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COMICS! |OT| January 2014. Another year of nothing will be the same ever again. EVER.
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Serpentine
Banned
The rapeyness plus the fact that all his creator owned stuff is just elevator pitches with amalgams of corporate characters
Civil War is probably lower on the "reasons to hate millar" list for most people here, tbh
Is...Is that for real? He wrote that?
Memento Mori
Member
Mark Millar's decline in quality can be directly attributed to the point when he stopped collaborating with Grant Morrison.
From that same issue:
slightconfuse
Banned
Old man Logan was the last thing I enjoyed out of Millar.
Nemesis was so dumb
Nemesis was so dumb
Vermillion
Banned
Civil War is probably lower on the "reasons to hate millar" list for most people here, tbh
Lol. That's almost SVU level.
From that same issue:
Lol, this just makes no sense.
PaulExcellent
Member
Thanks! I need to get home to get the new issues ASAP. Hopefully they're a bit better than Amazing Spider Man 700.1-5, because that was all terrible.
He "rigged" her womb? Superstar quality writing right there.
Freezasaurus
Member
Yes. Millar goes for the cheap shock-value moments instead of anything even remotely thought-provoking. None of his work will ever be viewed as a credit to the medium.
Mark Millar's decline in quality can be directly attributed to the point when he stopped collaborating with Grant Morrison.
From that same issue:
Uh huh..
Mmmhmmm..
Civil War is probably lower on the "reasons to hate millar" list for most people here, tbh
This was all I needed.
TetraxShards
Member
Nemesis taught me to never blind buy a book again, ever. An unrelenting heap of shit.
IMAGE EXPO, YOU GUYS! So many cool looking books. I'm interested in:
Wytches
C.O.W.L.
Bitch Planet
Paradigms
Nameless
Restoration
And most of all, The Wicked and The Divine, because GILLEN AND MCKELVIE FUCK YEAH.
I'm probably just going to drop all DC books apart from Batman, Earth-2 and Batman/Superman.
IMAGE EXPO, YOU GUYS! So many cool looking books. I'm interested in:
Wytches
C.O.W.L.
Bitch Planet
Paradigms
Nameless
Restoration
And most of all, The Wicked and The Divine, because GILLEN AND MCKELVIE FUCK YEAH.
I'm probably just going to drop all DC books apart from Batman, Earth-2 and Batman/Superman.
Why gaf is still confusing to me.
I think Red Son is the one exception, but otherwise fully agree.
I found it to be somewhat enjoyable in parts but overall really dumb, the same for Secret Invasion. Super Hero registry? Sure. Iron Man/Cap whose side are you on with tie-ins that don't want to be consistent with Stark's character? Eh. And the ending...
I'm going to try to find some time to reread it to see if i'm judging it too harshly.
La Maquinon
Member
Awe, I read the first two issues of Adventures of Superman and I love it so much <3 it's nice to be reminded that I can enjoy a cape comic. I love good, sweet, virtuous Superman. Jeff Lemire's drawing of Superman is kind of comically janky but AoS #2 tells such a sweet story.
Makes me wonder, though. Are there any major superheroes in the big two that have a character akin to old school Superman? Just, like, good, sweet, kind, gentle heroes? That aren't dark, gritty or angst riddled? I understand that to tell a long form story there needs to be inner conflict but surely that can be done without the character having to be edgy or have an attitude or be miserable the majority of the time.
Makes me wonder, though. Are there any major superheroes in the big two that have a character akin to old school Superman? Just, like, good, sweet, kind, gentle heroes? That aren't dark, gritty or angst riddled? I understand that to tell a long form story there needs to be inner conflict but surely that can be done without the character having to be edgy or have an attitude or be miserable the majority of the time.
Having gone back through the announcements, I've chosen the ones I'm most interested in and tried to scrape some pictures together. Many of the info links on image's site linked to from their announcement post don't seem to work atm though, so I only used the ones that do in case the others change.
Brandon Graham et al.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
2014
"A series of science-fiction/fantasy miniseries set in a world ruled by eight houses"
"It's me collaborating with a huge amount of people to make a shared universe, a magic fantasy thing about these eight magical houses that control everything," he says. "There are all these magic wars going on," including, "the bodies of Cthulhu monsters in space."
Image PR HERE.
Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro
Pulp Sci-Fi
Summer? 2014
"Sure to be a campy, kick-ass adventure, BITCH PLANET is the story of five leading ladies ready to bust out of their prison cells. BITCH PLANET is a new, ongoing science-fiction action series"
Image Launch PR HERE.
Nick Spencer and Frazier Irving
Sci-Fi
"The last survivors of Earth, who upload their consciousnesses and take the long way to an inhabitable planet"
Kyle Higgins, Alec Segal, and Rod Reis
1960's Superheroes
May 2014
"1960s Chicago, in a time when the once-heralded superhero labor union C.O.W.L. struggles to maintain their public image and regain the confidence of the people"
Image Launch PR HERE.
Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini
Oceanic Sci-Fi "Aquatic Sci-Fi Fantasy"
Preview (NSFW)
A "high-octane science fiction adventure, this time to the lowest depths of Earth after it has been ravaged by the sun’s radiation"
Image PR HERE.
Matt Fraction and Christian Ward
Mythological Sci-Fi
Late Summer / Fall
"A retelling of the Odyssey in Space, where all the men are women and all the women are men"
Nick Spencer and Butch Guice
Fantasy / Spy thriller
Tagline: Belief is a Weapon
"Kind of a mile-a-minute exploration of these clans that are subject to the approval of their gods"
Bill Willingham and Barry Kitson
Modern Fantasy?
2014 (though "the art isn't finished yet aside from a preliminary sketch")
"Lords of magic have been slowly taking away magic away from the modern world, and that is why there is no magic around, yet something happens in a secret facility and magic, monsters, and mayhem are unleashed upon the our world. Demons and monsters begin claiming territory, and so the series begins."
Modern Day Gods andMobsters Idols
Summer 2014
"Every 90 years gods reincarnate in human bodies. This has gone on forever. These people speak in tongues, they perform secretive miracles. They are loved, they are hated, they are brilliant. And in two years, they are dead"
And from Image, "The new ongoing series will feature guest creators and surprise arcs with alternate endings that will bring the gods of mythology to life."
Alternate endings sounds... odd.
Scott Snyder and Jock
Horror
"Everything you thought you knew about witches is wrong. They are much darker, and they are much more horrifying"
I'll probably end up trade waiting Wytches though. Most Snyder books seem to read better that way.
I'm interested in Casanova's new "fancy-ass hardcovers" when they come out ^^
And while I don't think I'm interested in Nameless, I love this quote:
And Joe Keatinge and Leila Del Luca's 'Shutter' which releases in April has a preview -
http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?pid=19745&cover=1
8House
Brandon Graham et al.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
2014
"A series of science-fiction/fantasy miniseries set in a world ruled by eight houses"
"It's me collaborating with a huge amount of people to make a shared universe, a magic fantasy thing about these eight magical houses that control everything," he says. "There are all these magic wars going on," including, "the bodies of Cthulhu monsters in space."
Image PR HERE.
Bitch Planet
Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro
Pulp Sci-Fi
Summer? 2014
"Sure to be a campy, kick-ass adventure, BITCH PLANET is the story of five leading ladies ready to bust out of their prison cells. BITCH PLANET is a new, ongoing science-fiction action series"
Image Launch PR HERE.
Cerulean (maybe)@aaronmeyers said:
Nick Spencer and Frazier Irving
Sci-Fi
"The last survivors of Earth, who upload their consciousnesses and take the long way to an inhabitable planet"
C.O.W.L.@aaronmeyers said:
Kyle Higgins, Alec Segal, and Rod Reis
1960's Superheroes
May 2014
"1960s Chicago, in a time when the once-heralded superhero labor union C.O.W.L. struggles to maintain their public image and regain the confidence of the people"
Image Launch PR HERE.
Low
)
Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini
Preview (NSFW)
A "high-octane science fiction adventure, this time to the lowest depths of Earth after it has been ravaged by the sun’s radiation"
Image PR HERE.
Ody-C
Matt Fraction and Christian Ward
Mythological Sci-Fi
Late Summer / Fall
"A retelling of the Odyssey in Space, where all the men are women and all the women are men"
Paradigms (maybe)@debaoki said:
Nick Spencer and Butch Guice
Fantasy / Spy thriller
Tagline: Belief is a Weapon
"Kind of a mile-a-minute exploration of these clans that are subject to the approval of their gods"
Restoration
Bill Willingham and Barry Kitson
Modern Fantasy?
2014 (though "the art isn't finished yet aside from a preliminary sketch")
"Lords of magic have been slowly taking away magic away from the modern world, and that is why there is no magic around, yet something happens in a secret facility and magic, monsters, and mayhem are unleashed upon the our world. Demons and monsters begin claiming territory, and so the series begins."
The Wicked and the Divine by Kieron Gillen and James McKelvie
Modern Day Gods and
Summer 2014
"Every 90 years gods reincarnate in human bodies. This has gone on forever. These people speak in tongues, they perform secretive miracles. They are loved, they are hated, they are brilliant. And in two years, they are dead"
And from Image, "The new ongoing series will feature guest creators and surprise arcs with alternate endings that will bring the gods of mythology to life."
Alternate endings sounds... odd.
Wytches
Scott Snyder and Jock
Horror
"Everything you thought you knew about witches is wrong. They are much darker, and they are much more horrifying"
I'll probably end up trade waiting Wytches though. Most Snyder books seem to read better that way.
I'm interested in Casanova's new "fancy-ass hardcovers" when they come out ^^
And while I don't think I'm interested in Nameless, I love this quote:
And Joe Keatinge and Leila Del Luca's 'Shutter' which releases in April has a preview -
http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?pid=19745&cover=1
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
It is great to see that Ody-C and Low had more information released about them.
Did you ever read Fables? It had a couple upstanding citizen fables. Invincible is a great guy too.
I came in at the ass end of the Image presser. I'm reading up now, and so far "Ody-C," "C.O.W.L," and "The Wicked and the Divine" are the standouts for me.
Old school Wonder Woman; The Flash has always been a pretty upbeat dude; Captain America...kinda. He has Superman's idealism and kindness, but some writers take him down angst road from time to time; Spider-Man...sometimes.
Old school Wonder Woman; The Flash has always been a pretty upbeat dude; Captain America...kinda. He has Superman's idealism and kindness, but some writers take him down angst road from time to time; Spider-Man...sometimes.
shadyspace
Banned
Civil War is probably lower on the "reasons to hate millar" list for most people here, tbh
Poor, retarded man's Garth Ennis
Oh, I never posted this - More info about Willingham & Kitson's Restoration from The Hollywood Reporter
La Maquinon
Member
From today's announcements, I'm most interested for 8House and Bitch Planet. Not many of the other announcements fall into my wheelhouse. Still, I continue to be amazed by Image's savvy and am pleased that so many of the announcements have Comic-GAF pumped.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
The Kick-Ass movie is clearly superior to the book. It took a good concept and made it good, whereas Millar took that same concept and made it awful.
CapNBritain
Member
I'm loving all these new Image books. It's sad to say that most of the Big 2 books on my pull are out of obligation now.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
These Image books are great, but let me tell you guys about another great book: FBP.
I just got through #7 and despite 6 being a bit tame, the setup for what happens in 7 is fucking fantastic--great payoff in a two-part arc.
I completely shit the bed and forgot Dead Boy Detectives was out, though. Gotta find that issue asap.
I just got through #7 and despite 6 being a bit tame, the setup for what happens in 7 is fucking fantastic--great payoff in a two-part arc.
I completely shit the bed and forgot Dead Boy Detectives was out, though. Gotta find that issue asap.
Freezasaurus
Member
Same. I still keep the X-men books on the pull, but there's so much great stuff from Image. It's really all you need.
Father_Brain
Banned
Given that the sister is only impregnated with a turkey baster or something rather than being raped, it's still more tasteful than it could have been.
Well, Millar has to save something for later. He always needs a darker, edgier place to go in the next series to up the ante.
Freezasaurus
Member
Millar books are the only place where being impregnated with a turkey baster can be considered the "tasteful approach".
slightconfuse
Banned
Yes my pull list is going to get more image titles. Also when is the FBP trade out?. Do I have to wait a year cuz LOL DC trades
Serpentine
Banned
sidebar - I wish i could pull off shoes like Kieron Gillen and Jamie Mckelvie can
Future Foundation
Member
Does Nemesis have a Movie Deal too?
Feb 25th at amazon, probably earlier at retailers. It's one of the few titles DC is trying earlier trades with, i ordered it from DCBS.
unfunnies, wanted. he has a list of garbage
Father_Brain
Banned
I think Millar actually cut (off-panel) satanic quintuple-penis incest-rape OUT of the trade for Chosen.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
You, sir, are in luck: http://www.amazon.com/FBP-Federal-Bureau-Physics-Paradigm/dp/1401245102
February 25 of THIS year. But get it from Instocktrades, not Amazon if you're copping online.
slightconfuse
Banned
Sweet considered it bought
The fuck?
And this will be a movie, too?
Maybe like Kick-Ass it will probably be better than the comic itself.
Catching up on the image expo. God damn. So hyped for loads of those books. 8House immediately jumped out at me. Seems like a natural extension of the stuff he was messing around with in Prophet. Glad to finally see more of Low. I'd been waiting on concrete information since those first teaser images way back. Wicked and Divine, Casanova (hopefully some nice oversized hardcovers coming too), will probably check out the Tech Jacket miniseries as well.
Still need to finish catching up on all the announcements. At the moment though just worried about how I'm going to afford all this shit
Still need to finish catching up on all the announcements. At the moment though just worried about how I'm going to afford all this shit
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