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Escape Goat
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Haha, yeah they are. Its strange they dont get canceled with Liefeld but the minute someone else does its death.
feels like so many New 52 DC books were, and still are, sent to die painful deaths.
Shin Johnpv
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In like the last or one of the last JL books they show up to save Steve and they say it's too late he's already dead.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Yeah, wasn't GI Combat part of the New 52? I think they're only up to issue 4 at the moment.
I'm not doubting the original meaning and use of the term, but what it means now and how it's used.
i think GI Combat was part of a second wave, coming after two already sent to die books in Blackhawks and Sgt Rock and the men of war.
and surprise, it's going to die too:
July sales
157 G.I. Combat 3* $3.99 DC 12,923
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
It's, so far, a fucking solid run. "Slow burn" is the phrase most thrown around when it's discussed but that is in no way a bad thing. Rucka has made Frank into a monomaniacal and no-nonsense character. He's super stoic and rarely speaks, aside from grunts and combat jargon, but the story is compelling and the art is top-notch. It's also interesting because the brutality of Punisher and his methodical killing is juxtaposed with the rest of the NY superheroes and that makes the killing more prominent. It'll be interesting to see how it all goes down in the finale, War Zone .
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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But North Korean soldiers fighting Dinosaurs! Truthfully it wasn't that good, but the second story published was descent.
I have one issue of Men of War and I keep planning to get other ones.
Cool, I just hope starting with the current issue won't leave me too out of the loop.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Walked into the shop and saw the Amazing Spider-Man variants all lined up and almost passed out.
Marcos Martin has redefined cover art forever. Almost bought all five.
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Marcos Martin has redefined cover art forever. Almost bought all five.
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Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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You hate Watchmen so therefore will love Jeph Loeb. Ipsofacto.
I don't hate, just feel meh about it. Perhaps watching it via the motion comic wasn't the best way. lol Also I was still annoyed with all the V for Vendetta stuff floating around.
Oh 50th Anniversary of Spideman and it's $5.99 (use I realize it's 56 pages), but is it expected to be anything good for the price their charging?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
The Martin covers are worth at least $40 each.
There are like 4 really good alternate covers and like 3 different stories in there. Honestly if those covers were available as posters I would totally get one. Still, I guess that would depend on how much you like the current run.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Amen.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
The Matters of Life and Death trade has a great Martin arc in it.
All of Martin's Spidey arcs are jawdropping.
The Matters of Life and Death trade has a great Martin arc in it.
Also needs to be a poster, get on this Marvel.
El Pescado
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I've heard good things about this Batman:Court/Night of the Owls story from some friends. Is there a collected book planned or anything because from what I heard at my local comic shop it seems like it hits quite a few different books.
They have the first half out already, but the second isn't coming until next year. It's very awesome though, especially if you get to read it all at once.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Honestly, I've never read any ASM, just him in the AvX and Avengers comics.
It's amazing. I can't say much without spoiling it, but I really really loved it. In fact go read it so I can talk about the cool stuff in it. lol Not sure if it's collected yet, but I only read the main stories, I'm too cheap for tie ins usually...well at least at the moment. lol
In particular
Attack on Wayne Manor...and T-Rex and the armored suit
I really love the Marvel NY books. Daredevil, Spider-Man, Punisher, and Hawkeye are all great reads. Spidey went through some crazy continuity shit, but Slott has got the ship on a steady course.
Big Time Ultimate Collection is a fantastic deal. It covers the first 3 trades of the Slott run.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785162178/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Big Time Ultimate Collection is a fantastic deal. It covers the first 3 trades of the Slott run.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785162178/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I really love the Marvel NY books. Daredevil, Spider-Man, Punisher, and Hawkeye are all great reads. Spidey went through some crazy continuity shit, but Slott has got the ship on a steady course.
Big Time Ultimate Collection is a fantastic deal. It covers the first 3 trades of the Slott run.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785162178/?tag=neogaf0e-20
This is what you should start with Manos, I'm not saying get all the trades up til now or something but this book pretty much sets up a lot of future story lines. That or Spider-Island omnibus, summaries don't really do this current run justice since they sound dumb but somehow seem to play out really well.
Part of me wants to believe he gives them up to save the day or something, but that seems a bit too kind right now. Especially considering the direction this run is taking.
Doing a quick re-read of the Spiderman issue; I would love to see Alpha go to the galactic guardians or something; he has the "universe expanding" motiff, he won't be that overpowered and it will be a good "sacrifice"; give up life of girls and fame on earth to the cold of space where his powers are really needed.
The page where he is learning how to be a good super-hero with spiderman is really good, even if it ends with the way it did.
Actually, talking about him now, I'm fond of the little guy. You fucked up Nomad and Araña, Marvel; don't fuck another potentially cool teen hero on his first arc!
The page where he is learning how to be a good super-hero with spiderman is really good, even if it ends with the way it did.
Actually, talking about him now, I'm fond of the little guy. You fucked up Nomad and Araña, Marvel; don't fuck another potentially cool teen hero on his first arc!
What gets me is Loeb calling himself out for his stupidity and then wham, hits you with the new BS retcon when your guard is down
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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He's connected to the movie Commando?
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Naming a female character
Remus
BTW there is going to be a Wolverine :MAX series.
Also now that he is quit DC, Liefeld is railing on his former editors at DC .The whole thing is hilarious
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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The Ultimates 14 was good I need to get the middle part as I got 1-6 on sale and only got the last issue. Back issues should not be full price after the last 2 issues. Still good follow up to reintroducing Cap.
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
fucking wow. loeb you idiot.
what about all the other victims of the weapon project? do they not exist?
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Nice I'm so buying that when is the ETA on it..awe fuck Marvel doesn't sell their MAX titles logically ah bullshit. I'm not buying any more print copies. Too little storage space and I love using Criminology.
sol_bad
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Thanks for the reply, I thought this may be the case as I've red that Omnibuses aren't always the best reading experiences.
Jedeye Sniv
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Oh so you didn't actually read it then? You really should. For me, the form and the medium is a big Parton the feel of the book. That repetitive, restrictive 9 panel grid, the way it paces the book, I don't think you can get that across in a motion comic at all. Plus the book is more of a multimedia thing with the text pieces and the way they relate to the whole experience.
I mean, it's not the best book in the world, but it is both a cracking read and a master class in this elegant construction in how form mirrors content.
But really you are perfectly entitled not to like it, it's not the end of the world
Have you read V?
I wonder if Liefeld got kicked out once he spoke up about plans to leave DC behind. He kept saying that his departure was happening in 2013 and was a long ways off, now he's gone before year's end. He's changed his tune about the reasons for leaving too.
Jedeye Sniv
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Batman volume 1, do it. I guess DC might collect all the cash grab bullshit tie in issues but they are entirely non essential fluff. I really hate these tie in events and how casual readers are suckered in to buying them. Tbh id prefer an old school crossover where you get 8 parts spread over all the titles and where you NEED to have all of them for the story (like the classic Contagion arc, or Knightfall). In the main Batman book the 'night' of the owls is barely a blip, it's not the real story. Possibly the only interesting one would be Nightwing's, and even that is pushing it since the execution was pretty pedestrian. Just read the Snyder stuff and enjoy a tight and exciting story. Trust me.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1401237738/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I'm just imagining him sitting in a rocking chair on his front porch polishing his Conan sword in his lap.
Wow! That's fuckin stupid.
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*The President's Sword.
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El Pescado
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How many Batman comics is Court of the Owls? Can I just buy the first dozen issues or so on Comixology and get the whole thing so far? They also have a "Night of the Owls" storyline section that's about 15 books. Is that it?
if you want to you can just read Snyder's Batman book from the first issue to twelve and skip all the other night of the owls tangent books. It's not a "next part in Catwoman " story.
Spike Spiegel
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Rocketeer was aces. It's very much a "thrown in the deep end" kind of opening issue, and if you don't know these characters you may end up scratching your head. But Mark Waid finally did something I've been dying to see; he put the shoe on the other foot with Betty, and for that alone I'm grateful. The wait until next issue is going to be interminable.
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