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Post by stinger on Feb 5, 2013 13:25:54 GMT -5
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Thaal Sinestro
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Feb 5, 2013 13:48:51 GMT -5
So two events are gonna be running at the same time? MAN!
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 5, 2013 14:38:44 GMT -5
yes because having one big stupid crossover every year wasn't quite stupid enough. and y'know what? people are still going to buy it. I keep hoping one of these Marvel yearly crossovers falls flat on its face but it never works. at least DC give us some breathing room between these things. how can you "change the status quo" with another "big event that changes everything" when the status quo is barely stable for 2 months?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2013 15:36:15 GMT -5
yes because having one big stupid crossover every year wasn't quite stupid enough. and y'know what? people are still going to buy it. I keep hoping one of these Marvel yearly crossovers falls flat on its face but it never works. at least DC give us some breathing room between these things. how can you "change the status quo" with another "big event that changes everything" when the status quo is barely stable for 2 months? Eh - they could do a crossover every week and I think a lot of people would still buy into Marvel's stuff. I mean, these are legacy titles that basically sell themselves just by having "X-____" or "Avengers _____ " in or around the title so my guess is Marvel does the events just to have "news" to promote their stuff.
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Post by Legion on Feb 5, 2013 15:41:32 GMT -5
Thanos. Infinity Gems. Hickman!!!! I'm there with bells on
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Post by Jiren on Feb 6, 2013 9:52:09 GMT -5
Batman universe had a solid week - "Batman & Robin Annual #1" was awesome, Hillarious & touching at the same time. Alos made Damian more of a Badass. - "Batman: The Dark Knight" was pretty good, It introduced us to the Mad Hatter of Nu52 and he's f***ing NUTS (He thumbed a guys eyes out) & looks creept to boot - Batman Inc was great too unexpected deaths some really creepy stuff involving kids and a pretty tense cliffhanger. - Teen Titans - Not bad, It was mainly a Jason vs Tim fight with a cool twist ending that leads us right into Batman #17 (Although the whole "Jason is the closest thing I have to a brother" stuff didn't make sense) Green lantern Corps Annual was great too, It was a capstone to the "Third Army" storyline wich leads directly into "Wrath Of The First Lantern". It was very ction packed and also {Spoiler}Mogo's back
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Feb 6, 2013 21:41:16 GMT -5
Green lantern Corps Annual was great too, It was a capstone to the "Third Army" storyline wich leads directly into "Wrath Of The First Lantern". It was very ction packed and also {Spoiler}Mogo's back I just hope after First Lantern, Johns stops with all the f***ing lantern events. Goddamn. I didn't expect one immediately after Third Army.
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Post by JDviant on Feb 6, 2013 22:25:17 GMT -5
I just hope after First Lantern, Johns stops with all the f***ing lantern events. Goddamn. I didn't expect one immediately after Third Army. Hasn't every Green Lantern comics since 2007 pretty much been built on 'aftermath of the last event/prelude to the next'? Felt like that to me, which is why I dropped it.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 6, 2013 22:33:55 GMT -5
pretty much. at least DC keeps that kind of thing to Green Lantern and lets the rest of their titles tell whatever story their telling, though.
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Post by stinger on Feb 7, 2013 12:29:02 GMT -5
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Post by Legion on Feb 7, 2013 14:55:49 GMT -5
It's not the best but it could be a lot worse.
Could be nasty old JRjr
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2013 18:16:16 GMT -5
Wowzers. Bleeding Cool is reporting that DC is cancelling Savage Hawkman, Deathstroke, Sword & Sorcery, Team 7, Ravagers and Fury of Firestorm. Also of note - Keith Giffen is off Legion of Super-Heroes after only 2 issues (replaced by another former LSH artist) and Supergirl's writer (responsible for some bloody good stuff in that series) is off the book as well. They're gonna have to launch a ton of new stuff to fill the 52-book ranks now. www.bleedingcool.com/2013/02/07/dc-cancels-firestorm-ravagers-hawkman-deathstroke-sword-of-sorcery-and-team-7/
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2013 18:19:24 GMT -5
I also read elsewhere that Sterling Gates is replacing Andy Kreisberg on the new JLA: Vibe series even before it starts.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Feb 7, 2013 18:33:32 GMT -5
Bout time Ravagers and Firestorm kicked the bucket. Was enjoying Sword of Sorcery though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2013 18:34:58 GMT -5
I just started reading I LOVE TROUBLE which is a great super-hero-ish comic. Anyway they had a great couple of pages about superhero costumes that cracked me up. The main character, Felicia Castro gets the ability to teleport and her first instinct is to try and be a superhero: Spoilerd for size {Spoiler}
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Post by Zabel Zarock on Feb 7, 2013 19:00:11 GMT -5
Total oppisite, I love it, the more Bachalo I get the better.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Feb 7, 2013 19:14:36 GMT -5
Total oppisite, I love it, the more Bachalo I get the better. Agreed. I understand his style isn't for everyone, but I absolutely love Bachalo's work.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 7, 2013 21:43:24 GMT -5
that's Chris Bachalo for you. you either love his ultra-cartoony style or you hate it. personally, I'm a big fan but his style isn't for everyone.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Feb 7, 2013 21:48:39 GMT -5
Wowzers. Bleeding Cool is reporting that DC is cancelling Savage Hawkman, Deathstroke, Sword & Sorcery, Team 7, Ravagers and Fury of Firestorm. Also of note - Keith Giffen is off Legion of Super-Heroes after only 2 issues (replaced by another former LSH artist) and Supergirl's writer (responsible for some bloody good stuff in that series) is off the book as well. They're gonna have to launch a ton of new stuff to fill the 52-book ranks now. www.bleedingcool.com/2013/02/07/dc-cancels-firestorm-ravagers-hawkman-deathstroke-sword-of-sorcery-and-team-7/those were all inevitable IMO. writing's been on the wall for Firestorm since Gail Simone took off. Hawkman doesn't really surprise me either. he's a great character but he's never had much luck selling his own book. Team 7 was a pretty limited conceit to begin with, albeit an interesting one. as for Deathstroke, the character's entire appeal is as the Teen Titans' arch enemy and he's been hurt just as bad by their history-gutting as anyone else who isn't Nightwing. Ravagers felt completely pointless, they already had one garbage Teen Titans book and they don't need 2. shame about Sword of Sorcery though, I heard good things. as for the writer changes, I think that speaks to the big problem the New 52 has had since it started. unless your one of DC's "untouchable" writers (Johns, Snyder, Lemire, Morrison) you're completely at the mercy of editorial and seen as expendable. none of the books get to develop an identity, because the writers are always changing. this is one thing that never happens at Marvel, they at least give the writers a serious chance before pulling them off a book.
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Post by H-Virus on Feb 7, 2013 22:21:18 GMT -5
Aw man, I loved Sword & Sorcery! Batman & Company Batman & Friends Gotham Knights: Featuring Batman Damien Wayne, Son of Batman Batman & The C-Listers Who Can't Carry a Title of Their Own Booster Gold (This one probably won't happen)
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