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Can't you set it up online? It's what I did. Go to comixology and they have a pull list page.
Animal Man and Swamp Thing are easy to remember since, being basically one story spread across two books, they come out simultaneously.
Anyway, it looks like for the next few months, it'll be Animal Man, then Swamp Thing, then Animal Man, etc. for the conclusion of the current arc.
So apparently Marvel's doing a whole, reboot/renumbering thing. Thoughts?
Like I said indifference and mild irritation.
It totally worked for them in the nineties!
...oh wait...
Alk: The Marvel Girl is (apparently) Jean Grey but from the past.
The Conductor - then still worried Hope and Emma might get tossed under the bus for Jean.
Wait INUH how did you get Swamp Thing #11? It isn't out until next week.
Um...now that I check, it actually vanished from Comixology's store page since I bought it. Weird, since it came out the same day as Animal Man last month too...
But I still have the issue, so...score for me, I guess?
Huh, they pushed it back a week? After pushing Batman up a week too....
Welp, second week of the month is officially the best time of the month. It's like a reverse-period.
So...I guess the impressions I posted on it are a preview now? >.>
Maybe Marvel will learn from Dc's mistakes as well as its own (like letting Bendis write anything but Noir and urban based stories) but for now I'm pessimistic about the damn thing
The Amazing Spider-man 689: Two weeks in a row we get to continue the follow-up to last years phenomenal Shed as Connors is completely in a lizard mindset despite being in human form and framing Science-Vampire Michael Morbius to keep him from developing a cure for both of them. There's really no overselling just how well Slott gets Spider-man. Even these relatively small stories he writes are great and just have a level of excitement and growth to them.
Hack/Slash 17: The final revelation of what Vlad is and where he came from isn't particularly surprising, drawing again from classic horror films. (This time The Hills Have Eyes) but it, as always, is a lot of fun and the fight between Vlad and his long lost brother is pretty great. Seely is also really good at emotional character work. Vlad is face with a lot of dark stuff to deal with and still manages to find a confidence in the good-natured people who raised him, in contrast to Cassie's insecurity and fear of becoming what she hunts.
Animal Man 11: This issue of Animal Man works to bring in a break, as the inevitable proper Animal Man-Swamp Thing crossover and Animal Man saving his son and dealing with the fact that he's been constantly putting his family (and especially his daughter) in danger.
Action Comics 11: It's pretty weird that we're dealing with a 'Clark Kent is quote unquote dead' plot so early on, but I guess Grant Morrison wants to get it out of the way. The term for this comic has always been conflicted as Morrison's been struggling with reconciling his working-class socialist Superman with DC's desire for a slick hero. It's never more evident that the conflict between the two costumes. Sometimes he's wearing the jeans-and-t-shirt outfit and sometimes it's the new design Jim Lee gave him. It's distracting to say the least. What I do like about this comic is Morrison's insistence of having Superman solve small problems and rebuilding stuff wrecked by supervillain. It's a nice reminder that Superman is all about helping people rather than hurting the bad guys.
The Invincible Iron Man 520: This is probably the most action packed Iron Man has been in awhile. The drama and intrigue is coming to a close as Stark is now fully in the Mandarin's web and a new Iron Man is running around and Justine Hammer has taken over as Detroit Steel. The joke about Stark threatening to sue everyone is getting old fast though.
Wait, I thought Shed was written back in 2010. I mean I know Slott has been prolific, but not quite that much. Seriously though, if any of you folks have had doubts about me reccing the Gauntlet arc, the Juggernaut and Lizard sub plots are worth it.
Damn, you're right. Time sure flies.
In any case, Slott didn't write Shed. Zeb Wells did. I probably should have pointed that out.
Okay, this is a hilarious alt cover. And it kinda bums me out by reminding me I have to catch up on the new Scooby Doo season.
And Re the Avengers Cartoon - Not sure how I think things would have worked better. The broadcast order of the Break Out 2 parter going first, or the five episodes to build up Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, and the other members while hinting at and winking about how big a playground the Marvel Universe is. Still a pretty good cartoon even if the Iron Man design is kinda eh, and Thor's voice is a bit to restrained.
He gets hammier as he goes along. Especially when he fights Ultron.
"We would have words with thee" indeed.
Oh, also, after binging Frankenstein Agent of SHADE, I can safely say that it’s the best New 52 comic not called Batman so far.
i mean, seriously
frankenstein
as a secret agent working for a nick fury knockoff who is actually a 9 year old girl
and lady frankenstein is like boom and they have werewolf and vampires and mermaids friends and they go in secret government missions and i think i’m in love
Just picked Supergods at the store today. Kinda curious to see how Morrison's unique voice translates into essay form.
It's good, but it gets kind of dull in the middle where Morrison starts talking about his own personal career and it's less crazy drug trips in sri lanka more talking about how rich he is thanks to comics.
Hey, is JMS' Brave and The Bold any good?
This being the resident comic books thread, I thought this Kickstarter for a film about obsession and the state of the comic book industry would be relevant to your interests.
Eh, it could go either way. Either a quick and easy take that and comics fans and the industry(which there are plenty of out there) or some honest criticism(again which there is plenty of out there).
Oh man, I'm two issues in and Atomic Robo already made me cry like a little baby
So good news everybody. While trawling through the used bookstore's comics section I stumbled upon some sweet(and discounted) finds. Heartbreak Soup, a volume of Love and Rockets(which I have been meaning to read since it is supposed to be pretty good). The Halo Graphic Novel. I'm not really a big Halo fan, but the aesthetics of it have always wowed me. And seeing Nihei and Moebius tackle Halo's universe and a $5 price tag made me snatch this up right away. And add in the last bit Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer, one I have high hopes for. Partially because I keep meaning to tackle Moorecook's Elric books and partially because I think it might be a decent gateway comic for two friends of mine who are Elric fans.
Megaman/Sonic crossover planned. I feel like I'm eight for being excited.
Ms. Marvel #16: "Talking isn't working. So I guess that just leaves punching." Awesome. Also, there's shipping, and hints at future plotlines, and big reveals about the current one, and all that fun stuff. What more can you ask for?
Ms. Marvel #17: Exposition about MODOK's backstory, which I was very grateful for, having never heard of him before this arc, plus an awesome conclusion to the arc, involving a deus ex machina, but it's okay because why the deus ex machina happened will probably be our next arc. Also, Carol's life continues to hate her no matter how awesome she is.