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You know, I was just thinking about it, and Animal Man's daughter might potentially be one of the most powerful characters in the DCU.
So, apparently today's Avenging Spider-Man is the end of a story arc or something? Is it relatively readable without knowing what's going on?
It's an epilogue to Ends of the Earth, so I think that it probably won't be, but lemme read it and check it out for ya
Good to know.
Daredevil 14: Continues to be excellent, and the plotlines continue to be uniquely suited to Daredevil. This is the first I've seen of Latveria, and it was interesting. Gotta love how Doom's on the cover but not in the book, though. Anyway, as for the main plot, I do like how there was a bit of forewshadowing for what was going on, and I felt stupid for not figuring it out until it was made clear. The last bit was pretty depressing.
Rule #12 about comics. Covers always lie.
what are the first eleven
Crap I have to work tomorrow/today so I'll have to get my comics Friday. =|
(sigh) Saga...
So, INUH, you asked me if Avenging Spider-Man was self contained and, well, it kinda is as it is a flashback to a past adventure Spider-Man had, but it's full of spoilers if you wanna catch up with Spider-Man so I'd recommend you do that and then read this month's AvSM.
Good to know. I'll hold off on buying it for now then.
so, Alk rec'd me Common Grounds, a comic about a coffee shop where superheroes and supervillains hang out and, you know, drink coffee and stuff. The premise is somewhat silly, but the whole thing is really short and sweet stuff about, you know, the people who fight crime and blah de blah.
Personally I liked issue 4's stories the best.
Reviews hopefully some time tonight.
It honestly touches on so many things that have been bugging me about the genre, like how everything must be so big and spectacular by being a semi-naturalistic telling of events in people's lives and what they do. Sure, they are superpowered, but they still lead normal lives and have relatable situations. Admittedly, if stuff like Common Grounds were the main industry's focus, I'd also be fed up with it, but it works so well precisely because of the actual focus of the industry.
plus:
I rec'd it to Alk, Alk rec'd it to Juan...so who does Juan now infect?
Actually I rec'd it to everybody earlier in the thread. Did no-one read it?
I can't really afford it right now. But I looked at the preview pages on Amazon and it looks good.
Daredevil 14: I have to admit, I really don't like the 'hero loses his superpowers' plot because there's really only ever one way it could go. Hero questions his actual heroics, has an identity crisis, and then decides they still have to do the right thing, and lo and behold their desire to do the right thing is what made them a hero the whole time. This is still a pretty good comic, having some interesting action set-ups and Daredevil's reactions to losing his powers is engaging, but on the whole it's not a new idea.
Avenging Spider-man 8: While this is technically an epilogue to Ends of The Earth, which was awesome by the way, you don't have to read the arc to get this. It's a simple story of Spider-man remembering an adventure where he, Silver Sable, and Doctor Strange fought Doctor Doom to defend a magically talented girl. It's a lot of fun and even has a few character moments. It's the combination of simple character interaction and bombastic action that makes writer Dan Slott great at this sort of thing.
Saga 4: Man, just once I would like to see a pacifist stick to his guns. Er, stick to not using his guns. You know what I mean. In any case, this comic is very well-written as usual but has taken to using some cliches I find a little tiresome, such as the pacifist forsaking his vow, and one of the most blunt uses of a killer with a conscience I've ever seen. I get these cliches are part of the metafiction this story is working off of, but I just wish they weren't so on the nose.
Wonder Woman 10: This entire issue plays like a reverse Greek tragedy with dramatic irony being used in Wonder Woman's favor rather than to bring her down. We get glimpses of her character. Not much, but it is something to build on, and as usual Tony Akins art is beautiful. It's a solid ending to an arc, but it makes me wonder where the series is going to go from here.
The Invincible Iron Man 519: And so continued Matt Fraction's long and ambtious wrap-up of the saga he has been working on since the first Iron Man film came out. It's always interesting to see such a thing unfold before your eyes over time, and Fraction continues to work towards what looks to be an end game with the Mandarin. It's light on action, but there's plenty of intrigue to enjoy, as well as character moments.
Hellblazer 292: Sexuality is often looked at with vampires, but sometimes it can be done with werewolves too. It's a fun little one-shot that breaks from the very dark story that had just passed. It's a good jumping-on point.
Well, with most superheroes, losing their powers means becoming an ordinary person. With Daredevil, it means becoming entirely unable to perceive the world. Much more interesting.
Yeah, this story doesn't seem to be saying "Daredevil is actually a very swell guy who loves and helps people" so much as "Daredevil needs his power to survive, even in a urban context"
Of course, we haven't seen that, but the last two frames seem to say that he's so used to his powers he can even distinguish between a train and grass without them.
Note that he didn't just lose his powers. He lost all sensory capabilities. I think. It's possible that I'm wrong.
Rereading it, it seems to be that, yeah. But nonetheless, the point is that, in the case of Daredevil, his superpowers are his senses. Without those, he's really nothing but a shambling body disconnected from the world
Yeah, pretty much.
So, read Silver Surfer: Requiem
that last issue broke me, man, i swear to god
Not like the whole thing wasn't damn beautiful.
but god, that scene with Galactus and Norrin is just...;~;
It's weird. When Straczynski writes Spider-man, Thor and Wonderwoman the results are kinda lame or seem to want to differ from core ideas of the character for the sake of shaking things up. But with Silver Surfer, a character who is incredibly hard to write well and he cranks out pure beauty and emotional resonance.
From what I've heard, his issues with Spider-Man were mostly editorial, though. Not sure about Thor and Wonder Woman
The problem with his run on Thor was that he turned it into a family drama. And while Thor has always in a large part relied on the squabbling and scheming of Loki and Odin and the other Asgardians... it made the series loose a certain something important. Mostly though it was making Thor introspective and hesitant about his position as king and him flying around talking to people a lot. And while you could argue it was Thor growing out of his rash impulsive self to deal with his new responsibilities, it was too much to fast. There wasn't much prideful boasting and Thor chumming it up with Sif and the Warriors Three or hell even him fixing problems by hitting badguys with a magic hammer or shooting lightning up a monster's ass.
Not really sure what the problems were with Wonder Woman, I've just heard it was kinda underwhelming. I will give him props for giving her a less skimpy costume.
Way better that Fraction abd his infusing Thor with the power of black metal to fight nightmares. I mean who wants action in a Thor comic?
Or that time Thor went to Hell to stop a host of cannibalistic Valkyrie ghosts who will kill any Asgardian who speaks their name? Or when Thor and the Silver Surfer punched it out on Mars while Galactus tried to eat Yggdrasil?
Okay guys we all know Marvel will inevitably make a Thor sequel in a few years. How awesome would if be if Beta Ray Bill showed up?