Anybody else reading Marvel Zombies? Some pretty cracktastic stuff there. I'm enjoying it and horrified by it at all at the same time.
I liked the first issue or so, but after an issue of it, the concept grew old really fast. It seems like the writers are at a lack of ideas.
Right now, I'm reading Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic. Really good series thusfar.
Has anyone read Solo? I've seen a couple of issues and I love it. I'd say it's one of the best comics in years. Sadly, DC announced they'll cancel it due to low sales. Frankly, they didn't even give it a chance, the timing was totally bad, since it was released amidst the Infinite Crisis madness. Way to go DC, nice job on ruining your best book.
There's still some hope though, it got couple of Eisner nominations, so maybe DC will reconsider their decision.
Seriously, buy this book, it's totally awesome.
Oh, and while we're at it, the same goes for She-Hulk, The Thing, Loveless, Rex Mundi, Book of Lost Souls…
Currently owned Batman Storyline-
Year One
The Man Who Laughs
Year One Stories (Post Crisis Origins or many characters)
Year Two
Long Halloween
Dark Victory
Killing Joke
Death in the Family
Catlyclsm
Aftershock
Road to No Mans Land
No Mans Land
Hush
Recomend all of them, with the exception of year two. I didnt like it, though it made Batman Mask of Phantasm seem much cooler.
@Green:
Has anyone read Solo? I've seen a couple of issues and I love it. I'd say it's one of the best comics in years. Sadly, DC announced they'll cancel it due to low sales. Frankly, they didn't even give it a chance, the timing was totally bad, since it was released amidst the Infinite Crisis madness. Way to go DC, nice job on ruining your best book.
There's still some hope though, it got couple of Eisner nominations, so maybe DC will reconsider their decision.
Seriously, buy this book, it's totally awesome.
Oh, and while we're at it, the same goes for She-Hulk, The Thing, Loveless, Rex Mundi, Book of Lost Souls…
I've read a couple of issues of Solo and thought it was great. Kind of figured it was doomed to bad sales, but a lot of great books are. And I'm starting to pick up the Thing because so many people have told me how awesome the book is. I've yet to try any She-Hulk - just can't bring myself to buy the book. Of the others I've only read the first issue of Loveless. It was good and I meant to grab more but never got around to it.
Just noticed while looking through the most recent issue of Wizard. Jeph Loeb and J Scott Campbell will be starting a run on Spiderman. That is awesome news. Too bad the run isn't suppossed to start till 2007. I guess they wanna start after all this civil war stuff is over. Still that is fucking awesome.
Just noticed while looking through the most recent issue of Wizard. Jeph Loeb and J Scott Campbell will be starting a run on Spiderman. That is awesome news. Too bad the run isn't suppossed to start till 2007. I guess they wanna start after all this civil war stuff is over. Still that is fucking awesome.
Which Spider-Man title?
Btw, can you people give me your thoughts on Jeph Loeb's Superman/Batman run?
Oh god, it's been so long since I last bough a comic. I've been saving up my money for an apartment. Luckily I still have a subscription to Wizard.
Right now I'm looking forward to "Tag & Bink Episode I - Revenge of the Clone Menace". The first Tag and Bink mini-series has got to be my favorite Star Wars series ever, and I hope this one doesn't dissapoint.
@Green:
Which Spider-Man title?
Btw, can you people give me your thoughts on Jeph Loeb's Superman/Batman run?
You know it didn't really say which title they were taking over. All I know is it is a 616 title and as far as the name goes I don't really care. They could call it "Spiderman and his Amazing friends in Barbie fun land" and I would probably still pick it up.
Hehehe, this'll end with a BANG.
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is that from Infinte crisis?
Current american favs
Transmetropolitan
Batman: Hush
Watchmen
Scud: The Disposable Assassin
New Avengers
Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
Hellboy
Cable & Deadpool
@Mr.:
Scud: The Disposable Assassin
I miss Scud so much. Utterly strange with spectacular art and some characters that were just beyond cool. Not to mention one of the best comic book quotes ever: "I am Ben Franklin! Master of sex and voodoo!" Schrab did awesome work.
@Green:
Heh, gang rape.
Can't wait! He is sooooo deserving.
@Green:
Yup, and so is this…
! http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1127/infinitecrisis74rb.jpg
Heh, gang rape.
That is a lot of Green.
Okay I am double posting, but that post was a couple of days ago and this is a semi new topic.
I picked up issue one of Marvel's civil war. Damn that was good. This really highlights one of the reason's I have always been a Marvel fan first and a DC second. Marvel comics always feel like they fit into our world better. They feel like this is what superhero's would be like if they were real. I loved the human aspect and I gotta say I love Captain America. I didn't always love him but since reading New Avenger's and now this, the man is awesome. I loved the scene with him and Hill. I also love how much better he is than the Ultimate version of Captain American. I cannot wait for the rest of this story.
Final question I am going to pose is to those following this story "Whose side are you on?" should all superhero's have to register and train to be superhero's. Should they be held accountable for their actions?
The Illuminati special got me really excited for Civil War and the first issue kicked much ass. I might break down and follow some more of the story through the other books (though there are like 100 books to the entire mess or something). Can't wait to see how some of this plays out. There should at least be some great matchups (Cap vs Tony for one). And it should be extra interesting when the Hulk gets back to Earth (I don't know if it happens during Civil War or after but either way it should be interesting).
Final question I am going to pose is to those following this story "Whose side are you on?" should all superhero's have to register and train to be superhero's. Should they be held accountable for their actions?
I can't decide. They should be held accountable for their actions, certainly. But should they be forced into being government employees? I don't think so. But they should be regulated in some form. There should be a legal framework in which they can work legally - either for the government or not - and if they choose to work outside of said framework and disregard the law then they deserve to be labeled as fugitives. They should be allowed to operate as private police or something like that. The problem is that it would take considerable time and effort to come up with a working system and there isn't the time for it. When there is some form of public uproar politicians act fast, not wisely.
Hmmmm… my answer to many things seems to be legalization and regulation. Also, I'm not giving it as much thought as I'd like and am talking out my ass (as usual). So, yeah, that's my two cents.
Also Ult Cap is an ass unless Ellis is writing. He's been pretty cool in Ultimate Extinction.
I picked up Civil War #1 today and I already am siding with Captain America's team.
While the true identities of superheroes may not be released to the public (which would be a bad idea seeing how people kicked the crap out of Johnny Storm, even though he had nothing to do with the Stamford Incident), but the records have to be stored somewhere, and no matter all of the security in the world, somehow, a villian will find a way to access some of those records and attack some loved ones. I am wary on that idea.
I additionally don't like the idea of all of the heroes becoming federal workers, meaning that alot of the heroes, like Daredevil, that stick up for the overlooked citizens will be caught up in too much beaucracy for them to do any real good. I can't stand that and it's sort of why I sided with Light in Death Note for he had a way to get around the illusion of justice that is wound up in so much red tape. (That and he later turned into a decent villian.)
But no matter what side we choose here, we can probably all agree that Commander Hill of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a bitch.
I can't wait for the second issue and I need to start getting all of the tie-ins to it.
Yeah issue one was pure awesome. I really love the politics of this. I mean I can see both side's point on this. I feel like I am siding with Cap just because it is Captain America almost. I mean I do agree with some of the more reasonable ideas on Tony's side of the fence I just know that it isn't as simple as the american people would like to make it. I see this as the first step in a government sponsored Super Hero army that would weed out any and all opposition. I am not seeing the checks and balance's here.
I picked up Civil War today and was blown away.
I'd side with Cap on this one. As much as I'd like to side with Spidey (who from the looks of the covers will be siding with Iron Man, but I think it's mainly due to Tony's new Spidey suit…), I gotta side with Cap here. He's Captain fucking America. He totally WHORED all those S.H.E.I.L.D. agents. And he understands what tradition means. Plus, it's not that easy for those who've gone their whole lives with a secret identity to just up and reveal themselves.
That's why I think the only reason Spidey's siding with Tony is for payback of the suit. He said it himself, his wife could be an easy target after his identity is revealed - hell, he had to deal with that all his life. Tony's probably going to guilt trip him into this. Hopefully, he'll have a change of heart, which would be a cool way for him to ditch the new Spider-digs.
Tony and all the others are being unreasonable here. They've been unmasked for a long time, so this whole thing wouldn't effect them very much. Hell, the FF pretty much are civil servants for the most part anyway...>_> There's more cons than pros to this whole superhero legislation thing.
I can't wait to see who complies with this whole thing. Not to mention, where the super-villians will play into all of this. If the heroes are fighting separate sides against each other, who's gonna deal with the villains? And what kind of controversey will arise during battles in which members from different sides meet in a fight with said villains? Oh the possibilities...
Watchmen >>>>> ALL now and forever
@The:
I picked up Civil War today and was blown away.
I'd side with Cap on this one. As much as I'd like to side with Spidey (who from the looks of the covers will be siding with Iron Man, but I think it's mainly due to Tony's new Spidey suit…), I gotta side with Cap here. He's Captain fucking America. He totally WHORED all those S.H.E.I.L.D. agents. And he understands what tradition means. Plus, it's not that easy for those who've gone their whole lives with a secret identity to just up and reveal themselves.
That's why I think the only reason Spidey's siding with Tony is for payback of the suit. He said it himself, his wife could be an easy target after his identity is revealed - hell, he had to deal with that all his life. Tony's probably going to guilt trip him into this. Hopefully, he'll have a change of heart, which would be a cool way for him to ditch the new Spider-digs.
Tony and all the others are being unreasonable here. They've been unmasked for a long time, so this whole thing wouldn't effect them very much. Hell, the FF pretty much are civil servants for the most part anyway...>_> There's more cons than pros to this whole superhero legislation thing.
I can't wait to see who complies with this whole thing. Not to mention, where the super-villians will play into all of this. If the heroes are fighting separate sides against each other, who's gonna deal with the villains? And what kind of controversey will arise during battles in which members from different sides meet in a fight with said villains? Oh the possibilities...
Yeah right about now I have one nagging question, where does the Sentry side? The answer to that question scares me a little. I really wanna know.
Yeah right about now I have one nagging question, where does the Sentry side? The answer to that question scares me a little. I really wanna know.
Yeah, seriously!! Where is he right now anyway? He just kinda comes and goes, who know, being unbalanced and all…
He could be a neutral party?
I almost wanna see him side with Tony, if Marvel is bringing Thor back. Just cause I wanna see that throw down. Although I think The Sentry would win in my opinion. And Damnit why isn't Cap in our Tournament Dude??!!!
I don't know…
Transmetropolitan > Watchmen
Do people here read non-superhero stuff, too? I think Fables is quite good, and Girl Genius is hilarious, although it recently moved to webcomic. For a superhero story I like Invincible, Kirkman's Image title.
And Damnit why isn't Cap in our Tournament Dude??!!!
He's NOT!? That's a travesty. We should put him in at the very end or something.
We will see what we can do about that. Stand up soldier. This tournament isn't over yet. DON!!!! Hah, although that might be a tad unfair.
Non-Civil-War:
himemiya, I totally agree on Girl Genius. The Foglios rule! And really, since it's online now anybody who hasn't been reading has no excuse not to be reading at least Girl Genius 101 which is really getting pretty far along these days. They should have somebody go back and color the b&w pages though.
I was kind of disappointed with the end of Infinite Crisis. Did not live up to my expectations and just seemed so much weaker coming out the same week as Civil War #1.
Civil War:
For some reason the Wiki for Civil War lists the Sentry as probably being for the SHR. It's really hard to say with him. He was voluntarily imprisoned, right? I suppose I can see him falling on the SHR side, but he's too messed up to be sure. I think I gotta side with The Dude on him not taking sides. He probably won't even take notice.
I'd love to see them send the government goon squad after him. Especially with Tony leading the charge.
I don't know how long ago (4 years maybe?) this is but I was wondering if anyone could help me with this one X-Men storyline.
I'm looking for where or when the storyline of Apocolypse starts gathering "The Twelve" for his plan or something, then he wants to channel all of the powers into Nate Grey only to be foiled by Cyclops taking Nate's place, then timelines get distorted.
Non-Civil-War:
himemiya, I totally agree on Girl Genius. The Foglios rule! And really, since it's online now anybody who hasn't been reading has no excuse not to be reading at least Girl Genius 101 which is really getting pretty far along these days. They should have somebody go back and color the b&w pages though.I was kind of disappointed with the end of Infinite Crisis. Did not live up to my expectations and just seemed so much weaker coming out the same week as Civil War #1.
Civil War:
For some reason the Wiki for Civil War lists the Sentry as probably being for the SHR. It's really hard to say with him. He was voluntarily imprisoned, right? I suppose I can see him falling on the SHR side, but he's too messed up to be sure. I think I gotta side with The Dude on him not taking sides. He probably won't even take notice.I'd love to see them send the government goon squad after him. Especially with Tony leading the charge.
Civil War Banners - Some real, some…. amusing
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/9607/captamer425x1008il7fl.jpg
See as far as the Sentry is concerned I think he is taking Tony's side just so they can set up the inevitable Sentry vs. Thor match up when Thor comes back and takes Cap's side. Drool…..
Question time, kiddies!
Whatever happened to Jeff Smith's Shazam project? To my knowledge, it never got released.
Not to steal the spotlight from the topic that's being discussed at the moment but I'm currently reading Ultimate Spider-Man & Street Fighter online and personally I think they're really good.
Yes Bendis Ultimate Spiderman is pretty good at certain points. I wasn't to thrilled with how they did Ultimate Carnage though. Although I loved the Blockbuster story arc, that revolved around them making a movie. That and the Arc where Wolverine and Spiderman switch bodies. That one was hilarious. I love the stuff with Peter and Kitty as well.
@Pass:
Question time, kiddies!
Whatever happened to Jeff Smith's Shazam project? To my knowledge, it never got released.
This is what happened. Still coming.
@Sandai:
Not to steal the spotlight from the topic that's being discussed at the moment but I'm currently reading Ultimate Spider-Man & Street Fighter online and personally I think they're really good.
I've only read fifteen or twenty issues of Ult Spidey but I've enjoyed it a lot. I have mixed feelings about the last few issues due to my feelings regarding Ult Deadpool, but I'm definitely enjoying it.
See as far as the Sentry is concerned I think he is taking Tony's side just so they can set up the inevitable Sentry vs. Thor match up when Thor comes back and takes Cap's side. Drool…..
That would be one hell of a fight. Not much of a Thor fan (though I love Ult Thor) but that's the kind of fight that even if I don't activitly follow the characters I would pick up with zero hesitation.
I wonder…. will the Sentry ever appear in the Ultimate universe?
Finally read the last issue of Infinite Crisis and the first issue of Civil War. Both were great issues.:happy:
Thanks, Normyk.
I just picked up Civil War, and my jaw has made itself comfortable on the floor. This is the kind of story that I've been waiting for for a long time. Everything is just done so perfectly. And Cap's escape from the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents is mind-numbingly awesome. So many possibilities. I cannot wait for the second issue to come out.
i posted this on another forum but you guys seem more able to answer it:
i heard that the cable i knew from the 90's, one of the strongest telepath's on the planet (would have been the best had it not been for that virus. How did he realize that he could use his powers to stop it, anyway?) has since become weak, how did that happen, if it did?
also, i dont really follow anything specific in comics, so the last thing i know about in the marvel universe was house of m and its after effects ( i am more of a x-men guy). I have heard good things about civil war but is it the kind of series i can just pick up or is there some backstory that goes with it? like a pre-arc kind of thing
R.I.P. (for now) KO-Scans
@gilrules2000:
i posted this on another forum but you guys seem more able to answer it:
i heard that the cable i knew from the 90's, one of the strongest telepath's on the planet (would have been the best had it not been for that virus. How did he realize that he could use his powers to stop it, anyway?) has since become weak, how did that happen, if it did?
Check the Wiki - it should help (not sure how much, though)
@gilrules2000:
also, i dont really follow anything specific in comics, so the last thing i know about in the marvel universe was house of m and its after effects ( i am more of a x-men guy). I have heard good things about civil war but is it the kind of series i can just pick up or is there some backstory that goes with it? like a pre-arc kind of thing
You can pick up Civil War 1 with no background and enjoy it. The New Avengers: Illuminati one shot is a good part of the 'Road to Civil War' but it is about the only thing I've read. There are a small number of books with the big fat 'Road to Civil War' banner on them, but I don't know what ones are worth reading.
You might also be interested to know that there is a Civil War: X-Men 4 issue mini series coming out as part of the whole mess.
thank you. Got all my questions answered
So I picked up the first two issue's of Moon Knight over the last couple of weeks. I was interested in the first issue and it was good but it didn't make me cream my pants. Probably because I got it the same day as civil war, however today I picked up issue two and I gotta say this is a really solid read. I mean it is just good. Has anyone else checked this thing out.
@normyk: I'm so pleased that Girl Genius is becoming more popular now that it's on the web (and actually keeping its schedule… stupid publishing mixups.)
But more than that, thanks for the news on Shazam; I had no idea Jeff Smith was involved in a Captain Marvel project. Sounds fun! My only experience with the character is the brief crossover that occurred with Starman, but it's an interesting concept. If you're going to give kids happy wannabe-superhero wish-fulfillment, might as well make it really obvious, right?
I read about Civil War, and it sounds so interesting it may get me to become a regular comic book reader. Right now I'm kind of siding with Iron Man, not because I agree with the SHR Act, but because Iron Man is one of my alltime favorites and I like the people on his side more.
all I have to say is WTF with the split of the Fantastic 4
So I picked up the first two issue's of Moon Knight over the last couple of weeks. I was interested in the first issue and it was good but it didn't make me cream my pants. Probably because I got it the same day as civil war, however today I picked up issue two and I gotta say this is a really solid read. I mean it is just good. Has anyone else checked this thing out.
Issues 2 was great! I couldn't belive what he did to that guys face. I just hope the pace picks up a little with the main story. All of the action is in the flashbacks.
Yeah I think that is kind of intentional. Like they want to break the character down, but they also don't want to go three issue's before he starts kickin ass so they have put the flashbacks in there for some action.
Well, Civil War is pretty much sold out in my town. Damn it.
I thumbed through House of M, and what a shitty ending. SCARLET BTICH TAKES EVERYONE'S POWERS AWAY.
I think it's a decent way to root out all of the shitty extras that no one cares about (Blob, Jubilee) but anything that Cyclops walks unscathed from is shit.
And Damnit why isn't Cap in our Tournament Dude??!!!
You think that letter on his head stands for France?!
Watchmen >>>>> ALL now and forever
Alan Moore > all others
Anyone reading Seven Soldiers of Victory? I'm following the trades (currently on the second) and I'm enjoying it. My favorite so far is the Manhatten Guardian. It's the closest thing we're going to get to a Grant Morrison-written Spider-Man.
Also, Scott Pilgrim is terrific. Volume 3 should be out this week.
Akumashogun was that a Nick Fury quote? I have heard that somewhere before.
Akumashogun was that a Nick Fury quote? I have heard that somewhere before.
It's a quote by Ultimate Captain America.
oh yeah, that's right. I like Ultimate's, although Ultimate Cap is a bit of an ass at time's. I am really looking forward to the end of the second run coming up.
