Amph ***OFFICIAL*** Comics Thread

I heard really positive review of All Star Superman. I've been planning on picking that up.

 

New Avengers #59

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Iron Fist hasn't looked this cool in quite a while.

I was rereading some of the classic Wolfman/Perez New Teen Titans of the 80's... I had forgotten how good that run was. The Terra/Terminator story arc was brutal.

 

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Mignola is a god.

 

Personally, I can't wait to pick up the hardcover reissue of Superman vs. Muhammad Ali.

 

S.H.I.E.L.D. #1: Planetary meets the Marvel Universe. Awesome stuff.

 

Any book that has a two page spread of Galileo aiming a Renaissance-era laser cannon at Galactus gets my seal of approval.

 

The 10 strangest sex-swapped versions of superheroes

You know, the female Nightcrawler is hot.

 

I picked up volume 1 of Captain Britain and MI:13. Not bad at all. I'm not sure how much I like Cornell's idealised take on CB, but compared to Claremont's horrible treatment of the character I don't think I should complain. Kirk's art is pretty good, though a bit cluttered - he does try to fill up the panel, rather than surrounding the characters with white space. At times it can be a bit confusing.

 

Marvel had the best cross over events this year with "Siege" and "Second Coming." However, I haven't been thrilled with the "Heoric Age" relaunch of the Avengers titles.

DC's "Brightest Day" has been like watching the last two seasons of "Heroes;" just alot of teasors but no real plot reveal until the last issue.

 

Daredevil cancelled

Wait, what? Matt Murdock is a villain? Dave? DAVE? DDAVVEE?!

 

Upping with this cute test:


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WHO DO YOU SEE HERE?

 

Neat!

The Hulk?

 

Ooh! It's either Wolverine, or two Batmen about to make sweet love.

 

I see a mutilated yellow i. Its Invincible clearly.

 

picked up the latest Invincible trade (awesome, of course) and the last Planetary trade, which is the most mind-blowing I've read (this trade, specifically), since Watchmen. Possibly moreso. It's insane and insanely awesome.

Also, I'm trying to stay away from single issues right now, but I picked up the 2nd printing (bleh) of Uncanny X-Factor #1 on the advice of my LCS owner (went in to find the first Flash trade, but it hasn't come out yet and wanted to get something). It was fantastic and I highly recommend the series. Art is on point, as is the plot which quickly moved to huge heights in scale. Plus, it's cool as hell.

 

Do you mean Uncanny X-Force? There is no Uncanny X-Factor. If so, yes, it is cool as hell.

 

yeah, yeah, that's what I meant.

thanks.

I enjoyed the gender-reversed heroes article, btw.

And why is Batman about to make love to himself???

 

I agree, Remender is blowing Uncanny X-Force out of the water. I'm liking it much better than the Kyle & Yost iteration, as good as it was.

Funny how Rick Remender has kind of become the guy to go when you want to rehabilitate a 90s EXTREME!1! property: first The Punisher, then X-Force, now Venom...

 

Owlman.

 

Spider-Man joins FF, name changes, they dress like Stormtroopers

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Sue in tighty whites ftw.

 

I can sum up my reaction in precisely one word: ugh.

On the bright side, my copies of Essential Thor and Essential Fantastic Four arrived today, so I should get in some quality Silver Age reading this weekend.

 

Richards looks like Kingdom Come Superman.

 

This article shows why I don't really read Marvel and DC superhero comics anymore (Some NSFW language and images)

The most thoughtful line of the article , I would think, would be:

 

I'm a big fan of Spidey, but I'm getting really tired of Spidey being part of so many teams. It reeks of a cash grab by Marvel to me. Avengers, New Avengers, FF, and his own books. That's a lot of Spidey each month. And a lot of teams ups for a hero that has notoriously operated on his own.

[rant]Maybe I'm just irritable but I'm also getting tired of the new costumes Spidey is sporting. Lets stick with the traditional garb.[/rant]

 

To be fair, this looks like an organic follow-up to everything Hickman has been doing on Fantastic Four and everything Slott is doing in Amazing Spider-Man, only it's been getting more publicity due to Johnny's death. I don't know what to think about the costumes, but they're a Marko Djurdjevic design after all. I'll wait to see them in the comics themselves.