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Uthor posted:I really need to read Starman again. I really liked that issue set way in the future where he was telling kids about the history of Starman through time (I'm a sucker for those types of stories). Was that a DC One Million tie-in? Are they ever going to finish the Starman omnibus softcovers? They left me hanging after the second one, and the hardcovers are going for really high prices now.
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Jack Gladney posted:Are they ever going to finish the Starman omnibus softcovers? They left me hanging after the second one, and the hardcovers are going for really high prices now. Nope
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Aug 21, 2015 03:34
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I'm finally reading through it now and goddamn this is good stuff, it's so refreshing
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Aug 21, 2015 03:35
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Uthor posted:I really need to read Starman again. I really liked that issue set way in the future where he was telling kids about the history of Starman through time (I'm a sucker for those types of stories). Was that a DC One Million tie-in? I think that was Starman Annual #2, from the summer when all DC Annuals had the "Legends of the Dead Earth" theme. Starman #1,000,000 was about Farris Knight, Ted and Jack's distant descendent, who was a dick and a traitor. Did you ever read Robinson's Shade miniseries from 2012? He has a lot more globetrotting adventures in that series, and you'll enjoy it if you're a Starman fan like I am.
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Aug 21, 2015 04:01
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Did you ever read Robinson's Shade miniseries from 2012? He has a lot more globetrotting adventures in that series, and you'll enjoy it if you're a Starman fan like I am. Yeah, it wasn't my favorite... Lovely art, though.
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Aug 21, 2015 04:26
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Been waiting over 3 years for it to go on sale again. 
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Aug 21, 2015 05:08
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So we all know how involved Stan Lee was with most of the comics he wrote, but does anyone know the process with his and Moebius's Silver Surfer: Parable? It reads unlike any Lee book I've read and was quite a bit later than most of the comics he's written. And Moebius is such a big time artist I wonder if Stan just slapped his name on it.
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Aug 21, 2015 06:49
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Lee probably helped with the dialogue mostly. I don't know how that project came together, but I feel like they were both savvy enough to appreciate the value of working with eachother.
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Aug 21, 2015 08:43
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I don't know if anyone else does this, but whenever I read pre-N52 Captain Cold, I always hear him as a younger Harvey Keitel. It enhances the character.
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Aug 22, 2015 19:28
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What are some of the longest delays in comics. Like, off the top of my head Planetary took forever to finish, Neil Gaiman's run on Miracleman still hasn't technically finished, that dude from Carnivale (or Lost, cn't remembr which over rated show he wrote for) wrote a five part Ultimate Hulk vs Wolverine series, but their was a multi-year gap between issue 2 and 3. Kevin Smith took about a year to finish his Spider-Man thing and I know their was some delay for Bendis' version of Secret War. I'm basically asking if I've forgotten one. Fake Edit, Issue 22 of Hawkeye.
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Aug 25, 2015 07:39
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The last four issues of Scud took, what, literally a decade? And we're never going to see La Cosa Nostroid finish either.
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Aug 25, 2015 08:13
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Rising Stars was delayed so long that JMS forgot how to write good books before it finished.
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Aug 25, 2015 08:38
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Nonplayer 
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Skwirl posted:What are some of the longest delays in comics. Like, off the top of my head Planetary took forever to finish, Neil Gaiman's run on Miracleman still hasn't technically finished, that dude from Carnivale (or Lost, cn't remembr which over rated show he wrote for) wrote a five part Ultimate Hulk vs Wolverine series, but their was a multi-year gap between issue 2 and 3. Kevin Smith took about a year to finish his Spider-Man thing and I know their was some delay for Bendis' version of Secret War. I'm basically asking if I've forgotten one. Batman Widening Gyre part 2, which took so long they spun it off into its own 6 issue miniseries, has been delayed since 2010. Also Kevin Smith.
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Aug 25, 2015 13:43
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Do we count Daredevil: Target, or are we just accepting that that's never being finished? In the '90s, I remember Wizard making a lot of jokes about the prolonged absence of Wetworks #2.
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Aug 25, 2015 13:44
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I know it's manga, and normally I wouldn't bring it up, but on the fascinating subject of delays, the king is Kouta Hirano, who made Hellsing's ten volumes over twelve years. If that doesn't sound too unreasonable, keep in mind that some chapters were only a few pages long, and Dragon Ball's complete forty two volumes took eleven years. He also started a prequel to Hellsing in 2001, of which there aren't even enough chapters for a single volume and remains incomplete to this day.
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Aug 25, 2015 14:04
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X-O posted:Rising Stars was delayed so long that JMS forgot how to write good books before it finished. To be fair, part of the reason for the delay was business related as there was an argument between JMS and Top Cow about rights. The other part being that JMS is easily distracted.
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WickedHate posted:I know it's manga, and normally I wouldn't bring it up, but on the fascinating subject of delays, the king is Kouta Hirano, who made Hellsing's ten volumes over twelve years. If that doesn't sound too unreasonable, keep in mind that some chapters were only a few pages long, and Dragon Ball's complete forty two volumes took eleven years. He also started a prequel to Hellsing in 2001, of which there aren't even enough chapters for a single volume and remains incomplete to this day. If we're gonna bring manga into it, I'm going to trot out X/1999. Started in '92, got 18 volumes in, then went in hiatus in 2003 with no sign it's ever going to be finished. Actually, CLAMP does that a lot. Legal Drug was on hiatus from 2003 - 2011, when it got a new title and relaunch and really slow release schedule. I think Clover was incomplete, too? That went on "hiatus" in '99 and ain't nothing happened since. So I think CLAMP are pretty strong contenders for most hiatus-y manga team. ... Still ain't western, though, so lord knows if any of that counts.
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Senior Woodchuck posted:Do we count Daredevil: Target, or are we just accepting that that's never being finished? Kevin Smith will have you tossed out of a Q&A if you ask about DD the Target. Also the Wizard claiming that Wetworks #1 had come out was bullshit. Portacio's sister died and he withdrew from the industry for years. Yeah there was a long gap but it was from the announcement of the series to when it actually debuted. There was no multi year gap between #1 and #2.
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Aug 25, 2015 23:20
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hadji murad posted:Nonplayer Does that count as 'delays' at this point, or is it just an ongoing that happens to publish every 4 years as opposed to weeks?
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Aug 25, 2015 23:26
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In the lead up to 52 (not New 52) they littered the DCU with clues to what was going to happen. One of the biggest clues was a chalkboard that someone (Rip Hunter?) had scribbled a bunch of crazy poo poo all over and Wizard Magazine dissected it. Does anyone have that Wizard page or remember what it said?
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Aug 26, 2015 00:19
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Do non releases from announcements count because I am still waiting for Bryan Singer's Ultimate X-Men.
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Aug 26, 2015 00:52
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I've been waiting four years for the final issue of Latour's Loose Ends to drop. I bugged him about it at C2E2 and he said the artist is sitting on the script. And, of course, Latour has a lot more to worry about with Spider-Gwen and Southern Bastards hitting it huge in the meantime.
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Aug 26, 2015 01:20
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I was specifically curious about gaps in the middle of a serialized story.
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Aug 26, 2015 01:59
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Speaking of which, wasn't All-Star Batman and Robin supposed to get a reboot after never finishing?
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Madkal posted:Speaking of which, wasn't All-Star Batman and Robin supposed to get a reboot after never finishing? Supposedly but now Miller's like dying or something so it's never gonna happen.
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Rhyno posted:Supposedly but now Miller's like dying or something so it's never gonna happen. I'm honestly going to be sad when that racist misogynistic fucker dies.
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Skwirl posted:I'm honestly going to be sad when that racist misogynistic fucker dies. He made some great comics.
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Aug 26, 2015 11:38
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He's dying??
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Aug 26, 2015 11:51
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hadji murad posted:He's dying?? We're all dying. 
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Aug 26, 2015 12:14
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hadji murad posted:He's dying?? It's rumored that he has something wrong because last year he showed up to promote the second Sin City movie and looked horrible. Very thin, sickly and hairless.
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Aug 26, 2015 12:22
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Aug 26, 2015 12:25
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That's awful. Feel bad for the guy even though I don't like what he's become.
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hadji murad posted:That's awful. Feel bad for the guy even though I don't like what he's become. Skeletor?
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Aug 26, 2015 13:37
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Uthor posted:Skeletor? For all his faults, Skeletor at least surrounded himself with diverse people.
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He was wheelchair-bound earlier this year, as well. His health is fading fast, and it won't be a shock when he finally passes, unfortunately.
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Aug 26, 2015 14:56
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Skeletor was a musclebound motherfucker. Frank Miller is turning into Kate Moss.
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Skwirl posted:I was specifically curious about gaps in the middle of a serialized story. There was a ten year gap between Stray Bullets #40 and #41.
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Brocktoon posted:There was a ten year gap between Stray Bullets #40 and #41. At the time of #40 Lapham said he had little to no interest in continuing the series though.
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Skwirl posted:What are some of the longest delays in comics. Like, off the top of my head Planetary took forever to finish, Neil Gaiman's run on Miracleman still hasn't technically finished, that dude from Carnivale (or Lost, cn't remembr which over rated show he wrote for) wrote a five part Ultimate Hulk vs Wolverine series, but their was a multi-year gap between issue 2 and 3. Kevin Smith took about a year to finish his Spider-Man thing and I know their was some delay for Bendis' version of Secret War. I'm basically asking if I've forgotten one. The Bendis Secret War had some delays but I don't remember them being too serious - months, rather than years. Astonishing X-Men was plagued with delays, even though they took a scheduled break after the first "season" to let Cassaday get ahead. My favourite is Daredevil: End of Days. I'm pretty sure I quit comics and picked them back up again at least two separate occasions between that getting "announced" (to be fair, it was never actually solicited at the time) and it actually getting published. It's a different situation because it was actually published regularly once it came out (I'm fairly sure it was all done before they solicited it, though), I was just struck by just how long it took to come out. irlZaphod fucked around with this message at 13:44 on Aug 27, 2015 |
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