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AICN COMICS SHOOT THE MESSENGER: Q&@ w MARK WAID! Previews: WARRIORS! RISING STARS! GI JOE! DARK AVENGERS! & MORE!

Why the double post glitch? by Sparhawk38	Apr 27th, 2009 09:24:52 AM

Swaney did it by JBouganim1	Apr 27th, 2009 10:37:20 AM

Brand New Day by oaser	Apr 27th, 2009 11:04:38 AM
Sucks, but Mark Waid's two issue gem about Spidey and Shocker battling it out in the subways of NYC was stellar. The best thing so far. Also, Irredeemable seems promising -- the first issue is pretty intriguing. I think Waid will eventually do a total Universe type event -- like Civil war and Final Crisis -- but more along the lines of Johns' Blackest Night which, if it's anything like Sinestro Corp War, will be awesome. I see Waid doing something just as good.
COUNTDOWN was 52 "done right"??!!? by RenoNevada2000	Apr 27th, 2009 11:43:33 AM
My brain just melted into pudding.
The Warriors comic by peagreenboy	Apr 27th, 2009 12:45:28 PM
Talk about your pointless wastes of time!
I hated Crossgen by Joenathan	Apr 27th, 2009 01:07:53 PM
I was glad when it folded because it so offended me with its ridiculously stupid ideas and retarded ass designs. I could barely stand to even se the covers, I hated the line so much. GOD! It sucked. I wish I could go back in time and hate them again because I hate them so much. I don't even really know why, but god damn I hated Crossgen.
Empire by The+Hitman	Apr 27th, 2009 01:57:41 PM
I didn't remember that was Waid's handiwork. If ever there was a miniseries to track down, Empire is it. It was A VERY good read. Waid's work on Fantastic Four was also top notch. Loved that run too.
great interview by DocDaneeka	Apr 27th, 2009 02:19:17 PM
never been a huge fan of waid, but that interview was very entertaining nonetheless.
hard to read scans yo! by FleshMachine	Apr 27th, 2009 02:29:47 PM
increase quality next time.
Birthright by T$$$$$	Apr 27th, 2009 03:50:59 PM
Forget Geoff Johns's endless retcons. Good storytelling will not be ignored by the people and Superman: Birthright is the best Superman story I have ever read. It holds a special place in my heart for that incredible ending and I plan to give a hardcopy to each of my parents the day I sell a script. I love, love, love Birthright.
Some cool Penultimate Gunslinger news by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Apr 27th, 2009 04:43:14 PM
I saw Dave Gibbons the other day and got my copy of Watchmen signed. Which, by my calculations, makes me super awesomly cool (though my calculations have been known to be wrong in the past)
Runaways...... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Apr 27th, 2009 05:33:36 PM
... jumped the world's biggest shark a while ago. Not that the whole shark jumping thing applies to comic books, but you get what I mean. Each run seems to be worse than the last. It started out amazing and is now dog shit kooky teen drama.
agreed Gunslinger by DrLektor	Apr 27th, 2009 06:32:45 PM
I adored the original run of Runaways, every issue seemed, I dunno, original and seat of the pants stuff. The first time in many years teenage kids had been written right. Excellent interview too, very shocking at some of the gossip there, I had no idea that Didio was hating on 52, just goes to show what you read on some sites cough Newsarama cough isn't always the truth. If Waid is on the money DC would be best to replace the DD and give Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison tenure.
THE WARRIORS, by Series7	Apr 27th, 2009 07:25:59 PM
Blah. I was excited about seeing they were doing a Warriors comic so I watched the movie. Then when the comic came out I saw that it was just the fucking movie. Lame.
Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa by WarpedElements	Apr 27th, 2009 07:56:42 PM
Bendis wrote a comic book with "Avengers" in the title and they actually FIGHT shit?
52 was great - and worlds above Countdown and Trinity in my opin by FuriousStyles	Apr 27th, 2009 10:19:22 PM
52 was great - and worlds above Countdown and Trinity in my opinion. So strange to hear that there was such concern behind the scene. Great interview with a phenomenal writer. Great work.
God bless Mark Waid... by Circean6	Apr 27th, 2009 10:59:58 PM
and may the Devil claim Bill Jemas..
Damn you Rising Stars... by PuttPutt66	Apr 28th, 2009 12:35:18 AM
and every other book thats being re-released! companies come out with too many editions- issues, tpb, hc, deluxe hc, compendium hc, absolute, library edition, omnibus
yea a Bendis comic with action scenes? wow by chien_sale	Apr 28th, 2009 03:03:58 AM
I may have to buy that comic
nice... by blackthought	Apr 28th, 2009 08:51:05 AM
great interview...i laughed at jemas attempt to suburbanize the fantasic four and the sue richards secretary who goes invisible when yelled at is so stupid that i'm shocked it didn't happen.
What happened to Rising Stars by Joenathan	Apr 28th, 2009 10:06:07 AM
It started out so interesting and then it faltered and jumped ahead in time and way overly condensed storylines and then started coming out sporadically and stoping for months at a time... Did it ever wrap up? I think that series might hold the crown for me when it comes to series that I most lament their dropped-ball status. That book should have been so good, even still going and unfolding... I think it was the first series where JMS began to set his precedent of petering off and fucking up and then just kind of walking away from a project. I wish I could do that shit with my work and still be considered awesome.
No argument here about JMS. by SleazyG.	Apr 28th, 2009 11:53:26 AM
Remember Marvel's THE TWELVE? Remember when right in our column JMS swore to Bug that he was already five issues ahead and there was no way THE TWELVE would be late? Remember when the most recent issue came out like six months ago, and how we're already a year into a 12 issue series and have four issues to go? I just don't get it, man.
Amazing Spider-Man by Snookeroo	Apr 28th, 2009 12:01:13 PM
Been following ASM for a few months now, and have been really pleased with the story/artwork. Didn't realize until last night that Waid was the writer (yes, I don't pay that close attention). From the (really nice interview) he seems like a cool guy -- and I can relate to his roots in the Silver Age. Of course, he actually did something with his passion for the medium; I just supported his dream by buying the product. Go figure.
Agh! The Twelve! by Joenathan	Apr 28th, 2009 12:10:37 PM
That was the deal breaker between me and JMS. We are no longer friends. That was the last time he gets to burn me. I sold all the issues back to my LCS and I'm not going to be buying the rest. Twelve issues? You can't even do Twelve issues? What the fuck, man...
In defense of JSM by Continentalop	Apr 28th, 2009 04:06:54 PM
Actually, I got no defense. I mean, if you are falling behind just pull out the old "Marvel Method": hand the artist a one page synopsis of what is going on, let him draw it anyway he wants and then you just add dialogue and captions. Maybe it isn't the comic you 100% wanted JSM, but at least the thing is fucking done. And I am sure your artist are good enough to tell a story without you dictating every damn panel.
Joenathan-Rising Stars by PuttPutt66	Apr 28th, 2009 05:34:12 PM
RS wrapped up and was collected in 2005. It contained 1-24 and "visitations" in a HC book with slipcase. The 2009 release contains everything the first release had along with every mini series that was ever associated with the main story-but no slipcase
Great Things About Mark Waid by Buzz Maverik	Apr 29th, 2009 07:27:44 AM

Great Things, Indeed by Buzz Maverik	Apr 29th, 2009 07:29:52 AM
The whole "actual writing talent thing". There's that. Encyclopedic knowledge of the medium. That too. And being able to use it without his work seeming retro, which is what I can appreciate most of all.
birthright rocked [except for the undies on the outside] by ironic_name	Apr 30th, 2009 06:33:21 AM
as did the black hood by wheatley and burchett.
"but I can't imagine what purpose Wally now has in the DCU." by JohnnyKrypton	May 29th, 2009 01:09:04 PM
Well, gosh, some of us have been wondering that since somebody tried to turn his book into a lame FF/Power Pack mash-up. Now lets see, who was that...hmmm

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