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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jun 10, 2024 17:58:54 GMT -5
X-men stuff: {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}I'm going to miss kinda good guy Apocalypse. Seems like he's going back to full blown villain again with the Krakoa arc in the rear window. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}why do I get the feeling that evil Apocalypse is just mandated because of synergy with the upcoming season 2 of X-Men 97 likely having him as a prominent villain? Considering he's a genocidal monster I have no problem with Marvel saying "f*** that noise" to his inexplicable face turn. It's like these writers think they're writing in a vacuum or something...
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Jun 10, 2024 19:26:02 GMT -5
Found out my local library has Berserk entirely digitized. Don't even need to go get the books, can just read them on my laptop.
It's been fantastic reading, but it's also kept me from reading anything else for the last three weeks.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Jun 10, 2024 19:28:12 GMT -5
That is an interesting team of second stringers, some with little fan bases that could add up. Not entirely sure they all match, or even belong in The Avengers, but it's an interesting enough group for me to give it a go. Since when do Wasp, Hawkeye, She-Hulk, Hercules and Wonder Man not belong in The Avengers? That's like saying Green Arrow or Martian Manhunter shouldn't be in the Justice League It’s been a good 20 years since there was a “classic” Avengers book of a couple big hitters, a few midcarders with deep Avengers ties and a random rookie/outsider/scrub or two. Ever since Bendis started, it’s just been the writer’s fan fics mixed with MCU corporate synergy.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jun 10, 2024 22:34:10 GMT -5
So another reason to hate on Bendis. Cool.
Realized long ago if he is at the big two and he isn't writing Jessica Jones it isn't for me.
Read pieces of all his acclaimed run,besides Alias none are ones i finished or wanted to own.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jun 10, 2024 22:44:27 GMT -5
Rainbow Rowell’s Sensational She-Hulk run is coming to an end. The last issue will be #10.
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Post by Talent Name on Jun 11, 2024 20:31:16 GMT -5
Since when do Wasp, Hawkeye, She-Hulk, Hercules and Wonder Man not belong in The Avengers? That's like saying Green Arrow or Martian Manhunter shouldn't be in the Justice League It’s been a good 20 years since there was a “classic” Avengers book of a couple big hitters, a few midcarders with deep Avengers ties and a random rookie/outsider/scrub or two. Ever since Bendis started, it’s just been the writer’s fan fics mixed with MCU corporate synergy. The Jason Aaron team was pretty close to it.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jun 12, 2024 6:36:34 GMT -5
It’s been a good 20 years since there was a “classic” Avengers book of a couple big hitters, a few midcarders with deep Avengers ties and a random rookie/outsider/scrub or two. Ever since Bendis started, it’s just been the writer’s fan fics mixed with MCU corporate synergy. The Jason Aaron team was pretty close to it. Yeah there have been plenty of Avengers books over the last while who had lineups like that. To say that an Avengers team has no place for several long time members of the team is just asinine to me.
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Post by thechase on Jun 12, 2024 7:08:12 GMT -5
Rainbow Rowell’s Sensational She-Hulk run is coming to an end. The last issue will be #10. Can't say I'll miss it. The Jen/Jack relationship soundly bored me.
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Post by Talent Name on Jun 12, 2024 8:38:05 GMT -5
The Jason Aaron team was pretty close to it. Yeah there have been plenty of Avengers books over the last while who had lineups like that. To say that an Avengers team has no place for several long time members of the team is just asinine to me. I fully agree especially because Aaron's run literally had she hulk as a main character and an arc to herself too
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jun 12, 2024 21:29:39 GMT -5
Rainbow Rowell’s Sensational She-Hulk run is coming to an end. The last issue will be #10. Can't say I'll miss it. The Jen/Jack relationship soundly bored me. I’m the opposite. I loved their relationship. I got so bored with Marvel’s giving her a stereotype with men. Big and muscular. It was nice to see her dating someone who wasn’t a stereotypical muscle head.
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Post by thechase on Jun 13, 2024 0:17:13 GMT -5
Shadow of the Green Goblin continues to be a great read. And gives fresh context to how Emily Osborn is still alive, though I find it interesting how you don't quite know how much of Emily's backstory is hers or Peter just making shit up
Also loved that Peter referred to the Burgler by his actual name for the first time since the Clone Saga. Nobody does that
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Post by Legion on Jun 13, 2024 4:26:20 GMT -5
That is an interesting team of second stringers, some with little fan bases that could add up. Not entirely sure they all match, or even belong in The Avengers, but it's an interesting enough group for me to give it a go. Since when do Wasp, Hawkeye, She-Hulk, Hercules and Wonder Man not belong in The Avengers? That's like saying Green Arrow or Martian Manhunter shouldn't be in the Justice League Wasnt them I was talking about. I was meaning more Night Thrasher, Julie Power and Shang Chi, all of whom work better on other teams or alone, or bring nothing others in the line up arent already bringing, hence indicating they dont necessarily belong. Also, for what it's worth, Aaron's Avengers sucked, so if this can beat that low bar, it's already on to a winner
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jun 13, 2024 18:22:47 GMT -5
Got it finally. And some Jennika IDW TMNT tpb. Will be added to the need to read stack.
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Post by thechase on Jun 13, 2024 23:10:24 GMT -5
Ultimate Spider-Man#6 aiptcomics.com/2024/06/13/ultimate-spider-man-6-preview/Peter returns home with a major black eye which spooks May so much she reveals Peter is a superhero to MJ and Richard. MJ doesn't look happy and asks how he got the injury....my guess is the battle with the Kingpin has already taken place and will be framed as a flashback as Peter finally confesses to his family. I hope the 'shocking' ending isn't MJ walking out with the kids, though with the way Peter's hid the truth from them for six months it'd certainly be justified. I wonder if all the goodwill USM has will evaporate if worst comes to worst...
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jun 14, 2024 0:13:02 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}why do I get the feeling that evil Apocalypse is just mandated because of synergy with the upcoming season 2 of X-Men 97 likely having him as a prominent villain? Considering he's a genocidal monster I have no problem with Marvel saying "f*** that noise" to his inexplicable face turn. It's like these writers think they're writing in a vacuum or something... I mean how many people let Magneto get away with it? >_>
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 14, 2024 0:31:23 GMT -5
Considering he's a genocidal monster I have no problem with Marvel saying "f*** that noise" to his inexplicable face turn. It's like these writers think they're writing in a vacuum or something... I mean how many people let Magneto get away with it? >_> He at least has some good intentions, though much of what he does is either vengeful or much crueler than actually pragmatic or necessary. Like, he's still a monster, but you can at least buy why anyone would attempt to work with him. Apocalypse is so screwed up that even literal Nazi Mister Sinister tries to undermine him at times because of his evil.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jun 14, 2024 2:55:35 GMT -5
I mean how many people let Magneto get away with it? >_> He at least has some good intentions, though much of what he does is either vengeful or much crueler than actually pragmatic or necessary. Like, he's still a monster, but you can at least buy why anyone would attempt to work with him. Apocalypse is so screwed up that even literal Nazi Mister Sinister tries to undermine him at times because of his evil. Ok been forever since I really kept up with the X titles,but wasn't Mr Sinister just like some little kid's imaginary friend turned real? When did he become Nazi? Oh and earlier today realized it was 40 years ago I started subbing to 4 Marvel titles and 3 DC titles thru the mail. Before this I was going to local stores with spinner racks and maybe 6 to 8 times a year getting lucky and getting to go with my uncle to the comic shop in Biloxi. Marvel titles were GI Joe-Thinking my first issue of the sub was the one with the Dredknots close up cover. Uncanny X-men-Issue 193,still have that copy too and it is beat. Marvel Tales-Was my way to get Ditko and Romita Sr Spidey stuff cheap. Muppet Babies-Yea i know Star but that was a Marvel imprint. DC titles New teen Titans-Sold out fast on newstands and comic shop. Legion of Superheroes-The only DC cape title I followed regularly in the 70s and early 80s. Detective Comics-In my mind back then since DC stood for Detective Comics that meant the comic with that title had to be the most important book from DC each month. At my peak I was getting like 20 or so titles thru mail order sub straight from Marvel or DC. Some of the subs I kept going until the mid 90s. With Marvel if they offered two versions of a book,like all those 90s crossovers in the X-titles with two covers,the mail sub got you the cheapest version. DC I don't remember cause by the Gimmick Age I was getting the few DCs I read in a comic shop,besides Sandman.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jun 14, 2024 3:23:21 GMT -5
He at least has some good intentions, though much of what he does is either vengeful or much crueler than actually pragmatic or necessary. Like, he's still a monster, but you can at least buy why anyone would attempt to work with him. Apocalypse is so screwed up that even literal Nazi Mister Sinister tries to undermine him at times because of his evil. Ok been forever since I really kept up with the X titles,but wasn't Mr Sinister just like some little kid's imaginary friend turned real? When did he become Nazi? I don't remember that ever being the case for Mr. Sinister... it's similar to Ultimate Sinister who hallucinated Ultimate Apocalypse... before transforming into him. But Nathaniel Essex has always been a real person to my knowledge, from Victorian, England... also he probably didn't want to work with Apocalypse because he already messed with Sinister once and turned him into the weird looking dude he is That said from inception he was a eugenicist pretty much by design and at some point they did have him work with the Nazis. I think that was Weapon X book in 2003.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jun 14, 2024 6:33:31 GMT -5
Ok been forever since I really kept up with the X titles,but wasn't Mr Sinister just like some little kid's imaginary friend turned real? When did he become Nazi? I don't remember that ever being the case for Mr. Sinister... it's similar to Ultimate Sinister who hallucinated Ultimate Apocalypse... before transforming into him. But Nathaniel Essex has always been a real person to my knowledge, from Victorian, England... also he probably didn't want to work with Apocalypse because he already messed with Sinister once and turned him into the weird looking dude he is That said from inception he was a eugenicist pretty much by design and at some point they did have him work with the Nazis. I think that was Weapon X book in 2003. That was Chris Claremont's original intentions for Mr. Sinister, hence the ghoulish getup and ridiculous name. But Marvel editorial told him that was f***ing stupid and to come up with something better, so he did. I think there's a difference between Magneto being a well intentioned extremist who (outside of Planet X where he was whacked out of sentient mold from the dawn of time) never did anything particularly beyond the pale and Apocalypse literally living for the mass slaughter of everyone who doesn't meet his impossibly high standards "just because". Honestly I find the entire idea of Apocalypse of all characters getting a redemption arc morally repugnant, but I also haven't seriously read the X-Men in about 12 or 13 years either.
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Post by thechase on Jun 14, 2024 23:40:51 GMT -5
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