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Post by lockedontarget on Jan 21, 2015 18:34:08 GMT -5
They kinda did with the FF they cancelled the series and weren't allowing people to use the characters. They canceled the book because it was selling like garbage. It was also critically panned. FF gets canceled and relaunched constantly. Meanwhile the characters are still around, and being used. That rumor about them being barred from use was completely false. Reed in particular is a very big part of the current landscape. The seeds for this story were first planted in Hickman's FF run and he loves the characters. The characters are absolutely still a part of the Marvel universe and will continue to be. It's possible they may not have their own book for a while, but they are not going to ditch one of the most important parts of their history over a dumb grudge. And the X-Men? They are EVERYWERE. There's tons of X-Men and mutant books and they launch new ones all the time. Wolverines and Squirrel Girl just started! The X-Men are a huge part of the Marvel universe and their books make up a good one third of the line at least. That's not going to change.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 21, 2015 22:23:54 GMT -5
Not a fan of Venoms new costume
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2015 11:13:37 GMT -5
Finally read RASPUTIN #3 last night. Along with RUMBLE, which was a really fun book. I'm interested to see where it goes and Arcudi (The Mask, Major Bummer) is a really dynamic, original writer so its definitely on the list now. But Rasputin #3! Whoa, baby. Rossmo is one of my favorite artists out there right now but he's really killing it on this book witih PROOF collab Grecian. I was reading it and this page came up and I seriously was blown away with the artistry. Rossmo just really brings a kind of style and composition that appeals to me. They're starting to introduce more mysticism into the story which really amps the whole thing up. {Spoiler}
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Post by Friday Night SmackSown on Jan 22, 2015 16:28:42 GMT -5
The new Venom costume looks way too "toyetic" to me.
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Post by Bishblast on Jan 22, 2015 17:06:25 GMT -5
I'm already seeing promotional photos for the new Hawkeye series... are they even going to release the last couple issues of the current series? Hawkeye #20 had to have been half a year ago almost by now, and I thought they were ending it with #22, did I miss some news or something? No, it's just delayed as usual, and now it seems the new series (by people who won't be cause for delay) might actually start before the old one is all published. Sound about right, unfortunately... I looked at some of the upcoming release schedules, and it looks like both 21 and 22 are supposed to come out next month. It's really a shame it got delayed the way it did, because it really was a great series. The series was out of this world amazing (IMO) for the first year or so, and while it continues to be really good with the delays, I can only imagine how great it would have been if it got put out on a decent schedule and the stories got to be more fleshed out. The new series should be good, too, so I'll definitely be getting on with that once it comes out. On the topic of Fraction and delays, I don't know if Sex Criminals has had an odd release schedule from the begininning, but it doesn't seem like it's coming out in any regular schedule, which is a shame, because that's an amazing book, too. I bet if that's the case (Fraction causing delays for his books), ODY-C as complex and layered as it seems to be (not to mention the fantastic art), would be a disaster in terms of consistent release schedule.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 22, 2015 18:37:32 GMT -5
The new Venom costume looks way too "toyetic" to me. the one picture I saw of it looked like they wanted to get people to stop bitching he didn't look big enough to be Venom
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Post by Fundertaker on Jan 22, 2015 19:39:17 GMT -5
The new Venom costume looks way too "toyetic" to me. After seeing it, yeah it does. Probably because it looks straight out of Ben 10.
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Post by MC Blowfish on Jan 24, 2015 16:00:57 GMT -5
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 24, 2015 16:50:33 GMT -5
Ben Reilly can never catch a break
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Post by JDviant on Jan 24, 2015 20:55:41 GMT -5
Finally read RASPUTIN #3 last night. Along with RUMBLE, which was a really fun book. I'm interested to see where it goes and Arcudi (The Mask, Major Bummer) is a really dynamic, original writer so its definitely on the list now. But Rasputin #3! Whoa, baby. Rossmo is one of my favorite artists out there right now but he's really killing it on this book witih PROOF collab Grecian. I was reading it and this page came up and I seriously was blown away with the artistry. Rossmo just really brings a kind of style and composition that appeals to me. They're starting to introduce more mysticism into the story which really amps the whole thing up. {Spoiler}{Spoiler} Unrelated to your post, but i told you on twitter so I'm repeating it here that you should read 'Murder Me Dead'. Awesome crime yarn.
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Post by sternrogers01 on Jan 25, 2015 5:30:37 GMT -5
Hi all, new kid on the block, figured I'd dive into this thread first with some thoughts
I think Flash's new Venom look is a bit too "Eva" for my tastes, also I don't think this new background story for the Symbiote homeworld meshes at all with previous interpretations of them back in the 1990s.
Glad to hear the Spider-Verse Team-Up issue with "Mayday" has been selling well, so hopefully that leads to a new book for her, or at least the real one since Tom D hinted the one in Spider-Verse is just an alternate version (though how that works when MC2's universe was correctly designated I don't know)
Dan Slott tweeted earlier this week that Adam Kubert will be the artist on the "Renew Your Vows" story in ASM. Kubert also drew the teaser that came out for that story, so definitely looking forward to what he does with this. So glad we've had less Ramos lately.
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Post by Legion on Jan 25, 2015 9:53:51 GMT -5
I thought Venom's new suit just looked like the Destroyer armour in a symbiote
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 11:59:17 GMT -5
Just read on twitter that PETER PANZERFAUST is three issues away from the end.
I knew this day would come a couple years ago as the writer announced it would wrap up with a definitive conclusion and thankfully extended it with an extra (non-filler) arc with Tiger Lily's story, but yeah. I'm gonna be sad to see Panzerfaust end - its an amazing book that has everything comics should have for me. Adventure, emotion and great characters.
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Post by Mackenzie Gorn on Jan 27, 2015 12:40:16 GMT -5
That new Venom suit just looks to much like their reverting him back to old teeth and tongue.
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Post by Talent Name on Jan 27, 2015 12:45:52 GMT -5
If anyone remembers the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon Venom's new suit looks like the venom from that show
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Post by Legion on Jan 27, 2015 13:42:04 GMT -5
With Marvel looking to reboot or whatever, I have been branching out to Image for some new things to read.
As such, I have been reading Lazarus, by Greg Rucka, which is amazing.
Brubaker and Epting are killing it with a 70s female led spy thriller, Velvet.
And of course, Sex Criminals, Saga and Manhattan Projects contine to be great.
Image is actually, probably, getting more of my monthly money now than Marvel are.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 13:48:16 GMT -5
On a similar note to Panzerfaust coming to a close (sniffle sniffle), I got a reviewer copy of a preview of Wiebe's new book and it looks like it'll be some really interesting stuff. It really does seem to be a spiritual sequel to GREEN WAKE. Trippy, emotional and sci/fi horror of the highest degree.
Between this and Rat Queens getting a new artist going into the new arc, I'm glad to see more of Wiebe at Image.
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Post by sternrogers01 on Jan 27, 2015 13:50:25 GMT -5
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 28, 2015 14:27:07 GMT -5
Uncanny X-Men #30 {Spoiler}Starts off with the preview pages, Maria Hill freaks out that SHIELD killed Cyke, MM, and Magik, but mostly freaks out that they killed her crush, Scott. Then Eva Bell in the past visiting Prof. X by the pool.
Next we see the JGS staff and the NXS staff talking. Beast gets an alert from cerebro that Scott is dead. Back to the past, Eva is trying to get Prof X to read her mind. She tells him his plan with MM doesn’t work. Then to Devil’s Tower, SHIELD agents are examining the bodies. MM reanimates himself, kills the SHIELD agents and aircraft, then tries to reanimate Scott and Magik with no luck.
Back to the past, Prof. X finally reads Eva’s mind. He sees what Magneto said to the NXS students last issue. Eva calls out Prof. X for acting how he acts. Next to the JGS, Emma runs outside to throw up after hearing that Scott is dead. It appears that her telepathy is back as she has a mental meltdown that affects everyone at the JGS. Then MM shows up. Emma figures that he was there when Scott died, so she punches him. He immediately shatters her into a diamond pile. RIP. MM says that he didn’t mean to shatter her.
Back at the NXS the students realize that they are being left out of all the action. Hijack is trying to see if there is something he can control to get them out of there. Then the Stepford Cuckoos meltdown because Emma died. All of the sudden--Eva brings Prof. X back from the past to the NXS school! He’s in his wheelchair and says, “To me, my x-men!”
What a mess
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Post by RKTaker on Jan 28, 2015 14:53:06 GMT -5
and that is why marvel is destroying the universe
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