Good evening owls of /co/,
Awwww, they think they have a chance
>>81348994
this formatting is shit, I hope it's not permanent, jesus
>>81348994
Ill be honest, I was expecting you to suddenly hit us with a Storytime of Pain.
>>81349086
you can get rid of it by adblocking the script
s.4cdn.org/css/md2016.*.css
Always so weird to see the GL costume without the symbol.
>>81349086
I sure do enjoy how it made 4chanx's inline expand not work!
>>81349116
Mobile browsing also helps.
>>81349116
oh god thank you so much
>>81349102
Honestly, it didn't even occur to me as an idea. I've had a 100% prank-free pleasant day.
those Vrilfaces
>>81349116
THANK YOU
hoot hoot
>>81349086
Its especially bad when you're used to years of using the Tomorrow skin for 4chan
>>81348994
Hello Storyteller.
What's this? Green Lanterns engaging wanted criminals? Shock! Gasp! It's still fucking disgusting that Sinestro is more of a cop than Hal right now.
Also, I fucking hate April Fool's Day.
>>81349116
Does that also get rid of the names?
>>81348994
Oh yeah, this issue I enjoy it so much just for the shit they give the GLC
>>81349199
Shut up Jenny.
http://ruckawriter.tumblr.com/post/142078429263/word-balloon-exclusive-the-greg-rucka-debrief
Rucka posted a podcast he did about his upcoming WW run. I'm only halfway through but some notable things that stuck out to me
>he and Johns have had regular casual chats where Johns would say "you should totally come back to DC"; Johns is the one who told him about Rebirth and asked him to do WW
>Doyle is the editor of the book
>no movie synergy as far as story is concerned; he hasn't seen BvS yet
>only constraint creatively seems to be that part of it had to take place in the present day DCU, like the origin thing is not the only story
>doesn't seem like he's going to retcon everything already done in the new 52
>no plans to address the past SMWW relationship right away, but he's talked to Jurgens about it generally
>>81348994
Ha ha! Wang!
>>81349221
Nope
the names are kind of busting me up, though
>>81349270
>no plans to address the past SMWW relationship right away
That's good, he should keep doing that
>>81349221
Anonymizer on 4chan x would probably "fix" that but I haven't tried it since the names are kind of funny. I got Timothy Drake earlier.
>>81349270
Yeah, i was gonna post some of that which was passed on to me
>Rucka: I asked Geoff how much synergy there's supposed to be, creatively, with the movies and other stuff, and he replied, "none whatsoever," which was the right answer.
>>81349270
>>Doyle is the editor of the book
bless
is Doyle moving off the Batline or just making an exception for Wondy? If Doyle took over one of the JL groups that would be swell
>>81349270
>he hasn't seen BvS yetSpeaking of, I sat down this morning to give it a watch. Just not sure what to make of the whole ordeal. Being Superman is suffering.
>>81349282
I'm liking the Martha thread.
>Marta
>>81349282
>Gertrude
A very Texan name, to be sure.Seriously, fuck April Fool's Day.
>>81349086
>I hope it's not permanent
Have you not noticed what day it is?
>>81349282
Feels like a missed opportunity to make the names persistent with ones own posts.
>>81349116
THANK YOU FRANKLIN
>>81349337
SAY, does anyone here 1) know anything about the old Gold Key characters (Turok, Dinosaur Hunter, Solar,: Man of the Atom, Magnus, Robot Fighter, and the Mighty Samson) 2) have any recommended reading? seems like they have a team-up comic coming out
>>81349352
I think that the idea of editorial groups is incredibly porous right now and not at all thematically linked up maybe outside the Batgroup
>>81349352
Yeah it just makes me more curious as to who is editing what.
Maybe with less books the line is more blurred.
>>81349086
Never understood why these blue dudes were in charge after so long and so many fuck-ups. Gates was right IMO.
>>81349394
it was an immediate recoil, I hadn't been on /co/ today
More from Rucka:
Someone asked again about Azzarello and Finch, and he replied that he's read all of it and reiterated that it has to be addressed head-on. Can't say, upfront, how he's dealing with that, what, if anything, he's changing, etc.
"There's a piece of me that, when I read these demands on Twitter, and it feels snotty, but I want to say 'yeah, but they didn't hire you.'"
Also: "One of the things I was told straight up, eventually there's going to be this big story, you don't have to play in it if you don't want, and I said 'Really? You're making this deal sound really good!'"
>>81349419
>I think that the idea of editorial groups is incredibly porous right now and not at all thematically linked up maybe outside the Batgroup
makes sense, now would be a good time to shuffle up editorial groups if they wanted to do so
>>81349429
>Yeah it just makes me more curious as to who is editing what.
same
If GL is stuck with Venditti can it at least get a new editor
>>81349419
Solar's Valiant stuff is pretty good.
>>81349419
I've read some Brothers of the Spear and Dagar the Invincible here on /co/ but that is all I know about Gold Key.
>>81349491
>"The editor presented me with a thematic that resonated really, really strongly for me, something fundamental to the DC Universe. Long term, the story will ask the question directly, but it'll start more subtly."
>>81349505
ha ha we'll probably get Cotton again
>>81349382
Shut it, Tyler.
>>81349116
Bleh, blocking only gets rid of the format, but doesn't revert back to custom settings I've got on Appchan
I missed the last thread but reading it I really liked how Braniac was done. He was properly intimidating, Vril really did come across like a lab monkey in comparison.
I saw some comments about him being super buff but the idea of Braniac just sort of idly being a real physical threat works for me too.
>>81349419
I got a collection of the original Magnus series and liked what I read.
>>81349491
>Also: "One of the things I was told straight up, eventually there's going to be this big story, you don't have to play in it if you don't want, and I said 'Really? You're making this deal sound really good!'"
huh, I wouldn't be surprised if Geoff's one shot sets up an event for next year
also I was poking around twitter and I wouldn't be surprised if Mystery Hand has cameos in all the Rebirth issues (or #1s) like Pandora did at the beginning of the new 52, EVS and Booth both said they were drawing said character
>>81349569
There's probably a way to do that too with a script. I found out about the adblocking on /g/ in a "stupid questions thread", but I didn't look for more info.
>>81349591
Poor Wally
>>81349491
>Someone asked again about Azzarello and Finch, and he replied that he's read all of it and reiterated that it has to be addressed head-on. Can't say, upfront, how he's dealing with that, what, if anything, he's changing, etc.
>it has to be addressed head-on
Hm.... Unable to determine what that means beyond speculation.
>>81349521
>ha ha we'll probably get Cotton again
blech
>>81349591
Hopefully they do better with that than they did Pandora because boy did she fail.
>>81349408
Look at this way: you'll have all the names you ever need for anything you ever do in a modern setting.
>>81349521
so the Kickstarter just ended, but I kind of impulse backed this restoration/reprint of John K. Snyder III's Fashion in Action, which ran as backups in Tim Truman's Scout
consider it my sigiling for Hero Denied
>>81349621
I think it just means that he'll be writing directly about it instead of a straight-up "this is what happened" with no mention of the other shit
>>81349457
One thing that gave the guardians so much leeway with their fuckups for so long were there really wasn't any competition to stir shit and bring light to any shit they did or caused.
Add in the various sectors and the locals were pretty contained to each other + the span of time between the Guardians fuckups
To be honest Im surprised no one ever toyed with the idea of the galaxy going full on FUCK OFF with the guardians and their glactic policing policy.
1 vs 1 the GLC can handle an empire but say GLC vs. The Khurds, Dominators, Durlans, Thargarians, Hawkmen, Ranns, Daximites, Okkarian Warlords, L.E.G.I.O.N. etc. you'd be looking at an army that could frag OA, Mogo, and everyone on it from 2 solar systems overs
I know DRM
>>81349653
Well said, Lupe.
>>81349679
Oh shit are those gonna be available to non backers? Iirc that was a rad series
>>81349621
That part seemed to me like he meant he wasn't going to clean retcon everything, like mostly fighting against the perception that it was just going to be a continuation of his first run. I guess we'll see though.
>>81349679
but it's really something, yes, that Doyle and Rebecca Taylor, who's assistant on a bunch of Batbooks, are gonna do Wondy.
BTFO EDDIE
>>81349728
It's going up on Comixology when it's done; unsure about physical prints
>>81349718
It did seem a little ridiculous Colu didn't have anything that could bust open a sun last thread. I feel like they should have a bunch of galactic scale weapons lying around in a cupboard somewhere because somebody felt like inventing them.
I thought the Durlans came from a barbaric planet but that might have been changed up.
I hope Rucka Wondy sells well
At least more than Azz and Finches.
>>81349718
the more Green Lanterns you get in one place the weaker they magically are so it probably wouldn't even take THAT many groups to get rid of the Guardians
>>81349719
I preordered Geoff's one shot and both Wondy issues, I regret nothing
>>81349774
>>81349576
>saw some comments about him being super buff but the idea of Braniac just sort of idly being a real physical threat works for me too
Theres the end of LEX Luthors Action comics run where Lex fights Brainiac in space that shows off just some of Brainiac's shit.
In the same way that he boosted his intelligence he's done to his body as well. Certainly not in the Lobo, Despero, Superman tier of strength but more than enough to smash a skull or rip some shit up
>>81349837
leapfrog with lobo!
oh so we are nearly through with this run; shall we head back to earlier post-IC DC Cosmic we missed?
>>81349774
I am already more interested in this random GL rookie than in ANY of the human lanterns.
Where the fuck is my monthly GL anthology book starring a Corpsman of the week?
>>81349862
>>81349804
>the more Green Lanterns you get in one place the weaker they magically are so it probably wouldn't even take THAT many groups to get rid of the Guardians
Is there a ninja GL?
>>81349862
>shall we head back to earlier post-IC DC Cosmic we missed?
Sure
>>81349862
As long as its not a story time of pain,I'm in.
>>81349873
A title like that wouldn't make it past 12 issues... so I'd be happy to publish it!
-DD
>>81349800
>I feel like they should have a bunch of galactic scale weapons lying around in a cupboard somewhere because somebody felt like inventing them.
That's a Brainiac thing to do, not a Coluan. And I imagine the Computer Tyrants put a damper on that.
>>81349904
I read most of it a really long time ago so I make no promises
>>81349873
Same, this guy is pretty cool.
>>81349800
>I thought the Durlans came from a barbaric planet but that might have been changed up.
Not sure about em since flashpoint but they were
>highly advanced species that destroyed the surface of their own planet and live in relative seclusion
>but they watch everything going on in the universe and anything that looks like might be a threat to them they send agents off world to see
>shapeshifters that can change into anything even remotely within the same size as them
>Durlans can form together and make functioning bio organic warships
>>81349774
Oh man that's such a good payoff on this dude.
>>81349946
>>81349873
>GLs stars two unnecessary new humans
>HJ&GLC stars all the other humans, probably not enough room for aliums
liking alien lanterns is suffering
>>81349862
Are we not just going to do Omega Men from the top?
Since Rebirth is combining franchises any change, we Supergirl or superman and legion of superheroes book ala Batgirl and the of prey.
>>81350015
how are you owls?
>>81350020
it sucks :(
>>81349946
Is this /d/?
I was hoping DC would put some Perez Wondy on a comixology sale so i could try out before buying the omnibus. missed chance DC
>>81350035
>yfw New 52 Superman doesn't die like everyone says
>yfw he just goes off with LOSH
>we get a Superman and Legion of Superheroes book
>>81350035
An adult Legion book co-starring Superman hasn't been done outside of a couple of Johns stories so I'd like to see that. Or even better,teenage Legion being mentored by adult Superman.
>>81350031
there's stuff that comes before that run, mainly Rann/Thanagar etc.
also, original L.E.G.I.O.N. is going up digitally...any rips yet?
>>81350073
They did for Womens of DC day.
>>81349873
That could either be such a good or such a horrible book. Either way, it would probably be doomed not to sell.
>>81350057
tired and really glad it's the weekend
how are you OP?
>>81349946
Curse your rock'n tits Gorius Karkum, you butterfaced temptress.
>>81349873
I want a GL digital first like Supes, Bats, and Wondy got
>>81350104
oh god do want
>>81350112
I was actually talking about OG 80's Omega Men.
>Vril and the gang move to the Vega System
>dat feel when they never got to meet Larfleeze
Funniest thing is, there is a real chance Vril could have employed Larfleeze
>>81350178
Ohhh, I don't have that, but we could do that too
>>81350127
also tired but got some shit done this afternoon after spending a 5 AM wakeup call with the terrified dog
>>81350057
>how are you owls?
In a weird mood. I just finished the Protector of the Small quartet today, and now I want to see a comic adaptation just to see how badly they'd fuck it up.
>>81350020
I know that fucking feel. I was a fan of Kraken.
>>81350112
>48
>>81350232
>our pubic safety
Oh wow Vril I didn't think you'd go THERE
>>81348994
hi storytimer!
also thanks to >>81349116 for the adblock tip a day of googleplus rip off was a day too much
>>81350232
dat smug
>>81350104
>>81350110
by Johns pls
>>81350232
>Why do they call us rebels?
Well, that IS the title of the book...
Also, Vril has not said a single incorrct thing about the Corps so far. Just putting that out there.
>>81350057
I manage to post boobies and carpet munching without the mods noticing.
>>81344839
>>81350232
recommend me a new torrent client, owls
>>81350276
No job is too dirty for L.E.G.I.O.N.!
>>81350403
oh, this issue is really good
>>81350405
now I want to see Vril in the middle of the chicken shit in Dirty Jobs
>>81350392
Tough ask to do a convincing take on the enforcement of intergalactic law and multi-planetary diplomacy and make it a GL comic people will buy, anon.Where are you, Tom King?
The fact that there are regions Lanterns do not operate it in makes me think they must have a general agreement that planets/systems sign off on. Or a writ from some massive planetary alliance that agrees wherever they are not specifically requested NOT to be, they have authority.
>>81350401
Nice!
>>81350459
why is Salaak so cute?
>>81350401
Saw that but the thread kinda died before I got a chance to read. Thanks anon.
>>81350503
>>81349576
yeah that was me but i was more so laughing because i had read superman: brainiac in another storytime thread
So. Stay with me on this.
Vril Dox, voiced by Crispin Freeman. Y/N?
>>81350570
>>81350673
so do we wanna go for OG Omega Men first, or stay in the "backstory to this part of DC Cosmic that Storyteller skipped"
So we're the Guardians ever NOT little blue bastards? I feel like you'd have to go all the way back to the Silver Age.
>>81350740
now THIS is a fine L.E.G.I.O.N. tradition!
>>81350740
>stay in the "backstory to this part of DC Cosmic that Storyteller skipped"
This.
Checked Alonso's latest CBR softball fest.
God, why even mention the big X thing if you're just gonna say "we can't say anything at all but it's really exciting, moving on"
Dollars to donuts it's yet another "no more mutants" or some variation thereof deal.
>>81350779
lol
>>81350822
Ooh, gotta click on that
>>81350779
Again, it ain't like Dox has to work all that hard to spread anti-GL sentiment.
Also, durlans smell like super-glue?
>>81350763
I think the first time they started getting really assholish was when GL/GA was starting
like when Hal asked for a leave of absence and they decided to nerf the fuck out of his ring, while he was in the middle of a fight, and they bitched at him about a bunch of other stuff
>>81350822
You gotta hype people up like half a year in advance
CW2 got teased back in December or something with that pic of Captain Falcon and Tony, when Secret Wars wasn't even over.
>>81350740
Either works for me
>>81350866
TNC posted some interesting stuff on his twitter today about things he's examining in BP, like *why* the Dora Milaje exist as they do. He seems to be stepping on the toes of some traditionalists, which is good, honestly.
>>81350822
Literally the only thing I want from Death of X or whatever it's called is learning what Cyclops did
I don't care about anything else
Especially a mutant genocide thing
>>81350866
He talks up Civil War II again and how it's simultaneously political and also totally not and everyone has good points that he changed his mind page to page, and what fucks me up is reading these interviews, do you ever think a lot of people at Marvel, editorial down, actually think Civil War was a well written story? Like, not bullshitting for PR, but seriously thought it was good?
Cuz Alonso seems like that kind of guy.
>>81350896
That's such a hilarious proposition. I would go a complete reorganisation of the GLs pretty bad.
>>81350954
YOU'RE WEARING A GREEN ROBE AND EVERYONE ELSE IS A SPIKY INSECT TWICE YOUR SIZE
HOW COULD SHE NOT NOTICE YOU
HOW ARE YOU BLENDING IN
>>81350965
Bendis probably thinks it was good and that's all that matters.
>>81350954
Oh yeah, Coates/Stelfreeze Panther out next week, right? Gotta get that.
Priest on Deathstroke, Coates on Panther, is making me think about the status of minority creatives in the biz and anyone else getting the feeling that David Walker might end up pigeonholed the way Priest did? That'd fucking blowwww.
And Milestone finally comes back this summer, right? Is that still happening?
>>81350669
not sumg general enough
>>81350965
Something tells me they don't care whether it's good or not since they know they'll make lots of dough from it
>>81351071
Walker totally pings me as becoming Marvel's Black Dudes Black Dude
>>81350954
Starfire visits the Ice Climber Planet.
Also, is referring to another intelligent species as "cute" rude or flattering?
>>81351088
Oh of course, I'm just the kinda person to wonder "who says this for cameras and who actually believes this shit is good".
>>81351115
Dude's gonna ask for X-Men or something at some point and you just know Marvel's thickheaded enough to go "How about a Bishop book?"
>>81351071
There's fuck all wrong with a minority creator on minority books as long as they're okay with it. If Walker wants to write the black dudes he can.
Priest didn't (at all) and couldn't get out of it and that was the issue for him. DC is giving him a very public not-a-black-dudes book now. Coates is a completely different kettle of fish to either of them.
>>81351115
I just so have little respect for someone who didn't finish out their own guaranteed 12-issue run, you know? Unless some good reason pops up as to why. King's doing 12 of Vizh.
>>81351128
Rude by some, but it's Starfire, cute is important to her
>>81351071
>And Milestone finally comes back this summer, right? Is that still happening?
DC officially has not said anything about any of the OGNs announced last summer since then. The only updates I've seen have been things said by the creators (and even that has only been Morrison and Manapul confirming they're still coming eventually). Nothing on Milestone in particular but I'd bet it's still kind of in the works in some form.
>>81351168
ohhhh shiiiiit
>>81351071
>anyone else getting the feeling that David Walker might end up pigeonholed the way Priest did?
Already half way there
Night thrasher and PM&IF, and Cyborg for DC
>Is that still happening?
We haven't heard about that or any of the other OGNs they announced last year
Except for Aquaman Earth One because Manapul said on twitter he's only outlined it.
>>81351169
I am wondering if Priest coming on board for Rebirth delayed plans a bit.
I hope so. I want him to be in charge not Hudlin.
>>81351165
If Walker wants to, absolutely. The problem is Marvel editorial - even decades later - haven't built up any sort of level of trust here, on every sort of level. Pigeonhole the writers they do have, refuse to scout for new ones for minority characters (giving fucking Nathan Edmondson Red Wolf comes to mind), and so on.
Walker does good work though. Real good work, though Jessica could use some fleshing out in Power Man and Iron Fist.
>>81351206
>>81351280
because if there's a Jessica Jones solo, it'll be Bendis, and... that does begin to raise the question of "when should you let someone else play more with the toys"
I fucking miss old Lobo.
>>81351316
(I kind of feel the same way that if we get another Booster book, let someone who's not Jurgens write it)
>>81350740
I'd rather go for the second one desu senpai
>>81351336
we all miss real Lobo
>>81351364
I hate all Lobos
>>81351350
no Giffen/Demattis either tbhfam
>>81351364
wonderful Starfire hair
>>81351280
I think the new PM and IF is total dogshit so I'm not in total agreement with him doing "real good work".
Why should Marvel have put on Red Wolf? Aren't you falling into the pigeonhole trap yourself here?
People worry about this question ALL THE TIME. Should a minority book go to a minority writer for first shot? Is a minority artist or editor good enough (whole separate question about spotlight on writers in comic books here)? Etc etc. No question Marvel and DC are a white boy's club when it comes to writers, but also no question there is no good answer to THIS question.
>>81351316
Not to mention, Bendis retreading his old work is only going to expose his flaws and his "uncomfortable but you can't put your finger on it if you haven't tracked it" treatment of women in his stories to a horrifying magnified degree.
Who's in the biz right now that should do a Jessica Jones solo?
>>81351280
PM&IF has been great since it reads like a total love note to the two. You can tell Walker cares about the characters and it doesn't feel as soulless as most Marvel books lately.
>>81351316
I thought GL rings couldn't kill?
>>81351430
They couldn't until Sinestro Corps War, then the no-kill law was repealed and never reinstated
>>81351430
IIRC, before SCW, they couldn't
that was part of Sinestro's keikaku--getting that restriction taken off would unhobble the Corps, in his view
>>81351471
>>81351543
uhoh
>>81351555
Good choice, Vril.
>>81351575
>>81351595
>clone junk may not be shown
>>81351398
The trouble of "zero native writers in the biz" plus "native character with a Not So Sensitive history to begin with", you should at least SCOUT for talent, is what I'm saying. Or, for god's sake, have someone as a consultant. Talk to people. If you're going to do "native character from the past", and presumably talk about native issues, "white dude on the deep end of conservative" would not be my first choice, and I'd absolutely would advise against doing it without an extra set of eyes or two, and not just your standard editor.
Lemire can't write team books for shit, but he made the smart move in realizing he knew jack shit about First Nations people and actually went and talked to folks to know what he was doing with Equinox.
>>81351575
Pissed Starfire is pretty great
>>81351639
You're making an awful lot of assumptions here.
>>81351639
didn't they also do some weird thing with Red Wolf wherein he was Native, but they said he didn't have any specific tribe/nation he was from?
>>81351622
oh shit
>>81351698
yes, it's time for Vril Trolls John Stewart
>>81351639
What prevents NE from doing the same? I don't actually like Edmondson much but, first place, I don't think it's possible to have an objective standard when it comes to this stuff and, second place, you certainly can't have an objective standard if you can't even define what it should be.
I'm not asking that 'who' (even though I wrote 'why') rhetorically. It's literally, what should they have done instead of give it to Edmondson - who may have pitched it, we don't know the details of that appointment.
>>81351748
how much does lobo smoke to be skilled enough to blow smoke X'S??
>>81351764
there was a /co/ rumor--so probably full of shit--that Kot had wanted the book.
They did get a consultant in Veregge, but:
>While details about the hero remain secret, it has been revealed that this Red Wolf will hail from the world of "1872," the "Secret Wars" series where a version of Red Wolf is currently appearing. Therefore, as the announcement points out, his parallel universe origin means he won't be connected to any existing Native American tribe.
>"Nobody should go to this looking as its historical," said series editor Jake Thomas. "He comes from another dimension, after all. But it's very important for us to approach it in as authentic a way as possible. Jeffery offers this, and not just for consultation, but with his creative input -- his covers jump out from 100 feet away."
>>81351798
A LOT.
You know what sucks about April Fools Day? You can't tell when stuff like FabNic doing a New Warriors limited series is legit, or just a cruel prank on fans.
>>81351904
I have an admitted soft-spot for nitpickers who note things like:
>I really like westerns. I actually really liked the recent 1872. Sadly, Red Wolf #1 is not for me, neither really a 'western,' nor very much a 'spin off' from 1872. Hsssh (above) well states some of my troubles with the first issue; add to this a LOT of annoying 'little' glitches: Red Wolf (and others) consistently mount their horses from the wrong side (now, WHY it's the 'wrong' side, I don't know, but historically, and pretty damn consistently, riders have mounted their steeds from the 'near' side, the horse's left side), and, too, stirrup lengths vary by what must be six to eight inches panel to panel so that a rider riding 'long-legged' is next panel hitched up like a jockey (saddles, and riders, don't work that way)
>>81351973
Cruel prank :(
>>81351991
WELP
>>81351973
I almost fell for BC's "they're making a new Fantastic Four comic" article until I saw the part about cancelling Deadpool
I hope that article about that guy getting cast as Alan Scott in Legends of Tomorrow is true though!
>>81351904
I'm not much of a fan of Kot or Edmondson on a personal level, but the former probably would have put out a better (or at least more interesting) book.
That no tribe thing is kind of bullshit - "he's generically indigenous, okay".
>>81352023
Oh god. He's got the Clap.
>>81352023
>>81352137
>>81352103
the no-tribe thing is also a weak cop-out
>>81352171
>>81351974
This is cute page. That awareness humor without being too annoying.
>>81352171
Yeah. Kot pisses me off something fierce though so I can't say I would have been behind his take unreservedly either.
>>81352186
Ha! You knew it'd come up!
>>81352243
>>81352267
I miss the dynamics you get of steady Lantern pairs
>>81352243
It always does!
>>81352243
>Xanshi
Over the line.
>>81352285
I don't know, I think a Citadelian also understandsa bomb to the planet.
>>81352285
me too, GLC in the Johns era had some great ones
I'm kinda glad Baz and Jessica are both headlining a book as a pairbut if they hook up I will drop it
>>81352234
Didn't he throw a bitchfit and quit comics? Or am I thinking of another shitty writer?
>>81352285
>>81352316
Not threatening!
>>81352340
He cancelled Material and who knows what he's working on right now
>>81352364
It's so weird revisiting this stuff after the current Omega Men. The stellarium was an inspired touch, it justifies everything.
>>81351974
Because they clearly have a passion for history?
>>81352340
He just seems like he has a crazy ego. Would not be surprised by him being nothing like he presents in his persona life, even a kinda James Deen situation.
>>81352339
>but if they hook up I will drop it
It wouldn't make me stop reading, but it seems kind of lazy and I don't really want it to happen
>>81352396
I like hearing about details from people who know what they should be
Like, if anyone goes to the opera in the comics, I will tell you exactly what they get wrong about it
>>81351280
>(giving fucking Nathan Edmondson Red Wolf comes to mind),
What's wrong with that?
>>81352468
>>81352486
>>81352486
Oh man this guy is my new fave.
>>81352556
d'awwww
This amused me
>I LIKE the Poison Ivy series. I like everything about it. But these handful of online fans are NUTS. It's like they're wandering around like lost puppies wondering why there's no “Poison Ivy Rebirth series”. Uh, hey dummies, why the heck WOULD there be one? The character is only halfway through with the first MINI-series she's ever had. If it's good enough and enough people like it, then Poison Ivy will get another series, mini or ongoing, SOMETIME in the future. Enough with the sob stories and online campaigns. It's a totally untested product and, in all honesty, it isn't all that great or necessary or different. I mean, I LIKE it but it's not Ms. Marvel or Monstress or something remotely filling any kind of noteworthy niche.
>Oh, by the way, for everyone who might think that “little girls need this book”. Poison Ivy kills people just for looking at her the wrong way. She's not some sort of role model.
Dont tell me, this was all part of his keikaku?
>>81352622
I won't lie, I first read Moonstress as Moonstone, and got excited for a bit.
>>81352679
Moonstone and Zemo, working together like nothing had gotten in the way...
>>81352679
I _always_ read it as referring to the Legionnaire.;_;
>>81352622
>I LIKE it but it's not Ms. Marvel or Monstress or something remotely filling any kind of noteworthy niche.
Kek.
>>81352622
>>Oh, by the way, for everyone who might think that “little girls need this book”. Poison Ivy kills people just for looking at her the wrong way. She's not some sort of role model.
I don't disagree, but DC isn't helping matters any by including her in their DC Super Hero Girls line along with Harley.
>>81352651
Vril is basically green Xanatos in space, he doesn't make a move unless he thinks he can profit from it somehow.
Though, he has been over matched from time to time.
>>81352714
The thing with these kiddie heroic versions of pretty brutal female villains confuses me a bit, too
A friend pointed out that Poison Ivy is kind of like a female Purple Man, when you get down to it. But her current fanbase seems to want her to be Swamp Thing.
>>81352622
>Oh, by the way, for everyone who might think that “little girls need this book”. Poison Ivy kills people just for looking at her the wrong way. She's not some sort of role model.
This comment rubs me the wrong way, but I guess it's meant specifically against those people who argue for female characters as role models.
Because I would consider like a 14 year old to be a little girl but I wouldn't say Ivy's mini has content inappropriate for someone that age.
>>81352706
So do I, then I remember I'm one of the twelve people who remembers Monstress.
>>81352622
Yeah
Some people do need to look into things better and use their brains.
Like I keep seeing people wondering why basically no DCYou artists are on Rebirth books even though DCYou stuff reaches #12 in May. You know, a month before Rebirth starts. The bare minimum time to start planning and drawing a new book would be like 3 months, and that's assuming they don't want to work somewhere else.
Didio said the best selling mini may get an ongoing, and they don't know how low any of the minis are gonna settle yet. Though Ivy is doing the best so far.
>>81352714
Some people get freaking angry about being told that. I said something like that in Twitter once.
I was told to stop "mansplaining" and then blocked immediately.
>>81352779
But 14 year olds aren't little girls.
>>81352777
>But her current fanbase seems to want her to be Swamp Thing
To be fair, Ivy geeking out over Swampy in JLU was pretty adorable.
>>81352779
Yeah, I think it's meant for the role models argument, which is an annoying one.
Quick poll: when you think "JSA", does the second generation of Roy Thomas/Paul Levitz characters come to mind, or is it more the core of the original Golden Agers?
>>81352834
>engaging people while trying to police how women characters are portrayed online
>on twitter
This honestly surprised you?
>>81352860
Was it as great as Satanna and Man-Thing in Parkerbolts?
>>81352860
it was! but my favorite Ivy is something along the lines of Ostrander Squad Ivy, who's not quite the noble ecoterrorist
>>81352894
Combination of Johns' run and the All Star Super Squad.
The latter I recall being a very cynical and somewhat downhearted Superhero team.
>>81352894
the original core comes to mind more, although my affinity is mostly for Johns/Robinson/Goyer
>>81352894
My first thought is generally Jay, Alan, and Ted. When I have more than one thought I usually go to the early part of Johns's run.
>>81352894
Ah, family bonding.
>>81352931
ha ha fuuuuck
>>81352779
It's for those people who think "Oh it's a female character! GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR GIRLS!"
Like the people who think Harley having a toxic relationship is "harmful to young girls" and should be absolved and removed.
No shit it's harmful. It's a character flaw it's supposed to be a bad thing.
I haven't been reading Ivy's mini but I really did like her confliction in Gotham City Sirens a lot. The failed attempt at living a normal life, the fact that she can't bare to live in one world for too long.
That kind of stuff could be really interesting if fleshed out more though.
>>81353023
last arc starts now
>>81353040
>That kind of stuff could be really interesting if fleshed out more though.
But that's tooooo haaaaard.
>>81350866
I like this team, it's has a decent mix between traditional heroes and anti-heroes.
>>81353063
I wonder what, if you polled Comics Fandom At Large, you'd get as their JSA. I suspect Robinson/Goyer/Johns has more of a following and connection these days than the immediate pre-Crisis Roy Thomas stuff (which is what one vocal fan wants back)
>>81353063
sadface, this run has been fun
>>81352907
Honestly, if they said something like "I know she's a horrible person, I want it anyway." I could respect that.
Fuck, if Marvel announced "Moonstone tricks the Marvel Universe" I would read that NOW, and she's practically a sociopath.
>>81353167
anyone know when the GOTG Waifu Academy event starts?
>>81353176
no way it'd make 28 issues today :(
>>81353222
>>81353167
This is a ship I can board.
>>81353167
I think it depends what segment of Comics Fandom we're talking about, too. The first JSA I ever read was Robinson/Goyer/Johns since that was what was being published/collected when I got into comics, while the Thomas stuff has never gotten much of a push in my time.
If I was into comics in the first half of the 1980s? That might be different. I never know who's more prevalent, really -- defining "fandom" can be hard.
>>81353235
>>81353251
there's even a little fanart
>>81353319
>Stealth's death was a tragedy, but before she passed on she made we realise that what I really need is a woman who could beat me to death at any given moment
>>81353304
The question of "Bring Back X" is also a fraught one, as we will see in detail as we hit even more of Retroboot, I think
>>81353176
>>81353222
We're lucky it lasted this long tbf. I think sales were already cancellation level at this point (comichron seems to be down so I can't get the actual data). But it would probably get there by #3 if it launched today though. I hate this pleb comic market.
>>81353222
>no way it'd make 28 issues today :(
it'd be lucky to make 8
>>81353373
>>81353222
You have to update the game in the iOS or Google store. Apparently the event is live on Android after that but iOS seems to not be turned on.
>>81353396
>>81353387
>>81353222
Comic writers need to get out of the funk of writing for trade. Early cancellation would at least be tolerable if the comics themselves were meaty, but there's way too much "this arc is setting up future plotli-aaaannnnndd cancelled".
>>81353452
I will be sorely disappointed if this doesn't end in a drunken brawl.
>>81353486
awww thanks anon
>>81348994
Is that the real Main Man?!
>>81353387
Internet Archive to the rescue!
>126 Rebels 24 $2.99 DC 10,354
... OOF.
>>81353503
Publishers also need to stop pumping out 60+ books each, when there's so many options most stuff sinks, niche stuff goes totally unnoticed
>>81353530
yes
>>81353530
It's 100% Unfiltered Lobo, Wendell.
>>81353542
Like All Star Western, this must have been one of Didio's favorites.
>>81353565
Zemo: I am enjoying this sudden influx of purple.
>>81353611
Vriiiiiiil be careful
>>81353675
>>81353675
She's going to make Vril give Lryl a little sibling, isn't she?
>>81353715
ahhh, remember what she can do?
>>81353757
