Coriolanus
Banned
2+ years of hickman running the main books spoiled the lot of ye.
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COMICS! |OT| August 2016. That's Rare Groove. Volume is Crucial.
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TetraxShards
Member
"Can't we have Secret Wars all the time, papa?"
"No son, you'll ruin the magic."
=(
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Perhaps, I am enjoying the DC books a lot more than Marvel atm though, and that has nothing to do with the relaunch, just the stories they're telling
LordOfLore
Banned
Freezasaurus
Member
It was definitely Korupt. The Freeza remembers.
But they are also new. New stories new scenarios. I remember 6 months ago people were singing the praises of Marvels new books. People tire of books and want new always.
boi speak for yourself. Maybe you fell for the same ole marvel trap. Marvel had been telling you the same story for a longy
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
No screw new. I want long Peter David/ Claremont/ Carey type runs.
Brianimaniac
Banned
Greek yogurt is fermented asshole.
I cant understand people who get turned off because "there is a relaunch". Who cares. If the stories a good (or like in you case, not), what a shit reason is that to get turned off?
Yet it's still better than comics.
This place has gotten very butt-centric and i don't know if I approve.
I am talking about every company. I am not falling for anything. I read the books I like and drop the ones I don't. I don't care how many times these companies relaunch. They can do it every year for all I care.
Every year? Oh honey
#played
TheDarkKnight774
Member
You might be right. But that was also the era where. I could never really tell the two apart
I have a great idea for a Batman book. What if a family is walking through an alley and gets stopped by an armed robber like Batman's did, but Batman stops it and the boy takes his advice and doesn't stay afraid like Batman didn't. The boy and his sister eventually grow up and wants to do what Batman does and we'll call the book Batman and Batman will be in it.
REBIRTH!
REBIRTH!
Batman should have died in the first issue
Brianimaniac
Banned
I don't think anyone is saying they're turned off by a relaunch. They're looking at all the stuff about DC outselling Marvel or DC being more interesting than Marvel right now and attributing that to the natural bump in interest and sales that you see with any major relaunch, when other people are saying it's strictly a quality thing.
Love it.
The yogurt?
Yes. I used to eat it all the time when I worked out.
it wasn't
People probably get tired of the constant re branding and books going back to number 1. I dunno it's hard to care. If a book looks interesting I'll pick it up and if I cant be bothered with events well it's not like I'm starved for things to read.
Woha, big deal. There is a 1 on the cover. Gamechanger.
That was even a thing up to Secret Wars and people already acted this way.
I know, but why is a #1 a reason to get burned out? Its stupid, I like big numbers, too, but espescially when not even the creativeteam changes the hizzfizz is pointless.
Lets all celebrate Catwomans 52 issues and her 4 different creative teams. Lets throw a party.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
That is all yogurt.
Brianimaniac
Banned
Well, it's one of the things that makes comics impenetrable for new readers. There are a lot of things about the way American comics are published that hurt their potential for success and don't make any sense to anyone other than seasoned vets.
I haven't picked up anything Image in a while. My backlog is already pretty big and I keep finding older books I'd like to read.
Why do you even care? people can come up what whatever reason they like to not read or drop books. Just shrug and move on.
Why do you even care? people can come up what whatever reason they like to not read or drop books. Just shrug and move on.
Why not?
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I like to let a couple of months bunch up so I can read two of everything.
Because the #1 Topic is one of things that pop up here regular and its annoying.
I find it really hard to focus at times which makes it difficult to follow books for long periods or even finish them. It's frustrating because I start shit all the time like at the moment i'm halfway through Bruce Wayne Murderer and the first trade of Azzarellos Wonder Woman but want to start Secret Six Villains United, Batman Black Mirror and Paper Girls.
I have this problem with games as well.
I don't know what to say apart from not letting such inconsequential things bother you. At the end of the day it's not your money.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
if you drop a book because the number on the cover changed, you never liked that book in the first place
Genji ult.
Hanzo's is worse.
I feel like if a book is going to be renumbered to #1, it better not be bogged down by tons of continuity. It needs to be a great starting point, or else, what's the use?
And I feel like, in Marvel's case, if you're good to renumber every year, you're going to either sacrifice accessibility for new readers or long arcs with great development. There is no winning route there with such often renumbers.
And I feel like, in Marvel's case, if you're good to renumber every year, you're going to either sacrifice accessibility for new readers or long arcs with great development. There is no winning route there with such often renumbers.
echoshifting
Banned
I was pretty excited, I'll cop to that, but you're correct about the general attitude.
Nearly a year later I'm still pulling a lot of ANAD books. Not all of them are great books (I freely admit the X-titles are pretty shit and I still pull those for some reason), but most of them are fun comics with cool spins on all sorts of characters. But there are a few that are really special.
I'd go so far as to say Rebirth hasn't been as successful as ANAD for me. I do appreciate the new price point. The twice-a-month shipping doesn't seem to be working out very well..a few are making it work but for most books it has lead to a lot of stories that feel decompressed and often as though the writer is laying down the tracks in front of the train. Yeah I know a lot of people love Green Arrow but isn't everyone going to look back on that and wish it had all been done by one artist? Most of the books I have tried I have quickly dropped, and there are only three that I truly love. Those three books are great comics, but they aren't special in the way The Vision or Moon Knight is. You won't find that sort of variety here. Granted there are still several books to try, and this is a new initiative so maybe they'll make it work over time. It's early yet, I could see a book like New Super-Man turn out to be something special.
If there's a defender of ANAD around here it's probably me and maybe one or two or other people, and I still feel pretty comfortable defending it.
In Green Arrows case absolutely not. All 3 artists on that book are top tier.