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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Jan 3, 2022 14:08:03 GMT -5
If it's an Omnibus Edition, it'll be over 100$ US and way out of my price range... it'd be nice if they did a cheaper Essential edition. There are websites like InStockTrades, CheapGraphicNovels, or OrganicPricedBooks that allow you to pre-order collected comics anywhere from 30-50% off U.S. cover price. If you don't live in the U.S., you'll get knackered by the exchange rate despite the savings, but these retailers are your best bet if you're looking to save some coin.
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Post by thechase on Jan 4, 2022 15:54:55 GMT -5
In today's climax of Justice League Infinity {Spoiler}{Spoiler}Darksied is responsible for recreating the multiverse by bequeathing his beloved Diana with the life equation, which he could not use because his own soul was damaged. Bruce uses some of his life energy to help Di out. At the end, Wonderbat prevails as Bruce and Diana share a hug and a laugh, and are seen holding hands at the celebratory after-party, meanwhile, in a bit of closure I've been keenly waiting on since the end of JLU, Vixen confronts John over his feelings for Shay and dumps him. Shay offers John some cake to cheer him up. They're not quite back together right away, but John's not pushing her aside as a friend either
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Post by thechase on Jan 6, 2022 6:03:21 GMT -5
Hickman's Inferno finale {Spoiler}So Moira is revealed to have wanted mutants to have been cut off from their powers at birth and had a device to implement it, she is depowered and is exiled from Krakoa, with Destiny promising to hunt her down in future, while Emma leaks her dirty laundry to the Quiet Council
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Post by thechase on Jan 6, 2022 9:26:51 GMT -5
Hickman confirms the reason why Giant Size X-Men was delayed...it was going to reveal Storm was pregnant with Black Panther's kid...but Marvel editorial had other plans for the character and didn't want to follow through with this direction, so they had Hickman change things But if editorial didn't want that...why was it teased in Timeless? And does that mean the red-headed female Spider-Man that was pictured with her Peter and MJ's kid? bleedingcool.com/comics/marvels-plans-for-storm-to-have-black-panthers-baby-in-x-men/
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 6, 2022 14:04:26 GMT -5
I am just counting the days until the next issue of Saga, I'm so excited. imagecomics.com/comics/releases/saga-55I just need to figure out how to read it, I doubt my library will have it on Hoopla right at release. I haven't actually read a comic book other than through Hoopla in ages, and even then it was something like Watchmen where I picked up the trade paperbacks. Guess I'll have to figure out this Comixology app?
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Post by thechase on Jan 10, 2022 15:25:03 GMT -5
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Post by thechase on Jan 12, 2022 2:09:02 GMT -5
Please let the writer be JMS
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jan 12, 2022 10:43:44 GMT -5
So, getting caught up on Star Wars comics this week. Basically the beginning of War of the Bounty Hunters until current, and I am damn intrigued to see where this whole Crimison Dawn story goes. Feels like 1 part Solo sequel, 1 part Shadows of the Empire re-imagining for the Disney canon so far.
Still need to catch up on The High Republic, but Star Wars are the only comics I’m reading right now so shouldn’t be hard.
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Post by jobber2thestars on Jan 12, 2022 12:34:18 GMT -5
I’ve been reading mainstream comics for years, but have found myself switching over to crowd funding, manga and smaller publishers the past few years. Marvel has become unreadable, and DC has been getting bad fir a while. Insufferable, untalented snd entitled writers also haven’t helped. I’ll read a few things here and there, but the Big Two have lost me.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 12, 2022 14:05:44 GMT -5
I’ve been reading mainstream comics for years, but have found myself switching over to crowd funding, manga and smaller publishers the past few years. Marvel has become unreadable, and DC has been getting bad fir a while. Insufferable, untalented snd entitled writers also haven’t helped. I’ll read a few things here and there, but the Big Two have lost me. The Wally West Flash book is literally the only Big 2 book I'm reading now. Everything else is indies or old EC Archive reprints from Dark Horse.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jan 12, 2022 16:26:08 GMT -5
I’ve been reading mainstream comics for years, but have found myself switching over to crowd funding, manga and smaller publishers the past few years. Marvel has become unreadable, and DC has been getting bad fir a while. Insufferable, untalented snd entitled writers also haven’t helped. I’ll read a few things here and there, but the Big Two have lost me. The Wally West Flash book is literally the only Big 2 book I'm reading now. Everything else is indies or old EC Archive reprints from Dark Horse. Flash and Nightwing for me. Both feel like the writers actually get the characters.
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Post by thechase on Jan 13, 2022 1:50:33 GMT -5
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Post by thechase on Jan 13, 2022 5:26:53 GMT -5
I’ve been reading mainstream comics for years, but have found myself switching over to crowd funding, manga and smaller publishers the past few years. Marvel has become unreadable, and DC has been getting bad fir a while. Insufferable, untalented snd entitled writers also haven’t helped. I’ll read a few things here and there, but the Big Two have lost me. I still collect more Marvel than I do DC nowadays. Just today I picked up X-Men Legends, Superior Four, and Amazing Spider-Man I've reached the point where the only Batman I want in my life is wholesome goodness like the Scooby-Doo crossover comic, I'm going to check out Waid's Batman/Superman when it launches also. Ten years ago you wouldn't caught me dead wanting to read about an 'iconic status quo' Superman as I preferred him married and always disagreed with Waid's preferences, but since DC have demonstrated they have no interest in the Super-Family and have ruined Jon, I'm finally open to it.
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Post by thechase on Jan 13, 2022 9:43:49 GMT -5
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jan 13, 2022 12:11:24 GMT -5
Please let the writer be JMS The writer’s Zeb Wells and they’re renumbering it again.
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Post by thechase on Jan 13, 2022 13:17:53 GMT -5
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Post by thechase on Jan 14, 2022 8:17:38 GMT -5
It appears Wonder Girl may have been causing offence in Brazil and that's why it was cancelled. Yara is considered a stereotype.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jan 14, 2022 8:58:13 GMT -5
It appears Wonder Girl may have been causing offence in Brazil and that's why it was cancelled. Yara is considered a stereotype. That sucks, I was kind of digging the book.
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Post by thechase on Jan 14, 2022 11:30:00 GMT -5
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jan 15, 2022 1:36:44 GMT -5
Wish I was more up on where they sold variant covers. I love this Bagley/Romita Sr. variant cover for the new Amazing Spider-Man #1.
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