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by duct tape wallet
Oct 31st, 2007
07:49:26 AM
yeah
Oooo....green skin porn.
by vezner2007
Oct 31st, 2007
07:56:24 AM
Didn't buy any comics last week.
by rev_skarekroe
Oct 31st, 2007
08:03:07 AM
But I did read the first two volumes of Annihilation - that's a freaking cool event comic right there.
Everyone buy XXXOMBIES
by stones_throw
Oct 31st, 2007
08:21:15 AM
A fun book that doesn't deserve to disappear after its first arc. And SUPERMAN-PRIME too. It was very good.

Bug, I liked your interview with the Alonso and the MOON KNIGHT guy! Especially this question: "So, how does a writer of a hit show like HBO's ENTOURAGE come to write a comic like MOON KNIGHT?"

yeah, that question...
by rock-me Amodeo
Oct 31st, 2007
08:51:25 AM
was the literary equivalent to "what's a good looking gal like you doing in a dive like this?"
Coming soon from the House of Ideas!
by stones_throw
Oct 31st, 2007
09:16:20 AM
An All-New BATTLING BANTAM Series! Written by the intern who took the LOST team's lunch order! But just wait until #2, when Iron Man...
No, all I meant was...
by rock-me Amodeo
Oct 31st, 2007
09:20:59 AM
here is a guy who has a proven track record for a successful show, and he's taking over one particular title that has, by most admissions, been a muddled mess.
The Superman prime Issue comment?
by messi
Oct 31st, 2007
09:24:02 AM
"This was a convincing use of superheroes that was ambiguous yet entertaining in the way CIVIL WAR or HOUSE OF M weren’t." -- I don't get this. I thought Civil War's use of an actual civil war between left wing heroes and right wing heroes was amazing, just the idea of it, people showing their true colours, but we always knew Iron man was a cunt, just not how much of a cunt.
I never knew Iron Man was a cunt
by stones_throw
Oct 31st, 2007
09:45:21 AM
To be fair, having one would probably make the ol' armor a lot more comfortable. Nah, that joke's just not working. Anyway, I have a point, Messi, which is that CIVIL WAR isn't convincing because none of the characters had ever acted like that before. "Iron Man's always been a cunt/ douchebag/meanie/selfish, arrogant hero." That's a phrase we've been hearing a lot since CIVIL WAR. Well, I disagree. Have you got any indication of Iron Man's behaviour in CIVIL WAR from his forty year history? No? Told ya so. He was a confident, free-wheeling, occasionally reckless, hero - pretty much the opposite of his portrayal at the moment. And isn't he a conservative and business man? Isn't the main conservative ideology LESS government control? So in conclusion, Mark Millar did as he pleased with the characters, Marvel let him and CIVIL WAR sucks. Thank you.
I LOVED the 90s Foolkiller mini too
by Laserhead
Oct 31st, 2007
09:51:51 AM
That should have been collected a long time ago. This-- this is written by a guy who admittedly wanted to do the Punisher, and since it was taken for the foreseeable future, just made his own Punisher, but nothing here sounds like it should be the Foolkiller. The Foolkiller (90s seriers) didn't even go after villians, per say, he went after idiots. If anything, it sounds like this idea should be a new incarnation of The Scourge or something, not Foolkiller. All my old comics are gone, but I'd love to have that miniseries in one collection; something I've been wishing for for years.
Whysoserious.com...
by cekma
Oct 31st, 2007
11:02:14 AM
"The only sensible way to live in the world is without rules"
The only thing more disturbing than feigned ararchy...
by rock-me Amodeo
Oct 31st, 2007
11:23:55 AM

...is a viral marketing campaign disguised as feigned anarchy.
John Byrne's She-Hulk was HOT!
by Osmosis Jones
Oct 31st, 2007
11:35:38 AM
That cover where she's pulling her shirt open to reveal a black bra...fuck, that was sexy.
Ultimate Spider-Man
by DuncanHines
Oct 31st, 2007
11:42:49 AM
I know all the @$$Holes hate Bendis and all, but Stuart Immonen is fucking owning it over there on Ultimate Spider-Man. Every issue is fucking ALIVE, man. Every page is full of energy. That book is top 5 for me now.
Great bunch of reviews @$$holes!
by Thalya
Oct 31st, 2007
11:49:31 AM
Muy readable and making with the fun. And now I think I might have to go back and pick up She-Hulk (*gasp* a Marvel book!) and Robin..


In other news, I told a coworker as we were walking down to a little office Halloween lunch, he could say he was dressed as Calc if he had a pocket calculator on him (me? I went as an off-duty Green Lantern). Someone shoot me or abduct me to the DCU now, please.
And Middleman, now that I think of it...
by Thalya
Oct 31st, 2007
12:14:21 PM
So, what side are you on? Superman Prime: really well done or whiny as all get-out? I side with Stones_Throw. (with the caveat that the creepiness of Kryb outdid even the meta goodness of Johns' writing)
Moon Knight question and @$$Holes hating Bendis (ugh)
by Ambush Bug
Oct 31st, 2007
12:35:02 PM
That first MOON KNIGHT question wasn't really meant to be derogatory. I guess even when I don't want to, I come off as an @$$Hole.

And Hines, I don't think anyone here hates Bendis. Do we occasionally criticize his work? Sure, it's our jobs as critics to do so, but this myth that there's some sort of deep hatred of the author himself is completely off crazy. In fact, there have been quite a few positive reviews for all of Bendis' work in recent weeks. Say it with me, folks, criticism does not equate to hate. This victimization of Bendis by his Bendii has got to stop. The guy is a grown man. He can take a bit of criticism and so should you guys. It is, after all, just an opinion. Be confident in your own opinions to acknowledge that others exist.
In fact, I was going to do a postive cheap shot on ULT SPIDEY
by rock-me Amodeo
Oct 31st, 2007
12:54:00 PM
but the fact that I just praised it when Immonen took over, well that moved it down the priority list. I ran out of time, but I thought it was great. Still, no one gets a free ride, and everyone has to prove themselves, each book, for better or worse.
Bendis just needs to stretch himself as a writer more
by stones_throw
Oct 31st, 2007
01:06:51 PM
I've liked a lot of his stuff (and tended to stay away from stuff of his I know I'll dislike) but I think he's often content to stay in his comfort zone and not push himself, as he has legions of fans that will be happy with whatever he does. He can write great comic books (first year of ULT SPIDEY) but I think he falls back into lazy writing and repetition a lot too.

C'mon Ambush. Don't think we didn't pick up on the "Interesting. Very interesting" bit to Alonso... :)

First year?
by loodabagel
Oct 31st, 2007
01:41:14 PM
Okay, that was great, but there's been some other quality stuff over the years. There was in fact only once that I considered dropping the title. If you can keep me entertained for 115 consecutive issues, right on. Go Bendis. Also, I would like to point out that I liked Bendis on Daredevil. Ha.
Speaking of John Byrne...
by Zardoz
Oct 31st, 2007
03:04:01 PM
has he done anything recently, or is he retired? Anyone?
Buzz Maverik's CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON
by Buzz Maverik
Oct 31st, 2007
03:31:48 PM
"A great deal of time has passed by your surface standards, but surely you could not have forgotten Merrano the U-Man!"

"Another old war buddy of yours, Cap?"

"Not particuarily. Anyway, I'm more worrieded in that Serpent Crown he's holding."

What if?
by dregmobile
Oct 31st, 2007
03:32:26 PM
i'm surprised anyone reads these what if? books ... i just don't get them. glad to hear the Robin series is ok.
Byrne isn't retired.
by SleazyG.
Oct 31st, 2007
03:37:49 PM
He's just an even worse human being than he is a writer, a combination which renders him effectively unhirable. He had a coupla DC titles a coupla years ago--the wretched DOOM PATROL and utterly ignored THE DEMON--but I don't think he's done squat since then. Which makes me pretty happy, really, even though it means we may never again see anything as unintentionally hilarious as Crucifer...
On Byrne..
by Thalya
Oct 31st, 2007
03:45:39 PM
Didn't he also do art for the first few issues of All-New Atom? Has he done anything since then?
Byrne's drawing a JLA CLASSIFIED story with Roger Stern...
by stones_throw
Oct 31st, 2007
04:07:01 PM
...so Sleazy will have something more to get pissed off at. What?
Stones Throw's No-Prize for Buzz Maverik's CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE
by stones_throw
Oct 31st, 2007
04:15:35 PM
The Serpent Crown was used to revert Cap back to toddlerhood. I'm not particuarily worrieded.
One No Prize Comin' Yer Way, Stonesy!
by Buzz Maverik
Oct 31st, 2007
04:30:26 PM
As good an explanation as any! Now, to prove yerself a True Believer in the next few issues:

A)How does Cap know the undersea tunnel was built by Warlord Krang?

2)Why is the Mole Man conscripting Cap and the Falcon to battle Tyrannus for him?

And D)Why would Krang's tunnel lead to Latveria?

I'm confident on my opinions...
by nofate
Oct 31st, 2007
05:10:25 PM
and as such I'm confident us Bendii will continue to wage unholy war against the @$$holes...at least until Bendis writes for DC. He's dead to me then.
Byrne & Bendis
by The Heathen
Oct 31st, 2007
05:28:05 PM
Byrne did do those All New Atom issues but I haven't heard squat from him since then. I find it strange that Gail Simone has worked with him twice (on Action and Atom) seemingly willing. I always thought her to be an exact opposite of Byrne.

Bugs right, Bendis is a grown man and can handle some criticism. After he handles it, all he needs to do is turn it into something constructive. Until then I'm going to criticize the hell out of him being probably the worst thing to touch Bungies, Halo franchise with his limited series, Uprising. That bald asshole deserves to be criticized BIG TIME for that one. Oh, and for constantly fucking with Marvels characters. Hi, nofate. Long time, no Bendii. ; )

Happy Halloween.
hmm...
by blackthought
Oct 31st, 2007
06:11:23 PM
i'm hungry.
No "P" in "Doc Samson"
by Jonas Grumpy
Oct 31st, 2007
06:24:04 PM
And there ain't no "P" in "hamster," either!
I read Byrne the same reason I read David...
by TheGhostWhoLurks
Oct 31st, 2007
06:40:08 PM
Because, despite the fact that they may, personally, be jackasses much of the time, they're also extremely talented at what they do.

And, yes, Byrne's She-Hulk WAS the sexiest and most interesting version of the character so far.

Why r u expecting flak for criticizing Claremont?
by MCVamp
Oct 31st, 2007
06:59:40 PM
Claremont is like George Lucas in that he comes up with good ideas, and has decent staging and a sense of surprise. But he writes shitty dialogue and his character motivations are usually more convoluted than a Krazy Straw. Naturally, he wrote a series of WILLOW sequel novels with Lucas about 15 years ago.
Also. RIP Major Spoilers...
by MCVamp
Oct 31st, 2007
07:02:39 PM
Possibly the best comic book review site on the 'net (no offense, Bug & Co) is shut down as of midnight tonight after being pressured by the big two for copyright and spoileration issues. Damn shame. Majorspoilers.com, we hardly knew ye...
Osmosis Jones
by BetaRayBill07
Oct 31st, 2007
08:43:41 PM
Damn right she was hot. Get the She-Hulk graphic novel- she friggin' sunbathes on the Baxter Building roof- smokin'.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN 'HOLES!!!!!
by superhero
Oct 31st, 2007
08:51:52 PM
Jesus...someone had to say it...
no "P" in Samson
by rock-me Amodeo
Oct 31st, 2007
08:52:04 PM
Crap. I was going to claim that I'm just getting over "neumonia," but actually, I always spell that wrong.

Also, I wasn't really expecting flack for "blasting" Claremont - it just needed to use the word to sell the those next two lines of Claremont-isms.
So you can throw me...
by rock-me Amodeo
Oct 31st, 2007
08:53:33 PM
...into the dumster.
My Costume
by Squashua
Oct 31st, 2007
09:51:39 PM
None of the techs from India knew who I was, but everyone else did:

http://tinyurl.com/2smeep

By the way, giving out comics went great tonight, though I over-bought. I gave the stack of 20 I had leftover to some kid down the street whose parents just got divorced.
Hey, get back to Foolkiller
by Laserhead
Oct 31st, 2007
11:30:30 PM
Sorry
by Laserhead
Oct 31st, 2007
11:32:09 PM
something weird happened with my Mac. But seriously, let's get back to Foolkiller, a total dissection of the character's history. Thanks.
Foolkiller is lame, I prefer Foolpitier
by Squashua
Nov 1st, 2007
08:37:03 AM
He had an awesome mohawk and gold chains.
Have you guys seen the trailer for Wanted?
by rev_skarekroe
Nov 1st, 2007
08:50:33 AM
They took out all the comic book stuff! It's like somebody tried to make Superman and said "Does he have to have all these powers? What if he was just a really good athlete?"
Supervillain spelunking party.
by stones_throw
Nov 1st, 2007
10:34:54 AM
They didn't invite Mole Man because of his odor. And because his Secret Santa gift is always magma. Write the damn thing yourself, Buzz!
This Is Marvel Style, Stones! Writers Don't Plot!
by Buzz Maverik
Nov 1st, 2007
12:25:37 PM
We dialogue like this:

"Some kind of cannister. Never seen markings like this before. Whatever it is, it's not Latverian."

"You read Latverian?"

"I've been here a time or two. But I don't need to be fluent to know that this is dangerous material."

"Both your statements are right, Captain Ameria."

"What?"

"Who?"

"The writing is not Latverian. It's Attilan. And the material in the cannister is among the most powerful on this planet. They are called Terrigen mist."

Thems some good dialogage
by Squashua
Nov 1st, 2007
12:30:43 PM
Nice.
That was another thing about the MOON KNIGHT interview...
by stones_throw
Nov 1st, 2007
12:37:56 PM
Axel Alonso was saying how he has to help TV writers get used to breaking action up into panels and thinking visually. Was I the only one who thought "Isn't that the artist's job?"
Okay, another fill-in...
by stones_throw
Nov 1st, 2007
02:42:58 PM
“Keep it together, Sam.” “Ah, Captain. An outdated relic from a past era, eternally favoring brawn over brains. The only antidote to the effects of the Terrigen Mist exists on Attilan, in the blue area of the moon. You either flee to save the Falcon’s life or watch as Earth is enslaved.” “Worse have attempted it, Victor. You won’t succeed.” “So certain? Now that the ineffectual Mole Man has been deposed from his Subterranean kingdom, the entire planet lies helpless to attack from below…and in the wake Doom shall rule.” “Don’t forget our end of the bargain, air-breather.”
Whatever happened to the Marvel Universe?
by Reel American Hero
Nov 1st, 2007
04:51:40 PM
I was reading an old issue of FF, and I saw something hilarious in the Bullpen Bulletins column. 'Marvel is known for and proud of it's continuity'. I grew up on the Marvel that actually felt like a universe. These days even the same character appearing in different titles don't even go together anymore, as it's all about selling the trade, screw the monthly book. Back in the day, it felt like everything was all connected, and not just for a major event. Nothing has seemed connected, nothing has made it feel like a shared universe since Quesada came on. And it makes me almost ashamed to be a Marvel fan these days.
Reel American Hero
by messi
Nov 2nd, 2007
12:10:41 AM
well blame people who don't buy comics. Unfortunately for Marvel to survive they have to think Trades first because that's where most of their money is. Back in the mid 80's the biggest selling book would do 500,000 units, these days it's 120,000. In 96 Rob Liefeld was fired because Captain America dipped below 100,000 units, these days only Jim Lee can constantly get those numbers. Jim Fucking Lee.
good reviews
by Homer Sexual
Nov 2nd, 2007
12:49:31 AM
A pleasure to read. She-Hulk under Davd looks like it may be the best ever. Byrne's run was the Best on Shulkie. Slott was inconsisent and the art didn't live up to the writing. I remember Byrne quit because Bobbie Chase wanted him to draw her shaving her legs with a bunch of broken razors on the edge of the tub and Byrne said she would have learned after she broke the first one. Such an odd sticking point to lead to the end of good times.
I Love That Story, Homer!
by Buzz Maverik
Nov 2nd, 2007
01:28:27 PM
That's why I often say that I find the people who make the comics far more interesting than the comics themselves. I was going to chime in with a gag subject line: "Byrne Is In A Mental Institution" but I'm trying to be a more positive guy these days and can't garner any enthusiasm for the mean spirited stuff of yore. Even when John Byrne is concerned.

In many ways, John Byrne is a cautionary tale for both the writers'n'artists and the fans. If you look at a couple of earlier responses from the Bendii, you'll realize Byrne had his own version...let's call 'em the Byrneii and they are partly responsible for him being the charming specimen he is today. Granted, from all reports, Mr. Bendis has it much more together but blind worship is probably worse for any kind of artist than harsh criticism.

Mr. Byrne also is an example of the kind of fan that makes you want to say,"Comics. Never read 'em, never will!" I mean, c'mon, talk about takin' something too seriously and he was writing SHE-HULK with a humorous vein at the time. I suspect that Ms. Chase was probably a fan of that old SUPERMAN cover where Clark Kent is at the doctor's office to get a vaccination and the nurse has broken about a thousand needles. Clark, unlike JB or many comic fans, seems to have a sense of humor though.

Writers strike!
by loodabagel
Nov 4th, 2007
09:22:01 PM

Talkbackers unite! Heroes was never that great of a show anyway. Throw some scabs like me and Buzz at it and we'll be cranking out the next two seasons for less than union salary. Can we do better than the original writers? Hellz yeah! You've got my youthful hipness and Buzz's sage-like wisdom. What's not to love? Plus, then I can afford to buy the comics I read. Homer and Thayla can team up on that Bionic Woman crap, Squashua, Heathen and Rev.-I assign you three to write monologues for Jay Leno. Stones_throw-Get working on our resumes. I want to be in Hollywood by Wednesday.

Quick question-Exactly when did the Inhumans move to the moon? Because I wasn't sure if the Jenkins/Lee comics were in continuity, where they move to the mountains at the end, but then the characters from that were in the sucky, short lived McKeever series a few years later. What gives?

Inhumans...
by rock-me Amodeo
Nov 5th, 2007
07:22:08 AM
Ironically, this was a Byrne issue, number 240, back in 1982 (I remember because I was just about to graduate high school). The Inhumans were getting sick from earths pollution, and Reed suggested they move the whole city, which I guess was the origination of the term "mobile home", to the Blue Area.

The issue was called "Exodus", and also resulted in the genesis of Luna, the daughter of Pietro and Crystal.

While not possessing Buzz-like sagacity, I do have my moments.
Jay Leno Monologue...
by Squashua
Nov 5th, 2007
09:50:44 AM
Did I ever tell you that I was the subject of a Jay Leno Monologue? True story.
I could picture that.
by The Heathen
Nov 5th, 2007
09:49:11 PM
Elaborate just for the hell of it though.
Well...
by Squashua
Nov 6th, 2007
09:15:44 AM
... back in the day, I sold four containers of "wind from Hurricane Frances" on eBay, during the Hurricane. Sent the links to 50 friends and eventually got called by the Associated Press. And eventually photos of my auction were on Jay Leno and a local morning show. Also, it was on the CNN News crawl. I think what really made the whole thing "special" was that people would ask questions about the auction and I'd answer them with a wise-ass tone. The four auctions were only 3-day auctions and they media picked it up at the end of day 3, so I only made about $40 total. Using the hype, I later auctioned off a kite flowing during Hurricane Ivan (took pictures) for charity. Got about $400 and donated it to the Humane Society.
Wow.
by The Heathen
Nov 8th, 2007
12:00:56 AM
Then I've seen you sir, because I remember that Leno show and have often told people of the adventures of an Ebayer who sold hurricane air as one of my examples of things people sell on Ebay. Bizarre coincidence. Frances sucked. I hated that air by the way.
And for old times sake…
by The Heathen
Nov 8th, 2007
12:02:22 AM
LAST!!!!!!!!!!

Where's, Dave? Gus? Dare I say… Moviemack? Naaaah.
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