the December Comic Enjoyment Thread
12-01-07, 10:52 AM
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the December Comic Enjoyment Thread
Superman Annual #13 completed the ]i]Camelot Falls[/i] storyline. Overall, I liked the concept that Superman could do more harm than good by always being around to divert disaster. Not counting the delays, the story was spread out so that it developed without feeling rushed. Now, if only the Action Annual would come out ....
12-01-07, 03:16 PM
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I think a thread for a new month should start when a new month's books get released - AFAIK, no books have come out on December yet, and we were still talking about November books, since the last batch just came out a day ago.
12-02-07, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Bronkster
Superman Annual #13 completed the ]i]Camelot Falls[/i] storyline. Overall, I liked the concept that Superman could do more harm than good by always being around to divert disaster. Not counting the delays, the story was spread out so that it developed without feeling rushed. Now, if only the Action Annual would come out ....
12-02-07, 04:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
Is the Action annual the one with the General Zod's kid story coming to conclusion. I was wondering if I had missed that one.
ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11
Written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner, art and cover by Adam Kubert, variant cover by Kubert.
The extra-length conclusion to "Last Son" is here! Superman and the new Superman Revenge Squad -- Lex Luthor, Bizarro, the Parasite and Metallo -- take on General Zod, Ursa and Non in a battle for Metropolis, the future of Krypton and Christopher Kent!
64 pages, $4.99, in stores on Feb. 13.
12-03-07, 05:20 AM
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Fuck you Joe Q. Fuck you up the ass for One more day. I know it's a november book, but fuck, that story sucked.
12-03-07, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Jackskeleton
Fuck you Joe Q. Fuck you up the ass for One more day. I know it's a november book, but fuck, that story sucked.
I have no real interest in reading Spidey solo titles, but I was curious to see what they were going to do with this storyline, so I read the spoilers. And yeah, they're absolutely amazing! Amazing at the amount of hoops comic companies will jump through to return to a certain status quo.
Another book that a lot of people hate, but I think ROCKS, is All Star Batman. I thought this was garbage when it first started coming out 8 years ago, but now I am completely and totally in love with this book. A lot of people say that those who don't like the title don't "get" it, and that the book is some metatextual look at early Batman before he had a Robin. I never buy that bullshit about people not "getting" a book as it always seems condescending to me, but I do love it and agree that it is a take on early Batman before taking on a Robin to cool him down. Whatever the intentions of the book, all I know is it is a great rollercoaster of a comic.
12-03-07, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Jackskeleton
Fuck you Joe Q. Fuck you up the ass for One more day. I know it's a november book, but fuck, that story sucked.
12-03-07, 05:37 PM
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It's even dumber than that! it's basically about a HUGE continuity error in the middle of the Marvel Universe caused by magic. So anytime anyone goes "hey, how do you explain this...?" they can just go "it was magic!". This is the best storyline ever. I've never seen a story like this before, where the resolution of the story was so well written and complex. In a few years, we're all going to look at it and go "now there's a classic storyline". It's even better than Pre-Crisis Superman with his amazing powers. Those were at least fun.
12-03-07, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Gamblor187
Any word on when we'll get the conclusion to Darwyn Cooke's "Superman Confidential" story?
12-03-07, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
I haven't read these, or know anything about them. What did they do that pisses you off so much? Is it much worse than that arc by JMS where it turns out that Harry Osborne raped Gwen Stacy and her twin kids from that rape grew up super fast and attacked Peter? Because that was probably the stupidest comic book story ever - and that's saying a lot.
12-03-07, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Superboy
That wasn't a bad story! why, you know what's an even better Marvel story? Tony Stark getting totally shitfaced and then turning on the Avengers, and then it turns out he's insane so they have to kill him only they need Tony so they go back into the past and kidnap him and bring him to the future where he replaces the real Tony but it turns out that he's not the real Tony after all, even though it took them YEARS to resolve that hanging thread. I love Marvel. At least DC ran Ch'p over with a truck. DC fucking rules.
12-03-07, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
I haven't read these, or know anything about them. What did they do that pisses you off so much? Is it much worse than that arc by JMS where it turns out that Harry Osborne raped Gwen Stacy and her twin kids from that rape grew up super fast and attacked Peter? Because that was probably the stupidest comic book story ever - and that's saying a lot.
In One More Day:
Spoiler:
12-03-07, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by fujishig
Is that the "little Tony" era? I always wondered what happened with that.
12-03-07, 06:31 PM
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Ah, I love Busiek's work on Avengers (and Avengers Forever). Teen Tony was better left unremembered, much like Heroes Reborn itself, Lyja's Fantastic Four, and other Marvel masterpieces of that era.
Wow, those spoilers for One More Day are just... wow.
Wow, those spoilers for One More Day are just... wow.
12-03-07, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonF
In One More Day:
Why is Marvel so hell bent on "events" over just good stories - is it just sales? Because I think improving stories might take longer to improve sales than event-books, but they don't leave a bad taste in people's mouths, which builds trust, and they come back for more, improving sales over the long run - instead of the short-term highs and eventual dips of event-books.
12-03-07, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by boredsilly
I have no real interest in reading Spidey solo titles, but I was curious to see what they were going to do with this storyline, so I read the spoilers. And yeah, they're absolutely amazing! Amazing at the amount of hoops comic companies will jump through to return to a certain status quo.
Yeah, I know...we're quickly approaching the three year cutoff...
12-03-07, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonF
Teen Tony was around until Jim Lee took over Iron Man as part of Heroes Reborn. Heroes Reborn was, of couse, a new continuity that lasted a year. Then everybody came back in Heroes Return and Tony was back to his old status quo (i.e. he was an adult). Kurt Busiek addressed it in a backup story in an Avengers Annual a few years later where the explanation was basically "Tony was a teenager for a while, but he came back from Heroes Return as the Tony we all know and love. Now stop asking questions!"
12-03-07, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by fujishig
Ah, I love Busiek's work on Avengers (and Avengers Forever). Teen Tony was better left unremembered, much like Heroes Reborn itself, Lyja's Fantastic Four, and other Marvel masterpieces of that era.
Wow, those spoilers for One More Day are just... wow.
Wow, those spoilers for One More Day are just... wow.
12-04-07, 08:36 AM
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This isn't a December title, but I read it in December so...
Dr. Strange: The Oath may very well have been the best interpretation of the character I've seen in...well ever. Vaughn was able to make more human than any writer in my recollection. His concern for Wong was admirable and his interactions with Night Nurse (yeah NIGHT NURSE!) were both amusing and touching. An awesome job all around. I highly recommend the trade.
Dr. Strange: The Oath may very well have been the best interpretation of the character I've seen in...well ever. Vaughn was able to make more human than any writer in my recollection. His concern for Wong was admirable and his interactions with Night Nurse (yeah NIGHT NURSE!) were both amusing and touching. An awesome job all around. I highly recommend the trade.
12-05-07, 09:02 AM
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The artist on The Oath is one of my favorites, Marcos Martin. Sadly, he doesn't seem to do much comic work for whatever reason.
I agree, boredsilly, Martin certainly isn't prolific enough. I'd love to see his work on a regular basis.
12-06-07, 11:00 AM
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Batgirl Year One is a criminally overlooked book. I think it is one of the best books DC has put out in the last 10 years, and a definitive take on the character. For a medium that takes so much shit for how it portrays female characters, we sure as hell don't celebrate instances when someone really gets it right. And yeah his art in Robin Year One is really great too. I would love to get my hand on some original pages.
In a way I'm glad he sticks to miniseries though, so that way his art runs uninterrupted. I just hope he puts something else out in the next year or two.
Rogue, I don't know if they're actually doing it, it's just one of those leaked things making the rounds. It seems plausible, but then look at how quick the Batman rumor got retracted.
In a way I'm glad he sticks to miniseries though, so that way his art runs uninterrupted. I just hope he puts something else out in the next year or two.
Rogue, I don't know if they're actually doing it, it's just one of those leaked things making the rounds. It seems plausible, but then look at how quick the Batman rumor got retracted.