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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 2, 2016 2:46:12 GMT -5
I finally read New Mutants #98( First appearance of Deadpool). This is stating the obvious but the Liefeld artwork was really bad, even worse than his Image stuff. The story is forgettable with a Character called Gideon sending Deadpool and others to try to kill Cable. What interests me is that Pool looks to be a throw away villain and that he caught on to be the major player he is now.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 2, 2016 9:53:11 GMT -5
I finally read New Mutants #98( First appearance of Deadpool). This is stating the obvious but the Liefeld artwork was really bad, even worse than his Image stuff. The story is forgettable with a Character called Gideon sending Deadpool and others to try to kill Cable. What interests me is that Pool looks to be a throw away villain and that he caught on to be the major player he is now. While I sold mine some years back seeing what it was worth, I read it one last time, and it seems Deadpool was a fluke in popularity. He got used a bit here and there before his ongoing series. But it seems as yes, he was written as just another 90's character. But like Annihilation Conquest plucking mostly unknown characters like Groot, Raccoon and Star Lord from obscurity into the limelight. Some of their previous roles either a one time thing like Groot, or small guest appearance like Raccoon. They survived to be in GotG series and now in a movie and now even non comic readers know who they are. I guess it is true, almost any character is good in the right hands.
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 2, 2016 11:17:00 GMT -5
I finally read New Mutants #98( First appearance of Deadpool). This is stating the obvious but the Liefeld artwork was really bad, even worse than his Image stuff. The story is forgettable with a Character called Gideon sending Deadpool and others to try to kill Cable. What interests me is that Pool looks to be a throw away villain and that he caught on to be the major player he is now. While I sold mine some years back seeing what it was worth, I read it one last time, and it seems Deadpool was a fluke in popularity. He got used a bit here and there before his ongoing series. But it seems as yes, he was written as just another 90's character. But like Annihilation Conquest plucking mostly unknown characters like Groot, Raccoon and Star Lord from obscurity into the limelight. Some of their previous roles either a one time thing like Groot, or small guest appearance like Raccoon. They survived to be in GotG series and now in a movie and now even non comic readers know who they are. I guess it is true, almost any character is good in the right hands. The thing that irks me is how people think that Deadpool is the apex of a comedic comic book when there are glut of others out there that do it way better. And yes, I get that humor is subjective
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Post by Confessor on Apr 2, 2016 11:28:32 GMT -5
I'm currently reading the Phantom Zone mini-series from 1982. After a very slow start, which took up most of issue #1 and almost made me give up, the story really got going with the end of issue #1 and issues #2 and #3. I've still yet to read issue #4, but yeah, this is a pretty good little mini-series so far.
I'm pondering what to read next and I'm tempted to dive into the whole Batman: Knightfall story arc. I got the 2012 Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2 - Knightquest TPB for Christmas and I already owned the Batman: Knightfall, Part One - Broken Bat, Batman: Knightfall, Part Two - Who Rules the Night?, and Batman: Knightfall, Part Three - Knights End TPBs from the early '90s. I've only read those three early '90s collections once, back when they came out, and haven't touched them since. Now with the new Knightquest volume, I can actually read the whole saga all the way through, without having a big chunk of it missing. So, I'm kinda tempted to do that.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 2, 2016 13:15:35 GMT -5
While I sold mine some years back seeing what it was worth, I read it one last time, and it seems Deadpool was a fluke in popularity. He got used a bit here and there before his ongoing series. But it seems as yes, he was written as just another 90's character. But like Annihilation Conquest plucking mostly unknown characters like Groot, Raccoon and Star Lord from obscurity into the limelight. Some of their previous roles either a one time thing like Groot, or small guest appearance like Raccoon. They survived to be in GotG series and now in a movie and now even non comic readers know who they are. I guess it is true, almost any character is good in the right hands. The thing that irks me is how people think that Deadpool is the apex of a comedic comic book when there are glut of others out there that do it way better. And yes, I get that humor is subjective With Deadpool you really need a writer that treats him as more than an one liner spitter. Which I think some did well with. Fabian wrote the first one, I think. And Joe Kelly and Gail Simone in the ongoing. I've not read anything after that and the impression I get is that he isn't anything I want to read anymore as he has become worse for the wear rather than changing or improving as was with Groot or Raccoon.
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Post by sudeepshrest on Apr 4, 2016 13:04:13 GMT -5
Well Deadpool was actually meant to be a villain in that issue no.98 New mutants. You see he was characterized as more serious,brooding and darker Deadpool than the Deadpool we have come to know and love.I guess he was portrayed that way because he was imaged after DC's Deathstroke and that is why they might have made him serious but later when the fan follwing of Deadpool grew they decided that this guy doesn't necessarily has to be a villain and made him an Anti-hero. which was a great move btw. And then in 1997 he got his solo comic issue and made even more impact in Marvel universe. I actually wrote my first article about Deadpool on my own new little blog. Is putting my blog's link here allowed?? I am new. any way :- Villains Cafe
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Post by shaxper on Apr 4, 2016 19:12:22 GMT -5
Is putting my blog's link here allowed?? I am new. any way :- Villains Cafe If you're here to discuss and not just to plug, then it's perfectly fine. I look forward to seeing more from you.
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Post by Gene on Apr 4, 2016 19:37:40 GMT -5
I've been reading Dave Gibbons' and Steve Rude's World's Finest the last couple of days. Rude's character work is absolutely phenomenal in this. Everyone exudes a level of personality that you rarely see in a superhero comic. He might draw the best Bruce Wayne and Lois Lane I've ever seen.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Apr 4, 2016 20:20:00 GMT -5
Picked up and read this today. Punisher's appearance in the DD series seems to have coincided with me finding it (recently picked up DD #292). This one was okay. Cap thwarts the Punisher from killing mobsters but at the end, has no problem letting him fire upon them. They don't appear to "die" but get taken down, something I find strange. Punisher wanted to blow them up but when Cap intervened and he was given the opportunity to shoot them why not take it? Meh, an overthinking of a simple comic. Artwork was good though and I have always liked the cover.
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 4, 2016 20:20:09 GMT -5
Very, very strong issue. The whole idea of a planet where everyone is just a living mental projection of someone else was just a fascinating read, definitely up there with the greatest sci-fi stories ever put to paper
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Post by sudeepshrest on Apr 4, 2016 22:45:12 GMT -5
Is putting my blog's link here allowed?? I am new. any way :- Villains Cafe If you're here to discuss and not just to plug, then it's perfectly fine. I look forward to seeing more from you. oh i am here to discuss I need to know better about a lot of characters. Actually I am researching about Darkseid right now to write a new article about him. So if you guys have time to actually tell me something about Darkseid then it would be really helpful. Thank You!! P.S. when i get notification that someone replied to me and i click on it,why do i have to scrool the whole page to find the thread :/
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on Apr 4, 2016 23:02:35 GMT -5
Recently finished the first 8 issues of Suicide Squad as seen in the Trial By Fire TPB. I enjoyed the first two issues, especially #2. Fun issue with a lot of action and surprises. The Firebird mission to Russia in #5-7 is pretty good too. Love the way Longshot decides to deal with Enchantress when she gets out of hand. I do feel like I missed the boat on this series, and some of the art hasn't aged all that well. I may check out more of the series in the future, for now I'd kinda rather read the 4th series instead.
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Post by Spike-X on Apr 5, 2016 0:08:26 GMT -5
I've been reading Dave Gibbons' and Steve Rude's World's Finest the last couple of days. Rude's character work is absolutely phenomenal in this. Everyone exudes a level of personality that you rarely see in a superhero comic. He might draw the best Bruce Wayne and Lois Lane I've ever seen. The Dude can do no wrong. One of my favourite artists of all time. OF ALL TIME!
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Post by dbutler69 on Apr 5, 2016 8:21:11 GMT -5
Picked up and read this today. Punisher's appearance in the DD series seems to have coincided with me finding it (recently picked up DD #292). This one was okay. Cap thwarts the Punisher from killing mobsters but at the end, has no problem letting him fire upon them. They don't appear to "die" but get taken down, something I find strange. Punisher wanted to blow them up but when Cap intervened and he was given the opportunity to shoot them why not take it? Meh, an overthinking of a simple comic. Artwork was good though and I have always liked the cover. I read this one a little while back, and liked it, both story and art (Especially art) though I'm not a Punished guy, so I couldn't really tell if he was acting out of character.
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Post by dbutler69 on Apr 5, 2016 8:24:02 GMT -5
Very, very strong issue. The whole idea of a planet where everyone is just a living mental projection of someone else was just a fascinating read, definitely up there with the greatest sci-fi stories ever put to paper Tomar-Re? He was always my favorite GL, at least until Kilowog came along. I do love creative sci-fi concepts like that, also.
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