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Dude, the Rhino, the Vulture, the Scorpion, Dr. Octopus, all their first appearances were really strong, and they had interesting powers. Gibbon's deal is "agile and strong, but not as much as Spider-man, and also ugly". It makes the Circus of Crime seem like Dr. Doom.
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Duke Igthorn posted:Source? The latest Deadpool/Spiderman
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Speaking of Deadpool, the Amazing Friends bit was alright, and the Livewires resurrection was interesting, but I think we can all agree on the best joke from Deadpool Annual: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8VUAkLh.png][/IMG] The original Negasonic Teenage Warhead! 
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Most of what I'm getting from the last couple pages is comics are self-aware as gently caress nowadays. Heroes who understand they're in a narrative universe, cosmic beings whose "mysterious, unknowable speech" is just unfiltered industry talk, villains totally aware of their position on the tier list and organizing themselves like a reality TV show for washed-up celebrities. Like everyone involved is too self-conscious to tell a straight-up superhero story in an unironic way now that everyone and their dog knows the genre and its deconstructions and the deconstructions of the deconstructions backward and forward. That might be part of what people enjoy about Newspaper Spider-Man, I suppose, the flat sincerity of it.
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Dolash posted:Most of what I'm getting from the last couple pages is comics are self-aware as gently caress nowadays. Heroes who understand they're in a narrative universe, cosmic beings whose "mysterious, unknowable speech" is just unfiltered industry talk, villains totally aware of their position on the tier list and organizing themselves like a reality TV show for washed-up celebrities. Like everyone involved is too self-conscious to tell a straight-up superhero story in an unironic way now that everyone and their dog knows the genre and its deconstructions and the deconstructions of the deconstructions backward and forward. Now read Multiversity!
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Dolash posted:Most of what I'm getting from the last couple pages is comics are self-aware as gently caress nowadays. Heroes who understand they're in a narrative universe, cosmic beings whose "mysterious, unknowable speech" is just unfiltered industry talk, villains totally aware of their position on the tier list and organizing themselves like a reality TV show for washed-up celebrities. Like everyone involved is too self-conscious to tell a straight-up superhero story in an unironic way now that everyone and their dog knows the genre and its deconstructions and the deconstructions of the deconstructions backward and forward. Read Superman. It is a book about Superman and Lois raising their kid. Also Superman fights a robot-ghost-man in Batman's moon Batcave.
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Dolash posted:Most of what I'm getting from the last couple pages is comics are self-aware as gently caress nowadays. Heroes who understand they're in a narrative universe, cosmic beings whose "mysterious, unknowable speech" is just unfiltered industry talk, villains totally aware of their position on the tier list and organizing themselves like a reality TV show for washed-up celebrities. Like everyone involved is too self-conscious to tell a straight-up superhero story in an unironic way now that everyone and their dog knows the genre and its deconstructions and the deconstructions of the deconstructions backward and forward. This is mostly a Marvel thing. Which is part of the reason that Marvel feels up its own rear end in a top hat. Most of DCs stuff is pretty normal. Gaz-L posted:Read Superman. It is a book about Superman and Lois raising their kid. Also Superman fights a robot-ghost-man in Batman's moon Batcave. Although, yes, Read Superman
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Remember when DC's biggest villain was a pissed off fanboy who ripped off peoples arms and punch their heads off?
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bobkatt013 posted:Remember when DC's biggest villain was a pissed off fanboy who ripped off peoples arms and punch their heads off? Clarification, Recent. Also Superboy-Prime was never DC's biggest Villain, even in Infinite Crisis.
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I feel like Marvel is usually pretty good but Civil War is really bogging it down right now. Meanwhile most of Rebirth is actually awesome
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Onmi posted:Clarification, Recent. Doesn't Harley break the fourth wall all the time?
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I wouldn't say that the current Ms. Marvel, Black Panther, Moon Knight, Nighthawk, Squadron Supreme, The Ultimates, Captain America: Sam Wilson, Spider-Man: 2099, Totally Awesome Hulk, Drax, Vision, and Carnage feel obnoxiously self-aware. Maybe I've just avoided it entirely, but it doesn't really seem that Marvel is that much worse about it than DC is to me.
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bobkatt013 posted:Doesn't Harley break the fourth wall all the time? She is knock off deadpool yeah. Though Marvel also has a knock off deadpool so.
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bobkatt013 posted:Doesn't Harley break the fourth wall all the time? Not all the time, just in her recent Deadpool-lite series.
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bobkatt013 posted:Remember when DC's biggest villain was a pissed off fanboy who ripped off peoples arms and punch their heads off? I know Johns sucks but I wouldn't say he's an outright villain.
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Lurdiak posted:Dude, the Rhino, the Vulture, the Scorpion, Dr. Octopus, all their first appearances were really strong, and they had interesting powers. Gibbon's deal is "agile and strong, but not as much as Spider-man, and also ugly". Isn't Gibbon the one whose a misogynist with the power to mesmerise women? I know there's this simian bad guy with that power, but Gibbon's the only one that occurs to me off the top of my head.
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You know who was pretty cool? Ambush Bug.
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Wheat Loaf posted:Isn't Gibbon the one whose a misogynist with the power to mesmerise women? Mandrill is who you're thinking of.
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Arent mandrills those assmonkeys?
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  It's the all the stuff in the first panel that makes it for me.
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WickedHate posted:Now read Multiversity!  e: I think the only real aware-they're-in-comics characters anymore are Gwenpool and Superboy Prime, and Prime never really acted like he knew he was in a comic as much as being in an alternate reality. Evil Mastermind fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Oct 1, 2016 |
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prefect posted:You know who was pretty cool? Ambush Bug. Glad I'm not the only one who still loves the first fourth wall breaking lunatic and remembers everyone else ripping HIM off. Synthbuttrange posted:Arent mandrills those assmonkeys? Yuuuup. But this one has a cape to hide his shame!
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Dolash posted:Most of what I'm getting from the last couple pages is comics are self-aware as gently caress nowadays. Heroes who understand they're in a narrative universe, cosmic beings whose "mysterious, unknowable speech" is just unfiltered industry talk, villains totally aware of their position on the tier list and organizing themselves like a reality TV show for washed-up celebrities. Like everyone involved is too self-conscious to tell a straight-up superhero story in an unironic way now that everyone and their dog knows the genre and its deconstructions and the deconstructions of the deconstructions backward and forward. I think it's a HUGE improvement on the old "grim and gritty 90's" model, and steps above the even older "narrate everything and huge thought bubbles" model. Frankly as long as the fun self aware stuff doesn't get in the way of the story I have no complaints.
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Saoshyant posted:
Nintendo Gameboy #1 for anyone who cares. PUBLISHED BY VALIANT COMICS
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Ross Andru may not be the most popular Spider-man artist, but he did give us this.
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Lurdiak posted:Ross Andru may not be the most popular Spider-man artist, but he did give us this. 
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mind the walrus posted:Bonus because it's loving funny As a follow up, as it becomes a full on "I am Spartacus", out of nowhere...  This series is the loving best.
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It's not a "funny"panel but it certainly made me laugh just now Ultimates #1 
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Civil War II assassinating Captain Marvel's character is the punchline Edit: Actually, doesn't America Chavez kick the crap out of Captain Marvel when she realizes Carol's becoming a hypocrite? Or was that for some other reason Nerdietalk fucked around with this message at 00:28 on Oct 2, 2016 |
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If history repeats itself then we are in for one hell of a movie in a few years.
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nerdman42 posted:Civil War II assassinating Captain Marvel's character is the punchline Not exactly, it's because Carol refuses to admit Ulysses could be wrong and insists on keeping the lady with the empty briefcase in custody without charge.
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America has seen this exact thing before a couple of times, and decided to nip the whole minority report thing in the bud. Which she can do, because she's just as powerful as anyone else on that team.
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wiegieman posted:America has seen this exact thing before a couple of times, and decided to nip the whole minority report thing in the bud. Which she can do, because she's just as powerful as anyone else on that team. One of my favourite little beats to show that from Ewing was in the first issue, where Monica Rambeau talks about what it's like for her to turn into pure light. She's travelling at c or close to it, so relatively, everything else seems to stand still, freezing in time. Except America, who's moving in slow motion.
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Gaz-L posted:One of my favourite little beats to show that from Ewing was in the first issue, where Monica Rambeau talks about what it's like for her to turn into pure light. She's travelling at c or close to it, so relatively, everything else seems to stand still, freezing in time. Except America, who's moving in slow motion. Monica travels at light speed. I remember an issue of avengers where she was complaining how slow it was to travel across the solar system at this speed. I guess she doesn't experience time dilation because she's made of light?
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I know I've asked this before but seriously what is Bendis' problem with Captain Marvel? He's devoted an entire summer event to making GBS threads all over a character other people in Marvel are hoping to build into their first truly break out female superhero.
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