I think Marvel are crazy of the don't do something with her after the fan reception she got. Maybe use her in the Ultimates universe.
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I think Marvel are crazy of the don't do something with her after the fan reception she got. Maybe use her in the Ultimates universe.
Tyrant Rave
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I'm sorry guys, I'm sure Miles and Spider-Gwen are cool, but the real best Spiderfamily member is Kaine.
Freezasaurus
Member
I'm not sure I even know who that is.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
He's the current Scarlet Spider
His solo was great before it ended and he's been great in New Warriors so far
Too many spiders. Unless some of the main universe ones start to die off...
Shit, Marvel should use this event to start killing off some spiders.
Confusion Illusion
Banned
I love this age of digital comics and it's great to see more comic publishers that aren't Marvel or DC going drm free. That just makes it a whole lot sweeter.
BuddyJoeHooker
Member
What about a Spider-Exiles book?
Jealous of all you guys with this weeks comics i just got my stuff from last week through the post today. 
Copperhead was really cool, Clara is awesome and i'm a sucker for Sci Fi westerns so to the sub list it goes. Got a copy of Annihilator signed by Frazer Irving which i'm pleased about as the only other signed comic i have is Spiderman #500.
I'm probably the only one but l also picked up Prometheus #1 for the big crossover event Dark Horse are doing.
Copperhead was really cool, Clara is awesome and i'm a sucker for Sci Fi westerns so to the sub list it goes. Got a copy of Annihilator signed by Frazer Irving which i'm pleased about as the only other signed comic i have is Spiderman #500.
I'm probably the only one but l also picked up Prometheus #1 for the big crossover event Dark Horse are doing.
bernardobri
Steve, the dog with no powers that we let hang out with us all for some reason
Copperhead was great. One of the finest debuts of the year so far.
I loved Copperhead. The only part of the book that was weak was when
the kid ran off with that girl randomly.
Spike Spiegel
Member
No comics for me today, I couldn't get to the shop and that's two weeks now. Maybe this weekend I can run over there.
In the meantime, have a Giffen JL3K interview.
http://www.newsarama.com/22168-keit...erally-having-fun-on-justice-league-3000.html
In the meantime, have a Giffen JL3K interview.
http://www.newsarama.com/22168-keit...erally-having-fun-on-justice-league-3000.html
Heh heh heh heh. Or, Bwa hah hah hah if you prefer. >
Giffen: When the Injustice League shows up, we get a whole new group of characters.
We grow Bane, and Sinestro. We grow Zeus.
Nrama: Zeus?!
Giffen: Zeus. Yes. In our reality, he's not really Wonder Woman's father.
And we get Superman's arch-foe, the one who hates Superman more than anyone else in the world: Lois Lane.
Nrama: Lois Lane???
Giffen: These are the kinds of things we're doing.
Basically, what we're doing with this is we're announcing to the fans, look, we're going to have fun. Comics are supposed to be fun. Like, "Oh my God I can't believe they did that!" I don't care about your convoluted continuity. I don't care how serious you want us to take your superheroes. I don't care about Hollywood. I'm not trying to make my books Hollywood friendly or easy to turn into a movie. I want it to be difficult, because we're going to go out and we're going to have fun. Right now, Justice League 3000 is the book I'm having the most fun doing, bar none. You're welcome to join us if you'd like to.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
My god
Avengers
How do we get comics this good
Avengers
How do we get comics this good
Sibersk Esto
Banned
No comics for me today, I couldn't get to the shop and that's two weeks now. Maybe this weekend I can run over there.
In the meantime, have a Giffen JL3K interview.
http://www.newsarama.com/22168-keit...erally-having-fun-on-justice-league-3000.html
Heh heh heh heh. Or, Bwa hah hah hah if you prefer. >
Well someone has a chip on their shoulder
I thought after she told him to stay put something like that was going to happen so i wasn't too bothered when it did. We got to see a cool robot hunter out of it at least.
No comics for me today, I couldn't get to the shop and that's two weeks now. Maybe this weekend I can run over there.
In the meantime, have a Giffen JL3K interview.
http://www.newsarama.com/22168-keit...erally-having-fun-on-justice-league-3000.html
Heh heh heh heh. Or, Bwa hah hah hah if you prefer. >
I keep meaning to catch up on this, maybe this weekend.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I wish listed every one so I'll let you know in a few months.
It just happened way too fast, and he showed no real sign of disobedience in the pages prior. It was just very forced. Fucking loved the book though.
Batgirl and Batwoman (if you read the regular series) from me
I keep forgetting that book even exists. Why is it that people aren't reading that when everyone's reading every other Fraction book?
Serpentine
Banned
Damnit! I knew I forgot to pick up something today... and that thing was Copperhead #1.
edit - This new Weezer song "Back to the Shack" is on the radio right now and it is straight up garbage... stop guys, just stop.
Weezer
in 2014
Why do I get the feeling we have very similar taste in music as well...
Edit: While I'm off topic, how are you other Southern California people doing in this heat wave? I have no AC and I've been dying. Can't even read comics or do anything because being alive is misery. I just keep waiting for days to end.
In the meantime, have a Giffen JL3K interview.
http://www.newsarama.com/22168-keit...erally-having-fun-on-justice-league-3000.html
Heh heh heh heh. Or, Bwa hah hah hah if you prefer. >
So how do you like JL3K? JLI and early JLE are some of my favorite comics of all time, but I have not yet checked out JL3K. Is it worthwhile?
The bar's not that high on Spidey comcs right now, just sayin'.
Back to the strat with the lightening strap.
Serpentine
Banned
a Rentals album came out this year
and people are all talking about Weezer
It blows but shit at least I have an AC and some fans. That "LA is hotter than the sun" thread opened my eyes to how many people are living without ACs. Like, what the hell. How are you all even alive.
that i still have yet to listen to
It blows but shit at least I have an AC and some fans. That "LA is hotter than the sun" thread opened my eyes to how many people are living without ACs. Like, what the hell. How are you all even alive.
Shin Johnpv
Member
We just need 2 more people and we can make it even......Messier.
What game you talking about? FIFA? I have it preordered for PS4.
I need some fellow xboners here. I won't have my PS4 till next year.
I'm willing to wait that long.
Would I be lost since I don't read the regular series (or at least less lost than most of the Future's End stuff makes me?)
I'm willing to wait that long.
Would I be lost since I don't read the regular series (or at least less lost than most of the Future's End stuff makes me?)
Shin Johnpv
Member
Green Arrow was good. Infinity Man and the Forever people one was fantastic. Superboy, Justice League United, were both alright (second one being part 1 of 2 ). Batgirl was REALLY good, so was Grayson.
my jealousy knows no bounds
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Lotta Destiny talk in here, but man playing the Alpha and then part of the Beta was enough of that for me. At least for a few months, might pick it up eventually but man, after my own hype deflated I don't know if I can ever rekindle the spark.
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Man. Multiversity is why I keep reading comics.
Damn. I really like this
Dr. Fate
Atom.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
That's it. Lol
Shin Johnpv
Member
Assassin's Creed Unity.
Future Foundation
Member
Saw Uncanny X-Force, grabbed Uncanny X-Force.
I'm not ready, am I ComicGAF?
I'm not ready, am I ComicGAF?
So lucky. Haha
Not really sure.
But see, before this past year or two, there would only be one or two weeks out of the year where I felt like I needed AC. More and more lately though, I'm dying without it. And this fan isn't helping at all.
I really need to move north soon.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Feels like I'm on a countdown to "not reading much Marvel anymore" the closer and closer Axis gets.
Hickman already using it as a shit Sue and Reed spat with the Illuminati fallout (Everyone loved it in Civil War!!!!!!) is a shame, and the whole TONY STARK BECOMES A SUPER TROLL nonsense is going to be eyeroll bad for the year or so it lasts.
Ms Marvel is alright, bit too twee for my tastes, and Inhuman has been fun with my boy Steggers back at the wheel on something not totally shit, oh and Rocket Raccoon has been great fun. Once New Warriors and Superior Foes end in the same month though, thats a radical drop and I'll probably use it as an excuse to jump out of most else as well
Hickman already using it as a shit Sue and Reed spat with the Illuminati fallout (Everyone loved it in Civil War!!!!!!) is a shame, and the whole TONY STARK BECOMES A SUPER TROLL nonsense is going to be eyeroll bad for the year or so it lasts.
Ms Marvel is alright, bit too twee for my tastes, and Inhuman has been fun with my boy Steggers back at the wheel on something not totally shit, oh and Rocket Raccoon has been great fun. Once New Warriors and Superior Foes end in the same month though, thats a radical drop and I'll probably use it as an excuse to jump out of most else as well
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I have to read it in chucks because its a slow burner, but Fraction's really good here and Chaykin hasn't been this good in ages. I think the central story with Michael is the most boring/narratively shaky one, but the cast as a whole is so interesting and well drawn you're ok with. I have confidence they know what they're doing, particularly after the latest issue #10.
In fact, all the books I read this week were satisfactory. Rick Remender and Jason Aaron seem pretty buddy-buddy, the way they seem to love Grant Morrison and embrace the fantastical elements of the Marvel Universe and share each other's characters like Kid Apocalypse and Deathlok. I have to imagine they planned their Captain America/Thor titles togther. Both started with a 10+ issue epic right out the gate, then there was some wtf story like man what is all this shit, then it got better if never reaching the heights of the opening story, and they end at #25 right in time for a big character change.
No Cap this week, but Thor: God of Thunder #25 had a cool framing device of stories hyping up the incoming threats, and it was great to see Guera and Bisley on the interiors for that old Norse myth flavor. The Malekith origin in particular was nice, considering he's gonna be one of the Big Bads in the upcoming War of the Realms, its good see some development on that front. He's already more interesting than his generic Thor: The Dark World counterpart. Sadly, the backmatter confirmed that this is the last time we'll see Esad Ribic, noooooooo. Well, I hope they keep artists of Dauterman's caliber, I'd hate to go back to that Garney nadir. No offense to the man, but forklore adventure is not his calling.
And on the Remender front, if UA #22 was the climax, UA #23 the resolution, then Uncanny Avengers #24 is the transition from this book's current state into AXIS. For all intents and purposes, when the book ends at #25 next month(another similarity to Cap/Thor's titles), AXIS will be continuing their story, and they'll come out of it as the Astonishing Avengers or something, so this is just getting all the pieces from one board to another. Or in the case of Wolverine, getting him off the board entirely, RIP in peace my nigga. Nothing too exciting, especially not from Larocoa here, hoo boy.
Muuuuch stronger art/lettering/coloring/everything on Remender's other book, Deadly Class #7, which came back this week. Its usage of the journal to recap new and old readers on current events is more clever than it lets on considering that cliffhanger. Teen angst/depression, drugs, love triangles, bullies and nerds, people trying to fit in. Its all very high school, all very compelling to read due to Rick's punk voice and the stupidly good artwork. Craig and Loughridge are so good at just about everything. Gradually shifting moods or sudden shocks of violence, character expression and environmental detail, the way they show Saya pulls his tie to the right in one smooth controlled motion that glides your eyes as you read left to right, the way they'll structure a page with the tension of the bow and arrow assailant to the left about to release on the increasingly intimate scene on the right but nah Saya's got it she's just too cool.
Not as cool as Baal from The Wicked + The Divine #4 tho. Gillen is still using the Murder Mystery Plot as an excuse for the world building, which ultimately seems to be a dead end as of now, but his characters too cool, his dialog so arch and funny, McKelvie's comedic timing and delivery too on point, it hardly matters. Who needs substance when you have so much style?
There's a certain style David Lapham has been using on all 50 issues of Stray Bullets, dating back to its origins in 1995, and that's an 8 panel grid. 8, like the octaves of a musical scale, creates a tempo, a rhythm you get to when you're reading. He can do ANYTHING with this shit; quiet contemplative scenes between friends and lovers, hilarious set pieces, well choreographed explosions of violence, it all seems to fit together. AND when he bursts out of the rhythm for a splash page or 3 wide panels it means something because of the irregularity and gives the story a new effect. He also does all the lettering, and he's always in control of the emphasis on certain words or the speaking patterns of the cast. Stray Bullets: Killers #7 is just the latest in line. His characters are great and feel like real people, his humor legitimately works, the violence is all at once exciting and horrifying, and he seamlessly goes through a bunch of different tones in one issue that all works together because of that 8 page rhythm I talked about. I'm so, so glad Stray Bullets is back, because its the best crime comic on the block.
Multiversity talked a lot about 8 as well, a visual motif for the music of the multiverses humming together. We get a peak at one here in Society of Superheroes #1, which really is a #1 and not Multiversity #2. Usually, with these Elseworlds, we'll get the "definitive" story, where they create Vampire/Steampunk/1930s Hollywood Noir Batman, do some cool shit with him, and then he dies or everyone blows up. Which ya know, badass, but you kinda wasted a universe, ya know? What Grant is doing, structurally, is creating the first issue of several ongoings that he no intention of following up on. Seven universes where he'll introduce the characters and their world, have an exciting adventure with hints of a bigger Gentry plot tying them together, and then ended on a cliffhanger, because Never The End. Just one story of many. We, as the readers, get to see these universes through the prisms of these comic books, just like they get to see us in our universe through their comic books. The whole Multiverse ringing together. As for the issue itself, its good, done in a pulpy Doc Savage mold of two-fisted action, WW2 bi-planes, and Nazi zombies. Chris Spourse, who worked with Alan Moore on his own pulpy throwbacks Supreme and Tom Strong, is well-suited for the material. His men are lantern jawed heroes, his action with a cartoony lighthearted flair for even the most savage of scenes. Speaking of which, I like how Grant brought Vandal Savage back, after using him in the other Morrison/Spourse collab Return of Bruce Wayne #1. Its a fun read, dramatic heroic returns, smoking guns going off right on time, wham bam, thank you, ma'am.
You know, COMICS!
Edit: Oops, almost forgot Daredevil, that consistent beacon of quality, that charming superhero book that can reel you in and then twist on a dime. There's a new colorist on Daredevil #9, but his palette seems right at home with Javier Rodriguez's work on the title. The opening and closing scenes draw a lot of their supposed power from his lighting and shadows, and the purple shades of the various antagonists. Meanwhile, the Matt Murdock sections of the middle stand out because of how bright and warm Matt and Kristen's interactions are, and how his soap opera personal problems of a failing business and suspicious book deal contrast with the Purple Man bookends. As long as Waid and Samnee are on board, I can always count on Daredevil to be well crafted, I guess.
Batgirl would be fine. Batwoman not so much.
Manmademan
Member
Yeah I had to read this one twice because I didn't understand what just happened.
Massive spoiler
if sam and izzy have a child 8 months from now, that means smasher is currently pregnant? uh...
I dunno man, Superior Spider Man is still great, and 2099 is a very nice surprise so far. edit: that Spider Man: Noir storyline from LAST week was God-Tier as well if you missed it
Serpentine
Banned
JC with the good shit. I don't have anything to add because I read none of those books except WicDiv
I thought that place had like the best weather
Regardless, I know where you need to go
I thought that place had like the best weather
Regardless, I know where you need to go
zombine, don't
ViewtifulJC
Banned
and hey, The Private Eye #8 came out today! BKV and one of the best sequential artists working today Marcos Martin! I don't think this series is gonna be finished by year's end, but barring a botched finale this is a great, timely comic. A sci-fi crime comic that explores society's view on privacy and just how good or bad the increasingly socially connected world is today, a world where everybody carries their usernames and avatars witht hem into the real world.
today was a good day for COMICS!
today was a good day for COMICS!
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