ViewtifulJC
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His story arc ends at #10. He's pretty much the only reason I'm still reading it. Winter Soldier is the new Brubaker hotness now.
They'll probably put him on that Versus miniseries or something.
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His story arc ends at #10. He's pretty much the only reason I'm still reading it. Winter Soldier is the new Brubaker hotness now.
They'll probably put him on that Versus miniseries or something.
What, really? That sucks but I still have to buy it.
The Take Out Bandit
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Sales grow where my Alan Davis goes, and nobody knows like me!
lordfroakie
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New 52 Ravagers#1 cover revealed:
Beastboy
Beastboy
ViewtifulJC
Banned
dat is some liefeldian proportions there
Escape Goat
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New 52 Ravagers#1 cover revealed:
Beastboy
what is this i dont even
lordfroakie
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More new 52 covers:
Earth 2-
Worlds Finest-
Batman Inc-
Earth 2-
Worlds Finest-
Batman Inc-
Escape Goat
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Goatboy? Oh okay...
whalenapp81
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GoatBoy? That just sounds Baaaaahhhhhddddd!!
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Is Batman inc an ongoing? Are we really going to have five Batman ongoings? That would officially put us ahead of the 90s when there were four (just counting the main universe ones with Batman).
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I think a post this bad should be bannable
Boy, that Chris Burnham guy can draw pretty well
krypt0nian
Banned
New 52 Ravagers#1 cover revealed:
Superboy and the Titans have been so good, bring on The Ravagers, especially with an Animal Man related Beast Boy!
New 52 Ravagers#1 cover revealed:
Beastboy
wow. the only thing im down with is caitlyn. the rest....red beast boy? maybe. terra? fuck no. and what the hell is going on with their bodies? are they mutating?
New 52 Ravagers#1 cover revealed:
Beastboy
Didn't all of you already have this conversation a few pages ago?
Fake Edit: Yes you did. I am not crazy!
Shit. You werent kidding. My sentiments havent changed since then either. Damn.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Sorry guys, hit the thread repeat button by accident.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Trade paperbacks are your answer. Half the price, no ads...
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Are trades really half the price?
They are pretty close to that if you buy them on Amazon.
Look the first volume of New Avengers (V2) on Amazon. List price is $20, Amazon price is $13.60. I am pretty sure that was a $3.99 title since the start, so single issue price was $24 for the six issues in the trade.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Then I miss out on half the fun, the conversation ABOUT the comics!
You can be like me and order from DCBS with monthly shipping: Buy single issues but still miss out on most of the conversation
But as to the "trades are half the price" thing, that's only if you don't get a discount on the singles. If you do, the prices are usually around the same, sometimes more or less depending on how crappy the collection is. For instance, WATXM hardcover only collects 4 issues and is 19.99, amazon has it for 13.95. I paid $9.60 to read those single issues through dcbs. That's hardcover though, i imagine the trade paperback you'd have to wait another 6 months after the hardcover and it will probably be 16.99 msrp.
You just read the primary reason why Saga is on the top of nearly everybody's Most Anticipated of 2012 list.
Dance Inferno
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What's this Saga thing? (I haven't read Y The Last Man)
Saga is the next series from Y The Last Man's author, Brian Vaughan. It appears to be some kind of quasi-Star Wars-cum-Romeo-and-Juliet story about an inter-species family with a newborn baby caught in the crossfire in a galactic war between their species or something like that.
First issue out next month I believe.
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Deleted member 13876
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New Brian K Vaughan project, distinctively more fantasy in nature, but that's about all I know. Oh and some other writer got pissed because one of the ads for it showed a nipple and that's not wholesome!
Since your question was already answered, I'll do what those above me failed to and implore you to read Y: The Last Man.
The Take Out Bandit
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Woohoo!
I'm pleased to report that Tim Seeley taking over Witchblade works for me. I haven't been a long time fan of the book. I read the first Christina Z. issues and Tales of the Witchblade back when I worked in the comic shop and that was it. I've always enjoyed the look of the character and the Japanese hit the nail on the head for pure T&A with Witchblade Takeru and the Titsblade anime.
With issue #151 Tim Seeley takes over as writer and Sara Pezzini is no longer a New York cop. She's a private investigator in Chicago. Barring some spelling errors and missing capitalization by the letter the story was enjoyable and felt like what I recall reading in the early issues of the 90's.
An interesting angle that is hard to notice due to the art is Sara is aging and becoming Ms. Baggy Pussy. It's hard to tell with the Top Cow everybody looking like a Hollywood star art, but the writing indicates at one point that she's snubbed by a hunky guy while on investigation. It was just an interesting human moment that you rarely see acknowledged in comics since characters rarely age.
Anyhow Witchblade #151, check it out if you're interested. Issue #153 came out last week so there's a couple issues under the belt for you to read.
I'm pleased to report that Tim Seeley taking over Witchblade works for me. I haven't been a long time fan of the book. I read the first Christina Z. issues and Tales of the Witchblade back when I worked in the comic shop and that was it. I've always enjoyed the look of the character and the Japanese hit the nail on the head for pure T&A with Witchblade Takeru and the Titsblade anime.
With issue #151 Tim Seeley takes over as writer and Sara Pezzini is no longer a New York cop. She's a private investigator in Chicago. Barring some spelling errors and missing capitalization by the letter the story was enjoyable and felt like what I recall reading in the early issues of the 90's.
An interesting angle that is hard to notice due to the art is Sara is aging and becoming Ms. Baggy Pussy. It's hard to tell with the Top Cow everybody looking like a Hollywood star art, but the writing indicates at one point that she's snubbed by a hunky guy while on investigation. It was just an interesting human moment that you rarely see acknowledged in comics since characters rarely age.
Anyhow Witchblade #151, check it out if you're interested. Issue #153 came out last week so there's a couple issues under the belt for you to read.
Dance Inferno
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I read a few preview pages on Amazon, looked interesting, but I have way too many other books I need to get through at the moment so I'm putting that on the back burner. For what it's worth, my best friend from back home used to read comics back in the day, and when I asked him for suggestions he only gave me one book: Y The Last Man. So I will most definitely get to it eventually.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
dropped Y the Last Man around...shit, I remember there was a farm? I just got tired of main character guy's self-righteous attitude about fucking everything.
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...and Ex Machina and Runaways.
The Take Out Bandit
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Wow!
Wonder Woman #6 was really good. It's quite Azzarello'y and I'm actually enjoying Tony Akins art more than Chiang. Pages are dense and the story telling is pretty solid, except for that one part near the end that was a little confusing.
Only problem is sometimes Akins gives people tiny faces like that wanna-be Arthur Adams tracing guy.
Wonder Woman #6 was really good. It's quite Azzarello'y and I'm actually enjoying Tony Akins art more than Chiang. Pages are dense and the story telling is pretty solid, except for that one part near the end that was a little confusing.
Only problem is sometimes Akins gives people tiny faces like that wanna-be Arthur Adams tracing guy.
Catching up with Peter David's X-Factor (the latest series) on the online Marvel thing and it's pretty pretty pretty pretty good. How was his previous run on XF? Also...
EDIT : Btw I'm up to issue #15 so no-one spoils me by error.
PENANCE WAS M!?!? Wat de wat?
EDIT : Btw I'm up to issue #15 so no-one spoils me by error.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Very good. My favorite issue was #87, when he delved into the characters, like why Quicksilver is such an asshole to everybody
The Take Out Bandit
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Very good. My favorite issue was #87, when he delved into the characters, like why Quicksilver is such an asshole to everybody
Great issue, and it's not just Quicksilver. I feel his pain.
Where do I join the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants? >:|
BlueScrote
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I want to see Cliff Chiang draw Earth 2 Wonder Woman. He might do that design justice.
Very good. My favorite issue was #87, when he delved into the characters, like why Quicksilver is such an asshole to everybody
Loved that issue of X-Factor. I kind of miss Joe Quesada's art style from that period now that I think about it.
I still need to read David's first X-factor run... Anyone know if it is on Marvel Digital Unlimited?
90s Superhero comics get a lot of hate, but I still enjoy several runs from that period. Busiek-Perez Avengers and Avengers Forever are still more fun than a lot of the current Avengers books.
Anyone else have fond 90s memories? Besides the obvious stuff (like the golden age of Vertigo).
90s Superhero comics get a lot of hate, but I still enjoy several runs from that period. Busiek-Perez Avengers and Avengers Forever are still more fun than a lot of the current Avengers books.
Anyone else have fond 90s memories? Besides the obvious stuff (like the golden age of Vertigo).
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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There was a thread for that:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=437716
I agree though the mainstream superhero stuff then was no worse than it is now really, just a lot more chromium covers.
Is Winter Soldier actually good? I kinda burned out on Brubaker's Cap, then Bucky's stupid and apparently extremely short-lived death in Fear Itself made me wary of picking up Winter Soldier.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
It's good in the way Brubaker's Cap used to be in the first 40-50 issues. Brubaker's right at home with the crime/noir/spy stuff, and characters that play around the darker edges of the universe. It's "24" espionage action combined with good ol' superhero sci-fi stuff. A stealth mission at a frozen Serbian base goes tits up when Bucky/Black Widow are ambushed by a giant communist gorilla wielding a machine gun.
And the artwork is FANTASTIC. It's a very good book.
Escape Goat
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PAD's first X-Factor run had a lot of editorial interference. They did him dirty a lot back then. I still have to check the writer credits when I flip through back issues at the comic store. Like that whole Haven and Madrox with legacy virus BS? Bleh.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Yeah, that was the one big major thing that sucked about the 90s run. It's nice that his current run has pretty much going on unaffected by editorial mandates since 05, minus the odd crossover entry.
There's a gorilla wielding a machine gun and has a jetpack. Whats not to love?
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