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Post by Talent Name on Jan 14, 2015 17:35:20 GMT -5
So I love this spoiler from Marvel and bleedingcool {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Black Panther straight up kills Namor And my hatred for that character just grows and grows. I love it because I was like wow way to {Spoiler}kill off a historical character just so Panther can have his vengeance lately I have grown to hate him as well
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 14, 2015 17:35:31 GMT -5
Star Wars #1 {Spoiler}The book opens after A New Hope, Luke, Leia R2-D2 and Han are pretending to be emissaries of Jabba on Corellion Cymoon 1 to negotiate a deal to supply weapons.Or so it seems. Luke and Leia are undercover, but Zuckus the bounty hunter is there to greet them and knows who Han is and that he has a bounty on his head.
Chewie is outside with a sniper weapon and C-3P0 is at the Millennium Falcon ready to aid in escape if need be.
With their weapons taken away R2 sprays a sludge on the floor and zaps it to take out some stormtroopers. Luke wanders off and finds some slaves who have been doing all the work in an "automated" factory. He frees them, but the negotiator shows up, none other than Dark Vader. Leia tells Chewie to take the shot and kill him but he obviously is too good to be taken out like a chump. He uses two StormTroopers as a shield even.
C-3P0 can't get the ship off the ground due to some local scavengers but Han decides to steal a AT-AT to make a getaway. Darth senses Luke and seeks him out. The final page shows them ready to duel and Obi-Wan's spirit tells Luke to run.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2015 12:52:33 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2015 20:28:35 GMT -5
I'm thinking of jumping onto Spawn when the new team starts.
I also, for some reason, want to jump on Transformers and GI Joe. I'm having 80s childhood withdrawal. Are those books any good?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2015 21:11:49 GMT -5
I also, for some reason, want to jump on Transformers and GI Joe. I'm having 80s childhood withdrawal. Are those books any good? Transformers is amazing. I'm just getting into a bunch of stuff from just before the 2 series that're going on started (the CHAOS storyline), and I can't believe I haven't been reading this for years. Very recommended. GI JOE, meanwhile, is kinda all over the place. I tradewait but it's been largely good, varied from excellent to okay in the last couple years. But I've heard a lot of negatives about the current series. And I reckon that if you love batshit insanity (and the GODLAND series by Joe Casey and Tom Scioli), you've enjoy TRANSFORMERS VS. GI JOE.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2015 22:42:27 GMT -5
I'm thinking of jumping onto Spawn when the new team starts. I also, for some reason, want to jump on Transformers and GI Joe. I'm having 80s childhood withdrawal. Are those books any good? I really enjoyed COBRA by Costa and Fuso from IDW. The whole Chuckles storyline, Last Laugh, Death of CC, and the Cobra Civil War were really great stories.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2015 22:50:47 GMT -5
Good stuff, Numero.
Does GI Joe: Real American Hero and GI Joe follow the same story. It doesn't seem like it. Does the Snake Eyes mini that started this week tie into anything?
And Transformers and Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye are two different titles that are the same "universe"?
Does either series have any other books?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 0:06:14 GMT -5
Good stuff, Numero. Does GI Joe: Real American Hero and GI Joe follow the same story. It doesn't seem like it. Does the Snake Eyes mini that started this week tie into anything? And Transformers and Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye are two different titles that are the same "universe"? Does either series have any other books? I can't speak for the snake eyes mini, but generally GI JOE: Real American Hero exists in its own universe from GI Joe. GI Joe, Cobra and Snake Eyes used to be three ongoing series that had some overlap, but IDW canceled all but GI Joe in 2013 or 2014.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 9:30:39 GMT -5
Good stuff, Numero. Does GI Joe: Real American Hero and GI Joe follow the same story. It doesn't seem like it. Does the Snake Eyes mini that started this week tie into anything? And Transformers and Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye are two different titles that are the same "universe"? Does either series have any other books? I can't speak for the snake eyes mini, but generally GI JOE: Real American Hero exists in its own universe from GI Joe. GI Joe, Cobra and Snake Eyes used to be three ongoing series that had some overlap, but IDW canceled all but GI Joe in 2013 or 2014. Do you think one is more new reader friendly than the other or are both relatively straightforward? Or are both confusing?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 9:47:33 GMT -5
I can't speak for the snake eyes mini, but generally GI JOE: Real American Hero exists in its own universe from GI Joe. GI Joe, Cobra and Snake Eyes used to be three ongoing series that had some overlap, but IDW canceled all but GI Joe in 2013 or 2014. Do you think one is more new reader friendly than the other or are both relatively straightforward? Or are both confusing? They're both pretty easy to get into. I recall RAH being closer to the cartoon and GI Joe & COBRA being more grounded.
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Post by MC Blowfish on Jan 16, 2015 10:22:17 GMT -5
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Post by Friday Night SmackSown on Jan 16, 2015 11:47:24 GMT -5
Do you think one is more new reader friendly than the other or are both relatively straightforward? Or are both confusing? They're both pretty easy to get into. I recall RAH being closer to the cartoon and GI Joe & COBRA being more grounded. American Hero follows directly after the end of the Marvel comic, while the regular Joe and Cobra titles are their own thing, and tell a more "edgier" story, so to speak.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 12:04:51 GMT -5
They're both pretty easy to get into. I recall RAH being closer to the cartoon and GI Joe & COBRA being more grounded. American Hero follows directly after the end of the Marvel comic, while the regular Joe and Cobra titles are their own thing, and tell a more "edgier" story, so to speak. Yeah, there are a few arcs where there's some overlap, but not like a full-on crossover where you HAVE to be reading both for it to make sense.
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Post by PsychoGoatee on Jan 17, 2015 20:36:35 GMT -5
Speaking of which, I can't recommend Cobra: The Last Laugh enough. One of the best comics ever written I'd say, incredibly well done noir.
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Post by Friday Night SmackSown on Jan 17, 2015 22:54:18 GMT -5
While were on the subject of G.I. Joe comics, I see solicitations for something called Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra, which has me interested in how and why he's decided to join the "bad guys".
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Post by dav on Jan 18, 2015 6:37:04 GMT -5
Has anyone read the Squirrel Girl comic at all? Fancy something light hearted and will wait for the trade, but want to see if it's any good first.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2015 11:14:08 GMT -5
Has anyone read the Squirrel Girl comic at all? Fancy something light hearted and will wait for the trade, but want to see if it's any good first. First issue was great. I actually laughed out loud at a few parts. Give it a try!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2015 19:40:48 GMT -5
So...I like the Star Wars movies, but I wouldn't consider myself a HUGE fan. I've only seen each movie once.
With that said, I was very happy with the first issue of the new comic. Very cool and I'm looking forward to the next one!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2015 13:11:05 GMT -5
Dynamite is reviving their RE-ANIMATOR comics, with a 4 issue miniseries starting in April. Which means they're going to publish this... And that's a good thing.
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Post by Legion on Jan 19, 2015 16:47:07 GMT -5
I'm thinking of jumping onto Spawn when the new team starts. I also, for some reason, want to jump on Transformers and GI Joe. I'm having 80s childhood withdrawal. Are those books any good? I really want to jump on Transformers as well, but have no idea where to start/where a good jump on point is
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