I, too, know this pain all too well. Waiting for the trades has been excruciating.
[Comics] What Comics are you Currently Reading Thread
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Finished Frank Miller's Dark Knight series, solid read and that fight at the end...damn.
Grant Morrison's Arkham Asylum a serious place on serious earth Really good, but was hoping it'd be a little longer.
Grant Morrison's Arkham Asylum a serious place on serious earth Really good, but was hoping it'd be a little longer.
I haven't read any of the mainstream Bat-books since the reboot, but
is Killer Croc dead now
I mean,
Croc turned into a giant hydra and destroyed a good city block of Gotham. That should impact other Bat stories.
I find I like it less and less as it ages, but this is true of most Frank Miller
And true of Miller himself.
He really does have some crazy ideas on the world, and the older I get, the more I see them reflected in his works, and it becomes uncomfortable.
Wait, are you saying that in the real world, all women aren't whores and men are only men when they're unstoppable killing machines?
I need to sit down. This is overwhelming.
Is anyone else worried which comic creator is next on the crazy train? I'm betting Grant Morrison, guy all ready dabbles in chaos magic who knows whats gonna happen to him?!
Fair point, if GMO goin' crazy seems TOO obvious that is probably won't happen. So good news there.
On the topic of said author, has anyone read that "Happy" series by him? It looks neat, but I heard from one critic it reads like a rejected movie manuscript.
On the topic of said author, has anyone read that "Happy" series by him? It looks neat, but I heard from one critic it reads like a rejected movie manuscript.
*salute* Godspeed, you brave soul.
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There is no mercy granted to those who venture there, only pain.
If I weren't generally committed to finishing any comic I start, I'd stop right now with Spider Island and I'm only 5 issues in.
Marvel Editorial: Hey, we need to bounce back from that crappy One More Day thing that everyone seems to hate for SOME reason.
Writers: *crickets chirping*
Marvel Editorial: Anyone? Come on people.
THAT guy: How about we revisit the clone saga...
Marvel Editorial: I'm listening...
THAT guy: and bring back The Jackal as an over the top psycho with abandonment issues towards his clones?
Marvel Editorial: Give me more...
THAT guy: And, Kaine... he was super popular, right? We'll bring him back as a giant mutant spider.
Marvel Editorial: BINGO, we've got comic gold! I smell an Eisner!
Marvel Editorial: Hey, we need to bounce back from that crappy One More Day thing that everyone seems to hate for SOME reason.
Writers: *crickets chirping*
Marvel Editorial: Anyone? Come on people.
THAT guy: How about we revisit the clone saga...
Marvel Editorial: I'm listening...
THAT guy: and bring back The Jackal as an over the top psycho with abandonment issues towards his clones?
Marvel Editorial: Give me more...
THAT guy: And, Kaine... he was super popular, right? We'll bring him back as a giant mutant spider.
Marvel Editorial: BINGO, we've got comic gold! I smell an Eisner!
All this Spider-man talk has me wondering, how bad is the inevitable return of Spidercide gonna be? We all know its gonna happen, I read on wikipedia that Jackal is working on Spidercide 2.0, and the original Spidercide is in suspended animation. Jackal makes 2.0, the original finally breaks free from his prison cell, and they fight to the death to decide who earns the title of evil Spider-man number 11. Then Scarlet Spider(Kaine) has some fight that will have all sorts of inner monologue about how they are the same person and bla bla bla comics.
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Brian Wood. It was recently established he's a creeper, getting drunk and aggresively trying to pick up girls at cons. That's got powder keg written all over it.
Back on topic, I just read the latest issue in the Dark Cybertron, and DAMN. As bad and nasty as the corrupt Primes and Megatron were, they got NOTHING on Shockwave.
So, I saw that they have a giant Omnibus for 52. 85-150 bucks on amazon, but damn, do I want it. I loved that series.
Side tangent: It really does piss me off that they called the reboot the New 52, it forever taints the 52 series in that I have to always differentiate when I say 52 that I'm not referring to the NEW 52. One of which is brilliant, the other of which is shit.
Side tangent: It really does piss me off that they called the reboot the New 52, it forever taints the 52 series in that I have to always differentiate when I say 52 that I'm not referring to the NEW 52. One of which is brilliant, the other of which is shit.
DC has been obsessed with the number 52 for some time (pretty much since 52, in fact). 52, the series. 52 universes. The New 52 reboot. NO idea why, but I'm blaming Didio just because.
Well, the 52 universes was the end result of 52 series, it's the meaning in universe for the title. Well, that and it represents the year without Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. I think I loved the series so much because it gave some real focus on lesser known characters from the DC Universe, like Ralph Dibney, Booster Gold, and Isis.
Currently reading the Attack on Titan manga beyond where the show left off.
Two chapters in and I'm already tearing my hair out and shouting "What?! WHAT?! Nooooooooooo!"
Two chapters in and I'm already tearing my hair out and shouting "What?! WHAT?! Nooooooooooo!"
Bro! It's so good, isn't it, bro? I love it so much, bro!
Usagi Yojimbo vol 14: Demon Mask
Pretty good, felt the story that the comic was named after wasn't the best in the volume but still good stuff.
Pretty good, felt the story that the comic was named after wasn't the best in the volume but still good stuff.
Superior Spider-Man 30 was leaked.
This is the last page.
This is the last page.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimate Collection Volume One.
How different is this from the shows you ask? Well there's a scene where one of the turtles gets buzzed on space beer and then hits on a female alien with six breasts. And they made three kids shows based on this( Not counting the live action one which can die in fifteen fires). My only qualm with the hardcover is that they don't have the original Fugitoid issue in it, but whatevs.
How different is this from the shows you ask? Well there's a scene where one of the turtles gets buzzed on space beer and then hits on a female alien with six breasts. And they made three kids shows based on this( Not counting the live action one which can die in fifteen fires). My only qualm with the hardcover is that they don't have the original Fugitoid issue in it, but whatevs.
You want the pizza collection (which has everything) or the classics trade (non Eastman & Laird stuff colored). The Ultimate Collections are only the Eastman & Laird stuff.
I've read bits and pieces of the current IDW run of TMNT, and it's pretty solid stuff. The art is slick and the story's pretty well put together.
I've been meaning to get into that, its a toss-up for me between buying the classic comics and getting the current ones. Why must the world keep making great things? WHY?!
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Still reading the IDW Transformers. The Dark Cybertron Event finished up, and it was good. Spoilers ahead
The stuff coming up after that is looking really exciting. Megatron's had more character development than he's ever had, and he really feels like a complete character - not the one-note tyrant he had always been.
Plus, Thundercracker might turn out to be the best character in the books. He elected to remain on Earth after All Hail Megatron, and grew addicted to television during his self-imposed exile. The new preview has him writing a hilariously, ludicrously bad screenplay, and the government liaison assigned to keep an eye on him points out that he just ripped off an old TV drama. I'm sold.
Shockwave's plan to collapse the universe in on itself, wiping out all life but leaving a lifeless Cybertron to feed off all that energy failed, obviously. Metalhawk is dead again, sacrificing himself to interfere with Shockwave's ores, which were powering his plan. Prime and Megatron forced Shockwave to remember who he was before he was lobotomized, after which he begged them to kill him and stop the universal collapse. Biggest change of all was that Megatron took up Bumblebee's Autobot badge and welded it to his chest, joining Prime to try to unite Cybertron. Soundwave's spy sensors picked up images of the event, and the Decepticons he had been leading, stunned by their Megatron's apparent betrayal, look to be throwing in their lot with Galvatron. Starscream has probably lost his position as leader of Cybertron, but seemed willing to play ball with the Autobots.
The stuff coming up after that is looking really exciting. Megatron's had more character development than he's ever had, and he really feels like a complete character - not the one-note tyrant he had always been.
Plus, Thundercracker might turn out to be the best character in the books. He elected to remain on Earth after All Hail Megatron, and grew addicted to television during his self-imposed exile. The new preview has him writing a hilariously, ludicrously bad screenplay, and the government liaison assigned to keep an eye on him points out that he just ripped off an old TV drama. I'm sold.