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Madkal posted:I wanna read more books! Any recommendations for books/novels written by comic book writers. I have already read all of Gaiman's stuff, as well as Ellis's Crooked Little Vein and Machine Gun. 
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Madkal posted:I wanna read more books! Any recommendations for books/novels written by comic book writers. I have already read all of Gaiman's stuff, as well as Ellis's Crooked Little Vein and Machine Gun. Voodoo Heart by Scott Snyder A Once Crowded Sky by Tom King Alan Moore's Jerusalem (it's only 1,200 pages!)
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May 5, 2017 17:11
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redbackground posted:Voodoo Heart by Scott Snyder Seeing as that I barely make it through Pynchon books I will give Moore's no-doubtedly very dense a book a miss. Thanks for the other suggestions though. I knew King wrote a book (though I kept forgetting the title) but never knew Snyder did too. I also forgot to mention that I have read PAD's Sir Apropos.
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May 5, 2017 17:18
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Mike Carey's written a book or two but I have no idea if they're any good or not.
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May 5, 2017 17:31
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Greg Rucka's Atticus Kodiak novels are pretty great.
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May 5, 2017 17:38
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I've been meaning to read his Queen And Country novels, as well, since I like the comic series a lot.
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May 5, 2017 17:47
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Madkal posted:I wanna read more books! Any recommendations for books/novels written by comic book writers. I have already read all of Gaiman's stuff, as well as Ellis's Crooked Little Vein and Machine Gun. The Bas-Lag trilogy (Perdido Street Station, The Scar, Iron Council) by China Miéville are really good.
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May 5, 2017 17:51
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Greg Rucka wrote a couple of Star Wars YA novels!
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May 5, 2017 18:01
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Based on Blackbolt #1, I'm going to be giving Saladin Ahmed's books a shot. That was a good comic.
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May 5, 2017 18:06
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Dan Abnett wrote something like fifty Warhammer 40k books, you could read all of those. edit: not actually a joke, the Thousands Sons/Prospero Burns duology is good even if you aren't a Warhammer fan Guy Goodbody fucked around with this message at 18:37 on May 5, 2017 |
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May 5, 2017 18:19
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Peter David has some novels. His Apropos of Nothing series sounds interesting, but I haven't read, so I can't comment specifically.
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May 5, 2017 18:35
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Guy Goodbody posted:Dan Abnett wrote something like fifty Warhammer 40k books, you could read all of those. You beat me to the punch! Definitely seconding this recommendation. Read Eisenhorn, then get back to us.
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May 5, 2017 18:40
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Guy Goodbody posted:Dan Abnett wrote something like fifty Warhammer 40k books, you could read all of those. Si Spurrier has written 5 or 6 40K books as well.
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May 5, 2017 18:45
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Roger Stern wrote a novelisation of The Death of Superman. 
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May 5, 2017 19:52
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Has anyone read any of the Martha Washington books? The lead being a black woman makes me want to read it but i'm apprehensive since it's written by Frank Miller.
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May 5, 2017 20:11
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Gaunab posted:Has anyone read any of the Martha Washington books? The lead being a black woman makes me want to read it but i'm apprehensive since it's written by Frank Miller. They are very good.
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May 5, 2017 20:15
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If you liked Mike Carey's urban fantasy work, his novels are excellent beach reading material
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May 5, 2017 20:35
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I read a Brad Metzer book, you'll never guess the ending. The main suspect's wife did it because she was fuckin' crazy, chicks man, am I right.
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May 5, 2017 20:47
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CapnAndy posted:I read a Brad Metzer book, you'll never guess the ending. Did they solve the case after she blurted out something like "Man it must suck being shot 20 times in the back and having your heart be removed by a stainless steel kitchen knife bought at the local Walmart" and the guy replies "I never mentioned that the person died by being shot 20 times and that his heart was removed by a stainless steel kitchen knife that was bought at the local Wallmart. By golly you must be the killer! Also, care to explain why you are walking around with a loving flamethrower?!"
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May 5, 2017 22:31
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When the comic was coming out, was it a serious consideration between issues 6 and 7 coming out that Ray Palmer might have killed Sue or was it generally agreed that Jean did it?
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May 5, 2017 23:20
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Wheat Loaf posted:When the comic was coming out, was it a serious consideration between issues 6 and 7 coming out that Ray Palmer might have killed Sue or was it generally agreed that Jean did it?
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May 5, 2017 23:36
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CapnAndy posted:As I remember it, Ray and Jean were the leading suspects, with most people favoring Ray because Jean had no motive. "True Love" is always a a great motive.
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May 5, 2017 23:57
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Madkal posted:Did they solve the case after she blurted out something like "Man it must suck being shot 20 times in the back and having your heart be removed by a stainless steel kitchen knife bought at the local Walmart" and the guy replies "I never mentioned that the person died by being shot 20 times and that his heart was removed by a stainless steel kitchen knife that was bought at the local Wallmart. By golly you must be the killer! Also, care to explain why you are walking around with a loving flamethrower?!" Ow, don't do that. My stomach just lowered to my testicles and that hurts, bro.
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May 5, 2017 23:59
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Madkal posted:"True Love" is always a a great motive.
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May 6, 2017 00:00
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CapnAndy posted:Which is why Ray was the leading suspect and Jean made comparitively little sense; Ray was obviously pining and was Jean's at any time for the asking. In the end Identity Crisis was a romantic comedy of "will they won't they" mixed in with rape, and murder by flamethrower. More I think about the comic the more it sucks.
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May 6, 2017 00:05
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CapnAndy posted:As I remember it, Ray and Jean were the leading suspects, with most people favoring Ray because Jean had no motive. What was Ray's motive meant to be?
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May 6, 2017 00:16
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Endless Mike posted:Peter David has some novels. His Apropos of Nothing series sounds interesting, but I haven't read, so I can't comment specifically. I enjoy them, although I felt the most recent one wasn't up to the first three. And Ellis has a new short novel out, Normal. It's Ellis Ellising, so anyone who liked Crooked Little Vein and Gun Machine will probably like it, too.
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May 6, 2017 00:27
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Wheat Loaf posted:What was Ray's motive meant to be?
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May 6, 2017 01:47
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BSS was founded on a huge love of Identity Crisis, never forget that.
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May 6, 2017 03:14
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I thought it was a huge love of the first 6 issues.
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May 6, 2017 03:27
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Zachack posted:I thought it was a huge love of the first 6 issues. I believe we got punted out of GBS around #4.
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May 6, 2017 03:35
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Given that there's a lot of stories where Dr Strange travels through time, is there a story where someone else (or Strange himself) travels back to grab a pre-injury Dr Strange to perform a difficult surgery?
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May 6, 2017 03:41
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I'm going to be scarce for a bit due to a death in my immediate family. So reports will likely go unread for the next five or six days as I'll only be using the app on my phone if I drop by. If something that needs any real attention comes up, not that this ever happens here anyway, PM me and I'll get to it if I can or get someone that can get to it.
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May 6, 2017 04:56
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X-O posted:I'm going to be scarce for a bit due to a death in my immediate family. So reports will likely go unread for the next five or six days as I'll only be using the app on my phone if I drop by. If something that needs any real attention comes up, not that this ever happens here anyway, PM me and I'll get to it if I can or get someone that can get to it. To XO: sorry to hear that. Hope all is okay with you and your family. Condolences. To goons: now that old man XO is gone who wants to start poo poo and stuff.
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May 6, 2017 05:43
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X-O posted:I'm going to be scarce for a bit due to a death in my immediate family. So reports will likely go unread for the next five or six days as I'll only be using the app on my phone if I drop by. If something that needs any real attention comes up, not that this ever happens here anyway, PM me and I'll get to it if I can or get someone that can get to it. Sorry to hear, boss. We'll hold down the fort
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May 6, 2017 06:13
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Abraham Riesman's pop culture articles, essays, and interviews on Vulture are uniformly great, and his new piece on Stan Lee is no exception. Most people here will already know most of this stuff about Stan the Man and his checkered legacy, but it's worth a read anyway: http://www.vulture.com/2016/02/stan-lees-universe-c-v-r.html
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May 6, 2017 07:29
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Jean's motive really isn't the problem, especially when there is a pretty stylish scene that basically tells you that the heroes' loved ones are the ones who are benefitting. The problem with Identity Crisis is that it treats women like poo poo. Like even the moment where loving Wonder Woman shows up, she exists entirely through a male gaze. Also that stupid fight scene that is basically just Slade Wilson fan fiction.
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May 6, 2017 13:25
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For the record (and sincerely, you can go back and look at that original GBS thread in the archives) I never liked Identity Crisis! Or at least, I was cautiously optimistic but annoyed by the tone for about two issues, then took a hard turn against it. I also wrote up a concise exploration of its flaws jeez, almost seven years ago so I wouldn't have to keep rewriting them.
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May 6, 2017 13:50
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X-O posted:I'm going to be scarce for a bit due to a death in my immediate family. So reports will likely go unread for the next five or six days as I'll only be using the app on my phone if I drop by. If something that needs any real attention comes up, not that this ever happens here anyway, PM me and I'll get to it if I can or get someone that can get to it. Very sorry to hear that. I will do my best not to be a shithead over the next week.
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Rhyno posted:BSS was founded on a huge love of Identity Crisis, never forget that.  to everyone who's been there from that thread to now.
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