Rafa=FedKilla
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i think a Wordbook is another name for a Bendis book.
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COMICS! July |OT| - Independents Day
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The Take Out Bandit
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Damn!
Just skimmed my Fairyquest Outlaws PDF from Kickstarter.
This book is gonna be sick!
Dat Ramos! :3
Just skimmed my Fairyquest Outlaws PDF from Kickstarter.
This book is gonna be sick!
Dat Ramos! :3
Anticitizen One
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Scarlet Witch's new costume looks really lame on that Uncanny Avengers picture
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The majority of costumes on that page looks lame. Havok being the worst offender.
ViewtifulJC
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It's like they went to John Cassaday and said, "Can you make her more...boring?"
fake-ass Jakita Wagner
Spike Spiegel
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I dunno; it sort of reminds me of her X-Men Evolution costume.
i presume it's neither an art book or contains stories, but it's hollowed out and full of spiders so when you open it they crawl all over the place.
LumpOfCole
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Call me a hipster or an outcast, but I don't think modern comic heroes or villains should wear costumes if they aren't attempting to be symbols for a cause or purpose. Uniforms are just more realistic and ground the character in some needed reality.
The Take Out Bandit
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Once more. . .
Contents from the Spanish edition:
Pewtiful just salty I avoid his and TurdieBirdie's Fritchman circlejerk all boy bukkake parties.
This looks like it's going to be worth watching when it releases as well:
Diagram for Delinquents: Fredric Wertham and the Evolution of Comic Books
Tizoc
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...and that mini wasn't so bad.
Finally! Cross-posting from the pick-up thread.
Spines
Batwoman Vol. 1 & Wonder Woman Vol. 1 got lost in shipping, thanks OnTrac.
Epic stuff mate, hope you enjoy the stories =D
The price for it online is insane. I luckily found it at a local comic shop for MSRP. If I didn't find that, I was going to go and try to collect the Masterwork versions slowly, but that would of been hard on the wallet. The guy at the register was sad to see it go, he was planning to buy it down the road.
Thanks, I'm really going to enjoy it.
Extra Sauce
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Realism is not what most comics are going for, and that's a large part of why I love them.
The Take Out Bandit
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Chris Roberson & Allison Baker discuss Monkeybrain comics.
Chris Roberson explains the difference between work for hire and the Watchmen contract to silence all the corporate cheerleading morons who keep parroting, "But they signed a contract! *squawk* But they signed a contract!"
Go get schooled.
Chris Roberson explains the difference between work for hire and the Watchmen contract to silence all the corporate cheerleading morons who keep parroting, "But they signed a contract! *squawk* But they signed a contract!"
Go get schooled.
The Take Out Bandit
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Finished Atomic Robo vol.2, damn this book is FUN!
I loved the introduction of Scotty, just blurting out random dialogue in a Chris Claremont style writing with the accent; and Robo reacting just as warmly to it as the reader.
Speaking of comics that are awesome. . .
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I loved the introduction of Scotty, just blurting out random dialogue in a Chris Claremont style writing with the accent; and Robo reacting just as warmly to it as the reader.
Speaking of comics that are awesome. . .
Hey digital comic nerds! 99¢ COMIXOLOGY SAVAGE DRAGON SALE! 99¢
krypt0nian
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Gotham Central is genius.
I've been reading Jeff Lemire's Animal Man recently; it's the best thing to come out of the New 52. Scott Snyder's Swamp Thing and his run on Batman are also pretty incredible, and I'm enjoying Grant Morrison's run on Action Comics. Green Lantern is pretty good right now, as well.
The Take Out Bandit
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Blackest Night shitting the bed ruined Green Lantern for me.
Then again, I read in trades - so having this massively disjointed story flowing through my Green Lantern Corps trades and Johns stealing the Mongul showdown from Tomasi cheesed me off.
Patrick Gleason leaving the art chores made dropping GLC super easy.
Ah, gotcha. Sweet find. Marvel's pretty dumb about keeping their classic stuff in print and available.
I just finished the Frankenstein trade, and that was pretty fun. It's kind of like DC's version of Hellboy. Jeff Lemire constantly kicks ass. He might be my favorite writer out there at the moment.posthuman said:
Rafa=FedKilla
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So pumped for Revival and Hoax Hunters from Image thiss week!
The Take Out Bandit
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Complete this for me:
Power Girl Vs. ___________*
* "My penis" is not an acceptable response.
Tradd (Luther Strode) Moore has drawn one of the best Joker pics I've seen in ages! None of this post TDK Courtney Love bullshit:
Power Girl Vs. ___________*
* "My penis" is not an acceptable response.
Tradd (Luther Strode) Moore has drawn one of the best Joker pics I've seen in ages! None of this post TDK Courtney Love bullshit:
LiveFromKyoto
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I'm reading the Great Darkness Saga for the first time. It's like these old school Levitz comics were made for panel flow. There are so many panels to each page, but on the iPad each one gets the full-screen treatment. I just read the annual where it starts last night, it's like it was 200 pages long.
I just caught up on it (up to #10 + annual) too. It's really good, but kind of a slow burn.
If I had to rank my top 5 new 52 books I'd go:
1. Batman
2. Swamp Thing (I could easily flip 1 & 2 here, they're both amazing)
3. Aquaman
4. Animal Man
5. Justice League Dark
I just caught up on it (up to #10 + annual) too. It's really good, but kind of a slow burn.
If I had to rank my top 5 new 52 books I'd go:
1. Batman
2. Swamp Thing (I could easily flip 1 & 2 here, they're both amazing)
3. Aquaman
4. Animal Man
5. Justice League Dark
LiveFromKyoto
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There's got to be more to that particular surprise.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Brahs brace yourself for Gary Whitta to start shitting up this thread like I do because he said he is announcing something at the Image panel at SDCC.
Extra Sauce
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My New 52 Top 5:
5. Demon Knights
4. Justice League Dark
3. Batman
2. Animal Man
1. Swamp Thing
5. Demon Knights
4. Justice League Dark
3. Batman
2. Animal Man
1. Swamp Thing
The Take Out Bandit
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Well it is cheaper to make a mediocre comic than it is to make a mediocre movie.
That should be...interesting I suppose
Spike Spiegel
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What's the angle? Comedy? Action? ...Other?
Rafa=FedKilla
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The pep talk from TTTOB and the announcement of Gary Whitta writing a comic has motivated me to achieve 10 months old dream. Satchwar, if you still read this thread, draw my comics please.
"I may not be able to prevent Whitta from tainting the comics industry, but you can bet I'll avenge it."
"I may not be able to prevent Whitta from tainting the comics industry, but you can bet I'll avenge it."
that sounds like an august tag.
Rafa=FedKilla
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But if any of you brahs can draw then let's do it. I want to take this shit to Image.
The Take Out Bandit
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Extra Sauce
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There's a comic that's been brewing inside my head for many years. I never wrote it but I regularly think about it, and once in awhile a new piece falls into place. It will likely never see the light of day. But it's fun to dream, indeed.
The Take Out Bandit
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I've got at least three ideas.
The sad part is one of them was the warm up to another.
You got to shit or get off the pot. Your warm up can turn into a monster if you let it.
Extra Sauce
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Mine is space opera so I never seem to get tired of thinking it up. Even though it's going slowly as fuck.
The Take Out Bandit
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Well so is Saga and that comes out every month.
Ha cha cha cha cha!
Yeah, one of these days I should do a web comic.
Though I'd be happy with being able to sell some fucking pictures. Never in the right place at the right time, and unwilling to choke it down and draw shitty characters for a buck. Oh for shame!
Extra Sauce
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I have this fascination with something George Lucas said during an interview. How he studied various mythologies for years to prepare for writing Star Wars. Then he added elements he loved like Flash Gordon, Samurais and whatnot and knocked it the fuck out the park on virtually the first try.
Not pretending to consider this a career plan, but I do respect the method.
I hope you're at least writing it down somewhere because I keep forgetting shit.
Sometimes I feel like a refiner rather than a writer... all I can think about doing is taking other people's premises and taking them in a different, better direction... but it relies on other people making your shit for you :/
Sometimes I feel like a refiner rather than a writer... all I can think about doing is taking other people's premises and taking them in a different, better direction... but it relies on other people making your shit for you :/
krypt0nian
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His worship of Campbell's The Hero's Journey matches mine. I try to focus on that part of Lucas and push out all the bad.
I'm wishing you great luck with your ideas. Make it happen. It's definitely possible!
Earth 2 #2: Weird book, i had to count the pages of the Jay/Mercury interaction because it was so boring i assumed it was half the book, but it was only 6 pages. That combined with the overly sappy I love loving you Sam moments and for an actual issue that you read and digest, it read poorly.
Dark Knight #10: An okay start, but i'm getting batman fatigue.
Dark Knight #10: An okay start, but i'm getting batman fatigue.
The Take Out Bandit
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On the first try he also introduced young viewers to Space Incest. Lucas is more of an idiot savant with the additional writers he brought in for Empire and Jedi that helped cement the ideas presented in the first film.
Then we got witness the shit Lucas is capable of with endless budget and with no assistance in the script department with the new movies.
Don't get me wrong, OG Star Wars kickstarted the imaginations of a generation; but those children have grown up and surpassed Lucas.
I guess my point here is that you can learn a bit from Lucas's inspiration ideas; but don't believe he's the last bastion of creativity.
Take that ember and build your own fire.
Lucas also had a strong producer for ANH and ESB who would question him, rein him in, etc. On the prequels Lucas had yes-men like Rick McCallum. Strong producers/editors are really important but almost always under-appreciated. Having someone else look over your shoulder and challenge your choices is a good thing.
Extra Sauce
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Oh, I don't deny any of this either. I know the stories. For example, the brilliant Han Solo/Princess Leia dynamic was added by producers who thought Lucas's script was missing the crucial romance ingredient. And had Lucas gotten his way, Empire Strikes Back's plot would have centered around yet another Death Star to destroy. A redundant idea he would finally have enough clout to recycle in Return of the Jedi.
But yeah, it's like sillymonkey said. I try to focus on what Lucas did well, and push out all the bad.
But yeah, it's like sillymonkey said. I try to focus on what Lucas did well, and push out all the bad.
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Trojita
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I dunno; it sort of reminds me of her X-Men Evolution costume.
What the fuck is this lol.
The Take Out Bandit
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Okay Saga #4 has shit happening. It would be awesome if they could pace the book a little better to avoid uninteresting dry spells. It's still a candidate to be dropped, but this issue put wind in it's sails to keep it moving away from the axe.
I knew Greg Capullo would destroy on Batman, but reading through the collection I snagged at the library it just cements my suspicion that DC is the better company in terms of artists. I've felt that way for years with Patrick Gleason quietly illustrating one of the longest and best runs on a comic with Green Lantern Corps. Then Doug Mahnke getting regular work on Green Lantern. Rags Morales where ever he may pop up. Moritat on Spirit then All Star Western. Plus others who have come and gone; but overall DC has managed to maintain a quiet and powerful stable of artists on their books.
No doubt my distaste for all things Marvel since I dropped out of there back in the 90's colors my opinion of Marvel's stable. I loved Stefano Caselli on G.I. Joe, but Marvel picked him up and made him eat shit on garbage titles like Avengers Initiative or whatever that half-assed soon-to-be-aborted post Civil Bore Marvel title was. The whole Spider-Man art team presently is pretty damn solid. I just can't stomach the shitty new Shitnister Six designs despite every interview I hear with Dan Slott sounding like a lot of fun. Plus Spiderman changing costumes all the god damn time is awful - it's some Toy Biz Aquatic Adventure Spiderman tier horse shit.
In general Marvel has a great ability to stick artists I like on books I fucking hate - see also anything involving Jason Pearson and shit-ass Deadpool. Ryan Stegman on shit-ass Hoodie Spiderman. :|
For the most part Marvel still seems focused on their whole "Architects" shit since writers are less inclined to bite the hand that feed them, and they can produce more work every month.
I knew Greg Capullo would destroy on Batman, but reading through the collection I snagged at the library it just cements my suspicion that DC is the better company in terms of artists. I've felt that way for years with Patrick Gleason quietly illustrating one of the longest and best runs on a comic with Green Lantern Corps. Then Doug Mahnke getting regular work on Green Lantern. Rags Morales where ever he may pop up. Moritat on Spirit then All Star Western. Plus others who have come and gone; but overall DC has managed to maintain a quiet and powerful stable of artists on their books.
No doubt my distaste for all things Marvel since I dropped out of there back in the 90's colors my opinion of Marvel's stable. I loved Stefano Caselli on G.I. Joe, but Marvel picked him up and made him eat shit on garbage titles like Avengers Initiative or whatever that half-assed soon-to-be-aborted post Civil Bore Marvel title was. The whole Spider-Man art team presently is pretty damn solid. I just can't stomach the shitty new Shitnister Six designs despite every interview I hear with Dan Slott sounding like a lot of fun. Plus Spiderman changing costumes all the god damn time is awful - it's some Toy Biz Aquatic Adventure Spiderman tier horse shit.
In general Marvel has a great ability to stick artists I like on books I fucking hate - see also anything involving Jason Pearson and shit-ass Deadpool. Ryan Stegman on shit-ass Hoodie Spiderman. :|
For the most part Marvel still seems focused on their whole "Architects" shit since writers are less inclined to bite the hand that feed them, and they can produce more work every month.
Extra Sauce
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Holy shit, I just found out Dark Horse is rebooting Eerie Comics and #1 is coming wednesday:
So pumped.
So pumped.
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