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[Messi]

Kevin Smith and Terry Dodson on a Spider-Man book. What could possibly go wrong? Oh its about drugs and rape....wtf

edit: This is the first spider book I remember blind buying the hardcover of.

 

[echoshifting]

That's why I Youtube'd it.

Same. Finished at 91%, the last few tasks were just too annoying to see through

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Are the Arkham Knight Riddler challenges really that much of a pain in the arse? I thought they were OK in Asylum and City.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

I don't want to go back to the bad old days of Sensational, Spectacular and a bunch of others though. It was really annoying. I'd be all for a return to the Brand New Day format with rotating teams and the book being almost-weekly, so I could dip in and out.

No, way I want this, too, but I were completly ok with a return of the early 00s system.

Spectacular and Amazing as their own books with own teams and without crossovers.
But yeah, maybe the market would be kind of flooded then. It will be so many boobs.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Are the Arkham Knight Riddler challenges really that much of a pain in the arse? I thought they were OK in Asylum and City.

Arkham Knight Challenges are laughable easy compared to Arkham City

 

[Squire]

Invincible Avengers incoming...

Well, this I'd kinda want. Not crazy about Stark as a leader, but I'll take my A-team books as I can get them.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Arkham Knight Challenges are laughable easy compared to Arkham City

What about the trophies? I meant all the Riddler stuff really.

 

[TetraxShards]

No, way I want this, too, but I were completly ok with a return of the early 00s system.

Spectacular and Amazing as their own books with own teams and without crossovers.
But yeah, maybe the market would be kind of flooded then. It will be so many boobs.

This would be great for a few months, but once sales dip, there will be crossovers and we'll essentially have a weekly that happens to be four different books.

It's why I ended up dropping the Superman books, because I don't want to get Action, Superman, Batman/Superman and Wonder Woman/Superman to get one story. I'd rather just wait for the UK reprints, at least they will be in order, albeit with random Injustice issues crammed in the middle.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

What about the trophies? I meant all the Riddler stuff really.

Same here. Very easy, there are like 10 who were a little bit more difficult

 

[Messi]

 

[LaunchpadMcQ]

Absolutely, but there's something to be said for tradition as well. Personally, I was a big fan of JMS' run, because Peter grew as a character, Aunt May found out about him (one of my all-time favourite issues of ANYTHING), he got a normal job and helped people instead of being Cherry Stark Zero like he is in Slott's run, and he and Mary Jane had a relatively normal relationship until Joe stuck his oar in and we went back to will they, won't they nonsense that nobody who is still reading Spider-Man comics in 2015 really cares about.

Yeah, I agree, but those things happened under the helm of a good writer. That I can't have that back is just how this business works. Keeping Peter around wouldn't necessarily bring more of that same kind of storytelling. I would rather have a great writer writing a great, yet different, character while they are not accomplishing that. Not that SpOck was great, but it was better than what we have now.

I wish they would give these things some thought, instead of trying to shoehorn writers in where they don't belong.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Same. Finished at 91%, the last few tasks were just too annoying to see through

I got up to about 97% completion just by grabbing what Riddler trophies I could when I stumbled upon them. But nah, if

Spoiler

that scrub wants to hide under the floor, he can stay there and rot

.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Same here. Very easy, there are like 10 who were a little bit more difficult

Oh good. Might try it then.

Ha, awesome.

 

[TetraxShards]

Yeah, I agree, but those things happened under the helm of a good writer. That I can't have that back is just how this business works. Keeping Peter around wouldn't necessarily bring more of that same kind of storytelling. I would rather have a great writer writing a great, yet different, character while they are not accomplishing that. Not that SpOck was great, but it was better than what we have now.

I wish they would give these things some thought, instead of trying to shoehorn writers in where they don't belong.

They'd have to crowbar Slott out of the office, nevermind shoehorning him in. He's probably glued himself to the desk.

At least there's the Deadpool crossover coming up, that should be good. And like I said earlier, I'm definitely gonna check out Spidey.

 

[Freezasaurus]

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Is there any required reading before Uncanny X-Force? Seeing it on everyone's shelves reminded me I really need to read it.

 

[LaunchpadMcQ]

Is there any required reading before Uncanny X-Force? Seeing it on everyone's shelves reminded me I really need to read it.

No required reading for X-Force. It's damn good.

 

[Squire]

Is there any required reading before Uncanny X-Force? Seeing it on everyone's shelves reminded me I really need to read it.

There's a summary of the events that led to it in the back of the first issue. It's a few pages and written in Wolverine's voice.

 

[LaunchpadMcQ]

There's a summary of the events that led to it in the back of the first issue. It's a few pages and written in Wolverine's voice.

I could be wrong, but I think this might be at the front in the collected version.

 

[TetraxShards]

Is there any required reading before Uncanny X-Force? Seeing it on everyone's shelves reminded me I really need to read it.

Nothing essential IMO.

You're in for some great comics, Uncanny X-Force was brilliant.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

There's a summary of the events that led to it in the back of the first issue. It's a few pages and written in Wolverine's voice.

I could be wrong, but I think this might be at the front in the collected version.

Cool, thanks guys. I'll order the two trades next week.

 

[LaunchpadMcQ]

Cool, thanks guys. I'll order the two trades next week.

If I'm wrong and it's not right at the front, Im pretty sure they summarize it at some point. I read it with no context and wasn't lost at all.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Kevin Smith and Terry Dodson on a Spider-Man book. What could possibly go wrong? Oh its about drugs and rape....wtf

edit: This is the first spider book I remember blind buying the hardcover of.

I'm guessing you learned an important lesson about blind-buying, yes?

 

[Squire]

I could be wrong, but I think this might be at the front in the collected version.

I have a lot of the series digitally. It's in the first trade at the end of the first issue, pretty sure. Dunno about the big collected editions they did though. Should be in there somewhere regardless.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Uncanny X-Force is one of my favorite Marvel series, I can't recommend it enough. Uncanny Avengers is similarly great during Apocalypse Twins and Avenge the Earth as well.

 

[lazygecko]

Honestly, I'm surprised there hasn't been a proper post-apocalyptic Batman Elseworlds or something.

 

[Tizoc]

I can't stop thinking about Bacchus. My library only has the first trade, I need to order that omnibus. The art is so good.

Never read this series before but will add it to my list thanks.

I swear Tizoc got the worst/most random giant picture posting tendencies in OT history

Eh they looked normal sized on my lappy's screen.

Had a craving for some Ben Templesmith, have some Wormwood Gentleman Corpse ComicGAF~

 

[Freezasaurus]

Had a craving for some Ben Templesmith, have some Wormwood Gentleman Corpse ComicGAF~

I have all of those trades somewhere. And the Wormwood artbook. Was really big into Templesmith for a while. Still meaning to read Squidder. Groom Lake was a fun book, too. I think I might have liked it even more than Wormwood.

 

[LaunchpadMcQ]

Thank you for quoting this time Tizoc, you're a real superhero

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I can't stop thinking about Bacchus. My library only has the first trade, I need to order that omnibus. The art is so good.

B E S A D A B O Y Z

great comic. Get his Alec auto-biographical comics too, they're dope

 

[Afrodium]

I'm in the middle of a bunch of books but just want to buy more. Why did I pick up this hobby again?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I'm in the middle of a bunch of books but just want to buy more. Why did I pick up this hobby again?

We really should have a warning in the OT about how quickly comics will absorb your money

I cry about the thousands of dollars I've spent on these fuckers

 

[Squire]

I really wanna read Hickman's Avengers again... Like, from the very beginning... All 80 issues.

Is that weird?

 

[Shaanyboi]

Are the Arkham Knight Riddler challenges really that much of a pain in the arse? I thought they were OK in Asylum and City.

Most are quite easy. The pain is that there are 240-some of the damn things.

The last five were the biggest pain as I couldn't find any Riddler informant for Founder's Island. Turns out they were all down in the underground area where you need to find

Spoiler

Ivy's plant.

Got the final ending the other night. I dunno, I thought it was okay. I think people are looking at it a bit too literally or are trying to extrapolate too much specificity out of it. Just makes it less interesting in my mind. I think at the end of the day,

Spoiler

there will always be a Batman, and whether or not it's Bruce Wayne, he will always make criminals afraid.

I wish there was more closure regarding the

Spoiler

Arkham Knight though. And that Nightwing, Robin, and Catwoman were more involved in the finale.

 

[PsychBat!]

I really wanna read Hickman's Avengers again... Like, from the very beginning... All 80 issues.

Is that weird?

Not at all. The Great Society and Original Sin arcs are great.

 

[frye]

B E S A D A B O Y Z

great comic. Get his Alec auto-biographical comics too, they're dope

They are and also come in one of those "you can murder a man with this thing" collections!

 

[Tyrant Rave]

I'm in the middle of a bunch of books but just want to buy more. Why did I pick up this hobby again?

I can't stop buying BPRD

 

[WadiumArcadium]

I really wanna read Hickman's Avengers again... Like, from the very beginning... All 80 issues.

Is that weird?

No, I'd like to read it again as well. Hopefully there's an omnibus planned.

 

[my name is ed]

I can't stop thinking about Bacchus. My library only has the first trade, I need to order that omnibus. The art is so good.

Hey look

a book about our fave mod, Besada!

 

[Squire]

Not at all. The Great Society and Original Sin arcs are great.

Too true.

No, I'd like to read it again as well. Hopefully there's an omnibus planned.

Yeah, I really wanna own it.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

A list for our boy Serp, the Top Five Most EMBARRASSING Gambit moments!

 

[Serpentine]

I placed an IST order

STORM DOGS TP VOL 01 (MR)
SUBURBAN GLAMOUR TP VOL 01
USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)
FURY MAX TP VOL 01 MY WAR GONE BY (MR)
DEATHSTROKE TP VOL 01 GODS OF WAR (N52)

A list for our boy Serp, the Top Five Most EMBARRASSING Gambit moments!

Captain America straight up buried him what the fuck

Boycotting Steve McNiven AND Cap now

 

[LaunchpadMcQ]

A list for our boy Serp, the Top Five Most EMBARRASSING Gambit moments!

Nothing new here. Gambit's always been a jobber.

 

[KoruptData]

A list for our boy Serp, the Top Five Most EMBARRASSING Gambit moments!

Is Channing Tatum showing up to Comic-con promoting the character, then dropped my out two weeks later on that list?

 

[Freezasaurus]

I placed an IST order

STORM DOGS TP VOL 01 (MR)
SUBURBAN GLAMOUR TP VOL 01
USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)
FURY MAX TP VOL 01 MY WAR GONE BY (MR)
DEATHSTROKE TP VOL 01 GODS OF WAR (N52)

You're missing two volumes of Usagi there, champ.

Vol.4 is out at the end of August.

 

[Serpentine]

You're missing two volumes of Usagi there, champ.

Vol.4 is out at the end of August.

I gotta see if i like it first, bro

 

[Freezasaurus]

I gotta see if i like it first, bro

Man, if you don't like it, you don't like comics. Or fun.

Spoiler

Or furries

.

 

[LaunchpadMcQ]

Man, if you don't like it, you don't like comics. Or fun.

Spoiler

Or furries

.

uhhh

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I'm reading Uncanny X-Force on MU.

The art for the Otherworld arc is DOGSHIT. Ruining this whole thing.

 

[Freezasaurus]

uhhh

You don't get my humor. :\