Planetary
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I bought volume 1 today. I was amazed at how good it was. I mean, my God, the concepts they throw out there, and all the throwbacks and tributes... it's done pretty much perfectly!
Though I couldn't see this as a movie, were it a novel it would probably be one of the best novels ever written.
Though I couldn't see this as a movie, were it a novel it would probably be one of the best novels ever written.
Ultimate Houde
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I have a question
Has the creature the 'fictionauts' brought back from that world been found yet, or is it still running around somewhere?
Has the creature the 'fictionauts' brought back from that world been found yet, or is it still running around somewhere?
Ultimate Houde
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Volume two, I think Issue 9 it was titled Planet Fiction and was a paralell to the Invisibles by Grant Morrison.
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This was explicitly addressed in #24, which was released in February. If you *really* want to know the answer, it's written behind the spoiler tag...Ultimate Houde said:
There was no creature brought back by the fictonauts. The entire Project Fiction was an elaborate hoax designed by the Four to lure out the Planetary field team. This is why Snow feels so guilty about Ambrose's death -- he basically died for nothing!
Yeah, I felt it was a cop-out explanation, too. But it fits in nicely with a lot of the other explanations given in #24.
Snow has known it was a hoax ever since he was abducted by the Four (when he recieved the memory blocks).
Yeah, I felt it was a cop-out explanation, too. But it fits in nicely with a lot of the other explanations given in #24.
Snow has known it was a hoax ever since he was abducted by the Four (when he recieved the memory blocks).
#25 out today.
5/5
Brilliant, beautiful, and ingenious.
Spoilers: Turns out John Stone was, at one point, working for the Four. He purposely freed Elijah from the mental blocks in order to get back at the Four, because he was humiliated that the Four reamed him for losing the travelstone that Jim Wilder escaped on.
Turns out Stone also has a bomb in him, as well as a com device presumably transmitting back to the Four (they are in the bar and safe from prying ears, though).
Stone tries to get away and is subdued. They capture him and operated, also removing the Devil's Paw he wore in place of his hand and used to attack Jakita. Injured from the surgery (as well as prolonged exposure to cold as Elijah had to freeze the bomb Stone had in him), he agreed to cooperate and tell Snow what he knew of the Four. Specifically, how they got their powers.
Turns out, Randall made a deal with an superpowered alien civilization from an alternate Earth, in which he agreed to sell the human race in exchange for powers, which they could use to basically live in the bleed and it's alternate universes. The time to collect is 50 years - and it was 1961.
Brilliant stuff. Can't wait for #26.
5/5
Brilliant, beautiful, and ingenious.
Spoilers: Turns out John Stone was, at one point, working for the Four. He purposely freed Elijah from the mental blocks in order to get back at the Four, because he was humiliated that the Four reamed him for losing the travelstone that Jim Wilder escaped on.
Turns out Stone also has a bomb in him, as well as a com device presumably transmitting back to the Four (they are in the bar and safe from prying ears, though).
Stone tries to get away and is subdued. They capture him and operated, also removing the Devil's Paw he wore in place of his hand and used to attack Jakita. Injured from the surgery (as well as prolonged exposure to cold as Elijah had to freeze the bomb Stone had in him), he agreed to cooperate and tell Snow what he knew of the Four. Specifically, how they got their powers.
Turns out, Randall made a deal with an superpowered alien civilization from an alternate Earth, in which he agreed to sell the human race in exchange for powers, which they could use to basically live in the bleed and it's alternate universes. The time to collect is 50 years - and it was 1961.
Brilliant stuff. Can't wait for #26.
Ultimate Houde
UC's Resident Genetic Recombinator
So the they'll eat the planet in the year 2011?
That makes no sense, isn't it 1999 in the comic right now?
That makes no sense, isn't it 1999 in the comic right now?
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Ultimate Houde said:
I thought the comic had passed the new millenium, but that doesn't make sense if they're coming in 2011. It's like they have to wait 10 more years for them to come.
Just realised E posted.
Bass
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Planetary. Is. Awesome.
I loved this issue. I at first, thought there was a proper "John Stone is the villain vibe" until I realised he was just putting on a show for the Four.
The alternate Earth was INCREDIBLE. I just stopped on that page. Best work John Cassady did in the series. I wonder what the reference/literary nod to it is? To me... after ruminating, it looked a bit like Apokalips, the home of Darkseid in the DCU, but I honestly don't know. I'd love for someone to tell me the references used in this issue.
The Four's conspiracy is superb, and I'm assuming #26 will be the defeat of Dowling and the Four, with #27, the so-called "Coda" detailing what happens when the aliens come to Earth as a kind of flashforward, or perhaps, it's set even further into the future, say 20 or 30 years, and it's a flashback. I'm certain that will be the basis of the Coda - perhaps even the climax to the huge battle and we see Elijah, reunited with Ambrose, stopping the aliens at a kind of last stand. We'll see.
But a very, very enjoyable issue.
That alternate Earth is scary ****. And so is Dowling.
Also, we know Planetary is in the 21st century for a while because Jenny Sparks has been known to be dead, though there is no mention of Jenny Quantum.
I loved this issue. I at first, thought there was a proper "John Stone is the villain vibe" until I realised he was just putting on a show for the Four.
The alternate Earth was INCREDIBLE. I just stopped on that page. Best work John Cassady did in the series. I wonder what the reference/literary nod to it is? To me... after ruminating, it looked a bit like Apokalips, the home of Darkseid in the DCU, but I honestly don't know. I'd love for someone to tell me the references used in this issue.
The Four's conspiracy is superb, and I'm assuming #26 will be the defeat of Dowling and the Four, with #27, the so-called "Coda" detailing what happens when the aliens come to Earth as a kind of flashforward, or perhaps, it's set even further into the future, say 20 or 30 years, and it's a flashback. I'm certain that will be the basis of the Coda - perhaps even the climax to the huge battle and we see Elijah, reunited with Ambrose, stopping the aliens at a kind of last stand. We'll see.
But a very, very enjoyable issue.
That alternate Earth is scary ****. And so is Dowling.
Also, we know Planetary is in the 21st century for a while because Jenny Sparks has been known to be dead, though there is no mention of Jenny Quantum.
Bass said:
Yeah, that was awesome how that was set up. I thought I was smart because my first thought was, " I KNEW something was going on with Stone!" :lol:
Bass said:
Me too. I would also like to know where the Devil's Paw comes from. I don't catch a lot of the more obscure stuff. There's a site that does Planetary issues reviews - hopefully they'll have something. I have to find the link...
Bass said:
YES. One thign i didn't care for about this series was the notion that the Four were hording all this power and the such just so they could have it...beautiful twist.
Bass said:
Total freak. One of the best villains ever.
Bass
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E said:
YES. Show me link. I dunno where the Devil's Paw is from, but it sounded familiar, perhaps mentioned earlier in Planetary. But that planet - yeesh. Nightmare.
E said:
I was pissed off with them for hoarding stuff and keeping us mediocre, let alone discovering that they kept us mediocre to sell us out to an alternate posthuman Earth so they could roam the multiverse doing whatever they want. Bastards.
AND! Ha ha! **** you Jacob Greene! Enjoy your eternity lost in space, ****-*****!
They deserve all the blam they're gonna get.Bass said:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rkkman/frames/summaries/SumH.htm
They don't have #25 up yet.
I found this looking for issue sumamries because I wanted to make sure I was understanding the storyline and getting all of the "tributes". It's really well done.
Ultimate Houde
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I found that site awhile back
I can't wait to read the rest of these.
I can't wait to read the rest of these.
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This is awesome.
One of the best issues yet. Planetary Reed just freaks me the hell out. Once this finishes, I'm collecting the whole series in trades.
One of the best issues yet. Planetary Reed just freaks me the hell out. Once this finishes, I'm collecting the whole series in trades.
Bass
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#25 analysis is up.
I'm going to orgasm now. Toodles.
I'm going to orgasm now. Toodles.
Bass
Nexus of the World
I was so right about Apokalips and the Inhumans. Yeah, baby.
Also, I forgot about Chase. I'm assuming he'll be in the coda.
When is #26 out? I wannit.
Also, I forgot about Chase. I'm assuming he'll be in the coda.
When is #26 out? I wannit.
