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COMICS! |OT| November 2015. The much-anticipated sequel to October's OT.
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Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Hold up, I thought Doc Strange #1 was this week. Dammit, LCS--you fucking stink. I guess I have to hope I can find #2.
Also, I'm glad there's a new Blade series, but I still do not understand how Ron Wimberly doesn't have anything to do with it.
Best part of all this: Nothing! If you watched Age of Ultron, you've got his origin. Everything else is laid out in this issue.
You will be fine just buying the first issue of Vision. I have no idea if the new status quo is set up in Avengers or is just post of the nebulous "Eight months later..." thing, but personally I was fine jumping in blind
pock3tmonster
Banned
What has happened to the new Blade book? I thought it was due out this side of 2015?
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
It was supposed to come out in October, so I'm not too sure what's going on with it. Maybe someone can hit up Seeley on twitter?
my name is ed
Banned
if the posted page fits within what a preview range might be, Id say its fine. Thats usually the first 3 pages. never seen a preview go past pg 6 so lets try to keep it below that?
canceled. Ronald Wimberly is now making the new Blade book
canceled. Ronald Wimberly is now making the new Blade book
in my dreams
excellent. yeah, I've already read it but outside of the character itself I didn't know anything leading up to it so I was curious. I also had no problems jumping in.
all the praise, perhaps I should go ahead and check out Monstress.
It got delayed out of the launch window.
pock3tmonster
Banned
I sent him a tweet, hopefully he'll have answers. I tried Googling, but it doesn't seem like there's been much promotion for it either. If it's been pushed back, it happens, but I'd love to see some preview pages.
Hah, sorry about that, totally missed your original post.
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/08/06/blade-delayed-for-all-new-all-different-marvel/
I know bleeding cool and all but...
pock3tmonster
Banned
Do you mean the ANAD launch window or just October?
Currently reading Legenderry by Bill Willingham with art by Sergio Davila, and I'm actually really liking it. Sort of a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen type thing with Dynamite characters (Red Sonja, Vampirella, Green Hornet, Kato, Flash Gordon, etc). Fantastic art and good enough writing so far.
my name is ed
Banned
pock3tmonster
Banned
I keep posting just as you post the answers to my questions. Thanks for the link. I think given there has been next to no promotion of the book so far, that it likely has been pushed out of the ANAD launch window. I expect it to show up in March solicitations at the earliest.
Freezasaurus
Member
They never specified when it's getting delayed until. So no one knows at this point.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Since we're all looking for missing Blades, can somebody tell me where Blade 3 is? The trilogy needs an ending, dammit, and Wesley is finally paying taxes again.
No lies detected
Speaking of Sejic. He posted a new Sunstone strip today. It was fun.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Bleeding Cool seems to think that Marvel is planning a new Blade movie, based on the upcoming comic, however, starring his daughter. I doubt that's what you want to hear, but who knows how much truth there is to that rumour. It's just good to know Blade's viability as a film is being discussed again.
Freezasaurus
Member
I thought Blade: Trinity was #3.
pock3tmonster
Banned
It is, but I think some people weren't happy with the direction it went and don't acknowledge it.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Yo, I'm sold. Now the question is how much wrestling will be in the movie?
I'm refusing Trinity as the third. It was like 2.5, or a weird WWE ppv gone wrong. They watered down Wesley with dopey ass Ryan Reynolds and 7th heaven girl.
Snipes was talking to them recently. Snipes as an older Blade training his daughter could be cool. I'd but just as cool with him getting his own Netflix series to tie into the others. Maybe replace iron fist if they can't get that going.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Tim Seeley just tweeted back that he thought Blade was solicited for October too. 
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
He didn't notice that his own book didn't come out the month it was supposed to come out?
pock3tmonster
Banned
I don't think that's the case. It's hard to interpret tone from an eight character tweet, but maybe he wasn't involved in the decision to push it back?
Serpentine
Banned
y'all making me regret not picking up a Vision comic, who'd've thought. will grab next time i'm in the shop.
he's probably aware but doesn't know long the holdup is
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Makes sense--hopefully it doesn't get lost in the shuffle.
TetraxShards
Member
I liked it. I wish they could have fit in Voltron since Dynamite has the license for that.
The Vision. Guys, seriously, wow. It was weird, and a bit creepy and seriously awesome. The narrator is what makes it, it kind of reminds me of the one from Pushing Daisies if anyone remembers that show. It's very much a Marvel book, but it's its' own thing at the same time. Unexpectedly great, though I suppose we should expect it from Tom King at this stage. Really looking forward to more.
This post brought to you by insomnia. I miss sleeping.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Hopefully it receives proper promotion too. I'll buy Tim Seeley books blind, because he's a brilliant writer, but I'm concerned for the future of the book.
Freezasaurus
Member
He's all about dat Revival these days.
pock3tmonster
Banned
More people need to be reading Revival. I'd argue it's one of the most consistent books on the stand.
Freezasaurus
Member
I haven't been too into it for the last six issues or so. Waiting on the next hardcover.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Those deluxe hardcovers are worth waiting for.
Thats how I read it. Those hardcovers are lovely.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
It's not really required to enjoy it but I am glad that I read some of Busiek's Avengers.
Freezasaurus
Member
Wasn't there a bit of the most recent Uncanny Avengers series that focused on Vision?
pock3tmonster
Banned
I wish I had more shelf room to be able to hold the deluxe editions. Sadly, digital works better for my limited storage space.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
A little. There was only like five issues of the relaunch before Secret Wars so I wouldn't say it's a big deal.
BKatastrophe
Member
I rewatched it recently, and it's just not very good. The opening sequence, for one, falls incredibly flat. The final battle, while cool, at the same time felt very anti-climactic, as did the whole ending. Blade and crew give their final assault and...it just ends sort of. The cinematography is also just terrible for the most part. Any and all ties to previous established lore and mythology are also never brought up nor mentioned. It's like the previous movies didn't exist.
The sad part is that it had a lot of cool ideas: Blade passing the torch; the whole idea of "the war being over" when in reality it's all he ever had (multiple conversations in the movie revolve around this topic; the idea of a "vampire final solution," where the vamps are not only on the verge of perfecting their race, but also cementing their hold on society; the lore implications of Dracula and his existence.
A lot of that's touched on, and the movie has some very powerful moments, but it doesn't cut it. The vampire society doesn't feel like a society anymore, but we're supposed to believe vamps are uberpowerful because three of them love in a skyscraper and control the local police force of a city that's never named. Oh, and their names are "Danika Talos," "Asher Talos," and "Jarko Grimwood," so that means they're super old. The whole concept of a "pure blood" vampire now doesn't make sense since, in order for vamps to exist, Dracula would have needed to turn them. At what point in this did clans form? A big part of vampire society is all the vast clans, but again, it's not brought up. Dracula is a huge lore bomb, but ends up being a dud and nothing happens.
Most of that's due to the movie having a very troubled production (Blade tried to choke out David Goyer while super high), but there are still clearly issues beyond just a "troubled" production. It's still a decent action film with decent visual effects, but I wouldn't watch it unless you're really curious.
BossDarkseid
Member
So...
This month...Fallout 4 or try a bunch of new comics?
I'm thinking Midnighter, Monstress, Vision, dipping my toes in Parker's Aquaman and trying out Tokyo Ghost...and of course, despite having a lack of faith, DKIII starts this month.
Also I'm guessing the answer is "No", but is ANAD Iron Man going to convert someone who doesn't really like the character a ton or not?
This month...Fallout 4 or try a bunch of new comics?
I'm thinking Midnighter, Monstress, Vision, dipping my toes in Parker's Aquaman and trying out Tokyo Ghost...and of course, despite having a lack of faith, DKIII starts this month.
Also I'm guessing the answer is "No", but is ANAD Iron Man going to convert someone who doesn't really like the character a ton or not?
pock3tmonster
Banned
I'm going to break down your choices individually, but I want to give a big resounding yes to everything listed:
Midnighter is absolutely brilliant, it's one of the best books to come out of the DC You initiative. Sadly, it's not doing too well sales wise.
I was skeptical about Parker coming on to Aquaman following Johns phenomenal run, but he completely surprised me. In fact, I'd argue that Parker's run is just as good, if not better than Johns'. Definitely worth checking out. Parker captures a sense of adventure and pulp fiction that matches perfectly with Aquaman.
Vision is different and unsettling. There's a strong sense that something terrible is about to happen, yet you don't know what, or when. I think it has more in common with the horror genre than your typical super heroics and it comes off as totally fresh. With such a strong first issue, it's my favourite book of 'All New, All Different' Marvel so far.
I'm not the biggest fan of Iron Man. I read the initial 'All New' Iron Man from Kieron Gillen and thought it was awful. The writing and art were terrible and didn't help my disinterest in Tony Stark. I gave Invincible Iron Man two issues to impress and I can honestly say that Bendis has been able to turn me around. I can't say that I'm now a fan, but I am completely engaged in the book. The art is great, beautifully drawn at the best of times and Bendis' writing is on point. Invincible Iron Man has a fun energy that was lacking from previous takes on the character. Hopefully that helps you, as you seem to be in a similar position with Iron Man as I am.
I haven't read Monstress yet, I'm waiting till after I submit my next assignment on Monday. On value alone, the cover price is worth it and I've only read good things in this thread. I'm looking forward to 60+ pages of reading.
I'm also buying Fallout 4. I won't have much time to play it as yet, but for $59 AUD, it's hard not to open my wallet. If you buy comics digitally, you could always buy the game and wait out the comics. It's not as though Comixology will sell out.
BossDarkseid
Member
pock3tmonster
Banned
That all sounds pretty good.
Thanks for spending my money
Haha. You're welcome! Out of curiosity, what's your current pull list look like?
BossDarkseid
Member
Oh man, it's pretty erratic to be honest.
I've been reading Hellblazer and Hellboy mostly but just in terms of trying to get back to the monthlies I wanted to try out some new things on the Marvel side etc.
It could be anything from Batman, Justice League, Saga. Secret Wars, Ms Marvel, Star Wars, Darth Vader, Grayson, JLA etc.I have a huuuuuuuuuge physical backlog atm so really trying to work my way through that without buying anything else.
Which never works.
Edit: It is complete...for now...
