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ASK ME NOT, WHIPPY: THE THREAD (General Comics Questions Thread)

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  • Desktop HippieDesktop Hippie Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    Yes! I win! Ha!

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    So, a simple question now that there is a new "Signature Edition" out: is the Spawn HBO series actually a quality program / better than the comic / worth watching?

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  • HooraydiationHooraydiation Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    It was cool when I was 13. Had boobs in it!

    But yeah, I guess it was alright. Certainly better than the movie, and better than the comics too I think.

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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    I finally got all the single issues to read all the way through Planetary. I think its the best comic ever. I want to sex up Warren Ellis because of it.

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    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    Sometimes I sell my stuff on Ebay
  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Cassady needs to get his ass in gear for the last issue.

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  • SquashuaSquashua __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    It's still not done? Is this why I'm still waiting for the final trade?

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Zeromus wrote: »
    So, a simple question now that there is a new "Signature Edition" out: is the Spawn HBO series actually a quality program / better than the comic / worth watching?

    a resounding yes to all three of those.

    I've had the DVD set since it came out.

    basically, all the stupid shit in the comics is cut out, and it's only 18 episodes, so there is no filler.

    the voice acting is what really clinches it. So good.

    I still watch it every now and again, and it still entertains as much as it used to.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    So I got a TPB of The Filth at Half-Price Books, and have read a few of the issues.

    Is this whole "cyborg animals from hell" motif ever explained?

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  • HooraydiationHooraydiation Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    So I got a TPB of The Filth at Half-Price Books, and have read a few of the issues.

    Is this whole "cyborg animals from hell" motif ever explained?

    It's the future, and since all the animals refused to evolve on their own we decided to strap some motors on their asses and call it progress.

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  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited November 2007
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    [strike]Cassady[/strike] Ellis needs to get his ass in gear for the last issue.

    Every delay on the book has been due to Ellis. It drives me nuts seeing people rake Cassaday over the coals when the dude's just taking work on other titles cause he's had to wait - literally for years - for Ellis to deliver the final scripts.

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  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited November 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Is this whole "cyborg animals from hell" motif ever explained?

    Just the way cyborg animals in comics are usually explained - secret government labs, mad scientists, etc.

    But the world in the comic is the way it is because it's how the Hand wants it: they have access to a way to rewrite reality.

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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Squashua wrote: »
    It's still not done? Is this why I'm still waiting for the final trade?

    Ya, I would say just hunter for the singles at this point. It was totally worth it for me.

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    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    Sometimes I sell my stuff on Ebay
  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I finished The Filth and I feel kind of dirty.

    I guess that's the point?

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I finished The Filth and I feel kind of dirty.

    I guess that's the point?
    Spread it on your flowers.

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  • HooraydiationHooraydiation Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I don't know. If I don't have any answers by the first of November we'll figure something out.

    I'll keep you guys posted.

    Any developments on this front?

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited November 2007
    I don't know. If I don't have any answers by the first of November we'll figure something out.

    I'll keep you guys posted.

    Any developments on this front?

    Uh, I'll have an answer within the hour.

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    [strike]Cassady[/strike] Ellis needs to get his ass in gear for the last issue.

    Every delay on the book has been due to Ellis. It drives me nuts seeing people rake Cassaday over the coals when the dude's just taking work on other titles cause he's had to wait - literally for years - for Ellis to deliver the final scripts.
    He has delivered the final script.

    Last march.

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  • AngryAngry The glory I had witnessed was just a sleight of handRegistered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Zeromus wrote: »
    So, a simple question now that there is a new "Signature Edition" out: is the Spawn HBO series actually a quality program / better than the comic / worth watching?

    a resounding yes to all three of those.

    I've had the DVD set since it came out.

    basically, all the stupid shit in the comics is cut out, and it's only 18 episodes, so there is no filler.

    the voice acting is what really clinches it. So good.

    I still watch it every now and again, and it still entertains as much as it used to.

    it really sucks that it got canned when it did. the animation was so good for the third season. really wish it could have finished properly.

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  • HooraydiationHooraydiation Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I don't know. If I don't have any answers by the first of November we'll figure something out.

    I'll keep you guys posted.

    Any developments on this front?

    Uh, I'll have an answer within the hour.

    That was weird, but I was more curious than anxious anyway.

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  • DharmaBumDharmaBum Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    So I am thinking about getting into the Cosmic side of the Marvel Universe. I know Annihilation rocked, and since they have started to come out in Paperback form I'm going to start to pick up the TPBs. But my question is has the cosmic side of the Marvel U continued to deliver in the way that Annihilation did?

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  • HooraydiationHooraydiation Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    A lot of people seem to think the Annihilation sequel hasn't been as good. Personally, the only cosmic stories I've read are Marvel Boy (kind of cosmic), Adam Strange: Planet Heist, and Starman's stint in the actual stars.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Conquest is a decent enough follow up, but it's not as good as Annihilation. The only real cosmic book going now besides Conquest is Nova, which you should definitely be reading.

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  • KVWKVW Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I'd say Conquest has been just as good as the original so far. The Ronan and SuperSkrull mini's were less than spectacular in the original outing and I'd rank them equal to Wraith and Quasar. Nova is just as good this time around and Starlord is probably better than Silver Surfer's mini in my opinion.

    Since the actual Conquest series hasn't started yet, it's hard to compare the two properly. The Prologue for both were good and similar mini's so far make it a worthy follow up in my eyes.

    Also, Nova's series has been excellent and looks to continue being teh awesome. If Conquest doesn't float your boat, then the Nova series will easily satisfy your cosmic appitite.

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    That's a good point. Some of the prologue minis for Annihilation weren't that great or epic, but the Annihilation mini itself made up for their lackings in spades.

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  • PsychoLarry1PsychoLarry1 Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    [strike]Cassady[/strike] Ellis needs to get his ass in gear for the last issue.

    Every delay on the book has been due to Ellis. It drives me nuts seeing people rake Cassaday over the coals when the dude's just taking work on other titles cause he's had to wait - literally for years - for Ellis to deliver the final scripts.
    He has delivered the final script.

    Last march.
    It was my understanding when I talked to Cassady last year that they weren't really worried too much about finishing the last issue in any set time frame, as it is an epilogue they weren't originally going to write. A "we'll get to it when we get to it, but it's not priority #1" attitude.

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    My point is that it should be because dammit
    I want to find out what happens with Ambrose.

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  • HooraydiationHooraydiation Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I don't know. If I don't have any answers by the first of November we'll figure something out.

    I'll keep you guys posted.

    Any developments on this front?

    Uh, I'll have an answer within the hour.

    That was weird, but I was more curious than anxious anyway.

    Within the week, then?

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited November 2007
    I have to find somebody to run it. I don't have time.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Well, I figure at least two or three people working together could get it coordinated. I'd be down to help out with that.

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  • SalmonOfDoubtSalmonOfDoubt Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    My point is that it should be because dammit
    I want to find out what happens with Ambrose.

    Seriously

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    PiptheFair wrote: »
    killing children would be hilarious
    Olivaw wrote: »
    HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE PENNY ARCADE FORUMS

    PLEASE ENJOY YOUR STAY

    AND THIS PENIS
    Man, I don't want to read about this lady's broken vagina.
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    I am sitting here trying to come up with a tiered system for rating child molesters.
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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I'd run secret spider-mans.

    All by myself if I have to.

    I can't really afford to participate, but I can run it.

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  • HooraydiationHooraydiation Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I've already mailed Geebs and got a first post mostly written up for it, borrowing heavily from the other Santa posts.

    I'd be more than willing to run it with someone else too, of course.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I will run it with you.

    Since I am a screenwriting major, I am pretty much glued to the computer when not in classes, and I work in front of one too. So yeah. I have the time.

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Not to detract from the conversation at hand, but...

    Does anyone else read Batman Confidential? I picked up some of the Joker arc today and I'd say it's surprisingly good. Was the first arc decent?

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Is that the book with the god awful art that is an affront to symmetry?

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Is that the book with the god awful art that is an affront to symmetry?

    The art's a little funky, but I wouldn't call it "god awful." It feels kind of like a faux Sam Kieth, I'd say.

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  • KVWKVW Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Most people hate it. Especially the altering of the Joker's origin. Apparently it's supposed to be cancelled in the near future as well. I flipped through it a couple times. Nothing really stood out to me to be honest, but the art wasn't that bad from what I saw.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited November 2007
    I'd run secret spider-mans.

    All by myself if I have to.

    I can't really afford to participate, but I can run it.

    last year it was "buy someone a single issue"

    it's not expensive

    (then my spider-man bought me Teen Titans Season 1 so it can be expensive)

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  • ZeromusZeromus Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    KVW wrote: »
    Most people hate it. Especially the altering of the Joker's origin. Apparently it's supposed to be cancelled in the near future as well. I flipped through it a couple times. Nothing really stood out to me to be honest, but the art wasn't that bad from what I saw.

    I mean, I'm pretty sure most of it isn't supposed to be taken as canonical. With that in mind, I don't see why someone would fault it for the story, necessarily, especially given that it's actually pretty well-written, if a bit heavy handed.

    Too bad it's getting canceled, I guess.

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  • ManonvonSuperockManonvonSuperock Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I'm sure everyone is already familiar with the Batman; Chocolate motivational poster:
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    Does anyone know where the art is from, as I love it.

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