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COMICS!!! |OT| January 2017 This is the Dawning of the Age of Apocalypse
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Whedon's Astonishing X-Men was dogshit.
echoshifting
Banned
Explain yourself.
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not bad.
not bad.
TropicalFish
Member
How tho.
Freezasaurus
Member
Wow, I legit thought this was another Flowpinion.
Everything about his comic is a rehash of Claremont's run.
He undid over two decades of Kitty Pryde's growth and reverted her back to the teenybopper with a crush on Colossus, who was frankly better off dead.
He kickstarted the trend of Cyclops being a sleek confident uber badass who is just so amazingly cool at all times.
He made Xavier even more of a shithead by revealing he was enslaving the Danger Room.
Armor.
All of his characters have the exact same voice because he's incapable of writing anyone that isn't a smarmy badass.
you muddafucka.
hipsterpants
Member
I'm not sure where the rest of the run goes but I'm guessing Rucka saw how Amazon's uh, procreate? in Azzarello's WW and was just like "nope, fuck this."
It's a pretty fun run though, about 20 issues in. It definitely stands out in that it's a long-form story rather than a bunch of shorter arcs. I wish more Marvel/DC comics were confident enough to do stuff like this (and also not worried about cancellation ruining everything).
It's a pretty fun run though, about 20 issues in. It definitely stands out in that it's a long-form story rather than a bunch of shorter arcs. I wish more Marvel/DC comics were confident enough to do stuff like this (and also not worried about cancellation ruining everything).
Freezasaurus
Member
MHWilliams
Member
Morrison started it. Whedon was just the one-two punch the cemented it.
And it was awesome.
echoshifting
Banned
What did you like about it?
I would probably point you to some of Remender's other Image stuff, especially Seven to Eternity. But it's hard to call it "similar"
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I can't really think of anything all the similar to Deadly Class. It's pretty unique. So the best I can do is recommend other high-quality titles.
Manifest Destiny
Monstress
Birthright
Lazarus
Rumble
Southern Bastards
The Fix
Black Hammer
Saga
Paper Girls
This is Whedon's biggest problem, that and the fact that he's not even half as clever as he thinks he is, but you don't think Cyclops is cool and good so I do not agree with your opinion and you should burn in hell.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Haha, I know, right? I appreciate his character's nature is always has the best intentions, ends up doing it in the worst way, but fuck does he flip flop around in these movies. I don't even mind that as much as everyone's non reactions to it. They almost try to go the hulk angle of I just want to be left alone, but fuck it off immediately and with barely another reference afterwards.He doesn't even seem all that gutted by the end. "On to the next thing I suppose".
Also, was the movie one of the very few movies left heavily pushing the 3d angle? All the fight scenes had this horrible cheap look to them, very tight on a character doing something with a really super imposed looking background. My assumption was it may have been with 3d in mind?
BKatastrophe
Member
Why is it Storm instead of Emma?
I could only be so blessed
In what way? I don't see it, and I've read Claremont's run. He pays homage to it, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's a rehash.
Do teenyboppers normally take the role of school counselor and teacher? She's very much an adult in this. She's not screaming out like she did with Storm or Xavier. She's calmer and more confident, and is willing to take charge in a room. She checks people when they need to be checked, in fact to the point where she was directly recruited for that reason. Sure, she's still young and acts like it, but I don't see how that's a problem.
As for her feelings for Colossus, again, I'm not seeing the issue. She loved him, he came back from the dead, they rekindled the flame.
As pointed out, Morrison began it, Whedon just cemented it. And again, this can only be a problem if you don't like Cyclops. Why anyone would want him to remain insecure and questioning himself all the time is beyond me. It's why Emma and him work. She helped him be more confident and sure of himself, to the point where he didn't need to rely on her or anyone to help him out. He called shots, made plays, and did what he had to do. He made some dark decisions because he needed to, and again, I don't see how that's a problem. He takes a lot of that pain onto himself, and broods a lot. He always has a weight in the back of his head that basically means that, whenever he fucks up, it's on him. And now that he carries himself more confidently, it's even heavier. Plus, he alienates people due to how cold he becomes. This isn't exactly a character who just got better without flaws.
He wasn't a shithead beforehand? Maybe if Whedon had actually done the worst to his character, I'd be upset, but considering Brubaker's run happened, I have no sympathies to that. You want to really blame someone for taking it to far, that's
You do you, but I think Armor is great. Her power's cool, she's fun, she's got a cool power (basic as it might be), and more Asian representation is always a good thing.
I see this complaint, and I can see it to a degree in that he does write very quippy dialogue, but I can't agree on him being unable to create distinct character voices. Emma certainly carries herself as posh and high-class; Cyclops is commanding, direct, and to the point, carrying himself in a clear and concise manner; Logan is gruff and completely informal to the point of being obscene in some cases; Colossus is largely cold and distant, speaking very plainly. Hell, he even makes a joke at one point and it doesn't land at all due to how serious and straight he is. Kitty is upbeat and "modern." She's basically mid-series Buffy in all but looks (which works considering Whedon has stated that he based Buffy off of Kitty), having a confidence in her abilities whilst still being light-hearted, jokey, and emotional. She's highly compassionate as well. Beast is kind of a weird mix: he carries himself similar to Emma, without the highly sardonic tone, though he does tend to condescend every once in awhile. He also manages to maintain a grounded voice that's fairly lighthearted. Armor is a smartass and Brand is basically Nick Fury with way more sass and less gruffness.
Again, I can understand not liking his quippy writing (even I think it gets a little too much sometimes), but I can't even remotely agree that he doesn't have unique voices for each character.
Even he doesn't think he's that clever. He just does what he does.
LordOfLore
Banned
Noooooooooo!
Me!
This is amazing.
Might have to pick these up!Paging Freeza!
This title will be released on April 27, 201
This title will be released on June 27, 2017
TropicalFish
Member
Warren Ellis' Astonishing X-Men run was great though, and I wish he was on it for longer.
LordOfLore
Banned
Fancy Clown
Member
The conclusion to the two face arc in All Start Batman was ass : / Everything bad about Snyder's writing style dialed to 11. I was quite enjoying it up to that point too.
I have the first two library editions, not sure it's worth getting into knowing how the second half is.
https://twitter.com/TheBigBang_/status/821072706468794368
have we talked about how fucking bad this is? HEY DIPSHITS, ORDER THIS BOOK SIGHT UNSEEN BECAUSE IT'S A FUCKING MARVEL EVENT AND YOU WANT THAT SHIT, YOU FUCKING PIGS, ORDER TODAY, COME ON, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, BUY DC? HAH YEAH WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT WAIT NO SHIT NO FUCK WHAT ARE YOU DOING NO PUT DOWN THAT COPY OF AQUAMAN NO BACK BACK NO OH FUCK WHAT HAVE WE DONE WE FUCKED UP WE HAVE FUCKED UP NOW
have we talked about how fucking bad this is? HEY DIPSHITS, ORDER THIS BOOK SIGHT UNSEEN BECAUSE IT'S A FUCKING MARVEL EVENT AND YOU WANT THAT SHIT, YOU FUCKING PIGS, ORDER TODAY, COME ON, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, BUY DC? HAH YEAH WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT WAIT NO SHIT NO FUCK WHAT ARE YOU DOING NO PUT DOWN THAT COPY OF AQUAMAN NO BACK BACK NO OH FUCK WHAT HAVE WE DONE WE FUCKED UP WE HAVE FUCKED UP NOW
RepairmanJack
Member
Batman
After being annoyed by the previous two issues I actually really liked this issue and the answers we get for Catwoman. I think there are some holes in the logic that led her to this point, but I like what we got and I'm happy we actually got answers and they weren't delayed anymore.
After being annoyed by the previous two issues I actually really liked this issue and the answers we get for Catwoman. I think there are some holes in the logic that led her to this point, but I like what we got and I'm happy we actually got answers and they weren't delayed anymore.
LordOfLore
Banned
Future Quest ends at #12 much like The Flintstones(which we learned weeks ago).
Freezasaurus
Member
Paging Freeza!
This title will be released on April 27, 2017
Yeah, I actually bought the first volume recently, shortly after they solicited this one.
Just in time to launch a LoSH book with Shaner on art!
RepairmanJack
Member
Has anyone tried doing an ARG or something like it with comics or involving a comic?
The idea of ARG's getting more attention lately and Frog Fraction 2 it's made me think the type of thing would work really well with comics. The artist sneaking small clues and details in the art or clues in the speech of a character.
Has it been done before though?
The idea of ARG's getting more attention lately and Frog Fraction 2 it's made me think the type of thing would work really well with comics. The artist sneaking small clues and details in the art or clues in the speech of a character.
Has it been done before though?
LordOfLore
Banned
Haha.
They did pretty much. "They're classics and much more valuable than just a copy of a comic you own!"
[CLASSIFIED!]
I agree with both of your points.
Apocalypse was such a let down. I liked First Class and thought that Days of Future Past was a top-tier superhero movie, so I was looking forward to Apocalypse. It was absolutely dreadful (worse than Suicide Squad for me as it least that one was somewhat fun at times).
Lol at thinking you will get an explanation.
been saying this for months. the story felt like it was nearing an conclusion at #8.
kinda sad but I rather it end strong.
two of my favorite comics ending this year :/
LordOfLore
Banned
At least they get to end the way they wanted it looks like.
Hopefully DC will do Deluxe HC's for both of them.
oh man that would be amazing if they did.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
I still have my digital discounted trades. I can wait
I haven't read Future Quest, but Flintstones absolutely needs a HC. That would make a pretty great present, I think.
LordOfLore
Banned
This week's Watchmen callback: Ozymandias' "I did it. I DID IT!" said by
in JLvsSS.
Maxwell Lord while talking about world peace