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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 16, 2022 1:19:41 GMT -5
I just rewatched a thing on Future's End... and holy crap has there ever been a more pointless or worthless or just needleesly dark and edgey story in the DC universe?
Like it goes nowhere... it makes like no sense even internally... the story they were telling was being told awful... and it ends with a big fake out that... never actually gets concluded since convergence happened almost immediately afterwards rendering all the timelines involved basically moot...
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Apr 17, 2022 5:59:44 GMT -5
Good comic day today. First found the third vol of some Hardcover Roller Derby on Mars series Jessica Abel did. And it was only 3 bucks!!
Then read both volumes of series 1 of The Humans. Read this when it was coming out in issue form. Got the trades months ago. WOW. This feels like what all those POTA series Adventure comics was putting out in the 90s was trying for,but the Adventure stuff failed. Where as this was just about perfect. Imagine a biker movie like Hellride but set in a world where Apes rule.
Now going thru vol 1 of Star Comics All-Star collection. How did Planet Terry manage to last 12 issues? And I do wonder if Marvel got sued over Royal Roy,which is a barely disguised Richie Rich.
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Post by dav on Apr 17, 2022 9:31:41 GMT -5
Having mentioned Didio before, what was his general impact on DC during his tenure of running it? Generally curious as I mostly know him as the guy that wanted Barbara back more than anything.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 17, 2022 10:04:50 GMT -5
I just rewatched a thing on Future's End... and holy crap has there ever been a more pointless or worthless or just needleesly dark and edgey story in the DC universe? Like it goes nowhere... it makes like no sense even internally... the story they were telling was being told awful... and it ends with a big fake out that... never actually gets concluded since convergence happened almost immediately afterwards rendering all the timelines involved basically moot... Like, it felt like Infinite Frontier actually did the stuff Future’s End wanted to do where there were stuff that could happen in other books. Already the Waller wanting a Justice League stuff is paying off and other stuff will too.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 20, 2022 12:20:19 GMT -5
Just picked these up from Hasbro Pulse.
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Post by thechase on Apr 20, 2022 13:42:19 GMT -5
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 20, 2022 20:41:31 GMT -5
Speaking of Mary Jane and recent news, I’m not too happy about some images from an upcoming comic that’s have been posted on Twitter. Mary Jane’s seen...
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Apr 20, 2022 21:21:32 GMT -5
Speaking of Mary Jane and recent news, I’m not too happy about some images from an upcoming comic that’s have been posted on Twitter. Mary Jane’s seen... Careful with that edge, Marvel, you might cut yourself
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Post by thechase on Apr 21, 2022 0:42:25 GMT -5
And on the Ben Reilly front, a few more scans reveal that {Spoiler}He's teaming up with Madelyn Pryor ('cause she's a Goblin queen and she's a clone)
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 21, 2022 12:30:51 GMT -5
I’ve seen some people not be a fan of Spencer’s run, but this is what we can expect from Wells writing as Spider-Man fans? Another ruining of Peter and Mary Jane’s relationship via a X-Men event?
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Post by thechase on Apr 21, 2022 12:47:24 GMT -5
I’ve seen some people not be a fan of Spencer’s run, but this is what we can expect from Wells writing as Spider-Man fans? Another ruining of Peter and Mary Jane’s relationship via a X-Men event? True, and people were telling me his Hellions were so good too. I saw someone the other day suggest Spencer's run be regarded as a definitive jumping-off point and a 'series finale', seeing as it wrapped up all the plot threads from the JMS era and post-OMD in a nice little bow and gave Peter and MJ the happiest ending they've had in forever.
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Post by thechase on Apr 22, 2022 3:09:05 GMT -5
On the subject of the Free Comic Book Day leaks {Spoiler}Considering the FCBD issue comes out the week before ASM#2, which is the supposed 'fall out' between Peter and MJ, a lot of fans now believe that isn't even the real MJ breaking up with Peter, but is in fact Moira Mactaggart. I don't know how this leads to Peter himself being invited to the Hellfire Gala unless its' with MJ, who is Moira, so he wouldn't know where the real Mary Jane is...and does this mean MJ is now a part of the X-Men franchise for a while?
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 22, 2022 3:53:10 GMT -5
I found this on Youtube... and I can't think of anywhere else to put it... but it is Spider-man related >_>
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 22, 2022 4:45:23 GMT -5
I found this on Youtube... and I can't think of anywhere else to put it... but it is Spider-man related >_> Honestly, the two things I know about the Mets are that a) they’re bad and b) the meme is pretty damn good.
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Post by thechase on Apr 23, 2022 12:44:16 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-Man#1 spoilers for this coming Thursday have dropped....
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El Pollo Guerrera
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Apr 23, 2022 14:16:04 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-Man#1 spoilers for this coming Thursday have dropped.... Care to elaborate?
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Post by thechase on Apr 23, 2022 14:32:42 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-Man#1 spoilers for this coming Thursday have dropped.... Care to elaborate? {Spoiler}{Spoiler}Peter's responsible for an explosion that decimates the outskirts of York, Pennsylvania because he mishandles technology he stole from the Fantastic Four after they refuse to help him with the problem. Also Mary Jane has broken up with him and is now with a dude called Paul, and is apparently a step-mom to his kids
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 23, 2022 23:31:50 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Peter's responsible for an explosion that decimates the outskirts of York, Pennsylvania because he mishandles technology he stole from the Fantastic Four after they refuse to help him with the problem. Also Mary Jane has broken up with him and is now with a dude called Paul, and is apparently a step-mom to his kids WHAT THE F**K!!!!!! Not only is that absolutely unnecessary, but they expect us to spend $50 on a omnibus celebrating their marriage at the same time they do this?
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Post by thechase on Apr 24, 2022 0:54:15 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Peter's responsible for an explosion that decimates the outskirts of York, Pennsylvania because he mishandles technology he stole from the Fantastic Four after they refuse to help him with the problem. Also Mary Jane has broken up with him and is now with a dude called Paul, and is apparently a step-mom to his kids WHAT THE F**K!!!!!! Not only is that absolutely unnecessary, but they expect us to spend $50 on a omnibus celebrating their marriage at the same time they do this? This might be my 'copium' talking here, but {Spoiler}There are a lot of misdirects/red herrings going on presently.
1. We don't know what became of Peter and MJ at the conclusion of Spider-Man Beyond when that being bathed in light crashed MJ's apartment and told Peter to come with him
2. Paul's 'daughter' is a red-head who looks very similar to MJ, dimples and everything.
3. MJ tells Peter in the issue to stop doing what he's doing, so she's back to being frustrated that he's Spider-Man again, or it could possibly be he's doing things that endanger the kids and it's taking him away from being with her, and she'd rather be with him than Paul, which means a whole lot of relationship problems for her and the family if she wants to get more serious.
4. There's the whole Moira McTaggart and Hellfire Gala thing going on
I'm intrigued by all this set up, but yeah, on first glance it's a troll psy-op job and a pretty sad and desperate one
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 24, 2022 2:03:12 GMT -5
WHAT THE F**K!!!!!! Not only is that absolutely unnecessary, but they expect us to spend $50 on a omnibus celebrating their marriage at the same time they do this? This might be my 'copium' talking here, but {Spoiler}{Spoiler}There are a lot of misdirects/red herrings going on presently.
1. We don't know what became of Peter and MJ at the conclusion of Spider-Man Beyond when that being bathed in light crashed MJ's apartment and told Peter to come with him
2. Paul's 'daughter' is a red-head who looks very similar to MJ, dimples and everything.
3. MJ tells Peter in the issue to stop doing what he's doing, so she's back to being frustrated that he's Spider-Man again, or it could possibly be he's doing things that endanger the kids and it's taking him away from being with her, and she'd rather be with him than Paul, which means a whole lot of relationship problems for her and the family if she wants to get more serious.
4. There's the whole Moira McTaggart and Hellfire Gala thing going on
I'm intrigued by all this set up, but yeah, on first glance it's a troll psy-op job and a pretty sad and desperate one {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} I’ve been reading Spider-Man since 1988 and personally, I think I’m pretty close to finally giving up for good with this.
I even got to the point where I was willing to let the marriage go as long as they at least stayed a steady couple. Apparently, even that’s too much to ask from Marvel when it comes to these two
1. This is just unnecessary drama created by Wells because he doesn’t like them as a couple. You go from Spencer having their love literally beat ldemons from hell and her caring for him while he was in a coma to her dumping him and dating another guy with step kids within a six month span. Guess their love wasn’t so unbreakable after all.
2. I noticed how much the kid looked like Mary Jane too, but unless they’re pulling another genetically modified child story, I don’t see how either of those kids could biologically be hers.
3. Again, unless they’re doing another genetically alters kid storyline or they’re pulling a swerve and more time has actually passed than previously believed, those kids can’t be biologically belong to Peter or Mary Jane. So how can anything Peter does endanger the kids when they’re not his and they wouldn’t even be in Mary Jane’s life if she was till with Peter?
4. The page ends with Mary Jane saying “Everything is perfect.” Seems she’s pretty over Peter already. Again, guess their love wasn’t as unbreakable as Spencer said it was.
Mary Jane’s been my favorite character since I started reading over 3 decades ago, though at this point, I honestly rather they just do what they did Gwen and just kill her off. Already. She doesn’t serve a purpose of all they’re going to do with her is find stupid reasons why she breaks up with him.
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