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[TetraxShards]

Bored

Might buy that Telltale Batman game

I streamed it last night. Really enjoyed it, it's a bit too early in the timeline IMO but it's very enjoyable. I got a game-breaking bug in the Batcave but otherwise it ran fine for me (i7 4790K, 8GB RAM, Windforce GTX 970, also played it off my SSD).

What are the best Spiderman graphic novels? I've barely read anything from the character. Anything that's more dark and gritty and less humorous?

Dark and gritty Spider-Man?

I mean, what can go wrong, right? =)

 

[Zombine]

Best Castlevania is Bloodlines or Rondo. Favorite handheld is Order of Ecclesia.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Spider-Man Reign is explosive diarrhea in comic book form

 

[LordOfLore]

Now I want a Castlevania comic. Quick, pick your dream creative team!

 

[gabbo]

Anyone read the new Lady Killer yet? Need that Joelle Jones art in my life right now.

Same. Also, hoping the story is just as good this time around.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Spider-Man Reign is explosive diarrhea in comic book form

Its a fun satire of TDKR!

 

[Serpentine]

need to find that Kuder Superman/Orion issue, it sounds up my alley. The Lobdell Superman runs getting DBZ comparisons kinda make me interested in grabbing them in a digital sale

Sadly knowing Marvel he'll probably be stuck in the X books/events until the next relaunch/year.

I'd kinda like to see that if the books became worth reading at all

 

[echoshifting]

Aw, I thought Hillbilly 2 was this week. Boo. Must have been delayed at the last minute? Boooooo.

 

[LordOfLore]

need to find that Kuder Superman/Orion issue, it sounds up my alley. The Lobdell Superman runs getting DBZ comparisons kinda make me interested in grabbing them in a digital sale


I'd kinda like to see that if the books became worth reading at all

Superman #20 I think.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Its a fun satire of TDKR!

I don't think there's any fun in Spider Man Reign

 

[diaspora]

What are the best Spiderman graphic novels? I've barely read anything from the character. Anything that's more dark and gritty and less humorous?

The Gauntlet followed by Grim Hunt. Take a crack at Origin of the Species too.

 

[Brianimaniac]

Havent played any of them, but James Rolfes reviews on them look amazing but. IV is just to expensive at this point.
But together with Super Metroid, Castlevania is the main reason I want a SNES device similar to the upcoming NES one.

With Castlevania and Dracula's Curse, they're these really precise games where you die all the time, and you learn more with each death. By the end, you understand how everything in the game works in very specific detail, and you've improved dramatically at developing strategies and executing them. They're very challenging, demanding, and rewarding.

IV is a much looser, sloppier game. You can run around pretty recklessly without being punished much or expected to think about things and understand them to progress, so it just feels thoughtless and unengaging by the standards set by those earlier games. The enemies and specific rooms don't stick in your head as well because you basically just walk right through them. And because the game doesn't push back hard enough to require that you develop strategies and improve, there's no sense of accomplishment in completing it.

 

[BrightLightLava]

Castlevania Aria of Sorrow was always my favorite.

There was a run of absolutely great games on Game Boy Advance. They didn't quite keep it going on DS, but Dawn of Sorrow was good (terrible art style change aside).

 

[echoshifting]

I'm glad we're all agreed that Bloodlines is the best 16-bit Castlevania game

Spoiler

that was released in the U.S.

 

[Zombine]

Now I want a Castlevania comic. Quick, pick your dream creative team!

It would probably be a Dark Horse book, so probably like Simone and some average ass art that makes Valiant look like Eisner-nominated level Sammee.

 

[BrightLightLava]

comicbook.com has a breakdown of the other Sorcerer's supreme that will be on the team with Dr. Strange.

No mention of Wiccan.

But they are calling a character "Young Ancient One", which is fun.

Also it's in a slide show, so here's most of it from io9.com

 

[Brianimaniac]

It would probably be a Dark Horse book, so probably like Simone and some average ass art that makes Valiant look like Eisner-nominated level Sammee.

IDW put one out, based on the first Game Boy game (which was not good), and it was written by Marc Andreyko and drawn by someone I haven't heard of.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Havent played any of them, but James Rolfes reviews on them look amazing but. IV is just to expensive at this point.
But together with Super Metroid, Castlevania is the main reason I want a SNES device similar to the upcoming NES one.

Super Metroid would be cool. Also Secret of Mana.

 

[Zombine]

and drawn by someone I haven't heard of.

Sounds pretty par for the course for these things.

 

[LordOfLore]

DC All Access: Suicide Squad(the comic).

Edit: BC: Harley Sells Over 400K.

Can someone make a thread? I want to taste the salt.

 

[BKatastrophe]

There's an issue of New 52 Superman that Kuder drew (and Lobdell wrote lol) that's just him and Orion punching each other for 20 pages and it's easily the best Superman comic since All Star.

This sounds AMAZING

 

[aly]

Really like where Nightwing is going. Seely saving Dick from being mediocre Batman.

 

[LordOfLore]

This sounds AMAZING

I think this is the old preview for it.

 

[whatsinaname]

Every time I see the phrase "DC All Access", I get excited for a bit but then realise what it actually is.

 

[Owzers]

DC All Access: Suicide Squad(the comic).

Edit: BC: Harley Sells Over 400K.

Can someone make a thread? I want to taste the salt.

I don't make threads just to scare people, Harley can be contained.

A couple years ago Harley #1 won book of the month here because good, responsible comic-gaffers didn't vote, maybe they thought their vote didn't matter or that all comics are the same anyways, but look at where we are now people.

 

[VanWinkle]

Finished watching The Dark Knight. Man what a fantastic movie. I enjoyed BvS but watching this made me realize how many missteps it took. It was more about the comic book characters just having these cool looking scenes and less about making it a good movie. TDK really succeeded in that respect. And MAN, Heath Ledger's performance of the Joker was astonishingly good.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Every time I see the phrase "DC All Access", I get excited for a bit but then realise what it actually is.

I like them when Tiffany Smith is there

 

[Mangoverboard]

Just picked up the new Brubaker, super excited to get into that.

Do we have any idea of the line up Gerard Way's Doom Patrol? Rereading Morrison's run at the mo, still amazing.

Cave Carson and Mother Panic arent out until mid October too. Feel like I've been waiting for these Young Animal titles for ages now.

 

[Brianimaniac]

Finished watching The Dark Knight. Man what a fantastic movie. I enjoyed BvS but watching this made me realize how many missteps it took. It was more about the comic book characters just having these cool looking scenes and less about making it a good movie. TDK really succeeded in that respect. And MAN, Heath Ledger's performance of the Joker was astonishingly good.

That's a very rewatchable movie. Sometimes if I've seen a movie a few times, it might take me two sittings to go through it again, but I'm always glued to the screen with The Dark Knight. And Nolan's practical effects hold up so much better than the more CG-heavy stuff. It's scary how fast movies age when they lean too hard on CG effects.

 

[BKatastrophe]

I think this is the old preview for it.

Looks like I'm gonna need to pick that up...

 

[Sou Da]

Spider-Man Reign is explosive diarrhea in comic book form

Lemme just ctrl F and replace the names of the characters in this Batman script, editors will handle the rest.

 

[Messi]

Batman #4 was dope, sorry haters. Now it's a fucking Tom King book, with the twists and the cruelty you want. He had to set it up so it could knock it down, you dopes, and this is where it goes downhill to the fireworks factory.

Happy it has gotten better. Could do without the insults.

 

[BrightLightLava]

Here's an interesting write up from Vanity Fair about the history of Harly Quinn.

And because Sorkin, Dini, and Timm did such a fantastic job, Harley became a fixture of the series—though she was also immediately problematic. The Joker was abusive to lovesick Harley from the jump, and keeping them together meant trapping her in a cycle of domestic abuse. This isn’t something that becomes apparent by viewing the series through a modern eye; the series itself made the dysfunction of their relationship obvious.

Though Harley was originally created to be one of the Joker’s flashiest accessories, she soon stepped out of his shadow, graduating from episodes that had the word “Joker” in them to ones bearing her own name. The first, “Harley and Ivy,” saw Quinn teaming up with someone who would become one of her most lasting companions: Poison Ivy. The episode allowed Dini to comment on the dysfunctional Joker/Harley relationship and lay the groundwork for a whole new one. Fast-forward to 2015, and Harley’s current writers—Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner—had confirmed via the official DC Comics Twitter account that Harley and Ivy were polygamous girlfriends. That’s a bold move from a company that, in 2013, took a firm stance against gay marriage, which did not go over very well.

More at the link.

 

[LordOfLore]

I posted the "Harley 400K thread". Expecting meltdown in a minute.

 

[VanWinkle]

Happy it has gotten better. Could do without the insults.

It's bizarre to call people who were really hyped for King Batman and ended up being disappointed by its quality "haters" and "dopes".

 

[Messi]

It's bizarre to call people who were really hyped for King Batman and ended up being disappointed by its quality "haters" and "dopes".

Par for the course

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Whats a "dope?"

 

[VanWinkle]

Whats a "dope?"

Do you know the word "dummy"? I don't know if that's an international term. It's like that.

Par for the course

I'm going to wait for the trade and am happy to hear that it's getting good. I didn't enjoy the first two issues like I hoped I would but I'm all in on the trade.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Whats a "dope?"

 

[LordOfLore]

This is actually a good observation by Didio:

“I was looking at the Top 100 comic books list recently. I think the #50 was hovering around 30,000 copies. The #100 book was around 18,000 copies, which means that about 300 titles that month, (because there’s about 400 titles per month) were under 18,000 copies. That’s not a sustainable or viable business.”

 

[Messi]

That load bearing pillar.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Ah, I see

 

[BKatastrophe]

Here's an interesting write up from Vanity Fair about the history of Harly Quinn.





More at the link.

Did not know about the Suicide Tub thing. Who the fuck thought that was actually a good idea?

 

[Freezasaurus]

Who needs Batman? He should draw Catwoman.

Agreed.

I also recommend Insexts. It's got nice boobs.

I tried that book for four issues or so. It was unique, but I ended up not sticking with it. The art was pretty appalling at one point.

Death of X rtist Aaron Kuder is Marvel exclusive. Is this becoming a thing now?

Joelle Jones is also a DC exclusive.

Dat artistic arms race.

Anyone read the new Lady Killer yet? Need that Joelle Jones art in my life right now.

I held off on buying it until I read the first trade. I'll try to get to it today or tomorrow, but I just got my Rachel Rising Black Edition in the mail, so I'd like to get into that, too. But all of that comes after I finish the final Hellboy library edition. But then I have to read Hellboy in Hell....so, we'll see.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Lemme just ctrl F and replace the names of the characters in this Batman script, editors will handle the rest.

Funny enough one of spideys most highly regarded stories, Kravens Last Hunt, started life as a Wonder Man comic. That didn't get approved so he made it about Batman and the Joker going sane. That didn't get approved so he changed it into dr Hugo strange. That got shot down too so he said fuck it and pitched it to Marvel as a Spider-Man story.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Funny enough one of spideys most highly regarded stories, Kravens Last Hunt, started life as a Wonder Man comic. That didn't get approved so he made it about Batman and the Joker going sane. That didn't get approved so he changed it into dr Hugo strange. That got shot down too so he said fuck it and pitched it to Marvel as a Spider-Man story.

Marvel taking DC's sloppy seconds.

 

[frye]

Here's an interesting write up from Vanity Fair about the history of Harly Quinn.





More at the link.

the thing that I could never get over about Harley Quinn in the comics is the incongruity of the character I remember from the cartoons being put next to the Joker in the comics, who becomes more and more of an absurd caricature of himself with every subsequent appearance as writers try to one-up previous depictions of him (for reference, one of the first Batman comics I read had him toss a baby at Jim Gordon's wife before murdering her)

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Here's an interesting write up from Vanity Fair about the history of Harly Quinn.





More at the link.

That’s a bold move from a company that, in 2013, took a firm stance against gay marriage, which did not go over very well.

DC was against all marriages; not specifically gay marriage. This quote almost crosses over into defamation territory.

 

[Brianimaniac]

This is actually a good observation by Didio:

I just don't get that mentality by Marvel and DC. Who cares how much the actual comics are selling? They're idea farms for all the movies and toys and video games and apps and school supplies and everything else.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

I just don't get that mentality by Marvel and DC. Who cares how much the actual comics are selling? They're idea farms for all the movies and toys and video games and apps and school supplies and everything else.

The writers and artists have to be payed, too.