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COMICS! |OT| July 2013. Celebrate liberty with the ultimate patriotic superhero.
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BlueScrote
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Don't read Action Comics #13 either.
Serpentine
Banned
Weeklong Flashpoint sale on Comixology. Is there anything actually worth picking up? I can recommend Batman: Knight of Vengeance but that's about it really. I kinda liked the Deathstroke pirate mini though, should've had Palmiotti write the Deathstroke book. Too bad it had a different artist each issue and deteriorated with each one.
KoruptData
Member
Worth getting the last issue of GMs run on Batman if I have not followed it?
Probably not.
To be honest, I don't think it's worth catching up either -- there's some great stuff in there but a whole lotta chaff too.
In other news, that Wolverine rec thread made me reread Old Man Logan again and even though it's that same kinda Mark Millar-y blandness most of the time, I still think a lot of people would benefit from studying how he writes fight scenes.
TheKaeptain
Banned
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man what's up with this comic vine website?!?!?!
I was searching for a good comics podcast becoz ifanboy sucks lol and found this site.
first off the podcast is 3 hours! aint nobody got time for that!
2nd off their site has a reviews page where every comic gets a 5 star review
in other news, my goal for this week is to finish Harbinger Wars... trying to catch up on my Valiant stuff
halfway thru and it's real good!! an action packed fun time!!
I was searching for a good comics podcast becoz ifanboy sucks lol and found this site.
first off the podcast is 3 hours! aint nobody got time for that!
2nd off their site has a reviews page where every comic gets a 5 star review
in other news, my goal for this week is to finish Harbinger Wars... trying to catch up on my Valiant stuff
halfway thru and it's real good!! an action packed fun time!!
-Deadpool-
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Damn, I'm enjoying the hell out of Superior Spider-Man.
Still in catch-up mode obviously, as I mentioned the other day, just finished up issue 08. Art is great and thoroughly enjoying the writing/evolution of Otto.
Still in catch-up mode obviously, as I mentioned the other day, just finished up issue 08. Art is great and thoroughly enjoying the writing/evolution of Otto.
Tallshortman
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Well there's a pretty good amount of stuff that probably won't make that much sense to you if you didn't at least read his batman inc run. It's not that hard to catch up, there's the one TPB with his pre-new 52 batman inc run, and his new 52 run which is only 13 issues. You should generally be fine just picking those up to understand what's happening now.
KoruptData
Member
Ill just read everyones spoilers. Thanks for the reply.
TetraxShards
Member
List:
Marvel:
Captain Marvel #14
Daredevil #29
Guardians of the Galaxy #5
Uncanny X-Men #8
What If? Avengers vs. X-Men #3 of 4
X-Men #3
DC:
Batman Annual #2
Batman Incorporated #13
Indies:
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #7 of 12 (IDW)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24 (IDW)
Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #19 (IDW)
Marvel:
Captain Marvel #14
Daredevil #29
Guardians of the Galaxy #5
Uncanny X-Men #8
What If? Avengers vs. X-Men #3 of 4
X-Men #3
DC:
Batman Annual #2
Batman Incorporated #13
Indies:
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #7 of 12 (IDW)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24 (IDW)
Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #19 (IDW)
beyond_death
Member
Nice. Thanks for the heads up. I also ended up getting the Flash books.
Lemire's Frankenstein mini was really good, as was Robinson's Outsider mini.
To the guy who asked about batman inc: I'm reading through it atm and it's okay. It's kind of perplexing to read though, because despite being part of the new 52 the writer seems to go out of his way at every turn to spurn the "reboot" and reference stuff that happened in the old continuity. The art in the #0 issue is gorgeous though, so it's worth checking out that issue simply to ogle at the art imo
How's the Project Superman stuff in the sale? Superman as a character has never really resonated with me, but the thought of him going on a heel turn is pretty interesting.
Yeah I did a little digging around and it seems like the modern incarnation of Freeze started in TAS, so the window of stories utilizing that incarnation of him is kinda narrow. Thanks for the rest of the recommendations, though. I'll be sure to try and check them all out!
How's the Project Superman stuff in the sale? Superman as a character has never really resonated with me, but the thought of him going on a heel turn is pretty interesting.
Yeah I did a little digging around and it seems like the modern incarnation of Freeze started in TAS, so the window of stories utilizing that incarnation of him is kinda narrow. Thanks for the rest of the recommendations, though. I'll be sure to try and check them all out!
I liked Project Superman but i don't think he actually went bad in the comic, if you want to see a superman go nuts i'd check out Irredeemable by Mark Waid, or to an extent Millar's Red Son superman mini. Project Superman was a little disappointing by the third issue but worth checking out if you're curious for $3.
Yet another reason to like Chris Burnham (Batman Inc artist)...
From http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/gamer..._burnham_gEiFRnO2TtMRZw2PrM34IL#axzz2aRpO4siB
From http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/gamer..._burnham_gEiFRnO2TtMRZw2PrM34IL#axzz2aRpO4siB
ViewtifulJC
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Uh
Im gonna redraw all of the fill-in pages for the last five issues of Batman Inc! You know how the little fill-in pages kinda snuck in? So Im pretty sure Im gonna redraw those pages for the big deluxe hardcover
Thank you, based Burnham
Thank you, based Burnham
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
To the guy who asked about batman inc: I'm reading through it atm and it's okay. It's kind of perplexing to read though, because despite being part of the new 52 the writer seems to go out of his way at every turn to spurn the "reboot" and reference stuff that happened in the old continuity. The art in the #0 issue is gorgeous though, so it's worth checking out that issue simply to ogle at the art imo
Out of interest, had you read Batman and Son/The Black Glove/RIP/Batman and Robin? Jumping in on nu52 Inc is a bit like judging the Lord of the Rings on the last half of Return of the King. "This doesn't make any sense, who are these short people and why is the baddie a giant eye?"
That said, nu52 Inc has certainly been the 'easiest' part of the run. The first Vol of Inc was a bit confusing even for me, and I usually give Morrison the benefit of the doubt. Actually need to read it all again soon. Best Batman story ever.
Hmm, thanks. Regardless of the heel Superman aspect, which is the best read between the three?
I'm new to comics so forgive the ignorance, but what about The Killing Joke "ruined comics for 30 years"? I read it years ago (it was the first batman comic I ever read), and looking back I don't remember anything so bad about it that it would warrant such vitriol.
I had not, and yeah reading it made me feel like that dog in that "I have no idea what I'm doing" meme that goes around. I picked up a lot of stuff based on inference, some of the animated stuff I've seen (thank god for the Red Hood animated special--that thing has been a godsend for anything Jason Todd related) and general murmurs (eg stuff like Batman dying I knew about just because everyone talks about it) though.
Really with the New 52 stuff I've read I feel like the reboot wasn't really much of a reboot at all. It feels more like they decided that the ongoing stuff had gotten too bloated for its own good, cherry picked all the stuff they wanted to keep, and threw out the rest. I'd call it more a "patch-work retcon on a massive scale" than a "reboot", lol.
I think I'm going to take advantage of being off work next week by rereading Morrison's entire Batman run, I have it all in form or another.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
I quite enjoy it myself, but it is a bit rapey and misogynistic and as well can been seen as one of the progenitors of the boring grimdark batman we got stuck with for yeeeaaaars afterwards. I'm not saying every Batman story needs to have UFOs and zebra costumes, but the darkness of the 80s Batman stuff did kinda poison the well for a bit.
Do it! I really really want a nice deluxe hardcover collection of the entire run in three volumes: Batman, Batman and Robin and then Incorporated, numbered 1, 2 and 3 on their spines. I could go for 4 books maybe instead if those'll be too big.
DO NOT WANT a stupid fucking 1000 page omnibus though, I hate those.
Definitely Red Son. Irredeemable is a wild ride but it goes on for 30+ issues and gets a little weird at the end. Project Superman is the cheapest due to the sale, but doesn't hold up to either of the other two.
It jump started the grim and gritty Batman that became the de facto interpretation of the character, which personally is my least favorite version of Batman.
Jedeye Sniv said:
It's like you can read my mind, I was telling my wife last week that's how they should collect his run (and then do something similar for Johns GL run).
I don't mind big omnibus editions though, I'm actually getting the Morrison Animal Man omni.
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Deleted member 47027
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Finally reading Kingdom Come. And I like it! About 50% done.
KoruptData
Member
Being a big fan of X-Files and Fringe, Im really excited for Collider.
slightconfuse
Banned
Mark Waid is doing a AMA on reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1jcuyg/i_am_mark_waid_writer_of_comics_such_as_superman/
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1jcuyg/i_am_mark_waid_writer_of_comics_such_as_superman/
So I should keep on waiting for that deluxe hardcover...
Been reading some of the back issue stuff comixology has been adding and I may have mentioned it before, but man I love the Grant/Breyfogle Batman. Top tier Bats work IMO. Nice mix of adventure and action and captured the multiple aspects of the character - the 'grim and gritty' but also light hearted Batman who also did some detective work and balanced his Bruce Wayne life with his superhero side - plus a good supporting cast with a very cool art style to tie it together. Great stuff.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Moore being weirdly misogynistic???????? Never!
In fairness, that's not Moore's fault. The Killing Joke was originally intended to be a oneshot story. It just got so popular that DC put it into continuity. And Moore himself said that he regretted being so harsh on Barbara.
Not to say that I agree with you or Burnham though. I do like Dark and Gritty Bats (though not to the exclusion of all lighter elements, of course) and I have no qualms of really dark things happening to the characters. Hell, thanks to that story, Barbara gained the unique status of being one of the few disabled superheroes and a symbol of strength for people in similar situations.
tbf, he's pretty cognizant of that and kinda hates TKJ now.
Whoever said that TKJ suffers from Moore consciously trying to one-up Miller's DKR was on-point imo
Tizoc
Member
IIRC, Moore eventually regretted what he did to Barbra in Killing Joke.
Spike Spiegel
Member
A while back I had this idea for a retconning of 'The Killing Joke' (because hey, they're retconning everything else so why not that?) that sort of went along with this reinvention of the Joker that I was kicking around for fun. In a nutshell, the events that took place in Jim Gordon's home that night still happened, just not quite in the way depicted in Moore's version, and my version would have resulted in a very different and somewhat complicated relationship between Barbara Gordon and the Joker. It absolutely would have required a universe reboot to make happen, and it involved a very different Joker than what we're seeing in the New52. If I think about it later, I might post an abbreviated version.
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(Not that kind of relationship!)
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(Not that kind of relationship!)
Well, I'm intrigued. What do you have in mind?
BuddyJoeHooker
Member
They should have made Barbara a rookie cop with the reboot.
Rrongfield
Member
I'd have read the hell out of that book.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
We are so blessed to have these two in our shared cultural experience.
La Maquinon
Member
Read the second nu52 Batwoman volume, To Drown the World. I dug it, as expected, as I really like the character and think she's in good hands. My only real quibble is all the time jumping. 3 months ago... 28 minutes from now... Yesterday... It just jumped all over the damn place. I guess to add, what, suspense? It just added confusion. I have no idea how people who read the single issues could have followed.
There is so much of this time jumping in comics these days. Just tell the story, geez. Reminds me of when someone starts telling you a story and then part way in says "oh, no wait, I forgot to tell you what happened BEFORE all that."
There is so much of this time jumping in comics these days. Just tell the story, geez. Reminds me of when someone starts telling you a story and then part way in says "oh, no wait, I forgot to tell you what happened BEFORE all that."
Serpentine
Banned
I read this book in single issues and i dropped it a few issues into the second arc partly because of the time jumping. The shit ass inks and the fact that i didn't find the story to be that interesting at all being the other reasons.
Tizoc
Member
Haha, brilliant.
slightconfuse
Banned
infinity reaidng order
hickan descibed as a choose your own afventure book
hickan descibed as a choose your own afventure book
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