Re-reading Charles Christopher to catch up
And now I have you to thank for introducing me to this.
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COMICS! |OT| March 2014. Longshot and Domino are hogging all the four-leaf clovers!
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And now I have you to thank for introducing me to this.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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So, possibly stupid question but is Cable considered an omega level mutant?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
There was a great Harley & Ivy mini Dini/Timm did a few years back. Harley was helping Ivy steal this super-rare plant from South America that was in Gotham to help her conquer the world, til Batman showed up
and it just kinda goes from there, its a lot of fun
I love that series, it's so much fun.
Where would one find a copy of this? I love Dini and Timm
Tragicomedy
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Moon Knight sold 70K copies. I realize it won't sustain those numbers, but that's all the data you need to know they'll keep cranking out print issues.
That 1st Ivy link is redefining the character for me, holy shit.
70k is a lot? And I thought manga was in decline.
Here's the book, but it is forever out of print. I'd look for a second hand copy of hope DC reprints it.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1401213332/?tag=neogaf0e-20
sazabirules
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Yes that would put it in the top ten or right outside it on most months.
Rafa=FedKilla
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What manga sells 70k in the US? Brahs dont support the mangaka.
Tragicomedy
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Sadly, yes. And while I won't claim to understand their profit margins, I'd assume that's enough to basically pay both writer and artist for a full year run.
I mean, look at TV viewership ratings. They're a fraction of what they were ten years ago. The same goes for CD sales. Tons of folks (including me) are 100% digital, and go the Netflix, Google Music, Marvel Unlimited route for our entertainment.
I haven't purchased a floppy in ten years. Digital and TPBs is where my money goes.
Yeah, but manga has Japan, where One Piece Volumes will sell 2 million+ copies in a month. Marvel's Batman substitute is breaking the top 10 with 70k in America. That's kind of depressing. Are people just picking up trades now?
sazabirules
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Japan isn't the US. Comics are a niche industry. I don't know why you're surprised.
fredrancour
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Nope. Most people just don't care that they exist except as a source of material for future tv and film adaptations. It'd be interesting to know how many people ignore floppies in favor of trades (I'm one of them) but it probably is a low number. Comics really do just sell 100x less in america than in japan most of the time.
Rafa=FedKilla
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I will usher in a new era of comics superstardom.
Tragicomedy
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A manga series sells two million copies in Japan? LOL. There's a sign of cultural differences right there. Manga is relatively non-existent in the US. I can't speak from experience (since I've never read any), but it has somewhat of a kiddie label where I'm from. I suppose comics do, too, to a lesser extent.
And yes, trades sell better than monthlies. You can find them in bookstores, for starters.
Marvels Batman?
And by the way. The print market in US is growing. And healthier since years.
Crazy dude in a suit drives around in a fancy car, scaring street criminals and throwing themed curved blades around?
And I said "substitute".
Avengers: Red Zone trade: It's creepy reading a comic that has both President Bush and name drops Al Qaeda alongside Hydra and A.I.M. to be modern with the time the book was written. Apart from that it was an okay story and i liked what they did with
and Coipel did a fantastic job on a few pages. On the downside, the issues before the reveal were very bland and i don't think Johns built the story up enough before the end. Arbitrary 7/10.
while i enjoy having a nice trades collection i'm quickly accumulating too many books, both unread and things that i probably shouldn't have bought.
next up: New Teen Titans: Games OHC.
The Red Skull becoming Secretary of Defense through manipulation
while i enjoy having a nice trades collection i'm quickly accumulating too many books, both unread and things that i probably shouldn't have bought.
next up: New Teen Titans: Games OHC.
Maybe I am not getting something and you are just joking, but Batman isnt Marvels property.
sazabirules
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He's talking about Moon Knight.
slightconfuse
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Manga industry never went through a crash like comics did in the 90s.
In fact nature, bleach and one peice debuted during that time
In fact nature, bleach and one peice debuted during that time
OK, now this makes sense. Sorry, I am a little bit stupid today.
A new Empowered? Nice.
I started reading comics just last year and it is one of the series I'm sticking with. Ten questions for the Maidman nearly killed me from laughter.
I started reading comics just last year and it is one of the series I'm sticking with. Ten questions for the Maidman nearly killed me from laughter.
You won't believe me, but the series got sooo much better after the weird bondage stuff was toned down to a minimum.
A new volume of Empowered?
Is Batgirl adventures any good and is it collected anywhere?
Anticitizen One
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I own the first two collected editions but haven't had a chance to read them yet. My backlog is so huge, and I'm honestly afraid I'll be turned off by the bondage aspect.
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
LOVE that Harley and Ivy book!
Oh those are way good. I'm not like most and I still like that Keanu movie but that's a different Constantine.
i think I mean because he skipped school to watch Zorro his dad took him again that night and then hell happened. And also because when he didn't take Alfred's phone call while he was out figuring his crap out, he got worried and then the Bone guys kid died when Bruce's uncle got him a job to go searching for Bruce.
Also he made Gordon feel like shit for slipping and got him to take on the corruption. lol
Also he made Gordon feel like shit for slipping and got him to take on the corruption. lol
Oh those are way good. I'm not like most and I still like that Keanu movie but that's a different Constantine.
I feel like Batgirl Adventures was just a one shot? I'm probably wrong about that though.
Just realised I confused it with Batman adventures.
BuddyJoeHooker
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Another week another List:
Freezasaurus
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Take the plunge and start reading! The bondage themes are a bit heavy, but it's all satire. And the stories are pretty hilarious most of the time. It feels a bit repetitious by the 4th volume, but it picks up again after than. And the two newest books are stellar.
If it was, it's long out of print.
But I was right about Batgirl Adventures - https://m.comixology.com/Batgirl-Adventures/comics-series/8472
It looks like the first 22 issues of Batman Adventures is on comixology - https://m.comixology.com/Batman-Adventures-1992-1995/comics-series/6194?Issues_pg=1
Issue 22 was added in February so they are adding more.
Anticitizen One
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Is Batman Inc. no longer canon? Because Stephanie Brown was in that but in that Batman Eternal prologue nobody has any idea who she is.
CrichtonKicks
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That issue was a part of Leviathan Strikes which had a specific disclaimer that it took place before the Nu52.
Anticitizen One
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so only the last chunk of batman inc. is canon?
Not unless he's been powered up a helluva lot since the last time I checked.
BTW, I read the new Captain Marvel and thought it was good. I wonder, though, if Kelly Sue will be writing the new Star Wars comic? Two Star Wars references in one comic! Isn't there a limit?
Rrongfield
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Only the last part is 100% canon. The other part is partly canon. To a non-defined degree.
Anything that contradicts something in the New52 is out, the rest is in unless someone decides it isn't.
Comics.
CrichtonKicks
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Well, only the last 12 issues are in canon in the sense of "these events happened exactly as depicted in these pages". Previous Inc falls under the same umbrella of "most of these events happened in a general sense (unless we say otherwise") that covers the entire rest of DC's publishing lineup pre-Nu52.
Messi pls.
KoruptData
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I have embarked on my Planetary adventure and I have reached chapter 26 and it has been in a word, EPIC. My mind is trying to digest a lot of information while I read it and for the most part, I have grasped the story and main themes but I feel like there is so much more that I have not even thought about. Is there a good companion guide or analysis on the web that I can check out after I finish?
slightconfuse
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For the full plenary experience read the last issue a week after the penultimate. It was delayed for 4 years!
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