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COMICS! |OT| September 2014. Means well, but is easily distracted and can get lost.

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I like how JLU is getting colored. Interesting choices.
Maiolo on JLU was real good, not sure if he's still on
Yeah, that one's Barry Kitson isn't it? Always quite liked him. Not reading JLU since I've sworn off Jeff Lemire corporate comics forever, but Kitson and Adam Strange/Martian Manhunter/Animal Man on one team might be enough for me to check it out in the library or something
It was Mike McKone for the first arc, some other DC in-house dudes are taking over, I think. I like Kitson too, not sure what he's doing right now though
 
Multiversity #2 Society: Liked it a lot, felt very substantial in story, only thing i didn't like was
how eager Vandal was to get his rape on, but that's Vandal i guess....
Random 8.5/10.
 
His work on Journey Into Mystery was awesome. It's a shame that got cancelled

see, that's another example of importance of colorists. On that book, you got Jordan Bellaire giving us LIFE

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then you got the Mighty Avengers and D'Armata's like "hey did you like that weird flesh tone thing that made people look alien I did on Invincible Iron Man no well too bad niggaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

 
then you got the Mighty Avengers and D'Armata's like "hey did you like that weird flesh tone thing that made people look alien I did on Invincible Iron Man no well too bad niggaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

I was gonna start read that book once they switched from Land to Schiti and then I saw that D'armata's name was still on the book. yuck

Maiolo on JLU was real good, not sure if he's still on

It was Mike McKone for the first arc, some other DC in-house dudes are taking over, I think. I like Kitson too, not sure what he's doing right now though

Sorta looks like he's a Valiant dude now
 
I didn't know how badly i needed to reread Final Crisis before getting into Multiversity...it's too late now. I forgot
Nix
was even in Final Crisis.
 
I was gonna start read that book once they switched from Land to Schiti and then I saw that D'armata's name was still on the book. yuck



Sorta looks like he's a Valiant dude now

I was actually about to ask if that dude has colored Land before. I forgot that there even was an ongoing Mighty Avengers book, and that Land was doing it.

And oh yeah, he's been doing Valiant stuff. He popped up in Harbinger a few times. One of the better artists that series has had
 
So, I got all of the Valiant stuff from Comixology's National Comics Day giveaway. Which books should I check out first?

I read the whole line. I think XO Manowar is the most consistent title, Quantum and Woody is the funniest, and Harbinger has the best characters.
 
Man, I only read the first two or three issues of JL3K. But now I'm tempted to get back on that horse. Trade comes out October 15th, think I'll just grab that.
 
Hey what happened to the male Flash, did he accidentally combust when running?
JL3K spoilers:
Future Barry got vivisected by a godlike supervillainess (who's since developed an... unhealthy fixation on Hal [and made him fun-sized]) and was resurrected in a new host body... only to be killed again, when Terry revealed his true colors as leader of The Five by snapping his sister Teri's neck and detonating nano-bombs within Barry to make an example of him to the others. After the team and Ariel returned to Cadmus as prisoners, Ariel secretly resurrected Teri but gave her bits of Barry's DNA to help them escape; now Teri has the Flash's powers without the memories to use them effectively, and it remains to be seen if Barry is completely gone or a part of him remains somewhere inside her.
 
JL3K spoilers:
Future Barry got vivisected by a godlike supervillainess (who's since developed an... unhealthy fixation on Hal [and made him fun-sized]) and was resurrected in a new host body... only to be killed again, when Terry revealed his true colors as leader of The Five by snapping his sister Teri's neck and detonating nano-bombs within Barry to make an example of him to the others. After the team and Ariel returned to Cadmus as prisoners, Ariel secretly resurrected Teri but gave her bits of Barry's DNA to help them escape; now Teri has the Flash's powers without the memories to use them effectively, and it remains to be seen if Barry is completely gone or a part of him remains somewhere inside her.

Having read comics for twenty five years at least that makes perfect sense to me.
 
I stupidly picked up Batman & Robin Futures End thinking Tomasi had written it. Can somebody explain why Bruce suddenly looks like DKR Batman 5 years later? Has he super-aged 40 years?

Also, Alfred looks a lot like Brian Azzarello in this issue.
 
AHHHHHHH! MY MEDS!


Booster Gold and the end of Doomed #2 have me more excited for comics than anything in a LOOOOG time!


AHHHH!!!!!

It actually was quite cool, even I am interested in where it's going next.

Got around to reading the Superman FE issue as well, now I see why everyone was talking about Lee Weeks outta nowhere. Dude is a legend, book looked gorgeous. Why this guy isn't a top tier artist right now I have no idea. He even managed to elevate a Dan Jurgens script.
 
JL3K spoilers:
Future Barry got vivisected by a godlike supervillainess (who's since developed an... unhealthy fixation on Hal [and made him fun-sized]) and was resurrected in a new host body... only to be killed again, when Terry revealed his true colors as leader of The Five by snapping his sister Teri's neck and detonating nano-bombs within Barry to make an example of him to the others. After the team and Ariel returned to Cadmus as prisoners, Ariel secretly resurrected Teri but gave her bits of Barry's DNA to help them escape; now Teri has the Flash's powers without the memories to use them effectively, and it remains to be seen if Barry is completely gone or a part of him remains somewhere inside her.

Was almost sold on the book from the art, then I read this and remembered how much I didn't like the first issue. Too dense for me.
 
That Mike Allred issue of Solo is straight up incredible stuff. It's a love letter to Silver Age DC in the best possible way. Legit funny, charming, zany, and beautiful.

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Re-reading 'Formerly known as the Justice League'
I am loving this book all over again.
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Kevin Maguire is among my favourite artists of all time.

That Mike Allred issue of Solo is straight up incredible stuff. It's a love letter to Silver Age DC in the best possible way. Legit funny, charming, zany, and beautiful.

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Was Solo ever collected?
 
Indeed it has, they put out a deluxe HC last year. Still in print!
Will look into getting it thanks!

hahaha, that's awesome!

It gets better and better and that's just a page from the 2nd issue. Basically Max Lord formed a Justice League during the 80s that eventually disbanded. He decides to make a new super hero team working pro bono for the people and gathers some of the members of the JL when he was running it.
Hilarity ensues.
 
Will look into getting it thanks!



It gets better and better and that's just a page from the 2nd issue. Basically Max Lord formed a Justice League during the 80s that eventually disbanded. He decides to make a new super hero team working pro bono for the people and gathers some of the members of the JL when he was running it.
Hilarity ensues.

I loved the Justice League series. No stupid ass serious plots about infinity crisis (although I loved that too!). But yeah, they did what they did well.

The artwork was perfect, too.
 
Page from Endgame. Looks like Alfred's daughter is sticking around.

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Nice,, miss me some Capullo art. And I didn't realize End Game was that futuristic.

I think for the parts where Peter was drugged/drowsy/tripping the layouts were purposely harder to fully follow in a linear fashion, but overall, I think that book is just ridiculously impressive and meant to be examined for longer than the average floppy.

His other work on the Avengers Annual, with the Doc Strange story, was really easy to follow, and just as impressive.
Yeah that's true, I kinda forgot about how he was being drugged most the time. Going in and out of different scenarios/time/however else I can explain it.
 
Penny Two*
Nice,, miss me some Capullo art. And I didn't realize End Game was that futuristic.


Yeah that's true, I kinda forgot about how he was being drugged most the time. Going in and out of different scenarios/time/however else I can explain it.

Gotham itself is futuristic now. Remember in zero year when Bruce was a kid, his dad made those floating mapping spheres with holographs and shit. In the 90s(?). Holograms all up in this bitch. Zoom, enhance. Computer, cross reference spooky hideouts with clown themes - now I know where Joker is!!
 
Sideshow Collectibles are finally able to show off the Chris Pratt Starlord head from their sixth scale figure. Looking good, think I'll preorder it soon.

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He looks like a human but not the right human.

also every time I see one of these really human looking figures I wonder how many get glazed by horny nerds
 
Having never REALLY read Lobo, I picked up Portrait of a Bastich and I'm really enjoying it.
 
I have so many comics to read and all I want to do this weekend is open up the Marvel U app and read War of Kings, Realm of Kings and Thanos Imperative.

I can't believe DC still don't have a comparable service. I'd subscribe to both in a flash.


I've been looking through the wikipedia list of Marvel events and the one we're just starting has me (prematurely and probably unwisely) excited.

This September will see Avengers #34 and #35 time jump by 8 months where it's said (via Bleeding Cool [20]):
"Time Runs Out" sees everything Jonathan Hickman has been building towards comes to a close and will affect the entire Marvel company across the board, forcing them to do something the company has never done in its 75 years.

Now it's obvious they're trying to make us think REBOOT but I don't think it'll be that. The problem is the direction they're taking this particular storyline. I can't see yet what the end game is. What are they trying to do? Everything points to reboot but I can't see Marvel pushing that button.
 
Gotham itself is futuristic now. Remember in zero year when Bruce was a kid, his dad made those floating mapping spheres with holographs and shit. In the 90s(?). Holograms all up in this bitch. Zoom, enhance. Computer, cross reference spooky hideouts with clown themes - now I know where Joker is!!

True dat

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I was in the mood to read,, (well look at pictures). So I brought Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1 HC (color) to work to re-read,, read it super quick. Forget how fast those books go. So good though, just super enjoyable and fun.
 
Now it's obvious they're trying to make us think REBOOT but I don't think it'll be that. The problem is the direction they're taking this particular storyline. I can't see yet what the end game is. What are they trying to do? Everything points to reboot but I can't see Marvel pushing that button.

Maybe a pseudo reboot? X-Men in their own self-contained universe, Avengers in theirs. That's one way to resolve the fact that X-Men and the other superheroes don't really fit in the same continuity.
 
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