So... DC reboot?
Discuss.
DC REBOOT
Before I say anything else, I realize that it has major potential to be a disaster, but saying that...
I think its a good idea. At first I was like, "whaaaaaat???" but once realizing how little I really care for the vast majority of stuff coming out for DC at this point, it seems very wise that they do this. Yes, I'm reading Batman: Inc., Secret Six, Darkest Night, and trying to care about Birds of Prey. But lately it just seems when I care about anything DC its for the older stuff thats been out for years, but i never got in to (All the Frank Miller Batman, etc.)
I think this is something that needs to happen for them to continue relevance as a company, and to compete with the very modern Marvel franchise. Of course, this could completely BOMB and really hurt the franchise, but Bold moves need to be taken, especially in the bigger companies right now.
I also think that while it may not be right, a lot of younger readers really want relevant tales. They need NEW and FRESH stories, and don't necessarily want to have to go back and read 60-100 issues just to catch up with whats on the shelf right now, and it will shed a new light on a lot of forgotten Super Heroes and Villains like Aquaman, Hawkman, or Black Adam.
It is still too early to really tell too much at this point, but I can't say Im not excited for all the possibilities this will open up.
I love the new look for Catwoman btw.
I was with it at the beginning... because the creative teams looked real intriguing... but then more news rolled up and it just really upset me.
Like Gail Simone off of BOP! WTF.
And then canceling Secret Six and making a new Suicide Squad title without Gail. DOUBLE WTF.
Then you have things like giving more work to Rob Liefeld (why?!) and not hiring other talented artists like Nicola Scott or Jamal Igle...
But the biggest shit pile was how they treated some of the creators in this by withholding information and dropping them off the rebooted books at the last minute.
Not to mention the backpedalling and inconsistent new "rules".
For example:
Characters are going to be younger and starting their careers earlier (ok, fine).
But every male Robin will be around in some form including Damien (so Bruce had him when he was 12 or 15?) yet the latter Batgirls and Huntress won't be around?
wait what?
Just way confusing.
And some of the costume redesigns look fugmo.
CATWOMAN looks great... but she doesn't look that far off from the previous redesign...
Superman's however... guh.
As far as books i'm looking forward to:
Action Comics #1 by Grant Morrison sounds interesting... but really, rebooting Action when it just reached #901???
-Also looking forward to:
-Simone's Batgirl and Firestorm relaunch.
-Johns' GL and JL and Aquaman Books (guilty pleasure).
-The new Wonder Woman because i fucking love Cliff Chiang.
-Flash -- but i'm worried with Johns abandonning it...
-DC Universe presents, because we could use a good anthology book
-Batman & Robin because Damien rules (and Tomasi is a great writer)
I'd be all over Hawk & Dove if Liefeld wasn't drawing it. I fucking love Sterling Gates, but I can't get past Rob's pencils...
In short, I don't think this whole relaunch will get new long-term readers... I think it'll just piss off a lot of the old ones.
[end of long DC rant that I've wanted to type forever but waited till doomsie signed up so I wouldn't be talking to myself. :P]
Grant Morrison is great. I'm really into a lot more indie stuff right now, but that sucks with Secret Six! A lot of people are pissed with BOP. Of course it will piss off a lot of old school readers, and it is retarded that they are throwing some old stories to the wind, never to be finished. I really hadn't read much past the initial announcement of the whole thing, but it's going to happen anyways, so here to hoping there's issues on the shelf ill pick up and buy.
OH! Since all the M.I.A. BS, I've met
-Amanda Conner (Power Girl, etc.) Sweet Lady really
-Daniel Way (Deadpool, wolverine) WHAT A FUNNY DRUNK! he's really awesome, and i got into a drunken ramble with him about loving writing, etc. Just a cool ass dude, got all my deadpools signed, and drank with him for a couple hours.
-Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma (Morning Glories, Infinite Vaction) Couple friken hipsters!
-Pia Guerra (Y The Last Man, Dr. Who Comic) Shes awesome
A) If you saw it, What did you think of First Class?
B) Thor?
C) Upcoming Green Lantern Movie?
D) Upcoming Captain America?
E) BANE PICTURE RELEASE?
F) Announced Deadpool Movie?
G) Dark Tower Movie?
Im sure I'm missing a shit ton, but its been a bit and theres a shit ton of nerd stuff going on right now!
My Thor nutshell review:
Probably the best Marvel movie to date TECHNICALLY. I'm more of an Iron Man fan, so it says a lot from me to say that. Personally, as a Stark/Iron Man fanboy, obviously I liked that series better, but Thor is my second fave right now. It clearly felt like an origin movie, BUT the good thing about that is that they presented it so well, that even fans who have a solid grasp on Thor's background -- given that his backstory is basically everything Norse, ever -- will have a blast with this movie. It was unexpectedly hilarious with some of the blatant humor and in-jokes and the fight scenes, while some of them were pretty much overly flashy, meld in well with the rest of the cinematography. That is to say, 99% of the movie is shot gorgeously. Even the desert scenes are spruced up with cool effects or good camera work. It's one of those films that looks like it might be cheesy before you watch it, but then you watch it and it's a ridiculous amount of fun. It isn't an overproduced film with just pretty effects, either: the cast is pretty much entirely made of solid actors that make the movie flow well. I kind of figured they picked Chris Hemsworth because he's "ohmygod like SOOOO hawt", but he really blew me away because he made Thor feel like he was a character with more than two dimensions to him.
Take it from me. Before the movie, Thor bored the shit out of me and I couldn't care if he was in the Avengers or not. Now, I'm freakin' stoked. The film was well worth the ticket price to see it in theaters. Just don't bother with the 3D version.
P.S. No, seriously: Chris Hemsworth surprised the fuck out of me. I figured someone who was on an Aussie day soap couldn't act for shit, but he blew me away as Thor. Props, Mr. Hemsworth.
Just the fact that Natalie Portman and Kat Dennings were on the screen together often was almost too much to compute. ha.
and with ANY comic vs. movie adaptation, the first thing you have to tell yourself is its going to be impossible to live up to the comic, and the amount of storyline they posses. to cram all of that into a 2 hour movie means there will be cuts to structure, etc. Thor was good in its own way. It was funny, the ladies were babe-a-licious, and the acting was good.
but, saying that, Thor bored the shit out of you before the movie? :huh: damn.
and yeah, fuck the 3D version of just about any movie, ha.
Quote from: doomsayer on June 13, 2011, 06:29:51 AM
but, saying that, Thor bored the shit out of you before the movie? :huh: damn.
Being a '90s kid, bear in mind that (to me), a fair amount of '90s comics were crap. That paired with the fact that comic book characters with magic and magic-type origins bored the shit out of me did not bode well for Thor, so I just never picked up any of his comics - I'd never seen him in any form period, not even cartoons, so I really just looked at the covers and went "BORING". Before the movie he was just "that viking fucker with the lightning and that shitty hammer". Now I'm pretty stoked to see him in The Avengers.
I apologize for my nerd-heresy.
Quote
and yeah, fuck the 3D version of just about any movie, ha.
Sums up my feelings spot-on. The current iteration of 3D is no less a gimmick than it was with '80s and '90s movies - one that never truly adds anything to a movie.
I was always very partial to Thor because I love Norse Mythology, Vikings, etc. :rock:
so, to clarify, you didn't like heroes who were born into their powers?
I used to as a kid. My favorite origin is still technology - I just find it more interesting, for some obscure reason - but magic heroes can be cool as hell too. I also didn't much care for the Norse mythos or vikings in my youth (I WAS FUCKED UP, I KNOOOOW), but funnily enough, Warhammer Fantasy got me hooked on Chaos -- and the subsequent real-life Norse mythos it's loosely based off of. Thor was a pleasant wake-up punch to the face.
This thread has more vagina-be-gone than a Liberace pool party at the Vatican.
BAH, they have/had their womens thread.
this is the he-man-woman-hatin' part of p.i.
unless of course...you know...ladies want to talk nerd stuff...
but if not, BAH.
Quote from: doomsayer on June 12, 2011, 07:17:30 PM
-Amanda Conner (Power Girl, etc.) Sweet Lady really
-Daniel Way (Deadpool, wolverine) WHAT A FUNNY DRUNK! he's really awesome, and i got into a drunken ramble with him about loving writing, etc. Just a cool ass dude, got all my deadpools signed, and drank with him for a couple hours.
-Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma (Morning Glories, Infinite Vaction) Couple friken hipsters!
-Pia Guerra (Y The Last Man, Dr. Who Comic) Shes awesome
jealous! love connor and guerra! and way's friggin' cool.
we're getting a sweet con here in september finally.
stan lee, gail simone, dale eaglesham, james marsters, and adam west and burt ward. ha.
QuoteA) If you saw it, What did you think of First Class?
not yet. still kinda scurred.
QuoteB) Thor?
beyond fucking awesome. easily my fave marvel film thus far. they nailed everything while keeping it interesting to noobs.
so good. so much fan boy splooge going on.
QuoteC) Upcoming Green Lantern Movie?
another flick i fear for. the trailers are getting better, and it looks cool, and there's a lot of fan service, but i hear it's getting real bad reviews.
then again, so did duke nukem, which is a whole separate rant.
i'll see it because i'm a huge dc nut, and love GL... but wow, i'm kinda worried.
QuoteD) Upcoming Captain America?
SO FUCKING STOKED. AND I'M CANADIAN!?!?!
but yeah, marvel is definitely kicking DC's ass in terms of quality films, and I think the trend is continuing.
QuoteE) BANE PICTURE RELEASE?
still early. subtle enough. bane is an awesome character that always got the shaft.
like in that horrible batman & robin film.
guh.
but he's a great character... but wow, does he have to be used right.
QuoteF) Announced Deadpool Movie?
G) Dark Tower Movie?
not as stoked as the other stuff... never got into dark tower, and as far as deadpool, i think he only works right in the comic or videogame field.
Quote from: individualzero on June 13, 2011, 03:49:56 AM
My Thor nutshell review:
yeah i agree with most of what you said. thor never really did it for me. he's always good in ensemble pieces... altho the new fraction run is awesomesauce.
QuoteJust don't bother with the 3D version.
oh, god. i know.
Quote from: doomsayer on June 13, 2011, 06:29:51 AM
Just the fact that Natalie Portman and Kat Dennings were on the screen together often was almost too much to compute. ha.
YES.
Quoteyou have to tell yourself is its going to be impossible to live up to the comic, and the amount of storyline they posses. to cram all of that into a 2 hour movie means there will be cuts to structure, etc. Thor was good in its own way.
i think they managed to do all that and then some.
it's possible to make a good film and respect the source material.
this film proved that.
even moreso than ironman. and i fucking loved ironman.
Quote from: individualzero on June 13, 2011, 06:37:01 AM
I apologize for my nerd-heresy.
nah, man. the 90s were a brutal time for all. that's why i fear for the dc reboot. just screams 90s to me.
QuoteSums up my feelings spot-on. The current iteration of 3D is no less a gimmick than it was with '80s and '90s movies - one that never truly adds anything to a movie.
I think it only works great in horror films that were actually filmed in 3D.
It's a gimmick, but the same can be said for a lot of slasher flicks, and i think that's why it works in that field.
case in point: my bloody valentine 3D.
3D CAMEL TOE. AND 3D MIDGET THRU A CEILING FAN.
Nuff Said.
Quote from: r00 on June 14, 2011, 01:20:36 PM
This thread has more vagina-be-gone than a Liberace pool party at the Vatican.
<3
Quote from: doomsayer on June 14, 2011, 05:25:25 PM
BAH, they have/had their womens thread.
this is the he-man-woman-hatin' part of p.i.
unless of course...you know...ladies want to talk nerd stuff...
but if not, BAH.
http://www.break.com/break-best-videos/geek-and-gamer-girls-1958264
Quote from: teeps on June 15, 2011, 10:42:17 AM
jealous! love connor and guerra! and way's friggin' cool.
we're getting a sweet con here in september finally.
stan lee, gail simone, dale eaglesham, james marsters, and adam west and burt ward. ha.
not yet. still kinda scurred.
http://www.break.com/break-best-videos/geek-and-gamer-girls-1958264
actually got to ask a question to Stan Lee in a con room of fandom with him,'
first off, hes really funny and cool to talk with,
but i asked him who he wishes he created, etc.
and his two answers were: Deadpool and Batman.
Cons are awesome. Went to megacon, lotsa nerd fun.
X-Men was good is you turn your origin/nerd-perfect brain off.
Thor- Duh/
Green Lantern- Ill see it. Its 50/50
CAPTAIN AMERICA - nuff said
Bane looks ba-dass. Fuck the batman/robin movie version, i think this one has great promiss, and if it plays well to his original origins, this movie will be amazing.
Dark Tower - GET INTO IT, DUMMY
Deadpool - Can't Hate, but will see.
also, seeing your avatar makes me really miss deadpool the PIer. :(
Quote from: teeps on June 16, 2011, 12:22:30 PM
also, seeing your avatar makes me really miss deadpool the PIer. :(
Me too :(
I'd spend more time in this thread if a) it weren't all super-hero-centric and b) I actually stayed current with any comics. I never really got into the Darkhorse continuation of Buffy OR Firefly, Sandman is a done deal, Vasquez never followed up with JtHM (not that I'm sure I'd read it now, though I probably would pick up further issues of I Feel Sick if they were to come into existence), and beyond that, I mostly find myself reading graphic novels that have been around forever, e.g. Watchmen and The Crow. Would still like to get my hands on a copy of V for Vendetta, though I worry that it may tarnish my love of the movie.
the book was way better too.
there's a lot of good non-superhero stuff out there.
check out "y: the last man" if you liked sandman and stuff.
anything by vertigo is great, actually.
Fellows and fellowettes: I am requesting suggestions for good one-shot/self-contained TPBs. Time and money constraints aren't very conducive to picking up series of TPBs right now (if it did, I'd be starting up on Swamp Thing or Irredeemable).
Picked up today:
Top Ten: The Forty-Niners
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
*edit* Related: has anyone read Ellis' Supergod? From what I've seem it looks like a really interesting concept.
Hey Rynne! Good to see you on here!
Off the top of my head:
Welcome to Hoxford by Ben Templesmith is a great single TPB to check out.
Also, an obvious suggestion but basically you can jump into any Deadpool TPB and not be lost by back story and enjoy it, leave it at that or keep going depending on budget/interest.
Quote from: Nayl_Girl on June 16, 2011, 08:19:38 PM
Me too :(
I'd spend more time in this thread if a) it weren't all super-hero-centric and b) I actually stayed current with any comics. I never really got into the Darkhorse continuation of Buffy OR Firefly, Sandman is a done deal, Vasquez never followed up with JtHM (not that I'm sure I'd read it now, though I probably would pick up further issues of I Feel Sick if they were to come into existence), and beyond that, I mostly find myself reading graphic novels that have been around forever, e.g. Watchmen and The Crow. Would still like to get my hands on a copy of V for Vendetta, though I worry that it may tarnish my love of the movie.
Theres some comics that arent Super Hero based that are amazing.
Morning Glories for one (if you like Lost type stuff (i.e. weird mysteries, etc.))
Anything Ben Templesmith has his hands on.
Y The Last Man
Walking Dead
House of Mystery
Stuff of Legends
100 Bullets
The Dark Tower (comic)
V for Vendetta the comic is great on its own, as is the movie. Comparing the two might be a bad idea though.
I love Sandman, have you heard of Lucifer? Its an offshoot story from Sandman that you'd enjoy, if you liked Sandman.
so your answer for A) is that bring up non superhero comics and well talk about that too!
Awesomesauce! I'll have to see what I can turn up at the local places that have comic books. Newbury isn't as varied in selection as I'd like. For a place called "Newbury Comics" they devote a hell of a lot more floorspace to music and... uh? Sundry strangeness is the best catch-all I can really come up with. If anyone is unfamiliar, it's like an unholy alliance of a music store, Spencer's, and a small-time comic shop. I think I might still know of a couple of other places that might have them though. And failing all of that, there IS always the internet.
I think I'll start off looking for Y The Last Man and Lucifer if both are in the same vein as Sandman, but I'll keep an eye out for what I can find. Thanks for the recommendations! :wub:
no problem!
Both are great, and decently long stories to get immersed in.
I wonder what the rest of the DC universe is like in the Batman Beyond era? Did they write anything about that or is the BM:Beyond series more ... Gotham and just Gotham? If that makes sense.
there's a new superman beyond book coming out.
and maybe a jla one too in the near future.
there was a great episode with the future justice league of the future.
real cool shit.
they've even featured it in the comics:
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/4/43367-6421-50727-1-batman-beyond_super.jpg
rynne:
as far as graphic novels/collected arcs that involve only one book:
this was all kinds of awesome
http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-13-Architecture-Brian-Azzarello/dp/1401215521
just started a superhero dnd. :D
Teaser Poster!
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/7/12/1310481034148/Teaser-poster-for-Batman--001.jpg)
Two goats wandering around in Hollywood. One finds some movie film in a garbage can and eats it.
"How was it ?" says the other goat. "Not bad"says the first goat, "not as good as the book !" :D
are you referring to comic vs. this movie to be?
i have plenty of concerns for this story, more so than either of nolan's other batman movies.
the depiction of bane, and his story with our caped crusader is a strange area for nolan to leave off his trilogy,
especially if he follows suit with the comic.
Shown during the previews for Deathly Hallows pt. II,
The Dark Knight Rises Teaser Trailer.
this is the best quality i could find.
but man that last 3 seconds with Bane charging towards Batman! :rock:
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/181448/20110716/the-dark-knight-rises-trailer-dark-knight-batman-3-new-batman-movie-christian-bale-batman-christophe.htm (http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/181448/20110716/the-dark-knight-rises-trailer-dark-knight-batman-3-new-batman-movie-christian-bale-batman-christophe.htm)
also just got a big Vader tattoo,
ill probably take a picture of it tomorrow sometime.
The Amazing Spiderman Trailer just dropped!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upwf8RsyNqQ
so did a clip from Walking Dead, Season 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNmwf_cI8q0
and here's a better quality one for The Dark Knight Rises:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apMXFloDH6M
Quote from: individualzero on June 20, 2011, 11:18:49 AM
I wonder what the rest of the DC universe is like in the Batman Beyond era? Did they write anything about that or is the BM:Beyond series more ... Gotham and just Gotham? If that makes sense.
Even though I know you shortened "Batman" to "BM," I still can only read those letters as "bowel movement." Immature? Maybe.
I just read Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. The illustrations were super fantastic, but I didn't decide that I really liked the story line until I completely finished the book and read the script in the back and the notes from the author. Also, perhaps I am just easily confused, but I wasn't sure exactly what was happening in the story until right at the end.
LOL. Bowel Movement: Beyond. That's a horrifying prospect.
Quote from: Nadia on July 21, 2011, 11:11:34 AM
I just read Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. The illustrations were super fantastic, but I didn't decide that I really liked the story line until I completely finished the book and read the script in the back and the notes from the author. Also, perhaps I am just easily confused, but I wasn't sure exactly what was happening in the story until right at the end.
In that case, chalk me up as easily confused as well. Especially with McKean's artwork, there were tons of things I didn't pick up on until I read the script. From my initial reading, I completely missed that [spoiler]Arkham ate his murdered wife and daughter.[/spoiler] And despite being exposed to lots of it through Alan Moore, all the tarot card imagery went right over my head, too.
Well I'm glad it wasn't just me. I know that I can be inattentive sometimes, especially if the illustrations are really busy. I just notice the pictures somewhat, and keep reading. So of course I miss a lot. In this book though, I tried to be really attentive. I kept feeling the pages and checking to see if I accidentally skipped one. Once I was completely done decided that I really liked it.
I bought the first three books of "The Preacher" and the first "Sandman" book. Should get them soon...
YES!
Quote from: Aaron on August 01, 2011, 01:09:01 PM
I bought the first three books of "The Preacher" and the first "Sandman" book. Should get them soon...
I got them today. The art work for Preacher is really good... Haven't even looked at Sandman yet. But will soonish...
ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH3W1gQYiD4&feature=player_embedded
Some time ago after watching Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and listening to you youngsters talking comic book shit, I decided to dip my toe in the water and bought the Neil Gaiman Reader edited by Darrell Schweitzer and a couple of comic books, The Books of Magic and The High Cost of Death. Unfortunately, though I enjoyed the artwork... I can't see myself becoming a devotee! So, first in, best dressed! PM me your postal address if you would like them. They are in pristine condition so... be quick!
Quote from: teeps on August 30, 2011, 10:47:30 PM
ha
I was *so* hoping that was an official video. I would give DC so many props if they'd put that out themselves.
they really should... because their current line of ads are hella lame... and some of the changes they're doing are so fucking lame that i've stopped buying one of the monthlies.
just bough stephen king's N.
looking forward to it.
also got the two most recent issues of Morning Glories to read.
&
re-read Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
SO GOOD.
same can't be said for that sequel.
yeeesh.
(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr4rczlZBd1qks82so1_500.png)
My mind is blown.
epicmazing!
ok some comic reviews and stuff:
Flashpoint started great but turned into a steaming shitpile.
It also turned me off into ever buying the flash again. extreme weaksauce. it's clear the whole thing was rushed and the original intent was not for the book to usher in this new rebooted dc stuff.
having said that... new reboot stuff's been pretty solid so far.
-justice league #1 is really good. even tho it's more of a batman gl teamup than a jl book... but it's issue 1 of many and this will change.
geoff johns has been losing me on events, but he's really good at main books, and this should be a fun book.
jim lee is also doing some of the best art of his career.
and yea, it's weird these two now basically run dc, but jl was really entertaining and fucking funny. so yeah.
-action #1 pure fucking awesome sauce. totally makes superman badass and awesome. and it does this by going back to basics and portraying him as he first was. seriously, if you ever had no interest in superman or thought he was lame read this and everything will change. it's grant fucking morrison for god's sakes.
-batgirl #1 solid gail simone awesomesauce. it's batgirl. it's barbara gordon. something we haven't seen in 22 years. it's good.
-detective #1 joker-centric issue dealing with him doing some crazy ass murdering shit and ends on an even crazier ass final page. not the most amazing batman stuff but i liked it. and the cover is awesome.
(http://pi.froglord.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=30.0;attach=148)
-swamp thing #1
-animal man #1
there was much talk about taking these vertigo characters and bringing them back to DC (animal man was a few years ago but not much was done with him other than some great stuff in 52; swamp thing was this year in a rather disappointing brightest day and an even more disappointing followup mini).
essentially these two books read very much like their vertigo counterparts, and that's a good thing. holy shit there's some epic stuff going on here. swamp thing really impressed me and i needed that after that shitty "search for swamp thing mini".
-men at war #1
same as above kinda. not really into war books (then again, when was the last time we had a war book in dc? like when i was 5?) but this was really engaging and clever. sgt rock's grand kid on enemy lines dealing with superpowered characters?
colour me intrigued.
other books were ok, but nothing to write home about (and pi is my home, awwww <3).
i'll give an honourable mention to hawk and dove #1 only because i really like sterling gates. having said that, this issue didn't really wow me... but holy shit, was their some real awkward rob liefeld stuff... which isn't anything new... but holy shit, i've just never been a fan of his... and neither is basic anatomy, i guess.
i mean WTF:
(http://pi.froglord.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=30.0;attach=150)
WTF.
that's page one...
but yeah, like i said. i like sterling, so i'll still follow this one through until it becomes impossible.
which has happened before on other liefeld books...
but overall, yea, good stuff so far and most of these books were completely sold out at my local shops, so this reboot is clearly working.
I really wish I would had caught this deal, where for 100 dollars, you can buy the first 52 of the reboot.
Besides the art, I didn't really like the first Justice League. Green Lantern annoyed me. IDK.
Detective #1 was badass.
I still need to pick up Batgirl, and I had high hopes for Flashpoint :(
he's supposed to be annoying, he's young brash and cocky... and batman totally pwns him.
having said that, the "how else are we going to get there? talk in a deep voice?" was rofl.
considering the last few years of JL this was a huge step up. the brad metzler run showed a lot of promise... but then he was off the title to write some new "Real" book... and every cool aspect he introduced and set up... was quickly abandoned for some huge crossover. it was a travesty. you had the late great dwayne mcduffie (who wrote some of the best dc cartoons ever) with his hands tied because higher ups prevented him from telling the stories he wanted to tell. hell, one of the panels was changed mid-story by the higher-ups and he was forced to rewrite something on the fly. it felt weird and he acknowledged as much on a message board and then dc fired him.
then he died like a year later or something.
damn shame he was real good but editorial fucked him over...
that book has been a mess for awhile.
i have high hopes for it now, even though it's being written by the higher-ups again... but at least they're more upfront about it and they're more capable than the last higher-ups.
new reviews:
omac #1 was actually a lot of fun... but weird that there's no "omac created by jack kirby mention" seeing that the whole thing is a WAY OBVIOUS tribute to him.
punisher #3
took 3 issues until the punisher finally said something. too awesome. this is a real good punisher book. rucka can do no wrong.
also daredevil's been too fucking cool and spider-man continues to be the best spidey book since the early 60s.
also picked up rick veitch's The Big Lie #1... if you've ever seen 'loose change' you know what they're dealing with...
but it has a very heavy sci-fi, almost twilight zone-esque vibe.
really well done, altho the book's pissing a lot of people off because... well, duh.
http://www.space.com/12963-tatooine-planet-2-suns-star-wars-kepler-16b.html (http://www.space.com/12963-tatooine-planet-2-suns-star-wars-kepler-16b.html)
:o
Hopefully Lucas wont find out about this. He would try to sue the planet for copyright infringement and then CGI a 3rd sun in because he's always wanted to piss off someone from another solar system.
megalolz
BASICALLY.
lol
montreal comiccon was awesome.
omg. never been to a con before and i regret that greatly.
yes, i know.
got stan lee to sign my oldskool paperback spiderman pocketbook trade... altho it was rather rushed and assembly line-ish and very impersonal, but the guy is like 88 and was signing stuff the whole time he was there, so i don't blame him. his panel was awesome and that guy is still with it. fucking hilarious. and a nice guy.
met sid haig, so fucking cool. love that guy. signed my copy of devil's rejects/ ^_^
met sergio aragonés! got him to sign and sketch stuff for me and my brothers. that guy is astonishing. he drew a doodle of himself in seconds. i was in awe. i then left in such a huff and realized i lost my wallet. yes. at comiccon. with all those people. (25k at last count) yea. ran back to the aragones table. and he asked if i lost something. yes, sergio aragonés found my wallet. that's how rad he is. yes. love that man. love him.
met neal adams. one of the funniest panels ever. that guy rules. there's a reason he made batman so badass in the 70s. he's just that badass.
met dale eaglesham and commissioned a wicked kickass catman sketch! so badass.
and him and his wife are super nice.
and of course i met my favourite writer ever and gave her some cartoons that i (and spade) made for her. and she loved them so freaking much and it made my entire week.
awesome time and it definitely encouraged me to do this whole cartooning thing more frequently.
here's a link to the "art" i gave her:
http://hastilyputtogether.com/2011/09/batman-wearing-purple-culottes-and-eating-a-poutine/
good time.
spent a lot of cash on art and prints.
so much amazing stuff there.
pics to follow. maybe.
finished issue 12 of Morning Glories.
lots of unanswered questions. Lost Vibes.
also read Stephen King's N.
WEIRD. Left a lasting impression. good stuff.
Also picked up Scarlett, excited to start it.
scarlett is amazing.
kinda fizzles towards the end but the story is gonna continue at a later date so i'm not worried. overall really good.
dc continues to put out awesome stuff during this reboot.
any thoughts on it overall doomsie?
Okay, so this Sebastian Shaw/Emma Frost fan video takes a minute to get up to speed, but when it does it's pretty funny.
"Every time we go somewhere, you read someone's mind, what are they thinking? 'Oh! Tits!'"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_gEWRQA4go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_gEWRQA4go)
"NO! THAT'S NOT BETTER, YOU TOOK STUFF OFF!"
rofl
I like that Emma's costume is literally just sexy underware with a cape.
that's also why emma frost is one of my fave characters ever. :p
omfg this is amazing :lol:
read the new 52 Batman.
I like it so far. Even though 3 Robins show up for a moment.
I still really want to get Aquaman.
UM...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uxTpyCdriY&feature=player_embedded#!
I think I still have the same reaction now as I do the first time I saw that video.
Internet, seriously. WTF?!
thank you doom for reminding me that video still existed. 8'(
its two things i enjoy, that do not mix well.
traumatized.
you know what does go together?
nin + whedon + avengers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zatgnqdIefs
awesome use of that song :)
comic stuff + scarlett johansson + nin.
its...so...beautiful... :'(
Warren Ellis' Supergod is an interesting read. The idea is that countries have developed weaponized superhumans, whose powers and motivations are so far beyond human conception that they are essentially gods. In semi-Lovecraftian tradition, the gods don't have any particular regard for human life. For example, Krishna, India's blue-skinned enhanced-clone/AI hybrid, decides that a good way to protect its territory from overpopulation is by violent eradication of the majority of India's populace.
Needless to say, humanity doesn't come out too well in the end.
i might try and pick that up.
Walking Dead Season 2 starts tomorrow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewrQ0Dz8ssk&feature=player_embedded#!
Alan Moore has let me down. I got the TPB collecting his two Cthulhu-mythos limited series, The Courtyard and Neonomicon. The Courtyard was a decent story, if a bit slight and uninspired, where an FBI agent investigates bizarre murders and finds more than he bargained for (in a Lovecraft pastiche? No way! ::)). As is Moore's wont, it's bursting with references to various Lovecraft Circle authors.
Neonomicon is kind of a mess. It follows the next group of FBI agents on the case after the first one (shock!) went insane. The female protagonist studied Lovecraft at college---yes, this is one of those universes where Lovecraft's real stories exist, just so someone can have a "OMG, it wasn't fiction at all!" reaction. In the first of a series of disappointing moments, said FBI agent spends a page or two to directly cite all the references in the first story. Ugh. Then it gets stupidly meta.
Moore takes the not-uncommon view that the notable lack of sex in Lovecraft's stories meant that *all* of Lovecraft's stories are about sex. He inverts the trend by making his story explicitly about sex. For no discernible reason he makes the female FBI agent a recovering sex addict. She is [spoiler]captured by cult members to be violently, graphically and repeatedly raped by a Deep One. Which, okay, I can sort of get---human/Deep One cross-breeding is canon and it's not difficult to imagine the couplings weren't always consensual. But then, when she wakes up from her multi-day rapey delirium still imprisoned with the Deep One, she gives it a handjob. She is impressed by how forcefully it spooges.[/spoiler] I am not kidding. What. The. Fuck. [spoiler]The story ends with her realizing and reveling that she's preggers with the second coming of Cthulhu.[/spoiler]
It's not so much that the story is incredibly misanthopic and in poor taste. It's that it's misanthropic and in poor taste while not being innovative at all. Every theme and idea in the book has been addressed more effectively in other stories, by worse writers than Moore. Moore doesn't add anything except the artistic clout to get a reputable company to publish drawings of a man-frog's erection.
Childish Gambino is amazing.
Quote from: doomsayer on October 11, 2011, 05:28:49 PM
comic stuff + scarlett johansson + nin.
its...so...beautiful... :'(
i know... i didn't know what to fap to first
The Avengers film
[spoiler]Spiderman shows up in the avengers film. Kind of want.[/spoiler]
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/420786_10150538092733214_661303213_9034075_1148296680_n.jpg)
got a deadpool tattoo in my friends name. all money went to charity.
he got me into the comics and all.
Quote from: rynne on November 05, 2011, 06:17:52 AMNeonomicon
There was so much wrong with that book. After how good Moore's previous work has been, I felt incredibly disappointed with thie Cthulhu series. Also, the points you spoilered, yeah, wtf? It's not even as if you could put it down to some weird kind of stockholm syndrome, I feel even more offended that it just seems ok because she's a recovering sex addict.
Quote from: Static on February 07, 2012, 03:50:08 AM
There was so much wrong with that book. After how good Moore's previous work has been, I felt incredibly disappointed with thie Cthulhu series. Also, the points you spoilered, yeah, wtf? It's not even as if you could put it down to some weird kind of stockholm syndrome, I feel even more offended that it just seems ok because she's a recovering sex addict, like it's an excuse for her to suddenly do the second spoiler part.
Quote from: doomsayer on February 06, 2012, 09:18:05 PM
got a deadpool tattoo in my friends name. all money went to charity.
he got me into the comics and all.
wait... is that Darth Vader next to it? 8-)
So does this represent the majority reaction to the new non-Moore Watchmen stuff?
(http://www.dorktower.com/images/comics/DorkTower1029.gif)
Quote from: r00 on February 07, 2012, 08:16:07 AM
wait... is that Darth Vader next to it? 8-)
why yes, yes it is.
(http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/283573_10150242523493214_661303213_7508219_1956145_n.jpg)
Quote from: r00 on February 07, 2012, 09:40:46 AM
So does this represent the majority reaction to the new non-Moore Watchmen stuff?
I just don't like how they want to 'adapt' Moore's characters without him, not to mention completely going against his wishes on the series. He didn't want any more stories based on Watchmen, hell he didn't want Hollywood to butcher League either, and considering how's he's been treated by both the film and comic book industry and their casual artistic lisence to his ideas, I'm not surprised. I doubt I'll read it, if it's not Moore, it's not Watchmen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWq56gcbOi8&feature=youtu.be
:))
I laughed so hard I made dolphin sounds...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z46_8EkC3g&feature=related
I liked this one better, and it also has sort of a plot.
Im really enjoying the comic lock & key.
found out recently it's done by stephen kings son. nice!
also love the adventure time comic thats out.
also.
a friend of mine's girlfriend was wearing a green lantern bow in her hair,
and someone asked her where she bough her "LOL" bow. SO,
we have no determined that a nerd's LOL is:
lOl
from now on.
Anyone who's of a mind to, perhaps give CRK's new comic Alabaster: Wolves a read. It's based on a character who has made numerous appearances in her fiction, but this is an older version. The story itself promises to be incredibly creepy in a Southern Gothic kind of way.
Felicia Day does it again with her new geek and sundry project.
Here is the Dark Horse motion comics link for this thread.
http://darkhorse.geekandsundry.com/
Quote from: doom on March 30, 2012, 07:18:52 PM
also.
a friend of mine's girlfriend was wearing a green lantern bow in her hair,
and someone asked her where she bough her "LOL" bow. SO,
we have no determined that a nerd's LOL is:
lOl
from now on.
duuuude, same thing happened to me with a GL button on my bag. a friend of mine asked why i had a LOL button.
i was even going to make a cartoon about it but never got around to it. :lol:
YES :))
also relevant here. CABIN IN THE MOTHERFUCKING WOODS
have you been reading saga yet?
i was reading it in the metro, and the scene with alien wing girl breastfeeding didn't phase me... but once i got to the tv-face hardcore doggy-style fucking... i promptly shut the book for fear of being labled subway creeper. :lol:
having said all that, really good stuff.
If it's Brian K. Vaughan, I'm on it.
and I feel that way about a lot of comics. Unless you're around fellow weirdo's,
you're going to be classified as a WEIRDO. lol
the weirdos are taking over!
:rock:
i just want to sulk some more that Flapjack was cancelled. :(
check out this scratch post!
(http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m32w88MvU01qzamioo1_500.jpg)
It must belong to this guy...
(http://www.esarcasm.com/wp-content/darth-cat-vader-cropped.jpg)
totally just made that a tumblr post. lol. i couldn't resist.
facebookin that. :lol:
the newest dark knight rises trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8evyE9TuYk&feature=youtube_gdata_player) totally has my hope reinstated that it's probably going to kick ass.
THIS ISN'T A CARRRRRRRRRRRR
and a new meme is born: http://www.themarysue.com/its-not-a-car-batman/
:lol:
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! :rock:
Revenge of the 5th
This is currently owning me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SBzRmWeC6Ds#!
Lots of cartoon voice actors reading the script to Star Wars at Emerald City Comic Con. So gold.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x6BikQ3QQaM
Quote from: r00 on May 30, 2012, 03:25:31 PM
This is currently owning me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SBzRmWeC6Ds#!
Lots of cartoon voice actors reading the script to Star Wars at Emerald City Comic Con. So gold.
That was a great way to kill an hour and a half!
finally caught up on Morning Glories and Sage, currently catching up on The Night of Owls.
after i gave up comparing the graphic novel to the show, and trudged through the first half of season 2 of The Walking Dead, it got kind of good, and im sort of excited for the third season
Anyone want to go halfses with me on this? (Or like 99.99%sees on this with me?) http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f0d6/?cpg=47766772&msg_id=47766772&et_rid=507917350&linkid=47766772_image_f0d6
I love how many geek points you would get from it.
lol! "This item does not qualify for free shipping
We can not accept the Iron Price, sorry."
1800 for it to be shipped to my place. I wonder how much for next day... HMMMM
the amount of geek is overwhelming! :o
I think the geek level of that chair would put you over the top. Like there would be non geekier... None.
http://51morefun.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=289&products_id=965
someone buy this for me. I would love you a long time if you do!
The only bad thing? I know how to solve it with out even owning one. My parity fix would carry over... So all in all it wouldn't be that hard... Just getting 81 little squares all lined up instead of 49 (on each of the six sides.)
awesome reads:
Posehn's Deadpool
New Saga
New Batman: Death in the Family
Marvel Now: Thor
haven't read the new saga yet. saving that for work.
i buy a fuck tonne of comics these days so i'ma start posting my pull list for that week.
but first last week:
-bedlam 1: holy fuck this is good. concept so far is, i think, what if a joker heavy crazed villain gets reformed? but it's so much more than that.
it's brutal and nuts. solid writing from nick spencer.
-defenders 12: fraction wrapping up his giant defenders arc/series. i woulda loved to see more of this book, but t just wasn't meant to be. i love fraction but this one didn't totally do it for me. it ended well, and everything tied nicely. the nick fury issue in the middle was hard to top. but i like that every fraction book is different, so i'll give him that much.
-dial h 6: really cool book by china mieville taking the old dial h for hero concept. this issue focused on what happens when the random hero you turn into (plucked from various multiverses and eras) is too offensive for today's times. really meta and fun.
-hawkeye 1, 2, 3: once again by fraction and probably my fave book this year. just get it. amazing. even if you hate hawkeye get it. concept is awesome: what does the non-super-powered avenger do on his day off. LOVE THIS BOOK. AJA'S ART IS CUM1.GIF
-SCARLET SPIDER 11: love this book but this whole micronaut / carnage arc isn't doing it for me. ah well.
-A VS X CONSEQUENCES 4: this mini s probably better than the whole AVX crosssover. really cool. foreshadows some interesting things to come in the marvel u.
-earth 2 #6: james robinson and nicola scott. i love scott. i love james when he's good... too soon to tell. all i know is this is definitely not the earth 2 or jsa i grew up with. not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. still better than johns' jla book.
swamp thing annual 1: didn't read it yet because 'm behind the crossover and swamp thing. usually don't buy the book either but cloonan did art.
-cyber force#1: it was free. and it's 90s image-ish... so i donno when i'll read it. might not. gasp.
okay i think i mighta left some out for last week, so here's this week:
AMAZING SPIDER MAN 697: IT'S SLOT. IT'S SPIDEY. IT'S AWESOME. OKAY?
and that's all i read so far.
i'll post the rest later.
-point of impact 2: well, this issue definitely moves the story ahead but it didn't have the oomph of the first issue. it also went by a whole lot quicker that the first issue did. I don't think I've read Jay faerber's stuff before, but it is entertaining, and i'm cetainly digging this genre (murder mystery / conspiracy / investigative journalism) and there's only 2 more issues to go, so we'll see if issue 3 picks up. I hate judging a story before it's done.
-fantastic four 1: my first marvel now book. a lot of people are slagging fraction's take on the four, but i enjoyed this issue. definitely setting up a lot of stuff to come. I like fraction. I don't always like his work, but I do keep coming back, so he's doing something right. also, bagley hasn't looked this slick in years. i read that's because of mark farmer on inks, and if that's the case that's a good match.
-saga 7: holy shit. i love brian k. vaughan. awesome awesome awesome. grab this book. seriously.
-batgirl 14: this issue was so tense i almost got in trouble at work. was so focused on the story i almost didn't do my job. ha. it's no secret i love simone, but the truth is i haven't been wowed by this book as much as secret six. they're good, but secret six was just soooo goood. well the past 3 or 4 issues have definitely got the ball rolling. love this DOTF arc.
-batman 14: can we keep snyder on batman forever? another tense book full of holy shit moments. kinda scared what direction they're going. and what's the BIG secret that joker has over bats. kinda worried about some serious retconning weirdness. but snyder hasn't let me down. oh, sure, the owl arc really pissed me off with that big reveal, but that was before i knew it was already knd of canon. and i liked how open-ended he left it. also, snyder is one of the nicest dudes ever. and i was never a fan of capullo before, but holy crap can he draw the hell out of this book.
-saucer country (whatever the current issue is): i don't know if i'm enjoying this book or not. i'm going to give it till the end of the arc and then decide. i did like the whole spin on the MIB.
If you're a geek and this doesn't make you crack a smile or bust out laughing, hand in your nerd-cards now.
Bowling with Doctor Who, Also Will Wheaton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQfvLpfXe2U)
just about to start Transmetropolitan