my name is ed
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Hmm I should pick this up
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COMICS! |OT| February 2016. World of love and strangeness and charm.
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My Carol Hater alarm is going off.
Slayven reyoces!
Ok boys, it's settled, comics are a joy. Yesterday's reads were like a fucking escalation in sequential pleasure. Not the feels I had with my best comics readings of the past, but that was damn closer than it has been for months.
But let's not rush ahead, first there was...
All-New Hawkeye 03 (2015)
And it was fantas... lol, no. It was a marked improvement because something happened (the semblance of a tired plot happened,
) and they dialed the flashback down this time.
And it's not bad. I mean nothing here is particularly bad, it's just clearly and definitely not enough. Try harder. Because some titles are pulverizing you. Read on...
Thor 04 (2015)
Like always with this title, I think there are really good things in it but it's just a little lacking, a little too much written for the trade for me maybe. Or good but flawed, don't know.
But it's cool enough.
The real stars of the show were...
All-New Captain America 06 (2015)
Pure. Unadulterated. Stupid. Fun.
Not groundbreaking by any means, it's just... I think 12-year-old me just fainted. Adventure, action, solid art, it's not revolutionizing anything, but it never wanted to. Just a very well executed helping of spandex action.
Angela, Asgard's Assassin 05 (2015)
Ok, that's it. Mr Kieron Gillen, Mrs Marguerite Bennett, you got me good. I was never an Angela fan and her inclusion in the Marvel universe seemed stupid and unnecessary.
I'm still not sold on the character but the writing team is knocking it out of the park.
They are Out-Thoring Thor.
The Unbeatable Squirrel-Girl 06 (2015)
It took several issues for me to acclimate to the art and I'm not sure North really succeeded in setting up the whole thing and being always interesting. But that, was near perfect. Applauds.
I near laughed out loud ffs ! That's something. So the zoo visit was golden, the Charles X. Avier thing was fun as hell, there is now a lovable and diverse cast...
I can only wish this is the quality level the series will hit now, it would make it a must read in my book.
The night winner was Squirrel-Girl, the zoo, people, the zoo. But it was a pretty crowded night quality wise, at least three super enjoyable books for me. So yeah. CELEBRATION !
But let's not rush ahead, first there was...
All-New Hawkeye 03 (2015)
And it was fantas... lol, no. It was a marked improvement because something happened (the semblance of a tired plot happened,
'something is rotten in the land of Shield'. Novel ! Avant-garde !
And it's not bad. I mean nothing here is particularly bad, it's just clearly and definitely not enough. Try harder. Because some titles are pulverizing you. Read on...
Thor 04 (2015)
Like always with this title, I think there are really good things in it but it's just a little lacking, a little too much written for the trade for me maybe. Or good but flawed, don't know.
But it's cool enough.
The real stars of the show were...
All-New Captain America 06 (2015)
Pure. Unadulterated. Stupid. Fun.
Not groundbreaking by any means, it's just... I think 12-year-old me just fainted. Adventure, action, solid art, it's not revolutionizing anything, but it never wanted to. Just a very well executed helping of spandex action.
Angela, Asgard's Assassin 05 (2015)
Ok, that's it. Mr Kieron Gillen, Mrs Marguerite Bennett, you got me good. I was never an Angela fan and her inclusion in the Marvel universe seemed stupid and unnecessary.
I'm still not sold on the character but the writing team is knocking it out of the park.
They are Out-Thoring Thor.
The Unbeatable Squirrel-Girl 06 (2015)
It took several issues for me to acclimate to the art and I'm not sure North really succeeded in setting up the whole thing and being always interesting. But that, was near perfect. Applauds.
I near laughed out loud ffs ! That's something. So the zoo visit was golden, the Charles X. Avier thing was fun as hell, there is now a lovable and diverse cast...
I can only wish this is the quality level the series will hit now, it would make it a must read in my book.
The night winner was Squirrel-Girl, the zoo, people, the zoo. But it was a pretty crowded night quality wise, at least three super enjoyable books for me. So yeah. CELEBRATION !
Calcium
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BKatastrophe
Member
Pretty much. Strip away his powers and he's really just a guy doing what he thinks is right
ElBoxyBrown
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Freezasaurus
Member
Because he's an illegal alien. Alien in this case being quite literal.
Was the statement about this one Superman Mini that is currently releasing? Then I understand what the idea behind the statement was.
Yup. I mean, Trump is basically Luthor without the genius. Lex would also build a wall!
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Made sense to his Jewish American creators.
If we look at it through that lens then Superman isn't so much a stand-in for an immigrant as he is a fantasy about Jewish assimilation.
Clark is the pure definition of someone who had his bubble pop, despite living as a human his whole life once he comes out as Superman dude has his bubble burst.
OK, in that way it really makes sense to me
BKatastrophe
Member
He's technically human.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
He's the ultimate power fantasy. Is rich enough to do literally anything but his brooding nature makes it seem like "oh, it's not like he enjoys being rich"
But as a character?
BKatastrophe
Member
I don't
Poodlestrike
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We've all felt small and powerless at times. Fantasizing about being able to take power with our own hands is enormously appealing, and his rigid moral code (well, in most cases) serves as a barrier against some of the more... negative implications of such an action.
my name is ed
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I, for one, like my parents and would not like them killed in an alley.
This.
TetraxShards
Member
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
You can be like Terry. Only his father died.
But Superman lost his entire race
Meh. That's not surprising. Now people identifying with Frank Castle, well.....
Even Trump supporters needs a comic hero to look up unto.
Poodlestrike
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SNAP!!!!
This reminds me of that thing in All Star where Lex says something like "I could've saved the world if you weren't here" and Superman responds by saying if saving the world mattered to Lex, he would have done it a long time ago
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Of course there's a difference between identifying and liking a character.
BKatastrophe
Member
Sibersk Esto
Banned
The point of the character is that he doesn't
As a Trump supporter, i think he does and am not interested in looking into things further.
If i wrote a Punisher comic, he would.
BKatastrophe
Member
The thing is, on the one hand Lex has a point: Because Superman can do everything, Lex sees him as something the human race will rely too much on, stagnating and no longer growing. That's the side of Lex that people see and go, "Oh. The man has a point." On the other hand, he's a greedy megalomaniac who hates Superman because he has more power. Then he decides to pout in a corner going "No but look at me tho."
Freezasaurus
Member
Just read it this weekend. Really great series.
Was gonna get it for that price but it doubles with shipping to Ireland.
Freezasaurus
Member
I bought it when it was $25 on IST the other week.