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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 30, 2016 8:56:37 GMT -5
I hadn't noticed it but you're right. "Batgirl" and "Batgirl and the Birds of Prey" do seem to be taking place in different DC continuities.
I'd like to see James Gordon Jr. return before too long. And how about a rematch with the Killer Moth?
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 31, 2016 0:20:08 GMT -5
The Super Titles look pretty good, but I'm getting Doom Patrol now, along with all Valiant titles and a couple things here and there, like Black Hammer and sale stuff too.
Will definitely pony up for LSH, JSA, or Shazam and maybe Freedom Fighters.
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 19, 2016 23:10:42 GMT -5
When I said I was going to make it a monthly thing to make fun of bad James Robinson dialogue in Squadron Supreme, I was (mostly) kidding. But as I was reading Squadron Supreme #13, I came across some dialogue for Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch, that was cringe-inducing. Blur and Thundra have been captured by S.H.I.E.L.D and are being transported in the heli-carrier. Blur muses: "So what's next for us?" Hammond is standing there with his hands behind his back, doing absolutely nothing. And he says: I'M SORRY. WERE YOU TALKING TO ME? Blur answers that he was just wondering what would happen to him and Thundra. The next step. Hammond seems to forget that he was the one who asked Blur if he was talking to him and he responds in a caustic manner: HERES A NOTION. HOW ABOUT THAT NEXT STEP BEING YOU STOP TALKING? Which prompts a long conversation over most of the next two pages where Hammond seems to have totally forgotten that he wanted Blur to shut up. (He also says "Oh. She speaks." when Thundra finally gets her one line of dialogue in this issue.) Jim Hammond is an android and one of the first super-powered beings in the Marvel Universe. He has been portrayed as a bit of a smart-ass in several incarnations. But I don't remember him ever being a smug, condescending, charmless wanker who's not too bright. He's an android. Here's a chance to examine what that's like for Jim Hammond, a human-appearing character who's actually an artificial human being. But James Robinson doesn't want to look at that. He thinks James Hammond is an arrogant, entitled, self-centered frat boy who thinks he's witty and charming but is actually a cruel jerk - for absolutely no reason. And he's also kind of stupid and random. First he asks Blur if he's talking to him. Then he tells him to stop talking. Then they engage in a conversation that goes on and on. And he has to be snarky to Thundra for no reason. A huge missed opportunity for James Robinson. If he wants to make Jim Hammond a jerk for some reason, fine. But here, Hammond isn't just a jerk, he's a total ass who isn't very smart. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 20, 2016 16:26:56 GMT -5
I hadn't noticed it but you're right. "Batgirl" and "Batgirl and the Birds of Prey" do seem to be taking place in different DC continuities. I'd like to see James Gordon Jr. return before too long. And how about a rematch with the Killer Moth? I don't think it's a case of different continuities so much as Birds of Prey takes place after Batgirl eventually gets back to Burnside. It's frustrating that the Birds of Prey that was developing at the end of the Burnside run didn't take but the fact that it isn't mentioned doesn't mean it never happened. |
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Post by hondobrode on Nov 20, 2016 23:03:44 GMT -5
When I said I was going to make it a monthly thing to make fun of bad James Robinson dialogue in Squadron Supreme, I was (mostly) kidding. But as I was reading Squadron Supreme #13, I came across some dialogue for Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch, that was cringe-inducing. Blur and Thundra have been captured by S.H.I.E.L.D and are being transported in the heli-carrier. Blur muses: "So what's next for us?" Hammond is standing there with his hands behind his back, doing absolutely nothing. And he says: I'M SORRY. WERE YOU TALKING TO ME? Blur answers that he was just wondering what would happen to him and Thundra. The next step. Hammond seems to forget that he was the one who asked Blur if he was talking to him and he responds in a caustic manner: HERES A NOTION. HOW ABOUT THAT NEXT STEP BEING YOU STOP TALKING? Which prompts a long conversation over most of the next two pages where Hammond seems to have totally forgotten that he wanted Blur to shut up. (He also says "Oh. She speaks." when Thundra finally gets her one line of dialogue in this issue.) Jim Hammond is an android and one of the first super-powered beings in the Marvel Universe. He has been portrayed as a bit of a smart-ass in several incarnations. But I don't remember him ever being a smug, condescending, charmless wanker who's not too bright. He's an android. Here's a chance to examine what that's like for Jim Hammond, a human-appearing character who's actually an artificial human being. But James Robinson doesn't want to look at that. He thinks James Hammond is an arrogant, entitled, self-centered frat boy who thinks he's witty and charming but is actually a cruel jerk - for absolutely no reason. And he's also kind of stupid and random. First he asks Blur if he's talking to him. Then he tells him to stop talking. Then they engage in a conversation that goes on and on. And he has to be snarky to Thundra for no reason. A huge missed opportunity for James Robinson. If he wants to make Jim Hammond a jerk for some reason, fine. But here, Hammond isn't just a jerk, he's a total ass who isn't very smart. Thank you for posting this. One of the few Marvels I was interested in but I'll save my money, time and frustration by avoiding this. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 21, 2016 1:08:11 GMT -5
When I said I was going to make it a monthly thing to make fun of bad James Robinson dialogue in Squadron Supreme, I was (mostly) kidding. But as I was reading Squadron Supreme #13, I came across some dialogue for Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch, that was cringe-inducing. Blur and Thundra have been captured by S.H.I.E.L.D and are being transported in the heli-carrier. Blur muses: "So what's next for us?" Hammond is standing there with his hands behind his back, doing absolutely nothing. And he says: I'M SORRY. WERE YOU TALKING TO ME? Blur answers that he was just wondering what would happen to him and Thundra. The next step. Hammond seems to forget that he was the one who asked Blur if he was talking to him and he responds in a caustic manner: HERES A NOTION. HOW ABOUT THAT NEXT STEP BEING YOU STOP TALKING? Which prompts a long conversation over most of the next two pages where Hammond seems to have totally forgotten that he wanted Blur to shut up. (He also says "Oh. She speaks." when Thundra finally gets her one line of dialogue in this issue.) Jim Hammond is an android and one of the first super-powered beings in the Marvel Universe. He has been portrayed as a bit of a smart-ass in several incarnations. But I don't remember him ever being a smug, condescending, charmless wanker who's not too bright. He's an android. Here's a chance to examine what that's like for Jim Hammond, a human-appearing character who's actually an artificial human being. But James Robinson doesn't want to look at that. He thinks James Hammond is an arrogant, entitled, self-centered frat boy who thinks he's witty and charming but is actually a cruel jerk - for absolutely no reason. And he's also kind of stupid and random. First he asks Blur if he's talking to him. Then he tells him to stop talking. Then they engage in a conversation that goes on and on. And he has to be snarky to Thundra for no reason. A huge missed opportunity for James Robinson. If he wants to make Jim Hammond a jerk for some reason, fine. But here, Hammond isn't just a jerk, he's a total ass who isn't very smart. Thank you for posting this. One of the few Marvels I was interested in but I'll save my money, time and frustration by avoiding this. It's pretty bad on a number of levels. Most of the rest of the issue is Hyperion and Doctor Spectrum in a phantom-like state as they travel through time and witness the moment when Hyperion punched Namor and literally knocked his head off. Almost nothing happens in this issue aside from Jim Hammond being a jerk for no reason, Thundra saying one line, and Hyperion and Doctor Spectrum as time-phantoms watching events. At the very end, a time-phantom version of Namor shows up! I still get it because ... well, there's a few weird reasons. I like bagging on James Robinson. It's kind of fun. I'd like to meet him. I'd tell him how awesome he was writing the Shade ... and then I'd start asking him what he was thinking on just about everything else he ever wrote. I like seeing all the characters he brings in. This is mostly for the art. And I was on the verge of actually liking the issues in the Great Refuge. Thundra. I adore Thundra. I'm pretty sure Robinson is NOT the writer to make her interesting or relevant for modern comics. Maybe another writer will take over? And another reason I still get it is that I don't think it will last past issue 20 and I always get annoyed if I quit getting a comic and then it's canceled three or four issues later and I usually wish I had stuck around to have the whole set. But probably the Number One reason I still read it ... Bad Super-Hero Comics are part of the hobby. I usually collect one book that is really not very good, and Squadron Supreme is that book right now. The cover for #14 is very intriguing. It's probably still bad but maybe it will be wonderfully stupid like a low-budget Bela Lugosi movie. |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Nov 22, 2016 14:42:42 GMT -5
I know its not new new but Ive started rereading the return of Thor in the Straczynski and Coipel run. I had a hardcover of the first arc and just bought the 2nd arc while on holiday this weekend. This is absolutely pitch perfect and has started me thinking. IMHO Thor may well be the best written(and drawn) superhero book over the last 7 or 8 years. The consistency over that time, across multiple writers has been fantastic. I love what JMS and Aaron have done with the character and the dialogue has been some of the best month to month, almost without fail.
"It is not for the Gods to decide whether or not Man exists, it is for Man to decide if the Gods exist."
"Miles and miles of miles and miles."
Hell even the opening 5 page sequence...
"I have dreamed such dreams. I was a man dreaming I was a God. I was a God dreaming I was a man. I have known passion. I have known loss. I have known the stars. I have known failure. I have known pain. I have known war. And the end of all things. And then I... and then I... and then we... went to sleep. And went away. And were no more."
I know some here love to hate on Foster as Thor but Im loving that too.
As an aside, the current trend of alternate heroes, Foster Thor, Iron Man, FalCap(Sam has been ok everywhere except for his own book where he is so ineffectual as to be worthless) etc have generally been well done and I see no problem with the concepts. Ive thought for a long time that its too unbelievable for one person to have been THAT hero for so long, that they should pass the mantle on, however the let down is that they always bring the original back. Dick as Batman should have stuck, Wally as Flash was the best the character ever was or will be, and though I prefer him, Hal should never have come back(though my beloved Legion needs to reboot to the mid 80s version and disregard all the repetitive crap that came after ).
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 28, 2016 18:09:26 GMT -5
The next two weeks, only one of my regular comics (Black Widow #8) has a new issue coming out, so I was thinking of trying a new comic. I looked at Squirrel Girl a few weeks ago and I did not like the art. And about a month ago, I looked through Harley Quinn and Harley had a Mohawk and seemed to be in a punk band. And that was just too dumb for me.
I'd prefer a Marvel comic because I'm not reading much Marvel right now. Just Black Widow (which is great) and Squadron Supreme (which is not great).
I was specifically thinking about trying Hellcat because I like the covers. And also Doctor Strange. It's been a very long time since I read Doctor Strange regularly. The 1980s, probably.
Does anybody know what these two comics are like? Feel free to make other suggestions.
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Post by Spike-X on Nov 29, 2016 1:15:11 GMT -5
I read the first few issues of the current Doctor Strange. I liked 'em enough to be interested in picking up the tpb when I see it.
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Post by The Cheat on Nov 29, 2016 16:11:00 GMT -5
The next two weeks, only one of my regular comics (Black Widow #8) has a new issue coming out, so I was thinking of trying a new comic. I looked at Squirrel Girl a few weeks ago and I did not like the art. Squirrel Girl is hilarious, probably my favourite Marvel book at the minute. A surprisingly dense read too every month. Give it a try, I think you'll know pretty quickly whether it's your thing or not. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 29, 2016 16:28:38 GMT -5
The next two weeks, only one of my regular comics (Black Widow #8) has a new issue coming out, so I was thinking of trying a new comic. I looked at Squirrel Girl a few weeks ago and I did not like the art. And about a month ago, I looked through Harley Quinn and Harley had a Mohawk and seemed to be in a punk band. And that was just too dumb for me. I'd prefer a Marvel comic because I'm not reading much Marvel right now. Just Black Widow (which is great) and Squadron Supreme (which is not great). I was specifically thinking about trying Hellcat because I like the covers. And also Doctor Strange. It's been a very long time since I read Doctor Strange regularly. The 1980s, probably. Does anybody know what these two comics are like? Feel free to make other suggestions. How about Champions? Fun team book featuring this weeks 'next generation' of Marvel Heroes. I like it even despite the presence of Sam Alexander, and that's saying somethin'  |
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 30, 2016 10:49:04 GMT -5
The next two weeks, only one of my regular comics (Black Widow #8) has a new issue coming out, so I was thinking of trying a new comic. I looked at Squirrel Girl a few weeks ago and I did not like the art. And about a month ago, I looked through Harley Quinn and Harley had a Mohawk and seemed to be in a punk band. And that was just too dumb for me. I'd prefer a Marvel comic because I'm not reading much Marvel right now. Just Black Widow (which is great) and Squadron Supreme (which is not great). I was specifically thinking about trying Hellcat because I like the covers. And also Doctor Strange. It's been a very long time since I read Doctor Strange regularly. The 1980s, probably. Does anybody know what these two comics are like? Feel free to make other suggestions. How about Champions? Fun team book featuring this weeks 'next generation' of Marvel Heroes. I like it even despite the presence of Sam Alexander, and that's saying somethin' I was a little curious about the Champions, but I don't really like the line-up that much. But I might like it if I read it. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 30, 2016 15:36:38 GMT -5
I picked up Squirrel Girl #14 and Doctor Strange #14. I haven't read them yet. Thanks for all the suggestions. Next week, none of my books are coming out. Not a one. I wasn't planning on going to the comic book shop, but if I end up not liking the books I tried this week, I might stop by and check out something else.
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 30, 2016 19:16:53 GMT -5
I liked Squirrel Girl right from the start. The cover has Squirrel Girl and Ant-Man riding a squirrel. The squirrel's name is Tippy. The first page is Squirrel Girl texting about her Canadian adventures. I laughed out loud a couple of times. The story starts, and one of the supporting characters is Brain Drain. Brain Drain! From 1970s Invaders comics! That kind of sets the tone for how weird the rest of the comic is. I like it a lot. I'm still not crazy about the art. Maybe it will grow on me. I liked Doctor Strange quite a bit as well. Doc has ended up in one of the many Hells in the Marvel Universe. This one is run by Satanna! The art is pretty good and Satanna's vision of hell is pretty … Hellish. Master Pandemonium shows up. Remember him? The guy with demons for hands? I never liked him much but here he's wisely played for laughs and is very amusing. There is one thing I didn't like, and it might be a deal breaker. Some of Doctor Strange's "tough guy" dialogue is terrible. MORDO AND NIGHTMARE HAD BETTER SCHEMES THAN THIS AND THEYRE BOTH BONA FIDE IDIOTS. I'M DOCTOR STRANGE AND I EAT HELL FOR BREAKFAST. LITERALLY. If they want to make Doctor Strange sound like a Mickey Spillane parody, fine, but at least make an effort to make him sound like a GOOD Mickey Spillane parody. This is just bad. And I think Doctor Strange probably knows how to use the word "literally" correctly. Or did he become a 13-year-old schoolboy and I missed it? There seems to be one more issue in this little epic and I'm probably going to buy it. If the Doctor Strange dialogue is still this bad, I’m bailing. I'm fine with just one series that I read only to make fun of the dialogue and I already got Squadron Supreme. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 2, 2016 13:10:36 GMT -5
I picked up Squirrel Girl #14 and Doctor Strange #14. I haven't read them yet. Thanks for all the suggestions. Next week, none of my books are coming out. Not a one. I wasn't planning on going to the comic book shop, but if I end up not liking the books I tried this week, I might stop by and check out something else. You should pick up the New Talent Showcase book by DC, there were some pretty decent stories in there by some up and comers. It reminded me a lot of the holiday issues DC put out in the mid-2000's ...only with out the holiday theme. |
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