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[Mr. Poolman]

So, DC bans sites that mock them?

WHAT TO DO WHEN A PUBLISHER BLACKLISTS YOU

Sure, its a small site, but they are funny and they mock EVERYONE.

Why is DC such a sensitive business when it comes to critique?

 

[ElNarez]

They stopped B&B, which was all about dodging the softest of softball questions. DC just doesn't want anyone to even raise the possibility that things might be completely fucking giga-fucked to infinity for them.

 

[kswiston]

Smaller Week for me

Age of Ultron #7
All New X-Men #11
Hawkeye #10
Indestructible Hulk #7
Thanos Rising #2


Marvel just released close to 300 more comics on their Digital Unlimited service. Only 13 are recent comics though. Most of the rest are archive issues, filling in gaps in the original volumes of Thor, Amazing Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Avengers. Looks like they are aiming to have complete runs available for those titles in the near future.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

I don't see JMS' new comic on anyone's list. Who's next? Lol

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

That's out today?? Need to get that

Also monday comixology sale in Bendis Avengers.( the one with JRJR on art)

The one with Acuna on art, you mean ;D

 

[Owzers]

you weekly list people are ridiculous, real lists are comprised from pre-ordering a months worth of comics from dcbs.

I'm getting caught up on superior spidey before my dcbs shipment arrives tmw, it's decent. It reminds me of a mediocre episode of a tv show, except the gag doesn't end after an episode.

 

[Dysun]

Aquaman 19
Green Arrow 20

Age of Ultron 7
All New X-Men 11
Hawkeye 10
Indestructible Hulk 7
Superior Spider-Man 9

Dropped Thanos Rising, first issue was a bore.

 

[Affeinvasion]

First issues are almost always terrible.

 

[Quake1028]

List. Giving Black Bat and Ten Grand a shot.

DC COMICS
AQUAMAN #19
GREEN ARROW #20
INJUSTICE #16

DYNAMITE COMICS
THE BLACK BAT #1

IMAGE COMICS
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #2
SNAPSHOT #4
TEN GRAND #1

MARVEL COMICS
AGE OF ULTRON #7
ALL NEW X-MEN #11
HAWKEYE #10
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #7
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #9
WINTER SOLDIER #18

 

[GrandHarrier]

So, I've finally decided that I didn't like Jupiter's legacy. Just don't see what the hype was about. It's not getting put on the pull list.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

So, I've finally decided that I didn't like Jupiter's legacy. Just don't see what the hype was about. It's not getting put on the pull list.

Probably because its atrociously written.

Still, pretty sure anyone who walks into a comic book store is bound by law to buy anything Frank Quitely draws, and rightfully so.

 

[phazedplasma]

atrociously? really?

It was just really bland imo.

 

[Filthy Slug]

The best critique I heard of Millar's work and why it's hard to like is "it's mean-spirited." Despite my deep love for Frank Quitely, I just don't think anything Millar writes is worth my money.

 

[Anticitizen One]

So, DC bans sites that mock them?

WHAT TO DO WHEN A PUBLISHER BLACKLISTS YOU

Sure, its a small site, but they are funny and they mock EVERYONE.

Why is DC such a sensitive business when it comes to critique?

Dan Didio and Bob Harras run DC like Nazi Germany

 

[Thai]

atrociously? really?

It was just really bland imo.

It's pretty typical Millar except the violence and degradation of women is not as extreme.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

The best critique I heard of Millar's work and why it's hard to like is "it's mean-spirited." Despite my deep love for Frank Quitely, I just don't think anything Millar writes is worth my money.

But Frank Quitely drew it. I...

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

It's pretty typical Millar except the violence and degradation of women is not as extreme.

"Hey, what are your thoughts about Barack Obama?"
"Well --"

 

[Filthy Slug]

But Frank Quitely drew it. I...

I know, man. It fucking sucks. I need some new Quitely books but of all the writers to team up with, this is the one where I can most easily just say, "no."

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I know, man. It fucking sucks. I need some new Quitely books but of all the writers to team up with, this is the one where I can most easily just say, "no."

I know that feel, bro

 

[slightconfuse]

Dan Didio and Bob Harras run DC like Nazi Germany

 

[Affeinvasion]

So the drummer from one of my favorite bands (The Toadies) is writing a comic book for Dark Horse? Comics are weird.

http://mediaconnectiononline.com/?p=13221

 

[BuddyJoeHooker]

All-New X-Men #11
Hawkeye #10
Green Arrow #20
Superior Spider-Man #9

Infinity Variant Marko Djuarjevic

 

[Thai]

"Hey, what are your thoughts about Barack Obama?"
"Well --"

pardon? missing something here.

 

[ElNarez]

And now ComicsAlliance is dead. Tis a bad day for comics journalism.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Comics Alliance RIP

Fuck this planet.

 

[Father_Brain]

And now ComicsAlliance is dead. Tis a bad day for comics journalism.

Beat me to it.

So much great work there by Sims, Uzumeri, Brothers, and everyone else.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

pardon? missing something here.

That wack conversation about politics in the book

 

[ElNarez]

Beat me to it.

So much great work there by Sims, Uzumeri, Brothers, and everyone else.

Yeah, I'm only somewhat bothered, because those guys are talented enough to land a job anywhere.

 

[Thai]

And now ComicsAlliance is dead. Tis a bad day for comics journalism.

shit. One of the best comics site on the internet.

What are other sites you guys follow?

I'm only reading CA, bleedingcoool, comicsbeat, cbr. CA had such a great variety of articles instead of the usual puff pieces.

 

[phazedplasma]

Surprised Marko Djuarjevic is working with Marvel again

 

[slightconfuse]

And now ComicsAlliance is dead. Tis a bad day for comics journalism.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO my go to site

Fuck

But newsstand still lives

 

[Freezasaurus]

shit. One of the best comics site on the internet.

What are other sites you guys follow?

Mostly CBR, Bleeding Cool and Newsarama.

WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS!?

 

[Dan]

Well that sucks. I really liked Comics Alliance, since they actually had interesting features and would do nice highlights of indie books.

 

[GrandHarrier]

I had no idea they existed.

I also had no idea AOL still existed.

 

[Dan]

 

[Auron_Kale]

Did the Survivor Mud Run last Saturday so I ended up at A-1 Comics in Sacramento, where I managed to pick up East of West #2 & Saga Vol. 1 trade. Picked up FF #2 yesterday at Crush Comics in Castro Valley so now I can binge on FF; was shocked that A-1 (as well as two shops in Davis) didn't have FF #2 at all... Ah well.

List for this week is short:

Hawkeye #10
ANXM #11
Green Arrow #20 (I swear you had better be good or I'm dropping)

I may go back and pick up NA #2 & Avengers #3 as they're the only floppy issues I don't have in my current collection.

Sorta OT but I flipped through Vader's Little Princess last week and it was fantastic. I liked it a bit more than Darth Vader & Son only because it spanned Leia's childhood through her teenage years.

 

[GrandHarrier]

I can't tell. This him being salty?

 

[Acid08]

I can't tell. This him being salty?

Some of us prefer to not get all of our comic news from DC.com.

 

[frye]

I can't tell. This him being salty?

CA was the big comics site that didn't feature press releases and previews as their main content.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Not too big of a week, but of course most of them are $3.99 books.

Age of Ultron #7
All-New X-Men #11
Hawkeye #10
Superior Spider-Man #9
Thanos Rising #2
Ultimate Comics X-Men #26

 

[Dan]

I can't tell. This him being salty?

He's joking about the plethora of comics sites that basically only cover whatever publishers, and mainly Marvel and DC, send them. Previews, interview hookups, etc. No shortage of outlets that are dominated by reworded press releases.

 

[GrandHarrier]

CA was the big comics site that didn't feature press releases and previews as their main content.

Some of us prefer to not get all of our comic news from DC.com.

Surprised I managed to never hear about it. I cast a fairly wide net of sites and still managed to like never hear about it.

Any word as to why it was shut down? Lack of traffic? Or just a sinking AOL shedding content?

He's joking about the plethora of comics sites that basically only cover whatever publishers, and mainly Marvel and DC, send them. Previews, interview hookups, etc. No shortage of outlets that are dominated by reworded press releases.

Gotcha. Couldn't tell between salt or sarcasm. Guess it could be both.

 

[Dan]

Surprised I managed to never hear about it. I cast a fairly wide net of sites and still managed to like never hear about it.

Any word as to why it was shut down? Lack of traffic? Or just a sinking AOL shedding content?

AOL also killed most of its online music sites.

Co-founder Laura Hudson (who left mid-2012) suggests it had nothing to do with performance. Probably a more strategic decision. Gotta kill everything that's not already on Huffington Post!

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

AOL also killed most of its online music sites.

Co-founder Laura Hudson (who left mid-2012) suggests it had nothing to do with performance. Probably a more strategic decision. Gotta kill everything that's not already on Huffington Post!

It was not performance. They were profitable to the end.

 

[Mr. Poolman]

And now ComicsAlliance is dead. Tis a bad day for comics journalism.

Oh snap!

CBR and The Outhouse are my go to sources now.

Sad day

 

[Nudull]

And now ComicsAlliance is dead. Tis a bad day for comics journalism.

Such a shame. RIP.

 

[gerg]

Anyone got any suggestions for sites to replace ComicsAlliance? My go-to sites were always that and Bleeding Cool (with the latter for more gossipy news, and the former for longer editorials.)

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Anyone got any suggestions for sites to replace ComicsAlliance? My go-to sites were always that and Bleeding Cool (with the latter for more gossipy news, and the former for longer editorials.)

Nope. I mean, David Brothers' blog, of course, but there's no other site like CA.

 

[SpiderJerusalem]

Animal Man #20
Aquaman #19
Earth 2 #12
Swamp Thing #20
Worlds' Finest #12

All-New X-Men #11
Indestructible Hulk #7
Red She-Hulk #65
Superior Spider-Man #9
X-Factor #255

 

[sazabirules]

Astonishing X-Men has been great so far. I wasn't a fan of the Danger Room AI thing though.