Hark! A Vagrant. Drawn and Quarterly published, I think? Kate Beaton made it big.
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COMICS! |OT| January 2013. "Read more comics"? Now that's a resolution I can keep!
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Hark! A Vagrant. Drawn and Quarterly published, I think? Kate Beaton made it big.
SpiderJerusalem
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/1770460608/?tag=neogaf0e-20
This one?
eh I'll go ahead and get this one either way
This one?
eh I'll go ahead and get this one either way
TheKaeptain
Banned
If it's the 90's then that would be straight up dBol in his veins.
Just read Aquaman 15 - Throne of Atlantis 2. I can't believe how unbelievably bad it is. From everyone's tone-deaf reaction to the attack ("he's a murderer!!"); to S/B/WW's ridiculous "you have one chance" turning into 2 sentences being exchanged before they change their mind. It feels so hollow and juvenile.
I didn't think it was that bad. Your're right about that "one chance" shit though, it was a pretty poor way of raising the stakes.
I think this is the best place to ask here...
I remember seeing a screengrab a few years back of what might have been a captain america comic from the 60's or 70's. In it, he's knocking the shit out of and verbally thrashing what I think was a communist.
Can anybody tell me where it was from and if I can buy it in some form at a reasonable price?
I remember seeing a screengrab a few years back of what might have been a captain america comic from the 60's or 70's. In it, he's knocking the shit out of and verbally thrashing what I think was a communist.
Can anybody tell me where it was from and if I can buy it in some form at a reasonable price?
It was bad. Just falls into that typical old-school comic book gimmick of misunderstanding leading to heroes fighting the first time they meet. Old, tired, cliche. Part 1 was good, it was a HUGE letdown to go from that, to this.
BuddyJoeHooker
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First comic of the new year.
New Avengers #1 - Loved Black Panther being a bad ass but it was kind of hard to follow.
New Avengers #1 - Loved Black Panther being a bad ass but it was kind of hard to follow.
krypt0nian
Banned
MAN! I so love Rocafort's Superman!
Vermillion
Banned
I understand it well enough... except why does it need to be kept secret/warrant calling the Illuminati, again?
I can't really help you on the specifics but that sounds like it's from either the Cap stories of the 50's (where he fights commies) or (maybe more likely) Steve Englehart's run where he retcons the 50's Cap into The Grand Director. Not really sure of the availability of either of those though (and of course, neither could be the thing you're looking for).
slightconfuse
Banned
anyone read remeders secret avengers run?
This page kind of sells me on it.
This page kind of sells me on it.
Mac the KNife
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Is that...a hunchback Jarvis? Jawsome.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Looks kinda like that brah from Kirkmans superhero comic.
Haha totally does kinda look like Cecil.
Who is that green guy? Is that voodoo-ghost T'Challa?
slightconfuse
Banned
Doctor Voodoo
ViewtifulJC
Banned
With as many plot lines Secret Avengers has, it's going a little TOO fast for it's own good. Even the figurework and such is a bit sketchy(well, more than usual). But it's a decent enough read, the driving plot of The Descendants and their GIANT ROBOT INVASION is energetic and exciting, while the Venom/Valkarie relationship continues to be charming and unexpected. It's a good comic book.
Really, the scale of what's happening in this book is so big, it seems like it could be an event, but it's largely been forgotten about. I don't even think Remender mentions this shit. Too busy on that Uncanny Avengers kick
Really, the scale of what's happening in this book is so big, it seems like it could be an event, but it's largely been forgotten about. I don't even think Remender mentions this shit. Too busy on that Uncanny Avengers kick
Vermillion
Banned
Hey, can anyone find me trades that collect the entirety of Black Panther: Man Without Fear and Black Panther: Most Dangerous Man Alive? Or an Omnibus if there's one.
DoomWar should be easy enough to find...
DoomWar should be easy enough to find...
Angelus Errare
Banned
That's because the last thing 'Wolverine' that Bendis read was from the extreme 90s.
Tizoc
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I think Joss Whedon had that mindset for Logan when he wrote him in Astonishing X-Men...only he wrote Wolverine better in that comic =P
So I just saw this 40 second clip of the DC Nation short: Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld
Looks rather good IMO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5cVZMiYMT4
Did not see man spider at first....
TheKaeptain
Banned
MAN! I so love Rocafort's Superman!
I love the way that looks. How is Superman?
krypt0nian
Banned
First couple of Lobdell issues #0 & 13 were great. They're in the middle of the H'el on Earth crossover so it's hard to judge, but this latest Luthor issue this week was really a great read.
Believe it or not, Lobdell/Rocafort have a good spin on things.
Vermillion
Banned
So I found what I was looking for (Liss's run) and yeesh! Are there no hardcovers of Man Without Fear and Most Dangerous Man Alive?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
"Suddenly I don't have to look like an idiot in broad daylight."
Morrison and Quitely win AS ALWAYS
Is there ever a time when the Morrison and Quitely version of a character isn't the best? Not for my money.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Hi5
Magneto. Professor X. Batman. Robin.
Tizoc
Member
I've recently have been getting into comics as a whole, and for the most part, I'll agree that I couldn't have picked a better time to come. I do hope to gradually expand my library and all, so here's hoping for a good year.
Welcome mate, don't feel ashamed about asking for any recommendations \m/
I liked all those characters as the way Morrison wrote them. Especially Magneto, at least within the context he wrote him in.
Great. I'm glad you liked all those characters as written by Grant Morrison.
This is what I was responding to:
Magneto as written by Grant Morrison was not the best version of the character. In fact, if it wasn't for the visual depictions of the character in the issues, I wouldn't believe Morrison even knew who Magneto was.
And I say this as a fan of the man's work.
Escape Goat
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Everyone write goodwill letters to Peter David. He is recovering from a stroke and had some damage to his eye and arm. Hope he recovers but not sure yet how permanent the damage is.
I actually think the Xorn retcon improves Morrison's characterization of Magneto than undermines it (and goes hand-in-hand with the overarching Sublime threat) but I'm probably in the minority on that one. Maybe because I went into it already knowing about Xorn, but it just worked for me.
I've been reading it, it's ok but pretty messy and clearly not what the book had been building towards when it first started. The only worthwhile run on Secret Avengers was Ellis'.
I've been reading it, it's ok but pretty messy and clearly not what the book had been building towards when it first started. The only worthwhile run on Secret Avengers was Ellis'.
People don't like Morrison's Batman? Stop the world, I want off.
I understand the X-book criticism (I don't agree but I understand), especially Mags, but Batman? Morrison's is so good I can't even read anyone else's take on the character at this point. And no one writes Damian like Moz, to the point I won't be upset if he dies in Inc because no one else does the character justice.
slightconfuse
Banned
quilty's emma frost could use more clothes but thats about it
GrandHarrier
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I have trouble reading many of Morrison's Batman books because the art has this weird tendency to be terrible in the books he does. Not all of them. But Batman Inc is a good example of something I've been avoiding because it's nails-on-chalkboards-to-my-eyes.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
I agree that Damian is best when written by Morrison but Tomasi is doing a fine job as well. There are moments in Batman and Robin where his Damian shines. And that zero issue with Damian in the cape and cowl is heart-explodingly sweet.
slightconfuse
Banned
Sean Murphy draws the batcave
It's not like or dislike. Morrison's version of Batman, Robin, and Magneto is not superior. In the case of Magneto, Morrison did a character wholly unrelated to Magneto who just so happened to look Magneto. So, I guess everyone who ever wrote Magneto did Magneto better than Grant Morrison.
Uh, sorry, did you miss the part where the dead Magneto became a figure of mutant militants everywhere ? His shadow being all over the book and all that ? Did you miss the part where kids went around with "MAGNETO WAS RIGHT" T-Shirts ? Saying that Magneto isn't integral to New X-Men is one of the goddamn silliest things anyone has ever said in a comic book GAF thread.
Supermanisdead
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Morrison's X-Men were good, but nobody has or ever will write them better than Chris Claremont. Everyone else is just trying (some admirably). To be written by the masterful hand of Chris Claremont is to blessed by god himself.
slightconfuse
Banned
the amount of exposition clarmont writes can be nauseating sometimes.
Escape Goat
Member
Claremont should stick to prose. He doesn't trust or require an artist.
Supermanisdead
Member
let me take this moment to do my monthly plug of the greatest comic of all time.
Uncanny X-Men #186
Lifedeath: A Love Story
If you haven't read it, it's in a collected edition with Barry Windsor Smith's other X-work. The X-Men Lifedeath HC. It's pure perfection.
Bullshit. Read any of his collaborations with Barry Windsor Smith, Bill Seinkewicz, Paul Smith, Chris Bachalo, Mark Silvestri, Jim Lee... etc. The only time his prose overshadows art is when he's working with basics like Salvador Larocca and the dude who did X-Men Forever.
Uncanny X-Men #186
Lifedeath: A Love Story
If you haven't read it, it's in a collected edition with Barry Windsor Smith's other X-work. The X-Men Lifedeath HC. It's pure perfection.
Bullshit. Read any of his collaborations with Barry Windsor Smith, Bill Seinkewicz, Paul Smith, Chris Bachalo, Mark Silvestri, Jim Lee... etc. The only time his prose overshadows art is when he's working with basics like Salvador Larocca and the dude who did X-Men Forever.
Spike Spiegel
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Good god Ham, even on this flat screen I can see how thick the layers of MS Paint are getting. :O
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