BenjaminBirdie
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Anyone can do anything, but advice to a beginner should be a bit more focused, I think.
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Anyone can do anything, but advice to a beginner should be a bit more focused, I think.
GrandHarrier
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My advice would be: Do what you enjoy. That person will learn very quickly, one way or another, what preferences they have. And honestly, how does a person know what creative team does it for them? As our past discussions have shown, this can be extremely divisive. There are people I'd warn a newbie away from that you'd herald as the greatest thing ever.
dark_inferno
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There is no bad writer who could actually get EVERYTHING about a character wrong. And everyone tries to get the essence of a character. Some succed more and others fail. But nobody failed so hard that he turned a whole character, that was written beforhand, into shit.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I follow Wada on tumblr and the pieces he uploads are fantastic. Wish he was doing the interiors on a book.
BenjaminBirdie
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I disagree with that, but cada uno a su gusto.
slightconfuse
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list of good dead pool writers
Joe Kelly's
Gail simone
Rick Remender
Joe Kelly's
Gail simone
Rick Remender
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly arc of the current book was amazing.
dark_inferno
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Also Bunn.
Bunn did a great job with Deadpool kills MarvelUniverse/Deadpool etc.
BenjaminBirdie
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Kindle Matchbook, they rolled it out last year.
BenjaminBirdie
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whatsinaname
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Yep. They have AutoRip for music. They added the mp3s to my library when I bought the LPs from them.
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=5946775011
It was the most logical position. How was the finale?
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Haha--go read Brian Bouchebag's Flash run. He got everything about The Rogues wrong.
Most, if not all, iconic superheroes are larger than their writers, so it's kind of a moot point to say no writer has successfully assassinated a character because how could they?
I agree when it comes to creator-owned, but DC and Marvel writers are handcuffed to a character's skill set, continuity, and heavy handed editorial. If I don't fancy a character, no writer can fix that.
WOOO. Today is Big Damn Sin City day!
But the big question is, what else do I want to toss into my IST order? I don't want to add an outrageous amount of books to it (most definitely don't want to put it over $100, but I'll entertain anything up to that), but I do want to buy some other stuff while I've got the free shipping and now that I'm released from my promise to myself of not buying any more books until Big Damn Sin City comes out.
I think I want something light and fun. Suggestions?
I read the preview pages for Phonogram and as much as I wanted to like it, I think I'm one of those people who Gillen's writing just doesn't work for.
But the big question is, what else do I want to toss into my IST order? I don't want to add an outrageous amount of books to it (most definitely don't want to put it over $100, but I'll entertain anything up to that), but I do want to buy some other stuff while I've got the free shipping and now that I'm released from my promise to myself of not buying any more books until Big Damn Sin City comes out.
I think I want something light and fun. Suggestions?
I read the preview pages for Phonogram and as much as I wanted to like it, I think I'm one of those people who Gillen's writing just doesn't work for.
whatsinaname
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I always took it to mean that he appears differently to whoever is in the scene with him/talking about him.
(I don't remember correctly but there might have been something like that mentioned in the Annotated Sandman as well. been a while since I have read that.)
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
From Wikipedia:
I'd say that having a bunch of different artists working on the series and its offshoots factors into his general facial structure/appearance. I mean, no two artists will draw the same character the same way, so it's not that they "didn't really care", it's just how it is in comics.
Also, he's a god, and more importantly, the god of dreams, so I just always took his appearance to be malleable. He could be anything to anyone anywhere, because that's what most defines dreams.
Out of all the good superman stories, I gotta say no.
Serpentine
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The colorists being credited was long overdue, but the rest of the announcement is fucking huge. The stand they just took on creator compensation is major, considering I don't recall Marvel having announced anything similar. This could get tons of talent in DC's pool, which they desperately need. We talk a lot about how their editorial is all kinds of shit, but man, between this and the line being held at 2.99 for most of their books, DC runs a good business.
Storm Chamber
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People still need to be told this?
Just saw that too. Lots of big stuff in there, and all really great news.
I forget, does Marvel give colorists cover credits?
Also:
Was DC paying people via checks sent in the mail before? I guess it's about time DC updates its payment plan. Haha
Edit: Wait wait wait...
Does that mean that creators weren't getting payment for digital sales before, or...?
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That seems like a pretty big deal to me. Great news for the people writing all that Beyond universe stuff a lot of you guys love.
Overall, it seems like a lot of these changes were waaay past due, but nonetheless, it's fantastic news that DC did indeed make the changes.
Hell yeah!
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Batman #30
I'm playing catchup here. The Riddler's grip over Gotham has finally come and he has an interesting way of toying with the city and dashing all their hopes in the process. Capullo is still killing it with his art.
With the DC news above, this should give more exposure to FCO Plascencia because he's been coloring Batman's art in such a phenomenal fashion. Each panel is so painstakingly beautiful. Check it out below!
That's kind of what I figured, but the change in face was pretty dramatic at times.
With the DC news above, this should give more exposure to FCO Plascencia because he's been coloring Batman's art in such a phenomenal fashion. Each panel is so painstakingly beautiful. Check it out below!
Gorgeous.
I'm not sure how much longer I can hold out on oversized hardcovers of Snyder and Capullo's Batman so that I can start reading it... I guess it helps that I have a ton of other stuff to read, but that looks great.
Serpentine
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*peaks at the Iron Patriot and New Warriors issues next to me* they do
already seeing signs of that
https://twitter.com/nathanfairbairn/status/481525485965295616
KoruptData
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https://twitter.com/nathanfairbairn/status/481525485965295616
Read the comments also. Learn the name of the WW OGN.
Read the comments also. Learn the name of the WW OGN.
Morrison writing, Paquette on art, and Fairbairn coloring? Give it to me now DC!
Ah okay, cool. I figured that was the case. Thanks.
And hnnng. Just looked up what Nathan Fairbairn has worked on. He's the guy who colored Batman Inc? And Scott Pilgrim? Oh man. Thank goodness DC's won back his good will.
Need.
Since it has been years since that art surfaced...a reminder.
Fairbairn colors on these pages are going to be godly.
Supermanisdead
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yes, good. embrace the hate.
Freezasaurus
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Messi, that's the opposite of how business works!!! People don't say "Holy shit, people keep buying Catwoman! Nocenti must be a fucking horrible writer! Let's change it up and get someone else on writing duties."
Freezasaurus
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You have to read Sin City, it's a classic. Come on, 1300 pages for $50! $48 if you still have the extra 2% from last week's order.
Hellboy and BPRD are both very good. I read Hellboy first, though.
I haven't either, actually. Haha. I figured this massive, super well-priced collection was the best possible way for me to read it for the first time! I'm a huge Frank Miller fan, so I'm really looking forward to reading it.
And regarding Hellboy/BPRD, I'm fairly certain you're supposed to read Hellboy before BPRD. I haven't read through all of Hellboy yet and I haven't read any of BPRD, so I can't confirm that first-hand, but I CAN confirm first-hand that Hellboy is fantastic.
1300 pages for $50! $48 if you still have the extra 2% from last week's order.
That pricing still blows my mind. AND it's Absolute/Library Edition sized.
I thought Colossal Conan at 1200 pages (and same Absolute/Library Edition size) was a pretty good deal for $75 after IST discounts, but then Dark Horse goes and makes a collection that's 100 pages bigger still and reduces the MSRP by $50. Incredible.
Freezasaurus
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Well, the pricing is what IST/DCBS chooses to sell it at. Which means they must be getting them from Dark Horse dirt cheap to still make a profit on that.
I'm curious about what kind of paper they used in the omnibus. Is it glossy, or is it the softer type of paper that the original Sin City books used?
EDIT: Ordered. Also tacked on Dead Body Road to push it over into free shipping territory.
Tyrant Rave
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I wish Dark Horse had their stuff on Comixology. Their mobile app is so bad compared to Comixology's.
Is there a story reason that has yet to be revealed to me as to why Morpheus' face changes so often? Is it intentional or something they just didn't really care about?
This
to this
With plenty of variations in between.
Ha, just wait until you read Overture.
You think so ? I really regret the loss of the proper comixology app myself. A web store only is a faulty replacement in my mind. Comixology was lightning fast, the web store is certainly not (in my experience evidently, maybe there is a problem on my end).
Tyrant Rave
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I'm just talking about the reader itself. Comixology's app works much better for reading on phones.
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