|
Gavok posted:Then I guess I rule Apokalips.  Evil feels well rested without abnormal cravings or withdrawal symptoms.
|
#
?
Apr 23, 2014 23:49
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 5, 2024 01:11 |
|
|
Gavok posted:Then I guess I rule Apokalips. COFFEE IS
|
|
#
?
Apr 23, 2014 23:55
|
|
|
Gavok posted:Then I guess I rule Apokalips. We already knew that.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 00:28
|
|
|
Alien Rope Burn posted:It's not a parody, it's a genuinely horrible and earnest webcomic. Um yeah. As the guy who drew that comic all those years ago I would like to confirm that it was a parody. It was a joke based on this T-shirt from the original comic's cafepress store.  Since Power Chord has long been wiped from the internet and was extremely obscure to begin with, I do now worry about that thing floating around without context. If you would like to learn more about Power Chord, I am archive dumping it in the GBS webcomic thread. Truly it is one of the greats.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 04:48
|
|
|
bobkatt013 posted:COFFEE IS Omega Beans.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 04:59
|
|
|
I like my fan girls like I like my coffee french pressed.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 05:31
|
|
|
Mechanigma posted:Um yeah. As the guy who drew that comic all those years ago I would like to confirm that it was a parody. It was a joke based on this T-shirt from the original comic's cafepress store. Ugh. Link to where you start please.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 05:42
|
|
|
Yeah, I've totally fallen behind on the GBS thread, but I think it's probably a healthy reaction after covering the strips I did.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 05:45
|
|
|
bobkatt013 posted:COFFEE IS "I am the revelation! The Tiger-Force at the core of all Starbucks! When you cry out in your dreams it is caffeine that you see!"
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 05:50
|
|
|
omnibobb posted:Ugh. Link to where you start please. Here's a link to just my posts Power Chord was rebooted three times and I'm only halfway through the first version, so stay tuned true believer.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 05:57
|
|
|
The Anti-Life Equation is tea+milk-caffeine.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 06:00
|
|
|
Coffee is a lie. Synesthesia in a cup. Smells like cake, tastes like dirty rear end.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 06:03
|
|
|
bobkatt013 posted:COFFEE IS Little man. Can you outrace that Two Thirty Feeling? The life that is death! Gummy Joe fucked around with this message at 06:27 on Apr 24, 2014 |
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 06:25
|
|
|
Was Taters posted:Coffee is a lie. Synesthesia in a cup. Smells like cake, tastes like dirty rear end. (Except apparently our love for Dick Grayson transcends dimensional barriers).
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 10:18
|
|
|
Darkseid... always hated decaf...
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 10:44
|
|
|
bobkatt013 posted:COFFEE IS  http://plasticfarm.com/?p=2059
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 11:32
|
|
|
I cannot understand how people can stand coffee.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 12:05
|
|
|
There are only two types of people in the world. People who enjoy coffee, and people who drink American coffee.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 13:15
|
|
|
I'm not the biggest fan of Peter Parker so I decided to check out Ultimate Comics Spidey from the point where Miles took over and I haven't had this much fun with a superhero comic in a good few months now. I got absolutely lost in it while reading, like that rare time when you can read 20 issues and only feel like a half hour has passed. I tried Superior and just couldn't quite get in to it. Does the Miles run continue to be good up to the recent #200 finale? Is the new upcoming series looking to be good? If so I might add it to my pull. Also can someone sum up the difference between the Ultimates and their other-Universe counterparts and/or why the Ultimates were created other than adding another line of the same books? Are any of the other Ultimates series worth reading as someone who's not a huge fan of Marvel heroes?
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 13:56
|
|
|
Sundowner posted:Are any of the other Ultimates series worth reading as someone who's not a huge fan of Marvel heroes? I Before E posted:I cannot understand how people can stand coffee. ~*Iced Cinnamon Dolce Lattes*~ on the other hand... 
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 14:29
|
|
|
Sundowner posted:I'm not the biggest fan of Peter Parker so I decided to check out Ultimate Comics Spidey from the point where Miles took over and I haven't had this much fun with a superhero comic in a good few months now. I got absolutely lost in it while reading, like that rare time when you can read 20 issues and only feel like a half hour has passed. I tried Superior and just couldn't quite get in to it. Yes the Miles run does continue to be amazing. It is still being done by Bendis and his knocking it out of the park
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 14:35
|
|
|
Sundowner posted:Also can someone sum up the difference between the Ultimates and their other-Universe counterparts and/or why the Ultimates were created other than adding another line of the same books? Are any of the other Ultimates series worth reading as someone who's not a huge fan of Marvel heroes? I believe the Ultimates were created for a number of reasons, one was being a more easily accessible jumping on point to new readers. That's what it was for me, I started reading comics well into my 20's and the idea of just picking up whatever this week's Spiderman or X-men book with no context or knowledge of what's going on and what is happening was too daunting and kept me mostly on the fringes reading acclaimed minis or other limited runs. So, being able to pick up a comic where there wasn't a 40 year backstory like USM or UFF was what got me into reading actual superhero books. Also I think it was a way to update the characters so they didn't have weird timelines where they were in their late 20's but had been around since the '60s. Peter Parker is the Bugle's webmaster instead of a freelance photog. They also kind of deal with real world politics in a more realistic way. And Freddie Prinze Jr. As far as good Ultimate books, I was a big fan of Ultimates vol 1 and 2. USM is great from day one imo, and I liked the take on FF where they were much younger and Reed is kind of nuts pretty well. Stay away from Ultimate Iron Man. zoux fucked around with this message at 14:53 on Apr 24, 2014 |
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 14:48
|
|
|
I'm drinking some bulletproof coffee right now. It's delicious.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 15:17
|
|
|
I Before E posted:I cannot understand how people can stand coffee. I usually drink it sitting down. 
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 15:49
|
|
|
bobkatt013 posted:Yes the Miles run does continue to be amazing. It is still being done by Bendis and his knocking it out of the park That's great news. I haven't read a lot of Bendis books yet but he definitely feels like one of those writers who doesn't burden new readers with eons of history, while still maintaining content for long time readers. I don't feel like I'm missing a thing starting with Miles, despite there being ~150 issues prior to him showing up. I probably will go back and read from the start, I'm just hesitant because I'm not a big fan of Peter but it seems Ultimates turns things on it's ear enough to where I might actually enjoy characters and heroes I haven't liked in the past. So I guess my question now is what are some must-read Bendis' books? Superheroes or otherwise.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 15:50
|
|
|
Daredevil, Alias. I have the controversial opinion of actually liking Bendis so if you just want to read his stuff he wrote Avengers for like ten years starting in '04.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 15:52
|
|
|
Sundowner posted:That's great news. I haven't read a lot of Bendis books yet but he definitely feels like one of those writers who doesn't burden new readers with eons of history, while still maintaining content for long time readers. I don't feel like I'm missing a thing starting with Miles, despite there being ~150 issues prior to him showing up. I probably will go back and read from the start, I'm just hesitant because I'm not a big fan of Peter but it seems Ultimates turns things on it's ear enough to where I might actually enjoy characters and heroes I haven't liked in the past. Daredevil, Powers, Torso, Jinx, Alias. His New Avengers starts out good, and I enjoy it until after Siege when it gets rebooted into Avengers and New Avengers. I really like Guardians of the Galaxy and his X-men is pretty good. His event books are not that great, but Dark Avengers is.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 15:54
|
|
|
zoux posted:I have the controversial opinion of actually liking Bendis so if you just want to read his stuff he wrote Avengers for like ten years starting in '04. What do you mean? I'm not really familiar with Bendis the guy or the writer. v  v
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 15:56
|
|
|
Sundowner posted:What do you mean? I'm not really familiar with Bendis the guy or the writer. v Bendis has controlled the Marvel Universe since 04. Some people really like 90% of his work, while others think that most of his current work is trash. I am the camp that most of what he has written has been great with the exception of his reboot of Avengers, New Avengers v2, Avengers Assemble, and Age of Ultron. He usually writes the summer events and they usually are decent for what the are, with one notable horrible exception. Seriously never read Age of Utron.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:00
|
|
|
Sundowner posted:What do you mean? I'm not really familiar with Bendis the guy or the writer. v I think a lot of people think he's over exposed. He was involved in like every big crossover book since the mid 2000's, he wrote Avengers and New Avengers and USM for years and years and years, now he's writing the two main X-men books. He has a definite style and when you are reading the same style over and over and over again, it can be grating for some people. My main criticism I guess, and remember I am a Bendis fan, is that he has trouble distingushing voices some times. Around Siege and Fear Itself two of his books had this same gimmick where somebody was interviewing all the Avengers talking about what was going on after the fact, and then the main story of the book would take place in a flashback. So you might have two pages with 12 panels each, and in each panel you have a different Avenger commenting on the action or theme of the plot, but there's really no distinguishing voice. Hawkeye talks like Tony talks like Cap talks like Ms. Marvel and so on. bobkatt013 posted:Seriously never read Age of Utron. Also, as a non-DC reader, I'd be interested in a write up of why exactly new-52 is so bad. I know nothing about new-52 except that people seem to hate the poo poo out of it.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:03
|
|
|
zoux posted:I think a lot of people think he's over exposed. He was involved in like every big crossover book since the mid 2000's, he wrote Avengers and New Avengers and USM for years and years and years, now he's writing the two main X-men books. He has a definite style and when you are reading the same style over and over and over again, it can be grating for some people. They destroyed Jaime one of the best new characters created in the last 20 years. If you want to read an amazing teen book get the pre 52 Blue Beetle. They also got rid of the Super-marriage which pissed me off, as I am a huge fan of Lois and Clark together. Its also the fact that somethings were rebooted while others where not (Green Lantern and Batman being the big two). I was also pissed at them for cancelling Hellblazer so my opinion is very skewed. Age of Ultron is pointless. Nothing happens of importance. It starts out with you finding out that its not Ultron who is killing everyone its Vison being controlled by Ultron in the FUTURE! So Wolverine and Sue go back in time and kill Hank, which causes another reality, so they go back again and don't kill Hank. This causes the timelines to be hosed up so Angela shows up in the Marvel Universe and Galactus shows up in the Ultimate. Also never talk about Fear Itself, it was a crossover that got turned into an event and people got sort of forced into it. You can really see that Bendis was stuck doing those issues when he rather would not. It also was not the worst Fear Itself tie-in. Thank you very much Secret Avengers. That reminds me how is the new Secret Avengers?
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:11
|
|
|
zoux posted:I've heard this so often that I have actually steered clear of it, but what is so bad about AoU? Honestly there's nothing good about it. It's a boring, nonsensical, time-travel mess of a story that should have been laughed out of being a What If, not made into a big event. I wish I had that panel of Deadpool telling someone that nobody cares about their fake universe, because it really is the perfect summary of AoU.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:13
|
|
|
zoux posted:I've heard this so often that I have actually steered clear of it, but what is so bad about AoU? Age of Ultron was originally going to be a short miniseries by Bendis and Bryan Hitch a few years back and had multiple one shots and Bendis series and storylines leading up to it. There were multiple delays and during which Marvel switched from doing small 3-4 issue events like Siege to large scale 12+ issue events like AvX. Hitch also left Marvel during this period. What you're left with is a book where nobody knew what to do with it and a chunk of art done they needed to use, so Marvel brought on board multiple artists, reworked dialogue and tried to cobble together a terrible time-travel story out of it because they needed an Age of Ultron series because that's the tag line to the Avengers 2 film. CapnAndy posted:Ultron appears in exactly zero issues. OG Ultron appears 
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:22
|
|
|
zoux posted:I've heard this so often that I have actually steered clear of it, but what is so bad about AoU?  it's terribly paced; new characters and settings are introduced and then never seen again; old characters act in ridiculous ways; Luke Cage survives a nuclear explosion, somehow flies across the world, dies in a shack, and not one other hero, all of which are 20 feet away, personally check on him because eww he's kind of gross looking; halfway through it turns into a hamhanded time-travel Wolverine story that couldn't be more clichéd if it tried. ----------------------------------------- The DC reboot is obsessed with making the DCU the grittiest, most violent and x-treme comic universe since Spawn took up shop. This was an opportunity to really change what the DC universe could be, fresh starts for everyone, anything was possible, but since the same people were in charge as before the reboot, they just fell back on what they had been doing--driving DC into the ground, wiping out beloved characters, and wasting established ones. There were/are some bright spots (Snyder's Batman, the new Detective Comics team, Manupaul's Flash, early Animal Man, etc.) certainly, but man, each time I look at new solicitations/storylines/writer & artists choices, I realize my time is better spent elsewhere. It also ruined the end of Morrison's bat-epic. 
redbackground fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Apr 24, 2014 |
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:23
|
|
|
Waterhaul posted:OG Ultron appears Although I guess the one good thing AoU did was redrawing the creation of Ultron to show just how loving creepy that was.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:29
|
|
|
The one good thing that came out of Age of Ultron was that A.I. issue Mark Waid did.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:32
|
|
|
bobkatt013 posted:That reminds me how is the new Secret Avengers? I just started all the Marvel Now!!!!! stuff so I'll let you know in a couple of days. So far Nick Fury's black all of a sudden and Quake is referred to as Director Johnson????
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:33
|
|
|
zoux posted:I just started all the Marvel Now!!!!! stuff so I'll let you know in a couple of days. So far Nick Fury's black all of a sudden and Quake is referred to as Director Johnson???? I think he's talking about the new creative team on the book. I think I've heard good things about it but I can't remember. I know it has MODOK in it so how bad can it be?
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:35
|
|
|
Senor Candle posted:I think he's talking about the new creative team on the book. I think I've heard good things about it but I can't remember. I know it has MODOK in it so how bad can it be? Yep that one. Since Hawkeye's schedule is irregular need to get my fix somewhere, and I will not read any Secret Avengers with Spenser's name. I fell for that once.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:40
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 5, 2024 01:11 |
|
|
Waterhaul posted:What you're left with is a book where nobody knew what to do with it and a chunk of art done they needed to use, so Marvel brought on board multiple artists, reworked dialogue and tried to cobble together a terrible time-travel story out of it because they needed an Age of Ultron series because that's the tag line to the Avengers 2 film. The name was teased like a year before the title of the movie was announced, though. They might have known it was a potential choice, but it's a stretch to say that one happened because of the other.
|
|
#
?
Apr 24, 2014 16:57
|
|
