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COMICS!!! |OT| February 2017 All You Need is Love (and Rockets)
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Tyrant Rave
Banned
Mother Panic reminds me a lot of the output from 90s Vertigo, moreso than the rest of the YA line. It makes me think of Face, Shade, and Sandman Mystery Theatre with how the story is being revealed and the overall style to it. It's kinda grimey and mysterious. Really cool book though even if I'm not quite sure of where the story is going.
This week had a ton of high profile books from DC and Image. I picked up more than I normally do.
This week had a ton of high profile books from DC and Image. I picked up more than I normally do.
Tragicomedy
Member
There are legitimately 5-6 different moments from Snyder's run that I'll remember forever. The only thing I'll remember from King's run is repetitive dialogue...repetitive dialogue...repetitive dialogue.
A fucking eternal Pirate/Bane story that goes nowhere for 17 issues, with the worst characterization of the titular character. It makes me want to break Batman's damn back.
I am behind on Batman....but everytime I look at the covers for Batman...I see Bane and I think to myself... How the hell is that storyline still going?? Is it even the same Bane story?? Did he do two Bane arcs back to back?
Batman needs to take some Ls to make it seem reasonable for him to form a team.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Batman jobbing for the Batfamily is a trade off I accept.
BKatastrophe
Member
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is just plain bonkers this season. Pure, unadulterated bonkers. Love it.
Time to finally finish off that trade of Dixon's Robin
Time to finally finish off that trade of Dixon's Robin
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Marley Zarcone's variant cover for Shade #6 is amazing
Tragicomedy
Member
It really is the same shit.
Bane is a terrible villain. Incredibly one-dimensional. Perfect fit for Tom King's Batman. 👌
BKatastrophe
Member
But Simone's Secret Six though...
Tragicomedy
Member
Haven't read it, so forgive my ignorance there.
Doesn't forgive him being terrible and omnipresent in DC's flagship book.
Freezasaurus
Member
The Deep has been a really fun little book so far. Is anyone else reading it?
The Mighty Thor 16
Good shit. I love that Aaron has continued to take the 'fuck logic' approach of the pre-Secret Wars series and tuned it to something more constructive. Example: Asgardians waging space war in viking longboats.
That said, I am very sad that even now, I know very little of who this Jane is. Her characterization is easily the weakest part of her in both this run and the one that proceeded it. The best we got from her were during her interactions with Loki earlier in the run.
I really hope that Marvel continues to build her as a character after Odinson comes back. Jane does not deserve to be ignored like Sif and Valkyrie have been (they don't really deserve it either).
Good shit. I love that Aaron has continued to take the 'fuck logic' approach of the pre-Secret Wars series and tuned it to something more constructive. Example: Asgardians waging space war in viking longboats.
That said, I am very sad that even now, I know very little of who this Jane is. Her characterization is easily the weakest part of her in both this run and the one that proceeded it. The best we got from her were during her interactions with Loki earlier in the run.
I really hope that Marvel continues to build her as a character after Odinson comes back. Jane does not deserve to be ignored like Sif and Valkyrie have been (they don't really deserve it either).
Remember, her book is outselling Odinsons, however, I haven't seen Unworthy sales.
La Maquinon
Member
wtf
THIS
TWD:
Carl and Maggie are going to freak the fuck out! Maggie will sever all friendship-like ties with Rick. Dunzo. She will still work with him for the benefit of their communities (maybe?), but will never forgive him.
My favorite team-up was
Heath and Eugene,
Its Spencer
So much this. But Simone MADE him an interesting character. Nobody else has taken that and went with it.
Unworthy seems to be doing well and the movie would be a good time for a new Odinson book. A lot of people seem to miss him for various reasons.
The people who miss him are the same who hate Jane Thor.
BKatastrophe
Member
Wouldn't know about him in the current book, but he's great in that series. He actually has depth and isn't just a one-off character.
It's the best he'll ever be. He's my favorite character in that run (with Scandal and Deadshot). Outside of that, he's never been anything other than "I'LL KILL BATMAN!". Although
the end of the run does revert to that, but I feel like there's an added nuance that makes it work.
LordOfLore
Banned
Urgh, still sick.
BKatastrophe
Member
Why don't you?
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Spoilers?
LordOfLore
Banned
BKatastrophe
Member
YAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSS
Rage basically got the Rodney King treatment and now the LA Riots 2017 edition are starting up.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Because he's straight edge and he's better than you!
but im also straight edge. like, for real, unlike his fake ass.
I do hope that we are not going back to the status quo in The Ultimate 2
Also i'm so glad for The Wild Storm comic is the wildstorm and the kind of super hero story i wish there are more of.
Daredevil: Nice dig at One more day
I continue to love the bromance between hydracap and Zemo. plus we are starting to see Taskmaster and his cronies and Coulson starting to get suspicious about hydra cap and would love to see how it goes.
Also i'm so glad for The Wild Storm comic is the wildstorm and the kind of super hero story i wish there are more of.
Daredevil: Nice dig at One more day
I continue to love the bromance between hydracap and Zemo. plus we are starting to see Taskmaster and his cronies and Coulson starting to get suspicious about hydra cap and would love to see how it goes.
RepairmanJack
Member
Champions 5
I think I'm out on Champions. I'm not really feeling the one-off style that it has been going with. Everything just feels pointless and like a sitcom's special episode every issue. I was so damn excited for this book when it was announced, but it's been about the opposite of what I've wanted the whole time.
Old Man Logan 17
Did Old Man Logan and Moon Knight start a cross-over and I missed it?
I like this but it took me a couple minutes to remember the baby.
Batwoman
I thought this was a weird issue. It seemed like it was trying to be a quick intro to the character but I feel like you needed to know more about Kane to really understand what was going on. It was more flashes of her past rather than actually giving any kind of info. I like it, but I wonder how absolute new readers took this issue.
I think I'm out on Champions. I'm not really feeling the one-off style that it has been going with. Everything just feels pointless and like a sitcom's special episode every issue. I was so damn excited for this book when it was announced, but it's been about the opposite of what I've wanted the whole time.
Old Man Logan 17
Did Old Man Logan and Moon Knight start a cross-over and I missed it?
I like this but it took me a couple minutes to remember the baby.
Batwoman
I thought this was a weird issue. It seemed like it was trying to be a quick intro to the character but I feel like you needed to know more about Kane to really understand what was going on. It was more flashes of her past rather than actually giving any kind of info. I like it, but I wonder how absolute new readers took this issue.
LordOfLore
Banned
BKatastrophe
Member
It just got real
TetraxShards
Member
Really hope The Button delivers. DC's been stoking the hype very nicely.
whatsinaname
Member
Oh my god, I cant wait
Do we know if Davis-Hunt will be on all 24 issues?
IGN says the following in their review. Does that mean Ellis is doing multiple series or is he just setting up plot-lines for others?
Definitely going to be more than one wildstorm book. Too many characters
LordOfLore
Banned
He's chief creative officer pretty much. The Gerard Way of Wildstorm. He works on the initial outline for the other books(3 more currently planned).
Roland_Gunner
Member
I don't think its official but most people expect the supporting books to be written by others following the blueprint that Ellis set up.
He's curating the whole line. He's said that he has the the first 2 years, 24 issues, set up. The Wildstorm will be a launching pad for other books like Michael Cray to come out. He will likely be co-writing with the person he choses for said book.
LordOfLore
Banned
MHWilliams
Member
I mean, it's hackey and on-the-nose, but the entire point is Rogers believes he's 100 percent in. That's the story.
Eventually, Steve Rogers will work his way out of the darkness, with the help (death?) of his friend Sam Wilson.