Freezasaurus
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I'm cautiously optimistic.
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I'm cautiously optimistic.
GrandHarrier
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Ditch it and just read Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds. It's the only thing out of Final Crisis you need.
Some guy on Cracked says that Uncanny X-Men #183 is the best issue of all time: http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-greatest-x-men-comic-about-drunken-brawl/
There is some good history in that article. I didn't know Wolverine was originally supposed to be a teenager.
There is some good history in that article. I didn't know Wolverine was originally supposed to be a teenager.
Both those back up what weepy's saying though, if the blades are solid adamantium then if he extended them and moved his wrist at all they'd slice through the whole of his hand, he'd have to keep his hand and arm perfectly rigid.
BenjaminBirdie
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Ditch it and just read Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds. It's the only thing out of Final Crisis you need.
This is flagrantly inaccurate.
CountBlack
Member
Man I'm really trying to get into Spider-man comics but it's so confusing -_-
I started reading Ultimate Comics with Miles Morales as Spider-man. That one isn't bad so far.
Should I just start at Superior Spider-man?
I started reading Ultimate Comics with Miles Morales as Spider-man. That one isn't bad so far.
Should I just start at Superior Spider-man?
Freezasaurus
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Eh, it's not the worst jumping-on point, so long as you're familiar with what happened leading up to Superior Spider-Man #1.
But I'd also daresay Superior doesn't count as traditional Spider-Man.
Superior is part two of whatever Dan Slott is doing. It starts at Big Time.
I'm reading Green Lantern #20 and while parts are great, it's just too muddled in the terrible arcs that preceded it and there is very little involving Valthoom that can be redeemed. I had my hopes up from the positive talk about this issue here, but i say neigh.
edit: I chose to read this digitally with the combo code. That 4 page splash page looked a lot better in print than digital
edit: I chose to read this digitally with the combo code. That 4 page splash page looked a lot better in print than digital
BoosterDuck
Banned
How is it that Wolverine never cries when he takes out his claws?
He's a badass motherfucker... and he's used to it.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
He got used to it. I think he mentioned in either the original X-Men or X2 that it hurt like hell every time.
So about two years now since the DCNU launch and here's the remaining books that started when DNCU launch. Surprise Stormwatch and Batwing hasn't been cancelled, both have horrible sales being at around 13k each, should be a matter of time now. As usual, your Batman (sans Batwing), Green Lantern and Superman related books do well.
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/25659.html
DC's Marketshare has fallen below 30%, Marvel at 37% now. Image Comics gaining close to 10%.
Manmademan
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eh, the business model is a bit outmoded. I figure we'll see something totally different in the next ten years or so.
Ironically this comes as the properties themselves are wildly popular among the mainstream, even more than they were in the 90s when comic sales were at all time highs.
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Deleted member 13876
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Batman books are blocking the bingos.
DC deserves this, they squandered the reboot in amazing fashion while Marvel has been changing their history etc keeping things newer without all the cosmic stuff. It's much more subtle. You know....when they avoid the deal with the devil stuff that is. Doesn't help that DC has a guy like Didio in charge who basically has no vision at all and has chosen a bunch of guys that haven't been relevant in a decade or two to help run the show now.
Probably why every other week you heard about a creator leaving and shocking no one ended up at Marvel where they do very well and likely don't have to put up with all the crap going on at DC behind the scenes.
Probably why every other week you heard about a creator leaving and shocking no one ended up at Marvel where they do very well and likely don't have to put up with all the crap going on at DC behind the scenes.
Angelus Errare
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So about two years now since the DCNU launch and here's the remaining books that started when DNCU launch. Surprise Stormwatch and Batwing hasn't been cancelled, both have horrible sales being at around 13k each, should be a matter of time now. As usual, your Batman (sans Batwing), Green Lantern and Superman related books do well.
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/25659.html
DC's Marketshare has fallen below 30%, Marvel at 37% now. Image Comics gaining close to 10%.
Clearly the solution is that DC needs to add more Batfamily to the lineup.
SAGA #12 - 53,339
EAST OF WEST #2 - 41,838
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #11 - 17,517
Does this mean that everyone just waits for the trade with Manhattan Projects, or that it's unpopular?
I'll admit to trade waiting Manhattan Projects.
Ignis Fatuus
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Read Peter Parker's Ultimate Spider-Man if you haven't.
Spike Spiegel
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Angelus Errare
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It has, canceling series in DC is a very long process. The head says cancel it and it takes 4 months before word gets down to the writer/artist/ink that the series is cancelled. DC works on a 5 month information delay.
So any series that was cancelled and you liked? It was actually decided 5 months prior D:
BuddyJoeHooker
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Jonah Hex had an amazing run pre-new 52.
It's not that surprising.
Edit: ^^^ Really? That sucks.
slightconfuse
Banned
I trade wait manhatten projects as well.
Seeing Frankenstein and Demon Knights among the casualties still hurts. I should probably start checking out All-Star Western before that gets screwed over, too.
...welp. :/
...welp. :/
Jesus Christ, 4 months?
Angelus Errare
Banned
That's what I've been told.
I'm getting pretty annoyed with Indestructible Hulk. I want to love it, as I haven't read a Hulk book in forever (possibly ever) and the premise is great, but 8 issues in and it's going nowhere. And the art in the last few issues has been horrendous. I know Walt Simonson is legendary for his Thor run, but his artwork on this book was flat out goddamn ugly.
My thoughts exactly, although I don't mind Walt's art as much. I might pick it back up eventually, depending on how Blind Rage and the arc after that turns out.
Lmao that is insanity.
To put things in perspective DC had a 50% Marketshare when the DCNu launch, obviously we knew it would go down but did you guys expect it to go down by half? That's pretty bad. The year before DCNu launch DC martket share was doing around 26%-30%. Now DCNu is doing slightly worse than that. Ouch. Back to square one for DC.
Freezasaurus
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Yes, clearly that's the problem. For one, they need to turn Shazam into an ongoing series, because it's been way better than the actual Justice League book that it appears in as a back-up.
Anticitizen One
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Time for a reboot I'd say
Agreed. It's honestly just kind of boring. Nothing worthwhile is happening, no overarching plot to keep things moving. Big disappointment. It gets one more arc because I think DD and Hulk had potential.
Disagree about Simonson though, at least for issues 6 and 8. 7 was a total mess though.
phazedplasma
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Pre new 522 Hex was amaaaaaazing. All star is a completely different book and much worse for it. It deserves to be cancelled.
It lost me for a while but overall I thought it was a decent story of the first 5 years of Superman's career. It certainly got weird at times but it makes sense after seeing who was behind everything.
I like that they kept some interesting parts from the old continuity too.
Anticitizen One
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For Superman it seems dumb that there was no way for him or his 5th.dimension friends to undo the time mucking that Vyndctv did. Like Superman is just OK with Vyn killing his parents and turning people against him? Also I could have sworn earlier in the run Superman had no idea who Mr. Myzyplyk was but in the last issue he's all like "hey remember that time I stoped Myzyplyk too bad I can't use that trick on this guy"
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