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COMICS!!! |OT| January 2017 This is the Dawning of the Age of Apocalypse
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hah how did I miss that the first time I looked
Fred Van Lente is from Valiant, too, isn't he?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I feel like a writer can write a bunch of titles for a bunch of people at a time. Pepe Perez can only draw one book at a time and he's been a fantastic and go to guy for Valiant for years.
whatsinaname
Member
Van Lente!
Plan to start on Action Philosophers right after I finish the Shang-Chi omnibus. Really looking forward to that one. I have a feeling a lot of wiki'ing will be involved.
BKatastrophe
Member
FEMALE ILLUMINATI GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Yeah that's true.
That's it, G-L. Your ring's kicking quantum ass!
The rest of the issue takes itself very seriously and the comment is during a non-comedic, dangerous moment so it felt jarring to me. I don't understand why this character is on this team. I mean I understand why but I don't agree with it, especially if this is the voice they give them.
echoshifting
Banned
Most people feel that way about the character you are talking about in general, seems to be the norm.
BKatastrophe
Member
I'd agree except Valeria. Like, if we were doing a younger group: Nadia, Valeria, and Moon Girl would be on there.
echoshifting
Banned
Valeria has a certain moral flexibility the others lack that would make her an Illuminati MVP. It isn't just about smarts. The members of the Illuminati met at a junction of power, intelligence, influence, and history that is quite rare. And a willingness to break sacred rules like Don't Blow Up Inhabited Planets
I honestly had a hard time coming up with six good fits without using more than one mutant or digging into villains
the real problem in America in 2017 is kids who made fun of when Nick Spencer turned Captain America into a nazi
that's the priority
TetraxShards
Member
Between this and the new Suicide Squad character, I think....I think I hate comics now.
Context is important here, but it also goes too far into that place where you can read it with a lot of unfortunate implications.
Hating all comics because of a few panels that don't land as intended is a weird mentality and I can't tell if some of those comments are ironic, sarcastic, or serious. There's far worse things out there that would cause one to hate comics, and far more fantastic and progressive things to love about comics.
On one hand I'm okay with making fun of SJW-culture, because sometimes it can get excessive.
On the other hand, I also have a deep visceral reaction to it, because I feel like we can't poke fun at it without some asshole deciding that it means the entire concept is inherently worthy of mockery.
Spencer feels like he's aiming for the latter in this case.
On the other hand, I also have a deep visceral reaction to it, because I feel like we can't poke fun at it without some asshole deciding that it means the entire concept is inherently worthy of mockery.
Spencer feels like he's aiming for the latter in this case.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Spencer's politics confuses the shit out of people more than Hickman's writing.
I love how confused Richard Rider was with all of the name changes that happened while he was gone.
the joke Ms. Marvel made about Richard's fans being crazy online.
the bar scene where everyone honored Richard for the good he's done kinda got to me.
I'm undecided if he is mocking the concept; it reads to me personally more like he is mocking misguided people that rally behind a cause they don't fully appreciate or understand, for reasons they don't fully understand, using methods that are another form of extremism. It's a very specific focus, but I don't think it comes across that way from the outside view, and I can understand why because it's pretty clumsy if that was the case. Unfortunately it's going to be dismissed without even being read, as is how it generally works these days.
I also admit I could be entirely oblivious to intended subtext.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yeah I actually admire him for trying to say something in a medium whose main audience is literally allergic to nuance. Bless him for aiming as high as he wants no matter what.
How much mature content is in that book
RepairmanJack
Member
I love Shade, but come on...Doom Patrol 3 was an absolute masterpiece.
Both should just be equally loved, now if only we weren't waiting forever for Doom Patrol 4.
Very little. There are some allusions to sex and some skinny dipping but over all it's pretty mellow and more weird and psychedelic. I'd say it's the least mature of Young Animal up to this point.
Occasional profanity but that's it. It's not violent and there's no nudity or anything. I don't think there's anything in it that would offend you.
Doom Patrol 3 was great, and I'm sure I said as much in the thread when it came out. But I'm allowed to like Shade more than Doom Patrol, me liking Shade more doesn't mean I hate Doom Patrol or think it's bad by any means.
echoshifting
Banned
I had to read it to see what all the fuss was about, and can confirm that once again people are confused by Spencer's politics because they comment on his work without actually reading it
This is a comic that features an undocumented immigrant who is a super hero, mercilessly roasts
Ann Coulter
Rage getting knocked out and arrested for fighting crime while black
But UH OH he made fun of the
overreactive left
What a joke
Edit: sounds like Shade is up next
RepairmanJack
Member
No! This shit is serious!
I just wanted the chance to sing praise about Doom Patrol 3 again. While also complaining about the wait.
Just glad to hear the quality is keeping up.
wait you think Spencer is aiming high? and that it's not petty retaliation against the crowd that saw something fucked up in the implications of turning Steve Rogers into a nazi?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Aiming high as in "talking about relevant issues when no one cares".
Whether or not he's good at it is not really my concern.
There will be two issues of Doom Patrol in quick succession. Two issues in two weeks.
RepairmanJack
Member
I'm hoping that second one doesn't slip...
LordOfLore
Banned
The Captain Marvel joke in Nova I found weird.
During his time he has seen everyone from Monica to Phyla use the name. Think he even met the Skrull in disguise.
LordOfLore
Banned
wait DC are doing hardcovers for the Rebirth books that collect 12 issues a piece? man I was going to get the trades since they weren't doing hardcovers in January but fuck that I can easily wait till August now.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1401271553/
will be mine
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1401271553/
will be mine
It's kinda obvious that Mighty is spinning its wheels until Unworthy gets solved. Of course, Mighty spinning its wheels is "Here's some more of Malekith being a bad dude and cackling", which is kinda tiring, because it's pretty much all he's done, even before Secret Wars was a thing.
RepairmanJack
Member
That's sort of been my feelings for the last few issues. I dipped out for the time being until I hear something is happening. It's only a matter of time before Odinson becomes worthy again and Jane is either cured or dies.
Hawkeye #2
what an awesome issue. though I am almost positive the bad guy is obviously her friend.
what an awesome issue. though I am almost positive the bad guy is obviously her friend.
just like with Sam and Steve cap. they are spinning it a little because the events are super close.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Squirrel Girl OGN or Batman Vol. 10?
Squirrel Girl OGN
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
But I can complete Snyder's run..........hard choices.
That's the second or third time that Aquaman omni has been listed on Amazon.
I'll lose my shit if the Planetary team shows up in the Wild Storm. Get Cassaday to draw that issue(s), man, that'd be killer. Of course he'd have to start now so it wouldn't be late...
ElBoxyBrown said:
How is this even a question? Squirrel Girl all the way.