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COMICS!!! |OT| August 2017 | Gwenpool's milkshake brings all the boys to the yard
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BKatastrophe
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His interview is on the TV in the bar where Mystique meets the security guard.
He was a fairly major character in Remender's Uncanny X-Force.
Aizo
Banned
Yupp. That should give you enough info.
BKatastrophe
Member
I believe he was also a prominent villain in the 90's, though he's been tied up with primarily Psylocke and Xavier for a long time.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Yeah, I first found about the Shadow King through one of those X-Men guide books as a kid and a good chunk of the info was about him and Psylocke.
echoshifting
Banned
-Seven to Eternity 8
Awesome issue
-That new Eric Powell book Galaktikon is not very good, sadly
Edit: I am definitely
Hillbilly 7 tonight
I found Lovro's fate horrifying. Gave me the heebie jeebies
Awesome issue
-That new Eric Powell book Galaktikon is not very good, sadly
Edit: I am definitely
going to have nightmares about
LordOfLore
Banned
You finally have a avatar again. Phew.
BKatastrophe
Member
I'm really enjoying Simone's Batgirl. She hoes to such great lengths to craft Barbara's inner voice and narrative, that it's impossible to not feel the same emotions as her. You view her dialogue so much differently. When she wisecracks, you not only know she's masking fear, you feel that fear. That insecurity. You feel her rage and sadness.
It's impeccable, really. And Syaf's art isn't bad (scumbaggery aside).
It's impeccable, really. And Syaf's art isn't bad (scumbaggery aside).
Thank god. The world is saved!
LordOfLore
Banned
It was weird how wrong it felt
Serpentine
Banned
Didn't know BM even had a shared universe, but Black was originally a self-published Kickstarter GN before BM decided to publish it, so I wouldn't think so
I'm not at all sure why but PsychBat has just transferred ownership of the ComicGAF Discord server to me.
It's not very active, but you're all very welcome to join and I'm open to feedback on where to go from here. This is the third server I would be admin of so I'm confident I can make it work if there is interest.
Can that invite maybe be added to the OP?
It's not very active, but you're all very welcome to join and I'm open to feedback on where to go from here. This is the third server I would be admin of so I'm confident I can make it work if there is interest.
Can that invite maybe be added to the OP?
Captain Skeleton
Member
Anyone reading the Back to the Future comic?
I just read volume 2 and it's fun. I like it.
I just read volume 2 and it's fun. I like it.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Shadow King was responsible for essentially indirectly killing Warren by freeing his Apocalypse side.
Awww, they're on fire.
CrichtonKicks
Member
It really is insane to me how...modern Green Arrow by Grell feels, yet also far above most of the cape comics coming out. Grell OFTEN lets the art do all of the story telling if it can do a better job than its combination with words. So you will frequently see two, sometimes three pages in a row without a single word. I mean, how rare is it that a comic from the late 80s has this little word density?
These are pretty indicative of the density you'll expect in a good 60+% of the pages (sorry for the crappy pictures; it's too dark in my home office right now).
Of course, sometimes there are more words than that, but only if there needs to be more said. And the writing holds up super well, too.
I'm just super impressed. As good as GA Rebirth is, it doesn't hold a candle to this, IMO. But this is gritty super street level stuff.
Is that Longbow Hunters or the main in-continuity series?
LordOfLore
Banned
New parody page:
TetraxShards
Member
Is this over yet?
LordOfLore
Banned
Much like the actual event it's pretty long.
Poodlestrike
Banned
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The discord is nasty in general tbh. Flow's on there.
HEY FLOW HOW'S IT GOING
BKatastrophe
Member
Aizo
Banned
I'm on discord once a month, so I'm still gonna just be in here most likely.
Is he perma'd?
If so, why?
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Haven't gotten a chance to read it just yet. I'm sure it'll be good though.
Speaking of good comics, Shade #11? So good. I really love this series so far and it's probably my favorite ongoing comic right now. This issue ended on a great cliffhanger that leaves a lot of open plot threads.
I also read through that Italian graphic novel that Fantagraphics localized this year, The Interview. I had no idea it was by the same creator as 5,000KM Per Second, so that was a nice surprise once I actually started it. It's about a middle-aged psychologist going through some marriage issues who starts seeing weird triangles and shit in the sky. He then meets a patient who sees the same thing. I don't think it was as good as 5,000KM Per Second (sometimes simpler is just better), but it was a nice story to follow and had some pretty strong moments throughout.
BKatastrophe
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I know absolutely nothing
Vic_Viper
Member
Thanks, I dont remember him being in it much but I need to go back and reread it sometime.
When was Shadow King trapped inside of Psylocke's mind? Was it during Psi-War in X-Men 77-78 by Kelly? I thought Psylocke died after that in X-Treme X-Men and he was released? Was he trapped again lol?
Actually he left, I don't know why, must have happened before today.
It really is insane to me how...modern Green Arrow by Grell feels, yet also far above most of the cape comics coming out. Grell OFTEN lets the art do all of the story telling if it can do a better job than its combination with words. So you will frequently see two, sometimes three pages in a row without a single word. I mean, how rare is it that a comic from the late 80s has this little word density?
These are pretty indicative of the density you'll expect in a good 60+% of the pages (sorry for the crappy pictures; it's too dark in my home office right now).
Of course, sometimes there are more words than that, but only if there needs to be more said. And the writing holds up super well, too.
I'm just super impressed. As good as GA Rebirth is, it doesn't hold a candle to this, IMO. But this is gritty super street level stuff.
Always glad to see Grell's Arrow run being appreciated. It combined political awareness of the 70s with deconstructive elements of the 80s it was released in, resulting in a down to earth, gritty book with a then very unique tone. I was looking forward to reading every issue and would strongly recommend it to others.
The main series. About 15 or so issues in.
LordOfLore
Banned
😍😍😍Barda😍😍😍
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Derington Barda!
I'm back in the cycle where I'm reading comics again so I'm mostly in catch up with a few titles but wow Detective Comics is still fantastic. I just finished the League of Shadows stuff and this book is firing on all cylinders, it's ridiculous.
The build up of Cass through this arc and the whole book paid off so well, that Raid style section where she is cutting through the panels like the god-damn Terminator was so good I'd buy a trade with just a hundred pages of that.
One thing that took me out of it a bit was the team suddenly being free to back her up, it made me do a double take and check if I hadn't missed an issue or a few pages because it was so unexpected. Didn't really care for the Spoiler issue after it but really looking forward to diving into the next arc.
I'm going to catch up on Batman and Green Arrow next, hopefully the former clicks for me because I found it extremely dry the last time I was reading it. I read the first volume of the Flash earlier in the week and thought that was surprisingly good. Haven't read anything Marvel since Civil War part deux and probably still won't until the runway is clear from Secret Empire.
The build up of Cass through this arc and the whole book paid off so well, that Raid style section where she is cutting through the panels like the god-damn Terminator was so good I'd buy a trade with just a hundred pages of that.
One thing that took me out of it a bit was the team suddenly being free to back her up, it made me do a double take and check if I hadn't missed an issue or a few pages because it was so unexpected. Didn't really care for the Spoiler issue after it but really looking forward to diving into the next arc.
I'm going to catch up on Batman and Green Arrow next, hopefully the former clicks for me because I found it extremely dry the last time I was reading it. I read the first volume of the Flash earlier in the week and thought that was surprisingly good. Haven't read anything Marvel since Civil War part deux and probably still won't until the runway is clear from Secret Empire.
LordOfLore
Banned
I think he did 2 or 3 Catwoman issues with Brubaker? Might've done some Savage Dragon stuff as well.
Edit: Apparently his only Marvel work was an issue of X-Statix with Allred.
CrichtonKicks
Member
I may have to revisit that. Longbow Hunters blew my 13-year old mind but I didn't stick with the in-continuity series long because the lack of "mature content" was disappointing for me at that age.
Man, DC from 85-90 was just amazing.
LordOfLore
Banned
Longbow Hunters was before Vertigo, right?
Exclusive variant and bookplate for Kill Or Be Killed volume 2 at Big Bang.
Indeed! Vertigo didn't really become significant until over half a decade later.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Yeah, after the success of Watchmen and TDKR, DC was pretty big on prestige format minis that were direct market only and didn't have to conform to the content standards needed to sell on the new stands. Longbow Hunters was one of those books.
echoshifting
Banned
Black Bolt #4: This is an exceptional comic book.
The biggest challenge in writing a Black Bolt comic book, in my view, is personality. Black Bolt has two major defining traits: his commanding silence, and the burden he feels as ruler of the Inhumans (though he hasn't actually been king of the Inhumans for some time, I feel this is still central to his character). In exploring and developing the character, these traits become problems; they make him utterly distant and unrelatable. The first is easy to dismantle with a wave of the writer's wand...but that burden, that ever-present responsibility, is a much larger hill to climb.
Ahmed tackles this distance head-on in this issue, focusing on a conversation between Absorbing Man and Black Bolt, and here we see Crusher's purpose in this series fulfilled. Absorbing Man is a great "blue collar" villain, and in everything he says here, the space between Black Bolt and Everyone Else becomes increasingly clear. Black Bolt has never had the experience of being a normal person, more so than most other characters who land a solo. Not as a child and not as a man...the twin burdens of his power and his responsibilities have always weighed heavily on him. This conversation is a deep dive through those burdens, an exploratory effort to find some purchase for relation and empathy. And it's actually pretty magical to watch. In the end,
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Also it is fucking gorgeous, holy shit Christian Ward. The art has carried the lion's share of injecting personality into the book up to this point, and Ward has done a marvelous job of making it feel unique and special. It takes a back seat to the writing here but it's still top shelf work.
The best thing this book could do for Black Bolt is leave him with a voice once it's over. His silence is outdated in the context of the character's current role in the Marvel universe. Let Black Bolt speak.
The biggest challenge in writing a Black Bolt comic book, in my view, is personality. Black Bolt has two major defining traits: his commanding silence, and the burden he feels as ruler of the Inhumans (though he hasn't actually been king of the Inhumans for some time, I feel this is still central to his character). In exploring and developing the character, these traits become problems; they make him utterly distant and unrelatable. The first is easy to dismantle with a wave of the writer's wand...but that burden, that ever-present responsibility, is a much larger hill to climb.
Ahmed tackles this distance head-on in this issue, focusing on a conversation between Absorbing Man and Black Bolt, and here we see Crusher's purpose in this series fulfilled. Absorbing Man is a great "blue collar" villain, and in everything he says here, the space between Black Bolt and Everyone Else becomes increasingly clear. Black Bolt has never had the experience of being a normal person, more so than most other characters who land a solo. Not as a child and not as a man...the twin burdens of his power and his responsibilities have always weighed heavily on him. This conversation is a deep dive through those burdens, an exploratory effort to find some purchase for relation and empathy. And it's actually pretty magical to watch. In the end,
we find those points...only for that distance to ultimately, tragically, re-assert itself
Also it is fucking gorgeous, holy shit Christian Ward. The art has carried the lion's share of injecting personality into the book up to this point, and Ward has done a marvelous job of making it feel unique and special. It takes a back seat to the writing here but it's still top shelf work.
The best thing this book could do for Black Bolt is leave him with a voice once it's over. His silence is outdated in the context of the character's current role in the Marvel universe. Let Black Bolt speak.
my name is ed
Banned
Not much in comics. Some x-force/x-statix and madman stuff iirc
Hell yeah Barda!
The list of completely unsustainable comic buying
Action comics #985
Birds of Prey #13
Detective Comics #962
The Flash #28
Gotham Academy #12
Harley Quinn #25
Justice League of America #12
Mister Miracle #1
Red Hood and the Outlaws #13
Suicide Squad #23
Supergirl #12
Superwoman #13
Titans #14
Kill or be killed #11
Low #19
Redlands #1
Wicked and the divine #30
All New Wolverine #23
Amazing Spider-man #31
Captain America Steve Rogers #25
Defenders #4
Edge of Venomverse #4
Generations Jean Grey #1
Hulk #9
Inhumans once future Kings #1
Jean Grey #5
Ms Marvel #21
Old Man Logan #27
Rocket #4
Secret Empire #8
Secret Warriors #5
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #23
Christ.
Action comics #985
Birds of Prey #13
Detective Comics #962
The Flash #28
Gotham Academy #12
Harley Quinn #25
Justice League of America #12
Mister Miracle #1
Red Hood and the Outlaws #13
Suicide Squad #23
Supergirl #12
Superwoman #13
Titans #14
Kill or be killed #11
Low #19
Redlands #1
Wicked and the divine #30
All New Wolverine #23
Amazing Spider-man #31
Captain America Steve Rogers #25
Defenders #4
Edge of Venomverse #4
Generations Jean Grey #1
Hulk #9
Inhumans once future Kings #1
Jean Grey #5
Ms Marvel #21
Old Man Logan #27
Rocket #4
Secret Empire #8
Secret Warriors #5
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #23
Christ.
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