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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 1, 2016 7:29:09 GMT -5
I feel the exact same way with New 52 and DC You. I liked what I saw, but it had so much squandered potiential that it was really hard for me to enjoy it overall. I am extremely hopeful for Rebirth though, I've heard nothing but good things and all the various previews look like a true return to form
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Post by Spike-X on Jun 1, 2016 16:52:40 GMT -5
I finished the Chew Omnivore Edition vol 3 (HC collecting issues 21-30 plus extras) a couple days ago. This is a great fun comic with some really original ideas. Probably not for the squeamish, although the wonderfully cartoony art of Rob Guillory softens the more graphic scenes somewhat.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 1, 2016 17:18:41 GMT -5
I finished the Chew Omnivore Edition vol 3 (HC collecting issues 21-30 plus extras) a couple days ago. This is a great fun comic with some really original ideas. Probably not for the squeamish, although the wonderfully cartoony art of Rob Guillory softens the more graphic scenes somewhat. I've fairly recently re-read it up to date. It's ending soon. Really interesting, different and fun book. |
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Post by Spike-X on Jun 1, 2016 19:58:17 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the story, when finances allow.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2016 2:55:01 GMT -5
I was really wondering about Rom and kinda happy to find out that they appearantly can use the Dire Wraiths (weird that Marvel is still using them if they are part of the initial toy) because I thought that the Rom license only included Rom himself and the new series would have to build up everything from scratch. I liked the Nightly News a lot, certainly better than Transhuman, Red Wing or Pax Romana, but East of West is my favourite work by Hickman so far. Wicked+Divine: I finally gotten around to getting the first 3 trades and reading them. Still like Phonogram better, but I really like this series. Has anyone done which artist each god is (I mean Baal is based on Kanye West, Innara on Prince, Woden is Daft Punk and Lucifer is David Bowie as far as I can see, but anybody have any ideas on the rest?) And the Fix #2 was still as funny as issue 1. Apparently the name Dire Wraiths was mentioned in the initial press material Parker Brothers developed and released for the toy line, and it mentions that they got their power from sorcery and infiltrate the population of planets, so it was part of the ROM material Parker Brothers sold and usable by IDW. How they were developed from that in the Marvel Comics was Mantlo's doing. However I don't think the name Dire Wraiths was ever trademarked by either Parker Brothers or Marvel, so it is available for both to use. -M I found the initial Rom promo commercial which predates the Marvel license of the character-it prominently uses Dire Wraiths as part of the backstory... so it's pretty clear they weren't a Marvel creation-how Marvel keeps using them, I don't know. However, my enthusiasm for the IDW stuff has been greatly diminished by the announcement of the Hasbro-line wide cross-over even they are doing leading to...wait for it...new #1s for all the titles (Micros are only on #2 and Rom #1 isn't even out yet but already both are getting new #1s...sheesh, Marvelitis anyone. I could care less about the numbering, but I am not thrilled with the let's build a Hasbro shared universe sandbox for the comics (and looks like for their movies too) groundwork they are doing with this. I go outside Marvel and DC looking to avoid such shared sandboxes, so we'll see how much this hampers my enjoyment of the boos and whether I stay with them or not. -M |
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Post by Dizzy D on Jun 2, 2016 3:29:06 GMT -5
Hasbro shared universe did get us Scioli's Transformers/GI Joe, so that makes up for a lot.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 5, 2016 22:30:59 GMT -5
Anyone else read Batman/TMNT? I had saved it for when all of them came out, so I could read them all at once... boy, did they do a great job. The story was logical, and everyone was pretty much in character. Sure, Batman was a little less dark than usual, but I like it that way, so that was fine.
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Post by Trevor on Jun 5, 2016 22:47:41 GMT -5
Anyone else read Batman/TMNT? I had saved it for when all of them came out, so I could read them all at once... boy, did they do a great job. The story was logical, and everyone was pretty much in character. Sure, Batman was a little less dark than usual, but I like it that way, so that was fine. I got the first issue from ComicBlock and liked it, but went ahead and ordered the collection instead of the other singles. It should arrive soon iirc. |
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Post by tingramretro on Jun 6, 2016 1:55:11 GMT -5
Just read the latest issues of all four of Titan's ongoing Doctor Who titles. The Twelfth Doctor is very definitely the best of the bunch, right now, but they're all pretty good. And I do like how Titan are giving a lot of relatively untried artists a chance.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 6, 2016 12:02:23 GMT -5
I read the first Shaft mini-series by David Walker and Bilquis Evely, published by Dynamite. Dynamite is probably my second favorite publisher right now, after Image. The down-side to their books tends to be that the art is not up to par with the writing and certainly not with the covers. But they do a lot of fun stuff with a lot of great characters. This is a really good book. That said...this isn't Richard Roundtree's Shaft. For a couple of reasons. Most importantly, Walker is drawing from Ernest Tidyman's novels, rather than the films. And second, this is an origin story, of sorts. We get a look into John Shaft's background and we see the events that lead to him being a P.I. So this is a much younger Shaft...but he's still a bad Mutha. It's the atmosphere as much as the story that really drives this book. It's clear that Walker has done his homework and this is a different world than the one we live in today. It feels like 50 years ago. Italian wise-guys and black mobsters are mixing it up. To be honest, the plot of the book is the weakest part. The dialogue is excellent. The characters, especially the narrator (the bad mutha) are interesting. The art is very good by Dynamite standards and the coloring stands out as good and helpful to the story. The plot...well it's pretty pedestrian. And it unfolds a little slowly, though I guess that's to be expected in a time of decompression. But it's a very good book and I highly recommend it.   |
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 6, 2016 13:29:17 GMT -5
In regards to Dynamite's interiors being a little weak, they remind me in a way of the original Valiant post-Shooter and BWS, where the story was good but the art could have been better in some cases.
I meant that in a good way, and also like some of Dynamite's stuff, esp their pulp characters.
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Post by Trevor on Jun 6, 2016 15:12:47 GMT -5
I just read the first two issues of IDW's new Micronauts series. I'm biased, but in both directions if that makes sense. The Marvel series was one of my first loves and a key cog in my lifetime of collecting. So I'm biased to hate anything that can't be the same as it was; and they don't have the license to the Marvel parts of the concept, which were key to the greatness of it. But I'm also biased to want new content, so perhaps will be too forgiving.
So far, I'm cautiously optimistic. The non-human artwork is lovely and evokes the toys well for me. The story seems to be setting up a potentially good universe, and I'm definitely in for the ride this time.
The Devils Due and Image attempts of the 90s/00s didn't grab me, although I do need to give them a fairer shot someday.
The writer for this new series, Collen Bunn, looks to be a good fit, as he grew up loving the toys and early Marvel comics.
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Post by earl on Jun 6, 2016 20:40:57 GMT -5
The first couple issues of Brian Wood and Garry Brown's Black Road has been a good read. If you liked Wood's Northlanders, this is of the same ilk except a long going series seemingly based around the subtitled "Magnus the Black Mystery" central character.
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Post by String on Jun 6, 2016 21:24:55 GMT -5
The first couple issues of Brian Wood and Garry Brown's Black Road has been a good read. If you liked Wood's Northlanders, this is of the same ilk except a long going series seemingly based around the subtitled "Magnus the Black Mystery" central character. Northlanders was a fantastic series but I didn't know about this new series from Woods. Thanks for the heads up. I've heard good reviews of Batman/TMNT elsewhere too. It's strange, you'd think a team-up of these two character(s) would have happened before now. Still, will have to check that out too. First issue of The Shadow: the Death of Margo Lane by Matt Wagner has been released. I've never read all that much of the Shadow (though I liked the movie) but I've really enjoyed these stories crafted by Wagner. You can tell his love for the character and pulps in general, his art and sense of layout is still top-notch and the coloring is really vibrant. Great start to this new mini. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 7, 2016 0:01:58 GMT -5
Dynamite is probably my second favorite publisher right now, after Image. The down-side to their books tends to be that the art is not up to par with the writing and certainly not with the covers. But they do a lot of fun stuff with a lot of great characters. I've mentioned this before, but while I like the types of books that Dynamite puts out (love me some fun and gritty pulps), their business practices leave a lot to be desired. I was really incensed about their lawsuit with Hermes Press over who had the rights to publish adaptations of Lee Falk's The Phantom (a character that I've adored for as long as I can rightly recall, same with Captain America, Captain Marvel/Shazam, and Green Lantern) They've done stuff like this before, suing others into the ground and claiming that they have the "rights" to publish something when they don't It's really, really fucking scummy |
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