I took a quick peek at some of the later chapters and it seems like the fallout of the Dark Angel Saga is being continued...
Did I say something controversial? I am only on issue 3, so let me know if I am wasting my money.
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I took a quick peek at some of the later chapters and it seems like the fallout of the Dark Angel Saga is being continued...
Did I say something controversial? I am only on issue 3, so let me know if I am wasting my money.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Opinions are mixed on it, but it does continue a lot of plots from Uncanny X-Force, and I liked the second story a lot more than the first one. Stick with it if you're enjoying it so far
I feel that it's a pretty cool move on Marvel's part, and is fitting to Loki (Although, having the god of mischief and lies might not be the best image for bisexuality >.>).
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Cap feels like its kinda in a holding period until Nic Klein shows up and Rick can do this Dr. Mindbubble ish he's been wanting to do for years
I feel kinda similar about Thor waiting for Esad Ribic to come back next year and we got this movie tie-in thing with questionable artwork in the meantime
I feel kinda similar about Thor waiting for Esad Ribic to come back next year and we got this movie tie-in thing with questionable artwork in the meantime
Supermanisdead
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honestly, i couldn't get past the first arc of uncanny avengers. between cassaday's mud art, the havok fanwanking, rogue acting like a damn fool, scarlet witch being racist as fuck and the godawful knockoff claremont narration. it was "how not to write a good comic 101." pure hackery
Yeah, Thor's first transition issue after Godbomb was fucking great, but this Malekith shit is wack
Pretty much why I stopped reading it last time. But the developments that I have glimpsed...
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
First couple were iffy, I'm with the "it got better after that" group
Father_Brain
Banned
Nah, I would definitely say it presumes at least some familiarity with the characters. I'd at least read the first few trades first; Gaiman himself said something similar on Twitter.
Ah, shame. I thought about getting it this week, but I was a little weary about continuity lockout (even if it's a prequel) and I wanted to see what everyone else thought about it first.
Serpentine
Banned
Mark Waid sale this weekend. Didn't known he did a run of ASM with Marcos Martin, that sounds good as hell
doniewhalberg
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HOW DID I MISS THAT. Yea, I played it man, I absolutely loved it compared to some people, and definitely thought it did some things better than AC. Love the story, the atmosphere and tone of the world and narrative, thought the visuals were AMAZING, particularly the first time I've thought physx were worth the power drain. IN door environments are a big jump up form AC, and the flying in this was straight up pitch perfect.
Unfortunately there's a few things I think AC still has over it. I like that they ramped up the combat and enemy speed but they didn't really tweak batman enough to compensate for it, ends up with some frustrating combat situations, then the
shock gloves
I really do love it though. I think it's one of the best entries to the batman universe outside the comics ever in terms of narrative. The story is great, the voice actors really pull it off, and it's just fun to see that era of batman make it to video games.
Haha, I do remember the copperhead thing, but no idea when that's going to happen. and HOW DID i MISS THAT. I need to go back, I want to see the
talon
Go back and check it out! I was really pleasantly surprised to see it.
I think I agree so far. Obviously I haven't finished it but I'm really enjoying it. I love the rawness of Batman and his interactions with Alfred are great. And yeah the indoor environments, I noticed that too! Some of the predator encounters in massive rooms are really impressive. You nailed my only two complaints as well, the combat can be a bit irritating (so many enemies that need to be stunned first) and the lack of actual riddles (aligning the question marks and solving riddles were probably my favourite part of City.) Still, there are 200 Riddler Trophy-equivalents to find so that's something.
I was a bit wary of the new voice actors at first, simply because in my head Kevin Conroy and Mark Hammill are the definitive Batman and Joker, but Roger Craig Smith did a good job, and I thought Troy Baker was an excellent Joker. Gonna get stuck back into it in a bit, I left it at a bit of a cliffhanger so I need to see what happens next.
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Anyway, so as not to sidetrack the comics thread into the Arkham Origins thread, my copy of Avengers Arena arrived today. The art is gorgeous, I love the colours. Really good looking book. I just realised though, do I need to have read Avengers Academy to get the backstory on Hazmat, Mettle, etc? Or can I jump right in and learn as I go?
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
So true. I almost couldn't finish the last issue. Some dumb LoTR setup, stupid oldespeak from everyone, bleurgh. This is what I thought Thor was before I was reading Thor and is why I wasn't reading it.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
The two month wait is gonna be hell but it gives me more time to appreciate those Corinthian-teeth panels, as well as that gatefold at the end
ROBOT SANDMAN
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Oh fuck it's bimonthly too? That sucks. I guess I'll still read it as it comes out and then buy the trade for my wife when it's out, she should have finished the series by that point.
slightconfuse
Banned
You guys are crazy. That DnD issue of thor was great
The release schedule is why I'm not buying it, gonna wait til all 6 are out so I can read it in one go.
BlueScrote
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Excellent, this gives me time to read the last 5 trades of Sandman.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I wish Marvel could figure out how to handle Garney's art best (digital inks aren't great but they haven't found the right real inker either) but I love the story. Love those wacky new dudes.
The
hotel
are the areas interesting at all? Are you leading me into a sewer pipe?
Serpentine
Banned
I read Heathentown last night, it's a pretty decent comic. It's a horror story about a chick whose friend is killed, but after attending her funeral and all, discovers that she may not be dead. And then she discovers that death isn't the end at this place. I felt the story itself could've been fleshed more, but it's a pretty cool take on the undead. Hardman's art is probably the best part anyway. It looks so good in black & white.
Spike Spiegel
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They're alright, but I prefer the city as playground.
Altough, there is one area that's the best in the series
This.
Yep, basically the current arc is a direct continuation of the Dark Angel Saga. I love it, but it seems to get a lot of unwarranted hate by X-Men fanboys for some strange reason.
Apparently there's going to be more leftover UXF plot threads expanded in the next arc in Remender's Captain America.
You should repost your question in the November thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=707633
Batman Vol 1: The Court of Owls. Best book dc puts out right now. Also it's about the goddam Batman.
X-Men Event for 2014:
Old Xavier's consciousness survived his death at the hand of Dark Pheonix Cyke in its astral form. Xavier Jr is mindwiped in a big event battle between himself and O5 Jean. Old Xavier's astral form is drawn into the body of his alternate future grandson. Xavier is back from the dead
EDIT: Also back to being a cripple since that's how he appears in the films
Is this for real? Sounds like bad fanfiction.
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