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AICN COMICS CELEBRATES ITS 7TH BIRTHDAY BY DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST...REVIEWING MANY, MANY COMICS!

Congrats by halfmahalfn	May 7th, 2008 06:19:58 AM
Good on you AICN Comics. I'm always entertained by the reviews. Even enjoying this whole tournament thing a lot more than I thought I would. Cap beating the Bat though? Sheesh.
DC Universe 0 was cool... by DuncanHines	May 7th, 2008 06:20:37 AM
But I really need that Final Crisis 1 now, please, DC...
DC Universe #0 - weeping Jesus was it bad by Steve Rogers	May 7th, 2008 06:34:24 AM
The most impenetrable comic of all time? Probably.
A little too harsh on Morrison's Batman... by rbatty024	May 7th, 2008 06:48:06 AM
if you ask me. I've enjoyed it from the beginning. In fact, I was a little disappointed with this issue. It seemed like it was leading up to somewhere it never arrived at.
About that last Batman... by DuncanHines	May 7th, 2008 06:59:45 AM
I just wasn't really feeling the art, there...
I've never met a human being who has read an issue of Thor by Trazadone	May 7th, 2008 07:01:34 AM
...or Green Lantern for that matter.
Black Cat won! Yes! I HATE WOLVERINE! by Err	May 7th, 2008 07:06:59 AM
Hate him.
Everyone knows by Abominable Snowcone	May 7th, 2008 07:21:24 AM
that what AiCN does best is post geek movie articles that stimulate engaging and amusing and scatological conversations amongst TBers
Trazadone by Abominable Snowcone	May 7th, 2008 07:22:19 AM
Back in like 1984 I think I might have read an issue of Thor. I collected comics back then, and I picked up an issue with the debut of Beta Ray Bill because I thought it might be worth something later. I probably read the thing. I still have it, in fact.
Regarding the Thor review by Oasx	May 7th, 2008 07:28:12 AM
I am 99% sure that Fraction didnt actually write those, they are are stories from the old norse myths adapted into Marvel form
Birthday, huh? by BangoSkank	May 7th, 2008 07:28:17 AM
Congratulations people! The @$$holes are the reason I come to AICN without fail at least once a week... Thanks for the years of entertainment. From last week, I really enjoyed both New/Mighty Avengers and am looking forward to the "war" to begin.... Also happy to say I'm generally enjoying the X-books of late. The Russian/SanFran storylines in Uncanny are a welcome change of pace, and remind me of the ones I enjoyed when I first began reading comics. Also kinda digging the different vibes in both X-Force and Legacy.... but I guess time will only tell on those.
Oh God by Knuckleduster	May 7th, 2008 07:30:02 AM
I'm so out of touch with comics these days. So everyone is a Skrull, right? That explains why Iron Man was acting like an asshole the past couple of years, right? And Cap isn't really dead? Right? Also, can anyone tell me if the new Thor comics are any good? What issue are they at?
Also, what the fuck is up with the Ultimates? by Knuckleduster	May 7th, 2008 07:36:05 AM
That was one of the best books ever. And now Loeb and Madureira have turned it back into the Avengers! Mainstream. In the bad way. What's the point? It's like being forced to watch Batman and Robin right after watching Batman Begins for the first time.
Abominable Snowcone by Trazadone	May 7th, 2008 07:42:07 AM
That's funny! I purchased one issue of Thor back in the early 80s as well. I think I bought it because it was the issue where he turns into a frog and I thought, "This will be worth something some day!" I was an idiot back then and I assumed that everything was going to be worth money if I held onto it long enough. I never read it.
Rev. Skarekroe reviews "Glamourpuss" by rev_skarekroe	May 7th, 2008 07:59:08 AM
Last week in the AICN comics Talkback, I promised to post a review of Dave Sim's first major post-Cerebus comic, "Glamourpuss." I said "Dave Sim doing a comic about a super-model should be interesting at the very least.." Turns out I was wrong. It's not interesting. At all. Instead, it's Sim doing three things 1) parodying women's fashion magazines. A bit of an obvious topic for Sim, and a bit fish-in-a-barrel for anybody. I mean, you don't have to be Dave Sim to know that the world of women's fashion is vapid and silly. A few light chuckles were all these segments elicited from me. 2) drawing pretty women. He does this well enough, but not $3 worth of well enough. 3) ruminating on the artistic styles of Al Williamson and Alex Raymond. If you're a huge fan of Williamson and Raymond, you'll probably dig this. If, like me, you're more of a casual admirer you'll probably find yourself eager to skip to the next bit. And that's it. That's "Glamourpuss". Nothing controversial. I doubt many people will be offended. I guess you've got to give him props for trying something totally different, and congrats for getting through an entire comic without once mentioning God (or God's secret female nemesis Yahweh). But the bottom line is, there's no hook here. Nothing to hang your hat on. "Cerebus" was a monthly companion to me for nearly 20 years - I won't even be picking up the second issue of "Glamourpuss."
Wait a second... this columns been going on for SEVEN YEARS?!? by rev_skarekroe	May 7th, 2008 08:00:26 AM
And I was here at the start! What the hell have I been DOING with my time!?
Yeah, after reading a couple reviews of glamourpuss by Laserhead	May 7th, 2008 08:13:41 AM
I realized that what I wanted was to just get some good examples of Alex Raymond and Al Williamson's art. I used to have this crappy little paperback as a kid, 'Flash Gordon and the Ice Monster', with Williamson artwork. I'd stare and stare...
I've got the Empire Strikes Back comic Williamson did. by rev_skarekroe	May 7th, 2008 08:18:50 AM
The King Sized edition. Much better than Chaykin's lazy Star Wars adaptation.
Happy 7th anniversery but.... by CarmillaVonDoom	May 7th, 2008 08:25:51 AM
"big eye for the cape guy" can DEFINITELY be discontinued. There is already plenty of anime coverage elsewhere on the site. When the column disappeared for a while I doubt anyone even noticed.
optimus douche by ironic_name	May 7th, 2008 09:08:44 AM
is funny
Gotta disagree, Carmilla... by stones_throw	May 7th, 2008 09:09:35 AM
I think it's only right that AICN Comics should cover everything and anything noteworthy that's presented in the medium of words and pictures. Manga is a huge part of what comics are right now. It would be a bit amiss to completely ignore that and pretend that comics are just GREEN LANTERN and THE AVENGERS, right? I'm not much of (okay, not at all) a manga reader m'self, but I think it's great that Scott's stuff is gonna be appearing here, and I'm looking forward to reading more of it and maybe finding some good starting points that are palatable to my Batman-raised eyes. Ambush Bug keeps talking about DRAGON HEAD, anyway...
typhoid mary kills robin and molests his corpse by ironic_name	May 7th, 2008 09:12:33 AM

but superman [the orig n still th best] WAS ugly by ironic_name	May 7th, 2008 09:15:28 AM
google jim thorpe to get an idea what action comics #1's \S/ looked like.
Optimus.....You lost me at Sallione, by Smerdyakov	May 7th, 2008 09:23:07 AM
Stick to the point...for God's sake. This isn't Rolling Stone.
happy anniversary... by blackthought	May 7th, 2008 09:41:09 AM
keith giffen, nice.
thirty fourth! by saddael	May 7th, 2008 10:06:11 AM
Woo.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY @$$HOLES!!!! by thecomedian	May 7th, 2008 10:18:29 AM
I don't buy comics anymore but I still love reading the reviews to keep up with which way the big two are completely bastardizing my favorite characters every month. I wonder whatever happened to grayhaven?
Happy Anniversary @$$holes & Welcome Scott Green!! by Psynapse	May 7th, 2008 10:35:45 AM
Anyone with eve a passing interest in anime or manga is really missing out if you're not reading his column as well. 7 years and I've been here for 6, wow we're getting old....
When Shenjanno said "I like..." by rock-me Amodeo	May 7th, 2008 10:38:15 AM
...I just KNEW it would a slightly different way of talking about something he DIDN'T like. Heh... Okay, so Shenjanno, tell me something, sincerely, that you really DID like. Let's turn that frown...upside-down!
Wolverine's Fight by WavingFlagsInSpace	May 7th, 2008 10:58:36 AM
There's nothing worse than stereotyping. I always hate those people who accuse comic book readers of being monumental perverts drooling over scantily clad women with unrealistic bodies. "Not all of us are like that, we don't all obsess over the chest size of our heroines," I tell them. Then I read that Felicia beats Wolverine by flasing her norks at him...as judged by the a$$holes. How can you fight creativity like that? And before any a$$hole shoots me down with the "write one yourself don't bitch" see-off-all-criticism shit - I did. So I'm cashing in my submission karma.
Awwww.... by rock-me Amodeo	May 7th, 2008 11:01:11 AM

7 Freaking Years! by Greggers	May 7th, 2008 11:29:10 AM
Congratulations @$$holes on your seven years of devoted service to the online comic community. A lot of your readers probably don't know what that means, so let's have a little review: * 7 years of writing a review with the precision crafting of a Lambourgini engine, only to be crucified in the talkback because you spelled "dialogue" as "dialog." * 7 years of writing a review with the precision crafting of a Lambourgini engine, only to have nobody talk about it in the talkback at all. (Insert sad-faced emoticon here.) * 7 years of trying to say something meaningful about the art even if you've got absolutely nothing meaningful to say about the art. * 7 years of having the most advanced formatting techniques of any column on the site, and still feeling like the red-headed stepchild of AICN. * 7 years of having various angry, OCD-riddled pissants launch relentless one-man jihads against you in the talkback. * 7 years of promising to exercise more deadline discipline on Thursday, only to finish the next goddamned review Tuesday night, as usual. FAIL! * 7 years of seeing your words blurbed on the back of TPBs. -- Whoops, wait, that's one of the cool things about doing the column. * 7 years of feeling like the creative well has long-since run dry, and yet still grinding out a review for the love of the gig and the medium. Seven years of dealing with all this crap, and stuff that I can't even remember (or have blocked out), and frankly, I don't see how you do it. But on behalf of your readership, I only hope you manage to find a way to do seven more. L'chiam, guys, and Happy Anniversary! - Greg Scott
CONGRATS @$$holes! by Shigeru	May 7th, 2008 11:31:51 AM
Damn...7 years. Craziness. Scott Green is a welcome addition...isn't Scott from Boston?
Greg Scott by Shigeru	May 7th, 2008 11:33:52 AM
is awesome, apparently :)
Can't Please Everyone - Stallone by optimous_douche	May 7th, 2008 11:44:53 AM
It's very rare that I get praise and roasted in the same talkback. I did take the long route to get to the fact that supes looks like he's been dead for three weeks in a Louisiana bayou. Sorry, I like to write.
re: Shigeru by ScottGreen	May 7th, 2008 12:11:33 PM
Yes...
Greg Scott stole my post! by JonQuixote	May 7th, 2008 12:11:39 PM
Well, not really. But I echo his sentiments. It's sometimes thankless work and you guys keep bringin' it home. But yeah, 7 years huh? That would make me... holy shit! I'm old. When did that happen?? *Good job guys. Beat your chests Kong-style with pride. * And cripes, Greg. Return an email once a year or so, wouldja??
Happy Birthday @$$holes! by Thalya	May 7th, 2008 12:20:53 PM
And yay! Prof's ad gets shown off! Couldn't be any more true-to-life, if you ask me..
Scott by Shigeru	May 7th, 2008 12:29:27 PM
Did you see me at Anime Boston? I was the one waiting in line for 9 hours. ba dum bump
Reading Thor by Toonol	May 7th, 2008 12:44:23 PM
There's only been two periods when Thor was worth reading. The original Stan and Jack Thor was just crazy wonderful, blissfully over-the-top... and then the Walt Simonson run that introduced mythological grandeur, along with Frog Thor and Beta-Ray Bill.
frog-thor by steverodgers	May 7th, 2008 01:10:27 PM
was super cool.
The new Thor is great.... by Smerdyakov	May 7th, 2008 01:27:18 PM
Unless you like action.
Current reviews?!? What on god's earth is going on??? by Reelheed	May 7th, 2008 02:32:31 PM
Great column guys always makes for fun reading. Glad to see Thor is getting support.
optimous_douche by optimous_douche	May 7th, 2008 03:01:31 PM
i hit my LCS at lunch and SI 2 is indeed out, I love going early so I can snag a variant cover.
Comedian! Greg! Jon! by SleazyG.	May 7th, 2008 03:16:31 PM
It's always great when y'all show up--thanks for the kind words. You're all missed (as is the whole O.G. crew) so stop in whenever ya can. We love hearing from you.
why title by optimous_douche	May 7th, 2008 03:22:00 PM
What I get for multi-tasking and only paying half attention.
Happy Birthday! by sideshowbob	May 7th, 2008 03:25:55 PM
7 years, eh? Allow me to add an "I'm old" to the comments, as I think I've been reading about that long, even if I don't buy comics like I once did. It's a damn shame that Schleppy couldn't make it.
Sideshow! by Psynapse	May 7th, 2008 04:08:06 PM
Actually the Cogputer recently uncovered evidence that Schleppy is in fact alive and well and plotting a guerrilla style revolution against late night talk show televison. The 'puter says it's got something to do with better access to Carla Gugino's pooper.
Is Lost Jarv going to give me shit cos I promote Sinestro Corps by messi	May 7th, 2008 04:40:22 PM
fuck.
So apparently Green Lantern is lame cos of magic rings by messi	May 7th, 2008 04:41:48 PM
according to Lost Jarv, that's what Green Lantern is. Even though he's never read Geoff Johns' run, one of the most acclaimed comics of the decade. It'd be the same as saying Star Wars is lame it has magic swords.
Last Five Posts by optimous_douche	May 7th, 2008 04:49:34 PM
Guys, I don't think anyone cares if you flame the living shit out of us (I know I don't - it's kinda fun), but at least make sense. Where did Green Lantern get lame in the TB's? Is a Lost Jarv something I should care about? What am I missing?
Skrull invasion thoughts... by Err	May 7th, 2008 06:17:24 PM
So Marvel thinks that the possibility of any of our heroes being Skrulls is a huge event. So I sat around and thought what if...? I ran through numerous heroes in my head from obscure to the mainstream. I ran through several combinations of heroes. I even thought, what if the entire Marvel Universe heroes were Skrulls. I was left with the same lingering thought...I don't care. Really. I don't. If Prof. X., Spidey, Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Magneto, even Lockheed, Galactus, Onslaught, etc. didn't phase me. This event is not huge.
The Skrull was... by V'Shael	May 7th, 2008 06:36:25 PM
Jessica Drew / Spiderwoman. The one who was a treble-agent for Nick Fury and the one who brought the Elecktra/Skrull corpse to Iron Man.
So is Cap still dead or what? by drewlicious	May 7th, 2008 06:54:09 PM
Looks like they're planting that seed of doubt. Problem is, the one that died can't be a Skrull because he didn't revert when he got plugged. Better not be a clone, or any of that alternate dimension crap.
IMMORTAL IRON FIST! HE SHOULD STAY WHITE! by messi	May 7th, 2008 07:02:32 PM
Not like Chisu Ryu thinks in the other thread even though his dumbass is too stupid to even pick up Immortal Iron Fist, thinking a wikipedia summary is more than enough.
Captain America spoilers.... by Err	May 7th, 2008 07:14:15 PM
Spoilers for Cap: We find out that another person is going to don a red Captain America outfit. He will meet up with Cap and they will unmask. The Red Cap will tell the dead Cap that dead Cap is a clone of him -- the red Cap. This will spark a Clone Wars saga for Captain America and will spark interest in the character again. Soon, an alien rock will come down and latch on to dead Cap and from Captain Communism. Captain Communism will know all of Cap's secrets and moves.
Attn: Jon Quixote by Greggers	May 7th, 2008 08:52:31 PM
Hey Jon! I've actually TRIED emailing you over the past year at your old hotmail address, and I've gotten no reply at all. Do you belong to a forum somewhere where I can PM you so we can get this straightened out?
nice... by blackthought	May 7th, 2008 09:06:14 PM
to see the old @$$holes congregating once again in these parts.
Attn: Sleazy G by Greggers	May 7th, 2008 09:08:34 PM
Sleazy, thanks for the shout-out! The kindness and class you guys have shown on the occasions I've popped in here has definitely been appreciated. If VH1's Bands Reunited ever tries to get the group back together for a special concert, I won't be like the pissy guy from Information Society. No, I'll be Dave Wakeling all the way!
So, DC Comics... by BizarroJerry	May 7th, 2008 10:29:45 PM
they've just become the "all Crisis, all the time" publisher, huh? Haven't we had constant, earth-shattering, universe changing crossovers for like, 3 years now? Are readers gonna smarten up and realize DC's giving us sales gimmicks forever now?
Secret Invasion by Darth Kal-El	May 8th, 2008 04:14:03 AM
So marvel's new "unique" idea is that without even knowing it any marvel character could be a cylo....errr..... a skrull?
Happy Bday AICN comics! by Darth Kal-El	May 8th, 2008 04:14:45 AM
and yes im old
Barack Obama is a Skrull. by rev_skarekroe	May 8th, 2008 07:26:39 AM
I mean that name! What a giveaway!
Possibility that any Marvel hero could be a Skrull= by Laserhead	May 8th, 2008 07:35:04 AM
Marvel Universe: The Clone Saga
tallboy by rock-me Amodeo	May 8th, 2008 08:15:41 AM
good call. You're right, I made the jump without explaining it. NA 40 shows the beginning of the process: first they make the clone. Then they perfect the process of somehow making sure the clone has the memories of the original. Then they harvest the memories and DNA and layer them on top of a Skrull (the finished product evident in CAPTAIN MARVEL.) So anyone could be a Skrull. Next up. Dr. Strange. Not only has he been uncharacteristically weak throughout his tenure in NEW AVENGERS, but there's a red line around him at the end of MIGHTY AVENGERS #13.
Probably IRON FIST movie: by rock-me Amodeo	May 8th, 2008 08:17:55 AM
Will Smith IS Iron Fist! Don't think some shmuck might not try to make it happen...
Uh, I meant "Probable" by rock-me Amodeo	May 8th, 2008 08:19:23 AM
darn it.
Iron Fist is Immortal? by fiester	May 8th, 2008 11:56:37 AM
I thought he just knew kung-fu.
Why's the artwork in Batman so bad? by Laserhead	May 8th, 2008 02:50:09 PM
This book is supposed to be important, but the illustrations are truly awful and not worthy of either the title or this storyline. It looks like sub-par Image factory drawing from the early 90s.
Enough With Indiana Jones by optimous_douche	May 8th, 2008 04:11:47 PM
Is it just me or does anyone else keep clicking these damn Indy links thinking it says Skrull not skull
Cool comic video by Dasinfogod	May 8th, 2008 05:20:33 PM
Happy Birthday AICN Comics! Here's a nifty comic based video that seemed an appropriate addition. Moves pretty fast, though... http://tinyurl.com/3mqkgh
Damn Web filter... by Psynapse	May 9th, 2008 10:55:30 AM
My filhy inhuman corporate overlords (really, is there any other kind?) now block streaming media here. Jeez, bandwith schmandwith.....
... by blackthought	May 10th, 2008 09:24:22 PM
speed racer...will rape your eyes and maybe your soul...but in a good way. just lettin' you know.
4 bucks for Secret Invasion 2? by loodabagel	May 12th, 2008 03:36:56 PM
It wasn't even longer! I quit. Seriously. Fuck off Secret Invasion.
Congratulations To Bug, Sleazy & The Crew! by Buzz Maverik	May 12th, 2008 11:24:23 PM
It's amazing that comic book fans have done ANYTHING for seven straight years, much less maintaining the quality youse guys have! Nice to see Jon and Greg out there, too. I can't find Ali Comedian's post, though, but I'm wiped out. Original @$$holes get back together. @H1's Behind The @$$. "Uh, first off, let's just admitt that Bendis turned out to be a pretty good writer after all." "Yeah, what were we thinking?"
Greg! by JonQuixote	May 13th, 2008 12:45:11 AM
http://xsorbit26.com/users5/qu esadasraiders/index.php *** And Hi Buzz! (& Sleazy & Bug &...)

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