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COMICS! |OT| November 2013. Truly, tofurkey is the offspring of some Black Science.
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I'm ashamed of myself for forgetting both of this.
I just finished the first run of Invisibles. It's crazy.
IGN followed up their top 25 DC heroes list with a top 25 DC villains one:
1) The Joker
2) Lex Luthor
3) Two-Face
4) Sinestro
5) Brainiac
6) The Penguin
7) Darkseid
8) Harley Quinn
9) Deathstroke
10) Black Adam
11) Reverse Flash
12) General Zod
13) The Riddler
14) Poison Ivy
15) The Flash Rogues
16) Ra's Al Ghul
17) Amanda Waller
18) Cheetah
19) Vandal Savage
20) Bane
21) Krona
22) Scarecrow
23) The Crime Syndicate
24) Mr Freeze
25) The Antimonitor
Not really liking this list. Grouping the Rogues together is a cop out. Especially when half the list is Batman villains.
1) The Joker
2) Lex Luthor
3) Two-Face
4) Sinestro
5) Brainiac
6) The Penguin
7) Darkseid
8) Harley Quinn
9) Deathstroke
10) Black Adam
11) Reverse Flash
12) General Zod
13) The Riddler
14) Poison Ivy
15) The Flash Rogues
16) Ra's Al Ghul
17) Amanda Waller
18) Cheetah
19) Vandal Savage
20) Bane
21) Krona
22) Scarecrow
23) The Crime Syndicate
24) Mr Freeze
25) The Antimonitor
Not really liking this list. Grouping the Rogues together is a cop out. Especially when half the list is Batman villains.
The Rogues have always been grouped together. 'The Rogues' is a name that they themselves have given to their group and they always work together because individually they don't stand a chance against Flash.
Memento Mori
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He does this a lot on the CBR Spider-Man board. Occasionally Dan Slott drops by too.
It's crazy how much of the Marvel U was invented in that FF run.
GrandHarrier
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No Superboy Prime or Doomsday? GTFO IGN.
Also, some of the list feels like it was pulled randomly from a hat.
Also, Amanda Waller? Lolwut.
I'm reading Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine and there's a panel where Wolvie unsheathes his claws. The SNIKT appears behind his left hand and the "I" is formed by the middle claw. I thought that was really cool. I've barely read any Wolverine comics so I don't know how common an occurrence that is, but I hadn't seen it before and I love when comics make interesting use of sound effects.
Also the double splash page just after, with Wolverine
is absolutely gorgeous. The details in the distance but also the little birds in the foreground and the wisps of cloud. Such a great moment.
Also the double splash page just after, with Wolverine
standing on top of the Statue of Liberty's flame looking up at Planet Doom,
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
the crime syndicate again? really? is it because of forever evil?
Manmademan
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probably. outside of that they've been pretty D-list as far as villains go.
The whole list seems to be built around "what villains have been used in major storylines during the last 2-3 years or in cartoons/movies that we liked".
Serpentine
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Wacker is hilarious because of how seriously he takes comments. He feels this need to discredit other people and constantly snark at them. He defended Dead Son Nova in a big thread and said that Rich Rider fans need to "move on".
I forgot who it was, but someone on the Spidey CBR boards called him out, saying something along the lines that he has a job that many people would kill for, in any other workplace you could be fired for insulting potential customers or being unprofessional online. How come at Marvel they're ok with employees acting like that?
Rastafarian42
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Dat three page spread....
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I just did too! Amazing, incredible.
GrandHarrier
Member
I don't think you can really call Amanda Waller a "villain" though. She has been an antagonist from time to time but a villain in the same breath as Joker? C'mon son.
The Doll's House is where I feel the series really found its voice. Vol 3 is a collection of four one-shots, but you are in for more awesome stuff in Vol 4 and 5.
Manmademan
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There's a pretty broad spectrum of what constitutes "villain." Some are simply on the wrong side environmentally or politically, some don't do anything more than rob banks or steal jewels without any bodycount whatsoever, and some want to make a utopia- albeit under a highly restrictive dictatorship. "villain" doesn't necessarily mean mustache twirling homicidal maniac, and the best ones usually aren't.
slightconfuse
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Same. I had to go back to volume 1, and re read that part where
dream met nada again in hell
It's crazy how volume 1 and 2 just came together like that. Desire is a favorite of mine. What an interesting character.
It's gonna be a while before I get volume 3 and 4.
La Maquinon
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Comixology is having a 99 cent Titan sale until tomorrow (the 24th)! You can pick up Simon Spurrier's mini-series Numbercruncher for $4! Or pay the same for the recently released wild and crazy and awesome-sounding Solid State Tank Girl series. Lots of other classic Tank Girl comics on sale there, too.
phazedplasma
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Thanks, just reminded me to buy this.
Supaidaman
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I'm not even a member there but sometimes I lurk around the Spider-Man board just to see Wacker being an asshole (most of time with reason though). Dan Slott tends to be more civil but he can also throw in some hilarious posts.
Rastafarian42
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Oh right. Oh so did you mean that in the single issue it was spread across three pages, like a pull-out? Damn that must have been amazing. I did wonder why it had white bars at the top and bottom, kind of like widescreen. Makes sense now. Yeah that was a great splash, so beautiful.
Freezasaurus
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I've actually been enjoying Revival so far. It manages to have a fair bit of gore without going over the top. I've been considering taking a look at Mind the Gap, but have yet to get around to it.
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
did you finish?
sazabirules
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Hawkeye has great covers but I'm still mad they forced them to all be red when Marvel Now started.
Yeah, just finished. I need to gather my thoughts.
Freezasaurus
Member
Yeah, I thought the first couple issues were alright, but by the end of the storyline.... Was not a fan.
Rastafarian42
Member
Yup :,)
slightconfuse
Banned
final crisis makes a lot more sense if you read the superman beyond issues.
I mean, I actually understand it well enough. The gaps are easily filled.
I just disliked a lot of its execution.
Then again, I did not set out to actually read the whole thing, I just wanted more background before I jumped deeper into Morrison's Batman run (not impressed thus far).
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
welcome to the club
Ugh, I have to pick up UA again? I stopped reading it a few issues ago because the whole thing felt like a sidestory to everything else in the Marvel Universe.
Pretty great week, Hawkguy also.
Shin Johnpv
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I present to you, List!
Aquaman #25
Batman The Dark Knight #25
Catwoman #25 (MAYBE)
Damian Son Of Batman #2 (MAYBE)
Flash #25
Forever Evil A.R.G.U.S. #2
Justice League Dark #25
Red Lanterns #25
Superman #25
Teen Titans #25
Aquaman #25
Batman The Dark Knight #25
Catwoman #25 (MAYBE)
Damian Son Of Batman #2 (MAYBE)
Flash #25
Forever Evil A.R.G.U.S. #2
Justice League Dark #25
Red Lanterns #25
Superman #25
Teen Titans #25
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Check out the preview to see if the fallout of what it teases might interest you.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=19094
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