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  2. The Vinyl Underground

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    I checked out the preview on DCcomics.com and was totally unimpressed. A Vertigo book with enough gall to have a character named Morrison whose nickname is Mr. Filth had better be damned good. It was not.

    It looked subpar to me.

  3. Next week...

    in Marvel

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    Annihilation: couldn't excite me if I was writing this book.

    Wow. I didn't know that was possible.

    The utter crap they have been front-loading this event with has turned me off of ever enjoying anything with the name "Annihilation" attached to it. Marvel is becoming a place I don't enjoy anymore. The cosmic stuff was what I used to like the most.

  4. Hollywood is about to strike

    in General Discussion

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    I think the WGA is underestimating how long the studios will hold out. I think they can go until next summer before they will break. By then they will have to start filming the new tv season and the 2009 summer movies. Before that they will just go with stuff from overseas and independent movies that normally wouldn't see the light of day. That's why I think they jumped the gun too early on the strike.

    Exactly.

    Longer than that. Essentially, the studios can put the ball in the court of the WGA and end scripted television for good until they decide to come back. The re-runs and movies TV distributors already own can more than fill a season or two. Not to mention all of the new reality shows we'll see in the coming months. I'm actually enjoying Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares...

    The studios have the resources to hold out indefinitely. They can bankrupt the entire city of Hollywood and the film industry in America and come out unscathed. That's the problem. It's a strike that cannot be won.

  5. Hollywood is about to strike

    in General Discussion

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    In 88 they went out for 22 weeks plunging the majority of Hollywood into a mini Depression. Think about everybody from Directors down to waiters and valet parkers who depend on a working writing class.

    It's naive to think it would only last a week. My prediction: they will break after a few months and this season will be written off. Look for things like Heroes, Chuck and Journeyman to be gone next season. All new shows this season look to be burned from the get go. Something like Lost might benefit from this as they will just have a no-go or a late seaseon...season.

    I'm totally interested, however, in the boom of undistributed studio projects (ie: purchased independent films) to hit theatres soon. Stuf that the studio is sitting on might get green lit for release much sooner. Like Trick R Treat ( a Halloween-themed film slated for release in February).

    Call me an asshole and unsupportive of my union brothers, but I'm actually excited by what this strike might cause.

  6. Next week...

    in Marvel

    Posted

    Illuminati, we knew it was going to happen but it was done in such an epic way that it worked very very well.

    Astonishing: definitive fanboy moment solidifying why Cyclops isn't a pussy like everyone else writes him to be.

    Annihilation: couldn't excite me if I was writing this book.

  9. Episode 10

    in Dread Media

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    A great episode, though I may be a bit partial.

    The Gruesome CD is awesome, though. I got it soon after it came out. If you haven't heard it, you're missing out.

    Thanks Keith, why so partial? :laugh:

    I've been meaning to check the CD out. Is it available digitally? I don't buy CDs anymore, just mp3s.

    Regardless, Greg has to be respected for one of the most tenacious marketing campaigns I've ever seen.

  10. Top 10 Most Powerful Superheroes

    in General Discussion

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    Thinking about the thread more seriously, I think my pick for the number one spot would be The Sentry. The power of a million exploding suns is quite a lot.

    "Power or 1000 exploding suns" or "Power of exaggerated power". Dude got owned by Ultron and last time I checked Ultron is merely a very advanced robot that does not possess the power of any exploding suns. Methinks the Sentry's game is severely overrated.

    Agreed. And I'm glad. I like him but I don't want him to have godlike power.

  23. Comic book recommendation thread

    in General Discussion

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    My favourite book is Fables, and has been for some time. After about 65 issues it's probably unwise for a new reader to jump on as it is, but I highly reccomend any collections of the earlier issues. Otherwise, there's the spin-off Jack Of Fables which is much easier to get into and it's full of snarky humour.

    I have to say that I don't like Fables. It took me 50 or so issues to figure that out so I think they've been treadiong water for some time now. The early stuff is fun but loses steam by about 20 issues later.

    I'll echo sentiments on Cap, Daredevil, Walking Dead and Mighty Avengers. I think Savage Dragon is one of the most consistently fun books on the market. Johns is doing some great stuf with the Sinestro Corps War over in the GL books as of late but maybe pick up the trades on that one (because I think they exclude the villain oneshots which kind of make you feel like you're paying to be bludgeoned over the head with a steel pipe full of cottage cheese).

    Issue 50 is a good jumping on point and a return to form for the Teen Titans which has been wallowing in shite since Johns left.

    All-Star Superman is the best comic book being made today period.

  24. Next week...

    in Marvel

    Posted

    So, I suppose the rest of us are here to pontificate for your amusement? What do you take us for?!

    Uh..................Jubilee kills the Silver Surfer? :unsure:

    Paving the way for Annihilation: Destructo Crapola! The event that introduces the world to Jubilation Lee, Herald of Galactus.