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[VanWinkle]

It's pretty rare outside of indies to see an artist like Capullo dedicate 5 years to drawing one book.

It's pretty amazing indeed.

 

[Busaiku]

Is Mark Bagley the record holder though.

 

[Messi]

What if Marguerite Bennett wrote Batman?

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Oh man, this article. As if everything will take 180 degree turn.
At some points, there will be most likely no floppies, but the rest? Nah.
And beside DC, is really everyone moving to the westcoast?

 

[Messi]

If you think about it. Comic sales are pretty terrible when you consider the size of the US and the popularity of the movies.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

It's pretty rare outside of indies to see an artist like Capullo dedicate 5 years to drawing one book.

It's pretty beautiful, I wish it was closer to the norm. I hate this short attention span style of storytelling, and comics seems to dive right into it. It doesn't help that when comics went digital, they wholeheartedly accepted the swipe right/left culture. I hate what's become of comics.

 

[Messi]

It's pretty beautiful, I wish it was closer to the norm. I hate this short attention span style of storytelling, and comics seems to dive right into it. It doesn't help that when comics went digital, they wholeheartedly accepted the swipe right/left culture. I hate what's become of comics.

What is the swipe right and left culture??

 

[VanWinkle]

What is the swipe right and left culture??

I assume he means a lack of commitment; just moving on to other things quickly.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

What is the swipe right and left culture??

Tinder.

 

[Messi]

Nothing bums me out more than a book I like having a fill in artist.

Would you guys rather a book get delayed and keep the regular artist or have fill ins like on Silk?

 

[Mr. Luchador]

$20 is easily the best choice. Plus this bundle also has the lesbian ronance bdsm smut book Sunstone in it.

Great bundle

Yeah that's what I went for and holy hell that's a lot of comics for $20. There's even a few I've been interested in but didn't even notice were in the bundle (No Where Men, Stray Bullets) plus Saga vol 4 & 5 (I have no excuses now).

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Nothing bums me out more than a book I like having a fill in artist.

Would you guys rather a book get delayed and keep the regular artist or have fill ins like on Silk?

I don't mind fill-in artists but I'd prefer if they were drawing a one-shot issue instead of major story arc. It's the worst thing ever when the fill-in artist draws the last issue of an important story arc.

 

[mreddie]

Valerie D’Orazio, comics writer/editor posted some predictions or thoughts on the possible direction of the comics industry.

Synergy might limit things to be honest and moving to the west coast is the riskiest move anyone could make.

 

[mreddie]

Nothing bums me out more than a book I like having a fill in artist.

Would you guys rather a book get delayed and keep the regular artist or have fill ins like on Silk?

Good news, Veronica Fish is the Silk artist for the next 2 issues. Bad news, Ford is back a issue later I think.

 

[VanWinkle]

I don't mind fill-in artists but I'd prefer if they were drawing a one-shot issue instead of major story arc. It's the worst thing ever when the fill-in artist draws the last issue of an important story arc.

Completely agree with this.

 

[Busaiku]

Is Ms. Lee done with Cindy.
Is it because Cindy's evil now.

 

[Messi]

I don't mind fill-in artists but I'd prefer if they were drawing a one-shot issue instead of major story arc. It's the worst thing ever when the fill-in artist draws the last issue of an important story arc.

Good news, Veronica Fish is the Silk artist for the next 2 issues. Bad news, Ford is back a issue later I think.

That is good news. But Stacey Lee not drawing the crossover with the other girls books stings me.

 

[mreddie]

That is good news. But Stacey Lee not drawing the crossover with the other girls books stings me.

Yeah, hopefully Lee or FIsh come back for the 2nd issue but Ford...I can't dig it.

 

[PsychBat!]

Is Ms. Lee done with Cindy.
Is it because Cindy's evil now.

Probably. She's more violent than Carnage ever was.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

This has to be the new top Floor!

 

[shingi70]

Yo that bad silk art looks like its from chew.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Looking through the Gaf GOTY awards (yea Bloodborne won!) I see JC got banned again.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

So he is gone forever?

 

[my name is ed]

Probably in preparation of black history month

 

[Poodlestrike]

Probably in preparation of black history month

Preemptive banning?

Mods getting savage.

 

[Messi]

Yo that bad silk art looks like its from chew.

 

[Dan]

Nothing bums me out more than a book I like having a fill in artist.

Would you guys rather a book get delayed and keep the regular artist or have fill ins like on Silk?

A delayed [comic] is eventually good, but a rushed [comic] is forever bad.

 

[Owzers]

Comic delays are pretty bad, too few pages and movement issue to issue to make up for delays, the comic better be great to make up for it.

 

[Zombine]

A delayed [comic] is eventually good, but a rushed [comic] is forever bad.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

But Spock said this

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

A delayed [comic] is eventually good, but a rushed [comic] is forever bad.

Or a delayed comic stays delayed until a year later we forget about it and oh hey another issue came out.............why do I still care about this book.

 

[Messi]

Or a delayed comic stays delayed until a year later we forget about it and oh hey another issue came out.............why do I still care about this book.

You don't reread arcs when they are over?

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

You don't reread arcs when they are over?

I like to reread arcs that feel complete with no cliffhangers or an ending with open interpretations but if it's an arc that ends in a cliffhanger and the creator hasn't put out an issue for almost a year than it honestly kills my interest.

 

[TetraxShards]

Nothing bums me out more than a book I like having a fill in artist.

Would you guys rather a book get delayed and keep the regular artist or have fill ins like on Silk?

Well.....

A delayed [comic] is eventually good, but a rushed [comic] is forever bad.

That's what I would have said.

 

[Messi]

I was just talking with Grandharrier about this and I realized that I don't know what age some DC characters are meant to be. I am curious what you folks think. What age are:

Maps Mizoguchi
Olive Silverlock
Pomeline Fitch
Damian Wayne

Like, would it be ok to ship Maps and Damian?

 

[Freezasaurus]

I was just talking with Grandharrier about this and I realized that I don't know what age some DC characters are meant to be. I am curious what you folks think. What age are:

Maps Mizoguchi
Olive Silverlock
Pomeline Fitch
Damian Wayne

Like, would it be ok to ship Maps and Damian?

I would imagine that Maps and Olive are around 15-16. Pomeline is probably a year or so older.

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

It's pretty rare outside of indies to see an artist like Capullo dedicate 5 years to drawing one book.

Capullo has done it twice too...it's just the first time it was ruined by Todd "the only thing I read is the sports section of the newspaper" McFarlane's shitty writing.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I was just talking with Grandharrier about this and I realized that I don't know what age some DC characters are meant to be. I am curious what you folks think. What age are:

Maps Mizoguchi
Olive Silverlock
Pomeline Fitch
Damian Wayne

Like, would it be ok to ship Maps and Damian?

Maps and Damian were in the same year during his Gotham Academy issue, wasn't he? So they're probably the same age. Ditto Pom and Olive.

As for how old they actually ARE... idk. I'd peg Olive as around 16-17 maybe? Gotham Academy seems to be built more on the English model, where you're there from middle school (or earlier) age through Highschool, so Maps could be comfortably around 14 or so.

 

[Busaiku]

I thought Damian was like 12.

 

[Messi]

I would imagine that Maps and Olive are around 15-16. Pomeline is probably a year or so older.

Maps and Damian were in the same year during his Gotham Academy issue, wasn't he? So they're probably the same age. Ditto Pom and Olive.

As for how old they actually ARE... idk. I'd peg Olive as around 16-17 maybe? Gotham Academy seems to be built more on the English model, where you're there from middle school (or earlier) age through Highschool, so Maps could be comfortably around 14 or so.

OFFICIAL AGES!

Pomeline and Olive are 15
Maps is 14

I'm calling bullshit. Maps has to be at least 2 years younger.

I can't find and age for new 52 Damian only that he was 10 when he died.

 

[Poodlestrike]

OFFICIAL AGES!

Pomeline and Olive are 15
Maps is 14

I'm calling bullshit. Maps has to be at least 2 years younger.

I can't find and age for new 52 Damian only that he was 10 when he died.

Keep in mind, we are in Glorious Post Convergence Future now. Damian could have been 10 when he died... in Batman Incorporated. But when he cropped up in Gotham Academy he might have been much older.

 

[Messi]

Keep in mind, we are in Glorious Post Convergence Future now. Damian could have been 10 when he died... in Batman Incorporated. But when he cropped up in Gotham Academy he might have been much older.

I am willing to believe he is the same age as Maps.

 

[Sandfox]

That Damian issue was the most disappointing thing to come out of Gotham Academy.

 

[VanWinkle]

I am willing to believe he is the same age as Maps.

Then it is settled. Damian Wayne is 14.

 

[Mafro]

So are Starbrand and Nightmask and Karnak dead series?

Karnak artist had personal problems or something like that. There's now a new artist from #3 onwards.

 

[Poodlestrike]

That Damian issue was the most disappointing thing to come out of Gotham Academy.

It definitely wasn't all it could've been, yeah. Good fun, but lacking.

 

[PsychBat!]

Starbrand and Nightmask.

I still read it

 

[Zombine]

I was just talking with Grandharrier about this and I realized that I don't know what age some DC characters are meant to be. I am curious what you folks think. What age are:

Maps Mizoguchi
Olive Silverlock
Pomeline Fitch
Damian Wayne

Like, would it be ok to ship Maps and Damian?

They are all 18.

 

[VanWinkle]

Pretty exciting to think what their next project together may be. Read bottom to top:

 

[ElNarez]

Whatever they do next I hope it's horror-adjacent because holy fuck, that last issue of Batman was aces when it came to tension. Like, that final page was a goddamn bomb, and it didn't even have anything to do with the crazy body horror of earlier in the book. IT WAS SO GOOD YOU GUYS.