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Donniewahlberg
Banned
Yea, I would say Aaron is their top stud right now. It could of been King marvel, it could of been King! The only Marvel books I've read in the last year were all either by Aaron, Lemire & King and two of them are gone now so yea, relaunch will be interesting.
ILOVEIT.
That's so cool man. Plus, you know when his new ongoing at Image gets cancelled for being SUPER weird, you're helping out with that commission.
He had some worrying ties to alt right propaganda groups too. In most cases, I let the writing speak for itself, but there was a lot of weird shit circling that guy.
Churilla's art for the new HB/BPRD mini looks great:
BKatastrophe
Member
I still miss McDaniel and O'Neil though. I really like the look they had.
It sounds like good writing and creative direction
LordOfLore
Banned
Wow, so the second theory on "Clark" was right?
Interesting...
Edit: Sunstone sculpture WIP
Venom and X-Force sale on CMX.
BB sales talk.
So it's Mr. Mxyzptlk and escaping from Mr. Oz sent him back a few months it seems.
Edit: Sunstone sculpture WIP
Venom and X-Force sale on CMX.
BB sales talk.
Nah, I'm just having fun pointing out Mark Waid wrote one of the most clueless comics about racism ever released. Looking for three reviews wasn't that hard and it shows there was a consensus about that thing.
Extrapolating, and looking at Waid's cluelessness in dealing with those topics and his lengthy career in comics to explain why he'd make in Champions a book that fails to resonate with people despite being the big driver of Marvel's latest rebranding effort, that's just a thought that popped up.
If I got mad, it'd be way worse.
JordanDeGroot
Member
I've loved panther (though the last issue dropped the ball a bit) but Coates needs a few more series under his belt before you can compare him to Aaron, I mean if your just counting his more recent marvel work of Wolverine & the xmen into Thor into Dr Strange, surely that keeps him at the top of the Marvel writers list.
I enjoy Coates work, I still think he's finding his feet as a comic writer and that causes him some issues in pacing and mixing his themes with action scenes but I've enjoyed the run so far and I appreciate it as a book that makes me think and offers quotes and ideas that make me want to look them up from there original sources.
On a totally different note, Motor girl stayed pretty awesome with issue 4, I don't know how it works mixing seemingly completely different tones. On the outset its got little cute sunday comic style aliens and a big grumpy gorilla larking about, but then you've got a young woman trying to deal with surviving a horrible experience and PTSD, but it all somehow works together.
I enjoy Coates work, I still think he's finding his feet as a comic writer and that causes him some issues in pacing and mixing his themes with action scenes but I've enjoyed the run so far and I appreciate it as a book that makes me think and offers quotes and ideas that make me want to look them up from there original sources.
On a totally different note, Motor girl stayed pretty awesome with issue 4, I don't know how it works mixing seemingly completely different tones. On the outset its got little cute sunday comic style aliens and a big grumpy gorilla larking about, but then you've got a young woman trying to deal with surviving a horrible experience and PTSD, but it all somehow works together.
It's that Terry Moore magic
JordanDeGroot
Member
Well I'm a fairly new convert to it after picking up Motor girl from recommendations on here from the first issue onward, I'm definitely down for reading more of his series though.
I like his policy on his art I read too, where he pretty much just sells whatever pages he draws afterwards, rather than keep them in storage somewhere to get dusty or damaged. Though his art pages are too rich for my blood.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Comics! Got to love that consistent trade dress too. Those will look great on the shelf.
You should read his other creative owned stuff. Strangers in Paradise, Rachel Rising and Echo. All brilliant especially Strangers in Paradise. The omnibuses are beautiful and priced fairly especially sip.
His art is pricey but breathtaking in person. I own a page from sip and one from Rachel Rising. The madman letters directly onto the page by hand.
Also. In Rachel Rising he hand drew all the snow which when you read the book you will realize how fucking bonkers that is.
Until they change the trade dress multiple times during the run. Fuck you DC.
Remember, how they changed the Layout just two trades ago?
It killed me. Snyder's Batman run ruined. My Harley hardcovers ruined.
JordanDeGroot
Member
Yeah I'm definitely thinking about checking out strangers in paradise, not as sure about rachel rising as I'm not really into horror stuff. I was thinking about trying the pocket books for strangers as the original trades seem quite expensive/hard to find now and the omnibus though not too much is a bit much without trying the series first. You don't happen to know if the pocket book format is any good do you? Not too small or anything?
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Hey at least they haven't put us in the position already of a HC that would logically go in between softco-
Wait.
JordanDeGroot
Member
They look pretty good, the question would be now though is do you put them together by era rather than by character. I normally put together by character such as all Batman together but stuff like this makes me think probably would look better to make a rebirth section on the shelf. First world problems eh ha
I honestly think they are too small
Buying the omnibus is much cheaper in the long run. The series is like 19 volumes. I think.
http://www.instocktrades.com/TP/Abstract-Studio/STRANGERS-IN-PARADISE-OMNIBUS-PX-SC-ED/APR130755
Hah ain't that the truth.
JordanDeGroot
Member
Thanks, maybe I'll try the first pocket book and if I like save towards the omnibus. I'm UK so not sure how well that instock link will do for me, but saying that having a quick look doesn't seem like there's many sellers over here anyway
Donniewahlberg
Banned
These are the kind of things I have spent long agonising evening over haha. It'll probably bother me once I end up with separate volumes of say Snyder bat books sitting on different spots of the shelf, but in this case I think these will all go together in a rebirth era section foremost, and then other factor eg. bat books, writer etc afterwards.
This is my punishment for not just waiting on the deluxe versions </3 at least they can't pull a Grayson this time and drop to softcover after ONE hardcover haha.
Thanks, maybe I'll try the first pocket book and if I like save towards the omnibus. I'm UK so not sure how well that instock link will do for me, but saying that having a quick look doesn't seem like there's many sellers over here anyway
Amazon does it.
Oh and beware the early volumes while good are very different in tone to what it becomes. The start is very newspaper comic strip style, dramatic word bubbles ect. The book released over a long period and he developed during it.
JordanDeGroot
Member
Cool good to know, I'll definitely get a bit into it before I make any judgements then. Yeah it looks like Amazon are the only sellers I can find over here that have it, but the only copy they have under £100 for it would be shipped from Amazon US store anyway ha
Damn that sucks
RepairmanJack
Member
Really not a fan of those Action Comic spoilers.
Not saying specifics but talking about my problems with it:
Not saying specifics but talking about my problems with it:
It just feels way too damn cheap. It also make a ton of confusion on how Oz told Supes early on that he and his family is not who he thinks they are. This is supposed to have an impact on him. There's also the whole time confusion and it all just feels really cheap and hand wavingly easy.
Interested in what he'll be working on now that he's focusing on creator-owned
RepairmanJack
Member
Looks like he just announced another Image book called Family Tree with Phil Hester. Seems like he may be going pretty heavy on Image and staying away from capes for a bit.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Yea, Royal City is planned as an ongoing, Descender is still happening for now and as you mention, there's Family Tree, Black Hammer. Honestly, with those and the valiant books, that's quite a lot. Hes just about to put out an OGN. If he goes back to Capes at some point, he should keep his number of books in check haha. He makes his deadlines but you can always tell which books are less *important* to him.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
More Bloodshot, thankfully
Can you explain?
RepairmanJack
Member
What aspect?
That it adds confusion to
Oz's explanation of Pre-Flashpoint and New 52 Superman not being who they said they were.
RepairmanJack
Member
I haven't completely read it yet, but the idea that at the start of Rebirth Oz said this and was watching both Clarks even though he hadn't escaped him yet and the idea that he would then say that they aren't who they think they are. This person impersonating Clark doesn't really have much of an effect on who Supes is. It makes the comment by Oz early on just pointless and empty.
I haven't read all the spoilers or anything so it could all be possibly explained, but on a surface level it seems like it doesn't really answer for everything and ends up feeling a little cheap because of it.
Oh it's confusion because it's him! Ok that answers everything.
/endkneejerkreactions
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Does Soule have an indie book?
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Letter 44 at One Press, that might be done now. Think he has a comical book at Image. I want to say with the God hates astronauts dude? I may have pulled that last part from my ass though
Curse Words
I think the explanation is gonna make more sense once
New 52 Supes shows back up.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Remember this?
After America #1 it's looking more appealing now. If it still exists that is.
RepairmanJack
Member
I'm hoping. It's mostly why I said it was a kneejerk reaction. There are ways for it all to still be cool, but the time aspect alone is still annoying.
LordOfLore
Banned
BC reports that writers told them that Marvel higher-ups had told them that they fired Lemire but Lemire says he quit on his own. In-fighting? An attempt to look better to their new writers?
we going to disagree on #10. that was hot fire.
I don't mind that his writing is thought provoking and is also social commentary. It goes well with the setting of Wakanda, which has a rich history and BP. gives him depth. I don't think anybody at marvel could of done BP well in a Wakanda background.
Coate is just that good
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I'm telling you, Marvel does not like creators with indie careers.
Basically...
If #2 fails, yeah but then again, those Casey isn't much better honestly.