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AICN COMICS REVIEWS SUPERMAN! GHOST RIDER! THE RETURN OF TALES FROM THE CREVICE! AND MUCH MORE!!

by Amadeus Zero	Jul 19th, 2006 09:28:19 AM
I'm not surprised Busiek can write Superman. His first issue of Astro City was pretty much one of the most perfect comics I've ever read, featuring a Superman-like character.
First by JuggFuckler	Jul 19th, 2006 09:29:11 AM
Technicallt i am because Amadeus Zero didn't post shit.
Oh, and... by JuggFuckler	Jul 19th, 2006 09:29:47 AM
First posters are gay.
JuggFuckler vs Amadeus Zero by DonnieDorko	Jul 19th, 2006 09:42:59 AM
It could be a comic. I'd buy it.
Wolverine: Origins by AlgertMopper	Jul 19th, 2006 09:43:40 AM
Wolverine: Origins is so fucking bad. Know what? It's getting the Hard Cover treatment. Wanna know why? Just becuase that failure of a fat fuck Joe Q. did some covers. You piece of fucking shit
I'm behind by Nairb The Movie	Jul 19th, 2006 09:54:38 AM
I've only got 5 issues of 52...
Too soon. I'm not psychologically ready by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 19th, 2006 10:08:30 AM
to read this column so early in the morning. Could you please delete and then repost around 7 pm? Thanks.
JB Run by Sobewankinobi	Jul 19th, 2006 10:11:42 AM
Does every discussion on Superman have to involve paragraph upon paragraph of the woody the reviewer got when ole JB took over supes? Really can you just link it to the previous one or something.
Opened up the latest iss of Shaolin Cowboy by cromulent	Jul 19th, 2006 10:20:34 AM
to a random page and wow! Long ass time where I literally had my breath taken away from comic art. Story I have no idea and don't really care.
walking dead and superman by satansteve	Jul 19th, 2006 10:27:47 AM
when is volume 5 gonna be released!? been waiting fucking ages! also, that issue of superman was truly awesome. a compelling read for anyone at least interested in seeing an almost perfect superman story.
Shaolin Cowboy by Shigeru	Jul 19th, 2006 10:53:14 AM
I bow before Geoff Darrow. Seriously holy crap. Going back some issues, did anyone notice that in that huge fight with the 100 mercenary goons, during all the fight panels the goons' placement and appearances matched where they were in the splash page? Right down to the tattoos and keychains they had. I mean wtf that's inhuman.
I meant, "where they were in the splash pageS" by Shigeru	Jul 19th, 2006 10:54:53 AM

I like Carlos' art on Superman but by cromulent	Jul 19th, 2006 11:15:51 AM
Supes/Clark and Lois look asian in a couple pages. It's One Year Later, but they couldn't have changed THAT much, right? haha jk I enjoyed the issue and hope to see more quality Superman stories in the future.
I go loopy for one day... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 19th, 2006 11:45:53 AM
and I miss an @$$ invasion? Wait...WHAT? Quick! To the Halo Room. COGS ASSEMBLE!
Superman/Quantum and Woody by Black Satin 2	Jul 19th, 2006 11:53:50 AM
I agree that Superman seems to be so hard for people to properly capture and that issue of Busiek rocked. However, Isn't Grant Morrison doing a bang-up job on All Star Superman? I buy those books and he really has those stories down pat. I don't own every silver-age story and don't want to. I've never read Quantum and Woody but I know how great a writer and artist team Christopher Priest and M.D. Bright are. They both did to me the definitive Spider-man/Wolverine story to me and more people should demand more work from them.
Coolest thing ever done to Wolverine... by Irish Ape	Jul 19th, 2006 11:56:26 AM
This issue did suck, save ONE moment...When Cap pins Wolverine to the ground, he pins him down by the wrists. When Logan gets back up and tries to extend his claws, he screams in pain. Cap had crushed the tendons in both of Wolverine's wrists, making it insanely painful and also physically impossible to bring out the claws. Say what you will about the writing, but that was the smartest attack on Wolverine I've seen any opponent use in his 30 years of existence. Agree, disagree?
Is that Blade in the Spidey chess set vs. Venom? by rev_skarekroe	Jul 19th, 2006 12:05:35 PM
Why?
Yeah but All Star-Superman is out of continuity... by superhero	Jul 19th, 2006 12:06:21 PM
As far as I can tell. It's still great Superman stories but they're just not occuring in DCU proper as far as I know.
I love Pacheco by ChorleyFM	Jul 19th, 2006 12:39:13 PM
but for large parts of the issue I disliked the art because of the colouring. I don't want flat colouring, but oftentimes this new trend towards digital colouring, with a more rounded/shaded effect, really bugs me. Also I am not sure I like the wayhe draws Clark, too powerful and confident.
Sorry, Super-Hero but Superman Bores Me. by cookylamoo	Jul 19th, 2006 01:03:00 PM
Busiak's Panglossian take on Superman and Lois is as about exciting as a Bud Abbot film festival. If I want to watch a happily married couple, I'll stick to fifties sitcoms. Give me a good old selfish bitch any day.
Wolverine claws/wrists... by Shigeru	Jul 19th, 2006 01:08:24 PM
I've kind of always wondered about that. Like if his claws are sheathed in his forearms. Everyone assumed that Weapon X implanted some mechanical thing that shot them out but Origin/Bone claws cleared that up. But in order to pop them, do his hands have to be alligned with his forearm? Like what if his arm was straight and his hand was angled up at the wrist, like he was doing push-ups, and he popped them? Would they emerge though the bottom part of his palm? Or if his hand was angled down at the wrist would they emerge through the top of his hand/the wrist itself?? Yes I have too much time on my hands.
Ghost Rider Review by alfiemoon	Jul 19th, 2006 01:14:51 PM
Spot on. I don't always agree with the @$$holes, but this was one of the most accurate reviews I've read in quite a while.
The answer is yes by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 19th, 2006 01:15:45 PM
That is correct sir.
Carey & Bachelo's X-Men by Pogue__Mahone	Jul 19th, 2006 01:57:52 PM
What the fuck? Is anyone going to comment on this convoluted mess? I think I can't stand Bachelo's art. Some panels are beautiful but for the most part I have to scour the panel for ten minutes just to make out what the HELL is going on!!! Am I the only one who feels this way?
Yes! Now, can we get back to.... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 19th, 2006 02:01:26 PM
BOOBS!
I Agree In Principle With Cooky... by Buzz Maverik	Jul 19th, 2006 02:02:26 PM
...I don't much like Bryan Singer's superhero films, and aside from his ability to direct actors, the best I could say about SUPERMAN RETURNS was that it was an interesting visual approach. I didn't say it was appropriate or that it worked, but it was interesting. However...I think the approach Singer used could be used to reconcile modern fans with the character in the comics. A Superman happily married to Lois has too much going for him. He should be lonely, an outsider, all powerful but unable to attain his heart's desire. Singer failed because he told us the world had passed Superman by but he didn't show us, as the Comedian said. I think Superman needs some distance from the world and that distance should be painful to him. That would be an excellent springboard for both of his identities. Also, he should face dire, world threatening menaces and big storylines. But the Clark and Lois marriage is worse for their stories than the Peter and Mary Jane marriage. These heroes should never come close to having it all. One of my favorite pop culture characters is Dirty Harry. I don't think Superman should be a badass. He should stand for truth, justice and human rights. But he should have that sense of separation and loneliness that Harry had in the early films. Here's a guy, who at the end of the day, must appear to be a loser to the woman he loves, has a nerd for a best friend, and maybe his closest relationships are with a shadow vigilante who wants to use his powers (Batman) and the guy who wants to destroy him (Lex).
Shig by El Vale	Jul 19th, 2006 02:04:17 PM
LEt us be geeks together: Yes, i've always thought his claws are sheathed in his forearms and he must align his hands with his forearms in order for them to come out. Which could be kind of troublesome and/or tricky, but the guy's had lice centuries to get used to it, right? It's like fucking with a sore dick...you just go "bleh" and do it anyway.
Wolverine has not had lice for centuries by El Vale	Jul 19th, 2006 02:06:17 PM
It was supposed to me liKe. LIKE! Like centuries. Anyway fuck you!
This is why I Heart DiDio by Thalya	Jul 19th, 2006 02:10:48 PM
"One of our writers once said to me - this was when their book was about to be cancelled because it wasn't selling - that he wanted to go out with a bang, and kill one of our villains in the last issue of his book. One of our popular villains. He told me that he wanted to have the last issue matter. I looked at him, and thought, he wants to kill a villain that has unlimited potential, just to make himself feel good, on the last issue of a book that isn't selling. That's not the way we do comics. You can't do comics that way. It doesn't work. We are just custodians of the characters. My job - everybody's job - we're custodians. We keep the characters until the next guys come and keep the characters. Some people want those next guys to get here more sooner than later [laughs] but regardless, our job is to take the best care of them that we can, until the next people come in to do something with them. If you're going to do something to a character, you better be sure you understand what's gong to happen next to that character, or what the potential is for that character." From the second part of his interview on Newsarama.
Thalya's into creepy old men, alright by El Vale	Jul 19th, 2006 02:12:46 PM

It was supposed to BE!!! by El Vale	Jul 19th, 2006 02:16:20 PM

ARGH by El Vale	Jul 19th, 2006 02:16:59 PM
I HATE YOU ALL!!!
WTF is that an auto-generated list? by Squashua	Jul 19th, 2006 02:20:21 PM
The asterisk was supposed to be with a smaller font that made that Donna Troy comment end up looking like a notation. Damn you posting-generator HTML thingey, DAAAAAAMMMMNNN YOOOOOOUUUUUU!
Darrow is inhuman, Shig. by The Heathen	Jul 19th, 2006 02:21:03 PM
His work is just insanely awesome. It makes good artists look like Bachalo's work. * I have wondered many hours about the popping claws debate. I always 'personally' thought that the only way he could pop them is if his arm and wrist were straight like this http://tinyurl.com/hfvbr and otherwise, like if he was doing push ups, that he would hv some sort of 'failsafe' thing that would not let him pop them. * Bug. Right on about Wolverine: Origins. Not impressed with the art or story. Balls.
The Villian Didio denied the death of... by Squashua	Jul 19th, 2006 02:22:24 PM
... I suspect was Vandal Savage in the last issue of Resurrection Man, which was a really good series that started stagnating after the Hitman and 1,000,000 appearances. It'd be nice to see Mitch Shelley again; maybe he can show up in Manhunter with Bloodhound.
You're all WRONG! by Lukecash	Jul 19th, 2006 02:24:20 PM
**A Superman happily married to Lois has too much going for him. He should be lonely, an outsider, all powerful but unable to attain his heart's desire.* Superman isn't about being lonely. Thats whatever mopey mutant of the week is about. The marriage is fine and works well with Supes. It's been 60 odd years and Superman is an Elder Statemans of Superheroes. It's proper that he's married. Singer got it wrong-superman is not about the loneliness-its about a noble guy who does the right thing and wins. Lois and Clark were always destined to be together.***************** The 90's did not suck in comics. Some great tales from DC came out, such as Kingdom Come, Sandman, Knightfall, Doomsday/Return Superman Storyline...as well as Starman. Marvel had a few good runs in there as well. Of course Late 80's were the best IMHO
All I was saying is... by superhero	Jul 19th, 2006 02:29:13 PM
If Supey-baby HAS to be married I'd rather it be a happy marriage where they worked together to make it work. And Cooky, if you think that happily married couples are like fifties sitcomsthen, ah, you've been watching way too much TV and have never been married yourself. Married life can be challenging and incredibly rewarding at the same time. Quite honestly, if my favorite hero is obsessed with a bitch on wheels then it makes him look like a complete jackass to me. And, while I don't completely agree with everything Buzz is saying...what I'M saying is that if our hereoes are to be married then there can be OTHER things that challenge their personal life besides a partner who's a completely self-absorbed bitch on wheels. And, no, that doesn't mean just killing their wives outright because the writers can't figure out how to make it work. Busiek did a great job in this issue of working it out and so did Straczynski in the first several issues of his Spidey run. But apparently now Marvel has its guns set for MJ because Joey Q caught her smoking in the Marvel storage closet...lame. I'm not saying it was right to marry them off but if you're handed that bunch of lemons it's better to make lemonade than just suck a sour lemon because you can't find the recipe for said lemonade. Thank you.
Luke, if you thought the Death of Superman was good... by superhero	Jul 19th, 2006 02:33:00 PM
Then I have absolutely no idea what to say to you. That stuff was some of the worst garbage any comic company has EVER put out...UGH. I agree with your other picks but those were more the exception than the rule. For the most part the '90's era of comics was pure crap. :Op
Oh... Knightfall sucked too... by superhero	Jul 19th, 2006 02:33:46 PM

You Guys Are Right Re. Wolvie's Claws by Buzz Maverik	Jul 19th, 2006 02:34:37 PM
I remember from the old HANDBOOK O' THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Those books were incredible in detail. Wolvie couldn't have his wrists bent or the claws would shoot out there. This was before he could regenerate himself from a blackhead. BTW, Wolvie can't regenerate himself. Just because they do a stoopid comic where he does. Since it's stoopid, let's just deny it ever happened...Also, not a big fan of Didio, but this statement makes sense. Too many people thinking of their own egos and nothing beyond. I'm all for fucking up characters but against killing them. Killing is too easy, too lazy. Kill the Joker? Why not (which somebody has probably already done) have the Joker regain his sanity and find that he's the biggest single mass murderer in the DC Universe and everybody hates him? He'd feel guilt for stuff he maybe couldn't remember, he'd have skills and resources that he could use but would be unfamiliar with, he'd have a scary badass out to stuff him in a mental institution, and maybe they could give the Joker a good reason for staying alive and free, something he had to do that put him at odds with Batman, so he had to appear to be his old self but with a new agenda. Like I said, I'm sure this storyline has been done with some character, but they could always have the character get hit on the head again and turn evil, so it'd be more interesting than killing him. They'll bore the shit out of you with a single page shock.
Joel Siegel vs. Kevin Smith by The Heathen	Jul 19th, 2006 02:38:26 PM
Joel Siegel apparently walked out of Clerks II, 40 minutes into it and did so rather loudly and disruptive. The following is a radio show where Kevin Smith get's Siegel on the phone. Hilarity ensues http://tinyurl.com/qpz3t
Who's Joel Siegel? by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 19th, 2006 02:41:58 PM
Son of the co-creator of Superman?
Didio and The Joker by The Heathen	Jul 19th, 2006 02:46:35 PM
I like Dan a lot more than most of the head honcho's curently because of statements like the aformentioned. I think that he want's to please fans and respects them, but respects the characters and their properties even more. *** The Joker. I always thought that the only way for Batman to stay true to his character by not killing AND protecting the innocent from people, specifically Joker, was for Batman to personally lock him up in the Batcave in cryogenic sleep or something. That, or throw him in one of those Green Lantern prison things that Superboy Prime is in.
Joel Siegel looks like Groucho Marx... by Squashua	Jul 19th, 2006 02:46:48 PM
... and he's a movie reviewer for ABC and shows up on Good Morning America a lot. He's a Disney/ABC shill.
He's a dick of a movie critic by The Heathen	Jul 19th, 2006 02:51:14 PM
He's best known for his 'puns' for movie's like, "Shark Tale' Is a Halibut Good Time" or "X-Men fails to X-cite." Listen to the interview, they talk about it.
God almighty :O by El Vale	Jul 19th, 2006 02:58:21 PM
Shark Tale' Is a Halibut Good Time?! Are you fucking kidding me? No way does that guy get paid for doing that!
Yes, but does he like boobs? by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 19th, 2006 03:03:56 PM

In All Fairness To Siegel... by Buzz Maverik	Jul 19th, 2006 03:05:08 PM
...how long has it been since Smith has done anything, especially a film, that hasn't sucked? Sure, he likes comics but so do we and that doesn't make us good filmmakers. Last thing he did that I like was the first 12 or so issues of GREEN ARROW. Last film...portions of CHASING AMY.
So he's like the Gene Shalit of ABC? by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 19th, 2006 03:05:40 PM
Gene Shalit is so over the top in both look and puns, I can't help but laugh and try to make up my own movie puns.
Let's do movie puns! by El Vale	Jul 19th, 2006 03:10:23 PM

The mid 90's by Tito Trinidad	Jul 19th, 2006 03:10:57 PM
That was when I stopped buying new books to occasionally surfing the quarter bins. I'm back, but now books cost 3 bones. That's right: 3 smackers. That's cash, kale, do re mi, scrilla, cheese....DOLLARS!!
Didn't Joel Seiieieiegel (fuck it) hate Star Wars? by Shigeru	Jul 19th, 2006 03:11:34 PM
back in 1977? What a goofy looking fuck.
Oh wait... by Shigeru	Jul 19th, 2006 03:12:53 PM
maybe i'm thinking of Gene Shalit? Fuck I'm all confused now.
Here's an interview exlpaining Joels rep by The Heathen	Jul 19th, 2006 03:14:52 PM
http://tinyurl.com/zmrw2
Glad we're all in agreement for the most part by Shigeru	Jul 19th, 2006 03:15:51 PM
about Wolvie's claws. Lord knows its an important subject. I think his body probably "tells him" (ie it doesn't feel right) when his hands aren't aligned right. But he could probably pop them anyways. That would be an interesting scene... Cassandra Nova has Wolvie paralyzed and she reaches over and twists and bends his wrist and then mentally commands him to pop the claws. Owieness ensues. STEAL MY IDEA WHEDON!!
Wolverine by Tito Trinidad	Jul 19th, 2006 03:20:49 PM
Why are you guys talking about this guy. He's dead! NITRO KILLED HIM! Jeez. Seriously, he's not my favorite character but somebody told me about this and I went to the local comic store to see for myself. Did he get a power boost in the past 10 years or something?
Superman doesn't have to be a loner.... by cookylamoo	Jul 19th, 2006 03:24:28 PM
But he doesn't have to be supported constantly either. Right now he's got supportive Lois who never even blames him for leaving the toilet seat up, his supportive parents who refuse to die, his supportive ex-squeeze Lana, his supportive dork friend Pete Ross, his kind of gay supportive friend Jimmy, and his not-openly-supportive but admiring from afar friend Batman. Plus the DC writers spend their every waking moment telling us how wonderful Superman is. Compared to all that support, Luthor becomes downright refrshing. Of course, I didn't like my class president either. Anyway, if Super-Hero loves the marriage, god bless him. He must be Busiak's target audience.
superhero is a Comic Book reader.... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 19th, 2006 03:47:21 PM
so...yeah, he's pretty much Busiak's target audience. Superman should just be fight the biggest, and badest mo-fos in the DCU. I DO NOT care about his "shit". Again, I say, if I wanted angst, I'd read Spidey.
Why Not? Spidy's wife is perfect, too. by cookylamoo	Jul 19th, 2006 03:51:55 PM

Oh, Jesus...did any of you actually READ what I wrote? by superhero	Jul 19th, 2006 04:07:37 PM
I said if he HAS to be married then it should be a decent marriage. NOT that I liked the marriage. Also, that Busiek wrote the marriage as it should be written and that other writers haven't been able to make it work. But if you were to ask me if Supes and Spidey SHOULD be married...I would say no. Just like I think super-kid was a jackass idea in the new movie...
Ghost Rider vs. Ghost Writer by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 19th, 2006 04:33:26 PM
You know, from the PBS show. Hung out with Jamal.
So I saw "Superman Returns" the other day... by rev_skarekroe	Jul 19th, 2006 04:34:31 PM
Of course, it's not a perfect film. Few are. But before you complain, just think back to my favorite scene in the movie - Superman saves the airplane, lands it in the baseball field, and emerges to the cheers of and adoration of everyone. Think back to that scene, and then realize that that could've been a scene with Superman in a black suit of armor fighting a polar bear, and realize just how good we got it.
Ghost Writer - Hey Engineer by Squashua	Jul 19th, 2006 04:46:23 PM
Geordi would kick Jamal's @$$. Reading Rainbow 4TW!
The Heathen by Nairb The Movie	Jul 19th, 2006 04:54:27 PM
I wrote a script, a fan fic if you will, in which Batman went a little over the edge and started holding prisioners in his batcave in their own special containment cells in an attempt to keep them underwraps. Of course they get out and all hell breaks loose, but you get the idea...
Not a good idea Ambush. by nofate	Jul 19th, 2006 05:00:25 PM
My sales guy at Sit n' Sleep (those in CA know what i'm talking about)told me that mattresseseses should not be flipped like a tortilla, but rather turned clockwise, it screws up the springs otherwise and that's why you end up getting bumps all over the place. But seriously, I agree with your review. I first got into comics by a Ghost Rider trading card my cousin gave me from the very first Marvel trading card sets from the early 90's. I found the image freaking cool and later found out it was from a comic book. That was what I would basically look for when I first started collecting, a cool cover or splash page was all it took to make me buy it. That was until the manager at 21st Century comics (RIP, the shop not the guy, I hope) got me into Stray Bullets, Planetary, Powers. So my taste started to change, but I always get that nostalgic feeling whenever I see that flaming skull and bike man, never fails.
90's comics by Arkhangelsk	Jul 19th, 2006 05:14:24 PM
okay, so as a mega-crossover event DC 1,000,000 sucked. but Grant's mini series and his issues were just as good as anything else he ever wrote. and the 90's were basically owned by Vertigo and the independents. ----- As for Didio's comments about being "custodians" i'm in total disagreement here. nostalgia does not make for great art. comic book writers and artists should be creating art, and not just repeatig what has gone on before in such a way that others in the future can also repeat it again. that's why comics are dying when they are, in fact, the greatest art form created by men! i can prove it on an hetch-a-sketch! ---- and why didn't anybody tell me that Joss was coming out with a Buffy Season 8 comic!!! i need it now!
The @$$ Invasion..... by Psynapse	Jul 19th, 2006 05:28:21 PM
Never quite happened because their teleport coordinates landed them in my smoking den right while I was in the middle of a SERIOUS chiefin' session. By the time they figured out where they were they forgot why they were there.
Ark.. by Thalya	Jul 19th, 2006 05:42:11 PM
But as far as DiDio is concerned, it's a totally different paradigm. The way DC and Marvel are set up based on iconic characters, they have to be custodians. But that's not to say that comics cannot and should not be art. Both paradigms should exist and be out there and all should strive for art where they can. The majors simply have a few extra constraints put on them. But there's plenty of room for both. It's not an either/or proposition and I think DiDio has the proper attitude for his company.
great column by Darth Kal-El	Jul 19th, 2006 06:34:28 PM
and great tb so far. man its been busy here at work! i like that didio quote thal! thats prtty cool i think i heart him too.im with vale lets do movie puns!wolvie has lice! hairy little runt! he needs to pull a heath and trim nicely! and lets call the @$$es in the mansion the @$$ault on the mansion-the @$$ invasion brings uncomfortable things to mind
ill start us off with an easy one by Darth Kal-El	Jul 19th, 2006 06:46:36 PM
Wolverine: The Movie Clawsing Havok Next summer!
ok that was bad by Darth Kal-El	Jul 19th, 2006 06:47:32 PM
should i go sit in the corner for a while?
yes by The Heathen	Jul 19th, 2006 06:54:38 PM

god that pun was so bad by Darth Kal-El	Jul 19th, 2006 09:38:18 PM
i broke the talkback!
90s comics... CLONE SAGA! by RezE11even	Jul 19th, 2006 10:11:04 PM
The Clone Saga is amazing. Gets a lot of shit though. Much like pretty much everything in the 90's. Spawn. The Flaming Carrot. Basically the 90's kicked ass.
as for the discussion question... by GrubStreeter	Jul 19th, 2006 10:26:15 PM
The Tick of course - best superhero parody ever. The cartoon and even the live-action show had their moments - but the original twelve comics - a slice fo fried gold.
that pun caused more damage than house of m darth by blackthought	Jul 19th, 2006 10:28:03 PM

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little..... by Psynapse	Jul 19th, 2006 10:29:28 PM
Did someone say Clone Saga?! Yep...that'd do it.
no review of USM? by Tall_Boy	Jul 19th, 2006 11:07:06 PM
C'mon, that Scorpion reveal was awesome.
Kevin Smith is a whiny pussy. by kintar0	Jul 19th, 2006 11:08:48 PM
Why does he care what some asshole critic does in a screening he didn't even attend? It's the end of JSBSB all over again.
Nitro killed Wolverine. Then he got better. by Tall_Boy	Jul 20th, 2006 02:37:40 AM
It was pretty fucked up. Like, Nitro blew up, Wolverine is reduced to a skelleton on panel, and 3 pages later he's healed up. Yeah, I've never quite seen that before.... I can buy Ult. Wolverine being ripped in half and then getting better, but this? Yeesh.
yeesh indeed by Darth Kal-El	Jul 20th, 2006 03:03:37 AM
thats just taking it to an extreme.i think our the suggestions of wolvie regenerating from pubes and farts are not far off.i guess its cuz he stays healthy by not smoking.***on comics that are actually cool,i donwloaded and printed out he wasteland preview and goddamn! seriously i use the expression a lot but this time its very warranted! this book looks fucking sweet art wise and the story is packing a punch too! so i know im the 'wait for trades' guy but im going to the LCS TOMORROW to score me a copy.hopefully ill meet the creators in SD and can get some face time with them
SUPERHERO I beseech Ye! by keepcoolbutcare	Jul 20th, 2006 03:12:31 AM
Cease succombing to superfluous superlatives! Seriously, appreciate the enthusiasm, but unpack the adjectives man.
The Go-To Writer by vagrant's choice	Jul 20th, 2006 10:48:41 AM
Being the Marvel go-to writer is usually the touch of death. Remember Ron Zimmerman and later Chuck Austen? Now we have Daniel Way. He
I trust Nolan, but.... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 20th, 2006 11:07:25 AM
AICN just reported that some one else reported that Heath Ledger has been offered the role of Joker in the next Batman moobie. WTF, mate?
Dave, great Wasteland review by Shigeru	Jul 20th, 2006 11:33:47 AM
(cause I know you love attention) One of the most interesting parts of post-apoc storylines to me is seeing the remnants of our time (their past) and what it's morphed into. Hence the computer doo-hicky and the sandeaters speaking kind-of English. And for something called "the big wet" everything sure looked pretty dry.
You better watch out keepcool... by superhero	Jul 20th, 2006 11:34:35 AM
Or else I'll start pulling a Joel Siegel and fill my reviews with PUNS! PUNS EVERYWHERE! NOTHING BUT PUNS! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
wait... by blackthought	Jul 20th, 2006 11:51:06 AM
marvel hired siegel? what's he writing?
He's writing by The Heathen	Jul 20th, 2006 12:41:04 PM
Wolverine: The Movie Clawsing Havok Next summer! *** Darth, the more I read it, the funnier that shit is man! Ahh, that's great because it's so horrible. Siegel's also writing Punisher: Punishes For Sure and Spider-Man: I'm a Spider-Fan. I can't touch Kal-El's!
you sure cant touch mine by Darth Kal-El	Jul 20th, 2006 01:24:19 PM
but we can all play with shigs wii!!!
Bibbo Bibbowski! by Ribbons	Jul 20th, 2006 01:31:47 PM
I don't think I really had anything to say after that, just... yeah. Ahem.
Brokeback Joker by Darth Kal-El	Jul 20th, 2006 01:32:49 PM
maybe its revealed that he gets his horrible rictus of a grin from getting his shit pushed in."auww....oh thats rough...just like that..."http://tinyurl.com/qaz ql
Dude, Kal..... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 20th, 2006 02:03:44 PM
I wans't even going that route. (And THAT's your daily double entandre) I was just thinking that he might not have the "gravitas" to pull it off. (And there's a bonus, direct to you the denizens of my carapace.)
After Monster's Ball and Brokeback, by Shigeru	Jul 20th, 2006 02:37:57 PM
I think Heath has Gravitas in spades. Better than stunt casting Crispin Glover.
ign is now confirming from another source... by blackthought	Jul 20th, 2006 02:58:07 PM
that ledger is indeed the joker...meanwhile del toro is producting a deadman movie...hope he directs...that good be fun.
Thank god for Darth by El Vale	Jul 20th, 2006 03:03:49 PM
First of all, thanks for trying man, thanks for trying. Lord knows i appreciate it. Second, that was so bad, it was good. But not as much as "Passion of the christ Nails it!". Let's keep it going.
And because Dave likes attention by El Vale	Jul 20th, 2006 03:05:15 PM
Here's some: Dave's the best reviewer on the site, and here's why...he has a knack for reviewing new indy books and making you want to read them.
actually by Darth Kal-El	Jul 20th, 2006 03:15:47 PM
i thought the idea of casting crispin"creeepy thin guy" glover was pretty damn good when i read it. i still think it is. the sean penn rumor wouldnt be bad. i dont know i just dont see heath ledger in the role. hes a talented actor no doubt but i see the joker as someone else.
actually by Darth Kal-El	Jul 20th, 2006 03:15:52 PM
i thought the idea of casting crispin"creeepy thin guy" glover was pretty damn good when i read it. i still think it is. the sean penn rumor wouldnt be bad. i dont know i just dont see heath ledger in the role. hes a talented actor no doubt but i see the joker as someone else.
Crispin certainly looks the part. by Shigeru	Jul 20th, 2006 03:25:33 PM
And he kinda acts like the Joker in real life. BUT I don't think he's a good enough actor to pull off the weight of the role as I presume Nolan is going to play it. I don't want to yuk it up at the Joker in Batman 2. I want to stare, mouth agape, in wtf?! horror. I think he's too cartoonish. He should go back to making his epic trilogy about retards pouring salt on slugs or something. But he will always be Marty McFly to me (which is a good thing).
michael j. fox is playing what by blackthought	Jul 20th, 2006 03:27:24 PM

George. Not Marty. by Shigeru	Jul 20th, 2006 03:31:50 PM

passion of the christ nails it! by Darth Kal-El	Jul 20th, 2006 03:48:08 PM
holy shit thats funny vale! im with you lets keep going! im sure i have more craptacularly horrible movie puns swimming around in my head.
yes, i'm a purist by Arkhangelsk	Jul 20th, 2006 04:21:44 PM
i admit that every genre has its merits. even the stupid big hollywood blockbuster can sometimes make a great movie. hell, you're talking to the guy who liked T.A.T.U.... for their music. and so, yes, superheros and their conventions should have their place and can indeed produce some very good stories (and to answer the "talkback question, i think Judd Winick's Exiles were probably the best straight superhero book respecting and flaunting the conventions). HOWEVER. DC and Marvel have a deathgrip stranglehold on the market. superhero books have their place, but their place should not be 99% of the market. it's not fair that Grant Morrison had to threaten DC of not doing Batman just so he could do the follow up to Sea-Guy. Peter Milligan should not be editorially chained down to an X-property. Ennis should get his very own ongoing WWII comic. i like superheroes as much as the next guy, but they, and their sacrosanct reverence to keeping things as they were and homage-ing the past are drowning comic books, IMHO.
No, Joel Siegel Is The Guy Who Likes Everything. by Buzz Maverik	Jul 20th, 2006 04:26:24 PM
Every ad contains a rave review quote from Siegel...so if he hated CLERKS 2, it really must suck. And lots of critics hated STAR WARS in the 1970s. If you look at the other movies from that time, ya got TAXI DRIVER, SERPICO, THE EXORCIST, even JAWS, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, ENTER THE DRAGON, BLACK SUNDAY, LOGAN'S RUN, THE GODFATHER. STAR WARS was pulp space opera, which is a great thing in itself. If only George had remembered pulp space opera when he made the prequels, instead of civics class: "In order for a vote of no confidence against Chancellor Valorum, we will need to hold a referendum. However, the Ewok representatives have called a special caucus which requires the Senator from Bespin to go before the Galactic Ethics counsel." That's when I got thrown out for screaming, "Will someone please just blow up a fuckin' planet or something?"
ALL Star Wars movies SUCKED ultimately.... by Psynapse	Jul 20th, 2006 05:34:49 PM
The ONLY one that didn't annoy me intially was the first one and even that is now unwatchable to me. If Star Wars worked for you, Rock On, for me. It's the most expensive pile of turds I've ever sta through. (Yeah, g'wan, SAY SUMPIN' BITCH)
Goddamn typos.... by Psynapse	Jul 20th, 2006 05:37:06 PM
WHERE IS MY EDIT FEATURE BITCHES!?!?!?!
Nitro, A Super Villain So Stupid... by Buzz Maverik	Jul 20th, 2006 05:49:19 PM
...that he once blew up a good chunk of Hell's Kitchen attacking Omega the Unknown...just because he saw him out of the corner of his eye and thought he was Captain Marvel. Ya gotta love it! And he tried to walk away, like Omega wasn't going to wipe his ass with Nitro's head for that!
Civil @$$! We Never Made It To The Cog Mansion. by Buzz Maverik	Jul 20th, 2006 05:54:33 PM
See, with the feds after us to register, we realized we were being tracked by satellites. We diverted their attention until Schleppy, who was promised Carla Gugino's pooper, reached an internet cafe and took control of most of the major satellite systems. Does anybody know Ms. Gugino? Would she give her pooper to a filthy monkey for the cause of freedom?
So I went to my LCS...... by Psynapse	Jul 20th, 2006 05:58:44 PM
And read through that Wolverine story where Nitro blows him literally to shreds right? After leafing through the comic I then took it into the bathroom with me, shit, and wiped my ass with it. I then went and promptly put it right back out on the shelf. The clerk got all Schwarzenegger-wannabe and was all "Hey! Whaddaya you think yer doin'?!?" and I was all "What, is Marvel gonna be pissed that I beat 'em to it??" Ffft.
you know by blackthought	Jul 20th, 2006 06:06:33 PM
FUCK WOLVERINE!
Dude.... by Psynapse	Jul 20th, 2006 06:12:35 PM
We should so start a campaign to kill him off. Oh wait, he'd just regenerate from one of DaQ's farts ( You know, the same way Marvel's storylines are generated).
so was he originally by blackthought	Jul 20th, 2006 06:36:23 PM
just healing factor and limited regeneration or was it higher and who the fuck is the retard who uped it so much? and how does deadpool feel about this?
DAMMIT! I hate what they have done to Wolvie.... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 20th, 2006 06:39:05 PM
He used to be the epitome of unchecked small man's syndrome. He was my fucking hero. No, not superhero, fucking hero. Have any of you looked a the list of high quality tail that hairy fuck has baggeed?
Yeah, Deadpool... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 20th, 2006 06:40:19 PM
He is the shit! Seriously. He banged Death.
true... by blackthought	Jul 20th, 2006 10:01:15 PM
but to be one uped by anothers "regeneration" abilities...tsk tsk...deadpool should kick wolvie's ass.
true... by blackthought	Jul 20th, 2006 10:01:15 PM
but to be one uped by anothers "regeneration" abilities...tsk tsk...deadpool should kick wolvie's ass.
"Will someone please just blow up ..." by Voice O. Reason	Jul 20th, 2006 10:17:16 PM
"Will someone please just blow up a fuckin' planet or something?" I'm so stealing that.
I used to love Pacheco, but now he bores me by George Newman	Jul 20th, 2006 11:50:21 PM
I think my favorite stuff of his was the Fantastic Four bit he did. His art was more original than his X-Men stuff, and he had not yet dug himself a rut(which I feel he is stuck in now). His stuff looks beautiful, but I feel bored. I don't see myself looking back proudly on this current work, ten years from now. I didnt care for the Superman/Batman and I didn't really care for this new Superman book. (And Lois wasn't looking Asian, she looks Hispanic, like many of Pacheco's characters do. The guy lives in Spain and his characters just look spanish.)
There's a big fucking difference by El Vale	Jul 21st, 2006 01:01:42 AM
Between Spanish and Hispanic. Get your shit straight.
I'm embarassed to admit... by Dave_F	Jul 21st, 2006 01:09:29 AM
That Ninja Turtle teaser trailer made me feel happy. I was all over the Turtles back in their grim 'n' gritty (yet wonky) Mirage days. In fact, thinking back, the original TMNT comic was pretty much my intro to black and white comics and my first major venture outside the realm of Marvel and DC. Every once in a while I look back on those issues and they still have a lot of personality and goofy fun going for 'em. I even had all the Ninja Turtle RPG stuff back in the day, which I never played, but which I read and re-read endlessly. So, yeah, even though the animation on the teaser just looks like what we expect from good video game CGI...it takes me to a happy place. Now where's my fucking Triceratons?!
Gotta agree about Pacheco... by Dave_F	Jul 21st, 2006 01:37:40 AM
I can look at his art, and it's very, very slick, but it's a bit low-energy for my tastes. I don't have the issue in front of me to break out specifics, but I remember it just felt a bit flat to me. And his Lois was hot, but almost TOO hot. Her vamped-up look was something I can see for a night on the town, but for work? Bit much. As for the story...I liked it. Honestly, the thing I really want from a Superman book is just a good adventure yarn, though, and that's the one thing I never get. Everyone wants to write a story about something - in Busiek's case, about marital bonds - and I just want a clever mystery or supervillain match-up. That's what Byrne brought to the table and that's why his work's fondly remembered by many. Smart action stories that never made that fatal misstep of being "mission statement" stories about why Superman is important or why he's the greatest of heroes or some shit. Still... I liked what Busiek brought to the table enough that I figure on keeping up with the run. I hope he doesn't stay in ASTRO CITY mode, though. He's always got some great ideas, but when he does stuff like a montage of Superman taking down four or five low-level villains in an issue - each scene boasting some clever narrative caption or neat idea - he's inadvertantly undercutting the immediacy. Superman needs threats that feel real, if not to him, then to the innocents of Metropolis. Show too many easy victories, even if it makes sense he'd certainly have plenty of 'em, and the character takes on the godly, unstopple quality that turns so many people off.
And speaking of the post-apocalypse... by Dave_F	Jul 21st, 2006 01:48:30 AM
I watched a little BEYOND THUNDERDOME last night. And the movie's got a bad rep, partiallyy deserved, but if you cut out RIGHT when Max gets sent into the desert (before the Aussie Moppet Patrol shows up)...you've actually got a pretty cool little featurette. Lots of interesting ideas and characters floating around Barter Town. Some great visuals. And, of course, the iconic MasterBlaster...
masterblaster by Darth Kal-El	Jul 21st, 2006 06:01:45 AM
was some cool shit.i used to love all that end of the world apocalypse shit and i still do as long as its not a cheap ripoff of all the stuff before. matter of fact the current jeep wrangler(warnagler) that i own is my 3rd.i bought my first bcuz i figured if the apocalypse ever came i wanted to be in something that could get around all the stalled cars.thats why i dug wasteland. and dave,vale is on point saying you are the man to bring the GOOD indie goodies to us.the tmnt trailer gave me geek wood in a serious way!i was never as cool as dave,he of the black and white comics and RPG game but im pretty sure i had all the action figures. including the fucking blow up blimp thing they flew in and of course the party van! damn whats sad is i was like 13.but still great fucking tmnt trailer no doubt.so far looks better than what ive seen for transformers.
I met Peter Laird once... by Shigeru	Jul 21st, 2006 07:49:38 AM
He was at a con in Boston, but wasn't even on the guest list. He was just sitting at a table by himself hawking his new TMNT book. I walked past the nametag and was like "oh Peter Laird. ... WAIT, PETER LAIRD??!" Nice guy, and he gave me a poster and drew a turtle head on it.
I have all the old B&W TMNT comics. by rev_skarekroe	Jul 21st, 2006 07:52:47 AM
And I got them when they were new. 'Cuz I'm cool like that. My TMNT #1 is a 4th print, so I'm not THAT cool, but y'know, pretty cool.
Bad news... by vagrant's choice	Jul 21st, 2006 10:39:33 AM
Is Bendis really writing the second Avengers book in addition to New Avengers? Did I read that right? Great! Now we're going to have two talky-talk, no action Avengers books. It
Dude, you KNOW I'm gonna talk about Turtles. by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 21st, 2006 11:01:59 AM
Cowabunga, bitches! Holy shit, do I miss the Goddamn Turtles! I loved it all. Comics, cartoon, toys and of course the video games. I stil play the NES one on EMU. But I have just one question for the new movie. WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY PUNK ROCK GODS, BEEBOP AND ROCKSTEADY?!?...seriously!
Superman didn't fight polar bears in a black suit by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 21st, 2006 11:50:08 AM
In that movie. The Polar bears attacked Luthor and Brainiac at the fortress of solitude in the North Pole. Superman Returns actually really could have used Polar Bears to keep Lex out of his fortress. Or SOME kind of security measure. I would have LOVED a giant spider. Also, the black suit you speak of, Superman didn't wear in the movie until after he came back from the dead. And... guess what, in the comics when Superman came back from the dead he wore a black suit with a silver emblem!
Why so angry? by vagrant's choice	Jul 21st, 2006 01:10:10 PM
How come talking about race makes people so angry? I e-mailed a friend of mine about the difference between Hispanic and Spanish. Here
Hispanic/Spanish/Latino by Shigeru	Jul 21st, 2006 01:33:37 PM
I have a friend who is half puerto rican half colombian (he visits Bogota, Vale!) and he HATES "Hispanic". He prefers "Latino".
Just sent AICN my World Trade Center review... by Shigeru	Jul 21st, 2006 01:46:47 PM
Saw it last night. Let's see if they post it.
I Shoplifted Wolvie's 1st & 2nd Appearances. by Buzz Maverik	Jul 21st, 2006 01:52:17 PM
And a great many early X-MEN issues. Originally, no one was really sure why Wolverine was a mutant. In the INCREDIBLE HULK, he was fast and savage, slashing at Hulk and Wendigo, and he survived a punch in the head from the Hulk. Wolvie had metal claws, but it wasn't until five issues into All NEW / ALL DIFFERENT by Claremont and Cockrum, in a Sentinel story, where Wolvie, Jean and Banshee have have been captured by Sentinels and taken to Stephen Lang's orbiting base that we learned the claws were part of him. In true S&M fashion, Lang had Jean trussed up and he smacked her. Wolvie broke his bonds and popped his claws to the astonishment of Jean and Banshee. Even the Sentinels in the story commented that they weren't sure Wolverine was a mutant. No mention of a healing factor or adamantium skeleton was made until maybe ten issues later, when Wolvie lead Storm and Nightcrawler into Garrok's fortress in the Savage Land and a pseudo-raptor rex thing chomped on his hand. Wolvie sprouted his claws and killed it. Storm was worried about his hand but Wolvie simply said, "I heal real fast." I think the healing factor and the high level of adamantium were Byrne's ideas and they were good, because until then, Wolverine's mutations were so vague. He seemed stronger and faster than regular people; he had sharper senses and he seemed to have more fortitude but that was it. The next time it came up was in the first Hellfire arc, where Wolverine went up agaisnt a squad of commandos whom would later be turned into the Reavers. One of them emptied a full clip into him and in a rare example of smart, clear, comic storytelling, Wolvie stands up to it without commenting on it (why would he? He knows his powers and has no need to provide exposition to the guy whose face he's about to claw off!). Byrne really brought in the healing factor and adamantium when Wolverine and Nightcrawler went to Canada so Wolvie could mend fences with Alpha Flight. They ended up helping Alpha Flight stop the Wendigo and there was an incredible example of Byrne's imagination and artistry when Wendigo sort of seized Wolvie by one leg and banged his head on the ground. That doesn't sound right, but it took the character and who he was a step further. The healing factor concept was cemented once and for all in the first Wolvie mini by Frank Miller and Claremont, where Yashida Shingen ran a katana through Wolvie's torso...later echoed in a Claremont/Paul Smith story where the Silver Samurai did the same thing. In both cases, though, we were told that it took Wolverine weeks to recover. At the time, the wonderful Essential Handbook of the Marvel Universe stated that it was doubtful that Wolverine could regenerate a limb. Honestly, I sorta preferred the vague approach. I loved the idea that Wolverine's mutation was simply character...the guy's toughness and unwillingness to give up making him a mutant.
BEYOND THUNDERDOME... by Buzz Maverik	Jul 21st, 2006 02:04:03 PM
Ya know, THE ROAD WARRIOR is my all time favorite movie. MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME was the first time I remember a trailer being overwhelming superior to the movie. THUNDERDOME is a good example of how Joseph Campbell ruins movies. Sometime during THE ROAD WARRIOR's gestation, George Miller discovered Campbell's work. He saw how what he was doing contained Campbell's themes of the mythic, outcast hero remaking society. We're talking Moses, Jesus, Buddha, even Beowulf. Also, the wandering ronin and the lonesome cowboy. The man with no name. So what does he do? He consciously incorpates themes that belong into the collective unconscious and he gets this mess. STAR WARS movies went to hell after Lucas discovered Campbell (contrary to what Lucas now says, all the good stuff about the little overlooked mentor, the confrontation with the dark father, etc, just happened naturally). After he found Campbell, we got Ewoks, Jar Jar, midachlorians, etc. It's funny. I think movie guys should stay the hell away from Campbell and let the magic happen naturally, but comic guys need to be studying everything Campbell ever wrote (so they would know why Spider-Man needed to remain our secret, masked shaman protecting us from the demons of the sky while remaining a little man after all).
Hispanic/Spanish/Bleh by El Vale	Jul 21st, 2006 02:08:12 PM
I think Hispanic no longer means from Spain, i think it means (to most people) "person from spanish speaking country". In fact, i bet you'd call a Brazilian hispanic if i turned around for a second. But i'm watching you buddy! Now, the problem here is the problem of assumption. Like assuming, for example, that i'm spanish cause i'm Colombian. Or even worse! That i'm Mexican because isn't Colombia like a part of Mexico? Anyway let us not take it so seriously boys, it's nothing important.
The Important Thing Is The Dear People of Mexico... by Buzz Maverik	Jul 21st, 2006 02:09:21 PM
...have the agave plant and produce tequila for the world. You call them Hispanic or Latin...I call them beloved friends, especially the Herradura company! Also, let's not forget our Cuban brothers and sisters who bless us with fine tobacco and hand roll the greatest cigars in the world. Herradura and Cohiba...this is why Spanish descendents in our hemisphere are rightly known as God's Chosen People! And don't think I'm leaving you out, El...where would we be without pot, cocaine and coffee?
All this talk about healing factors...hmmm. I wonder... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 21st, 2006 02:13:04 PM
Pick'em time. What would be the better cage match? Wolvie v. Sabertooth, or Wolvie v. Deadpool? Not who would win. THe whole "best at what he does" thing answers that. (And it's BULLSHIT that he gets to play that card by the way) I wanna know what the @$$es, Cogs and total humans think. REACT!
You guys are not gonna believe me by El Vale	Jul 21st, 2006 02:21:54 PM
But i swear i knew Buzz was gonna say all that. Blackthought mode Ah superior coke...how you've ruined our country...yes...oh well...Kiefer Sutherland...how you rule us all.
The thing about spanish speaking peoples... by Psynapse	Jul 21st, 2006 02:50:29 PM
Is that to the vast majority of english speaking people you are ALL simply 'spanish' by virtue of the language you speak. Kind of the same way we white folk are looked at. BTW-tip for any North american traveling abroad: Lie and say you are from Canada ALWAYS. Trust me, you're WAY less likely to get harassed.
Isnt' that kind of a coward's way out, though? by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 21st, 2006 03:02:10 PM
I'm proud to be an American, I'm not going to lie about it. If some European douche wants to rag on me because they don't like the policies of an administration I didn't even vote for, or if they want to sterotype me as boorish and arrogant simply because I am from America, then fuck them, they're the one with the superiority complex, not me.
Yeah by El Vale	Jul 21st, 2006 03:04:23 PM
But you're the one who gets harassed and maybe you wanted to have a good time in Europe or something.
For me, getting in verbal fights IS a good time by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 21st, 2006 03:06:56 PM
I can see where others might not enjoy it. And if debate escalates, personally I like punching, I like hitting things. The more different types of people I can hit, and from different backgrounds, ethnicities and countries I can hit, the happier I am. You know why? because I'm an American dammit!
but say you're from Quebec by Arkhangelsk	Jul 21st, 2006 03:10:43 PM
and you'll get laid.
That's only because girls think queers are a challenge by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 21st, 2006 03:17:50 PM
U-U-U-ULTIMATE COMBO
best at what he does... by blackthought	Jul 21st, 2006 03:19:35 PM
easy...brother power...wrong company? huh?...oh...and vale i'll be back in colombia soon, so you best have some cool shit for me to do.
No, I've heard that line about Wolvie a lot too... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 21st, 2006 03:47:41 PM

The old Brazil trick... by vagrant's choice	Jul 21st, 2006 04:34:58 PM
Actually my friend covered Brazil in his e-mail. Unfortunately his e-mail is at work and I
Always Hated "I'm The Best There Is A What I Do..." by Buzz Maverik	Jul 21st, 2006 04:48:06 PM
Have you ever met a truly tough, confident guy that needed to go around saying shit like that? "I'm the best there is at what I do and what I do isn't very nice..." Not very nice? Is it also not very polite? Regenerate yerself a pair of nads and don't say anything you can't picture Clint Eastwood saying. I mean, if Clint were leading a platoon, he might tell them they're the best to get 'em pumped, but if he's gonna blow yer head clean off, he's not going to tell you what a good shot he is. He'll tell ya what his gun can do and get you to thinking about being afraid. Clint would say somethng like, "A'right, you sonsabitches, yer the best there is so try not to shoot yerselves down there..."
Dearest Engineer.... by Psynapse	Jul 21st, 2006 05:23:50 PM
C'mon, you've seen my posts, am I afraid of a VERBAL conflict with anybody? No. The reason I advised lying about your citizenship is because hatred of americans is at an all-time high and quite a few of our fellow citizens are being attacked in record numbers. While I'm often ashamed of how my government acts I'm not one bit (and NEVER will be) ashamed to BE american. NOw violence from ignorant hatred? Hell yes I'm canadian (Specifically I will be from Halifax, Novia Scotia because that's where Lexx and Trailer park Boys (funniest show EVER) were made).
ive always felt they where interchangeable by Darth Kal-El	Jul 21st, 2006 05:45:30 PM
i dont mind being called either hispanic or latino but like vale i dont like being pigeonholed into 'mexican' just because of my brown skin and the fact that i speak spanish. great post buzz i kind of thought youd say that too(not to copy vale).i used to think the 'best there is line' was so fucking cool when i was teenager but i dont think its aged well at all. it seems so corny now.i really liked the explanation of how the adamantium/healing factor used to be(thanks buzz). definetaly sounds cooler than regenerating from a stain on the floor.anyways boys and girls just dropping in to say hey,im leaving for San Diego in a few hours-ill post pics hopefully by monday
And that's why Marvel sucks (for me) compared to DC.... by Psynapse	Jul 21st, 2006 05:56:17 PM
Marvel just outright ignores what they've published previously when they think they've come up with their next big idea. DC at least takes the time to address those kinds of changes with their readership rather than just tell them to get over it and get on with it. Granted, DC is just a much of a greedy leviathan-whore as Marvel.....
dc is a greedy leviathan whore that i do love... by blackthought	Jul 21st, 2006 08:27:06 PM
thank you for employing grant morrison and the like. and i third that whole getting pigeonholed as a mexican...hate it...and i look nothing like a mexican.
Origins and Justice League by Homer Sexual	Jul 21st, 2006 11:50:53 PM
I know Wolverine Origins is unpopular around here, and I don't discount the criticisms. Yet I find it interesting and my friends who aren't really into comics but occasionally like a few (such as WE3) both like it. As far as new books, I will follow the advice here of basing my buy on the first issue, and not pick up Justice League. Art was great, but story was ponderous. Not relatable, didn't enjoy the "new" or whatever WW, Supes and Batman. Only the first few "origin" pages were good, then it went south into self-importance and another creepy feeling that Meltzer has some issue with female characters. Not for me. And I read in EW that Identity Crisis (which had the same flaws as new JL) may become an animated movie. Ugh!
I loved the Wolverine Nitro thing by sideshowbob	Jul 21st, 2006 11:52:15 PM
It was just so over-the-top dumb and goofy in the middle of a crossover that's taking itself way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way too seriously, that I had to admire it.
Sit n Sleep Say Turn The Mattress by Homer Sexual	Jul 21st, 2006 11:59:58 PM
I will no longer flip my mattress, my behavior has been modified. And we saw Clerks II today, which was far better than I had expected. Dante has aged badly, though. Looks ten years older than his age. Ironic that heroin filled Mewes looks most undamaged.
saw lady in the water on tuesday... by blackthought	Jul 22nd, 2006 12:31:31 PM
and it was better than the village for whatever that is worth to whomever...saw monster house last night and it kicked my ass as chowder left me giddier than joe quesada when he gets to rape and kill ppl.
You killed the talkback, blackthought by El Vale	Jul 23rd, 2006 06:26:52 PM

sweet by blackthought	Jul 23rd, 2006 08:20:09 PM

Anybody see Clerks 2? by BayouWilly	Jul 23rd, 2006 11:51:48 PM
Anyone...?
Got Thrown Out Of LADY IN THE WATER... by Buzz Maverik	Jul 23rd, 2006 11:55:25 PM
...they don't like it when you shout, "It's Opie's daughter! In a pool! Oooo, scaaaarry!"
Kevin Smith raped my childhood by Arkhangelsk	Jul 24th, 2006 02:45:13 AM
seriously, i still absolutely love Clerks and Mallrats, but the poster for Clerks ii alone would have kept me away. saw A Scanner Darkly last night. it's a good movie. Linklater is still a hell of a filmmaker, and Downey Jr. just steals the show, but ultimately the ideas conveyed in the story seemed to me, how you say, not quite evolved enough. but back to comics. Brubaker's second issue of Uncanny just came out and... well, i recently re-read Morrison's and Whedon's runs on X-Men, trying to decide which was the best X-Men run ever, and, well, sems like we have a thrid contender.
Last wednesday's comics. by Shigeru	Jul 24th, 2006 09:33:29 AM
Civil War. Civil Stupid. Spider-Man beating up Captain America while wearing that stupid spider-armor. Shoot me in the face now please. Runaways... see next post.
Runaways. Or why I hate Brian K Vaughan. by Shigeru	Jul 24th, 2006 09:40:26 AM
Damn you BKV. Damn you to Delaware. I knew you were gonna pull a bait and switch on me. But why the hell did you have to kill spoileredit?? Huh? I mean, I felt sick to my stomach the whole time reading that issue because that was the one character I didn't want you to ace, and you went and did it. Fucking fuck. Shit dammit. Sigh. They were the most interesting by far. Why why why why? And the very worst part? It made sense. It wasn't a superfluous death. It fit with, heck it defined the whole damn theme of the book. "The future is a threat, not a promise." Dammit BKV, you make me cry. Shit.
Does it seem like Comic-con has very little to do with by Engineer_at_peac	Jul 24th, 2006 10:02:29 AM
comics now?
Runaways by Homer Sexual	Jul 24th, 2006 10:37:34 AM
Well, although it seems ridiculous to hide "spoilers" almost a week later, I won't give anything away. I was dreading this issue of Runaways, because I think they are all great and didn't want any of them to die. Must agree, Shigeru, that death was very moving. Runaways is such a good example of what makes Marvel great, as opposed to, say...most everything else it's doing right now. And BayouWilly, we saw Clerks II and enjoyed it quite a bit. Smith's wife is the most obvious "plant" in a movie since Cheech and Chong used to put their wives in their movies, and he still sucks with plot and camera, but his dialogue rocks. Many hilarious, laugh out loud moments. Better than I expected, better than any other Smith flick except Chasing Amy. Equally good as original Clerks, maybe a tad better.
Clerks 2 by Shigeru	Jul 24th, 2006 11:34:41 AM
Better than the original? Pass the crack-pipe yo. Hilarious moments throughout, but the film screeches to a dead stop whenever something "dramatic" (heavy-handed, ham-fisted, cheesy) happens. "I don't know how to dance?" "Come on, I'll teach you". PUKE. But 'Pillowpants' is like the funniest thing I've seen in a very long time. Chasing Amy > Clerks > Dogma > Mallrats > Clerks 2 > Jersey Girl > JSBSB. IMHO.
And bear in mind by Shigeru	Jul 24th, 2006 11:36:19 AM
That I like all the movies on that list, and find them all entertaining and highly watchable.
hello by The Heathen	Jul 24th, 2006 11:57:57 AM
crazy past week/weekend, I'll explain more later. I haven't read any of last weeks new releases yet. No Runaways, Superman or apparently Spidey beating up Cap (WTF?!?!) for me yet. No new movies seen either. : ( I liked this line, Buzz, "I loved the idea that Wolverine's mutation was simply character...the guy's toughness and unwillingness to give up making him a mutant." Word. Am I considered Hispanic, Spanish or Latino now that I'm married to one whose 'hips don't lie' for lack of virtually every better word?
the film screeches to a dead stop whenever something "d by Homer Sexual	Jul 24th, 2006 01:18:51 PM
Word to that. I totally agree. But re-watching Clerks, there are plenty of dead spaces there as well. And Dogma, on review, is craptacular, IMO. I don't really enjoy all his movies. In fact, I only like three of them: Clerks 1 and 2 and Chasing Amy. Pillow Pants, yes! And of course, the Silence of the Lambs bit(s)--classic! Makes me laugh just remembering it.
Silence of the Lambs bits?? by Shigeru	Jul 24th, 2006 01:43:55 PM
Um I'm drawing a blank?? I dun remember those? And I love Mallrats if only for Brody (who I could watch in his own trilogy) and Stan Lee's cameo. Fuck Jeremy London though.
I thought Clerks 2 kicked ass by BayouWilly	Jul 24th, 2006 02:15:30 PM
I was a huge mark for Clerks back in the day. I've seen it way too much to be able to watch it now. That said, I fell asleep during Mallrats, loved Dogma the first time but now can't stand to watch it, liked Chasing Amy okay, and hated Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. However, I thought this movie was a great return to form and showed there was still life in the View Askew world... although the credits indicate that none of them will be back for a while.
Shigeru re: SOTL by BayouWilly	Jul 24th, 2006 02:30:27 PM
Jay starts dancing to that creepy Buffalo Bill song, and climaxes when some characters walk outside and he;s full frontal nude, rocking the "tucked" look.
Hmm by The Heathen	Jul 24th, 2006 02:32:53 PM

i enjoy the company of prostitues and cocaine... by blackthought	Jul 24th, 2006 02:37:45 PM
because its the fun thing to do.
SOTL by Shigeru	Jul 24th, 2006 03:08:15 PM
oh yeahhhhhh LOL. That was good.
RED STAR is BACK by Arkhangelsk	Jul 24th, 2006 03:42:52 PM
i mean, by now, i'm almost resigned to the fact that Hellshock will never ever see print again, but at least Red Star pumps out a new issue once in a while. and boy, what an issue. makes it almost worth the wait. and the characters commenting about the fact that they've been recuperating from their last battle for a really really long time was a nice touch. but the art, and the storytelling, dear lord, Red Star really is one of the best series being published out there. when it is actually published, that is...
Shig spoil me!! by Psynapse	Jul 24th, 2006 04:35:25 PM
E-mail me dude. Thanks to visiting family and the 'let's go spend money!" bullshit they've been heaping on me I won't be able to get my books until August 11th now. (fucking gene pools)
A SCANNER DARKLY! Next PKD Film... by Buzz Maverik	Jul 24th, 2006 04:55:43 PM
...I hope they adapt his 1974 novel WHO THE HELL AM I? about a science fiction dude who doesn't know who the hell he is. It's distinguishible from every other PKD writing because...wait, they were all about some dude wondering who the hell he is! But I love PKD. Ya gotta love someone who truly believes their brain is being invaded by alien intelligence.
Yo Buzz... by Psynapse	Jul 24th, 2006 05:35:11 PM
How do you know it wasn't?
Reminds me of Warren Ellis by Shigeru	Jul 25th, 2006 07:28:36 AM
"If you think the shows on the television originate in your TV, do you think your thoughts originate in your head?"
Psy by Shigeru	Jul 25th, 2006 07:29:29 AM
Check your email and consider yourself spoiled. I'm getting misty just thinking about it.
I like Pirates! by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 25th, 2006 12:10:01 PM
ARRRRRRRRRRR! Tis good, matey!
crickets by Shigeru	Jul 25th, 2006 01:49:29 PM
...cogs are all in cryo-stasis...
Ys back! by Darth Kal-El	Jul 25th, 2006 01:56:36 PM
hey guys how it going? man con was awesome! ill have links for pics later on this week!
Re: Reminds me of Warren Ellis by El Vale	Jul 25th, 2006 01:58:15 PM
Dude...you just blew my mind.
not dead yet... by blackthought	Jul 25th, 2006 02:45:38 PM
i have been rendering for days thuogh...
Vale by Shigeru	Jul 25th, 2006 03:17:46 PM
that was from his myspace. lately he's been sending stuff out about arse-eels and nipple cats and octopus-rape, with links that I definitely will not be clicking here at work.
NO!!NO!!!NO!!!!AAAAAAAAAAH!!! AH!!! AH!!! AH!!! by Psynapse	Jul 25th, 2006 06:20:27 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IT SHOULDA BEEN NOT !!!! NOOOO!!!! BKV YOU BAAASTAAAAAAARD!!! BASTARD!! BASTARD!!! MOTHERFUCKING, COCKSUCKING, SPHINCTER-FELCHING BASTAAAAAARD!!!!! I HATE YOU!! I HATE YOU!!! (Okay well, not really, I'm actually way impressed that I feel this strongly without having read it yet but still, it stings man...)
Aww goddammit... by Psynapse	Jul 25th, 2006 06:21:34 PM
I stretched the TB like a friggin noob. Sorry all, my bad.....
....... by blackthought	Jul 25th, 2006 08:52:28 PM

I've been in the by The Heathen	Jul 26th, 2006 10:18:40 AM
Cog Cave underneath the Cog Mansion because blackthought was rendering in the cage, and let me tell you, it's no fun when the mansion takes orbit and your near it's engines. *** Man, didn't expect what happened in Runaway's to happen. Damn that book is sooo friggin good. The last page was bad ass too. But, damn
Psy by Shigeru	Jul 26th, 2006 10:22:24 AM
Yep that was pretty much my reaction too.
Its blatantly obvious who the good & bad guys are in CW by Shigeru	Jul 26th, 2006 10:40:49 AM
I'm beginning to think this will be Civil War's greatest mistake: not making the registration side relatable or even remotely likable. Of course Axel Alonso will bust in here and say "HEY man, because of stupid Speedball, a bunch of kids got blown up!!" ...so? That means you're allowed to have elite SWAT teams in black helicopters blowing the shit out of teen Superheroes? Or Reed Richards not caring 2 shits about Johnny Storm's health (ludicrious... yet again CHARACTERS conforming to STORY)? Maybe we would feel for the registration side if Captain America's Secret Avengers were constantly blowing up kids whilst doing heroic things but that's not the case. Blarg!
Blarg, indeed. Blarg! by The Heathen	Jul 26th, 2006 11:01:34 AM
Blow up some kids already, Cap! Yep, I agree that's CW's biggest mistake so far, Shig: CHARACTERS conforming to STORY. I shall be cross all day now.
You know, I'm gonna stick with trades. by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 26th, 2006 11:46:06 AM
I can't do it anymore. I just can't. I...I promised myself I wouldn't cry. sobsniffle I just can't justify $2-4 American (No commie Canadian notes here) on a single comic. Especially since from what it sounds like from my trusted intelligence network.(i.e. The Cogs) It seems that buying montlies is simply a slef inflicted "Death of a Thousand Cuts" at this point. Reed's a cold, uncaring prick. Spidey's a puppet. Stark's an asshole (Well, to be fair he's always been an asshole, but at least he USED to be able to blame it on the sauce.) Bucky is not only NOT DEAD, but he's a dirty commie gimp. (I actually liked that story, but WTF, mate?). Captain America is the shit still, but even I couldn't screw that up. Wolvie doesn't smkoe, but if he did, he could just bounce back from a NUCLEAR FUCKING STRIKE by "regen-ing" from a half done stogie. Emma is an X-Man, and of all the choices, she boinks the only one that I could kick the shit out of. (OH, SHUT UP! Scott's a bitch , and you all know it!). Over at the Distinguished Competition, Kyle Rainer is a God, when actually if there was a God, he'd be lying in a gutter in Calcutta after being stabbed in the throat. Wally is dead, long Bart, scion of the speed...OOOH LOOK! Shiny! The dead Robin is rehasing the Jokers' old gimmick like some third rate pro-wrestling rehash. Who the hell is Wonder Woman this year? JSA hates each other or some otherwise nosensical blather, and the JLA...I don't even know WHAT is fucking with the JLA currently. Appearently, Leslie Thomkins is a FUCKING MURDERER?, and my favorite city in the world is now an underwater theme park. I can't keep up! I mean some of these things could be awesome stories, but fuck if I can suss out which way is up, let alone try to stay ahead of it.* So, yeah. I'll be sticking with trades for a good long while. Someone knock on my shell when the war is over, and I get my GODDAMN year back. Maybe I'll try to jump back on the wagon then. /enddropletofbrilliance* Turtle pulls into shell. Posts a sign saying, "If this shells a rockin', don't bother knockin'! Just come on it!
Actually.. by Thalya	Jul 26th, 2006 11:54:32 AM
Ion's pretty darn good, Turtle. Issue #3 is my case in point. And GLC: we're getting Guy Gardner starring in a book! What's not to love? Dini's doing good on 'Tec. Johns & Busiek whailed on their Supes Up, Up & Away arc. Blue Beetle's nice. Manhunter always rocks. Just ignore Marvel and at least half your problems are solved.
Silly Thalya by Shigeru	Jul 26th, 2006 12:13:19 PM
"Just ignore Marvel". The Ultimates >>> all the DC books you named.
Eww.....that typo is messy. by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 26th, 2006 12:19:54 PM
"If this shell is a rockin', don't bother knockin'. Just come on IN." Say it with me, Psy. EDIT FEATURE UP IN THIS BITCH!
Waiting for the trade won't make mainstream crap by Shigeru	Jul 26th, 2006 12:24:04 PM
any better. Just sort the wheat from the chaff man. We can help. Monthlies are great when the episodic feel is done right (Ast.X-Men, Runaways, Y: TLM, ect.)
Thalya, I love you but... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 26th, 2006 12:25:57 PM
Ion cannot be good. Kyle is not dead. He's the Gambit of the DCU. Only chicks and emo-fucks like him. Though Guy MUTHAFUCKIN' Gardner starring in GLC? I'm in! I checked out of Ultimates when Tony brought Shannon Elizabeth up to the space station for his birthday party. (No wait, I did stay for Steve apologizing to Bruce for the cut he was about to give him via his big bad ass boot. That was kick ass.) I hate Superman, cause I don't care about his "shit". I've heard about Manhunter. Is there a trade?
Turtle..tsk..tsk.. by Thalya	Jul 26th, 2006 12:38:50 PM
Ion #3 is transcendant goodness. Best thing I've read in months. And can I get a "Hell, Yeah!" on Gardner? You'd be surprised on Supes. I was never into him and didn't really get it when I was reading his stuff pre-IC, but that OYL arc makes you care about him. And yep, there is a Manhunter trade collecting issues #1-5. Go straight to issue #4 if the first one or two don't get you.
Oh, and.. by Thalya	Jul 26th, 2006 12:41:25 PM
If you're gonna get into GLC, try the GLC: Recharge trade to get you up to speed as it sets it all up.
When it comes to Kyle Rainer by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 26th, 2006 12:49:53 PM
I will paraphrase "Ghost Rider". "I want you to take his face....off." HATE! I take succor in my ever flowing hatred of Kyle Fucking Rainer. When his girlfriend was found in the fridge, I cheered. Not (only) because I'm a very sick little turtle, but because she was finally free of his perpetual self loathing bitch-fest. Ion #3 can only be good if he is flayed with "Play-Doh" knives by epileptic monkeys while all his past GFs come back to life just to tell him how small his dick was. Wait....is that what happens in the book? Is that why it's so good? Spoil me, Thal!
Actually.. by Thalya	Jul 26th, 2006 12:53:31 PM
All his dead girlfriends do come back in that one. Did I mention he's also going on a universe-wide destruction-fest, btw?
But does he die painfully? by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 26th, 2006 12:59:04 PM
Send the Bitch Lantern on a universe-wide destruction-fest is like trying to make a station wagon look bad-ass by adding flames to the panels. NO DICE!
But onto more pleasant things... by GreatA'Tuin	Jul 26th, 2006 01:08:44 PM
You say Dini's working on something? I am interested. Oh and Heath, I haven't yet checked out Walking Dead ::ducks into shell:: Can you recomend a starting point? ::said the hollow, echoing voice from inside the carapace::
OWW!!! after hitting shell by The Heathen	Jul 26th, 2006 01:31:55 PM
Start at the beginning my friend. I think they just came out with a HC collecting 1-12, then there's about 5 or 6, six issue trades that and then there's the omnibus that collects 1-25 (but it's damn pricey). Read em all though, Turtle. It flows so naturally that I couldn't recommend a place to start besides the beginning. It's not too late to catch up. It's good. * Dini is on Detective Comics. Great so far, but that's Dini for you. * Reconsider your monthlies for Brubakers, Uncanny X-Men too. Two issues in and I'm loving it. Bru's awesome. Anybody else digging the Darwin guy? I think he's friggin cool as shit.
Comes on turtles shell by Darth Kal-El	Jul 26th, 2006 03:02:31 PM
aaaand last!
Alright then, let's talk comics by El Vale	Jul 26th, 2006 03:23:37 PM
I'm using this thing called DCP now which is like a bunch of guys with too much time scanning about as many comics as they can, each week, as they're released. So hey it's like Vale's into monthly comics all over again or something! Anyway yeah it's like a big file with the week's comics and you can choose which ones you DL and which ones you don't. Like going to the comic book store only free (Ahhh the internet). So okay, what have i read...let's see...oh, first of all, my uncle went to the US of A and i made him buy me some stuff (MUHAHA); he brought me the Eternal Sunshine collector's Edition DVD and Quimby the Mouse, by Chris Ware. Book's gorgeous, it's a goddamn piece of art, just the design of it. Highly recomeded even tho i haven't read it all yet. Anyway you know if you're into Chris Ware or not, i don't have to tell you. * On to the new stuff: Read Astonishing X-Men #15 and i gotta say it was thoroughly enjoyable. I agree with Dave about Whedon taking Morrison's concepts and trying to over explain them and shit, but still for some reason that seems like the sort of X-Men comic that i could be mildly interested in: A book that takes after Morrison's run. Anyway "..and what i do is so terribly pretty!" was a great fucking moment. Kudos, Marvel. * You know what book was great? Casanova #1. 30 pages filled with...stuff. Yeah, stuff. It was full of it! At the end i have no idea if i really understood what was supposed to be happening, or if it actually had to make sense, but it made me think, it made me smile, it was crazy, and then it really ended. Good stuff, check it out. * Read Detective Comics #821 and i liked it. Mostly i liked the art, obviously; the story was okay, nothing bindblowing, but not bad at all. * Sorta liked Eternals #1 when i first read it, but then i started thinking about it and realized it was a big fucking dissapointment. The first spread was magnificent and promising, but then that promise never held up, and everything about it i found underwhelming. The spectacle of the Celestials was never again captured after that first spread, and the story was just bleh. * Read some Nextwave; had some funny and enjoyable parts but overall it was just too lightweight for my tastes, one of those 2 minute reads, very little substance, which i guess is the point of the whole thing, but still not my cup of tea. * Read this comic called Marlene by Peter Snejbjerg which has a crappy story and wonderful wonderful art. Check it out, download it if you must. Plus it has penis. Also, tits (for Psy). *** Just dled Testament #8, The Escapists #1, Goon #18, Ultimate Spider-Man #97, and Uncanny #476. I'll keep you posted.
I won't even fight you for that one, Darth! by The Heathen	Jul 26th, 2006 03:24:13 PM

What? LAST? by El Vale	Jul 26th, 2006 03:32:43 PM
Don't you fucking dare! I just posted something, damn you!
and last by blackthought	Jul 26th, 2006 05:41:43 PM

aaaand by The Heathen	Jul 28th, 2006 08:33:02 AM
last.
you have grown bold since marriage heathen... by blackthought	Jul 30th, 2006 02:05:32 PM
but do not dare to out last me...can't out-last one of the fathers of the lasting creation...the other has vanished...poor gus...LAST.
if my comic was translated to spanish by Darth Kal-El	Aug 3rd, 2006 08:10:51 PM
it would be Y El Ultimo Hombre!

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