Good evening owls of /co/,
HOOT HOOT
Hoot hoot hoot!
So how far into this series are we going before suffering through Nate's bad years?
>>83161120
well that was one fucking day on the Comics Internet
Hello OP
I hate Spencer's Zemo
Time for Best Comic
people sure are mad about Cap
>>83161120
How about that anger over Captain America though
If sales truly are proportion to how much anger there is, then how much will it sell?
300,000 for #1, 60k for the rest of it? 200,000, 80k? A billion and a million?
>>83161181
Yeah, "He was just angry" turned out to be a big lie.
here we go
>>83161166
>We want you to change Steve Rogers to a gay man!
>Change Steve Rogers, you say?
I cant believed this is real.
>Marvel is set for another major publishing initiative, this time kicking off this fall following "Civil War II." As teased in the "Civil War II Daily Bugle Newspaper" released today, the publisher will return to the "Marvel NOW!" branding, first used in 2012 in the aftermath of "Avengers vs. X-Men," for its latest crop of new series and new status quos.
>Readers will get a first look at the line in the "Marvel NOW! Previews Magazine," available in stores on July 13. Much like last year's "Marvel Previews" supplement that revealed the post-"Secret Wars" "All-New, All-Different Marvel" lineup, it'll reveal new creative teams and new series for Marvel's lineup going forward after a major event (though "Civil War II" will be relatively early in its run by mid-July).
>"Marvel NOW! is about the future of the Marvel Universe," Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso said in a press release. "We're excited to provide fans with a snapshot of things to come right before San Diego Comic-Con. Fans can look forward to hearing about brand new titles, returning favorites and even some shocking status quo shifts that are sure to keep fans guessing all the way through 'Civil War II.'"
>The "Marvel NOW! Previews Magazine" will be available on July 13. "Civil War II" #1, by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez, is on sale next Wednesday, June 1.
>>83161166
Scooby Apocalypse was great
>>83161166
no kidding
Rebirth blowing up half the internet, Hydra Steve blowing up the other half
I love it
>>83161152
dunno, we'll see how we roll
>>83161235
I can't stop laughing about this
what the fuck are they doing
>>83161235
I hope people get really angry at this too like they are Cap
>>83161309
they've been saying they're going to TV style seasons, i've been telling ya.
>>83161181
Hah, I actually didn't read the issue yet
All I read was Rebirth and Omega Men, fuck you Tom King ;___;
>>83161235
>we want to go back to the era of that Hawkeye book you all bought tons of trades of
>>83161166
Yeah I saw my friends who didn't care about comics talking about the Cap thing.
Even they can guess that it's a temporary thing and most likely a fakeout. Mainstream comics have done such a great job at killing suspense that even people who know next to nothing about it can see through it
>>83161309
>Oh shit, DC has been hyping up this Rebirth thing, we need something big to get the Internet to talk about!
>>83161344
I saw someone complain that Cap won't be HYDRA when the stories over and i'm like....
how have people not learned illusion of change
>>83161258
>all those asspained watchmanfags in the rebirth thread
Man, I like Watchman, but to hear them talk it's the Second Coming of Christ and Geoff Johns is Satan.
>>83161331
no I mean why are they calling it Marvel Now again? did they forget that they already used that name
are they putting things back to the same status quo?
why
>>83161331
>>AXEL ALONSO: For starters, we’re in the midst of a massive universe transforming event in Secret Wars. This is an event we’ve been building to for some time, and it’s clearing the canvas and putting new and familiar stuff on the canvas in its aftermath. And so it’s transformed the Marvel Universe we’re looking at, which is the perfect opportunity to start a new chapter. And that said, most importantly, I think that the comics industry—certainly, we are—slowly working into a season model that’s not too unlike what we see in our favorite cable TV shows: a seasonal model that offers accessible entry points for new readers and is respectful of long-term fans. We did Marvel NOW! and All-New Marvel NOW!, which were both two very successful campaigns. And this is the latest campaign. The goal is to invite a new audience while maintaining and honoring the fans who are already reading. So this fall, this All-New All-Different Marvel is going to unveil somewhere around 60 titles, all new #1s. And nothing says “jumping point” like the #1. And all of them, I think, all are going to offer diverse, exciting and accessible entry points into our world. And there’ll be a lot of different flavors.
>>83161120
Hello Storyteller.
My my, look who had a cameo in Rebirth.Is it just me, or does Imra come off a little creepy here?
>>83161409
It's like an all you can eat buffet of saltiness, schadenfreude and pettiness from all corners
I'm in heavenI'm taking special joy in people complaining that Kyle wasn't on the Rebirth splash
>>83161338
Zemo is Cobra Commander. Blue hood, purple sock, what's the difference.
>>83161309
Civil War 2 must've not gotten the hype they wanted
And they said they're moving to "seasons", like tv. So that means more annual relaunches. Marvel Now, All New, Avengers Now, ANAD, etc
But "Marvel Now"? Is that the best they could come up with?
OP is afunnybook reader
Was TBolts out today or is that next week?
>>83161344
I saw my least favorite argument in the world, which came up with respect to Lois Lane and the Truth storyline as well, that being "It's irresponsible to write this because the worst parts of fandom will use it"
>>83161384
It's kinda funny, really.
>>83161235
This is worse than there being two Flash Rebirths in like 5 years
>>83161475
certainly, we are—slowly working into a season model that’s not too unlike what we see in our favorite cable TV shows
>>83161410
Well the previous Marvel Now was white text on a red background and now it's red text on a white background. See, different.
the craziest shit is with Cap is the "you're disrespecting Kirby/Simon/Stan Lee(?)" arguments
>>83161451
IMRA
M
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also WTF I've never felt like that for Johnny Thunder, does "I gave it away" mean Jakeem incoming?
>>83161409
I don't care about Watchmen so seeing people treat it like some sacred thing to not be tainted or associated with something bad it just great for me.
>>83161423
>And nothing says “jumping point” like the #1.
Nothing says "jumping off" like "final issue" and "relaunch".
>>83161451
That's Gary Frank drawing her, isn't it? That's probably why.
>>83161451
It's just Gary Frank, he always draws creepy smiles. Except for Ted, he was cute
>>83161559
That really kill ant man sales
>>83161490
>"It's irresponsible to write this because the worst parts of fandom will use it"
That's what makes it so great.
Embrace Superior Steve.
>>83161555
>also WTF I've never felt like that for Johnny Thunder, does "I gave it away" mean Jakeem incoming?
oh, could be! he says he lost it, I think
>>83161451
Gary Frank doesn't do good smiles
The smiles he draws on male characters look lipless half the time
>>83161555
>I've never felt like that for Johnny Thunder,
Not even in that arc with the Ultra-Humanite?
>>83161579
It also no longer works if they relaunch with the same team so I guess everyone only gets a year's worth of stories to tell now?
>>83161576
that Ted goofy grin was great
Was that Khalid!Fate?
>>83161630
Okay, that was something, too.
>>83161555
Didn't they also say something like "nobody believes his stories except for his great-grandson"?
>>83161555
>SHUMCK
decent stabbing noise
>>83161579
>Astonishing Ant-Man 6 20,375
>Astonishing Ant-Man 7 24,173
I know right
At least it being a new arc kinda raised sales a little
>>83161258
No one gives a shit about the hydra bullshit.
>>83161663
Maybe.
Khalid's PROPER costume is the very standard blue onesie.
>>83161661
Long-form is really now only possible on a book like USM, then, isn't it, something that's more than monthly and guaranteed sales
But seriously, Kalista's actions, I KNEW IT
>>83161459
I saw someone complaining that Kenan was an obvious Chulk ripoff
And I'm like damn, son, Marvel trademarked Asian people?
>>83161720
oh yes they do
>>83161730
Also ummm he's Mandarin Chinese and not Korean, that's really not the same thing, REALLY.
>>83161730
I guess DC isn't allowed to have asian people who aren't martial artists?
>>83161555
>also WTF I've never felt like that for Johnny Thunder, does "I gave it away" mean Jakeem incoming?
Poor Johnny. I hope it does eventually lead to him and Jakeem teaming up as mentor and student. Rebirth's purported attention to legacies seems to imply it. We've already seen Ted and Jaime.
>>83161574
>>83161576
>>83161607
Oh, yeah, the guy who drew most of Legion of Three Worlds, right? Though to be fair, Imra often gives a bit of a creepy vibe, but it's usually not that overt. Not complaining.
>>83161730
>Marvel trademarked Asian people?
Yes. It's the progressive thing to do.
>>83161720
Anon, have you been on Twitter? They're losing their god damned minds.
>>83161795
The funniest part of the Steve HYDRA blowup? Hands down, all the enraged people in Ed Brubaker's mentions.
Would anyone write something this brutal in a current comic?
>>83161795
And Cho is an American qt, not a foreign ambassador of qt. But noooooope.
>>83161800
Lo3W was Perez. Frank did the Johns Earth Man arc
>>83161824
poor Brubaker
>>83161798
>Ryan Choi
>Kenan Kong
they have TWO Asians without karate powers, there must be some kind of law against that
>>83161800
Or, I could see Johnny meeting Jakeem and as the universe corrects itself, he melds into the Thunderbolt like he did at the end of the Ultra-Humanite plot
>>83161730
They should be thankful that Kenan isn't another martial artist person.
>Katana
>Cass
>Lady Shiva
At least they have Ryan Choi too now
>>83161849
and this isn't even the worst though it's a hell of a first issue statement. no way theJihad in NYCissues would happen today
>>83161894
But one is REALLY SMART. That's still stereotyping.
>>83161849
I didn't know he hasn't even read cape comics in five years. Wow, he really disengaged.
>>83161120
Good choice OP.
It's weird everyone talking about being a night owl when it's only 5:18 where I am. Freakin West Coast timezones make doing anything on /co/ with Americans a pain in the ass.
>>83161849
Poor Brubaker
He had to tweet like five or six times that he had nothing to do with it and hasn't worked at marvel for the past ~5 years
>>83161908
The Rebirth pages with young Wally were really affectionate, I dug that. Please write him well, Percy and Williamson. Let him be a character.
>>83161894
Ryan is a uni professor, that's almost as typical.
Counterpoint: Acknowledged in-universe to be hot, that negates all gains.
>>83161908
Dave is busy storytiming Phantom Stranger right now but he has an idea that Jakeem is going to be the great-grandson that they mention.
Speaking of Asian-Americans, why'd they make Ryan so young? GigantaxAtom is dead now. Lame.
>>83161869
My bad.
>>83162022
>GigantaxAtom is dead now.
It doesn't have to be
I really wanna know about the conversation when Johns told Rucka aboutWonder Woman's brother
>>83161979
Right, Wally being happy with his legacy got me a little. Hopes for the new kid
>>83162022
He's in college. He can still get on that.
>>83162022
he's in college, he's fair game
it's not like he's a teenagerand even if he was Giganta would probably /ss/ him
>>83162022
Did they change something? Ryan was a Chinese national before.
>>83161978
I felt so sorry for him, but it was one of the funniest awful things to come out of this because he kept having to say "I haven't read it! I don't write for Marvel! Don't blame me! I don't care! Buy Velvet instead!"
enter a running gag for him
I read Rebirth in one of the storytime threads over my planning period at my teaching job, starting tearing up halfway through it and then had my content supervisor walk in for a meeting.
God dammit comics.
>>83162022
Because Manhattan stole 10 years.
>>83161979
>Keene Act
WHAAAAAAT
>>83162046
The plot line is probably the only one that carried over from the FCBD issueJason was mentioned and people thought Johns was gonna push Firestorm again, but nope
>>83162082
No they mentioned he was from Hong Kong in Rebirth
>>83162082
He's from Hong Kong
crap, we'll read the SO later
>>83162046
>spoiler
That was pointless and stupid. Naturally, we just couldn't have a nice thing without something dumb being attached to it at the last fucking minute. Rebirth even made it worse.
>>83162033
>>83162053
I can't tell if he's legal. If not, Doris had better wait.
>>83162137
Man, almost none of those teasers from the FCBD issue amounted to anything
>no Aquaman
>no Shazamborg
>Hal didn't do shit
>>83162170
>that last panel set of faces
>>83162253
>>Hal didn't do shit
He helped Batman get off the chair, and brought his Lantern friends. Fucking Halfags, never happy with anything.
>>83162263
Headcanon: I like to think that the guy talking to Kyle at the end of OM is somehow a form of Eiling
>>83162263
> Digger
There's no better bastard
I found it hilarious Johns didn't even try and explain Jessica getting a ring speaking of Darkseid War
>>83162285
The GLs only showed up to be fucking useless and he only got Batman's ass off the chair by giving him a willpower boost so that Bats could help himself
then at the end Batman was like "well I guess you're not the useless waste of space I thought you were"
>>83162338
>Oi!
>>83162359
>Not even Hal or John could explain why Earth needed another fucking GL
real cute Geoff
>>83162359
He couldn't bring himself to kill any of his Lanternfus
>>83156668
>>83156684
Why are they so perfect?
>>83162207
He's legal. Do you think he's fucking Doogie Howser or something?
>>83162170
>mai waifu in the bottom panel
>>83162362
> ya bleedin' bike!
>>83162359
Obviously one or five of the Lanterns that tried to contain Grail got killed
>>83162338
there's really not
>>83162338
I love that Wally zapped to Digger in Rebirth
>>83162411
I love that scene so much
>I tried to kill you
>You tried to kill me, on the beach
>Will you marry me?
They're so perfect. I'm glad Abnett is still on Aquaman, I like how he wrote them
>>83162411
They are the best OTP
You guys seen (or rather heard) this?
https://play.spotify.com/user/official_dc/playlist/0IaUOISgEBWYjYB8J8WLDa
That opening scene is just so perfect.
>storytime
>20 images
>190 posts
you fuckin scrub LMFAO
>>83162528
You sure about those numbers buddy
>>83161184
As good as SS is this image isn't even wildly close to being true.
>>83162528
I think the one being LOLed at is you, I'm having a good time
>>83162411
Best part.
>>83162528
>lots of discussion in a storytime thread is bad
>>83161235
2 marvel 2 now
>>83161235
>Get ready for Marvel Later... NOW.
>>83162620
Jotunheim! Land of Giants!
Do not try too hard thinking about where 'Qurac' is.
>>83162705
It's in the same nebulous realm as Biyala and Vlatava.
>>83162594
it's a joke based on a super old meme that i love
>>83162410
>Khouri and King lied to him and said Kyle died at the end of Omega Men
>>83162705
>>83162666
marvel NOW 2: cradle 2 the grave
NOW THAT'S what I call Marvel 2
Marvel: It's your money and we need it NOW
>>83162793
>Ferris aircraft
>>83162764
Can sometimes be hard to differentiate between what this board actually takes seriously.
>>83162263
I really like Enchantress' origin of being chosen to be a mystical defender of justice but the mystic ceremony got fucked up because Supergirl pushed the moon out of alignment and forgot to put it back.
>>83162822
There was Marvel NEXT once upon a time, I remember seeing that banner on some old comics
>>83162528
As someone who has to deal with Dead storytimes, that's a great ratio, ya twit.
>>83162764
>>Khouri and King lied to him and said Kyle died at the end of Omega Men
I actually did see a lot of people asking if he died in Omega Men because he wasn't on that spread at the end of Rebirth
>>83162855
Wait really?
That's amazing.
>>83162869
is Bronze Tiger still actually a tiger?
(anyone got that threadpic handy)
>>83162929
>>83162764
I wish he did die at the end of Omega Men
>>83162873
When I noticed Kyle wasn't on it I starting laughing because literally everyone else was on there. And kudos to Batman, because I think close to all of his supporting cast on that pic.
>>83162855
Paging Orlando, we need this canon back ASAP
>>83162958
Almost 3 years later and it's still a hoot
>>83162528
>>83162871
Frankly, I see little point in storytimes that lack conversation. I've done storytimes before, and the lack of anyone talking just made me feel dead inside.
>>83162964
>When I noticed Kyle wasn't on it I starting laughing because literally everyone else was on there
Same
I kinda wish they'd added in Kilowog or Tomar Re or somebody too just to add insult to injury
>>83162958
thanks!
>>83163052
it's the worse
>>83163052
It's so awkward, especially when the OP can't bump the thread so you just get pushed back and back while you die on the inside
http://comicsbulletin.com/exorcism-dc-rebirth-1/
>>83163052
I hate it too, it feels like talking to an empty room.
>>83162964
Calm down, salty Kyle hater, you're gonna get an aneurysm.
>>83161120
Geeze, it's already 8:45? Man where is the time going.
>>83163086
>>83163052
I agree with these two.
Also it seems hard to actually get people talking if it is not a Big Name / Popular book being done which in turn drives people towards those books to story time.
>>83163118
I was expecting truckloads of salt, but that's actually a pretty interesting take on it.
>>83163079
This cover, something clicked: Rick would be such a GI Joe clone if he weren't so well-executed. Like reverse satire.
Was this before or after it got super popular?
>>83163109
Think that's why most storytellers start the story on one computer and do the rest on another.
>>83163167
I'm kinda slow tonight, sorry
>>83163204
The bit about Johns atoning seems pretty freaking clear
>>83163242
I think a little after, this is pretty late 80s.still salty he didn't get to stay dead
>>83161459
Who's worse. A kylefag or a halfag?
>>83163245
Or you know a phone with an data plan.
>>83163251
>>83161166
>Alpha Flight 123 from Calgary.
Nice.
Jack Flag just can't get a break.
Pulling him from limbo to toss him out an elevator was as bad as that time he was pulled out of limbo to get paralized, or when Nomad was pulled out of limbo so the Winter Soldier could be the one true Bucky.
>>83163300
HI EVE
>>83163292
Both are awful, but Halfags go out of their way to attack other fanbases (as seen by one very persistent poster here) while Kylefags like to play the victim card way too much.
So, be like me, a Guyfag, cause we're chill man.
This issue has the best Capt. Boomerang page.
>>83163293
Best trick
>>83163359
>as seen by one very persistent poster here
excuse you, there are at least two of us
>>83163317
Free Spirit hasn't been seen in how long, either?
>>83163292Johnfags
>>83163359
>So, be like me, a Guyfag, cause we're chill man.
There's something hilariously ironic about that fact.
>>83163396
except when the 3G and the LTE is banned by some other asshole using it.
>>83163366
A later issue has the best Deadshot page.
>>83163402
>>83163359
Yeah, there's more than one Halfag, clearly
>>83163400
That only makes it slightly better but still bad. Get a life, you cucks.
>>83163317
That's actually what I'm most salty about. Why the fuck you gotta take my boy in cosmic limbo, put him on Earth for no reason except as kill fodder?
I thought Jack was safe from this shit.
>>83163416
this
Johnfags play the victim AND shit on everybody else
>>83163359
>So, be like me, a Guyfag, cause we're chill man.
I wonder how chill Simonfags and Jessicafags will be
Because surely with their new book and involvement in the JL, they're bound to get some fans, right?...Right?
>>83163426
Sometimes i switch to my cable provider WiFi.
>>83163434
Goddammit, here's page 5
>>83161235
>Marvel NOW AGAIN
>Marvel NOWER
>Marvel NOWEST
>Marvel NOWWON
>>83161730
Marvel also trademarked the word superhero
>>83163488
hey i love Simon
>>83163433
The one withLincoln memorial statueright
>>83163488
Jessicafags will be waifufags, some of the most cancerous fuckers to infect the internet. Bazfags will remain small in number and generaly afraid to speak up.
>>83163509
I thought they co-owned that with DC.
>>83163433
No the best Deadshot page is from the NY battle
> I believe you
>>83163488
Jessica already has a small handful of fanspoor Simon ;_;actually poor both of them, they're going to be defined almost solely by Dogfucker
>>83163497
Also, Spencer's not dumb, he has to know that there's a small but actual Jack Flag fandom out there from DnA GOTG, right? So that's more quality trolling.
>>83162705
I don't understand. Why not just get Captain Atom to level the place? He could do it fast enough that nobody would be able to identify him in order to link him to the US.
>>83163509
They actually co-own that with DC.
>>83163419
Dunno. I think being a Guyfag means loving him getting shit on because we love him and it's hilarious, so it's hard to ever get that mad.
>>83163559
This is pretty early in Captain Atom, and she'd have to go through Eiling to get in touch with him, and she HATES Eiling (it's mutual)
>>83163554
You day that, yet look at what he's doing to Zemo.
>>83163632
I haven't read the issue, so is his Zemo just shitty, or trolling, or what? Quality here meaning 'effective' trolling
>>83163624
Or just seeing Guy get mad an the consequences thereof is an easy reminder not to get mad yourself.
>>83163559
Politics man. You don't want some other shady government group handling a situation yours can
>>83161409
I like Watchmen and am angry about them throwing it into DC proper... but not out of any loyalty to it or Alan "Rapes" Moore. It's more that Watchmen was it's own thing, a fully self contained story. So taking it and grafting it into DC makes no sense to me. They may as well have had Atticus Finch be the architect of the grimdarking of DC.
>>83163670
why can I not post the right pix today?
>>83161451
It's the Gary Frank art.
Gary Frank smiles look like people in a cult trying to convince you to get in the van.
>>83163730
>>83163769
HI TOM
>>83163670
Hes full Cobra Commander.
>>83163819
Like, Hitler Cobra Commander, or Yosemite Sam Cobra Commander?
>>83163559
Atom works for Eiling at this point.
Eiling and Waller fucking hate eachother. Probably because they've got so much in common.
So is Plastique at her gun for hire phase or is there ideological stuff i don't know about french Canadians
>>83163718
Even Alan Moore isn't particularly fond of Watchmen honestly.
He regrets not owning it himself, but he's pointed out before that it is entirely a piece of outdated 80's Nihilism that he worked out of his system as soon as it was done and then to some degree half of comics poorly copied it for over a decade and change.
Basically he wrote the series when he was depressed and angry and it's kinda notable that lot of his other cape works (Supreme and stuff like Tom Strong) are noticeably more idealistic and hopeful.
>>83163763
That's why I love him.
>>83163887
it's also super fucking 80s which no one seems to notice
So, dumb question, but since Harley debuted in the BTAS she's not going to show up at all in this run, right?
>>83163535
>>83163552
Shit, forgot those. There really are a lot of good Deadshot pages in this run.I'm done posting images in the storytime now
>>83163938
correct
>>83163884
I think this is shortly after her first meeting with Captain Atom. Long before their marriage at least.
>>83161687
Was 7 the issue where Cassie turned into Stinger?
Could there still be 4000 MC2 fans out there waiting for occasional table scraps?
>>83163488
>Humphries writing
No. And I really wanted this book since Johns' run ended. Really enjoyed the arc he did with Simon
>>83163884
I think gun-for-hire.
>>83163718
It's clearly a piece of meta-commentary. Stories like Watchmen and DKR have defined DC for decades, to the point people like Zack Snyder have been influenced by them when it comes to their own interpretations of the DC mythos. So, these stories, especially Watchmen (which influenced far more than just the DCU) had to be brought into the argument so Johns' metacommentary makes sense.
People keep saying that Manhattan is responsible for the reboot but Wally straight up says his influence was around even before Flashpoint. It's obvious what Johns is going for and for that, you need Manhattan, you need to face the reality that is Watchmen.
>>83163967
the one wherehe puts his fists on a table and shoots a guy in the handsis from his mini right?
fyi DC collected that and those Detective Comics issues in a nice little trade which i didn't know until recently
>>83163884
She is ALMOST at her gun-for-hire phase (that happens right after this if I recall), but Plastique is actually a French-Canadian separatist.
Domestic terrorism was a big fear for a lot of the US and Canada in the 1980's, what with stuff like angry militia groups popping up everything with Reagan stoking the USSR in a game of nuclear chicken just to get it to admit that it was economically collapsing.
>>83163938
This is 80s, she's late 90s. Simple.
>>83163873
Yosemite Sam. There's no difference between this Zemo and the one at the end of Standoff.
>>83163884
If you lived there for a day you'd understand.
>>83163763
Well, Threeboot Legion always did come across as a little bit cult-y to me...
>>83163925
>which no one seems to notice
I see it get brought up all the time about DKR when people call it "dated" but will then recommend Watchmen
>>83163938
Right.
>>83163938
Yes, thank fuck. She only joined the Squad after the reboot.
>>83164031
why is Zemo going on about having built Hydra?
>>83161798
They used to have Doctor Light.
>>83163541
>generaly afraid to speak up.
>tfw
>>83164076
Floyd, dammit
also, Helmut in the Heinrich mask is sick and wrong
>>83164021
This is, I think, also Northstar's background. He was briefly a domestic terrorist, same time period, probably same area of motivation.
>>83163925
Nihilism was big in the 80's.
My dad once explained to me why, and the answer basically could be summed up in "we didn't know as much about how the world worked as we thought and we got retarded about it for a whole decade".
>>83164019
Johns is not QUITE as good at meta-commentary as Morrison is (he loves comics too much to just detach himself and objectively notice certain things), but his extremely broad education on comics (so to speak) gives him a pretty good grasp of the context and commentary of a lot of comics stuff.
>>83164099
Has she even appeared anywhere in the last 5+ years, other than Bombshells?
>>83164099
Go away, Herald.
>>83164020
I just bought the issues since they weren't going to be in the SS trades
I'm so glad that DC stopped using glossy paper. The third trade is like twice as thick with the same number of issuesas the first two, but it just looks better
>>83164038
But Gary Frank only did Retroboot.
>>83164135
>>83164141
she was set up early on in JLA but never appeared properly, IIRC
>>83164141
She was the other Dr. Light's wife in the lead up to Forever Evil.
>>83164153
i love it. that paper feels so good
>>83161849
>Would anyone write something this brutal in a current comic?
Probably not coming from a group named the Jihad, at least.
Or they would, and it would pretty racist.
>>83164184
ouch, that gotta hurt
speaking of hurt, I got linked to a compilation of Banshee fight scenes, and holy shit
>>83164138
>nobody ever remembers Northstar's terrorist phase
>>83164138
He actually lived in a circus at first, but his joining the extremist group was REALLY brief.
Like, they were separatists and he was okay with that, but then he found out they were going to bomb something and then stopped it, got rid of the bomb and then beat them all up for the cops to find later.
Basically nobody even knew he was a member of an extremist group because he thought he was a member of a regular separatist group, not a terrorist cell.
Byrne also kinda clarified that Jean-Paul's anger during the period stemmed at least partially from his homosexuality and not really knowing how to deal with it at first.
>>83164251
>everyone remembers his elf phase
>>83164229
>>83164229
i keep hearing about that show
>>83164184
>>83164200
Oh yeah, I kinda remember people raising a stink about it
>>83164311
Thought he was talking about the villain
>>83164297
First iconic Boomerbutt page
>>83164296
FAIRY. Literal magic fairy.
>>83164135
>also, Helmut in the Heinrich mask is sick and wrong
>"I hated my father. Which is why I'm going to dress exactly like him instead of making my own stamp on the Zemo legacy!"
Yep.
>>83164171
.... Sigh. It was a joke. A horrendously failed joke, apparently. Like just a catastrophic meltdown of a joke. If that joke were a person, they'd be dead from landing face first in a birthday cake.
>>83164344
just FYI, OP is a grill
>>83164385
How is that relevant?
>>83164349
Then retconed into " nope Loki was just lying to fuck with me"
Northstar explained that when he got to the elves and told them the story from Loki they just laughed
>>83164385
Propane or charcoal?
>>83163079
>mindboggler's face
>>83164423
I mean, if you're going on a date...
>>83164216
This is the reason the Squad doesn't work anymore.
To REALLY make it so that the Squad has an actual point, you need to either have the USSR be around (so that "deniable operations" are the norm when working overseas), or you need a comics author who (like Ostrander) is really knowledgeable about foreign situations and external politics and how they relate to the US in a non-public "this was just on CNN/Fox and therefore censored as fuck" fashion.
The current crop of comics writers are the grown-up insular neckbeard collectors fans of the 90's, and the more insular the fandom the less time they have to go out and learn things other then their hobby, which includes current events and geopolitics.
You'd also need to be willing to make a comic that would piss a lot of people off; the equivalent of this first arc would be the Squad breaking into North Korea basically to kill a North Korean superteam.
>>83164200
>>83164340
I don't blame them. Ew.
>>83164296
>>83164349
Now, are we talking fairies as in Disney, or fairies as in the fair folk old school kidnap your children and replace them with eldritch dopplegangers fairies?
>>83164462
Or Crimea.
>>83164462
umm I dunno if you know but Tom King was in the CIA
>>83164423
it's more whatever to be called 'she'
>>83164440
propane for convenience, I hate dealing with ashes
>>83163494
Do you know if it just an IP address check or if it is wider than that?
>>83164501
He's French Canadian, so probably the latter.
>>83164521
I was just about to throw his name out too.
>>83163873
The latter. While he's demonstrated he knows how Zemo deals with Fixer, he seems to mostly use him comedically. He's got no sense of menace to him, or intimidation. Most damning though? Hes got no charisma, which is pathetic.
This is the guy who I believed, partially because of these threads, to be one of the more compelling Marvel villains, and here he's practically a punchline. I get Red Skull is Cap's Arch-Enemy, but given we already know he's going to be part of some HYDRA civil war with Zemo, given how he's written, this hardly send even.
>>83164462
that's why I'm excited that Ostrander is writing the Squad breaking into the Hague, that's probably not going to be weak shit
