You know how Archie has that flash-forward series called Life With Archie where all the characters are grown-up and everything? I think they're doing a dual timeline thing where in one he's married to Betty and in the other he's married to Veronica, but I'm not sure.
Anyways, apparently it's ending this summer.
With the Death of Archie (and no, he doesn't die of old age, he gets killed).
I'm not sure how this fits into that dual timeline thing or what.
Lars on
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Olivawgood name, isn't it?the foot of mt fujiRegistered Userregular
Heard the latest DC comic book grotesquerie, and it is dumb as fuck, make no mistake
But I've been catching up on comics, and it must be noted that the Fear Itself and Siege events were pretty gruesome too
Pointless carnage was sort of the point of one, and then Sentry ripped a guy in half lengthwise in the other one before getting deep fries
And I've seen a fair share of people losing limbs and such
Comic book events seem filled with dumb shocking stuff as a rule, with the recent exception of Infinity
Weirdly specific powers are always the best kinds of powers
The worst thing in comics is when every hero has a way to fly and super endurance and strength
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
FCBD offerings from the big two are terrible. I can't remember any good ones. I tend to get one's I haven't heard of anyway on FCBD (I didn't do FCBD last year so maybe Marvel did something good?). I can see why DC and Marvel don't put any effort into their FCBD books though. They already have most of the market, they don't need to advertise.
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UnbrokenEvaHIGH ON THE WIREBUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered Userregular
Here it is in a nutshell: Did you see that stupifyingly atrocious piece-of-crap X-MEN sampler comic in TV GUIDE? My rage had no words. It was a textbook example of how NOT to write and draw something a prospective first-time reader could possibly understand or enjoy or want to see more of. Hell, I’ve been reading comics for 34 years and I had to read it three times to figure out what was going on.
That was Mark Waid on Bob Harras, 14 years ago. Bob Harras is the Editor-in-Chief at DC now. It is entirely unsurprising that the FCBD comic is terrible for introducing new readers to comics.
That sounds pretty great actually. Actually, looking into theFCBD comics from DC and Marvel, I think terrible may be an exaggeration. Some are abysmal. Most are average, middling, pointless. There's some that look good.
FCBD offerings from the big two are terrible. I can't remember any good ones. I tend to get one's I haven't heard of anyway on FCBD (I didn't do FCBD last year so maybe Marvel did something good?). I can see why DC and Marvel don't put any effort into their FCBD books though. They already have most of the market, they don't need to advertise.
FCBD offerings from the big two are terrible. I can't remember any good ones. I tend to get one's I haven't heard of anyway on FCBD (I didn't do FCBD last year so maybe Marvel did something good?). I can see why DC and Marvel don't put any effort into their FCBD books though. They already have most of the market, they don't need to advertise.
Marvel's FCBD stuff has been perfectly fine for a while now
years ago they did an amazing X-Men/Runaways one-shot
Thor: The Mighty Avenger Meets Captain America
Last year was the Infinity Prelude
Thor/Iron Man by Fraction, Dark Avengers/New Avengers by Bendis and then this year we get Flash and Carol joining the Guardians and Rocket having a solo adventure
I'm still having 0 luck tracking down a Young shirt from comicon tho, they need to make more of those dammit, can't even find them on Ebay. May have to just go to a less than reputable local shirt maker or something.
Heard the latest DC comic book grotesquerie, and it is dumb as fuck, make no mistake
But I've been catching up on comics, and it must be noted that the Fear Itself and Siege events were pretty gruesome too
Pointless carnage was sort of the point of one, and then Sentry ripped a guy in half lengthwise in the other one before getting deep fries
And I've seen a fair share of people losing limbs and such
Comic book events seem filled with dumb shocking stuff as a rule, with the recent exception of Infinity
Everyone's favorite moment of Infinity is Thor throwing a hammer through a dude's chest
In fairness there's a big tonal difference between that, which is a definite "YEEEEEEEEEEAH" moment, versus what happens in the DC stuff being talked about
Heard the latest DC comic book grotesquerie, and it is dumb as fuck, make no mistake
But I've been catching up on comics, and it must be noted that the Fear Itself and Siege events were pretty gruesome too
Pointless carnage was sort of the point of one, and then Sentry ripped a guy in half lengthwise in the other one before getting deep fries
And I've seen a fair share of people losing limbs and such
Comic book events seem filled with dumb shocking stuff as a rule, with the recent exception of Infinity
Everyone's favorite moment of Infinity is Thor throwing a hammer through a dude's chest
In fairness there's a big tonal difference between that, which is a definite "YEEEEEEEEEEAH" moment, versus what happens in the DC stuff being talked about
I agree, I'm just saying Infinity did have that, the difference is all in the presentation and execution.
(and for the record I love Siege and Ares' death at Sentry's hands was a legitimate HOLY SHIT moment at the time.)
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AtomicTofuShe's a straight-up supervillain, yoRegistered Userregular
I'm always genuinely surprised whenever I realize Tony Shaloub is a real person, I always thought it was like a fake actor name they made up for movies, like 555-#### phone numbers.
They have arrived, Drown me in your Envy!
( Totally wearing one to TWS tomorrow night too)
Not spoilers, just large pictures
I got my Groot Loops shirt yesterday, I wanna also wear it to TWS tommorrow but I think I need to see about exchanging it if possible. I made the mistake of getting my actual shirt size cause I've never had their shirts before.
Ya I went XL cause usually those are baggy on me, and it's tighter than expected. ( I'm 6'2 tho, shirts are a pita most of the time is why I default to largest available usually)
Wow, I have been being so little attention to ASM2 that I didn't even realise it's out here next week. Really can't be arsed, especially after only just watching Cap 2.
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I love his style
Wonder Girl looks like page one of a Hustler spread.
Which is when you realize she's, like, 16. WTF comics?
Anyways, apparently it's ending this summer.
I'm not sure how this fits into that dual timeline thing or what.
But I've been catching up on comics, and it must be noted that the Fear Itself and Siege events were pretty gruesome too
Pointless carnage was sort of the point of one, and then Sentry ripped a guy in half lengthwise in the other one before getting deep fries
And I've seen a fair share of people losing limbs and such
Comic book events seem filled with dumb shocking stuff as a rule, with the recent exception of Infinity
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I don't disagree that those events had pretty brutal/gruesome moments, but this nonsense from DC is in their FCBD offering.
The worst thing in comics is when every hero has a way to fly and super endurance and strength
That was Mark Waid on Bob Harras, 14 years ago. Bob Harras is the Editor-in-Chief at DC now. It is entirely unsurprising that the FCBD comic is terrible for introducing new readers to comics.
I distinctly remember my mom getting that for me at the store once on FCBD
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years ago they did an amazing X-Men/Runaways one-shot
Thor: The Mighty Avenger Meets Captain America
Last year was the Infinity Prelude
Thor/Iron Man by Fraction, Dark Avengers/New Avengers by Bendis and then this year we get Flash and Carol joining the Guardians and Rocket having a solo adventure
( Totally wearing one to TWS tomorrow night too)
Not spoilers, just large pictures
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I like how that is still a complaint even though (Cap 2 spoilers)
Everyone's favorite moment of Infinity is Thor throwing a hammer through a dude's chest
"But... this means.... everything dies..."
"You first"
"We would have words with thee"
"I care not!"
"Thunder"
In fairness there's a big tonal difference between that, which is a definite "YEEEEEEEEEEAH" moment, versus what happens in the DC stuff being talked about
I agree, I'm just saying Infinity did have that, the difference is all in the presentation and execution.
(and for the record I love Siege and Ares' death at Sentry's hands was a legitimate HOLY SHIT moment at the time.)
Movie ruined.
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Things he's torn in half:
Some people (mostly bad)
Maybe a Doombot or something?
His own face
His entire head
Dude just likes the hands-on approach.
They actually got an Asian actress to play Karai?
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I got my Groot Loops shirt yesterday, I wanna also wear it to TWS tommorrow but I think I need to see about exchanging it if possible. I made the mistake of getting my actual shirt size cause I've never had their shirts before.
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