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COMICS!!! |OT| February 2017 All You Need is Love (and Rockets)
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LordOfLore
Banned
Linewide Image sale on CMX using a coupon I got in a mail.
Pretty much, the male writing female ratio is overboard.
Freezasaurus
Member
Sounds lewd.
I don't believe the politics stuff. Because to those people having anything but a white dude is being political. Yeah hulk, thor, and whatever will go back to the status quo. But i don't see them shutting down Black Panther, Ms.America, Ms.Marvel, etc.
Comic fans can be worse then video games nerds with this shit
whatsinaname
Member
Nothing super interesting in this week's IST releases either. Time to save up for some Artists Editions...
LordOfLore
Banned
It just looked like a normal "these are the current sales" mail only for it to end with "Oh, click here for your Image Sale coupon!". Was kinda surprised.Not us people never get these
Edit: Bought 22 issues.
America delivering another win.I don't even get those sales emails
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Think I might pick up Velvet from this one.
Serpentine
Banned
The new Steven Universe ongoing is going to be queer af
given the popularity of the show I'm surprised there's never been a consistent ongoing or at least several minis like the AT or RS comics. Me and ViewtifulJC are big fans so this is cool!
given the popularity of the show I'm surprised there's never been a consistent ongoing or at least several minis like the AT or RS comics. Me and ViewtifulJC are big fans so this is cool!
Is JC a fan? I thought he wasn't.
Serpentine
Banned
Of course. If he could post, he'd be agreeing with me
echoshifting
Banned
What were the best comics you read this week gaf? Mine were...
Deadly Class 26
The Flintstones 8
Shade, the Changing Girl 5
God Country 1
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Deadly Class 26
The Flintstones 8
Shade, the Changing Girl 5
God Country 1
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Freezasaurus
Member
Serpentine
Banned
So do I! I'm insanely behind thoughHey, I love Steven Universe.
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
That's the good thing about the Bomb release format, there's plenty of time to catch up.
Square Mom Best Mom
CBR and BC want status quo and end the POC heroes because MAH HEROES.
Also, "politics don't belong in comics" and "Moon Girl shouldn't exist".
echoshifting
Banned
Man I'm dying to watch Legion. Sounds like they really knocked it out of the park.
Stegman tweeted that tomorrow's issue of RYV is his best work yet so I'm hyped.
I've never been a fan of the character so I'm contemplating watching. Though given that this is Fox it will be completely different.
echoshifting
Banned
I wasn't either until the Legacy series which was one cool and wild book
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
Marvel deserves all the Ls if they start erasing folks. So many people that would never touch a comic, got into them thanks to those characters
I assume we're gonna calm down on the legacy heroes and stop seeing solos to people that really don't need a solo.
The prime Avenger books are gonna be the interesting ones.
echoshifting
Banned
I've been thinking the past couple of days about what Marvel's catalog should look like a year from now
It's pretty tough. I think they probably need to cut about 30-35% of their 616 books while also bringing back some key characters. And the list just keeps getting longer
BKatastrophe
Member
I'll never understand why people don't want more diversity in comics. Even looking at it from a shallower perspective, more types of people = wider variety of characters = a wider array of stories. Some of these stories would never have been told before today. Why do they want the same recycled storylines over and over again? I'm actually upset Odinson is getting a Mjolnir before Jane dies. Uru arm having, War Goat riding, Celestial-killing axe wielding, bearded Thor js the best.
echoshifting
Banned
I would be upset if Jane died period, which is the easy out in so many ways
Some people only ever want to read about the same characters, in the same setting with the same problems and supporting casts, and it has always been this way. It's frustrating though, I agree.
I don't care what marvel does because I am not a hardcore fan. Long as the writing and art are top notch then I will be on board. I am not settling for average comics this year or the next. Ready to trim the fat off my pulls and sale wait the rest.
best believe if these Luke cage and iron fist books aren't solid within the first 2 issues I am outy.
best believe if these Luke cage and iron fist books aren't solid within the first 2 issues I am outy.
echoshifting
Banned
While new vision, oversight and direction is needed at Marvel, I actually think a Rebirth-like relaunch is one of the worst things they could do to their line
BKatastrophe
Member
Jane has to die. I truly believe that, because I feel like otherwise her storyline loses weight. Everytime she uses Mjolnir, it undoes her chemo progress. She's dying quicker, but she knew the price because she believed the world needed Thor until Odinson could step back up. Getting out of it would negate two things: one is the perceived sacrifice she's making, and the other is that magic itself has a price. The latter being something that has permeated comics (and most other fiction) for a long time.
It's not an easy out when it's actually a full arc and is a powerful sacrifice
rebirth or new 52 style relaunch would never happen because fanboys would rage for years, but a change is coming.
I don't see characters getting "erased" so much as the classic heroes getting classic style stories that give them a lot more focus than they are now.
That would really depend on how they release the books. If they made that kind of reduction there would certainly be stuff missing though.
It really depends on the person because some people solely hate Jane because she is a woman, while others had their favorite characters taken out of the spotlight and are upset over that.
I think there are things Marvel could learn from Rebirth, but I wouldn't want them to copy that.
Because Marvel had DC by the balls for almost 6 years and then, Rebirth and now DC is kicking Marvel in the teeth.
Marvel considering a Rebirth would make no sense but event fatigue still hasn't settled in and the base of the comic guys blame the legacy heroes on why Marvel is failing.
Basically, Marvel has 2 audiences trying to please and one hate the other while the other gives no fucks til they start getting depushed.
amen.
Marvel has put into people's minds over years that there is only one true Cap, one true Hulk, one true Thor and ect..
so when someone else takes the mantle their is backlash.
Meanwhile at DC it is natural for there to be more than one.
echoshifting
Banned
That is not the entire arc though if you are thinking about the hero's journey in a classical sense
The hero's willingness to give her life is what makes her worthy of resurrection. This is a hero's journey, certainly...dying heroically and being reborn are key components of these stories.
echoshifting
Banned
Agreed on all points
Where is Reborn?