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COMICS!!! |OT| July 2017 | Princess, I've Seen the Way You Look At Me.

Messi

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Neogafs #1 Comics Community Thread! Brought to you solely by me, ComicsGAFs God King Doombot Messi.
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Action Comics #983 By Jurgens, Bogdanovic, Glapion (July 12th) - A beaten and battered Superman can barely hold his own against the revenge squad of his greatest foes—but hope rushes from the horizon as the Superman family arrives!
Aquaman #26 By Abnett, Sejic (July 19th) - Enraged by rumors of Arthur’s survival in the slums of Atlantis, the ruthless King Rath orders the use of ancient Atlantean techno-magic to track down the Aquaman at all costs! But the ex-king Arthur can’t hide for long when his fate collides with that of a mysterious young woman on the run from Rath’s own secret police. Her name: Dolphin.
Batgirl #13 By Larson, Wildgoose (July 26th) - When an innocent bystander close to Batgirl’s heart gets caught in between a feud between herself and Catwoman, what started as just another case could become direly important.

Batman 66 / Legion #1 By Lee and Mike Allred (July 19th) - In pursuit of the time-traveling criminal known as Universo, the super-powered kids from the 30th century travel back to the 1960s to enlist the aid of the “greatest teen superhero ever”—Robin, the Boy Wonder! But Batman’s hard-boiled nemesis Egghead has stolen one of their unattended time bubbles and taken off to the Legion’s own time period. Looks like Batman has to head to the far-flung future with one group of heroes while Robin stays in the swinging sixties with another. Holy time-travel paradox!
Batwoman #5 By Superstar Marguerite Bennett (July 19th) - In this special one-off issue with art by Stephanie Hans (Angela), learn the truth of what went down between Kate and Safiyah, which led to the future Batwoman having to leave Coryana for what she was sure would be forever!
Dark Days: The Casting #1 By Snyder, Tynion IV, Lee, Kubert, Romita Jr (July 12th) - The Joker's surprise attack threatens to lay waste to all of Batman's carefully laid plans. Will the Dark Knight be able to regain the trust of his closest allies, Green Lantern and Duke, and prevent the forces of darkness from consuming the DC Universe?! Will Hawkman's warning stop our heroes from peering into the abyss?

Deathstroke #21 By Priest, Neves (July 5th) - A new day has dawned for Deathstroke. Having emerged from the Speed Force a changed man, Slade Wilson takes aim at living a better life—a life in service of justice. But when the world refuses to accept the new Deathstroke, Slade recruits a group of young heroes to join him including including former Teen Titans, Kid Flash and Power Girl, his children, Rose and Jericho, and the bombastic Terra! But has Slade truly shed his villainous past?
Green Arrow #27 By Percy, Campbell (July 19th) - Oliver Queen is a pillar of morality. A champion of ethics. The essence of truth. Or at least he thought so. The self-described people’s hero Green Arrow crosses paths with the Justice League’s real paragon of virtue, Wonder Woman, when his cross-country fight against the Ninth Circle puts both heroes’ muscle and mettle to the ultimate test.
Super Sons #6 By Tomasi, Jimenez (July 19th) - Robin has a new member in mind for the Teen Titans, and—spoiler alert—it’s Superboy! But something sinister is at work, and Damian’s real motives for introducing Jon to the team are revealed to devastating consequences!

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Bug! #3 By Mike and Lee Allred (July 5th) - Forager’s latest tumble through time and space lands him in a rough wilderness. There he meets the muscleman Atlas, who himself has run afoul of Chagra, the mysterious figure that caused the reality shards that put Forager on this multidimensional trip to begin with. What happens when a Bug of New Genesis teams up with a legendary powerhouse like Atlas? It’s a story we could only call “Atlas Bugged”!
Doom Patrol #7 By Way, Allred (July 26th) - How have you been, Niles Caulder? The Chief is back, and he’s ready to reshape the new Doom Patrol to be just like the old Doom Patrol—a prospect not everyone is happy with. But the team’s former leader hasn’t grown less manipulative in his old age, so nobody make any rash decisions. Pretty sure he’s up to something. 
Shade, The Changing Girl #10 By Castellucci, Zarcone (July 5th) - Following her encounters in Gotham City, Shade decides to head out west and check out Los Alamos, New Mexico, the one-time location of nuclear test sites, and also the setting of her favorite TV show, “Life with Honey.” But it’s been half a century since those bombs went off—and since “Honey” went off the air. So what kind of ghostly memories await Shade in the desert?

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America #5 By Rivera, Thompson, Villalobos (July 19th) - Reunited at last! Former Young Avengers Hawkeye and America team up to take on a new threat! When a case spins out of control, semi-legal 100% legit private investigator Kate Bishop calls the one person she knows will have her back. But is this one too big to punch her way out of?
Astonishing X-Men #1 By Soule, Cheung (July 19th) - An ancient evil is attacking the world’s most powerful minds. It will have them by the time you finish this sentence, and a moment later, it will have us all. A band of X-MEN discovers the truth behind the threat, but there is no time left. PSYLOCKE, OLD MAN LOGAN, BISHOP, ARCHANGEL, FANTOMEX, ROGUE and GAMBIT will attempt to save a world that hates and fears them. Why? BECAUSE THEY ARE THE X-MEN.
Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe Again #1 By Bunn, Talajic (July 5th) - Remember the time Deadpool went a little TOO crazy and killed the entire Marvel Universe? Well, this isn’t that. This is a DIFFERENT time.

Gwenpool #18 By Hastings, Gurihiru (July 26th) -  Gwenpool is no stranger to trouble in the Marvel Universe. But now, it seems the Marvel Universe is after her. Whose secret identity did she blurt out this time?!
Hawkeye #8 By Thompson, Romero (July 5th) - Hawkeye’s investigation takes a dark and surprising turn as a face from her past resurfaces… And Kate can’t help but wonder: Does this case go back further than she knows? Back to the beginning? One thing’s for certain, solving this mystery could unravel everything Kate holds dear…
Jean Grey #3 By Hopeless, Tolibao (July 12th) - After an adventure with Namor, the Sub-Mariner, Jean Grey is more determined than ever to escape her predecessor’s fate and when the Phoenix comes for her, she will BEAT THAT BIRD DOWN. And to learn how to go toe-to-toe with a god, she’ll seek out training from a god… Enter: ODINSON!

Spider-Men II #1 By Bendis, Pichelli (July 12th) - The moment five years in the making is finally here! The first time Peter Parker and Miles Morales met ended with a question — WHO IS THE MILES MORALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE?! Now that the Miles you know and love is with Peter in the Marvel Universe, you’re finally going to get that answer to who the OTHER Miles Morales is!
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #22 By North, Henderson (July 12th) - When Doreen Green and Nancy Whitehead enter a mysterious programming competition, they don’t suspect that the prize for winners will be...an all-expenses-paid trip to the SAVAGE LAND! Yes: THE SAVAGE LAND! Also known as “a mysterious tropical region of Antarctica that we discovered is actually populated by DINOSAURS”! In the Marvel Universe, I mean. 
Unstoppable Wasp #7 By Whitley, Fish (July 5th) - In the fallout from the attack on G.I.R.L. by the Red Room, lives and the future of the lab hang in the balance. Nadia is lost, drifting and unsure how to move forward. Now, there’s only one heroine who can save the day and that is... THE WASP! Janet Van Dyne is on the scene to save the day. But the Red Room is not done yet. Can Janet take on the superhuman bounty hunters who have been contracted to retrieve Nadia and Ying?

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Doctor Aphra #9 By Gillen, Walker (July 12th) - Aphra's back with a brand-new plan that's guaranteed to pay! There's just one teensy problem...
Doctor Aphra #10 By Gillen, Walker (July 26th) - It involves surrounding herself by some of the galaxy's biggest baddies. And they don't like Aphra's tricks!
Star Wars #33 By Aaron, Larroca (July 5th) - The Hero of the Rebellion & the Princess of the Revolution! Luke and Leia finally get some time alone. Unfortunately, it's stranded on a desert island.

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Curse Words #6 By Soule, Browne (July 12th) - CURSE WORDS IS BACK!! The hit series launches its second arc. The full roster of the Demon Sizzajee's Nine Evil Wizards is revealed! Meet the Carbuncle, Silly Bee, and all the rest...while in New York City, Wizord and his newly de-powered ex, Ruby Stitch, embark upon a most peculiar business venture.
Descender #22 By Lemire, Nguyen (July 19th) - Tim-22 makes his move on Telsa and Quon, Andy and Effie attack the Machine Moon, and Psius and The Hardwire have Tim-21 in their grips. As the various factions hunting Tim-21 close in, the galaxy is on the verge of all-out war. 
Generation Gone #1 By Kot, Araujo (July 19th) - America, 2020. Three young hackers with nothing to lose. A secretive scientist with a plan. One final job. What happens when you're poor, angry, and get superpowers you never asked for? Skins + Unbreakable = GENERATION GONE, sort of— if you also include multiple trips to the sun, weird black goo, a breakup fight inside a nuclear factory, love, hate, anger, loss...and survival. 

Lazarus X+66 #1 By Rucka, Trautmann, Lieber (July 19th) - In the wake of “CULL” and setting the stage for “FRACTURE,” the sixth storyline of the critically acclaimed LAZARUS, this series takes us into the year +66 with six separate stories. Casey Solomon has caught the eye of the Lazarus, but gaining the Family’s attention can be as much a curse as a blessing. Will Dagger Selection destroy Casey, or will survival mean something worse?
Saga #45 By Vaughn, Staples (July 26th) - As Hazel and her family venture into the Badlands, their newest companion is left to hold down the fort on her own.
Shutter #30 By Keatinge, Del Duca, Gieni (July 26th) - Thirty years later. One last adventure. One final goodbye. KEATINGE and DEL DUCA wrap up their long-running, critically acclaimed series by uncovering the mystery Kate Kristopher has searched for since the very beginning.

Snotgirl #6 By O'Malley, Hung (July 5th) - Spring is the season for mystery, madness & mucus as Lottie meets her adoring public, Coolgirl has a change of heart, and we learn more than we ever wanted to know about Cutegirl!
Wayward #22 By Zub, Cummings, Bonvillain (July 26th) - Back in Ireland, revelations of Rori's past and the road to Tír na nÓg...
Wicked + Divine #29 By Gillen, McKelvie, Wilson (July 5th) - Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too many to fit in the scant time I have remaining, so what's a girl to do? The party's over. The party never ends. A hangover that just won't go away opens IMPERIAL PHASE (Part II). Heaven help us all.

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Aliens: Dead Orbit #4 By Stokoe (July 26th) - With one last gambit aboard the space station, Wascylewski finds himself ambushed by two more deadly xenomorphs that will stop at nothing until he’s dead.
Black Hammer #11 By Lemire, Ormston (July 19th) - He was born into the Red Tribes of Mars. He walked the streets of Spiral City as a police officer by day, vigilante hero by night. And now he’s trapped in the sleepy-but-sinister Rockwood. In each of these places, Barbalien has been an outsider. He’s never felt at home. Maybe, in the end, home is not a location . . . it’s something to find in other people.
BPRD Devil You Know #1 By Mignola, Allie, Campbell (July 26th) - Before they were vanquished by the BPRD, Lovecraftian monsters created a Hell on Earth. Now Liz Sherman leads a crew through monster-infested ruins on the most important rescue mission of her life. As society tries to rebuild, strange cults vie for influence, and a demon emerges to lead the way . . .

Briggs Land: Lone Wolves #2 By Wood, Chater (July 12th) - When Isaac Briggs went overseas to war, he shed his quiet, reserved personality for something fiercer and far more nationalist than the rest of his family are prepared to deal with.
Predator: Hunters #5 By Warner, Velasco (July 5th) - Contact! The assault team encounters the Predator at night on the tropical island! First blood goes to the alien hunter, but ten-to-one odds and machine guns favor the humans . . . unless there’s something about their quarry they don’t know!
Zodiac Starforce: Crisis of the Fire Prince #1 By Panetta, Ganucheau (July 5th) - After defeating a former ZS member and her mean-girl minions, the girls thought they’d get a little break! But a new big bad’s come out to play, and demons are starting to overrun the downtown!

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Giant Days #28 By Allison, Sarin, Fleming (July 5th) - What’s the secret of the shed in the back of the girls’ house, and why are strange men visiting it in the middle of the night?!
Godshaper #4 By Spurrier, Goonface (July 12th) - It's an all-out underground nightclub fightorama...with Ennay stuck in the middle!
Go Go Power Rangers #1 By Parrott, Mora (July 26th) - The untold, personal story of what happens to Jason, Kim, Trini, Zack, and Billy following in the days after they first became Power Rangers. Fighting evil is hard, but surviving high school may be even harder—welcome to real life in Angel Grove.

Lumberjanes #40 By Watters, Leyh, Sotuyo (July 26th) - Parents’ Day at camp is finishing up, with an Abuelita rescue mission, a trickster to out-trick, and the surprise arrival of…Molly’s parents?
Misfit City #3 By Smith, Lustgarten, Franquiz (July 12th) - The friends are only a few steps away from uncovering treasure and long-buried secrets, but if they can’t keep it together Wilder might just be left without her team.
Slam #8 By Ribon, Beck (July 12th) - Besties and derby-gals Ithinka Can and Knockout are getting it together and skating their butts off in this final issue of SLAM!

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Bloodshot's Day Off #1 - Join two of Bloodshot’s predecessors – the WWII-era Tank Man and Vietnam era Viet Man (created by Jeff “Knight Knight” Lemire) – on their day off! Eliot Rahal (The Paybacks, The Doorman) and Khari Evans (Harley Quinn, Harbinger) bring us a goofy take on the characters (ok, goofier than their inception was at the hands of Jeff “Real Hawkeye” Lemire) as they run into trouble in their first chance at freedom after over 30 years.
Faith and the Future Force #1 - In a bizarre twist, Faith is the universe’s best chance of survival! Drafted by Neela, the new Timewalker, Faith must join forces with an anthropomorphic dinosaur and the rest of the Valiant heroes as she warps through time to stop a force which threatens to undo time itself. But what exactly is this threat, and why is Faith the key to stopping it?
Harbinger Renegade #5 - A massacre begins! All the psiot groups – the Renegades, the Harbinger Foundation, Alexander Solomon, the Secret Weapons, Generation Zero, and even H.A.R.D. Corps – are coming into conflict, and not everyone will make it out alive. Join Rafer Roberts (Thanos & Darkseid: Carpool Buddies of Doom) and Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan) as the build-up to the second Harbinger War takes its first casualty!

Rapture #3 - With Shadowman kidnapped, Tama out of her depth, and Ninjak being the usual prick he is, the mission to stop Babel is slowly unraveling. Will the team be able to pull it together long enough to get something done? Will Shadowman find the redemption he seeks?
Secret Weapons #2 - Livewire has stepped in and saved two of the lost psiots from imminent danger. However, whoever is trying to bolster his cybernetic monstrosity isn’t done with them yet, and is still tirelessly pursuing them. With Martin in imminent danger, will Livewire, Owen, and Nikki make it in time to save him from the murderous Rex-O?
XO Manowar #5 - The empire is keeping secrets from Aric and after the second – yeah, seriously, you’d think you’d learn the first time – of trying to kill him off to get rid of a target, I’m surprised he hasn’t had enough of this shit. No doubt, this issue will also be filled with moments of “goddammit Aric just use the armor already” and him refusing to. Now the armor has shown up at his home and it’s had enough waiting – what is its motive?

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Animosity: The Rise #2 By Superstar Marguerite Bennett, Juan Doe (July 12th) - A city by the sea rises, ruled by animals who become more human and humans who become more animal. All the while, Adam, an imprisoned veterinarian, works on the technology that would give his captors the strength to change the world...
Archie #22 By Waid, Woods (July 19th) - The end has come for one of Riverdale's most beloved residents. This is one you're going to want to buy, keep, and re-read over the years, because we promise it will never leave you.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #7 By Hack, Sacasa (July 5th) - The end has come for one of Riverdale's most beloved residents. This is one you're going to want to buy, keep, and re-read over the years, because we promise it will never leave you.

Insexts #12 By Superstar Marguerite Bennett, Kristantina (July 19th) - The rebellion reaches a fever pitch as the prisoners of the museum come to life - and rise up against Lady and Mariah! 
Jem infinite #1 By Thompson, Lee (Jun 28th) - Now a happy quintet, Jem and The Holograms are stronger than ever, which is a good thing because they're about to embark on an adventure unlike anything they'd ever imagined possible. After a public fight with The Misfits at a charity event, a strangely dressed Techrat shows up and takes them to a whole new world... literally. And it is going to change EVERYTHING.
Josie and the Pussycats #8 By Superstar Marguerite Bennett, Deordio (July 12th) - The Pussycats take Tokyo! As the band prepares for the biggest audience of its career, two men enter, one manager leaves in... "Beyond Tokyo Dome."

Motor Girl #7 By Terry Moore (July 5th) - Sam learns her brain tumor may be the cause of her imaginary friend Mike. Vic realizes he is in love with Sam and comes up with a plan to stop Walden's UFO killer.
Kim and Kim Love Is A Battlefield #1 By Visaggio, Cabrera (July 5th) -The Fighting Kims finally get the bounty of their lives and Kim D reconnectes with an ex-girlfriend, so of course everything immediately goes catastrophically wrong. This high-flying, rad AF tale of exes and woes is the first in a four-part follow-up to 2016's summer favorite. Awesome!
TMNT USAGI One Shot By Sakai (July 26th) - The TMNT are teleported to a world of talking animals-the world of Usagi Yojimbo! When the samarai rabbit embarks on a quest to save Japan and the deadly Jei blocks his path, a Turtle team-up may be the only chance for survival!

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Sandfox

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Jean Grey #3 with Namor is already out. #4 where she teams up with Odinson is the one coming out in July.
 

Aizo

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Thanks Messi, Feeza, and whoever else helped make the thread.

I'm going to spend like 1/8 of my bonus on comics this month.

Also moving to my one of my favorite neighborhoods on Monday. Never thought I'd be able to afford it, but I found a way, so July is going to be the start of a new life for me. There is also an American comic store two stations away, so I'll check that out and report back!!
 
Huh. just got notice that my Doom Patrol Silver Age omnibus is shipping out from Amazon and should be here Sunday. Curious how this one is going to turn out; I haven't seen any advance reviews of the binding, paper, etc.
 
I'm sure it'll be disappointing, but I'm really excited for Spider-Men II. I wonder how the cliffhanger will be followed up considering Miles is in the main universe full-time now.
 

Wanderer5

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So in San Diego, and course they have street banners for comic con. Basically, promo for Thor 3 and Black Panther from what I seen.
 

VanWinkle

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Huh. just got notice that my Doom Patrol Silver Age omnibus is shipping out from Amazon and should be here Sunday. Curious how this one is going to turn out; I haven't seen any advance reviews of the binding, paper, etc.

DC has used the same binding and paper stock on their omnis for the last two years or so. Both very good. The binding is a little bit worse than Marvel omnis and the paper stock is a lot better.
 
I'm sure it'll be disappointing, but I'm really excited for Spider-Men II. I wonder how the cliffhanger will be followed up considering Miles is in the main universe full-time now.
I'm betting 616!Miles is a villain. Funny enough the Spider-Women crossover already did that twist with Gwen's Cindy being a villain IIRC.
 
I'm betting 616!Miles is a villain. Funny enough the Spider-Women crossover already did that twist with Gwen's Cindy being a villain IIRC.

It'll probably be something like that but I hope it'll be a little more creative. Heck, Miles just did that himself with his dad being a villain in the Miles/Spider-Gwen crossover.

I wonder if Bendis actually had a plan all those years ago or if he just wrote the ending and hoped he'd figure it out later. Peter's reaction is pretty strong and immediate when he does his Google search.
 

shingi70

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Nice new Thread.


Curious how Bendis will resolve the two miles being around, I mean if molecule man changed things would Peter even think to look up the original miles morales.
 
Started reading the first trade of Grayson. Pretty wicked.
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A brown man lynched, with a bleeding wound where his penis used to be and a racist slur on the badge he's wearing. You don't need to see it.
I saw it!

It made me sad!

Rather disturbed!
Trying to catch up with comics (took a break). Currently reading the infamous Katana series (I sadly have the whole 10 issues I think, don't know why I bought them lol).

This is one of the worst pieces of garbage. No seriously, I have read many bad comics from Chuck Austen to Rob Liefeld and this is definately up there. Even the bloody covers don't care (issue 5 meantions Coil, yet the person on the cover and issue is Sickle).

Ann Noceti is one of the worst writers. Is she writing anything currently? Just curious lol The sad thing? I am planning on finishing Catwoman after this. It is the only way to read these, to quickly read some of the worst comics all together.

Actually, she did right Inhumans: By Right of Birth which was a pretty good story. It's about the birth of Black Bolt and Medusa's son, Ahura. Really details how fucked Attilan's political system used to be (it was based purely on genetic purity).
 
At present time I'm around 1400 issues into the order, with issues from anywhere between 1969 and 1972 appearing depending on the comic line. The order appears to have gained a little bit of a bloc rhythm. Previously it was an issue of this, an issue of that, maybe a few issue of this one, now it's several issues of Thor, then Fantastic Four, then Hulk, etc. allowing for stories to build up and link together.
I like it, although it does sting when there's a back-to-back run of something like Daredevil (which is still stinking).

I think because it's been 400 issues since the last time I did a thought dump on the run, I'll break my post up in to several smaller ones. That way I won't be text critting the thread, and it gives me a chance to breath!

I've also noticed that as soon as the 70s kicked in Marvel attempted a little more social commentary on the racial situation in America, as well as drug use. After reading some really clean, family issues throughout the 60s it was a bit of a surprise to see Marvel tackle these issues.


Granted none of the 'main characters' use drugs, but even so to have Harry Osbourne (rich kid) fall foul to them was an interesting take. I guess that was a fitting line to introduce drugs in to, I can imagine Spider-man having a younger demographic than some of the other comics simply due to Spider-man being a teen and still in high school.

Roy Thomas

I think it's only fair to write a little bit about Roy Thomas, as it seems to me (just from reading and no researching) that he's the one actually in control of Marvel comics right now. Stan Lee's name has appeared less and less as the writer as the years tick on, and Roy Thomas' name has appeared more. Granted Stan Lee still puts his name down as Editor and proudly 'PRESENTS' a lot of the title, but he no longer seems to be writing anything other than Spider-man.

Roy Thomas on the other hand is doing it all! I don't mind this, as when Roy Thomas is good he is gooooood, but when he's bad, he's boring. Thomas seems to constantly be at an internal fight with himself to make sure his script word count is over 5000 for everything he writes. He likes to write.
I get the impression that he doesn't trust the artists to visually represent what he has in his mind, so he has a lot of narrative boxes outlining situations, the look of places, and so on. Oh and when characters speak... they speak. They speak like Thespians. Even street thugs.

Despite all of that Roy Thomas deserves a lot of credit for somehow being able to keep track and entwine all of these Marvel characters and comic lines together to keep a somewhat consistent MARVEL UNIVERSE going. There have been a few times where there's been a slight mess up, or a callback that wasn't needed, but would you have noticed if you had read the comics as they were paced and released (and not back-to-back binge on a digital platform several decades later)?

Avengers

The Avengers continues to be the backdrop for the Marvel Universe at the moment, although it's not as if it has a lot of competition for that honour other than the Fantastic Four. I've lost track of which version of the Avengers this is now, and I get the feeling Roy Thomas has too as members come and go, sub in and out.
Despite that, and in all honesty it's not a distraction, Avengers has provided some good moments so far (and so odd ones).

Kang has reappeared, he's this sort of time travelling cosmic Dr. Doom type. He lured the Avengers into a trap by capturing Tony Stark, all of which was a cunning plan to pull them into his own timeline so he could do battle against them! In fact, I think it was this event that saw the 'OG Avengers' (Captain America, Thor, Iron Man & Black Panther) say 'No thanks' and leave the Avengers for a bit, letting the subs (Wanda, Quicksilver, Vision & Goliath) take the helm for a while.
I don't blame them, as being taken into another timeline to play a deadly game of human chess against Kang and some Cosmic Chess expert fittingly enough called Grand Master must have been daunting. At one point the Avengers even travelled back in time to fight Hitler as part of this 3 issue story arch.

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Oh and Black Knight is now an Avenger - he saved them with his magical time travelling sword. I had forgot all about the Black Knight and his own personal redemption, so this was a good callback in fairness.

The mental headache that is Hank Pym continues to be the most interesting of all the Avengers simply because he's never around and when he does he's messed up. The guy has swapped from Ant-Man, to Giant-Man, to Ant-Man again then GOLIATH to finally Yellowjacket. His switch to Yellowjacket was done as a surprise to fool his wife Janet to see if she still loved him or not.
Now, I have no idea if this was all pre-planned or not, but they've done such a good job at building Hank Pym up as being unstable... and I think I like it! At current time Hank has taken a back seat from the Avengers for his own health and to spend time in his lab (and with his wife). Of course, since Hank has retired so too has Janet who now spends her time shopping with the vast amounts of wealth that was often mentioned.

On the flip side we've had poor old Hawkeye who just can't catch a break, or get noticed, so has went through something of a rebranding. He gave in to his former thief like ways and stole some of the Pym Particles and decided HE WOULD NOW BE GOLIATH! Hawkeye as Goliath is terrible, and funny in equal measures. He constantly stays tall just for the sake of it, and acts like a massive pain in the arse whenever he's given a speech bubble. Again no idea if this is by design or not, but I get the impression that perhaps Hawkeye has some deep rooted insecurities involving size. Or being noticed. Probably being noticed.
I do wonder though why they (Marvel) thought they needed to regimmick Hawkeye like this.

Hawkeye's stint as Goliath has since ended and he's returned as Hawkeye again.


Yes friends of ComicGAF, Hawkeye has returned as Hippeye complete with mini-skirt. Can you guess it's the 70s?
Credit to Roy Thomas though, he did build this up slightly including Hawkeye disappear for a few issues after the realisation he had ran out of Pym Particles and could no longer maintain his erection of height.

I guess the highlight will have been the Kree/Skrull war. I can't imagine what it must have been like to read this as it was released. The callbacks, references and long burn on this story arch is really impressive, with some major long term payoffs to some of the first few Fantastic Four issues dating back to the early 60s!
Rick Jones at this point is now Captain Marvel. Marvel lives in the Negative Zone, but is anchored to reality via Rick Jones. Why Rick Jones? Why. Rick Jones is single handedly the most annoying entity in all of the Marvel Universe that I have met so far. What was the idea behind him? Was he supposed to be the every teen?

But you'll have to wait until the next update to hear more about my thoughts on Avengers and the Kree/Skrull war as well as Daredevil, Spider-Man, Hulk and the Fantastic Four!

Finally...

I knew there was a reason I wasn't too keen on Rick Jones. He reminds me of a certain politician.

 
Wild Storm #6 this month! End of the first arc.

On the flip side we've had poor old Hawkeye who just can't catch a break, or get noticed, so has went through something of a rebranding. He gave in to his former thief like ways and stole some of the Pym Particles and decided HE WOULD NOW BE GOLIATH! Hawkeye as Goliath is terrible, and funny in equal measures. He constantly stays tall just for the sake of it, and acts like a massive pain in the arse whenever he's given a speech bubble. Again no idea if this is by design or not, but I get the impression that perhaps Hawkeye has some deep rooted insecurities involving size. Or being noticed. Probably being noticed.
I do wonder though why they (Marvel) thought they needed to regimmick Hawkeye like this.

Hawkeye's stint as Goliath has since ended and he's returned as Hawkeye again.



Yes friends of ComicGAF, Hawkeye has returned as Hippeye complete with mini-skirt. Can you guess it's the 70s?
Credit to Roy Thomas though, he did build this up slightly including Hawkeye disappear for a few issues after the realisation he had ran out of Pym Particles and could no longer maintain his erection of height.

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This sounds hilarious! I will look for these issues on MU.

It's my birthday month.

How about Chaykin is Edgelord-In-Chief

Happy birthday! For whichever day it is on.
 
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