Why not start her with something relatively self-contained like Hawkguy, Saga, etc? If she isnt' into NA/A, how can we expect her to be into Secret Wars?
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COMICS! |OT| June 2015. Alright fanboys, it's time to pick a side once and for all.
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Why not start her with something relatively self-contained like Hawkguy, Saga, etc? If she isnt' into NA/A, how can we expect her to be into Secret Wars?
echoshifting
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I know. I'm fortunate enough that she has at least some familiarity with the universe. And I actually think the tie ins are going to be a lot of fun for her. But I could be totally wrong, we'll see. ;p
I tried to get her into Hawkguy (and Saga, actually, though that was awhile ago), no dice. She wants to read the big event I keep blabbering about.
Breh, if she's not gonna read A/NA, Secret Wars isn't happening.
I mean, 80 issues worth of annotations. I can't even imagine.
Simply Sarah
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You...were complaining about your job to a work Skype account? >.>
GrandHarrier
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I see what you did there.
echoshifting
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We'll see, we'll see. People should read what they want to read, I'm not shoving Secret Wars down her throat or anything.
Maybe just have her focus on the tie-ins then? Or just read your own comics next to her so she can ask questions whenever she has them while she reads Secret Wars #1-3.
I definitely think it's doable, but it'd be easier for her I'm sure if you just caught her up verbally while she reads them.
GrandHarrier
Member
You might consider just giving her the first 2 issues of Secret Wars, have her read them, then sit down with her afterwards to talk about what happened and fill her in that way.
LaunchpadMcQ
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Alternative proposition, stop blabbering about the big event, and blabber about something else she can read, understand, and enjoy.
Oh for sure! I just think it's so reliant on what came before. Like, I wouldn't even say it's a good idea to just start A/NA at the second half/after Infinity. I'm convinced you need it all. I hope that works out for you though, regardless.
echoshifting
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I really think Secret Wars #1 is the biggest stumbling block, if I can get her by that I have faith she can handle the next couple issues.
She did read the first few issues of A/NA, so she knows what an incursion is, Black Swan, Illuminati, etc.
Heh, fair enough. Secret Wars is a big deal to me though and she knows it. No getting around that.
Thanks! I hope so too.
And I agree, I did a "ack! Ugh! oof" when she said she wanted to skip to SW
SpiderJerusalem
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TheDarkKnight774
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Thoughts? I bought and read that whole run back in the day. One of the early comics I started when I first got into comics with knightfall. Don't remember much
echoshifting
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Yeah, I'm curious to see how she reacts to it. I'm glad she got enough A/NA in to know what an incursion is and whatnot. It's a big hill to climb otherwise.
Solid comicgaf advice
Haha yeah. It's tempting to just be like "YO I'M OUTTA HERE. SEE YA"
But in this situation, it'd be pretty much the same thing either way. Except if I at least wait to see if I get fired, she might not have even seen the conversations and it'll all be fine.
I just messaged my boss about some random work-related thing and she responded very normally, so all is well for now...
Duuuuh. How else would I pass the time at work?
But seriously. Complaining on Skype to my coworkers is the only thing that keeps me sane at this job.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Screw Sarah calling us bozos, this is the only kind of advice we give here.
She actually might be alright if you explained the core concepts like that to her. You'll have to try. There were a few times during the run that I thought to myself "Man, out of context, most of this would be terribly superfluous."
Which is noteworthy because I think that's much more rare in cape comics than most other things.
echoshifting
Banned
Kipp, lets double date. We'll bring JC around and see which one of us leaves without our girl.
My money's on both of us.
This idea has huge reality show potential.
echoshifting
Banned
You'd have to get your avatar on a shirt or no sale
Schweinehund
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so you did enjoy it?
Simply Sarah
Member
Duuuuh. How else would I pass the time at work?
But seriously. Complaining on Skype to my coworkers is the only thing that keeps me sane at this job.
See, I just complain about it out loud to them! That leaves no record!
Well, it's solid something.
echoshifting
Banned
Which ones have you been reading? Some of them are quite mediocre but others are amazing, Old Man Logan....Infinity Gauntlet....MODOK Assassin...
Tizoc
Member
Unless you're talking Bizarro speak, what's not to like about a wacky road trip featuring Jimmy Olsen and Bizarro?
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Reading bizarro speak is the most frustrating thing in comics. I thought the old ventriloquist was bad, then bizarro showed. Some words are opposite but not all! You guess which ones are what. Ahhhh
True. Transmet is great. And I don't really like drug fueled manic stories like those. The reason why it works is underneath the layer of crass cynicism is something optimistic in how Ellis handles what journalism and editorials could be
echoshifting
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Battleworld's perfect as is. Whatchu talkin bout
Chipotle sauce
echoshifting
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I'm gonna have to try that cranberry mustard, I love Beaver horseradish
There are many good potential answers to this question, but only one right one:
I like you.
Spike Spiegel
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The annual got delayed from end of April to first week of June; my guess is they didn't want to spoil the outcome to the Finches' first story arc with a preview of what's to come.
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Although given their run so far, "this series will continue to suck centaur balls" wouldn't be all that much of a spoiler would it?
I just finished up FF #22 last night and now I realize I'm only 2 issues away from being completely done with Hickman's Fantastic 4 run... it's been great and I have found myself wanting to read it any chance I get, so I'm glad I at least have Avengers / New Avengers + Secret Wars on deck to satiate my desire for more of his cape books!
How was Lousiana? Did you have any memorable breakfasts?
No, I have had Fried chicken coated in strawberry icecream though.
echoshifting
Banned
Man, the climax of that FF run was so fucking good
Hopefully he had an opportunity to do a jazz brunch.
FOOD COMBO GAF BEGINS NOW!
Yeah he is, isn't he? I'm glad he's on Spider-Verse for Secret Wars.
Great, and all of them. Great po boys, gumbo, Jambalaya, and beignets were had. We got sandwiches at Manhattanjack -- including a chicken and waffle sandwich -- and went to The Fly to watch barges and giant rat fights.
Listened to jazz outside Yuki and The Blue Nile, and inside a zydeco place. Went shopping in a voodoo shop. Some antiquing for weird shit. Saw a preacher in the middle of Bourbon St with a giant white cross, near a sign that said Huge Ass Beers. Entertaining.
Totally worth an eight hour drive in both directions.