metarog
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Waking up in an alternate universe
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Post by metarog on May 6, 2014 18:42:31 GMT -5
I just picked up the Silver Surfer Fireside Softcover, a Bone GN and the whole run of Anthro at an estate sale. They were good reads all around especially the SS novel with great Kirby art.
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Post by Jesse on May 7, 2014 14:13:15 GMT -5
I just finished "The Kindly Ones" story arc The Sandman #57 - #69.
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Post by Ozymandias on May 7, 2014 14:35:52 GMT -5
I just finished "The Kindly Ones" story arc The Sandman #57 - #69. My favorite one of the series, alongside Seasons of Mist. |
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Post by thebeastofyuccaflats on May 9, 2014 13:08:47 GMT -5
I'm rereading Garth Ennis's Punisher MAX at present, and I got back to "The Slavers" last night. I'd been awaiting this one with a mix of anticipation (as it's a great crime tale in a great crime series in general) and unease (as it's also an almost unrelentingly bleak horrifying affair asking very hard questions indeed about rape culture & such, peopled with characters who are comprimised at their absolute kindest/most moral).
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Post by The Captain on May 9, 2014 19:02:13 GMT -5
I read Marvel Super-Heroes #12 and 13, as well as Captain Marvel #1 through 9 in an Essentials I picked up on Free Comic Book Day (for free, actually). This was my first exposure to Captain Marvel, and I can say that I've enjoyed what I've read so far.
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Post by Rob Allen on May 9, 2014 19:39:05 GMT -5
IIRC, after issue #9, the Captain Marvel series goes thru several drastic changes, with only a couple of issues between each one. It seems like they couldn't decide on a direction for a while.
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Post by maddog1981 on May 9, 2014 22:09:49 GMT -5
Still pushing through the Defenders slowly but surely. Read issues #11 and 12 plus Avengers #118 due to a crossover.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 9, 2014 23:04:45 GMT -5
I've been reading Alan Moore's "1963" series. Just finished the Horus, Lord of Light issue. I had forgotten how good these are!
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Post by Hoosier X on May 10, 2014 13:07:36 GMT -5
I finished "The Tomorrow Syndicate." I had forgotten that it ends on a cliffhanger and the final part was never published. Geez Louise!
Does anybody remember why the 80-Page Giant conclusion to "1963" was never published?
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 10, 2014 13:14:17 GMT -5
I just picked up the Silver Surfer Fireside Softcover, a Bone GN and the whole run of Anthro at an estate sale. They were good reads all around especially the SS novel with great Kirby art. That's one I'd like to read some day. Come on, Marvel! It's reprintin' time! |
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Post by thebeastofyuccaflats on May 10, 2014 13:19:05 GMT -5
I finished "The Tomorrow Syndicate." I had forgotten that it ends on a cliffhanger and the final part was never published. Geez Louise! Does anybody remember why the 80-Page Giant conclusion to "1963" was never published? A combination of Alan Moore & Stephen Bissette being incommunicado since 1996, Jim Lee taking a sabbatical at the time and the comics climate growing too different by the time his schedule freed up, among other factors I'm probably forgetting. |
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Post by Ozymandias on May 10, 2014 13:35:00 GMT -5
I finished "The Tomorrow Syndicate." I had forgotten that it ends on a cliffhanger and the final part was never published. Geez Louise! Does anybody remember why the 80-Page Giant conclusion to "1963" was never published? 1963, Big Numbers and Miracleman are the biggest thorns on my side. |
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Post by fanboystranger on May 10, 2014 13:51:59 GMT -5
I finished "The Tomorrow Syndicate." I had forgotten that it ends on a cliffhanger and the final part was never published. Geez Louise! Does anybody remember why the 80-Page Giant conclusion to "1963" was never published? Jim Lee dropped the ball. Bissette maintains that Lee never wanted anything to do with 1963; he just wanted Moore to work on his properties, which is what happened. (Bissette and Veitch wanted to stay with Jim Valentino, whom they had known since his self-publishing days.)
Bissette and Moore felt out later, culminating in Moore telling Steve he never wanted to talk to him again after a TCJ interview. Bissette later sued to gain the copyrights on the characters that he created, which he later put into a 'faux-history' of a imaginary publishing house called Naut Comics.
The Moore/Bissette split is a real headscratcher for a lot of people. Even Steve isn't quite sure what happened. Both men were going through some very rough times in their respective personal lives, and one of results was the end of their friendship.
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Post by The Captain on May 10, 2014 15:17:12 GMT -5
IIRC, after issue #9, the Captain Marvel series goes thru several drastic changes, with only a couple of issues between each one. It seems like they couldn't decide on a direction for a while. I read up through #15 this morning, and the series does undergo a major change in that period. Captain Marvel is transported to a far-off planet due to the machinations of an entity named Zo, who gives him new powers (such as the ability to create illusions) and eliminates Mar-Vell's need for the wrist-mounted Uni-Beam; Zo also helps Mar-Vell get rid of the wrist monitor that Ron-Yogg used to keep track of and cause pain for Mar-Vell. It isn't bad, but it seems they are hoping something sticks, much as they later did in the Spider-Woman series, where Jessica Drew's occupation and power set seemed to change every 6 issues or so, just about the same frequency that they changed creative teams. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on May 10, 2014 15:22:26 GMT -5
1963, Big Numbers and Miracleman are the biggest thorns on my side. As a mostly-trade reader, I've never read any of these, despite bein' a pretty big Alan Moore guy. I should fix that. |
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