Aaron Robinson Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Oh yeah, Action Comics is a whole lot of fun at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Agreed. Luthor really works well as a protagonist because he's both utterly brilliant and yet completely flawed, as Joker so ably points out. I really like Cornell on the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 That's great. I've really liked Action Comics since the Luthor stuff began. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Flashpoint crossover will affect Green Lantern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 So apparently some black ops-type group has now stolen the Venom symbiote, for unknown purposes. Ladies and gentlemen, the new host for the Venom symbiote is... (spoilers, obvs) My reaction: Hubwa? EDIT: Also, interesting essay on Grounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Looks like Will predicted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 So apparently some black ops-type group has now stolen the Venom symbiote, for unknown purposes. Ladies and gentlemen, the new host for the Venom symbiote is... (spoilers, obvs) My reaction: Hubwa? I like it. I haven't read ASM really, but the justification is interesting and different, if the article is right in what it's saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Oh wow; that's actually pretty cool. I wondered what was going on with Flash becoming a soldier then losing his legs and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 It's a nice idea though, I like Venom being something for different characters to deal with rather than a character in it's own right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Yeah, now that I think about it, has the Venom symbiote ever been a standalone character? I know it's become self-sufficient in other continuities, but I can't remember if it's ever gone solo in 616... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well, I guess I'm out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 EDIT: Also, interesting essay on Grounded. After reading this, I looked through some of the "worst comics" links on there and found a doozy - Tarot, Witch of the Black Rose. Just reading what was there, I had to read a bit more. After a little fishing around the net, I found it. OH. MY. GOD. This comic may be the best worst thing I've ever read. We're talking "Ultimatum" levels of ridiculousness here, if not far worse. It's so bad that I can't stop reading it. In the first story arc, Tarot's evil sister uses her at least six-inch-long nipple spikes - her only upper body clothing, mind you - to stab out a man's eyes. The man then turns around, still very much alive, his eyes just black holes of emptiness, and screams, "What did you do to my eyes?!?!" as though it were some form of mystery. I think I'm in love with this horrible, horrible book. As a side note, didn't Jim Balent used to be a respected creator? I recognize his name from my Wizard magazine-filled adolescence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Tarot #53 is widely regarded as having one of the biggest WTF?! moments ever. Click this to read about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 If there were more books like Tarot, I'd still be doing IIWY reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Rumor going 'round is that five pages of Tony Moore's Venom #1 were stolen from FedEx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Tarot #53 is widely regarded as having one of the biggest WTF?! moments ever. Click this to read about it. That was fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 ALL HAIL SQUIRREL GIRL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Few random things: It seems like the letters pages in the back of DC books, are standard for all books. In that they will carry the same letters, and not be series specific. Like the old letters columns were, and I think Spider-Man still does on occasion. What does everyone else think of the Marvel-esque introduction box that DC puts in their series now? The little box that gives a brief history of the character and says who the are and what they do. I know DC has done it for a while now on some books, like Green Lantern, but I like the addition of them, as it lets you know when flipping through a comic a brief history of the character if you've never read them before. Also, the boxes are usually in the same place in every series, which is next to the credit box, which as the reader gives me an idea of where to look for background information if I need it on the team/character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunKL Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Some of them tend to be a bit cheesy, but as a quick reference for new readers I think they're great. In other news, Kingdom Come just arrived in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Nick Spencer is the new writer of Secret Avengers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 DC plans on cancelling more titles. One of the titles on it's way out, is REBELS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Preview of Supergirl #61. Except for one page, with odd hair on Supergirl. I like it. And if my one complaint is weird hair, it looks like it won't be half bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I like it, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Is it wrong, that when reading Justice League International Volume 2, I'm hearing Bill Murray as Maxwell Lord? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Dwayne McDuffie, writer and producer, has passed away. He is best remembered for being producer/writer of JLU, Milestone Comics, and the writer of JL: Crisis on two Earths, and All Star Superman DTV adaptation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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