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COMICS! |OT| March 2014. Longshot and Domino are hogging all the four-leaf clovers!
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What is girly about it?
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He was criticizing you for criticizing the book for not being dark and gritty.
Oh man, that's a shame. WW is pretty much the only DC book I read at the moment, and it's mostly because of Cliff Chiang's art. I can't stand the DC house style. I've really enjoyed the book, hopefully whoever's taking over keeps the same sort of vibe going there.
I used to read Supergirl but sort of dropped off after a while. Same with Batman, there were too many books to follow. I'm sure I'm missing out on some good titles, but I need a NOW! style jumping on point to help me get back into whatever's going on.
ThyMusicMan
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I am liking The Wake!! I got the first volume (#1-#5) awhile back,, and now I'm pulling the singles every month. Awesomeness, Sean Murphy is one of my favorite artist. And I really like what they're doing with the story coming back after the break..
The last issue #6 left me jonesin for #7, great art, awesome story, I really like that in #6 it started the story in a whole new world (basically..kinda..
200 years into the flooded future
GrandHarrier
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Are we talking Wolverine and the X-Men NOW! style where they do literally nothing to explain what is happening at all and pick up in the middle of an ongoing storyline?
Thanks guys! I'll definitely be picking up the hardcover when it's released then. What I can't understand is why the hardcover doesn't seem to be oversized. How can you present Murphy's art in standard size and not feel like you're doing a massive disservice? Either way though, I'm really excited to read it.
Yeah, the art/concept was very well done (just finished it). Those pages you mentioned of Joe initially walking through the house were incredibly well done. I spent so much time looking at those pages.
All in all, the book really reminded me of I Kill Giants due to the similar theme/tone. I ought to reread that one sometime. I've been meaning to pick up the Titan Edition.
Hmm, I haven't had a chance to read that series yet so I'm not sure. I picked up Uncanny and All-New X-Men with their relaunches which had a bunch of stuff that I had no idea about, basically the teams themselves and Xavier being dead but didn't feel stranded too much as they then began new arcs. For the most part though the Marvel line has been good at keeping things simple for newcomers, at least as far as I've found.
DC did something a while back where they relaunched a bunch of titles which is when I started picking up Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batman, but I wouldn't have a clue what's going on with Green Lantern, Aquaman or any other DC hero at the moment, that's really what I'm getting at. Marvel keeps launching these new lines of titles I'm vaguely familiar with and giving them a fresh look, which is making me want to give them a chance. I don't really know what's going on with the main DC titles, plus there doesn't seem to be much along the lines of Hawkeye, Daredevil, FF, Black Widow etc where the art is a big draw and there's a lot of variation, all the DC titles seem to blend in together. Looking up articles about what DC books I should be reading I saw that Animal Man had a Jeff Lemire run which looks really distinctive, but that's just ended. I might be missing a bunch and completely uninformed, I don't know. I read a few Vertigo titles so I'm not against the company completely. I just want something to show me "Hey, this is a great time to start reading this story about (X)!" which makes it stand out. I literally have no idea of who is a hero in the DC universe outside of the Justice League, and the mythology for stuff like Green Lantern seems so dense that I'd never be able to start.
slightconfuse
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That reminds me , is the green arrow trade
Out yet
Out yet
GrandHarrier
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Oh I understand brah. I was just making snark at my one step into the Marvel Now stuff being a less than stellar experience. But the issues haven't been reviewing well either so that's also part of it. I've found relying on friends suggestions to be the best and only real means for jumping on points.
Yep. Just came out.
Oh okay, yeah that's fine. I'm happy to take recommendations about DC stuff, I just think part of why I feel like I need something like NOW it is that it just seems like DC's lineup is all Superman, Batman, Green Lanterns and hardly anything else. They're all some combination of those three. It'd be like if there were only Avengers or X-Men books (and yeah, there's a lot of those). There's so few solo titles and different stuff out there that I don't really know where to start on reading something new. Marvel's been great about bringing out books for all these different characters.
See I saw the cover and thought the whole thing was drawn by Lemire, didn't realise that wasn't the case. That's why I mentioned it in my other post, thought it was something that broke the DC house style.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Couldn't find it at the damn shop. I need closure with this Animal Man run, no matter how much most of it disappointed me. Could be another two decades before we get a new Animal Man run....which is really shitty. Plus, FOREMAN!
TheKaeptain
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OH MY GOD...
Travel Foreman (who doesn't really fit the DC house style either) drew the opening and closing pages and Lemire drew the middle section. Foreman was the original artist on the book and had to leave it due to personal issues.
Filthy Slug said:
Damn that sucks. I'm probably gonna try and find a print copy this weekend, because I love the cover so much. If they have multiple copies want me to grab one for you?
ImpassionateGods
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Is comixology really asking for a second password change? I already had to change all of mine last time they screwed up.
ThyMusicMan
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" I knew you were a poser" haha made me laugh, haven't heard someone be called a poser in a long time
Thanks Toa TAK, can always count on you posting the Spidey preview links.
KoruptData
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I'm a little crazy, a little insane. I have a problem that I had to promise would die down after this.
Rastafarian42
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Can't wait to see how it all ends it's been a great ride and although I hated the premise at first it eventually won me over.
Jedeye Sniv
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Really?? This is not a judgement call at all, but it's full of girl stuff. And I mean that in a girl-positive way. My wife loves these comics, Harley is her favourite character along with stuff like Lenore and those Grim Fairy Tale books and all that jazz. This book seems tailored to a certain kind of female fan (or male fans, I get it) - the slapstick violence and tone, the talking rodent thing, the stuff with Ivy. There are books I like and there are books my wife likes, this is the latter.
I can't believe I had to spell that out. U trolling?
I wasn't even criticising it. It's fine if your tastes are in that direction.
I don't even like grimdark comics, I take the piss out of them relentlessly.
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Anyway, enough foolishness! COMICS:
So on my way home I read three comics. All three comics had that thing where someone is watching evens unfold on a monitor (usually just a paste of a previous panel). WTF is this shit? Who is supposed to be filming this? In Superman Unchained, where was the camera with Lois and Supes in the air? In UXM how did the camera get that close up of Cyke's face? And why is he shouting right into the lens?? And even more perplexingly, how in Avengers World did they get a shot of the Avengers trapped in the land of the dead - from the perspective of the river??
Are comics universes full of floating invisible camera droids that nobody talks about? WHAT IS THIS SHENANIGANS??!!
So yeah, all the comics were pretty gud. Avengers World is so close to the chopping block though. I liked the Starbrand stuff, he's an interesting character. But that ending. WTF LMAO at that ending and
Morgana Le Fey's gigantic titties? Is that a character trait like Power Girl? Were the nipples really necessary?
Lots of questions today.
Jedeye Sniv
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I think of the new WATXM more like a season 2 than a new thing entirely. For a new season opener it was pretty good.
Spike Spiegel
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Kirsten is the Lois to Matt's Clark. 
ThyMusicMan
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I'm a little crazy, a little insane. I have a problem that I had to promise would die down after this.
Niiiiicccceee
Lets see it out of da box!
JetBlackPanda
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I'm a little crazy, a little insane. I have a problem that I had to promise would die down after this.
damn is that the Hush statue?
edit: Yes it is.
WANT.
KoruptData
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I'm at work right now, will take photos when I get home. Cheska should get hers today also.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Ah, appreciate the offer, brotha, but I just called in the shop and had them stash one away for me.
Though, if you wanted to go in on this here ORIGINAL COVER ART for the issue, that'd be rad. We could frame it and alternate weeks having it!
If money was no object that cover would be en route to my house as we speak. Maybe he'll sell prints of it.
Just read the first Fear Agent tpb (Reignition). Holy hell that was a fun read, I love me some good ole fashioned pulpy sci-fi. Looks like I'll be joining the legions of ComicGaf who own the library edition. When does volume two come out?
GrandHarrier
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?!
Rrongfield
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ComicList has it listed for next week. Amazon has no date.
I can't wait. The first volume is the by far the comic of highest quality I own.
KoruptData
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Pictures.
link?
e: if there is one to a blog or something, i cant look at my iOS device right now
KoruptData
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The whole collections shot.
echoshifting
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I haven't read it yet, so I'm not sure...is it as graphic as past issues? I was surprised to see it too.
5 is the first issue you can buy directly in the app, but I wouldn't call it an about face. You still have to buy the first four issues from the website.
http://mattfraction.com/post/66288537438/the-sex-criminals-thing
No link I can find about why #5 is now suddenly OK to sell.
Batman 676 I believe.
yeah that's what I meant. I knew about the rejection already. ty tho
Tizoc
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Thanks! it was part of the RiP storyline.
No problem, have to help someone with a Kakyoin avatar.
Spike Spiegel
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I've gotta figure out why my phone's browser stops some pictures from loading and not others. Or switch browsers when I'm at work. Battery almost dead because it loaded those statue pictures when it shouldn't load any pictures I don't click on to view.
I've gotta figure out why my phone's browser stops some pictures from loading and not others. Or switch browsers when I'm at work. Battery almost dead because it loaded those statue pictures when it shouldn't load any pictures I don't click on to view.
sazabirules
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Anyone reading Ghosted by Joshua Williamson?
I enjoyed the first trade.
finished another trade before my dcbs shipment comes tomorrow.
Wolverine: Not Dead Yet HC by Warren Ellis. It was an enjoyable Wolverine story to a degree but it felt right to the point and i don't think Ellis succeeded in making me care about
The story didn't stand out, but it wasn't terrible, and the art was nice. Arbitrary 6/10.
Wolverine: Not Dead Yet HC by Warren Ellis. It was an enjoyable Wolverine story to a degree but it felt right to the point and i don't think Ellis succeeded in making me care about
Mcleish before he set out to kill Wolverine.
TetraxShards
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Rrongfield
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17. That's when Lemire and Sorrentino take over the book.
#17
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
17. Do not even think about reading 1-16.
Yeah but it's a Nocenti classic before that.
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