tglancy Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 You can't see it in that picture, but he actually has a full grown Hope attached to his chest in a baby carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 This past weekend, Astro City artist Brent Anderson had over 200 pages of original comic book art stolen from his car in San Diego. The list is as follows: - 50 pages from Astro City and Astro City: Local Heroes - 50 pages from Astro City: The Dark Age - 50 pages from Rising Stars - 45 Pages from Green Lantern: Legacy - 8 pages from Green Lantern / Plastic Man: Weapons of Mass Deception - 4 pages from Silver Age: Green Lantern If you see any of his work on eBay, report it to him ASAP via Facebook or e-mail him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Marvel Offers Fear Itself Variant For Ripped Up Flashpoint Comics From DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 I fucking hate that tactic. God, fuck Marvel for doing this again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 It seemed more like desperation with Blackest Night, but this is just them wagging their dicks in DCs face at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglancy Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 I think it's a good move, personally. Even though I order my comics online, I still go to my local store once every week or so, and those Flashpoint tie-ins have not moved at all. And they have a healthy amount of them too. It's weird because the regular mini is flying, but ever since they announced the big change, no one cares about these tie in books, at least in talking from the people that work at the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Still, saying rip up your stock and send it to us and you'll get a few copies of a superare variant (last time it was Deadpool Ali G) that may or may not be that good, but hey, it's better than what you've got, is still a pretty dick move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 I'm not gonna debate the ethics of the promotion, but ripping covers off of unsold books is a standard practice called stripping. The same goes for comics. (It's done to save on the return shipping cost.) So all Marvel is asking the shops to do is send them the covers instead of DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Dickbags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 The judge ruled in favor of Marvel in the Kirby Heirs case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 So I can't be the only one wondering, but what the fuck happened to CowboyNinjaViking? It ended on a cliff hanger, and I never heard a reason for its cancellation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 HA! I was literally wondering the same thing yesterday. My best guess is that it became a victim of its own success, and died a quick death once the novelty wore off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Riley Rossmo is drawing Green Wake right now, so if there is a follow up, it won't be for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 HA! I was literally wondering the same thing yesterday. My best guess is that it became a victim of its own success, and died a quick death once the novelty wore off. I lost interest after issue 3. It started out so well, then got dull, pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 HA! I was literally wondering the same thing yesterday. My best guess is that it became a victim of its own success, and died a quick death once the novelty wore off. I lost interest after issue 3. It started out so well, then got dull, pretty fast. I love the whole run, which, I'm a little surprised is something of a minority opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Yeah, I gave up on it after a couple issues too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Thought this was interesting. JMS talks about his recent DC work, including Superman, Superman: Earth-One, and Wonder Woman. Basically, he says that DC decided to pull him off the monthly comics in order to push the Earth-One sequel out faster, and he's taking a 2-3 year sabbatical from monthly comics in order to examine what he did right or wrong with Superman and Wonder Woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I actually went back and reread JMS's Wonder Woman run up until the present. It does feel better when he's not writing it all directly but I can also see where he was going with the early issues now. It needed some of the moments earlier in the story and the timeline gets even more wonky towards the end but I'm enjoying it a bit more now than I did before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I actually like his WW stuff. It's the Superman stuff that needed a ton of work. (or a garbage can, in Grounded's case) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I actually went back and reread JMS's Wonder Woman run up until the present. It does feel better when he's not writing it all directly but I can also see where he was going with the early issues now. It needed some of the moments earlier in the story and the timeline gets even more wonky towards the end but I'm enjoying it a bit more now than I did before. So, could you explain what happened in it? I think I read an issue in the middle of the run 607, and made no fucking sense of any of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Probably the best deconstruction of why Barry Allen's return was a mistake I've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 That was perfectly put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 All I get from that article is "Barry Allen's return is bad from Wally West's perspective." Furthermore, Marv Wolfman says in the introduction to Crisis on Infinite Earths that he specifically wrote Barry's death with the backdoor possibility of him returning to life one day. And hey, Barry was gone from comics for about 22 years. As comics go, that's far from a cop-out death. It's not that that article is entirely wrong (it makes some great points), it's just that it only works if you come at it from the perspective of a Wally fan. Personally, I think they should just give Wally the Nightwing treatment. Make him his own man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 The single most interesting and important thing Barry Allen ever did was die. Even if you discount the fact that his coming back undermines Wally's character, his resurrection undoes and makes inconsequential the only truly moving thing Barry ever did. I grew up as a Barry fan, and I couldn't agree with Chris' point more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 It's not that that article is entirely wrong (it makes some great points), it's just that it only works if you come at it from the perspective of a Wally fan. Not really. I haven't read enough Flash comics to have a strong opinion either way, but what I get from that article is that Wally West had 22 years of depth and development and then was casually pushed to the side to give Barry (essentially a blank slate now that he's been brought back from the dead) the spotlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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