its kinda ill but i think they overdid the lights... reminds me of Troia a little.
that Bats image is pretty ill... same with the jim lee sketch...
them smallville costumes look cheesy as fuck... like early 90's cheesy
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its kinda ill but i think they overdid the lights... reminds me of Troia a little.
that Bats image is pretty ill... same with the jim lee sketch...
them smallville costumes look cheesy as fuck... like early 90's cheesy
ya the pencils for the GL 5O cover does look better but the composition of the image is still not dynamic...the other characters are awkwardly placed relative to Hal
I thought spidey 4 was going to have vulture played by john malkovic? i read that literally earlier today
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them smallville costumes look cheesy as fuck... like early 90's cheesy
right now is dc>marvel? not just for blackest night, but for the batman titles and the vertigo stuff, and offering second features for the 3.99 and for offering vertigo #1s for a dollar...and straczynski is writing brave and the bold now which is very good imo...
and iron man's new wetsuit looking armor is straight...i like the headlights and his hands, it's not awful but it's not great either, it seems more like spider-man to me...i think it's inferior to the granov designed armor which was like the apotheosis of dope looking iron man armors imo...the ones from heroes reborn and heroes return were great as well
ok i just read the shit about sony doing a spidey franchise reboot.
thank god.
i am with the studio on this one...vulture? seriously? a villain even most spider-man fans think is lame. i'm glad they ousted him. and tobey and dunst. nothing about those movies felt like spider-man anyway so good riddance.
lol its odd they doin a reboot so soon.... ish.... it wasnt an abomination like hulk was... no pun int...
i just didn't like how 3 was done braodway style... they coulda just done a spiderman returns.
well wtf, when am i guna get a daredevil reboot... this is lame
i only downloaded episodes of smallville that had other heroes in it till even those episodes became crap.
it's like novellas+heroes=smallville... i can at least endure heroes.
and after the Aquaman trailer, the guy that plays green arrow on smallville just looks homo now
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so im assuming they win then... talk about a spoiler i was on edge with how things were going in BN... ha................ha?
DC>Marvel at the moment.
i called this before i even read BN..eloels. not much of a spoiler...my guess if there is a White Lantern..its gotta be Hal, hes used most of the rings already...if not..idk Barry Allen? or go for the irony and make it John Stewart..lmao.Quote:
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barry would be a nice, tho odd, change of pace... they said it was "big plans" but its obvious
but maybe the white lantern won't be a person but rather a white lantern battery that combines the entire ROYGBIV emotional spectrum...but fuck it...the fact that we're talking about it means they're doing their jobs lol
lol ROYGBIV
i think that if there is a white ring that it shouldn't be given to a human bean
it is roygbiv eloels.
anywun readin Justice League: Cry For Justice?
this is a really good story and the art is pretty damn good.
Robinson is hit or miss with me but i think it's all on his mood... you can tell when he's really focused and intrested in what he's working on.
i usually hate reading hero-collective stories cause the dialogue is 90% of the time crap.
it's usually
unwitty banter
crying about how 1 individual has it harder or wants to go rogue
or corny uplifting crap
this story isnt exempt from that but aside from that i can really dig the direction its going in.
ive never read a full JLA story or JSA story...few issues here and there.
read the grant morrison JLA stuff from the mid 90s...pretty dope especially rock of ages...and also the keith giffen/dematteis/maguire stuff from the 80s is pretty great.
i read the first 2 issues of 'cry for justice' and thought the writing was atrocious, james robinson's dialogue is so god awful (the art is gorgeous though)...and i don't know, i prefer team books to solo books when it comes to superheroes...but i hear you on the forced interactions and horrible banter.
Ross did that Nekron pic right? its kinda weird..eloels. and ya ive heard good things about the Morrison run...anyone read booster gold?
yeah the dialogue picks up once they fit in their roles a lil better.
its the first JL story ive read in a while
i used to read boostr gold, i was pretty good but when finances took a turn i had to drop it
which volume? current? anyone kno where i should jump in?
alex ross didn't paint that, it's rodolfo migliari or something like that, he's been doing the covers for GLC as well
ah...u can see why id make that mistake...eloels.
It's been three years since DC writer Gail Simone ended her epic 50+ issue run on "Birds of Prey," an experience that she once called "physically painful," but we've got big news today that we hope will stop the pain: Simone will be heading back to "Birds of Prey" in 2010.
While DC Comics typically thrives on the strength of its universally-recognized icons, Simone used her previous run on "Birds of Prey" to take marginal, perhaps even marginalized characters, and transform their exploits into the most compelling ensemble book in DC's stable -- with an all-ladies roster, no less.
Now, as Simone prepares to return to the comic she made famous, we caught up with her to get the scoop on her "Birds of Prey" plans, her reunion with once and future "BoP" artist Ed Benes, and her thoughts on ladies in comics.
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ComicsAlliance: Your previous assignment to this book lasted over four years. Comics' readers obviously appreciate long, healthy runs on titles, and you'd unarguably notched one of those with this book. Given that success, is there any trepidation or pressure as you return to the characters you left behind?
Gail Simone: It's odd, I know there should be, yes, absolutely. Conceptually, I get it, that it can be tough going back. But sometimes the fit is just right... Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a lot of interesting books, but his Sherlock was never really in doubt. I didn't create any of the key birds, and I didn't create the scenario (that was Chuck Dixon and Jordan Gorfinkle), but there's no question that I personally felt very connected to the book, those characters are hugely important to me.
So the answer really is no. Taking a book with no risk is never any fun for me, anyway. If the readers hate it, that would be sad. But I am really excited and I missed those characters terribly. I miss almost every book I've ever written, but the Birds have a special place in my heart and brain.
Another thing is, I heard over and over and over while writing it that "Birds of Prey" was the DCU gateway drug. It was the book that a thousand girlfriends and wives and daughters insisted get picked up, the first book they followed on their own. I've always been really proud of that, and I think the book being gone left a real hole in the superhero genre that other female-led books don't really fill, somehow.
Finally, I think we have some really surprising stuff coming up...even if you've read every previous Bop issue multiple times, I think you're going to really feel the ground shift a little with this. It's going to be a blast. It's Black Canary putting her boot in bad guys' faces and the Huntress taking no *&^% from anyone and Oracle being smarter than anyone else in Gotham. That's what I loved about the book in the first place.
CA: Do you foresee yourself sticking on this book for a period comparable to your last run? Structurally, are you planning long-term?
GS: I don't plan to let go this time. I left the book in good hands with some very talented people and they did swell work and all, but I'll personally bite anyone who tries to take this book in the face.
CA: Do you see this new run continuing the macro-arcs of your previous work, or is this a new beginning? What is the new challenge of this book for you?
GS: It's classic "Birds of Prey" but maybe just a little tougher and a little naughtier. I've been given some really surprising approvals and I think long-time readers and newbies will find it quite unlike any other comic on the stands. I've always said the secret of the book is that it's a female buddy cop story, basically, and that is a surprisingly rare thing in all media.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsall...simone-186.jpgCA: During your previous run, "BoP" really excelled as an ensemble book, and even something of a character showcase. Are there plans to bring new characters into the fold?
GS: A couple. I have loved these two characters for ages and this is my chance to finally write them how I have always wanted to see them. It's gonna be hot. The whole Brightest Day thing is one of my favorite DC projects in a while and it's exciting to be part of that in a small way. It just suits my sensibilities all around.
CA: "Birds of Prey" is perhaps the most prominent all-ladies team in mainstream comics, and you'd talked recently on Twitter about the thematic prevalence of the "broken" female hero, and how that's become a crutch for more complex characterization. What advice would you give to writers who would like to take a more well-rounded approach to female characters?
GS: This is the thing about BoP, is that it simply doesn't fit in with the 'drab and dreary' style of female characterization that has unfortunately become today's great comics cliché, and a real drudgery to read. It's a book that gets very dark and very bloody, but at the core, you have Black Canary, one of the most hopeful characters in comics. To me, if you write the Canary without hope, you are getting her wrong. And Oracle and Huntress can't help but be swept along by that.
I think the advice I would give new writers regarding female characters is to simply quit worrying about some perceived backlash. Don't try to make each female some perfect avatar. Female readers want characters they can root for and believe in just like male readers do. Quit fussing about it and write characters. If the internet is making you fearful, then quit reading the internet. Write female characters that are dashing and cowardly, smart and foolish, beautiful and hideous, independent and clinging. Write them, not better or different, but simply as humans.
Readers of both genders will thank you.
CA: There's also been a lot of discussion recently about the gender gap amongst mainstream comic book creators, something that the comics community is clearly still struggling to address. As one of the most prominent female creators in genre, do you think there are concrete changes that need to be made to make the medium more accessible, or do you think it already is? Does the emphasis on the lack of female creators trivialize the work done by you and others, or is it an important disparity to focus on?
GS: I don't think any lasting improvement will occur by plan. It's going to have to be organic, by which I mean, female creators will have to come through the ranks who are as driven and talented as their male counterparts. Because the time to blame the audience is past. If you go to a convention, the signing lines for Amanda Conner and Jill Thompson and Nicola Scott are huge. That is what trumps both tokenism and gender bias, when the proof is right in front of you.
I firmly believe the audience is way ahead of us on this. They don't care that Jim Lee is Asian American. They don't care that Dwayne McDuffie is African American. They don't care that the writer of "Secret Six" is female, they just want to read about Catman and see what insane thing Ragdoll will say.
I feel the breakthrough is coming. I thought 2009 might be the year but it could well be that 2010 is the year when suddenly a woman is writing Spider-man and another is writing Batman and another is the new Alan Moore, and no one cares that these people are female, because the work is the selling point.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsall...10/01/bop8.jpgCA: You're going to be reuniting with Ed Benes for the new Birds of Prey series, an artist that you collaborated with early on in your tenure on the book. Do you see yourselves slipping back into the exact same rhythms, or have have either of you changed significantly as creators since you worked together last?
GS: I'm excited as hell about this. All due respect to "JLA," I think Ed's most amazing work, his best dramatic work in particular, was in "Birds of Prey." Ed doesn't even speak English and I almost never have an artist who gets what the scene needs the way Ed does. Yes, he draws phenomenally hot women (and I think his guys are even hotter -- no one ever quite got Savant and Creote the way Ed did), but he also does lovely, subtle acting, and tremendous facial expressions and body language. I think he brings a very fiery European influence that is a wonderful remedy to some of the tired vaguely manga and video game-esque influences we've seen lately. He's amazing. I honestly, truly, never thought this could happen, reuniting with Ed on my favorite title ever.
It's a pretty great Christmas present to me.
CA: Is there any chance of "Birds of Prey"/"Secret Six" crossover, perhaps?
GS: No. No, Never. No. Yes.
CA: Any last teases for what "Birds of Prey" fan can look forward to?
GS: Someone wants the band back together, and it's NOT the Birds. Zinda gets a date. A long-promised headquarters is built. Black Canary kicks ass. Huntress thinks a certain big league bat villain should be left to die. A bird is charged with murder. Another might be working for the other side. And Catman leaves a naughty phone message for the wrong person.
Everything's right because it's so, so wrong.
I love this book.
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great news, this was like the only superhero comic my gf liked.
sick^
i'm looking at the picture wondering if he mauled a giant bat or is he just making a costume conforming to the psychology of the primitives he's surrounded by...seeing morrison written wayne dealing with the time jumping should be crazy entertaining
ya im trying to think of possibilities too.
not really diggin it
JRSR & JRJR Vs. Joe K & Adam or andy K.
? kinda tough
btw..before anyone answers that...did anyone read the last PunMax?
i have the latest punishermax, but i have not read it yet.
so i will not answer your question. lol
watched planet hulk last night.
got there right when the movie started. it was about 70 mins long.
loeb said that red hulks identity would be revealed around the 25th issue
they announced that an animated Thor movie would happen next year named tales of asgard it would involve him and loki. they said it would be thors first adventure
they didn't give a date for season 2 of wolverine and the x-men.
got a free comic, one month subscription to digital comics, alex Ross poster and I got incredible hulk for wii.
good movie by the way
does he fight the silver surfer in this? does it setup world war hulk with hulk and the warbound flying in space on the stone ship? what's the release date on this?
did you kick loeb in the nuts, give him an uppercut and then spit on him?
not to interrogate you or anything...
eloels id kick his ass for Hulk and help him up for the Long Halloween..eloels.
lol^ i could see him on the floor smackin your hand away
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they replaced silver surfer with beta ray bill. it ends off on a happy note. so it wont start up wwh.Quote:
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it comes out on dvd/blueray on feb 2 iirc.
no i did not kick him, uppercut him and spit on him lol.
read punmax #3 and damn, this shit is grimey. and i know yall dont like dillion, but i really think hes knockin this shit out of the park.
as for the kuberts vs the romitas......damn thats kinda hard. i like the look of the elder kuberts war comics, he may be the best there is at it.
but jr jr has done the definitive versions of marvel characters ,imo. from x-men to daredevil, punisher & spidey, ive always really enjoyed his art. and kick ass too.
gonna roll with the romitas, based of jr jr alone.
jrjr is good but damn..look at andy's work on batman...his character designs and such..idk.