Why not?
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
COMICS! |OT| August 2016. That's Rare Groove. Volume is Crucial.
- Thread starter Tyrant Rave
- Start date
Why not?
Joelle Jones dropping those bombs before going exclusive.
Freezasaurus
Member
Yeah, the ending to the Last Days of Magic story was pretty underwhelming.
I still have to read the first trade. Will probably pick this issue up right after.
echoshifting
Banned
Okay I think I'm finally ready to read other comics
Whew.
Tonight's menu: Batman, Black Science, CWII: Kingpin
Whew.
Tonight's menu: Batman, Black Science, CWII: Kingpin
Tragicomedy
Member
Fake as in cheaply made toy. Probably costs the company $7.50 per shield to make. But my point was: every bit as nerdy as Pokemon cards.
First Wednesday in a long time that I haven't read all my purchases. But the damn iPad arrives tomorrow, so I'm committed to holding off until after work.
I guess I'll read some Valiant stuff on Scribd. They don't need any special treatment.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I am really excited to see what she does for them. She's an incredibly talented artist.
Freezasaurus
Member
I'm gonna finish up my last few books from today, then either read the Lady Killer TPB or start the Rachel Rising Black Edition that arrived this afternoon.
echoshifting
Banned
Rachel Rising was just one of my favorite things every single month and I wish it had gone on at least another thirty issues
Freezasaurus
Member
I've never read it before. Not even a little.
echoshifting
Banned
Oh man. I really hope you like it. I think you're in for a treat.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Rachel Rising is SO good, Freeza. You're gonna really like it.
I need to finish it myself, I have the last three issues left. Maybe this weekend.
I need to finish it myself, I have the last three issues left. Maybe this weekend.
Kinda. I'm not the kind of person to follow a book only because of the artist or the writer, but I'm certainly open to it.
Freezasaurus
Member
So would you say it's better than Prison School?
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
Freezasaurus
Member
Terry Moore alone is what sold me on buying it. I loved SiP.
echoshifting
Banned
lol mine too
I had to tweet at Ms. Bennett to gush about the book. I don't think I've ever done that before. I've sent about 85 tweets in four years
Oh you're gonna love this then
Most of it anyway. It gets weird sometimes.
Freezasaurus
Member
The book is nice, too. I'm assuming the Black Edition is the same as what the omnibus will be like, aside from the black cover and the limited nature (I got 141/750). It's a normal-sized hardcover with the softer paper stock like the old Vertigo books used, so it's not glossy and heavy like the paper a lot of publishers use.
Yeah it has class
echoshifting
Banned
Animosity is apparently selling out all over the place, so there is some justice in the universe
Freezasaurus
Member
echoshifting
Banned
Well, shit. I better buy it before Comixology runs out.
CMX is so magical
It's a magic comic book shop you can visit any time of day or night and they have alllllmost everything worth having and they have unlimited copies of every book for very reasonable prices
You should've preordered it if you don't want Comixology to run out.Well, shit. I better buy it before Comixology runs out.
Freezasaurus
Member
Ms. Marvel November variant by Joelle Jones.
echoshifting
Banned
It's going to make for an awkward Trump Variant cover month.
Meh. Doesn't even look like her art. She has been doing Amazing work on the Mockingbird covers.
If only all Kamala's art looked that good.
Freezasaurus
Member
Admittedly, I thought this at first too and had to look up one of her Mockingbird covers to compare the signature. It's hers.
Soon, you'll have to buy a DC book to see art like this. But I have no complaints about the current artist on Ms. Marvel. It suits the book really well, I think.
I was very worried about the artist because you told me the original one left, but when I read the first trade, it looked exactly the same for me.
Freezasaurus
Member
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I just realized Hillbilly #2 got delayed yet again this week. Now it's listed for next week.
I just realized Hillbilly #2 got delayed yet again this week. Now it's listed for next week.
BKatastrophe
Member
Okay, so from now on as soon as the next month's OT pops up, the previous one should be locked.
People posting in the June OT SHIT'S TWO MONTHS OLD.
DAMN.
People posting in the June OT SHIT'S TWO MONTHS OLD.
DAMN.
echoshifting
Banned
TetraxShards
Member
Freezasaurus
Member
War Mother #1 was fantastic. Some really beautiful panels in there. I would definitely read an ongoing if they decided to take this to series.
Same thing happened last week, too. THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS.
Yeah it must have been last minute. I was bummed too.
Same thing happened last week, too. THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
It's still my 3rd favorite ANAD Marvel title only behind AN Wolverine and Spider-Woman.
Serpentine
Banned
Kill or Be Killed #1 swerved me a couple of times because i had no idea what the premise was before reading it and i'm still not sure where it's gonna go. It's pretty good though
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
OH MY FUCKING GOD
LOW
LOW
Freezasaurus
Member
I don't even know what's going on in that book anymore.
That's what im talking about.
Freezasaurus
Member
I had a productive night. I read the Ladykiller tpb before doing the unthinkable... I played some Overwatch. Not much, just a game of Lucio ball and the first of my placement matches for competitive mode. Utter domination. Sillymonkey will be pleased to know I've got less ring rust than Roman Reigns.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Loving the 16 panel grid on this motherfucker
Freezasaurus
Member
I've got some theories on this one. I noticed
that they made it a point not to mention Alpha's death around Lydia. Obvious reasons, sure. But what are the odds of her finding out anyway and rejoining her people? Maybe as Alpha considering the torch that Beta carried for Lydia's mom? Then we have Magna and her people, who we still know nothing about. Could they be Whisperers sent to infiltrate Rick's community?
Freezasaurus
Member
BKatastrophe
Member
So I realized recently that, for the preservation of money and the quality of my entertainment, I must drop three out of the four X-team books.
-All-New because the drama is bad, the pace is killing me, and I don't care about the story arcs thus far. Props for the Toad and Dr. Strange issues though
-'92 because it's worn out its welcome and isn't fun anymore
-Uncanny because the writing is just not good. While Land's art definitely hurt it, Lashley's certainly isn't saving it.
I'm keeping Extraordinary, though. It's the
most fun I'm having out of all of them, and I feel it's progressively getting better as it goes. Problem is that while I love most of the characters, but there's too fucking many.
-The X-Men consisting of Iceman, Colossus, Young Jean, Old Man Logan, Magik, Storm, Forge, Nightcrawler, and Cerebra
-New Mutants consisting of Anole, Glob, Ernst, and No-Girl. Sapna as well, I suppose.
That's too many characters! Dial that shit back and there's a significantly better book in there. Ewing is managing a pretty big team as well with New Avengers, but he's done a significantly better job of compartmentalizing. I mean he's got Wiccan, Hulkling, Songbird, Squirrel Girl, White Tiger, Power Man, Kevin Brashear, Cannonball, Sunspot, POD, and Toni Ho. Sadly Hawkeye is no longer on the book, but still. That's a big ass team. Lemire doesn't know how to juggle that many.
-All-New because the drama is bad, the pace is killing me, and I don't care about the story arcs thus far. Props for the Toad and Dr. Strange issues though
-'92 because it's worn out its welcome and isn't fun anymore
-Uncanny because the writing is just not good. While Land's art definitely hurt it, Lashley's certainly isn't saving it.
I'm keeping Extraordinary, though. It's the
most fun I'm having out of all of them, and I feel it's progressively getting better as it goes. Problem is that while I love most of the characters, but there's too fucking many.
-The X-Men consisting of Iceman, Colossus, Young Jean, Old Man Logan, Magik, Storm, Forge, Nightcrawler, and Cerebra
-New Mutants consisting of Anole, Glob, Ernst, and No-Girl. Sapna as well, I suppose.
That's too many characters! Dial that shit back and there's a significantly better book in there. Ewing is managing a pretty big team as well with New Avengers, but he's done a significantly better job of compartmentalizing. I mean he's got Wiccan, Hulkling, Songbird, Squirrel Girl, White Tiger, Power Man, Kevin Brashear, Cannonball, Sunspot, POD, and Toni Ho. Sadly Hawkeye is no longer on the book, but still. That's a big ass team. Lemire doesn't know how to juggle that many.
You buy Gunpla, man. I don't know if Pokemon cards are some how more niche and nerdy than plastic robots that you spend hours building and articulating their hands just right. (I need to finish my beam gatling gun, but that ammo ribbon thing is a pain.)
Soooooo, haven't been to the comic store in a month, just picked up and read my subs. Pretty much all DC stuff.
Thoughts so far
Batman: Was thinking about dropping it after issue 2, but had already paid for 3 and 4. Glad I did. This is starting to get good.
Nightwing: All that Nightwing booty. This is really enjoyable stuff. I just want Babs and Dick to date and get married and have a little Bat-baby family. Is that so much to freaking ask?! Make it so, comics. Please.
Heckblazer Rebirth: I don't know what I even want out of this title. I really don't. I think I need to stop buying Hellblazer stuff as it so frequently makes me sad. This wasn't even bad or terribly off tone. Maybe it is the art? I have no idea. I guess I wish it were more horror comic-y? At least John is back in London.
Aquaman: I think I'm dropping this. Not terrible, but not worth $6 a month for this quality of story. I'm glad that they pointed out how much Mera
wants to use the waterbed and get down to doing it with Arthur
Titans: I want to like this. I really do. The art is serviceable. The story is really blah. It feels more like a Wally West book than a Titans book. I'll give this another issue. Maybe Abnet really needs Lanning to make great work. It probably doesn't help that this books main focus is on the overarching DC Rebirth plot, which is garbage. Hot stinking garbage.
Power Rangers #5: This comic continues to be an enjoyable read. It feels fluffy, and easily dropable, but I'm getting just enough nostalgia out of it to keep spending the cash on it. The Zack story arc was a lot of fun. Certainly a nice One-shot. It reminded me that I need to pick up the most recent issues of Pink.
New Super-man: I really like this. A lot. Maybe I should pick up some of the other Superman stuff. Chinese Super Hero Squad. I'm all about that. I really hope they got some inspiration for the designs of the League from some random old knock off toys. Can't wait to see where they go with this.
I think I need to start picking up Detective again. All the Bat-fam goodness.
comic book character figures