The All About Comics Thread 4: Gemini Loves Crappy Variant Covers

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Ice said:
I would sincerely buy a book with only covers done by him. I never actually met/talked to him at NYCC, but I did take a picture as he was on his cell/smoking outside.
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Smoking is illegal in NYC. He should be in jail.
 
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Victor Von Doom said:
Did he know you were taking his pic? Because unless you're a govt agent and surveilling him in the name of national security......I believe NY calls that "stalking".

And now I've mentioned the words govt, national security, and stalking all in one post.

This site has just been flagged by the govt.


Bomb.


Just to be sure.
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Ultimate Houde said:
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Dude, I went to see Anthrax the other night and they were totally the bomb. They blew that place up. It was nuclear. But it got so crazy that some guy threw a ****ing diaper at the stage and it exploded, like a dirty bomb or something. The guys in the band got so pissed that they flew into a building rage. After I got done listening to them list the people they wished death to, Infidels by Bob Dylan was the album that I listened to when I got home.

















JIHAD!JIHAD!JIHAD!!
 
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moonmaster said:
Dude, I went to see Anthrax the other night and they were totally the bomb. They blew that place up. It was nuclear. But it got so crazy that some guy threw a ****ing diaper at the stage and it exploded, like a dirty bomb or something. The guys in the band got so pissed that they flew into a building rage. After I got done listening to them list the people they wished death to, Infidels by Bob Dylan was the album that I listened to when I got home.

















JIHAD!JIHAD!JIHAD!!
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I nominate for JotD (Jihad of the Day)
 
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The newest issue of Squadron Supreme was really disappointing. First of all, their production quality was terrible. Fury had the wrong beard color for half the book. The dialogue of two characters was switched for a panel, during a critical argument.

Also, the book was part of a really boring storyline about a bunch of Marvel pastiches. The Fantastic Four are pretty much "Look, Ben's a tree and Sue's a slut! How exciting!" Their Spider-Man is a girl nerd who uses her powers to brutally punish the popular kids. Dark! Edgy! Their Iron Man basically has nothing going on right now. Their Captain America is mildly intriguing--he appears as a man wrapped head to toe in old American flags, who totes a rifle, fights with his helmet, and mysteriously appears and disappears. Either they're reveal what's up with him or they'll tediously drag it out, and I get the feeling that either way I'll lose interest.

I liked Squadron Supreme better when it explored the first superheroes and their clashing ideologies in close detail, from the highest level of the government to the reporter uncovering it to the families of the superheroes. It was politically intriguing and had a few new insights. It brutally lambasted government policy in Darfur and took incredibly cynical looks at superpowers and psychology.

Despite this, it still had hope and joy. There were a smattering of uncomplicated, pure characters and relationships that managed not to get ****ed in the ***.

Recently, it's moved away from this human drama and politics to adding slews of new characters without giving them the detail that made the earlier characters interesting. I didn't care about Kingsley Rice or Kyle Richmond because it's mutant female Aquaman or black racist Batman, I cared because they were introduced with lots of detail and characterization. I didn't care about the universe because it was darker and edgier DC, I cared because it was interesting and I wanted to see where it was going and how the world would react to whatever political entanglement the Squadron would get into this time. The generic superhuman stew that Supreme Power has become is missing all of that.

Pick this comic up, flip through the pages until you find Tree Ben, admire his design, then put it back down.
 
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TwilightEL said:
The newest issue of Squadron Supreme was really disappointing. First of all, their production quality was terrible. Fury had the wrong beard color for half the book. The dialogue of two characters was switched for a panel, during a critical argument.

Also, the book was part of a really boring storyline about a bunch of Marvel pastiches. The Fantastic Four are pretty much "Look, Ben's a tree and Sue's a slut! How exciting!" Their Spider-Man is a girl nerd who uses her powers to brutally punish the popular kids. Dark! Edgy! Their Iron Man basically has nothing going on right now. Their Captain America is mildly intriguing--he appears as a man wrapped head to toe in old American flags, who totes a rifle, fights with his helmet, and mysteriously appears and disappears. Either they're reveal what's up with him or they'll tediously drag it out, and I get the feeling that either way I'll lose interest.

I liked Squadron Supreme better when it explored the first superheroes and their clashing ideologies in close detail, from the highest level of the government to the reporter uncovering it to the families of the superheroes. It was politically intriguing and had a few new insights. It brutally lambasted government policy in Darfur and took incredibly cynical looks at superpowers and psychology.

Despite this, it still had hope and joy. There were a smattering of uncomplicated, pure characters and relationships that managed not to get ****ed in the ***.

Recently, it's moved away from this human drama and politics to adding slews of new characters without giving them the detail that made the earlier characters interesting. I didn't care about Kingsley Rice or Kyle Richmond because it's mutant female Aquaman or black racist Batman, I cared because they were introduced with lots of detail and characterization. I didn't care about the universe because it was darker and edgier DC, I cared because it was interesting and I wanted to see where it was going and how the world would react to whatever political entanglement the Squadron would get into this time. The generic superhuman stew that Supreme Power has become is missing all of that.

Pick this comic up, flip through the pages until you find Tree Ben, admire his design, then put it back down.
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I agree, ever since it left MAX and changed it's name from Supreme Power it went downhill fast.

The only good thing POST-Supreme Power was the Hyperion-Nighthawk mini. That was pretty good.
 
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thee great one said:
The only good thing POST-Supreme Power was the Hyperion-Nighthawk mini. That was pretty good.
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And the clown peeing on the floor in Supreme Power: Nighthawk.
 
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thee great one said:

That was still Supreme Power days cause it was a MAX Supreme Power title.
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But it came out during the interim between the Supreme Power MAX and MK book, after it was announced.

CHECK. MATE.
 
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E said:
But it came out during the interim between the Supreme Power MAX and MK book, after it was announced.

CHECK. MATE.
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But it was called Supreme Power!

It was MAX

DIE!


There are 3 eras...

Supreme Power era
1-18
Doc Spectrum
Hyperion
Nighthawk

Squadron Supreme era
1-7
Hyperion vs Nighthawk

Ultimate Power era
Ultimate Power
the current series


It got worse.
 
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Ha!
 
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Well, I suppose I should post my thoughts on Watchmen so far eh?

I've been reading it sparodically, an issue every once in awhile, the bulk of my reading has been on the Bus. I'm pacing myself.

I'm only on issue 8 so far so NO SPOILERS

To put it simply

HOLY ****

It's so freaking engrossing! I've missed my stop like 4 times because I get so mesmerized by it, I have to forcibly tear myself away from it. I imagine I'm going to end up re-

And surprisingly the parts I'm enjoying the most are the non-comic stuff, like Night-Owl's Bio, and the essay on Pirate comics.

Just Wow

after reading this I just went back and Re-Watched The Watchmen Trailer (pun intended) and I can't believe how awesome this film is going to be.
 
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Anyone here read "The Umbrella Academy?" I want to see what people thought of it. My friend bought it yesterday at Borders and am thinking of checking it out after he finishes it.
 
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Ice said:
Anyone here read "The Umbrella Academy?" I want to see what people thought of it. My friend bought it yesterday at Borders and am thinking of checking it out after he finishes it.
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It's really pretty good. A lot of the time it feels a little too much like Way is trying to mimic Morrison's run on Doom Patrol but he doesn't quite follow through. There are a bunch of bizarre, surreal ideas that don't necessarily have weight to them, and instead are just there for the sake of the concept. It's not particularly deep, but there are still some nice gems hidden in there, and even if they feel hollow sometimes, the quirkiness is still tons of fun.

But it's an exceptional start for a guy who's just started writing comics. The first volume is definitely worth a read, and I feel once Way starts to gain experience and really get into his groove, he's going to be an exceptional talent. You should definitely check it.
 
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Ice said:
Anyone here read "The Umbrella Academy?" I want to see what people thought of it. My friend bought it yesterday at Borders and am thinking of checking it out after he finishes it.
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Thanks for reminding me, I plan on picking that up sometime this week or next. Also, I pretty sure TOG really likes it.

Zombipanda said:
But it's an exceptional start for a guy who's just started writing comics. The first volume is definitely worth a read, and I feel once Way starts to gain experience and really get into his groove, he's going to be an exceptional talent. You should definitely check it.
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Good to hear, I hope his band doesn't make him go on hiatus for long periods of time.
 
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