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MotW: 2-11-2009 - The Fantastic Four? Jealous Frauds.

Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
edited February 2009 in Graphic Violence
Slow week for me. I've only read Marvel TV: Galactus so far and I enjoyed it. Loved the commercials.

I'm sure Green Lantern will be my MotW though.

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    ALL OF THOR. My God, was it awesome, even the Stan Lee story if only for David Aja.

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Loki is every bit the magnificent bitch I hoped her to be. There's all sorts of neat shit, but Thor wins.

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Incognito 2, definitely

    Batman was also really awesome and pretty much exactly what i expected

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  • Diablo FettDiablo Fett Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    this was an awesome week, with Batman, GLC, and Incognito, but Thor wins hands down

    normally i'm not one for battle scenes in comics, as they're just hard to convey in still panels, but holy shit i was on the edge of my seat through pretty much the entire (main) issue. it really was, and please excuse my usage of a tired internet term but it's really the only word i can think of to describe the issue, epic

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    The 'Guest Appearance' in Thor was pretty awesome.

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  • KVWKVW Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Dr Doom and Dracula on the Moon - its the hilarious odd couple sitcom we've all been waiting for and no other comic will feel complete without a cameo of them both on the Moon from now on.

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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Oh god Batman was so good

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  • DrakeonDrakeon Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Gotta go with GLC, fantastic issue, although a lot of it seemed to be set up for the next one.
    It's nice that they are finally trying to put a leader back into power for the sinestro corps though, took em long enough.

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    X-Men Origins: Sabretooth was awesome

    this is coming from someone who didn't care at all about Sabretooth prior to reading this

    bravo, Gillen

    bravo

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  • Diablo FettDiablo Fett Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Gotta go with GLC, fantastic issue, although a lot of it seemed to be set up for the next one.
    It's nice that they are finally trying to put a leader back into power for the sinestro corps though, took em long enough.

    why not, uh, Sinestro? you know, the guy the Corps is named after?

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  • muninnmuninn Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    X-Men Origins: Sabretooth was awesome

    this is coming from someone who didn't care at all about Sabretooth prior to reading this

    bravo, Gillen

    bravo

    Always like Sabretooth, but the Origins left me a bit let down. I guess i expected a bit more. But by god, the first few pages of the story were chilling.

    And god Batman was so good.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Does Sabretooth recap his origin or introduce anything new?

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  • DrakeonDrakeon Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Diablo Fett wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Gotta go with GLC, fantastic issue, although a lot of it seemed to be set up for the next one.
    It's nice that they are finally trying to put a leader back into power for the sinestro corps though, took em long enough.

    why not, uh, Sinestro? you know, the guy the Corps is named after?
    Well, he's been kinda busy either being A) in Jail or B) capture by Red Lanterns. It just seemed like the yellow lanterns were kinda running around with no plans whatsoever, also I like Mongul (not that he'd stay leader... although I think that largely depends on what happens to Sinestro over in the normal GL title)

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  • Diablo FettDiablo Fett Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Diablo Fett wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Gotta go with GLC, fantastic issue, although a lot of it seemed to be set up for the next one.
    It's nice that they are finally trying to put a leader back into power for the sinestro corps though, took em long enough.

    why not, uh, Sinestro? you know, the guy the Corps is named after?
    Well, he's been kinda busy either being A) in Jail or B) capture by Red Lanterns. It just seemed like the yellow lanterns were kinda running around with no plans whatsoever, also I like Mongul (not that he'd stay leader... although I think that largely depends on what happens to Sinestro over in the normal GL title)

    considering Sinestro is gonna play a big part in Blackest Night, i highly doubt anyone's gonna be taking over his Corps anytime soon

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  • DrakeonDrakeon Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Diablo Fett wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Diablo Fett wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Gotta go with GLC, fantastic issue, although a lot of it seemed to be set up for the next one.
    It's nice that they are finally trying to put a leader back into power for the sinestro corps though, took em long enough.

    why not, uh, Sinestro? you know, the guy the Corps is named after?
    Well, he's been kinda busy either being A) in Jail or B) capture by Red Lanterns. It just seemed like the yellow lanterns were kinda running around with no plans whatsoever, also I like Mongul (not that he'd stay leader... although I think that largely depends on what happens to Sinestro over in the normal GL title)

    considering Sinestro is gonna play a big part in Blackest Night, i highly doubt anyone's gonna be taking over his Corps anytime soon

    Noone has been in control of the Sinestro Corps since Sinestro was imprisoned and the tagline for this week's GLC was Arkillo vs Mongul for control of the Sinestro Corps. So, I'm not saying they'll stay in command, but Sinestro is not currently in control of his Corps (that we know of, I suppose he could somehow have been running it while imprisoned, but I find that doubtful). And just because Sinestro is playing a big part in Blackest Night does not mean it's as the leader of the Sinestro Corps.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Thor 600 sounds pretty bad-ass, and I didn't know the X-Men Origins one-shots were starting to hit stands.

    Guess I'll have to go back to the shop tomorrow.

    Batman was fantastic. The Gentleman's Gentleman's Tale was particularly great.

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  • muninnmuninn Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Robos A Go Go wrote: »
    Does Sabretooth recap his origin or introduce anything new?

    It was mostly a recap, but a very well told one.

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Funny, I was just thinking that I didn't really know anything about Sabretooth pre-Weapon-X. Does it actually go into his childhood at all?

    Here I was thinking they'd never bother given that they've killed him off.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I'd forgotten that he was unceremoniously killed and then replaced in Logan's rogues gallery by another evil Wolverine-type character.

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I think I rank it as 3rd worst Marvel story of the last 10 years, after Brand New Day and Nightcrawler's retcon. It'd be #2 except I care more about Nightcrawler.

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  • Dyvim TvarDyvim Tvar Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    He was killed off? When did that happen?

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  • KVWKVW Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    He was killed off? When did that happen?

    LOEEEEEBBBBB!

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  • Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    oop

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  • Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    muninn wrote: »
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    X-Men Origins: Sabretooth was awesome

    this is coming from someone who didn't care at all about Sabretooth prior to reading this

    bravo, Gillen

    bravo

    Always like Sabretooth, but the Origins left me a bit let down. I guess i expected a bit more. But by god, the first few pages of the story were chilling.

    Yeah, first part was good. Few parts were kinda heavy with the homoerotic subtext later on. It was practically text. Art was great though. Love that cover.

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  • BogartBogart Streetwise Hercules Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2009
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    He was killed off? When did that happen?

    Wolverine #55, at the end of a six-part story that has been awarded the 'worst Wolverine story of all time' trophy.

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Batman

    "Who are you?"

    "You're the worlds greatest detective.

    Figure it out."

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Bogart wrote: »
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    He was killed off? When did that happen?

    Wolverine #55, at the end of a six-part story that has been awarded the 'worst Wolverine story of all time' trophy.

    It seriously read like some 11 year old's fanfic that they had for some reason decided to illustrate.

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  • muninnmuninn Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Scooter wrote: »
    Bogart wrote: »
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    He was killed off? When did that happen?

    Wolverine #55, at the end of a six-part story that has been awarded the 'worst Wolverine story of all time' trophy.

    It seriously read like some 11 year old's fanfic that they had for some reason decided to illustrate.

    Just thinking about it makes me angry.
    Just thinking of Loeb makes me angry.
    nerdrage!

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    muninn wrote: »
    Scooter wrote: »
    Bogart wrote: »
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    He was killed off? When did that happen?

    Wolverine #55, at the end of a six-part story that has been awarded the 'worst Wolverine story of all time' trophy.

    It seriously read like some 11 year old's fanfic that they had for some reason decided to illustrate.

    Just thinking about it makes me angry.
    Just thinking of Loeb makes me angry.
    nerdrage!

    Reading these comments about Loeb's Evolution story make me glad I skipped it when I was collecting all of the current Wolverine issues in trade format. Speaking of which damn was Greg Rucka's issues badass. I'll probably switch to Jason Aaron's Wolverine book when Dark Wolverine starts though.

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  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Y'know, I read the best Loeb quote the other day:

    "Now, mind you, I sort of believe that continuity – or the rules of storytelling in the DC Comics Universe – goes like this: 'Jimmy Olsen didn’t become Robin, the Boy Wonder, and everything else is up for grabs'."

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  • muninnmuninn Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    That explains everything.

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  • TransporterTransporter Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    "He did, however, become Robin the GIRL Wonder!"

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  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Jimmy Olsen looks disturbingly decent as a woman.

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Redheaded chicks can't be ugly.

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  • mattharvestmattharvest Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Wildcat wrote: »
    Jimmy Olsen looks disturbingly decent as a woman.

    Lord knows he's got practice.

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  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I think my moment of the week was re-reading the second half of All-Star Superman in the hardbound vol. 2. I don't know if that's actually legal to nominate, though.

    Thor 600 was good, I loved the Lee/Aja part.

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  • McClyMcCly Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    desc wrote: »
    I think my moment of the week was re-reading the second half of All-Star Superman in the hardbound vol. 2. I don't know if that's actually legal to nominate, though.

    Thor 600 was good, I loved the Lee/Aja part.

    Perfectly legal.

    Thor 600 sold out at my shop, but I think I'll get it because I've heard so many great things about it.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    My only problem with Thor is that he listened to a word that came out of Loki's mouth, instead of smashing his teeth in with Mjolnir and demanding to know where Sif is.

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Well that's the thing about being the Trickster god. You can't really hold your head high and call yourself such if you can't even outsmart your idiot stepbrother.

    That was one of the funnier things about Thor in Sandman. Gaiman really played up the angle where he was a brainless fool who just smashed things.

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I liked the Batman: Year one parallel in Nightwing.

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