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COMICS! |OT| July 2014. Lots of stores on the way to San Diego sell deodorant.
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Shin Johnpv
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I sent out more friend requests and played some of the single player of Injustice. A few things, I really suck at the timing of MK style moves and combos. Also some one needs to take the artists at Nether Realms to a live model art class, or a strip club, or basically into the public in general. Some one needs to show them how females are actually put together and move. That WW model holy crap.
Tragicomedy
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In other words, not enough quirkty, voluptuous female characters?
Velvet is one of those books that I don't expect everyone to enjoy, with it being a Spy Drama and all, but Brubaker captured the spirit of an era that I have been interested in for many years, and is giving us a very sincere and mature look into how I would assume someone in MI-6 would have viewed the 40s-70s. It's a very beautiful and brutal book, and I feel like it is something that any adult could dive into and enjoy. I am hoping that it receives the treatment it deserves and it becomes a TV show.
Saga was fantastic this month also. You can see certain relationships
or infidelities
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Just in case you haven't spent enough money this week on digital books, Comixology is running yet ANOTHER sale.
Right now you can get Project Superpowers for $0.45 and there's going to be a new deal every day
Right now you can get Project Superpowers for $0.45 and there's going to be a new deal every day
KoruptData
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Moon Knight Creative team moves to Image in 2015.
Too expensive for my tastes.
I am wearing my Batman cardboard cut out mask right now, btw. Yolo and all that.
sploosh
Rastafarian42
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I hope they do an issue that is completely white.
Isn't that like, 80% of DC/Marvel's output?
Hahahaha.
I guess I should have clarified, an issue that looks like it's all white space/blank pages.
BuddyJoeHooker
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Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Even though I refer to her as Mrs Pie and Beans, we're not actually married! So an easy deal ("Sorry hunny, we can never actually tie the knot because I wanted a comic writer to be removed" "HSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!")
I'll take it. At this point anything feels better. Even a different flavour of awful dogshit would be sweet release from this.
echoshifting
Banned
Silk is the dullest character. Ugh. Alpha-level Slott character creation.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
More like 90 probably
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I'm buying this for the art alone
slightconfuse
Banned
Really suprised Matt fraction didn't go the brubaker route. Dude has nothing a marvel.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Rastafarian42
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I wish he replaced Dan Slott on Spider-man after Superior.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I'd say up until Spider-Island because at least then he was doing some like "hey Peter Parker is kinda getting it together!" storylines. Now its just bullshit trolling of the highest order because I guess Slotts run out of genuine Parker stories and just wants to fuck around.
No point. Fraction just burns out after a like 6-7 issue run these days and then thats that. Feels like he'll only ever be able to do mini-series going forward.
Spider-Man 100th felt like a breath of fresh air, despite probably being shit really? I don't know. Thats how bad Slotts run has gotten really.
echoshifting
Banned
I wisely avoided the 100th books, but from what I've heard, no. It is so much like the Alpha story and the ending is so dumb, but it's ultimately just a mediocre OS tie-in nobody needs to read. Slott put about five minutes of thought into this character, she is doomed to fade into obscurity. There is seriously nothing interesting or original about her at all.
Edit: if you were talking about Spider-Man 100th, pls disregard
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Sport ASM feels like spinning wheels until Spider Verse. And he quickly has to introduce like half a dozen fuckin things right up until dat wtf ending. Birdie tier lulz to be had right now
Edit: "sport ASM" thanks Android spellcheck
Edit: "sport ASM" thanks Android spellcheck
I was talking about Amazing Spiderman, but I'm glad to have gotten information on 100th Spiderman also. The only 100th worth it so far has been Avengers, and that's because they actually had talent on board who did his own thing.
The Sensational Spider-Man annual he did just before OMD was fantastic.
Rastafarian42
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Yes it was captured their relationship very well too bad OMD happened anyway...
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Fraction's good in short bursts
Not so wise now after today, are ya?
It was pretty damn bad yeah.
I'm getting tired of Slott's convulted stuff. I kinda liked Spider-Island, but ever since he's just been awful. Occasional good story aside, I wished the Amazing re-launch would have featured another writer.
Edit: Oh wait, I really liked the Gauntlet story revolving around Rhino, first time I liked the character.
echoshifting
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ASM was my only NCBD book this week, so I picked up a few older issues as well, including Captain America #11.
Jet really shouldn't be a very interesting character, power-wise. She is effectively a Cap/Daredevil hybrid with a few twists. Yet, hearing her describe her powers to Fury Jr., I was struck by the contrast between Jet and the long-hyped Silk. That is how you put a spin on an old character type and make it interesting: you give her a crazy backstory and compelling aspects, like her inability to focus more than one sense at a time, and her insistence on describing her martial arts style as "tachyon fu." You don't copy the title character's powers to the letter, give her +1 in some areas and -1 in others (Pete laboriously notes that Silk's speed and spider sense are slightly superior, while her strength is slightly inferior. Ooooo, wow, sorry about the spoiler on that guys), give her powers a lame, "been there/done that" quirk or two (
) and call it a day. That is some lazy shit. That is phoning it in. Don't think I'll be back next ish, Slott. Maybe when spiderverse hits, I dunno, but he really does seem to be scraping the barrel at this point. Time for him to move on.
I was describing ASM, not a 100th book. And I am not wise in general, just in that particular decision. I am just as susceptible to lame shit as everyone else here, from time to time ;p
Jet really shouldn't be a very interesting character, power-wise. She is effectively a Cap/Daredevil hybrid with a few twists. Yet, hearing her describe her powers to Fury Jr., I was struck by the contrast between Jet and the long-hyped Silk. That is how you put a spin on an old character type and make it interesting: you give her a crazy backstory and compelling aspects, like her inability to focus more than one sense at a time, and her insistence on describing her martial arts style as "tachyon fu." You don't copy the title character's powers to the letter, give her +1 in some areas and -1 in others (Pete laboriously notes that Silk's speed and spider sense are slightly superior, while her strength is slightly inferior. Ooooo, wow, sorry about the spoiler on that guys), give her powers a lame, "been there/done that" quirk or two (
webs with barbs!
Also, are we really doing a webs-as-costume bit immediately following a webs-as-underwear bit? Really Slott? Really dude...that was three issues ago
I was describing ASM, not a 100th book. And I am not wise in general, just in that particular decision. I am just as susceptible to lame shit as everyone else here, from time to time ;p
So good.
Freezasaurus
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WHAT!? Oh wait, I thought you meant Brian Wood.
Nah, I mean 100th Anniversary Avengers ruled ruled ruled (rip jim stokoe)
BuddyJoeHooker
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Is that really Salvador Larroca?
echoshifting
Banned
Ah, gotcha
I'll take your word for it
I'm sure it's good but one-shots generally don't appeal to me all that much
He does a very good Romita impression, doesn't he?
Serpentine
Banned
what the heck, that's Larroca? it looks actually good instead of just competent
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Don't drag up my Larroca hurt and OMD at the same time, GAF. Do not do it 
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Don't drag up my Larroca hurt and OMD at the same time, GAF. Do not do it
too late, I'm on a hot streak now
echoshifting
Banned
Aw god
Viewtiful pls no
It still hurts
Viewtiful pls no
It still hurts
TetraxShards
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Perfect Viewer is simple and lightweight. ComicRack is also good, has more features but my device doesn't like it for some reasons.
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