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COMICS! |OT| October 2016. Capes, Crime, Bondage, and sometimes Overwatch.
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Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Sounds good. Make it happen.
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
Holy crap, Christian Ward was off his game in Ultimates 12. It looked terrible.
storm doesn't need story lines. She is consistently the GOAT. notice how every other mutant goes through that "shitty phase"
Aaron can do better than the sinking ship that is X books these days. He has done his service.
he is one of the few writers that can get me to pick up a weapon x book.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
And a title that was already way to convoluted gets even more convoluted. It's a shame IDW can't leave well enough alone.
Serpentine
Banned
Ew what the fuck
you legit scared me
lol literally the opposite. they made it easier to follow, and understand all the mini stuff was rough on a new reading order is hellboy tier of rough.
basically everything is streamlined into two books. it is like Batman and all star batman.
TMNT- this is the main book where all the main stuff go down
TMNT-Pretty much find out what the side characters are doing when the main stuff is going down.
I personally like it this way. this new TMNT run has created a lot of new characters that are awesome.
Freezasaurus
Member
Unworthy Thor is a November book.
Primethius
Banned
On the bright side, I'll actually get to catch up on Aaron's earlier Thor stuff before it comes out.
oh man. Thor:God of Thunder is one of my favorite marvel runs. so damn good. Aaron has carefully planned all these books for a while now.
I've actually only been trade-waiting so I didn't know of this, neat! Also, is that title/format (IE "X Universe" about the spinoff characters) established from something older that I just don't know? Because that's literally exactly what Archie Sonic has had for a while in the form of Sonic Universe (I'd say "ha, they're knocking off the Sonic comics, wut?" but then I know that at that point they'd both be based on something I didn't know about for sure, to strike down my hubris).
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Also, any chance Prowler is any good? I'd be down for it in theory since I'm already invested enough in the Clone Conspiracy stuff, but I don't want to be picking up something bad for that purpose.
Primethius
Banned
I can sorta tell, even though I'm only 3 issues in on the God of Thunder run. I'm already caught up on the Mighty Thor on-going, so it's also interesting to see some of the stuff introduced here that I've already seen later (Halls of All-Knowing for example).
Freezasaurus
Member
Seven to Eternity #2 was significantly better than the first issue. I'm intrigued.
Freezasaurus
Member
It was alright. It was average Bendis. I don't really have much inclination to keep going with it.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I better see some tears and screaming and more tears.
Freezasaurus
Member
Somewhat. I can't sustain myself on your pain alone.
Tragicomedy
Member
Comic Carol is a lost cause, but there will be a smorgasbord of crow dishes served when the movie drops. Many of you will partake in the feast.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Good to hear. I definitely wasn't sold after #1.
Serpentine
Banned
Mark your calendars for November 18, when the Officer Downe movie drops on VOD
or see it in theaters
or see it in theaters
hipsterpants
Member
I cannot imagine myself still MCU/DCEU stuff in 2018 or whatever. I'll just watch Spider-Man 2 like five times a year instead and get a better experience.
Except Logan, that looks good.
Discotheque
Banned
definitely. hopefully it makes do on the trailer's promise of a superhero neo-western. i would be pissed if that's a misleading trailer.
how was the Wonder Woman 75th anniversary comic? anybody here pick it up?
Tragicomedy
Member
Ahhh, blinded by that Spider-Man 2 nostalgia. It got a lot of folks. Decent movie, vastly surpassed in the genre the past few years.
I do hope Logan is great.
echoshifting
Banned
Dr. Strange 12-13 is a vastly improved book after losing much of its steam during the last, overlong arc. Strange has one of the most underappreciated rogues galleries in Marveldom, so it's nice to see Aaron dig into the classics. And Dr. Strange the Underdog is just a really fucking fun and exciting character to read.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
I always loved that! I think I read it out to my partner every time I reread the book as if it's a new fascinating thing each time, she just rolls her eyes now. I still think it's a really neat thing.
As my our ancient comics creed: "Nothing is excessive. Everything is permitted".
It's quite different. His actual art is really good, but what made his old stuff stand out is his background is graphic design. ~All those weird charts, tables, page breaks etc. you see in his other books, that's all him ,so it becomes this striking flowing thing with all the different storytelling method, and he kind of keeps the actual drawing quite impressionist to delegate the storytelling between hte different methods. It's ahrd for me to describe lol, you should go back and have a browse of TNN or Pax Romana to get a feel. They had quite a lot of prose sections of just pure text too. It's been so long though, it'll be interesting to see how he goes about this book.
I'm thinking of pages like this as being pretty representative:
Here's a link to another page, this one from TNN, that's a bit more normal layout: Click
And a cool little thing Warren Ellis wrote about him ages ago, discussing his art style/story telling methods: Click
Freezasaurus
Member
Why would I drive somewhere to watch it when I can just see it at home? Or better yet, not at all.
BKatastrophe
Member
BKatastrophe
Member
Death of X #2
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I actually kind of liked this issue, but that doesn't mean much since the first issue wasn't so good. The art's still not great, but I'm used to it. The big things that bothered me in this issue are:
A better issue than the last, but not by much. It's definitely keeping my interest. Also what the fuck is a Daisuke?
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I actually kind of liked this issue, but that doesn't mean much since the first issue wasn't so good. The art's still not great, but I'm used to it. The big things that bothered me in this issue are:
Medusa stating that the Terrigen bore no ill effect to mutants. Clearly she forgot about the death warrant her family had on Quicksilver for a month, when he also gev Terrigen to other mutants. Many of whom suffered extremely ill effects. Such as Unus the Untouchable, whose restored powers killed him by preventin him from getting oxygen. Or Callisto, whose powers put her into a coma due to her massive sensory overload. There's more, but you get the point. And that's just pure Terrigen, not even counting all the atmospheric effects that have mixed in with the cloud now.
I also have a little bit of an issue with how extreme Scott is with spreading information about the cloud. While I don't disagree with him making that info public, it's basically a PR stunt to put the X-Men in a good light. "The Inhumans won't save you. The X-Men will." (Or something to that effect) It's insanely aggressive PR, and I don't really agree with it. It's too much too fast. Scott has to know that these riots will only make things worse. He's not an idiot, and neither is Emma, who's basically his top advisor. I can only imagine that him intentionally spreading panic like that is to create an opening to strike at the Inhumans. It's the only reason I can see for going to such an extreme.
I also have a little bit of an issue with how extreme Scott is with spreading information about the cloud. While I don't disagree with him making that info public, it's basically a PR stunt to put the X-Men in a good light. "The Inhumans won't save you. The X-Men will." (Or something to that effect) It's insanely aggressive PR, and I don't really agree with it. It's too much too fast. Scott has to know that these riots will only make things worse. He's not an idiot, and neither is Emma, who's basically his top advisor. I can only imagine that him intentionally spreading panic like that is to create an opening to strike at the Inhumans. It's the only reason I can see for going to such an extreme.
A better issue than the last, but not by much. It's definitely keeping my interest. Also what the fuck is a Daisuke?
Donniewahlberg
Banned
In my experience, it's just a Japanese name. Not sure if it has any other uses though.
Tizoc
Member
His weaponx run was pretty good lst i read it
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Remember when Nick Spencer was the most loved guy in comics after Superior Foes?
Poodlestrike
Banned
That sounds kind of terrible, tbh. "Star Trek that makes you feel bad about stuff" isn't really a pitch that makes me eager to pull out my wallet.
I rate this claim UNLIKELY.
Have you read this week's Blue Beetle yet? Heard it has improved.
RepairmanJack
Member
Civil War II
Hey, an issue I wasn't annoyed the entire time reading. It's looking up!
Spider-Woman 12
Glad this is back to being the book I love. It was a bit of a throw-away issue, but it was good to be a buffer from the last couple issues of bullshit.
Hey, an issue I wasn't annoyed the entire time reading. It's looking up!
Spider-Woman 12
Glad this is back to being the book I love. It was a bit of a throw-away issue, but it was good to be a buffer from the last couple issues of bullshit.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Read through Joe Golem vol. 1 this morning. I REALLY enjoyed it. As the book kicks off there's quite a lot going on. A flashback to a fateful stormy night in 1955 where a bolt of lightning opens a door to the past in the strangest of ways. Present day for the series 1965, children are being abducted and drowned by a shadowy figure called the rat catcher for reasons unknown. Strange visions of 15th century Crotia where monks are besieged by witches and one man turns to the dark arcana for salvation. All this on the backdrop of this: 40 years ago, a disaster shook New York City and dropped lower Manhattan 30 feet underwater. Now coined "the drowning city", supernatural threats have emerged from the depths, and it's up to Joe Golem, private eye, to help those in need.
There's a lot going on in the first few pages of this book, but it settles down into a flow soon enough, and the book ends up being a really great romp, full of atmosphere, interesting characters and legitimately good twists and turns. I honestly found the story a resounding success on all fronts. The nice surprise is the lead character himself; the book has all the trappings and visuals of a noir, but actually the lead character couldn't really be further than your average hard boiled detective. Joe is a simple man, trying to do right by others and find his place in the world. He wears his heart on his sleeve and it's easy to find yourself rooting for him before long. The touchstone I'll use for fans of Mig's other works is actually Roger, the homunculus from early volumes of HB ,and the BPRD afterwards. Without any spoilers, I found myself considering Joe a few times in the context of Roger and his journey, and both the similarities and contrasts Mignola & Golden have chosen with this character and this story. The result is fresh though, and while there are similarities to Mignola's other character, Joe is definitely his own man, something he impresses several times through the volume. Also worth noting is this volume definitely lays down the foundations for further stories down the line. There's more than one mystery introduced that goes unresolved, but the stories are still very much satisfying in their own right. Mignola & Golden really have this stuff down to a science now after years of experience.
I should write a little about the art too. Patric Reynolds is awesome in this. His characters look great, the action scenes are awesome but but I'd say biggest strength is in making the drowning city feel like a real place, with lots of detail, especially reflecting how people have adapted to living in such a place without the script ever having do any heavy handed exposition for such things. It's hard not to look at the world and conjure up this dirty grimy twisted version of Venice in your mind.
Anyway overall, I'd give the book full marks and a big thumbs up. It has the same strength as Baltimore too: If you find yourself interested by Mignola's stuff but don't want to go in on HB, BPRD and the expense of collecting all that stuff for now, this is a really great alternative. Hopefully it's not too long a wait before we get more.
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And off-topic, just got Skyrim Special Edition in the mail. Sweeet.
There's a lot going on in the first few pages of this book, but it settles down into a flow soon enough, and the book ends up being a really great romp, full of atmosphere, interesting characters and legitimately good twists and turns. I honestly found the story a resounding success on all fronts. The nice surprise is the lead character himself; the book has all the trappings and visuals of a noir, but actually the lead character couldn't really be further than your average hard boiled detective. Joe is a simple man, trying to do right by others and find his place in the world. He wears his heart on his sleeve and it's easy to find yourself rooting for him before long. The touchstone I'll use for fans of Mig's other works is actually Roger, the homunculus from early volumes of HB ,and the BPRD afterwards. Without any spoilers, I found myself considering Joe a few times in the context of Roger and his journey, and both the similarities and contrasts Mignola & Golden have chosen with this character and this story. The result is fresh though, and while there are similarities to Mignola's other character, Joe is definitely his own man, something he impresses several times through the volume. Also worth noting is this volume definitely lays down the foundations for further stories down the line. There's more than one mystery introduced that goes unresolved, but the stories are still very much satisfying in their own right. Mignola & Golden really have this stuff down to a science now after years of experience.
I should write a little about the art too. Patric Reynolds is awesome in this. His characters look great, the action scenes are awesome but but I'd say biggest strength is in making the drowning city feel like a real place, with lots of detail, especially reflecting how people have adapted to living in such a place without the script ever having do any heavy handed exposition for such things. It's hard not to look at the world and conjure up this dirty grimy twisted version of Venice in your mind.
Anyway overall, I'd give the book full marks and a big thumbs up. It has the same strength as Baltimore too: If you find yourself interested by Mignola's stuff but don't want to go in on HB, BPRD and the expense of collecting all that stuff for now, this is a really great alternative. Hopefully it's not too long a wait before we get more.
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And off-topic, just got Skyrim Special Edition in the mail. Sweeet.
LordOfLore
Banned
DQB is consuming me. So good, need to post my thoughts in its thread later.
Tizoc
Member
He was? Now that i think a out i dont remember who wrote superior foes
I just enjoyed reading it
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
He was? Now that i think a out i dont remember who wrote superior foes
I just enjoyed reading it
That was him. He had so much hype and praise from everyone after that run. He squandered all of that. Captain America fucked him up.