MOTW 5/13/09: Nothing clever, it was Fables

TexiKenTexiKen Dammit!That fish really got me!Registered User regular
edited May 2009 in Graphic Violence
Fables#84, pure awesome. Homelands awesome. I could only scan so many, but the whole issues was great:

Jack arrive on the Farm, and sees Rose Red, who thinks he is Boy Blue (Akins draws her really messed up due to her depression). Jack wants to stick his poppycock in her fiddle faddle:

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The animals hear it, but think Boy Blue has returned, and Stinky thinks Jack is actually Boy Blue reincarnated in disguise:

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And now Jack takes over the farm, completely oblivious to Boy Blue's death and thinking the fawning over him is because he's Jack:

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Also, there is foreshadowing that Beauty and Beast may have a kid (good make up sex), Jack Frost II meets up with his dad finally.

Also clever is Fables is now Jack of Fables while JoF is now Bigby's book.



GLC #36 would have won it had it not been released the same week as Fables, a dense read compared to other books.

You had the first third belonging to Soranik and Sinestro, with baby Soranik (aww), the riot on OA continuing, and Ion going after Mongul trying to tap into the Ion Power that is blocked due to the ring and (presumably) Skaar:

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Good read, lots of action and story progression

The Unwritten #1 was also a treat for anyone who likes Fables or Y the Last Man.

And everyone pick up Pet Avengers, it has everything. A gender confused dog, emo Lockheed, Falcon being an angry red bird (tongue in cheek funny), awesome!

And Captain Britian #13 was excellent as well, what Secret Invasion should have been.
Dracula wins, the only person left to lead the resistance is Blade

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Agreed. Fables was awesome as usual.

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  • mattharvestmattharvest Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    So, re: Yat
    did Sodam Yat just turn the sun yellow, empowering the Daxamites?

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    It looks that way.

    That said, Fables is so effing good. I love the rabbit guard, and the Blue followers, and how Jack (Jack) still manages to brreze through life so easily, even to
    Seriously, big spoiler.
    Become the acting head of The Farm thanks to Red.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I just love how it's flowing so well now. There was some slowdown after #75, but that was deserved because it was the end of the "first act" as Willingham put it once.

    And the Rabbit Guard was awesome, if I could have put the whole line in the title I would have.

    "And I can kill a man at close quarters using only my left ear."

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  • SatanIsMyMotorSatanIsMyMotor Fuck Warren Ellis Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The Walking Dead.

    Kirkman continues to keep things both disturbing and interesting.

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    X-Factor was a good read.
    I enjoyed when Layla and Madrox kissed. Nice pay-off. It's weird how Cylcops said he got so cyborgy and fucked up because of Madrox, though. Wondering how that'll work. Either way, I think the future storyline is more interesting than the present at the moment.

    I think Captain Britain beat X-Factor out for MOTW, though. I especially loved the narration at the end.
    Poor Faiza. :(

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  • kdrudykdrudy Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I was amused by one part of Booster Gold this week
    He inadvertently stopped the Fantastic Four from existing in the DC universe.

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Sonic 200 was fantastic. I actually thought they might
    kill Robotnic off
    but then I remembered I'm reading an Archie comic.

    My shop had the Secret Wars 2 omnibus sitting on the shelf and I almost considered getting it. Almost.

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2009
    Suicide Kings 2

    "Got an appointment, bikini wax"
    "No need to waste money just let me get my sword out"

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  • ServoServo Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited May 2009
    i finally got the opportunity to pick up the first volume of sinestro corps war and i did not expect it to be as good as it is. i mean, i knew it was good and all, but i figured all the hype would leave me a little let down, but man, it's pretty friggin great.

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  • AngryAngry The glory I had witnessed was just a sleight of handRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    i liked vol.1 more then 2 but it's really good still.

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  • werehippywerehippy Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The Walking Dead.

    Kirkman continues to keep things both disturbing and interesting.

    Something's just not right with Kirkman. I mean, jesus christ, this issue is disturbing on so many levels.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    werehippy wrote: »
    The Walking Dead.

    Kirkman continues to keep things both disturbing and interesting.

    Something's just not right with Kirkman. I mean, jesus christ, this issue is disturbing on so many levels.

    Spoil it!

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  • kdrudykdrudy Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Suicide Kings 2

    "Got an appointment, bikini wax"
    "No need to waste money just let me get my sword out"

    I also appreciated

    "Go on, you know you want to say it"
    "I thought you could use a hand"

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Booster Gold #20 by Keith Giffen, Pat Olliffe, and Dan Jurgens
    Booster travels back in time to the 1950's and gets swept up in some spy shenanigans involving a certain task force. A squad if you will. But my moment of the week has nothing to do with that.

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    The story of Booster Gold's life; trying to look cool, and failing miserably.

    Unfortunately, these two pages show the importance of having a good inker, especially for a penciller like Dan Jurgens, who requires a "finisher." Seriously, compare that to the stuff that Norm Rapmund has done with Jurgens.

    Luckily, the rest of the issue is handled by the capable, if a bit average, Pat Olliffe, with Keith Giffen writing.

    Aside from a small continuity gaffe involving the name of the JLI's Rocket Red, it was a damn fine stand-alone issue. I'd love to see Giffen take over writing duties permanently.

    R.E.B.E.L.S. by Tony Bedard and Claude St. Aubin has, to my surprise, become one of the books I most look forward to every month. An enjoyable sci-fi comic steeped in war, espionage, and political intrigue, Bedard really seems to have hit his groove here, juggling a large and diverse cast while still giving all the players, including the galaxy's biggest jerkface, Vril Dox, Tigorr and his Omega Men, a few wayward bounty hunters, and various sundry alien bodies, each of whom have their own agenda. And the art's been fantastic throughout, with Andy Clarke doing the art for the first three issues, and Claude St. Aubin acting as the dedicated fill-in artist, with their styles blending almost seamlessly.

    If you enjoy Green Lantern Corps or Marvel's Annihilation books, definitely give it a gander.
    I really enjoyed the final page, with the Omega Men reacting to the sight of several giant Starros flying through space, accompanied by a fleet of warships, and several alien badasses with Starro spores attached to them.

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    Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 by Chris Eliopoulos, Ig Guara, and Colleen Coover had a very promising start, with the team quickly assembling, and getting well into their mission of gathering the scattered Infinity Gems. The Throg, Frog of Thunder sequence dragged on a bit too long, but Coover's charming art made it quite bearable. Speaking of art, I picked this up in large part due to Ig Guara, whose art I'd previously enjoyed on Marvel Adventures: Avengers, pencilling it. Here he goes without the aid of an inker, and I think the art is worse for it. Then again, maybe I'm noticing the difference in the colorist more. Here, colorist Chris Sotomayor gives everything kind of a cool, pallid tone, which doesn't really seem to compliment a peppy, upbeat book about the pets of superheroes gathering shiny, magic rocks.

    It should be noted that Eliopoulos does an excellent job with pacing, dialogue, and characterization. I've got zero complaints on the writing.
    While all the characters are instantly given distinct, interesting voices, I think Ms. Lion is definitely going to be the breakout star of this book.
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    Also, am I the only one disappointed that the Monkeyverse's Speedball isn't in this? C'mon, Monkey Speedball united with 616 Speedball's cat? That's gold!

    Secret Warriors #4 by Brian Bendis, Johnathan Hickman, and Stefano Caselli maintained its high level of quality, with the art and writing hitting all the right notes. This issue dialed back the frantic pace of last month's issue, giving both the readers and characters time to catch their breath and prepare for what's sure to be a throwdown of epic proportions in the coming months.
    I'll just let these two pages speak for themselves.

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    Munch on
  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Yeah. SW is just too something for me. A dry cool wit doesn't make a cool book.

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  • werehippywerehippy Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    werehippy wrote: »
    The Walking Dead.

    Kirkman continues to keep things both disturbing and interesting.

    Something's just not right with Kirkman. I mean, jesus christ, this issue is disturbing on so many levels.

    Spoil it!

    I'm assuming you know the characters at least roughly.
    Dale's two little twins are in the woods by themselves, and we come in on the one we saw killing a cat last issue nonchalantly having killed the other and saying it's ok because he didn't damage his head, so he'll come back.

    Cue big brew group discussion, with the kid locked in a van they found and where Abraham says they need to kill the kid because he could turn on any of them, and despite some disagreement (Andrea, Dale, Glen, and Maggie) the group agrees, with Rick being on board and the conversation left hanging on who's going to do it.

    Cut to that night, where fucking Carl sneaks out of the tent he's sleeping in with Rick, unlocks the van, and shots the kid point blank. Everyone runs out to see what happened (Rick thinks Carl is asleep) while Carl sneaks back into the tent.

    Issue ends with Glen and Rick pretty much admitting it was probably Carl that did it, though Rick is at least somewhat denying it.

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  • ServoServo Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited May 2009
    Yeah. SW is just too something for me. A dry cool wit doesn't make a cool book.

    maybe it's the fact that nick fury appears to wear his eyepatch with the strap going under the ear. non-traditional!

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Did anyone pick up Unwritten #1 or that other book with Un in the title that looked a lot better but was also expensive?

    I put my dollar on Unwritten, and it was better than the preview but still pretty so-so.

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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 May 2009
    Servo wrote: »
    Yeah. SW is just too something for me. A dry cool wit doesn't make a cool book.

    maybe it's the fact that nick fury appears to wear his eyepatch with the strap going under the ear. non-traditional!
    My problem is that the premise doesn't really make sense to me.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    My moments are actually from last week (I get my books a week late). HP Lovecraft's insane and racist ramblings in Atomic Robo were great. Also, I recently discovered that the new Deadpool series is pretty good. Not too many comics have me lol-ing, and this is one of them.

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2009
    Secret Warriors.

    In regards to former agents of Shield who now work for Hammer.

    "What are you going to feel when you put a bullet in those men Nick?"
    "Recoil"

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Yeah. That's just stupid.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I only had 2 books this week: GLC and Action Comics.

    GLC was pretty awesome the whole way through. Tomasi continues to impress me with how he is able to manage 3 or 4 simultaneous plots so well.

    Action Comics was pretty good too. General Lane is a dick. And who was the tattoo face girl? I didn't recognize her.

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Savage She-Hulk #2 by Fred Van Lente, Peter Vale, and Michael Ryan was well written enough, and the art's great, but there's far too little plot movement. By splitting the book's narrative, with one portion of the story taking place in the past, and another in the present, neither story moves at the pace they should. Marvel also justifies a $3.99 price tag on this issue by tacking on an old She-Hulk reprint, which bugs me. I'd have preferred some sketches or blurbs from the creators.

    On the upside, there's a lot of interesting world-building as Van Lente focuses on the universe that Lyra/Thundra come from. He briefly explores a world where men and women live in separate societies, with the women living in something of an Amazonian society dedicated to gathering lost knowledge, and the men living in warring tribes based on the "hero totems" of the present day. Honestly, I think the stuff from Lyra/Thundra's world is more interesting than the story taking place in the present. It runs in the same vein as Kamandi or Old Man Logan, showing a post-apocalyptic world that's heavily influenced by the present day we know, and I love that stuff.

    The issue also reveals an interesting bit regarding the protagonists superpowers, and ends on a nice cliffhanger.
    These panels reveal the greatest of the hero totem tribes from Lyra's world.
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    Given who's represented by the tribes, and that Lyra's come back in time to stop Norman Osborn, the supposed greatest hero of the present day era, there's sure to be some interesting revelations regarding how Osborn and his Dark Avengers have shaped Lyra's future.

    Secret Six #9 by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott was more of what I've come to expect from the title; snappy banter, solid action, and character building. This issue follows Ragdoll, Bane, and Catman as they run around Gotham preventing a wave of kidnappings. Both Bane and Catman seem convinced that the other wants to replace Batman, with both denying it. So begins a running joke throughout the issue, with Catman being mistaken for Batman, Bane acting bemused upon seeing the Catmobile, and Ragdoll pestering both while acting like Robin, as played by Burt Ward.
    Here, the grateful parents of a would-be kidnapping victim have just thanked Bane for intervening on their behalf. The father offers him money, their luxury condo, or anything else that's within his power to give him, with Bane graciously declining. Then Ragdoll sweeps in.
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  • DelduwathDelduwath Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I haven't been keeping up with the Batman portion of the DCU of late. How long has Bane been a good-ish guy? How long has he had the reverent attitude towards Batman?

    Man, now that I think about it, the only Bane I know is the DCAU Bane. For all I know, the comics-Bane broke Batman's back out of love.

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  • SlagmireSlagmire Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Munch wrote: »
    Secret Six #9 by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott was more of what I've come to expect from the title; snappy banter, solid action, and character building. This issue follows Ragdoll, Bane, and Catman as they run around Gotham preventing a wave of kidnappings. Both Bane and Catman seem convinced that the other wants to replace Batman, with both denying it. So begins a running joke throughout the issue, with Catman being mistaken for Batman, Bane acting bemused upon seeing the Catmobile, and Ragdoll pestering both while acting like Robin, as played by Burt Ward.
    Here, the grateful parents of a would-be kidnapping victim have just thanked Bane for intervening on their behalf. The father offers him money, their luxury condo, or anything else that's within his power to give him, with Bane graciously declining. Then Ragdoll sweeps in.
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    Certainly looks like Bane has a mad man-crush for Bats.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Bane was supposed to be the half brother of Batman years ago, but they kept that kind of quiet respect for one another still.

    Bane's come a long way from being 'roid guy.

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Delduwath wrote: »
    I haven't been keeping up with the Batman portion of the DCU of late. How long has Bane been a good-ish guy? How long has he had the reverent attitude towards Batman?

    Man, now that I think about it, the only Bane I know is the DCAU Bane. For all I know, the comics-Bane broke Batman's back out of love.

    He flip-flops back and forth. After beating up Batman, then getting his ass stomped by Batzrael, he went insane for a bit, and then came out of the experience with a new attitude, having kicked his addiction to Venom. Then he became kind of a mercenary anti-hero, not really being a good guy, but not just being malicious for the sake of it either. He lingered in that status quo for a while, before popping up in Villains United, where he was seen sending the Secret Society of Supervillains' emissaries back dead or broken. Then he popped up as a member of the Secret Society of Supervillains for no good goddamn reason in Infinite Crisis, killed Judomaster, and then disappeared, until showing up in Checkmate as a political leader in South America. There he was easily beaten up by Judomaster's son, and one of Greg Rucka's pet characters, Tommy Jagger, in what was one of the most blatant jobbings ever.

    That brings us back to Secret Six, where he's back to doing the anti-hero mercenary thing. As for the reverent attitude, that's always been present to some degree. The whole reason he first sought out Batman was because he felt Bruce was the only person who could be a worthy challenge.

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  • Futt BuckerFutt Bucker CTRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I think my MotW was Wolverine
    getting his face punched off by Rulk.

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  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The Walking Dead 61
    Because Rick and I had the same face in that scene.

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I think my MotW was Wolverine
    getting his face punched off by Rulk.

    hahaha

    That's awesome.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Belated MOTW was getting War of Kings #3 after Diamond got them to my store this week. Good issue, primarily the Inhumans stuff, but why did no one mention this?:
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    Plush toy Thing is awesome. Therefore, it must be told to all how awesome it is.

    The only downside ot the issue is the cover. I do not like Brandon Peterson's all computer art now. It looks like PS1/Saturn era 3D modeling. The cover with Vulcan's face looks especially bad. He needs to revert to his Ultimate X-Men art style if anything.

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Black Bolt is so BA. I wish I could just stare at people and they'd be all, "Oh, you're so right!"

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  • kdrudykdrudy Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Plus his costume points straight down at his junk, have to be a man with confidence to wear that.

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Yeah, it proudly declares, "My voice isn't my only superpower." It's grand.

    Lockjaw looks like a ball of goo in that picture.

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  • FCDFCD Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Also also, his actual name is Blackagar Boltagon. I mean, goddamm. That is a name you do not fuck with.

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    MotW for me was War of Kings: Ascension #2.

    For the way they totally pulled a
    Dallas
    on Darkhawk's backstory. It's not that I like what they did, I'm just so damn amused about how they did it.

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  • CadeCade Eppur si muove.Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The Walking Dead

    It continues to turn things upside down when ever you start to get comfortable.

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I really liked FC Aftermath: Escape, although it does seem like it really needed someone like JH Williams to make it great. His art style would have been perfect for it.

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