nicoga3000
Saint Nic
After reading all the meh opinions on Fables, I've decided to skip it and just hunt down back issues and old trades of BPRD. I'm thinking this is a much more sound financial decision haha.
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COMICS! May |OT| Round 2! FIGHT!
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Spike Spiegel
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Oh man... Bleeding Cool thinks they've cracked the code on Marvel's "The First X-Men" reveal later today.
If it's anything like
then boy oh boy are we in for a weird trip. It probably won't be since there's a collaborator to reign in, but you never know.
If it's anything like
Batman Odyssey
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yuck.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Justice League International has been cancelled as per the solicits.
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
bummer, I was hoping it would get fun so I could go back to it
Mercury Fred
Banned
They should have kept the same creative team that did the maxi. Can't say I'm sad to see this one go though.
krypt0nian
Banned
Rumors are it's a name/team change.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Yeah probably Trevor's team.
Dude. Dudes. A) It's nowhere near a number that would warrant a cancellation, because I mean this is DC and they are still publishing turds like Firestorm, so you know. B) It's not advertised as the capital-F finale but as the FINALE? with a question mark. Which in comic book terms means it's absolutely not the finale in any way whatsoever.
in the solicits it says:
On sale AUGUST 1 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T FINAL ISSUE
could still be team/name/creative team change as noted, i think it would be a lot better to just relaunch in the third wave though or come out with a 0 issue in september and then relaunch.
It is odd that they relaunched a book famous for being fun/humorous into one that is just a serious book of second tier characters. I'm not sure who it was meant to appeal to. I loved the old JLI/JLE stuff and still like many of the characters. The new Justice League International has not been anything special at all, which is a shame. I hope that if they make it into a newer team (which seems logical given the solicitations and the fact that the annual comes out sevearl weeks after the "last" issue) then they inject some fun/humor.
This will be the most amazing mini ever.
krypt0nian
Banned
NICE! The Pathfinder RPG comics from Dyanamite is being written by Skullkickers Jim Zub!
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=38652
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=38652
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Just found out my library has all of BRPD. Sweet.
krypt0nian
Banned
I am in love.
Escape Goat
Member
Is Earth 2 out yet? I think it might be the week after next?
krypt0nian
Banned
#1 is out.
I'm looking to get into Cosmic Marvel, specifically the stuff written by Abnett/Lanning. From the little bit that I've researched, it looks like Annihilation is a natural starting point.
Is anyone a fan of these books? More than anything I want to read War of Kings, but I think it will be fun to read the build-up stuff as well.
Is anyone a fan of these books? More than anything I want to read War of Kings, but I think it will be fun to read the build-up stuff as well.
Escape Goat
Member
Err, I meant the second issue. I recall either it was getting a name change or that Power Girl and Huntress got their own book. I don't follow DC much anymore outside Aquaman.
Can someone tell me more about this awesome image?I am in love.
krypt0nian
Banned
Ooops! Yeah #2 is a week or two away. The girls book is Worlds Finest and came out the same week as Earth 2 #1.
Animal Man and Swampy have shared a mythos since issue 1 of their respective books. The Green, The Red and The Rot are coming together for a huge wrap up!
The build up has been amazing.
Escape Goat
Member
Read through Flex Mentallo this weekend. What an incredibly bizarre, dense, at times impenetrable work. And yet it's totally compelling and often mesmerizing. I read the first issue over again right after finishing the fourth one. This is a book that will make a little more sense with each return visit.
Also enjoying Matt Fraction's run of Invincible Iron Man. Each issue feels like about two; I like that.
After reading it a second time, I've decided that the first issue of Dial H didn't do much for me. And I adored Perdido Street Station.
A few issues into Chew, and not loving it yet. Can't quite put my finger on why not. Feels vaguely overwritten or something.
Also enjoying Matt Fraction's run of Invincible Iron Man. Each issue feels like about two; I like that.
After reading it a second time, I've decided that the first issue of Dial H didn't do much for me. And I adored Perdido Street Station.
A few issues into Chew, and not loving it yet. Can't quite put my finger on why not. Feels vaguely overwritten or something.
Cool. I will have to check those books out once they are collected.
Start from Annihilation advancing through Conquest to War of Kings, and yeah i just started reading from Annihilation a couple days ago myself and it's been good so far.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Earth 2 #2 isn't for three weeks since it's a five week month.
Spike Spiegel
Member
'Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe' this August by Cullen Bunn and Dalibor Talajic (Comic Book Resources)
Everybody looks pretty scared. Guess I'd be scared too after seeing 'Pool cut off Hulk's head.
sadly i just can't get into Animal Man and Swamp Thing, i don't like how so much of both books are dedicated to the rot, i find it not to be that interesting of an "enemy" and i don't like the execution of the concept. I did think that Swamp Thing brought a little more to the table in issues #3-6 whereas Animal Man felt stretched.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Boy, they sure are giving Cullen Bunn a lot of work at Marvel. Wolverine, Captain America team-up, Venom, co-writing Cap with Brubaker(probably gonna take that over, too), now a Deadpool mini.
Ok, thanks.
crimsonspider89
Banned
And then read the series after WoK and into Thanos Imperative. The one before TI is just to set it up. Plus you get to see an evil Mar-Vell.
Annihilation is my favourite Marvel crossover this decade.
Start there and decide how much time you want to invest in the books. There were 4 big crossovers, related miniseries, and two ongoings (Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy)
Annihilation Conquest was the weakest crossover, so if you are bummed with that book after the original, it gets better.
Start there and decide how much time you want to invest in the books. There were 4 big crossovers, related miniseries, and two ongoings (Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy)
Annihilation Conquest was the weakest crossover, so if you are bummed with that book after the original, it gets better.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
I wouldn't be surprised if companies do that to more writers so they don't have time to take their best work to Image.
Awesome. At least now I know for sure that I should start with Annihilation.
While we're on this topic, what part of Annihilation should I read in order to get the core essence. Is there a specific mini-series for the event, or should I read everything. The hardcovers seem to collect every all the issues from all the series involved.
To put it another way, what is the proper read order?
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Lol at Marvel's "Before X-Men."
I know how you feel about Animal Man brah, the plot is meandering right now and the Rot aren't compelling to me at all. Probably in the minority, but I would love for Buddy to suit up and deal with some other dark enemies. It just seems after this storyline, where do they go from here?
I know how you feel about Animal Man brah, the plot is meandering right now and the Rot aren't compelling to me at all. Probably in the minority, but I would love for Buddy to suit up and deal with some other dark enemies. It just seems after this storyline, where do they go from here?
I don't know, for all the crap we give Marvel, this is one of the best things that any company does. They give writers a lot of freedom on this kind of stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if Remenders decreased workload is a result of him returning to creator owned works.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
The worst.
Banana Kid
Member
HEY GUYS, TURNS OUT WOLVERINE FOUNDED THE X-MEN BECAUSE WOLVERINE SELLS COMICS
So stupid.
ANNIHILATION: PROLOGUE
ANNIHILATION: NOVA #1-4
ANNIHILATION: SILVER SURFER #1-4
ANNIHILATION: SUPER-SKRULL #1-4
ANNIHILATION: RONAN #1-4
ANNIHILATION #1-6
the four minis are fairly important going into the main series. Especially the Nova series. The prologue is also important.|
If these books are too much money altogether, consider buying a Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited subscription. Almost all of the cosmic marvel stuff in on there. Not the same as having the books, but a great alternative to buying expensive hardcovers if you just want to read the series.
Just received this via Amazon.
Read it over the weekend... was pleasantly surprised. I actually have the individual issues from No. 8 thru current... so I already knew the book/series was good. I just hadn't picked up the first story arch. Glad I did.
I also knew what it was about and how it would end, but I was still able to lose myself in the story and art. The nicest surprise to me was the fleshing out of the origins of the Final Horsemen.
I'll be double dipping by picking up the Dark Angel Saga TPBs.
Also: I am now a fan of Fantomex.
it sounds like Neal wanted a what-if story to be in continuity.
ok, what the fuck? yeah, this better be as good as when the punisher did it. but it wont.
Today in comic book lessons : How not to color a book, with Birds of Prey #9.
http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/04/25/artist-travel-foreman-on-birds-of-brey
Here we have Travel Foreman's hecka sweet pencils. Look at how classy this is. I want this all over my face this is so nice y'all.
http://www.dccomics.com/galleries/birds-of-prey-9-preview
Same pages, colored by some fucking hack. This is a fucking mess. Goddamn ridiculous. Terribad. Gosh dang.
http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/04/25/artist-travel-foreman-on-birds-of-brey
Here we have Travel Foreman's hecka sweet pencils. Look at how classy this is. I want this all over my face this is so nice y'all.
http://www.dccomics.com/galleries/birds-of-prey-9-preview
Same pages, colored by some fucking hack. This is a fucking mess. Goddamn ridiculous. Terribad. Gosh dang.
Realistically? There was a secrect X-Force team created by Cyclops during the Messiah Complex crossover. Some time later, Cyclops decides to abandon the team. Wolverine starts another X-Force team in secret. Uncanny X-Force picks up from there.
The only other relevant thing is that Warren started lapsing back into Archangel in the previous X-Force series before Uncanny.
The other X-force book was good as well, especially if you were a fan of 80s/90s X-Men. But you don't need to read it to read the current book. Also that X-Force title was heavily connected to the other X-books and to everything that was happening in the X-Universe between Messiah Complex and Second Coming. Uncanny X-Force is standalone like Astonishing X-Men was.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Sorry for poorly phrasing, one of the things I thought might be interesting if some of these bigger companies clamp down on creator owned works in the future. To me, Image has a lot of great stuff coming out top to bottom then they've had in a while.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
How can you even tell? The preview is so tiny.
I think the art looks pretty great actually...
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I'll second what Kwiston said, because the book is VERY accessible, and properly (re) introduces all it's characters and ideas to new or lapsed readers.
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