BKatastrophe
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COMICS! |OT| February 2016. World of love and strangeness and charm.
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Well, it worked.
Future Foundation
Member
This...isn't that. Or at least it doesn't seem like it. Part of that is Axel saying that they planned this out in months, whereas Hickman spent years (and multiple comic runs) getting everything set for Secret Wars.
I'll give it a chance, but I'm not expecting something like that.
WadiumArcadium
Member
I read Grant Morrison's Batman run up to Batman and Robin last year and I'd definitely recommend that. Still need to finish up with Batman Inc.
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lol...why is Thanos in the middle of the streets. Not excited about another event in 3 months
All of the New 52 volumes thus far are excellent, so I would start at volume 1 and go from there.
Beyond that, The Black Mirror is pretty much essential Batman reading, I enjoyed Hush and Heart of Hush a lot, and there are many others I can't really remember right now.
Snakethesniper
Member
Not necessarily modern stuff, I'm ok with the classic ones, like Year one etc.
I actually started long time ago with the new 52 volumes but then I didn't continue, not because I didn't like it, it was for the money.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Batman Volume 7 came in the post today. DC had to change the spine design after six volumes didn't they? The swines.
my name is ed
Banned
Siege wasnt bad. Average ish if you ask me. Fraction wrote Fear Itself.
And it was really bad
Bendis
Remender
Fraction
Brubaker
Aaron
Millar
Pak
All very solid writers who wrote poor Marvel events. Hickman is the only one to survive the editorial dip in quality. Maybe it's just that Marvel events are inherently difficult to write a good narrative for?
Bendis has just been the executor for more of them. The list of poorly received events gets much longer if you include line wide events and probably includes one of your favorite writers.
whatsinaname
Member
How bad is it?
(And wasn't v3 a completely different colour also?)
What events would you say were well received in general?
WadiumArcadium
Member
Death of the Family was white instead of black, but the design was still the same. They've replaced the blue bit at the top with an image of the cover and the font's different as well.
It looks fine, it's just nice when they stick with the same design for the set, especially seeing it'll be over soon.
whatsinaname
Member
Ugh. I can understand if there was a change in imprint/publisher, but this is just shitty.
It is definitely nice to have the same design.
BKatastrophe
Member
Hickman's Secret Wars.
Infinity Gauntlet
Infinity
I've never heard anyone complain about House of M...
Simply Sarah
Member
If only I could remember who wrote House of M.
Freezasaurus
Member
I'm as amazed as anyone that they stuck the landing on that one, which is really the difficult part as far as Marvel events are concerned.
They just want to have something in print to try and capture sales from some of the MCU fans after they see the new Captain America movie. On paper, the plot sounds really stupid. They're essentially having a Minority Report debate.
Not sure if I'd agree. Like a lot of Marvel events, it started off really well and then turned to shit by the end.
I wanna say it was Bendis.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
How would you feel if I told I though AvX was alright?
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Oh look, it's that incredibly huge threat that got one-paneled a few months ago.
Secret Wars is Marvel's equivalent to Final Crisis right? Company wide event that was advertised as having a large impact on the universe, but whose final mainline titles ended up releasing after books that took place after the event. Also, based on what I've read, the ending seems like something that would have come from the Morrison trick bag. If so, I'm definitely going to buy the collection. I loved Final Crisis, faults and all.
Not a big fan of Infinity. I'd definitely put Siege above it, and honestly probably even the original Civil War.
Re: Fear Itself - agreed here. Good buildup, no payoff.
The Enchanter
Neo Member
What are peoples views on Mirror? Lim's art totally drew me in on the Image promo, though when I read the sample panels I found it a little hard to follow.
It looks pretty gorgeous and dreamlike though.
It looks pretty gorgeous and dreamlike though.
Freezasaurus
Member
Speaking of crappy events, what about Original Sin? The only good thing to come out of that stinker was that we got to see the Orb again.
Speaking of crappy events, what about Original Sin? The only good thing to come out of that stinker was that we got to see the Orb again.
I still have no fucking idea who Dr. Midas and Exterminatrix are.
I thought Fear Itself was fine but the escalation from Sin becoming Red Skull to becoming Skadi took place too quickly and being a big crossover took away from the Bucky /Sin rivalry that could have been. Instead he gets the uniform back after the Trial of Captain America and gets wrecked by Skadi.
I guess but it was amazing from start to finish.
The same guy who just got done writing Uncanny, All New X-men and Miles-Man. Currently on one of the best ANAD books.
Freezasaurus
Member
I actually saw the Wonder Woman Vol.7 hardcover today, and they did the same thing there. I think DiDio just loves doing shit like this.
I really liked his xmen and guardians books. Trial of Jean Grey was awesome.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Freezasaurus
Member
It happens to everyone.
Image seems to have stayed away from this problem with their OHCs.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I wish I could buy Batman Vol. 6 for Scalera's art in #34 but fuck those fillers.
Freezasaurus
Member
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
What? You no like Clayface arc?
You just reminded me that Snyder wrote a Clayface arc.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Late to this, but I'd definitely recommend Court of Owls. Hush is okay, Heart of Hush is better, but ultimately the character kind of feels... same-y in all of their appearances and storylines. It's like Bane's problem, where he's stuck in an infinite retelling of Knightfall, but moreso because even Bane has some cool stuff outside of that. Hush has pretty much one move.
Court of Owls is fantastic stuff, as is the rest of the New 52 run.
Not my picture, but:
The new design is way better IMO, but I wish they wouldn't have changed it on current series'.
TetraxShards
Member
Getting into the ComicGAF spirit with XCOM 2:
After all, XCOM is practically a Suicide mission anyway. I made Carol Danvers as well but the screenshot didn't save.
EDIT: Found the Captain:
After all, XCOM is practically a Suicide mission anyway. I made Carol Danvers as well but the screenshot didn't save.
EDIT: Found the Captain:
I'm a whale bro, you're fine.
Snakethesniper
Member
is heart of hush a sequel to Hush?
Yeah
everyone should play Hearthstone instead.
Yes.
It's also better than hush imo