Can't rely on Harley. She's a wildcard depending on her mood even with Ivy.
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COMICS! |OT| November 2016. Wilde for comics, 2 Hickman books this month.
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Can't rely on Harley. She's a wildcard depending on her mood even with Ivy.
echoshifting
Banned
Ivy's power level and even her level of craftiness vary more wildly than almost any other major Bat-villain depending on who's writing her
Occasionally she is practically a goddess
Occasionally she is practically a goddess
Freezasaurus
Member
Sure, but how is the actual comic?
I'll let you know when I read it. Can't imagine it being disappointing coming from boom box
That makes a change
choaffable
Member
With Marvel Unlimited, I wonder if decompression in Bendis comics will become less of a complaint. As monthly installments, the decompression can feel like you're not getting enough story for your buck. If you're binging say Bendis's Invincible Ironman on MU, does it make a difference in how you read his work?
Yeah, Thanos has been getting a nice reception so far.
flaxknuckles
Member
I liked this issue of Batman untilThe dialog and characterization is great untilthe last three pages...Turned this issue that was a 5 to a 2 out of 5. I actually felt badthe last three pages...reading the ending.
Did he do the repeated phrases thing or something?
Did he do the repeated phrases thing or something?
Did he do the repeated phrases thing or something?
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Haha, well, i don't read monthly, I read by trade. For invincible iron man I read the first volume, which I assume was five issues. For x-men, I had grabbed 3 volumes of all new and 2 of uncanny I believe. Fair point though, and as always, it was just my experience. It probably doesn't help he writes so much marvel stuff. I honestly try to keep my cape book pulls to a minimum and only read the cream of the crop, so i have more cash available for image books, dakr horse etc the stuff I'm really invested in. If the book can't speak to me on a level after a volume, I'm generally more cuthroat over a marvel or DC book. I imagine if Bendis was to really get behind creator owned again, I'd give him more rope.
I don't mind a slow paced story btw driven by where the characters take it, but it has to feel meaningful, or be thought provoking. I'd maybe say more of that against his stuff that ive tried in recent years more than it being decompressed, that's an easy buzz word that's probably overused and not a good indicator of my full meaning ha just habit.
Really hope this Thanos book keeps up the good reception, I want to get behind this book and see Lemire nail it.
Sorry I didn't notice what I did there. I'm not really good at writing reviews for books. I wrote this while I was still processing the book. lol
my name is ed
Banned
Mark Millars dialogue is definitely same across all his books. SGM mentioned how quick Millar turns in scripts with dialogue in some interview about hire they like working together.
It doesn't seem like he does many if any dialogue passes. He's uses the same dialogue like an artist uses the same poses
Ex:
A genius will be in conversation when the other character begins to list off 3-4 revolutionary ideas that they've read in the genius's work.
Some powerful character will beat down another character while listing their impressive Powers and abilities and ending with a 'in other words, you're screwed'
Some character will be introduced by another character in terms of how much a dangerouz genius they are by describing some totally nonsensical achievement in one sentence.
More_Badass
Member
Valiant coming to the CW
http://deadline.com/2016/11/dr-mirage-the-cw-gary-dauberman-valiant-comics-dmg-1201855462/
http://deadline.com/2016/11/dr-mirage-the-cw-gary-dauberman-valiant-comics-dmg-1201855462/
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
Did we already talk about Valiant getting in on that CW money?
Dr. Mirage show announced.
Edit: Well this isn't the latest I've ever been to news. I guess I'm just Less_Badass.
Dr. Mirage show announced.
Edit: Well this isn't the latest I've ever been to news. I guess I'm just Less_Badass.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
*sigh* And I live less than an hour from this guy. What did I do wrong with my life.
Honestly this is the best
flaxknuckles
Member
I wasn't making fun of you lol. What little I've seen of Tom King's Batman has a lot of repeated phrases. Like when Gotham was talking to Bats and he told him he was just a man in a suit like three times in one issue.
It's not been finalized yet.
BuddyJoeHooker
Member
Dr. Mirage is like the one Valiant title that I haven't read a single issue of so of course it is getting a CW pilot.
It was certainly intentional in that issue where
Gotham Girl shaves her head and has a complete breakdown
Freezasaurus
Member
That was my first Valiant book. Really enjoyed it. Though if one book should have gotten a CW pilot, it should have been War Mother. Even though it's a one-shot, it was dope af.
Crimson_Echidna
Banned
Saw this posted over on CBR and I had to share. Bendis remembers continuity when he feels like it:
Saw this posted over on CBR and I had to share. Bendis remembers continuity when he feels like it:
Noticed this when I read it through, and I definitely appreciated it.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Late to respond but I love it. My favorite punisher run ever. Solid Snake Frank is the best.
Yea after jumping in Action Comics #967 I'm going to take picking it up again. Glad I waited the Doomsday arc to hop back in because this feels like it needed the other superman books to develop so that this title could get going. I might go back and get 965 and 966 but I already get the what's going on so that'll just be a waste of money. I loved the art in this issue. Also love Lex's position in Rebirth right now. Glad this is on my pull list again.
Next if I come across extra cash I'm going to start Aquaman from #10. I heard it's been good lately. If only it was a monthly...maybe it'll become a one next spring.
Next if I come across extra cash I'm going to start Aquaman from #10. I heard it's been good lately. If only it was a monthly...maybe it'll become a one next spring.
Freezasaurus
Member
Really cool idea. This is an awesome age for Hazel too. I love her stupid sense of humor.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Not controversial enough.Looks like amazon updated the Saga OHC vol 2 listing with this image. Usually when they do that its the real cover. I for one love it as she is easily my fave.
Tragicomedy
Member
People talking about Remender's main character fake outs in a world where Tom King repeats lines of dialogue at a comical rate.
"Refuse to turn him over...and I will break your damn back" x 50. Start with heavy-handed monotony and never surrender. It's less effective each issue, and it wasn't effective to start. Tedious AF.
I feel they are taking a strong stance on nose picking. She seems to be having fun.
The break your back stuff was lost on me. That dialog was tedious after a bit.
Pat Gleason said he wasn't done with her yet.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I've been kind of let down by Janins art on Batman. I liked it much more on Grayson.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Fucking YES! Loved Maya in Son of Batman.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
That whole spread was odd. The word bubbles didn't really have a good flow and the pipes and models didn't really lead to a good line of direction across the spread.
I like Janin's art, especially his work on Bruce and Selina this arc, but that was not a good spread lol
Poodlestrike
Banned
I agree, the execution was really lacking. It looks gorgeous in my mind's eye, but every time I actually look at it, it's a mess.
Yeah it's ugly and also doesn't really work in terms of storytelling.
We are well used to being tortured.
BKatastrophe
Member
"It's called a mantle, not a womantle."
I like Bendis fine, but I do think he has a problem. I dropped both International and Invincible Iron Man (pre-Riri) because I felt like they went nowhere. Invincible after the second arc, and International with the first. It felt like a lot of nothing was accomplished. Like subplots being handled as main plots. There's a reason they are subplots. His Moon Knight run also had this problem, which I've talked about before.
I also think he has a problem of just sputtering out. His X-Men runs had that problem in spades. They were really strong for the majority of the run, then just sort of spiraled and sputtered out. And I loved those runs.
I like Bendis. I liked most of his runs in total (Alias and Daredevil) or at the very least for the majority (UXM/ANXM/Moon Knight). In the case of both his Iron Man books, I liked those for at least an arc, and I'm really enjoying Civil War 2. I think he's a solid writer, and consistently has great concepts and/or takes on characters. Without him we wouldn't have Jessica Jones, Miles Morales (who I'm cool on, but there's no doubt how progressive and popular he's been), or even modern Luke Cage. He's a good writer, he just has a problem actually going places. Either he takes too long to get there, takes too long at the end (and sputters as a result), or just goes nowhere. He can't always get it spot on, but when he does, damn is it good.
I think the execution is fine, I just think that CW2 has forced Spencer to spin the wheels a bit, which means a lot of set-up. Especially considering Steve's role in CW2. That said, I expect payoff soon. We're seeing his machinations bleed into other books (Sam Wilson) as well.
She's a knight of the Green (or something like that) in the New 52.
Infamous Iron Man was ok, Thing doesn't show up as much as the comic believes you to think, it's Doom stopping his former allies from doing stuff
Jessica Jones: Okay, so that part is revealed but what the hell is going on with Jess and OH HEY
Squirrel Girl: Kinda felt rushed to be honest but cool battle at the end, I kinda wanted more from the Canada arc.
Green Arrow: Canary/Arrow are WAAAAAAYYYYY BETTER at their jobs than their fellow DC heroes.
Raven: I feel this book has a religion undertone somewhere, maybe it'll show itself as the mini ends but I'm enjoying this.
Jessica Jones: Okay, so that part is revealed but what the hell is going on with Jess and OH HEY
SPOT IS BACK
Squirrel Girl: Kinda felt rushed to be honest but cool battle at the end, I kinda wanted more from the Canada arc.
Green Arrow: Canary/Arrow are WAAAAAAYYYYY BETTER at their jobs than their fellow DC heroes.
Raven: I feel this book has a religion undertone somewhere, maybe it'll show itself as the mini ends but I'm enjoying this.
Tragicomedy
Member
Loved it. Nightwing is neck and neck with Green Arrow as my favorite DC title. Both books are on a different level than the rest of Rebirth.
The Monster Men crossover hurt the momentum, but it's right back.