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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3420 on: February 12, 2015, 08:43:01 PM »
that's a bad argument, though, because you could say NO ONE is an everyman character because no character appeals to EVERYONE.
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« Reply #3421 on: February 12, 2015, 08:54:04 PM »
that's a bad argument, though, because you could say NO ONE is an everyman character because no character appeals to EVERYONE.

true, but even by everyman standards she doesnt really fit. shes another kid with powers. just like the countless kids with powers. shes no different than the the x-kids, hell shes very similar to faiza hussein, except faiza seems to be a more conservative character. shes a titular character

Himu

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« Reply #3422 on: February 12, 2015, 09:05:25 PM »
either way, i'm not the only one who sees the similarities between kamala khan and peter parker.

:yeshrug

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/21/between-the-panels-why-ms-marvel-is-the-new-spider-man

even marvel agrees

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« Reply #3423 on: February 12, 2015, 09:09:24 PM »
either way, i'm not the only one who sees the similarities between kamala khan and peter parker.

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http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/21/between-the-panels-why-ms-marvel-is-the-new-spider-man

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theyve also drawn similarities between pete and new nova. that doesnt really mean much

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« Reply #3424 on: February 13, 2015, 02:01:04 PM »
I would say Sam Humphries (Nova) is way more of an "everyman" character in that sense...sort of.  But more like "everyboy" I guess. 

Finished Superior.

That...was awful.



Yeahhhh, I think I'm done with spider-man. Peter Parker is no longer an everyman. He's not relatable at all and Marvel keeps shoving shit down his fans throats. I think I'm done, at least until Slott leaves as head writer. Wow. What an awful series that had potential.

You just read a story about Doc Ock!   :lol

Wait and see what happens after all this Battleworld stuff.  I'm betting it's going to be a reset for Peter Parker and he'll be back with Mary Jane.  Before all the Spider-Verse stuff started, it was hinted that Peter was going to be pushed out of his company anyway. 

Speaking of which, how was Peter Parker ever looked at as an "everyman" character anyway?  The dude is a freaking superhero who displayed a clear way above-average knowledge of science and technology as a high school student and was married to a super model!   :P  Mile Morales is a much better example than Peter is.

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Kamala Khan IS the new everyman hero, anyways.

I don't see that.  I only read the first few issues though.  Kamala Khan is one of the new Inhumans who will fade away after her book is inevitably canceled.  "Ms. Marvel" and "Captain Marvel," for that matter, are names that should be associated with the number one/two/same/whatever female(s) in the Marvel Universe.  Marvel has completely failed to do this with Carol Danvers and the direction they're going in with Kamala obviously isn't that either.

But I like that art Himu posted.  I might check out Ms. Marvel again. 
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3425 on: February 14, 2015, 07:48:24 PM »
Squirrel Girl  :kobeyuck

Himu

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3426 on: February 14, 2015, 07:51:12 PM »
Squirrel girl is bad? Cover looks hilarious.

And that art isn't from ms marvel but spider-man, lyte.
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3427 on: February 14, 2015, 07:56:21 PM »
Art's terrible and the writing is quite literally a bad joke.

parallax

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« Reply #3428 on: February 14, 2015, 08:17:17 PM »
i was worried about how they would handle SG. its a shame gurihiru wasnt on the art though.

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« Reply #3429 on: February 14, 2015, 11:14:57 PM »
Squirrel Girl's art is atrocious.   :yuck
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3430 on: February 15, 2015, 09:16:39 AM »
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/02/14/female-thor-is-what-happens-when-progressive-hand-wringing-and-misandry-ruin-a-cherished-art-form/
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You may have heard that Marvel has turned Thor into a woman. What you probably don’t know, because you likely greeted the news with bafflement and horror and then resolved never to pick up a comic book from that company ever again, is just what a disaster the initiative is turning out to be.

Thor a woman? It’s hard to believe the most macho, overtly masculine character in the comic canon could possibly be reimagined as a broad. But that’s almost certainly precisely the reason Thor was chosen: as a fuck-you to so-called nerdbros from the achingly progressive staff of today’s comic book establishment.

This has led to some questions from comic book fans. Questions such as: will Wonder Woman turn out to be a cheeseburger? Is the Incredible Hulk only incredible because he endured cruel fat-shaming as a teen but didn’t let his size define him? And shouldn’t Spider-Man be a gay latino?

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Men don’t seem to care about gender-swapping great female characters, which rather gives away the game about the sort of agenda driving these awful decisions. Why is there a demand for female versions of male superheroes, but no demand the other way? I mean, have you ever heard of calls for a male Lara Croft? It makes very little sense, until you learn that comic books, fantasy and sci-fi were taken over years ago by ultra-progressive misandrists who basically hate their own core audiences.

Does that sound familiar? It should: the recent GamerGate controversy in video games happened because ordinary gamers, unlike comic book readers or fans of fantasy and sci-fi, stood up to the authoritarian moral panic brigade in the press and their feminist agitator icons and said: no. We don’t recognise the world you’re sketching out, and we don’t want your bizarre and outlandish politics to pollute our hobby.

Retroactive continuity and franchise reboots are being used today not to shine fresh light on the enduring themes of superhero stories, such as triumphing against the odds or the ultimate victory of good over evil, but for cack-handed, tone-deaf ideological reasons that simply aren’t resonating with most readers.

This, in a nutshell, is what GamerGate supporters are concerned about when they say social-justice warriors will ruin video games. Because, while there’s no evidence that video games make people violent or sexist, there’s plenty to suggest that imagination-based hobbies are wrecked when the hand-wringing progressives come to town.

And if you don’t believe me, take a look at the following cells from the new female Thor comic and tell me this excruciatingly cringeworthy dialogue is something any normal person would pay money to read and enjoy.

Himu

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« Reply #3431 on: February 15, 2015, 10:58:29 AM »
Misandry. Comics.

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« Reply #3432 on: February 15, 2015, 01:08:31 PM »
Cherished. :teehee

parallax

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« Reply #3433 on: February 15, 2015, 03:25:59 PM »
so..that person doesnt read comics. gotcha

but that titania scene is fucking horrible. i guess thats gonna be her surfers armbar when ever someone tries to discuss the character

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« Reply #3434 on: February 16, 2015, 08:18:43 AM »
Has to be someone who hasn't even bothered to read any of the shit he's going on about.  Also let me respond to him as if he were a poster here:

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Why is there a demand for female versions of male superheroes, but no demand the other way?


Marvel is trying to increase its readership and appeal to female audiences.  Hence why female Thor was unveiled on the View.  Aren't you supposed to be a "journalist?"

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I mean, have you ever heard of calls for a male Lara Croft?

You mean the character who was labeled as "British Indiana Jones with big tits?"  That one?  And it's too bad that the game Uncharted never went anywhere.   ::)
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3435 on: February 16, 2015, 12:33:14 PM »
I've been reading through the Fantagraphics EC Artist series of books.  The Joe Orlando, Graham Ingels, Wally Wood, and Jack Kamen stories. I was a long-time EC fan, and I have the old slipcased Tales from the Crypt hardcover set, so I already knew this stuff really shines in black-and-white. Story-wise, though...maybe it's because I'm getting older, but man could that shit get preachy, particularly in the Wood collection :lol
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« Reply #3436 on: February 16, 2015, 03:35:49 PM »
Squirrel girl is bad? Cover looks hilarious.

And that art isn't from ms marvel but spider-man, lyte.
Nah, Squirrel Girl's great. I can see why the art is divisive, but I like it a lot.

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« Reply #3437 on: February 16, 2015, 03:54:36 PM »
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Why is there a demand for female versions of male superheroes, but no demand the other way?


Marvel is trying to increase its readership and appeal to female audiences.  Hence why female Thor was unveiled on the View.  Aren't you supposed to be a "journalist?"

Oh yeah, well maybe they should make a male version of Batwoman and call him Bat...man. Yeah...
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parallax

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« Reply #3438 on: February 16, 2015, 04:51:28 PM »
Has to be someone who hasn't even bothered to read any of the shit he's going on about.  Also let me respond to him as if he were a poster here:

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Why is there a demand for female versions of male superheroes, but no demand the other way?


Marvel is trying to increase its readership and appeal to female audiences.  Hence why female Thor was unveiled on the View.  Aren't you supposed to be a "journalist?"

honestly, the last male version of a female superhero i can think of is power boy, and that was a fantastic failure

FoneBone

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« Reply #3439 on: February 16, 2015, 06:20:45 PM »
Has to be someone who hasn't even bothered to read any of the shit he's going on about.  Also let me respond to him as if he were a poster here:

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Why is there a demand for female versions of male superheroes, but no demand the other way?


Marvel is trying to increase its readership and appeal to female audiences.  Hence why female Thor was unveiled on the View.  Aren't you supposed to be a "journalist?"

honestly, the last male version of a female superhero i can think of is power boy, and that was a fantastic failure
Wasn't Power Boy conceived as a joke character? (Admittedly not a very good one.)

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« Reply #3440 on: February 16, 2015, 07:16:29 PM »
Has to be someone who hasn't even bothered to read any of the shit he's going on about.  Also let me respond to him as if he were a poster here:

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Why is there a demand for female versions of male superheroes, but no demand the other way?


Marvel is trying to increase its readership and appeal to female audiences.  Hence why female Thor was unveiled on the View.  Aren't you supposed to be a "journalist?"

honestly, the last male version of a female superhero i can think of is power boy, and that was a fantastic failure
Wasn't Power Boy conceived as a joke character? (Admittedly not a very good one.)

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parallax

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« Reply #3441 on: February 16, 2015, 08:04:32 PM »
Has to be someone who hasn't even bothered to read any of the shit he's going on about.  Also let me respond to him as if he were a poster here:

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Why is there a demand for female versions of male superheroes, but no demand the other way?


Marvel is trying to increase its readership and appeal to female audiences.  Hence why female Thor was unveiled on the View.  Aren't you supposed to be a "journalist?"

honestly, the last male version of a female superhero i can think of is power boy, and that was a fantastic failure
Wasn't Power Boy conceived as a joke character? (Admittedly not a very good one.)

i dont know if thats the intent, but he definetely became one. then his inclusion fucked up two of my favorites in titans east. garbage

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« Reply #3442 on: February 18, 2015, 10:12:50 PM »
Savage Dragon 202: Remember when Malcom Dragon had a three way a few issues back?  Well, he's at it again!  And then his step-sister comes in for a visit and it's a four way!

...

:dead

I was questioning if Erik Larson was changing this into a porno mag or something, but at least at the end of the issue, Malcom tells his girlfriend that there's no more kinky sex shit with other girls happening.  Oh and there's some super hero stuff too, but this sex stuff is the clear focus of the issue.  Again.  Can we get back to some real plot?
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3443 on: February 19, 2015, 12:36:42 AM »
Ms. Marvel this week was essentially a filler issue, but I still enjoyed it.

That's how you know you've got a quality book

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« Reply #3444 on: February 19, 2015, 06:40:22 AM »
Savage Dragon 202: Remember when Malcom Dragon had a three way a few issues back?  Well, he's at it again!  And then his step-sister comes in for a visit and it's a four way!

...

:dead

I was questioning if Erik Larson was changing this into a porno mag or something, but at least at the end of the issue, Malcom tells his girlfriend that there's no more kinky sex shit with other girls happening.  Oh and there's some super hero stuff too, but this sex stuff is the clear focus of the issue.  Again.  Can we get back to some real plot?

LOL @ looking for anything worthwhile in an Erik Larson book.

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« Reply #3445 on: February 19, 2015, 08:00:29 AM »
Silk #1: Take Spider-Man and make him into an Asian female.  I mean, literally-- forget how the character was portrayed in ASM; this version is dealing with civilian issues, dealing with JJJ at her job (even getting footage of herself as Silk for him), and making wisecracks while fighting the villain.  But it was fun to see this since ASM hasn't been like that in a while.

LOL @ looking for anything worthwhile in an Erik Larson book.

I like Savage Dragon.   :gloomy
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benjipwns

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3446 on: February 22, 2015, 04:03:26 AM »
There's an app you use instead. Just search Marvel or Marvel Unlimited in the store and it should come up.

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3447 on: February 24, 2015, 03:50:32 AM »
I picked up the first Hellboy in Hell collection yesterday. Haven't read a Hellboy trade in ages and boy do I miss them. I'm behind like 6 trades on the main series... and I guess this is story takes places after. So now I guess I have to get around to getting all the stuff I've missed.

But anyway, it's pretty great. Art continues to be stunning, writing is sharp, love the atmosphere and setting. It's all so damn good.
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« Reply #3448 on: February 24, 2015, 06:10:24 AM »
Comixology has a BOGO sale on right now, and they gave me a $5 coupon a month ago, so I picked up the first two Carol Danvers Captain Marvel trades for $6 total. :hyper

Still working through the ass-ton of Hellblazer I bought last fall.  :-\

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« Reply #3449 on: February 25, 2015, 10:49:26 PM »
Another round of Spider books this week brings Spider-Verse to an end.  Sort of.

Amazing Spider-Man is an epilogue issue that gives the story a more satisfying ending.  The big points:
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Spider-Girl May Parker goes home to her own world, to see her little brother, and finds that Mary Jane and some other guy I don't know have survived, so only that world's Peter Parker bit the dust from the Inheritor attack.  The adult "Spider-Ben" also stays on this world to act as her grandfather.

Superior Spider-Man refuses to go back to his time because he now knows that Peter Parker "wins" in the end and gets his body back.  Most of the Spiders have gone home already, but the remaining ones kick his ass and shove him back through a portal.  When he goes through, he forgets what just happened and is taken back to the events of Super Spider-Man #19.  Interesting note here- When in 2099, Superior made a wrist-computer similar to Spider-Man 2099's.  He tells it to activate something and then sleep for 100 days before he is shoved through the portal.  Hmm...

The last Inheritor, who switched sides to help the Spiders, stays on his world to become the new web-weaver guy.  And surprise, surprise- the dead weaver who Superior killed is actually an older version of him.

The UK Captain Britain/Spider-Man no longer has a world to go back to.  This is related to the incursions in the Avengers books.  He stays on the Inheritors' world along with Anya (Spider-Girl?  Arachne?) from 616.  Their story will continue in the Secret Wars books later on.

Kaine appears to not be dead-- a human end breaks out of the monstrous (literal) spider-man body that he morphed into.

The former Spider-Woman II, Jessica Carpenter, who became the new Madame Web, hasn't been seen in a long time because she fell into a coma.  After Spider-Verse, she wakes up and finds her Madame Web precog powers are gone.  Most of the "great web" (I.E. portals to other worlds) was destroyed by Superior before he got his ass kicked and that seems to be the cause of this.
[close]

Fallout from this also happens in Spider-Man 2099.  He goes back to his world, only to find that:
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2099 is seemingly gone.  Instead, Miguel finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world and gets his ass kicked by THE MAESTRO (future evil Hulk)!  :o
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Spider-Gwen #1 also came out this week.  Haven't read that yet.  Am guessing it has nothing to do with Spider-Verse much like Silk #1 last week.
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« Reply #3450 on: February 26, 2015, 12:04:53 AM »
And in other spider-news, Toho's sentai Spider-Robot just appeared in US comics:
http://io9.com/spider-mans-giant-robot-just-became-official-marvel-com-1678509168

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« Reply #3451 on: February 26, 2015, 12:10:28 AM »
the costume for Spider-Gwen is fucking terrific. It's so good it makes me want to actually read it.
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« Reply #3452 on: February 26, 2015, 12:17:00 AM »
And in other spider-news, Toho's sentai Spider-Robot just appeared in US comics:
http://io9.com/spider-mans-giant-robot-just-became-official-marvel-com-1678509168

leopardons come and gone

im laughing at people on my facebook talking about how they brought gwen stacy back from the dead to make her a hero. if they only knew

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3453 on: February 26, 2015, 12:21:36 AM »
New Avengers  :whoo

Hickman really planned all this out. I have to reread all of this once it ends.

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« Reply #3454 on: February 27, 2015, 05:11:06 AM »
I'm halfway through reading the 2002 "reboot" of Captain Marvel (Genis) and I've never seen a series go from "great!" to "total trash" like this before...and it's the same writer!  (Peter David).


I really, really enjoyed the 1999-2002 Captain Marvel run.  It was pretty damn funny in a Whedon-esque Astonishing X-men way.  Genis was a super likeable dude because he was totally OP and cosmically aware but also kind of a military jock moron with no real world experience since he was a test tube baby, which made him hilarious.  Rick was an awful character but pairing them together made a fun dynamic and even the supporting cast like Marlo and ghost girl and Moondragon were good stuff.

For example:



But then in 2002 they decided to start fresh and basically turn likeable Genis-Vell Captain Marvel into a fucking psychopath super villian by making an entire series based on the idea that a Celestial body makes him go insane and so Genis goes around murdering people and acting psycho and the series is then about Rick as a prisoner trying to stop Genis from destroying the world...and it sucks.  I'm basically just quick-reading skimming the issues to get it over with because this is no fun at all.  The writing is terrible, it's not funny, it's not likeable and it's just a shame seeing a character you grew to love turn into an EVIL BADGUY.  The 1999-2002 Captain Marvel was great!  Genis-Vell is a cool bro for the Marvel universe, getting rid of him like they did in this 2002 series is just so stupid.  Pretty annoyed about it!   :maf

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3455 on: February 27, 2015, 11:52:05 AM »
the vells are cursed. they always start off well, but faceplant at the end into fuckery. mar with cancer. genis and phyla throw away who they were and become agressive assholes

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3456 on: March 01, 2015, 05:21:20 AM »
Alright, finished Captain Marvel run 2.  Was kind of suck but the final issue #25 was awesome in its 4th wall breaking.  Nice way to end a series and character.
Read Black Widow and Black Widow: Breakdown from that early 1999-2002 era.  Breakdown had pretty nice art by Scott Hampton and was a fun little spy thriller. 


Started on Priest's Black Panther and 3 issues in it's great so far. 

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3457 on: March 02, 2015, 02:05:58 AM »
I've had a comic itch for a few weeks and I've been thinking of subscribing to Marvel Unlimited for a month test the waters.

Thoughts on the service/Android app?

Also, can someone recommend me a series/arc that would convince me I made the right choice?

I think I'm down to reading anything, but something Cosmic would probably excite me more.
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« Reply #3458 on: March 03, 2015, 11:23:40 AM »
Hey could you guys help jog my memory? There's a comic I read a number of years back that was like, a team of international spies or something to that affect -- the one thing I really only remember is this concept it introduced of like hyper dimensional shit going on right in front of us that we just don't perceive because we don't have a name for it -- it's probably something pretty damn well known and I know it was recommended to me back after I finished Sandman and was looking for good stuff to read .... Plz halp

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« Reply #3460 on: March 03, 2015, 12:57:40 PM »
Thank you!

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« Reply #3461 on: March 03, 2015, 01:45:05 PM »
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisibles

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Morrison suggested a "wankathon" in the hope of bringing about a magical increase in sales by a mass of fans simultaneously masturbating at a set time.

Morrison became seriously ill while writing the book, something he attributes to working on the title and the manner in which its magical influence affected him, and has stated that his work on the comic made him into a different person from the one who started it. He has also said that much of the story was told to him by aliens when he was abducted during a trip to Katmandu.

:spin
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3462 on: March 03, 2015, 01:52:43 PM »
Madmen make the best art, it is known

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« Reply #3463 on: March 03, 2015, 02:00:28 PM »
Read the first volume of Elephantmen 2260.  Liked it a lot, but the way volume 1 ends makes it seem like it'll be a long series with no satisfying conclusion until the final issue.  So I'll check it out when it's finished (if it isn't already; haven't checked).

I've had a comic itch for a few weeks and I've been thinking of subscribing to Marvel Unlimited for a month test the waters.

Thoughts on the service/Android app?

Also, can someone recommend me a series/arc that would convince me I made the right choice?

I think I'm down to reading anything, but something Cosmic would probably excite me more.

Marvel Unlimited is awesome, it's a little buggy but I'm getting thousands of dollars worth of content for $60 so I'm super happy.  No idea how it runs on android; the iOS app is great; web app sucks. 

Can't really recommend anything cosmic so far as I haven't read much cosmic and what I have is not really "convincing quality".  For non-cosmic Immortal Iron Fist (around 36 issues); Nextwave (around 10 issues); Uncanny X-Force (around 25 issues) are all awesome, self-contained and not incredibly long.
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3464 on: March 03, 2015, 02:02:23 PM »
Morrison loves him some drugs. But it makes for great comics!

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3465 on: March 03, 2015, 03:16:51 PM »
I haven't read it, but the most recent "big" cosmic Marvel event was Annihilation and its sequel Annihilation Conquest, from some years back.  I guess Planet Hulk kind of counts too?

The closest thing right now to a cosmic event storyline is currently going on, kind of quietly, in Guardians Of The Galaxy and All-New X-Men, with some parts taking place in upcoming Cyclops, Captain Marvel, Nova, and Legendary Starlord comics.  This event is called "The Black Vortex" and is about a cosmic magical mirror thing that transforms people who stare into it into "superior" beings.  Enhanced strength, intellect, feeling at "one with the universe," and all that jazz, but it has also made the good guys who used it act like bad guys, too.
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3466 on: March 03, 2015, 03:19:32 PM »
This Black Vortex crossover is pretty shit. Trial of Jean Grey was so much better and I feel like they're just trying to recreate that magic and it's just not working.

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« Reply #3467 on: March 03, 2015, 03:22:28 PM »
I feel like the Guardians Of The Galaxy book has lost direction.  And how long is it going to take for Captain Marvel to finally 'officially' join them?  It's been months and months since Marvel said that character was on the team with Venom. 

At this point I'm just waiting for Secret Wars/Battleworld to start already.  Everything feels irrelevant knowing that's coming.
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3468 on: March 03, 2015, 03:32:49 PM »
Just bought the last book of Lucifer on Amazon :rock

Big shout out to amnintenho for starting me out on it

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3469 on: March 04, 2015, 12:31:18 AM »
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisibles

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Morrison suggested a "wankathon" in the hope of bringing about a magical increase in sales by a mass of fans simultaneously masturbating at a set time.

Morrison became seriously ill while writing the book, something he attributes to working on the title and the manner in which its magical influence affected him, and has stated that his work on the comic made him into a different person from the one who started it. He has also said that much of the story was told to him by aliens when he was abducted during a trip to Katmandu.

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Madmen make the best art, it is known
Morrison loves him some drugs. But it makes for great comics!

Morrison is also fabulously self-promotional. I love his work but, like many other narcissistic, talented people, I would not trust him babysit my kids... or even house-sit for that matter.

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3470 on: March 04, 2015, 03:00:03 PM »
So we're all in agreement that Grayson is the best bat book, yes?

Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3471 on: March 04, 2015, 05:12:41 PM »
silk is really good. it has cute art

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3472 on: March 05, 2015, 08:20:18 AM »
I like Silk.  Spider-Gwen was kind of :zzz.  Like a Silk retread. 
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3473 on: March 05, 2015, 11:09:37 PM »
Spider-Woman was pretty good. No longer held back by the shackles of line-wide events.

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« Reply #3474 on: March 05, 2015, 11:18:04 PM »
I'm halfway through reading the 2002 "reboot" of Captain Marvel (Genis) and I've never seen a series go from "great!" to "total trash" like this before...and it's the same writer!  (Peter David).

Avengers Academy. Gage completely lost it during the second half.

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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3475 on: March 11, 2015, 02:57:31 PM »
why is most everything associated with amazing spider man so fucking terrible? his cast, his villains, hell, even him. reading amazing just pisses me off now. meanwhile i can read something like spider man and the x-men, or any other series hes doing a guest spot on, and get a writer who tries not to make reading a spider man comic a terrible experience.

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« Reply #3476 on: March 11, 2015, 03:07:58 PM »
Finished Lucifer. Great

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« Reply #3477 on: March 11, 2015, 03:34:53 PM »
Finally got around to reading Spider-Woman #1, er #5.  Wasn't bad, but like I figured, the character's personality was changed and it doesn't seem like the same character Marvel has portrayed for the past decade or so. 

For all the talk about Spider-Woman's previous costume being too...ass-tastic (they even make a joke about it in the comic), the character is still depicted as having a skin-tight pair of pants.  It's not as detailed, but quite evident with all the drawings depicting her from the side.  :lol  I suspect when the character pops up in other comics, the ass detail levels will be back to the other costume's level.  In other words, much like what they did to Wonder Woman (pre-New 52), it really doesn't matter and is all about the artist, not the costume.

why is most everything associated with amazing spider man so fucking terrible? his cast, his villains, hell, even him. reading amazing just pisses me off now. meanwhile i can read something like spider man and the x-men, or any other series hes doing a guest spot on, and get a writer who tries not to make reading a spider man comic a terrible experience.

Gonna guess Dan Slott.
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Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3478 on: March 11, 2015, 03:43:19 PM »
has to be. i picked up 4 spider books this week, and it was easily the worst. when miles is a more entertaining read(which i shouldnt use against him anymore, as this series closes out its gotten pretty good) you need to take a look at the quality of your shit

Re: Bore Comics Thread: Avengers gender and race changes for everyone!
« Reply #3479 on: March 11, 2015, 03:57:12 PM »
do u guys think miles morales will get a personality in the final issue of ultimate spider-man?