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Honestly, if anything, what I thought about that was that Peter now has to be more careful about what he designs or that he will quit his job outta guilt, as per usual.
Comixology is doing that thing where it won't sell me comics again T_T
those fuckers.
they are doing the same thing to me. although the issue is that they're not letting me sign up
i want to read justice league international goddamnit
Avenging Spider-Man 7: Yay, I caught up
Liked this issue. I didn't know much about She-Hulk, and now I do. Also, I love that Spider-Man managed to solve this issue's problem through his powers of being really, really nerdy. Though I couldn't help but notice that the art was kinda off in spots. Oh, well.
Daredevil 12: Maybe it's just me being a lawyer's kid, but the mock trial was awesome. I love that this series places almost as much focus on our hero the lawyer as on our hero the superhero. Good break in the action, ended with a return to the story arc. I love all the series I'm currently reading, and this is one of the best.
Amazing Spider-Man 569: THE GO BOARD. IT'S WRONG. YOU DON'T PLACE THE STONES ON THE SPACES. THEY GO ON THE INTERSECTIONS. YOU OBVIOUSLY LOOKED UP WHAT THE BOARD ITSELF LOOKED LIKE BEFORE DRAWING THAT, SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR GETTING THAT WRONG. Hm? The story? Yeah, it was pretty good, though "anti-venom" is kinda a silly name, but I can roll with it. But still. GO BOARD. ARGH.
the best part of Avenging Spider-Man was Spider-Man fawning over She Hulk's tail.
I wouldn't put it past Mr. Negative to intentionally play the game wrong because of his whole "twist stuff around" schtick. Not a great explanation, but an explanation. Anyways place holders for the reviews later so I have some motivation to finish stuff.
American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares 1 - Since this is the first issue of a mini series, it's big on setting things up. And that it does when a vampire lackey launches a black market torpedo to release Dracula from his prison in London. Shit has hit the fan. At this point just some anticipation to see where Snyder goes with fucking Dracula as the bad guy.
Amazing Spider-man 687 - Pretty much the best possible way to cap off this arc. The dialog for everybody was spot on, the art fit the mood and the resolution, while a bit jumpy at parts was strong. Especially Rhino's last stand with Sable and Spider-man and Doc Ock's endgame confrontation. Looking forward to the epilogue next week and the upcoming arc about The Lizard.
Amazing Spider-men 1 - Again, first issue of a mini so mostly setting stuff up. Blah blah blah Peter likes New York blah blah blah Ultimate Mysterio blah blah blah LETS DO THE TIMEWARP AGAIN dimension hop blah blah blah Peter and Miles meet. One one hand I could gripe about how Ultimate Marvel has jumped the shark, finally having a crossover with universe 616. On the other hand I won't because since the relaunch last year, Ultimate Marvel has been the best it has ever been. Really I'm looking forward to Peter and Miles' interactions. Peter doing some sort of goofy mentor shit (Oh hey Avenger's Academy substitute teaching gig) and Miles seeing an example of the sort of potential he could grow into.
Batman 10 - bluh you guys have beaten me to the punch on this. This is one of those issues that felt kinda weak about until the critical point and then suddenly, everything you know has been turned on it's head in a way that makes you want to reread everything from the start and fill in the details again with this new context. And that bit about detectives "remembering" things when the make a breakthrough in a case. Pure genius right there.
Fantastic Four 607 - Yay the filler is at an end! It was fun filler and some of it was damn touching (Reed using a time machine to look into Ben's future). I have to love how the plot came as a surprise since it advertised itself as "what happens when Wakanda runs out of Vibranium" and then T'Challa just goes "lol nope, not a problem guys". And then we get the Fantastic Four playing out of the comfort zone with supernatural hijinks ensuing. I kinda like that the plot seems to be building up to something about Wakanda's prosperity, but bluh. I never liked the retcon that T'Challa just inherited rulership to a hyper advanced nation. I liked the old story better where his father sent out people to learn from the rest of the world and then focused like crazy on science and innovation in Wakanda and T'Challa continued his work. And holy 80s Batman, they sure snuck in a few Thundercats based sight gags.
Scarlet Spider 6 - Just let me lol while Kaine fumbles around at being a good guy while he stumbles into a bit of public relations that would make Peter green with envy.
Ultimate X-men 13 - Story time for a sec. I used to be a fan of Ultimate Marvel. And for a while it liked me back, what with Ultimate Spider-man and Fantastic Four and Ultimate Galactus. But over time it got grim derp and bloated and then Ultimatum happened, and I basically said fuck it with the line. I was only hesitantly pulled back in a few weeks ago when Juan suffered through the old Ultimates and made me remember that the new series was supposed to be kickass. And it was. Since the reboot last year, Ultimate Marvel has been consistently solid and tighter than ever with each book feeling like it is taking place in the same world. And as awesome as it has been, it has been kinda stressful. The stakes keep getting higher and Reed Richard's City expanding like crazy after destroying Asgard and blowing up Washington DC, while Sentinel fleets go crazy in the American southwest. The stakes keep getting higher and heroes keep getting pushed into corners. So it was really amazing to see Kitty Pride say enough is enough and rally her fucked up friends to try to do something about it.
Uncanny X-Force 26 - Deadpool is a fan of Arrested Development. Let me repeat that for you, Deadpool is a fan of Arrested Development. What do I have to do to get Remender writing Deadpool's solo title? Because I swear I will kill a bitch if I have to. I'll even gather up my buddies and we can raid Marvel headquarters and beat people up to make this happen. Kinda odd to see Skinlessman back, I thought he was just a oneshot bad guy for Otherworld but sure why not. My one complaint was a villain going "bwah hah hah, now we will start preemptively eliminating threats!" Um guys, you do that shit already. It's kinda the bad guy MO to stir up shit without needing a reason to.
X-men 30 - Mostly the cover alone really sold me on it. It just looks so pulpy, a Cthulu-esque outline with the team members framed within. It's nice to just see some classic "Go out and investigate monsters and punch them lots" plot in comics.
X-men Legacy 268 - Nice to see a character focus issue for Frenzy, since after disappearing in the 90s she just showed up again in the Age of X event. So in other words it's a nice way to recontextualize the character for people who have forgotten her or just noticed her recently. And since it's Gage writing it, the thankfully zooms in on bits of of emotional weight in her backstory that influenced her outlook, not who she beat up when she was working with Magneto. And apparently the Phoenix powered X-men have decided to fix the world by telling everybody to sit down and shut and with the power of a giant space bird to back them up. I am so glad Hickman is handling the next issue of AvX, because he is the guy on the team I best trust to handle this sort of plot line.
^^Yes. That was awesome. The only reason I didn't mention it is because it was the first of those I read, so I forgot to.
^Mr. Negative?
-googles-
Oh, so that's what was going on with him. Okay, good to be clear on that.
Amazing Spider-Man 570: Mostly an action issue, but a good one. I'm liking Anti-Venom thus far, especially with how he's not entirely sure who he's supposed to be fighting at first. In fact, not knowing what the hell he's doing seems to be his whole thing, as he seems to be accidentally depowering Spider-Man. That can't be good. Anyway, I'm obviously supposed to think Menace is Harry, which is way too obvious to be the case.
Daredevil 13: All I have to say is: ooh, incoming plot resolution. Very interesting. I'll just buy the next issue and...what do you mean I caught up?! T_T
I can just image Spider-man having the reverse Doom Guy reading.
Spider-man: I'm not radioactive anymore! That can't be good!
IJBM: Comixology doesn't let you organize your own stuff.
I'm trying to get into Iron Man. Where to start? I hear that Matt Fraction's run is pretty good, but is it a good jumping point?
Extremis' the obvious jumping point. Not sure about Fraction's run as I haven't read it.
Okay, thanks. I'll check it out.
Fraction's run came out concurrent with the movie so it was created to be a jumping-on point. That said, I'd still also read Extremis because it's Warren Ellis doing Iron Man and that makes me happy.
I'd read anything written by Warren Ellis.
The Amazing Spider-man 687: One of the great things about Slott is that he doesn't slouch in the third act like some writers can sometimes accidentally do. Slott's big stories are pretty much pitch-perfect Blockbuster comics starring your favorite web-head. Really I'm beginning to think the reason Marvel needs to get the rights to Spider-man back are so I can see great stories like Spider Island and Ends of The Earth adapted. There are books out there that are more poignant and artistic but pound-for-pound Slott has been producing the best high-profile action out there. More than that Slott understands that you need to give the actions emotional weight, so you care about why someone is getting kicked in the face and with it he highlights Spider-man as a determined, flawed, and bittersweet character.
Batman 10: I'm really tired of typing that 'this is the issue where shit gets real' for Snyder's Batman but it's true every time. This comic basically reintroduces and rewrites an old Batman villain as a much more interesting character, set to be juxtaposed to it. The best bit is that this is the kind of story I think Batman himself would enjoy reading. All the clues have been scattered throughout the last 9 issues for you to find them and Bats would dig trying to spot everything.
Megaman 14: One thing needs to be clear. When a comic is 'all ages' that doesn't mean 'little kids': It means everyone and this comic continues to explore some delicate material without backing down. Good-natured extremism, the qualities of free will, emotion, and of course talking about the ghost in the shell. (The arc is called Spiritus Ex Machina after all) The great thing about Megaman is that it's actually willing to talk about these things and in a manner that can communicate to children without talking down to them.
Fantastic Four 607: And so Hickman seems to end his filler (with some great moments don't get me wrong) with T'challa the Black Panther inviting Reed and the Future Foundation to Wakanda to help him with the problem of zombies coming to destroy his nation. The focus of this arc seems to be explaining how a country like Wakanda ended up becoming the technologically advanced isolationist area it was and it looks like the golden age of Wakanda is being threatened. It's promising to lead to some big idea stuff and after a group of on-again-off-again oneshots I'm welcoming it.
The Mighty Thor 15: This issue has a teenager bringing Thor back to life by imagining his favorite Black Metal albums and infusing him with the power of Metal and Satan.
In other words I loved it.
Demon Knights 10: I've said before that DK is the best team book being released and I mean it. These characters are well-realized and a lot of fun. The adventure is interesting and imaginative and might even give people ideas for their D&D campaigns as they enter a part of Camelot that makes them more than they are. The hinting of a romance between Ex and Shining Knight was surprising but not unwelcome, and as always the art and action are metal as fuck.
Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E. 10: This arc isn't starting out promising. The first bit with Frankenstein at an ancient library and the librarian hitting on him is a good bit of fun but the comic doesn't really do much with the idea of interdimensional assassins as it could. Also while the art is sometimes inconsistent it's all over the place in this comic and certain scenes (like one where Frank is falling to his death) have no motion or momentum to them, making it look like he's suspended in the air. Also while I love that Frankenstein is educated and quotes literature this issue just overdoes it.
"How about a ceasefire? I don't want to miss this."
Heh. Angel and Faith hasn't dropped far in quality yet.
Best part of that issue, easily.
And I continue to love how they're revealing so much of Giles' past, even after his death, in a way that doesn't come across as cheesy. It's really giving you a look at how Rupert grew into Ripper, and then into Giles, and the horrors he faced during his career as a Watcher.
It's really helping me to understand his character, bringing him up past even Willow and Tara to be my third favourite character from the series- behind only Angel and Faith.
My own reviews for this week are in. One thing that I kinda noticed and liked. Marvel is handing out free downloads with a lot of their comics. I hope this keeps up because it is a quick and easy way to share comics with friends.
And I just read the first two issues of Saga. It is far better than a comic with an ipod robot king with a tv screen for a face getting frustrated because he can't get his dick hard has any right to be. Then again, it is also the romance of Yorrick and 355 we were denied by Y's ending, just with trippy space fantasy trappings.
So, I finished New Ways to Die, then forgot to post about it >.>
I liked a lot of stuff about the arc. The dynamic between Harry and Norman, as well as Anti-Venom and Spider-Man, were both very interesting, and...well, I just liked where it went overall.
interesting fact: whenever people talk about New Ways To Die, I keep thinking of the Bond song.
you needed to know this
Guys I got a free comic on Comixology, but I can't read it. The pages don't seem to load.
This isn't a joke. It's an actual ad put out by EA.
I mean, I probably don't have to say that, given that its far from the worst thing to come out of their marketing department, but still, really?
was that on comixology
So I've been thinking about running an on again off again liveblog of some comics. And I figure I'll let you folks choose from the list. One serial runner and one shorter self contained comic.
Superhero-Time!
-Spider-man (either Slott's run or the Gauntlet or Ultimate Spider-man)
-Fantastic Four (Hickman's run)
-Runaways
-Iron Man (Extremis or Fraction's run)
-Iron Fist(I really ought to get around to reading this)
-Age of Apocalypse
-52 (Man I really need to follow this to see what happens to Montoya after her world fell out from under her at the end of Gotham Central)
-Starman
-Animal Man(Morrison's run)
Other Serialized stuff time!
-Knights of the Old Republic
-Hack/Slash
-Atomic Robo
-Locke and Key
-Zot!
-Bone
-Finder
-Chew
-Empowered
Make your picks. Books with the most votes by the end of the weekish will be the next project for me.
(I read some of it, and I'd like to know the rest.)
That download never finished for you?