Yeah there was an incident at a Con a few years ago where Bendis said he would love to do a Daredevil/Batman crossover and had a great story for it in his head and some DC bigwig crashed the panel and started yelling at Bendis about how it would never happen while Quesada was still there
Douglas, I do not have an answer for your question. Automatic Kafka had art by Ashley Wood though, so if it looks like his past comic work, it probably looks like a pile of shit that got fucked by a hobo.
Never read his Deathlok. I generally enjoy Casey though. You might try picking up his book Nixon's Pals, about a parole officer for superhuman criminals. I think you'd enjoy it.
i find joe casey to be very uneven, so i am trying to find some opinions. His deathlok certainly has some neat covers, but I can't find any preview of interior art or anything.
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When did they first start resurrecting comic book characters?
I want to say Wonder Man was the first really big one. He was introduced to die, ended up being more popular than anyone thought he'd be, and so he was brought back.
But I'm sure it had happened before that. Crazy resurrections are just a part of the superhero mythos.
There was a twelve year gap between Wonder Man's death (Avengers #9, published in 1964) and his resurrection (Avengers Annual #6, 1976) - so I'd probably disagree with the "ended up being more popular than anyone tought he'd be" part of that sentence. If I had to guess, Shooter was just looking for new storylines for the book - there's a lot of kooky stuff happening in that era of the Avengers.
Anyhow, resurrecting villains has always been a staple of comics - the Joker died at the end of most of his 1940s appearances, for example. The same thing would happen with Marvel characters - Dr. Doom would appear to be dead at the end of a given issue, and then he'd just show up again.
I'd probably say that Jean Grey was the first major superhero resurrection - killed in UNCANNY #136 (1980), brought back in FF #286 (1985). You could probably make the case for Elektra as well - Miller killed her off in the middle of his DD run, and then he had a few issues where the Hand would bring her back and kill her off again (and one of the Marvel Graphic Novels was about this, as well).
Okay, so, I know everyone has pretty much given up on making sense of Countdown, but did they ever explain when exactly Kyle's shenannigans in it happen in relation to his appearences in GL/GLC?
When he showed up in Countdown while he was still all Parallax'd up in GL I was expecting the end of SCW to involve him running off to find Donna or something, but nope. And there doesn't really seem to be any sensible breakpoint in GLC for him to go hop around universes for a few months.
man dc deserves to lose a lot of readers for the countdown mess
i hate to say it, but it is true
on the other hand, some of the fans who buy a book even though they admit it is terrible, but are buying it for the characters or whatever or because of having a complete run kind of deserve something like countdown
those kind of folks who buy marvel books or nightwing books or whatever have had theirs many times over
I may buy everything that has Nightwing in it but to be honest I only regret buying about 8 issues in all and that was the Bruce Jones One Year Later stuff. I didn't even hate the Devin Grayson run as much as others. I was actually even liking the arc that led to Blockbuster's death right up until the rooftop scene but even then Tarantula got her comeuppance in #100 and then died in Infinite Crisis I'm assuming.
Does anybody know of any good sites to order supplies from?
I need something besides another box to store those issues of Moon Knight in when I get them, and I'm out of ideas
I love how the "hosts" are constantly talking over, interrupting and ignoring their guest.
Yes, they are terrible. I wanted to do everyone the favor of watching it and finding the only important part.
That one guy really needs to shave that mustache.
I've always seen the Ultimate brand as a separate continuity of its own. And I think that, generally speaking, the characters that have had the best Ultimate runs are interesting enough that they can support 2 completely independent continuities.
I've always seen the Ultimate brand as a separate continuity of its own. And I think that, generally speaking, the characters that have had the best Ultimate runs are interesting enough that they can support 2 completely independent continuities.
It is its own continuity, but what was cool about it in the beginning was that you could pretty much follow all the stories from the beginning. At this point, it's been going on so long that it's developed its own continuity complexities.
Hopefully Marvel has a plan for something neat to replace the Ultimate U.
And the last time I checked, Ultimate was still going with no plans to end it
Origins and Ultimatum are setting a new status quo, yes, but it's going to keep going
Yes, but the point of the Ultimate line is accessibility. When you have a book that has been around for more than 100 issues, some would say it is no longer accessible.
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Never read his Deathlok. I generally enjoy Casey though. You might try picking up his book Nixon's Pals, about a parole officer for superhuman criminals. I think you'd enjoy it.
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i find joe casey to be very uneven, so i am trying to find some opinions. His deathlok certainly has some neat covers, but I can't find any preview of interior art or anything.
I think that was Jenkins actually.
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I want to say Wonder Man was the first really big one. He was introduced to die, ended up being more popular than anyone thought he'd be, and so he was brought back.
But I'm sure it had happened before that. Crazy resurrections are just a part of the superhero mythos.
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Anyhow, resurrecting villains has always been a staple of comics - the Joker died at the end of most of his 1940s appearances, for example. The same thing would happen with Marvel characters - Dr. Doom would appear to be dead at the end of a given issue, and then he'd just show up again.
I'd probably say that Jean Grey was the first major superhero resurrection - killed in UNCANNY #136 (1980), brought back in FF #286 (1985). You could probably make the case for Elektra as well - Miller killed her off in the middle of his DD run, and then he had a few issues where the Hand would bring her back and kill her off again (and one of the Marvel Graphic Novels was about this, as well).
jesus christ that was fantastic
Where might I find something, anything, similar?
Ex Machina for example
Yeah, the few dollars in mark-up that a comic shop may make from this one sale isn't worth that much effort.
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The real fun is when you finish the game and get to web around New York, fighting crime and just chilling out on the top of tall buildings.
When he showed up in Countdown while he was still all Parallax'd up in GL I was expecting the end of SCW to involve him running off to find Donna or something, but nope. And there doesn't really seem to be any sensible breakpoint in GLC for him to go hop around universes for a few months.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
i hate to say it, but it is true
on the other hand, some of the fans who buy a book even though they admit it is terrible, but are buying it for the characters or whatever or because of having a complete run kind of deserve something like countdown
those kind of folks who buy marvel books or nightwing books or whatever have had theirs many times over
I need something besides another box to store those issues of Moon Knight in when I get them, and I'm out of ideas
What is Ultimatum? The Ultimates all say "March on Ultimatum" but what is it? Is it some late summer event?
Lying in the Gutters has some news from an interview with David Finch:
Here's the interview. Just skip to 5:00, really. The "hosts" are kind of annoying.
Skip to the 5 minute mark
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Yes, they are terrible. I wanted to do everyone the favor of watching it and finding the only important part.
That one guy really needs to shave that mustache.
Why is Marvel ending the entire Ultimates line of comics? I thought that, in general, the Ultimate brand was a fairly popular line?
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
It is its own continuity, but what was cool about it in the beginning was that you could pretty much follow all the stories from the beginning. At this point, it's been going on so long that it's developed its own continuity complexities.
Hopefully Marvel has a plan for something neat to replace the Ultimate U.
I'm actually looking for options besides more boxes
I really don't want to get another shortbox just for 38 comics
Origins and Ultimatum are setting a new status quo, yes, but it's going to keep going