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[Durrzerker]

Whats the point of the costume? I mean, Batman uses it because he knows that people are scared of Bats, Captain America represents the nation and thuus wears a flag, etc. Or is it just for the look?

Well, for the costume, a lot of it is about protection. It's a -serious- lifesaver. Just off the top of my head

-It absorbs energy blasts [protected him from Dr. Doom's full-stop photon beam, only the magical portion hurt him, since he doesn't have magic protection; also helped against Jessica Drew's venom blast and Speedball/Penance's energy attacks],

-It absorbs blunt impacts [let him shrug off a full-force kick from an angry Spider-Man who was legit trying to cripple him because he mistakenly thought Task kidnapped MJ, also recently let him shrug off a hit from Sebastian Shaw that broke the wall behind him].

As for the mask, originally it was just to hide his face, and he liked the design. It's also sometimes armored, as evidenced by Moon Knight, when he tanks a point-blank shotgun blast to the face without a scratch.

As for the rest of the costume, it's supposed to be a pastiche of different superheroes, just like his powerset. The boots are Captain America, the cloak is Moon Knight, the skintight bodysuit is Daredevil, and the colors were his own personal touch.

His 2010 mini fleshed out why a skull, though, and I really like this origin:

 

[LordOfLore]

I need to get this WW book.

 

[Durrzerker]

I need to get this WW book.

Why's she abusing Magikarp man

 

[Freezasaurus]

I hated Laura in All New X-Men

You have never hated Laura a day in your life. Though Illyana was best girl in that series. Especially when she had hooves.

 

[Durrzerker]

You have never hated Laura a day in your life. Though Illyana was best girl in that series. Especially when she had hooves.

Illyana is best girl in every series. She's #2 on my top 5 comic characters.

 

[LordOfLore]

Hawk chart:

 

[BrightLightLava]

Alternate Hawk Chart

 

[Dalek]

Looks like nothing to me.

 

[Messi]

You have never hated Laura a day in your life. Though Illyana was best girl in that series. Especially when she had hooves.

Is basically not her in that book.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

SDCC 2017: Tony Daniel on Dark Matter series ‘Damage’ & what made him love comics

So Damage actually looks different now than he did in the poster if you look at Tony Daniel's Twitter. He look ugly af:

https://twitter.com/TonyDanielx2/status/889303255733469184

Very cool.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Is basically not her in that book.

Messi pls. What do you have against girls with hooves?

 

[Sandfox]

Ok, I am defending much, but whats the point of Numbering One Shots? I know, people would go crazy again and wooooo its a #1!!!! marvel is satan!!!, but its One Shots. The point of these things is to stand alone.

I read that they will have both the legacy numbering and the regular numbering, but we'll see if that's true. The numbering thing is so they can say it's the old ongoing coming back for an issue as part of Legacy.

 

[Messi]

Messi pls. What do you have against girls with hooves?

Literally nothing

 

[Sandfox]

Hopeless always tries to write Laura as the character who doesn't care what happens to her and tries to do everything recklessly because she has a healing factor.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Marvel:

 

[Messi]

Hopeless always tries to write Laura as the character who doesn't care what happens to her and tries to do everything recklessly because she has a healing factor.

Well that's pretty hopeless

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Looks like Aaron is leaving Star Wars and Gillen is taking over according to Marvel's latest preview brochure.

Vader's next arc will have him chasing down Jocasta Nu with the Grand Inquisitor too.

Darth Vader # 7-12

Vader's story continues! Jocasta Nu, the Jedi Temple librarian, puts forth a desperate effort to gather and preserve whatever she can of the Jedi legacy after the purge. Vader and the Grand Inquisitor cannot let Jocasta succeed and are sent after her, as Palpatine views her as a particular threat. Her knowledge makes her almost a one-woman Jedi Order that must be stopped..

Star Wars # 38-43

The possibility—and destruction—of the Death Star has changed everything. The Death Star's destruction proves the Empire is notirresistible. But a Death Star has been built, and it can't happen again. The specter of the Empire's true power has brought together a patchwork cloth of people, united in hope. From the desolation of Jedha to the search for new bases, these rebels continue to fight for a better tomorrow for a galaxy far, far away in these all-new adventure written by Kieron Gillen (DARTH VADER, DOCTOR APHRA)..

 

[Messi]

Looks like Aaron is leaving Star Wars and Gillen is taking over according to Marvel's latest preview brochure.

Vader's next arc will have him chasing down Jocasta Nu with the Grand Inquisitor too.

Not a bad trade. Gillens Vader was great as is that Mary Sue Dr Aphra.

 

[mreddie]

Looks like Magdalene Visaggio and Donny Cates will write some of the one shots

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Looks like Aaron is leaving Star Wars and Gillen is taking over according to Marvel's latest preview brochure.

Vader's next arc will have him chasing down Jocasta Nu with the Grand Inquisitor too.

I love the fact that Vader still has an on going comic now.

 

[Messi]

Looks like Magdalene Visaggio and Donny Cates will write some of the one shots

Good gets. I like Visaggios Kim and Kim. Maybe they will put her on America?

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Not a bad trade. Gillens Vader was great as is that Mary Sue Dr Aphra.

Haha.

Agreed on Gillen though. Aaron's run has been treading water for a while - the book needed some new blood. I wish Immonen would come back though.

I love the fact that Vader still has an on going comic now.

It's been pretty enjoyable so far too.

 

[BKatastrophe]

I hated Laura in All New X-Men

In Bendis or Hopeless? I was fine with her in Bendis, but in Hopeless everyone sucked.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

How many different writers have worked on Marvel Star Wars now?

 

[Messi]

In Bendis or Hopeless? I was fine with her in Bendis, but in Hopeless everyone sucked.

Hopeless, I love Bendis all new.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

How many different writers have worked on Marvel Star Wars now?

All of the books since the Marvel relaunch?

Off the top of my head: Aaron, Gillen, Soule, Duggan, Bunn, Rucka, Liu and Waid.

Edit: I was missing Weisman, Robinson and Wendig.

 

[BKatastrophe]

Hopeless, I love Bendis all new.

I figured. Honestly Bendis' All-New is the first thing I've ever read with Laura.

 

[Messi]

I received these lovely two ladies from Tony S Daniel

 

[Vic_Viper]

Was the Marvel Studios Panel from SDCC streamed online anywhere? Sans trailers of course.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

All of the books since the Marvel relaunch?

Off the top of my head: Aaron, Gillen, Soule, Duggan, Bunn, Rucka, Liu and Waid.

Edit: I was missing Weisman, Robinson and Wendig.

I thought it was smaller but then I forgot the miniseries that they did too.

 

[dan2026]

I received these lovely two ladies from Tony S Daniel

The man can draw.

 

[Sandfox]

Looks like Magdalene Visaggio and Donny Cates will write some of the one shots

Visaggio has been getting more and more Marvel work lately.

 

[LordOfLore]

Phantom Girl profile.

Higgins put in the largest order ever for Legacy. He's only going to give Marvel one shot. He's also giving it away for free to subscribers and sells it 50% off on the shelf. He's taking a massive hit to maybe improve his Marvel sales across the line.

 

[Messi]

Phantom Girl profile.

Higgins put in the largest order ever for Legacy. He's only going to give Marvel one shot. He's also giving it away for free to subscribers and sells it 50% off on the shelf. He's taking a massive hit to maybe improve his Marvel sales across the line.

I'm sure this will pay off.

Just like when he ordered event level numbers for Mister Miracle...

 

[Wanderer5]

Why's she abusing Magikarp man

Maybe it was forgotten for a reason.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Black Science Vol. 6 is coming tomorrow and Vol. 9 of MHA is next week.

 

[LordOfLore]

So are we guessing Aaron will take over Avengers post-Waid/next relaunch?

 

[Vic_Viper]

So are we guessing Aaron will take over Avengers post-Waid/next relaunch?

Im hoping he stays at Marvel but im not sure about him on an Avengers book though. I mean if Generations is good then we will see how I feel. Maybe its just because Waid did a horrible job with the book. Whatever he does though, I will be there day 1!

Also just got my DCBS and IST orders in plus had a birthday! This week was a huge haul. The shelf I just bought like 2 months ago is already full lol and im running out of room. Got Hickman's Avengers Omni (should have bought 2 lol). Plus both Wayward DLX HCs, Clone Conspiracy, Ninjak HC Vol 1, and Remender's awesome Oversized Deluxe Tokyo Ghost! I wish more Image creators would use this format, especially Hickman and Brubaker. Hope Seven to Eternity gets one, but I really want to see Hickman do one for the Black Monday Murders.

Is Low the same size format as Deadly Class and Tokyo Ghost?

 

[Sandfox]

Well that's pretty hopeless

Hopeless is better at solo books and in that book it was better when it focused on certain characters rather than the team.

I love the fact that Vader still has an on going comic now.

Soule's Vader is so good...

So are we guessing Aaron will take over Avengers post-Waid/next relaunch?

I would assume so.

 

[Freezasaurus]

I received these lovely two ladies from Tony S Daniel

Tony D got a pocket full of Messi money now.

 

[Messi]

Tony D got a pocket full of Messi money now.

He really doesn't

 

[BKatastrophe]

You know this whole Legacy thing is going to be insanely confusing for anyone who goes, "hey what issues does this particular run encompass (paraphrasing)?"

 

[mreddie]

in the end, it won't matter as Alonso will just relaunch everything.

 

[Donniewahlberg]

Why's she abusing Magikarp man

Totally pathetic, unreliable!

 

[Vic_Viper]

Currently reading Aaron's Thor run and about to start the second HC, issue 13, after Godbomb and I have a question about when this takes place.

When does Original Sin take place in the overall run? And Secret Wars takes place after Thor God of Thunder, and before The Mighty Thor? Or do I read the first trade before Secret Wars and then the next one picks up after?

 

[Donniewahlberg]

Currently reading Aaron's Thor run and about to start the second HC, issue 13, after Godbomb and I have a question about when this takes place.

When does Original Sin take place in the overall run? And Secret Wars takes place after Thor God of Thunder, and before The Mighty Thor? Or do I read the first trade before Secret Wars and then the next one picks up after?

You can't miss when Original Sin takes place, they make a big point of recapping it. It's inbetween the two Thor series where it switches to Jane Thor. After #25 I think

EDIT: And Secret Wars is in between the two Jane Thor books, so after issue 8 and before Mighty Thor #1.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Is Low the same size format as Deadly Class and Tokyo Ghost?

The hardcover for Low doesn't come out until October. I believe Deadly Class and Tokyo Ghost are both the same size, though.

 

[Messi]

The hardcover for Low doesn't come out until October. I believe Deadly Class and Tokyo Ghost are both the same size, though.

All of Remenders OHCs are that bigger size. Low will be also. They are absolute sized.

 

[Freezasaurus]

All of Remenders OHCs are that bigger size. Low will be also. They are absolute sized.

Isn't book 2 of Black Science due soon as well?

 

[Vic_Viper]

The hardcover for Low doesn't come out until October. I believe Deadly Class and Tokyo Ghost are both the same size, though.

Yeah I have it preordered at DCBS! Just wanted to make sure it was the same size for shelving purposes.

Isn't book 2 of Black Science due soon as well?

I think it just came out didn't it?