Who is the best ongoing artist right now?

  • Jorge Jimenez (Batman, Nemesis)

    Votes: 21 36.8%
  • Dan Mora (Batman/Superman : Worlds Finest , Once and Future)

    Votes: 14 24.6%
  • Bruno Redondo (Nightwing)

    Votes: 8 14.0%
  • Valerio Schiti (S.W.O.R.D, A.X.E)

    Votes: 14 24.6%

  • Total voters
    57
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hipsterpants

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I heard the words Green Lantern and felt summoned. So as it turns out, the last writer of Green Lantern has been talking about his run on Patreon. Turns out, the DC editors had some big, dumb plan for DC Cosmic. And part of that included blowing up the Central Power Battery (ugh), and getting rid of all the human Green Lanterns except for Hal and Jo.

Jesus Christ lmao. And it all ended up as a 12 issues bomba book.

I've been thinking about Dark Crisis and how much it feels like a rushed event, and I think it's because DC mishandled so much of their line and needed a reason for a relaunch.
 

kmfdmpig

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Jesus Christ lmao. And it all ended up as a 12 issues bomba book.

I've been thinking about Dark Crisis and how much it feels like a rushed event, and I think it's because DC mishandled so much of their line and needed a reason for a relaunch.
It sure seems that way. The 5G last minute change/cancellation likely ruined a lot of their longer term plans. Getting to a new status quo likely cleans up some of that downside.
 

SageShinigami

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Jesus Christ lmao. And it all ended up as a 12 issues bomba book.

I've been thinking about Dark Crisis and how much it feels like a rushed event, and I think it's because DC mishandled so much of their line and needed a reason for a relaunch.

I'm still not sure Green Lantern was "canceled" so much as DC shelved it until they finish with Dark Crisis.
 

tim1138

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Getting rid of as in killing? That sounds very dumb. Jessica Cruz is a legitimately great new character. John Stewart is cool, although he wasn't in the most recent run, IMO. Kyle is fine. Guy is always fun to have around. Simon Baz never really hit for me, but that doesn't mean he should be killed up when he could be built up instead.

Blowing up the central power battery is dumb and has happened many times in the past.

While I sympathize with the writer as that sounds like bad editorial mandates I also think the writer didn't do a great job of writing a coherent and interesting book. It felt like silly John Stewart fanfic at times and at its best was middling.

The only good things that came out of the last run was Yellow Lantern Jessica Cruz (which wasn't even Thorne and was a Ryan Cady thing) and the last issue that brought back all the other Corps. If I was relaunching the line I'd roll Kyle back to being the White Lantern, keep Cruz Yellow, have the Earth GLs be Jo, Baz, John, and I guess Hal. There'd be a GLC book and a Tales of the Corps anthology to cover the rest. Oh and kill Guy I guess? I dunno, fuck Guy 😂
 

kmfdmpig

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The only good things that came out of the last run was Yellow Lantern Jessica Cruz (which wasn't even Thorne and was a Ryan Cady thing) and the last issue that brought back all the other Corps. If I was relaunching the line I'd roll Kyle back to being the White Lantern, keep Cruz Yellow, have the Earth GLs be Jo, Baz, John, and I guess Hal. There'd be a GLC book and a Tales of the Corps anthology to cover the rest. Oh and kill Guy I guess? I dunno, fuck Guy 😂
I alternately love Guy or love to hate him. Good writers keep him interesting enough that he should be around, IMO.
 

tim1138

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I alternately love Guy or love to hate him. Good writers keep him interesting enough that he should be around, IMO.

I'm reading Human Target on the DC sub and I laughed out loud at Guy's fate when I read that page. I'm super over King in general but his characterization of Guy was spot on.
 

kmfdmpig

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I'm reading Human Target on the DC sub and I laughed out loud at Guy's fate when I read that page. I'm super over King in general but his characterization of Guy was spot on.
King has become more hit and miss for me, but Supergirl was amazing. I'm a bit over the old song lyrics, however. I am looking forward to the Gotham Year One mini.
 

tim1138

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King has become more hit and miss for me, but Supergirl was amazing. I'm a bit over the old song lyrics, however. I am looking forward to the Gotham Year One mini.

I loved the art in Supergirl but thought the story was pretty bad. But that's King now, you either love it or hate it
 

Porl

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I'm reading Human Target on the DC sub and I laughed out loud at Guy's fate when I read that page. I'm super over King in general but his characterization of Guy was spot on.
I dunno, i admit i haven't read that much Guy besides the Johns, Tomasi and post-Rebirth runs, and i get that King wanted That Archetype and out of all the characters he picked the one that was more of an asshole

But also grabbing the guy with an abusive father and turning him into basically the same just doesn't seem right to me
 

tim1138

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I dunno, i admit i haven't read that much Guy besides the Johns, Tomasi and post-Rebirth runs, and i get that King wanted That Archetype and out of all the characters he picked the one that was more of an asshole

But also grabbing the guy with an abusive father and turning him into basically the same just doesn't seem right to me

I don't disagree with any of that, I just hate Guy.
 

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kmfdmpig

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So Task Force Z was a prequel ?
You have no closure, I thought they were at least going to make Jason and Bruce talk about the whole operation (Fiasco ?) not make him run away without answers.
Is the book ending, and is there a planned followup if so? I've been enjoying the earlier issues but just naturally fell off by #6.

I actually think I liked it more than Johns run at the same time. I've always felt that Tomasi was a bit underrated as his Batman and Robin was quite good as well (two great runs overshadowed by bigger runs by more famous writers).
I agree. Tomasi's GLC run was actually far better than Johns' GL run, IMO. That's how you do a GL book.
 

hipsterpants

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I would've honestly preferred JRJR on today's ASM. Dragotta straight up made Peter look like an alien lol.

I really liked the first half of the issue but then it became pretty bleh and predictable. Oh well.
 

kmfdmpig

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Oct 25, 2017
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Guy is the best lantern
He is pretty great. More often than not I find Kyle, John and Hal to be too prototypically heroic and perfect, which is boring.
Jo is great, Jessica is interesting and Guy, when written either as an arrogant ass or as a brusque brawler with heart is interesting.
Back in the day Soranik was cool as well but they kind of ruined her.
 

KtotheRoc

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He is pretty great. More often than not I find Kyle, John and Hal to be too prototypically heroic and perfect, which is boring.
Jo is great, Jessica is interesting and Guy, when written either as an arrogant ass or as a brusque brawler with heart is interesting.
Back in the day Soranik was cool as well but they kind of ruined her.

Poor Simon Baz is so overlooked he isn't even referenced in this post talking about the human GLs.

(Alan is also unmentioned, but he isn't technically a part of the GLC.)
 

kmfdmpig

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Poor Simon Baz is so overlooked he isn't even referenced in this post talking about the human GLs.

(Alan is also unmentioned, but he isn't technically a part of the GLC.)
Simon was almost ok when he and Jessica were sharing a book. Mostly he's just incredibly boring and lame. The gun and lack of personality doomed him from the start.
Alan is great but as you say I consider him separate from the rest both due to his powers being different and his ties to JSA rather than GLC.
 

Rhaknar

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Thor and Carol are dead? like dead dead? or "dead but the x-men will bring them back even tho they aren't mutants because lol ressurrection" dead?

Event sounds like a bloodbath either way since
Mags is also dead.
 

Porl

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Thor and Carol are dead? like dead dead? or "dead but the x-men will bring them back even tho they aren't mutants because lol ressurrection" dead?

Event sounds like a bloodbath either way since
Mags is also dead.
Like 90% of the marvel heroes are dead, obviously it won't stay that way. But Erik's one might stick.
 
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I won't stand for people attacking Rossmo in this fuckin thread
 
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