The whole "weren't you just dead?" thing doesn't bother me nearly as much as the "oh my god this is like something out of a comic book!" shit that keeps popping up.
Perhaps it is less about the actual dying and more about how those deaths and character moments are written?
Someone mentioned 52 here earlier, and now, taken as a whole, I think the entire thing was awesome, even if two characters I liked died, the overall story was so well conceived and executed, I consider their deaths noble due to the story they were involved with.
Compare that to, say, Jason Todd, who was never really well written, and whose death was a publicity stunt for DC and just vicious and needlessly violent...
Perhaps it really isn't the death/rebirth cycle you people are really upset about.
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When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
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So in Dr. 13, who were the four architects of the DC universe? I thought they were the writers of 52, but then one sorta looked like Didio. I know at least one was Morrison.
The Story: Blade is back in New York and he’s butting heads with your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man—what else do you need to know? How about that it’s written by Marc (WOLVERINE) Guggenheim, with art by Howard (NEW AVENGERS) Chaykin? That not enough for ya? Well, he’s got a GUN-ARM too. Give in and buy the book that you know you want to buy.
The Story: Blade is back in New York and he’s butting heads with your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man—what else do you need to know? How about that it’s written by Marc (WOLVERINE) Guggenheim, with art by Howard (NEW AVENGERS) Chaykin? That not enough for ya? Well, he’s got a GUN-ARM too. Give in and buy the book that you know you want to buy.
Hey kids, he´s got a gun arm!! ISNT THAT COOL?
*sigh*
Clearly gun-arms should stay where they belong, in the manga top 10. How dare marvel defile the concept by using it on 30 year old IP.
The Story: Blade is back in New York and he’s butting heads with your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man—what else do you need to know? How about that it’s written by Marc (WOLVERINE) Guggenheim, with art by Howard (NEW AVENGERS) Chaykin? That not enough for ya? Well, he’s got a GUN-ARM too. Give in and buy the book that you know you want to buy.
Hey kids, he´s got a gun arm!! ISNT THAT COOL?
*sigh*
Clearly gun-arms should stay where they belong, in Final Fantasy VII. .
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The Story: Blade is back in New York and he’s butting heads with your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man—what else do you need to know? How about that it’s written by Marc (WOLVERINE) Guggenheim, with art by Howard (NEW AVENGERS) Chaykin? That not enough for ya? Well, he’s got a GUN-ARM too. Give in and buy the book that you know you want to buy.
Hey kids, he´s got a gun arm!! ISNT THAT COOL?
*sigh*
Clearly gun-arms should stay where they belong, in Final Fantasy VII. .
Fixed to prevent thread derailment. Let's let sleeping internet arguments lie, thanks
Gunarm I was down with.
GunBLADE was where I drew the line.
Double-bladed sword? We're cool again, Square.
Water-blade? FUCK YOU.
Online blade? FUCK YOU HARDER.
Any Blade I damn well choose? YES.
So in Dr. 13, who were the four architects of the DC universe? I thought they were the writers of 52, but then one sorta looked like Didio. I know at least one was Morrison.
Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns and Greg Rucka. So yeah, the writers of 52.
The issues of Robin where Stephanie was Robin were the only issues I picked up. As soon as she was done, I dropped the book.
Your loss... Robin has been consistently good and Tim Drake is awesome.
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When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
OK, recommend to me a book or two. I'm currently working on getting myself back into comics and I have room on my monthly list of books to add probably one or two more titles. I need some suggetions.
Adjectiveles X-men
Astonishing X-men
Thunderbolts
New Avengers
Ultimate Spider-man
The Ultimates
The above is what's currently on my list, I've thought about something out of the following:
Nova
Spider-man (not sure which adjective I want to tag onto the beginning)
EXiles
New Excalibur
to add to the list but I'm not sure, any suggestions on this list or even new additions would be super. Thanks.
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OK, recommend to me a book or two. I'm currently working on getting myself back into comics and I have room on my monthly list of books to add probably one or two more titles. I need some suggetions.
Adjectiveles X-men
Astonishing X-men
Thunderbolts
New Avengers
Ultimate Spider-man
The Ultimates
The above is what's currently on my list, I've thought about something out of the following:
Nova
Spider-man (not sure which adjective I want to tag onto the beginning)
EXiles
New Excalibur
to add to the list but I'm not sure, any suggestions on this list or even new additions would be super. Thanks.
Looks like you are doing purely Marvel. I would say you should add: Immortal Iron Fist, X-Factor, and Amazing for your spider-man adjective(its the main line, though the others are more 'fun'). Nova has been totally awesome so far, and if you get the Annihilation TPB, you'll see even mroe badassery from him. As far as the Ultimate universe goes, perhaps add UFF to that and you'll be good to go.
Runaways for sure, and if you're looking for spider-man I'd say stick with Amazing since that's pretty much the flagship title. Nova is pretty kick ass right now you might want to check out the first 2 and see if you like 'em.
I'll second, or I guess third, Runaways. The first two hardcovers are available now, and the third (which completes BKV's run) is out wednesday. Plus, Whedon's run is only 2 issues old, so its way easy to get all caught up. Plus, its an amazingly awesome book.
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So I want to get some Spiderman stuff. The Ultimate collections look good, even though I don't really like some of the villain redesigns. Are there any good Spidey graphic novels/collections out there?
So I want to get some Spiderman stuff. The Ultimate collections look good, even though I don't really like some of the villain redesigns. Are there any good Spidey graphic novels/collections out there?
Spider-Man: Blue
Spider-Man: Sins Past/Sins Present
haha... just kidding about that last one.
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Although I did enjoy the Mysterio arc.
Also, in ASM #500, Peter got to talk to the real Uncle Ben for like 5 minutes. It was a birthday present from Dr. Strange.
Someone mentioned 52 here earlier, and now, taken as a whole, I think the entire thing was awesome, even if two characters I liked died, the overall story was so well conceived and executed, I consider their deaths noble due to the story they were involved with.
Compare that to, say, Jason Todd, who was never really well written, and whose death was a publicity stunt for DC and just vicious and needlessly violent...
Perhaps it really isn't the death/rebirth cycle you people are really upset about.
Jason Todd. What a dickwhistle.
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Yeah, that is pretty stupid.
Love how Marvel sells that issue
Hey kids, he´s got a gun arm!! ISNT THAT COOL?
*sigh*
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Clearly gun-arms should stay where they belong, in the manga top 10. How dare marvel defile the concept by using it on 30 year old IP.
Fixed to prevent thread derailment. Let's let sleeping internet arguments lie, thanks
Gunarm I was down with.
GunBLADE was where I drew the line.
Double-bladed sword? We're cool again, Square.
Water-blade? FUCK YOU.
Online blade? FUCK YOU HARDER.
Any Blade I damn well choose? YES.
My digital art! http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=8168
My pen and paper art! http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=7462
Was he bitten by a radioactive gun, or what?
I have loved every single issue.
It got even better after the CW tie-in issues, too.
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Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns and Greg Rucka. So yeah, the writers of 52.
After?? War Journal #4 was hands-down the best issue out of all the Civil War books...
Your loss... Robin has been consistently good and Tim Drake is awesome.
He can always spray paint himself.
Adjectiveles X-men
Astonishing X-men
Thunderbolts
New Avengers
Ultimate Spider-man
The Ultimates
The above is what's currently on my list, I've thought about something out of the following:
Nova
Spider-man (not sure which adjective I want to tag onto the beginning)
EXiles
New Excalibur
to add to the list but I'm not sure, any suggestions on this list or even new additions would be super. Thanks.
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Looks like you are doing purely Marvel. I would say you should add: Immortal Iron Fist, X-Factor, and Amazing for your spider-man adjective(its the main line, though the others are more 'fun'). Nova has been totally awesome so far, and if you get the Annihilation TPB, you'll see even mroe badassery from him. As far as the Ultimate universe goes, perhaps add UFF to that and you'll be good to go.
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It's entirely too goofy and silly. I don't care for it.
You mean "over-the-top balls to the walls awesome", right?
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No. No I don't.
Spider-Man: Blue
Spider-Man: Sins Past/Sins Present
haha... just kidding about that last one.