This Week In Moments - 1/21/09

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Green Lantern

Ohhhh fuck me he's a red lantern now what the fuck

Ghost Rider, in addition to finally coming towards the end of the arc, gave us a rad splash page

Apparently there was a Ghost Rider who was Russian and rode a fucking bear

Also an Eskimo on a dogsled

And Punisher

"let's make them count"

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Faynor

That splash page would be relevant to my interests.

My moments of the week, or at least what I've read so far:

Dark Avengers:

More or less lived up to my expectations. Lots of setting up. I liked Carol's reaction to everything especially. It kind of confused me when Bob was being Bob, because I assumed he would be all Void-y. Who knows, though! No big surprises on the roster front, though.

Mighty Avengers:

For being the first issue back for Wanda, it sure was vague. It was okay. The writing seemed a little off, but I could have been over thinking it. It might have helped if I had any idea who the villain and his weird cow servant were. I thought it was cool that it tied in with New and Dark and showed the different teams. I'm hoping big things from this.

Legacy was pretty good, liked seeing Rogue again. The development with the "archaeologist" should be interesting.

X-Men annual read as kind of choppy, but it was okay I guess. Some of the art was kind of bleh. The events of the present were interesting, though.

Emma convincing Namor that she lopped off Shaw's head so he would pledge his help to the mutants, when in reality it was just an illusion and she's going to lock him away and throw away the key.

Sars_Boy

um

are comics not delayed this week?

Me Too!

Oh the annual

I'm going to assume it only makes no sense because I just started reading Uncanny

Me Too!

Sars_Boy wrote: »

um

are comics not delayed this week?

Nope

Diamond didn't get a day off

Sars_Boy

well fuck me

i just didn't go to the shop on assumption

Me Too!

You missed a kick-ass Green Lantern!

I mean I know you read the spoilers but they can't do it justice

Crimsondude

Oh, yeah. I was looking forward to Dark Avengers, but GL just blew it the fuck out of the water.

DarkWarrior

I hate americans.

Lucascraft

GL #37 so hard. There is no other moment.

Sars_Boy

Me Too! wrote: »

You missed a kick-ass Green Lantern!

I mean I know you read the spoilers but they can't do it justice

i read that part on scans daily

KidDork

Yeah, I"d have to go with Green Lantern.

Haven't got to Thunderbolts yet, but I do love me that cover.

jkylefulton

re: Mighty Avengers #21 -



That's the story you'd want to look into for what Slott is mining now.

Golden Yak

KidDork wrote: »

Yeah, I"d have to go with Green Lantern.

Haven't got to Thunderbolts yet, but I do love me that cover.

GL was good. Dark Avengers was good. Thunderbolts was also good, because of the guest star:

President Barack Obama! And he gets attacked by the Green Goblin! Sweet!

Diablo Fett

Thunderbolts was great, but we still don't know who mystery Joker-mask guy is

GL was awesome, and Mighty Avengers was great simply for Herc

"You... You don't think he's cross-dressing... do you?"

Gabriel_Pitt

Faynor wrote: »

Mighty Avengers:

For being the first issue back for Wanda, it sure was vague. It was okay. The writing seemed a little off, but I could have been over thinking it. It might have helped if I had any idea who the villain and his weird cow servant were. I thought it was cool that it tied in with New and Dark and showed the different teams. I'm hoping big things from this.

Sounds like the High Evolutionary to me. He's being villainous now?

Drakeon

Man, X-Factor was mostly depressing this week. MAJOR SPOILERS

Apparently Madrox's son was actually the son of one of his dupes. He goes on to accidentally reabsorb his newly born son. Terry now wants to kill him.

Sars_Boy

Superman Beyond was fuckawesome

Ringo

Drakeon wrote: »

Man, X-Factor was mostly depressing this week. MAJOR SPOILERS

Apparently Madrox's son was actually the son of one of his dupes. He goes on to accidentally reabsorb his newly born son. Terry now wants to kill him.

Holy shit

DarkWarrior

Drakeon wrote: »

Man, X-Factor was mostly depressing this week. MAJOR SPOILERS

Apparently Madrox's son was actually the son of one of his dupes. He goes on to accidentally reabsorb his newly born son. Terry now wants to kill him.

He can absorb his own children? And he has memories of her being his mom. Thats gonna be awkward.

wirehead26

Both Dark and Mighty Avengers were great. Dan Slott's a total continuity whore but both Marvel and DC could use some more of those.

jkylefulton

Gabriel_Pitt wrote: »

Faynor wrote: »

Mighty Avengers:

For being the first issue back for Wanda, it sure was vague. It was okay. The writing seemed a little off, but I could have been over thinking it. It might have helped if I had any idea who the villain and his weird cow servant were. I thought it was cool that it tied in with New and Dark and showed the different teams. I'm hoping big things from this.

Sounds like the High Evolutionary to me. He's being villainous now?

That's not the High Evolutionary - that's

Chthon

.

Sars_Boy

Sars_Boy wrote: »

Superman Beyond was fuckawesome

seriously

I am the Endgame of the idea that spawned the likes of you, Ultraman. I am beyond conflict.

Drakeon

DarkWarrior wrote: »

Drakeon wrote: »

Man, X-Factor was mostly depressing this week. MAJOR SPOILERS

Apparently Madrox's son was actually the son of one of his dupes. He goes on to accidentally reabsorb his newly born son. Terry now wants to kill him.

He can absorb his own children? And he has memories of her being his mom. Thats gonna be awkward.

I guess he can, if they are from his dupes, that is.

Gabriel_Pitt

Holy shit. That is how you break a man.

Drakeon

Gabriel_Pitt wrote: »

Holy shit. That is how you break a man.

Gotta be honest, I wasn't too happy with it. I suppose I just saw it as needless.

Munch

Drakeon wrote: »

Man, X-Factor was mostly depressing this week. MAJOR SPOILERS

Hey. Hey, you. Mr. David has something to say to you.



Superman Beyond was just as good as the previous issue, even if the 3D gave my a headache. While there were a ton of great, epic moments, here are two of my favorites.

For those curious about the significance of the second image, I'll spoil it for you. But if you're interested in the issue at all, I strongly urge you to read the issue before you read the spoiler.

Seriously, are you sure?

Alright.

It's Superman's self-inscribed tombstone. How terribly meta and epic.

Mahnke and Morrison deserve some serious accolades for how well Superman Beyond turned out. While I kind of hate having to wait for Morrison's schedule to clear up enough for him to tackle the multiverse, this book has convinced me that the wait will totally be worth it.

A very pleasant surprise came this week in the form of Mysterius the Unfathomable. Written by Jeff Parker (Marvel Adventures: Avengers, Agents of Atlas, The Interman) and illustrated by Tom Fowler (Green Arrow), this comic's off to a great start. It does a superb job of setting up the main character, as well as his new sidekick/assistant, and the world they inhabit. There's also a bit of action, a good deal of comedy courtesy of the prickish protagonist, and some intriguing setup for upcoming issues. The thing's also super dense, so it really feels like you're getting your money's worth.

I think my favorite parts of the comic is all the world-building Parker and Fowler manage to cram in the book. I often complain about the lack of interesting settings in comics. For me, a hero is only as good as the world he inhabits. Who is Batman without Gotham, Superman without Metropolis, or Starman without Opal City? Mysterius inhabits a city of foppish, self-entitled bourgeois men and women whose common problems often intersect with the fantastic.

I highly recommend it if you have a thing for slimy protagonists, plucky sidekicks, and a story that's mundane meets mysticism.

Edit: Spoiler'd.

NoMansLand

Drakeon wrote: »

DarkWarrior wrote: »

Drakeon wrote: »

Man, X-Factor was mostly depressing this week. MAJOR SPOILERS

Apparently Madrox's son was actually the son of one of his dupes. He goes on to accidentally reabsorb his newly born son. Terry now wants to kill him.

He can absorb his own children? And he has memories of her being his mom. Thats gonna be awkward.

I guess he can, if they are from his dupes, that is.

Wow...I just...wow

Me Too!

I'm still stuck on them chillin' with Doc

durandal4532

Mr. David has a pretty damn high estimation of his storytelling.

Sars_Boy

i mean he's kind of like John Byrne but less horrible from what i understand so that's not surprising

Munch

Well, lately he's been making the rounds on the internet, basically saying, "Hey, so I know X-Factor hasn't been very good lately, but I'm going to bust ass to make it awesome!" It's no different from Mark Millar's self-promotion shtick, where he hypes and hypes his work to build as much excitement as possible. Personally, I'm happy to see creators that seem excited and enthusiastic about what they're doing.

Edit: Sars, you're the last person I ever expected to see slag on the dude who wrote Young Justice.

My world's been turned upside down.

TeaSpoon

Munch, I like how PAD's don't-spoil message was followed by several full pages from comics I haven't read yet. Unspoilered. Was it irony? Were you being ironic?

Anyway, I thought Mighty Avengers was pretty awful. It was surprising to see so many people list it as one of their favorite moments until I realized why I disliked it so much.

It's because I absolutely hate Hank Pym. God, I hate him so much. I hate that smug attitude and all the ego-stroking. I hate how he can't make up his mind between arrogance and self pity. Slott was basically fellating him the latter half of the issue.

It's possible I'm not being objective here. If that invalidates my opinion, so be it.

Also,

What they did to Quicksilver was bullshit. And came completely out of nowhere. In fact, who was that pale guy?

Oh yeah, and the writing seemed awkward at times.

Drakeon

TeaSpoon wrote: »

Munch, I like how PAD's don't-spoil message was followed by several full pages from comics I haven't read yet. Unspoilered. Was it irony? Were you being ironic?

Anyway, I thought Mighty Avengers was pretty awful. It was surprising to see so many people list it as one of their favorite moments until I realized why I disliked it so much.

It's because I absolutely hate Hank Pym. God, I hate him so much. I hate that smug attitude and all the ego-stroking. I hate how he can't make up his mind between arrogance and self pity. Slott was basically fellating him the latter half of the issue.

It's possible I'm not being objective here. If that invalidates my opinion, so be it.

Also,

What they did to Quicksilver was bullshit. And came completely out of nowhere. In fact, who was that pale guy?

Oh yeah, and the writing seemed awkward at times.

Yea, Mighty Avengers was an odd read for me too, couldn't really say why.

Sars_Boy

Munch wrote: »

Well, lately he's been making the rounds on the internet, basically saying, "Hey, so I know X-Factor hasn't been very good lately, but I'm going to bust ass to make it awesome!" It's no different from Mark Millar's self-promotion shtick, where he hypes and hypes his work to build as much excitement as possible. Personally, I'm happy to see creators that seem excited and enthusiastic about what they're doing.

Edit: Sars, you're the last person I ever expected to see slag on the dude who wrote Young Justice.

My world's been turned upside down.

im not slagging his writing at all

just from what i understand he is kind of ego-maniacal when it comes to his place in comics

fuck dude I've told the man to his face that he's the reason i read comics to begin with

ain't change a dang thing about the way he is the the Real World

Munch

TeaSpoon wrote: »

Munch, I like how PAD's don't-spoil message was followed by several full pages from comics I haven't read yet. Unspoilered. Was it irony? Were you being ironic?

I opted not to because none of those images really give anything away about the issues. But hey, since it bothers you I've gone ahead and amended my post.

Sars_Boy wrote:

im not slagging his writing at all

just from what i understand he is kind of ego-maniacal when it comes to his place in comics

fuck dude I've told the man to his face that he's the reason i read comics to begin with

ain't change a dang thing about the way he is the the Real World

Ah, I see. I thought you were making a comparison regarding the quality of his work, not his character.

TeaSpoon

Eh? I was under the impression that he got kicked around in the comic industry. For such a good writer, he doesn't have the presence of people like Bendis and Loeb, who seem to have taken over their respective companies, even though his work is equally accessible.

And DC has been systematically undoing his work by deleting Linda Danvers and lobotomizing Young Justice.

Servo

nothing new caught my eye this week so i picked up robin: year one. i'm sure keith, at least, will be happy with me (for once)

Garlic Bread

Servo wrote: »

nothing new caught my eye this week so i picked up robin: year one. i'm sure keith, at least, will be happy with me (for once)

it's great!!

the writing and the art are both fantastic!!

Servo

i've liked javier pulido ever since human target, but he doesn't seem to do a lot of work. the most recent thing i remember him doing was that captain america special from a year or two back.

Darklyre

I didn't like Mighty Avengers much this week, but there's one thing that redeemed it completely for me:

The return of Hank Pym, SCIENCE ADVENTURER!