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COMICS! |OT| March 2016. It's your job to be great.
- Thread starter Tyrant Rave
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The show is all that (and quite good) until it jumps the shark and becomes a comedy.
One escape. Fine. Adds to the tension. Two escapes. Okay. Still kind of believable. Three escapes? Now you're just kidding me. Four escapes? Yo, wtf.
BKatastrophe
Member
you my bae
That's why I mentioned pacing problems. I agree with that, because my problem from the start is that they jumped straight into the central storyline too early and focused waaaay too hard on it. I wouldn't say that classifies as "jumping the shark" though. Just bad pacing issues.
fair enough.
BKatastrophe
Member
I can understand the frustration though. People tend to be just as overemotional attacking something as they can be defending it, so a lot of the time they just critique something and don't go into anymore detail. "_______ is garbage!" My biggest irritation is when people say a very common critique: that a show or movie "really falls apart in the second half/third act," yet they never explain how or what the fuck that means. Specific enough to seem like a well-thought out opinion, but vague enough so they don't actually have to explain themselves.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Hm, I really like tracking the challenge thing, so I guess I'll just make an Excel or Google spreadsheet for now.
Thanks!
Yea exactly, it is why I try to avoid most marvel threads. the back and forth takes a toll.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Freezasaurus
Member
BKatastrophe
Member
Especially show threads. For some odd reason, the shows become an instant mud-slinging operation
Got dat 30 Rock going?Going to read this adorable little hardcover next.
Man, I have like everything in that sale already.
Sale trades on CMX are creeping from £2.99 to £3.99. Can't complain really, they've been slitting their throats for a while, but is the same happening to the US stores or is it a function of the crappy exchange rate?
WadiumArcadium
Member
Unless I'm imagining things, all of those trades are £2.99 anyway.
whatsinaname
Member
Reading some more of DC 1,000,000 I have to say one thing stood out for me. I've read about 200 pages now and I don't even think there are a combined 10 pages of panels with female characters with dialogue. Catwoman 1,000,000 is next so hopefully the issue is about her.
Those ones yeah, the Walking Dead ones no, and all the DC ones have been £3.99 for the last few weeks too. it was more of a general observation.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Ah right. Actually yeah, I do remember seeing the DC trades on sale during the BvS sale looked a bit more pricey than usual.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Rachel Rising #13-25
This series is so damn weird and endearing. I haven't the slightest idea where this is going and it's the most amazing feeling. Zoe is so great. I'm not sure I entirely understand what Moore was going for in her, but she is the weirdest yet most delightful member of the cast.
P.S. broke my record of 24 issues in a day that I made last week.
noooooo. I started the collection in print but I'm going to have to finish it digital. I mean, I'd have to wait for October for the next release.
Sillymonkey was right. Print was a mistake. He's finally won.
This series is so damn weird and endearing. I haven't the slightest idea where this is going and it's the most amazing feeling. Zoe is so great. I'm not sure I entirely understand what Moore was going for in her, but she is the weirdest yet most delightful member of the cast.
P.S. broke my record of 24 issues in a day that I made last week.
YOOOO Ennis's Punisher Max is on sale on CMX. I repeat Punsher Max is on sale! God bless Daredevil season 2. Marvel never puts max series on sale.
https://www.comixology.com/Punisher-Sale/page/10165?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC90YWJsZXQvc21hbGxDYXJvdXNlbA
Edit: Aw Jason Aaron's books aren't on sale
noooooo. I started the collection in print but I'm going to have to finish it digital. I mean, I'd have to wait for October for the next release.
Sillymonkey was right. Print was a mistake. He's finally won.
Rachel Rising #13-25
This series is so damn weird and endearing. I haven't the slightest idea where this is going and it's the most amazing feeling. Zoe is so great. I'm not sure I entirely understand what Moore was going for in her, but she is the weirdest yet most delightful member of the cast.
P.S. broke my record of 24 issues in a day that I made last week.
noooooo. I started the collection in print but I'm going to have to finish it digital. I mean, I'd have to wait for October for the next release.
Sillymonkey was right. Print was a mistake. He's finally won.
Are you going to read Strangers in Paradise next? That book is a wonderful ride and Terry's art is just as good.
BTW little thing about Rachel Rising. He draws all the snow by hand.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Maybe not next, but soon. If they do a CMX sale, I will buy it without hesitation. If not, I will buy the softcover omnis in the coming months. I am very excited for that one.
Also, not surprising. The amount of detail in the art is astounding.
Going to read this adorable little hardcover next.
neverheard of this. look fun
TheDarkKnight774
Member
They're 99cents an issue on CMX
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Oodles of it. It's cutesy, but it's not exactly a kid's book.
I'm glad you got in and enjoyed it. Terry is a master storyteller.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Tim knew. He told us.
So is Rocafort still on the book or no?
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
He'll be back for #7
I brought it up a few times in January when it was announced
See, someone was paying attention
Ward's issue is just a one off Galactus. Rocafort is back in May (just in time for Civil War 2)
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Always, yes.
Interfectum
Member
LTTP prolly but I'm reading Superman: American Alien (up to #2 so far)... goddamn this is good.
Poodlestrike
Banned
LTTP prolly but I'm reading Superman: American Alien (up to #2 so far)... goddamn this is good.
Yes.
Yes it is.
Poodlestrike
Banned
yea Deathstroke should definitely win on paper. I gotta look up the review and find out what happened.
This has surprised me while reading it, lol. Thought it was a kid's book but it really isn't. I'm LOVING it, though!
I'm currently on my 8th rewatch of the series. It miiight have now dethroned P&R as my favorite show.
Freezasaurus
Member
Certainly not the reader.
Mr Miracle and Barda are big players in Darkseid War in Justice League (along with Kalibak, Metron, and others), Orion and Highfather were in Wonder Woman, Steppenwolf was in Earth 2. I don't think Granny, the Furies, or Lightray have appeared anywhere yet though.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Big Barda? lol
Mr. Miracle just showed up in JL. Darkseid of course was in the first JL arc. Orion, Highfather, and others turned up in Azzarello's WW.
Well it's not over yet so no.
Hmm, beginning the first post-convergence month catch-up and nothing I read yesterday really caught my heart.
Shit read of the night -
There even was a big disappointment in Bizarro. I really wanted to love this but yeah, between the mental gymnastic to understand the main protag, the uninteresting plot and the total failure at humor, this was easily the shit read of the night.
Good read of the night -
Bizarro's twin book released on the same month, Bat-Mite, while not stellar, was sooo much better. There was a great feel of goofy cartoon adventure, a Scoobydooness of sort I really liked. Not a fan of the hero at all and I'm not sure where it goes and if it will remain good but so far I'm in for the silly.
In other news JL was kind of cool, not my thing* but cool. JLA was generally ugly and badly written. And the two Supe books were not so bad but there was definitely one title too much and man at powerless Superman chara-design. Kill it with fire.
* I think ever since Infinite Crisis I've discovered that I fucking hate comic book crises with a passion. To me there is something absolutely nonsensical in a bad way when you turn the action to eleven, I don't know how to describe it. The all out war thing, the body count, something is throwing me off and I lose interest in a matter of pages. And while JL was in no way in the same league as Infinite Crisis, I get a little nervous at the prospect of a Darkseid war threateningggg realityyyy itselffff...
Shit read of the night -
There even was a big disappointment in Bizarro. I really wanted to love this but yeah, between the mental gymnastic to understand the main protag, the uninteresting plot and the total failure at humor, this was easily the shit read of the night.
Good read of the night -
Bizarro's twin book released on the same month, Bat-Mite, while not stellar, was sooo much better. There was a great feel of goofy cartoon adventure, a Scoobydooness of sort I really liked. Not a fan of the hero at all and I'm not sure where it goes and if it will remain good but so far I'm in for the silly.
In other news JL was kind of cool, not my thing* but cool. JLA was generally ugly and badly written. And the two Supe books were not so bad but there was definitely one title too much and man at powerless Superman chara-design. Kill it with fire.
* I think ever since Infinite Crisis I've discovered that I fucking hate comic book crises with a passion. To me there is something absolutely nonsensical in a bad way when you turn the action to eleven, I don't know how to describe it. The all out war thing, the body count, something is throwing me off and I lose interest in a matter of pages. And while JL was in no way in the same league as Infinite Crisis, I get a little nervous at the prospect of a Darkseid war threateningggg realityyyy itselffff...
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Go read Darkseid War
Yeah, kinda thought it released next month instead of august, but I was wrong
RepairmanJack
Member
Besides Vision, which is on my to read list, has anything been worthwhile from Marvel since Secret Wars? I fell completely off during Secret Wars with not really liking any of the side books.
Power Man and Iron Fist
The Ultimates, Iron Man, Doctor Strange (even if yeah okay it's literally just Aaron's first year of Thor all over again), Power Man and Iron Fist
the rest has either only had one ish or is not worthwhile
you're welcome