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COMICS! #8 / January 2012 - Happy New Year, Comic Book GAF!
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BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Don't really like it.
krypt0nian
Banned
Last issue was an amazing mindfuck! Pure Morrison.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I have dropped Action Comics and don't feel too torn up about it.
We'll always have All-Star Superman.
We'll always have All-Star Superman.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Superman doesn't appeal to me as a superhero. He's too...super. Supergirl, on the other hand, is awesome. She's still discovering her power and how to wield it so she presents a more vulnerable, and thus relatable, character.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Wait... last issue of Action Comics? Wasn't that just the boring rehash of the origin issue? The bits whith the ship were cool but the rest was by the numbers. What was the mindfuck?
krypt0nian
Banned
DC is up for two GLAAD awards for Batwoman and Secret Six.
http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2012/01/24/dc-comics-has-two-glaad-media-award-nominees/
Well deserved.
http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2012/01/24/dc-comics-has-two-glaad-media-award-nominees/
Well deserved.
is this the first time batwoman has been up for one?
krypt0nian
Banned
excellent! either of the two winning would be perfect.
I enjoyed the issue but it was very straight forward and nowhere near his mindfuck issues (Leviathan Strikes for example).
krypt0nian
Banned
You know, I've been reading American Vampire and it's not really doing it for me. I don't know what it is - the characters, the art, the plot. Something is just a little off. I keep comparing it to I, Vampire, which is infinitely better IMO. AV just seems too childish and predictable, whereas IV handles the concept with maturity and style.
Good thing there's a new issue of IV coming out this week!
Interview and preview up at USAToday - http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics...man-in-I-Vampire-comic-book-series/52754924/1
Spike Spiegel
Member
Kind of a light week for me, and since tomorrow is expected to bring severe weather to the area I'll probably skip a trip to the shop. Here's what I'm expecting...
Marvel Comics:
Fantastic Four #602
FF #14
Secret Avengers #21.1 - I'm not looking to add any new books to my pulls, but this is Remender's first issue so I'll give a try.
X-Men Legacy #261
Other Publishers
King Conan: Phoenix on the Sword #1 (Dark Horse)
Oh, and a friendly reminder to anyone not already buying it -- this is coming out tomorrow.
What the f*ck are you waiting for?
Marvel Comics:
Fantastic Four #602
FF #14
Secret Avengers #21.1 - I'm not looking to add any new books to my pulls, but this is Remender's first issue so I'll give a try.
X-Men Legacy #261
Other Publishers
King Conan: Phoenix on the Sword #1 (Dark Horse)
Oh, and a friendly reminder to anyone not already buying it -- this is coming out tomorrow.
NOV110611 DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID PREM HC VOL 01 $19.99
What the f*ck are you waiting for?
The Take Out Bandit
Member
Simonson apparently had a falling out with Marvel a few years ago (if I'm not misquoting here) and went to work for DC for a good while.
In the past couple of years he's been working on a top secret project that will be coming out from DC, but the people that know aren't talking about it. This is coming from John Siuntres and Bendis via Word Balloon.
It sounds like Marvel just didn't approach him until Bendis suggested working with him and that's how this Avengers crap happened.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
That's a shame. I can understand having a falling out with Byrne since he's an asshole but Walt seems like a nice guy. How do you let someone like him go?
Spike Spiegel
Member
The Take Out Bandit
Member
^^^^
The softcover
High five!
Hardcovers can suck a dick.
Unless it's Savage Dragon Ultimate Collection Vol.1.
Know why?
NO FUCKING DUST JACKET!
This is why Erik Larsen always wins like General Zod.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
Wait is Savage Dragon really getting an Ultimate Collection like the TMNT one that just came out?
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
Might be time for me to finally upgrade from the original issues, although the letter column in those was pretty great.
Spike Spiegel
Member
But the handsome dust jacket adds an air of respectability and sophistication to your funnybooks about adults in pajamas hitting each other -- like a tuxedo t-shirt!
The Take Out Bandit
Member
how did i know you were going to do that?
also Birds of Prey-GAF
i just noticed it today >_>
Thanks for the reminder.
YES PEOPLE, WHAT THE F*CK ARE YOU WAITING FOR ? READ THE BEST SUPERHERO BOOK ON THE STANDS RIGHT NOW.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Spiiiikkkeeee!!!!!
They have Adam Warren's classic SSX art on the interior wall of the helicopter in the new SSX!!!!
They have Adam Warren's classic SSX art on the interior wall of the helicopter in the new SSX!!!!
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
So what's the deal with this Daredevil book, and why is everyone so excited about it?
Also is Wonder Woman Odyssey any good? I like the new WW books so was wondering if this would be worth a shot.
Also is Wonder Woman Odyssey any good? I like the new WW books so was wondering if this would be worth a shot.
Spike Spiegel
Member
The deal with this Daredevil book is that it is the best superhero ongoing on shelves today. It's like comic book black tar heroin, and this week's hardcover collection is the gateway drug you get your friends to try so they'll become hooked and you can hang out and shoot up together.ilnadmy said:
No joke, I am the worst skate/ski/whatever gamer that ever lived. From Skate or Die onward, if I've played it then I've sucked terribly at it.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
lol, bold AND red? I assume this book is awful then?
Spike Spiegel said:
Is this the same series that had the Spider-Man crossover last week? I liked that issue.
she loses a lot and everybody she meets dies trying to save her... just so she can go on to lose again and somebody else can die to try to save her... just so she can go on to lose again and somebody else can die to try to save her...
...just so she can go on to lose again and somebody else can die to try to save her...
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
LOL fair enough. So any good Wonder Woman books you would suggest?
The Take Out Bandit
Member
Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
fuck cassie tbh
donna's with wally in that big comic book in the sky
Such a shame, wasnt/isnt Donna Troy a better WonderChick than Cassie....she I wonder i it would have turned out if she was in the new Teen Titans as opposed to Cassie.....Do DC do What If comics like Marvel does??
Awesome Phil Noto cover for Uncanny X-Force #24
Wooo, IceMan is quickly becoming one of my favorite none-XForce Xmen......I hope during the X vs A crossover he gets some cool feats.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Amazons Attack!
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Thanks for the WW suggestions, I'll check them out.
I think that's in reference to the final page, and how this all ties together. I honestly didn't really understand what was happening in most of the issue, outside of the ship stuff.
Maybe it'll read better in trade paperback, but right now I'm totally disappointed after such a phenomenal start with the first two issues. They were the first single issues of Superman that actually got me to care about the character. I've felt pretty disconnected from the past two issues in particular. If a writer can't get you to feel for the characters and to care about them, it's really difficult to care about the rest of the book.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
krypt0nian
Banned
BEEEEEEES!
That's actually the Iceman from the Age of Apocalypse, although the 616 version has done the same trick recently.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Just picked up Batman The Dark Knight, Uncharted (hey, I'm an Uncharted fanboy), The Mighty Thor, Justice League, and I Vampire. Can't wait to read them when I get off work.
Also, I saw a guy spend $80 on comics today. Not trades or hardcovers, but literally $80 on single issues. That shit cray.
Also, I saw a guy spend $80 on comics today. Not trades or hardcovers, but literally $80 on single issues. That shit cray.
Did he look like a man of means? Or perhaps he was old without a wedding band?
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
He looked like your typical, middle-aged, overweight geek with a backpack and glasses. Reminded me of the guy they showed in that South Park WoW episode. I was wondering where he got the money to spend this much every week. The clerks seemed to know him by name.
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