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Benny the Snake posted:So is Earth's End worth reading? It requires you to pretty much have read the entirety of Earth 2 up to this point, but if you've been doing that, then yes, it's very good.
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Benny the Snake posted:So is Earth's End worth reading? World's End? If you're into Earth 2, definitely.
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Looks like DC has thought better of trying to squash 60+ issues into the second JSA omnibus. They're now extending it into Johns's One Year Later run, which I've never read (I've heard that some really stupid stuff happened with the Marvel family characters, though); this collection will include the first 28 issues of it. How many did he write? Should we be expecting a (quite unprecedented) fourth Justice Society omnibus? EDIT: I've also found this article announcing that the George Pérez Wonder Woman omnibus (hopefully the first of many) is on the horizon as well. Fingers crossed for Mark Waid Flash in the near future. Wheat Loaf fucked around with this message at 14:31 on Oct 31, 2014 |
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Oct 31, 2014 14:21
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Metal Loaf posted:Fingers crossed for Mark Waid Flash in the near future. This would be so wonderful. Get the first 25 issues of Impulse into a HC and I'd be in heaven. I've been ordering tons of poo poo through work but just stock piling it and the boss finally asked if I was actually gonna buy it. I was planning on blitzing a chunk of my tax return on it but I guess I have to buy a few books to satisfy him.
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Rhyno posted:This would be so wonderful. Get the first 25 issues of Impulse into a HC and I'd be in heaven. Who knows as they might not release it just to spite him.
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Oct 31, 2014 15:05
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bobkatt013 posted:Who knows as they might not release it just to spite him. Oh I don't ever expect to see it. Waid is like Public Enemy #1 at DC since he can't seem to keep his mouth shut about how terrible everything they're doing is. Reprints of his most popular DC work would just mean checks they have to write him so it ain't gonna happen.
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Rhyno posted:This would be so wonderful. Get the first 25 issues of Impulse into a HC and I'd be in heaven. What kind of discount do you get? Just curious.
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sleepingbuddha posted:What kind of discount do you get? Just curious. If I preorder and item I get it for cost plus a percentage to cover the shipping. Only on items I order in advance though, off the shelf it's just 30%. So if I miss something I don't get a killer deal.
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Metal Loaf posted:Looks like DC has thought better of trying to squash 60+ issues into the second JSA omnibus. Pretty sure Johns just did those first 28 or so. The major thing he did in OYL was bring in Magog from Kingdom Come, plus a LoSH crossover. I don't remember specifically what he did with the Marvels, just that a buncha different writers tried different approaches and nothing ever came together. It came to head with the kids being depowered and sidelined until Flashpoint/New 52.
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HitTheTargets posted:Pretty sure Johns just did those first 28 or so. Right. I know he did maybe a year or two then Willingham took over for a while, then Guggenheim did it till it ended, so that sounds about right. quote:The major thing he did in OYL was bring in Magog from Kingdom Come, plus a LoSH crossover. I don't remember specifically what he did with the Marvels, just that a buncha different writers tried different approaches and nothing ever came together. It came to head with the kids being depowered and sidelined until Flashpoint/New 52. I think around that time, Dan Didio was saying the Fawcett characters no longer fit in with the DC universe; probably correct, but maybe not in the way he meant, since Black Adam stuck around pulling peoples' arms off after Billy and Mary were put on the backburner. Regarding something else I mentioned in that last post, I've been thinking that if they're doing a WW by Pérez omnibus, fingers crossed they don't completely arse it up like they did with the New Teen Titans collections (where the skipped over about 60 issues in the third one to make it a George Pérez artist showcase rather than collecting them consecutively).
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Metal Loaf posted:Regarding something else I mentioned in that last post, I've been thinking that if they're doing a WW by P rez omnibus, fingers crossed they don't completely arse it up like they did with the New Teen Titans collections (where the skipped over about 60 issues in the third one to make it a George P rez artist showcase rather than collecting them consecutively). The Perez WW omnibus is just going to be the 4 existent Perez trades under one cover (up to WW #24). Perez didn't do any of the art on the main title for the rest of his tenure, but he did pencil the War of the Gods 4-part miniseries. redbackground fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Nov 1, 2014 |
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Nov 1, 2014 17:45
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These days, Shazam is portrayed as a kid in an adult body. In the old days, didn't he also gain the maturity of an adult thanks to the Wisdom of Solomon?
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Yes, but DC's writers decided that wisdom != maturity in order to make him a more "interesting" character.
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Captain Marvel is clearly wish-fulfilment, and young boys don't just wish for the strength and size of an adult, but also the confidence and wisdom.
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Nov 2, 2014 12:27
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Has Captain Marvel shown up anywhere outside of the Justice League backups? I actually liked the newer take and was hoping for a solo title.
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redbackground posted:The Perez WW omnibus is just going to be the 4 existent Perez trades under one cover (up to WW #24). Perez didn't do any of the art on the main title for the rest of his tenure, but he did pencil the War of the Gods 4-part miniseries. Yeah, but he wrote it for about 40 issues after he stopped pencilling it until (I think) Messner-Loebs took over. I'd hope they would mean to continue past the stuff he only drew.
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Baron Bifford posted:Captain Marvel is clearly wish-fulfilment, and young boys don't just wish for the strength and size of an adult, but also the confidence and wisdom. Captain Marvel is easily the worst victim of "45 year old men writing for 45 year old men" in a lot of ways. Most of the modern stuff with him is just the equivalent of writers telling kids to get off their lawn with their xboxes and their disrespect.
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S.W.O.R.D. Agent posted:Has Captain Marvel shown up anywhere outside of the Justice League backups? I actually liked the newer take and was hoping for a solo title. He's in the Justice League proper now.
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TwoPair posted:He's in the Justice League proper now. Okay, thanks. I'll check it out again.
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Shame they didn't go with something like Jeff Smith's Captain Marvel.
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Are there any superman comic runs, doesn't matter if it's New 52, old verse, or even golden age or what, that goes into more the psychology of being the only Superman in a world that he could crush with his pinky if he flexed it wrong while pushing off the ground (exaggeration, I know). I think he's really boring when he's punching stuff, but love psychological junk.
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I think that would be hard to find because there are just so many super-strong guys bouncing around the DCU these days, some of whom rival Superman's strength. I remember that when Kara Zor-El was reintroduced to the DCU some years back (pre new 52), she appeared stronger and faster than Superman, and this was said to be because she had none of Superman's instinctive self-restraint
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KittyEmpress posted:Are there any superman comic runs, doesn't matter if it's New 52, old verse, or even golden age or what, that goes into more the psychology of being the only Superman in a world that he could crush with his pinky if he flexed it wrong while pushing off the ground (exaggeration, I know). It's not exactly what you meant, but Superman - Secret Identity is about Clark Kent growing up with superpowers in a world where Superman (and other superheroes) are comic book characters.
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Here is your annual DC Crisis/Bandaid/Continuity Fix. quote:For 2015's annual "big event,'' DC Comics is mashing up stories and characters from 80 years of comic-book history while also introducing a big bad villain. source quote:40 two-part miniseries in April and May 
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Nov 3, 2014 12:18
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poo poo, meta AND epic? It's gonna be so win, you guys. (I'm cautiously optimistic that it'll be like those Blackest Night gimmick new issues. Some of those were pretty fun.)
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quote:The company is putting its line of superhero comic books on hiatus for two months quote:One of the hallmarks of DC has been the popularization of a "multiverse" of parallel worlds of familiar characters, and that has led to story lines such as the 1985 crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths irlZaphod fucked around with this message at 13:02 on Nov 3, 2014 |
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irlZaphod posted:Seriously, just go gently caress yourselves, DC. It's because of the office move. They're giving people involved in regular books time to upend their lives.
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Teenage Fansub posted:It's because of the office move. They're giving people involved in regular books time to upend their lives. I remember now that there were rumours about this a few months ago. It's just annoying because I've just recently started picking up some DC books again. 
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Nov 3, 2014 13:17
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They could've just called it Future's End: Arena.
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Nov 3, 2014 15:04
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I love how this event is "remember those characters you liked more? Buy our event and you get to see them again!"
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Nov 3, 2014 15:14
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Look at that, an opportunity to use money I normally use for the couple of DC comics I read to spend on other books instead. Thanks DC!
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goldenoreos posted:Look at that, an opportunity to use money I normally use for the couple of DC comics I read to spend on other books instead. Thanks DC!
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Nov 3, 2014 15:39
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Don't worry guys, Scott Lobdell is helping lay this out!
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Nov 3, 2014 16:12
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What are the earths showed on the picture? I can recognize 90's DC, Tangent, Flashpoint, the Legion, the JSA and the old Crime Syndicate. Curious about it but not really that interested on it.
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:What are the earths showed on the picture? Top: 90s grim n gritty, Pre-Crisis Earth 2, Earth-3, Charleston Middle: Flashpoint, ?, ?, Wildstorm Bottom: ?, ?, Tangent It's cool that I get two months of not buying DC comics. Granted, the two I'm reading (Batgirl, Gotham Academy; RIP Wonder Woman) will probably get canceled before this anyway.
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Codependent Poster posted:Don't worry guys, Scott Lobdell is helping lay this out! All is lost.
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Codependent Poster posted:Don't worry guys, Scott Lobdell is helping lay this out! The Gentry strikes again!
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Nov 3, 2014 17:21
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So a 40 part Final Crisis. Yeech.
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Helmed by the guy who wrote some TV shows you probably didn't watch! The fact that he's never written a comic book is why it's going to be great, you guys!
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I think there's a lot of pessimism for this event already coming out because it seems like another chance for people to say "way to gently caress up again DC!" At the same time, I'll have seven DC books on my pull list when this begins so not having to spend money on them for two months works for me!
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