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Will do my weekly review on Tuesday.
* the same guy who wrote Solanin and Oyasumi Punpun, both great, albeit occasionally pure emotional gut punches, of mango.
:O
Oyasumi Punpun is one of my favorite manga series!
/me leaves the thread again
He plays Dark Souls. I think he has more varied tastes than just that.
^^ I also like things with really nice art and things about depression though, so it works.
^ Also that. I certainly do like my moeblobs, and I like talking about liking moeblobs, but there's other things I like too.
Mega Man 5-8: This story arc is even better than the first one, focusing on law and order and the public reaction to the events of the first arc. It also has a much less videogamey story than the first one. The writing continues to be far, far better than it has any right to be, and there aren't as many bad puns. This is definitely one of the best comics running right now.
Daredevil 9: Eh. The visual storytelling continues to be superb, but I can't shake the feeling that this arc exists entirely to keep Daredevil out of the way while Black Cat advances the main plot. It's not a bad arc, but...it seems sorta forced, to me. Idunno. Maybe it'll go somewhere better in the next issue. It does look like it'll lead up to some good character moments.
Swamp Thing (original series) 2: In which we meet the guy who was reintroduced at the end of the latest New 52 Swamp Thing issue. I can't really see much of a direct connection to how he seems like he's going to be presented today, but it was certainly interesting to actually get introduced to the guy before he shows up.
Swamp Thing (original series) 3: Ohai Abby. She's definitely gone through some character development since her first appearance, as she's pretty much a MacGuffin here. That said, the main focus of the story is on her dad, and I have to say, it really convinced me that the Silver Age's tendency to narrate everything can be done well. It probably wouldn't have been possible to cram that much characterization into an entirely mute character otherwise. Definitely a good read.
So, I got convinced over on IJBMer Updates to read Avenging Spider-Man 1. It was pretty good, and some of the one-liners were hilarious, though I feel like not a whole lot actually happened. There was actual setup work being done though so fair enough.
So...anyone want to explain to the noob why the Hulk is red? >.>
I thought the comic came with an explanation? Anyway, that's not Bruce Banner, that's General Ross, the guy who's been hunting the Hulk for a long time. As for how he became Rulk, that's something I actually don't know, but according to the Avengers cartoon, he injected himself with Hulk blood and added some sort of...Red thing.
MALK! EXPLAIN!
Whoops, I skipped that because it was in small text on the big title/credits splash page and I didn't think it was important >.>
Well, it technically isn't, provided you know where Spider-Man and Red Hulk's powers come from. :P
ETA: Also, you might want to skip less on them as you go along. Not because they're important or anything but because they tend to have some pretty cool gags (The one with Hawkeye comes to mind)
(Malk and alk no malking or alking)
Malk and Alk would make for a great name for a comedy duo.
Bruce Banner's life after he became the Hulk was constantly watched by the secret society of super-intelligent criminals - the Intelligencia - among whose ranks included Doom, MODOK, and the Leader.
Transforming Betty Brant after her resurrection into Red She-Hulk, Rick Jones into the Abomination-like A-Bomb, and Thunderbolt Ross into the Red Hulk, the Intelligencia sought to take over the world with a legion of Hulkified troopers.
There was also a lot of plotting and scheming and so forth but that's the gist of it.
Well, yeah, now that I know they're there, I'll read them :P
I thought I was the other member of your comedy duo. ;~;
*runs away crying*
Also one of you explain this to me; how did Ultimate Marvel stop sucking and start being all "fuck yeah!!" again?
And me and Malk as a comedy duo? Who is the smartass and who is the serious foil?
Killing Peter Parker did the trick, apparently.
You alternate, obviously.
At the risk of asking a stupid question, why is the next Daredevil after 9 issue "10.1?"
Not really that stupid!
here's the deal. Marvel started a comic line called ".1". They're basically jumping points for anyone who isn't necessarily following a series. Or, to put it better, filler but it still advances the plot. Just that it's newbie friendly, going by the one I read (Spider-Man's)
Ah, I see.
Hmmm...eh, I'll get it. I wasn't hugely invested in the current arc either way, so maybe I'll like it.
^Basically, though with some they get weird like the alternate reality Fantastic Four where Hitler won and they're nazis.
Wut.
Rule #1 of the Fantastic Four: If there's an alternative universe, there's a Reed Richards in it. And chances are, he's a total dick or going to become a total dick.
It's pretty awesome. Fantastic Four 605.1.
And yeah, most Reeds are assholes which is why the Council of Reeds exists.
^^Yeah, I know about alternate universe stuff. That doesn't make that story concept not wut.
I don't see why it's all that 'wut'. It's not like 'what if the nazis won' fiction has never been done before.
Spider-man meets the cast of SNL.
Honestly, my fave Elseworlds premise has to be: "Batman: The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat". AKA: Batman and Robin during the Civil War.
^I totally wut'd at the fact that Johnny Storm ended up being cool without the need of Peter or the Thing.
ETA: Oh you meant something else.