Mackenzie Gorn
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AND THE WAVE OF POSSESIONS DEVOLVE INTO A CHEVY!
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Post by Mackenzie Gorn on Jul 14, 2015 21:20:59 GMT -5
Why does anyone want Hudlin at this point.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jul 14, 2015 21:37:29 GMT -5
Why does anyone want Hudlin at this point. the same kind of people who enjoyed Frank Miller's Holy Terror
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2015 22:02:21 GMT -5
Anyone here collect action figures?
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andrew8798
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 15, 2015 20:33:51 GMT -5
How the SW books did in June
Best Selling
1) Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 - 204k 2) Thors #1 - 115k 3) X-Men 92 #1 - 98k 4) Age of Ultron vs Marvel Zombies #1 - 79k 5) Old Man Logan #2 - 79k
Worst Selling
1) Modok Assassin #2 - 19.6k 2) Master of Kung Fu #2 - 19.8k 3) Where Monsters Dwell #2 - 20.1k 4) Secret Wars Journal #2 - 29.2k 5) Ghost Racers #1 - 33.1k
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jul 15, 2015 22:06:32 GMT -5
Anyone here collect action figures? I have quite a few of the 4" Marvel figures. On an aside, Marvel's variant action figure covers are a genius concept.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2015 22:27:38 GMT -5
Anyone here collect action figures? I have quite a few of the 4" Marvel figures. On an aside, Marvel's variant action figure covers are a genius concept. Nice I've started getting some Batman figures. Got Leatherface Joker on the way
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pegasuswarrior
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Post by pegasuswarrior on Jul 15, 2015 23:47:13 GMT -5
Please please please don't count this as trying to wreck your fun. I respect everyone's love of comics, and this is just crotchety sounding, and I admit that. These books have a target audience, and most importantly a target age group. But when I step outside of extreme fandom (which I can say I have for certain heroes and villains) and outside of a teen and pre-teen 2015 approach to this stuff, these top-selling titles these days come across the cluster-effs of all cluster-effs.
Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies X-Men 92 Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Black Vortex
...and there are others, but that's the first four that just happened to hit the page as examples while typing. I sometimes can't wrap my head around the Jerry Springer Show that comics appear like when compared to the sense of fluidity I'm accustomed to. I guess that's not the best way to put it. On paper, it just seems like the biggest cluster- possible, and to make it sell is to make it an even bigger one.
Again, I'm not in the right. I'm just observing and sharing. I'm not mad. I'm not trying to take the air out of anyone's tires. I'm just admittedly being an ignorant observer making an ignorant comment. I try to keep up sometimes, but sometimes I take a step back and realize it's like what trying to discuss Aqua Teen Hunger Force with Plato might be like.
So just chalk up the observation as frustrated ignorance on the part of someone who used to love keeping up with so so so so much of the Marvel Universe and all its vastness. I'm just ... confused. A lot. And not hip.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 5:59:18 GMT -5
You're not the only one, pegasus. Trust me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 7:55:50 GMT -5
I'm new to this so I don't understand honestly.
I know some older fans personally who hate Leatherface Joker while I love it.
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Crimson
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Post by Crimson on Jul 16, 2015 9:50:21 GMT -5
Why does anyone want Hudlin at this point. Crappy writing of Black Panther aside, he's actually a successful business man, so I can't fault the founders for bringing him into the loop.
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Post by MC Blowfish on Jul 16, 2015 9:55:10 GMT -5
Anyone here collect action figures? I have several action figures from the Batman lines. I mainly collect Marvel Legends, but I have a few Select and Universe figures.
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Post by sternrogers01 on Jul 17, 2015 11:11:14 GMT -5
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jul 17, 2015 16:14:22 GMT -5
I'm curious if there's an issue with THE AVENGERS copyright in regards to publishing. Boom! Studios had a Steed & Mrs. Peel comic a while back - and that was the name, not The Avengers - though other kinds of merchandise related to the show have no problem using The Avengers name. Marvel might have the rights to comics named the Avengers. They do, in the U.S. at least. I'm assuming they do in the UK as well. They don't seem to have the film rights to the name in the UK, or at least not full rights (hence why they had to call the first one Marvel's Avengers Assemble over there instead of just The Avengers). I imagine the Batman comic will have "Steed & Peel" on it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2015 1:33:34 GMT -5
Going to try and pick up "The Court of Owls" next time I hit my favorite shop.
Also, got my Joker figure. May take some funny pics.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jul 18, 2015 3:04:59 GMT -5
Finished Alan Moore's last issue of Crossed +100 and it was fun. Now time to go and re-read all 6 issues to see what stuff I missed on the first read thru.
Also really enjoying Dark Circle's revamped Black Hood series. The first storyline is over,it ran 5 issue,but come this fall we get the next issue with Howard Chaykin writing and drawing it.
Plus Southern Bastards is really really good. If you have ever lived in a small southern town,one where High School Football is king and the police are corrupt you will love this series from Jason Aaron.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2015 4:47:02 GMT -5
Turns out Joker isn't a Goldberg fan
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2015 8:23:02 GMT -5
As recommended by my homie I'll finally be getting "Batman RIP" and "Batman: Batman and Son"
I honestly like Damian a lot..he's different.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2015 8:38:33 GMT -5
Damian is great on paper, because he's written very well and is both mature & bratty enough to comes across as old as anyone else in the Bat-family, but once you make a movie with him and actually cast a kid in the role - which the DC animated movie universe has done - he's just awful. He has a grown up teenager voice to me, at least, not a pre-pubescent one. Oof, DCAU, the hells.
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andrew8798
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 19, 2015 14:54:08 GMT -5
A bit of a wallet break for the SW Books this week
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Jiren
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Post by Jiren on Jul 19, 2015 15:04:16 GMT -5
As recommended by my homie I'll finally be getting "Batman RIP" and "Batman: Batman and Son" I honestly like Damian a lot..he's different. I love Damian he's a right snarky little bastard Also his interaction with Supergirl/Batgirl (steph) & the titans were brilliant
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