I’m sad to leave but very, very proud of the work we did together and delighted to have been a small part of Diana’s ongoing epic saga. It’s really been a joy. And I have to say in complete honestly, I am genuinely thrilled by who is taking over the book. It’s someone who is going to rock this book like there’s no tomorrow, and I could not be happier with this choice. They got this one 100% right. I think it’s going to be a new era of greatness for our princess. People are going to freak and that makes me smile a lot.
My schedule is packed full, as well…and I’m doing books that make me happy every day, like the incredibly fun and horrid SECRET SIX, which has some really shocking surprises coming, and then of course a book very dear to my heart, the return of BIRDS OF PREY in May, with artist Ed Benes doing the finest work of his career. And I can announce for the first time officially, a really exciting WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY mini-series starts in July! Add to that a little treat that is a life-long dream of mine coming true in WONDER WOMAN #600 and it’s turning out to be a great, great year. Aside all that, a huge surprise with one of my all-time favorite artists is coming, but we can’t even hint at that now, so pretend you didn’t read that last bit.
I spent a while thinking about how to respond to that using a whore related joke. Then I realised that Wonder Woman being made into a whore by Frank Millar is not funny. Not at all. It's just sad. I pity him.
I don't know why people are surprised at modern Frank Miller. You could see the roots of that shit all through DKR, Year One, and The Man Without Fear.
man All Star Batman and Robin is the best Batman book ever written besides the issue where he throws a car battery at a dude
The fact that you recognise Hank Pym's greatness means that I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you are suffering from temporary insanity. Any more comments like this and I will not be so forgiving.
I like Dark Knight Strikes Again because it's crazy enough, and dumb enough, to be fun. ASB is just grounded enough to keep me from having fun with concepts like Joker with a dragon tattooed on his back, and a midget referring to Black Canary as, "Sweet chunks."
I hated the opening of All Star Batman. The more I read it, the more absurd it became though. It was so bad, it looped back around to awesome at some point with scenes like painting a whole room, including himself, yellow, drinking lemonade and laughing at Hal Jordan.
And butter dumpster is a much better phrase than sperm bank.
I hated the opening of All Star Batman. The more I read it, the more absurd it became though. It was so bad, it looped back around to awesome at some point with scenes like painting a whole room, including himself, yellow, drinking lemonade and laughing at Hal Jordan.
I did think that was funny. But even then, it seemed like Miller wanted to try injecting some drama and gravitas into the scene, when Robin hits Green Lantern in the larynx, and Batman has to trach him, while simultaneously bitching at Robin. Reading it, I always felt like Miller couldn't decide whether he was doing a funny book, or a serious one.
I hated the opening of All Star Batman. The more I read it, the more absurd it became though. It was so bad, it looped back around to awesome at some point with scenes like painting a whole room, including himself, yellow, drinking lemonade and laughing at Hal Jordan.
I did think that was funny. But even then, it seemed like Miller wanted to try injecting some drama and gravitas into the scene, when Robin hits Green Lantern in the larynx, and Batman has to trach him, while simultaneously bitching at Robin. Reading it, I always felt like Miller couldn't decide whether he was doing a funny book, or a serious one.
I think it depends on the coke/acid ratio in his blood at the time.
I hated the opening of All Star Batman. The more I read it, the more absurd it became though. It was so bad, it looped back around to awesome at some point with scenes like painting a whole room, including himself, yellow, drinking lemonade and laughing at Hal Jordan.
Wonder Woman's dialogue, where she just repeats herself, is mind-bendingly stupid. Not funny stupid, not awesome stupid, just stupid and bad in every way.
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Garlic Breadi'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm aRegistered User, Disagreeableregular
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Solar how do you quote people
do you copy and paste their post and put it in quote tags?
because you can just hit the quote button at the bottom of their posts
(it bugs me that everything you quote doesn't have the original poster's name in it)
(sorry)
Copy and paste and put in it post tags. I didn't know you could do it the other way. Always wondered how you get the OP's name on it, no need for you to apologise.
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Garlic Breadi'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm aRegistered User, Disagreeableregular
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that came off harsher than I intended
but I'm glad you learned something, stupid!
(j/k just playin)
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AngryThe glory I had witnessedwas just a sleight of handRegistered Userregular
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how the fuck do you not notice the quote button that's attached to every post.
Solar, I think you're special because you think Nova is in the same league as Thanos. But I still love you, because at least you know that Nova is awesome.
Thanks man. Nova is my new "I will root for him against anybody" character that has replaced the Sentry, mostly because he, at least, has his own series and a number of rather impressive feats under his belt, whereas I've gone off the Sentry ever since he got his molecule powers as really they give him a free ride against anybody this side of Galactus.
I know, I feel bad, but honestly these days it's very difficult to love the Sentry, even for me. I mean, the Jenkins stuff is great, he was awesome in the civil war thing where he vapes Absorbing Man and also when he meets Moon Knight, but I'm tired of defending him all the time to people who are determined to just see him as a whiny, useless junkie. I'm a big fan of Bendis but honestly he's gone wrong here, I like the Sentry because I like to see an ordinary man struggle against his own psychosis, and that's not what we get any more. Rob Reynolds was a great hero with a dark side, but that great hero part has gone except in small places.
Hopefully Siege will bring back some of the old Sentry. I live in hope.
I know, I feel bad, but honestly these days it's very difficult to love the Sentry, even for me. I mean, the Jenkins stuff is great, he was awesome in the civil war thing where he vapes Absorbing Man and also when he meets Moon Knight, but I'm tired of defending him all the time to people who are determined to just see him as a whiny, useless junkie. I'm a big fan of Bendis but honestly he's gone wrong here, I like the Sentry because I like to see an ordinary man struggle against his own psychosis, and that's not what we get any more. Rob Reynolds was a great hero with a dark side, but that great hero part has gone except in small places.
Hopefully Siege will bring back some of the old Sentry. I live in hope.
I saw a few scans ofthe Alan Moore supreme, but he seems to be more like Superman than the Sentry. Seemed good though. I'm aware the previous stuff had him as a more crazy killer type but i also heard they weren't very good.
Age of the Sentry does owe a hell of a lot to Alan Moore's Supreme.
I assume that every Supreme book not written by Moore sucks ass, though.
Every arc of the book was a bit different that the last - to the point where writers were gave him a few different origins. Moore's version was the best, by far, and Leifeld's being the worst (shocker!), but some of the other arcs and appearance were pretty good. It's just hard for me to see the Sentry character and not see how much of him is Supreme and Miracleman inspired.
If anyone is reading King City, Brandon Graham's journal has pics of all twelve covers now. And some interior art, and his usual crazy-awesomeness. The cover for issue 12 gives off a strong "let's go exploring!" vibe.
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http://www.comiconn.com/index.html
Ron Marz! Jerry Ordway! Jamal Igle! $10 admission!
http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2010/03/05/gail-simone-on-leaving-wonder-woman-returning-to-birds-of-prey/
I hope the rumors are true and Morrison's taking over.
I spent a while thinking about how to respond to that using a whore related joke. Then I realised that Wonder Woman being made into a whore by Frank Millar is not funny. Not at all. It's just sad. I pity him.
The fact that you recognise Hank Pym's greatness means that I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you are suffering from temporary insanity. Any more comments like this and I will not be so forgiving.
Wrong.
That whole issue with Black Canary was the tipping point for me.
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what the hell
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
Sorry bro-dog.
I like Dark Knight Strikes Again because it's crazy enough, and dumb enough, to be fun. ASB is just grounded enough to keep me from having fun with concepts like Joker with a dragon tattooed on his back, and a midget referring to Black Canary as, "Sweet chunks."
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And butter dumpster is a much better phrase than sperm bank.
(give me free stuff)
I hated it at first but once you get over yourself it's amazing
If only it would come out anymore.
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I think it depends on the coke/acid ratio in his blood at the time.
In other comic book news, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol III): Century #2 is now listed as a 2011 release. Dang.
Wonder Woman's dialogue, where she just repeats herself, is mind-bendingly stupid. Not funny stupid, not awesome stupid, just stupid and bad in every way.
do you copy and paste their post and put it in quote tags?
because you can just hit the quote button at the bottom of their posts
(it bugs me that everything you quote doesn't have the original poster's name in it)
(sorry)
but I'm glad you learned something, stupid!
(j/k just playin)
solar, you are something special.
I know it's there, I just thought it did exactly the same thing for the whole post.
So up yours.
Hopefully Siege will bring back some of the old Sentry. I live in hope.
Don't... don't look at me *sob*
You should read Supreme.
I assume that every Supreme book not written by Moore sucks ass, though.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
Every arc of the book was a bit different that the last - to the point where writers were gave him a few different origins. Moore's version was the best, by far, and Leifeld's being the worst (shocker!), but some of the other arcs and appearance were pretty good. It's just hard for me to see the Sentry character and not see how much of him is Supreme and Miracleman inspired.
Edit edit: Bleeding Cool is not correct, The Source confirms that it's Superman and not Action Comics that JMS will be writing.