I've started reading Vertigo's Fables recently, and in my opinion it's nothing sort of fantastic and Frau Totenkinder is awesome.
I've started reading Vertigo's Fables recently, and in my opinion it's nothing sort of fantastic and Frau Totenkinder is awesome.
I tried to read Fables, but I didn't really like it.
how much did you read of it.
Well, only those two, been meaning to pick up Y: The Last Man, the dude at my local comic book store said if I liked Preacher I'd dig this so I'm gonna give this a whirl
I love comic books, I'm not an encyclopedia when it comes to them but it's like that old saying "I may not know art but I know what I like"
My favorite series are:
The Preacher - Well, anything by Garth Ennis but this has to be his finest work. Brilliant characters, awesome dialogue and a really, really, really good story
The Boys - Another hit by Mr. Ennis, this has to be the only comic book that actually has me laughing out loud most of the time
Well, only those two, been meaning to pick up Y: The Last Man, the dude at my local comic book store said if I liked Preacher I'd dig this so I'm gonna give this a whirl
Series I'm reading at the moment
Batman
Batwoman In Detective Comics
Batman & Robin
Batman: Streets of Gotham
Red Robin
The Punisher: Max Series
And I've placed pre-orders for the Black Night arcs for Green Lantern, Batman and Superman
As you can probably guess I'm a huge Bats fan boy
Buffy Season 8: Yeah, it's kind of weird in spots. But funny.
I picked up the first issue of Wednesday comics. Expensive, and I'm not sure it's worth the price, but still really cool, especially Neil Gaiman and Mike Allred on Metamorpho and Paul Pope on Strange Adventures. The other stuff is generally good, but way too brief. (Especially Azzerello and Risso's Batman, which is a shame because I loves 100 Bullets).
My favorite series are:
The Preacher - Well, anything by Garth Ennis but this has to be his finest work. Brilliant characters, awesome dialogue and a really, really, really good story
I would like to report that, for the first time in a very long time, the current Tick series actually rocks pretty hard. I don't know who this Benito Cereno guy is, but as far as I'm concerned he can man the helm until that fabled day when Edlund decides to come back. :^)
If you're a Punisher fan, the current series of Ultimate Avengers incorporates the Ultimate universe's version.
Nobody here's probably heard of any of them except for possibly "Mouse Guard." I'd heard of it, but had never read it. It is a Michigan original, but it has apparently been one of those few exceptions to the rule where it got really super-popular (well, for an indy comic) and from what I've seen of it so far it's very well done and well drawn. And it was compiled into a really nice hardcover, too.
It's a shame not more people go to the indy tables...there's a lot of crap, but there's a lot of really cool stuff if you go looking for it. And, well, yeah, the crap can be fun, too.
Oh, and on a related comic note: Adam West was signing autographs for $50 a pop. Last time he had shown up, he'd been charging $25. I refused to go to his table. On the opposite end of the show, Sergio Aragonés was signing autographs. He signed an old Groo I had, and handed it back to me. He wasn't charging ANYTHING for autographs. I ended up buying something on the table, because I was not going to let such a generous man go without me giving something back. He was a real class act, I'll say that.
I'd be curious to know what you got at the indie tables; I love indie books and am self-publishing my own as it is. Also, one of my good friends is Lars Brown, creator of the excellent North World. So.... Yeah okay I'm name-dropping for indie cred basically I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE READING TELL ME QUICK.
Just finished up a two-day excursion at the Motor City ComiCon (you know, one of the ones they do outside of San Diego? Yes, they still do have those... ;D), and picked up a bunch of local artist stuff. Now, I do always try to get one or two things from the indy tables (not the least of which is knowing that, one day, I'll probably be at a table like that myself), but this year I went nuts and sampled a little bit of everything that I could. Well, there was one comic I was going to buy, but there was nobody running the booth when I went there and I forgot to go back before I left.
Nobody here's probably heard of any of them except for possibly "Mouse Guard." I'd heard of it, but had never read it. It is a Michigan original, but it has apparently been one of those few exceptions to the rule where it got really super-popular (well, for an indy comic) and from what I've seen of it so far it's very well done and well drawn. And it was compiled into a really nice hardcover, too.
It's a shame not more people go to the indy tables...there's a lot of crap, but there's a lot of really cool stuff if you go looking for it. And, well, yeah, the crap can be fun, too.
Oh, and on a related comic note: Adam West was signing autographs for $50 a pop. Last time he had shown up, he'd been charging $25. I refused to go to his table. On the opposite end of the show, Sergio Aragonés was signing autographs. He signed an old Groo I had, and handed it back to me. He wasn't charging ANYTHING for autographs. I ended up buying something on the table, because I was not going to let such a generous man go without me giving something back. He was a real class act, I'll say that.
Digression over. Will return with comic reviews. And maybe check out North World. I went to the website and saw that it looks like it was actually drawn...on paper...with art. That immediately puts it a step above most webcomics I've seen. ;D
... Possibly the most tragic thing I've seen was Alfonso Ribeiro making his own change from a crappy little cash box, poor Carlton.
August 31, 5:15 PM, French Hill, Nova Scotia: A girl named Tara is running. She runs through her nice neighborhood and up a road to the burned ruins of what was once a beautiful house--her family's house.
August 31, 1859, French Hill, Nova Scotia: A girl named Josey is picking blackberries with her friend Connie. As the girls gossip, a handsome stranger knocks on the door of Josey's house. His name is Asa, and with his coming, Josey's life--and later in time, Tara's as well--is about to change forever.
Because there is treasure in the woods that belong to Josey's family. Gold--an untold fortune. Asa has a secret way of finding it, and his partnership with Josey's father could make them all rich. But there is darkness in the woods, and in Asa. And in the present day, Tara, Josey's descendent, is about to discover the truth about what really happened in the family's past.
Eisner award winner Hope Larson weaves together history, romance, and a touch of her trademark magical realism in this remarkable graphic novel of how the past haunts a teenage girl's present.
What I do find amusing, though, is how a lot of people at comic/sci-fi/nerd conventions sell DVDs of "movies" that are, essentially, no-budget enterprises.
Alan Moore did a couple short Dr. Who comics too, early in his career, though I have no idea if they've been reprinted.
Well, here he is talking about it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8VsUjK83ME), briefly, you can see a very fleeting glimpse of one of the issues.
Well that was interesting. "Never any good after Hartnell left" I have never heard anyone say that before.
I mean, I can understand being upset by the movies of "V for Vendetta" and "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," but Zach Snyder practically kissed Alan's ass making "Watchmen," give or take an ending or two, and Moore refuses to watch it or lend his name to it because he believes things made in a certain media should stay that way.
Alan Moore did a couple short Dr. Who comics too, early in his career, though I have no idea if they've been reprinted.Wow. I would love to see those.
Alan Moore did a couple short Dr. Who comics too, early in his career, though I have no idea if they've been reprinted.Wow. I would love to see those.
For you, and anyone else interested, I just put these up in response to this post. This is a link for all of the Alan Moore Dr. Who stories: http://www.sendspace.com/file/elga2q
First, unRAR the uploaded file. There are '.cbz' files inside (each is a separate story). Either you can read them with this great little program: http://download.cnet.com/CDisplay-Image-Display/3000-18488_4-10162238.html or else you can change the extensions from '.cbz' to '.zip' and unZIP them and look at the contents in any program that views JPGs. [CDisplay actually is designed for this type of thing, so might be preferable.]
The three files that start with numbers "01" "02" and "03" are parts of a three-part story, the others are stand-alones. But each is only about four pages.
Enjoy!
COOL! Thanks,I can't wait to read them.
I've never been a Crumb fan (not denying his talent, just a matter of personal taste, though his unique style looks similar to some of my favourite authors) but I do want to read that. From my understanding, it's a pretty straight retelling, which sounds interesting because I never really read the Bible.It is, and he's mostly used the KJV except where he needs slightly punchier dialog which he's taken from Rober Alter's The Five Books of Moses (http://www.amazon.com/Five-Books-Moses-Translation-Commentary/dp/0393019551)..
I also recommend this:
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Which is mostly a straight retelling with some Looney Toons-style humour mixed in (not so much the splat and squish stuff but the comic timing and dialogue), though the ending is very powerful.
A spokesman for the Church of England said: "I haven't seen the book but I think trying to sell something by emphasising the sexual nature of some of the scenes doesn't seem to be a good way to pass on the message of the bible."
Has anyone else been picking up the EC collections? I only have this and Vault of Horror Vol. 1 but these are fantastic collections. They even include some old adds and letters pages (which is great in the GhouLunatics' books since it has goading letters from each of the books hosts. Marvel gets a lot of credit for building up appreciation for creators and building up a sense of community through their letters pages, but it's clear that EC was well ahead of the game here.
Has anyone else been picking up the EC collections? I only have this and Vault of Horror Vol. 1 but these are fantastic collections. They even include some old adds and letters pages (which is great in the GhouLunatics' books since it has goading letters from each of the books hosts. Marvel gets a lot of credit for building up appreciation for creators and building up a sense of community through their letters pages, but it's clear that EC was well ahead of the game here.
I picked up most of the hardcover (B&W) EC collection/box sets when they first came out. Still have most of the ones I bought. There was some amazing stuff in that line, particularly for the length of the stories. These days Marvel and DC suck at huge multi-book 'epics' and tell less of a story (and less internally consistent or believable stories) than EC did in 4-6 pages.
I don't pop into this thread too often, but I wanted to share my new discovery. I picked up the Atlas monthly a while back on a lark, and enjoyed them so much I went back and bought the Agents of Atlas mini series TPB. Outstanding book, filled with obscure 50s characters who team up to take on the Yellow (golden) Claw. Jeff Parker really did his homework and created something fun, smart, and added surprising new layers to characters like Claw (which made him more than the stereotypical yellow peril baddie). I love the Uranian (Marvel Boy) - he has this old school flying saucer and wears a bubble over his head, - very 50s B-movie vibe with him . All that, plus Venus spends half the book topless (well as topless as you can go without getting the adult label) ;)
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I've been drawing Marvel Villains as played by cats:
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I've been drawing Marvel Villains as played by cats:
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...AWESOME.
I was thinking of calling him Dormammew.
That's really awesome. I like how Jigsaw was appearently just scratched than cut to ribbons.
NOW, TO KILL PETER PORKER, the Spectacular Spider-Ham
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What makes me sad, though, is there's a few of the cats I can't place. I thought I knew all the Marvel characters, but I'm looking at the one with the cloak and two guns and thinking, "I didn't know Cloak walked around with firearms...or is that Cloak?" Either I'm behind on my Marvel characters or I'm just thinking too hard...
Are you reading current Marvel at all? That guy is all over current Marvel...
Are you reading current Marvel at all? That guy is all over current Marvel...
Maybe I AM falling behind. I thought everything was still about red Hulk (or Rulk, as the guy at the comic store named him) and Marvel Zombies. What have I been doing?
Are you reading current Marvel at all? That guy is all over current Marvel...
Maybe I AM falling behind. I thought everything was still about red Hulk (or Rulk, as the guy at the comic store named him) and Marvel Zombies. What have I been doing?
He's playing heavily in the New Avengers and the Dark Reign stuff.
I've been drawing Marvel Villains as played by cats:Awesome. Your Skurge Kitty needs a couple of M16s though.
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Started reading this again just for kicks.I love this book.
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I think he is - imaginatively enough, since he wears a hood - called 'The Hood'. [EJG3, is your cat version, by any chance, called 'The Hoodie'?]
Awesome. Your Skurge Kitty needs a couple of M16s though.
Whahuh? Isn't this who you were going for?I think he is - imaginatively enough, since he wears a hood - called 'The Hood'. [EJG3, is your cat version, by any chance, called 'The Hoodie'?]
You got it! (I have not come up with pun names for the characters though...)Awesome. Your Skurge Kitty needs a couple of M16s though.
I am afraid this is a case of mistaken identity - I have not drawn Scourge yet...
Whahuh? Isn't this who you were going for?I think he is - imaginatively enough, since he wears a hood - called 'The Hood'. [EJG3, is your cat version, by any chance, called 'The Hoodie'?]
You got it! (I have not come up with pun names for the characters though...)Awesome. Your Skurge Kitty needs a couple of M16s though.
I am afraid this is a case of mistaken identity - I have not drawn Scourge yet...Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Got the Complete Essex County used recently. I have read one of the books and the story was good but what I really love is Jeff Lemire's art. Looking forward to reading Sweet Tooth.
Got the Complete Essex County used recently. I have read one of the books and the story was good but what I really love is Jeff Lemire's art. Looking forward to reading Sweet Tooth.
Yeah, I liked the art better than the writing too, unfortunately. But I did like the first book of Sweet Tooth a lot more. Definitely check it out!
I am reading Jeph Loeb's awful Hulk comics. Awful.
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Light fun reading. It collects the Myspace comics and a new story.
Thrift store near my house got a HUGE shipment of comics from some collector. (I assume) Didn't have time to really get anything when I was there this morning since I had my 4 yr old with me & he was bouncing off the walls.
Stopped back in later after running errands & dropped $17 & got these:
Spoilered for hugeness.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
They had TONS of others, but I got there 10 minutes before the store was closing. Lots of Daredevil, Dr. Strange, X-Factor, New Avengers, Spider Woman, The Thing, Swamp Thing, etc. etc. etc. Plus if I spent more my wife would kill me.
Speaking of which, he just got added to the guest list for this year's Dragon*Con.
STERANKO!!!!!
STERANKO!!!!!
Oh my god, I met him in Boston last year and he is honest to God dressed like a tiny magician. For reals.
BRIGHT white hair, impeccable gray suit, big-ass gold-rim sunglasses on in doors, and polished shoes.
Ok, maybe more like a casino owner, but the guy is stylin
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Peter Bagge is the shiznit. As always, he handles the pitfalls of adult life with the same aplomb he covered teen angst back with in the '80s (suffice it to say, the Drag Me To Hell homage on the cover is completely apropos).
Made a mad dash over to Newbury Comics before I had to go do an inventory shift. I was 3rd in line & missed out on copies of the Adam West & The Tick comics.
Made a mad dash over to Newbury Comics before I had to go do an inventory shift. I was 3rd in line & missed out on copies of the Adam West & The Tick comics.
The Adam West was just a preview of the first issue that is going to come out in July. I have one if you want though.
I picked up the last part of Knightfall the other day, the comic where Batman's back is broken by Bane... I guess this will have to tide me over until The Dark knight Rises comes out in late July :(
Can someone explain to me why comic books supposedly contribute to illiteracy? When I first heard that argument when I was reading comics in middle school I was deeply offended.
I picked up the last part of Knightfall the other day, the comic where Batman's back is broken by Bane... I guess this will have to tide me over until The Dark knight Rises comes out in late July :(
Can someone explain to me why comic books supposedly contribute to illiteracy? When I first heard that argument when I was reading comics in middle school I was deeply offended.
Definitely, the idea of comic books helping illiteracy is absurd. I know a high school librarian who buys a lot of manga titles for the library because it brings in a ton of kids who otherwise would never read or come to the library. Once they're there she can recommend other books, or the students can find other stories they enjoy reading.
And so many graphic novels and comic books are amazing literature in their own right.
Yeah, I let them know that if the customer fails to show up, I'll take it. I also sent an email to the local comic store that I am pretty sure won't have ordered a copy.
Oh well! The next one in the series is an Eisner one with some of his The Spirit work, so I will pre-order it.
They quickly replied and said they'd revert the price to the original one for me and I have now ordered it! ;D
I hate the new DC logo oh so much.
Random thought: that "we can be heroes" slogan at the top of the book reminds me of Bowie's song Heroes.
Huh.
Coming late this year from Archie...I'll just nod and smile at this news.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I prefer the book's ending to the movie's.
Just read V for Vendetta for the first time. Really wish I'd read it before seeing the movie years back. I made a point of reading Watchmen before the movie came out, but when V was in theaters I'd never even heard the name Alan Moore before.
[I'm a big Alan Moore fan.]
[I'm a big Alan Moore fan.]
Not a fan of LoEG? That's my favourite.
[I'm a big Alan Moore fan.]
Not a fan of LoEG? That's my favourite.
I'm not sure why, but League... never really clicked with me.
[I'm a big Alan Moore fan.]
Not a fan of LoEG? That's my favourite.
I'm not sure why, but League... never really clicked with me.
Fair enough! The latest series wasn't my favourite (books one and three were pretty good, but book 2 was pretty awful)
From Hell is great too, of course.
I never made it all the way through Promethia. Should give it another try some time.
What's Moore upto these days? I'm guessing he's still not working for either DC or Marvel.
Do you perhaps not like 19th Century popular fiction? I love The League but my bachelor's is in 19th century popular fiction (and Renaissance drama).[I'm a big Alan Moore fan.]
Not a fan of LoEG? That's my favourite.
I'm not sure why, but League... never really clicked with me.
Do you perhaps not like 19th Century popular fiction? I love The League but my bachelor's is in 19th century popular fiction (and Renaissance drama).[I'm a big Alan Moore fan.]
Not a fan of LoEG? That's my favourite.
I'm not sure why, but League... never really clicked with me.
I'll agree with all the titles listed and add Moore's novel Voice of the Fire.
What's Moore upto these days? I'm guessing he's still not working for either DC or Marvel.
He just finished the new League series (three part book that I mentioned above) and is about to launch into a series of League spin-off books, the first one being Nemo.
I prefer the book's ending to the movie's.
Me too. The movie kind of killed the mask at the end. It meant a lot more in the book.
Though it's been a Vertigo institution even before there was a Vertigo, Hellblazer has been confirmed to end its run next February, bringing to a close the DC Comics imprint's oldest series. The move comes just as its lead character John Constantine—the drinking, smoking, demon-riling, grifter magician who's been lurking around since his 1985 introduction in Swamp Thing—makes his transition to DC's New 52 universe, appearing in Justice League Dark and, eventually, his own Constantine title, which will launch in March with X-O Manowar's Robert Venditti at the helm.
Still, for those who have enjoyed Hellblazer in its "For Mature Readers Only" home at Vertigo, the conclusion of Peter Milligan's "Death And Cigarettes" arc in issue #300 definitely marks the end of an era, one marked with sex, profanity, and gore that complemented the selfish, often shitty behavior of its antihero—and which almost certainly won't be replicated under the umbrella of the main DC banner. For what it's worth, Venditti promises the cleaned-up Constantine will remain "jaded" and enjoy cigarettes and booze still. So that's something, we guess.
So it seems that Tony "Effing" Harris posted a Facebook rant (http://hereticaljargon.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/tony-effing-harris.jpg?w=620) a few days ago about how chicks in cosplay costumes just don't work for him. If they're hot, they're just cosplaying to get male attention (because Lord knows that's all it's ever about). If they're fat and less than hot, they're just sad and stupid, according to him. Reaction has been pretty vitriolic, but probably nowhere more so than tumblr, the bastion of geeky chicks. Loads of angry rebuttals -- some well-written, some not so well-written.
Anyway, all that just to post this cartoon, which I found to be (in the words of Homer Simpson) funny because it's true.
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Also, that Top Ten comic is one of my favorites -- I love it mostly for the easter eggs, but the story is great, too.
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Also, that Top Ten comic is one of my favorites -- I love it mostly for the easter eggs, but the story is great, too.
NAME ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF PRECINCT TEN!
Seriously though, what I love about Top Ten is that it is the perfect combination of intelligent, compelling writing with a good dose of humour and beautiful art that's full of visual treats and surprises that you can pour over for hours. It was always really sad to me that the series never continued (there was a mini-series by Xander Cannon that I heard was amazingly good but was cancelled 3 issues in. Paul DiPhillipo also did a really good mini-series but it's still wasn't quite as good as the Alan Moore written stuff.
NAME ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF PRECINCT TEN!
Seriously though, what I love about Top Ten is that it is the perfect combination of intelligent, compelling writing with a good dose of humour and beautiful art that's full of visual treats and surprises that you can pour over for hours. It was always really sad to me that the series never continued (there was a mini-series by Xander Cannon that I heard was amazingly good but was cancelled 3 issues in. Paul DiPhillipo also did a really good mini-series but it's still wasn't quite as good as the Alan Moore written stuff.
lol :D
I don't think I could name one character; it's been nearly ten years since I read the books but I remember enjoying them immensely. Does that make me less of a fan, Johnny Effing Unusual? ;D
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After 50 years of spinning webs and catching a who's who of criminals, Peter Parker is out of the hero game.
But Spider-Man is still slinging from building to building — reborn, refreshed and revived with a new sense of the old maxim that Ben Parker taught his then-fledgling nephew that "with great power, comes great responsibility."
Writer Dan Slott, who's been penning Spidey adventures for the better part of the last 100 issues for Marvel Entertainment, said the culmination of the story is a new, dramatically different direction for the Steve Ditko and Stan Lee-created hero.
"This is an epic turn," Slott said. "I've been writing Spider-Man for 70-plus issues. Every now and then, you have to shake it up. ... The reason Spider-Man is one of the longest running characters is they always find a way to keep it fresh. Something to shake up the mix."
And in the pages of issue 700, out Wednesday, it's not just shaken up, it's turned head over heels, spun in circles, kicked sky high and cracked wide open.
Parker's mind is trapped in the withered, decaying dying body of his nemesis, Doctor Octopus aka Otto Octavius. Where's Doc Ock? Inside Parker's super-powered shell, learning what life is like for the brilliant researcher who happens to count the Avengers and Fantastic Four as friends and family.
The two clash mightily in the pages of issue 700, illustrated by Humberto Ramos and Victor Olazaba. But it's Octavius who wins out and Parker is, at least for now, gone for good, but not before one more act of heroism.
Slott said that it's Parker, whose memories envelop Octavius, who shows the villain what it means to be a hero.
"Gone are his days of villainy, but since it's Doc Ock and he has that ego, he's not going to try and just be Spider-man, he's going to try to be the best Spider-Man ever," said Slott.
Editor Stephen Wacker said that while Parker is gone, his permanence remains and his life casts a long shadow.
"His life is still important to the book because it affects everything that Doctor Octopus does as Spider-Man. Seeing a supervillain go through this life is the point — trying to be better than the hero he opposed," Wacker said.
"Doc has sort of inspired by Peter's life. That's what I mean when he talks about the shadow he casts," he said.
The sentiment echoes what Uncle Ben said in the pages of "Amazing Fantasy" No. 15, Slott said.
Editor Stephen Wacker called it a fitting end to the old series, which sets the stage for a new one — "The Superior Spider-Man" early next year — because it brings Peter Parker full circle, from the start of his crime-fighting career to the end.
"In his very first story, his uncle died because of something he did so the book has always been aimed at making Peter's life as difficult as possible," Wacker said. "The book has always worked best when it's about Peter Parker's life, not Spider-Man's."
And with Octavius influenced by Parker's life — from Aunt May to Gwen Stacy to Mary Jane — it will make him a better person, too.
"Because Doctor Octopus knows all of those things and will make decisions on what he saw Peter going through," Wacker said. "In a way, he gets the ultimate victory as he becomes a better hero."
Why not go right to the source:
http://www.necpress.com/tick.aspx
Well, the news is out. IDW's new series to be released in June. Matt Frank and I are developing the story. He's on the art, I'm on the keyboard. It's going to be one hell of a ride and I think something that you guys (and gals) are really going to dig.
And check out that damn cover! Sweet
HOWEVER! I read all four issues of Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan last night, and I gotta say, it was pretty awesome. So far I have read Minutemen, Ozymandias, Moloch and Dollar Bill, all of which were great, but JMS kind of blew them all out of the water with this one. I think I want to read Rorschach next. I am enjoying the whole Before Watchmen thing quite a bit.
I really didn't want to drop the series, but I've decided I can't support Jeff Lemire anymore. He said some pretty immature things about Orson Scott Card a couple weeks ago that struck me as childish and unprofessional, and I have grown pretty weary of comic writers acting like whiny children.
He wrote Dr. Manhattan, Nite Owl and Moloch. He ALSO wrote Superman: Earth One, which is STELLAR!
i've been reading random collected editions of recent story lines, among them some x-men, and i've just gotta ask: when and why did scott become such a dick to xavier?
Reading Cardboard by Doug TenNapel with my kids.
Reading Cardboard by Doug TenNapel with my kids.
Man, I lost track of TenNapel all the way back at Tommysaurus Rex. I need to start ordering his books again...
Speaking of people whose work one stopped reading due to their opinions...
QuoteSpeaking of people whose work one stopped reading due to their opinions...
Hadn't heard about any controversy. What is said opinion?
Now, I know most of you who attend enormous conventions in San Diego and elsewhere are used to long lines for big name celebrities. This is normally the sort of con where a 25 minute wait to get inside the building is considered ridiculous.
Just spent 3 days at the Motor City Comi-con. Friday and Sunday were awesome. Saturday?
Well, in the end I guess it was worth it, but let me put it this way...
1. Last year, the Suburban Collection Showcase Center where it is held put up a record for the MCCC for 17-18,000 people coming in the doors.
2. This was enough for them to get Stan Lee to show up for one day only...which they did.
3. Traffic backed up in the interstate, parked miles away, and got heatstroke to attend. One guy working at the con estimated 25-30,000 showed up.
4. The Showcase was not ready for this. Internet inside the building went down, people with advance tickets (but not special Stan Lee tickets) waited out in 80 degree weather for three hours (most in costume), and the concession lines never went empty.
Now, I know most of you who attend enormous conventions in San Diego and elsewhere are used to long lines for big name celebrities. This is normally the sort of con where a 25 minute wait to get inside the building is considered ridiculous.
Well, at least now they'll know better. And I am happy that Stan signed my copy of Monsters to Laugh With Magazine, and seeing it put a smile on his face.
yknow, something that isn't LarFleeze or VIBE. I'm still not sure why either of those are happening.
Battling Boy is a departure for the idiosyncratic cartoonist in that it’s aimed more directly at younger readers. Kirby’s Kamandi: The Last Boy On Earth would appear to be a significant influence, and recent remarks made by Pope at Comic-Con International in San Diego confirm his fondness for that Kirby classic and a desire to create a new comic for children. CBR’s Sonia Harris quotes Pope as saying, “I sat down with the head of DC Comics. I really wanted to do Kamandi, this Jack Kirby character. I had this great pitch… and he said â€You think this is gonna be for kids? Stop, stop. We don’t publish comics for kids. We publish comics for 45-year olds. If you want to do comics for kids, you can do Scooby-Doo.”
QuoteBattling Boy is a departure for the idiosyncratic cartoonist in that it’s aimed more directly at younger readers. Kirby’s Kamandi: The Last Boy On Earth would appear to be a significant influence, and recent remarks made by Pope at Comic-Con International in San Diego confirm his fondness for that Kirby classic and a desire to create a new comic for children. CBR’s Sonia Harris quotes Pope as saying, “I sat down with the head of DC Comics. I really wanted to do Kamandi, this Jack Kirby character. I had this great pitch… and he said â€You think this is gonna be for kids? Stop, stop. We don’t publish comics for kids. We publish comics for 45-year olds. If you want to do comics for kids, you can do Scooby-Doo.”
http://comicsalliance.com/battling-boy-trailer-video-paul-pope-first-second/
QuoteBattling Boy is a departure for the idiosyncratic cartoonist in that it’s aimed more directly at younger readers. Kirby’s Kamandi: The Last Boy On Earth would appear to be a significant influence, and recent remarks made by Pope at Comic-Con International in San Diego confirm his fondness for that Kirby classic and a desire to create a new comic for children. CBR’s Sonia Harris quotes Pope as saying, “I sat down with the head of DC Comics. I really wanted to do Kamandi, this Jack Kirby character. I had this great pitch… and he said â€You think this is gonna be for kids? Stop, stop. We don’t publish comics for kids. We publish comics for 45-year olds. If you want to do comics for kids, you can do Scooby-Doo.”
http://comicsalliance.com/battling-boy-trailer-video-paul-pope-first-second/
The series that he pitched it after (Batman Year 100) was in 2006, so it seems that that conversation happened with the previous head-honchos at DC.
So, that is terrible, but isn't really necessarily the opinion of DC now (especially given that they recently wiped the slate clean and started again in the hopes of attracting a new, younger audience).
Tumblr is blocked at my work, so I can't see what we are talking about - Do you have some big news?
Yeah how did that happen?
Aside from the process of being drawn I mean. :)
After all these years, can you believe I've never actually read The Dark Knight Returns until this past week...
...and I didn't care for it that much. Not sure if I can pinpoint why, other than I'm not a fan of the art style. I'll keep thinking about it and try and come up with more.
We're not talking the one with the fairly cute to potentially hot designs for Kitty and Wanda right? The one where Kurt was all floppy haired comic relief?
Someone say Liefeld? My favorite posts riffing on shitty Liefeld work:
http://www.progressiveboink.com/2012/4/21/2960508/worst-rob-liefeld-drawings
http://www.progressiveboink.com/2012/6/14/3084348/the-second-40-worst-rob-liefeld-drawingsSpoiler (click to show/hide)
The Walking Dead comic has a Rob Liefeld Variant
(http://i.imgur.com/HXWUA9M.jpg)
??? Was pulling hair once considered exercise?
??? Was pulling hair once considered exercise?
I think that character has control of her hair. Superhero comics are weird.
??? Was pulling hair once considered exercise?
I think that character has control of her hair. Superhero comics are weird.
She does, but even still, it doesn't really make sense.
Also not making sense: How she made the cover? Even if they just wanted a female character, she's surely not in the top twenty to choose from?
Which is also the name of a storyarc in the Punisher where he turns black. Really.
Nope, you're the only one.
I'm more of a Marvel guy.
I read the free issue of Saga that Google Play had. Not sure if I want to continue.
Nah. It was fine. It's just sometimes it's hard to tell with just one issue.I read the free issue of Saga that Google Play had. Not sure if I want to continue.
Didn't hook you, or there was something in it you didn't like? I think it's pretty fantastic.
I read the free issue of Saga that Google Play had. Not sure if I want to continue. I'm curious if any of IDW's Godzilla stuff is worth picking up.Godzilla Half Century War is worth picking up for the art alone.
Is ANYBODY but me reading Forever Evil?
Read the Essential Ant-Man. Man, that was like the one character in the early days of the Silver Age Marvel characters who had NOTHING that made him interesting. Really thrown together.
Not sure if this has been posted here yet. Remember when Wolverine was played by Gary Busey?
(http://i.imgur.com/xkQERcx.jpg)
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From the Free Comic Book Day issue of Power Rangers:
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Of all the characters to get hit by a car...
Comic books are too good and too expensive. How can you enjoy a comic book that costs $4.95? At that price I resent the hell out of a cliff hanger ending. If they were still 60 cents each I would still be collecting. Plus they reboot everything all the time. I don't want to read that shit.
Adult Swim has a new Batman series. Called, "Beware the Batman" it is all CGI, very interesting. Alfred is a younger dude, bald, still has the MI6 background but he acts as Bruce Wayne's bodyguard....
It is not Paul Dini or Alan Burnette but it is Sam Register who was their guy. Made a lot of DC movies. Good Batman animated movies. Very obscure villains like "Magpie" but they have to have the Joker. We'll see, only two eps so far and the next one features Anarky! So, that would be good!
So I decided I want to get familiar with Guardians of the Galaxy. The graphic novels are too pricey and there are too many back issues to hunt down, so I decided to give Marvel Unlimited a try. I get digital access to the full 2008-2010 run, which is probably what the movie is going to be referencing mostly. At the rate I'm reading it, I'll probably be through the whole bunch by the end of the week. Don't know if I'll keep my subscription after I'm done, but I feel like I got my $10 worth.
It's a lot of fun. The "Marvel in space" thing normally bores me to tears (Superheroes all seem a bit less fantastic when they're out in outer space), but the snappy writing and interesting characters keep me coming back.
Now I'm even more excited for the movie.
Adult Swim has a new Batman series. Called, "Beware the Batman" it is all CGI, very interesting. Alfred is a younger dude, bald, still has the MI6 background but he acts as Bruce Wayne's bodyguard....
It is not Paul Dini or Alan Burnette but it is Sam Register who was their guy. Made a lot of DC movies. Good Batman animated movies. Very obscure villains like "Magpie" but they have to have the Joker. We'll see, only two eps so far and the next one features Anarky! So, that would be good!
It's good that it still exists. They took it off the air at the end of last year and it looked like it was going away like most good action cartoons do.
Adult Swim has a new Batman series. Called, "Beware the Batman" it is all CGI, very interesting. Alfred is a younger dude, bald, still has the MI6 background but he acts as Bruce Wayne's bodyguard....
It is not Paul Dini or Alan Burnette but it is Sam Register who was their guy. Made a lot of DC movies. Good Batman animated movies. Very obscure villains like "Magpie" but they have to have the Joker. We'll see, only two eps so far and the next one features Anarky! So, that would be good!
It's good that it still exists. They took it off the air at the end of last year and it looked like it was going away like most good action cartoons do.
Is it back on? I thought it was cancelled when it went away.
Wha?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqKrYozIEAINHk5.jpg)
Wha?
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I am a fan of the art of Sam Kieth, but I don't even know what I am looking at there.
I am a fan of the art of Sam Kieth, but I don't even know what I am looking at there.
i think wolvie's trying to shove batman up his asshole. :speechless:
The Norse god of thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel movies, will now be a goddess as part of publisher's attempt to make its lineup more gender balanced.http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/thor-woman-comics-marvel-announces-article-1.1867428
BY Ethan Sacks
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 12:13 PM
Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 7:29 PM
Meet the new Thor — a GODDESS of Thunder, who will headline a new â€Thor’ series starting in October.
Marvel Entertainment has brought the hammer — more like the Mjolnir — down on any criticism that its comics are male-dominated, announcing Tuesday that one of its biggest superheroes will now be a woman.
Thor, the lightning-wielding superhero played by the Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel movies, will be recast as a female in new comic book series that will launch in October. “We’re really excited about this; it’s definitely shaking things up,” Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Axel Alonso told the Daily News. “Thor is the broad-shouldered masculine epitome. But you see from the teaser image that the new Thor is not to be trifled with, either.”
Alonso wouldn’t give any hints about the identity of the character who will be under the helmet of the womanly warrior. He would only say it’s a character that current “Thor” readers will recognize. “We’re going to draw this out,” he says, almost teasing fans. “We’re not going to tell you right away who it is. It’s going to be a mystery ripe with red herrings and twists.”
The old Thor, that is to say the male warrior, will still be hanging around, but will be reduced to a depowered mortal unworthy of Mjolnir — the warrior’s magical hammer — and all that comes with it. And it won’t affect Thor in the popular Marvel flicks — Hemsworth is under contract for at least the next three installments.
But Thor’s new gender was big enough news in the comic book universe that the publisher revealed the change on “The View” on Tuesday.
“Giving her the title of Thor gives her a great power behind her from the get-go,” says Jill Pantozzi, editor in chief of TheMarySue.com, a pop culture news site. “People know the character Thor from the Marvel movies, that makes this a big event. It is nice to see that both Marvel and (rival publisher) DC Comics are realizing that there is an untapped market in women readers.”
Based on the Norse God of Thunder, the burly hero has been a dude since creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby appropriated Viking mythology for their comic books in 1962. Since then, the industry has been dominated by the likes of Spider-Man, Superman and Batman.
â€This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR,’ says writer Jason Aaron. Marvel â€This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR,’ says writer Jason Aaron.
Times have changed, however. The Thor revelation was the latest move in an ongoing attempt by the publisher of heroes like Iron Man, Spider-Man and Captain America to be more gender-balanced to compete with DC, home of Wonder Woman and Batgirl.
In recent months, new Marvel titles have focused on veteran heroines Black Widow, She-Hulk, Captain Marvel and Elektra. Marvel has also introduced a series around a new Ms. Marvel character, whose alter ego is a Muslim American teenager from Jersey City.
“We’ll see if (this new Thor) is a feminist breakthrough or not depending on how much clothing she’s wearing,” says Danielle Ward, manager of Jim Hanley’s Universe comic store on Staten Island.
Thor will be a woman in the comics, Marvel announcesShrug.
(http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1867424.1405440421!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/thor16f-2-web.jpg)QuoteThe Norse god of thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel movies, will now be a goddess as part of publisher's attempt to make its lineup more gender balanced.http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/thor-woman-comics-marvel-announces-article-1.1867428
BY Ethan Sacks
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 12:13 PM
Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 7:29 PM
Meet the new Thor — a GODDESS of Thunder, who will headline a new â€Thor’ series starting in October.
Marvel Entertainment has brought the hammer — more like the Mjolnir — down on any criticism that its comics are male-dominated, announcing Tuesday that one of its biggest superheroes will now be a woman.
Thor, the lightning-wielding superhero played by the Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel movies, will be recast as a female in new comic book series that will launch in October. “We’re really excited about this; it’s definitely shaking things up,” Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Axel Alonso told the Daily News. “Thor is the broad-shouldered masculine epitome. But you see from the teaser image that the new Thor is not to be trifled with, either.”
Alonso wouldn’t give any hints about the identity of the character who will be under the helmet of the womanly warrior. He would only say it’s a character that current “Thor” readers will recognize. “We’re going to draw this out,” he says, almost teasing fans. “We’re not going to tell you right away who it is. It’s going to be a mystery ripe with red herrings and twists.”
The old Thor, that is to say the male warrior, will still be hanging around, but will be reduced to a depowered mortal unworthy of Mjolnir — the warrior’s magical hammer — and all that comes with it. And it won’t affect Thor in the popular Marvel flicks — Hemsworth is under contract for at least the next three installments.
But Thor’s new gender was big enough news in the comic book universe that the publisher revealed the change on “The View” on Tuesday.
“Giving her the title of Thor gives her a great power behind her from the get-go,” says Jill Pantozzi, editor in chief of TheMarySue.com, a pop culture news site. “People know the character Thor from the Marvel movies, that makes this a big event. It is nice to see that both Marvel and (rival publisher) DC Comics are realizing that there is an untapped market in women readers.”
Based on the Norse God of Thunder, the burly hero has been a dude since creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby appropriated Viking mythology for their comic books in 1962. Since then, the industry has been dominated by the likes of Spider-Man, Superman and Batman.
â€This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR,’ says writer Jason Aaron. Marvel â€This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR,’ says writer Jason Aaron.
Times have changed, however. The Thor revelation was the latest move in an ongoing attempt by the publisher of heroes like Iron Man, Spider-Man and Captain America to be more gender-balanced to compete with DC, home of Wonder Woman and Batgirl.
In recent months, new Marvel titles have focused on veteran heroines Black Widow, She-Hulk, Captain Marvel and Elektra. Marvel has also introduced a series around a new Ms. Marvel character, whose alter ego is a Muslim American teenager from Jersey City.
“We’ll see if (this new Thor) is a feminist breakthrough or not depending on how much clothing she’s wearing,” says Danielle Ward, manager of Jim Hanley’s Universe comic store on Staten Island.
Actually, I think more than 'how much clothing she's wearing', whether the new Thor is written as a person, rather than a 'woman', would be more important. [Though the amount of skin exposure would give some indication of the level of 'feminist breakthrough' this represents.]
If they had Whedon write it, or Straczynski, there'd be no issue with it. (I don't know enough current writers in comics to know others who can write female characters well.)
Times have changed, however. The Thor revelation was the latest move in an ongoing attempt by the publisher of heroes like Iron Man, Spider-Man and Captain America to be more gender-balanced to compete with DC, home of Wonder Woman and Batgirl.
Wonder if anyone's laying odds that it's Carol Danvers under there (assuming that'd be possible in current continuity; I'm behind on this stuff).
Oh and... (http://io9.com/i-think-marvel-is-lying-to-everybody-about-the-new-fem-1605924889)
Wonder if anyone's laying odds that it's Carol Danvers under there (assuming that'd be possible in current continuity; I'm behind on this stuff).
I don't think so, as they are reportedly gearing up to have her int he cinematic universe, so I think they wouldn't move her away from her "normal" standing.
Yeah. I doubt Thor will stay female any longer than he stayed space-horse (or frog).
It'd be nice if Marvelthought they couldtried to come up with major female characters that were - *gasp* - original characters, not off-shoots of already-established male characters.
Wonder if anyone's laying odds that it's Carol Danvers under there (assuming that'd be possible in current continuity; I'm behind on this stuff).
I don't think so, as they are reportedly gearing up to have her int he cinematic universe, so I think they wouldn't move her away from her "normal" standing.
Comics, man. Ain't nothing so permanent it can't be undone before their movie comes out.
There's going to be a sequel to Fight Club. As a comic.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54215
Very insightful, Professor. I value your input.
I love comics, but I am certainly a novice. I've only started reading in the last 10 years, and I don't do it very frequently. I've mostly only read DC stuff, and pretty much only major events stuff (Death of Superman, Hush, Watchmen).
I just subscribed to Marvel Unlimited. I'm only going to be signed up for a few months, so I need suggestions on things that I must check out while I'm a member. I've read Planet Hulk, and I'm about 1/3 of the way through Civil War. Both of these have been okay, but not amazing. I was thinking about reading House of M or latest version of Deadpool with Brian Posehn. Any thoughts?
Yeah, I loved Planet Hulk, too. I'd like them to bring back the Warbound some day. Would make for a great team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Anyone besides me reading Rocket Raccoon? It has been really fun so far.
It's actually very stand-alone. I haven't read any of the other comics and it makes perfect sense. I'm getting the impression that marvel is just letting Skottie Young do whatever he wants on the series.Anyone besides me reading Rocket Raccoon? It has been really fun so far.
I'm not YET, but I'm reading Nova and I read the first series of relaunched GotG, so once I'm caught up on the Bendis version, I will.
It's actually very stand-alone. I haven't read any of the other comics and it makes perfect sense. I'm getting the impression that marvel is just letting Skottie Young do whatever he wants on the series.Anyone besides me reading Rocket Raccoon? It has been really fun so far.
I'm not YET, but I'm reading Nova and I read the first series of relaunched GotG, so once I'm caught up on the Bendis version, I will.
Anyone besides me reading Rocket Raccoon? It has been really fun so far.
Deadpool Bi-Annual (aka the one with Brute Force)
Holy Crap!
Infamous?Yeah, maybe that wasn't the right word choice.
Infamous?Yeah, maybe that wasn't the right word choice.
Well my curiosity was piqued, so I looked into it, and its infamy has something to do with this:
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Well my curiosity was piqued, so I looked into it, and its infamy has something to do with this:
(http://www.toplessrobot.com/lexluthorcakes.jpg)
Arrrgh! New one isn't the same. Same concept, but none of the of the originals are in there, at least according to Amazon.
(https://d2lzb5v10mb0lj.cloudfront.net/covers/300/22/22087.jpg)Just got that myself at Rose City and got it signed by the creators. Never read it and looking forward to it.
Picked up Nexus Omnibus Vol. 1. Just started, and while I doubt it's going to be among my favourites, it's a pretty solid read so far. Curious to see where it goes.
Though they do have the original: http://www.amazon.com/Super-Dictionary-Warner-Educational-Services/dp/0030437563/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411600096&sr=1-1&keywords=super+dictionary (http://www.amazon.com/Super-Dictionary-Warner-Educational-Services/dp/0030437563/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411600096&sr=1-1&keywords=super+dictionary)
Thanks for the heads up on that Elric book, I'm all over that when it comes out.
...and the addiction deepens.
In its day, Nexus was pretty much the most interesting/revolutionary series out there. I still think of it quite fondly (and have my set safely boxed away).
I've got a page of original art from B&W Nexus #2 [a key plot point occurs on the page]*. Later Steve Rude autographed it for me (this was many, many years ago). One of these days I have to set aside the money and wallspace to frame and hang some of the original art I have. It is a shame to have most of it sitting in an artist portfolio carrying/protective case. :(
* This spoiler is for a major plot point/spoiler for that second issue.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Deadpool Bi-Annual (aka the one with Brute Force)
Holy Crap!
Yeah I should have been a lot more specific. It was a lot of fun. Though being my first Deadpool one, some of it caught me offguard. It was nice seeing Brute Force in action, too. Also...Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Okay, what the heck?
All of these were released today:
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I don't recall ever seeing the "stand chest to chest and stare at each other" pose before, and yet here are three all on the same day, and from different companies and artists.
Wow, that Batman Superman cover looks like shit.
I read the Elric book last night, it was really good, I'm looking forward to more. It's supposed to be the first part of a 4-part series.Yeah, I just read that last night (along with the latest Death of Wolverine and Thor comics) and it's freaking fantastic...I'm an Elric fan from way back; I was obsessed with the Eternal Champions saga in High School and college, and Moorecock was right in the Intro: this is definitely the best adaptation I've see and is makes me furious that I have to wait until April for part 2. :P
I read the Elric book last night, it was really good, I'm looking forward to more. It's supposed to be the first part of a 4-part series.Yeah, I just read that last night (along with the latest Death of Wolverine and Thor comics) and it's freaking fantastic...I'm an Elric fan from way back; I was obsessed with the Eternal Champions saga in High School and college, and Moorecock was right in the Intro: this is definitely the best adaptation I've see and is makes me furious that I have to wait until April for part 2. :P
Here's the Batman statue by him, BTW:
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Bats do have six limbs, right?
Over at New York Comic Con, DC announced:
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Wonder Woman '77 based on the TV series and playing off the success of Batman '66.
Marvel Entertainment has done what Dr. Doom, the Skrulls, and even the world-devouring might of Galactus couldn't do: killed the Fantastic Four.
During a Sunday-afternoon panel at New York Comic-Con, Marvel editor in chief Axel Alonso and current Fantastic Four writer James Robinson confirmed what observers had suspected for months: the company is closing up shop on its longest-running series after a world-changing 53-year run. The news has been met with a collective shrug of resignation among the comics community, but attention should be paid. This is no small event in the history of superheroes. It's a premature ending, and it was most likely borne of the comics economy's worst tendencies in the age of blockbuster superhero flicks.
A rep for Marvel said the company has no comment on the reasoning for Fantastic Four's cancellation. But a glance at the Fantastic Four's licensing situation starts to tell a very plausible (and disappointing) story leading to the end of the series. Before the superhero-movie renaissance, a struggling Marvel sold the FF's film rights (along with those of the X-Men) to 20th Century Fox at terms very favorable to Fox. Fast-forward to now: Fox is rebooting the Fantastic Four film franchise and Marvel gets hardly any money out of the movie, unlike the insane cash it makes on flicks made by its own studio (Avengers, Captain America, and the other titles in that universe) and the Spider-Man franchise (owned by Sony, who cut a good bargain with Marvel a while back). Reports have long circulated that Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter despises Fox for not playing ball, much less returning its various properties to Marvel.
The X-Men have become so essential to the Marvel Comics universe that Marvel would never do mass cancellations of its various X-titles (although there's periodic speculation that Marvel is trying to somehow minimize X-Men characters). But the Fantastic Four only star in one monthly series, ever since their second series got canceled a few months ago. Sales of the book have been decent, but not spectacular. They're an easy target in the war between Fox and Marvel. With the new Fantastic Four movie on the way in the next few months, Marvel has very noticeably taken FF characters out of its promotional materials.
And now, with little fanfare, the series is on the chopping block. We don't know the specifics of how the so-called first family of the Marvel Universe will disappear, and it seems likely that at least some of the characters might remain in published Marvel series. For all we know, the series could be back sometime in the future. But everything we know about the wrap-up of the series indicates a near-total end to the FF's adventures. Robinson said the team is "going away for a while" and alluded to killing off characters in an interview. Marvel made no effort to assure fans that the FF will still show up in other titles. The final story line will be called "The End Is Fourever." A solicitation for the collected edition of the story line describes it as "the closing act on the First Family of the Marvel Universe." Combine all of that with the business disputes, and it all adds up to a pretty stark picture.
Let's step back from the business specifics for a moment and mourn. The Fantastic Four are the defining characters of Marvel's superhero universe. They're its foundation stone and its guiding light. From the team's first appearance in Fantastic Four No. 1 in 1961 until the present day, they've been relevant and worthwhile — and very often revolutionary. Let's look at just three reasons why it's tragic that the series is getting killed so blithely.
First of all, without the Fantastic Four, we wouldn't have the Marvel universe or any of its characters. No Spider-Man, no X-Men, no Iron Man, nothing. Prior to the FF's creation, Marvel Comics was in a death spiral. Long gone was its World War II–era heyday (during which it wasn't called Marvel, but leave that be for the moment), when it created Captain America and the Sub-Mariner. Writer and editor Stan Lee was on the verge of quitting comics when his publisher told him to create a series about a team of superheroes — something their rivals at National (later to be DC) Comics had done with some success. So Lee and fellow comics veteran Jack Kirby, the legendary penciler, cooked up a team of four ordinary humans who, after being exposed to strange space radiation, gain powers of invisibility, elasticity, strength, and flame. They put out an issue and it flew off the racks. Marvel was saved, and the Marvel Era of comics began. The book set the template and the tone for an insanely fruitful period of creation. Within a few years, Lee, Kirby, and a few other compatriots dreamed up most of the characters and teams you've loved on the big screen. Nothing like that period has existed in comics before or since, and it all happened because of the Fantastic Four.
Second, the ideas behind the Fantastic Four were as beautiful as they were game-changing. Prior to that, the most popular superheroes were generally confident, beautiful, and successful members of society. But the Four were dysfunctional and, in many ways, freakish. When they got their powers, the team was horrified and confused, and the after-effects were ambiguous. Ben Grimm, known as the Thing, was the best example: The accident left him with a permanent exoskeleton of orange rock, meaning he could no longer walk in daylight without being branded as a freak. He was no Superman, embracing his powers and acting as a gleaming symbol of hope. He hated himself and what he'd become and struggled to do the right thing in a world that feared him. And the FF were a family, with all the drama that comes along with any family: Reed Richards (the elastic-bodied Mr. Fantastic) and Sue Storm (the self-explanatory Invisible Girl) were romantically involved (and soon, married) and would get into heated arguments; Johnny Storm (the flaming and flying Human Torch) was an attention hog who perpetually squabbled with Grimm. On top of all that storytelling, the series was also drawn with a stew of colorful costumes, sci-fi-heavy action, and apocalyptic imagery that had never been cooked up in the comics medium before. Nothing would ever be the same.
And perhaps most important, the FF haven't lost their relevance. To put it bluntly: This is an execution, not a mercy killing. I've been talking about the historical importance of the early Fantastic Four issues, but that's only the beginning of the team's significance. It has a core idea that never gets old: the struggles, compromises, joys, and agonies of being in a family. Over the ensuing five decades of the team's history, their adventures and tribulations have produced some of superhero comics' greatest story lines and characters. There was the Galactus Saga of 1966, in which a massive alien visitor almost devoured the Earth, giving us the highest-stakes comics story ever told to that point (and giving us Galactus, who's been used to great effect dozens and dozens of times ever since). Or writer/artist John Byrne's incredible run in the early 1980s, which fleshed out Sue Storm and introduced heartbreaking conflicts between her and Reed over work-life balance and gender roles in a marriage. Or Mark Millar's gripping and horrifying Ultimate Fantastic Four, an alternate-reality tale from the 2000s about a younger FF facing truly horrifying threats. Or Jonathan Hickman's run from the early 2010s, or Matt Fraction's run on Fantastic Four and its short-lived spinoff series FF just two years ago. The list goes on and on.
With any luck, at least some of the characters will continue to pop up occasionally in other Marvel books. And who knows, maybe the upcoming Fantastic Four movie will do so well that Marvel will think it can make lots of money through comics sales, due to rekindled interest. But the first family's days at center stage are likely done for the foreseeable future. In Marvel's defense, Fantastic Four sales haven't been spectacular as of late. But there are a ton of titles that do way worse and aren't getting nixed, much less in the run-up to a major movie release.
There's been a nice running motif in Hickman's recent run on New Avengers that holds no small amount of irony now. The series has prominently featured Reed Richards as he joins a cabal of other Marvel heroes to avert a total collapse of the cosmos. Repeatedly, the series revisits a meeting Richards led with the cabal, in which he gave the following rationale for their mission: "Everything dies. You. Me. Everyone on this planet. It's inevitable and I have come to accept it. What I find unacceptable is the unnatural acceleration of that end." He could very easily be talking about the real-world chronicle of his family's revolutionary adventures.
Still, I'd rather it come out of something organic to the state of the Marvel Universe rather than "Oh, you won't give us those FF rights. Fuck you!"
It's funny though, because I thought it would be neat to do a story arc where the FF split up (or get split up by some big event) and each character gets their own book (and introduce a brand new Fantastic Four with an all-new cast) while the other members get their own individual books: Sue Storm could use her invisibility to have an espionage and/or conspiracy book, Mr. Fantastic could be traveling the universe Doctor Who-style trying to get home to Earth, Human Torch could be trapped in Marvel's golden age replacing the original Human Torch (or he could be be on regular Earth and without the other members, indulging his celebrity in a different way, though the latter has been done) and the Thing... well, he's the character who responds best to different kinds of adventures that you could do all kinds of things with him.
Then, you know bring the old team back in a year.
OOOOHHH! I should get this for my brother. He's an artist, and a HUGE fan of Greg Capullo!
Anyway, I also got this:
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If you're at all interested in the creation side of things this is gorgeous - it's the entire Court of Owls run without the color or the ink; just Greg Capullo's pencil work.
There are so many Transformer comics and I just have a hard time getting into them because I'm so confused as to where I should start. I tried issue 1 of several different stories, but I still had no idea what the hell was going on. With comic books being $3.99 and up these days, I see comic books as too much of a frivolous investment. :(
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You realize the DC characters with elastic powers are supposed to be silly, right? And that the point was they were more light-hearted (Identity Crisis, not withstanding). Plastic Man was the first major comedic superhero and Elongated Man (what an odd name) evolved from a simply fun detective hero to a Nick to Sue Dibny's Nora Charles. That said, I can't imagine judging a character by their powers. Plastic Man and Elongated Man are great.
Reading volume one of Locke and Key again. Good stuff, but I'm not exactly hooked yet. Still, interested in seeing where it goes when I finally get to the stuff I haven't read yet.
Finally read Seconds. A really good book. Doesn't really rewrite time travel (though this is more history editing than any actually travelling), and it sort of ends in a way a lot of these stories end, but overall it is a really good work. I'm really looking forward to whatever he does next. Also, I can see why Nathan Fairbairn was tapped to color the Scott Pilgrim books. It won't make me buy those editions, but the colors in Seconds are pretty great. I'd really like it to be an animated movie. Also, I don't know if you can "double bill" a book, but it would also make a great companion piece with Alex Robinson's Too Cool to Be Forgotten.
New Invader Zim from creator Jhonan Vasquez coming in JulyHell FUCKIN' yeah!
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=59483
Looks like Marvel's starting a comic book series based off of the 90s X-Men show. X-Men '92.I hope Bill Clinton turns out to be a mutant.
Looks like Marvel's starting a comic book series based off of the 90s X-Men show. X-Men '92.
Behold the new Batman outfit!
Behold the new Batman outfit!That looks more like an anime Easter Bunny.
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Behold the new Batman outfit!
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Behold the new Batman outfit!I'm blue da ba dee da ba DIE!
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Ridiculous bunny armor is one thing, they better have a good excuse for him holding a damn gun.He has to protect his eggs.
Little Bunny Pew PewRidiculous bunny armor is one thing, they better have a good excuse for him holding a damn gun.He has to protect his eggs.
San Diego, CA (March 27, 2015) – In over six decades of battles and triumphs, Godzilla has never faced a challenge as great as what’s coming his way this July in the brand new mini-series Godzilla in Hell! In a conquest for the ages, Godzilla will storm through the gates of hell, proving that the towering behemoth is still King Of The Monsters!
With no warning and no sign of salvation Godzilla will find itself plummeting to the deepest darkest bowels of hell. The mystery of what led to Godzilla’s damnation, and what it will face will take readers on a dark and twisted journey unlike any Godzilla story before!
A rotating creative team will each take Godzilla through a new and more dangerous layer of Hell beginning with none other than writer and artist James Stokoe, who is returning to the character for the first time since his stunning and haunting mini-series Godzilla: The Half Century War.
“Drawing Godzilla must be my comfort food, because it feels really great to come back and work on pages with IDW again,” said Stokoe. “Also, the list of amazing creators they’ve tapped for this series feels equally great as a reader, especially with the theme everyone gets to play with. You can’t get much bigger than Godzilla versus Hell!“
Successive issues in this 5-part series will feature talents familiar to the Godzilla franchise including the multi-talented writer/artists Bob Eggleton, and Dave Watcher. Watcher most recently wrapped up the apocalyptic take on Godzilla in Godzilla: Cataclysm.
New to the world of Godzilla will be writers Ulises Farinas, and Erick Freitas, together on issue #3 and Brandon Seifert, tackling issue #4; artist’s will be announced on these issues at a later time.
“I’m very proud with the level of quality we’ve brought to all of our Godzilla mini-series,” said editor Bobby Curnow. “Godzilla in Hell will prove no exception. It’s been incredibly fun seeing the creator’s imagination stretch to fully utilize this otherworldly premise.”
This explosive new series will join a number of other major debuts in July as part of the Five Featured Firsts program, which launches a brand new title each and every week in July. Additionally, the debut issue will feature an EC Comics homage variant cover by Godzilla: Rulers of Earth artist Jeff Zornow as part of EC Cover Month!
I think some of the red shirt/cape-thingy is covering up part of her belly.I think it's just a midriff top, though.
That would be the huge cheese wedge she's smuggling back there.She's got an armadillo down her trousers. And two more in her shirt.
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http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/131478-dc-using-spurious-logic-to-screw-creators-out-of-royalties-and-credit.html (http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/131478-dc-using-spurious-logic-to-screw-creators-out-of-royalties-and-credit.html)
This kickstarter confuses me, but Archie comics has always confused me too. They have a habit of publishing comics that nobody should be reading anymore. (Their Ninja Turtles comics ran well after the hype machine had shut down, and I think they're STILL publishing Sonic the Hedgehog. Also, Archie...) They must be selling these comics to someone, or they wouldn't be there, but I've never met this person. So since I have no clue where their money comes from, I have no clue why they need to ask us for more.
Except that a lot of people actually LIKE Pepsi.
But Archie doing a kickstarter in order to publish Archie comics seems like Pepsi doing a kickstarter to keep Pepsi on the shelf.
Well the consumer benefits because when you take away the risk, the company becomes willing to put out things they wouldn't otherwise.
Every now and then, a fan of something says, "I'd pay like- $500 if they'd just make ______." Kickstarter is where you go to pay that $500. That's why I'm OK with Rifftrax going to the well when they want to do a live show. I'm pretty sure we wouldn't be getting The Room live without it. They were able to do something they wouldn't have been able to otherwise, because the fans were willing to put their money where their mouth is and remove the risk of doing so.
But Archie doing a kickstarter in order to publish Archie comics seems like Pepsi doing a kickstarter to keep Pepsi on the shelf.
They are going to Kickstarter to relaunch Archie, with cool mostly indie artists and writers, a move that could be very damaging for them. Who is buying Archie comics that isn't doing it for nostalgia reasons?
On top of that, it gets them covered by a lot of news sources and gets the word out there, and people get to take ownership of the relaunch.
It all makes sense to me.
I used to be against it more than I am now.
I get what it's meant for is bold new ideas from someone who isn't able to fund the project, but there's a lot of truth behind the fact that high profile kickstarters bring people to kickstarter who wouldn't have considered the idea before - And once you've kickstarted one project, you are much more likely to do it again (assuming your experience was positive - again, probably more likely with an experienced company).
Ridiculous bunny armor is one thing, they better have a good excuse for him holding a damn gun.
Ridiculous bunny armor is one thing, they better have a good excuse for him holding a damn gun.
A few months late but...
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Batman disappeared/died and the Gotham PD decided that without Batman around, the criminals would go a bit nuts so they made a Batsuit and stuck Commissioner Gordon in it.
Yep, that's a thing.
While you could make a good story about this situation given the DCYou Universe's track record, I'm not expecting it to be good in practice.
And no, I don't know how this interacts with Bat-Mite, who has his own book now and is interacting with the non-Iron, non-dead Batman.
Didn't they just do a long stint where Batman had died though?
Am I the only one who has thought this? [If it's been discussed in the comics since the early/mid-'80s, I likely missed it.]
The Inhumans are genetically predisposed humans who were exposed to Terragen mists.
Terragen mists only affect genetically predisposed humanoid DNA.
Therefore, the Inhumans' transporter, Lockjaw, was never, and has never been, a dog.
Am I the only one who has thought this? [If it's been discussed in the comics since the early/mid-'80s, I likely missed it.]
The Inhumans are genetically predisposed humans who were exposed to Terragen mists.
Terragen mists only affect genetically predisposed humanoid DNA.
Therefore, the Inhumans' transporter, Lockjaw, was never, and has never been, a dog.
I think that was a truth for a while, brought up in a John Byrne comic. Eventually, they retconned it because it was too creepy and gross.
You should see what they're doing with Eldrac in that regard.
Am I the only one who has thought this? [If it's been discussed in the comics since the early/mid-'80s, I likely missed it.]
The Inhumans are genetically predisposed humans who were exposed to Terragen mists.
Terragen mists only affect genetically predisposed humanoid DNA.
Therefore, the Inhumans' transporter, Lockjaw, was never, and has never been, a dog.I think that was a truth for a while, brought up in a John Byrne comic. Eventually, they retconned it because it was too creepy and gross.
I don't know why it would be considered creepy (unless there've been scenes where Lockjaw was present for intimate interactions between other characters).
He could be some manner of native Kree canine analog that is sensitive to the mists.
Not American comics but Tokyo Pop has panels scheduled for this weekend's anime expo and SDCC. They had shut down US operations in 2011 but apparently might be making a comeback. Or something.
http://www.newsarama.com/25087-back-to-the-future-comes-to-idw.html (http://www.newsarama.com/25087-back-to-the-future-comes-to-idw.html)
It sounds like he is just a consultant and IDW writers are actually writing it.
Batman meets the Ninja Turtles in the quest for pupils!And their motto has been changed from Cowabunga to EYE of the Tiger.
If anyone is wondering what Hebs is up to....Yeah, I saw that on her twitter yesterday. That is so cool!
She will be doing issue 5 & 6 of the new Archie comic!
http://comicbook.com/2015/08/18/everythings-archie-mike-pellerito-reveals-who-will-follow-fiona-/#Image9
It's an important comic, but it's very much a mid-80s comic.
It's an important comic, but it's very much a mid-80s comic.
That's my impression now. Also the first 100 pages is just the same thing over and over. Random characters defending Monitor's devices, and saying stupid things. Does it get any better?
Mmmmmm......is the second one any good?
So my friend is doing some fundraising at a booth at Salt Lake Comic-Con. I was thinking about having an activity where kids can decorate a small piece of paper, then we'll turn it into a pin-back button. I was also thinking about getting some clearance comics that the kids could use to make a collage for their button.
Would that be some sort of sacrilege? Is that bad taste at a comic convention? Is it akin to defacing art or flag burning?
So my friend is doing some fundraising at a booth at Salt Lake Comic-Con. I was thinking about having an activity where kids can decorate a small piece of paper, then we'll turn it into a pin-back button. I was also thinking about getting some clearance comics that the kids could use to make a collage for their button.
Would that be some sort of sacrilege? Is that bad taste at a comic convention? Is it akin to defacing art or flag burning?
Frank Miller's cover for a Dark Knight III tie-in.Daaaaamn that is some ugly artwork.
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Frank Miller's cover for a Dark Knight III tie-in.Daaaaamn that is some ugly artwork.
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I know it's not really the purpose of this thread, but the Kickstarter for my fourth webcomic volume is half over, and we aren't at the halfway mark for funding yet. Please consider sharing, donating, or bugging your local comics shop to order!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/86891268/catbeard-the-pirate-book-four-corsairs-and-catnip
I'm with Kurt
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2015/10/as-fans-mock-frank-millers-dark-knight-iii-cover-kurt-busiek-defends-it/
If they both have goatees how do you tell which is the evil one?
Ooh. Hebs is on Howard the Duck? I'm reading that one!
So Squirrel Girl is no longer a mutant?
In the All-New, All-Different Squirrel Girl #1, it's stated that while her parents assumed she was a mutant, she got a bill of health from a doctor stating that she wasn't and that they don't know where the squirrel powers and tail came from. (And then on to a gag stating that it might have been the Gamma Rays or cosmic radiation or radioactive bites that she was exposed to during her mom's "eventful" pregnancy.)
If it IS, in fact, a move to get her slipped quietly into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's a clever one. I wonder how many assumed-mutants they can smuggle back in.
I'm wondering that would actually hold up? I don't see how you could take back something that would have to have been assumed to be owned by Fox up till that point.
But then I also wonder about Namor's rights. A character long before Fantastic Four or X-Men, tied heavily to both, especially since he was retconned to be a Mutant.
But I believe the Namor rights were with another company before Fox got the rights to the mutants, and it's unclear where they are now.
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Well they still managed to snag Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, and those two are about as mutant as you can get. They couldn't CALL them mutants, but nothing else changed. The rules are fuzzy. Maybe if there's a strong enough association with the Avengers they get to use them? But then that would mean they could use Wolverine, which they can't of course...
But we know for a fact now that Hulk isn't with Marvel, so we also know that chart is making some assumptions.
Her Howard the Duck cover is next week. I'll have to see if I can secure that cover...
Hebs!
I scored that comic last week and didn't realize at the time you were drawing the whole thing. Fantastic job. Congrats on making the big time!
Young Linda and Shocket were adorable. Good job on them!
http://comicsalliance.com/free-comic-book-day-2016-gold-titles-announced/ (http://comicsalliance.com/free-comic-book-day-2016-gold-titles-announced/)
http://comicsalliance.com/free-comic-book-day-2016-gold-titles-announced/ (http://comicsalliance.com/free-comic-book-day-2016-gold-titles-announced/)
Alright - Archie is in there! Please everybody get addicted to it and stay with it AT LEAST until issues 5 - 8 ;)
Steve Rogers will return as Captain America at Marvel Comics this summer, as announced during Tuesday night's "Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years" special on ABC.
That's actually kind of a shame. I've been enjoying old Cap as a sort of mentor figure to all the Marvel heroes.
That's great news! I really need to check that series out.
Read Ms. Marvel Vol. 2 the other day. Still a wonderfully fun series and Lockjaw is a wonderful addition to the cast. I knew he was going to appear, but I'm delighted that he's a new regular.
Just announced- an illustrated novel Big Trouble in Little China sequel- Big Trouble in Mother Russia from Boom. The illos are from by Doctor Who artist Elena Casagrande and its written by some hack named Matthew J. Elliott. No idea who that clown is.
Argh. I hate how many comics Boom publish that are by people I want to support, because Boom are a garbage company who treat their artists terribly.
Argh. I hate how many comics Boom publish that are by people I want to support, because Boom are a garbage company who treat their artists terribly.
Can you link to some more info on this? It seems that the industry is so writer-centric right now that a lot of artists are feeling unappreciated and, as that's something I'm working on heading into, I would like to read up on Boom (and any company's) treatment of their creatives.
http://www.themarysue.com/tms-interview-veronica-fish-archie/
http://sktchd.com/longform/whats-the-life-of-a-comic-artist-like/
Edit: This one shows they are one of the worst paying companies, and second-to-lowest rated in experience.
There's another one where people actually wrote what had happened to them at various companies too.
(http://i.imgur.com/WcRqGVlh.png)And now I have a new Facebook cover (or at least one for after the Easter Uprising anniversary period is over). :D
I picked up Max Landis's Superman: American Alien series (what is out so far.) It's pretty great. I've never been a big Superman fan but this year, with Greg Pak on Action Comics and the de-powering, I've really taken a shine to the character and this mini-series is pure joy. (even if some of it isn't, ha.)
Wish it was more than 32 pages, but some Bone is better than no Bone.
The Unbelievable Gwenpool has my attention. It's like Deadpool, The Tick, and Kick Ass all had a baby.So does she not have the Deadpool healing factor? I bought the holiday special and was disappointed to see that she wasn't a mass of tumors like Deadpool is.
The Unbelievable Gwenpool has my attention. It's like Deadpool, The Tick, and Kick Ass all had a baby.So does she not have the Deadpool healing factor? I bought the holiday special and was disappointed to see that she wasn't a mass of tumors like Deadpool is.
Hope every one had a great Free Comic Book day!
I saw Hebs (Veronica Fish) and her husband. She sketched a Princess Zelda and a Poison Ivy for my daughter (who was very excited to meet someone she had heard on the Hitting Play podcast I guest spot on)
She did an Arch Hall Jr for me which was rad.
I got a couple of her Archie prints, the 1st vol of Archie, couple other trades, big pile of comics, etc. definitely a fun day.
That's even lamer than messing with the time-stream as I thought it was.
I wonder how many people that were outraged are feeling dumb now?
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Slapstick is getting his own comic again!
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/08/marvel-reveals-post-civil-war-2-comic-lineup
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Slapstick is getting his own comic again!
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/08/marvel-reveals-post-civil-war-2-comic-lineup
I was going to say 'and now we know what will be the first post-civil war book cancelled, but some of those look like pretty long shots!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Slapstick is getting his own comic again!
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/08/marvel-reveals-post-civil-war-2-comic-lineup
I was going to say 'and now we know what will be the first post-civil war book cancelled, but some of those look like pretty long shots!
Yeah, it really feels like they are going for real obscure stuff. Solo? Who remembers Solo? And the Prowler? Not that I mind, I like digging up the old characters (I always had a soft spot for the Battling Bantam, since his first appearance is one of the first comics I bought).
Perhaps. But if they do that, I wish they'd do it with Sleepwalker. Another soft spot character with a cool premise.EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Slapstick is getting his own comic again!
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/08/marvel-reveals-post-civil-war-2-comic-lineup
I was going to say 'and now we know what will be the first post-civil war book cancelled, but some of those look like pretty long shots!
Yeah, it really feels like they are going for real obscure stuff. Solo? Who remembers Solo? And the Prowler? Not that I mind, I like digging up the old characters (I always had a soft spot for the Battling Bantam, since his first appearance is one of the first comics I bought).
Trying to raise some brand awareness to turn them into movie and tv franchises perhaps?
I just like that the age of the gritty superhero seems to finally be waning. Between Squirrel Girl and Howard the Duck and now Slapstick and Foolkiller and the Great Lakes Avengers, Marvel seems to be embracing the goofier corners of its universe. I hope the strategy pays off. Comics are so much more fun when they're comical.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Slapstick is getting his own comic again!
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/08/marvel-reveals-post-civil-war-2-comic-lineup
I was going to say 'and now we know what will be the first post-civil war book cancelled, but some of those look like pretty long shots!
Yeah, it really feels like they are going for real obscure stuff. Solo? Who remembers Solo? And the Prowler? Not that I mind, I like digging up the old characters (I always had a soft spot for the Battling Bantam, since his first appearance is one of the first comics I bought).
Trying to raise some brand awareness to turn them into movie and tv franchises perhaps?
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Slapstick is getting his own comic again!
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/08/marvel-reveals-post-civil-war-2-comic-lineup
I was going to say 'and now we know what will be the first post-civil war book cancelled, but some of those look like pretty long shots!
Yeah, it really feels like they are going for real obscure stuff. Solo? Who remembers Solo? And the Prowler? Not that I mind, I like digging up the old characters (I always had a soft spot for the Battling Bantam, since his first appearance is one of the first comics I bought).
Trying to raise some brand awareness to turn them into movie and tv franchises perhaps?
Not a silly idea. Try to build up some heroes that are cheap and have no conflicting licensing arrangements with other studios. There's probably a whole committee dedicated to long range planning like that.
I just like that the age of the gritty superhero seems to finally be waning. Between Squirrel Girl and Howard the Duck and now Slapstick and Foolkiller and the Great Lakes Avengers, Marvel seems to be embracing the goofier corners of its universe. I hope the strategy pays off. Comics are so much more fun when they're comical.
And now my secret fantasy of a Roger Rabbit-style Slapstick movie jumps up by one chance to one in a trillion. Just gotta bide my time. :^)
I just like that the age of the gritty superhero seems to finally be waning. Between Squirrel Girl and Howard the Duck and now Slapstick and Foolkiller and the Great Lakes Avengers, Marvel seems to be embracing the goofier corners of its universe. I hope the strategy pays off. Comics are so much more fun when they're comical.
And now my secret fantasy of a Roger Rabbit-style Slapstick movie jumps up by one chance to one in a trillion. Just gotta bide my time. :^)
Slapstick did roll with Deadpool in Mercs for Money didn't he?
I just like that the age of the gritty superhero seems to finally be waning. Between Squirrel Girl and Howard the Duck and now Slapstick and Foolkiller and the Great Lakes Avengers, Marvel seems to be embracing the goofier corners of its universe. I hope the strategy pays off. Comics are so much more fun when they're comical.
And now my secret fantasy of a Roger Rabbit-style Slapstick movie jumps up by one chance to one in a trillion. Just gotta bide my time. :^)
I just like that the age of the gritty superhero seems to finally be waning. Between Squirrel Girl and Howard the Duck and now Slapstick and Foolkiller and the Great Lakes Avengers, Marvel seems to be embracing the goofier corners of its universe. I hope the strategy pays off. Comics are so much more fun when they're comical.
And now my secret fantasy of a Roger Rabbit-style Slapstick movie jumps up by one chance to one in a trillion. Just gotta bide my time. :^)
Haha, we could not be more different. I actually just dropped most of my Marvel titles precisely because of what you're talking about. I seriously love how widespread tastes run.
I'm definitely more into Valiant than Marvel or DC (...which is odd becuase Faith & Archer and Armstrong are two of the best humorous superhero books out there now.)
I haven't tried the Valiant line - what do you recommend?
All of their volume 1 trades are $10 and Pak kicks off Eternal Warrior for 2 arcs.
http://www.instocktrades.com/TP/Valiant-Entertainment/ETERNAL-WARRIOR-TP-VOL-01-SWORD-OT-WILD/NOV131271 (http://www.instocktrades.com/TP/Valiant-Entertainment/ETERNAL-WARRIOR-TP-VOL-01-SWORD-OT-WILD/NOV131271)
Thank you! I think you hit on what my discomfort with the idea was perfectly, without my being able to focus what I was saying that specifically: SDCC is now an INDUSTRIAL comic convention. No longer a fan-originated and fan-based one. The difference between a mass-produced molded toy and a hand-crafted one that clearly has love and care put in it.
Recently got a confirmation of just how skewed (and screwed) San Diego ComicCon has gotten: I was listening to panels from it on YouTube, and people waited outside 'Hall H' for the ONE HOUR Marvel Movie Panel for up to 36 hours! That is fu¢king insane!! To pay admission for the Con (I presume, in order to get in the vicinity of the hall) and waste 1 1/2 DAYS worth of admission sitting for a 60 minute panel? WtF is up with that? [And Hall H - the biggest one they've got there, I think - was filled to capacity. And they likely had to turn away a bunch more people that wouldn't legally fit for fire regulation reasons.]
I just don't get it: 36 hour wait for 1 of a panel?
Has anyone not tried Marvel Unlimited that would like a free one month trial? I have one I can give away, but it's only good today?
On the lighter side.His partner is The Shoulder Pad.
https://instagram.com/p/Bg87eqVhbZM/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_profile_upsell_control
Guys, I think I like Rob Liefeld now.
On the lighter side.
https://instagram.com/p/Bg87eqVhbZM/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_profile_upsell_control
Guys, I think I like Rob Liefeld now.
On the lighter side.
https://instagram.com/p/Bg87eqVhbZM/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_profile_upsell_control
Guys, I think I like Rob Liefeld now.
So Marvel's Brute Force is finally getting a Trade Paperback release in August...https://www.amazon.com/dp/1302912453?tag=viglink20248-20 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1302912453?tag=viglink20248-20)Is it too much to hope they have a cameo in a Deadpool movie at some point?
RIP Steve Ditko
http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2018/10/28/henry-quietly-retires-to-the-old-comics-home/ (http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2018/10/28/henry-quietly-retires-to-the-old-comics-home/)
I'm enjoying the MST3K comic so far, but the concept makes for a tricky read. I think it's a comic I'm going to have to learn the rhythm of to really enjoy. I keep getting distracted by things like, "Why was that dialogue altered?" "Who was supposed to have really said that?" "What voice should I be reading in?" It's funny whenever I'm not worrying about those things, though. Maybe the problem is I've only read each issue once. This might require multiple readings.I've only read the first issue so far. I enjoyed it, and I liked the concept. But man, they picked such a BOOOORING type of comic to parody. This is like watching Last of the Wild Horses episode for me in how much of a slog the movie is to get through. But that's just me. Plus I'll give them credit for not going the obvious route of parodying superhero comics right off the bat.
That stings. At 95, he had a good run. Still, it always felt to me like he was going to be cameoing in Marvel Movies forever.
That stings. At 95, he had a good run. Still, it always felt to me like he was going to be cameoing in Marvel Movies forever.Captain Marvel and Avengers Infinity War 2 have both finished filming. So presumably he would have done cameos in them.
That stings. At 95, he had a good run. Still, it always felt to me like he was going to be cameoing in Marvel Movies forever.Captain Marvel and Avengers Infinity War 2 have both finished filming. So presumably he would have done cameos in them.
They will be CGing him into movies, I'm pretty sure. (I am also pretty sure Stan Lee would heartily approve of that)He was CG in Big Hero 6. I'm still surprised we never got a sequel to that.
I thought he didn't have anything to do with creating Deadpool?
Huge news!
https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/12/07/shonen-jump-magazine-subscription-service-changes-2019/
if you can get past ... tendency to slip in half-naked women whenever he could.
If you would have told me when I was a kid that some day there would be a comic book crossover between Transformers and Star Trek it would have blown my goddamn mind. Yet here we are, 30-something years later with that exact crossover just released today through Amazon.These two from my collection are the crossovers that would've sufficiently blown my little child mind:
I see your Archie and the Punisher and raise you...Is it as disappointing as his Al Capone's Vault video?
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Is it as disappointing as his Al Capone's Vault video?(https://media.giphy.com/media/Yl3GLOL0ctGA8/giphy.gif)
Wow...I've been enjoying the new site.
(https://i.imgur.com/PReyUCi.png)
https://www.thefarside.com/ (https://www.thefarside.com/)