Maybe the character has been in other bat titles I haven't read, (ruling out the possibility) but perhaps it's Lincoln Marsh/Thomas Wayne Jr. from the Night of Owls arc? If the Earth 3 Owlman is trying to take things over, and if Bruce is missing, perhaps he takes up the mantle?
So yesterday I bought the first 3 issues of Avengers as comixology had them for .99, and I hate to say I was left disappointed. I have been away from comics for a long time and I was thinking, cool the Avengers, I love these guys. I didn't expect it to be so focused on a bunch of characters I have never heard of and aren't that interesting to me. I want to see the original Avengers interacting. That is what was so great about the start of N52 JL.
So yesterday I bought the first 3 issues of Avengers as comixology had them for .99, and I hate to say I was left disappointed. I have been away from comics for a long time and I was thinking, cool the Avengers, I love these guys. I didn't expect it to be so focused on a bunch of characters I have never heard of and aren't that interesting to me. I want to see the original Avengers interacting. Think I'll just stick to the solo books.
So yesterday I bought the first 3 issues of Avengers as comixology had them for .99, and I hate to say I was left disappointed. I have been away from comics for a long time and I was thinking, cool the Avengers, I love these guys. I didn't expect it to be so focused on a bunch of characters I have never heard of and aren't that interesting to me. I want to see the original Avengers interacting.
What do you mean by original Avengers? Admittedly they aren't the most stellar issues but it was the beginning of Hickman's entire thing. Sounds like you just want some Bendis ish.
Edit: This is also not really comparable to nu52 JL. That had to pretend like those were new characters because it was an entirely new universe. Avengers is a brand new story featuring the Avengers.
What do you mean by original Avengers? Admittedly they aren't the most stellar issues but it was the beginning of Hickman's entire thing. Sounds like you just want some Bendis ish.
Maybe the character has been in other bat titles I haven't read, (ruling out the possibility) but perhaps it's Lincoln Marsh/Thomas Wayne Jr. from the Night of Owls arc? If the Earth 3 Owlman is trying to take things over, and if Bruce is missing, perhaps he takes up the mantle?
So yesterday I bought the first 3 issues of Avengers as comixology had them for .99, and I hate to say I was left disappointed. I have been away from comics for a long time and I was thinking, cool the Avengers, I love these guys. I didn't expect it to be so focused on a bunch of characters I have never heard of and aren't that interesting to me. I want to see the original Avengers interacting. That is what was so great about the start of N52 JL.
Oh, so I bought some Locke & Key before going on vacation the other week. I hold each and everyone of you responsible for not telling me how good it is. I had an absolute blast going through it.
Other than the recent Captain Marvel takes over another book randomly event (awwwwwkward), Avengers Assemble by Deconnick has been some great times with Avengers interacting with each other.
Hickman's Avengers just reads like some original characters (do not steal) comic he wanted to write but applied a wrapper of "oh that big billion dollar superhero team property" to while New Avengers is his "I am still writing a Reed Richards+Black Panther book, suck it down" actually enjoyable output.
'Kay so I read All-New X-Men #15. When I saw the melodramtic cover I though it was cute. But never did I imagine it would in fact be a page to page full-on soap opera. I was stunned. And when I put it down I was at a loss as to whether I liked it. I do think it appeals to me, I'm not pleased to admit.
'Kay so I read All-New X-Men #15. When I saw the melodramtic cover I though it was cute. But never did I imagine it would in fact be a page to page full-on soap opera. I was stunned. And when I put it down I was at a loss as to whether I liked it. I do think it appeals to me, I'm not pleased to admit.
Superior foes of Spiderman was great, and really fun.
I like this Beatle if only because she has an interest in doing supervillainy if possible.
Overdrive is cool too, but is he supposed to be based on that villain that used a big wheel vehicle?
'Kay so I read All-New X-Men #15. When I saw the melodramtic cover I though it was cute. But never did I imagine it would in fact be a page to page full-on soap opera. I was stunned. And when I put it down I was at a loss as to whether I liked it. I do think it appeals to me, I'm not pleased to admit.
I've never watched the show, mainly random eps. or scenes, but still managed to enjoy the comic, it gets bonus points for providing a great take on Prankster AND DOING A STUNT WITH THE FREAKIN' BATMOBILE!
Quick rundown of my comic book catch up: Megaman #28
Current arc combines Super Adventure Rockman and Rockman 3's story, and this arc is starting to look pretty dark IMO. art was good in this issue too.
Smallville 54-58
Wonder Woman arc atm, when did Ma Kent become a Senator?!
Suicide Squad 22
Ales Kot is doing fantastic work with the book, but it's a shame DC have him off of it soon =(
Wonder Woman 22
Highfather is such a dick. How long did Az say his run is gonna last again?
Invincible 104
Good issue IMO, really like how she talked him down. Wonder what his reason for saving him is though? Does he want to meet up with the good Invincibles of other realities?
Lazarus 2
Issue seemed more about world building, but I still enjoy it and the characterization.
All-Star Western 22
Wonder if Jonah will return to his time or continue in present day Gotham? IMO, Hex in present time can lead to some interesting stories.
Rocketeer and Spirit 1
Good start IMO, looking forward to next issues.
Batman Annual 2
Good story IMO, and I like that the new guy is adamant about helping people.
Superior Foes of Spiderman 1+2
You guys weren't kidding this book is terrific and hilarious, Gonna check and see what other stuff Nick Spencer wrote...wait didn't he write Supergirl before the reboot?
Robocop: Last Stand #1
Hey a new comic by Frank Miller! Well it had a stripper, but overall a good start.
TF: Robots in disguise 20
Rat-trap! ...and Starscream just looks like he's gonna fuck it all up, I really feel bad for the guy sometimes...
So, Comic-GAF, I just finished reading Sandman: The Wake. I'm fairly certain that the whole topic of Sandman has been discussed to death in this thread before but since there might be other pariahs like me, that haven't read it before, I think it's worthy of getting a mention once again.
Sandman has been on my "to read"-list for nearly 15 years now but somehow the stars hadn't been in their right position before, I think. During the last month, I got all of the tpb's from Preludes and Nocturnes to The Wake from my local library and started reading through them. All things considered, I liked it and I can only imagine, what an impact it had when it was first released. I wouldn't say that it was flawless or that it climbed to my all time top 10, but it was a solid and imaginative piece of storytelling, that really hooked me, when it was firing on all cylinders. My personal favourite story arcs were presented within Preludes and Nocturnes, The Doll's House and Season of Mists. Especially the latter was absolutely brilliant and I almost got late for work, because I couldn't stop reading it one morning As I stated before, the series is far from flawless in my opinion and I think most of the tie-in stories and spin-offs were bland and didn't really have an impact on me. I liked A Game of You and Dream Country but Fables and Reflections and World's End were, truth be told, mostly just boring and forgettable. I can understand the pivotal role that Fables and Reflections had for the main plot (
The relationship between Dream and Orpheus and the repercussions it would have later on
) but besides that.....meh.
Now that I think of it, Sandman was kinda like TDKR: a mixed bag, that has high points that hits baffling lows as well, but gets its act together and leaves on a high note, because The Wake was a fantastic ending to the series. I mean, I consider it to be the definitive ending, since I'm content with the story and don't really have too much interest to read any of the spin-offs. Apart from Lucifer, since I read through it a year ago. Also, Sandman deserves a special mention, because this was the first comic, where I could actually enjoy Kelley Jones's art
I've been re-reading Morrison's Batman run in full and this shit is crazy good. I still think RIP and Final Crisis are extremely messy narratives, and I kinda dislike entirely that such an important part of his Batman story had to occur in a separate event for a bunch if reasons. But overall I've been digging it a lot more than I remember doing so the first time, noticing some parallels I had missed the first time, and I love the whole legacy theme that runs throughout the book - especially knowing where it ends up in Inc.
Superior Foes of Spiderman 1+2
You guys weren't kidding this book is terrific and hilarious, Gonna check and see what other stuff Nick Spencer wrote...wait didn't he write Supergirl before the reboot?
Losing John Romita Jr. would be an unthinkable occurrence for Marvel; I mean, the guy's a cornerstone of the company, his visual style in many ways is Marvel Comics.
But, by that same token, what hasn't JRJR done at Marvel? I mean, what do you offer him that he hasn't already done? What?
True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #3 (Best fanfiction of a music video since "The Adventures of Peter Gabriel's Claymation Face")
Astro City #3
Batman #23
Constantine #6 (It's still enjoyably not that bad)
Demon Knights #23 (Last one and it's breaking my heart why didn't you buy the Horse Telepath Lady Book)
Justice League of America #7 (Come on Geoff bash all those fucking action figures together, make the biggest most craziest all-encompassing event, do it, this is the best, you're the best)
Suicide Squad #23 (Man, fuck you Geoff Johns for bashing those fucking action figures, derailing what was gonna be a great fucking run with your fucking event, you're the worst)
East of West #5
Saga #13 (YAY)
Deadpool #14
Fantastic Four #11
Thor God of Thunder #11
Uncanny X-Force #10 (I got a lot more tolerant of this book when I realized it was Super Hero Twin Peaks But Not All That Well Done, which is more imaginative than about 90% of corporate cape comics)
Uncanny X-Men #10
Wolverine #8
Wolverine and the X-Men #34
Muthafuckin' Batgirl #23
Muthafuckin' East of West #5
Muthafuckin' Saga #13
Muthafuckin' Walking Dead #113
Muthafuckin' Fearless Defenders #8 (@ $3.99 omgwtf)
Muthafuckin' Infinity #1
Muthafuckin' Uncanny X-Men #10
Muthafuckin' Wolverine & The X-Men #34
I think Uncanny X-Force is dropped. It's gotten to the point where I'm wondering why I'm even reading it. Is Spiral even on the team? I thought she was an interesting choice, and wanted to see where they went with it. Oh, look. She has a bit part in the first story arc, and she hasn't been heard from since.
Losing John Romita Jr. would be an unthinkable occurrence for Marvel; I mean, the guy's a cornerstone of the company, his visual style in many ways is Marvel Comics.
But, by that same token, what hasn't JRJR done at Marvel? I mean, what do you offer him that he hasn't already done? What?
this may sound like sacrilege, but I've always, ALWAYS hated JRJR's style. whenever I saw it, it made me want to burn whatever book it was I was reading.
Have they explained what happened at the end of Thanos Imperative yet? You know, what happened to Nova and why Star-Lord is back? Because it keeps feeling like they decided "we want to use these characters because movies so lol whatever", which pisses me off because I loved the ending to TI.
