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Well I hope it's far better then what they did with Brainiac Attacks( was he even a part of that? )
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Well I hope it's far better then what they did with Brainiac Attacks( was he even a part of that? )
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I got two Astonishing X-Men tpbs in the mail today, each covering 6 of the 12 first issues in the series. Pretty good stuff, I liked that they not only brought Collosus back but also had him perform the Fastball Special with Wolverine.
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No, Timm had nothing to do with it. They re-used his character model sheets, but he had no involvement.Yung Burnout said:
About the Liefeld thing... you must have chose a lucky moment with that pic. His booth was crowded everytime I walked by it. I don't know how it happens, but he actually still has some fans.
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Anyone checkout the new Rival School comic? I need to know if it's any good.
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I remember seeing his work on Xforce back in 92 started and thinking "wow, this guy draws cool". Then I started noticing the horrid figures, terrible symmetry and his 'shading' was hideous.
I dont know how that guy got hired. DIdn't he start drawing comics for Marvel when he was like 16?
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FormlessOne said:
Even though Rival Schools is a pretty cool game, prompting me to buy the comic, all I can think of after finishing the first issue is this, "meh". Although the fights scenes are pretty cool and the art isn't too bad, its the writing that really gets to me, which is a general nitpick that I have with all of Udon Comics since their quality of writing tends to be supbar
I know its mainly a fight comic but geez, can't you at least have some characterization at least? Or have the dialogue more "natural"?
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Joe Quesada will be on the Colbert Report tonight.
Just a heads-up.
Just a heads-up.
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hermegildo said:
That's an odd guest, but I will definitely watch.
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Picked up the first Superman/Batman tpb. I love that book. Fantastic stuff. I think Clark and Bruce's interactions are one of the best things in comics.
Also got the last couple Amazing Spiderman issues, the rest of Infinite Crisis (except #4, which I can't find anywhere), Astonishing X-Men #14 (back issue) Batman #655 (Grant Morrison's first issue, good stuff so far) and the new Wizard.
Also got the last couple Amazing Spiderman issues, the rest of Infinite Crisis (except #4, which I can't find anywhere), Astonishing X-Men #14 (back issue) Batman #655 (Grant Morrison's first issue, good stuff so far) and the new Wizard.
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I liked the first one well enough... the second one, not so much...genjiglove said:
But the third volume is far and away my favorite of the series. The story is as crazy as the first volume, but way more coherent, imo. History gets changed by some classic villains from the future in such a way that now Superman and Batman are dictators of the Earth. And it has so many great guests in it, from Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters to the Legion of Super-Heroes, all of them fighting Superman/Batman, not to mention a zombie JLA.
All that, and it has a connection to the classic Alan Moore final Superman story, 'Whatever Happened To the Man of Tomorrow?' (which if you haven't read, you should definitely check out... It closed out the story of the Silver/Bronze Age Superman to make room for the 1986 revamp. Some surprises and a lot of death...and a great story). For anyone looking to find that story, the easiest place is probably HERE. This book has all of Alan Moore's stories set in the normal DCU, including the legendary 'Killing Joke'.
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I also read the first Superman/Batman trade a while ago and, while the story itself was kinda shitty, I'm with genji in that the monologues made it all worth it.
The first few pages alone were great reads.
I don't know, it seems like Loeb really knows his characters and what drives them but he's kinda hit or miss with the stories themselves. Hush was like that too, the story itself was messy and convoluted but the Batman monologues were great.
My opinion of McGuinness has improved ever since I read that book as well. His characters are a little too bulky maybe, but his action scenes are tops. He might do the Ultimates justice when he jumps onboard with Ultimates 4.
EDIT: I guess it's not a monologue if they're thinking it, but whatever.
The first few pages alone were great reads.
I don't know, it seems like Loeb really knows his characters and what drives them but he's kinda hit or miss with the stories themselves. Hush was like that too, the story itself was messy and convoluted but the Batman monologues were great.
My opinion of McGuinness has improved ever since I read that book as well. His characters are a little too bulky maybe, but his action scenes are tops. He might do the Ultimates justice when he jumps onboard with Ultimates 4.
EDIT: I guess it's not a monologue if they're thinking it, but whatever.
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Speaking of Ultimates, there's a rumor going around that Ultimates 4 might be released before Ultimates 3.
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Knowing Joe Mad and how lazy he is, I wouldn't be surprised.SouthtownKid said:
They let Hitch take his sweet time though.
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DashK said:
Though I sold my collection by force 6 years ago, I agree with this rant and is the reason I didn't restart collecting. I know that if I did, I would only be buying back issues until I had everything I used to have (3000+ books).
But my definition of old days differs from yours I suspect. I miss:
Joe Sinnott
Sal and John Buscema
Ron Frenz
Brett Breeding
Keith Pollard
Tom Palmer
Mark Farmer
Bill Sienkiewicz
Walt Simonson
George Perez
Ron Lim
Marc Silvestri
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The work he did for the Venture Bros. season one DVD was awesome.Argentina94 said:
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Hell fucking yeah.sQuareh4t3r said:
What the fuck is Sienkiewicz doing now anyways?
George Perez, Ron Lim, Ron Frenz and Marc Silvestri still put out some stuff every now and then, I think.
I'm familiar with some of the other guys but I don't know what they're up to these days.
These days you get stuff that is a lot more varied and just as good.
Leinil Yu, Chris Bachalo and Eduardo Risso are a few of the great, very stylized contemporary comic book artists that come to mind. Then you have guys like Bryan Hitch and Adam Hughes that consistently put out awesome stuff (well, maybe not Hitch because of how late his shit is).
It's amazing how Jim Lee is still in the "penciller elite" after all these years, and I'm not saying that to knock him down, the guy is amazing.
McFarlane's and Larsen's stuff doesn't hold up as well.
I was flipping through one of those Marvel Visionaries about McFarlane and was pretty disgusted by the artwork.
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Yeah, 3 is Loeb ind Joe Mad. 4 is Loeb and Ed McGuiness. But McGuiness can keep a monthly schedule, while the last comic series Joe Mad worked on, a full year passed between the last two issues.K_Dash said:
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George Perez's work on the Infinite Crisis was far from outstanding, unfortunately; I found myself literally groaning everytime I'd turn a page and see Superman of Earth-2, just because I knew I'd have to see Perez's outdated and out-of-place pencils.
Oh well, whatever.
Oh well, whatever.
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Are you sure you're not talking about Jerry Ordway? Either way, they were the two strongest artists on the book, imo. Jimenez and Reis are both good, but really had their ups and downs on this book... I'm assuming due to deadline issues.sQuareh4t3r said:
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An Erik Larsen column on comic book sales and stuff:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/?column=20
Pretty good read.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/?column=20
Pretty good read.
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hermegildo said:
That it is, hell I didn't think I'd be into fantasy comics but I bought a issue of Battle Chasers when ever it came out( even though I was prone to bitching about it being late ). I thought Sin City would be the only crime pulp comic I'd like but then came along The Ride and I pick that up every summer
plus one of my wet dreams came true =
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hermegildo said:
It's just that my favorite comic eras were the 70's and early to mid 90's.
Lots of great art and old-fashioned slugfests. In particular, I would buy any book, regardless of what it was if Joe Sinnott was the inker. Truly, the best of all time.
Anyone who read Fantastic Four issues of the 70's or Thor issues of the 90's would understand. Thor particularly when Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott teamed up. It felt like a return to the sixties. Simply beautiful art and wonderful stories.