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Batman really is fantastic. when i made that post i thought it came before Final Crisis. time is an illusion.
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Gambit from the X-Men posted:7S was fantastic. I've been catching up on Morrison's stuff since then and I'm starting to think that was their peak. I'm not always fond of Morrison's work, but Seven Soldiers kind of dances on the line of their worst excesses while managing to not cross it. Okay, maybe crossing it with Zatanna, but everyone else was just the right mix of out there and approachable. Batman is very good, but it's also very straightforward. Except for the text issue which everyone skips because it's pretty bad.
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Feb 26, 2023 01:24
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Random Stranger posted:I'm not always fond of Morrison's work, but Seven Soldiers kind of dances on the line of their worst excesses while managing to not cross it. Okay, maybe crossing it with Zatanna, but everyone else was just the right mix of out there and approachable. Morrison's Zatanna was perfect, solely based on this panel: 
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Feb 26, 2023 15:27
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Seven Soldiers rules. I think each story stands well on its own, then there's the way the stories interlock together to make a larger story, then there's the metaphors going on with Morrison vs Moore, and DC editorial resurrecting old properties to make them grim and gritty.
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Feb 26, 2023 18:54
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Which is the comic where the Thing throws Spider-Man and a disguised Chameleon a few dozen meters straight up to determine which is the impostor?
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Mar 2, 2023 23:37
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I know the Justice Society is the real hotness, but is there any mention of the All-Star Squadron recently?
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Mar 4, 2023 07:29
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Beerdeer posted:I know the Justice Society is the real hotness, but is there any mention of the All-Star Squadron recently? Post COIE the All-Star Squadron was essentially rolled into the JSA.
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Mar 13, 2023 04:32
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What is a good comic collection tracker website or app?
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Mar 13, 2023 04:32
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Mr Hootington posted:Post COIE the All-Star Squadron was essentially rolled into the JSA. Even before it was a little nebulous as the first few issues imply the one is mostly an expansion of the other. But it was basically just Roy Thomas wanting to write Invaders but for DC.
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Mar 13, 2023 12:40
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Mr Hootington posted:What is a good comic collection tracker website or app? CLZ. It’s something like $20 a year but I find it’s worth it.
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Mar 13, 2023 12:50
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Gaz-L posted:Even before it was a little nebulous as the first few issues imply the one is mostly an expansion of the other. But it was basically just Roy Thomas wanting to write Invaders but for DC. Yeah. It a a solid book though. The pre-crisis JSA, All-Star Squadron, Infinity In, and Young All-Stars are fairly interesting if a bit dated reads.
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Mar 13, 2023 13:00
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CopywrightMMXI posted:CLZ. It’s something like $20 a year but I find it’s worth it. Any free options?
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Mar 13, 2023 13:02
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Anyone going through the "End of Spider-Verse" event? Is it any good?
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Mar 17, 2023 22:00
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bessantj posted:Anyone going through the "End of Spider-Verse" event? Is it any good? Not really aside from the obligatory new Spider-People introduced. My personal favorite is the Disney princess one.
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Mar 17, 2023 23:54
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TwoPair posted:Not really aside from the obligatory new Spider-People introduced. My personal favorite is the Disney princess one. That one does sound interesting. How many Spider-Verse events have there been now? Were any of them good? I'm still going through what Marvel have on MU, still in the early 90s so I think I have Clone Wars coming up which should be a lot of fun but I'm a while away from the Spider-Verse yet.
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Mar 18, 2023 10:44
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Regardless of the quality of the Spider-verse comics, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse was both a financially successful and critically acclaimed movie that has a sequel coming out in the next year or two. So you're gonna see more Spider-Verse comics between now and then. (Also probably the best Spider-Man movie since Spider-Man 2, it deserves every accolade it's ever gotten)
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Mar 18, 2023 11:37
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Skwirl posted:Regardless of the quality of the Spider-verse comics, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse was both a financially successful and critically acclaimed movie that has a sequel coming out in the next year or two. So you're gonna see more Spider-Verse comics between now and then. I very much enjoyed that movie and am looking forward to the sequel.
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Mar 18, 2023 11:43
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bessantj posted:I very much enjoyed that movie and am looking forward to the sequel. Absolutely. Waiting on tenterhooks for the trailer even.
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Mar 18, 2023 11:47
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bessantj posted:That one does sound interesting. How many Spider-Verse events have there been now? Were any of them good? I'm still going through what Marvel have on MU, still in the early 90s so I think I have Clone Wars coming up which should be a lot of fun but I'm a while away from the Spider-Verse yet. IIRC, there have only been 2 actual big "events" with a whole bunch of little smaller ones here and there because people love the concept. The first is Spider-Verse, plain and simple, which I think is honestly just kinda mediocre at best. The second is Spider-Geddon, which is (imo) better. What I think everyone will agree on is that the spin-offs of the events are hands down way better than the events themselves.
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Mar 18, 2023 11:49
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I've only read a tiny bit of Spider-Verse comics (had to check out Spider-Punk), but I'm currently reading DC events from the 90's and going from "five multi-verses is confusing and we need multiple events to limit it to one" to "there are an infinite amount of Spider-Heroes alone" is enjoyable.
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Mar 18, 2023 11:52
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Mr Hootington posted:Any free options? I use an app called comic geeks. I only use it to track my collections, but you can create wishlists and clumsily remove things from that list after you add them to a collection list.
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Mar 18, 2023 11:58
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TwoPair posted:IIRC, there have only been 2 actual big "events" with a whole bunch of little smaller ones here and there because people love the concept. The first is Spider-Verse, plain and simple, which I think is honestly just kinda mediocre at best. The second is Spider-Geddon, which is (imo) better. I have found in the past that there have been tie-in issues that I've enjoyed far more than the main series in an event. I thought the tie in issue in Civil War where Ben Grimm gently caress off to France because he's had enough was good.
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Mar 18, 2023 13:13
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Kingtheninja posted:I use an app called comic geeks. I only use it to track my collections, but you can create wishlists and clumsily remove things from that list after you add them to a collection list. Thanks! Yeah this will work perfectly for me.
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Mar 18, 2023 13:42
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TwoPair posted:IIRC, there have only been 2 actual big "events" with a whole bunch of little smaller ones here and there because people love the concept. The first is Spider-Verse, plain and simple, which I think is honestly just kinda mediocre at best. The second is Spider-Geddon, which is (imo) better. I think that's what made the Hickman Secret Wars one of my favorites, the side issues had no constraints and they just went nuts. The Silver Surfer in Egypt feeding a Galactus who is just a giant head is one hell of a fun concept and it's art is by loving Stokoe.
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Mar 18, 2023 19:52
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bessantj posted:I have found in the past that there have been tie-in issues that I've enjoyed far more than the main series in an event. I thought the tie in issue in Civil War where Ben Grimm gently caress off to France because he's had enough was good. That's true of a lot of bad Marvel events. Like, Fear Itself isn't horrible, but it's not good, it also gave us Journey Into Mystery with Kid Loki and that's probably one of my favorite comics of that era.
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Mar 18, 2023 19:59
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The last big crossover I recall that felt genuinely solid all around was World War Hulk, maybe?
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Mar 19, 2023 04:12
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Dawgstar posted:The last big crossover I recall that felt genuinely solid all around was World War Hulk, maybe? Infinity
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Mar 19, 2023 04:26
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Dawgstar posted:The last big crossover I recall that felt genuinely solid all around was World War Hulk, maybe? Is that including DC?
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Mar 19, 2023 06:19
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Dawgstar posted:The last big crossover I recall that felt genuinely solid all around was World War Hulk, maybe? Depends what you mean by 'big' crossover - I thought Judgement Day was generally fairly strong.
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Mar 19, 2023 06:34
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So I was going through my comic collection to get rid of the majority of my Mavel Comics. One of the series I was going to keep was Young Avengers vol 1, but I decided to look at the potential value of these issues and lmao  .I do still want to keep them, but would getting some of these books slabbed be a good idea? Is there an extra safe way to store comics that isn't paying to have the issues slabbed?
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Mar 19, 2023 21:26
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Dawgstar posted:The last big crossover I recall that felt genuinely solid all around was World War Hulk, maybe? Secret Wars slapped, and most of the tie ins were really good.
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Mar 19, 2023 22:02
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Open Marriage Night posted:Secret Wars slapped, and most of the tie ins were really good. The Captain America toy not having the Captain America shield but coming with the same dumb square lenticular image one as all the rest was pretty stupid.
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Mar 19, 2023 22:04
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Mr Hootington posted:So I was going through my comic collection to get rid of the majority of my Mavel Comics. One of the series I was going to keep was Young Avengers vol 1, but I decided to look at the potential value of these issues and lmao For most people, keeping them in long boxes is enough, as long as they are kept out of moisture and away from bugs. If you want to be extra, and save money, board, bag and put them in an opaque rubbermaid, the smaller the better (to avoid folding/crushing). If you can find one with a gasket to keep out even more moisture, probably better. You might be able to also put them in a vacuum/space saver bag, but those are usually way larger than what you would need. If you know someone with a sous vide machine, they probably have a food bag sealer, which might work. Bag and board first to try and avoid too much creasing.
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CzarChasm posted:For most people, keeping them in long boxes is enough, as long as they are kept out of moisture and away from bugs. Thanks! I think I will try and find the Rubbermaid with a gasket.
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Does anyone else feel Armageddon 2001 got a bad rap? I get that people were upset Monarch wasn’t Captain Atom, and it violated its own logic in the Hawk and Dove annual, but the majority of the annuals are pretty solid elseworlds tales. I get that some people were upset by the big reveal but it never bothered me. I was new to comics at the time and didn’t really know who Hawk or Captain Atom were.
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CopywrightMMXI posted:Does anyone else feel Armageddon 2001 got a bad rap? I get that people were upset Monarch wasn’t Captain Atom, and it violated its own logic in the Hawk and Dove annual, but the majority of the annuals are pretty solid elseworlds tales. I get that some people were upset by the big reveal but it never bothered me. I was new to comics at the time and didn’t really know who Hawk or Captain Atom were. The annuals were decent enough. But the cheating on Monarch's identity aside, killing off Dove and turning Hawk evil was a lovely way to cap off their comic.
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Selachian posted:The annuals were decent enough. But the cheating on Monarch's identity aside, killing off Dove and turning Hawk evil was a lovely way to cap off their comic. And you can't even say it led anywhere very interesting because while it did give us the all-female Hawk & Dove (Dove being alive for reasons) they had a couple of appearances together and Geoff Johns killed Hawk.
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CopywrightMMXI posted:Does anyone else feel Armageddon 2001 got a bad rap? I get that people were upset Monarch wasn’t Captain Atom, and it violated its own logic in the Hawk and Dove annual, but the majority of the annuals are pretty solid elseworlds tales. I get that some people were upset by the big reveal but it never bothered me. I was new to comics at the time and didn’t really know who Hawk or Captain Atom were. The Annuals are fine. The infamous part of it, well, I'll let my own mini review of it say it. Myself posted:Throughout all these stories, clues were planted as to who Monarch truly was. And while some rework WAS possible if needed, the stories made it clear that there were two heroes that could absolutely, positively not be Monarch; the war and peace, chaos and order duo of Hawk and Dove, as they were seen explicitly battling Monarch in their 2001 vision. It's one thing to fumble the ending of something, but Armageddon is pure cut off your nose to spite your face.
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Thanks for the explanation. I was (and really still am) unfamiliar with Hawk and Dove so I didn’t realize how nonsensical it was.
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Did Chris Claremont know what he was doing when he named a character “chode”?
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