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AICN COMICS REVIEWS CAPTAIN AMERICA, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, STRANGERS IN PARADISE, AND MUCH MORE!!!

FIRST?!?!? by nofate	Mar 14th, 2007 02:35:10 PM
It's been a while.
Sweet!! by nofate	Mar 14th, 2007 02:40:19 PM
So before anyone else comes and poops on my parade, I loved Cap #25. It was really the only way CW could end. Odd that it didn't happened on CW #7 but whatever, deal with it. It opens up years of potentially great stories and I just hope that Marvel step up to the plate. Try punching this one Super-boy! MARVEL OWNS YOUR ASS!!!
So I picked up Mighty Avengers... by rev_skarekroe	Mar 14th, 2007 02:44:15 PM
Bug was right. It was a good one. Hopefully it will stay good, unlike the woefully uneven New Avengers.
I just read IGN's review of Civil War: Confessions. by IndustryKiller!	Mar 14th, 2007 02:44:23 PM
And they said the book was a "Masterpiece" that fixed the the nagging character motivations of Civil War. Thats funny. It's funny considering it is literally beyond the realm of possibility that one comic fixes those motivations. I'll use that word again I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E. Not of this world. I love it how Marvel was clearly listening to all the completely reasonable and necessary hate for Civil War and thought they could fix it by quickly getting Bendis to write a one off explaining the whole thing away, but no fucking way. You don't get off the hook that easily you corporate hacks. I've said it before and i'll say it again, unless Tony Starks brain has taken over by some supervillain a satisfying explaination for his behavior does not exist. All the "Boy I really wanted to make our government work" hockneyed bullshit won't usher it into existence. You may fool IGN and their consistently unreliable and gullible cronies but anyone who buys something like that should look into buying that property Ambush Bug is selling.
UNCLE SAM by jack scagnetti	Mar 14th, 2007 02:58:56 PM
Absolutely fucking wonderful. If all DC product looked and read like this, i'd be one happy mofo. Acuna,Gray and Palmiotti hit this one outta the park.S'crime more people aren't reading it.MORE!
Someone should make a top 10 list of by Dapper Swindler	Mar 14th, 2007 03:01:50 PM
the dumbest ways comic characters are ressurected? Cloned? Alternate dimension? Going back in time? He wasn't really dead, it was a life model decoy. Etc.
Cap #25 by Reelheed	Mar 14th, 2007 03:07:38 PM
Perfect review. Except the whole thing is a cheat even in terms of story. It neatly gets cap back out of jail (no action to be had there I guess) and puts a full stop to any further discussion of the registration act (too talky talky). Still I guess cap going to get his own "back in black" story. How cheery.
OMFG IndustryKiller! is right! by Reelheed	Mar 14th, 2007 03:11:40 PM
Ironman was fuckin Ultron all the time! Sonsabitches! ... Still doesn't make sense...
Bug by El Vale	Mar 14th, 2007 03:16:11 PM
I really liked your Cap #25 review, old chap. Good work!
The thing about seeing Cap headlines all over the media by Calico Pete	Mar 14th, 2007 03:27:22 PM
News tickers on TV, top headlines on news sites, newspapers, etc, all blaring "Captain America assassinated!" For about 10 seconds it made me feel like I was living in a world where the Daily Bugle and the Marvels it covers were real. That was cool. Very very cool. Marvel should have its own cable news program covering the Hulk's latest rampage, Dr. Doom's latest threats, mutant rights, Stark, SHIELD... It'd be a great half-hour show.
Steve Rogers has a beer and cheets on Sharon Carter. by Uncapie	Mar 14th, 2007 03:28:15 PM
While Modok, the Red Skull and Batrok watch.
al Quesada: Confessions by GreatA'Tuin	Mar 14th, 2007 03:29:06 PM
Joey Q: "I admit it. I just don't want to do my job anymore. I mean what's left to do really. I ruined Logan by first making him quit smoking, then making him a spoiled little rich boy. Let's see what else...Oooh, we killed or depowered most of the mutants. That might have been an oversight, cause now we have to create more to tell our bad stories, and who has the time for that? Anyway, I'm pretty much spent, what with playing my guitar horribly, being fat, and completely disregarding the history of the company I supposedly run. So, I'm just going to let Bendis run everything. Besides, he said he'd take away my ice cream and give me a noogie if I didn't." Have I made it clear how much I HATE that fuck-tard?
Dead-ass Cap'n America by purplemonkeydw	Mar 14th, 2007 03:32:32 PM
Say hello to the Colonel in hell...ewww I hate the Colonel!!!! Oh and Colbert has your shield. May Tek Jansen fight many a freedom hater with it.
Ah, Death of Superman Memories... by tonagan	Mar 14th, 2007 03:57:04 PM
I remember going to pick up my copy at the store and finding out that they had already sold it because I had the nerve to wait until after I got out of work that day. Those guys treated their loyal customers right. Good times.
that Justice League cover looks awesome, but by Snookeroo	Mar 14th, 2007 04:19:25 PM
isn't that artwork by Adam Hughes, and not Ed Benes? Or is Benes a knock-off of Hughes? Or vice-versa? Either way, he does women right.
Brave and Bold DOES sound good by Snookeroo	Mar 14th, 2007 04:20:56 PM
But the Silver Age series was a team-up with Batman and a different character each month.
B&B #1 sounds like my kind of thing! by Doctor_Sin	Mar 14th, 2007 04:26:05 PM
Reminds me of my old 70s comics. I am so there.
I LOVE the non-collectors! by RenoNevada2000	Mar 14th, 2007 04:26:19 PM
Especially the idiot who paid me 25 bucks for my copy of Cap #25 that I ebayed.
Captain America's Dead... by MC Vamp	Mar 14th, 2007 04:33:01 PM
But at least Uncle Sam's alive. I'm not the most patriotic dude in the world, but damn I love those two characters. Seriously, DC and Marvel need to do an Invaders/Freedom Fighters in WWII crossover. And if they already did it I need to buy it.
At least there's USAgent by Gozu	Mar 14th, 2007 05:08:48 PM
He's got a shield and stuff too. The only difference is he's really lame. He's got a cool costume, but wouldn't you know, he stole that from Captain America when he was given the choice to surrender his original costume or blindly serve the Government. You know, that other time he basically went rogue. Still, Marvel's been doing really amazing stuff with titles that have NO association to Civil War whatsoever ("Annhilation," "Dark Tower," "Newuniversal," "Nextwave," "Agents of Atlas," etc.) so you can't completely write them off. Still, best to steer clear of 616 for a while.
BUG!!! captain america review by arri18k	Mar 14th, 2007 05:16:09 PM
BUG!!! is the person you speak of in the first paragraph of you 'review' by any chance you? because, if its any help, i do pity you.
Death to Cap! by loodabagel	Mar 14th, 2007 05:26:58 PM
The guy just didn't want to join in on Iron Ultron's orgy.
Civil War: The Initiative by xsi kal	Mar 14th, 2007 05:52:28 PM
Did anyone read this (I assume) one-shot? In one of the mini-stories enclosed, Ms. Marvel was making her peace (sort of) with hmm.. Spider Woman, and told her that Cap was not dead... just in critical condition, and being operated on. I found that kinda surprising, given all the hooplah. Am I remembering this wrong? Did not never actually happen? Regarding JLA, I love me some Benes, but was a bit disconcerted that Red Tornado's wife kept looking a lot like Black Canary (who is also in the book) throughout the issue. Good read though, and I do like his women.
Yay for typos... by xsi kal	Mar 14th, 2007 05:55:12 PM
"Did not never actually happen?" should read "Did this not ever actually happen?" I really don't like the marvel world, post-civil war. Oh well.
Captain America BETTER be dead! by El Vale	Mar 14th, 2007 06:05:45 PM
How lame would that be if he wasn't? MARVEL: So um...Captain America's dead YOU: Yeah right! He's probably tucked away in the Helicarrier infirmary or something M: I'm telling you, the guy is dead. He's deader than Habeas Corpus he is! His vitals stopped, he's gone. Why won't you believe me? U: Well frankly, because it's you M: That is a little harsh U: No it's not and you know it M: Point. But you gotta trust me on this. Captain America is dead. He's not coming back. I'm sorry U: Really? M: Yes U: Okay...i guess i believe you M: Yeah. So, we cool? U: I guess, i mean...that's really not cool about you killing Cap, i me-- M: PSYCHE! Man you TOTALLY bought it LOL!!! I can't believe you're that gullible; of course Cap's not dead, we were faking it the whole time hahaha...man you should've seen your face U: ... Ed Burbaker, i am counting on you!
Well by Superclone	Mar 14th, 2007 06:33:11 PM
Why would any potential comic book buyer stick around a store when they receive this attitude from the clientele and the staff: "Newbs in my store, in my way, clogging up the check out line, and talking about how “kewl” GHOST RIDER THE MOVIE was?" It happens in every store, and is one of the large reasons in the future all comics will be distributed from online outlets.
wait...wtf? by blackthought	Mar 14th, 2007 07:28:09 PM
they killed iron man? why did they kill iron man? how can you kill iron man? he's made of freakin' iron for god's sake!...IRON! u can't kill iron...if anything thing you can rust iron...thus rusting iron man to death would take a while...i'm going the over/under of at least 10 crossovers for that to happen. how dare you marvel!
Cap's death... by DuncanDisorderly	Mar 14th, 2007 07:45:32 PM
Oh, f**k! Does this mean that America is dead too?
Superclone, you bring up a good point... by Ambush Bug	Mar 14th, 2007 07:53:19 PM
I agree, it is a bit harsh to greet newbs in this fashion and I thought I clarified it in my review that this was directed more to the fly-by-nighters who are in it to sell it quickly on eBay rather than potential new comic readers. Those who don't understand that comics are no longer a solid investment to tuck away and save for a time to cash in. I'm all for bringing new people into the industry, but the vultures can take a flying leap...
latest superhero casting rumor... by blackthought	Mar 14th, 2007 07:55:53 PM
Jake Gyllenhaal as Captain Marvel. SHAZAAM!
Civil War: The Suckening by Ambush Bug	Mar 14th, 2007 08:33:34 PM
What does it say about Millar's amazing writing skills if there has to be ten fill in issues to flesh out all of the holes he left. The latest Civil War entry to do this was entertaining, but too late to spark my interest. It was typical Bendis, demasculating his heroes and making them weep while holding their masks in their laps. What is it with Bendis and demasking not only in the larger stories, but throughout almost every issue he has to write? Had Civil War ended with Cap assassinated and Iron Man proven to be manipulated by the Extremis virus, it would have been a ballsy way to end it and shake up the status quo. To end Civil War and trying to make Iron Man out to be a good guy and then releasing a half assed explanation two week's later is slack as writing that makes me wish someone else would have written it. I agree that there is promise in the direction Marvel has taken, but Civil War, the miniseries was one of the most poorly constructed stories I have ever read from Marvel.
great stack of reviews. by dregmobile	Mar 14th, 2007 08:49:59 PM
loved brave and the bold and cap america 25. hope the confession is better than the rest of the civil war one-shots.
I think Bendis doesn't believe in true heroism by El Vale	Mar 14th, 2007 09:04:30 PM
Personally i think he does some interesting stuff with it, especially in Powers, and humanizing some characters by saying "yeah, they can't be heroic all the time" makes for good reading if done right. And if you, even for one second, try to tell me it's been done and Bendis is a hack because so and so writer did it much better 20 years ago and he's just stealing ideas, i will punch you with my giant balls! Swear to fucking god...i mean point to the part where i say Bendis invented the approach, fucking POINT TO IT! (This has been a preemptive strike)
Oh and this one should be rich too: by El Vale	Mar 14th, 2007 09:06:48 PM
"If Bendis doesn't believe in true heroism, he shouldn't be writing Marvel superheroes in the first place" Fucking cry me a river, see if i care.
Did one of you kill the Cogs? by El Vale	Mar 14th, 2007 09:13:57 PM
Seriously, i'm so alone.
yeah right by SlowBurn	Mar 14th, 2007 09:45:52 PM
Marvel brought back the one character that everyone wanted brought back even though they said they would never bring him back. That would be Captain Marvel. If they can bring him back then you know Captain America won't be far behind. Call me crazy but I bought the Frontline explanation for Iron Man's actions during Civil War. And McDuffie's motivation for Reed was freakin' brilliant. But that's just me...
yeah... by Ambush Bug	Mar 14th, 2007 09:52:41 PM
but isn't it the job of the writer to map out these motivations in the main story? I mean, why does McDuffie and Bendis have to cover up for Millar's shoddy writing? And I get it that Bendis is saying they can't be heroic all of the time, but SOMETIME they should be heroic, shouldn't they?
Here's the passage from CW: The Initiative by xsi kal	Mar 14th, 2007 09:56:35 PM
SW: Captain America is dead. Now, tell me again what you're doing. MM: He's not. SW: What? MM: He's not. SW: You're lying. MM: He's tucked away safe on the raft. No one knows. NO ONE. They're trying to save his life as we speak. SW: How is he not dead? MM: What am I? A super soldier serum expert? He's not dead!" So uh... you can understand my confusion here.
Yeah xsi kal by El Vale	Mar 14th, 2007 10:15:28 PM
Everyone's saying Cap's dead except MM. So it all depends on who you wanna trust, JQ or MM.
that's right! by blackthought	Mar 14th, 2007 10:42:06 PM
vale can swim...so he fears no river...but me...er...water bad. and carbs too!...carbs are still bad right? why am i so angry? hungry? sleepy?
civl war: the gesundheit by dregmobile	Mar 14th, 2007 11:31:16 PM
i liked the confession. rounded out the whole shebang nicely, in a way that echoed the original illumnati special. very nicely written and nicely drawn. as for what ms. marvel says in that inishitive special, it's total bs since if you look in the recent 'confession', cap is pretty much lifeless.
this whole death of cap, btw by dregmobile	Mar 14th, 2007 11:32:29 PM
has got me ordering the 4 brubaker trades, red menace + winter soldier. can't wait to read the back story to all this ...
fuck you Comic Book Store guy by INWOsuxRED	Mar 14th, 2007 11:40:17 PM
'Oh, you don't read a bunch of comics on a regular basis? FUCK YOU!' When you actively show your contempt for people TRYING TO GIVE YOU MONEY TO SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS, you deserve to lose your shirt and have your flabby man-boobs exposed for all to see. Especially when they are "n00bs" who might actually get hooked and come back and give you more money. This is an industry that will completely kill itself at every level. When someone new to comics comes in, you could actually do things like point them in the direction of stories they might like, even if it is as cheap as tying it to a mainstream movie you look down upon. The last time I was in a comic shop was to hunt down the last issue of Eightball(which was quite a while ago). All the comic book store guys in my small city looked at me like I was insane for even suggesting they would carry such an unheard of title that wasn't all about muscle men in their underpants, and this was after the Ghostworld movie. I wound up having to mail order(Alternate Reality Comics in Vegas had it, is run by a cool guy who actually talks to customers, and he didn't even charge me shipping!). Since that time I know at least one of the shops I visited went out of business. I wonder why? I can tell just from CNN how bad the stories are, add to that the fact that the store owners are assholes, and I know there is no need to go to a comic store any time soon. If anything happens to be good, it will be reprinted(to devalue the original and undercut a major motivation of collectors), so I can go buy it at an actual bookstore, or even get it from the library for free. Worst case is I order it from the only good comic store I can think of.
13 panel pages! by Thalya	Mar 14th, 2007 11:41:28 PM
That's what I'm talkin' about, Prof! $:D{\|o\|}
Also... by Thalya	Mar 14th, 2007 11:41:57 PM
Vale is Colombian and awesome.
sigh by Thalya	Mar 14th, 2007 11:46:13 PM
This system no longer likes carrot marks.. I was trying to do a GL emoticon above, but I'm not sure on its success. Does it work?
It fits in any case Thayla... by MCVamp	Mar 15th, 2007 12:15:56 AM
To me it looks like you've locked on a TIE fighter. Stay on target!
Well...the comic shop owners may be killing the biz... by superhero	Mar 15th, 2007 01:22:19 AM
But it's the big two that will nail the coffin shut on pamphlets as we know 'em. Went to my shop this week and I literally bought ONE comic book this week. ME. A die-hard comic fan for over 20 years. Yep,it looks like, for the most part, mainstream Marvel and DC books are dead to me. All the crossovers, tie-ins, and events are just turning me off to no end. Plus the cynicism that's just permeating through the Marvel U is just making me sick to my stomach. I like an edge in my comics but I also like fantasy. As a matter of fact I like fantasy MORE. If it's a choice between an asshole Iron Man and Iron Man duking it out with Titanium Man then I'm for the latter. Guess I'm just old. I guess comics have just become too mature for me...or is that the other way around? Well, I guess there is some hope...the book I picked up was the new SUPERMAN book but that's just because I like Busiek and Supes. Not because I give a crap about what's happening in the DCU. Oh, and Prof was right...B & B kicked mighty ass. I can't wait for the trade when it comes to George Perez dammit!
Vale, we know heroes don't exist. by GreatA'Tuin	Mar 15th, 2007 01:52:28 AM
That's why we want to read stories about them. I won't say that Bendis is cribbing from other writers. That's what writers do, and any of us will tell you that. I will say that Bendis can go fuck himself. Joey Q as well. Why? Because they don't respect me. They don't respect their audience. They have shown (and in the case of Joey Q, said) time and time again that they could give two bloody corn filled shits what comic fans think. They are going to write their stories, (Some of which ARE fantastic. First year or two of USM for example) no matter what those stories do to the characters that they are shoe-horning in them. They don't respect continuity. Joey puts out an ultimatum that no one smokes in the MU. Long Time Fan:"But wait, Joe, Wolverine has a long established history of smoking cigars." JQ: "No he doesn't. Did I say he does? No? Then FUCK YOU. I run Marvel. Logan is smoke free." LTF: "Well, ok. Fine. How about giving us a story that explains why?" JQ: "Why the fug would I do that? I just told you he don't smoke." LTF: "Yeah, but that's not how it used to..." JQ: "SECURITY!" Finally, they don't respect our intelligence. I'm sorry, but I still can't beleive that they expect us (and by "us" I mean me) that Iron Man, Mr. Fantastic, Dr. Strange, Professor X and whoever the fuck else was in that Illuminati bullshit have been controlling shit from behind the scenes for decades. No, fuck you. That shit don't scan. Don't get me wrong. That would make a great "What If" type story, but making it fucking canon? I'll end this by mis-quoting another great man. Those fat Nu Yawk fucks can suck my pathetic dick, and I'll dip my balls in marinara so they can have a taste of home.
Marvel Madness by Jinxo	Mar 15th, 2007 02:22:06 AM
First off, Ms Marvel's saying Cap is alive is dealt with in The New Avengers. The explanation serves as one more piece of shit smeared on a hero. Annoying thing is I had just started getting into this particular character and now that book is back off my pull list. As to Marvel's current tactics, I think it is a bit different than before the big comic industry crash. Then they whored themselves out to speculative investors. This time they are doing that indirectly because this time they are really whoring themselves out to the news industry. Seriously, it seems like Marvel has a set agenda to make sure they are mentioned in the news every few months. It started some time back. They did Truth, the black Captain America book which seemed written to stir controversy rather than to entertain and got press. Then they did the gay cowboy comic book, altering a long running character and getting press in the process. Most recently you have The Civil War with Spider-Man Umasking, Marvel doing a crossover with The Guiding Light and now they've killed Captain America. Hey, I get it. Press is good advertising. And if it was a case of a good story happening to get some press it would be all good. But this seems like the tail wagging the dog. I really can see the folks at Marvel asking, "How do we get another headline???"
Jinxo by xsi kal	Mar 15th, 2007 02:36:37 AM
"First off, Ms Marvel's saying Cap is alive is dealt with in The New Avengers. The explanation serves as one more piece of shit smeared on a hero." Hmm, okey dokey. I'll have to pick that up... (I've been following New Avengers, not sure how I missed the latest issue. Oh well.) Sounds like I'm not going to be happy about the explanation though... ah well. I decided not to buy into most of the non-core books of the last few crossovers, so I'm a little lost at wtf is going on outside of iron man being a dick, cap being dead, and much of the fun being legislated out of the marvel u.
I wouldn't go to a store that didn't carry Eightball by rev_skarekroe	Mar 15th, 2007 07:47:10 AM
In Atlanta that leaves, I think, two shops. Props to Oxford and Criminal! Thanks for carrying books that don't necessarily involve men in tights!
The sad thing is... by stones_throw	Mar 15th, 2007 08:23:39 AM
Ed Brubaker's run on Cap would doubtlessly have been considered the best the character's ever been if he hadn't been killed. Now it'll just be remembered as the run that (briefly) killed Cap. The issue itself was very involving and well written, but unsurprisingly my favourite charcter in CAPTAIN AMERICA was, er, Captain America so Brubaker'll have to work his ass off to keep this series interesting past the end of the arc. That's if Cap even stays dead that long.
comic-ebayers by spidercoz	Mar 15th, 2007 08:56:17 AM
FUCK YOU ALL!!!!! You're the assholes who kept me from even SEEING a copy of Cap 25. I hate you all more than words can express. Bug, a boot to the nuts is way too lenient for these mouth-breathing, herpes-infected hippopotamus twats. Slow death by flaying seems more appropriate. So all of you can take your undeserved stacks of Captain America and choke on them you profit-whores. Now I have to wait for a fucking reprint because I'll be damned if I'm going to pay a cent over cover for a brand-new issue to line the pockets of some non-collector, opportunistic, carpetbagging punkass bitch.
spidercoz - You want my copy? by Squashua	Mar 15th, 2007 09:40:27 AM
$20 cash or Paypal $25 to me at gmail.com
Heh by Squashua	Mar 15th, 2007 09:41:00 AM
But make sure you e-mail me first. :-)
Think about it this way... by loodabagel	Mar 15th, 2007 10:12:18 AM
Joey the Q needs that money to fix his inverted penis.
Joey Cheese by spidercoz	Mar 15th, 2007 10:26:05 AM
Quesada --> Cheese, why hasn't anyone else thought of that?
Spigot by GreatA'Tuin	Mar 15th, 2007 10:26:35 AM
I didn't really have anything, but Vale seemed so lonely.
Newcasters are dyin by sHapesHiftinLizard	Mar 15th, 2007 10:47:42 AM
to do reports on real life superheroes. Calico petes post at the top reminded me of how a channel4(UK) news edition opened, with no other intro, with the words.."Batman has been arrested and taken into police custody.." exact words..of course he was referring to the guy dressed up as Batman who climbed onto Buckingham palace protesting for fathers for justice or whatever they were called..wish i had that news report on tape..damn
Power Girl's "Power Girls" by Tito Trinidad	Mar 15th, 2007 11:39:13 AM
Now I know that PG is known for being large breasted within the DCU and out. But this is a bit ridiculous: http://tinyurl.com/3cgbew Is Turner a bad artist or what?
And you know the thing that kills me...KILLS ME... by superhero	Mar 15th, 2007 11:43:22 AM
Is that I have to sit at my comic shop and debate the ridiculousness of Civil War with some clown who's picking up a stack of books that makes the Encyclopedia Britannica look like light reading! Like this guy...he's the objective one! He's buying books like he needs them to eat and I keep looking at him and thinking "YOU'RE THE PROBLEM! YOU JUST BUY ANYTHING THEY PUT IN FRONT OF YOU!" And then I'm thinking...how the hell can you afford that stack of books every week? I mean every week I see this clown and he's buying a HUGE stack of books! And he keeps telling me while he's arguing how great Civil War is...well did your read Frontline? Did you read Avengers # whatever? What about Spider-Man # whatever? And I keep thinking..."What the fuck? Joey Q said I'd only have to read CIVIL FRAKIN' WAR! HE PROMISED!" But now I have to read all of these ancillary books just to know what everyone's motivations are for betraying over 40 years of characterization??? And I'm not talking about continuity...I'm talking about CHARACTERIZATION. I swear...I wanted to kill this guy...Ech...it really must be all over for me...
Cap is NOT dead. by landocolt45	Mar 15th, 2007 11:50:10 AM
He is going to be the new Ronin. I thought everyone knew this. You know how Fury is a plotter and you know that this is a set up. So everyone just make the money you can on ebay selling the issues to retards to collect, but he will be back.
SIP by landocolt45	Mar 15th, 2007 11:53:18 AM
I am sad about SIP ending, it had a great run and I can't wait for Terry's new book.
Frontline by spidercoz	Mar 15th, 2007 12:02:34 PM
easily, EASILY, the best CW title. The last issue where Ben and Sally rip into Cap and Tony was gold. Though the Speedball-Penance thing was lame. Apparently no one at Marvel remembered they already have a character named Penance.
Has Terry said what comes after SIP? by SleazyG.	Mar 15th, 2007 12:31:12 PM
I haven't followed the book in years, so I didn't know if he's already announced his next project or not.
xsi kal (SPOILER WARNING) by Psynapse	Mar 15th, 2007 12:45:41 PM
Ms. Marvel is lying to Spider-Woman. When the New Avengers go to rescue cap Wolverine take one sniff and says "This ain't him." At that point the door to the room opens and standing there are the 'mighty' Avengers and Iron Man says that it was a dirty trick to to lure them out. There ya go......
Superhero DOTH SPEAK THE TRUTH by Psynapse	Mar 15th, 2007 12:55:43 PM
I don't care enough to do the research to find it, but you askkissers of Al Quesada are more than welcome to try and refute it. In the original Newsarama article on CW Quesada goes so far as to state a couple of times that you will only need to read CW if that's what you want to do. Which make you A LIAR (not that anyone who's ever met you would be surprised) Mr. Quesada. Your customers (of which I am included-AXM, Runaways, & Newuniversal ROCK) should, like me, remember to bear that in mind. I know I will...Motherfucker.
Marvel Has Always Humanized Their Heroes... by Buzz Maverik	Mar 15th, 2007 01:14:31 PM
...and they should continue that tradition. However, society has changed and we have changed, particuarily we men. None of this was on purpose or by design, not in real life and not in the comics. But we're softer and more sensitive. We sit at message boards and our characters cry in their masks. Oddly, being softer and more sensitive means that we act out bigger and more violently than our fathers and grandfathers, who had experienced and dealt real violence, would have. We don't have the restraint and control over our emotions, which is not the bad thing "THEY" say it is. We are less able to refrain and endure. Benignly, we cry in our masks...on the dark side, we go postal. And our heroes have to die. When we get to the point where the iconic heroes have to die, it means several things a)they've been around too long; 2)the people in charge of the books have been around too long; and finally, D) we've been reading comics too long. Comics have more in common with television than with any other art form. They are usually continued series with established characters. The character must go on. But 5-7 years in the run of an average TV show. Isn't Captain America about 70 years old? Personally, I simply subscribe to the second theory. Fire Quesada, Alonso, Millar and Bendis (note to Marvel Zombies: once that happens these guys will go to work for DC, Dark Horse and Image so fast it'll make you...think) and we'll get some innovation. Shock isn't innovation, btw.
A bottle of Herradura for Buzz! by The Heathen	Mar 15th, 2007 02:25:27 PM
Awesome post.
I have a theory that maybe that Cap is still... by rbatty024	Mar 15th, 2007 02:29:05 PM
alive and the killed a clone. After all, they already cloned Thor so the premise has already been set up. Or maybe it's just Superboy punching walls again, that mischevious bastard. Oh, wait that's not the right comic book company.
Yeah but by Psynapse	Mar 15th, 2007 02:34:30 PM
page break that bitch next time!
Cap is NOT dead. by Avengerdude	Mar 15th, 2007 02:41:32 PM
Nomad anyone ?
Dammit Ambush... by nofate	Mar 15th, 2007 03:12:41 PM
sigh nevermind. How's the family? Seriously, I partly agree with your statement about the collector/investor. They come out the cellar anytime an "event" happens on comics with intentions to cash in. This fuckers should be lined up with their gonads on a treestump while a pack of beavers get to work, knowwhaimsayin'? However, I view it as a necessary evil. If the industry hopes to survive, it needs to have as much exposure as possible. When Yolanda Rodriguez rolls up on the channel 5 news van to the LCS, maybe Joe Schmo is enjoying his Hungry Man dinner and goes "hey, they still make comics? and what's this about Cap being killed?" Next thing you, Joe waddles to the shop, and starts up a pull list (minimum of 10 with a 15% discount, thank you very much). If the owner is friendly and knowledgeable on the biz (R.I.P. 21st Century comics in Fullerton, CA you will be missed) he turns him to Stray Bullets, Planetary or early Powers trades and now he's got a customer for life. Call it whoring, ass-kissing whatever but when was the last time a DC event received as much press as Marvel has in the last 6 or 7 months? You gotta at least give that to Quesada, he's passionate about his company and (to my eyes) wants it to thrive as much as possible.
Late? You wanna talk about late... by Mr Incredible	Mar 15th, 2007 03:41:29 PM
Ultimates Vol.2 # 13; Now that book is late...Seven months and counting late. And to second Tito Trinadad: yes, those things are ridiculously huge and Turner can't draw.
"Buzz, are you drunk?" by Psynapse	Mar 15th, 2007 04:28:42 PM
Well DUH dipshit! (I keed, I keed.....mostly)
Ronin by Squashua	Mar 15th, 2007 05:07:08 PM
is Blade.
Drunk On Love, Cooky... by Buzz Maverik	Mar 15th, 2007 05:22:42 PM
...and a bottle of stuff this brujaria priestess down the street distilled...
We @$$holes Get Beaten Like Deformed Spartans... by Buzz Maverik	Mar 15th, 2007 05:38:16 PM
...if we're caught with our blood alcohol content too low. You know how they have sobriety check points but they should really call 'em drunkeness checkpoints? Well, we're checking sobriety, bay-bee.
I Saw 300 Again Last Night. Man... by Buzz Maverik	Mar 15th, 2007 05:39:02 PM
...I am getting so fucking sick of these damned chick flicks!
Did You Even See 300 Spartans? by Buzz Maverik	Mar 15th, 2007 05:45:22 PM
I think there were only about ten guys because that's all Frank could draw in a panel. Like, a bunch of shields together but there sure as hell weren't 300 of them. I didn't bother to count, but 300 is a lot of people. Maybe most of 'em were off using the Nautilus machines or something.
See, Now That's Something You DON'T Want To See... by Buzz Maverik	Mar 15th, 2007 06:04:14 PM
...I don't care how great the greenscreen technique is.
RBatty May Be Right. by Buzz Maverik	Mar 15th, 2007 06:06:48 PM
Captain America's body has been cloned long ago and used to house the Red Skull's brain. I'm not making this shit up. I could...but I'm not.
Notate, I agree... by Ambush Bug	Mar 15th, 2007 06:08:58 PM
Can you believe it. But my review went on to talk about the idiots who made their way back into the store three months after Superman died only to find that their surefire investment or important story was rendered null and void because the whole thing was a media event and not a story. The people who's interest was raised due to a story about a character dying are going to feel cheated and in the end, walk away from the comic industry as fast as they jumped into it.
Oh an since it's worth repeating: SUCK IT MARK MILLAR by Psynapse	Mar 15th, 2007 06:50:53 PM
Palmiotti and Gray KICKED YOUR ASS.
Just because........... by Psynapse	Mar 15th, 2007 07:20:06 PM
Take that Harry Potter TB!
And again.... by Psynapse	Mar 15th, 2007 07:22:41 PM
Who's my bitch? That's right you are, Harry Potter TB.
Huzzah for Runaways!! by CarmillaVonDoom	Mar 15th, 2007 09:12:33 PM
Have you guys/are you guys gonna review this?? Halfway through the 2nd tpb right now...just added the monthly to my box.
Where Millar Fails As A Writer... by Buzz Maverik	Mar 15th, 2007 10:58:30 PM
...is that he judges his characters. He is an excellent writer of ideas and concepts, sort of Morrison with a limit, but with character he runs into problems. You always get that element of judgement, which goes hand in hand with the manufactured shocks. We never truly see how the characters see themselves because he's always winking about Ultimate Banner-Pym-Cap (I use the Ultimates because it's my favorite Millar book). Unless the character is someone Millar can completely get behind morally and politically, the judgements are too glaring. If you're going to write morally ambiguous characters, you can't be afraid to go with them. Look at the brutal, racist cop heroes of James Ellroy. Ellroy isn't afraid to get into their heads, go to their dark places, in their viewpoint. He doesn't have to like them to inhabit them. Joseph Wambaugh is also a little like this with his cop heroes, but they are more sympathetic than Ellroy's. Elmore Leonard is fairly laid back about Hollywood's adaptations of his scumbags, but he knows where they'd wreck it. A Leonard character might say, "I don't believe in hitting women, unless, you know, they're really asking for it." He'd just say it straight, because that's the way the guy thinks and we're thinking his thoughts while were reading the novel. But the screenplay would read like this, otherwise no movie star would take the part: SCUMBAG:"I don't believe in hitting women, unless, you know, they're really asking for it." Scumbag smiles and winks at the camera, so we know the actor is really a nice guy. I hate the way the word fascist is thrown around because it is rendered meaningless. It has come to mean "meanie", but Millar isn't capable of portraying a "fascist" Iron Man from the inside, where fascism makes sense and we're in on the thoughts of a guy who thinks he's doing a good thing. The sides are too clear. As with the Ultimates (oh, look what losers Pym and Banner are; and that Cap...he's a bad one!)every thing is actually too comic book and not in a good way. If characterization is that simple, it should at least be innocent. But if something is supposed to be sophisticated, then the writer has to master nuance, point of view, voice, etc. The thing I hate the most when I'm reading a novel is when I can see the writer at work. Leonard, at his best, is invisible. Millar is always too much in the forefront of his own work for my tastes.
Millar by El Vale	Mar 16th, 2007 12:41:11 AM
One thing that really pulls me out of a Millar story is his rythm when he writes dialogue. In Authority (which was still awesome) it was quite glaring indeed. This heavy handed lyrical sort of phrasing that every character seemed to spout without missing a beat. When every character's a smartass, not a single character's a smartass. Warren Ellis has the same problem with his more outrageous books. His female characters always seem to be doing all the talking for him. They say things only Warren Ellis would say, and that's always a drawback. You're reading a comic and suddenly you get this image of Ellis typing away while drinking Red Bull in a pub. It was always a problem for me when i was reading Transmet...Spider's musings on how utterly fucked up and randomly insane this future world was always made it seem like Trying Too Hard: The Comic. It was like being buried under tons and tons of completely unnecesary exposition.
Mick Foley, on being the bad guy by GreatA'Tuin	Mar 16th, 2007 02:26:53 AM
"To be a good bad guy, you have to KNOW in your heart that you're NOT the bad guy." When a professional wrestler gets comics better than a FUCKING PROFESSIONAL COMIC WRITER, the shit has hit every fan in a fifty mile radius.
Carmilla VonDoom...late to the party at all? by stones_throw	Mar 16th, 2007 07:59:46 AM
BKV left Runaways last month. Joss Whedon is writing six issues soon. Whedon's comic stuff hasn't really clicked with me before, but I hope it's god because Runaways has a fantastic back catalogue. And I would rule out the Cap clone/Red Skull theory, as that body was killed in the first issue of Bru's Cap. Now the Red Skull is inside the mind of a renegade Soviet general.
MANKIND!!!!! by Psynapse	Mar 16th, 2007 09:10:19 AM
Oh how I would luuuurve (luvluvluvluv) to see good ole Mick pull a Cactus Clothesline on Millar with Mr. Socko following up with a Mandible. Mick (muthafukkin) Foley!!!
A Great Template For Morally Ambiguous Superbeings... by Buzz Maverik	Mar 16th, 2007 10:40:59 AM
...has always been Theodore Sturgeon's novel MORE THAN HUMAN, which was X-Men long before there were X-Men. The characters aren't called mutants, they're called homo gestalt, but they're mutants. The most insane thing about the premise is that many of the characters manifest their powers in early childhood and are estranged from their parents. They have to raise themselves, without an Xavier or even Magneto to guide them. As we comic fans say JUST LIKE REAL PEOPLE they go back and forth on their views of humanity and the roles their powers give them. Very few comics, to this day, have matched the moral dilemma and the high strangeness of this book...Also, GLADIATOR by Phillip Wylie. It's funny that the book that inspired the creation of SUPERMAN, which lead to most of this garbage, also deconstructed superheroes as well or better than everything since. Hugo discovers that his powers are...pretty damned useless in real life, and that his own limitations as a human being prevent him from accomplishing anything really superhuman.
"I'm The Bad Guy?" by Buzz Maverik	Mar 16th, 2007 10:49:22 AM
A line from D-FENS, as played by Michael Douglas in the sorta crappy movie FALLING DOWN, about a commuter who goes postal through LA. Great line, near the end when he's confronted by Robert Duvall's cop character. I think Schumacher and screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith were shooting for a TAXI DRIVER type thing, but they didn't get inside the character's mind and worldview the way that Scorsese, Schrader and DeNiro did with Travis Bickle.
SERIOUS QUESTION HERE by BilboRing	Mar 16th, 2007 11:09:48 AM
Is it at all possible that Marvel is really trying to depict how they feel the state of this country is in? Civil War, Caps Death.... Are they just using their most well-known media to try to send their message? I can't find the Caps Death issue anywhere but I am intrigued. Not b/c it is a "death of Superman" thing. But b/c I hope their is a real symbolism as to where we are as a country.
SERIOUS ANSWER HERE by stones_throw	Mar 16th, 2007 11:28:33 AM
Yes. Only very, very hamfistedly.
I can see that by BilboRing	Mar 16th, 2007 11:34:50 AM
Good point. Overall I did not like Civil War. I tried but could not bring myself to like it. I won't but any other Civil War issues or tie-ins. Good intentions? Bed execution? Probably.
BilboRing: Read Uncle Sam & The Freedom Fighters by Psynapse	Mar 16th, 2007 11:41:34 AM
To see 'political allegory in a comic book' done RIGHT. I repeat: Suck it Millar, Palmiotti & Gray KICKED YOUR ASS.
Loved "Falling Down" by rev_skarekroe	Mar 16th, 2007 11:46:52 AM
Lots of people ripped it apart because, like D-Fens, they didn't realize who the bad guy was. Duvall's character, who deals with his sucky life like a man instead of snapping and going on a rampage, is the actual hero of the story. His wife is an awful person, though. The character's wife, I mean, not Duvall's.
I took 'Falling Down' as black comedy by Psynapse	Mar 16th, 2007 12:21:34 PM
And laughed my ass of though most of it. The weed helped though.....(and granted we did have pretty much the rest of the theatre staring at us throughout the movie)
Looks around by Psynapse	Mar 16th, 2007 12:43:04 PM
Apparently I'm holding the fort today. Bring it bitches!
Huh? by The Heathen	Mar 16th, 2007 12:53:35 PM
Yeah, hold it Psy! Raaa!!! walks off in drunken stupor Must, get, pull list burp
"Falling Down" was very funny. by rev_skarekroe	Mar 16th, 2007 12:54:53 PM
And I don't get high, so I was totally together when I watched it. It's also proof that Schumacher can do watchable stuff. See also "Lost Boys".
get off of Bru's peep. by Shigeru	Mar 16th, 2007 12:55:51 PM
Seriously, I wouldn't give the guy such a free pass. I listened to that NPR interview he gave (find it yourself, I'm lazy) and when asked point blank "why should we care when death traditionally has meant next to nothing in comics?", he completely dodged the question. He said that all he did was try to tell a good story and make people care about this man and make people care that he was killed. Problem is, no matter how heart-wrenching the story of his death is, it's all rendered NULL AND VOID by the voice in our head going "He's not really dead, he's not really dead, he's not really dead!" And thus it loses any weight.
hmm....300....imax.... by blackthought	Mar 16th, 2007 01:16:01 PM
lots of abs that i wish were mine...anyway...is capt. america still dead? if so, is his grave shaped like a shield? will bucky attend? is their a wake? are they serving food?
I think Brubaker is an excellent writer... by stones_throw	Mar 16th, 2007 02:04:12 PM
but he's definitely not a fanboy. It seems to me he just approaches his comics from a pure storytelling perspective, not really considering what the fans will inevitably think. Maybe that's why he's killed so many characters. He's just thinking about the story, not that Cap will be back in a few years.
I finally picked up my pull list… by The Heathen	Mar 16th, 2007 03:11:49 PM
It's been nearly 2 months since I've gotten it. I'm poor…er now. Lot of great stuff though. I was thumbing through my stack and passed Cap #25 and asked my buddy that worked there if anything major happened in the issue? He said nothing outside the norm and smiled. Oh, good times! I picked up a book/issue of Ashley Woods art that looks interesting. New Wormwood!!! Buffy Season 8!!! Runaways!!! Justice!!! Walking Dead!!! Life is good again… kinda.
so which way does everyone think it's going? by zombieslayer	Mar 16th, 2007 05:43:32 PM
Winter Soldier becomes new Cap, Punisher becomes new Cap, or resurrected Steve Rodgers becomes Cap, or Ash defeats Marvel Zombies and becomes Cap?
it will either suck as much as civil war... by blackthought	Mar 16th, 2007 06:17:17 PM
or actually be readable. hmm...
zombieslayer, Cap, Avenging, Buffy, Runawaying, etc. by The Heathen	Mar 17th, 2007 01:34:57 PM
"Ash defeats Marvel Zombies and becomes Cap?" Good one! I dunno? I'd like if Bucky took over, but for some reason I think it's going to be something waaay different and not pleasing. I really hope it's Bucky. I finally read Cap #25 and Brubaker is very good. Like every other issue of his Cap run, it flowed nice and was damn entertaining with great action (Bucky leaping to the building chasing the sniper, Falcon and Bucky, etc.). I still think that it's a big gamble, especially with the unstable house of ideas running the show. What I'd like to see is Bucky take over as Cap and in about 2 years or so have the inevitable return of Steve Rogers but in some way that makes sense… at least in the world of comics. Frank Castle as Cap reeks, so I'm pretty sure that's what will happen. I feel like Bug regarding this issue. I just read Mighty Avengers and I noticed a few things. 1) Thalya is so right about the colors for most Marvel books. Not all, see Runaways, AXM and anything Villarubia colored. That new Hellacarrier is hella ugly. It's about as bad as that pun in my last sentence. But, my main thoughts were that Tony is indeed an ass with both his internal thoughts and direct comments to Carol Danvers. Also, after reading ARES miniseries earlier this year, he was instantly one of my favorite characters and a supreme bad ass (see Bug's review about him dousing himself in fire. Not Bug, Ares). I didn't even know that Ares was going to be on this team. I hope his character doesn't get mangled or depowered by the way he's written. Ya here me Bendis! Also, there the fact that SPOILER Tony Stark is the new female Ultron, but probably not really, because we would all go for that! Tony Man is a futurist, but not a douche, maybe he's not Tony? Yeah, that would make sense right? Sure would! Millar probably thought that too while destroying his character and burning an American Flag. I think Bendis is really uneven when writing superheroes, but during The CW and his tie-in issues he was really good. I think he could have handled The CW better, I don't know how much, but better than it was. Maybe it would have been at least average? Interesting enough, I think Millar would have been better writing HoM in the same way. Hmm… I think that the real Tony, you know, the asshole Millar wrote, not the 'real' one, is locked up someplace to throw all the fanboys into a frenzy because that's what these internet breakers in halfers do! Tony as Ultron would have been sweet, but I don't think it's going to happen sadly. Buffy The Vampire Slayer is a perfect transition from the end of Season 7 to this Season 8 in comic form. I'm in love all over again. If you don't know anything about the series, you won't understand much of anything, but if you know what 'Once More, With Feeling' is or why it's funny that Buff's first time went probably worse than Dawn's first time, then you'll be thrilled. I think it's amazingly good and keeps the tone of the show better than I could have wished for while being way more epic. I'm happy. Runaways #24. BKV and Adrian Alphona have ended one of the best runs ever on a book. Damn, they were awesome (props tot Tak Miyazawa too). That last page was fan-fucking-tastic! Boo, Iron Man-Tron?!?!
IT'S THE MOST....WONDERFUL TIME...OF THE YEEEEAAARRR... by GreatA'Tuin	Mar 17th, 2007 06:13:48 PM
....WHEN THE GUINNESS IS FLOWING, AND CHICKS TITS ARE SHOWING, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF BEEEEEEEEER.....THIS IS THE MOST...WONDERFUL TIME...OOOOFFF THE YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAR! To all my Cogs, @$$holes, TBers and hell, even the trolls. Have a safe, happy, and most of all sexy St. Patricks Day! May you see one more dawn than your enemies, and a thousand less than your friends. Sláinte!
More Buffy comic goodness… by The Heathen	Mar 17th, 2007 09:42:13 PM
After Whedon finishes the first arc, Brian K.Vaughan is doing the next arc. This pleases me. Here's a video: http://tinyurl.com/yoap4o
Ultron Tony... by loodabagel	Mar 17th, 2007 11:40:37 PM
See, that's in my Watchmen movie too. When Martin Lawrence Roscrach throws down with Crispin Glover Ozymandus, Martin Lawrence rips Crispin's face off to reveal first the face of Tony Stark, and then Ultron. "Oh snap!" exclaims Martin. "Booty Dog!" says Ultron. Dane Cook breaks the tension by farting. I'm not a Buffy fan, so I'll be sure to write her into it. I assume that she is a very girly girl who cannot hold her own? She must also be very clingy and whiny. Most of the time, Buffy will be either dancing or shopping.
Saw Reno 911: Miami last night. by Squashua	Mar 18th, 2007 03:03:30 PM
It was like watching an extended version of an episode of the show + tittes + really lousy Patton Oswalt improvisation. I was so excited to see him, but then was so disappointed in his performance, you have no idea. SUPER TERRY!
Seduction of the Innocent by magsweeto	Mar 18th, 2007 03:07:05 PM
The Hypothesis: The current batch of comic writers are closeted, self-loathing homosexuals who, as adolescents, fantasized over muscular, tights-wearing superheroes. Living a life of hatred and denial, they vowed to infiltrate and revenge themselves in the industry that caused them so much agony, delight, and confusion. The Test: Read a modern superhero comic.
Patton Oswalt? by loodabagel	Mar 18th, 2007 09:29:27 PM
Who was that? I saw the movie and want to know.
Ya know... by loodabagel	Mar 18th, 2007 09:31:31 PM
I think me and my pals really will make a Watchmen movie.
Wake up! by loodabagel	Mar 19th, 2007 09:36:11 AM
We've got a lot to do today.
magsweeto by The Heathen	Mar 19th, 2007 11:47:57 AM
The Hypothesis: After a case of the sweaty palms due to seeing a female in person, a internet troll finds a week old talk back and posts something inane. The Result: He's still a loser. Frakkin' Mondays!
monday boredum... by blackthought	Mar 19th, 2007 12:49:19 PM
we should cast the justice league movie...i'm thinking bale as batman, routh as superman, gary busey as aquaman, red buttons as red tornado, someone unlike halle barry to play vixen, john stewart or steel to played by president palmer 1...er...
my fucking JLA cast by Shigeru	Mar 19th, 2007 01:47:18 PM
John Stewart (in blackface) as John Stewart Patrick Stewart (in drag) as Zatanna. French Stewart as Spider-Man Lucille Balls' corpse as Black Canary Danny Trejo as Superman Alan Thicke as Batman Evangeline Lilly's left boob as Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman by Shigeru	Mar 19th, 2007 01:49:30 PM
Obviously you would draw a face [with tiara] on Evey's girl-part to help it emote.
JLA Ho! by loodabagel	Mar 19th, 2007 05:11:40 PM
Clearly trying to match wits with my Watchmen cast. As for my JLA cast... Carl Weathers as Captain Marvel Tim Allen as Superman John Travolta as Tim Allen B. A. Brachus as Witchblade< br/> Steve Buscemi as Batman< br/> Crispin Glover and a horde of retarted kids as everyone else
that fuggin' vice president... by blackthought	Mar 19th, 2007 09:49:20 PM
heath where you at?
LoodaRoll by Squashua	Mar 20th, 2007 09:24:32 AM
Patton Oswalt played the Mayor's Aide. He also wrote "JLA: Welcome to the Working Week".
Why Squashua is totally gay... by loodabagel	Mar 20th, 2007 09:28:36 AM
He's always coming up with cute new names to call me. But seriously, thanks for the assist man. We'd make a good basketbll team.
Since we're casting JLA.......... by Psynapse	Mar 20th, 2007 10:01:52 AM
I want Roseanne (Barr, Arnold, whatever) as Wonder Woman, Camryn Manheim as Huntress, and Lady Bunny as Black Canary.
Don't forget... by loodabagel	Mar 20th, 2007 10:08:24 AM
Rosie O'Donnel as Buffy.
Fuggin 'A', Psy… by The Heathen	Mar 20th, 2007 10:12:51 AM
Nightmares doesn't even begin to describe that. shudders Powers Boothe is a bastard isn't he blackthought? I thought Logan was bad, but Powers is evil (not the book Bendii - relax!!!). Who's the mole? There's always a mole. And SPOILER fucking Audrey?!?! Jack is pissed. Stupid Nathan Petrelli's wife had to make a move and then tell Jack Audrey was dead? So wrong. Not Camryn Manheim wrong, but wrong.
Buffy's not IN the League Looda.... by Psynapse	Mar 20th, 2007 12:41:24 PM
Quit cough hittin' mah weed. cough
When was the last time we had the Bendii over? by El Vale	Mar 20th, 2007 02:26:22 PM
I'm the only one who defends Bendis around here.
Not true. by The Heathen	Mar 20th, 2007 02:47:45 PM
Nofate loves the Bendis. I like Bendis too, although it seems when I like him, Vale doesn't and vice versa.
That said by El Vale	Mar 20th, 2007 02:50:22 PM
You have to like Powers dude. You can't not like Powers even tho' i like it!
Also true. by The Heathen	Mar 20th, 2007 03:42:24 PM
But I don't officially read Powers, but I need to.
Liking Bendis & Being A Bendii = 2 Different Things. by Buzz Maverik	Mar 20th, 2007 04:05:12 PM
I like Bendis. Even Bug praises some of his work. I don't know for sure if there are any true Bendii left, but a Bendii is like the worst Marve Zombie you ever heard of, only it's all for Bendis. As in: Bendis has no faults as a writer, the only good comics are the ones done by Bendis, nothing counts unless Bendis did it, if you don't like something Bendis did you must hate everything he's ever done or ever will do and you are stupid and evil; if you don't like something Bendis did you "don't get it" (see the variation in last talkback with the pseudo-intellectual CIVIL WAR fan, whatever his userid was); if you don't like something Bendis did then you are jealous and want to be a comic KREE-A-TORE but can't, etc. I got the e-mails to prove it, from overall postive reviews of Bendis comics. We never really had too many of those guys on the talkbacks because there's not enough Blind Bendis Worship. I'll tell ya, though, I think I'd take a Blind Bendis Worshipper over somebody who tries to tell me that Corporation M's comics are all that different than Corporation D's comics, when everybody KREE-A-TEANG for either Corporation who likes money will switch sides when one is paying and the other isn't.
Who the fuck is this 'Bendis'?!?! by Psynapse	Mar 20th, 2007 04:28:06 PM
Seriously, I don't know if I've ever read anything by him.......Aaand WHAT THE FUCK is a 'Bendii'?!? I mean, f'real an' shit, I'm getting visions of weird and bald-ass little men with these massively deformed penises or something....yeesh.
Brian Michael Bendis by El Vale	Mar 20th, 2007 05:12:10 PM
Is the writer of such acclaimed comics as Jinx, Goldfish, Fortune and Glory (all of which he also illustrated), Torso, Powers, Ultimate Spiderman and Alias. He has also written bad comics.
That's How I Always Pictured 'Em, Psy. by Buzz Maverik	Mar 20th, 2007 05:21:44 PM
It would have been cool if Bendis fans would have actually shaved their heads back in his heyday. True story: I had a friend in high school who wasn't too bright (but I'm not that bright either, I thought he was a comedian or something)and probably wasn't too heterosexual because he was obsessed with Richard Corben's Den. Den is cool. I liked the comics in HEAVY METAL and the cartoon movie, etc. But my friend wanted to be Den. I got sick of his drunken whining: "No matter how much I work out, I'll never be as buff as Den. And no matter how big my scholong is, it'll never be as big as Den's." Pointing out that Den wasn't real, that he was the way he was drawn did no good. Pointing out, that as a fantasy character, Den had the power of the Nar stones (if this isn't correct, nobody tell me, I don't want to know) did no good. Finally, I told him that the way he could most be like Den was to shave his head. Now, waaay back in the olden days, nobody was a-shavin' their heads, you young punks. Oh, maybe in LA, New York and London, but out in Bumfuck, California, where our high school team was the Trans Ams, half of us had the hair parted in the middle and feathered on the sides and the other half was still growin' it longer than Conan (mullets hadn't been invented yet--a mullet would have gotten you killed!). Except for me. My old man wasn't going to let me have hippie hair so I went around with a buzz which made it hard to buy pot (but would have been in style in the aformentioned LA, New York and London). Anyway, I convinced my dim buddy to shave his head so he could be a little more like Den, except that he sorta looked like Curly Howard when he was done. Too bad he wasn't a Hulk fan. So, I guess my point is, if anybody really likes Bendis, they should shave their heads...Say, El, YOU like Bendis, right?
Never by El Vale	Mar 20th, 2007 05:39:36 PM
Not shaving my Beckham-like mohawk.
Mohawk, Eh? by Buzz Maverik	Mar 20th, 2007 05:56:29 PM
El, you should get a reverse mohawk. You know, instead of one from the front of the head to the back like everyone else. Yours would go from side to side. That would be cool. (Heh, heh, also in high school, I convinced another stupid friend to shave off half of his bad, teenage moustache!).
A reverse mohawk sounds… by The Heathen	Mar 20th, 2007 07:22:18 PM
AWESOME!!! I gotta go talk to my brother...
a reverse mullet? by blackthought	Mar 20th, 2007 07:47:55 PM
where?
Actually it was the power of the Loc-Nar, Buzz... by Psynapse	Mar 20th, 2007 08:55:14 PM
Says the DemiGod of useless esoteric knowledge (who thanks the cable gods for HBO in 1983 letting this then VERY stoned 15 year old gather said useless knowledge. And hey, it had TITS).
sigh by Thalya	Mar 20th, 2007 10:02:56 PM
Bless you, Psy!!! I severely needed that grin you gave me just now. *
Mwah by Psynapse	Mar 20th, 2007 10:52:17 PM
Then today was a success for any smile imparted is a win in my book. Hugz baby. (*_^)
Tomorrow night by El Vale	Mar 20th, 2007 11:52:58 PM
First Lost since BKV joined the writing staff.
sweet... by blackthought	Mar 22nd, 2007 10:57:16 AM
oh.

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