Do you mean Batman specifically or Bat family? Becausw I either have a lot of recs or almost zero recs.
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Lois Lane's a good one, that isn't Bat-Family. Also anything to do with the Question, I guess?
I thought about it and never mind I have more than zero
Green Arrow by Ben Percy
Green Arrow by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino
Plastic Man by Gail Simone (a mini)
Action Comics by Bendis
Technically not Batman, but Gotham Central is as street level as it gets at DC.
But currently, Lois Lane is really good, and theres a Lemire The Question Black Label book.
Also, I really like all of the Leviathan stuff Bendis has been doing in Action Comics. Its more about the Spy Agencies than Superman.
Lemire's Black Label The Question mini right now is really good
Rucka's Lois Lane
Other than that I'm drawing a blank. I liked Percy's Green Arrow Rebirth run for what that's worth.
Thanks! After all this heartbreaking space opera stuff with MTMTE I need some street level comics.
Catching up on Action and come on JRJr
Like he does these dope action splashes but then his characters look so fucking ugly. Christ what happened man?
Like he does these dope action splashes but then his characters look so fucking ugly. Christ what happened man?
Ive been staying with my Grandparents while selling my house and I think my Grandpa is addicted to porn... They adopted 2 of my young cousins, so im sure thats hard on them, but still, wtf.
Guess now that were on the first page of Google this isnt the best time to air my family drama lol
Guess now that were on the first page of Google this isnt the best time to air my family drama lol
I mean we're only on the first page if you look for something very specific
Do we though? Or do you?
I finished Batman: Black and White (while I was banned)! My full experience with the book was very good. However, I'll admit that after my initial posts about it, which were extremely positive, the book's overall quality fell off quite a bit. It's not so surprising. The editors probably did everything they could to get as much talented as fast as possible, but then as the book went on, the book couldn't keep up that pace. I should clarify that this mostly refers to the writing. Artistically, the book was incredible from start to finish.
Batman: Black and White is a perfect test case for a writer. You get 7-9 pages to tell whatever Batman story you want. Some authors choose a story that represents them, some choose stories that best represent their ideal characterization of Batman, others smother the story in nostalgia for Batman's golden years, surprisingly many choose to do a basic ass story about Batman inhaling fear gas and seeing monsters but ultimately defeating Scarecrow through sheer willpower. Time after time though, it's the same talent we all know are outstanding regardless of what they're doing
I'm talking about Simonson, Gaiman, Sienkiewicz, Bolland, Dini, Ellis, etc. The legends. But then there are also folk who just seem to get Batman. Folk like Archie Goodwin, Dustin Nguyen, Mike Barr, and Bruce Timm. Just awesome pulpy stories that don't even need Batman to tell a definitive Batman story.
It's just so crazy cool to have all these wildly different storytellers come together and, despite wildly different takes on Batman himself, still somehow stay within this established idea of what Batman, Gotham, etc. are about. And that's why Batman: Black and White is so great. The variety may as well be an argument between these writers and artists -- no one seeing the same guy in a Batsuit. All these contrasting ideas and it's just pure Batman immersion. Great stuff.
Batman: Black and White is a perfect test case for a writer. You get 7-9 pages to tell whatever Batman story you want. Some authors choose a story that represents them, some choose stories that best represent their ideal characterization of Batman, others smother the story in nostalgia for Batman's golden years, surprisingly many choose to do a basic ass story about Batman inhaling fear gas and seeing monsters but ultimately defeating Scarecrow through sheer willpower. Time after time though, it's the same talent we all know are outstanding regardless of what they're doing
I'm talking about Simonson, Gaiman, Sienkiewicz, Bolland, Dini, Ellis, etc. The legends. But then there are also folk who just seem to get Batman. Folk like Archie Goodwin, Dustin Nguyen, Mike Barr, and Bruce Timm. Just awesome pulpy stories that don't even need Batman to tell a definitive Batman story.
It's just so crazy cool to have all these wildly different storytellers come together and, despite wildly different takes on Batman himself, still somehow stay within this established idea of what Batman, Gotham, etc. are about. And that's why Batman: Black and White is so great. The variety may as well be an argument between these writers and artists -- no one seeing the same guy in a Batsuit. All these contrasting ideas and it's just pure Batman immersion. Great stuff.
I wonder who those hires are, unless she just means that Blake lady.
I don't think there's anything in this week's newsletters. Just that old comment that could have been misconstrued a little.
This was in his Jan news letter.
There's apparently nothing new about it, he just got newly pressed about it and assumed that was the reason.
I hope Ellis gets to read that thread instead of keeping up the 'I guess nobody wants to draw my comic!" thing.
Ramon seems like a really great, caring guy, and he's a good artist. I can't wait for the next thing of his to pop up.
Well, I guess we can all agree that he has gone too far with it. I stuck up for him because I didnt see anything that without a shadow of a doubt put him in that group. I mean, I always just assumed that he was trying to be the centrist, and wanted to please everyone, or rather not piss off anyone from one group. But its pretty clear that he doesnt want to denounce or condemn, which makes it pretty clear that he is a supporter, but was trying to hide it as much as possible.
Yes I still think his art is great. And yes hes a horrible writer, and an asshole. Just sucks to see someone you actually like shit on everything because of some shitty viewpoint or attitude. If you have to go out of your way to try and hide something like that, your clearly in the wrong.
I love how people have to go back and delete tons of tweets because they show just how shitty you are, but still dont acknowledge that they are wrong. Talking about that Catwoman writer, and everyone else who has had to do that.
Depends. Did you change your mind and that's why you deleted the tweets? 'Cause you realized they were stupid?
I finished East of West Year One and Year Two! Oh boy. I've got some criticisms.
So, I've got unclear feelings about East of West. But let's start strong. I like Death. I like the story of Death hunting down the Chosen for revenge. I like him searching for his wife and son. I like the other horsemen and the Chosen trying to ensure the end of the world while also not getting killed by Death. This story, however, is so overshadowed by everything else and the "everything else" just doesn't deserve the attention.
My criticisms start with the world that Hickman's built. From a skin-deep perspective, it's great. The alternate reality nations are all interesting visually. The confederacy, the union, new orleans, texas, PRA, and the endless nation. All have intriguing connections to American history -- mostly its worst bits. All of them building toward the apocalypse in small and large ways.
But the thing is, despite these obvious connections, Hickman doesn't really address them in any meaningful or complex manner. You've got the fucking confederacy, for fuck's sake. You've got chairman mao's fucking nation. A resurgent native american nation. And yet the politics of East of West aren't just shallow, they're actively escapist from the past. There's no meaningful commentary here. The Union is CORRUPT. The Texans are LAWLESS. The Endless Nation sees the immigrant nations as IMPURE. They're all just props and it's worse because of it.
Nevertheless, we spend most of our time dallying with these nations and their leaders. Hickman makes these interactions interesting page to page, naturally, but there's just so little storytelling between the words and gunshots. 29 issues in and the status quo has changed in no way. Texas has been laid waste to, but does that actaully mean anything in the story? Nope. The Texan chosen is still about. He's still got his ranger dude doing shit. Does it matter that the arrogant confederate has become president? Nope. Or that the union president has been shown to be a real piece of shit? NOPE. It's a lot of wheel-spinning. It's a lot of repeating character dynamics that are already well-established. It's about time to get to the point, Hickman.
Again, page to page East of West is a very entertaining read. The moments Hickman chooses to capture do draw you in. They are still very fun. It's a lot of wild west/transfuturism questioning as the world lights itself on fire. And Dragotta kills it every single page. But it's when you set the book down and ask what's happened, if the book is fulfilling the reason you're reading it in the first place, that it loses its glow. The fuck is Death even doing most of the time?
So, I've got unclear feelings about East of West. But let's start strong. I like Death. I like the story of Death hunting down the Chosen for revenge. I like him searching for his wife and son. I like the other horsemen and the Chosen trying to ensure the end of the world while also not getting killed by Death. This story, however, is so overshadowed by everything else and the "everything else" just doesn't deserve the attention.
My criticisms start with the world that Hickman's built. From a skin-deep perspective, it's great. The alternate reality nations are all interesting visually. The confederacy, the union, new orleans, texas, PRA, and the endless nation. All have intriguing connections to American history -- mostly its worst bits. All of them building toward the apocalypse in small and large ways.
But the thing is, despite these obvious connections, Hickman doesn't really address them in any meaningful or complex manner. You've got the fucking confederacy, for fuck's sake. You've got chairman mao's fucking nation. A resurgent native american nation. And yet the politics of East of West aren't just shallow, they're actively escapist from the past. There's no meaningful commentary here. The Union is CORRUPT. The Texans are LAWLESS. The Endless Nation sees the immigrant nations as IMPURE. They're all just props and it's worse because of it.
Nevertheless, we spend most of our time dallying with these nations and their leaders. Hickman makes these interactions interesting page to page, naturally, but there's just so little storytelling between the words and gunshots. 29 issues in and the status quo has changed in no way. Texas has been laid waste to, but does that actaully mean anything in the story? Nope. The Texan chosen is still about. He's still got his ranger dude doing shit. Does it matter that the arrogant confederate has become president? Nope. Or that the union president has been shown to be a real piece of shit? NOPE. It's a lot of wheel-spinning. It's a lot of repeating character dynamics that are already well-established. It's about time to get to the point, Hickman.
Again, page to page East of West is a very entertaining read. The moments Hickman chooses to capture do draw you in. They are still very fun. It's a lot of wild west/transfuturism questioning as the world lights itself on fire. And Dragotta kills it every single page. But it's when you set the book down and ask what's happened, if the book is fulfilling the reason you're reading it in the first place, that it loses its glow. The fuck is Death even doing most of the time?
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I don't believe most of these asshats actually realize the error of their beliefs. Just that they want to hide it or appear to have changed.
That's always been Hickman's problem.
He's got big ideas that don't say much of anything.
Read Leviathan Dawn
Enjoyed it a lot and god do I love how petty Talia is.
"I'm going to kill his face!"
Enjoyed it a lot and god do I love how petty Talia is.
"I'm going to kill his face!"
I can see the draw of appealing to comicgators cause 'bitter men over 35' is probably the safest comic buying audience
She accidentally used a nazi phrase right?... Yeah...
....Man, I'm usually up on everything but I have no idea what's going on here.
You Yankees are so lucky that you have IST, while here in Canuckland we have pretty much nothing like it and thus don't get those great deals.
I had such high hopes for that book. Has anyone ever written her as well as Gillen?
When I worked retail a bunch of years ago, an old guy brought his tablet in for repair because he couldn't get it to work. So I go to try and turn it on, and it turns on fine for me.....and it's in the middle of a gay porn video, at which point the guy quickly grabs it back and is like "oh, uhh......"
Well I mean, she ain't wrong.
Snake porn?
Yeah, all the characters I liked bought the farm early on and the book just never recovered for me.
I ain't reading all that. But I'll say I enjoyed East of West. It was solid, but it didn't blow my mind.
Sure. "Accidentally."
lol. Must have been a pop up or something. Those damn kids playing with his tablet!
My grandparents left to take the kids to a doctor's appointment, and when I went down stairs I could hear this moaning sound that was muffled, so I went and looked to see what it was. Hes got like 20+ tabs opened on his latop and half are hardcore porn just playing on a loop. At least he had headphones plugged in. But come on! Do that shit in your office or something away from the 6 year olds.
I dont know how to bring it up to him and tell him its getting out of hand.
This shit is still going?She accidentally used a nazi phrase right?... Yeah...
I meant real folk, but I'll accept this answer.
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