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It looks like Damned is written and drawn by the same guy who did the “Joker” graphic novel. Is it as good? Or good at all?
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Dec 13, 2018 07:27
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Jiro posted:I haven't read it yet, does he get Batman in the sense that he needs to be miserable in order to be Batman? https://twitter.com/tomtaylormade/status/1072361113327726593
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Dec 13, 2018 07:45
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Yeah, I'm an idiot.  Tom King was the guy that did the increasingly bonkers run on Earth 2 right? After Robinson departed. Edit: Man I just can't win tonight. 
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Dec 13, 2018 07:50
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Jiro posted:Yeah, I'm an idiot. That was Tom Taylor. The Superior
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Dec 13, 2018 07:52
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chaosapiant posted:It looks like Damned is written and drawn by the same guy who did the “Joker” graphic novel. Is it as good? Or good at all? It's a stealth sequel to Joker. I never liked Joker and the book is heavily leaning into shock value then anything worth exploring. Art's still great though and character redesigns are interesting. I would say avoid but maybe you if you liked Joker you can find something interesting out of it.
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Dec 13, 2018 13:44
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Teenage Fansub posted:I'm stuck at work and haven't read anything yet. How good is the Batman stuff between the new Detective, the Batman Annual and Da Batman Who Laughs? Does anyone actually write bad reviews of single issue comics, though?
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Dec 13, 2018 16:10
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Endless Mike posted:Does anyone actually write bad reviews of single issue comics, though? Probably for events, books people buy just because it's supposed to be "important."
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Dec 13, 2018 16:29
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So goddess mode is off to decent start, i was worried it was gonna have newbie writer syndrome with the amount of dense words bubbles in the first few pages but that seemed to go away as the issue moved on. The art in the azoth sequences at the end was overly pretty to the point where the action taking place was sort of incomprehensible to me tho
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Dec 13, 2018 16:54
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Sinners Sandwich posted:It's a stealth sequel to Joker. I never liked Joker and the book is heavily leaning into shock value then anything worth exploring. I actually really did like Joker. It totally wasn't "Joker" as I think he should be portrayed as he was more closely related to the Burton/Nicholson mob-boss Joker (with the Ledger design) but I still enjoyed it. I'll look into it. Even if it gets weird and shocky for shock's sake, I'd still read it once to say I did. I'm pretty open to reading any Batman poo poo with the exception of anything Miller writes that isn't TDKR or Year One. Edit: What is this "Batman who laughs" that I keep hearing about? is this a one off graphic novel/trade paperback? Or is this a whole new run or what?
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Dec 13, 2018 17:21
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chaosapiant posted:Edit: What is this "Batman who laughs" that I keep hearing about? is this a one off graphic novel/trade paperback? Or is this a whole new run or what? Despite what I just wrote in the spoiler space, I actually enjoyed this book. People were complaining about how there's kind of Realistic Batman and Big Superhero God Batman and personally I'm fine with either interpretation but it's a really tough needle to thread trying to do both simultaneously. The bulk of Snyder's Batman doesn't work for me because it's a Serious Man Experiencing Serious Trauma In a Serious City that happens to also have giant Joker mechs and magic metal and Prometheum serums and eternal evil Owl Mummies in this very serious city you need to take seriously. When he pushes all the way in one direction (some of the smaller stories in his main Batman run, or just full-on grimy action like much of All-Star Batman) it's a lot better, and the first issue of Batman Who Laughs reminds me of that first All-Star arc with Batman and Two-Face handcuffed together, hunted by hundreds of assassins, jumping from biplane to biplane and revealing that Batman trained strenuously to become a master of both chainsaw combat and chainsaw sculpting. If you liked that, you might like this?
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Dec 13, 2018 17:35
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Endless Mike posted:Does anyone actually write bad reviews of single issue comics, though? Sure. Damned #2's at an overall 7.4. This week's WW's at a 6.7. Comics on comicbookroundup don't get nearly as many reviews to average out as other types of media on, say, metacritic, but the spreads aren't totally higher.
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Dec 13, 2018 18:13
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The Vertigo/YA thread fell into archives so I guess I'll post this here: the first issue of Goddess Mode came out yesterday and it's a visual treat! I really liked Robbie Rodriguez's art on Spider-Gwen but he really went above and beyond on this one. (Props to Rico Renzi for the colouring too) It's worth checking out, in my opinion. I can't say too much about the writing yet, but I'm intrigued to read more for sure. e: I forgot to timg the image, woops. JordanKai fucked around with this message at 20:31 on Dec 13, 2018 |
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Dec 13, 2018 18:26
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Zoe Quinn is the writer though?
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Dec 13, 2018 19:31
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^burtle posted:Zoe Quinn is the writer though? Yes. I liked the first issue quite a bit. It's definitely got a bit of the previously mentioned first time writer syndrome with the early exposition dumps, but it was still interesting. I'm excited to see where it goes now that we're into the meat of it.
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Dec 13, 2018 20:13
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That blur effect looks like garbage.
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^burtle posted:Zoe Quinn is the writer though? ... and?
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Dec 13, 2018 20:17
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What's this nrw ninja for MK11 called?
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Dec 13, 2018 20:25
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frameset posted:That blur effect looks like garbage. It's like those Mossimo shirts that would always hurt my eyes back in grade school.
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Dec 13, 2018 20:28
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Endless Mike posted:Does anyone actually write bad reviews of single issue comics, though? I assure you that they do.
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Dec 13, 2018 22:21
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Vulpes Vulpes posted:I assure you that they do. It's your own fault for making comics that aren't completely derivative of what they read when they were 12.
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Dec 14, 2018 00:09
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Yeah Batman Annual was super good. Reading it was like one big long breath of fresh air. That was also kinda sad. And intense. But still. So I gave Dan Abnett the...fourth?...try now that My Love Kyle Rayner is apparently a regular on Titans. It actually ain't a bad book at the moment; the team is treated as a serious and competent team, and their mission is given a lot of gravitas as well. I'm probably gonna regret it, but for now I'll...cautiously...give it another go.
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Dec 14, 2018 01:28
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I contend that Abnett is a good writer and the first bout of his Titans run was doomed to failure because DC wanted it to fail. Now that he's not writing a bunch of characters they actively hate or involved in a plot he's not allowed to write about he gets to just do what he wants.
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Dec 14, 2018 01:57
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That's a bit of an ironic statement considering editorial ripped Nightwing from him, dropping Kyle as a last second replacement.
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Dec 14, 2018 02:04
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:That's a bit of an ironic statement considering editorial ripped Nightwing from him, dropping Kyle as a last second replacement. Forced sudden changes suck but that's a lot different than an overarching mandate of what the story must be about that he has said changed on him from a month to month basis. This is going back to Titans Hunt, mind you.
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Dec 14, 2018 02:35
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Jason is now a wall eyed jawa.
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Dec 14, 2018 02:36
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BrianWilly posted:Yeah Batman Annual was super good. Reading it was like one big long breath of fresh air. That was also kinda sad. And intense. But still. Nthed. Nice little self-contained story that was surprisingly emotional, and Taylor still managed to sneak in some funny dialogue to boot.
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Dec 14, 2018 05:02
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The Annual was another "Day in the life of Alfred" stories which, while not completely original, is still nice from time to time.
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Dec 14, 2018 05:05
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Abnett is a good writer but when he and Lanning were still teaming up they were top tier.
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Dec 14, 2018 05:56
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If y'all wanna read another good Tom Taylor Batman (but actually Detective Chimp) story, get this https://www.dccomics.com/comics/batman-secret-files-2018/batman-secret-files-1 I know Tomasi just started, but a Tom Taylor Detective Comics run where it's mostly one-and-done stories would be the dream. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 07:52 on Dec 14, 2018 |
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BrianWilly posted:Yeah Batman Annual was super good. Reading it was like one big long breath of fresh air. That was also kinda sad. And intense. But still. This. The plots are coming together with what’s going on in WW/Justice League Dark and things are making a lot more sense in hindsight. I was pleasantly surprised by this last issue, and it didn’t feel like Rayner was shoehorned in at the last minute (though I can see how they might’ve slotted him into the plot with the little detour they just took it still makes sense with what’s been going on).
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Dec 15, 2018 05:30
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BrianWilly posted:Yeah Batman Annual was super good. Reading it was like one big long breath of fresh air. That was also kinda sad. And intense. But still. yeah starting at #23 Titans trades the generic superhero melodrama for a more Young Adult by way of Warren Ellis type of team book and it's just really fun to read, like with Aquaman, Abnett used the opportunity of a relaunch to figure out a cool new angle on the characters, and that's paid off, because it's the first time maybe ever that I've enjoyed Donna Troy
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ElNarez posted:yeah starting at #23 Titans trades the generic superhero melodrama for a more Young Adult by way of Warren Ellis type of team book and it's just really fun to read, like with Aquaman, Abnett used the opportunity of a relaunch to figure out a cool new angle on the characters, and that's paid off, because it's the first time maybe ever that I've enjoyed Donna Troy Donna was great back in 90s lantern before the Dark Angel malarkey
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https://twitter.com/thatpetewoods/status/1074399000856473601 Whoever decided this style wasn't one worth using in the series needs a kick in the balls.
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In comparison to the other examples you've posted that folks have been relentlessly dunking on, that looks pretty solid. I'm real weird about styles I like though.
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https://www.cbr.com/batman-detective-comics-arkham-knight-first-look/ quote:DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 is highlighted by an original story from the team of writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Doug Mahnke that not only launches a new story arc but introduces a new version of the Arkham Knight to DC comics canon. Tomasi is no stranger to this character, having written his video game origins in 2015’s BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT – GENESIS miniseries. No word on whether it'll be a new guise for our pal Jason Todd, like it's revealed to be in the game. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Dec 18, 2018 |
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Dec 18, 2018 18:52
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I was excited for that book until right now.
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Dec 18, 2018 19:02
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Here's something else: Diamond has asked the companies to delay their solicitations to be closer to Diamond's own Previews publication, which might have worked out for DC cause they'd been all set to announce newly disgraced Border Town writer and alleged sexual abuser, Eric Esquivel (see the Industry Terribleness thread for details) as the new writer for Nightwing. Presumably this was the plan before they cancelled his Vertigo book the other day, and it likewise wouldn't go ahead. Except the original solicit has leaked. 
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Yeesh, we're now in a timeline where Scott Lobdell's solo writing is preferable. Weird.
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