It's so goddamn terrible. I'm not coming back till the regulars are back.
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COMICS! |OT| November 2016. Wilde for comics, 2 Hickman books this month.
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It's so goddamn terrible. I'm not coming back till the regulars are back.
Freezasaurus
Member
You saying Olivia is too old?
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
I think Magneto generally works pretty well as a member of the X-Men, but Mystique really doesn't work well as an X-ally. She needs to be a free agent, and occasionally being part of a villainous team to work properly as a character.
She looked like that 10 years ago.
Also if she was to be Carol after a 10 picture deal at best she is 42 years old. The reason she turned down Gamora was the length of the contract.
Freezasaurus
Member
How old is Carol though? 30's?
Freezasaurus
Member
I agree.
Yeah but comics don't age. Humans do. Marvel don't want Olivia to be 42 playing her in an Avengers movie.
Brie Larson is 27
Wow, Zoe Saldana is 38. She looks amazing.
All I wanted was Olivia in a Marvel movie but the time has passed. Gamora was her moment.
What happened?
DR1 is basically a joke on shoppers are zombies. Why is CapVan trying to think they know more?
BKatastrophe
Member
Mystique was hardcore in Messiah Complex
because they hate me
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Yeah I'd say shooting her daughter in the chest multiple time to save her life definitely qualifies. As does what she did to both
Sinister and the baby
I was sad to see that New X-Men ended with the event. I was really starting to like those kids. How is the Young X-Men book that followed? I noticed it's by Guggenheim and only 12 issues so I'll run through it either way. Just wondering what I have in store.
Freezasaurus
Member
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Larson isn't a bad pick. Maybe Olivia can play Grandma Danvers.
Jessica Drew. Netflix.
BKatastrophe
Member
I dunno. Haven't read it. X-23 goes into Kyle and Yost's X-Force, though.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Why don't you want to fund Marvel 4?
Is it crazy that some people secretly don't want Capcom making it?
I don't head the the comic shop as much as I would like, so this hits me as a bit of a surprise.
Titans isn't good. Just read 4 and 5. I kinda like it? At least the art is good. For a book that isn't double shipping, it moves at a snails pace. Which, I suppose, is more ironic given the book is almost entirely focused on Wally. I think part of me dislikes this book because it feels like it is going to be the one to tie in the
. Even my love of Nightwing isn't keeping me with this book.
Speaking of Nightwing. Number 9 was ok, but the title of the next arc means we are going back to some delicious roots. Very excited.
Titans isn't good. Just read 4 and 5. I kinda like it? At least the art is good. For a book that isn't double shipping, it moves at a snails pace. Which, I suppose, is more ironic given the book is almost entirely focused on Wally. I think part of me dislikes this book because it feels like it is going to be the one to tie in the
Watchmen travesty
Speaking of Nightwing. Number 9 was ok, but the title of the next arc means we are going back to some delicious roots. Very excited.
Freezasaurus
Member
You might get a better story if you create Lara in WWE 2k17.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
That's cool. Right now I have the first two post-MC issues each of X-Factor, X-Force, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men Legacy, and Young X-Men on my tablet. Now I'm just trying to figure out the best reading order. Seems like they put X-Force out a few months too early since Logan is still running around Europe with Colossus and Nightcrawler in UXM. Then the next issue in that order is X-Force #1 with Logan leading an already formed team.
I think it would've been better if DC gave Wally his own ongoing.
it's pretty bad
BKatastrophe
Member
I wouldn't know.
But I'll give you the same reading order I give everyone. Now that you've read Complex
X-Force by Craig Kyle and Chris Yost Complete Collection Vol. 1
X-Force/Cable: Messiah War
X-Force by Craig Kyle and Chris Yost Complete Collection Vol. 2
X-Men: Second Coming
Read that and be happy. Even Blink's in there!
That tomb raider story is just haunting me, I can't get over how terrible it was. How do you set your entire game and franchise around that? it's a great reflection on this trash generation of gaming when you're
I wish I were a Pokémon fan, that's how bad things are.
chasing ass creed after the franchise has already started to fade.
I wish I were a Pokémon fan, that's how bad things are.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Haha I'm looking forward to it BUT I'll be up front that I wasn't a huge fan of the first game, and I've enjoyed them progressively more as time has went by. So I think I'm one of those people they are speaking to by changing things, but obviously that's not cool for people who want an actual sequel to the series they loved and they really should sort that out.
Second point is that regardless of how I feel about the gameplay of the series, I don't have any confidence they will provide some sort of meaningful story, and that may not be the best choice for them to highlight and talk up.
I've got so much on my pull list that I read all five issues of Titans last week. I absolutely loved it - especially #5. I grew up reading Wally West and Abnett is hitting all the right notes with the character. It was great to see some Waid or Millar/Morrison-level speed in a Flash book again.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Uh oh had a dream about silly monkey reading valiant comics
Sorry old friend but my dreams predict the future, things are about to get real bad for you
Sorry old friend but my dreams predict the future, things are about to get real bad for you
Tizoc
Member
My top 3 GOAT comic book series are:
#1 Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck
#2 James Roberts' Transformers series
#3 All-Star Superman
Time to put my Hellboy writeup on hold and get started on Life & Times writeup, should be faster to make. Just gimme a week to finish writing it and the Jan. OT up.
BKatastrophe
Member
Civil War 2 #7
So for one, I love Sorrentino's guest appearance. Very nice touch and I always love his art. I also find it HILARIOUS that Maria Hill of all people decides that NOW is a time for honesty with
The sheer hypocrisy is just so over the top that it hurts.
Fuck Tony in this issue as well. He was completely out of line. Carol did nothing wrong here. She made all the right moves and he came in and fucked it up.
All that said, I agree that this issue didn't need to be on its own. It was very clearly supposed to be part of a bigger whole. Regardless I still really enjoyed it as I have been enjoying most of the event.
Death of X #4
Welp this is finally done. And it's not great. There's no way the Inhumans are not just villains after this and the fact that the X-Men would take a loss like this is insane. As well as the inconsistency between the ending of this and the X-books being insanity. Clearly there was a mass disconnect here and the idea that Lemire could possibly allow this ending WHEN IT DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS WHAT HE WROTE IN EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN is fucking ludicrous.
Overall bad event with some surprisingly good moments. I still look forward to IvX though
So for one, I love Sorrentino's guest appearance. Very nice touch and I always love his art. I also find it HILARIOUS that Maria Hill of all people decides that NOW is a time for honesty with
Miles killing Steve. "One of us will have to say we were warned!" Fuck you Maria. After all the lying and Pleasant Hill, it's a mystery as to why you're even still in charge, so why do you think now is the time to be honest? Acting like you'll actually do the right thing.
Fuck Tony in this issue as well. He was completely out of line. Carol did nothing wrong here. She made all the right moves and he came in and fucked it up.
All that said, I agree that this issue didn't need to be on its own. It was very clearly supposed to be part of a bigger whole. Regardless I still really enjoyed it as I have been enjoying most of the event.
Death of X #4
Welp this is finally done. And it's not great. There's no way the Inhumans are not just villains after this and the fact that the X-Men would take a loss like this is insane. As well as the inconsistency between the ending of this and the X-books being insanity. Clearly there was a mass disconnect here and the idea that Lemire could possibly allow this ending WHEN IT DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS WHAT HE WROTE IN EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN is fucking ludicrous.
Overall bad event with some surprisingly good moments. I still look forward to IvX though
Maria Hill isn't in charge anymore after Pleasant Hill. She is just acting director with no power until her trial.
I said this earlier about Death of X, but my theory is that the original plan was for Cyclops/Emma to commit either genocide or a massacre, but it was later decided that it was too much or something when they started planning the stuff after that book.
I said this earlier about Death of X, but my theory is that the original plan was for Cyclops/Emma to commit either genocide or a massacre, but it was later decided that it was too much or something when they started planning the stuff after that book.
LordOfLore
Banned
The election issue is apparently about Ms. Marvel trying to elect a 3rd party candidate which GWW calls "high fantasy"...
Shit, Hopeless will be on Generation X now I'm betting.
RepairmanJack
Member
Doom Patrol 23-27
First off I have to ask am I crazy or does this scene remind anyone else a lot of the dinner scene and the baby from Eraserhead?
It immediately came to mind for some reason.
I really liked the quick and crazy story of Red Jack. Not sure if I fully understand what exactly was going on the whole time, but it worked in and of itself.
Then the follow-up issue with the two back at the base(still having a hard time remembering their names) was really creepy and really good.
Getting to just the start of The Painting That Ate Paris, but I love that all the people that Mr. Nobody had been meeting in the epilogues are now with him as super villains. I'm guessing the Gene Bomb that they keep talking about was something big in the DC Universe at the time, but I like the idea of this forgotten guy picking up these thrown away and ignored people to make his team of villains. I'm a little confused on how his origin worked though. Really interested to keep diving in. First arc was weird but kind of meh, but it's been all amazing since then.
A little detail, but I loved Cliff trying to sit down and document as many of Jane's personalities as possible. It's only 6 or so issues in but it really nails down more of a connection between those two.
First off I have to ask am I crazy or does this scene remind anyone else a lot of the dinner scene and the baby from Eraserhead?
It immediately came to mind for some reason.
I really liked the quick and crazy story of Red Jack. Not sure if I fully understand what exactly was going on the whole time, but it worked in and of itself.
Then the follow-up issue with the two back at the base(still having a hard time remembering their names) was really creepy and really good.
Getting to just the start of The Painting That Ate Paris, but I love that all the people that Mr. Nobody had been meeting in the epilogues are now with him as super villains. I'm guessing the Gene Bomb that they keep talking about was something big in the DC Universe at the time, but I like the idea of this forgotten guy picking up these thrown away and ignored people to make his team of villains. I'm a little confused on how his origin worked though. Really interested to keep diving in. First arc was weird but kind of meh, but it's been all amazing since then.
A little detail, but I loved Cliff trying to sit down and document as many of Jane's personalities as possible. It's only 6 or so issues in but it really nails down more of a connection between those two.
All I wanted was Olivia in a Marvel movie but the time has passed. Gamora was her moment.
Nah. There are plenty of great roles for women in MCU that she could get. Well, plenty of roles anyway.
Does *anyone* expect She Hulk to appear in MCU? I was thinking more of a character like Phyla-Vell.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Dear Lord lol. Made a tongue in cheek comment to Tim on twitter about bc reporting the hoopla thing (since half the time it seems like their news filters in after some thing is mentioned in here) and got a reply from Rich wanting to know what I was talking about haha
LordOfLore
Banned
I wouldn't be surprised to see Phyla(without the -Vell since Marvel doesn't look to be having the family in the MCU and all Kree are evil there) show up in a decade as the first lesbian cosmic MCU character. But first they'll do two trilogies focused on the solo adventures of Rocket and Groot and a solo Nebula movie. /s
The fact the new Gamora book is going to be a new retconned origin story/year 1 for her with Nebula training with her like the MCU feels weird to me. Since she first showed up Nebula has always been that character who claimed to be Thanos' daughter but he himself killed her(before bringing her back as a zombie in Infinity Gauntlet)due to her claiming to be something she was not when he met her for the very first time. Skipping Warlock meeting Gamora also feels weird.
Cosmic Marvel becoming more and more like the MCU and more and more Earth based is a sad development.
Nah. They're forced to introduce new characters and not every woman can be Generic Love Interest #12 or Martial Arts Expert #7, so some of them will be superpowered. Phlya is a very solid choice for that and could reasonably be introduced e.g. in a GotG or Captain Marvel movie. Also Nebula is not going to get a solo movie in the next decade if it takes them more than ten years to make a Captain Marvel movie.
Freezasaurus
Member
I don't think either of those are very likely. Phyla and Moondragon would be amazing, though.
Which women with superpowers are likely though? Phyla seems like a solid choice, as does Moondragon.
LordOfLore
Banned
Since they already put Yondu in the MCU I think we'll see more classic Guardians like Female!Starhawk and Nikki.
Freezasaurus
Member
You will all be so disappointed when Capcom announces MvC4 is a card battle mobile game.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Oh yeah. I read it over the Summer and it definitely has that epic feel to it.
Also Jubilee fans rejoice! She will be leading the new Gen X team.
Written former colorist Christina Strain with art by Amilcar Pinna
my name is ed
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Do what I do to stop Rich Johnston from spamming me
Send him unsolicited dick pics
Dick
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