We have such an amazing track record with book clubs, how could anyone have seen this coming?
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We have such an amazing track record with book clubs, how could anyone have seen this coming?
Freezasaurus
Member
It might work better for other communities with attention spans > 5 minutes.
black science putting Yoda to sleep. I'm eight issues in, my main complaint is not liking any of the characters too.
BKatastrophe
Member
Damn...
People don't like being told when to read. Reading comics is meant to be enjoyable. Reading for a book club makes me feel like I am on he clock and puts me under pressure to look at it critically.
Oh and I read 10-15 comics a day, it's not an attention span thing.
Calcium
Banned
Nah, Yoda loves him some Black Science. He is most disappointed in you guys for the hate.
I can see where that would be a valid complaint. I enjoyed the dysfunctional cast, though.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I'm still reading it. But it if I had to cut 5 books from my subscription list there is a decent chance it would be one of them.
I really like Black Science from the first three trades, since I like reality hopping stuff. Sure, the characters aren't "likeable," but they're not really meant to be far as I can tell and it doesn't bug me at all.
Oh well, at least I still have the last Smash characters coming as a nice birthday present thanks to it randomly falling on today...
Edit: On the book club, I read a lot each day and I wouldn't like limiting myself, so if it's still alive then, I'll probably pop in near the end and read it all then, once I'm done with Lucifer...
Oh well, at least I still have the last Smash characters coming as a nice birthday present thanks to it randomly falling on today...
Edit: On the book club, I read a lot each day and I wouldn't like limiting myself, so if it's still alive then, I'll probably pop in near the end and read it all then, once I'm done with Lucifer...
Action Comics #49 - Pretty Average stuff for Pak and Kuder who are usually a top tier Superman team. There's five issues left in this story so it can pick up but i'm not sure what Vandal Savage's final plan seems to be.
Batgirl #48 - This was a really great issue on both the writing and art fronts. We finally see Batwing back in costume timed perfectly too his appearance in Bad Blood, and we see the whole Gambit of the Babs world teaming up. The book dide a great job of book ending the issue with two action sequences and having the more slice of life stuff in the middle and connecting all three pieces to the puzzle. The only thing I was confused about was toward the end
Babs sees Fugue as Greg, but I can't tell if that is the real greg despite the last few issues pointing to him being the big bad.
BrokenFiction
Member
Alonso talks Civil War II:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...next-big-event-civil-war-ii/?tid=ss_tw-bottom
Not only do the sides not match to each character's personality that's been developed over the years, the lack of planning on this screams disaster.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...next-big-event-civil-war-ii/?tid=ss_tw-bottom
Not only do the sides not match to each character's personality that's been developed over the years, the lack of planning on this screams disaster.
ThyMusicMan
Member
Touché,,, I can agree with some of what you say..
I know at one point I even said the same thing,, about the story being all over the place,, bit confusing at times.
The art is stellar tho imo. Main reason I cant let go,,, plus Remender is a cool ass dude,, and writes some awesome chit
I actually really liked the second issue of God World (#18). I thought it was fantastic and fascinating. One of my favorites. I need to reread to give my specifics why I liked it so much,, But I just remember really digging that issue a lot.
I feel like the God World arc should have come sooner in Black Science, certainly the character work at least. It's actually kept me on-board till the end of the arc when I was close to dropping it to trade-wait status. I'm more conflicted about Grant now than at any other point where it became outright dislike (see the cliffhanger from when the series was on a break).
Still finding it hard to believe he would get involved in
I guess there's still a few more layers to be peeled back and knots to be untangled in that... whole mess.
Still finding it hard to believe he would get involved in
an adulterous relationship after seeing and experiencing the effects and disastrous consequences with his own mother and father.
BKatastrophe
Member
"We don't think things through." -Axel Alonso, 20XX
Poodlestrike
Banned
Batman & Robin Eternal had some interesting developments this week, not all of which I'm a fan of. I really feel like a huge part of the appeal of
takes away from that, IMO. Still, the rest of the issue was quite good.
Harper was that she was totally unrelated to all this; just a kid who some brains who stumbled onto the Bat and took it upon herself to get involved. Having her mother be killed by Bat-related shenanigans
BossDarkseid
Member
I feel like that Alonso quote could already be the basis for March's OT title..
my name is ed
Banned
Bendis went from selling 2k per month to Marvel's golden boy super quick
Scott Snyder came up in comics very quick even if he was a prose writer first iirc
BKatastrophe
Member
Or a lot of Marvel, really
Depends on if you're talking about terribly written characters, or characters written to be terrible.
ThyMusicMan
Member
Lol,, from what I gathered with talking to Remender,, and reading what he puts out... get used to him beating the shit out of his characters,, in many different ways
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
In this case, definitely the latter.
Deadly Class has thought me not to get attached, it will lead to heartbreak.
I am too invested in Low, any deaths in the main cast would destroy me.
Freezasaurus
Member
Awesome, wouldn't want it to overstay its welcome but glad its gonna get 12. Fantastic book.
Freezasaurus
Member
Mmmmmm. Whole series in one nice Vision OHC. Daddy like.
*Mommy like
Calcium
Banned
Prepare to be destroyed, then. I wouldn't consider anyone completely safe in that book.
Poodlestrike
Banned
That book gets realer and realer every month. Can only imagine what the last issue is gonna be like.
Oh I know this and they have already been through so much. If they kill either of the girls and leave Stel alive, it will destroy me. The theme of hope above all else is so ripe for Remender to crush. I love that book.
While I don't like most of the people in Deadly Class, I find every one of them really interesting. In my opinion Willie is the only one who isnt a complete asshole. He seems to be a boy in over his head. He is always caught up in high school bullshit and then tries to act the hardass. The rest of them are so much more messed up. That said I haven't read the most recent issue so maybe Willie does some crazy shit but it would be out of his character. He is a chicken shit.
weird-ass way to spell "The Ultimates"
Coffee Dog
Banned
Venom Blast is now so out of control I'm considering it out of character for Tony Stark to not kidnap the kid and run tests on him all day.
Miles truly is the One Punch Man.
Miles truly is the One Punch Man.
my name is ed
Banned
Miles turning into OPM would be great. I'd have no problem with that <33
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Fucked up teenagers are the best teenagers. There not trying to hide how fucked up they are. I can relate a lot to these characters minus being a sociopath and having thoughts of a herpes family.
Y'all are funny.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yeah.
It's funny, in any other medium I wouldn't touch a story like Vision with a 10 foot pole; usually I lean much more towards lighthearted fair. But with comics, this just grabs me.
Coffee Dog
Banned
The Vision is incredible. I honestly don't know how to make this story 12 issues at this consistently amazing quality, but if King manages it the book will be one of my favorite Marvel books ever.
whatsinaname
Member
So I hear IST is really quick with picking and shipping orders?
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
So I hear IST is really quick with picking and shipping orders?
Where'd you hear that?
Where'd you hear that?
Mine already shipped.
Now to wait for it to hurry up and arrive so Superior Foes can also most likely sit in my backlog for at least a month before I get to it because that always happens!
So I hear IST is really quick with picking and shipping orders?
This is trolling right?
What is it about Vision that turns you off?
I think you should read :
A-Force
Spidey (not amazing spider-man)
Totally Awesome hulk
They are used to torture good honest people.