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[Kipp]

for $30 i'd totally get that X-Force omni just to see what's up. i can't justify that though because I found the X-Statix omni for $30 and i don't have that.

Lol. Don't tempt me. If I buy it, I'll feel compelled to actually read it. The idea of having almost a thousand pages of 90s craziness does have its appeal though. Haha
Maybe sometime when I don't have too many other great things I still want to buy. Haha. For the same $30, I could buy a Criminal Deluxe Edition, Hellboy Library Edition, Fear Agent Library Edition, Remender's Punisher omnibus, Aaron's Wolverine omnibus, etc.

But yeah, man. Get that X-Statix omnibus.

 

[La Maquinon]

Ok, this is probably the stupidest question, but I'm curious about Daredevil's nickname. I've never read any Daredevil, though eventually I'll read vol 1 of the current series, which I have sitting on my shelf. So.. The Man Without Fear. Is it just a cool sounding nickname for a guy who beats up baddies? Or is he genuinely fearless in character?

 

[KoruptData]

Ok, this is probably the stupidest question, but I'm curious about Daredevil's nickname. I've never read any Daredevil, though eventually I'll read vol 1 of the current series, which I have sitting on my shelf. So.. The Man Without Fear. Is it just a cool sounding nickname for a guy who beats up baddies? Or is he genuinely fearless in character?

Well, he is blind, so everything he does has to be in spite of fear.

 

[arkon]

Ok, this is probably the stupidest question, but I'm curious about Daredevil's nickname. I've never read any Daredevil, though eventually I'll read vol 1 of the current series, which I have sitting on my shelf. So.. The Man Without Fear. Is it just a cool sounding nickname for a guy who beats up baddies? Or is he genuinely fearless in character?

It's because his costume is a red suit with horns. You can't get more fearless than that.

 

[sca2511]

I know some of y'all live in the Bay Area. HOLLA!

HOLLAAA

 

[La Maquinon]

It's because his costume is a red suit with horns. You can't get more fearless than that.

Ha! Fair enough.

 

[Anticitizen One]

Haha, man, I'd ask you if you were Rob Liefeld but we all know Rafa is.

He did nothing for the new52 aside from start shit with Scott Snyder and continue his reign of mediocrity.

His Deathstroke run was arguably the best in the characters history

 

[Anticitizen One]

Hnnngh, X-force omnibus or walking dead compendium.... Choices choices...

X-Force its a very fun read. Walking dead is played out.

 

[doniewhalberg]

His Deathstroke run was arguably the best in the characters history

Omg Rob its you

So there's a comics-gaf meet happening? When are you guys all booking your tickets to Scotland then??

It's funny to see the 90s chat come up. Obviously it's all terrible but I have boxes and boxes of that stuff in my parent's loft, from when I was a kid. Clone Wars, AoA....I even have full runs of stuff like Youngblood strikefile with Jae Lee on art in the first few issues and Prophet with Dixon and Platt haha. And New Men, with Eric Stephenson writing ha! It had it's place I guess, we all have to start somewhere and for kids at least. Not enough stupid muscley pouchey superhero books for kids any more.

 

[vocab]

East of West volume 2 and FBP volume 1 on the same day? Damn.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

I've got a 20 hour train ride tomorrow (and a week later on the way back) and wanted to know of some suggestions of a good series I can comfortably dig into and potentially finish. One thing I was leaning towards was Spurrier's X-Men: Legacy since I loved six-gun gorilla. I've also never read Astonishing X-Men, but I'm not sure if that's available digitially. I was also thinking Scalped but I'm holding out hope that they will release a deluxe edition, as in general I prefer to read physical but I'll be reading this on my HD+.

Anyone have any suggestions? For taste, here are some of my favorites: Blankets, Unwritten, Criminal, Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Aaron's Thor, Zero, Lazarus, Nowhere Men, Sex Criminals, Trillium...

Personally I would find a cheaper way to spend 20 hours some of the series you've been recommended would cost you $100 to catch up on!

I say read a word-book. Maybe about comics. Ten Cent Plague or Supergods.

 

[doniewhalberg]

I say read a word-book.

This is probably the best idea. Get the first 2-3 Dark Tower books and watch everything melt away around you. There are other worlds than these.

 

[Tizoc]

Batman 28

Spoiler

Ummm WTF is up with that ending? OK issue IMO

She-Hulk #1
Good issue, looking forward to more.

Transformers: Robots in Disguise 26
Hmm rather rushed in the end but overall some good moments.
Rodimus reminding Orion of why Optimus Prime is so great was fnatastic, loved that page and it embodied everything about the character.
The final parts were interesting

Spoiler

it just HAS to be about Unicron, the character hasn't been brought up since the IDW comic series started near a decade ago.
That or something else entirely.

These 2 panels were great though (prob. a spoiler?)
Dat face.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Batman 28

Spoiler

Ummm WTF is up with that ending? OK issue IMO

She-Hulk #1
Good issue, looking forward to more.

Transformers: Robots in Disguise 26
Hmm rather rushed in the end but overall some good moments.
Rodimus reminding Orion of why Optimus Prime is so great was fnatastic, loved that page and it embodied everything about the character.
The final parts were interesting

Spoiler

it just HAS to be about Unicron, the character hasn't been brought up since the IDW comic series started near a decade ago.
That or something else entirely.

These 2 panels were great though (prob. a spoiler?)
Dat face.

Thats actually why the IDW's transformers are so amazing in my opinion.

Spoiler

They haven't even hinted at Unicron, and its been really interesting. Though it would be really cool to find out Unicrons is who is running shockwave from behind the scenes, I really don't think he is working for anyone at this point. Also you got to give them credit for flushing Megatron's character to the point him helping win the war makes sense

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Ok, this is probably the stupidest question, but I'm curious about Daredevil's nickname. I've never read any Daredevil, though eventually I'll read vol 1 of the current series, which I have sitting on my shelf. So.. The Man Without Fear. Is it just a cool sounding nickname for a guy who beats up baddies? Or is he genuinely fearless in character?

Matt Murdoch was bullied and called a Daredevil as a child.

 

[ThyMusicMan]

Just read the first Afterlife with Archie I had sitting on a pile and it was pretty good. I'm sure there is some nostalgia in there as I grew up reading Archie comics. Anyone know if there is a planned end or if it will just keep going? If it is a reasonable length series that they have planned out then I'll subscribe for sure but I just don't have much faith in an open ended story to read it very month.

This is my shit,, great covers/art/story/colors/paper/francavilla

I don't know how planned it is, I believe the first arc is 5 issues. Seems to be doing pretty well with all these 2nd printings coming out. Hopefully it keeps up for awhile and stays strong.

 

[ThyMusicMan]

Nerdiest gang fight ever.
It'd be pretty interesting to meet some of crazies.. err regulars in these threads.

I just pictured a big brawl like in the movie Anchor Man with the different news crews,,, ill bring my trident. haha

 

[Messi]

I started back into comics last July with 2 trades and an issue of Deadpool (the iron Fist and Luke cage one) now I pull 40-50 books a month. This hobby sure is a grower.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

I started back into comics last July with 2 trades and an issue of Deadpool (the iron Fist and Luke cage one) now I pull 40-50 books a month. This hobby sure is a grower.

You're our very own cautionary tale

 

[Messi]

You're our very own cautionary tale

It's you guys who caused the rapid uptake of books. You are all recommending books every month and I pick them up and never drop them lol

 

[tim1138]

It's you guys who caused the rapid uptake of books. You are all recommending books every month and I pick them up and never drop them lol

These seems appropriate...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Elr5K2Vuo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[dan2026]

These 2 panels were great though (prob. a spoiler?)
Dat face.

Megatron is so great. He's still a bastard, but you can tell he does care about 'his' people. He started off with the best intentions (kinda) but after a million years of war things have got somewhat blurred.

 

[Rrongfield]

Megatron is so great. He's still a bastard, but you can tell he does care about 'his' people. He started off with the best intentions (kinda) but after a million years of war things have got somewhat blurred.

Shockwave must be planning something HUGE for it to lead to (solicits spoilers)

Spoiler

both the Autobots returning to Earth and a Megatron led Lost Light urgently looking for the Knights.

But I doubt Unicron is behind this.

 

[SpiderJerusalem]

omg at that Batman

Spoiler

finally! I don't want to go back to Zero Year

 

[Messi]

omg at that Batman

Spoiler

finally! I don't want to go back to Zero Year

Too bad Motherfucker. You are going back and you will like it.

 

[ThyMusicMan]

HAHA! ^ (messi),, well put.

Just read the first 4 issues of DrumHellar,, took a couple issues to get some sort of an idea of what the hells going on . lol
Pretty cool tho, decent art some cool colors, weird but interesting story.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

HAHA! ^ (messi),, well put.

Just read the first 4 issues of DrumHellar,, took a couple issues to get some sort of an idea of what the hells going on . lol
Pretty cool tho, decent art some cool colors, weird but interesting story.

I have no idea what is going on or what the narrative tension is supposed to be...

 

[monome]

omg at that Batman

Spoiler

finally! I don't want to go back to Zero Year

I don't understand how one can like #28 over any Zero Year issue published.

And I was a hater. And I love those future spoliers etc...but I don't know. It wasn't lame but rather uncalled for and unsuprising and not gripping.

 

[Filthy Slug]

I don't understand how one can like #28 over any Zero Year issue published.

And I was a hater. And I love those future spoliers etc...but I don't know. It wasn't lame but rather uncalled for and unsuprising and not gripping.

I will say that I definitely loved that page with Bluebird hooking to that grappling line with her boot. I know the point of that issue was what was in the safe, but the real point is that Bluebird will hopefully be a well-developed, great new Batman character.

As for its release interrupting the best arc of Snyder's Batman so far...yeah, not a good move. Eternal is already a cash-grab with its weekly status, not necessary for a full-price sneak peek.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

A bit into the collaborative effort and some triangles between JRJR and Geoff Johns.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=50891

 

[monome]

I will say that I definitely loved that page with Bluebird hooking to that grappling line with her boot. I know the point of that issue was what was in the safe, but the real point is that Bluebird will hopefully be a well-developed, great new Batman character.

As for its release interrupting the best arc of Snyder's Batman so far...yeah, not a good move. Eternal is already a cash-grab with its weekly status, not necessary for a full-price sneak peek.

I agree with you.

Bluebird should be a fun character as long as Snyder is her tutor.
She might be his Damian.

 

[tim1138]

A bit into the collaborative effort and some triangles between JRJR and Geoff Johns.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=50891

Thanks for the link Rafa. I gotta say, I'm pretty hyped for this, I think this may be Johns next big epic run.

 

[monome]

Thanks for the link Rafa. I gotta say, I'm pretty hyped for this, I think this may be Johns next big epic run.

Supes deserve an epic storyline. and better foes that are not Zod/Doomsday/Brainiac/ThanosDarkseid

 

[Pai Pai Master]

OMG are there any of these Jenny Parks variants for other books? First time I'm seeing them.

 

[doniewhalberg]

Click

I don't think this is the second spider book people were wanting. Slott/Ramon Perez, year one thing that's obviously going to lay in some driving stuff from his early years. Maybe introduce some similar threads to the new movie? Anyway, seems a waste of Slott's time. He keeps saying in his surfer interviews how little time he's got, how busy he is etc.. I can only guess this will set up big things for his new amazing book, or it's kind of random.

 

[monome]

Click

I don't think this is the second spider book people were wanting. Slott/Ramon Perez, year one thing that's obviously going to lay in some driving stuff from his early years. Maybe introduce some similar threads to the new movie? Anyway, seems a waste of Slott's time. He keeps saying in his surfer interviews how little time he's got. I can only guess this will set up big things for his new amazing book, or it's kind of random.

shows how inspired writers are when it comes to Peter Parker.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Yeah, I was considering picking up ASM with #1 but not if they're just going back to treading tired old ground. I'll probably just hold out for the Superior Venom and Goblin Nation TPBs and call it quits with Spidey again for now, was a fun trip while it lasted.

Hopefully they get Slott off Parker at some point and we can get some fresh ideas in there.

 

[SpiderJerusalem]

I don't understand how one can like #28 over any Zero Year issue published.

And I was a hater. And I love those future spoliers etc...but I don't know. It wasn't lame but rather uncalled for and unsuprising and not gripping.

I didn't read the skeleton guy issues in Batman yet, the ones before them lost my interest. I was going to wait until its finished and read it all together because its got that whole I don't remember what happened the month before thing going on for me.

Also it has Nguyen. I like his art more.

 

[Owzers]

i'll be picking up Johns' Superman despite not really liking any of his recent work. Maybe this will be it!

 

[monome]

I didn't read the skeleton guy issues in Batman yet, the ones before them lost my interest. I was going to wait until its finished and read it all together because its got that whole I don't remember what happened the month before thing going on for me.

Also it has Nguyen. I like his art more.

to each his own.

I think Capullo has done incredibly good work in order to push Batman as DC #1 flagship series. while managing the ethos of the Nu52 (more modern, more digital). and he's kept the schedule...

 

[doniewhalberg]

Cover for issue one of the Slott spider-man mini series.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Click

I don't think this is the second spider book people were wanting. Slott/Ramon Perez, year one thing that's obviously going to lay in some driving stuff from his early years. Maybe introduce some similar threads to the new movie? Anyway, seems a waste of Slott's time. He keeps saying in his surfer interviews how little time he's got, how busy he is etc.. I can only guess this will set up big things for his new amazing book, or it's kind of random.

If this is half as good as Untold Tales of Spider-Man itll be worth it. Perez ensures itll at least be pretty

 

[Messi]

I didn't read the skeleton guy issues in Batman yet, the ones before them lost my interest. I was going to wait until its finished and read it all together because its got that whole I don't remember what happened the month before thing going on for me.

Also it has Nguyen. I like his art more.

I wonder if we will get to see what Capullos Selina/Catwoman looks like in the regular Batman book. The best I could find is this:

Which imo is fantastic but I'd love to see what his Selina is like. I'm sure it would be better than Nguyens from Eternal. Not that his is bad I'm just not a fan of it. His bluebird looked cool though.

 

[monome]

I wonder if we will get to see what Capullos Selina/Catwoman looks like in the regular Batman book. The best I could find is this:

wow. thanks for the pic.

 

[Messi]

These were all fantastic just a bit before my time buying Batman. I'd love the Harley(even though the issue was dogshit)/Batgirl and Selina ones

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Cover for issue one of the Slott spider-man mini series.

Impact?

Seriously?

I'm switching to DC.

 

[slightconfuse]

Anyone read Fuse ??

Impressions?

 

[doniewhalberg]

If this is half as good as Untold Tales of Spider-Man itll be worth it. Perez ensures itll at least be pretty

It definitely makes sense, in context of the movie. Come may they'll have one peter book, with the baggage of superior but at least with Elektro, and another peter book set when he was the same age as in the movie, and presumably with plot threads seeded that will lead into the present day amazing book giving readers a hook to follow on to that book. This is a good idea. Just with all the rumours of new spidey 2099 and superior books (and in the face of venom and scarlet spider gone, they'll probably happen), I get the feeling people will be annoyed today when they read "new spidey book announced" and this is it haha. Perez is an amazing artist too.

 

[Filthy Slug]

to each his own.

I think Capullo has done incredibly good work in order to push Batman as DC #1 flagship series. while managing the ethos of the Nu52 (more modern, more digital). and he's kept the schedule...

Capullo is the best artist currently working at DC. The level of quality he hits every month, with no significant delays, is absurd. Preferences can veer wildly on favorite artist there currently (I fucking love Gleason and Sorrentino) but Capullo demands respect. His work ethic is unparalleled. I kept buying Batman because of him, not Snyder, through the end of owls and a large portion of Death of the Family. Zero Year is that team's magnum opus.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Anyone read Fuse ??

Impressions?

Dope!