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purple death ray posted:Ironically the spoilers might determine whether or not I care about Dark Nights: Metal 
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Aug 14, 2017 20:05
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Just based on this, I think I'm good out here away from Dark Nights: Metal
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Aug 14, 2017 20:13
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A bigger description of GL:Earth One courtesy of Amazonquote:In the newest installment of the Earth One original graphic novel line, writer/artist Gabriel Hardman (INVISIBLE REPUBLIC) creates an all-new origin for the Emerald Warrior in GREEN LANTERN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1! It sounds amazing.
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Aug 14, 2017 21:49
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purple death ray posted:Just based on this, I think I'm good out here away from Dark Nights: Metal oh no the justice league combined into a giant robot and this is bad for some reason because I hate fun I guess??
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Aug 14, 2017 22:26
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I have yet to see something involving giant robots that wasn't a huge chore to watch.
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Aug 14, 2017 22:29
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It looks bad As far as giant warrior robots go it's a third tier design it's like a lovely toy you'd get at big lots in the 80s I could think of a lot of cooler robots I would rather read comics about but yeah I guess I do just hate fun, you got me
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Aug 14, 2017 22:30
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It's a Justice League Megazord.
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Aug 14, 2017 22:32
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Giant robots are only good if they look cool and not like melted toys glued together.
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Aug 14, 2017 22:34
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The WaPo spoilers are that Snyder got Gaiman's permission and blessing to use Dream of the Endless (Daniel Hall, son of the Sandman and Fury, and grandson of the Hawkpeople), who is going to be the Virgil to Batman's Dante in Dark Nights.
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Aug 14, 2017 22:38
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re: Metal spoilers: That seems pretty interesting. It's not as if it's the first time this has happened, so I'm not exactly WHOA BLOWN AWAY INTERNET CRAACKED! about it, but I always enjoy this sort of thing. Daniel is much more custom-made to interact with DC superheroes than Morpheus, though I have to wonder what his own origin is like at this point, with so much of DC history being changed now. Though honestly, I think I'd be even more interested if I knew what the frak Metal is actually supposed to be about, 'cuz I'm still pretty lost even after reading all the material so far and all the previews. 
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Aug 14, 2017 22:57
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You remember that story from JLU where it turns out that Nth metal is also kryptonite for Cthulhus? Metal is like the opposite of that, but instead of Cthulhus it attracts goth Batman amalgams
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Aug 14, 2017 23:11
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No a lot of you really seem to hate fun. They aren't wrong.
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Aug 15, 2017 00:46
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I mean I think this event is pretty bonkers and coked in all the best ways, but that Justice Megazord design is srsly pretty ugly.  Which part of that jagged nonsense is Wonder Woman supposed to be, anyway?
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Aug 15, 2017 01:14
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BrianWilly posted:I mean I think this event is pretty bonkers and coked in all the best ways, but that Justice Megazord design is srsly pretty ugly. I'm guessing the gold and red stabby arm? Green Lantern is the designated crotch it seems. Appropriate.
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Aug 15, 2017 01:17
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Ohh I thought that was Flash with the lightning bolts. But yeah Batman also has lightning bolts so that makes sense. Because......Metal.....
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Aug 15, 2017 01:21
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If you read the full preview Barry complains about having to be a foot
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Aug 15, 2017 02:21
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Blockhouse posted:If you read the full preview Barry complains about having to be a foot  good
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Aug 15, 2017 02:27
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I mean the preview's headline spoiled me on seeing Dream, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it was Daniel and not Morpheus. More than that, though? They seem to be hinting that Barbatos might be behind some of this, and it's echoes of Final Crisis' events.
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Aug 15, 2017 03:29
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Yeah for what's supposed to be a love letter to the New 52, it comes off more like a fan-written sequel to Final Crisis and The Return of Bruce Wayne, which shouldn't surprise me or anyone else at this point
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Aug 15, 2017 04:25
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Not knowing what the THING is, Snyder paying homage to anything Morrison would surprise me.
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Aug 15, 2017 07:36
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It's not quite "Final Crisis done right" yet but I can see where some similarities are coming in. Even regardless of any story details, it feels like the same sort of "drat the torpedoes, I got an idea and I'm not holding back" passion project that FC was. But did they really say this was supposed to be a love letter to the New 52? Because it definitely doesn't feel like that right now; with Michael Holt, Plastic Man, and now _____Dream_____ showing up, it feels much more like a spotlight on post-Crisis stories.
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Aug 15, 2017 08:11
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CharlestheHammer posted:I have yet to see something involving giant robots that wasn't a huge chore to watch. I'll have you know that Marvel: Megamorphs (where a bunch of Marvel heroes had super giant Transformers....because) was one of the best things that this planet has ever produced. DC did a similar story for the Justice League afterwards but I think they played it straight. I never read that one, so I can't comment.
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Aug 15, 2017 10:56
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The Question IRL posted:I'll have you know that Marvel: Megamorphs (where a bunch of Marvel heroes had super giant Transformers....because) was one of the best things that this planet has ever produced. no you're right in that summary. JL get pulled to an alien planet, have to help the locals, they make giant robots based off the JL and then the jl pilot them
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Aug 15, 2017 11:43
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BrianWilly posted:re: Metal spoilers: That seems pretty interesting. It's not as if it's the first time this has happened, so I'm not exactly WHOA BLOWN AWAY INTERNET CRAACKED! about it, but I always enjoy this sort of thing. Daniel is much more custom-made to interact with DC superheroes than Morpheus, though I have to wonder what his own origin is like at this point, with so much of DC history being changed now. Didn't the original Sandman run pretty much say that the Endless exist outside of the multiverse and time, and thus aren't affected much to changes in either? I imagine Daniel still has the same origin he always had, even if it doesn't match the current continuity.
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Aug 15, 2017 17:15
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Kurt Busiek/John Paul Leon's 'Batman: Creature of the Night' miniseries in November. http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/0...re-of-the-Night      quote:BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT #1 Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Aug 15, 2017 |
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Aug 15, 2017 19:55
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Teenage Fansub posted:Kurt Busiek/John Paul Leon's 'Batman: Creature of the Night' miniseries in November. quote:
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Aug 15, 2017 20:00
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I remember maybe two or three years ago meeting Kurt Busiek and he mentioned working on this project at the time. I'm glad he finally got the chance to take it off the backburner and launch it!
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Aug 15, 2017 20:44
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This looks super good. The art is stunning.
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Aug 15, 2017 20:47
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Madkal posted:Sign me up! Yep. I'm in.
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Aug 15, 2017 22:49
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Metal fuckin' ruled. I thought The Forge and The Casting were the worst of Snyder, way up his own butt, but it's payed off in a whole bunch of entertainment. That one panel of the JLs flying back to Earth and quipping makes me regret him never getting their comic. I'm bummed at this universe's Hawkgirl removing her wings to be a dumb old Blackhawk, but that's about it. And knowing Barry (and an editor's footnote) referencing Arthur's hook hand "from the 90's" as a definite thing while the team don't know who Red Tornado is will send continuity-heads reeling. That's fun  Teenage Fansub posted:Snyder paying homage to anything Morrison would surprise me. I was surprised, like three times over. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 09:58 on Aug 16, 2017 |
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Aug 16, 2017 09:51
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https://twitter.com/tomkingtk/status/897595979305803776 I'd buy the poo poo out of this.
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Aug 16, 2017 14:07
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DC just announced a deal with Madefire to move their digital catalog of books there, including new books. I doubt they would do this if they had any real plans for a service of their own like Marvel Unlimited. As of now all their stuff is still available on Comixology as well, though who knows if that's the long term plan or not for them.
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Aug 16, 2017 17:04
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I mean I would hope they would let people keep anything they bought off comixology without removing that from their libraries. If not then I sure as hell want a refund considering I have probably spent at least over a hundred dollars on DC books on comixology.
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Aug 16, 2017 17:19
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Fantastic, I love having to have multiple accounts just for one thing. Edit - Oh wait, I looked up the article https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/08/16/dc-moves-library-digital-comics-madefire-app-including-todays-new-titles/ "Though for ComiXology, DC Comics App or Amazon Kindle it looks like business as usual." Roth fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Aug 16, 2017 |
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Aug 16, 2017 17:19
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lol drat. DC is killing me with these mini-series. https://twitter.com/DCComics/status/897869338451079168
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Aug 16, 2017 18:36
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I doubt very much D.C. would want to piss off amazon
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Aug 16, 2017 18:36
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bobkatt013 posted:I doubt very much D.C. would want to piss off amazon That would put Wonder Woman in a difficult position
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Aug 16, 2017 18:40
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"For those of you who want to read comics on their tvs" who the gently caress wants that
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Oh man. Dark Nights: Metal was really, really cool. I dunno if it's...incredible?...exactly?...but like, it's cool. It's somehow really bonkers without being annoyingly lolrandom, and also edgy without approaching grimdark at all. The actual storyline is real dark and apocalyptic, but the issue itself (along with the two prequel issues) is just filled with all these great little moments that end up setting a really great tone for longtime DC readers. At the end of the day, Doomsday Clock will probably be an interesting read and I'm definitely looking forward to that, but I think Dark Nights is going to be the actual event that...resurrects?...rebirths?... the greatest scopes and breadths of the post-Crisis DCU. All of which is awesome to me, but I have to wonder if newer readers less familiar with that era of DC are gonna be psyched at all about these moments and nuances. Do they care that characters like the Metal Men and Blackhawks are being seamlessly reintegrated into the current DCU? Do they get as much of a kick out of the historical Hawkpeople visiting an ancient cult of Immortals who just so happen to include the Wizard Shazam, Ra's Al Ghul, and that evil lady vampire lady from I, Vampire? When Dream of the Endless pops up, do they get that it's all the more interesting and appropriate for this storyline because he is/was Daniel Hall, grandson of Carter and Shiera, whose presences are felt throughout the lore being reintroduced here for the first time? This is the exact sort of interconnectivity and legacy that might feel daunting to new readers but that I have always loved. It's not just that DC Comics characters are teammates. It's not just that they appear in each other's books. It's that there's this vast, organic history that connects this world as one cohesive, living, breathing thing. What's appearing through this event isn't exactly a line-by-line reproduction of that history (nor should it be), but it's finding room in the current DC for something that can evoke the same sense of grandeur and gratification. I feel like there's not really as much buzz or excitement around this event as there usually is for these things, which is sort of an advantage in a way, but also a bummer on the other hand. It's clear that a lot of thought and creativity is being put into Metal, which is just really refreshing to experience after months of the only other major Comic Book Event this year being "But what if Captain America...was actually a Nazi all along????" Yeah, yeah, I just had to go there again.
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