They changed the text from Challenge map to story pack
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BenjaminBirdie
Banned
That last panel is my everything.
Freezasaurus
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Is it because they actually included a Harley story, or because people have caught on and realized what a boring, shitty thing challenge maps are?
I'll be honest. I'm not much of Shaky Kane fan. I tolerate his art at best. I'm always disappointed whenever he does the art for an issue of Elephantmen. Just about every other artist they rotate on that book is better.
It's gonna be challenge maps tied together with story and maybe cutscenes if I had to guess. I wish it was more. Also why can't Harley use her mallet instead of a bat. It would be so easy to give her the mallet.
Freezasaurus
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It probably suits the tone of the game better. The hammer is a bit goofy, and the Arkham series has thus far been a dark, gritty take on Batman.
Yeah. I suppose you are right. Really not a fan of the new Harley face.
Serpentine
Banned
What is THIS
That's Because You're a Robot
BenjaminBirdie said:
You should read it, it was a blast.
That... actually looks pretty cool. Haha
Oh my goodness. I gotta read this.
Edit: Just read the preview... I REALLY need to read this.
Serpentine
Banned
And it's a one shot! I'm keeping an eye out for this one when I hit up the shop
Just read the preview too. Now I have to have it! Was this ever discussed in this thread because I totally missed it if we did.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I did! It was!
Freezasaurus
Member
It looked pretty cool, I just never got around to checking it out.
I see it ended up being 5 books so it had a decent run.
Freezasaurus
Member
Yeah, I remember digging the art style. I just had too much other shit on my pull at the time. I guess they aren't going to get around to doing a big hardcover for it.
Rrongfield
Member
The arc that immediately follows is not as insanely awesome, but by no means bad. The next arc, which happens to be the current one, is really really good and up to par with God Butcher/God Bomb .
It hasn't hit those heights again, yet. But the book is still really good. The arc after that one is the weakest but the current
Galactus
Tyrant Rave
Banned
There's an Elephantmen sale on Comixology, what's the consensus on that?
Oh yeah, it was great. Everything about it. That art was something else. I need to read more Jason Aaron.
He doesn't do the art in the next arc but he is doing the current one. He is fantastic. Perfect for this book. I will say I did like the art in the arc you are moving onto its just not on the same level as the regular art.
I'm not sure, but I checked out some art on Google and the art is complete shite. It's like a 15 year old boy power fantasy.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
If you are going to be GAFs #1 Harley Quinn fan you are going to have to get The Batman Adventures #12 brah. First appearance of Harley.
This is worth money? I think I have this. Or at least had, for sure.
Oooo googled it, that is worth a root around in the vault for tomorrow for sure. I think I might have given it away in a purge.
Freezasaurus
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I dig it. I've been buying the monthlies for a looooong time. It's a futuristic pulp sci-fi series that takes place in a world where genetically-engineered animal people were forced to fight a war, and then afterward were integrated into society. So now you have Elephantmen that are cops, businessmen, what have you. It definitely touches on social issues like racism, where the Elephantmen represent the oppressed, and are often treated as second-class citizens.
Seems people expect 250-300 on eBay so yes. It's the first appearance of Harley so obviously it's expensive.
Oh that last bit hurts me deep.
Serpentine
Banned
that art looks pretty good. Does that series even have a single consistent artist though? It looks like it has a variety of different people for different arcs. Moritat draws some though, he's good
Ehhhhhhhhhh, I'll pass.
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Shutter #2
Are you guys reading Shutter? If not, you should. #2 took everything from #1 and turned it up to 11. We last left off with Kate being kidnapped by some robot. From there, the story introduces us to these glowing purple ninjas, gangsters of gun-toting lions, this golden fire-breathing serpent and a catasrophic cliffhanger! Leila Del Duca's art is beautiful and fits well with the strong writing; I can see this creative team establishing a long-lasting series and one I plan to stick around if it's as consistent as the first two issues.
Ehhhhhhhhhh, I'll pass.
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Shutter #2
Are you guys reading Shutter? If not, you should. #2 took everything from #1 and turned it up to 11. We last left off with Kate being kidnapped by some robot. From there, the story introduces us to these glowing purple ninjas, gangsters of gun-toting lions, this golden fire-breathing serpent and a catasrophic cliffhanger! Leila Del Duca's art is beautiful and fits well with the strong writing; I can see this creative team establishing a long-lasting series and one I plan to stick around if it's as consistent as the first two issues.
Her Cat is easily the best thing about Shutter. When he is putting the plaster on Kate and telling her he picked it out I was rolling around laughing, The book is completely amazing madness.
Kate is kind of a dick to him though :/
That was the least ridiculous one I could find. All the women are organ-less and the book does that thing where they draw the nipples poking out of the tops. Hippo dude looks cool, girls in the book are lul-worthy.
Freezasaurus
Member
They rotate artists, though they generally stick to the same five or six people. Some are definitely better than others, but I think they all suit the series pretty well. Except Shaky Kane. Me no likey.
Kate is starting to become a protagonist that I dislike, which is not necessarily a good or bad thing, yet. Everyone else around her is awesome, though. Even the the three (blind?) mice pictured on the cover were lovable.
All New Doop #2: I was hoping this would be a little more like WATXM #17 by Aaron, but nope. It's still a huge disadvantage that it revolves around the events of Battle of the Atom, which took me a minute to remember its name, but it still manages to have a few fun moments. Random 5/10 so far on the mini.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
What.
I've read the first volume and have the second volume sitting on my shelf. It wasn't the greatest thing of all time by any means, but I really enjoyed it.
I'd say the first volume is definitely worth picking up for the $5.99 I think Comixology had it for. I don't remember there being any girls featured in it (since you guys were mentioning the pretty immature way they tend to be drawn in Elephantmen; I dislike that quite a bit too) except for maybe in the very last issue of the volume, and even then, I don't think that was for more than a handful of pages. The comic in general is far from being a collection of scenes like the admittedly pretty ridiculous one Zombine posted.
The art (at least in volume one) definitely isn't the strong suit though. While reading it, I had to make sure not to look too closely at it. It looks nice at a glance (mostly due to the coloring/inking which seems to carry the art) but upon closer inspection it's really pretty poor (again, I've only read the first volume; I know Chris Burnham even makes an appearance as the artist a few times in later issues, so I'm sure the art in general gets better).
But yeah, it's a really cool world that Starkings has written in Elephantmen and I'd recommend checking it out.
I write with way too many parentheses.
Rrongfield
Member
Is it considered furry if there is no fur?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I just remembered they replaced Ellis with Brian Wood on Moon Knight
LMAO
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"Heya toots. Wanna make it big in the industry? I took over Moon Knight from Warren Ellis. How about you let me take you home tonight and I'll show you what a real white page looks like. Only the page is your face. I'll make you a star." -Brian Wood
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