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COMICS! |OT| August 2015. Overwhelming.
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Freezasaurus
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oh, I checked in, but I had no idea what the hell I was looking at.
It's rude when you claim freeza is a boy. She was very clear with us about this. Respect her heritage.
It's kind of abstract. It's basically art. You could argue it was a deleted scene from John Carpenter's The Thing.
I have one dude on my ignore list, and it's because he shit all over Drew Struzan.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Spike Spiegel
Member
Talking about comics, was the original solicit and cover for JL3K1 #3 a ruse? This was the original solicit:
So, no Turtle Boy Olsen 3001?
And this is the cover now shown on Diamond's shipping website:
JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001 #3
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis (A/CA) Howard Porter
It's the Super-Buddies versus Giant Turtle Olsen starring in...Who the hell cares what it's called? It's Giant Turtle Olsen! You are so welcome. Oh, and the Justice League will show up too. I mean, it being their book and all...And hey, did we mention Giant Turtle Olsen?
So, no Turtle Boy Olsen 3001?
Freezasaurus
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That's disppointing. That original cover looks amazing. But isn'tthe Starro arc pretty much done at this point?
Spike Spiegel
Member
Yeah, it seems like it got wrapped up pretty quick thanks to Supergirl. Maybe they were trying to keep the Lois reveal a secret so Porter cooked up a fake cover.
Seems like it. The solicit reads like a joke too.
Found Gail's book. It's Crosswind for Image. It's looks awesome
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I'm at the end of the first volume of Preacher.
I need more Preacher.
I need more Preacher.
That looks dopeSeems like it. The solicit reads like a joke too.
Found Gail's book. It's Crosswind for Image. It's looks awesome
whatsinaname
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For only the second time, I am considering spending more than cover to get an OOP omnibus. This Thor one is so gorgeous. And it is a shame to see how far Marvel omnibus paper quality has dropped since 2011.
Her book Clean Room for Vertigo looks great too. Covers are lovely. I believe they are by Jenny Frison and we all know how amazing her work is. Glad to see Gail trying some different types of books.
Wait, what'd I miss here?
Don't ask Kipp. We don't want to get closed.
Coriolanus
Banned
Second vol = best vol. Git on dat.
It's awful
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Seems like it. The solicit reads like a joke too.
Found Gail's book. It's Crosswind for Image. It's looks awesome
One of the few upcoming Image series that actually sounded interesting.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I actually haven't read much Simon other than Batgirl, but these two titles look pretty exciting.
Wait, what'd I miss here?
You don't wanna know. Trust me.
And yeah, I'm at least at the point where I really want to read more. I didn't expect
God
Never knew I needed John Wayne so much in my life.
Gonna do an IST order this week, probably.
Freezasaurus
Member
I really like her interpretation of all the characters.
I feel like this book will suffer without Fiona Staples. She is so perfect for it. It's a shame she wasn't able to do 5 issues for a full arc. Writing is funny though and I am enjoying it. Can't wait for Jughead. I am ludicrously excited for that.
Coriolanus
Banned
Finished Supercrooks. Lovely art, ok story, pretty evident that it was written as a storyboard.
Apparently in development hell since 2012. Welp.
Apparently in development hell since 2012. Welp.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Have faith Messi. I think the next two artists will more than fit the series.
Tawney Bomb
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I'll chime in and say I read Archie #1 tonight and I'll be reading #2 soon. Enjoyed it a lot.
Started reading Star Wars and Darth Vader too. Holy shit these books are great.
And Revival for my money is still my favorite book on the market. I never see it mentioned here though
Ps plz don't get shutdown, no one else I know reads comics.
Started reading Star Wars and Darth Vader too. Holy shit these books are great.
And Revival for my money is still my favorite book on the market. I never see it mentioned here though
Ps plz don't get shutdown, no one else I know reads comics.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
And Revival for my money is still my favorite book on the market. I never see it mentioned here though
I asked about it awhile ago, as I hadn't read past the first volume yet thought it was pretty good. Most people have it on low priority, which is why you don't see it mentioned often. I'm waiting for a CMX sale to pick up what I'm missing.
Coriolanus
Banned
Did not expect Millar to knock a superman origin story out of the park like he's doing with Superior. Didn't even remotely see it coming.
Freezasaurus
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And Revival for my money is still my favorite book on the market. I never see it mentioned here though
I don't enjoy the book nearly as much as I did with earlier story arcs, and the price hike to $3.99 made me a trade-waiter on this one.
my name is ed
Banned
Superior is *pretty* good. Great art and the writing is definitely some of Millars best
They expect you not to post porn links. We expect you not to post porn links, too.
Since it's comic-related, the details of the Life & Death of Charlie Nash comic have come out. Spoilers for the comic & Street Fighter V ahoy.
If I recall correctly, this comic was sold at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Why it took this long for the details of the comic to come out is beyond me.
Basically Bison tried to control Charlie (ending up with him being called Shadow & going after Chun-Li & Guile), & he ended up at the bottom of the ocean when Shadoloo realized that Bison's control went south. The Illuminati found his body & through telepathy, Kolin (Gill's Assistant) & Urien explained the situation. Charlie's body was dead, but his mind was preserved thanks to Bison's Psycho Power. Kolin convinced Charlie to work with them & used Charlie's memories as a bargaining chip. Kolin also explained that Bison's control failed (on Charlie, Cammy, & the other Dolls) because he forced his will onto others. According to the Illuminati, a mind can only be controlled if the person agreed to be controlled. They gave Charlie his memories back the minute that he agreed to work with the Illuminati. He agreed because for years, when he joined the military, he agreed to make his life not his own. He swore to protect God's creation, his peace, his justice, and turn his fate over to God. All of that changed after what Shadoloo did to him. When Charlie agreed, he opened his eyes to find himself in a test tube with the body modifications you see in Street Fighter V. The modifications were done by Gill himself.
Coriolanus
Banned
Might be because that description makes it seem like standard capcom level writing.
It's kinda weird how good writers with a well-known cruelty streak seem to be the most apt at writing supes at his noblest. Book was wonderful all the way to the very end.
Now to track down Supreme: Blue Rose and see if the pattern holds.
Spike Spiegel
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Mark Millar wrote what are considered among the best Superman stories of the modern age during his tenure on Superman Adventures. Before Kick-@$$ and Nemesis, heck before Red Son, the man was proving that he knew how to write the Man of Steel.
BKatastrophe
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Finished up Cyclops. Rucka leaves the book in volume two, and while I feel the quality drops a bit, the overall feel and tone of the book remains. Sad that it ended during The Black Vortex. Very stupid issue, though I suppose I'd need more context for it.
Began Bendis' Uncanny X-Men run. Very interesting and I'm liking it. Calling it now: Goldballs will eventually be an Omega-level in the future. Finding out that Illyana's powers are, in fact, broken was really interesting. Though again, the whole "demonic dimensions" part of the X-Men lore is pretty much lost to me. I understand the basics, though.
Began Bendis' Uncanny X-Men run. Very interesting and I'm liking it. Calling it now: Goldballs will eventually be an Omega-level in the future. Finding out that Illyana's powers are, in fact, broken was really interesting. Though again, the whole "demonic dimensions" part of the X-Men lore is pretty much lost to me. I understand the basics, though.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Isn't Annie Wu on 4? I love her art.
No lies detected.
Any Hellboy buffs here? I'm following this reading order chart and making my way through the books, last book I read is Plague Of Frogs vol 4 (great stuff btw, shit hit the fan pretty hard). Will I miss stuff if I skip BPRD 1946/1947/1948/Vampire and go straight to the Abe Sapiens books and BPRD Being Human?
Thing is I'm trying to get some books to read over the holydays and I won't be able to get 1946 in time so...
There's a fair amount of Varvara's back story in there, so I'd at least read 1946.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
So whatever happened to Chew getting a TV show?
Destroying the little innocence I have leftWhat did you do here last night
GrandHarrier
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The New 52 succeeded in some areas and failed in others. Some characters or books were absolutely perfect for a new reader to jump into while others suffered through a grey area of "What exactly was still considered canon?" a number of characters did in fact diverge in some meaningful ways, from the minor (Wonder Woman now being a child of Zeus vs. Made of Clay) to the extreme (Earth 2 characters are nothing at all like their Justice Society counterparts).