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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 17:59:12 GMT -5
Blaze is back but appearing in Thunderbolts not his own book, and he still has his classic look. -M I'll be checking that out, thanks  |
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 5, 2014 0:10:11 GMT -5
I too don't like GR's look, but the car is cool and that page is cool as all get out.
Pretty sure it won't be around this time next year.
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 5, 2014 0:39:31 GMT -5
Wow !
Well I've always liked the character, and anything outside of the Avengers, X-Men franchises is cool by me.
Some article here recently showed how the sales on GR were dropping quite rapidly, but maybe it could turn around on word of mouth.
I hated Ed McGuinness' Superman but suddenly something clicked and I loved it.
I've loved Tradd Moore's work on the couple of Luther Strode limited series he did over at Image.
Also salute Marvel for experimenting and trying different things.
BTW, loving that Mephisto avatar, mrp.
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 5, 2014 0:59:26 GMT -5
I think shop owners and staff hand selling and recommending with genuine enthusiasm more stuff than Avengers, X-Men, Batman, Justice League, is great for their business and the industry as well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 2:57:44 GMT -5
I agree with some of the above sentiment. The art is cool, the face could have been better.
Also, I thought the car was a cool touch, but I did not expect Ghost Rider to turn into a Fast & Furious import street racing comic. Of course some sort of fad had to spurn the change from motorcycle to car. I like the chopper, the crotch rocket, and the muscle car though. I could do without the horse.
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Post by Dizzy D on Aug 5, 2014 5:50:51 GMT -5
How did you feel about the elephant, the dog-sled and the bear?  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 22:49:27 GMT -5
I too don't like GR's look, but the car is cool and that page is cool as all get out. Pretty sure it won't be around this time next year. Gal Ghost Rider was much better...  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2014 19:36:27 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of Marvel Now!'s decimal point numbering...do we really need an Amazing Spider-Man 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3?
The covers are kinda nice but still, the numbering can throw someone of.....
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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 10, 2014 22:17:50 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of Marvel Now!'s decimal point numbering...do we really need an Amazing Spider-Man 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3?
The covers are kinda nice but still, the numbering can throw someone of.....I wonder if it does help sales though? The did the same thing with Iron Man.. they had that 258.1-258.4 mini (which was essentially 'What if Michelinie and Layton stayed through Armor Wars II)... I enjoyed it, but I don't think it sold well. Perhaps since they've already had 'Untold Tales', Chapter One, etc, that ran out of names for retcon series? Though 'Learning to Crawl' would have been just fine, I'd think. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 10, 2014 22:18:00 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of Marvel Now!'s decimal point numbering...do we really need an Amazing Spider-Man 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3?
The covers are kinda nice but still, the numbering can throw someone of.....I wonder if it does help sales though? The did the same thing with Iron Man.. they had that 258.1-258.4 mini (which was essentially 'What if Michelinie and Layton stayed through Armor Wars II)... I enjoyed it, but I don't think it sold well. Perhaps since they've already had 'Untold Tales', Chapter One, etc, that ran out of names for retcon series? Though 'Learning to Crawl' would have been just fine, I'd think. |
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Post by Jesse on Aug 10, 2014 23:05:43 GMT -5
Speaking of Ghost Rider whatever happened to Vengeance?  |
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Post by Dizzy D on Aug 11, 2014 4:40:34 GMT -5
From what I remember of the Aaron series is that Michael Badilino has lost the Vengeance power and is now a normal human again. Another police-officer, Kowalski, received it and used it in his vendetta against Ghost Rider. He was being manipulated by Zadkiel, the big bad of Aaron's Ghost Rider run the entire time.
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Post by Action Ace on Aug 11, 2014 13:29:34 GMT -5
Two reboots later and the General Store in Smallville STILL won't cash my check!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 21:44:29 GMT -5
Two reboots later and the General Store in Smallville STILL won't cash my check! Huh? |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 13, 2014 8:34:27 GMT -5
I wonder if it does help sales though? The did the same thing with Iron Man.. they had that 258.1-258.4 mini (which was essentially 'What if Michelinie and Layton stayed through Armor Wars II)... I enjoyed it, but I don't think it sold well. Perhaps since they've already had 'Untold Tales', Chapter One, etc, that ran out of names for retcon series? Though 'Learning to Crawl' would have been just fine, I'd think. The July issue of Learning to Crawl (the .# issues of Amazing) was #11 on the Diamond charts for July, just missing the top 10. So I would say the numbering is helping them sell. -M How can you possible know that? I suspect it's more because it's the regular writer, and it has clear tie-ins to the current story. I don't think numbering nonsense effects sales much. Sure, #1s sell more, because people like 'jumping on' points, but to be honest I think most extra sales of #1s are speculators. In 5 years, once it's clear none of these re-boots hold any value, #1s will stop. |
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