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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 18:27:41 GMT -5
as if we were hard-pressed to nae any title that wasn't part of Superman, Batman, GL or the Justice League umbrella. we have... Animal Man and Swamp Thing and that's all I can think of. oh and I guess Azzarello's Wonder Woman because it seems to exist in a separate universe from all the other (mostly shite) books she's in. I can See Animal Man & Swamp Thing going soon becuse the world needs more Batman Comics. I doubt that, actually. Historically speaking, ANIMAL MAN and SWAMP THING sales are leagues above and beyond what they've been in their last few incarnations. Plus they have a Snyder connection; and even with him as a former writer I think they're pretty safe.
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Post by Jiren on Nov 20, 2013 18:53:16 GMT -5
I can See Animal Man & Swamp Thing going soon becuse the world needs more Batman Comics. I doubt that, actually. Historically speaking, ANIMAL MAN and SWAMP THING sales are leagues above and beyond what they've been in their last few incarnations. Plus they have a Snyder connection; and even with him as a former writer I think they're pretty safe. I was being somewhat facetious, But that thought was there. Hopfully they're safe as they're awesome
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 19:20:42 GMT -5
It looks like Guardians of the Galaxy will be adding Captain Marvel and Venom to the team.
I'd rather they just keep it like it is...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 22:06:18 GMT -5
I doubt that, actually. Historically speaking, ANIMAL MAN and SWAMP THING sales are leagues above and beyond what they've been in their last few incarnations. Plus they have a Snyder connection; and even with him as a former writer I think they're pretty safe. I was being somewhat facetious, But that thought was there. Hopfully they're safe as they're awesome Which means we've probably cursed them both.
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Post by Jiren on Nov 20, 2013 23:14:05 GMT -5
I was being somewhat facetious, But that thought was there. Hopfully they're safe as they're awesome Which means we've probably cursed them both. Bugger
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 21, 2013 10:01:18 GMT -5
It looks like Guardians of the Galaxy will be adding Captain Marvel and Venom to the team. I'd rather they just keep it like it is... at least they booth make more sense than Iron Man. I'm all for Bendis handling Spider-man-related properties. it's the one thing at Marvel he's always had a great handle on.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2013 14:56:00 GMT -5
It looks like Guardians of the Galaxy will be adding Captain Marvel and Venom to the team. I'd rather they just keep it like it is... at least they booth make more sense than Iron Man. I'm all for Bendis handling Spider-man-related properties. it's the one thing at Marvel he's always had a great handle on. That's true. I like both characters and I'm interested in Bendis handling Venom. I guess I just love the current Guardians as is, so I'm worried it'll mess with the flow.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 21, 2013 15:32:33 GMT -5
as if we were hard-pressed to nae any title that wasn't part of Superman, Batman, GL or the Justice League umbrella. we have... Animal Man and Swamp Thing and that's all I can think of. oh and I guess Azzarello's Wonder Woman because it seems to exist in a separate universe from all the other (mostly shite) books she's in. I can See Animal Man & Swamp Thing going soon becuse the world needs more Batman Comics. The day Animal Man gets cancelled is the day I stop reading DC
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 21, 2013 15:39:05 GMT -5
I can See Animal Man & Swamp Thing going soon becuse the world needs more Batman Comics. The day Animal Man gets cancelled is the day I stop reading DC I think it's safe as long as Jeff Lemire's writing it. from what I understand Swamp Thing really tanked after Scott Snyder left.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Nov 21, 2013 15:45:27 GMT -5
Oh it did. It's still enjoyable but not as good.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2013 16:07:25 GMT -5
The day Animal Man gets cancelled is the day I stop reading DC I think it's safe as long as Jeff Lemire's writing it. from what I understand Swamp Thing really tanked after Scott Snyder left. It was kinda falling apart when he was about to leave - I guess Rotworld really hurt both titles (ST and Animal Man) - but IIRC Soule's stabilized things a bit since (I've bought his whole run so far, and it's really good).
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Post by Jiren on Nov 21, 2013 18:29:34 GMT -5
My issue with Swamp Thing (And Animal Man) was Rotworld was a bit too long and kinda dragged in parts.
I'm liking the Seeder arc currently going on in Swamp Thing & Brother Blood arc in Animal Man
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Post by Talent Name on Nov 21, 2013 18:48:46 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone has seen the documentary Necessary Evil: Super Villains of DC Comics if not I highly recommend it
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 21, 2013 19:25:49 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone has seen the documentary Necessary Evil: Super Villains of DC Comics if not I highly recommend it Yeah I picked it up a couple weeks ago and dug it. Plus Christopher Lee narration and an incredibly random CM Punk appearance.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2013 19:37:12 GMT -5
Speaking of that, is there *any* point to getting the NECESSARY EVIL Blu-Ray? From what I've seen, there are no extra features on either the DVD or Blu-Ray...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2013 10:01:45 GMT -5
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Nov 22, 2013 10:11:48 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone has seen the documentary Necessary Evil: Super Villains of DC Comics if not I highly recommend it I haven't watched it yet but it came with my Special Edition of Arkham Origins so I'll probably look at it at some point. Also and this is only sorta related to comics... but Gail Simone's trolling on Twitter is pretty fantastic.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 22, 2013 12:07:57 GMT -5
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Dec 12, 2013 11:19:04 GMT -5
wow, so nobody's posted in here in like... 20 days. crazy. anyway here's some utterly lousy news www.newsarama.com/19788-animal-man-ends-with-march-2014-s-29.html so that leaves me with 3 New 52 books on my pull list. DC really is becoming the "JLA/Superman/Lantern/Batman and nothing else" company. and Red Hood's getting a new writer again, which is a shame because Tynion was doing a damn good job.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 12, 2013 11:35:04 GMT -5
There was stuff I wanted ot say at some point but couldn't be bothered digging the thread up Gail Simone has been hinting at stuff on her twitter talking about working with characters she hasn't in a while... which is pretty vague... this is of course between bouts of trolling...
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