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That would make me RAGE.
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COMICS! |OT| February 2013. How can it be called a "SUPER Bowl" when nobody can fly?
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That would make me RAGE.
Freezasaurus
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Has anyone been reading Green Lantern? I haven't picked it up since the reboot happened, but I'm thinking about getting into it again. Is it worth it?
Yeah it's still worth it. Hasn't hit the highs that it did pre-New 52, but there have been good stories.
Corps has been pretty great since the start if you're a fan of John and Guy. They both go thru some pretty awesome shit so I won't spoil anything.
The main GL book has been weird. Mostly Sinestro/Hal stuff at the start but the last half year has been almost all this new Lantern Baz. I haven't enjoyed it too much if I'm being honest, but it's still worth a read if you like GL at all.
New Guardians was pretty slow for the first year, but in the last couple months I've liked it a lot. Kyle's been on a Last Airbender quest to master all the emotions. It's been the most unorthodox of all the books, but pretty enjoyable.
Red Lanterns I find terrible. I haven't liked it since it started and it seems to just be getting more and more useless.
Its only way to make sense of everyone coming back other than rich. Hell there might even be a heroic sacrifice to gauge how he got infected as well. But marvel is pushing the second coming of Sam Alexander Loeb, and there's no place for nova prime
With Loeb, always expect the worse. Like the Millar rule with original titles, but less severe
Freezasaurus
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Thanks for the rundown.
DC seemed to get a bit carried away with the Lantern titles when the reboot happened. Four per month seems a bit excessive.
Well next to Batman it's probably their biggest franchise. Supes doesn't even seem to matter anymore(until Man of Steel comes out, of course).
I like the Red Lanterns. They awaken some ancient cosmic horror, if sneaks up on them, and they're all like.."uhmm...where did that come from?" Very nonplussed, like you'd expect non-hero anti-villains to be. Very "another day at the office" and I appreciate that. Not, "omg, lets ring sling and have a page full of the green dudes of M.U.S.C.L.E. or something", just "hey guys, we need to clean out the fridge, it's trying to kill us."
the Green Lantern books, they were better before the new 52, and they're retreading old bullshit now, but some of the stories are good, if the themes behind them are a little stale. Blah blah blah, pesky illogical humans, blah blah emotional spectrum bullshit, who watches the watchers, etc. But Baz, I fuckin like that dude.
the Green Lantern books, they were better before the new 52, and they're retreading old bullshit now, but some of the stories are good, if the themes behind them are a little stale. Blah blah blah, pesky illogical humans, blah blah emotional spectrum bullshit, who watches the watchers, etc. But Baz, I fuckin like that dude.
Marvel has the characters that people will always want.
DC has Batman and maybe Supes. The rest ebb and flow with time it seems.
Supermanisdead
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maybe DC should bring back their most successful batgirl???
DC seems to be folding in a weird direction. And this all seems like a large project rather than a long term decision to me. Or maybe its the handling of the staff that makes it feel like the higher ups are playing this by ear
TheKaeptain
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Wait, that's Starlord? He looks like some lame character that would be in the Venture Bros.
slightconfuse
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Wasp as captain Marvel?
TheKaeptain
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Scars are the new patches.
So excited for this to come back whenever the hell that happens to be.
Supermanisdead
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That Age of Ultron teaser looks so damn garbage. I'm really not looking forward to this event or the Thanos one either.
TheKaeptain
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Damn, it's been a long time since I saw that cover.
Character designs evolve for a reason. I wonder why marvel went back to havoks whack ass costume
I'm thinking these are characters from alternate realities
TheKaeptain
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BRING IT BACK MARVEL!
Anticitizen One
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yet everyone is cheering that they brought back Power Girls old look at DC
That design wasn't so much of a evolution aa such as it was a hot mess. Like the current red robin costume
DC brings back Superman's two tone pants, pretends the New52 never happened, and sales/popularity gets restored.
And Red Robin gives Hawkdude his schtick back.
Jade stays dead though.
And Red Robin gives Hawkdude his schtick back.
Jade stays dead though.
Sometimes the newer designs aren't outdone. PeeGee's still hasn't been done better.
TheKaeptain
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It's not boring like her other one.
Venture Bros returns May 19th.
GrandHarrier
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Some looks stick. Some don't. I personally think the new Red Robin is better (I absolutely HATED the full head cover black mask of old Red Robin; I realize what it is supposed to be, but it's just ass ugly). On the other hand, I thought Power Girl's new look was a good attempt to tone down the cheesecake of the character, but I don't think she needed it; She has always handled her dessert rather well, to the point of being almost iconic.
TheKaeptain
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Did you just say you hated the old Red Robin costume...
GrandHarrier
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Yes. Specifically, I hate his "mask/helm".
WTF is this shit?
I think the versions with his hair exposed are great. But that covering to it just looks so bad to me.
really? you hated the old red robin costume? i wasnt so hot on it at first but it grew on me. the current one still looks like garbage
comedy bomb
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Anticitizen One
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that PG outfit sucks though. Her new 52 suit looks classy but even the 90s outfit was cooler looking:
Storm & Black Panther were together for a long time, and only recently split up. It was almost entirely for political reasons - the people of Wakanda hate the "X-Men" name because during AvX
Pheonix-Force powered Namor flooded Wakanda
Glad you enjoyed that BP story! How goes the rest of the Hickman prep reading?
Its 2 points away from being Batman's helm though.
TheKaeptain
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Isn't that the point?
I know. Which is why I don't get the hate. especially if you like Batmans design.
GrandHarrier
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And the lack of those two "points" is jarring to me.
that PG outfit sucks though. Her new 52 suit looks classy but even the 90s outfit was cooler looking:
Atlantean Power Girl NEVER HAPPENED. Do you understand? NEVER.
Spike Spiegel
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"Thanks, Green Lantern!"
Anticitizen One
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It's still a superior costume and I think the atlantean retcon happened much later
With that 80's headband? Really?
Anticitizen One
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Your nitpicking. Take off the 80s headband and its a great costume
Although personally I don't see why she can't wear the headband. Ms.Marvel's new costume is ruined because she wears that scarf thing around her waist and nobody complains there
Oh and putting Tim Drake in the Kingdom Come costume was such a dumb idea. THIS is Tim Drake:
or this
TheKaeptain
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Bros I will legit cry if Tim dies next week.
Don't go hating on the Captain Marvel costume.
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