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[Busaiku]

Black Panther

 

[whatsinaname]

Priest Black Panther is making me think I'll be getting a Black Panther Hot Toy. Would have gotten Star-Lord but the movie design and new run dampened my enthusiasm a bit.

Hopefully he doesn't job in the movie.

 

[Owzers]

Force Awakens blu ray purchased, time to rewatch it....some other day because of spurs/warriors. ( I'm also watching Smackdown today to see if roman gets booed. )

dcbs shipment supposedly arrives tmw! still!

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Just finished Vader #18. Can't wait to see him

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take out the twins in the next issue. The arrogant prats. Loved how cold the queen was when taking out her adviser.

 

[Tawney Bomb]

I too have fallen victim to the Image #1 sale. I assume Ringside is great, because it's about wrasslin and what not.

 

[Freezasaurus]

I too have fallen victim to the Image #1 sale. I assume Ringside is great, because it's about wrasslin and what not.

Ringside is actually a bit misleading.

 

[Lashley]

I too have fallen victim to the Image #1 sale. I assume Ringside is great, because it's about wrasslin and what not.

It has little to do with wrestling, and it isn't very good either.

 

[tim1138]

Tim, can I get your reaction to the

Spoiler

BABY OMEGA SANCTION

from yesterday's Darkseid War Special?

It was pretty great. I hope

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Grail

sticks around post Rebirth, I'm digging what's going on there.

 

[Tawney Bomb]

Ringside is actually a bit misleading.

It has little to do with wrestling, and it isn't very good either.

This is...disappointing. Which means it must be closer to wrestling than ya'll are letting on.

 

[TheFlow]

Servbot this image sale is your perfect chance to try out a lot new titles for 99 cents.

I am picking up a couple but I basically own everything I am interested in outside of southern bastards, wicked, and drifter

 

[Brian Fellows]

Everyone pick up Manifest Destiny.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Everyone pick up Manifest Destiny.

Already have it. When is it coming back? I wanna see Sacajawea wreck some shit.

 

[Boke1879]

Sorry to throw things off topic. Just really getting back into comics again. What are some good DC Omnibus to get?

 

[Tawney Bomb]

Sorry to throw things off topic. Just really getting back into comics again. What are some good DC Omnibus to get?

I enjoyed the Geoff John's Green Lantern run, so I'd say that. If you're including Vertigo, Doom Patrol is good fun too.

 

[Messi]

I too have fallen victim to the Image #1 sale. I assume Ringside is great, because it's about wrasslin and what not.

My goodness that art is dreadful and is pretty terrible storywise.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Already have it. When is it coming back? I wanna see Sacajawea wreck some shit.

Comes back in June.

 

[Tawney Bomb]

I assume I've made a huge mistake with Ringside. At least it was only .99.

 

[Brian Fellows]

I assume I've made a huge mistake with Ringside. At least it was only .99.

Yeah at 99 cents it's a tiny mistake at worst.

 

[ElNarez]

GERARD WAY DC IMPRINT

 

[tim1138]

This all sounds wonderful

Here's some news! Gerard Way joined the panel, and announced that he has his own imprint at DC, called, "DC's Young Animal." "DC is letting me have an imprint called Young Animal. The first book is 'Doom Patrol,'" Way said. It'll be written by Way, and illustrated by Nick Derington. "It's really weird," Way said. It'll pay tribute not just to Grant Morrison's famed run on the series, but the history of Doom Patrol.

Also coming from Young Animal: "Shade, The Changing Girl" from writer Cecil Castellucci and artist Marley Zarcone. Cover by Becky Cloonan. "It's another alien, a woman alien, who's hiding in the body of a teenage girl that used to be a bully," Way said. "She has the Madness Vest. The Madness is kind of taking over."

Another Young Animal book: "Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye." Written by Way and Jon Rivera with art by Michael Avon Oeming. Way said that the comic will deliver on its promise of indeed explaining why Cave Carson -- a sci-fi spelunker introduced by DC back in 1960 -- has a cybernetic eye.

Rounding out the lineup: "Mother Panic," written by Jody Houser, with art by Tommy Lee Edwards and John Paul Leon (covers by Edwards). "This one is set in Gotham," Way said. It'll focus on a new character. Lee pointed out that "Mother Panic" is a mature readers book.

"We do realize that the marketplace is changing, we want to address that chance, we want books that cater to emerging audiences, new readers, people who haven't picked up a superhero comic before and want something a little different," Lee told the audience. "We really welcome Gerard coming back and becoming more involved with the world of comic books."

Another announcement! In the spirit of 1985-1986's "DC Challenge," a 12-issue series where 12 teams of creators told one story, round-robin style, DiDio announced the "Kamandi Challenge," where 12 writers and 12 artists were "carefully selected" and then paired at "random" to tell a story starring Jack Kirby's Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth.

Here are the teams: Dan Abnett & Dale Eaglesham, Peter J. Tomasi & Neal Adams, Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti, James Tynion IV & Carlos D'Anda, Bill Willingham & Ivan Reis, Steve Orlando & Philip Tan, Marguerite Bennett & Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen & Steve Rude, Tom King & Kevin Eastman, Greg Pak & Joe Prado, Rob Williams & Walter Simonson, Gail Simone & Ryan Sook and Len Wein & José Luis García-López. (Yes, that's 13 teams.)

 

[Freezasaurus]

GERARD WAY DC IMPRINT

That's nice. Where my new Umbrella Academy at?

 

[my name is ed]

This all sounds wonderful

Woah Nick is a friend of mine. Super talented dude

 

[whatsinaname]

Maybe this was the "Vertigo rebirth" there were rumours about.

 

[tim1138]

Woah Nick is a friend of mine. Super talented dude

He did those Boss Fight prints right?

 

[ElNarez]

I'm so fucking excited all that fucking weirdness DC just announced.

 

[echoshifting]

Kamandi Challenge sounds weird and awesome and I'm all fucking in

 

[Messi]

No.
Yes.
I don't know.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Damn, that all sounds unbelievably cool. Especially digging the Kamandi Challenge, but that's mostly down to not really being familiar with the Young Animal creative teams, but those premises are definitely interesting.

 

[Freezasaurus]

In for Shade and maybe Mother Panic if DC gets less vague about it.

 

[Boke1879]

I enjoyed the Geoff John's Green Lantern run, so I'd say that. If you're including Vertigo, Doom Patrol is good fun too.

Thank you! Will definitely look into it.

 

[ElNarez]

teams are picked at random but SOMEHOW Conner & Palmiotti end up on the same book?

that's not how the lethal lottery works, you're supposed to not have any sort of plan

 

[my name is ed]

He did those Boss Fight prints right?

yasss

His approach is kind of old school illustrative. He renders fully with some red/blue pencils before he gets to work on the actual piece. My fave about him is that he pulls no punches when he talks about your artwork. Only thing he's ever said to me about my art is I need to get better about contrasting my tones. No compliments! haha

 

[Messi]

I'll prob get Doom Patrol depending on reviews and if I like the art. I will get Jimmy and Amandas issue of that challenge.

teams are picked at random but SOMEHOW Conner & Palmiotti end up on the same book?

that's not how the lethal lottery works, you're supposed to not have any sort of plan

First thing I noticed lol

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

All the Miyazaki talk influenced me to impulse buy the Amazon blu ray Miyazaki collection. It'll be fun to revisit them again!

 

[Freezasaurus]

All the Miyazaki talk influenced me to impulse buy the Amazon blu ray Miyazaki collection. It'll be fun to revisit them again!

Bye bye monies. Looks like we both bought expensive shit this week.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Oh my god we get a Gerard Way written Doom Patrol

This is the best outcome possible

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Bye bye monies. Looks like we both bought expensive shit this week.

Yea. At least it seems cheaper now than when it first came out. That's my rationalization. What did you pick up. More art or statues?

 

[tim1138]

yasss

His approach is kind of old school illustrative. He renders fully with some red/blue pencils before he gets to work on the actual piece. My fave about him is that he pulls no punches when he talks about your artwork. Only thing he's ever said to me about my art is I need to get better about contrasting my tones. No compliments! haha

Those prints were super cool, I was majorly bummed I didn't hear about the Kickstarter until it was already over.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Yea. At least it seems cheaper now than when it first came out. That's my rationalization. What did you pick up. More art or statues?

Walking Dead Negan statue from Mcfarlane toys.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Walking Dead Negan statue from Mcfarlane toys.

Haha wow. I hate Negan so much. Spending money on him would feel dirty.

 

[Messi]

Haha wow. I hate Negan so much. Spending money on him would feel dirty.

Well freeza is a dirty person so it suits her. Just nasty.

 

[Rhaknar]

Lttp but that Gwen 2099 is abysmal

 

[tim1138]

Art and descriptions for the Young Animals line:

DOOM PATROL – This September, in the spirit of Grant Morrison's legendary run on the series, along with other classic incarnations of the characters, writer Gerard Way and artist Nick Derington will put their unique stamp on the world's strangest heroes taking on the universe's strangest villains.

SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL – An alien takes over the body of a 16-year-old bully and must face the challenges of being a stranger in a foreign land, plus the consequences of a life she didn't live. Star Wars’ Moving Target writer Cecil Castellucci and artist Marley Zarcone explore themes of madness, alienation, and the bizarre in this sci-fi thriller, with covers by Becky Cloonan. The new series hits shelves in October.

CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE – Writers Gerard Way and Jon Rivera, along with artist Michael Avon Oeming take readers on a strange adventure with DC Comics’ Silver Age character Cave Carson, his cybernetic eye and his college–age daughter as they travel to dark places deep in the earth and mind. Catch this new series in October

MOTHER PANIC – Meet Violet Paige, a celebrity heiress by day and brutal vigilante by night as she takes on the underbelly of Gotham City’s high society. Hitting shelves in November, the series is written by Gerard Way and Jody Houser with art by Tommy Lee Edwards

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Shade: The Changing Man has been something that I've been wanting to check out for a while. Is the whole series readily available physically? I see there's three trades that came out a couple of years ago or something.

 

[tim1138]

Shade: The Changing Man has been something that I've been wanting to check out for a while. Is the whole series readily available physically? I see there's three trades that came out a couple of years ago or something.

Nope, the whole run was never collected. The whole series is on CMX though

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Nope, the whole run was never collected. The whole series is on CMX though

That's a shame considering how much I hear about it. Definitely something I want to check out. Enigma's another on my list but I see there's a trade collecting it.

The Doom Patrol art rules

SO excited for this. I think the only announcement that could make me happier is something like Fraction on Amazing Spider-Man honestly.

 

[ElNarez]

I dig how the only two people I know for sure on that Doom Patrol promo are Flex and Robotman

 

[Freezasaurus]

In for Doom Patrol and Shade, definitely.

 

[tim1138]

I dig how the only two people I know for sure on that Doom Patrol promo are Flex and Robotman

The cat dude is likely Beast Boy

 

[ElNarez]

The cat dude is likely Beast Boy

Yeah but I thought this was mainline DC? Meaning BB would be red? or green? whatever the fuck I didn't buy Teen Titans in a long-ass while?