ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Someone said that if Omega Men had been an Image book it would have won so many awards and gain a lot more praise and still would be an ongoing. How true is that assumption?
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COMICS! |OT| August 2016. That's Rare Groove. Volume is Crucial.
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When Valiant takes up every spot on award lists there is very little room for anything else.
That's probably a pretty true statement.
Tragicomedy
Member
You can say that about lots of the Rebirth #1 books that preceded the proper title #1s. It was a pure cash grab since most of them were completely unrelated to everything that followed. Batman Rebirth #1 was there biggest offender. Pure WTF randomness.
No clue TBH. I've never clicked on those threads. My full exposure to that world is where it cross sects with the comic thread.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Some Paris Hilton clone I hear.
Freezasaurus
Member
Maybe among the older Predator books, but the current Dark Horse stuff is all kind of mashed together into big crossover stories like Fire and Stone and Life and Death.
And the shitty shit Spacejockeys from Prometheus are always big involved, too, right?
These guys are a dealbreaker for me. That their look from Aliens turned out to be a spacesuit is worse then reconning the force into bacterias for me
Freezasaurus
Member
I don't think they're too bad. The biggest problem with them is that they're these big guys who supposedly seeded life on all these planets, but we don't really learn anything more about them. They're just this ever-present enigma in the comics. Maybe Prometheus 2 will tell us more.
Wish me luck. Decided to finally keep up with Amazing Spider-Man again and read that awfull Post-Superior Arc.
Buy the Omnibus
what if it were called Alienz?
Freezasaurus
Member
Well I think Ridley Scott is doing Prometheus 2, and then Neil Blomkamp is doing a new Aliens movie at some point which will ignore Alien 3 and Resurrection.
I hope so. The concept art was amazing and I want to see Ripley again
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Fantastic you've got some good stuff there then, especially the frankenstein book. Abe can wait, you'll know when you reach the point of hell on earth where abe kicks off, but it's a really good interesting series, it's a much more ground level book of how people are actually living in this disaster world, small town people trying to survive etc. That frankenstein book really blew the doors off though, lots of great stuff in that, feel like that one will be a really good reference point in years to come too.
If you've read all of hellboy in hell, you're further than me in some parts haha, wish they could crank those trades out at image trade speed.
From what I've read they don't even seem that intelligent either, just end up like Michael Myers in space slowly walking around killing people. I'm going to buy that Fire and Stone collection at some point it's super cheap digitally.
Freezasaurus
Member
I bought the Library Edition. Really nice book.
Are you reading the current thing they are doing? I've only caught the first two issues of Defiance but I don't think that is tied into anything. Pretty good so far and even has a little Isolation nod.
Freezasaurus
Member
I'm a few issues behind, but I've been reading it, yeah.
TheFlow might agree
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Awesome! Glad you're enjoying it
So I just wrapped up the last mega arc in Starman. Grand Guignol. Man that was fantastic. Such an amazing culmination that just hits all the right notes, ties things together so well.
In my most recent re-read of Starman I think it's safe to say this is a series that Robinson got better at as it went along. The stories and writings were always good but from the mid poin to the home stretch it really starts this crazy good escalation of quality.
Now to read the final 7 issues. An amazing series and one every cape fan needs to read once in their lifetime. It has it all.
KoruptData
Member
Updated video of my comic/collectible room. Watch if you like shelf porn.
https://youtu.be/PLVqYgTTnO8
https://youtu.be/PLVqYgTTnO8
Oh I'm glad your enjoying it!
Jenny Sparks is indeed awesome, her character arc is so so good.
I just finished a reread of Starman not that long ago and now you have me wanting to read it again. It makes me sad that we don't get super long runs on books like that anymore.
Killing and Dying at 2:07 and Patience at 2:02; From Hell and Black Hole at 4:51. We can be friends!
Donniewahlberg
Banned
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
Glad you liked it!
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Sat all night with my head buried in the cult of the red king. Won't say too much, I think I nailed most of my thoughts earlier when I wrote about chapel of bones but just wanted to update that damn, really epic arc, really enjoyed that. Felt really meaty,lots going on, just great all round. Peter Bergting is a really cool artist too, a worthy followup to Stenbeck for sure.
Like you, I've stopped purchasing 6" figures and will now focus on 1/6th scale figures. Nice updated room.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Yes. It's fantastic. Also a great introduction to the royal family
I know what you mean. 80 issues with fairly consistent teams that manage to not be interrupted by events. Even its use of the events is unitrusive but yet are very impactful (especially Underworld unleashed)
And it's done, I've completed my 3rd reread of the series. What a great victory lap those last issues were. I've been wanting to do a reread for years now but I kept getting pulled to chasing my monthly upkeep of books. This year to save money I moved to "buy only on sale" and I'm now working in rereading great runs of the past into the mix with the new stuff too. It's a really enjoyable way to go. I think next up on my reread list is continuing Busiek's avengers and then it's time to revisit Gotham Central.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
I wouldn't mind doing a reread of GC as well, it's been ages since I read the whole thing, I always find myself rereading the first volume then not finding the time to do the rest. Let us know when your doing it, might try and keep pace and we can get some chat going on in here over it
whatsinaname
Member
Finished American Flagg! That was some amazing comics. Some of the best action I've seen depicted in comics with some very creative layouts. It was very intricately plotted too and all the threads came together quite nicely in the end.
Raul is the greatest.
Spoiler
I haven't gotten around to Patience yet, how was it?
[To be honest, I was about to include it in an order but his interview about superhero fans put me off.]
You guys are making me want to re-read it but I have too many unread books on my shelf already. Maybe next year...
Raul is the greatest.
Spoiler
I haven't gotten around to Patience yet, how was it?
[To be honest, I was about to include it in an order but his interview about superhero fans put me off.]
You guys are making me want to re-read it but I have too many unread books on my shelf already. Maybe next year...
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
KoruptData
Member
Too much kylo ren, not enough deathstroke!kidding man, awesome room!
Thanks all!
I have to admit, I'm really enjoying the Suicide Squad Silver Age omnibus. I'm coming around to this silver age stuff. The plot development and writing were waaay more simple, but the stories were really FUN and inventive.
Also, the art is great and the restoration quality is AMAZING. Best I've ever seen.
Also, the art is great and the restoration quality is AMAZING. Best I've ever seen.
Freezasaurus
Member
So the Spider-Man + Deadpool trade that's out now is all reprint stuff, right? The first volume of the new series is coming out at the end of the month?
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
MTV Cribs would have been a lot more interesting if it were Nerd Cribs. Great room. Love the thing your wife drew. That's awesome.
And the Suicide Squad page looks great all framed.
TropicalFish
Member
I'm not the only one who thinks bombshell Catwoman looks like Archie Panjabi right?
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
Not anymore.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I have to admit, I'm really enjoying the Suicide Squad Silver Age omnibus. I'm coming around to this silver age stuff. The plot development and writing were waaay more simple, but the stories were really FUN and inventive.
Also, the art is great and the restoration quality is AMAZING. Best I've ever seen.
Who were in the original Suicide Squad?
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
Based on the cover my guess is Devil Dinosaur and the WWII Black Canaries. And a random math professor who went into the wrong room and then just kind of went with it.
We have Rick Flagg, Karin Grace, Dr. Hugh Evans, and Jess Bright. It was a very different comic than it became when Ostrander got ahold of it. This is more like Challengers of the Unknown. Pilots and scientists and stuff who go on these insane missions.
Freezasaurus
Member
I kinda wanna give it a shot, but I think I have some kind of bias against old-ass art. I mean, get a god damn colorist. Didn't you guys have a Jordie Bellaire back then?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Is it more akin to something like Johnny Quest?