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Post by wildfire2099 on May 4, 2014 7:26:20 GMT -5
Skottie Young does have a following, I suppose. Marvel is simply in 'throw it at the wall and see what sticks' mode. I mean, who would have thought Hawkeye would be a hit? He'd had several different solos of all different types and tones before Fraction.
Grayson makes me sad... I was REALLY hoping for something resembling the old Titans to come out of Forever Evil. 'Dick Grayson, Agent of SHIELD' does nothing for me.
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Post by the4thpip on May 4, 2014 7:28:27 GMT -5
I was doing my DCBS orders for July. Does Marvel really think Rocket Raccoon can carry a monthly book? Scottie Young has his fans (me among them), and if they play this right, they can reach younger fans in the book stores. His "Oz" adaptations sold much better in book stores than through Diamond already. The rodent is in the upcoming movie. And they heavily promoted Rocket Raccoon with a kid-friendly "free comic book day" issue, though oddly by a different creative team. I know a lot of fans always look for FCB day books they can give away to nieces and nephews and such. |
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Post by the4thpip on May 4, 2014 7:29:16 GMT -5
Oh, and I am definitely getting Groo v Conan! It had to happen!
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Post by maddog1981 on May 4, 2014 7:34:24 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess that's true. The last couple of waves of Marvel books have been more hits than misses.
The Grayson thing just confuses me. That strikes me as such a "they don't get it" move. Nightwing was one of their better selling and stable books, I don't know why they felt the need to go that direction with it. It's really sad to think that he was freaking Batman a couple of years ago, better than Bruce if you ask me, and now he's reduced to this.
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Post by the4thpip on May 4, 2014 7:39:00 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess that's true. The last couple of waves of Marvel books have been more hits than misses. The Grayson thing just confuses me. That strikes me as such a "they don't get it" move. Nightwing was one of their better selling and stable books, I don't know why they felt the need to go that direction with it. It's really sad to think that he was freaking Batman a couple of years ago, better than Bruce if you ask me, and now he's reduced to this. Maybe it's in homage to the Diana Prince era in Wonder Woman? Or those 2 or 3 issues of the Teen Titans working for Mr Jupiter sans uniforms? |
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Post by maddog1981 on May 4, 2014 7:41:34 GMT -5
That's the solicit on DCBS. Seems to me that's what a bunch of old men consider edgy and hip and is going to suck in the young crowd.  |
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Post by the4thpip on May 4, 2014 7:45:09 GMT -5
That's the solicit on DCBS. Seems to me that's what a bunch of old men consider edgy and hip and is going to suck in the young crowd. Well, that kind of language can get you banned on some other message board that I shall not mention by name here.  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 4, 2014 10:49:37 GMT -5
If Skottie Young is doing a book I'll give it a look. The Oz adaptations he's doing with Shanower are outstanding books.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2014 16:27:11 GMT -5
Shopping list for the week of Wednesday May 7, 2014
Dark Horse
Fear Agent Vol. 2
Veil #3 (Rucka)
DC/Vertigo
Astro City #13
IDW
Black Dynamite #2
Image
Fatale #22
Marvel
Iron Fist #2
Moon Knight 33
Original Sin #1 (call it morbid curiosity and the presence of Doc Strange luring me in)
Dynamite
Red Sonja 9
Turok 4
big week unfortunately. I (or my budget) prefers small weeks.
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Post by Action Ace on May 4, 2014 16:44:34 GMT -5
My list for May 7
DC
Aquaman and the Others #2
Batman/ Superman #10
Detective #31
Earth 2 #23
Green Lantern #31
Justice League 3000 #6
Teen Titans Annual #3
Godzilla (won't be read until after I see the movie)
Astro City doesn't appear on my list for this week, it's usually a second week book
plus I need to pick up my FCBD books
DC Future's End
Bongo Free For All
Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck: A Matter of Gravity
Project Black Sky
Teen Titans Gooooooooooooooooooo
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2014 16:49:18 GMT -5
Astro City is listed on the Diamond releases for the week.
-M
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 4, 2014 19:03:30 GMT -5
Black Dynamite #2 is finally coming out? Excellent. I was about to give up hope on that one.
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 4, 2014 19:16:59 GMT -5
I was doing my DCBS orders for July. Does Marvel really think Rocket Raccoon can carry a monthly book? Scottie Young has his fans (me among them), and if they play this right, they can reach younger fans in the book stores. His "Oz" adaptations sold much better in book stores than through Diamond already. The rodent is in the upcoming movie. And they heavily promoted Rocket Raccoon with a kid-friendly "free comic book day" issue, though oddly by a different creative team. I know a lot of fans always look for FCB day books they can give away to nieces and nephews and such. I thought the FCBD story was actually pretty good, and I was slightly sad to see the ongoing would have a different team as I really liked the tone and the art. But man, Scottie Young? You really can't complain too much with him involved. I'm hoping that this shapes up to be a fun book. |
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Post by Dizzy D on May 5, 2014 4:58:16 GMT -5
So I got myself this comic also this year:  (Hope I picked the right type of link for these type of boards. Hermann is a classic artist, but he's still going strong at age 75. The story is a straight forward horror story: Russian soldiers receive an emergency call from station 16, a base on Nova Zembla that has been abandoned for decades. On Nova Zembla, the most amount for nuclear tests have taken place on Earth: 135 nuclear bombs have been exploded on and above the small island, including the Tsar bomb that was 4000x as strong as bomb on Hiroshima. Those tests have ... changed things. |
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Post by DubipR on May 5, 2014 9:40:11 GMT -5
From Previewsworld...this week's list: www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/952This week's pickups: GRINDHOUSE DOORS OPEN AT MIDNIGHT #8 BLACK WIDOW #6 ORIGINAL SIN #1 (I'll probably pick it up just see how the zero issue links to it) |
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