Legion
Fry's dog Seymour
Amy Pond's #1 fan
Hail Hydra!
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Post by Legion on Feb 4, 2022 19:18:44 GMT -5
I genuinely thought he left a few years ago.
Dude was a massive dick head, who used to post on CBRforums and just be an unprofessional troll.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Feb 4, 2022 22:41:36 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. That one maybe the "money" book cause it's an incentive. If you're in America the best spot to grab variants is Midtown comics website as LCS only usually carry one copy of them That's a recreation of Marvel Age 114 from back in 1992 during Spidey's 30th anniversary. Neat. Almost positive I still have the original. Bagley didn't have to do much work there as it's literally the same image haha.
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Post by thechase on Feb 5, 2022 2:49:39 GMT -5
I genuinely thought he left a few years ago. Dude was a massive dick head, who used to post on CBRforums and just be an unprofessional troll. I remember when he and Slott both used to troll on the Spider-Man Crawl Space website, Wacker ended up getting banned. For the last few years, Wacker was more involved with Marvel's animation department.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Feb 5, 2022 7:48:04 GMT -5
So a relaunch of Savage Avengers is on the cards, roster is Cloak, Dagger, Conan, Electra, Black Knight, Weapon H, and Anti-Venom Isn’t Dagger one of the least “savage” superheroes around?
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Post by thechase on Feb 8, 2022 15:28:17 GMT -5
Dark Crisis this summer from DC www.gamesradar.com/dc-dark-crisis/Joshua Williamson confirmed on twitter that Death of the Justice League is a flash-forward, meaning all the books won't be affected for the time being and are set in the past, so that pretty much tells you there's going to be no raising of stakes in them, so no point reading them. Brilliant idea guys.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Feb 8, 2022 15:31:12 GMT -5
Dark Crisis this summer from DC www.gamesradar.com/dc-dark-crisis/Joshua Williamson confirmed on twitter that Death of the Justice League is a flash-forward, meaning all the books won't be affected for the time being and are set in the past, so that pretty much tells you there's going to be no raising of stakes in them, so no point reading them. Brilliant idea guys. Eh, you say that, but it solves the problems people had about other writers not being able to finish their arcs beforehand so...I'm not quite seeing the issue? Like, this isn't a One Year Later thing where the books imply a scenario that hasn't happened and it can't possibly tie in, right?
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Post by thechase on Feb 8, 2022 16:13:17 GMT -5
Dark Crisis this summer from DC www.gamesradar.com/dc-dark-crisis/Joshua Williamson confirmed on twitter that Death of the Justice League is a flash-forward, meaning all the books won't be affected for the time being and are set in the past, so that pretty much tells you there's going to be no raising of stakes in them, so no point reading them. Brilliant idea guys. Eh, you say that, but it solves the problems people had about other writers not being able to finish their arcs beforehand so...I'm not quite seeing the issue? Like, this isn't a One Year Later thing where the books imply a scenario that hasn't happened and it can't possibly tie in, right? It's one thing to end a story, it's another to make them feel like they matter, and if you have something on the horizon that guarantees a bummer ending for the heroes you're reading, there's little point in investing in their present journey because ultimately they won't be around for a while anyway.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Feb 8, 2022 16:17:04 GMT -5
Eh, you say that, but it solves the problems people had about other writers not being able to finish their arcs beforehand so...I'm not quite seeing the issue? Like, this isn't a One Year Later thing where the books imply a scenario that hasn't happened and it can't possibly tie in, right? It's one thing to end a story, it's another to make them feel like they matter, and if you have something on the horizon that guarantees a bummer ending for the heroes you're reading, there's little point in investing in their present journey because ultimately they won't be around for a while anyway. Like, either way, people knew this was coming whether it was going to happen half way through someone’s written arcs or right at the end so this is the best scenario. And if people drop out because there was going to be a bummer ending then…that’s more their problem? If they like the book, they’re more likely going to finish that story because they’d want to see the conclusion of the arc. I don’t see how this is different to Secret Wars and arcs ending before, essentially, most of the mainline Marvel Universe died for example.
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Post by thechase on Feb 8, 2022 16:29:14 GMT -5
It's one thing to end a story, it's another to make them feel like they matter, and if you have something on the horizon that guarantees a bummer ending for the heroes you're reading, there's little point in investing in their present journey because ultimately they won't be around for a while anyway. Like, either way, people knew this was coming whether it was going to happen half way through someone’s written arcs or right at the end so this is the best scenario. And if people drop out because there was going to be a bummer ending then…that’s more their problem? If they like the book, they’re more likely going to finish that story because they’d want to see the conclusion of the arc. I don’t see how this is different to Secret Wars and arcs ending before, essentially, most of the mainline Marvel Universe died for example. Thing is with Marvel, with some exceptions, most of those runs wound up pretty inconclusive or served more as mid-season breaks than definitive endings. Hickman's Avengers ended with Superior Tony and Cap beating the crap out of each other, Amazing Spider-Man saw Parker Industries levelled, then after Secret Wars, Hickman left, Tony never brought up being Superior again, and over with Slott, Parker Industries was thriving, as if it'd never been dealt a big blow, continuity in books was sacrificed. Some books like Spider-Woman carried on as normal though.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Feb 8, 2022 16:34:41 GMT -5
Like, either way, people knew this was coming whether it was going to happen half way through someone’s written arcs or right at the end so this is the best scenario. And if people drop out because there was going to be a bummer ending then…that’s more their problem? If they like the book, they’re more likely going to finish that story because they’d want to see the conclusion of the arc. I don’t see how this is different to Secret Wars and arcs ending before, essentially, most of the mainline Marvel Universe died for example. Thing is with Marvel, with some exceptions, most of those runs wound up pretty inconclusive or served more as mid-season breaks than definitive endings. Hickman's Avengers ended with Superior Tony and Cap beating the crap out of each other, Amazing Spider-Man saw Parker Industries levelled, then after Secret Wars, Hickman left, Tony never brought up being Superior again, and over with Slott, Parker Industries was thriving, as if it'd never been dealt a big blow, continuity in books was sacrificed. Some books like Spider-Woman carried on as normal though. I mean, Hickman’s Avengers ended with a building literally crushing the both of them in their fight. And I know there was that tie in but that was vague and nobody knew what to make of that. I brought all the issues of that and I have no clue what to make of it. Like, I get what you mean but at the same time, this was literally the best case scenario for this event. Titles can still carry on, arcs can still happen and it gives the writers time to figure out how to write off the characters who are dying. It’s really flexible compared to what could have been.
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Post by thechase on Feb 9, 2022 11:26:59 GMT -5
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Post by thechase on Feb 10, 2022 16:22:18 GMT -5
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Feb 10, 2022 18:34:27 GMT -5
He’s been writing kids book for years. The Ordinary People Change the World Series has been going for a while now.
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Post by thechase on Feb 11, 2022 3:13:09 GMT -5
He’s been writing kids book for years. The Ordinary People Change the World Series has been going for a while now. I live in a bubble, I really do. Thanks.
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Post by thechase on Feb 12, 2022 15:25:36 GMT -5
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Post by Duke Cameron on Feb 14, 2022 13:44:09 GMT -5
Marvel decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day today on social media by bringing up several famous Marvel marriages. Some of the marriages they brought up?
Vision/Wanda Cyclops/Jean Grey Cyclops/Madelyne Pryor
This is the best they could come up with?
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Legion
Fry's dog Seymour
Amy Pond's #1 fan
Hail Hydra!
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Post by Legion on Feb 14, 2022 13:46:57 GMT -5
Marvel decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day today on social media by bringing up several famous Marvel marriages. Some of the marriages they brought up? Vision/Wanda Cyclops/Jean Grey Cyclops/Madelyne Pryor This is the best they could come up with? Aside from Reed and Sue, almost all Marvel relationships end up a disaster. At least they didnt pick Hank and Jan
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Post by thechase on Feb 14, 2022 13:52:10 GMT -5
Marvel decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day today on social media by bringing up several famous Marvel marriages. Some of the marriages they brought up? Vision/Wanda Cyclops/Jean Grey Cyclops/Madelyne Pryor This is the best they could come up with? Aside from Reed and Sue, almost all Marvel relationships end up a disaster. Eh, Peter and MJ are perfectly OK in most universes except the main one and have loads of kids to show for it, including one who basically weaves all the patterns of the multiverse together. Of course bringing that up tends to show everyone how stilted mainstream Spidey actually is.
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Post by thechase on Feb 15, 2022 13:34:59 GMT -5
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El Pollo Guerrera
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His name has chicken in it, and he is good at makin' .gifs, so that's cool.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Feb 17, 2022 1:38:17 GMT -5
I've got an odd question... I've got the "Marvel Comics Epic Collection: Doctor Strange Vol.1", and I see in this month's Previews order that Vol.3 is available, so I look up online to see if Vol.2 is available as well. There's no listing for Volume 2, it's like it's been scrubbed from existence. I can't even find it on Marvel's website.
So, does anyone know why the Volume 2 doesn't exist, even though the issues were reprinted in other trades?
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