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Issy posted:Here's why. I think it's a pretty interesting article about the Bendis hate. Enjoyment level for Bendis's dialogue or Tom King's poetry or Johnsian Literalism or Tomasi's Superman or whatever the gently caress Justice League is right now are all pretty subjective, and everyone has highs and lows, but I was specifically asking about the concept that Bendis is obviously going to ignore continuity and never ever explain anything about multiversal upheaval in a comic book series whose opening dialogue and first storyline title is about Crises and the multiverse because he "doesn't give a poo poo" about other people's comics.
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Edge & Christian posted:I don't think this answers much, especially when the list of 'good Bendis' (Daredevil, Dark Avengers, Siege, Avengers Disassembled) and 'bad Bendis' ('everything else') given by the author doesn't really line up with anything that resembles a consensus here or at large. Then it talks in broad strokes about Bendis's dialogue and how he can't write action. I see why people ding him for both of those, but people in this thread were talking about him "never giving a poo poo" about continuity and therefore any mysteries in his book won't be mysteries because he doesn't give a poo poo and will never explain anything he doesn't feel like because according to past posters on here he actively refuses to read other people's comics or listen to them at creative summits or take notes from his editors or (I presume) just actively tells his collaborators he hangs out with and plays online video games with to shut the gently caress up because he's going to ignore the poo poo out their comics, because he is Bendis. The writer also says they haven't read Ultimate Spider-Man or Alias, and fair enough if you thought his X-Men was worse than Chuck Austin's I'm not going to blame you for not seeking out more of his work, but you can't really consider yourself knowledgeable about a writer if you haven't read at least some of the book he wrote for pretty much his entire tenure at Marvel. Does anywhere have a full count of how many issues of Ultimate Spider-Man he wrote, including just Spider-Man when Miles was brought into the 616? It's gotta be over 300, right?
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Yeah I don't think Bendis flat out ignores continuity/or creates plot holes so much as he has a specific way of writing characters and starts with a vision for his stories and if that's different from old characterization or *kinda* conflicts with old stories then get used to it pal. Like, for example, it's not a plot hole that Lois and Jon agree to take off on a space adventure with Jor-El after he's already revealed himself to be kinda crazy, it's just stupid. (I'm working through a big backlog of comics and I can't say I'm a fan of his Superman) TwoPair fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Apr 5, 2019 |
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Apr 5, 2019 17:03
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TwoPair posted:Yeah I don't think Bendis flat out ignores continuity/or creates plot holes so much as he has a specific way of writing characters and starts with a vision for his stories and if that's different from old characterization or *kinda* conflicts with old stories then get used to it pal.
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I'm very happy with YJ, Naomi and Action Comics, am excited for when the Nick Derington Batman story gets collected and getting his pals over for Jimmy and Lois comics sounds good to me. I don't dig the 'Superman' Superman title or it's Man of Steel build-up either, but overall I think he's a positive force for the place. edit: Since EC mentioned it, I'm definitely warming to Snyder's JL in this storyline. Since Metal, I've thought the breakneck pace of his inserting new mythology into the DCU was just exhausting, but now I'm settling in and appreciating things and kinda looking forward to his Year of the Villain stuff with this crazy cosmic lady. Obviously, Jorge Jimenez brings a lot. I'm very glad Snyder hasn't shacked up with some old 'pro' like Tony Daniels over on King's Batman. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Apr 5, 2019 |
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Skwirl posted:The writer also says they haven't read Ultimate Spider-Man or Alias, and fair enough if you thought his X-Men was worse than Chuck Austin's I'm not going to blame you for not seeking out more of his work, but you can't really consider yourself knowledgeable about a writer if you haven't read at least some of the book he wrote for pretty much his entire tenure at Marvel. Ultimate Spider-Man vol. 1 1-133 Ultimate Six 1-7 Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 1-3 Ultimate Spider-Man: Requiem 1-2 Ultimate Power 1-3 Ultimate Enemy 1-4 Ultimate Mystery 1-4 Ultimate Doom 1-4 (I don't remember if Peter is in all of these, but we'll count them) Ultimate Marvel Team-Up 1-16 Ultimate Marvel Team-Up Super Special Ultimate Spider-Man vol. 2 1-15, 150-160 Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man 1-28 Spider-Men 1-5 Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man 1-3 Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man 1-12 Spider-Man vol. 2 1-21, 234-240 Spider-Men 2 1-5 Civil War II 0-8 (I don't know if Miles appears in all of this as I've never read it)
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Young Animal returns in July. https://www.comicsbeat.com/dcs-young-animal-returns-with-two-new-series-more-doom-patrol-and-mikey-way/ quote:DOOM PATROL: WEIGHT OF THE WORLDS quote:COLLAPSER quote:FAR SECTOR Definitely in for this GL book, if just for Naomi's artist, Jamal Campbell. And the artist lineup for DP is prettty good. James Harvey did those funky issues of Batgirl and We Are Robin a while ago. 
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Apr 10, 2019 19:35
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All three look great! I was worried about Young Animal for a minute there.
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Apr 11, 2019 01:21
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Teenage Fansub posted:Young Animal returns in July. The GL book piques my interest if only because it's a well worn dystopian SciFi trope of removal of emotions = utopia. Off the top of my head "Equilibrium" with Christian Bale would be my biggest example. No doubt there will probably end up being other lanterns from the emotional spectrum popping in for shenanigans.
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Apr 11, 2019 01:40
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I like the “frontier sheriff” aspect. Just a lone Green Lantern out in the emotionless wilds
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Bought all of the YA books last time around, will do so again this time around. The art on the original books was real good.
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I was dreading this Arkham Knight storyline in Detective, but I thought this week's ish was a pretty good start. Really great art.
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I have no idea who Arkham Knight is (I gather he is from some video game and I don't play video games so...) but I thought the Detective issue was solid enough. Nice mystery and beautiful art.
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Madkal posted:I have no idea who Arkham Knight is (I gather he is from some video game and I don't play video games so...) but I thought the Detective issue was solid enough. Nice mystery and beautiful art. In the game he's Jason Todd, and the story is just an adaption of the Red Hood one.
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Man, these last two issues of Hawkman have been so great. Bryan Hitch is at his best, and what is it with Venditti getting me to fall for these generoic squarejawed "boring" heroes? This has definitely been one of my favorite books recently, and this arc in particular has been supremely satisfying. Unfortunately it's pretty hard to describe the events of this book without spoiling the great parts. The best I can put it is...well, the thing that Carter does here? Would make for a drat sweet ultimate move in a video game or something.
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Madkal posted:I have no idea who Arkham Knight is (I gather he is from some video game and I don't play video games so...) but I thought the Detective issue was solid enough. Nice mystery and beautiful art. Here's (what I'm guessing is) a compilation of the Arkham Knight related story bits from the game, if you're interested. The identity under the mask was a secret at the time (so sorry if it matters that we're spoiling it), but I'm guessing the comic will be subverting that part. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7YxY6rmlcA In Det, him making Gotham perpetually daylight already makes me like this dude more. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 05:55 on Apr 11, 2019 |
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BrianWilly posted:Man, these last two issues of Hawkman have been so great. Bryan Hitch is at his best, and what is it with Venditti getting me to fall for these generoic squarejawed "boring" heroes? This has definitely been one of my favorite books recently, and this arc in particular has been supremely satisfying. Well, his best work was X-O Manowar so maybe that's just his wheelhouse. Right down to the ties to ancient history while ALSO having ties to weird scifi aliens.
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I'm guessing these are the main characters for Leviathan (saw it on some random's tweet) Into that.
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Teenage Fansub posted:I'm guessing these are the main characters for Leviathan (saw it on some random's tweet) Looks like a cool cast. I can't wait to read this event written by...oh no Edit: my post was an honest reaction when I googled the team behind the event. I hope it starts before HiC, and doomsday clock finish so we get 3 events running. Mr Hootington fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Apr 12, 2019 |
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If there's anything Bendis (and Maleev) are good at it's the sort of street level mystery stuff this looks like, and I think what we've seen of it so far in Action Comics is promising. e: "Year of the Villain" portrait covers: https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/228381-DC-Reveals-Details-Portrait-Variants-For-Year-of-the-Villain Including a Frank Quitely 
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Teenage Fansub posted:I'm guessing these are the main characters for Leviathan (saw it on some random's tweet) I absolutely love it. Maleev only gets better and better (even since his excellent Daredevil run), and Bendis excels at writing street-level superheroics, especially with a crime/noir/espionage/investigative journalism side to things. I'm just sad they're using Plastic Man instead of Elongated Man, who is known for being a Batman-tier detective, and who deserves a push from a popular writer. Has he been used at all since 52? Is he even alive these days?
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Read the N52 Secret Six series. It's weird.
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Ralph and Sue were in the Detective Club in ‘tec 1,000.
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Bendis on street level is good, but it is an event book which Bendis is not good at. I hope for good because those characters are good characters.
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Teenage Fansub posted:I'm guessing these are the main characters for Leviathan (saw it on some random's tweet) Is that Waller up front? I guess she lost weight again?
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TwoPair posted:Is that Waller up front? I guess she lost weight again? No, that's Lois. Bendis has said she's the most dangerous woman in the DC Universe in an interview.
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Bendis has been setting up Lois as the point person for the Leviathan investigation
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Open Marriage Night posted:Ralph and Sue were in the Detective Club in ‘tec 1,000. Were they human or ghosts?
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Xelkelvos posted:Bendis has been setting up Lois as the point person for the Leviathan investigation Ah. I'm still super behind on Superman, but that sounds right.
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Just read Action Comics. Superman's storyline ain't good. Article of the new Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane books https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-lois-lane-jimmy-olsen-dc-comics-20190412-story.html They're 12 issue series' Lois: quote:Rucka and Perkins’ “Lois Lane” will tap into her legacy as a reporter as she investigates threats and conspiracies in a story that they hope will show “what makes Lois Lane so very remarkable.”    Jimmy: quote:While “Lois Lane” depicts the more hard-boiled, investigative world of its titular character, Fraction and Lieber describe their Jimmy Olsen book as more fun and light and optimistic.    edit: Batman/TMNT 3 mashup character designs Freddie Williams and James Tynion have been posting:              I love Splinter Alfred. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 22:31 on Apr 12, 2019 |
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Full July solicits: https://www.newsarama.com/44744-dc-comics-july-2019-solicitations.html Lex Luthor is appearing in most of the ongoings this month. I'm guessing they'll be little epilogues. Some Year of the Villain, JL Legion of Doom tie-in thing. The Walmart Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman stories get repackaged for comic shops. New Young Animal comics. Greg Rucka's Lois Lane and Matt Fraction's Jimmy Olsen start. Sean Murphy's White Knight follow-up starts. Shade: The Changing Girl's Cecil Castellucci is the new Batgirl writer. Supergirl says it's "the epic finale to Supergirl’s space-opera adventure" so maybe the end of Andreyko's run? There's another Batman: Secret Files issue, but it seems the stories will be more tied into the current King storyline this time. It looks like Detective Comics is returning Joker to a more classic role as a Gotham villain instead of the superhuman Snyder version. Rose and Thorn get reintroduced (remember that National Comics one-shot?) in Action Comics. There's an Annual for Morrison's Green Lantern. Here's a very weird to see Bombshells Death. 
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Is it just me, or is it really weird how Bendis' Lois refers to Jon as 'boy'?
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I’ll take that over her calling Clark “babe” any day.
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Roth posted:Is it just me, or is it really weird how Bendis' Lois refers to Jon as 'boy'? God of War has assured that anyone who refers to their child as 'boy' speaks in Kratos' voice in my head, regardless of gender.
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Teenage Fansub posted:Full July solicits: Tim Drake’s also getting a new code name. I wonder what other restaurants they can name him after!
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Abroham Lincoln posted:Tim Drake’s also getting a new code name. I wonder what other restaurants they can name him after! He's being seconded to Aquaman as Red Lobster.
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His name will be Fansite because they love to look at Spoiler(s)
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Apr 13, 2019 12:51
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I bet making Raphael as Red Hood took approximately 0.0000001 seconds to come up with.
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I guess this goes here... DC Universe started its drop of the comic catalog this week, and we’re now set through 2005. I’m reading Jack Kirby’s New Gods for the first time (after falling in love with King’s Mister Miracle earlier this year), and holy poo poo it rules. It’s completely over the top comic greatness. I’m surprised that it flopped when it first came out.
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