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COMICS! |OT| March 2014. Longshot and Domino are hogging all the four-leaf clovers!
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GrandHarrier
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MY MAN
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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I might have to pick it up just to see what the talk is about.
I feel like I should really start getting Green Arrow, every time I see it posted I feel like I'm missing out on something really cool.
GrandHarrier
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I might have to pick it up just to see what the talk is about.
I feel like I should really start getting Green Arrow, every time I see it posted I feel like I'm missing out on something really cool.
Highly recommend it. It's quality. Start at issue #17 and don't look back.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I really need to read the new Green Arrow.
Also, Adam Strange's new costume is fucking awesome.
Also, Adam Strange's new costume is fucking awesome.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Is there anything I'm missing in the earlier ones? What are they up to now? I'm curious how far back I can go in issues at my shop.
GrandHarrier
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Nope. Before 17 was a trainwreck. When Lemire came in on #17 he basically wiped the slate clean and started over for all intents and purposes. They are currently at #28.
Sir Garbageman
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Anyone have any opinions on Brubaker's Fatale or Rucka's Lazarus? Debating picking up the first trades for both.
What the hell... and I was really enjoying the DCAU as a less weird streamlining of the whole DC universe, and they go and pull that off... just why?...
KoruptData
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ThyMusicMan
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I liked it much more than I thought I would,, art threw me off a little at first,, something about them damn eyes,,, so far apart?? hahah it was good tho
GrandHarrier
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Well, keep in mind that Justice League Beyond takes place during the same time period as Batman Beyond, so some years after the Justice League / Justice League Unlimited time period. So for certain characters to still be around and not be really old, you need reasoning. It hasn't really been that big of a deal outside of some interesting story potential. Specifically, how
Billy and Mary deal with the fact that they don't age
As a bonus, we have a new Superboy. Zod, son of
Jax-ur.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Sweet! It seems they even cut the trades like that so I just need Vol.4 of the trades and then the couple current issues I missed. Hype!
KoruptData
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Zaraki_Kenpachi
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I'll have to look for art now, bad art can really detract from the enjoyment of a comic unfortunately.
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Just wrapped up Flashpoint.
That was kinda shitty. I didn't like it.
That was kinda shitty. I didn't like it.
CapNBritain
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I might have to pick it up just to see what the talk is about.
I feel like I should really start getting Green Arrow, every time I see it posted I feel like I'm missing out on something really cool.
Did someone say Green Arrow week?
Ok, never really read anything with Green Arrow, but the Arrow TV show is one of my top (guilty pleasure) TV shows, so with all the praise the comic is getting, I just have to dive in. Those pages you guys posted look amazing.
I love Fatale. Brubaker hard-boiled noir and Lovecraft are two of my favorite things. Hell, we need more Lovecraft in comics!
Well, keep in mind that Justice League Beyond takes place during the same time period as Batman Beyond, so some years after the Justice League / Justice League Unlimited time period. So for certain characters to still be around and not be really old, you need reasoning. It hasn't really been that big of a deal outside of some interesting story potential. Specifically, how. Also, it was hinted that some sort of accident was the cause but they haven't explained it.Billy and Mary deal with the fact that they don't age
As a bonus, we have a new Superboy. Zod, son ofJax-ur.
I have generally liked digital comics to be bite-sized done in one stories, so the thought of paying 99 cents for 1/3 of an issue that is part of an ongoing series is weird. I feel like the pacing would be off. But I love the DCAU and I love Injustice, so I guess it can be done. Might as well dive in!
ThyMusicMan
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Just finished Superman All Star,, pretty damn good,, only the 2nd or 3rd book of Superman I've read. Good story decent art. Reading Batman Hush now,, liking it so far.
I got The Fifth Beatle from IST Friday,, holy shit the HC is HUGE.. a lot bigger then the Oversized Walking Dead HC I have. I'm not crazy about the beatles, mainly got it to try and get my fiancé to check out some comics(loves the beatles). ,, Art looks good tho.
I got The Fifth Beatle from IST Friday,, holy shit the HC is HUGE.. a lot bigger then the Oversized Walking Dead HC I have. I'm not crazy about the beatles, mainly got it to try and get my fiancé to check out some comics(loves the beatles). ,, Art looks good tho.
Start with issue 17 and don't look back.
Both get solid random 8/10s from me, but i find them a little lacking when it comes to plot structure, especially Fatale since it had a long time to achieve this, Lazarus is just starting out so i'm giving it time. Fatale was too mysterious for its own good regarding the lead character, it's taken ~15 issues to really get interesting. Lazarus started out well but it seems as empty as the world it takes place in. Very different books.
slightconfuse
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Read the Batman mini instead
Are you talking about Roses of Berlin?
Sir Garbageman
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Awesome, thanks. Trying to expand to some new titles outside of cape books and debating picking up a few highly praised Image books, preferably already collected in trades. Already dig Saga, Sex Criminals, and Rat Queens.
have you ever tried Unwritten from Vertigo? That's definitely worth checking out.
CapNBritain
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I got it on comixology and loved it. These little LOEG/Nemo adventure books are fantastic. Loved the Mountains of Madness one. It's not at all like the crazy, weird, and offputting (to some) trilogy that wrapped up LOEG. It hearkens back to the first volume and is just a solid tale.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yep.
On the Marvel family not aging (much) so that they'd be around for the Beyond days, it could just be a matter of stating they don't age while transformed, keeping the original bodies youthful - not to mention Black Adam's supposed to be around 5000 years old, probably never having reverted from his transformation since he got it; the wizard Shazam himself tends to be stuck in the Rock of Eternity, which is supposed to be sort of outside time and space, so he's not aging there either.
It's not rocket science - the characters have a whimsy history, but don't necessarily need to be handled in a silly way like merging them all together for no reason when there are simple in-universe solutions to keeping them around.
Quality stuff. Need to buy that deluxe Empowered soon.
Rafa=FedKilla
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What does Didio have in store for us this week?
Spike Spiegel
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One-shot when?!?
Also, Emp sketches are one of the two things I'd request from artists if I had the time and money to go to cons.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Hologram cards attached to all covers for the low, low price of 5.99
GrandHarrier
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DC wins that month, hard.
slightconfuse
Banned
We'll you see if you look at the cover sideways you can see the character from THE FUTURE!!!!
Serpentine
Banned
I forgot about comics coming out. here's a list
Moon Knight #1
The Auteur #1
Evil Empire #1
Moon Knight #1
The Auteur #1
Evil Empire #1
i should read empowered, there's that one shot by Brandon Graham that's coming out sometime, def getting that
I'm holding out for die cut glow in the dark covers with 1:100 variant chromium cards that are retailer exclusive and give you exclusive content if you preorder. Oh wait, did I post this on the wrong side?
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Two stellar books. Joe has a simple but smart story that's fleshed out by some absolutely absurd Murphy art.
KoruptData
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IST haul.
BuddyJoeHooker
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Beyond the List
Veil #1
Saviors #3
Velvet #4
Action Comics #29
Forever Evil #6
Green Arrow #29
Captain America #18
Moon Knight #1
Punisher #3
She-Hulk #2
Uncanny X-Men #18
Wolverine and the X-Men #1
Veil #1
Saviors #3
Velvet #4
Action Comics #29
Forever Evil #6
Green Arrow #29
Captain America #18
Moon Knight #1
Punisher #3
She-Hulk #2
Uncanny X-Men #18
Wolverine and the X-Men #1
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Two ain't out yet brah.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
That Batman and Robin run. DAMN. Get ready to learn why Dick and Damian were the best.
Oh dammit. I could've sworn the release date was March 4th. It must've gotten pushed back yet again, because CGN is showing the 25th now (or more likely, this is attributed to my horrible memory). Oh well.
Edit: Just did some googling to see if March 4th was ever a thing. I'm pretty sure my mind completely fabricated the idea that it was coming out on the 4th. And for some reason I was pretty confident about that. Oh, brain.
What does come out tomorrow? Maybe I was getting it mixed up with something else.
Very nice. You seem to be charging right on through Morrison's Batman. So good.
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get the Batman and Robin Absolute edition eventually. Great stuff.
Did you decide to skip Final Crisis in your read-through of the Batman run?
Oh sweet. I knew Heavy Liquid was supposed to be good, but I hadn't heard much about Joe the Barbarian. I'm really looking forward to reading them!
I feel like we could post that panel on every page and it'd be relevant.
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