Mangoverboard
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Violence was definitley unexpected but it was also a good change, and presumably it was to reflect the 'harshness' of the Flashpoint world. Good movie, good event.
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COMICS! |OT| December 2015. Let's save the world, you and me, together. Ready?
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Somehow Master of Kung Fu #2 slipped by me on this week's update, doubly weird because I loved the first issue. And I loved the second issue aswell! If there's one SW book I wish was it's own thing for a ongoing it's this one, I love what they've done with this universe. Drunk Shang Shi is awesome.
And now back to Superior and his gang of Spidey...minions? Lol
And now back to Superior and his gang of Spidey...minions? Lol
Poodlestrike
Banned
You could probably call the Earth One stuff "what if" or "alternate universe" material as well, though it's a lot less blatant in its comparisons.
AFAIK, JL is just... doing its own thing, canon-wise. They did announce that post-Convergence they were going to dial back the editorial control.
AFAIK, JL is just... doing its own thing, canon-wise. They did announce that post-Convergence they were going to dial back the editorial control.
It was not, he was still inverted when him and Steve were beating each other senseless while the world exploded around them. But of all the excuses to retcon something, I guess Secret Wars is up there as least offense. I mean technically they have care blanche to retcon anything after SW.
TetraxShards
Member
All the superhero ones are, to an extent. Invincible's world has its' own Savage Dragon, Witchblade, etc but they are separate from the main ones.
I like to think they are their own multiverse. Would make for a very interesting Battleworld.
I can remember if it was in the FCBD issue or issue 40 where they hint that it takes place before Convergence.
I'm not gonna lie, I love it every time someone says "I hate time travel" when involved in a time travel story. Sure it's a cheap way of waving some problem away since its usually used to NOT explain a paradox or something, but it cracks me up every time.
That explains why he was being a shitlord. I wonder what Steve's excuse is.
Her voice is too husky. Doesn't sound like Jean to me.
Nice avatar
Has Stegman improved on Uncanny after that awful first issue? It's breaking my brain how good he is every time he's on Superior compared to that first Uncanny Avengers issue.
Also, side note, but Venom (as in Flash) was actually a long series at 42 issues. I stopped at #6 because it was a Spider Island crossover but I need to get bak to it, I liked the first 5 issues (and I don't plan on reading spider island anyway)
Also, side note, but Venom (as in Flash) was actually a long series at 42 issues. I stopped at #6 because it was a Spider Island crossover but I need to get bak to it, I liked the first 5 issues (and I don't plan on reading spider island anyway)
He's gotten a bit better than the first issue but nowhere near Superior. Its quite a letdown.
Thanks! I'll be sure to check out the Batman series. He seems to be the most interesting, fleshed out character of the bunch.
Wow, that link will be super handy. Thanks! To be honest, I'm attracted to Justice because of Alex Ross' amazing artwork, so I'm definitely going to give it a read. I think I read Kingdom Come before, but it's so hazy I have to read it again. Thanks, man, for the suggestions.
What the fuck? Maybe he was also body switched by a villain :3
No, which sucks since his work on Superior was damn good.
Oh shit, I saw this when it was first coming out and forgot about it. So glad I read this comment, even if I'm late in responding. Getting it from my library now.
And also remembered that I still need to read Planetary... Guh, so many comics to read, so little time.
Found out today Black Canary's being delayed a week, boo.
Tony being a prick is nothing new, even with the inversion.
Steve being a stubborn old man who doesn't listen to logic or reason and is driven by his single minded obsession with Tony is also kind of nothing new.
He is just trying out a new style and that takes time.
Yoooo this art by Giuseppe Camuncoli is dope
He is doing fantastic work on the new Amazing Spider-Man. His Mockingbird is dope.
Yoooo this art by Giuseppe Camuncoli is dope
His art on Spider-man in general has been amazing.
Heh, thanks! I like yours too.
Oh fuck he's on Amazing?
Yes sir. His Mockingbird is good too.
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First time I saw this, I'm not gonna lie, I laughed. Then I went "what the hell?", still not angry. Some people on GAF not in ComicGAF found this really not amusing, and I can see why. But I'll never understand the naysayers trying to make that unfunny to the people that found it funny.
Oh fuck he's on Amazing?
Also lol at Otto just fucking clocking Black Cat in the mouth, no chit chat, no zinger, just wam.
Series Artist bro
Look at that lovely Mockingbird. Glad I am not the only one loving that design. He is doing fantastic work even better than superior on Amazing. Just wish I liked his Anna Maria more.
Who is?
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Yeah, Camuncoli's good. Huge step up from Ramos.
Bobbi is Parker Industries' SHIELD liaison, not the other way around iirc. It's why she cracked wise about Peter owing her a raise when he rehires her.
A lot of what I liked last year is still good (Transformers vs. GI Joe, Deadly Class, Stray Bullets) or I fell behind on (Sothern Bastards, WicDiv, Ms. Marvel) so I wont go over those. Here are 6ish comics I liked, 2 Im ambivalent about, and 1 I hated so it's not so much a top whatever so much as a year in review of comics that made me Think about things. A lot of it skews recent (i.e. the last 6 months), but that's the nature of these things sometimes
Al Ewing and Alan Davis comics (a.k.a Ultron Forever + Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders) - As far as capes go, Ewing is the most naturally talented writer working and Alan Davis is his strongest collaborator since Henry Flint. Between Daviss classicism and Ewings pure storytelling chops, I cant think of 5 issues of any superhero comic better than these this year.
Lose #7 by Michael DeForge - DeForges control over his line is as impeccable his control over his tone, as seen when the longest story here "Movie Star" makes the turn from the serious into the surreal without losing a beat. Theres transformation here, as weve come to expect, but not necessarily a physical one.
Pope Hats #4 by Ethan Rilly - My favourite story here is a 4-pager called Stained Glass, a mediation on perfectionism in art and its role in self-sabotage, but the whole comic is a genuine accomplishment. A cast of loners and lonely people surrounded by people theyve pushed away, but never celebratory in its depiction of them.
Justice League #41-46 By Jason Fabok, Geoff Johns, and Francis Manapul -Darkseid War is good dumb Geoff Johns comics instead of the bad dumb Geoff Johns comics its been. A big part of it is Jason Fabok, whose Finchian influences belie a strong figure artist and storyteller underneath but Johns is also genuinely stepping his game up in these issues.
The Humans #3-10 by Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Seely - As much as it works as a po-faced depiction of trauma and its effect on the people around you, The Humans is really about three things: fucking shit up, getting fucked up, and Tom Neelys fantastically rendered (and hand lettered!) carnage. Humans For Life! Humans Till Deth!
All Star Section Eight #1-6 by John McCrea and Garth Ennis - Hilarious, scathing, depressing, and genuinely affecting all at once. The Phantom rapping fun of Vertigo comics before pleading the DC trade department with Etrigan to bring the Ennis/McCrea Demon run back into print might be the actual funniest thing in the world.
Tokyo Ghost #1-3 Rick Remender and Sean Murphy - Despite my adoration of Uncanny Avengers and Deadly Class last year, I find myself conflicted about Remenders Image sci-fi work. The broadness of his writing works for superheroics and teenage angst, but fares less well out the mouths of what are supposed to be adults. Very little of the social satire stuff in Tokyo Ghost works for me. Meanwhile, Debbie and Leds relationship is fairly engaging even though Debbies attachment to Led given how he is in the first two issues is pretty odd. The third issue is the best because it shows you why they're together, but Im still fairly mixed about it as a whole so far, even with Murphy bringing the business.
The Fade Out #4-11 Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker - Im super into Karina Longworths Hollywood podcast at the moment and have also caught up with The Fade Out in large part because of that. And The Fade Out is basically that, really sleazy studio bosses, fixers, closeted male stars, people losing their souls trying to make it in the big time, etc the real people that the fictional characters are based on are obvious. I like the comic, but theres a way in which the fiction is weirdly less interesting than the reality here.
Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 by Many Hands - Depressing on every level. Frank Miller is special within the history of mainstream comics in that he achieved critical and financial success early enough that he had the freedom to choose his projects. Theres very little in his body of work that you could point out as fluff theres no Ditko drawing Micronauts or Moore writing Violator in there for example and even his failures are worth reading because theyre clearly and recognizably him. Both Dark Knight books, whatever you think of them, work because its a single writer and artist (with ample help from Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley) pursuing a unified aesthetic vision. With Dark Knight III: The Master Race, you have no trace of Frank Miller: one of the greatest cartoonists of all time nor Frank Miller: one of the greatest collaborators of all time. You have Brian Azzarello and Andy Kubert turning the Dark fucking Knight into an 8-issue event comic complete with tie-ins. Its boring and Id rather read Holy Terror 2: Elektraboogaloo than what can only hope to amount to a competent Batman comic at its best.
Al Ewing and Alan Davis comics (a.k.a Ultron Forever + Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders) - As far as capes go, Ewing is the most naturally talented writer working and Alan Davis is his strongest collaborator since Henry Flint. Between Daviss classicism and Ewings pure storytelling chops, I cant think of 5 issues of any superhero comic better than these this year.
Lose #7 by Michael DeForge - DeForges control over his line is as impeccable his control over his tone, as seen when the longest story here "Movie Star" makes the turn from the serious into the surreal without losing a beat. Theres transformation here, as weve come to expect, but not necessarily a physical one.
Pope Hats #4 by Ethan Rilly - My favourite story here is a 4-pager called Stained Glass, a mediation on perfectionism in art and its role in self-sabotage, but the whole comic is a genuine accomplishment. A cast of loners and lonely people surrounded by people theyve pushed away, but never celebratory in its depiction of them.
Justice League #41-46 By Jason Fabok, Geoff Johns, and Francis Manapul -Darkseid War is good dumb Geoff Johns comics instead of the bad dumb Geoff Johns comics its been. A big part of it is Jason Fabok, whose Finchian influences belie a strong figure artist and storyteller underneath but Johns is also genuinely stepping his game up in these issues.
The Humans #3-10 by Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Seely - As much as it works as a po-faced depiction of trauma and its effect on the people around you, The Humans is really about three things: fucking shit up, getting fucked up, and Tom Neelys fantastically rendered (and hand lettered!) carnage. Humans For Life! Humans Till Deth!
All Star Section Eight #1-6 by John McCrea and Garth Ennis - Hilarious, scathing, depressing, and genuinely affecting all at once. The Phantom rapping fun of Vertigo comics before pleading the DC trade department with Etrigan to bring the Ennis/McCrea Demon run back into print might be the actual funniest thing in the world.
Tokyo Ghost #1-3 Rick Remender and Sean Murphy - Despite my adoration of Uncanny Avengers and Deadly Class last year, I find myself conflicted about Remenders Image sci-fi work. The broadness of his writing works for superheroics and teenage angst, but fares less well out the mouths of what are supposed to be adults. Very little of the social satire stuff in Tokyo Ghost works for me. Meanwhile, Debbie and Leds relationship is fairly engaging even though Debbies attachment to Led given how he is in the first two issues is pretty odd. The third issue is the best because it shows you why they're together, but Im still fairly mixed about it as a whole so far, even with Murphy bringing the business.
The Fade Out #4-11 Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker - Im super into Karina Longworths Hollywood podcast at the moment and have also caught up with The Fade Out in large part because of that. And The Fade Out is basically that, really sleazy studio bosses, fixers, closeted male stars, people losing their souls trying to make it in the big time, etc the real people that the fictional characters are based on are obvious. I like the comic, but theres a way in which the fiction is weirdly less interesting than the reality here.
Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 by Many Hands - Depressing on every level. Frank Miller is special within the history of mainstream comics in that he achieved critical and financial success early enough that he had the freedom to choose his projects. Theres very little in his body of work that you could point out as fluff theres no Ditko drawing Micronauts or Moore writing Violator in there for example and even his failures are worth reading because theyre clearly and recognizably him. Both Dark Knight books, whatever you think of them, work because its a single writer and artist (with ample help from Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley) pursuing a unified aesthetic vision. With Dark Knight III: The Master Race, you have no trace of Frank Miller: one of the greatest cartoonists of all time nor Frank Miller: one of the greatest collaborators of all time. You have Brian Azzarello and Andy Kubert turning the Dark fucking Knight into an 8-issue event comic complete with tie-ins. Its boring and Id rather read Holy Terror 2: Elektraboogaloo than what can only hope to amount to a competent Batman comic at its best.
Yet...totally adorable.
I read Silk #1. That was fun. Nice to see more Mockingbird, like that she is more active in books since agents of shield. Art was lovely as usual.
Freezasaurus
Member
Now do you see, Messi? We weren't lying to you.
She is not all the way good either. She has anger problems and is clearly leaning into black cats charms imo. She will trust black cat fairly soon.
TheDarkKnight774
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Some Star Wars CMX sales.
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Collections
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1st issues
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Collections
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One day sale
https://www.comixology.com/Star-Wars-One-Day-Sale/page/9093?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC90YWJsZXQvc21hbGxDYXJvdXNlbA