Random Comic Book Thoughts [Archive] - Page 3

Funky Fly

08-27-2010, 05:36 PM

I've finally gotten around to playing Arkham Asylum this week and my god is it incredible in so many ways.
Love it to death.

This probably belongs more in the video games forum, but nobody will care in there and all the VG snobs will be like "old news"

It's a fucking awesome game. What system do you have it for? Also, there is a sequel, Arkham City, in the works.

Funky Fly

08-27-2010, 05:37 PM

Werewolves are usually bitched into vampire stories as supporting characters these days, but that doesn't count

Yeah, there needs to be a movie about werewolves. Like about a specific pack and their fights with other packs, other creatures and their internal pack politics and shit.

LuigiD

08-27-2010, 05:44 PM

So pissed/upset right now over Star Wars Legacy. They just up and ended it. Got the final issue today and they left so much shit unanswered it's fucking annoying.

Also wondering when/if they'll release part 5 of 5 to Marvel Zombies 5.

I was wondering if I was the only one pissed off about that. I really like Legacy. Apparently, they are releasing another Legacy series in December tho. However...it is only 6 issues. According to Dark Horse, it is suppose to finish up all the loose stories, etc.
I am fucking impressed by the courage of Dark Horse. I have a friend who works at a comic store and he was telling me how Legacy is prob. he best selling Dark Horse comic they have. Why the fuck end one of your strongest books? ridiculous..

Jeritron

08-27-2010, 05:45 PM

Yea I read about the sequel a couple days ago. I have it for PS3

I played the shit out of it this week. Last night I finished the game. So great. I solved all the Riddler stuff too, I just need to complete the challenges.
This is the first video game in forever that I've actually cared about completing 100%

I love that version of Scarecrow. Conroy and Mark Hammil were great as always.
I think it's great that they held off on Two Face, Mr. Freeze, Penguin, Catwoman and some other villains. The sequel should be great.

I wonder if they'll do the Riddler side-missions again or develop something new.
I'd love to see them include Hush

Really I can't see how you can improve on the game much other than just adding more and covering new stories/characters.

One thing I felt was that detective mode is awesome, and needed to play the game right, but it kind of takes away from the great look of the game.
Obviously you have the option, but it's tempting for the player to not stay in detective mode virtually all the time since there is so much you need it for.
Maybe they can find a way to limit that.

Jeritron

08-28-2010, 02:14 AM

I was wondering if I was the only one pissed off about that. I really like Legacy. Apparently, they are releasing another Legacy series in December tho. However...it is only 6 issues. According to Dark Horse, it is suppose to finish up all the loose stories, etc.
I am fucking impressed by the courage of Dark Horse. I have a friend who works at a comic store and he was telling me how Legacy is prob. he best selling Dark Horse comic they have. Why the fuck end one of your strongest books? ridiculous..

I have been a ridiculously big Star Wars fan my entire life, but I have never gotten into the comics. I don't really get down with much of the non-movie stuff at all actually.

I liked Dark Empire, Tales of the Jedi and some other stuff. That's from way back in the early 90s though. I actually used to get 'Droids' comic when I was younger. I just remember it being pretty badass even though it doesn't sound like it would be.

Shadows of the Empire was also great, in all mediums including the comics. Does Boba Fett have his own title?
I'd be shocked if he doesn't.

Jeritron

08-28-2010, 02:17 AM

I googled Boba Fett comics and look at this badass picture I found

http://www.bobafettmp.com/bobafett/special-topics/bfvsdp/images/wizard102.jpg

LuigiD

08-28-2010, 02:50 AM

Actually growing up in the 90's, I loved all the Dark Horse books (not just the Star Wars ones..AVP, Terminator, etc come to mind.) I have a bunch of the 90's DH comics. They were all A+ from what I remember. Specially their adaptations of the Thrawn trilogy.
As far as the Fett man goes..I can't remember him ever having a series. I remember little mini-series here and there and one shots. I had this awesome hand shot of some imperial officer who hires Fett to put down a rebel group he can't deal with. Bad ass all over. I also remember a mini-series about the origins of Fett. However, there was some controversy behind that one since Episode II pretty much made it obsolete.

Fignuts

08-28-2010, 03:00 AM

I have been a ridiculously big Star Wars fan my entire life, but I have never gotten into the comics. I don't really get down with much of the non-movie stuff at all actually.

I liked Dark Empire, Tales of the Jedi and some other stuff. That's from way back in the early 90s though. I actually used to get 'Droids' comic when I was younger. I just remember it being pretty badass even though it doesn't sound like it would be.

Shadows of the Empire was also great, in all mediums including the comics. Does Boba Fett have his own title?
I'd be shocked if he doesn't.

Novels are a much better reading experience than the comics. Thrawne trilogy, tales of the bounty hunters, and boba fett's trilogy are all pretty good. I liked New Jedi Order, but some people don't like it. Havn't read the legacy of the jedi series yet.

Fignuts

08-28-2010, 03:04 AM

Oh damn almost forgot about the Darth Bane books. Only read the first one, but it was easily the best star wars book I've ever read.

Jeritron

08-28-2010, 05:12 AM

I used to read some back in the day. The "Tales of" books were cool, because they existed on the side of the original movies. The Thrawn Trilogy and Shadows of the Empire were great too, but aside from that I really just dislike the EU. It feels so forced and different. Like it doesn't have that distinct Lucas feel. I can't really put my finger on it but you may know what I mean

Fignuts

08-28-2010, 05:39 AM

Yeah, New Jedi Order definitely strays from it. I don't try to look at them as "star wars" books, but as sci-fi books in general. I don't go in reading them with the Lucas mentality. I try to just appreciate them for what they are.

Legacy of the Jedi might be more to your liking, from what I hear, but it might be a bit confusing if you don't know EU chronology. Wikipedia can help with that though.

Darth Bane doesn't have the Lucas feel tbh, but you should check it out anyways, as it is just a flat out, great book in general.

Fignuts

08-28-2010, 05:41 AM

Also, Rise of Vader (I think thats the title) is something you might like. It came out shortly after episode III, and it deals with Vader hunting some of the remaining jedi, as well as coping with his new suit, and decrease in power.

Honestly don't know if it's even EU. Might be canon, tbh.

Fignuts

08-28-2010, 06:33 AM

Just bought all 19 trades of JLA vol.2, as well as Earth-2, all 4 trades of 52, The Tornado's Path, and the Identity Crisis Hardcover. All for just a little over 100 dollars.

Allow me to just reiterate that I fucking LOVE half.com.

Gonna get the Infinite Crisis Hardcover, and it's accompaning miniseries trades, and all the Justice League volume 3 trades released so far. Then it's on to catching up with JSA and Green Lantern trades.

Might skip Final Crisis because I absolutely hated it, but I dunno. It IS one of the biggest stories in dc history. Don't think the collection is complete without it.

Lock Jaw

08-28-2010, 01:29 PM

On the subject of Star Wars, I never really got into the novels and now feel that I missed out. Kind of want to hunt them down and start reading through the post ROTJ novels in order, but I'm way too lazy for that.

Fignuts

08-28-2010, 04:29 PM

Really, the only post rotj ones that are really important are the thrawn trilogy, new jedi order series, and legacy of the jedi series.

The Destroyer

08-28-2010, 04:31 PM

I gave up after Specter of the Past/Vision of the Future.

Jeritron

08-28-2010, 04:33 PM

Didn't they kill off Chewbacca by dropping a moon on him? I remember hearing about that a few years back

Fignuts

08-28-2010, 04:37 PM

Yeah, first book of NJO.

I mean, if they are going to kill off one of the main characters, I think chewbacca makes the most sense.

Jeritron

08-28-2010, 04:45 PM

I suppose. Although Chewy's age makes him a candiate to just never die at all in the continuity.
I would imagine Han is boring and useless as hell in all of those books. Han's happy ending of falling in love with Leia and being married is all well and good, but I don't think anyone actually wants to see Han as a married man in stories.

Harrison Ford and Lawrence Kasdan actually tried to convince Lucas to kill him off early in Return of the Jedi

Before the prequels, the EU only dealt with the time after Jedi, and it was just an endless string of random and meaningless adventures with the main characters on different planets against new villains that seemed more science fiction and less like Star Wars stuff.
That's really when I formed my opinion on it, and for the most part I haven't looked back.
Now I assume they're doing all kinds of filling in the gaps.

Kalyx triaD

08-31-2010, 03:30 AM

Fignuts

08-31-2010, 04:02 AM

2nd Batman and Robin trade comes out soon. Can't wait.

Fignuts

08-31-2010, 04:03 AM

Skimmed a few pages of the Batman Beyond series and it's pretty cool. They got a 'Catwoman Beyond' and we get to see Dick Grayson. Hope it ties up with DC Universe proper, it deserves it.

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/134/0/4/Batman_Beyond_3_by_duss005.jpg

Didn't they already do that? Thought there was a Batman/Superman arc, where they established that one of the earths was the batman beyond universe.

Fignuts

08-31-2010, 04:04 AM

Also, would be cool too see the beyond universe expanded to include other heroes from dcu.

Kalyx triaD

08-31-2010, 04:13 AM

Didn't they already do that? Thought there was a Batman/Superman arc, where they established that one of the earths was the batman beyond universe.

For years they lolligagged on the status of Beyond's place in the DCU, usually resting on it's place in the DCAU (which is an alternate Earth of the DCU). The famous panel in that Batman/Superman arc, along with a shot in 52, made people ask if it was some other alternate future now (DCAU was otherwise never visited by Earth-1).

With this book I hope it gets cleared up, I'd settle for an alternate future.

Fignuts

08-31-2010, 04:29 AM

I hope so. Wouldn't want it to be the main earth's future, as that would set history on a set path, so to speak.

Funky Fly

08-31-2010, 04:51 AM

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-gayest-fattest-most-racist-most-useless-sidekicks-of-all-time/

:'(

dronepool

08-31-2010, 04:57 AM

Batman Beyond is turning into an ongoing after the current mini ends and he appeared in one page in Batman #700, but that might be an alternate version.

Fignuts

08-31-2010, 05:05 AM

lol

I IS ALSO GOOD ON DE WATERMELON

Fignuts

08-31-2010, 05:09 AM

Hey remember when I used to randomly post hostess fruitcake ads?

I should bring that back.

Lara Emily

09-01-2010, 03:22 AM

LuigiD

09-01-2010, 09:48 AM

http://marvel.com/digitalcomics/
(http://marvel.com/digitalcomics/)
Has anyone else checked this out. I just bought an annual subscription for like 50 bucks american ( I imagine it as like around 70 bucks since I'm Canadian) but it's awesome, it has over 5000 comics on this thing, including things like x-men #1 and sit, some gaps in series but overall it's badass

I have done the online comic deal before.
To be honest, it does not work for me. I already spend plenty of time on the computer doing work, typing papers for school, etc. It's a cool deal for someone starting out or someone who prefers a cheaper alternative.
To me, there is something glorious about having the comic book in hand. That smell, turning the papers, looking at it up close, etc.

Lara Emily

09-01-2010, 01:58 PM

I have done the online comic deal before.
To be honest, it does not work for me. I already spend plenty of time on the computer doing work, typing papers for school, etc. It's a cool deal for someone starting out or someone who prefers a cheaper alternative.
To me, there is something glorious about having the comic book in hand. That smell, turning the papers, looking at it up close, etc.

Oh I agree about physical books but that can be very space consuming. This is a great suppliment to a physical collection, allows you to read everything else you don't have room for.

LoDownM

09-01-2010, 03:23 PM

Just spent an hour looking up how much the comics I still have are worth, not a single one above 10 bucks :(

Lock Jaw

09-01-2010, 03:52 PM

You have inspired me to do the same. Which is a shame, because I have better and more productive things to be doing.

It seems I have a bunch of old Action Comics that would be worth $80 if they weren't all gnarly and destroyed.

Lock Jaw

09-01-2010, 03:54 PM

Actually, continuing to look through them, some of them aren't completely horrendous. Some are "medium" at best.

Lock Jaw

09-01-2010, 03:58 PM

Some seem to be worth more when they have a "Whitman" logo instead of a "DC" logo.

Lock Jaw

09-01-2010, 04:00 PM

Lol this cover. Superman throwing a city block into space. People: "Superman! Why are you doing this to us?" Superman: "FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!"

EDIT- I figure I should edit this post rather that continue to post.

Into some Superman comics now that would be $125 if they weren't destroyed.

- Superman #200: $140. Not wholly destroyed, but still in rough shape.

- Crisis on Infinite Earths #1: $16, and this one is actually in good shape.

- Teen Titans v1 #5: $180. This one would be "medium" if not for the fact that someone seems to have drawn a red diagonal line across the cover in crayon or something.

- Bunch of World's Finest Comics: $10-$12

- Bunch of Superman Family: $8-$12 (#200 = $14)

dronepool

09-01-2010, 04:31 PM

As much as I like physical books after almost 3 years of buying every Wednesday they are very space consuming. The Marvel sub is alright but I HATE reading it using their format. Downloading them as cbr files is MUCH better.

Eventually if they start doing better formats, I could see myself buying no more than 10 physical books a month and getting the rest digitally.

I want to buy more comics because there's some good stuff coming out but me living in an apartment with my folks and having just one room to store them... I'm going to unboard about 75% of them because honestly most comics get reprinted these days so I don't care about keeping every single one in great shape, just the special ones.

I'm over whelmed by all the stuff I bought in 3 years. I enjoy comics like "drugs". I get them, read them, enjoy them and put them away. A quick thrill but it gives me something to do and look forward to and enjoy and only certain shit is worth having in trades to reread or to catch up to what you missed or cool stories you can wait for and read at once.

I fear for the future. I feel like giving some of them away just to make space, I don't know I still have space but I spent like 45 minutes unboarding and putting together certain books (my collection is like a hurricane, I stack them in the order I get them in 3 different drawers and a few plastic bins from Ikea.

Long boxes are no good they'll look ugly in my room and cardboard attracts bugs and I have no room to put them anyway, same for the drawer boxes.

Damnit. Damnit.

I think I want to switch to half monthlies and half trades eventually.

Fignuts

09-01-2010, 04:46 PM

I pretty much only own trades.

Lock Jaw

09-01-2010, 04:51 PM

I switched to trades two years ago, because I have six full long-boxes and was like "ok, I literally can't stack 'em any higher".

I miss my monthly comic books.

But I figured I would save space and money. I AM saving space. Money though... I think my mind was like "Alright, so I'm not buying monthly comics... so I'll just buy a monthly trade!"

So I get a lot of things I otherwise would not have bought in monthly form.

dronepool

09-01-2010, 05:24 PM

See, money isn't really the issue here- I mean sure if I was broke and living on Kool-Aid and popcorn, sure it is. But obviously I'd have more important things to worry about if that was the case.

I said that because I get 15% off, meaning I get to pay $3.39 for 3.99 books and and around $2.54 for 2.99 books, which is the main reason I have a list with that store. Now if I buy a trade that costs say- 19.99, I'll pay around 16.99- which is a few bucks here and there, which is good.

But the thing is, if I didn't go get weekly/monthly books I'd be so bored of waiting for shit to come out and be annoyed that I can't talk about it on comic sites without being spoiled....

But how does this sound- eventually I'll just leave around 8-10 books or less- depending on story lines at that time and just trade wait the rest?

Just gotta decide on what to wait for and what to read singles... mini's, ongoings, events... favorite books.. ect

Fignuts

09-01-2010, 05:54 PM

If money is a problem when it comes to trades....

Just bought all 19 trades of JLA vol.2, as well as Earth-2, all 4 trades of 52, The Tornado's Path, and the Identity Crisis Hardcover. All for just a little over 100 dollars.

Allow me to just reiterate that I fucking LOVE half.com.

Fignuts

09-01-2010, 05:55 PM

Got about 14 of them in at this point, and all of them are in fantastic condition, btw.

dronepool

09-01-2010, 06:06 PM

Oh, I could get deals on trades and there's a store near the comic store that sells trades for cheap, I got 3 soft cover Blue Beetle trades for 7.50 each. Same goes for most soft covers usually in the 6.50 to 10 dollar range- I bought like 30 trades from there because the prices rock.

It's just they don't always have new stuff (they stock some popular new stuff and buy used and resell)

Just when the time comes, I dunno how to split my trades with monthlys cause I'd want to leave a few on the list to keep my discount in the store (15% anything there) and go trade for other books... just need to make a plan on what I could wait for and what I'd get on the fly mothly as long as I don't accumulate over 30-50 books a year, that's just like an 8 inch stack which aint much compared to accumulation of like 150-200 books a year.

It's actually not much compared to others, I spend around 60-70 a month, sometimes less. Some people spend like 60 a week :eek:

Reavant

09-01-2010, 07:20 PM

The new spawn is pretty cool.... they killed off al simmons and a new guy just took the mantle

Kalyx triaD

09-01-2010, 07:26 PM

Lady Deadpool #1 is pretty wacky, certainly a Jenny McCarthy vehicle.

Lock Jaw

09-01-2010, 09:19 PM

The Darkwing Duck comic book has been pretty good.

Lock Jaw

09-04-2010, 08:15 PM

Just finished reading through all of Ex Machina. I had started reading it before, found it amazing, but for some reason didn't keep up with it. It ended recently, so I just went back and read it from the beginning.

Way better when you're not waiting for the monthly installment.

For the most part BKV did it again with a fantastic series. Still trying to digest the ending, though, and formulate an opinion on it.

Fignuts

09-04-2010, 08:18 PM

Just finished Y the last man, and I am probably the only person on earth who didn't care for it.

The beginning was good, but after that, it never really hooked me like it did in the start.

mitchables

09-05-2010, 01:34 AM

i didn't really like the ending of y. the rest of it i really enjoyed though.

Jeritron

09-08-2010, 01:16 AM

What is the most you've ever paid for a comic or paperback?

I ask because I'm toying with the idea of buying a volume of the first year of TMNT comics, but even the most recent printing is over 100 bucks.

I just really want it and have for a while, and my major rationalization besides treating myself is that if I regret it for any reason I can just turn around and sell it and probably get the same $ back.
The other side of me is saying, that's a lot of money for a comic book.

Jeritron

09-08-2010, 01:19 AM

http://images.comiccollectorlive.com/covers/104/1041097b-f9a0-4fac-b9cf-143039d84ea0.jpg

That's the badass cover. Also, it's 540 pages.

Kalyx triaD

09-08-2010, 01:19 AM

I pay whatever for what I deem worth it. No matter the amount or whatever perception something has with the public. If for some reason a certain issue of Batman means something to me, I'll sell my soul if that's the price.

Jeritron

09-08-2010, 01:29 AM

I'm not worried about the perception or what anyone thinks. I'm just legitimately on the fence about the price. I really want it, but I also don't want to buy it and then see a new print of it come out in like a year for 20 bucks.
I don't think that will happen though. It seems they just don't print them often.

It's not like I'm gonna go hungry for a week if I buy it or anything.
It's just that I'm torn on whether I want to buy this or spend the money on other non-essential items or means of entertainment.

Probably just going to shut up and buy it because I have blown the same amount of money in like 10 minutes playing blackjack

Kalyx triaD

09-08-2010, 01:37 AM

I purchased a Masterpiece line Star Wars Anakin Lightsaber replica (with the motion effects and all) for 75$. I would have snatched it for 100$. Had buyer's remorse for 2mins before I turned it on and swung it around like a drunk Jedi.

Jeritron

09-08-2010, 01:39 AM

See, if I don't buy this I will just buy something else I don't need. So it doesn't really matter

Funky Fly

09-08-2010, 01:43 AM

Fuckin buy it, guy.

Jeritron

09-08-2010, 01:46 AM

The cheap bastard thing to do would be buy it, read it, and sell it back online. I will not do that, however, because I love to keep my comics (especially nice crisp graphic novels that look sexy on my shelf)

Funky Fly

09-08-2010, 01:51 AM

The cheap bastard thing to do is read it online. The creators still get paid if you buy it and sell it.

Jeritron

09-08-2010, 02:03 AM

Well yea, but for me it's just a given that I like to read things in print. I just don't like reading comics on a computer, and the thought of reading actual books on a kindle pisses me off.

Fignuts

09-08-2010, 02:19 AM

I paid 45 dollars for the watchmen hardcover. That's the most I've spent. Not much compared to the omnibuses.

dronepool

09-08-2010, 02:35 AM

I sold a variant Headless Spawn cover for 89 dollars that I bought for 3 bucks. I have another copy that I might put on ebay.

Lock Jaw

09-08-2010, 11:47 AM

Bought the Bone: One Volume Edition for something around $50. It is 55 issues in one massive collection. Wow. Currently going for like half of that on Amazon.

DaveBrawl

01-17-2011, 05:32 PM

Has anyone been reading the Batman comics lately? Specifically Detective Comics and Batman, if so how have they been?

Lock Jaw

01-17-2011, 06:04 PM

I've been catching up on them as of late. Not quite caught up with the Return of Bruce Wayne/latest issues, but they have been pretty good. Detective > Batman

DaveBrawl

01-17-2011, 06:21 PM

That's what I was figuring. I was reading an interview on IGN from back in October with the writer of Detective and it sounded pretty cool in theory.

Fignuts

01-17-2011, 06:27 PM

I got the hardcover of the first Batman & Robin trade, but I don't know what's been going on after that.

Mainly because I thought the batman lost in time stories were lame.

Lock Jaw

01-17-2011, 07:05 PM

I seem to be in the minority here, but anything Grant Morrison has written with Batman in the past few years has been pretty bad. Well, not terrible terrible. Just not very good. Highly overrated.

His status quo that he created (Dick and Damien) has allowed other writers to run with it though and turn out some of the most interesting Bat-Stuff in years.

dronepool

01-17-2011, 07:51 PM

IMO Grant's Batman has been the best Batman in years and his Batman stuff is the stuff that I look forward to more than any other comic arc right now.

Has anyone been reading the Batman comics lately? Specifically Detective Comics and Batman, if so how have they been?

I just read Batman Inc, Red Robin and Batman & Robin. And I checked out the Dark Knight by David Finch and enjoyed it.

Detective Comics has been great since it got new people on it from skimming through it, but I'm not reading it/buying it. Maybe I'll download it or buy it in trade if I run into it for cheap.

Reavant

01-17-2011, 10:25 PM

Spawn 200 came out

LuigiD

01-18-2011, 12:19 PM

I use to go to this comic shop that apparently had no problem selling rare variants like normal comics..or rather, they did not know what they were actually worth. I got a bunch of rare limited variants such as the Iron Man #1 with the actors, An Astonishing X-Men annual and some Secret Invasion and Dark Reign stuff for normal price. I haven't sold any of it yet and probably won't.
I have this thing that sometimes I see something awesome to buy and I go "beh..ill just sell it if I feel bad about it." I never end up feeling bad about anything.

Fignuts

01-18-2011, 12:55 PM

Spawn 200 came out

ugh.

Reavant

01-18-2011, 01:30 PM

it was awesome FUCK YOU

Fignuts

01-18-2011, 06:24 PM

Never cared for it, after he killed Malebolgia. Felt like that should have been the end.

Fignuts

01-19-2011, 12:20 AM

Fucking christ, I hate Linkara. Absolute fucking loser, that one.

RoXer

01-19-2011, 12:23 AM

Kalyx triaD

01-19-2011, 12:30 AM

People cracked jokes until the 2005 hurricanes hit. Then I had the best flashlight on the block. Fucker was bright. And awesome.

dronepool

01-19-2011, 12:46 AM

Spawn #200 was very sub-par and I bought 4 different covers (one of them being a 1:10 cover) to maybe sell 3 of them.

Lock Jaw

01-19-2011, 05:38 PM

So after 40 issues, Buffy Season Eight is officially over with. Pretty crappy throughout.

There will be a brief hiatus, and then there will apparently be a Season Nine, which is promised to be "more down to Earth".

Lock Jaw

01-27-2011, 01:59 AM

All caught up with my Bat-related stuff now.

I gotta say, two issues in, Batman Inc is the only Grant Morrison-Batman stuff that I have loved.

The actual Return of Bruce Wayne was pretty meh.

01-27-2011, 05:27 AM

I have fever and I reread the entire Y-The Last Man series in less than 50 hours :)

Lock Jaw

01-28-2011, 03:53 PM

So, DC just announced 14 tie-in miniseries (three issues each) to their upcoming "Flashpoint" event. That is pretty ridiculous.

The Destroyer

01-28-2011, 04:06 PM

That strikes me as pretty extreme.

They seem to be pretty vague about what Flashpoint is about - all I can gather from the teasers is that it sounds like some sort of alternate timeline type deal.

Fignuts

01-28-2011, 04:50 PM

If they are as good as the infinite crisis tie in mini series, I would not care.

But they won't be.

Also, wtf is going on with Fantastic Four? The latest issue is the last one?

LuigiD

01-28-2011, 04:52 PM

The Destroyer

01-28-2011, 04:54 PM

Fantastic Four is relaunching for whatever reason.

parkmania

01-28-2011, 05:02 PM

Here's what's up with FF:
There will be one more issue of Fantastic Four. They killed Johnny Storm in the issue that came out this week. The following month, there's a new title coming out currently advertised as "FF". I fully expect that to end up meaning "Fantastic Family", "Fantastic Friends", or possibly they bring in Franklin and Valeria Richards, and they make it "Fantastic Five".

The Destroyer

01-28-2011, 05:09 PM

I give it a few months. It never lasts.

Lock Jaw

01-28-2011, 05:31 PM

I hate how the companies whoreout the tie-ins. Every now and then there is a couple of good ones that are worth it and add to the story. At times, you have to read the tie-ins to understand the full story. I read the whole Final Crisis and I thought it was horrible. A friend let me borrow a bunch of tie-ins and the story became more tolerable. Just ridiculous with all the tie-ins tho.

Final Crisis tie-ins were tolerable because for the most part they either had nothing really to do with the Final Crisis event, or did not even fit into Grant Morrison's story at all.

blake639raw

01-28-2011, 10:44 PM

Batman Inc. rocks my socks off.

Flashpoint should be interesting.

Also looking forward to the War of the Green Lanterns.

Sometime in June there is a Red Lantern ongoing starting too. That should be cool.

Kalyx triaD

01-29-2011, 12:07 AM

Wizard magazine is done for. Damn.

LuigiD

01-29-2011, 12:34 AM

not surprised about wizard. I mean, with the internet, the magazine became kinda worthless. Sure, it had cool content but when it came to rumors, reviews, etc it faced the problem all other publications face, the internet. Will be missed. sort of. Had not bought an issue in like 4 years.

Fignuts

01-29-2011, 05:28 AM

Read through the entire New X-men series, finally. Fucking phenomenal book. Pretty depressing though. Gets pretty fucking dark around the time X-23 joins up.

X-23 is an excellent character btw. Also read her mini series stuff, and they are all great reads. Much more complex and interesting character than she seems on the surface. Goes to show that good writing can make a blatant wolverine cash-in a very enjoyable character. I actually like her a lot more than wolverine, tbh.

blake639raw

01-29-2011, 10:31 AM

Also, as far as Flashpoint, I believe it's about the Reverse Flash time traveling with his reverse Speed Force and screwing up the timeline. All the tie-ins won't be necessary, but I'll probably pick up the ones that look interesting, like Deadman and The Flying Graysons, and theirs one about Abin Sur.

Lock Jaw

01-30-2011, 05:51 PM

DaveBrawl

02-26-2011, 08:58 PM

I found this a couple hours ago. Some dude at the University of Virginia was doing a project on Superman a few years ago and scanned Action Comics #1 so if anyone is interested in reading it.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/yeung/actioncomics/cover.html

Jeritron

03-04-2011, 02:04 AM

Random question.

Which X-Men characters are Omega level, or "class 5" mutants?

Curious

Kalyx triaD

03-04-2011, 02:10 AM

Oh... those guys...

There's an official list, but off the top of my head:

Iceman
Jean Grey/Phoenix
Xavier
Magneto (I think)

Sixx

03-04-2011, 02:19 AM

Magneto is class 4.

From Wiki:

Mutants that have been confirmed as Omega-level include Jean Grey,[6] Vulcan,[7] Rachel Summers,[8] Iceman,[9] Legion,[10] Elixir,[11] and Franklin Richards.[12] Sentinels identify Storm as a possible Omega-level mutant.[13]

Jeritron

03-04-2011, 02:35 AM

I don't understand how Magneto isn't Omega compared to some of those who are

Kalyx triaD

03-04-2011, 02:39 AM

It has more to do with psychology and stamina than simply having the power. Erik can shift the planet on it's axis, but that would tax him. Iceman can fuck us all over and initiate a permanent ice age, but he hasn't mental compacity.

Sixx

03-04-2011, 02:39 AM

I have no idea who Vulcan, Legion and Elixir are.

Kalyx triaD

03-04-2011, 02:45 AM

Isn't Elixer the dude who heals people?

Sixx

03-04-2011, 02:48 AM

Judging by his name you're probably right.

The Destroyer

03-04-2011, 03:24 AM

I have no idea who Vulcan, Legion and Elixir are.
Legion is Xavier's son and Vulcan is the third Summers brother.

Jeritron

03-04-2011, 04:31 AM

Was just thinking about the differences between certain superheroes, and even though I absolutely love X-Men and The Avengers (and the members solo), I way prefer street level heroes.
What I mean by that is X-Men, Avengers, FF, JLA and a lot of other heroes deal with such huge global issues, and even stuff from space.

Then you have Batman, Spidey, Daredevil, Punisher and Moon Knight (and now TMNT, my new comic addiction) who stick to their cities and fight the mob and moderate threats. Not like Doc Ock and Venom are really "normal", but in the world of comics they're actually reasonable and local.

I like the ones who usually work on that bigger scope, but I think I only really "love" X-Men and Avengers, and The Thing, from that pool.

It's late and I'm quite bored.

Fignuts

03-04-2011, 04:48 AM

Isn't Elixer the dude who heals people?

He can also do the opposite.

Fignuts

03-04-2011, 04:51 AM

Also, I too have been reading the mirage TMNT comics. I had no idea that the first movie was based almost entirely on the comic. The only thing they had from the cartoon was a touch more humor in the turtles' personalities.

Jeritron

03-04-2011, 05:47 AM

Yea, and April as a reporter. But the way she factors into the story is pretty much exactly the same.
They just obviously couldn't have her as Baxter's assistant without Baxter.
Having her as a reporter helps the story be told too.

And the Turtles having different colored bandanas, but honestly that should have always been the case anyways. Unless their weapon is visible, I sometimes have trouble telling them apart. That can get distracting.

How far along are you in the mirage comics, Figgy?

BigDaddyCool

03-04-2011, 10:15 AM

Random question.

Which X-Men characters are Omega level, or "class 5" mutants?

Curious

What does that mean?

BigDaddyCool

03-04-2011, 10:18 AM

Oh, never mind I just looked it up...there isn't much of an explanation other than "powerful"

Fignuts

03-04-2011, 12:02 PM

Jeritron

03-04-2011, 07:00 PM

The first volume or all volumes? The first volume is basically from like 85-93, and then after that they did more but I don't think they're as good.

I'm in the middle of the first volume. Impressed by how badass Casey Jones is, and the accuracy of his relationship with the Turtles in the first film. Right down to him rescuing them in the antique shop and hiding out with them on the farm. Especially Raph.
Those two are great.
I can't wait to get to City At War and stuff. I'm getting through it pretty slow because I'm actually tracking down the printed books.

Fignuts

03-04-2011, 08:11 PM

Oh wait, I still have the last volume to read. But yeah, would be hard to top the first volume. City at War was immense.

Fignuts

03-04-2011, 08:12 PM

Didn't bother with the image volume because it is stupid.

Jeritron

03-04-2011, 08:17 PM

I have no interest in that either. All in all I feel that the mirage comic is a severely underrated property.
Probably because of how huge the phenomenon got in the early 90s, and people were overexposed, and when they think of Turtles they probably think children's fad, or nostalgic cartoon, and not dark and engaging comic series for mature readers.

But the integrity of that comic seems to have always been upheld, no matter how popular the franchise was getting around it.
I wish it got a little bit more cred. It's hard to find comic stores that even have the books, and there aren't any trade paperbacks on shelves at the moment.