Oh man that Taskmaster mini is by the genius who wrote him in Daughters of the Dragon.
He was HILARIOUS in that book.
He was HILARIOUS in that book.
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COMICS!!! |OT| January 2020 | A Barely-Thought-Out Depressoverse
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Announced by Coates years in advance and fell apart over time.
Yo this is dope
yeah! hype! omnibus day! wait oh god something's gone wrong
tbh it's not that bad until you get to omnibus 2
"Green Arrow, Talia Al Ghul, the Question and Lois Lane"
I like it!
e: And yeah. Link to news. Don't make people look it up.
The longer I read comics the less I have a favorite period. My least favorite is definitely the mid 2000's--that period from 2004 or so to 2007 was really meh. Civil War and Identity Crisis and One Year Later and it's just a ton of misses. My second least favorite, actually, is probably right now.
Make no mistake, there's a ton of GREAT comics that come out. But the diversity makes it so that every comic isn't for me. Now that's a GOOD thing, because it means there are more comics for other people. But for me personally there are just in general, fewer comics to read. There was a time when my list of favorite writers were everywhere: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Gail Simone, Kurt Busiek, Peter David, more. The 90's and 2000's saw those people all over the place.
But these days most of those writers have a diminished presence in comics as they work on other things. There's a handful of people there who could take their place: Al Ewing, James Tynion, Kieron Gillen...and that's about it. It's a lot more empty. Occasionally I'll find something really solid like Gwenpool or New Super-Man, but they'll do that one book then they're off writing mini-series or something.
In the end, this is probably fine. I've wanted time to read more old comics. I made my way through a number of seminal 90's comics, but there's stuff from the 70's and 80's I still need to finish. Wrap up the rest of the Legion. Finish all of Iron Man volume 1. Finish Claremont's X-Men, Byrne's Fantastic Four, and PAD's Incredible Hulk. I love Wonder Woman so I wanna finish the second volume--at least get through the beginning. I should probably figure out what in DC was worth reading in the 70's and 80's, lol.
I certainly don't think comics aren't for me now just because there's more women, queer people, and people of color--especially since I'm two of those things (or like, one and a half?)--I just think right now comics are going through a phase that doesn't align with my interests. That doesn't last long. For all I know 5G is smarter than I think and it winds up being awesome, or Marvel will suddenly bring up a ton of amazing series and then I'm only reading modern comics again.
way ahead of you. i've had vol. 2 for like 5 months now.
i think i've actually finished my in-print amazing spider-man omnibus collection now, with both ben reilly and clone saga vol 1 on the way. now i just have to actually read them all...
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Freezasaurus I finished Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction vol 7. oh....noooooooooooooo....oh...no.
Take the gun from Ontan ffs. If they hurt Ontan ill flip.
Also she's a time traveller?????
Also she's a time traveller?????
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Alot of it yes.
Freeza I can't take these revelations
EDIT : Also is it really behind if you are caught up on the English releases.
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Michael Lark can barely hit a quarterly schedule and you want and ongoing?
Don't be jealous of my brother. Trust me. Although he'll probably have a good amount of money from his restaurant one day...
Ehhh..... it's behind if you're just now reading an English volume that came out in October, yes.
Vol.8 not until June? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck
I love young Cable and Noto, so I'm there. He deserves better than Fallen Angels. I don't understand why he has Magik's sword but I like it.This shit is gonna be stupid but fun
Awesome, I was wondering why we haven't been seeing much Nightcrawler. I'm glad Alan Davis is back for this.That Marvel stream announced a new Nightcrawler book by Hickman
This. He already wrote an awesome Spider-Man in FF.
God no. JJ already did the worst SW movie. It would break me to see him touch any X-Men or FF characters.
way ahead of you. i've had vol. 2 for like 5 months now.
i think i've actually finished my in-print amazing spider-man omnibus collection now, with both ben reilly and clone saga vol 1 on the way. now i just have to actually read them all...
I don't know if you were in this thread when I read through the whole thing and posted my impressions but honestly removed the from the historical context (of taking over THREE WHOLE YEARS) the Clone Saga + Ben Reilly Saga is mostly... fine. There's some real trash in there, particularly towards the end of the Clone Saga part and the end of the Ben Reilly saga and the Norman Osborn retcon is a complete disaster but I don't know, it didn't live up to it's infamous rep to me. Of course I'm not reading it as it's slooooooowly moving in the 90s. Which is the actual main problem, it's stupid long.
Real talk: Reading that John Byrne omnibus you must own because you hate good things will produce more pain than any of the individual Clone Saga/Ben Reilly ominubuses will. THAT is the true nadir of 90s Spider-Man.
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He took some time off to write Downfall. Its out sooner
hahah the buildup for the byrne omnibus is driving me crazy. it'll def be a while before i get to it tho.
Valeria who?
Valeria... von Doom.
You getting the Silver Surfer reprint? That's the next one I am excited for.
Punisher: Soviet is fantastic so far.
I agree with you about the greatness of those years. I whish more Marvel series would go back to that mix of classic capes and modernity.
I am not so sure about the coloring. Just like old games were meant to be played with scanlines, (most) old comics were meant to be printed on cheap, low quality paper that darkened the colors. I feel that this has changed our perception of early 90s art (or before) because we read them on the wrong "type" of paper. Sort of like a GBA game lol
David's run is one of the best superhero comics ever made. It should be mandatory to buy a collected edition.
I agree with you about the greatness of those years. I whish more Marvel series would go back to that mix of classic capes and modernity.
I am not so sure about the coloring. Just like old games were meant to be played with scanlines, (most) old comics were meant to be printed on cheap, low quality paper that darkened the colors. I feel that this has changed our perception of early 90s art (or before) because we read them on the wrong "type" of paper. Sort of like a GBA game lol
David's run is one of the best superhero comics ever made. It should be mandatory to buy a collected edition.
I doubt it, but we'll see. I need to try a couple of issues to see if I'm into it.
Any Peter David stuff I've read has been great, and I've heard tons of good stuff about this Hulk run.
In the mood for Hulk while waiting for new Immortal Hulk trades and everyone seems to say David's is one the best Hulk runs.
What Spidey collections do you all have? And have you actually read any of the Spidey Omnis yet?
It is. You will not be disappointed. Just keep in mind that it changes wildly between tones, to the point that it would feel like five different runs if it were not by some of David's meta humor, quirks and themes being present throughout it.
I'm excited FOR it! It's probably the one I'm most looking forward to.
It is such a good book. Are you getting the Wolverine reprint or do you already have it? That is a stellar book too.
I think I'm most excited for the new Miles omnibus.
I doubt I will get the Wolverine book, but never say never. As you probably know I'm more of a DC guy, so I have to budget for some of their books if they actually come out.
I'm still mad at DC for cancelling the Hush omnibus but I have a bunch of shit on order from them
Man, I'm tempted to get the David Hulk omnibus but that's a big commitment for a run I haven't read any of. 130+ issues? That's at least 2 more omnibuses. My only real experience with it is Future Imperfect, which I have read and enjoyed, but didn't blow me away.
For Marvel my plans are pretty much just Uncanny X-Force, the Silver Surfer reprint, and Ultimates because I'm trash. Also the last Timely's Greatest volume because I already bought the other three and I may as well burn all my money consistently.
For Marvel my plans are pretty much just Uncanny X-Force, the Silver Surfer reprint, and Ultimates because I'm trash. Also the last Timely's Greatest volume because I already bought the other three and I may as well burn all my money consistently.
just what's been in print over the last 7-8 months. i've got The Amazing Spider-Man Ominbus Vol. 1 and 4, The Amazin Spider-Man by David Michelinie + Todd McFarlane, Spider-Man by David Michelinie + Erik Larsen, Spider-Man: The Clone Saga 1+2, te Ben Reilly Omnibus, Spider-Man by John Byrne, and The Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Vol. 1. The only two that I've read so far are the Stan Lee Vol. 4 and JMS Vol. 1.
Other than the Stan Lee Vol. 1, I'm planning on reading the others in a run as much as I'm able.
Not sure what is on my DC list this year. Maybe Simone WW and Byrne Doom Patrol and Nancy Collins' Swamp Thing.
I like X-Men, New Mutants, and Marauders. I DO NOT like Fallen Angels.
This is really well said. I don't know that I have a singular favorite era of comics either, but I do have favorite runs from all across the spectrum. Like I have pretty much zero interest in Barry Allen Flash comics outside of the sheer ridiculousness of the Silver Age (the way Barry discovers Earth 2 in the Flash of Two Worlds issue is hilarious). The only era I really don't get into is the Golden Age, otherwise I can read and enjoy comics from any era.
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