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Post by Legion on Sept 7, 2010 11:11:23 GMT -5
Be interesting to see where they go with the TV version; if he will be Hispanic and it be obvious, if he will be Hispanic but only by friends and family, or if he will get a 'whitewash?'
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Post by Psicosis Auto Theft on Sept 9, 2010 18:43:18 GMT -5
This is Mart's Comics Review. Something I'll do once or twice a month to freshen the thread here and there. I'll write down what I thought of the latest comic books I've devoured without giving away any spoilers. With 25 bucks this is what I got. Here's I go. Thanos Imperative #4 (4 of 6 series) Cliff hanger - o - rama here. Alots of "do they die or don't they" moments. The fights I want to see are coming faster than I thought they would. You get to see the cancerverse's version of the black costumed Spider-Man (or is it Venom, I'm not sure). Someone gets completely destroyed here(An absolutely awe-inspiring full page panel and then next to it is a TNA wrestling dolls advertisement, do you want a Jeff Jarrett doll?) but it's lights a fire to where the villianous Lord Mar-vell and the Revengers get a signal to find Thanos and what's left of the Gaurdians of the Galaxy. This has been a good series and if cosmic Marvel doesn't swing it for you it's cool to look at this undying cancerverse's appearances of super"heros" from the 616 mainstream universe. Green Lantern #57 Of course it's a Brightest Day tie-in. Starts off With Larfleeze(what a comedy character) nearly being literally eaten by an Orange Lantern named Hector but it's Green Lantern Hal "Highball" Jordan to the rescue. After that the book is more concentrated on Star Sapphire where her world becomes greatly different, there's a exploring of Hal Jordan's and Carol Ferris(Star Sapphire) love relationship, she smuckers up seeming to make Hal Jordan jealous, and at the end taking on a huge title in the DC cosmic universe. The last page states Hal Jordan: Blue Lantern!. I'm intrigued. I will spend again next month. 1 Month 2 Live #1 (1 of 5 series) Have you ever wondered what would happen if you become a superhero? This Marvel serie would be for you. It starts off pretty slow so you can develope some feelings for the main character Dennis Sykes. You realize how awful his life is and you want him to make the change of the better after all he has much cancer in him and only has One Month To Live. His new super powers come from ingested atomic radition waste. It gives Sykes a Molecule Man like power but with more of a melting wax look to it. He can do almost anything. Also co-starring is The Thing, Mister Fantastic, Spider-Man and Mr. Negative. Superman/Batman #75 It's a super-sized special but might not really be worth the extra money unless your following the current storyline. A Lex Luthor clone from the far future with immense fighting power comes to our time on Earth to beat Superman to death. The current Legion of Super-Heros from the 31st century get involved as well. Batman is in more a supporting behind-the-scenes/inside-his-mind role. Bats interaction with Brainiac 5 are hilirious. I almost really thought Superman was going to bite the dirt. Lots of travelling the time stream here Holy Marty McFly@!#$%! After the main story is done there a good number of 2 page short stories. The shorts that stick out are Krypto (the Super Dog) VS. Ace (the Bat Hound) and a funny bit mirroring the Calvin and Hobbes newspaper comic called Joker and Lex that's worth the laugh. Out of the losse bin: WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams #4 (4 of 4 series) March 1993. MY first few times reading anything from Image. The colors on the pages come out way more than on other comics. There's some panels that nearly took my eyes out they're so striking. The paper feeels different too. The heroes trip up, it looks bad, the villians are going to win but the most human of heroes save the day. The book ends with a preview of something called Tribe. G.I. Joe and the Tranformers #3 (3 of 4 series) March 1987. End of the world scenario right off the bat and the Deceptecons look to have leverage. Deceptecon Shockwave meets with Serpentor Cobra leader, make a promise to work together to destory and rule Earth but something isn't tight fit here. This untrusting alliance unfolds by the end and Cobra and G.I. Joe are set to team up with each other!!! Also mention of Optimus Prime being dead and about to have his funeral in here too. What If...? Volume 2 #12 April 1990. This ragged and creased book surrounds the events from X-men Annual #9 and New Mutants Special Edition #1. This looks like total crap from the cover being Storm and Thor (as a FROG) clashing with each other but as I read on it was pretty good. In asking what if the X-Men stayed in Asgard it shows how it could happen, which members are happy or not, and you see the affects with the Goddess of Death Hela die in the end. I'm not sure I got the story straight so I'll be reading this again tonight. The Warlord Volume 5 #33 May 1980 Humorous tale, savage action, Warlord saves a blushing girlfriend and a miniture dwarf culture from Hawk Man looking bad guys. Advertisements of the Hubba-BubbaGum fighting do's and don'ts , Sea-Monkeys, Green Arrow in a Hostess Fruit Pies one and DC Western titles Johan Hex and Scalphunter. Until next time keep enjoying your comics where ever you are.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Sept 9, 2010 18:45:11 GMT -5
Be interesting to see where they go with the TV version; if he will be Hispanic and it be obvious, if he will be Hispanic but only by friends and family, or if he will get a 'whitewash?' I'll be very, very pissed if they change it from "Jaime Reyes" to "Jamie Raymond" or some stupid crap like that.
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Post by Legion on Sept 9, 2010 19:07:32 GMT -5
I would imagine he will still be Jaime Reyes, though likely said Jamie Reece and he'll be a pretty white hispanic who is only really hispanic because of his supporting cast rather than him.
I could be wrong and just jaded with TV execs though. We'll see.
Psicosis, I have that What If, I remember liking it but, not being a massive X-Fan, not really having a clue who the New Mutants were.
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Post by Legion on Sept 10, 2010 15:38:22 GMT -5
Poor poor Doctor Strange.....
On the other hand, awesome new Iron fist costume!
Bring on the Zords! (Cookies for the first person to get that)
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Sept 10, 2010 15:49:07 GMT -5
Poor poor Doctor Strange..... On the other hand, awesome new Iron fist costume! Bring on the Zords! (Cookies for the first person to get that) I'll just be go-going my way to the cookies, but not before it being morphin' time....
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Post by darthalexander on Sept 10, 2010 15:57:44 GMT -5
How the heck did Ted die? (This is after I quit collecting comics).
Was he still goofy and such or had he been turned into a "gritty" character?
Does Astro City still come out?
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Sept 10, 2010 15:59:47 GMT -5
How the heck did Ted die? (This is after I quit collecting comics). Was he still goofy and such or had he been turned into a "gritty" character? Does Astro City still come out? Prior to Infinite Crisis, there was a one-shot titled "Countdown to Infinite Crisis". In it, Ted Kord uncovers a nefarious plot by Maxwell Lord to eradicate all the metahumans in the world. He's basically laughed off by everyone, and approached by Max to join him in his cause. In a last act of defiance, Ted refuses (he's on his knees here), declaring, "Rot in hell, Max." One moment later, BOOM! Headshot, and Ted is dead.
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Post by Legion on Sept 10, 2010 16:02:22 GMT -5
Poor poor Doctor Strange..... On the other hand, awesome new Iron fist costume! Bring on the Zords! (Cookies for the first person to get that) I'll just be go-going my way to the cookies, but not before it being morphin' time.... Cookies!!!!
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Sept 10, 2010 16:04:30 GMT -5
Iron Fist's new costume is aces, and New Avengers continues to be The Defenders in everything BUT name.
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Post by Legion on Sept 10, 2010 16:05:28 GMT -5
Well, other than the Defenders made Strange look good......
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Sept 10, 2010 17:31:53 GMT -5
Well, other than the Defenders made Strange look good...... Well, yeah, but in all fairness, we have no idea where this story arc is going yet. For all we know, The Ancient One is lying his ass off for whatever reason.
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Post by Legion on Sept 11, 2010 7:33:30 GMT -5
This is true, I think it would be nice if the Ancient One was actually someone in disguise, Shuma Gorath would be nice (simply because I loved how he managed to get into all those Capcom games for years despite being a nobody character). Or maybe the Ancient One just means Dr Voodoo was never the right pick and Strange set that up.....? Either way, if it turns out Strange is a thief........this panal (Strange Tales 127) suddenly seems rather odd:
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Post by darthalexander on Sept 11, 2010 9:42:18 GMT -5
How the heck did Ted die? (This is after I quit collecting comics). Was he still goofy and such or had he been turned into a "gritty" character? Does Astro City still come out? Prior to Infinite Crisis, there was a one-shot titled "Countdown to Infinite Crisis". In it, Ted Kord uncovers a nefarious plot by Maxwell Lord to eradicate all the metahumans in the world. He's basically laughed off by everyone, and approached by Max to join him in his cause. In a last act of defiance, Ted refuses (he's on his knees here), declaring, "Rot in hell, Max." One moment later, BOOM! Headshot, and Ted is dead. Wow. What a way to go. I really miss comics sometimes.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2010 10:08:59 GMT -5
Speaking of Strange I recently bought Volume 1 of the Essential him. Honestly didn't expect him to have one of those and kinda gets me excited to who else's I can find.
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Post by Legion on Sept 11, 2010 12:50:58 GMT -5
Are those Essential collections the ones that are really big, but all in black and white?
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Sept 11, 2010 12:58:32 GMT -5
Are those Essential collections the ones that are really big, but all in black and white? Yeah. I'm looking into getting the Iron Fist and Power Man one, myself.
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Post by Legion on Sept 12, 2010 10:28:38 GMT -5
I suspect I'd be too tempted to get out some colouring pencils if I had a big book in black and white
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2010 10:37:32 GMT -5
I remember seeing a Moon Knight one somewhere and kick myself for not buying it when I had the chance.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Sept 12, 2010 13:25:39 GMT -5
I remember seeing a Moon Knight one somewhere and kick myself for not buying it when I had the chance. Me, too, man. There are at least two volumes worth of Moon Knight, and I want them in a bad way. Moony's my current favorite Marvel character until Speedball lightens up a little over in AA.
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