TetraxShards
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Marvel are looking at DC, walking in that door, on their two legs.....
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COMICS!!! |OT| January 2017 This is the Dawning of the Age of Apocalypse
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Marvel are looking at DC, walking in that door, on their two legs.....
Man I've been wanting this for so long it's ridiculous. They have a back catalogue that interests me a hell of a lot more than Marvel does.
Freezasaurus
Member
More like Marvel's less stingy past.
Pandora012
Member
What's everyone's thoughts on the Raven comic? Saw it at the store, but decided to pass on it for now, since I didn't have time to find the 1st issue.
Read the first 3. Amazing stuff
RepairmanJack
Member
Steve Orlando doing another DC mini/event style book? What does the guy have on DC? Lol
Not trying to be negative on the guy, I just haven't like much else he's done besides Midnighter, but he seems to be the only one getting this mini's/crossover books.
Not trying to be negative on the guy, I just haven't like much else he's done besides Midnighter, but he seems to be the only one getting this mini's/crossover books.
He's DC exclusive and probably knows as much lore as Johns, so that helps I'm sure.
It's great
When you get a great rising talent on exclusive, you put them on a little bit of everything. DC did the exact thing with Jeff Lemire.
You're one of the few people I've seen that liked Monster Men.
RepairmanJack
Member
Just hoping we get more in the vein of Midnighter and a whole lot less of Monster Men...
echoshifting
Banned
Midnighter and Apollo is probably DC's best book right now behind only Shade
Edit: maybe also behind The Flintstones
Edit: maybe also behind The Flintstones
Future quest is
whatsinaname
Member
The latest Humble Bundle is a lot of Image #1s and vol 1s.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/image-comics-book-bundle
Might get the lowest tier, have been meaning to try Island #1.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/image-comics-book-bundle
Might get the lowest tier, have been meaning to try Island #1.
I would go for the $20 one if humble bundle offered comixology codes.
RepairmanJack
Member
It seems to me like Orlando has a very up and down range and isn't really consistant. I think he's been killing on Midnighter and the JLA one-shots(outside of Cap Atom), but at the same time Monster Men was absolutely terrible and Supergirl has been pretty dreadful. Supergirl in particular hurts after reading that Being Super issue and wishing that was the actual ongoing at the moment.
I also love what he's done with Midnighter but would still put it under like 6 books going right now at DC.
GrandHarrier
Member
No steam no buy.
echoshifting
Banned
Yeah he's always been inconsistent. Undertow was so terrible I wrote him off entirely for a long time. I didn't like Monster Men or his Supergirl either
But man The Ray was the good stuff. And Midnighter is an amazing character.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
No. Before it was Red Hood, Arsenal, and Starfire, who all came tragic backgrounds to form a bond. It was hit and miss. The Dark Trinity is way better.
RepairmanJack
Member
Have you checked out Being Super? It's a mini but I really liked it. I thought it was a lot better and made me bummed it wasn't the series we were actually getting.
Pandora012
Member
Thanks I only really know Raven from the cartoon and rebirth teen titans.
Hmm that just feels like a weird combination.
I'd buy more of these comics bundles if there were color e-ink readers. Recently I've been reading manga from humble bundle on my Kobo and the experience is pretty similar to a real book.
Yea that is meh
Tamaki is a good writer.
Still 2 more super-sized issues to go. Bi monthly.
Great fucking bundle
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Not really. Roy and Jason are rejected sidekicks and Starfire grew up a slave. The best issues involve them healing from their pain.
Lemire is leaving Old Man Logan after one last arc: http://www.newsarama.com/32769-old-...mire-s-last-arc-before-new-creative-team.html
same also I liked Monster Men as Batman fighting weird Kaijus and nude Hugo Strange story
I like Supergirl a lot as well. I've enjoyed everything I've read by Orlando to various degrees, he's easily my favorite current writer.
my name is ed
Banned
Not to mention the quality of his work!
Pandora012
Member
I guess that would be interesting. I think it just felt weird is because I've only known starfire from her time in the Teen Titans show. Jason, only from the Red Hood movie, and Roy from the couple episodes I saw of Young Justice. And I didn't really like him there.
I wouldn't say it outright sucked but it didn't use it's concept to it's benefit. It was a pretty standard first issue that felt like it could be a random issue of any current team book. There is monsters and people fight them, buy issue 2 for more.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I didn't think McNiven was a good choice for big monster fights tbh. Very static style.
Sad to hear Monsters Unleashed isn't great.
I'm re-reading DnA Guardians of the Galaxy and I feel really upset about what Marvel has done to Star-Lord. I want the helmet back and yet I know the movie outfit will be his default for a long time. The new half-way costume doesn't cut it. Also, 2008 Quill is less of a complete joke and more of a leader who cracks jokes.
On the bright side, Black Widow is awesome and better than Edmondson's run. A shame Waid and Samnee are leaving. Best run Natasha has had since The Name of the Rose.
I'm re-reading DnA Guardians of the Galaxy and I feel really upset about what Marvel has done to Star-Lord. I want the helmet back and yet I know the movie outfit will be his default for a long time. The new half-way costume doesn't cut it. Also, 2008 Quill is less of a complete joke and more of a leader who cracks jokes.
On the bright side, Black Widow is awesome and better than Edmondson's run. A shame Waid and Samnee are leaving. Best run Natasha has had since The Name of the Rose.
The artist changes with each issue.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
whoa i didn't realize the miles movie was a feature
amazing
amazing
Well that's a given
I am happy that Miles fans get their movie. It will be amazing considering that the Lego Movie Team will make it
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Lord and Miller are literally Kings of Entertainment
I was so blown away by the Lego movie when I saw it recently. Biggest surprise and most creative movie I saw last year.
Also pretty funny that I felt like it has to be the biggest sellout ever when I heard of it first.
Cant wait for Lego Batman, too!
The DnA Guardians omnibus has been on my radar for a while now. Is it worth jumping in blind, or would I need to read some other cosmic stuff first?
That's a real shame. It was a good concept too, far and away from the usual heroes vs. heroes.
WadiumArcadium
Member
I started at the first volume of GOTG and didn't feel lost. It works on it's own.