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The only mini listed there that is never mentioned is TMNT/Ghostbusters. At least not that I can recall (there might have been one brief nod at one point). Everything else ties in.
REORGANIZE THOSE IMMEDIATELY. WHEN ORGANIZED VERTICALLY, THE LOWEST NUMBER SHOULD BE ON TOP, AS IT IS THE ONE YOU WOULD READ FIRST. HEATHENS!
The rest of my IST stuff got here today.
Not sure if I should do a re-read of BPRD: Hell on Earth or just start with volume 10, been a while since I last read it so I kind of forgot most of what's going on.
Starring Clint Barton, since he's really good at making lists.I've got an idea for a new comic:
Think Schindler's List but with aliens.
Hey he's 3/3 with me. I really liked Huck, Old Man Logan, and Starlight.Stop judging me for liking Mark Millar.
F U guys Terminator Salvation is a good movie.
HEY, I CA- oh who am I kidding. Only reason I jumped on that book is because Black Bolt is part of one of the main arcs.They could off everyone in that book and not a single fuck would be given. I say that as someone who reads it.
Nitehawk #1 was good though.
It's always bothered me that people say legacy characters aren't new characters, and act like they don't count. I love it when diversity in comics gets brought up, and people point to how that landscape is changing -- slowly, but surely it's changing -- and Kamala is brought up as an example. Then, people go "Oh Kamala doesn't count because it's a legacy and not an original character." Fucking goalpost moving. I get the point, but Kamala is Ms. Marvel in name only. Outside of that, everything about her is completely original.Marvel has a hard time introducing new characters like Kamala Khan, Spider-Gwen, Jane Thor, Sam Cap, Captain Marvel, etc.
Strix is best Talon, though.He did.
I liked the movie's version just fine and saw no problem, but I do understand the complaints.You know, I don't think I ever actually discussed this on here. So, random rant, but there actually one thing that's always bugged me about Watchmen. (Spoiling the ending of the comic, so I'll tag it just to be safe). Why the hell didAlways bugged the hell out of me, and I actually don't mind the movie changing it (though I've heard people raise valid complaints about what it was changed to as well, of course).the genetically engineered space squid need to be psychic? Like, it's been a while since I read it, but that whole plot point was "the psychic backlash kills everyone in the city" or whatever, right? So couldn't it have just been some other, more grounded way of causing mass deaths? Like, this single plot point means that being psychic is a thing in the Watchmen universe (which is fairly grounded outside of Manhattan), and that it can be copied by cloning the brain, and then also that making the brain really big apparently amplifies the powers.
Fuck I thought that dropped next month.No one is talking about Power Rangers Pink. I think this mini has legit potential, and I really like the new Pink Ranger costume. Takes place after Kimberly leaves the Rangers, has Mad Max references, and is written by the folks that brought us Gotham Academy. I don't know what more I want in comics. Loads of fun and well drawn.
They're releasing bigger collections now, though. I picked up the first one called Shell Unleashed. Does that mean they'll collect the micro-series, too?TMNT reading guide from fall 2015 official published by IDW. Yea if I was able to read 32 issue without reading the mico series I am sure I will be fine reading the next 23. It is cool of IDW to flesh out the tmnt universe with these tie ins though.
ComicsGAF,
Tell me about this hardcover:
http://www.instocktrades.com/TP/Marvel/SECRET-WARS-LAST-DAYS-OF-MARVEL-UNIVERSE-HC/DEC150881
Is it the lead up to Secret WArs? Worth buying?
I have the SW hardcover and a couple of the tie-ins, but i'll buy this book too if it would "complete" the SW story.
I love how they just glazed overI read a lot of comics today!
Extraordinary X-Men #10: Sometimes Humberto Ramos strikes me as a lesser Chris Bachalo. There is a lot of action packed into each panel of this book and much of it gets lost in the details and some confusing perspective choices. I digthough and I'm looking forward to the big fight next issue. Still no sign of any of the Apocalypse Wars books actually tying together which is still weirding me out.these Horsemen
Edit: Wait, Comixology Unlimited has IDW, Valiant, Boom, and Archie?! Does that man I can read TMNT/Transformers/Valiantgarbage with it? That would be super worth 6.99 a month.
I love how they just glazed over, yet it's a huge deal in so many ways.Jean finally manifesting her Phoenix powers in the most anti-climactic way
It's just the first volume or sometimes even just the first issue for each of them (with a few exceptions; they have the first four volumes of Lone Wolf & Cub I believe). It's not like Marvel Unlimited, it's for sampling books you might like to read further.
I also think it's worth noting that a lot of creators have expressed great displeasure at the unveiling of CMX Unlimited and are trying to get their titles pulled. This seems to be an especially big problem with IDW and Image, none of those creators were even told their books were going to be a part of the service. They found out when it launched. Joe Hill found out Locke & Key was on there when somebody tweeted him about it.
Looks like TMNT might not be on there but Transformers and Valiant definitely are. I don't see MTMTE on there though which is the one everybody has been raving about.
I could not parse that scene at all. I could not tell if it wasormanifestation of her Phoenix powersAbsolutely bizarre that it passed without comment if it's the former.just a weirdly drawn version of the TK powers she developed during the Trial of Jean Grey.
. My interpretation is that sinceHer special psychic boost (she increases her TK by absorbing the psychic energies of others) was depicted as a full purple glow, and she only used it twice: Once during the Trial, and the second during the second encounter with the Future Brotherhood. This was very clearly the Phoenix. Even her personality shifted a bit. This will be the first time that the Phoenix has manifested in full form since AvX (not counting Future Xorn Jean Grey and Future Quentin Quire)Logan stumbled upon it, it threw him off guard -- since seeing the Phoenix throws everyone off. However, he is not aware of what Young Jean can do, since this never happened in his timeline. Basically: He's used to the Phoenix and also has zero clue about the state of the Phoenix in the current timeline. Plus, Glob had no idea what the fuck happened anyway, and has probably never seen the Phoenix manifest. Aside from maybe the events of AvX or Battle of the Atom. Maybe.
Anyways, that's my take on it. Probably looking too much into it, since it was a small scene. I'm also really curious as to theorigins of these Horseman. Apocalypse usually picks specific Horseman due to their ability to survive. That's his thing. My issue is that this seems to imply that Evan or Warren fully assumes the mantle, then dies, then Colossus of all people takes it. Which is even more confusing.
I have to say, now that I talk about it, Apocalypse Wars has been interesting. This one more so than the other two, but both ANXM and UXM just started theirs. EXM has had theirs going for the past three issues.
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Vol. 4
Christ, this book series is so good. I don't want to give away too much, since a lot of people around here seem to be just getting into the series and reading through it now, so this is a fairly short review.
To start off, we get a story involving the crew of the Lost Light doing a raid on a Decepticon base, during which Cyclonus and Rewind are critically injured. We learn about the offering of Innermost Energon, which is essentially when one Cybertronian loves another Cybertronian very much, they offer this as a symbol of the bond. We also learn that the reason Rewind is always on the front lines is because he's searching for a friend. After the battle, with Cyclonus and Rewind healed up, a bunch of the crew take Ultra Magnus for a night on the town, which leads to wacky shenanigans. Such as Swerve basically admitting he's depressed as he comes to the realization that no one likes him at all and that Tailgate was never on the original expedition he says he was, and that he's been lying this whole time, with only Cyclonus knowing his secret. Oh, did I say wacky? Ultra Magnus got drunk and they helped him out of the town. Oh, and they played the Nemesis game, which was fucking hilarious.
After that, we get a fairly lengthy arc that ties back to Last Stand, which I appreciated. Basically, Chromedome, Brainstorm, and Prowl were fucking with shit they shouldn't have been, and the Lost Light gets wrecked because of it.
As always, I really want to commend this series on managing to make a ridiculously cartoony property a believable and human story. Complete with EVERYTHING: Human drama, strong characters, epic battles, espionage, psychological thrillers, massive mythology and lore, and downright hilarious comedy bits. It so flawlessly flows from each of these, meshing them together. My biggest commendation to Roberts is, however, managing to balance such a massive cast of characters, giving strong development to so many. This particular volume focuses a lot on Chromedome, Rewind, Ultra Magnus, Tailgate, and Cyclonus, yet it still manages to keep the rest of the characters relevant. Giving them a sense of presence when, quite frankly, I feel like it's incredibly easy to lose track of these characters. That might just be me, though, since I'm reading the series in such a spread out manner. Honestly, Roberts should be writing an X-book.
At the end of the day, I'm still enjoying this series a lot, and it's everything I was hoping for when I started it.
P.S. Can I get a Whirl and Brainstorm buddy series? Fucking BONKERS.
More people should get chromecast.
What is a mangaGAF review?If people are going to use the MangaGAF method of reviewing, please follow Tizoc's method and spoiler tag anything that actually might be a spoiler. I've seen a bunch of (new) people use the MangaGAF review as a way to try and circumvent talking about week 1 spoilers and it's kinda shit.
Don't be kinda shit. Be fair.
I got one for free. I gave it away. It's a redundancy I don't need.
What is a mangaGAF review?
What is a mangaGAF review?
God dammit, stop the positive CW2 impressions. I'm being pulled to the dark side.
MangaGAF Review
It's short and sweet like this. Only here instead of saying "well that happened." Or something vague, we have people jumping to "I can't believe Snape killed Aerith."
How it should look here:
MangaGAF Review
It's short and sweet like this. Only here instead of saying "well that happened." Or something vague, we have people jumping to"I can't believe Snape killed Aerith."
$2.99 though guys, right?
CW2 #1 I can't tell if the side from Tony about a morality debate with Steve is Bendis having a knowing wink/critique of the OG Civil War or not...fun event so far. Not to say some bits fell flat or that occasionally Bendis felt like he was writing dialogue for a different artist but the ideas are fun.
This is the "Last Days" tie-ins.
Marvel Unlimited wants to save you from killing so many trees for mostly needless filler.
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Marvel Unlimited wants to save you from killing so many trees for mostly needless filler.
Guys, I'm doing it. I'm buying Digital Batman. WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO!
Edit: Wait, Comixology Unlimited has IDW, Valiant, Boom, and Archie?! Does that man I can read TMNT/Transformers/Valiantgarbage with it? That would be super worth 6.99 a month.
lol don't let them trick you.God dammit, stop the positive CW2 impressions. I'm being pulled to the dark side.
It was actually pretty decent. Top three book after Green Arrow and All New Wolverine.God dammit, stop the positive CW2 impressions. I'm being pulled to the dark side.
Yea NA only atmYouSure I saw someone buy Frankenstein unchained earlier is it good? I'm going to dive hard into the Mignolaverse tomorrow.
Comixology please, you can't have a Unlimited best of on the UK site when we can't even subscribe to it yet.
I just binged and bought Snyder's complete run through 52.
that is a lot of batman .
YouSure I saw someone buy Frankenstein unchained earlier is it good? I'm going to dive hard into the Mignolaverse tomorrow.
Comixology please, you can't have a Unlimited best of on the UK site when we can't even subscribe to it yet.
One of my friends says Exiles is amazing, and lent me a copy. I'm not really feeling it.
End of In Hell. Other stuff is continuing. Mike wanted to take a year off to focus on painting so it's not like it's the end forever.Wait, Wednesday's Hellboy was the end!?
No :'(
YouSure I saw someone buy Frankenstein unchained earlier is it good? I'm going to dive hard into the Mignolaverse tomorrow.
It's not amazing all the way through or consistently. It certainly has portions that are much more enjoyable than others. It's a pretty long series, so naturally it's going to decline in quality in places.
At least this book isn't monthly. Otherwise I'd go nutsThat's a good take on things. You're probably right, that's probably what it was. It's just...weird. Like you said. It was such a non-event.
Yeah I'm pretty excited.Glad you're enjoying it, and I look forward to seeing your thoughts on the next 2 Volumes.
You've read Dark Prelude so you're good to go for the next 2 books. If you want you can follow Roberts on Twitter too-
https://twitter.com/jroberts332
That's why I got the singles when they were on sale on Comixology. I figure they'll just do a library edition for the series down the line anyways.Ugh, why is the second Hellboy in Hell trade so far away?
That's why I got the singles when they were on sale on Comixology. I figure they'll just do a library edition for the series down the line anyways.
Yes! Finished plague of frogs and loved it. Roger <3End of In Hell. Other stuff is continuing. Mike wanted to take a year off to focus on painting so it's not like it's the end forever.
If you're liking Plague of Frogs you'll be happy to know that the beginning is by far the weakest part. They start off juggling all these different creators until Arcudi and Davis join in and it becomes amazing.
I picked it up but haven't read it yet. It's Mignola so it's probably good at worst.