiblets!

 

[aussiedude08]

this weeks Comixology DC 99c sale is Robin 101, not a great sale this week IMO

Dick Garyson
-Dark Victory is again on sale from last weeks batman sale
-Robin Year one

Jayson Todd
-Death in the Family. Was also on Sale last week

and a whole bunch of Damian Wayne including Batman and Robin New 52 issues 1-18, and some Batman Inc New 52 issues 1-13, and Issues 1-8 of Batman Inc 2010.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Everyone should buy and read Batman and Robin by Grant Morrison if you haven't already. Dick and Damian were so great together.

 

[fauxtrot]

So, those Hellboy cupcakes I mentioned earlier didn't survive 24 hours before the frosting blended together... I should have taken a photo earlier! She had that Mignola shadowing down and everything. Ah well.

 

[SRG01]

Well deserved !

Ms. Marvel is amazingly drawn and written. I'd even double-dip and buy the trade paperbacks too.

 

[Bii]

So, those Hellboy cupcakes I mentioned earlier didn't survive 24 hours before the frosting blended together... I should have taken a photo earlier! She had that Mignola shadowing down and everything. Ah well.

Those still look good! On a related note, I will probably start reading Hellboy soon for the very first time! So many things to read, so little time. Catching up on...

Original Sin #5

So this is where

Spoiler

Nick Fury

explains what they've been up to this entire time. Very interesting to see what they've been doing and having to do that for so long. I do like all of the pretty pictures of things blowing up, so it's a visual treat for anyone reading this issue. I think this Marvel event has been pretty solid all around, though I haven't went out of my way to read any of the tie-ins other than what I normally pull. I do find it funny with the trope of everyone just standing around listening to

Spoiler

Nick Fury

tell their story as if the race against time no longer matters up until that point.

Anyone want the Marvel digital code to Original Sin #5? First reply gets it.

 

[Serpentine]

So, those Hellboy cupcakes I mentioned earlier didn't survive 24 hours before the frosting blended together... I should have taken a photo earlier! She had that Mignola shadowing down and everything. Ah well.

i gotta say, i'd still eat these

 

[Vermillion]

Those still look good! On a related note, I will probably start reading Hellboy soon for the very first time! So many things to read, so little time. Catching up on...

Original Sin #5



So this is where

Spoiler

Nick Fury

explains what they've been up to this entire time. Very interesting to see what they've been doing and having to do that for so long. I do like all of the pretty pictures of things blowing up, so it's a visual treat for anyone reading this issue. I think this Marvel event has been pretty solid all around, though I haven't went out of my way to read any of the tie-ins other than what I normally pull. I do find it funny with the trope of everyone just standing around listening to

Spoiler

Nick Fury

tell their story as if the race against time no longer matters up until that point.



Anyone want the Marvel digital code to Original Sin #5? First reply gets it.

Meeeeee!!!

 

[ReAxion]

It doesn't really prove that since comixlogy built that app for them.

So if it doesn't prove it, why would Marvel go to them in the first place? Just a really lucky guess that it was the best platform?

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Those still look good! On a related note, I will probably start reading Hellboy soon for the very first time! So many things to read, so little time. Catching up on...

Original Sin #5



So this is where

Spoiler

Nick Fury

explains what they've been up to this entire time. Very interesting to see what they've been doing and having to do that for so long. I do like all of the pretty pictures of things blowing up, so it's a visual treat for anyone reading this issue. I think this Marvel event has been pretty solid all around, though I haven't went out of my way to read any of the tie-ins other than what I normally pull. I do find it funny with the trope of everyone just standing around listening to

Spoiler

Nick Fury

tell their story as if the race against time no longer matters up until that point.



Anyone want the Marvel digital code to Original Sin #5? First reply gets it.

I would like to take it^^

 

[Freezasaurus]

Ms. Marvel is amazingly drawn and written. I'd even double-dip and buy the trade paperbacks too.

If Ms. Marvel doesn't get a hardcover at some point, I'll feel robbed.

 

[Bii]

Meeeeee!!!

PM sent.

I would like to take it^^

Vermillion beat you to it but I do have some codes for Spider-Man comics I read recently. PM incoming.

 

[fauxtrot]

Finished Batman RIP, now I'm on to Final Crisis. Is this necessary for Morrison's Batman arcs? I've read the first two Final Crisis issues and it seems like Batman is barely present so far. If it's one of those rare events that is actually worthwhile and/or it's necessary, I'll keep reading it.

 

[TAJ]

I also love how none of the characters Marvel doesn't own the movie rights to save Spider-Man are in that pic.

At least they didn't put any Inhumans on there. Oh wait... there's Black Bolt in the top-right. Fuck off, Marvel.

Greg Land's Rocket Raccoon is the new Wolverine Face.

There are no raccoons in modelling or porn. What's he supposed to work from?

Never. There have been Annuals that WERE event books (EVOLUTIONARY WAR YO) but never, NEVER this.

And Atlantis Attacks. And Days of Future Present.

 

[Vyer]

Finally got around to finishing The Black Mirror. Gordon Jr stuff is pretty messed up.



Also,after getting that last Humble Bundle I started looking more into new comic reader apps on iOS. Chunky Reader so far is pretty great. I think I like it more than comic zeal for reading. I'm downloading them straight from my Humble account page on mobile Safari and into the app on my ipad, so Zeal may be better at importing features; I haven't really messed around with that yet. But as far as the reader itself goes I'm impressed.

 

[Mindwipe]

Finished Batman RIP, now I'm on to Final Crisis. Is this necessary for Morrison's Batman arcs? I've read the first two Final Crisis issues and it seems like Batman is barely present so far. If it's one of those rare events that is actually worthwhile and/or it's necessary, I'll keep reading it.

It's one of those "there's one thing that happens that's kinda necessary to know" things.

Though I rather enjoyed Final Crisis.

Oh, and that Comixology sale? It has the second half of Morrison's run on Batman in it. That's not a crappy sale.

Sigh, I spent enough on comics this week.

 

[doniewhalberg]

Joke? Snyder's involved. The answer is always yes.

Hahahah. I love this answer.

... but yeah, what else is new, everyone? Yesterday (7/27) was my 30th birthday, which is terrifying. My landlord / best friend / roommate / ex-fiancee made me cupcakes from scratch with Hellboy's face on them, but I forgot to take pictures of them. Maybe I'll do that after work so you guys can see.

Happy birthday man! those cupcakes are magnificent! Nothing new here. Feeling pretty ungrateful actually, best summer in years but I already went on holiday to England for the sun a few weeks ago, so I'm kind of sick of it now. We complain about the rain here but we're not really built for much else. I'm glad for the kid at least, I still have pretty great memories of being 5 or 6 and lying on the hot slate path in front of my house playing with toys, memories kids should have filed away. Ready for him to go back to school and get back into the regular routine though, I guess I enjoy the order these days. Still a few eyars til I'm 30 but I feel it haha.

And tomorrow Doom Patrol comes out, so I'm really looking forward to ordering that and the first Hellboy library edition!

Yes! I guess you'll be more of a fan than me in a way once you get it haha, I don't even have the library editions. Looking forward to your thoughts on it

No new comics read today guys, although Deadly Class volume 1 is supposed to arrive next day via prime in the mail today (which means it'll probably arrive on thursday). Just spent the last few days reading Pet Sematary. Christ, what a black grim brilliant book. It's kind of unbelievable yet completely believable that King wasn't going to release it originally. While I consider The Shining a phenomenal book that I would read again tomorrow, I would consider this a phenomenal book I may never read again. The whole middle section of the book is just gutwrenching. Still processing it, but a very very powerful haunting book. Cycle Of The Werewolf next, which I think is just a novella and more of a gory slasher kind of thing, so that should wash the grimness of Pet Sematary out of my heart for a little while. I suspect it'll stay there for awhile though.

 

[phoenixyz]

Late List

Batman Eternal #17
Detective Comics Annual
Harley Quinn #8
Justice League #32

Vertigo Quarterly CMYK: Magenta
The Sandman: Overture #3

Low #1
Manhattan Projects #22
Outcast #2

Also tradewaiting: Black Science, East of West and The Wake

Huge week. It's not fair that Sandman: Overture comes out the same month as the Zero Year finale. Really messes with the ComicGAF top 3

 

[Zombine]

RIP in peace James Stokoe, never forget

I thought that he actually died when I read that.

 

[Memento Mori]

Joke? Snyder's involved. The answer is always yes.

I don't think his involvement extends beyond planning out the overall plot.

Finished Batman RIP, now I'm on to Final Crisis. Is this necessary for Morrison's Batman arcs? I've read the first two Final Crisis issues and it seems like Batman is barely present so far. If it's one of those rare events that is actually worthwhile and/or it's necessary, I'll keep reading it.

You can either read Final Crisis or just Batman #701 and #702 which were collected in the Time and the Batman trade.

 

[Zombine]

Late List

Batman Eternal #17
Detective Comics Annual
Harley Quinn #8
Justice League #32

Vertigo Quarterly CMYK: Magenta
The Sandman: Overture #3

Low #1
Manhattan Projects #22
Outcast #2

Also tradewaiting: Black Science, East of West and The Wake

Huge week. It's not fair that Sandman: Overture comes out the same month as the Zero Year finale. Really messes with the ComicGAF top 3

This last week in July is really going to throw off a ton of our lists. Velvet was my #1 but it's clearly going to be de-throned by Sandman.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

These SDCC posts are making me really excited to probably go to Long Beach Comic Con in September.
I mostly just really don't want to drive to LA.

Spoiler

Psst, ReAxion, wanna carpool?

Also, just checking out the LBCC ticket prices and noticed that you can get a Professional Pass to get into the Con for free if you have a "web comic with your name in the credits." Hehehe...
But in all seriousness, not sure what I was expecting the prices to be, but $20 for a Sunday pass is super cheap.



So cool! Nice pickup(s)!



If you start making webcomics, I will be so happy. You're gonna turn the webcomics world upside down.

With his Walmart work ethic he'll be pumping out 24 strips a day. He'll make more comics in a week than Warren Ellis did in the last six years.


I must've missed that, which is a shame because I'd really like to read Korupt's thoughts on the book, even though I have not read it.

Thanks brahs for joining the fan club. I have a couple of ideas I can do with moderate art skills.

 

[ThyMusicMan]

Thy List

DC COMICS:
BATMAN ETERNAL #17
DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #3
SANDMAN OVERTURE #3
WAKE #10/10

IMAGE:
LOW #1

MARVEL:
CYCLOPS #3
HAWKEYE #19 ( if it's actually released tomorrow)

-

Looks sooo good. Sean Murphy is amazing.
(Preview) http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=22762

 

[Kipp]

Finished Batman RIP, now I'm on to Final Crisis. Is this necessary for Morrison's Batman arcs? I've read the first two Final Crisis issues and it seems like Batman is barely present so far. If it's one of those rare events that is actually worthwhile and/or it's necessary, I'll keep reading it.

Like Memento Mori said, you could skip it and just read Batman #701 and #702, but I'd encourage you to read all of it since it's a great event (But fair warning: it's pretty controversial. Some people love it and some people hate it).
It does contain one thing that is essential to Morrison's Batman run, but if you really weren't enjoying Final Crisis, you could just read #701 and #702 or just wiki Final Crisis to find out.

 

[Lashley]

What was the point in the marvel now and new 52 reboots? I know it was meant for new readers to ease in, but it's still seemingly confusing/convoluted for a newbie?

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Are the Marvel Event Hardcover Companions in the OHC-format?

Interesting in buying the one for Original Sin, but I want it in the same size as my Omnibusses and OHCs, so I wonder if they match in terms of the size.

 

[Memento Mori]

Batman #702 does also include an extra scene which wasn't in Final Crisis and is pretty relevant to the rest of the run.

 

[kd-z]

So, those Hellboy cupcakes I mentioned earlier didn't survive 24 hours before the frosting blended together... I should have taken a photo earlier! She had that Mignola shadowing down and everything. Ah well.

I bet they were hella good!

...

I'll see myself out.

Finished Batman RIP, now I'm on to Final Crisis. Is this necessary for Morrison's Batman arcs? I've read the first two Final Crisis issues and it seems like Batman is barely present so far. If it's one of those rare events that is actually worthwhile and/or it's necessary, I'll keep reading it.

Just as the others said, there is one big thing that happens in Final Crisis that you can learn about by reading Time and the Batman (which you should read either way, because it contains Batman #700), but the story itself is wonderful and definitely worth a read.
Make sure to get the new TPB, released in April, because it contains some extra issues (Superman Beyond #1-2) without which the story is probably incomprehensible. Supes Beyond #1 also has a beautiful scene where Superman and Captain Marvel are reading from the Infinite Book of Creation (or something) that's a must.

 

[Mistouze]

Make sure to get the new TPB, released in April, because it contains some extra issues (Superman Beyond #1-2) without which the story is probably incomprehensible. Supes Beyond #1 also has a beautiful scene where Superman and Captain Marvel are reading from the Infinite Book of Creation (or something) that's a must.

Reading that on release with the 3D glasses was a trip.

Final Crisis was fucking awesome.

 

[Mafro]

Yeah, Smart Panel isnt as good as Guided View either. Overall I'd just describe it as "functional."

It has an annoying habit of cutting off speech bubbles.

Haha did they really?

They did the Marvel Comics app, which is separate and better than the Unlimited one.

I've been trying out Unlimited thanks to that 99 cents offer and I'm not really impressed with the iPad app, very buggy and issues keep disappearing when I save them to my library. I wouldn't be subscribing at full price until the app works properly.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

this weeks Comixology DC 99c sale is Robin 101, not a great sale this week IMO

Dick Garyson
-Dark Victory is again on sale from last weeks batman sale
-Robin Year one

Jayson Todd
-Death in the Family. Was also on Sale last week

and a whole bunch of Damian Wayne including Batman and Robin New 52 issues 1-18, and some Batman Inc New 52 issues 1-13, and Issues 1-8 of Batman Inc 2010.

I agree. I wanted the whole Tim drake chuck Dixon run

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

I agree. I wanted the whole Tim drake chuck Dixon run

That Tim doesn't exist any more they're trying to write out my Robin!!

 

[kd-z]

Reading that on release with the 3D glasses was a trip.

???
I know nothing.

Speaking of Marvel Unlimited - the tech is barely serviceable on PC, too. It's not much (if any) better than it was a year ago. Right now if I read comics in Chrome and choose 2-page view, all two-page spreads are zoomed in so I can see like 1/4 of the drawing. Single pages too, I think. So I have to switch to Smart Panels and those suck because they're too zoomed in and often not in the correct order :/
In Firefox the issue is gone but the some (a lot) of the word bubbles don't load or have transparent background and are unreadable.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

That Tim doesn't exist any more they're trying to write out my Robin!!

Tim is best robin and will always be #1 to me. Smartest of the bunch.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Two of the best issues from Morrison's run are during Final Crisis, the two post RIP Batman issues. You'll miss that if you just read 701/702

 

[whatsinaname]

Guardians of the Galaxy 11 is finally on Marvel Unlimited and continues to be an uninspired mess. It seems completely generic at this point. So many new characters being introduced with no attempt to really make me care about any of them.

 

[Memento Mori]

Two of the best issues from Morrison's run are during Final Crisis, the two post RIP Batman issues. You'll miss that if you just read 701/702

The Last Rites issues? They're actually collected in the Batman RIP trade despite being set in the middle of Final Crisis.