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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2013 18:23:18 GMT -5
So JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 - the apparently replacement of THE LEGION OF SUPERHEROES in the New 52 world - begins in October. So naturally, today DC fired the artist - Kevin Maguire (of JUSTICE LEAGUE fame) and they're redesigning the whole series from scratch. The writers may or may not be replaced too. .........but #1 is still coming in October.
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Post by Bishblast on Aug 8, 2013 18:53:30 GMT -5
Picked up the first two Swamp Thing Alan Moore TPBs for 7 bucks a piece... I've been wanting to read this for about 15 years, but never wanted to pay the prices for individual back issues or the twenty dollar cover price of the TPBs.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2013 20:48:48 GMT -5
Anybody read Trillium? I skipped it, but it's getting great reviews. It's making me wonder if I should pick it up. I read it. Really good. I'd recommend it if you like sci fi and Jeff Lemire. I mean, Sweet Tooth - isn't that enough evidence?
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Aug 8, 2013 21:20:24 GMT -5
Animal Man picked back up the steam it lost from Rotworld. Jeff's doing a fine job with the whole fame and Buddy losing Cliff. The annual was top notch.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2013 21:21:54 GMT -5
Anybody read Trillium? I skipped it, but it's getting great reviews. It's making me wonder if I should pick it up. I read it. Really good. I'd recommend it if you like sci fi and Jeff Lemire. I mean, Sweet Tooth - isn't that enough evidence? Cool. Maybe I'll try and grab a copy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2013 21:35:57 GMT -5
So JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 - the apparently replacement of THE LEGION OF SUPERHEROES in the New 52 world - begins in October. So naturally, today DC fired the artist - Kevin Maguire (of JUSTICE LEAGUE fame) and they're redesigning the whole series from scratch. The writers may or may not be replaced too. .........but #1 is still coming in October. Well, an update: they're completely redoing whatever was the series was going to be (less than 2 months out). Maguire seemed gloomy at first, thinking DC just sh*tcanned him completely, and he actually tweet'd if anyone had jobs for work (he got lots of offers), but DC's contacted him and offered him alternate work, so he's still with them. I reckon the writers are gone from JL3k, but no update on that end. This happened with BIRDS OF PREY a few months back - the writer of SKULLKICKERS was hired, had a whole direction planned out that DC approved and solicited.....and then they just decided not to go with him and moved Christy Marx on the book. Not a great business move, but sadly it's kinda precedent nowadays...
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Aug 8, 2013 22:13:06 GMT -5
Why the f*** did they drop him off the book to put him on something else?
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Aug 8, 2013 22:28:21 GMT -5
finally picked up the new Venom trade. I'm really digging where Bunn's taking Flash, Philly makes a nice setting and I even like the obvious new teen sidekick character whose getting her own symbiote. taking Flash off Peter's turf was a good idea. I just hope Jack O'Lantern shows up again sometime soon, he was a great creepy villain.
also got the 2 years-in-the-making Ultimate Spider-man Ultimate Collection volume 4.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Aug 8, 2013 22:29:07 GMT -5
So JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 - the apparently replacement of THE LEGION OF SUPERHEROES in the New 52 world - begins in October. So naturally, today DC fired the artist - Kevin Maguire (of JUSTICE LEAGUE fame) and they're redesigning the whole series from scratch. The writers may or may not be replaced too. .........but #1 is still coming in October. don't ever change, DC Editorial.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 9:43:46 GMT -5
Why the f*** did they drop him off the book to put him on something else? I can only guess that DC just decided to just completely change the direction of the series because they weren't crazy about what was being handed in. That's why I assume the writers were let go too. No real need to punish the artist whose just working off of other peoples' scripts and another artist's design for the series (Howard Porter did initial designs on this), so they offered him other work as a way to apologize/keep him on staff. IIRC, though, he quit working on the WORLD'S FINEST Power Girl/Huntress book to do JL3K...
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Aug 9, 2013 11:53:18 GMT -5
Anyone read the AvX what if? It's pretty stoopid.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Aug 9, 2013 12:00:52 GMT -5
Why the f*** did they drop him off the book to put him on something else? I can only guess that DC just decided to just completely change the direction of the series because they weren't crazy about what was being handed in. That's why I assume the writers were let go too. No real need to punish the artist whose just working off of other peoples' scripts and another artist's design for the series (Howard Porter did initial designs on this), so they offered him other work as a way to apologize/keep him on staff. IIRC, though, he quit working on the WORLD'S FINEST Power Girl/Huntress book to do JL3K... Eh. Still think that's pretty silly of them but whatevs
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 17:06:57 GMT -5
It was a dick move, for sure.
And now more info is out today - Howard Porter, who designed the series, is taking over as artist. Book has been moved back to November. And Maguire has basically said, after being offered and accepting a couple short stories, he's done with DC for the time being and taking other offers that other companies (including Marvel) gave him yesterday. He also revealed he turned down working with Bendis on the X-Men books to do this JL3K series.
So "DC are dicks" is the moral of this whole scenario.
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Post by Talent Name on Aug 9, 2013 17:17:56 GMT -5
I picked up prelude to infinity, Superior Foes of Spider-man 1 and 2 and Thunderbolts. Superior foes is possibly one of my new favorite books
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 17:29:19 GMT -5
I picked up prelude to infinity, Superior Foes of Spider-man 1 and 2 and Thunderbolts. Superior foes is possibly one of my new favorite books The first issue of Superior Foes was fun. I haven't read the second yet. Superior Foes and Avengers A.I. have been two very pleasant surprises in recent months.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Aug 9, 2013 17:56:46 GMT -5
And in other DC news. Green Lantern Corps gets a Zero Year tie-in. Why the f***? Cause Batman, that's why.
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Post by Legion on Aug 9, 2013 18:24:44 GMT -5
Superior Foes is funny stuff, I really like it.
Unfortunately most critics dont.
Avengers AI.......I like the premise but the execution is poor
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 19:20:58 GMT -5
I picked up prelude to infinity, Superior Foes of Spider-man 1 and 2 and Thunderbolts. Superior foes is possibly one of my new favorite books Superior Foes is literally the only Marvel book I read. Everything about is perfect for me. The stuff about the Punisher from the POV of Boomerang was hilarious.
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Post by Legion on Aug 9, 2013 19:25:41 GMT -5
'I dont want to die with a boomerang on my head'
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 20:02:16 GMT -5
'I dont want to die with a boomerang on my head' "This guy right?"
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