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COMICS! |OT| January 2013. "Read more comics"? Now that's a resolution I can keep!
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ViewtifulJC
Banned
Poor Pham. He tries so hard. Always the bridesmaid. Even as his best, it's like a poor man's version of an artist you like better.
Shhhh...it's almost over. Only dreams now...
Shhhh...it's almost over. Only dreams now...
BuddyJoeHooker
Member
Guys the strangest thing happened I opened up Superior Spidey and ended up reading Haunt.
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
for some reason when I see Khoi Pham written down I think of Pop Mhan
what the hell
what the hell
TRS fans, if any of you are in here, just saw this on twitter:
http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/new...st-man/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/new...st-man/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
Ehhhhhhh I'd rather they make a cable tv series out of it. Y is dear to me, so I can't stomach the thought of them fucki f it up :/ same with Locke and key
GhostRidah
Member
God Luther Strode and Thor were so good this week.
BlueScrote
Member
I like how this has been asked like five times and no one has an answer. I just finished reading it and it's really all over the place. It could make sense on re-reading his whole run, but I'm not real convinced.
Weird to have Peter's consciousness. That means he could of stopped Doc Ock this whole time. Plus there were two of his consciousness at one point.
You should feel bad for bad posting.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
The setup for Threshold was fucking awesome. So pumped for next week. Heroes for Hire to be announced this week!
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Deleted member 13876
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Probably doesn't work like that. I imagine he can only interfere every so often, and he probably doesn't want to reveal his presence to Ock as he subtly tries to work his way back. He'll probably be able to assert control or black out Ock entirely for periods of time as the series progresses and vice-versa as Ock becomes aware of Peter still lingering. I can see some Death Note-ish tug of wars like in 700 becoming a thing and I'm fairly interested in seeing it.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
The good thing is that if people post without respect for others as far as spoilers go, I can feel free to go ahead and not respect their opinions. Win-Win.
It was...stuff. I don't know.
It's rare I really don't know what the fuck I just read.
Krypto was there, and that's pretty cool. And Mr Mxyzlplyx or whatever was the dude in the coma right?
Action is really suffering from:
1. The Legion. Fuck these guys. All of them. I hope the rest of their shitty books get cancelled and they never show up in another comic ever again. If this opinion makes you sad, good. Better, even! I don't like you and I don't like the Legion so you can go away along with them!
2. Time travel. I think this last issue jumped to like 4 different timelines and referenced like EVERY damn issue that came before it. It's like spreadsheet comics gone awry.
3. You can almost feel Grant Morrison giving up. This latest issue feels SO rushed. Rushed + timebendy plot = wtf?
Shit's going to be ending now and it feels like there's no build up to anything. Everything going on in this latest issue feels inexplicable. The Legion are back for some reason in AD 3030 and spouting some of the most ridiculous technobabble I've ever heard, ever, in my entire life.
On top of all the time travel, are they using some of the alternate universe stuff too from the issue with the black president Superman? I don't have the old issues so I can't skim them to see if any of the technobabble matches up.
Anyways, I've had a lot of fun reading this run up until this latest issue where it seems to have gone so far off the rails it's not even aware that there ever were any. I hope something happens in the end to make some sort of sense out of it.
1. The Legion. Fuck these guys. All of them. I hope the rest of their shitty books get cancelled and they never show up in another comic ever again. If this opinion makes you sad, good. Better, even! I don't like you and I don't like the Legion so you can go away along with them!
2. Time travel. I think this last issue jumped to like 4 different timelines and referenced like EVERY damn issue that came before it. It's like spreadsheet comics gone awry.
3. You can almost feel Grant Morrison giving up. This latest issue feels SO rushed. Rushed + timebendy plot = wtf?
Shit's going to be ending now and it feels like there's no build up to anything. Everything going on in this latest issue feels inexplicable. The Legion are back for some reason in AD 3030 and spouting some of the most ridiculous technobabble I've ever heard, ever, in my entire life.
On top of all the time travel, are they using some of the alternate universe stuff too from the issue with the black president Superman? I don't have the old issues so I can't skim them to see if any of the technobabble matches up.
Anyways, I've had a lot of fun reading this run up until this latest issue where it seems to have gone so far off the rails it's not even aware that there ever were any. I hope something happens in the end to make some sort of sense out of it.
The book's out. I think it's missing the point of a comic discussion thread to not actually discuss what's in comics.
Plus you like Dan Slott on Spider-Man so you're not worthy of anyone's respect.
Spike Spiegel
Member
Marvel, please PLEASE PLEASE give this run the Omnibus treatment.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
You can discuss it all you like but show a smidge of respect and spoiler tag it. It's just laziness to not do it or, worse, it's intentional and you don't care.
Anticitizen One
Banned
I remember when jms was writing spider man and people were begging for Dan slott to write spider man
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Marvel, please PLEASE PLEASE give this run the Omnibus treatment.
wth is dis
Vermillion
Banned
Superior Spider-Man wasn't bad at all. I can see where (and how) it will get dark and creepy.
Scarlet Spider 13 is also out today, though it didn't answer as much as I assumed (what Kaine's full powerset is, why he came back from the dead... everything the solicits said it would answer, actually), but still a good issue.
Scarlet Spider 13 is also out today, though it didn't answer as much as I assumed (what Kaine's full powerset is, why he came back from the dead... everything the solicits said it would answer, actually), but still a good issue.
Marvel, please PLEASE PLEASE give this run the Omnibus treatment.
I'm liking War Zone but I wish the art was better, especially after being spoiled with Checchetto's beautiful work.
Colonel Nasty
Member
Punisher War Zone
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
James Harren
>choke<
best ever
>choke<
best ever
GrandHarrier
Member
You have never been more wrong about anything that any human being has ever been wrong about ever. You are, of course, allowed to have an opinion. But this is one of the first times that said opinion was fundamentally and irrevocably wrong. A wrongness on the level of a universal rule or constant.
That is, to say, the Legion is fucking awesome. Always. Forever.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
What is the...appeal
of the legion of superheroes
of the legion of superheroes
GrandHarrier
Member
For me? This image embodies it. The Legion are the continuation of Superman's ideals.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
and for me, they work better as that idea of a group of youth saying, "Hey, let's all be Superman!" than like...an actual comic I'd want to read, or names I could be bothered to remember
GrandHarrier
Member
That's like saying the X-Men are better as as a group of youths saying, "Hey, lets find understanding between mutants and humans!" than like...an actual comic I'd want to read. (Or any other group of heroes in any universe) But, really, to each their own. But I find stuff like Lightning Saga, Great Darkness Saga, Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds, to be an absolute delight to read.
Man, we always has fireworks here lol. I like this comic book family.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Don't ever diss on my brah Tyroc.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Oh man, Legion of Three Worlds. The book that made me dislike George Perez. God, that was a dumbass book, with an absolute SHIT ending
Rastafarian42
Member
I've never liked the Legion at all it brought down Superman Secret Origin for me with that bullshit.
Eat It Grandpa!
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
Can you sell me on it? I was thinking of going back and ordering the old issues.
TheKaeptain
Banned
So the first issue of Fear Agent is free on the DH app. Looks like I will be reading the rest of it.
MisterHero
Super Member
That last part of Thy Kingdom Come makes me want to see a movie based on it.
Superman has adventures, loses family, friends, sees humanity colonize other planets and lives until the Legion is brought together. Then he dies and is laid to rest in the sun, comes back as Prime Superman and has more adventures.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
It only gets better from there, Capt
Also, X-Statix Omnibus just came in. I was able to get in for under $50
(not my pic because why would I have a Black eyed peas album, but just you can see how MASSIVE it is)
1200 oversized pages of Millgan/Allred/Pope/Cooke/Bond goodness
Also, X-Statix Omnibus just came in. I was able to get in for under $50
(not my pic because why would I have a Black eyed peas album, but just you can see how MASSIVE it is)
1200 oversized pages of Millgan/Allred/Pope/Cooke/Bond goodness
Not really going to help you a lot for future releases, but Comic Vine's wiki let's you view someone's work.
http://www.comicvine.com/sami-basri/26-45275/issues-cover/?sort=-volume__start_year
Rastafarian42
Member
The Elite
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Slott was never off his rocker. It's comic books and Otto becoming Parker is obviously not a permanent thing. I agree though, I'm surprised that he did the big Pete-Ghost reveal in issue 1. It's almost as if they added it because they knew the backlash was coming.
It's obvious that Otto's dark side is already rearing it's ugly head despite also having all the memories of Peter. I think that will continue to grow over time.
I guess that's the reason why I'm not up-in-arms with the potential rape in issue two. It's touchy subject matter but Otto is a villain, even in Parker's skin. He's going to do villainous things. It's an especially tough subject to tackle and I'll only be pissed if it isn't given the proper weight it deserves when the truth is finally revealed.
It's obvious that Otto's dark side is already rearing it's ugly head despite also having all the memories of Peter. I think that will continue to grow over time.
I guess that's the reason why I'm not up-in-arms with the potential rape in issue two. It's touchy subject matter but Otto is a villain, even in Parker's skin. He's going to do villainous things. It's an especially tough subject to tackle and I'll only be pissed if it isn't given the proper weight it deserves when the truth is finally revealed.
So I wasn't the only one ? It didn't make any god damn sense .. in fact I find there are 2 "normal" issues followed by one that's completely awful. This was one of those awful ones.
TheKaeptain
Banned
The app has the first 3 trades. So I guess I have to wait for the rest.
Me and you are bros!
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
Legion hate again?
Fuck no
<3
Fuck no
<3
fredrancour
Member
Action Comics 16 was the first time I've ever not resented the legion's involvement in a dc story. My goodness why did I read legions of 3 worlds....
Freezasaurus
Member
Nice. I think I paid around $65 for it. Money well spent. But I'll buy pretty much anything Mike Allred does.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
Hmm... Just hit Issue 4 of Hawkeye... soo.... is Aja out then? Miss his art already :/
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