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COMICS! |OT| March 2013. Pinching Dr. Banner? Bad idea; Hulk pinches you back.
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Rafa=FedKilla
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Okay. Cap is now standing and means business. Can't wait to see what comics superstar Brian Michael Bendis has planned. I really feel like he is going to make Marvel pay for not milking this as a premiere event.
The only bona fide comics superstar left.
Anticitizen One
Banned
Is that supposed to be the anti monitor?
Guileless
Temp Banned for Remedial Purposes
I do. Usually.
EleventhDoctor
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BuddyJoeHooker
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You know I just remembered Tomasi did the Final Crisis Requiem issue, he is fantastic at these.
This article addresses it but doesn't reference any issue where they appeared together.
Edit: It should also be noted that this is a review.
Anticitizen One
Banned
In Wonder Woman who is Lennox supposed to be?
He's one of Zeus' bastard children. Because Zeus fucks around a lot.
Anticitizen One
Banned
But is he supposed to be based on a pre-new 52 charecter (I thought he mentioned something about baron blitzkrieg when he was first introduced) or from Greek mythology?
Completely original character.
It is not Peter Parker.
Nothing indicates that Peter Parker will be backexcept for the solicits of issue 9
After reading AoU 1 and 2 I dont know how someone can think this wasn't clearly written at a point in time where Peter was Spider-Man and any "It's not Peter" is just retroactively changing it to fit the status quo
Started a new teaching job so I now have no free time. Finally finished catching up on this weeks new books.
Avengers Arena was great. Funny to think that most of us made fun of the concept when it was announced, but Hopeless has really been hitting it out of the park. Maybe my enjoyment is helped by the fact that I never read anything with these characters in the past except for the BKV Runaways volumes and Annihilation, so I have no clue if his characterization is consistent with what came before. Are the Braddock Academy kids new, or were they in a different title previous to this? Kev Walker has been killing it as well. The guy definitely deserves more acclaim.
Manhattan Projects was probably my book of the week. I can never tell where this book is going, but it's always filled with crazy Hickman ideas. Still waiting for the return of the true Albert Einstein. That has to be coming at some point. Also, props to the fill in artist for matching Pitarra's style. I was afraid the change would be jarring, but the characters have stayed pretty consistent. Browne's lines are cleaner, but it works.
Uncanny X-Men 3 was the best issue of the series so far, but I was sort of lukewarm with the first two. Looking forward to seeing where Bendis is going with this team.
Wolverine #1 was ok. I will give it an issue or two more because I like Paul Cornell, but I wasn't blown away.
I agree with others that Batman and Robin 18 was better than Batman 18. Having caught up on Batman Inc recently, I still think that Morrison Batman is the best current batman. I like Snyder's run on Batman so far, but it isn't blowing me out of the water. His Detective stuff is better. Maybe Batman will pick up if Year zero remains mostly crossover free.
Avengers Arena was great. Funny to think that most of us made fun of the concept when it was announced, but Hopeless has really been hitting it out of the park. Maybe my enjoyment is helped by the fact that I never read anything with these characters in the past except for the BKV Runaways volumes and Annihilation, so I have no clue if his characterization is consistent with what came before. Are the Braddock Academy kids new, or were they in a different title previous to this? Kev Walker has been killing it as well. The guy definitely deserves more acclaim.
Manhattan Projects was probably my book of the week. I can never tell where this book is going, but it's always filled with crazy Hickman ideas. Still waiting for the return of the true Albert Einstein. That has to be coming at some point. Also, props to the fill in artist for matching Pitarra's style. I was afraid the change would be jarring, but the characters have stayed pretty consistent. Browne's lines are cleaner, but it works.
Uncanny X-Men 3 was the best issue of the series so far, but I was sort of lukewarm with the first two. Looking forward to seeing where Bendis is going with this team.
Wolverine #1 was ok. I will give it an issue or two more because I like Paul Cornell, but I wasn't blown away.
I agree with others that Batman and Robin 18 was better than Batman 18. Having caught up on Batman Inc recently, I still think that Morrison Batman is the best current batman. I like Snyder's run on Batman so far, but it isn't blowing me out of the water. His Detective stuff is better. Maybe Batman will pick up if Year zero remains mostly crossover free.
YES. Can't wait. Alternate dimension Albert Einstein is super bad ass, though... the panel of him drunkenly kicking an illuminati luchador through a portal into space was the best of the series so far.
Also agree here.
LiveFromKyoto
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Dunno if anyone actually reads Stormwatch, but here's its cover.
He brought back The Weird? Seriously?
Any impressions about Earth 2? I admit, that cover with Dr. Fate and Mister Miracle has me interested. (Also because I'm considering dropping most of my DC books given that I have been left wanting from them for a long time, and the New 52 reboot just isn't doing anything for me)
Most people on here complain about Robinson's writing, but it's one of my favorite books.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Same here. Only complaint is that it is a little slow, but man oh man at the art. Check out the hardcover that comes out this month brah.
GrandHarrier
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Earth 2 is a completely new take on the idea of "Earth 2". Essentially, it takes the concept that it was fairly similar to the Mainline Earth, except (Very minor background spoilers)
that they didn't defeat Darkseid's invasion right away; Instead they fought for 5 years before the Trinity managed to defeat the forces of Apokalips lead by Steppenwolf. The Earth is much different with many major (fictional) cities gone like Metropolis and Gotham and Firepits still smoldering across the globe. The world is more united in as far as it has a World Army. Metahumans are called "Wonders" and there is a higher tendency towards magic and mysticism as the source of powers.
I like it. It can be a bit wordier but I find it works out well for an ensemble book like it is. And Nicola Scott who does most of the interior art (and many of the covers) is just gorgeous.
It's not the JSA you knew before but a fascinating new take on them. So yeah, I'd recommend you pick up the first trade and see what you think.
BenjaminBirdie
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lolllll
Tizoc
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Megaman #23-
Good issue with some good action, loved how Bomb, Cut and Gutsman were trying to find a birthday gift for him.
Next month will be the major crossover, so I'll get a discussion thread for it up within a few days.
Batman & Robin 18-
Nice silent issue, but Damien's 'death' is still BS. WTF Morrison, whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Sledgehammer '44 #1-
New Mike Magnola comic set in WW2, great start, looking forward to how this story will go.
Wolverine #1-
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME PAUL CORNELL'S WRITING THIS GAF?! Great first issue and I really like how Cornell's writing Wolverine. Alan Davis' art is great but the coloring just doesn't work well with it in this issue.
Batman #18-
Good issue overall.
Good issue with some good action, loved how Bomb, Cut and Gutsman were trying to find a birthday gift for him.
Next month will be the major crossover, so I'll get a discussion thread for it up within a few days.
Batman & Robin 18-
Nice silent issue, but Damien's 'death' is still BS. WTF Morrison, whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Sledgehammer '44 #1-
New Mike Magnola comic set in WW2, great start, looking forward to how this story will go.
Wolverine #1-
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME PAUL CORNELL'S WRITING THIS GAF?! Great first issue and I really like how Cornell's writing Wolverine. Alan Davis' art is great but the coloring just doesn't work well with it in this issue.
Batman #18-
Good issue overall.
Tizoc
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I did not know Waid wrote a Rocketeer story, thank you for this valuable nugget of info brah \m/
BenjaminBirdie
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jes abut t post dus
Anticitizen One
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It's an excellent series
a comic sale so exciting Birdie can't post coherently.
slightconfuse
Banned
Damn now i am interested ar in suicide squad
It probably doesn't have anything to do with it but the unknown soldier series vertigo put out a few years ago was by far the The best thing DC was putting out and is one of my favorite series ever.
Highly recommend it. Kind I wish DC would omnibus it
It probably doesn't have anything to do with it but the unknown soldier series vertigo put out a few years ago was by far the The best thing DC was putting out and is one of my favorite series ever.
Highly recommend it. Kind I wish DC would omnibus it
Freezasaurus
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I read it while it was being published monthly. Was definitely one of their best books at the time.
I wish Vertigo was still in the same shape it was back then. I think the only reason Vertigo is still around is so that Gaiman can do his Sandman prequel. After that, DC will probably shutter it. I don't see any other reason that they would kill Hellblazer and toss Constantine into the regular DCU. Seems like such a shitty maneuver.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Alex Kot is gonna be the new Suicide Squad writer with twenty so ill check it out.
Vermillion
Banned
I thought she knew that already... actually, no, she did! The big issue was the proposal. When they were talking on the bridge, it was clear that she already knew.
Ah, I don't remember the episode all that well. That said it was a good issue and I'm looking forward to the next arc.
Doublesith
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Damn now i am interested ar in suicide squad
It probably doesn't have anything to do with it but the unknown soldier series vertigo put out a few years ago was by far the The best thing DC was putting out and is one of my favorite series ever.
It's probably the Unknown Soldier from Gray & Palmiotti's backup stories in the cancelled G.I. Combat.
Anticitizen One
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The Jonah Hex wraparound has Booster Gold on it
I wonder which ones we dont know about still?
I wonder which ones we dont know about still?
GrandHarrier
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Father_Brain
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Link?
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Hickmans Avengers is such a disappointment...
ViewtifulJC
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It's Hickman, you should of knew it was gonna be ass
Rastafarian42
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Avengers is meh to me dropped after the first arc kinda of a waste of Opena to be honest but Hickman's New Avengers is fucking dope.
Vermillion
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Really, though.
Rastafarian42
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Rastafarian42
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My god.... need to catch up on Batman Brave and the Bold.
It's so good, every bit as good as Batman TAS, just for different reasons.
Ephemeris
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never leaving the house.
SpiderJerusalem
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nice, my kid might stop beating up the dvds then lol
oh no TAS and Superman, and The Batman? doh
oh no TAS and Superman, and The Batman? doh
Rastafarian42
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My friend basically describes it as BATGOD THE SHOW.
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