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COMICS! |OT| April 2016. I Think You're Fearless
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Serpentine
Banned
I generally like him okay. The normal preview pages look... okay. I liked his work on New 52 Birds of Prey and Manhunter
KoruptData
Member
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Morrison doesn't have best work. It is all equally shitty!
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
1. Vinanarama
2. New X-Men
3. We3
4. All Star Superman
5. Flex Mentallo
6. Final Crisis
7. Fantastic Four 1234
8. JLA
9. The Invisibles
10. Batman
KoruptData
Member
Joe the Barbarian is pretty straight foward also plus has Sean Murphy art.
my name is ed
Banned
Good time as any to post this I suppose
Nameless was good, but more for Burnham's art then the story.
I was hoping you'd reply. I'm kinda surprised you didn't list Kid Eternity, I'm pretty sure I've seen you speak highly of it in the past.
Buddy + Bandit forever.
I still think Tinker should have been by Morrison though
I still really love those JG Jones Final Crisis covers
This is really cool but I heard the pin collecting game is a dark hole to get yourself into. I'm sad I never copped the Daredevil set though.
Freezasaurus
Member
I found Joe the Barbarian to be pretty boring. I couldn't even get through the whole thing. Easily my least favorite Morrison book.
Wonderful.
BKatastrophe
Member
The Mighty Avengers #27
So, I know what you're all thinking, "BKatastrophe, why are you reading a single issue from Slott's Mighty Avengers run?" Well, because it's part of the Inhumans reading order. For those who have read the 2014 Inhuman run, you'll recall that one of the villains of the first arc is called The Unspoken. This issue introduces him and his actual background. The Unspoken was an old Inhuman king that succeeded Black Bolt's dad. Attilan was apparently super peaceful in his day and everyone loved the bastard, including the Alpha Primitives. For those who don't know, those are pretty much cavemen used as slaves because they can't be used as much else. Essentially, Black Bolt's gang charges into the throne room and fights him due to him getting rid of the "Slave Engine," (which I have no idea what the fuck that is) which is apparently a very powerful device that The Unspoken hid because it was too powerful for any one person to have. The Royal Family disputes this by saying it is the right of all the people of Attilan to have it. So they fight, The Unspoken loses and the Alpha Primitives bail him out. Fast-forward to present day, and a small group of Avengers (Quicksilver, USAgent, and one other chick who I don't care enough to remember the name) go to scout a location in China due to a spike in Terrigen readings where they find The Unspoken and a bunch of Alpha Primitives. Then China's Justice League shows up and gets straight bodied by him, thus beginning the running theme of Chinese superheroes getting bodied by random Inhuman shit.
Then USAgent is like "Fuck call all of the Avengers." There's some other storyline stuff about the actual Avengers storyline, like Jocasta being sacrificed and Scarlet Witch is actually Loki and some shit. Don't care about that. Sad part is, the whole bit with The Unspoken doesn't end here. It continues. So I'm going to read the issues that contain this arc, even though every reading order I've looked at has only listed this issue as the one I need to read. Oh well. Also one thing that bothers me: in this issue, it shows the Royal Family only one week out of Terrigenesis. So Gorgon still looks like a human and whatnot, but Karnak mentions he went through the Terrigen process. Problem is that ever since the Jenkins run, he's been known to not have ever gone through the process. The runs after this stay with that. A weird conflicting retcon that didn't stick, apparently.
Squadron Supreme #6
Yes, I did starting reading this book here because Black Bolt was on the cover. Yes, I did enjoy this issue. No, I was not confused in the slightest by what was going on nor by what I had missed.
The Ultimates #6
Interesting what they're doing with Galactus here. Of course this isn't the only book that states that the cosmic beings are being all kinds of fucked right now. Starbrand and Nightmask (which I dropped) said the same shit, and Starling's Infiinity series has been about that as well. God I miss Rocafort. COME BACK ROCA WEAR!
Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega #1
Didn't feel like a super amazing ending. Quasar stuff kinda came out of nowhere, felt kind of anti-climactic for a finale. Acuna doing the gods' work over here, though. Still, it was a fun event, and I enjoyed how they spun off Thunderbolts out of this. Also bothersome how they have Hill talking to the major leaders of the Avengers teams, and Steve is old again in that shot. Regardless, I'm looking forward to the new Cap stuff and even Thunderbolts.
International Iron Man #2
Oh man this book keeps heating up. Hot damn. I love this book so much.
Ms. Marvel #6
Delightful as always, but wha--? Like, is this really the end? Are they doing another #1 after this? Because fuck me sideways then. That bugs the shit out of me.
Old Man Logan #5
I really like the storylines they are pulling out for this book. I was right to believe that this would be a very unique book, and it really is. Sorrentino da gawd.
Venom Space Knight #6
Ooooooooooooooooh I like where this is going. Bunch of assholes in space fighting injustice and the captain has a split personality thing going on? We in there. People sleeping on this book.
Black Canary #11
Anyone else feel the art and pacing was lacking, here? Weird, though definitely a cliffhanger ending. At least it presented some intrigue.
Not the best issue of this book, but I'm interested in the next one.
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 #3
Okay, again I say what the fuck? Is this the ending of this book? Can't be. Goddamn it Mignola. You bastard.
Cry Havoc #2
So I fell behind on this book, and now am trying to catch up. This book is fucking weird. I mean it's visceral and has an interesting concept that I like. Art's good, but boy is this...fucking gross and also uncomfortable at points. And weirdly sexual. Yeesh. Imma keep at it, though. I am enjoying it.
So, I know what you're all thinking, "BKatastrophe, why are you reading a single issue from Slott's Mighty Avengers run?" Well, because it's part of the Inhumans reading order. For those who have read the 2014 Inhuman run, you'll recall that one of the villains of the first arc is called The Unspoken. This issue introduces him and his actual background. The Unspoken was an old Inhuman king that succeeded Black Bolt's dad. Attilan was apparently super peaceful in his day and everyone loved the bastard, including the Alpha Primitives. For those who don't know, those are pretty much cavemen used as slaves because they can't be used as much else. Essentially, Black Bolt's gang charges into the throne room and fights him due to him getting rid of the "Slave Engine," (which I have no idea what the fuck that is) which is apparently a very powerful device that The Unspoken hid because it was too powerful for any one person to have. The Royal Family disputes this by saying it is the right of all the people of Attilan to have it. So they fight, The Unspoken loses and the Alpha Primitives bail him out. Fast-forward to present day, and a small group of Avengers (Quicksilver, USAgent, and one other chick who I don't care enough to remember the name) go to scout a location in China due to a spike in Terrigen readings where they find The Unspoken and a bunch of Alpha Primitives. Then China's Justice League shows up and gets straight bodied by him, thus beginning the running theme of Chinese superheroes getting bodied by random Inhuman shit.
Then USAgent is like "Fuck call all of the Avengers." There's some other storyline stuff about the actual Avengers storyline, like Jocasta being sacrificed and Scarlet Witch is actually Loki and some shit. Don't care about that. Sad part is, the whole bit with The Unspoken doesn't end here. It continues. So I'm going to read the issues that contain this arc, even though every reading order I've looked at has only listed this issue as the one I need to read. Oh well. Also one thing that bothers me: in this issue, it shows the Royal Family only one week out of Terrigenesis. So Gorgon still looks like a human and whatnot, but Karnak mentions he went through the Terrigen process. Problem is that ever since the Jenkins run, he's been known to not have ever gone through the process. The runs after this stay with that. A weird conflicting retcon that didn't stick, apparently.
Squadron Supreme #6
Yes, I did starting reading this book here because Black Bolt was on the cover. Yes, I did enjoy this issue. No, I was not confused in the slightest by what was going on nor by what I had missed.
The Ultimates #6
Interesting what they're doing with Galactus here. Of course this isn't the only book that states that the cosmic beings are being all kinds of fucked right now. Starbrand and Nightmask (which I dropped) said the same shit, and Starling's Infiinity series has been about that as well. God I miss Rocafort. COME BACK ROCA WEAR!
Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega #1
Didn't feel like a super amazing ending. Quasar stuff kinda came out of nowhere, felt kind of anti-climactic for a finale. Acuna doing the gods' work over here, though. Still, it was a fun event, and I enjoyed how they spun off Thunderbolts out of this. Also bothersome how they have Hill talking to the major leaders of the Avengers teams, and Steve is old again in that shot. Regardless, I'm looking forward to the new Cap stuff and even Thunderbolts.
International Iron Man #2
Oh man this book keeps heating up. Hot damn. I love this book so much.
Ms. Marvel #6
Delightful as always, but wha--? Like, is this really the end? Are they doing another #1 after this? Because fuck me sideways then. That bugs the shit out of me.
Old Man Logan #5
I really like the storylines they are pulling out for this book. I was right to believe that this would be a very unique book, and it really is. Sorrentino da gawd.
Venom Space Knight #6
Ooooooooooooooooh I like where this is going. Bunch of assholes in space fighting injustice and the captain has a split personality thing going on? We in there. People sleeping on this book.
Black Canary #11
Anyone else feel the art and pacing was lacking, here? Weird, though definitely a cliffhanger ending. At least it presented some intrigue.
Not the best issue of this book, but I'm interested in the next one.
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 #3
Okay, again I say what the fuck? Is this the ending of this book? Can't be. Goddamn it Mignola. You bastard.
Cry Havoc #2
So I fell behind on this book, and now am trying to catch up. This book is fucking weird. I mean it's visceral and has an interesting concept that I like. Art's good, but boy is this...fucking gross and also uncomfortable at points. And weirdly sexual. Yeesh. Imma keep at it, though. I am enjoying it.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
here we go
0. Flex Mentallo
1. Doom Patrol(also the best comic)
2. Batman
3. New X-Men
4. JLA
5. Kill Your Boyfriend
6. All-Star Superman
7. We3
8. Seaguy 1/2
9. Marvel Boy
10. Seven Soldiers
Roland_Gunner
Member
It started out so good but really fell off at the end. You can tell he was more focused on Batman and other stuff at the time.
echoshifting
Banned
AV Club just posted a great article about this issue, using Galactus' struggle as a metaphor for the difficulty of changing entrenched discrimination and harassment in the comic industry. I don't think there's any indication this was intentional on Ewing's part (and they don't either), but it's a very interesting read nonetheless.
KoruptData
Member
Lets see how many I can list.
Edit. Omg. How did I forget Arkhan Asylum.
1. Doom Patrol. Favorite run of a comic ever.
2. Final Crisis
3. We3
4. Animal Man
5. Arkham Asylum
6. Batman
7. Seven Soilders
8. Multiversity
9. Annihilator
10. Joe the Barbarian
Edit. Omg. How did I forget Arkhan Asylum.
1. Doom Patrol. Favorite run of a comic ever.
2. Final Crisis
3. We3
4. Animal Man
5. Arkham Asylum
6. Batman
7. Seven Soilders
8. Multiversity
9. Annihilator
10. Joe the Barbarian
TetraxShards
Member
1. JLA
2. New X-Men
3. Batman
4. Flex Mentallo
5. We3
6. Seven Soldiers of Victory
7. Animal Man
8. Multiversity
9. Joe the Barbarian
10. Arkham Asylum: Serious House on Serious Earth
KoruptData
Member
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
oh fuck
i forgot marvel boy and seven soldiers god damn it
and, tim, i never finished kid eternity tbph
Tizoc
Member
Transformers MTMTE #52
Book of the friggin' week, the friggin' month.
Welcome back
Great moments all over, next issue will be the final chapter of this story really psyched tos ee how it ends XO
Beautiful.
Book of the friggin' week, the friggin' month.
Welcome back
Overlord, you glorious murderous bastard.
Beautiful.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
there still isn't a HD version of Marvel Boy on comixlogy
fuck joe quesada
fuck joe quesada
my name is ed
Banned
We3
All Star Superman
New X-Men
Pax Americana
Batman
Animal Man
Red Son (ghostwrote)
Authority (ghostwrote)
Marvel Boy
Umbrella Academy (by proxy)
Kill Your Boyfriend
Fantastic Four 1234
Seaguy (isnt there supposed to be another volume coming?)
Final Crisis
Havent read: Doom Patrol, Invisibles, Filth, 52, Joe the B, Annihilator, Nameless, WW E1, JLA
Havent finished: Seven Soldiers
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Dunno about ten, but my five favorite Morrison things are:
1. Doom Patrol
2. Batman
3. Seven Soldiers
4. Kill Your Boyfriend
5. Maybe ASS
Still need to finish Animal Man but I'm sure it will be up there once I'm done
1. Doom Patrol
2. Batman
3. Seven Soldiers
4. Kill Your Boyfriend
5. Maybe ASS
Still need to finish Animal Man but I'm sure it will be up there once I'm done
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Thanks for this link. Fantastic read.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
cool kids
ed why you do this
Tizoc
Member
Happy felt like something from the 90s, and I think were it released then it may have been appreciated more.
But all in all
I liked Happy, I think it was Morrison's apology to the imaginary friends he 'killed off' at one point when he was older
This was a great read echo, thanks for sharing.
Happy felt like something from the 90s, and I think were it released then it may have been appreciated more.
But all in all
I liked Happy, I think it was Morrison's apology to the imaginary friends he 'killed off' at one point when he was older
Oh yeah I could totally see it as being a sort of relic of the 90's it just didn't really vibe with me. Reminded me of something Ennis would write.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Happy is like bottom 3 post-Animal Man #5 Morrison comics, along with those 3 issues of Spawn he wrote and Skrull Kill krew
was their another book named the Authority? everyone knows the Wildstorm one ended at issue 12 when Ellis and Hitch wrapped up their run.
Ennis is a much better writer than that my dude
Tizoc
Member
I'm too lazy to make a list but I liked Multiversity a lot.
TetraxShards
Member
It's on my list because it scratches my multiple Earths itch. We don't get a lot of Elseworlds stuff these days. Same reason I liked Secret Wars.
half of it p tite
His Avatar stuff that I've read has been largely pants so I'd disagree. I should have been clearer in my original post because I do think Ennis is pretty awesome I was just talking in terms of things I've read outside of the DC and Marvel umbrella.
I loved it personally.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
I love this post so much. Thank you.
I was so salty back in the day when some other book named authority gained more popularity after Ellis was done
whatsinaname
Member
Morrison list
GOAT
Doom Patrol
Pretty Great
Animal man
We3
Good
Batman/Batman&Robin stuff
Skippable
Vimanarama
Invisibles
Flex Mentallo
The Filth
Backlog
Zenith
Seven Soldiers
Multiversity
Sounds about right.
GOAT
Doom Patrol
Pretty Great
Animal man
We3
Good
Batman/Batman&Robin stuff
Skippable
Vimanarama
Invisibles
Flex Mentallo
The Filth
Backlog
Zenith
Seven Soldiers
Multiversity
Sounds about right.
I haven't read a lot of it because it's mostly bottom feeder artists but Caliban is way better than Happy. I'd bet that the new War Stories stuff is probably much more readable despite the art downgrade from Vertigo as well
ViewtifulJC
Banned
remember when ennis and parlov were doing a war comic with frank castle