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Ed Norton Won't Be in The Avengers
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is Steve still head of SHIELD?
civil war was poorly written and far too bloated but kind of an interesting concept
dark reign was a tighter story but just a dumb concept
To be fair, I have a long and distinguished record in misremembering things people have said, so this might be one of those times.
see i prefer the latter! obviously we value different things in narrative
although mostly i just fucking loved norman osborn. the fact that dark reign got me to respect the green fucking goblin means that i can never truly hate it
whatever happened to that dude, anyway
It just seemed so stupid that anyone would trust Norman with anything at all ever again after the first dozen or so relapses into green goblin
like you wouldn't hire the dude to be a supervisor at mcdonald's
but nope
head of SHIELD/HAMMER
He's up to no good New Avengers, I think
Putting together a new team of dark avengers
Coran Attack!
oh yes, the initial hump you have to get over (that he is allowed to be in this position) is very dumb. But I liked the idea of his character being in control, and how he handled that control. If they had replaced Norman with a new person who was just an evil government person with a huge ego and a lot of ambition, I think Dark Reign would have been a really, really good event/theme.
The Invaders
Justice Society
The Invaders didn't debut until 1969 and that was in an Avengers comic
Unless you're talking about in continuity appearances
I know with this caveat, the X-Men are out
Coran Attack!
That means we're ignoring Justice Society, X-Men and Fantastic Four?
From my quick wikipediaing, it seems like Justice League(1960) was the first all-star team
With the Avengers, Iron Man, Thor, Cap, etc all had their own books and came together because of The Hulk (controlled by Loki). I'm just curious if the JL or Avengers came first
Coran Attack!
he's thinking of the All-Winners Squad, which was what they were originally called back in 1946
but yeah, the Justice Society was introduced in 1940
Sure is an accurate title.
I mean, really, I've got to hand it to you guys. You're really good at bitching. In the way that a dog is really good at shitting.
This summer, DC Entertainment will publish all-new stories expanding on the acclaimed WATCHMEN universe. As highly anticipated as they are controversial, the seven inter-connected prequel mini-series will build on the foundation of the original WATCHMEN, the bestselling graphic novel of all time. BEFORE WATCHMEN will be the collective banner for all seven titles, from DC Comics.
“It’s our responsibility as publishers to find new ways to keep all of our characters relevant,” said DC Entertainment Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee. “After twenty five years, the Watchmen are classic characters whose time has come for new stories to be told. We sought out the best writers and artists in the industry to build on the complex mythology of the original.”
Stepping up to the challenge is a group of the comic book industry’s most iconoclastic writers and artists – including Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS), Lee Bermejo (JOKER), Amanda Conner (POWER GIRL), Darwyn Cooke (JUSTICE LEAGUE: NEW FRONTIER), John Higgins (WATCHMEN), Adam Hughes (CATWOMAN), J.G. Jones (FINAL CRISIS), Andy Kubert (FLASHPOINT), Joe Kubert (SGT. ROCK), Jae Lee (BATMAN: JEKYLL AND HYDE), J. Michael Straczynski (SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE) and Len Wein (SWAMP THING).
in the same way that criticizing outrageous cases of misogyny or poor writing or poor art is something that is a normal thing to discuss when you're talking about a creative medium. Thinking something is bad and talking about it is an exercise that happens in all realms of creative work.
the comics industry inspires a lot of quality bitching
Actually making comics that take place during that time is just pointless. You might as well just make a whole new thing.
the only thing that would make less sense is After Watchmen
pretty much! it's a self-contained work.
oh lord
Also sometimes you just want to say "this fucking sucks" with no real lead up to it in conversation and the Bitching Thread lets you do that.
Rich Johnston does deserve all the shit he gets though.
The concept of the bitching thread as a bathroom is one that make sense to me.
There's nothing wrong with bitching, and Johnston deserves to be bitched at, but... something about the way in which it's being done bothers me. I can't put my finger on it.
People like that getting work and sales is a big part of the problem with the comics industry.