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COMICS |OT| September 2016. Comics Should Be Good.
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LordOfLore
Banned
I hope no retailers bury themselves buying 1,000 copies of that to get one of those.
Freezasaurus
Member
The Joe Keatinge / Sophie Campbell run on Glory
Joe Casey's Butcher Baker The Righteous Maker
The retailers trying to get those covers just get them for ebay.
LordOfLore
Banned
DKIII #6 preview.
You know, if they would ever do a remake of The Dark Knight Returns Capullo should do the new art:
You know, if they would ever do a remake of The Dark Knight Returns Capullo should do the new art:
Freezasaurus
Member
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Just spotted Mignola gave Black Hammer the nod on twitter. That's when you know the books worth checking out.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
wait...
Slapstick is by Van Lente?
Slapstick is by Van Lente?
in for 12 issues before cancellation 
Freezasaurus
Member
12 issues... HAHAHA
Lunchpod is optimistic.
Lunchpod is optimistic.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Vimanarama. Three issues.
LordOfLore
Banned
wait...
Slapstick is by Van Lente?
in for 12 issues before cancellation
Hey, it's digital first IIRC so it might reach that.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
It'll be an amazing [insert bare minimum Marvel is willing to give to its bottom selling series] issue run.
echoshifting
Banned
Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man #4: This had an odd structure to it. The
This is a pretty bad comic that fizzles out quickly, throws the entire story it's been building over the past four issues in the trash, and spends the rest on mental gymnastics. Blah.
Civil War II: Gods of War #4: I think where Abnett really goofed with Hercules was in his epic approach. He wanted to tell a sprawling, epic story not unlike God Butcher, which threatened all of the gods, or the Last Days of Magic, which threatened all of magic. Here he wanted something that threatened all mythological creatures, and it failed in several ways: Hercules is no Thor or Dr. Strange; The Storm aren't nearly as interesting or well-realized as the God Butcher or the Empirikul; the threat to the heroes of myth and the ancient (non-Asgardian) gods never felt as important as those others.
Where he succeeded was in bringing Hercules back from the brink. This character has been put through hell, reduced to a joke, for as long as I can remember. Abnett wanted to change course, for Hercules to redeem himself. He put his party past behind him. He tried to get back to the basics of good works that being a mythological hero is all about. He acquired a terrific supporting cast. If Abnett hadn't set his sights so high with the very first story, would he have found more success with this title? Maybe not...Hercules hasn't been a popular character a long time, and editorial's decision to rob him of his sexual identity was a serious mistake.
Gods of War was about as satisfying a send-off for the short-lived Hercules as any reader could have hoped for. Hercules is still wrestling with his demons, but at least the Storm story saw a reasonably satisfying conclusion. There's not much to say about it; nothing happens here you wouldn't expect. I can't recommend this mini to those who weren't already reading and enjoying Hercules. But I'm happy Abnett had more than a rushed final issue to finish what he started.
Civil War II: Kingpin #3: The story doesn't advance in a meaningful way here, which is a surprising decision for a 4-issue mini.
. That's the whole issue, down to the last page. I still have misgivings about the art here but it's stronger in motion, so that's something I guess? Whole lotta nothing though. Disappointing after such a densely packed first half.
Civil War II: X-Men #4: This one is the real stinker of the bunch, though. The art is shamefully sloppy, basic perspective is violated over and over again. Characters seem to shrink and grow from panel to panel to justify whatever incredibly awkward position the artist has crammed them into. On top of that, I still have NO IDEA why
, and Magneto
This mini went from bad to worse in a hurry and ended horribly. What a fucking mess this event has turned into. Just a waste of energy from all involved (but not too much energy!).
Cryptocracy #4: This book is fine, there is nothing in particular wrong with it, but I'm reading too many stories about powerful families and groups pulling all the strings, and too many of those other books are too fucking good for me to invest further in their lessers. Nothing about this has managed to stick out as particularly compelling, not even any particular quality of the (serviceable) writing and art would cause me to recommend it, four issues in. If you want to play with one of the hottest concepts in comics at the moment, you need to bring a little more to the table. Time for me to move on.
conflict with Clash is resolved halfway through the issue and isn't really revisited, because the issue is primarily concerned with justifying Peter's decision to join Carol, and as it turns out the Clash situation has very little to do with that. No, Peter basically waves it away as an egg that got broke while they were trying to make an omelette. The words "with great power must come great responsibility" end up twisted horribly so they can stick Peter with Carol (so he can inevitably switch sides in case anyone STILL isn't sure who to root for).
Civil War II: Gods of War #4: I think where Abnett really goofed with Hercules was in his epic approach. He wanted to tell a sprawling, epic story not unlike God Butcher, which threatened all of the gods, or the Last Days of Magic, which threatened all of magic. Here he wanted something that threatened all mythological creatures, and it failed in several ways: Hercules is no Thor or Dr. Strange; The Storm aren't nearly as interesting or well-realized as the God Butcher or the Empirikul; the threat to the heroes of myth and the ancient (non-Asgardian) gods never felt as important as those others.
Where he succeeded was in bringing Hercules back from the brink. This character has been put through hell, reduced to a joke, for as long as I can remember. Abnett wanted to change course, for Hercules to redeem himself. He put his party past behind him. He tried to get back to the basics of good works that being a mythological hero is all about. He acquired a terrific supporting cast. If Abnett hadn't set his sights so high with the very first story, would he have found more success with this title? Maybe not...Hercules hasn't been a popular character a long time, and editorial's decision to rob him of his sexual identity was a serious mistake.
Gods of War was about as satisfying a send-off for the short-lived Hercules as any reader could have hoped for. Hercules is still wrestling with his demons, but at least the Storm story saw a reasonably satisfying conclusion. There's not much to say about it; nothing happens here you wouldn't expect. I can't recommend this mini to those who weren't already reading and enjoying Hercules. But I'm happy Abnett had more than a rushed final issue to finish what he started.
Civil War II: Kingpin #3: The story doesn't advance in a meaningful way here, which is a surprising decision for a 4-issue mini.
Janus is missing, Fisk can't find him, and now for a 15-page fight with the Punisher
Civil War II: X-Men #4: This one is the real stinker of the bunch, though. The art is shamefully sloppy, basic perspective is violated over and over again. Characters seem to shrink and grow from panel to panel to justify whatever incredibly awkward position the artist has crammed them into. On top of that, I still have NO IDEA why
Storm and her team would side with Ulysses
ABANDONS HIS MISSION for no discernible reason right as he is about to complete it.
Cryptocracy #4: This book is fine, there is nothing in particular wrong with it, but I'm reading too many stories about powerful families and groups pulling all the strings, and too many of those other books are too fucking good for me to invest further in their lessers. Nothing about this has managed to stick out as particularly compelling, not even any particular quality of the (serviceable) writing and art would cause me to recommend it, four issues in. If you want to play with one of the hottest concepts in comics at the moment, you need to bring a little more to the table. Time for me to move on.
LordOfLore
Banned
Capullo variant for DKIII #6:
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
I agree. I think another of the big problems that the Storm had was that it was so easy to compare this story with American Gods, which had a whole book to tell the story. The low sales made this so much more compact, which didn't give all that much time to establish the threat.
Freezasaurus
Member
I'll probably watch it this weekend. What else am I going to do? Read comics? Play Overwatch? Bah.
Goddamn straight you will. Show's awesome.
If you aim to stop, don't hit episode 7. That's the point of no return.
Remender's Uncanny X-Force
Coriolanus
Banned
Wizard is worth nothing. Savage dragon seems to be worth quite a bit on ebay. Spider-man is worth even more. 100 dolla +
Hellblazer!
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I'll probably fit in 3 or 4 episodes
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Uh, WTF? So basically this tie-in prequel comic was just a waste of time. At least it was only 2 issues. lol
X-Men Civil War was shit. Total shit.
You nailed the Craptocray pretty well, though I will add that I stopped after two issues when the next layer was shown. There is never an end to paranoid/conspiratorial thinking and this book had everything I hate about conspiracy theory.
echoshifting
Banned
Holy shit the new Daredevil villain is fuckin freaky lookin
https://www.comixology.com/Deadly-C...le_deadly_class&tid=s160930_sale_deadly_class
20 bucks for Deadly Class up to #21.
20 bucks for Deadly Class up to #21.
RIP Comicgaf
echoshifting
Banned
I thought it smelled a little ripe around here
Freezasaurus
Member
See you guys in the October thread!
Lots of good options for this. Three that come to mind are:
Mage (There are two trade paperbacks, but the first is fairly self contained).
We3 (Just a short graphic novel).
or
if you want something a bit longer then Irredeemable (which somewhat connects to Incorruptible, but can be read independently without missing anything important).