It was kind of a dumb death, but I still really liked his final monologue. Plus, the death of Illyana, which I also thought was pretty well written, provided a good lead up to, and justification for, Piotr's death.
For several years they'd been piling the angst on Peter with no let-up (and, to be honest, no point). His parents were killed, his brother came back and was crazy and then died (two or three times, actually), Illyana died, he grew disillusioned and joined up with Magneto (while he was in one of his crazier moments) and the Acolytes and etc, etc. He'd just become so utterly angsted-out that they didn't know what to do with him. And then they needed to get rid of the Legacy Virus in a hurry and hey presto kill two birds with one stone.
He had a great resurrection scene, though, so it wasn't all bad.
EDIT: I liked the way they did Illyana's death, though. That was one of Lobdell's better issues.
My wife plowed through all of V for Vendetta last sunday and is hungry for more Alan Moore.
Thus far she has read:
Watchmen
Lost Girls
V for Vendetta
And "From Hell" is on the way. What other stuff would you reccomend of his as solid stories? She's not really a comic fan, per se, she's moreso just a big fan of rape... err uhh... Alan Moore (who seems to enjoy rape based on the above titles). I hear good hings about Swamp Thing, but is that more episodic or is it one continuous story?
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Swamp Thing and League of Extraordinary Gentlmen should be to her liking, assuming she doesn't have some kind of prejudice against swamp monsters. If so, kindly inform her that the greatest monster of all is bigotry.
The Alan Moore Top 10 Series is really good. It's more police-procedural than comic booky (despite the fact that all the characters are super heroes). And if it is not the right fit, you should read it, because its awesome.
Vaughn Runaways? A resounding yes. Whedon Runaways? A little flawed at some points, and there were delays (but that doesn't affect you!) but still a yes in my book. Moore Runaways? Not a big fan. But he's off the book soon, to replaced by Yost and Kyle. I think.
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Vaughn Runaways? A resounding yes. Whedon Runaways? A little flawed at some points, and there were delays (but that doesn't affect you!) but still a yes in my book. Moore Runaways? Not a big fan. But he's off the book soon, to replaced by Yost and Kyle. I think.
If we're recommending non-Moore books, I believe that Ex Machina and Y the Last Man should be required reading for all new comic readers.
Yeah, I read all of Y the last man and believe that and preacher are right up her alley. Maybe preacher a little less so. She's religious, but not so much that she's cool with all of Moore's banter, but preacher is... taking blaspheming to an art. I described it to her and she liked the concepts, we'll see.
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My wife plowed through all of V for Vendetta last sunday and is hungry for more Alan Moore.
Thus far she has read:
Watchmen
Lost Girls
V for Vendetta
And "From Hell" is on the way. What other stuff would you reccomend of his as solid stories? She's not really a comic fan, per se, she's moreso just a big fan of rape... err uhh... Alan Moore (who seems to enjoy rape based on the above titles). I hear good hings about Swamp Thing, but is that more episodic or is it one continuous story?
Swamp Thing is great and is just starting to be released in new, nicer editions. And though it's not quite the same sort of work as any of what she's read so far, Promethea is perhaps my favorite of all of Alan Moore's stuff. Though, they're releasing that in Absolute editions starting this fall, so maybe wait on that.
Vaughn Runaways? A resounding yes. Whedon Runaways? A little flawed at some points, and there were delays (but that doesn't affect you!) but still a yes in my book. Moore Runaways? Not a big fan. But he's off the book soon, to replaced by Yost and Kyle. I think.
So get on it quick, before everyone starts dying.
It's funny because it's true!
I predict in their first issue Molly will get catapulted into the sun or something.
Whatever happened to that artist who used to work for DC and didn't use lines? He did Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters, some Green Lantern and some Flash. I know a lot of people don't like his art, but it's an interesting contrast.
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Whatever happened to that artist who used to work for DC and didn't use lines? He did Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters, some Green Lantern and some Flash. I know a lot of people don't like his art, but it's an interesting contrast.
Daniel Acuna?
He is a Marvel exclusive, and was working on Eternals. I think he's off the book now because it's tanking so badly, and he did the Uncanny X-Men Annual #2 a month or two ago.
His art's good, people just bitched at him on the Flash because they didn't like Wally's kids and therefore hated everything about the book.
That's probably not the best way to say it; he didn't use a lot of internal black lines on stuff, using the color to differentiate parts of the figure.
My wife plowed through all of V for Vendetta last sunday and is hungry for more Alan Moore.
Thus far she has read:
Watchmen
Lost Girls
V for Vendetta
And "From Hell" is on the way. What other stuff would you reccomend of his as solid stories? She's not really a comic fan, per se, she's moreso just a big fan of rape... err uhh... Alan Moore (who seems to enjoy rape based on the above titles). I hear good hings about Swamp Thing, but is that more episodic or is it one continuous story?
Swamp Thing is great and is just starting to be released in new, nicer editions. And though it's not quite the same sort of work as any of what she's read so far, Promethea is perhaps my favorite of all of Alan Moore's stuff. Though, they're releasing that in Absolute editions starting this fall, so maybe wait on that.
Is Tom Strong going to get an Absolute too? I love Tom Strong.
What are 3 or 4 of the best JSA trades? I want to pick up a few....but, just a few.
Edit: Excluding Thy Kingdom Come
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JSA: Darkness Falls is good. Return of Hawkman, also a plus. Black Reign and Black Vengeance are the other good ones, because it deals with Black Adam's team.
What are 3 or 4 of the best JSA trades? I want to pick up a few....but, just a few.
Edit: Excluding Thy Kingdom Come
I definitely recommend the first one, Justice Be Done. Beyond that, if you want to skip around, it might be helpful if you list some of the characters you like. Certain trades focus a bit more on a particular group of characters.
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For several years they'd been piling the angst on Peter with no let-up (and, to be honest, no point). His parents were killed, his brother came back and was crazy and then died (two or three times, actually), Illyana died, he grew disillusioned and joined up with Magneto (while he was in one of his crazier moments) and the Acolytes and etc, etc. He'd just become so utterly angsted-out that they didn't know what to do with him. And then they needed to get rid of the Legacy Virus in a hurry and hey presto kill two birds with one stone.
He had a great resurrection scene, though, so it wasn't all bad.
EDIT: I liked the way they did Illyana's death, though. That was one of Lobdell's better issues.
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Thus far she has read:
Watchmen
Lost Girls
V for Vendetta
And "From Hell" is on the way. What other stuff would you reccomend of his as solid stories? She's not really a comic fan, per se, she's moreso just a big fan of rape... err uhh... Alan Moore (who seems to enjoy rape based on the above titles). I hear good hings about Swamp Thing, but is that more episodic or is it one continuous story?
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Identity Crisis could be a gateway to non-Moore comics for her, what with rape being the entire basis for the series.
But the ending is so, so, so dumb, it would make her just quit reading comics altogether.
Give her Fables trades. If she doesn't like the series by March of the Wooden Soldiers, there's something wrong with her.
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Yeah, I read all of Y the last man and believe that and preacher are right up her alley. Maybe preacher a little less so. She's religious, but not so much that she's cool with all of Moore's banter, but preacher is... taking blaspheming to an art. I described it to her and she liked the concepts, we'll see.
PS2
FF X replay
PS3
God of War 1&2 HD
Rachet and Clank Future
MGS 4
Prince of Persia
360
Bayonetta
Fable 3
DS
FF: 4 heroes of light
Swamp Thing is great and is just starting to be released in new, nicer editions. And though it's not quite the same sort of work as any of what she's read so far, Promethea is perhaps my favorite of all of Alan Moore's stuff. Though, they're releasing that in Absolute editions starting this fall, so maybe wait on that.
It's funny because it's true!
I predict in their first issue Molly will get catapulted into the sun or something.
I can hope.
Daniel Acuna?
He is a Marvel exclusive, and was working on Eternals. I think he's off the book now because it's tanking so badly, and he did the Uncanny X-Men Annual #2 a month or two ago.
His art's good, people just bitched at him on the Flash because they didn't like Wally's kids and therefore hated everything about the book.
See for yourself? (Spoiler'd due to image size.)
Cool style though.
Example:
Is Tom Strong going to get an Absolute too? I love Tom Strong.
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https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
I definitely recommend the first one, Justice Be Done. Beyond that, if you want to skip around, it might be helpful if you list some of the characters you like. Certain trades focus a bit more on a particular group of characters.
Edit: Wiki says no, he quit comics. That makes me sad.
can't find a bigger link.