Zen_Arcade
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Well then everyone who has ever written Gambit is a bad writer. Because I've never seen him written well.
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COMICS! |OT| October 2013. Ghosts in friendly, vengeful, and gentlemanly varieties!
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Tizoc
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Holy Shit X-Factor reboot by Peter David!! I feel like he's been writing this series since the 80s
I see Polaris, Gambit and is that Speed or Quicsilver?
Who are the other two characters?
Anticitizen One
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Not sure if it's been posted here yet but Snyder confirmed stephanie brown is returning to the DCU in a big way. She's one of the main characters in batman eternal.
doniewhalberg
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Definitely the majority opinion on the book, but the total opposite of what my girlfriend thinks of the fable books. She's read them all, and read from the start, but it was really once they moved beyond #75 and that original driving point of the book, that she fell really in love with it, she was never too into the whole
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Having read them myself casually each time she's done with a volume, I don't feel strongly either way. I wouldn't say it's any worse or better post #75. The book is defined by Willingham's writing and I don't think it's wavered much at all. All the same positives, all the same negatives. I kind of feel once you've read the first two trades, you can peg whether or not you'll like everything that'll come after.
Like I said, I see alot of people say it gets worse past #75, figured it was worth chiming in though since I've never really been able to see that.
doniewhalberg
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Effectively the going ons of Batman and Gotham's residents in the present day while Snyder is spending time in the past with the main book in Zero Year. They've said it might vary from focusing on Batman himself, the GCPD, stories from the POV of some of the bat books support casts, even vary in genre depending on the writer and what story he wants to tell. Whatever the book sets up is what Snyder is coming back to when Zero Year is over.
I really like the look of this project Bad Blood that dark horse have announced. Mini-series from Jonathan Maberry and Tyler Crook, who I absolutely love. He does great work on the BPRD and really went above and beyond with his work on the graphic novel Petrograd. Not sure about Maberry, but they mention he's a bramstoker award winner.
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Also thought I'd share, my girlfriend got me the last volume of Sweet Tooth, so I can finally sit down and read the series beginning to end. Originally I'd read through to volume 4, but when I bought volume 5 I thought fuck it, I'll hold off and I'll be able to consume the entire last year fresh when I get the final book. So that's the aim this weekend, in addition to beginning Doctor Sleep, mad excited about that.
Rafa=FedKilla
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This whole we have to get bigger shit from Hickman results into a world team of the Avengers. Da fuck? The book was never titled Avengers of America, being a world team(NYC) was always understood. Thought it would be a universe team or aomething. Though I know Bendis is trying to push the GoTG there, just gotta put Luke Cage on there first.
GrandHarrier
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There were still a handful of Marvel characters who weren't Avengers. This should rectify that.
My copy of Saga volume 2 arrived yesterday and wow, this is a good looking series. Did someone here say that had the cover to issue #8 as a poster? I can see why, that cover is stunning. Where did you get it? (If I didn't imagine someone saying that they had it.) I skimmed through the first issue and I can definitely tell I'm going to like it.
Also I decided to buy the first Fatale trade today. It was only about £7 and it looks great so I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
I'm currently reading the first Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (I'm not too far into it, I only finished issue #4 last night) and so far it's really good. There's something a bit odd about the art - I can't tell if it's the line work or the colours, although I suspect the latter because the covers look great - but the characters' faces look slightly off. It's not a big deal but it's just a bit jarring at first. That said, I really like the way the armour looks, and the view inside the helmet is cool. I like the dialogue and Ezekiel makes a very interesting villain, as well as a great foil for Tony. It's good stuff.
Also I decided to buy the first Fatale trade today. It was only about £7 and it looks great so I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
I'm currently reading the first Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (I'm not too far into it, I only finished issue #4 last night) and so far it's really good. There's something a bit odd about the art - I can't tell if it's the line work or the colours, although I suspect the latter because the covers look great - but the characters' faces look slightly off. It's not a big deal but it's just a bit jarring at first. That said, I really like the way the armour looks, and the view inside the helmet is cool. I like the dialogue and Ezekiel makes a very interesting villain, as well as a great foil for Tony. It's good stuff.
They'll let anyone in nowadays.
Rafa=FedKilla
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I don't understand why there are three overlapping Avengers books. I look at the cover and see no distinction, why does this team exist? If they are truly global why the fuck are most of those brahs all from NYC? They lettin' more brahs in than the Arizona border.
I mean where are my initiative brahs at? Marvel dropped the ball with that, there were a lot of characters they could've made into stars....
At this point I think every Marvel character is either an Avenger or X-Man.
Good times ahead for you, Invincible doesn't drop off in quality.
And soon to be inhumans!
doniewhalberg
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Really good choice there. It really is Brubaker continuing the fantastic work he did in Criminal but mixing in horror and supernatural as he examines the femme fatale motif. He did something similar with Incognito and mixing in superheroics but imo Fatale is leagues above Incognito.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Batman was fantastic this week. The thing was the size of a Marbel OGN.
Rocket Girl was alright. The art was incredible as always but this Montclare guy cannot write at all. Her reason in going back in time was not explicit or compelling enough. And why the cops giving the broad a full report? That was a Noccenti moment. And what do they both have in common? Former editors.
And Tim, I feel you with that Earth 2 brah. It was me who said it was a reteeling of FE.
Rocket Girl was alright. The art was incredible as always but this Montclare guy cannot write at all. Her reason in going back in time was not explicit or compelling enough. And why the cops giving the broad a full report? That was a Noccenti moment. And what do they both have in common? Former editors.
And Tim, I feel you with that Earth 2 brah. It was me who said it was a reteeling of FE.
La Maquinon
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Art Baltazar and Franco just tweeted that they will be making more Tiny Titans.
I know that's a popular one for Baltazar and Franco fans.
Edit: Gail Simone tweeted this: "Boy, the Avengers have a lot of books now." -- Batman
I know that's a popular one for Baltazar and Franco fans.
Edit: Gail Simone tweeted this: "Boy, the Avengers have a lot of books now." -- Batman
Man I still need to read Criminal. (And Sleeper. And Incognito. They're on the list...) I've heard it's really really good. Plus you can get Deluxe Edition Book One and Book Two on Amazon for a total of about £40 if I buy from sellers, which seems like great value. I'm holding off on them for now because I have so much other stuff to read but it's so tempting...
Not sure about Avengers World. A year ago, I'd be onboard for anything Hickman no matter what. But his Avengers run - and the Avengers half of Infinity - has been fairly dull, and the fact this book is also being co-written by Spencer means that World probably won't be any better.
(conversely, New Avengers and its half of Infinity are fucking great. Maybe the sole Hickman writing credit is the difference?)
(conversely, New Avengers and its half of Infinity are fucking great. Maybe the sole Hickman writing credit is the difference?)
La Maquinon
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Maybe. Hickman is "co-writing" an Avatar series now called God is Dead that appears to be almost universally loathed.
sazabirules
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I've never heard a good thing about any comic Avatar is publishing.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Did magic keep this broad alive in Coffin Hill? Or switch her conciousness?
La Maquinon
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Avatar, that's the publisher. Thanks, I was too lazy to check.
Manmademan
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I can see marvel's reasoning for expanding the inhumans, but doing that AND exploding the mutant population by reversing decimation at the same time is just weird.
It's definitely Warren Ellis' worst, laziest stuff ever.
KoruptData
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Dunno, but I intend to find out.
Rollo Tomasi
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That is Quicksilver. The other two characters' identities haven't been revealed yet but presumably one of them is the person who put the team together, I don't know.
Aw yeah Titans!
ViewtifulJC
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Slott/Allred
Rad!
Rad!
comedy bomb
Banned
Probably the best character for Allred's talent.
doniewhalberg
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If you like crime comics it really is an absolute peak in his work. I love everything else he does, but Criminal takes the cake. Fatale opens itself to some super tough competition by delving into the horror genre (Locke and Key & American Vampire, I'm looking at you) but Criminal is peerless compared to other crime books. EDIT: Ahhh, and then I remember Scalped. Okay ,well, Scalped gives Criminal a run for its money, but both are doing very different things. Scalped is an epic 10 vol. opus, Criminal manages to nail you to the wall every time with the space of 4-5 issues.
Personally, I would leave Incognito for if you ever manage to get through the rest of his stuff and your violently craving more, it just never clicked for me on the same level as the rest.
I don't think it's dull, if anything, there is a problem of too much information. Too many new characters with huge cosmic powers. So it's easy to tune out.
But... and I'm not sure this is a compliment... on hindsight and collected, I think we will be able to see how much is going on.
I really like his pacing, and I'm not usually a fan of arcs that lasts too many months.
Rastafarian42
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Cool Cover but four dollars though :/
slightconfuse
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Oh man Allred is going to Kirby that shit up
slightconfuse
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IDW announced artist editons of Kirby's New Gods, watchmen and strenako nick fury
So cool
So cool
In practice, how does an Inhuman differs from a Mutant?
"Hey, I just got this power and there is this well stablished school with good ties with the avengers that has experience teaching young people how to live like this in modern society, but since my powers came from other equally unpredictable source, I'm supposed to be subjected to a monarchy and live hidden around the world with these people whose culture has absolutely nothing to do with me.
Sounds fair"
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I'm reading about Avengers World and thinking that it could be a plataform to invite foreigner writers to write short marvel superheroes stories. Something like A+X in nature, but more like A+The_Rest_Of_The_World.
"Hey, I just got this power and there is this well stablished school with good ties with the avengers that has experience teaching young people how to live like this in modern society, but since my powers came from other equally unpredictable source, I'm supposed to be subjected to a monarchy and live hidden around the world with these people whose culture has absolutely nothing to do with me.
Sounds fair"
Edit:
I'm reading about Avengers World and thinking that it could be a plataform to invite foreigner writers to write short marvel superheroes stories. Something like A+X in nature, but more like A+The_Rest_Of_The_World.
I know! It's not enough!
Freezasaurus
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I don't think it's been stated as of yet. Gotta wait for issue 2. That said, I do really like the book so far.
Cpt.Underpants
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Anyone here read Vertigo's Fable?
I'm currently playing a game based on the comic and is the comic worth a damn?
I'm currently playing a game based on the comic and is the comic worth a damn?
Is it good?
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Yes. It's absolutely incredible up to around issue 76/7, after the war and all that. Some of the most satisfying moments in any series I've ever come across. After that the story kind of just doggy paddles around.
Holy cow, I'm going to pick up Ghost Rider and Iron Patriot so badly, can't wait. Silver Surfer sounds awesome too, I'll have to make some serious choices on my pull list. I called Overdrive, god I'm so happy GR is back (I don't care if it's not Blaze since a new character sounds great, I know Johnny's in Thunderbolts now though).
Has the "Assassin" teaser been revealed yet? Even if Bucky isn't getting his own book (which I'm ok with) I'd just like confirmation.
Has the "Assassin" teaser been revealed yet? Even if Bucky isn't getting his own book (which I'm ok with) I'd just like confirmation.
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