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Party Boat posted:Immortal Hulk #50 is coming in October weighing in at EIGHTY PAGES. So uh I guess that's how they're going to have space to wrap everything up  Every series creeps closer to doing last issues like Fables.
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So with that, the specials and Gamma Flight, Al really meant he had like 65 issues of story
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Jul 15, 2021 19:17
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That doom miniseries is good because he 100% acted in character and that ending is good
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I'd just like to say, Marvel is cool. Now I kvetch, mildy anyway. I see the solicitations for "The Death of Dr. Strange", it's like they never learn. Just creatively not that interesting, and I wonder if it'll really excite people as a concept. It's fun how in the X-books they're just lampooning character deaths with their resurrection tech too. I'm still cool with characters getting killed, even if it's just for a year or two, once in a while, for story purposes. But the marketing, the silliness, selling it as an event every time it happens. Like it's still the early 90s, and not in the cool MTV kind of way with Stone Temple Pilots and stuff. Couldn't it be done Kirkman style, just turn the page and Dr. Strange is dead? (Kirkman famously loves to kill Dr. Strange*) I know it's almost a moot point since you'd see it as headlines on every comic news site etc anyway. But it would just be cooler. I just find it a little nutty that they do the same gimmicks that nobody has been jazzed about in a long time. This is gonna make "The Death of Wolverine" look like Death of a Salesman. Just creatively, if you want to sell a Dr. Strange event, sell it with a cool hook. And let the story do the talking. That he is pre-booked to "die" in the story is probably the least interesting thing about the story, if it's any good. How about "The Strange Mega Odyssey" or something. "Dr. Strange's Wild Ride - coming this summer", just some ideas here. It just is like, I dunno, why is this the main thing that gets a character in the comic news? Surely from Marvel/DC at least, this kind of non-news reads as a bit silly? And if it's a headline for an indie book where they're really dead, I'd be annoyed at the spoiler. It's just not good to hear it heralded that "Death is coming for this dude in the comic book! Go buy it!", it is in a nutshell one of the lamer aspects of our hobby, artistically speaking. (* Kirkman has not been given the opportunity to kill Dr. Strange) (This is another ramble about something that doesn't actually affect me, I don't read Dr. Strange. I'm hoping to get paid by collider or something for this ramble. I don't know why it's so long either.) You know what is cool though, speaking of Immortal Hulk. How Al Ewing still writes Judge Dredd from time to time, he's got a story coming up in the 2000AD Free Comic Book Day 2021 issue. Here's another topic, the 50 issue run. I find it a little too bad that a run of a cool team or writer often goes only that long, or shorter. 50 is a nice chunk, me and my brother call that "A Darkhawk", 50 issues is one Darkhawk. That's how you know you had a respectable run. But it's just barely long enough to hit the spot, I'd like 70 or 100 issues, let's get loose here, let's unpack our bags. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Jul 19, 2021 |
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Jul 19, 2021 00:40
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The end of Immortal Hulk is going to gently caress up me, I just know it. This run start to finish has been one of the wildest most creatively hosed up things I’ve read and it’s going to be a long time before anything comes close to it. And it’s a comic about the hulk!
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The person writing Death of Doctor Strange has a pretty great track record with his writing and is a frequent poster in this thread. So I have faith it'll be a another good book because everything he's done for Marvel has been pretty drat good. Of course we all know he only took the job so he could write more Bats and who wouldn't? Bats is the best.
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Jul 19, 2021 01:17
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The only way I could be disappointed in the book if it is not in fact a secret launching point for a Bats The Ghost Dog ongoing.
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Jul 19, 2021 01:29
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X-O posted:The person writing Death of Doctor Strange has a pretty great track record with his writing and is a frequent poster in this thread. So I have faith it'll be a another good book because everything he's done for Marvel has been pretty drat good. Of course we all know he only took the job so he could write more Bats and who wouldn't? Bats is the best. That's unexpected, small world! Pretty cool. Scoops? Any scoops for the goons? We're trustworthy. This won't end up on the BleedingCool or whatever, we're hush hush like Danny Devito.
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Rich Johnston used to post here. He still probably reads it or has someone else read it.
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Right on. I'm sure a google robot will post our scoops on CNN even without a human reading this. So post the scoops in code. If you reference Sonic the Hedgehog, we know things are going well. If it's tough going, work Luigi into your post.
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Jul 19, 2021 04:21
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Re: Death of Dr. Strange: There's also ads for an Ewing written Defenders with Strange that's supposed to spin straight out from Immortal Hulk.
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Now that I think about it, and considering what we now know the nature of the Hulk to be and it’s connection to super-natural entities like the One-Below-All, Doctor Strange has been strangely absent from Immortal Hulk, Unless I completely missed it.
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Nilbop posted:Now that I think about it, and considering what we now know the nature of the Hulk to be and it’s connection to super-natural entities like the One-Below-All, Doctor Strange has been strangely absent from Immortal Hulk, One of the one shots had a redneck rear end in a top hat find the Eye and abuse it's power to unveil hidden truths, and then when he tried to use it on Banner, it brought the Devil out during the daytime to punish him. I think that was part of a Defenders themed event
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Gaz-L posted:One of the one shots had a redneck rear end in a top hat find the Eye and abuse it's power to unveil hidden truths, and then when he tried to use it on Banner, it brought the Devil out during the daytime to punish him. I think that was part of a Defenders themed event The Defenders: The Best Defense
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Hey go get Moon Knight #1 today
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Jul 21, 2021 11:21
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Vulpes Vulpes posted:Hey go get Moon Knight #1 today This some of that superliminal advertising?
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Vulpes Vulpes posted:Hey go get Moon Knight #1 today OK sir. That was pretty loving good. "Contradictions are nothing new for me" That whole exchange sold me. Pro use of Vermin as well. Not someone you see brought out often. And let's not even get into putting 8 Ball into it. You know my stance on 8 Ball. X-O fucked around with this message at 13:23 on Jul 21, 2021 |
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Jul 21, 2021 13:19
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This weeks Captain Marvel was really good. The main story was fun and the side story was very wholesome. Doctor Strange is a giant jerk.
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Moon Knight is quite good. Come for the appearance of 8-Ball, stay for like everything else.
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I'm ready for Moon Knight to be good again.
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Party Boat posted:I'm ready for Moon Knight to be good again. Your time has arrived.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:34
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Vulpes Vulpes posted:Hey go get Moon Knight #1 today I dunno, does it guest star Wolverine or have a foil cover? (Preordered, and excited to grab it later)
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Vampires as an MLM tickles me just right
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Balon posted:Vampires as an MLM tickles me just right came here to say this moon knight is good! it's a very different sort of story from the other moon knight series I've read in that it seems to be more focused on what Moon knight's relationship to Konshu and his duty is. i remember lemire's run as really foregrounding the mental health aspects which are still here but seem to be less important. are we going to get to see moon knight attend yom kippur services with the thing? that's all I'm really here for.
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Vulpes Vulpes posted:Hey go get Moon Knight #1 today I love that there is someone working for Marvel who has the same appreciation for obscure Fabien Niciesza Supporting Character Andi Sterman as I do Seriously, a trained psychiatrist who understands the world of costumed superheroes and used to work for the federal government as a researcher and SHIELD and the V-Battalion? Lady needs her own book. Thjis'll do in the meantime, though.
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Vulpes Vulpes posted:Hey go get Moon Knight #1 today It's quite good, it builds on his past instead of trying to wipe it away, like most other writers have done.. I can actually see vampires wanting to build pyramid schemes, seeing how much free time they have.. Also glad you kept Brooks Brothers Knight, it makes him a lot more approachable than Bleached Batman outfit. Excellent artists you were pared with too.. Hey think you might wanna bring back Scarlett one more time? Interesting character.. Marc needs to continue to protect travellers by night, because no other hero really does.. Also great how he keeps an encyclopedic memory of possible foes, it helps avoid underestimating his foes or getting into cliched misunderstanding fights.. he lets Vermin know right away, he's willing to leave him alone if he leaves his 'flock' alone.. a refreshing and much more realistic approach than beating villains to near death. Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Jul 21, 2021 |
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Jul 21, 2021 21:25
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Just a heads up, Comixology is having a sale on The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Moon Knight graphic novels. Sale ends July 22nd. Also seconding this: cant cook creole bream posted:This weeks Captain Marvel was really good. The main story was fun and the side story was very wholesome.
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I can recommend the Epic collection stuff if you like older comics and the Ellis book if you're willing to buy an Ellis book. Most of the other stuff I liked but it's hard to just make a blind recommendation for.
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In the World of Darkness, vampires were by design a pyramid scheme, since once you get strong enough you can only drink blood from other vampires.
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Squirrel Girl rules, so getting those on sale is great. It is definitely the first sale they have done where I already owned all of them digitally.
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DivineCoffeeBinge posted:I love that there is someone working for Marvel who has the same appreciation for obscure Fabien Niciesza Supporting Character Andi Sterman as I do Right on, that's fun continuity. Binary Badger posted:I can actually see vampires wanting to build pyramid schemes, seeing how much free time they have.. For me, that look doesn't light my fire. It kind of reads as too Grant Morrison X-Men, aiming to be hip and normal looking etc. Now, if he had a look a la The Dude, then I'd be into it. Or a Hawaiian shirt like Chuckles from GI Joe/Cobra. Too formal for me, this Moon Knight guy. Here's a dapper guy I think pulls it off, it's all in the attitude.  Vampires though, I like vampires. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 05:38 on Jul 22, 2021 |
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Party Boat posted:I'm ready for Moon Knight to be good again. I would argue that it hasn't been bad for a while except for that time Aaron made him go crazy(er) and take over NYC. But then I get that not a lot of people were as down with the last few runs as me.
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Read the 30 year anniversary Darkhawk. I liked it. I thought they did a good job of capturing the evolving tone of Darkhawk. It also sort of felt like an appropriate wrap for the character (as little as I believe anyone who falls into a space portal is dead) and a nice set up for who wears the armor next. “Well I wasn’t that great at being a hero but maybe the next one to use this crystal will learn from my mistakes” (to paraphrase) is pretty appropriate. This lead me into seeing what other Darkhawk stuff was on Unlimited. Not much. But The Loners was up. There are several “yikes” things written about and put into Japanese character’s mouths in it, especially for a 2007 comic when there really wasn’t much excuse. The series was a rare hate read for me.
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Rick posted:This lead me into seeing what other Darkhawk stuff was on Unlimited. Not much. But The Loners was up. There are several “yikes” things written about and put into Japanese character’s mouths in it, especially for a 2007 comic when there really wasn’t much excuse. The series was a rare hate read for me. Given it was written by the honorable Yoshida-sama this is not surprising. Cebulski was never a great writer but on top of that he clearly thinks he "gets" Japanese people in the way only white privilege thinks it can.
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Dawgstar posted:Given it was written by the honorable Yoshida-sama this is not surprising. Cebulski was never a great writer but on top of that he clearly thinks he "gets" Japanese people in the way only white privilege thinks it can. Bendis has many flaws, but he's at least pretty good about this. Honestly, he probably errs too cautious, seeing as Miles Morales basically never dropped any Spanglish while Bendis wrote him, which seems odd for a Latinx kid from Brooklyn.
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Dawgstar posted:Given it was written by the honorable Yoshida-sama this is not surprising. Cebulski was never a great writer but on top of that he clearly thinks he "gets" Japanese people in the way only white privilege thinks it can. Without even checking I just knew that fucker was behind it.
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Thanks for picking it up, everyone. The team appreciates the support!DivineCoffeeBinge posted:I love that there is someone working for Marvel who has the same appreciation for obscure Fabien Niciesza Supporting Character Andi Sterman as I do Sterman really was a primo find in the Marvel dustbin- I first came across her when I was writing Daughters of the Dragon and needed a mental health professional for it (which is why she mentions Rutherford Winner as one of her patients) and she was a natural fit for the Moon Knight supporting cast.
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Dawgstar posted:Given it was written by the honorable Yoshida-sama this is not surprising. Cebulski was never a great writer but on top of that he clearly thinks he "gets" Japanese people in the way only white privilege thinks it can. There is a conflict resolved when one woman sees her opponent is also Japanese and next thing you know the conflict is resolved by them bowing at each other.
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Vulpes Vulpes posted:Sterman really was a primo find in the Marvel dustbin- I first came across her when I was writing Daughters of the Dragon and needed a mental health professional for it (which is why she mentions Rutherford Winner as one of her patients) and she was a natural fit for the Moon Knight supporting cast. Nicieza's work is usually great to pull supporting cast from because he had a track history, at Marvel, of building rich and interesting supporting casts that no one was interested in using but him, heh
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I have been wondering what Briar Raleigh is up to in the middle of all this Krakoa stuff.
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