Just read Immortal Hulk #25, the extra-length space apocalypse one. I don't know if this direction's gonna be <i>good</i> per se, but damn, I love that they're trying.
yeah, this ruled - i haven't enjoyed a book as much as immortal hulk in a long time
― non-euclidean lenin (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 28 October 2019 10:54 (four years ago) link
“Reaganing” = old 30 Rock joke
https://30rock.fandom.com/wiki/Reaganing
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 28 October 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link
immortal #25 felt in some ways like a nod to the moore "intergalactic swamp thing" saga
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 October 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link
Yeah, ST #60 – “Loving the Alien”
― Brakhage, Monday, 28 October 2019 22:43 (four years ago) link
ding ding ding
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 October 2019 23:17 (four years ago) link
Just read the Amazing Spider-Man arc, Hunted, and War of the Realms in trade - both pretty fun
― Nhex, Friday, 15 November 2019 13:46 (four years ago) link
hulk's turn towards apocalyptic anticapitalism in the new issue was pretty rad - this book is so good
― actor Robert de Niro disguised as an Uzbek homeopath (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 15 November 2019 14:04 (four years ago) link
https://people.com/human-interest/first-marvel-comic-ever-sells-record-auction/
― FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Sunday, 24 November 2019 03:49 (four years ago) link
Guys, I'm like two years late in noticing but Al totally made a Wrinklepaws reference in an issue of USAvengers. And I'm sure 99.9999999% of the readership was totally baffled.
― War Crimes Tribunal of the Network Stars (Old Lunch), Sunday, 24 November 2019 04:41 (four years ago) link
lmao I’d completely forgotten that
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 24 November 2019 11:19 (four years ago) link
I had to stop and question for a sec if I'd been mistaken in thinking of that as an ILX-exclusive reference but a quick google search confirmed that, yes, he really was just writing it for the 77 knuckleheads on this board.
― War Crimes Tribunal of the Network Stars (Old Lunch), Sunday, 24 November 2019 13:51 (four years ago) link
I'd figure fans of the original Marvel Handbooks and Marvel Saga might like this one. I picked up the first couple issues off the stand and have enjoyed reading them. Artwork is beautiful and how Waid ties it together pretty well. The mad joy is the later section that references the issues etc.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51LkCCdCjsL.jpg
― earlnash, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 03:34 (four years ago) link
Anyone been following along with Dawn of X? They're apparently collecting every series into specific 'Dawn of X' trade paperbacks, really as if it's all one big story. Which at this point is up at three comics a week. It's crazy. But on a plot-level, not at all as crazy as HoXPoX
― Frederik B, Saturday, 30 November 2019 14:01 (four years ago) link
I’m psyched that a new Spider-Woman series is coming, tho I hate this cover art. Anyone have experience w/the actual creative team (Karla Pacheco & Pere Perez)? I tried looking up Perez’s artwork, and found what appears to be a softcore scene of Rogue & Gambit swimming...
― Soy Bean False Chicken (morrisp), Saturday, 30 November 2019 15:10 (four years ago) link
I've been on the Dawn of X-train. It feels inevitably slow compared to House/Powers of X, but then I try to remember that none of these series is even past the second issue yet.
Btw, I love that artist on Handbook (Javier Rodriguez), I first caught his work on Saladin Ahmed's Exiles series.
Also ugh back to the old Spider-Woman costume
― Nhex, Saturday, 30 November 2019 17:01 (four years ago) link
No kidding (on the costume)! Was this due to “popular demand,” or something?
― Soy Bean False Chicken (morrisp), Saturday, 30 November 2019 17:18 (four years ago) link
Protip: they seem to be collecting all of the newer Handbook/Saga-esque material (eg History of the Marvel U, Piskor's Grand Design) in an oversized Treasury Edition format. I've been buying the individual issues but I think this might call for a rare double dip.
― War Crimes Tribunal of the Network Stars (Old Lunch), Sunday, 1 December 2019 00:04 (four years ago) link
I had to stop and question for a sec if I'd been mistaken in thinking of that as an ILX-exclusive reference but a quick google search confirmed that, yes, he really was just writing it for the 77 knuckleheads on this board.― War Crimes Tribunal of the Network Stars (Old Lunch), 24. marraskuuta 2019 15:51
― War Crimes Tribunal of the Network Stars (Old Lunch), 24. marraskuuta 2019 15:51
Haha, I just read the issue in question and did exactly the same, 'cos I couldn't remember anymore whether "oh, xxxxpaws" originated here or somewhere else. Gotta love Mr. Ewing!
― Tuomas, Monday, 30 December 2019 10:35 (four years ago) link
I'm also sure the gag he did in the U.S. Avengers tie-in of Secret Empire, where he referenced the opening narration of Asterix (HYDRA has conquered all of France! "Well... Not quite all. One small group remains...") flew over the heads of most American readers.
― Tuomas, Monday, 30 December 2019 10:43 (four years ago) link
Anyone been following along with Dawn of X? They're apparently collecting every series into specific 'Dawn of X' trade paperbacks, really as if it's all one big story. Which at this point is up at three comics a week. It's crazy. But on a plot-level, not at all as crazy as HoXPoX― Frederik B, Saturday, November 30, 2019 2:01 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Frederik B, Saturday, November 30, 2019 2:01 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
I'm an on-again/off-again comics guy. For the most part, I just wait until things I want to read are out in trades, but a couple months ago I scooped up all the House of X/Powers of X issues, along with the first Marauders issue which had come out that week. Then I went back this weekend hoping there'd be another issue or two and somehow there are 5 at this point! If feel like it's going to be a bit of an onslaught on my wallet if I want to check out all the Dawn of X stuff. Is it common for comics to have such an aggressive release schedule?
― ☮️ (peace, man), Monday, 6 January 2020 13:22 (four years ago) link
I don't think so, they are really trying to make a giant story out of this. There was one week with five new issues! If it helps, you can safely drop Fallen Angels, it's crap. Excalibur doesn't really have anything to do with the main plot either, I don't think. But Marauders is pretty central, and pretty good, X-Force had the most important plot point at all so far, and New Mutants is pretty good and sometimes written by Hickman as well. So that's still four series, and probably two a week... Let's see how long they can keep it up, it already seems as if it's too much to handle, with issues being delayed and moved around.
― Frederik B, Monday, 6 January 2020 13:36 (four years ago) link
Oh hey, they're also dropping some Hickman-penned one-shots into the mix in the coming months!
― Drive Like a Demon From Steakhouse to Steakhouse (Old Lunch), Monday, 6 January 2020 13:41 (four years ago) link
yeah, they're really pushing the limits of how much I'm willing to buy. 6 titles was already a big stretch, and they're introducing Wolverine and Cable solo titles. I'm probably not gonna get those.Fallen Angels is not very good, but at least it ends after six issues. But it gets replaced with a Hellions title immediately after.Frankly none of these are that great yet, but we're also only about 3-4 issues into any given book. But so far they're squandering the promise of Hox/Pox. Only the main X-Men book and Marauders are reliably good imo, but I'll keep hanging on at least through issue 6 for all of these.
― Nhex, Monday, 6 January 2020 15:17 (four years ago) link
I actually like the concept of Excalibur as a separate, magic-focused title, but it's just OK so far. A lot of intriguing setup but not much plot so far. X-Force has an ongoing plot but so far is a shock title, with grisly violence every issue.New Mutants is up and down. Got sick of the space stuff already, kinda the writing went back to Earth for now.
The five issues in one week hit me hard, but then i realized they probably only did it because it was the week before Christmas. Still, kinda sucks that these are going biweekly!
peace, man - they're gonna release Dawn of X in six trades/hardcovers with all the series in sequence pretty quickly (vol 1 has all the #1s, vol 2 has all the #2s, etc.), at least they're already solicity for six volumes.
― Nhex, Monday, 6 January 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
Hellions is written by Zeb Wells, so don't get your hopes up for improvement.
― Drive Like a Demon From Steakhouse to Steakhouse (Old Lunch), Monday, 6 January 2020 15:23 (four years ago) link
what did Wells do? i know he's involved with Robot Chicken but I don't really remember any of his Marvel work
― Nhex, Monday, 6 January 2020 15:48 (four years ago) link
It'll all be on Marvel Unlimited in six months
I've been reading the Hickman-penned ones, though
― babu frik fan account (mh), Monday, 6 January 2020 15:51 (four years ago) link
If I remember correct, Zeb Wells was in the rotation on Spider-man when they were trying the kinda weekly rotating artist/writer teams.
Check this thing out...
https://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Children-Atom-Box-Set/dp/1302924028/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=x-men+box+set&qid=1578522209&sr=8-2
It is pretty much a complete X-men up to like '81.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 8 January 2020 22:26 (four years ago) link
Zeb Wells wrote an okay issue of Tangled Web that Fegredo drew and some terrible backup story that wasn't cartooned by a genius
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Wednesday, 8 January 2020 22:37 (four years ago) link
hey guys! I bought a Marvel comic for the first time in... 25 years? It was the first Immortal Hulk tpb. It was good.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 27 January 2020 21:18 (four years ago) link
good choice
― babu frik fan account (mh), Monday, 27 January 2020 21:22 (four years ago) link
I've been reading them from the library and a) the paper is fuckin hideous, and b) there's a fill-in in the fifth issue by someone who can cartoon well and I felt a low-level tension headache evaporate a few pages in
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Monday, 27 January 2020 21:33 (four years ago) link
idk you have issues with paper and colors that I don't, generally speaking
― Οὖτις, Monday, 27 January 2020 21:35 (four years ago) link
did you get the one with the first five issues or the omnibus with #1-10?
― babu frik fan account (mh), Monday, 27 January 2020 21:58 (four years ago) link
first five
― Οὖτις, Monday, 27 January 2020 22:01 (four years ago) link
I have to move the book about nine times a page just to scoot the glare around in order to be able to see the words and drawings in each panel
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Monday, 27 January 2020 22:01 (four years ago) link
HULK TOO SHINY
― babu frik fan account (mh), Monday, 27 January 2020 22:02 (four years ago) link
It gets even better as it goes along, too
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 27 January 2020 23:04 (four years ago) link
fill-in in the fifth issue collection
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Monday, 27 January 2020 23:16 (four years ago) link
I can tell you it's up to issue #30 right now, and still bangin'. Dammmn good.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 00:00 (four years ago) link
Doc Samson still dead?
― earlnash, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 01:00 (four years ago) link
iirc the current status is anyone who's drank from the well of gamma never really dies
not as long as the green door is open
― babu frik fan account (mh), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 02:42 (four years ago) link
Yeah, the Immortal Hulk is awesome and probably the highlight of Ewing's Marvel career. I just finished the latest TPB, and the revelation of the Hulk's ultimate future was just an incredible issue, pure science fiction goodness. The change of artist was a good choice for that issue, as great as Joe Bennett is at drawing grotesque gamma monsters, I don't think he could've pulled off what German García did there.
TIH also benefits from Hulk and his supporting cast being fairly independent from the big superhero teams, so the title hasn't become saddled with having to take part in Marvel's various crossovers, which has happened with pretty much all of Ewing's previous ongoing Marvel comics.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 07:37 (four years ago) link
Also, Ewing's nod to a certain Great Lakes Avengers character was cool, and appropriate for the story. I love how has this deep knowledge of Marvel lore and isn't afraid to reference fairly obscure characters and stories from years ago, but he always does it in a way that doesn't baffle readers who might not be familiar with the stories he's referencing. So it's fun for old-time Marvel readers but not uninviting to newbies; that's the way you should write in a decades-old shared continuity.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 07:44 (four years ago) link
"I love how he has"
Guys, I'm like two years late in noticing but Al totally made a Wrinklepaws reference in an issue of USAvengers. And I'm sure 99.9999999% of the readership was totally baffled.― War Crimes Tribunal of the Network Stars (Old Lunch), Sunday, November 24, 2019 4:41 AM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglinklmao I’d completely forgotten that― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, November 24, 2019 11:19 AM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― War Crimes Tribunal of the Network Stars (Old Lunch), Sunday, November 24, 2019 4:41 AM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, November 24, 2019 11:19 AM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink
Just saw this from months ago. What was the context for the reference?
― ☮️ (peace, man), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:44 (four years ago) link
Sunspot making fun of a government stooge.
― Tuomas, Friday, 31 January 2020 14:50 (four years ago) link
xpost There really wasn't any context. Roberto da Costa says it offhandedly to some brusque authoritarian who's all like '...wtf-paws?' in response, thus reflecting the experience of so many who have spent too much time on ILX.
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:50 (four years ago) link
Rolling Comic Book thread 2017
― Doubling down on out of date information (aldo), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:52 (four years ago) link
Thanks!
― ☮️ (peace, man), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:58 (four years ago) link