Tyrant Rave
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I've never read it myself but I remember frye saying something similar. It sounds truly fascinating.
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COMICS! |OT| April 2015. Everyone's burned out and looking for an excuse to quit.
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BuddyJoeHooker
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Good thing it will be included in the The Dark Knight Returns Deluxe HC releasing later this year.
TheDarkKnight774
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I never thought it was great but I didn't think it was that bad. I did enjoy seeing people who loved DKR meltdown over it. But that's because DKR batman isn't the aged batman I enjoy (even if it's still a good story). Kingdom come bats is my favorite
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
also it's been done before
Ouch.
my name is ed
Banned
Not even Ales Kot can get me excited enough about DKSB to actually buy it. Too many other good comics to buy instead
I've never read it myself but I remember frye saying something similar. It sounds truly fascinating.
DKSA is worth it if only for the fact that it's when Lynn Varley (who to me is still the great American comics colourist) discovered photoshop and went hog fuckin wild with it. No one not named Tom Scioli now would make the choices she made there, and probably for the best because I doubt they could pull it off. Just crazy gradients and neon everywhere.
As a comic though -- it's in many ways DKR's alternate self. Where DKR is all tight, structured panels and a controlled line and a restrained palette, DK2 is big, bold panels and big, bold lines, and some of the craziest colouring put to print. If you believe that Miller somehow buried the Silver Age in DKR, DK2 is him excavating it and rediscovering the joy of superheroes; where DKR is the work of a young man afraid of growing old, DK2 is the work of an old man who wants to feel young again. And the ending is just so fucken greattt
my name is ed
Banned
Here is a cool post detailing how the design for DD's costume was updated a bit. I'd love to see more work from Joey Q. His work has only gotten better from what I've seen recently
Also, I know this has already been talked about extensively, but I read this post regarding the recent All New X-Men stuff and I think it's worth a read.
Also, I know this has already been talked about extensively, but I read this post regarding the recent All New X-Men stuff and I think it's worth a read.
ha thanks. I can't take too much credit because a lot of it comes from me reading revisionist readings of DKSA before I read DKSA proper. There was a piece that's since been scrubbed off the internet it looks like but David B's pieces (1) (2) are still the high points of talking about that comic imo
Freezasaurus
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Because comics always make sense. There's no reason to be found here, other than that this is what Marvel wanted to market. I mean, her costume is obviously classier these days than when she had her ass hanging out.
MHWilliams
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Synder's Joker always feels like it's trying too hard. His other villains come across much better. When he gets to the Joker he's always, HE'S THE WORST EVER, RAMP IT UP! and it just feels forced to me.
Nothing good to expect for the DCCU.
Discotheque
Banned
i think the future with those films is interesting, the future is very unknown with them whereas with marvel their movies feel...dependable but rarely above average for me. like i already know what to expect out of that particular franchise.
looking forward to xmen most of all out of all of these comic book films but honestly i really like how unexpected this new joker was, aside from the forehead tattoo and the ha's i'm cool with the rest, it was a surprise. wanna see footage and also their take on harley
initially i thought it was stupid but the prospect of a punk joker sounds cool to me.
I read this comic :/
Well this is awkward. I own everything in that sale lol
Everyone should pick up Death Vigil. It's charming and funny with great art. It's one of his solo projects.
Also Sunstone for 6ish dollars is almost theft. Pick it up. For me. I wouldn't lie to you.
Discotheque
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i read azzarrello's wonder woman and really liked it but has his batman work been any good? like is there any reason to look forward to batman: the master race (lol)?
Vampire On Titus
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Started reading The Manhattan Projects after seeing so many mentions in this thread and others. Im only 5 chapters in and liking it well enough so far but I just cant get in to this art. Everyone's got such odd wide faces and the figures are crammed with an abundance of these scratchy detail lines. They make everyone look constantly dirty/nervous. The poses can be so stiff at times, too. It looks like a less appealing rugrats or aah real monsters cartoon.
I dont want to sound too down on it, though. I am digging the plot and theres been some very interesting character moments even this early on. But definetely a bit of a let down coming fresh off Southern Bastards, We Can Never Go Home, Wicked + Divine and Big Man Plans.
I dont want to sound too down on it, though. I am digging the plot and theres been some very interesting character moments even this early on. But definetely a bit of a let down coming fresh off Southern Bastards, We Can Never Go Home, Wicked + Divine and Big Man Plans.
Tizoc
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this is what I thought they were gonna do once I heard it was leto.. but then they edgied it up x10
This one didn't have tatoos though
Well I like The Batman's Joker, so overall...eh I might like him depending on the performance.
EDIT: OK now this is better
KoruptData
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That style of art took awhile to grow on me. Now I really enjoy the works of Frank Quietly, Chris Burnham, Ian Bertram, Nick Pitarra, aka the squiggly line artist.
BenjaminBirdie
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This one didn't have tatoos though
Well I like The Batman's Joker, so overall...eh I might like him depending on the performance.
EDIT: OK now this is better
Fucking dead.
It's an awkward sale for how I buy digital. I was interested until I saw prices and details, death vigil 1-6 but the trade has eight issues, sunstone only two dollars less than the trade at Ist.
Oh hey, it's the weekend. I might actually read a couple issues of comics! I'm just a few issues away from finally finishing Alias (which I started in... January?), so maybe I'll be able to finish that.
Glad you enjoyed it! Definitely one of my all-time favorites.
I reeeeeally need to re-read it soon...
Glad you enjoyed it! Definitely one of my all-time favorites.
I reeeeeally need to re-read it soon...
So you are going to go through the IST route?
Sure....sure. Maybe. One day...
Spike Spiegel
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The live-action Captain Marvel (sorry, SHAZAM) should start exactly like that. Doe-eyed little homeless boy selling newspapers in the rain, along comes an old man in a trenchcoat who says "follow me little boy," all while ominous music plays.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Caught up on Loki. Wow.
Its at least a little bit disturbing.
FOLLOW ME!
Pls. I want you to know. I think you will love Sunstone.
SpiderJerusalem
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Going to some con, I hope its fun..
KoruptData
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All he has to do is put on a suit and it looks normal.
Much betterAll he has to do is put on a suit and it looks normal.
All he has to do is put on a suit and it looks normal.
So cover up all that tattoos?
KoruptData
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If we even see the tattoos, it will probably only be during the Arkham scene.
We are in the internet, we always panik in moments like these
KoruptData
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Do any ComicGaffers have any of their own tattoos? I only have one.
TheDarkKnight774
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The reaction is similar to every other still photo deal. People use it to try and create photoshop memes. See the first Ben Affleck as batman photos
TetraxShards
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That would be pretty cool. I wish we were getting the Rock as Shazam instead of Black Adam. I don't want to root against The Great One.
I'm looking forward to the Spider-Man animated movie even though we know nothing about it.
Not gonna lie, I'd have zero problems with the Shazam movie becoming a Black Adam movie. Tell his story in ancient Kahndaq with gaining the Wizard's powers, becoming corrupt, and then sealed away from humanity. You can do end stinger of Sivana finding his tomb cut with Billy getting on the subway, fade to black as a voice yells out SHAZAM!
TheDarkKnight774
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I've only read Johns take of black Adam which was amazing. He sat perfectly in that shades of grey, where not a hero but not a straight up villian. Was this johns adding his own wrinkle or was this getting the character back to his core self? I know he was one of many Johns JSA reclamation projects
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
That's a rad cheshire cat!
I've had the Scud-heart from Scud: The Disposable Assassin for years.
It's kind of beat up, but I still love it, and that book is amazing.
I've been working on comic tattoo ideas for a while, but holy fuckballs do I not have the money for what I want to get.