Freezasaurus
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I'm flipping back and forth between that and Gotham. Jesus Christ, man... Jessica Lucas is gorgeous.
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COMICS! |OT| March 2016. It's your job to be great.
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I'm flipping back and forth between that and Gotham. Jesus Christ, man... Jessica Lucas is gorgeous.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Calcium
Banned
I have to lay my new Absolute editions on top of my bookshelf. None of my shelves can accommodate that height. Probably should have taken that into consideration. Oh well.
Good luck, sir.
Good luck, sir.
I haven't picked up the last volume yet, so I can't comment on how it all wraps up. I don't think the art changes were particularly detrimental. I think the story gets strangely convoluted, and takes a lot of tangents that aren't necessarily worth the amount of time devoted to them. For example, much of Vol 2 is set in a separate reality that ultimately only loosely and abstractly impacts what comes next. A lot of excursions into characters' back stories pop up as well. I think some of that takes the wind out of the sails from the main plot, and in hindsight, for a series that lasts 24 issues, maybe those things aren't the best uses of available time/space. Then you get big plot movements that might appear a little rushed, with lots of wild events happening in quick bursts.
Freezasaurus
Member
No adjustable shelves, I take it?
Image solicitations for June 2016
My picks:
Injection, Vol 2
The Legacy of Luther Strode
Monstress, Vol 1
Velvet, Vol 3
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IDW's doing a 5-issue/5-week miniseries in June called TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything. Written by Dustin Weaver and Ben Bates. Art by Bates (#1), Sophie Campbell & Giannis Milonogiannis (#2), Damian Couceiro (#3), Nick Pitarra (#4), and Ryan Browne (#5).
Pitarra did a set of interlocking covers for the first four issues.
My picks:
Injection, Vol 2
The Legacy of Luther Strode
Monstress, Vol 1
Velvet, Vol 3
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IDW's doing a 5-issue/5-week miniseries in June called TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything. Written by Dustin Weaver and Ben Bates. Art by Bates (#1), Sophie Campbell & Giannis Milonogiannis (#2), Damian Couceiro (#3), Nick Pitarra (#4), and Ryan Browne (#5).
Pitarra did a set of interlocking covers for the first four issues.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Wouldn't it be fucking bonkers if BVS' ending slowly pans up to reveal CGI doubles of Reeve Superman, Carter Wonder Woman, and Keaton Batman looking on menacingly from a different dimension before a cut to black?
Freezasaurus
Member
Dat new Invincible cover from the June solicits. Oh my.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
CASANOVA: ACEDIA #5
STORY: MATT FRACTION & MICHAEL CHABON
ART / COVER: FÁBIO MOON & GABRIEL BÁ
JUNE 1 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
The world-melting CASANOVA returns. Casanova Quinn doesn't remember who he is or how he got here -- the only thing he knows is an awful lot of people want him dead and the world might be ending. Psychedelic, sexy, and surreal science-fiction the way only comics can do it.
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Great. Now I'm gon be pissed if this doesn't happen.
STORY: MATT FRACTION & MICHAEL CHABON
ART / COVER: FÁBIO MOON & GABRIEL BÁ
JUNE 1 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
The world-melting CASANOVA returns. Casanova Quinn doesn't remember who he is or how he got here -- the only thing he knows is an awful lot of people want him dead and the world might be ending. Psychedelic, sexy, and surreal science-fiction the way only comics can do it.
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Great. Now I'm gon be pissed if this doesn't happen.
It's fucking weird, but, based on what Fraction said about the writing of the issue, the whole idea of a comic he doesn't even remember writing, that's got me somewhat hyped? Like, as an experience?
I don't read singles, so I kinda breeze through that stuff unless there are cool debuts.
I am, however, happy to see Rumble starting a new arc, since I don't think its sales have been particularly great.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Pretty much every one of Casanova's scripts seem to come from this strangely personal place, which I think is a big reason why take so long to come out. Shit will be his/Ba/Moon magnum opus once all seven deadly sins are done.
I wish there were a nice way to see how trades do in the bookshop market, since we really only see Diamond stuff (for both singles and trades).
Is Diamond involved with digital singles through Comixology? I would think not, unless for some wacky old contractual thing.
I don't actually know about that. But as time goes on it is becoming clearer and clearer that diamond's numbers are completely representive of how a book is selling. Some books are doing much better digitally than physically (Ms Marvel, Gotham Academy, Lumberjanes). BKV said that Saga sells more digitally than it does physically (which btw, is fucking insane as it sells like 50-70k a month)
Freezasaurus
Member
Wasn't that a Secret Wars book? Did they give it another series? I don't even know what's going on anymore.
Trade waiter, but I'm hella there when it comes out. X-Men '92 was the perfect combo of tongue and cheek self referential fun, nostalgia throwback, and a legitimately great comic.
The Secret Wars book sold insanely well so it got made into an ongoing.
Freezasaurus
Member
It made people remember when X-Men was good.
Freezasaurus
Member
Best waifu, sugah.
X-Men '92 reminded you of the 80s?
I wouldn't mind one bit if they wanted to go back to that exact same costume and maybe update the hair. But I also don't have any issue with the hair.
Freezasaurus
Member
The old costume with the current hairstyle. My god.
Wait what fix?
Freezasaurus
Member
There was a misprint of some sort in the Black Science OHC. Not the recent release, but some defective copies actually made it to retail about a month earlier.
It's not really an adaptation or even that similar to the 92 cartoon save the roster. It's mostly based on the era of the X-Men.
It's very Claremontean, the way it's written.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
it not you, it Gambit
The initial print run had faded lettering (still readable but definitely pretty faded), but a nice quality sewn binding with no gutter loss. Because of the faded lettering, they didn't officially release it. The official release was obviously rushed and had a terrible glued binding that's insanely tight with wretched gutter loss.
Freezasaurus
Member
Did you see that Invincible cover? HYPE!
I only read the first hc of invincible ://
One day I am just going to spurge and buy all of it
Freezasaurus
Member
That day should be tomorrow.
Srsly, though. They're up to 10 hardcovers now, that's expensive.
I own them all and they are glorious
Freezasaurus
Member
Good man.
Well that is insanely disappointing. Not gonna get it now unless they fix it. Too expensive to not get the right experience.
Freezasaurus
Member
Fix it with paint. Everything will be fine. Painted bindings for everyone.
My potential batwoman bat paint came in today, it was a big failure. I might have to learn how to mix paints.
The beginning of the first hobbit movie is so good, why did it have to be the way it is?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Udon comics were a mistake. Trash tier binding.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
That's what I like to do when I'm not feeling so hot, focus on the good even if it's something simple or hobby-related. It gets better.
I really need to read through Casanova. I quite enjoyed the first OHC but never started the other two. I'll probably just restart it from the beginning eventually.
Discotheque
Banned
it not you, it Gambit
won't even bother seeing that movie (in theaters) unless he talks like this. it has the potential to be hilariously stupid, i hope they have the balls to go through with it.
at least 20 "mon amis" please. overkill it like this shit in great gatsby
Planet_JASE
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I was really considering it but... $79.95 for shipping to Australia? Plus the $90.00 for the collection. Plus the conversion to Australian dollars? $225. No thanks. I'd love to support Moore and have a limited edition run of the book but for those shipping prices I couldn't justify it.