John Stewart is a very bland character, I wouldn't mind if he gets axed for awhile. Still shitty of DC to force that on a writer
Just like TWD
Just like TWD
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GrandHarrier
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I kind of don't care about John Stewart. I mean I liked him in the Cartoon but I'd have liked any of the others better.
Spike Spiegel
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Shoulda rebooted the GL franchise and gave John some of Baz's diversity schtick. Marine Corps sniper serves in Iraq and converts to Islam after returning home, or something.
Bendis/Maleev Daredevil was one of my favourite comics at one point so I've been following End of Days but I'm finding it pretty middling tbh. Everyone else I've seen seems to dig it though so who knows.
Anticitizen One
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Why wouldn't Fialkov want to kill John Stewart? I would love to get the chance to do that. He's one of the most boring and pointless characters in existence and yes I am well aware of his full history and all his ups and downs over the years.
This is where I would fall. Crowd control and shock value doesn't do it for me. I'd rather see characters sidelined if the current writers don't know what to do with them, rather than offed for some cheap drama.
Of course, this assumes a lot about DC editorial's plans.
Spike Spiegel
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I don't think I'd ever take personal or professional pleasure in killing off a character someone else put a lot of time and effort into developing, especially if it's a character fallen on hard times.
Uhhh, remember how much shit Robinson got for killing Liam? If I was Fialkov, I wouldn't do it either. He could protest about how it was editorial all he wants, it's still his name on the book.
Freezasaurus
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Angela
That's kind of awesome, actually.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Uzi pretty much sums it up:
Editors aren't God! THEY AREN"T!
I haven't read it myself, but from what I've read on various forums, Ellis's Doom 2099 is just behind Spider-Man 2099 in quality.
The last time the editors basically did everything but write the books themselves we had many shitty years of X-Men stories. No god damn thanks. It's really terrible that DC doesn't have their shit together, we all knew something was going on behind the scenes when nearly every book has had multiple creative team changes less than 2 years in, now its starting to come out.
pock3tmonster
Banned
For those who have read Justice League #18, do you think
Element Woman is going to be the traitor? I'm just remembering the original solicitations for Justice League #11:
The Villains Journey part three!
Batman , Cyborg and Aquaman battle Element Woman!
Continuing the origin of SHAZAM!
It's possible this battle was cut and pushed back, right? I guess this also could be a case of changed plans. I do hope the character sticks around however. I love her personality and think she could be a lot of fun.
The Villains Journey part three!
Batman , Cyborg and Aquaman battle Element Woman!
Continuing the origin of SHAZAM!
It's possible this battle was cut and pushed back, right? I guess this also could be a case of changed plans. I do hope the character sticks around however. I love her personality and think she could be a lot of fun.
Well this is starting to explain what the hell is going on at DC. FFS they hired the writers to write a story, let them do their damn job.
So...maybe Stewart will live.....
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/21/john-stewart-he-lives/
I hear Gail Simone is off Batgirl!
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/21/john-stewart-he-lives/
I hear Gail Simone is off Batgirl!
Rrongfield
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Again?
was just poking at it since they changed their mind about that and possibly killing stewart, she's still on batgirl.
And so if they change their mind on that, there was no reason for Fialkov to resign
Fuck. I was looking forward to seeing what he would do with his GL books.
shadyspace
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man age of ultron is showing some real promise almost tempted to actually buy into the tie-ins almost
pock3tmonster
Banned
Ok, so Mark Smith is now running an Indiegogo campaign in order to ship international orders of Sullivan's Sluggers.
For each book pledged via Indiegogo, one International order will be posted. As someone who pledged for the Kickstarter and is still waiting on receiving the book, being located in Australia, I don't know what to feel about this. What happens if not enough books are sold via Indiegogo, to cover the 600+ international orders? I have so many regrets about supporting this project.
Am I the only GAF still waiting on this book?
For each book pledged via Indiegogo, one International order will be posted. As someone who pledged for the Kickstarter and is still waiting on receiving the book, being located in Australia, I don't know what to feel about this. What happens if not enough books are sold via Indiegogo, to cover the 600+ international orders? I have so many regrets about supporting this project.
Am I the only GAF still waiting on this book?
fredrancour
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Ugh it looks interesting but I'm reallly wary of buying a copy after how much of a shitshow that kickstarter seems to have been.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Honestly, I can't encourage support of this campaign.
my name is ed
Banned
God, Mark Smith is such an incredible ass. I rather never hear about him again
GhostRidah
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While reading new avengers I was thinking...
EleventhDoctor
Banned
I was thinking "Why is Black Panther wearing his full costume and mask while doing heavy manual labor building that machine?"
shadyspace
Banned
finally back in the swing of things I'm reading Daredevil, Hawkeye, Age of Ultron, Scarlet Spider, Saga, and seriously considering Avengers Arena. Any other Marvel, non-big 2 books you guys feel worth recommending?
Nope, I'm in Canada and still waiting. Honestly, this dude is embarrassing this shit out of himself at this point and I feel like a chump having supported him.
Learned my lesson though and will be much more skeptical of future campaigns I give my money to.
non-big 2:
Private Eye #1 http://panelsyndicate.com/ Pay what you want for the first issue, $1 recommended.
Mudman - great book but the release schedule has slowed a lot. First trade should be out.
Marvel:
Young Avengers - first two issues, #1 was good but a little iffy, #2 sealed the deal
Freezasaurus
Member
Sure it's possible. But I think the bigger issue with Justice League is that the Shazam backups are always better than the main story.
Word. 70% of JL has been an absolute snooze.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Well I just went sickhouse on that entire Captain America Reborn sale.
They also have a very very dangerous sale.
On the entire Vertigo run.
Of Hellblazer.
Yoikes!
They also have a very very dangerous sale.
On the entire Vertigo run.
Of Hellblazer.
Yoikes!
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I'm obviously talking about the run as a whole.
God, as awesome as the Throne of Atlantis was that were-cheetah shit still pisses me off.
I don't understand...it's not April 1st yet...
Warning! Big, big Age of Ultron spoilers on those links.
Seriously. This must be a joke. April Fools' Day came early this year. I'm happy for that particular writer working for Marvel again, but everything else feels stupid as fuck.
Warning! Big, big Age of Ultron spoilers on those links.
Seriously. This must be a joke. April Fools' Day came early this year. I'm happy for that particular writer working for Marvel again, but everything else feels stupid as fuck.
Specially Angela joining Guardians of the Galaxy, WTF are you thinking Bendis???
Tizoc
Member
...That doesn't sound too bad.
BTW what did you guys think of Punisher: War Zone by Greg Rucka?
EleventhDoctor
Banned
beyond_death
Member
Damn, I'm going to go bankrupt for that Hellblazer sale.
Holy fuck. If you guys want recs: first Ennis run (great character moments and he pretty much defines John's voice for all time), Azz (weird as hell, but good and he fights Bruce Wayne at the end), and my man Pete Milligan are the three big ones for me.
Ellis is probably worth a shot too if you're into him and Hellblazer #51 (by John Smith and Sean Phillips) is something that Constantine #1 could only dream about being as good as.
beyond_death
Member
Yea, I was gonna post again to ask for recs. Cheers for that.
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