Freezasaurus
Member
I'm counting on some mass pandemic or fiery apocalypse happening within the next 10-15 years, thus making all money useless. This will justify all my impulse spending. I think the odds are pretty good.
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COMICS! |OT| March 2016. It's your job to be great.
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I'm counting on some mass pandemic or fiery apocalypse happening within the next 10-15 years, thus making all money useless. This will justify all my impulse spending. I think the odds are pretty good.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Single handedly fixing the recession
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I'm just counting on dying in that same time frame. Probably from that fiery apocalypse you mentioned.
DeviantArt level art right here.
Freezasaurus
Member
Hey, that guy can art pretty good. I wonder how long that actually took him.
He's okay. I think a lot of his characters look too similar. If any of those drawings take more than a couple of hours, that's even less impressive honestly.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I don't even know what books I have anymore it's out of control
Apparently I have the first Walking Dead Compendium digitally. I don't think I'll ever even read this.
Freezasaurus
Member
You can catch up quicker if you skip class and spend that time reading comics. You'll also save time you would have wasted showering and getting dressed.
Comics!
Serpentine
Banned
nuts how Kim Jung Gi goes straight to inks
I thought you would realize I was complementing him. Sejic is a deviantArt artist m8.
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TheDarkKnight774
Member
Hey hey hey. We here at comic gaf don't READ our comics
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
very talented
Tragicomedy
Member
Wow. Damn good.
Wonder Woman Earth One is going to get a total of three OGN's, so that's cool. Just a FYI, there are some serious spoilers for the end of volume 1 in that interview
What is even happening right now
I was reading Power of the Atom and my girlfiend skyped me and I was legit a tad bit annoyed.
So in that new Teen Titans movie Raven X Damien is a thing and kinda adorable since they're both misfits. I wonder if Raven is going to get slightly deaged come rebirth for it too happen. (though I guess her age was never given in Lobdell's run.)
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I feel like I should have expected this, but I didn't, and that is awesome.
Freezasaurus
Member
The TT vs JL one? When does that drop? I wanna see that.
Yeah I didn't expect it but awesome. Hope Paquette draws all of it.
Poodlestrike
Banned
It's out now digitally.
And I've only just started it, but I think it's setting up the TT Rebirth dynamic, with Starfire as team mom.
Tawney Bomb
Member
Rick Remnder is killing my emotions, the man plainly hates joy and low is proof.
Not sure out of his three Image books I like more.
Again, what's a good starting point for Legion of Superheores? Please
Not sure out of his three Image books I like more.
Again, what's a good starting point for Legion of Superheores? Please
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Rick Remnder is killing my emotions, the man plainly hates joy and low is proof.
Not sure out of his three Image books I like more.
Again, what's a good starting point for Legion of Superheores? Please
GH is the best to answer. But I started with Legion Lost (NOT the N52 series) which got reprinted (looks lie it's OOP again) recently. DnA did great work. It's actually has things that led to them but I found it very easy pick up and it's self contained was one set of cast. Fun book
https://www.comixology.com/Legion-Lost-2000-2001/comics-series/6904?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L3RhYmxldC9zbGlkZXJMaXN0L3Nlcmllc1NsaWRlcg
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Rick Remnder is killing my emotions, the man plainly hates joy and low is proof.
Not sure out of his three Image books I like more.
He has 4 Image books.
For me Deadly Class is definitely my favorite. Black Science is my least favorite. Tokyo Ghost is cool too. Don't read Low.
Freezasaurus
Member
Rick Remnder is killing my emotions, the man plainly hates joy and low is proof.
Not sure out of his three Image books I like more.
Again, what's a good starting point for Legion of Superheores? Please
Low is absolutely amazing. Tied with Deadly Class in for his best book. Just beautiful. But he has the ability to hurt me with low. I am too invested in those characters.
Rick Remnder is killing my emotions, the man plainly hates joy and low is proof.
Not sure out of his three Image books I like more.
Again, what's a good starting point for Legion of Superheores? Please
I still have a lot of love for the Waid/Kitson Threeboot series from 04 or so
wow gonna join you olds in the sun in a few months
Rick Remnder is killing my emotions, the man plainly hates joy and low is proof.
He also has an issue with fathers apparently.
I can dig this. I'd still be happy to swap 1&2.
TP be honest they are are fantastic examples of creator owned books.
All you young ass 23 year olds. I heard Zombeen is 18.
Fancy Clown
Member
Yeah mine is pretty big too...I have about 50 issues of Punisher MAX, 12 issues of Sex Criminals, Weid's first Daredevil trade, Daredevil Born Again, Morrison's first vol of JLA, and the Dark Knight Returns.
And here I am rereading Morrison's whole Batman run
BuddyJoeHooker
Member
This is all very impressive but can he commit to a monthly?
Fancy Clown
Member
Yeahhhh Finch is a pretty big step down from Capullo sadly. I would have been happy if Yannick took over. But the dream (or mine anyway) is to should get Frazer Irving back on a Bat book. Those final four issues of Batman and Robin he did...nectar of da gods.
BKatastrophe
Member
Power Man and Iron Fist #2
Great issue. Great action, great characters. I will forever and always love Momma Jessica.
Illuminati #5
I fucking love this book. It gets better every issue. Scumbag tactics are the only way to win.
I gave Poodle shit for reading the series because it will never be the Jaime book he wants, but honestly, Jaime Reyes is a better Cyborg than Cyborg. Appealing as a human being, so that way you actually feel invested in the emotional battle with his tech side. Granted, Jaime is dealing with a psychotic alien attached to his spine, whereas Cyborg is deciding how much he'll lose his humanity to his machine side, but it's the same general ideal.
Great issue. Great action, great characters. I will forever and always love Momma Jessica.
Illuminati #5
I fucking love this book. It gets better every issue. Scumbag tactics are the only way to win.
Earth 2 Society, I have no idea. Trade waiting. As far as Earth 2 pre-Convergence goes, Nicola Scott was on the book until Earth 2 World's End started up and then bailed. The book then had rotating artists.
Cyborg should by all accounts be interesting. The huge problem is that everyone writes the same story: a man torn between his human side and his tech side. The problem? His human side isn't appealing as a character. I have no reason to root for him remaining a human, because I don't care about Victor Stone. No one writes his human side as being even remotely appealing. He's either a super fun bro that is in no way written to be anything more than the lighthearted dude, or he's written as sullen, which causes him to fade in the background as a plain-ass character. He's a character ripe for an interesting story, and no one writes one because everyone writes to his tech side and not his human side.
I gave Poodle shit for reading the series because it will never be the Jaime book he wants, but honestly, Jaime Reyes is a better Cyborg than Cyborg. Appealing as a human being, so that way you actually feel invested in the emotional battle with his tech side. Granted, Jaime is dealing with a psychotic alien attached to his spine, whereas Cyborg is deciding how much he'll lose his humanity to his machine side, but it's the same general ideal.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Preach BK.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
The other artist on Batman is Janin tho. It'll be half great, at least.
though I actually don't mind Finch as much
Hmm somehow I missed news of Janin being on there. That's pretty awesome, then.
In regards to Finch, he is by no means a bad artist, but to me he is easily the least impressive of the big DC house-style artists. I find the work of Lee, Fabok, Reis, Tony Daniels, etc. a lot more enjoyable to my eyes. I just don't get EXCITED when I see that Finch will be drawing.
Regardless, this will be a good book.
Isn't the problem between the two that Jamie can have a normal life to some degree while Cyborg wears his Scars directly on his face. It's why I have to believe that his powers just changed to give him a normal life.
It's a crying shame that no one can write a good Cyborg tale becuase there's alot to tap from that well. From the well troden is he Man or Machine, too the relationship between a Father and son, to simple race politics.
Walker's run started off well enough asking the idea of why Victor Stone is so special to be made super human, when there are other people with disabilities that are more deserving or just in general could use Bionic parts;
It's a crying shame that no one can write a good Cyborg tale becuase there's alot to tap from that well. From the well troden is he Man or Machine, too the relationship between a Father and son, to simple race politics.
Walker's run started off well enough asking the idea of why Victor Stone is so special to be made super human, when there are other people with disabilities that are more deserving or just in general could use Bionic parts;
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
Finch is one of those artists who can draw things that look great, but seems to only have a few faces in his repertoire. And they're not amazing faces.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
you can't just post these things
edit: I keep looking at the picture and I just noticed that ugly ass smoke effect
edit: I keep looking at the picture and I just noticed that ugly ass smoke effect
Finished Archie Vol. 1. Just...glorious. I'm so sad that there aren't any more issues out. I need more of this series. Excellent writing that perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the traditional Archie series, while having a more sophisticated style and tone that appeases a modern readership. All of the artists do a great job, too. I enjoyed Staples' clean lines, great character design, and a broad understanding of expressions. Wu has a great sketchy style that took a couple of pages to get warmed up to but I ended up enjoying a lot. Fish did a good job for the most part, though I didn't love the way she drew the characters.
Reading Dial H Deluxe Edition next.
Reading Dial H Deluxe Edition next.
Serpentine
Banned
the current Archie is kinda the perfect way to modernize Archie while still being Archie (old guys writing teens)
but what if Jordie Bellaire colored it
I guess as much as i dislike his art, at least Finch isn't writing the new Detective
but what if Jordie Bellaire colored it
I guess as much as i dislike his art, at least Finch isn't writing the new Detective
Discotheque
Banned
lmao he just called batman a batty-boy.
BKatastrophe
Member
Problem with the "wears his scars on his face" argument is that the TT cartoon gave him an image inducer type ability which he used to create an alternate persona called "Stone" (an homage to Luke Cage). That is a device that can be used to give him depth by having him be able to hide behind a facade until he can come to terms with himself. The man already has built in identity issues as is. Develop it more. It makes him human.
Again, Cyborg's human side isn't appealing and that will always be why he'll be written as boring. Everyone wants to write him as a commentary on society's technological reliance and integration, yet no one wants to write him as a fucked up human being. Oddly enough, that's exactly what he is.
There's a plot thread in Throne of Atlantis that deals with him debating whether or not to get the environmental upgrade for his body. It would replace his lungs, allowing him to survive in various extreme environments, such as immense ocean depths. He's debating because he has very little left of his human side as is, but all I could think about was "quit being a bitch and do it. No one cares what you want."
Because I don't care about Victor Stone.