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Wheat Loaf posted:I liked the Static Shock episode where he meets this forgotten 1970s superhero called Soul Power, who was an homage to blaxploitation characters. He was voiced by Brock Peters, looked (in the flashback scenes) like Jim Kelly, drove a Soulmobile and had a hideout called the Power Pad. Also a slight adaptation, although in the Milestone books he was named "Buck Wild".
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I dropped Black Panther after a few issues since it was *really* obvious Coates was still working out how to write comics. I could see where it could be good, but I couldn't get over that. Might have to pick up trades.
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Roth posted:Should probably read a bunch of Milestone comics for Black History Month. Rhyno posted:Hardware is pretty fantastic. The bonus is you get to see Humberto Ramos art before he went all anime/giant foot/goggle eyes.
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For Milestone stuff I remember Icon being pretty great from the random issues I managed to pick up.
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Ferrule posted:The bonus is you get to see Humberto Ramos art before he went all anime/giant foot/goggle eyes. Eh, not really a bonus.
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Josie and the Pussycats is a better comic than our sad, fallen world deserves.  Josie and the Pussycats #4, now on sale, also contains: references to two classic plays, two classic musicals, and the Odyssey; winning a gun fight with a pun fight; surprisingly mature conversations about relationships and being an emotionally healthy adult about them; jewelry with phobias; more making fun of DC movies; and rocking out. You should be buying it.
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Is this where someone comes in to mention that the Josie & The Pussycats movie is also good, because I'm willing to be that person. I'm finally borrowing a friend's copy of Kyle Baker's Nat Turner, so I'm quite excited to read that.
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RandallODim posted:Is this where someone comes in to mention that the Josie & The Pussycats movie is also good, because I'm willing to be that person. I'm willing to be the person that backs you up, that movie rules.
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Thirding that. I think you've singlehandedly sold me a copy of that book based on those panels, though, so next time I hit the shop, I'll try that one out.
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RandallODim posted:Is this where someone comes in to mention that the Josie & The Pussycats movie is also good, because I'm willing to be that person. I didn't like the movie when it came out, most likely because I was a cynical idiot teen, but watching it 10 years later and I came around to how funny the movie actually is.
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My favorite detail about the Josie & The Pussycats movie is that they weren't paid to do any of the product placement. It's great.
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CapnAndy posted:Josie and the Pussycats is a better comic than our sad, fallen world deserves. Okay i was gonna look into josie and your post says there's only four issues out as of now but i could've sworn that it had been running last year as well. Is there a previous volume or am i just nuts?
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site posted:Okay i was gonna look into josie and your post says there's only four issues out as of now but i could've sworn that it had been running last year as well. Is there a previous volume or am i just nuts?
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I wouldn't recommend Black Panther to anyone. It starts off interesting but Coates does not know how to write a comic book. It's been going for a year and we're on part ten of the first story arc. There is a public uprising in Wakanda! Who is that magic lady? Read about historical Wakandan people who aren't really relevant to the story outside of how inspiring they are!
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Black Panther is more about philosophy and politics than it's about lasers and punching, but it's a drat good comic about philosophy and politics.
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It has some good scenes (Panthers talk with the old guy from the latest issue being one of them) but I find it unbearably wordy at times, and it feels like it's lost the thread of storytelling in favour of pontification.
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Scaramouche posted:It has some good scenes (Panthers talk with the old guy from the latest issue being one of them) but I find it unbearably wordy at times, and it feels like it's lost the thread of storytelling in favour of pontification. Personally, I'm fine with it because I happen to think it's really enjoyable pontification. But I can't deny that whatever actual plot is happening it's been an INCREDIBLY slow burn.
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KaosMachina posted:Personally, I'm fine with it because I happen to think it's really enjoyable pontification. But I can't deny that whatever actual plot is happening it's been an INCREDIBLY slow burn. Yeah, Black Panther is never my favorite book of the week, but it's up there.
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CapnAndy posted:I mean, there's probably volumes going back to the 70s? They got a reboot along with the rest of the Archie books last year and the new version only has four issues out so far. I finally realized what screwed me up, i was confusing jem and the holograms for josie
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CapnAndy posted:Josie and the Pussycats is a better comic than our sad, fallen world deserves. I was honestly shocked as hell to see the second issue mention meth Teenage Fansub posted:In the legal small print of each issue it says "No Rhino's allowed.' Yeah but that means that Rhyno is allowed, as he is 'Rhino' with a 'y'
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I go where I want.
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It says no Rhynos, we're allowed to have one.
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A somewhat ironic statement for Second Rhyno to post.
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A second Rhyno has hit the towers.
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Ghostlight posted:A somewhat ironic statement for Second Rhyno to post. You really think I'm the second Rhyno!?!?!? Awww. 
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I'm fairly sure that was a joke from like July's chat thread.
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My memory is awful, everything before like a week ago is a blurr. 
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Same but bath salts
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WickedHate posted:My memory is awful, everything before like a week ago is a blurr.  A Blurr shrug.
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This rules. https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/04/two-streets-luton-named-memory-steve-dillon/ A property developer and friend of Steve Dillon is getting two new streets in his home town named in honor of him. Also this is where I learn he died from a blimmin' burst appendix 
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Skwirl posted:Here's an embarrassing but relevant to the thread question. How's Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Panther?
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I’ve figured out that I can request basically any trade I want at my library and get it eventually. So I’m requesting Batman and Son, volume 1 of Greg Rucka’s Wonder Woman, and the Sandman Omnibus Volume 1.
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Interlibrary loan. It's a beautiful thing. If your library doesn't have a book you want (or an audio CD, or a DVD), they can almost always get it from a participating library that does, usually at no cost to you. Library users, be aware that your public library system may also offer a free online subscription called Hoopla, which gives you access to a limited number of monthly downloads of audiobooks, music, movies, and COMICS. Go to your library website or https://www.hoopladigital.com to find out, and to register for your free account. Mine limits us to four checkouts per month, but they have large and growing collections of titles from DC, Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Valiant, Dynamite, Archie, Top Shelf, and even Zenescope. No Marvel or Fantagraphics, but LOTS of good stuff in general. And they even offer a few good movies that aren't on Netflix or Amazon Prime -- that's how I finally saw The Long Goodbye, which I loved. Big Bad Voodoo Lou fucked around with this message at 07:49 on Feb 5, 2017 |
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I'm also requesting The New Frontier, volume one of Grant Morrison's Animal Man, volume one of Christopher Priest's Black Panther, and Nextwave.  I wish I thought to do this before now.
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As someone who works in a library it is awesome to see goons use the library to take out graphic novels. The more times graphic novels get taken it the more times a library can justify ordering more titles. Also don't be afraid to request the library to buy a titles every now and again.
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Madkal posted:As someone who works in a library it is awesome to see goons use the library to take out graphic novels. The more times graphic novels get taken it the more times a library can justify ordering more titles. Also don't be afraid to request the library to buy a titles every now and again. Me too. I'm a librarian, and even though I don't work in a public library, I take full advantage of my employer's interlibrary loan policy, and I'm constantly checking out graphic novels from my public library, recommending them titles (they bought all of Chew and Hip Hop Family Tree because of me), and using the aforementioned Hoopla to read even more.
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Roth posted:I'm also requesting The New Frontier, volume one of Grant Morrison's Animal Man, volume one of Christopher Priest's Black Panther, and Nextwave. You should buy Nextwave.
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Mr Hootington posted:You should buy Nextwave. Good advice in any context.
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Is Locke and Key the only book that can really go on a list of "If you liked Stranger Things, try this next"? Because I know it probably isn't, yet it's the only one that comes to mind immediately.
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KaosMachina posted:Is Locke and Key the only book that can really go on a list of "If you liked Stranger Things, try this next"? Because I know it probably isn't, yet it's the only one that comes to mind immediately. It's funny you say that because while watching ST I thought that the makers would work wonders with a L&K series. EDIT: OH MY GOD I FORGOT One of my customers got a He-Man symbol tattoo but it looks like an Iron Cross instead and not in the good kind in the "this guy looks like a Nazi now" way. Rhyno fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Feb 6, 2017 |
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