COMICS!!! |OT| January 2021 | This is the first time i've realised how big it is!

[BKatastrophe]

Making Cheetah a sympathetic "aaaargh fuck the gods and their curses" character from like a sociopathic serial murder-rapist is definitely a turn.

Wait. Which Scarlet Spider? The costume says Ben, but I need to make sure!

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It has to be Ben, because no one cares about Kaine

 

[Sandfox]

Gurihiru on Jeff!!!

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I'm guessing it's a Deadpool & Gwenpool Double Trouble book that will release after the Thor & Loki book.

 

[Jo-awn]

I'm a bit stoned and annoying comics discord.

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Meanwhile, NY still has yet to legalize marijuana. Soon my precious, very soon. When I was in Seattle last year, I used a lighter for the first time to light a J. I learned I was a lefty so I got on my flight with a head high. TSA never noticed. I still have the bag as a souvenir.

Comics: Monstress #30 (or is it 31), Once and Future #1?, Seven Secrets #5, Ice Cream Man, other obscure crap.

 

[MHWilliams]

It has to be Ben, because no one cares about Kaine

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[BKatastrophe]

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[TEP]

Hi y'all and Happy New Year! I think I only posted here a couple of times, but I'm going to try and post more this year. It's a little intimidating just jumping in since you seem to have been a community for a long time. You may never see me again.

As for 2020, I think my favorite thing I read last year is a tie between Shadow of the Batgirl and The Oracle Code. Right now I've been trying to get through a ton of stuff I've had checked out from the library for months. Some quick thoughts on what I've read over the past couple of weeks:

Spoiler: Putting under spoiler to avoid taking up too much space

Koko Be Good by Jen Wang

I love Jen Wang's art so much. There's so much expression in everything she draws. I didn't really care about most of the characters in this one though. The one I liked the most she spent the least time with.

Vision by Julia Gfrörer

This book. There's bloodletting. There's mutual masturbation with a talking mirror. There's Victorian era cataract surgery. It's all incredibly haunting.

The Wanderer by Peter Van den Ende

A beautiful wordless journey across a surreal ocean.

Harley Quinn, Vol 2 by Sam Humphries

Fun story. I think I officially like Harley Quinn.

Avant-Guards, Vol 1-3 and Heavy Vinyl, Vol 1 and 2

I think I've enjoyed just about everything I've read that's published under Boom! Box. They've all been fun quick reads and these two are no different. I hope Carly Usdin writes more in the future

Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill

Locke & Key is a top five book for me so I was very excited for more Joe Hill horror comics. This did not disappoint. Very fun.

City, Vol 9 by Keiichi Arawi

I really enjoy this. Maybe even more than Nichijou?

The Way of the House Husband, Vol 4 by Kousuke Oono

It's starting to feel like the same joke all the time, which I guess is the whole point of the series. It's just starting to stretch itself a little thin.

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol 1 by Kamome Shirahama

I'm looking forward to reading more of this. The world seems interesting and the art is gorgeous.

 

[BKatastrophe]

Hi y'all and Happy New Year! I think I only posted here a couple of times, but I'm going to try and post more this year. It's a little intimidating just jumping in since you seem to have been a community for a long time. You may never see me again.

As for 2020, I think my favorite thing I read last year is a tie between Shadow of the Batgirl and The Oracle Code. Right now I've been trying to get through a ton of stuff I've had checked out from the library for months. Some quick thoughts on what I've read over the past couple of weeks:

Spoiler: Putting under spoiler to avoid taking up too much space

Koko Be Good by Jen Wang

I love Jen Wang's art so much. There's so much expression in everything she draws. I didn't really care about most of the characters in this one though. The one I liked the most she spent the least time with.

Vision by Julia Gfrörer

This book. There's bloodletting. There's mutual masturbation with a talking mirror. There's Victorian era cataract surgery. It's all incredibly haunting.

The Wanderer by Peter Van den Ende

A beautiful wordless journey across a surreal ocean.

Harley Quinn, Vol 2 by Sam Humphries

Fun story. I think I officially like Harley Quinn.

Avant-Guards, Vol 1-3 and Heavy Vinyl, Vol 1 and 2

I think I've enjoyed just about everything I've read that's published under Boom! Box. They've all been fun quick reads and these two are no different. I hope Carly Usdin writes more in the future

Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill

Locke & Key is a top five book for me so I was very excited for more Joe Hill horror comics. This did not disappoint. Very fun.

City, Vol 9 by Keiichi Arawi

I really enjoy this. Maybe even more than Nichijou?

The Way of the House Husband, Vol 4 by Kousuke Oono

It's starting to feel like the same joke all the time, which I guess is the whole point of the series. It's just starting to stretch itself a little thin.

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol 1 by Kamome Shirahama

I'm looking forward to reading more of this. The world seems interesting and the art is gorgeous.

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You are my people now

 

[bluexy]

Hi y'all and Happy New Year! I think I only posted here a couple of times, but I'm going to try and post more this year. It's a little intimidating just jumping in since you seem to have been a community for a long time. You may never see me again.

As for 2020, I think my favorite thing I read last year is a tie between Shadow of the Batgirl and The Oracle Code. Right now I've been trying to get through a ton of stuff I've had checked out from the library for months. Some quick thoughts on what I've read over the past couple of weeks:

Spoiler: Putting under spoiler to avoid taking up too much space

Koko Be Good by Jen Wang

I love Jen Wang's art so much. There's so much expression in everything she draws. I didn't really care about most of the characters in this one though. The one I liked the most she spent the least time with.

Vision by Julia Gfrörer

This book. There's bloodletting. There's mutual masturbation with a talking mirror. There's Victorian era cataract surgery. It's all incredibly haunting.

The Wanderer by Peter Van den Ende

A beautiful wordless journey across a surreal ocean.

Harley Quinn, Vol 2 by Sam Humphries

Fun story. I think I officially like Harley Quinn.

Avant-Guards, Vol 1-3 and Heavy Vinyl, Vol 1 and 2

I think I've enjoyed just about everything I've read that's published under Boom! Box. They've all been fun quick reads and these two are no different. I hope Carly Usdin writes more in the future

Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill

Locke & Key is a top five book for me so I was very excited for more Joe Hill horror comics. This did not disappoint. Very fun.

City, Vol 9 by Keiichi Arawi

I really enjoy this. Maybe even more than Nichijou?

The Way of the House Husband, Vol 4 by Kousuke Oono

It's starting to feel like the same joke all the time, which I guess is the whole point of the series. It's just starting to stretch itself a little thin.

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol 1 by Kamome Shirahama

I'm looking forward to reading more of this. The world seems interesting and the art is gorgeous.

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great stuff. :) hope to see you around!

 

[Dalek]

 

[R0b1n]

Now that the new year has passed, it's time to prepare for the real new year: Chinese New Year

Oh god I can already hear the music

 

[BKatastrophe]

I can't stop reading Rucka's Wonder Woman. Just finished the arc where they go to Tartarus and my god is that simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting

And shady as fuck. "Oh congrats Diana. You get your eyes back, but it's Athena's eyes."

Uh huh

Fuckin gods

 

[Aurica]

Happy real new year now!

My wife talking to me

about my collection of digital comics

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How's your wife feel about being featured in the comics thread?

 

[Mars People]

Happy new year everyone!
If I havent said that already.

May there be more Knull for everyone.

 

[TEP]

You are my people now

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It was the greatest reminder of why I like that character so much. The art! So damn good. I need to reread it.

great stuff. :) hope to see you around!

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Thanks!

 

[Porl]

I'm guessing it's a Deadpool & Gwenpool Double Trouble book that will release after the Thor & Loki book.

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Either that or a Jeff book

Hi y'all and Happy New Year! I think I only posted here a couple of times, but I'm going to try and post more this year. It's a little intimidating just jumping in since you seem to have been a community for a long time. You may never see me again.

As for 2020, I think my favorite thing I read last year is a tie between Shadow of the Batgirl and The Oracle Code. Right now I've been trying to get through a ton of stuff I've had checked out from the library for months. Some quick thoughts on what I've read over the past couple of weeks:

Spoiler: Putting under spoiler to avoid taking up too much space

Koko Be Good by Jen Wang

I love Jen Wang's art so much. There's so much expression in everything she draws. I didn't really care about most of the characters in this one though. The one I liked the most she spent the least time with.

Vision by Julia Gfrörer

This book. There's bloodletting. There's mutual masturbation with a talking mirror. There's Victorian era cataract surgery. It's all incredibly haunting.

The Wanderer by Peter Van den Ende

A beautiful wordless journey across a surreal ocean.

Harley Quinn, Vol 2 by Sam Humphries

Fun story. I think I officially like Harley Quinn.

Avant-Guards, Vol 1-3 and Heavy Vinyl, Vol 1 and 2

I think I've enjoyed just about everything I've read that's published under Boom! Box. They've all been fun quick reads and these two are no different. I hope Carly Usdin writes more in the future

Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill

Locke & Key is a top five book for me so I was very excited for more Joe Hill horror comics. This did not disappoint. Very fun.

City, Vol 9 by Keiichi Arawi

I really enjoy this. Maybe even more than Nichijou?

The Way of the House Husband, Vol 4 by Kousuke Oono

It's starting to feel like the same joke all the time, which I guess is the whole point of the series. It's just starting to stretch itself a little thin.

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol 1 by Kamome Shirahama

I'm looking forward to reading more of this. The world seems interesting and the art is gorgeous.

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Oooo I'll have to check out Shadow of the Batgirl then. Loved Oracle Code

 

[Mars People]

I could go for a Jeff mini series.

 

[Freezasaurus]

I could go for a Jeff mini series.

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Jeff and Gurihiru is all I need.

 

[Sandfox]

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That book is underrated.

 

[Freezasaurus]

That book is underrated.

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That face is underrated.

 

[Teenage Fansub]

That face is underrated.

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I can't support a comic that took away that smile.

edit: Or a company for that matter. Our DC bias is there for a reason.

edit: edit: I guess the number of Eternal variants was known, but I just took a peek at next week's comic list and lol

I wonder what you do when you run out of Zs.

 

[MHWilliams]

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The suit would've been fine without that damn smile.

 

[Mars People]

I can't support a comic that took away that smile.

edit: Or a company for that matter. Our DC bias is there for a reason.

edit: edit: I guess the number of Eternal variants was known, but I just took a peek at next week's comic list and lol

I wonder what you do when you run out of Zs.

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Do people actually buy all of these?
How does making so many actually make money?

 

[Teenage Fansub]

Anyone else gonna try zooming through Soule's Star Wars High Republic novel on the 5th to get ready for the comic on the 6th? It's gonna take me at least a week. I haven't been as much of a vivacious reader since Youtube was invented.

e: Oh damn. It's 400 pages? That's a no. I will read it first, though. I've liked his novels so far.
Plus I'mma get every FS comic except Flash that day. No time for word books.

 

[TEP]

Either that or a Jeff book


Oooo I'll have to check out Shadow of the Batgirl then. Loved Oracle Code

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It's been a while since I read it, but I really liked it. Like Oracle Code, it's a stand alone. Cass "fails" her last assassination mission and hides in a library, learning to communicate from observing the people who frequent it. It's all about not letting the past define you who you are and being able to choose who your family is.

 

[Teenage Fansub]

Do people actually buy all of these?
How does making so many actually make money?

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I do wonder how it's gonna do. Right now I bet almost everyone who was curious about the property from it becoming a movie are long gone.
Gimme that trailer, Chloe Zhao!

 

[_Aaron_]

Been a while since I've posted in a Comics thread. I've really not kept up with anything comics related since summer last year.

But I did get a through a decent chunk of my Marvel backlog in 2020. Here's my readings and ratings from last year:

Ewing's Immortal Hulk
- Vol 3: Hulk in Hell ★★★
- Vol 4: Abomination ★★★★★
- Vol 5: Breaker of Worlds ★★★★

Abnett and Lanning's cosmic
- War of Kings ★★★
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3: War of Kings Book 2 ★★★★
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 4: Realm of Kings ★★★★
- Nova Vol 5: War of Kings ★★★★
- Nova Vol 6: Realm of Kings ★★★
- Realm of Kings ★★
- Thanos Imperative ★★★★

Hickman's F4/FF
- F4 Vol 3 ★★★★
- F4 Vol 4 ★★★★
- F4 Vol 5 ★★★★
- F4 Vol 6 ★★★★
- FF Vol 1 ★★★★
- FF Vol 2 ★★★
- FF Vol 3 ★★★
- FF Vol 4 ★★★★

Hickman's Avengers
- New Avengers Vol 1: Everything Dies ★★★★
- New Avengers Vol 3: Other Worlds ★★★
- New Avengers Vol 4: Perfect World ★★★★★
- Avengers Vol 1: Avengers World ★★★
- Avengers Vol 2: White Event ★★
- Avengers Vol 3: Prelude to Infinity ★★
- Avengers Vol 5: Adapt or Die ★★
- Avengers Vol 6: Infinite Avengers ★★★
- Infinity ★★★★
- Time Runs Out Vol 1 ★★★
- Time Runs Out Vol 2 ★★★
- Time Runs Out Vol 3 ★★★
- Time Runs Out Vol 4 ★★★
- Secret Wars ★★★★

Hickman's X-Men
- House of X/Powers of X ★★★★★

Aaron's Thor
- Thor Vol 1: Goddess of Thunder ★★★
- Thor Vol 2: Who Holds the Hammer? ★★★
- Thors ★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 1: Thunder in Her Veins ★★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 2: Lords of Midgard ★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 3: Asgard/Shi'ar War ★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 4: War Thor ★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 5: Death of Mighty Thor ★★★★★
- Unworthy Thor ★★★
- Thor Vol 1: God of Thunder Reborn ★★★
- Thor Vol 2: Road to War of the Realms ★★★
- Thor Vol 3: War's End ★★★★
- War of the Realms ★★★★
- King Thor ★★★

Aaron's Avengers
- Vol 1: Final Host ★
- Vol 2: World Tour ★
- Vol 3: War of the Vampires ★

Lemire's Hawkeye
- Vol 2: Hawkeyes ★★★

Lemire's Moon Knight
- Vol 1: Lunatic ★★★
- Vol 2: Reincarnations ★★★
- Vol 3: Birth and Death ★★★★

Cates' Venom
- Vol 1: Rex ★★★★
- Vol 2: Abyss ★★★★
- Vol 3: Absolute Carnage ★★★
- Vol 4: Venom Island
- Annual 2018 #1 ★★★
- Unleashed Vol 1 ★★
- Venom: War of the Realms (Bunn) ★
- Absolute Carnage ★★★★

Cates Guardians of the Galaxy
- Vol 1: Final Gauntlet ★★★
- Vol 2: Faithless ★★★
- Silver Surfer Black ★★★★

Brubaker's Winter Soldier
- Vol 1: Longest Winter ★★★★
- Vol 2: Broken Arrow ★★★★
- Vol 3: Black Widow Hunt ★★★

Spencer's Amazing Spider-Man
- Vol 5: Behind the Scenes ★★★
- Vol 6: Absolute Carnage ★★
- Vol 7: 2099 ★

Taylor's Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
- Vol 1: Secrets and Rumors ★★★★
- Vol 2: Hostile Takeovers ★★★★

Straczynski's Thor
- Vol 1 ★★★★
- Vol 2 ★★★★
- Vol 3 ★★★

Slott's Fantastic Four
- Vol 1: Fourever ★★

Bendis Ultimate Spider-Man
- Vol 1: Power and Responsibility ★★★

DeConnick Captain Marvel
- Vol 1: In Pursuit of Flight (2012) ★★★

Coates' Black Panther
- Vol 1: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 ★★★

Posehn and Duggan's Deadpool
- Vol 1: Dead Presidents ★★

Pak's Hulk
- Planet Hulk ★★★★

One-shots/Limited series
- Annihilation: Scourge (Rosenburg, et al) ★★★
- Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe (Bunn) ★
- Fantastic Four: Books of Doom (Brubaker) ★★★
- Fantastic Four: Grand Design (Scioli) ★★
- Giant-Size Little Marvel: AvX (Young) ★★★★
- History of the Marvel Universe (Waid) ★★★
- Marvel Comics #1000 (Ewing, et al.) ★
- Marvel Comics #1001 (Ewing, et al.) ★
- Marvel Legacy #1 (Aaron, et al.) ★
- Moon Knight Vol 3: In the Night (Bunn) ★★★
- Punisher Kill Krew (Duggan) ★★★★
- Spider-Ham: Aporkalypse (Wells) ★★★★
- Spider-Man Life Story (Zdarsky) ★★★★★

 

[R0b1n]

Soul is great, I'm glad I watched it in a theatre
The abstract designs of the Jerrys and Terrys is so good

 

[Mars People]

Been a while since I've posted in a Comics thread. I've really not kept up with anything comics related since summer last year.

But I did get a through a decent chunk of my Marvel backlog in 2020. Here's my readings and ratings from last year:

Ewing's Immortal Hulk
- Vol 3: Hulk in Hell ★★★
- Vol 4: Abomination ★★★★★
- Vol 5: Breaker of Worlds ★★★★

Abnett and Lanning's cosmic
- War of Kings ★★★
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3: War of Kings Book 2 ★★★★
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 4: Realm of Kings ★★★★
- Nova Vol 5: War of Kings ★★★★
- Nova Vol 6: Realm of Kings ★★★
- Realm of Kings ★★
- Thanos Imperative ★★★★

Hickman's F4/FF
- F4 Vol 3 ★★★★
- F4 Vol 4 ★★★★
- F4 Vol 5 ★★★★
- F4 Vol 6 ★★★★
- FF Vol 1 ★★★★
- FF Vol 2 ★★★
- FF Vol 3 ★★★
- FF Vol 4 ★★★★

Hickman's Avengers
- New Avengers Vol 1: Everything Dies ★★★★
- New Avengers Vol 3: Other Worlds ★★★
- New Avengers Vol 4: Perfect World ★★★★★
- Avengers Vol 1: Avengers World ★★★
- Avengers Vol 2: White Event ★★
- Avengers Vol 3: Prelude to Infinity ★★
- Avengers Vol 5: Adapt or Die ★★
- Avengers Vol 6: Infinite Avengers ★★★
- Infinity ★★★★
- Time Runs Out Vol 1 ★★★
- Time Runs Out Vol 2 ★★★
- Time Runs Out Vol 3 ★★★
- Time Runs Out Vol 4 ★★★
- Secret Wars ★★★★

Hickman's X-Men
- House of X/Powers of X ★★★★★

Aaron's Thor
- Thor Vol 1: Goddess of Thunder ★★★
- Thor Vol 2: Who Holds the Hammer? ★★★
- Thors ★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 1: Thunder in Her Veins ★★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 2: Lords of Midgard ★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 3: Asgard/Shi'ar War ★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 4: War Thor ★★★
- Mighty Thor Vol 5: Death of Mighty Thor ★★★★★
- Unworthy Thor ★★★
- Thor Vol 1: God of Thunder Reborn ★★★
- Thor Vol 2: Road to War of the Realms ★★★
- Thor Vol 3: War's End ★★★★
- War of the Realms ★★★★
- King Thor ★★★

Aaron's Avengers
- Vol 1: Final Host ★
- Vol 2: World Tour ★
- Vol 3: War of the Vampires ★

Lemire's Hawkeye
- Vol 2: Hawkeyes ★★★

Lemire's Moon Knight
- Vol 1: Lunatic ★★★
- Vol 2: Reincarnations ★★★
- Vol 3: Birth and Death ★★★★

Cates' Venom
- Vol 1: Rex ★★★★
- Vol 2: Abyss ★★★★
- Vol 3: Absolute Carnage ★★★
- Vol 4: Venom Island
- Annual 2018 #1 ★★★
- Unleashed Vol 1 ★★
- Venom: War of the Realms (Bunn) ★
- Absolute Carnage ★★★★

Cates Guardians of the Galaxy
- Vol 1: Final Gauntlet ★★★
- Vol 2: Faithless ★★★
- Silver Surfer Black ★★★★

Brubaker's Winter Soldier
- Vol 1: Longest Winter ★★★★
- Vol 2: Broken Arrow ★★★★
- Vol 3: Black Widow Hunt ★★★

Spencer's Amazing Spider-Man
- Vol 5: Behind the Scenes ★★★
- Vol 6: Absolute Carnage ★★
- Vol 7: 2099 ★

Taylor's Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
- Vol 1: Secrets and Rumors ★★★★
- Vol 2: Hostile Takeovers ★★★★

Straczynski's Thor
- Vol 1 ★★★★
- Vol 2 ★★★★
- Vol 3 ★★★

Slott's Fantastic Four
- Vol 1: Fourever ★★

Bendis Ultimate Spider-Man
- Vol 1: Power and Responsibility ★★★

DeConnick Captain Marvel
- Vol 1: In Pursuit of Flight (2012) ★★★

Coates' Black Panther
- Vol 1: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 ★★★

Posehn and Duggan's Deadpool
- Vol 1: Dead Presidents ★★

Pak's Hulk
- Planet Hulk ★★★★

One-shots/Limited series
- Annihilation: Scourge (Rosenburg, et al) ★★★
- Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe (Bunn) ★
- Fantastic Four: Books of Doom (Brubaker) ★★★
- Fantastic Four: Grand Design (Scioli) ★★
- Giant-Size Little Marvel: AvX (Young) ★★★★
- History of the Marvel Universe (Waid) ★★★
- Marvel Comics #1000 (Ewing, et al.) ★
- Marvel Comics #1001 (Ewing, et al.) ★
- Marvel Legacy #1 (Aaron, et al.) ★
- Moon Knight Vol 3: In the Night (Bunn) ★★★
- Punisher Kill Krew (Duggan) ★★★★
- Spider-Ham: Aporkalypse (Wells) ★★★★
- Spider-Man Life Story (Zdarsky) ★★★★★

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Damn you did some reading and then some.
Since you enjoyed HoX/PoX so much, I can easily recommend some of the series that spun out of it.
'X-men', Marauders and Hellions are easily the best imo, although X-force and X-factor are still strong.
Excalibur would be the weakest if not for Fallen Angels which was terrible, but also quickly cancelled.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Godddd Future State looks good.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

when should I read these giant-size X-Men issues, does it matter (why can't they just be part of the normal X-Men trades)

 

[Mars People]

Turns out the true chess was the friends we made along the way.

Just finished The Queens Gambit, what a great show
Brought a manly tear to my eye. Maybe two.

 

[Messi]

Godddd Future State looks good.

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Please investigate the clear DC bias in this thread.

 

[Einchy]

The suit would've been fine without that damn smile.

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That's the pre-COVID smile you give your coworkers when you pass them.

 

[_Aaron_]

Damn you did some reading and then some.
Since you enjoyed HoX/PoX so much, I can easily recommend some of the series that spun out of it.
'X-men', Marauders and Hellions are easily the best imo, although X-force and X-factor are still strong.
Excalibur would be the weakest if not for Fallen Angels which was terrible, but also quickly cancelled.

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HoX/PoX was probably my favourite read last year. Going to dig into Dawn of X this year.

 

[Christian]

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The bulge never fails to "get my attention," if you catch my meaning.

 

[Weiss]

TIL about Gunland, a Western fantasy comic about cowboys riding dinosaurs.

Need.

 

[Naijaboy]

#RestoreTheNew52

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[Porl]

It's been a while since I read it, but I really liked it. Like Oracle Code, it's a stand alone. Cass "fails" her last assassination mission and hides in a library, learning to communicate from observing the people who frequent it. It's all about not letting the past define you who you are and being able to choose who your family is.

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Nice, I'll def check it out!

when should I read these giant-size X-Men issues, does it matter (why can't they just be part of the normal X-Men trades)

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The first issue is a follow-up to X-men #5, and then they all happen just somewhere between then and X of Swords. They seed some future plots and stuff, but mostly the story is just there to let whichever artist is drawing the issue flex their muscles and stuff. They're fun

 

[Poodlestrike]

Please investigate the clear DC bias in this thread.

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Investigation complete: DC rules Marvel drools

 

[Vic_Viper]

Sounds like comic shops got next week's DC books already, along with the final Death Metal and the first few Future State issues. Haven't seen any spoilers yet. But, I did see someone quoted saying that Death Metal ending somehow makes up for how dark everything has been since the first Metal event. Like with Perpetua, LMAO Batman, and all that stuff. Then Future State shows another super dark alternate future. Before March where a new Era basically begins. Sounds like Snyder was probably expecting DC to go straight into this new less dark DCU after Death Metal, but they needed time to get everything ready and threw in Future State.

Comic Shops May Have Sold Death Metal #7 & DC Future State By Mistake

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported on early sales on next week's DC Comics titles at a number of comic book stores, selling Death Metal #7 and Future State

bleedingcool.com

 

[Mars People]

Investigation complete: DC rules Marvel drools

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DC is sadly not ruling much of anything anymore.
Its been one long spiral down after the New 52.

 

[Weiss]

DC is sadly not ruling much of anything anymore.
Its been one long spiral down after the New 52.

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DC hasn't had better sales than Marvel since like 1998, when Marvel was going bankrupt.

 

[Mars People]

DC hasn't had better sales than Marvel since like 1998, when Marvel was going bankrupt.

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Hey I was trying to be generous!

 

[Vic_Viper]

 

[Mars People]

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Everyone loves a good chart.

 

[Astro Cat]

when should I read these giant-size X-Men issues, does it matter (why can't they just be part of the normal X-Men trades)

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I think all of them were pretty nonessential unless you're a fan of the artist. Obviously I really liked the Jean and Emma one because it's Dautermann and a semi sequel to Morrison's stuff. I can't remember any being must reads in a certain order but I didn't get the Storm one.

 

[Sandfox]

Phillip Kennedy Johnson said on Word Balloon that before 5G got scrapped he was brought in to work on a book for a cosmic line DC was going to put out instead of Superman. I wonder what books they would've done.

 

[Jo-awn]

Hi y'all and Happy New Year! I think I only posted here a couple of times, but I'm going to try and post more this year. It's a little intimidating just jumping in since you seem to have been a community for a long time. You may never see me again.

As for 2020, I think my favorite thing I read last year is a tie between Shadow of the Batgirl and The Oracle Code. Right now I've been trying to get through a ton of stuff I've had checked out from the library for months. Some quick thoughts on what I've read over the past couple of weeks:

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Koko Be Good by Jen Wang

I love Jen Wang's art so much. There's so much expression in everything she draws. I didn't really care about most of the characters in this one though. The one I liked the most she spent the least time with.

Vision by Julia Gfrörer

This book. There's bloodletting. There's mutual masturbation with a talking mirror. There's Victorian era cataract surgery. It's all incredibly haunting.

The Wanderer by Peter Van den Ende

A beautiful wordless journey across a surreal ocean.

Harley Quinn, Vol 2 by Sam Humphries

Fun story. I think I officially like Harley Quinn.

Avant-Guards, Vol 1-3 and Heavy Vinyl, Vol 1 and 2

I think I've enjoyed just about everything I've read that's published under Boom! Box. They've all been fun quick reads and these two are no different. I hope Carly Usdin writes more in the future

Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill

Locke & Key is a top five book for me so I was very excited for more Joe Hill horror comics. This did not disappoint. Very fun.

City, Vol 9 by Keiichi Arawi

I really enjoy this. Maybe even more than Nichijou?

The Way of the House Husband, Vol 4 by Kousuke Oono

It's starting to feel like the same joke all the time, which I guess is the whole point of the series. It's just starting to stretch itself a little thin.

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol 1 by Kamome Shirahama

I'm looking forward to reading more of this. The world seems interesting and the art is gorgeous.

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I haven't heard about a few of those titles. Obscure stuff is always good in my book. Welcome! :)

I remember I saw most of Wonder Woman 1984 last night with some friends on Discord. I don't care about most superhero films so I didn't see the OG WW film. But I read the spoilers.

That said, WW: 1984 was bad and I wasn't drinking then. I laughed out during the White House fight Pedro Pascal was fun though. The dude really hammed it up. I'm glad they made Max Lord's origin Latino. It was probably because Pascal pushed for diversity. And Chris Pine made the best of it even if I rolled my eyes several times.

Gadot was as stiff as a toilet seat and Kristen Wiig was miscast. Just a bad film overall and super overt pro-American military propaganda (Isn't that every cape film though?). Would watch again for Pedro Pascal and because I missed the famous talking stone MacGuffin . I heard Pedro Pascal looked at Nic Cage's hammy performances and went to town.

 

[Messi]

Investigation complete: DC rules Marvel drools

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As expected, this lines up with my findings.

 

[Porl]

I think all of them were pretty nonessential unless you're a fan of the artist. Obviously I really liked the Jean and Emma one because it's Dautermann and a semi sequel to Morrison's stuff. I can't remember any being must reads in a certain order but I didn't get the Storm one.

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That's unfortunate cause the Storm one closes the plot thread from the Jean and Emma one