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COMICS!!!|OT| June 2019 | ...Kind of a step back for feminism
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Just posting to say I watched FLCL again and it's still the perfect show. Wish some of the EVA on Netflix hype would transfer over to checking this out.
The manga scenes are still hilarious even after seeing them probably 5+ times by now.
The manga scenes are still hilarious even after seeing them probably 5+ times by now.
Mystique is still in the normal universe. This Mystique is Meggan looking like someone Kurt knew in the past through her powers.
Fuck this. I knew it wasn't going to last long since it was on Syfy but I hoped for at least one more season to not end on the cliffhanger. Such a great adaptation. I can imagine the soundtrack alone costs a ton.
Yar, thanks. I had to read through it a couple of times. I read it way too fast the first time through, lol.
Yooooo, looks like it's finally coming in September.
Hopefully it's as good as the comics!
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Hopefully it's as good as the comics!
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Yooooo, looks like it's finally coming in September.
Hopefully it's as good as the comics!
😃
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I doubt it, but we'll see. It's a bizarre miracle this game was even made in the first place.
No kidding. It's a pretty obscure property in the first place.
I like it a lot, better than Deadly Class imo. Scalera's art is amazing. There's some stuff I don't know how to feel about Grant's character but it's probably because I've forgotten some stuff from the beginning.
I'm pretty bummed about Bendis on Legion. I don't think he's going to suck, I just...ugh. I've loved the Legion since 2004 when they were doing The Legion. They've been gone for so long, now is the perfect time to reinvent them. They could do so much with those characters and be so much more. As the team from the future, they could be the superteam that the Justice League isn't. The team people have been clamoring for--a racially diverse, queer group of Star Children. That was why I wanted either a talented PoC/queer creator, or Kieron Gillen/Jamie McKelvie on the books because I saw what they did for Young Avengers and they could do way more with the Legion.
I also wanted Hickman or Morrison because I knew if they weren't going to do that then at least the books would be weird and great for some other reason.
This is just going to be a straight up reboot of the Legion, with Bendis carving out a version that looks marginally similar to the versions that came before, only with slight differences added. *sigh*
I also wanted Hickman or Morrison because I knew if they weren't going to do that then at least the books would be weird and great for some other reason.
This is just going to be a straight up reboot of the Legion, with Bendis carving out a version that looks marginally similar to the versions that came before, only with slight differences added. *sigh*
This is X-Men. It was the flagship for like...20 or 30 years, and after a decade of neglecting it they're finally trying to fix it. They're going all out in a way they won't for any other comic.
Only line relaunches tend to get this press.
Hell, what would you put on a billboard? That you think would actually help long-term?
It's really hard to be optimistic. I guess I'm only expecting a decent enough teen book now, but it already feels similar to Batman where I'm going to spend the next few years mostly waiting for this guy to get off the book, so something interesting can be done with it.
With Batman there's a billion Batman comics. Even now if you don't like King's Batman there's Detective Comics. Justice League too. Here Bendis will be the only person behind the franchise. He's doing a decent job with Young Justice but I never wanted much from that comic anyway, just for them to be back and working together.
Honestly, even if you set the history aside, X-Men is caught in the perfect storm right now of:
-Hickman writing it
-New editorial that's very keen to try a lot of stuff
-X-Men likely being a key thing that keeps the MCU interesting post-Endgame/Fox buyout
It's not really like Hulk or something would get the money if X-Men didn't - they'd just not spend it this way at all, more likely.
Very true.
-Hickman writing it
-New editorial that's very keen to try a lot of stuff
-X-Men likely being a key thing that keeps the MCU interesting post-Endgame/Fox buyout
It's not really like Hulk or something would get the money if X-Men didn't - they'd just not spend it this way at all, more likely.
Very true.
No I didn't, because you said specifically "any other title". That part has already been explained. It was their bread and butter for two decades. They let it go. Hickman convinced them to cancel the whole line for this.
And even if you're talking about a push of the X-line, the question remains: what else would you put there instead? Edit: To be clear, I don't think it'll work to draw new readers in. But looking at the entire publishing line, yeah, this is the relaunch to do it. Unless you're going to New 52 the Marvel Universe.
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Either Amazon UK managed to fuck up Morrison's Batman Omnibus vol 2, or it's been delayed in the UK...
Because they're extremely Silver Age-y in this by comparison, and after all of what happened in Omega Men, I can't take this rebel group that definitely murdered a shit ton of people being treated as a standard cosmic superhero group seriously at all.
Marvel spending money on a billboard when any sane non-comics reading person would laugh at the prospect of spending $6 on 40 pages of content.
But this is the same company that apparently thinks that the $10 #1000 issue will sell 1 million copies lmao.
But this is the same company that apparently thinks that the $10 #1000 issue will sell 1 million copies lmao.
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The 2-5 week thing means they likely sold out of their allotment and are waiting to get more in.
I thought Thanos Wins was okay and Cosmic Ghost Rider was pretty meh. There's not much of a story in the two series. Just felt like a collection of sometimes cool and sometimes whacky, dumb moments.
Have to buy the 2nd Morrison Batman omnibus but can't think of anything else I need to get it to the free shipping tier...
Considering this, a Boom collection that is actually priced in line with other trades!
There's no way they will let the sales for that issue go below 1m. If they aren't hitting that number, they are going to stuff those into loot boxes or force shops to order them or even buy it themselves.
Considering this, a Boom collection that is actually priced in line with other trades!
There's no way they will let the sales for that issue go below 1m. If they aren't hitting that number, they are going to stuff those into loot boxes or force shops to order them or even buy it themselves.
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Then they likely didn't get enough stock for preorders. Did you contact them?
Yooooo, looks like it's finally coming in September.
Hopefully it's as good as the comics!
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I'm firmly in the branch of 'the gameplay can be limited just as long as the writing is authentic and good'. I'm currently playing The Lion's Song and there's not a lot of gameplay per se, but it's wonderfully written. A playable Blacksad quality story would be enough for me.
I know what you mean. He does seem to have a ton of enthusiasm for the Legion, more than ive seen him on any other property at DC, so I am a bit more optomistic at least.
Speaking of, I finally listened to the most recent Comics Conspiracy podcast and they did a whole thing on this reveal. Higgins speculates that when Doomsday Clock was originally being planned and started, Johns laid out a plan for reintroducing the JSA and LOSH. And he was going to write them both after, until the delays started to pile up and he was given a new position at DC/WB.
Interview!!
Also there's a gwenpool twitter now and it's the best
Also there's a gwenpool twitter now and it's the best
Marvel wants Midnight parties at comic stores for House of X. Wonder if that is going to be more successful or less than those Windows launch parties.
So, looking back at Vertigo. What are your top 3 to come out of that Imprint? Difficult for me to pick because most of my favourites are from there.
1) Sandman
2) Transmetropolitan
3) Sandman Mystery Theatre
So, looking back at Vertigo. What are your top 3 to come out of that Imprint? Difficult for me to pick because most of my favourites are from there.
1) Sandman
2) Transmetropolitan
3) Sandman Mystery Theatre
Yea, I have had those on my wishlist at IST for ages. Vol. 2 is gone and it seems like its getting difficult to get them. May snatch them myself if I come across them now.
I dont like using eBay, but sometimes you can find some good deals. Just make sure you read everything lol. Theres a guy selling a ton of old OOP omnis that are still sealed, BUT in the fine print it says that they are all damaged lol. Still full price or more and doesnt have the damage in the pics. Super shady.
Last time I used eBay I bought some Play Arts figures that were totally chinese knockoffs.
At leat the Remastered Vol. 1 is still available in quantity.
Nothing surprising from me. Sandman, Animal Man, Fables.
Since you list TransMet I'm guessing that means books that debuted elsewhere at DC but ended up at Vertigo count? If so my three would be:
1) Animal Man
2) Transmetropolitan
3) Unknown Soldier (Dysart)
I couldn't really get into the second half of Fables at all. I have the HCs for the first half.
(And tbh, there were things I noticed in my second/third re-read that have dampened my enthusiasm for that series).
I think we should count those. Doom patrol, Swamp Thing and others also spent a good amount of time there under Berger (and were kinda fostered by her too).
I dont think I would use the word judging. I think people are just cautious atm. Im more hopeful than normal, but Im still very excited. I think Sage just wanted someone who would be a bit more inclusive for this version of the Legion. But Bendis might surprise when the book finally starts.
Careful when buying Black Science HC vol 1 as there are 2 versions of it. The first printing came glued to the spine and is a pain to read. On the other hand the newer printing isn't great either and I've dealt with 3 copies where the signatures cane detached from the binding.
Black Science is damn good though. Can't wait for the 3rd Hardcover whenever it happens (should prob just pick up the trades)
For me, it's just the wonder of a world that's continued for so long. There's no recapturing the magic of those first few books. No recapturing the magic through the first half of the series. But my expectations changed with it as it continued on. It was still incredible keeping the journey going, even if towards the end it felt like it was being written just for the sake of keeping things going.
Not worth it. Just read the ones that seem interesting or good. Don't read like all of Gold, Blue, Gen X, Cable, Red, Astonishing, Old Man Logan, Dead Man Logan, all the return of Wolverine minis, Extermination, Rogue & Gambit, Mr. and Mrs. X, New Mutants, Multiple Man, Uncanny X-Men, X-Force, All New Wolverine, and X-23.... I'm sure I missed some. That was all off the top of my head.
My favorites were Red, Extermination, All New Wolverine, and Rogue & Gambit stuff. You could just read what seems fun, and then we could tell you anything important that happened.
If you wanna read ones with important plot points... first half of Astonishing X-Men, Extermination, and then google how Wolverine came back, because the minis and revival stories weren't that good. Ignore Uncanny X-Men, because not only is it bad, but it'll likely be ignored when it ends.
Can someone gimme that Dark Beast quote about Rosenberg's X-Men?
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1. Sandman
2. Animal Man
3. Preacher
Y and Fables are up there as well. The first half of Fables anyway.
My friend is reading God Country for the first time, and he just pointed out that they drink Duff beer. I never noticed. Deep lore shared with Simpsons.
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