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COMICS! #8 / January 2012 - Happy New Year, Comic Book GAF!

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Glory reboot next month! Loving all the art Ross Campbell has been posting for it.

Pinup:

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Cover for March issue:

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This is why I love Moritat (All Star Western, The Spirit, Elephant Men):

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ross campbell would be amazing for a book starring little kids

power pack?

But Gurihiru are already great at drawing Power Pack.

Campbell also has a TMNT one shot coming out I'm going to need to pick up.

Did anybody pick up the Dark Crystal: Creation Myths book from Archaia? I loved Dark Crystal as a child and flipped through it at the comic shop and it looked gorgeous; but I didn't feel like dropping $20 on it. It's a lovely hard cover $20 volume though.

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RedSwirl

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Hey guys I just spotted a recent Fox news add saying something about how comic books used to be and how they might "corrupt your kids". I know Fox News lol, but it's still kind of ridiculous to the point where I want to know more about the story they're trying to tell. Anyone else seen this and know if they've published the full story yet?
 
I usually don't like Dillon's work, but he knocked it out of the park on Punisher #21

Dillion can draw a brutal looking fight scene, and despite his staid, stale faces and enviroments, he's a hell of a storyteller. The flashbacks injected perfectly with the present day scenes, very thematically strong story about the duality between Frank and Wilson, family, and what home really means.
 
Did anybody pick up the Dark Crystal: Creation Myths book from Archaia? I loved Dark Crystal as a child and flipped through it at the comic shop and it looked gorgeous; but I didn't feel like dropping $20 on it. It's a lovely hard cover $20 volume though.

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I picked it up, along with The Story Teller graphic novel for my girlfriend for her birthday. Come the middle of February I can give you some feedback on what she thought of it.
 

Dance Inferno

Unconfirmed Member
I walked into my first comic book store yesterday. As much as I consider myself a geek, boy did I feel completely out of my depth. It was the real world equivalent of a gaming newbie joining a Team Deathmatch lobby. Or at least it felt that way. The number of books, trades, back issues, figurines, and other paraphernalia completely threw me for a loop. I spent a good hour in there before I finally found something I wanna buy. There's a first time for everything I guess...
 

Blader

Member
Have I missed everyone talking about Scalped and THE GREATEST GODDAMN FINAL PAGE EVER?!

Because seriously. Dat ending.
 
That does actually look really nice. On the one hand it looks really good, on the other hand... how much involvement does Liefeld have in this? :p

Not a whole lot. Maybe a guest cover. Otherwise it's written by Joe Keatinge and illustrated by Ross Campbell.

Liefeld is stepping back and letting these new creative teams do their own thing with Glory, Prophet, and Bloodwhatever it is. Tim Seeley looks like he's going to stick closest to the shitty 90's Extreme books with Bloodwhatever.

Plus these reviewers lose their mind and compare Campbell's art to that hack Quietly. ;)

Seriously though, the re-launches look like Liefeld is letting the creators take a 180:

This...
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Versus this...

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I'm definitely in for Glory, but Prophet is also really getting praise from fans of faux Euro comics.
 
Obviously he's still so totally ripped as he's bursting out of his top strap on the relaunch cover! EXTREEEEME!
Nah, there's nothing EXTREEEEME! about the new Prophet judging by that cover; I only see two pouches. TWO! In fact, it looks like Rob gathered up all the EXTREEEEME! he could find laying around the old office, stripped all the EXTREEEEME! out of the walls and ceiling, ripped up the floorboards for any EXTREEEEME! that may have fallen through the cracks, bundled all that EXTREEEEME! up in one great big pouch made of billions of smaller pouches lined with even smaller pouches, and brought all that EXTREEEEME! with him to the DC offices where he happily distributed it to his "New 52" cohorts, leaving only a few forgotten scraps of EXTREEEEME! behind for Graham, Roy, and Ballermann to cling to for sustenance.

vincent, you're good starting with "Planet Hulk" and then following Greg Pak's seminal run on the character all the way through to its end last year, with a sidetrip into 'Incredible Hercules' territory for added fun. Beyond that, Peter David put in 12 years on the character in the 80s and 90s, and it's all held in pretty high regard.
 

Jedeye Sniv

Banned
Oh wow, that Glory cover is great, I'm really interested in that book now, if only for the pretty art. I can't get over how shitty those old covers are though! People used to buy those books, wtf? I'm so glad I missed that era of comics. I was a little too young for the Image books to interest me, I was only reading Batman in the 90s. And it was awesome :)
 

tm24

Member
Alternatively, you can read Rulk in the pages of Hulk starting with issue 25. It also has tons of punching.
 

Foob

Member
its kind of insane how good wolverine and the x-men is

so much detail packed into every panel, feels more like a living world than just about any comic around
 

Tizoc

Member
Anyone else read the new Lobster Johnson comic? I thought it was a nice setup and the art was beautiful.

...and a completion to Moore's Supreme?! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
 

RedSwirl

Junior Member
Okay guys, on Wednesday at 11pm EST, FOX is going to air the story about how mature comic books are supposedly "corrupting your kids". I'm interested in seeing what they're actually going to say: whether it really is at it seems - that they have only just become aware of the 30-year history of modern comic books, or if it's something else.
 

Nesotenso

Member
Okay guys, on Wednesday at 11pm EST, FOX is going to air the story about how mature comic books are supposedly "corrupting your kids". I'm interested in seeing what they're actually going to say: whether it really is at it seems - that they have only just become aware of the 30-year history of modern comic books, or if it's something else.

Is it an hour long special or is just a news segment ? Where did you hear about this?
 
Finished reading Batwoman: Elegy last night. Having known nothing about the character besides what's happening in new 52, it was a fantastic introduction to the character. The main arc was good with excellent art telling the story. The issues(?) after the "end"
Alice and the plane
which goes over the epilogue and Kate's origin are even better.
 

Satch

Banned
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No doubt. Scott Lobdell is the second best writer at DC. Brak kills it on all three books.

I rarely mention Red Hood here because of all the LOL Lobdell and hurr 90s Marvel writers are back talk, but the book has been consistently great.

But you're right, Titans and especially Superboy have been fun rides.
 
I never know what to think about Lobdell. He could write some great issues like Uncanny X-Men 309 and then go on to do something like Onslaught. Looks like he's continuing as a bipolar writer.

He's better than Howard Mackie at least. Thank god that guy doesn't have a job with DC.
 

notworksafe

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LiQuid!

I proudly and openly admit to wishing death upon the mothers of people I don't like
Not even Justice League slipping to week 3 makes this that strong a DC week for me. Meanwhile, so many amazing Marvel books coming this week. More Daredevil, Moon Knight, UXF, UFM, Venom, ASM?! Windfall!

Who is the creative team for ASM 678? I'm really gonna miss Waid and Rios on that book; last week's issue was magical.
 
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