Good evening owls of /co/,
We done with Apokalips, now we go somewhere seedier: New Orleans
Hello OP. Did any saw those death of xmen variant damn marvel. Lol
>>83643455
New Orleans is a unique place and great food, to be fair. But you will never smell more pee in your life than in the French Quarter.
>>83643481
no, what are they?
>>83643455
Hello Storyteller.
>We done with Apokalips, now we go somewhere seedier: New Orleans
Oh you.
>>83643494
:D
;___;
>>83643481
Marvel finds a way to surprise me every day
>>83643481
I feel so bad for X fans
If they keep buying X books, marvel isn't gonna make them better cause they're selling anyway, but if they stop buying them, marvel can just cancel more of them and leave them with less books.
>>83643493
You can beat New Orleans, but you'd have to go to India in the summer.
Dinah crisis
>>83643532
If half of the people buying Xmen just stopped all at once, Marvel would panic and do something stupid that might actually wreck the franchise for more than a couple months.
>>83643455
whether the movie is good or bad
I'm glad it happened because Ostrander's run is finally FINALLY getting released
>>83643493
>>83643493
>no, what are they?
a variant cover theme where all the X-men are dead
>>83643556
Hah! That's something.
>surprised Ivy's eyes aren't brown
>>83643532
Most domestic violence analogies are just tacky, but X-Fans really are the battered spouse who's holding out because he really does love her even though he hits her, and he can stop drinking any time.
>>83643595
that's next-level trolling
>>83643581
>Marvel would panic and do something stupid that might actually wreck the franchise
You can't wreck something that's already been wrecked. if anything, bad sales would maybe prompt them to actually do something good with the franchise since good sales has meant bad comics for a long time now.
>>83643667
What planet do you live on? Marvel hasn't done good life support on anything in the past decade.
I've noticed an increase in long-term storytimes in /co/ lately.Have I started the fire?
>>83643584
true, the only good part of adaptions is the reprints
>>83643713
Because they didn't have to. And because making customers angry got them more sales.
>>83643714
I don't know but it's wonderful
>>83637947
Steve
>>83643532
Less or no books are better than shit books.
>>83643714
I dunno who started it, but I welcome it. Even if it's playing merry hell on my sleeping habits.
>>83643661
>>83643527
Best boy survives.
>>83643784
Shade, you suck.
You'll get to star in some neat comics, though.
>>83643746
So, like, how does that make them well-prepared to make a serious attempt at fixing anything? It's not their style, digging deeper holes is.
>>83643800
he's tough, our Werner
>>83643829
WHO IS DOING THE PIE-ING
>>83643867
PANDORA
>>83643867
>>83643912
ho shit
>>83643867
Looking back, it's kind of obvious.
>>83643939
>>83643939
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPER STALIN!
>>83643939
>normal_day_in_urban_russia.jpg
>>83643968
>I must kill fast and bullets too slow!
>>83643867
I DON'T KNOW.
This is somehow the most compelling subplot in the whole book. And that's not a diss against the rest of the book, since the story has been solid so far. I just can't stand not knowing who's throwing these damned pies.
>>83643939
>hurrrr
>>83644001
It wasWallerthe entire time.
>>83643968
Ostrander is so good with the competing factions and bullshit within both US and Soviet governments.
>>83644001
If you own the trades, flip backwards once you learn who it is. It's obvious in hindsight.
>>83643939
>>83643968
What the... Comic books.
>>83643966
I swear, it had better not be Batman.
>>83644047
1989 was the collapse of the Soviet Union, so here we go
>>83644066
Yes, he's throwing pes Alfred made
>>83644105
>>83643939
>>83643968
stalnvolf was he? he needs to make a comeback.
I wish the hair colors on Gotham and Gotham Girl were switched so I could pretend it's Alan and Jade until I get proven wrong. Though I guess it could still be them in disguises or something.
I mean it's not the craziest theory right?
>>83644144
Oh mamba.
>>83644144
>>83644144
>Do you understand
No, because I'm not bilingual, what?
>>83644177
that would be fucking amazing
>>83644177
It would crazy if that were true.
>King was the one planned for the new JSA series the entire time.
>>83644177
Colorist error makes black characters white, and green characters Batman.
>>83644210
"I'm not your mama, kid"
>>83644299
>>83644219
Oh god, if these bastards raise Flo there is going to be hell to pay.
>>83644144
>Do you understand?
I understood like half of that. The only French word I got was 'maman'.
Is French easy to learn?
>>83644327
DEDUCTION SKILLS
AND THE PIE-R IS....
Apparently the DC Superhero Girls thing is getting a straight to DVD movie, so I'm guessing the merchandise is somewhat successful.
>>83644370
it sounds like SHG is doing quite well
Katana is getting an SDCC exclusive doll
>>83644360
>>Is French easy to learn?
I did pretty well fumbling my way through it in high school, and I'm a moron.
>>83644397
I wish she didn't look all Legally Distinct From Mulan. :(
>>83644364
raise your hand if you're shocked
>>83644360
The spelling is a continuous challenge, but I don't think a basic reading knowledge is that hard, but I came to it fully armed with Latin.
>>83644397
corporate is very, very pleased with how it's going, I remember seeing a Forbes article
>>83644364
I paid for the whole seat, I only need the edge.
>>83644364
>yfw this entire subplot ends up in the movie somehow
Finch is almost unrecognizable in Batman. Jordie Bellaire's a god
Hey thread!
>>83644434
Don't be silly, Mulan didn't have an Asian Hair Streak!
>>83644439
>corporate is very, very pleased with how it's going, I remember seeing a Forbes article
That's good! Hal/Carol doll two-pack when
>>83644439
I have to say, I'm kind of disappointed, even if Boomer pieing himself makes perfect sense.
>>83644461
The first page of the preview didn't even look like Finch at all. My first thought was they had to start with another artist and Finch just drew the last half of the issue or something.
Then I looked at the credits and nothing but Finch!
>>83643714
I've been debating it for a while. I did that Genis-Vell one in the beginning of the year to tie in with OP's Thunderbolts, but X-Anon is the one that finally gave me a boot up the ass to go "This madman is going some of the most convoluted horseshit in comics, I've got no excuse!" and started myself.
>>83644461
I'm glad they didn't stick with Oback for Finch, Forever Evil looked so sloppyI don't really mind Finch even with a bad colorist unless he's drawing mostly women, his ladies generally don't look so good
>>83644461
HI ANON
>>83644523
End of best running subplot ever.
I'm almost interested in Nightwing Rebirth with Paquette, and I just hope Seeley keeps the "non-retread" theme going even as I see fans all excited about blue/fingerstripes/back to what they want, bleargh.
Oh goddammit, of course it was Boomerang. That little shit.
>>83644415
>I did pretty well fumbling my way through it in high school, and I'm a moron.
>>83644439
>The spelling is a continuous challenge, but I don't think a basic reading knowledge is that hard, but I came to it fully armed with Latin.
Okay. Cause I know English is apparently a huge pain in the ass to learn.
>>83644439
The spelling-pronunciation gap has been a permanent wall for me. Grew up with Japanese and Spanish vowels, it's like trying to make risotto with your feet.
>>83644439
So obvious, really. Who else has a penchant for throwing things, hates pretty much everybody and loves to mess with people?
>>83644523
Nice to see Amanda's profound grief isn't distracting her from what's important in life.
Bullying Digger.
>>83644567
https://twitter.com/thesteveorlando/status/740912655393804288
I can only assume this means Seeley will keep up his WildStorm love
>>83644066
>I swear, it had better not be Batman.
I won't lie, that would be amazing.
>>83644567
Eh, it's second to Elf with a Gun.
>>83644603
Oh baby. In during Cybernary.
>>83644567
Well Dick actually has a reason to have a rebirth oneshot, i.e. how he goes back to Nightwing and meeting his new mentor or something
So it might not be as retread-y as the some of the other oneshots
>>83643532
What I can't decide is whether the Inhumans push is working or not. They're never going to actually be popular, but someone suggested that given how hard it is to sell comics today and how little fan interest there is in the Inhumans, the numbers for the Inhumans books aren't bad.
In other words, the push is a success because they get stores to order a lot of these comics based on no apparent fan demand.
I don't even know any more.
>>83644606
>I told you Amanda, I would get back at you.
>>83644223
>King penned JSA
So you want it to be revealed that every member of the All Star Squadron has committed several war crimes?
>>83644523
>>83644596
Bullying Digger is good for morale.
>>83644606
That's what I thought was going to happen. That Bruce was going to be butthurt that he was never able to bust the Squad, so he just started messing with them. He was acting pretty childish during the crossover.
I enjoyed that Green Lanterns preview.
I think Humphries can actually nail this since Jessica and Simon are such non-characters right now and won't be ruining anyone else work on the characters.
Also I want Alan to show up in GLs and to be their drill sergeant until JSA starts
>>83644638
>meeting his new mentor or something
I hope there's a lot of homoerotic tension
>>83644638
That is true
>>83644569
>it's like trying to make risotto with your feet
even native speakers will empathize with the "how the fuck do you write that???" of the learner
>>83644707
idk I think Seeley will tone it down a bit since he got yelled at by some people.
>>83644671
I can dig it.
>>83644719
>>83644698
we've been unfairly shorted on bad daddy taskmaster Alan for several years
>>83644752
Someone needs to yell at them, yo. People drop books when they're insufficiently homo.and by people, I mean I am only speaking for myself
>>83644567
>Nightwing Rebirth with Paquette
Stop the presses, Nightwing Rebirth is drawn by Paquette?
>>83644788
>>83644865
Only for the Rebirth issue.
>>83644865
Yep
>>83644822
>People drop books when they're insufficiently homo.
I feel that's an incredibly silly practice, but I agree that we need more homo.
The fact Gotham is still gayer than Themyscira is unacceptable, dammit.
>>83644865
Yeah, and then Marcus To is on the book.
https://twitter.com/YanickPaquette/status/740957930334326784
>>83644925
>those top panels
>>83644925
Marcus To drawing Dick is all the reason I need to at least skim it
>>83644865
The oneshot yes
javier fernandez and marcus to are drawing the first two arcs
>>83644888
Speaking of Rebirth, Aquaman.
I'ma be really disappointed if Manta walks up to Mera and doesn't immediately get destroyed. Bitch can put him in his place like Arthur can't. Abnett can't seriously be setting things up for Manta to get the drop on her.
>Britfag event in Waifu Academy
>Captain Britain is premium
alas
>>83644944
I'm still so sad we didn't get more of his Justice and Speedball
>>83645026
Everything about that New Warriors run makes me sad
>>83644988
>:(
>>83644888
>>83644893
Dang son.
>>83644925
The other guy, Fernandez, is better than To.
>>83630310People still getting triggered by Green arrow RIP
>>83644925
>An army of underage basehead zombies slaves
It's like something out of a GWAR CD.
>>83644870
>>83644925
>>83644940
You just gotta love these upper-class, sophisticated and business-like drug dealers.
Also, the boss guy should get that red pigmentation looked at.
>>83645062
delicious recap page
>>83644917
I'm being facetious, but in general, I do need something to entertain myself with. When the joy is gone, I can't justify a purchase.
Joy comes in many forms, but I like a quick hit
>>83645080
we should read some GWAR comics
>>83645026
>Traveling to the Far East to learn martial arts
REEEEE
>>83645126
Double-hitter with Prince, or is there that much GWAR that it can stand on its own?
>>83645140
Ben and Richard Dragon are pure 70s kung-fu flick at heart, anon. Don't make me call Judge in here.
>>83645170I was originally gonna say "problematic", but I felt that would've tipped my hand too much
>>83645160
That would be one trippy fucking storytime, damn
The Prince comic is pretty big
>>83645227
oh you
>>83645292
this is the first full reveal of Oracle, btw
>>83645170
Come off it Faraday, they're not distrusting him because of his skin color. He's loyal to Amanda, an Ex-League Assassin and just went awol to invade Cosmic Nuremburg circa 1943.
It's not cause he's black. Fucking better not be because he's black.
>>83645336
>>83645076
What do you mean, still? Haven't people gotten it into their head that this is who Oliver Queen is? Rebirth is the most Green Arrow has been Green Arrow in a while.
And people really need to get their heads out of their asses with this whole uproar about superhero comics exploring social issues. They've always done that, and frankly, that's what's often made them interesting.
>>83645227
That would just make Faganon come back.
Speaking of, where's he been?
>>83645359
>>83645385
idk grindr
>>83645292
And now, I wonder if Task Force X grants maternity leave.
>>83645391
>>83645361
Sadly that word became so toxic around 2014
>>83645427
For combat roles, you'd kinda have to. If you can't pass physical, at least, you're not deploying because that just makes sense.
>>83645433
>>83645391
Motherfucker had no business giving those orders in the first place.
I'd figure someone with "Sarge" in his name would comprehend the concept of leaving no man behind.
>>83645505
>it's furry convention time, Ben
>>83645582
>>83645604
>>83645561
"Sarge" was just the name he was born with.
>>83645582
Motherfucker.
>>83645440
What word? "Social"? Fuck that. We can't have comics be about stuff anymore because a bunch of oversensitive neckbeards start crying about "DA SJWS IS RUINING MUH COMICS BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!". Whiny bastards. Enjoy your over-decompressed fight scenes and shallow character arcs, retards.
And don't even start, because obviously it can and often has gone too far in the other direction, where a comic pretty much forgoes any story or characters in favor of shoving some message in your face. But clearly it's far too fucking much to ask for a little balance here. Goddamn.
>>83645650
>>83645718
>>83645738
>>83645774
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-
>>83645796
>"____ is changed forever!"
>>83645796
so what's out this coming week?
how is it only Thursday?
>>83645857
Titans Rebirth
I assume it's going to be a lot of Wally setup
>>83645705
This
>>83645857
>Amanda Waller has been charged with bitchslapping a man to death
>His final words were"You...bloody...bike"
>>83645857
>how is it only Thursday?
Week moving slow for you too, huh.
>>83645868
I'm completely numb to the Wally thing. Wally's been an adult to me since forever, this is all means nothing.
>>83645582
>>83645718
>>83645738
>>83645774
Sarge Steel is an asshole.
>>83645857
Titans Rebirth and JL #51
Apparently JL was changed to be the Dick/Titans set up issue
>>83645959
>JL #51
apparently Hal got bad touched by Constantine at some point
>>83645857
>>83645996
Who wrote this tripe?
>>83645996
WOW
that's amazing
>>83645996
How nice of Hal to say that while babby Dick was in the room with him so he doesn't get raped again
>>83646016
>Dem credits
Beautiful.
>>83645996
It always happens to those sexy GL's
>>83646033
Dan Abnett, apparently
>>83646045
well, it's never too early to learn the consequences of hanging out with shady magicians
>>83645996
Aw, Ennis gave Hal enough genre savviness to leave All Star Section 8 with his dignity intact only for him to lose it off-panel in an entirely different book.
>>83646072
I still believe he was saved by a date rapist by Bueno. After, he uses his powers of perversion to fight evil.
>>83646041
>>83646100
at least Conjob was kind enough to wipe his memory
>>83646100
What dignity?
>>83646100
>Hal
>dignity intact
I'm sorry, what?
>>83646118
That doesn't mean he didn't seek repayment.
>>83646118
Bueno is a HERO
>>83646145
>>83644925
>as the schools get out
While I love Ostrander and SS, schoolchildren have never really been the target of drug dealers, despite all the THINK OF THE CHILDREN fearmongering. Kids don't have money, for one thing. For another, they attract too much heat.
Now, kids might pick it up in their neighborhood, or from family members, but that's another issue entirely.
Of course, these are evil voudou drug dealers, so common sense and realism goes out the window (much as with Vandal Savage the drug dealer in early Wally West Flash comics, who was distributing drugs to wipe out the market and/or competition, not for actually making money), I'm just...sayin'.
>>83646100
I guess he got Karl Rayner'd in the end
>>83646177
>>83646157
>>83646161
Well the dignity he claimed to have.
>>83646198
It depends on what you mean by "kids". Teenagers, remember...
>>83646234
that's code for 'orgy', right?
>>83646198
>much as with Vandal Savage the drug dealer in early Wally West Flash comics, who was distributing drugs to wipe out the market and/or competition, not for actually making money
What, was he just bored or something?
>>83646296
He got shot up with some designer drug he made, it super-aged him, he declared war on drugs in a novel and mildly horrifying way, flooding the market with FREE uncut cocaine and/or heroin.
>>83646259
Including teenagers, to a degree. Drug dealers lurking around schools, including high schools, was never a real thing, on the whole. Too much heat, criminals are self-aware enough to know that lurking around a school would be more likely to get them busted, or at least noticed, comparatively speaking.
Of course, as mentioned, they could certainly get it in their neighborhood (particularly if they lived in certain sorts of neighborhoods) or from family members that had it for their own use, or even travel into the sorts of neighborhoods (other than their own) that sold that sort of thing, then hopefully making a quick exit once they have the product, just like what happens today.
>>83646291
>>83646237
speaking of Hal, just look at that happy Rebirth smile
>>83646296
He's had 50,000 years to try and find ways to keep himself occupied. It was part of a complex keikaku, of course, but also largely out of boredom, just like most of his crimes.
>>83646392
>>83644192
When are voodoo zombies going to make a comeback? It's all virus stuff now.
>>83646369
WML doesn't do topical shit halfway. I remember that stint, Velocity was scary, and Vandal's Vandal logic was the cherry ontop.
>>83646177
>"The Suicide Squad is now a dead issue."
>the special task force made of supervillains, run by a stubborn, crazy bitch is a "dead issue"
.... Dude. You cannot be serious. This is were any smart person would go to high alert. Haven't you ever seen a movie in your life?
You can't be this dumb.
>>83646393
goddammit
>>83646485
That military dude had none of Eiling's skills.
>>83645062
Still one of the a number you can count on one hand that really, truly, straight-up whupped Batman's ass...and never got beaten in a rematch a few issues later.
Bronze Tiger is hardcore, and it's sad he isn't a bigger deal in modern comics than he is (I liked his brief appearances in Cassandra Cain's Batgirl series way back when, at least).
>>83646524
You know, I don't think the art in this run gets the credit that it should when people talk about it.
>>83646552
>and it's sad he isn't a bigger deal in modern comics than he is
He's a man tiger now!
Or was, maybe they changed him back
>>83646557
The Wall would not be the Wall if she wasn't up to something.
>>83646552
I think he's still a tiger-person.
>>83646557
Man, those movie Squad pictures, that Enchantress is going to fuck you up.
Boomer is perfectly louche.
Datura is also the family of jimson weed. Very pretty flowers; do not ingest, it will fuck you up hard
>>83645140
>Not traveling to the Far East to learn martial arts
MMA didn't even exist back then, and this is DC. Esoteric Martial Arts really do WORK in this setting, and Wise Ancient Masters really are superhuman.
Besides, all the great martial artists in DC are mixed stylists who learn and use what works and discard what doesn't, just like all the competent fighters in the real world.
>>83646557
...I can't believe that Captain India is still alive. I'm not complaining.
>>83646552
>>83645361
Actually in the Rebirth One Shot storytime thread, the people yelling about sjw pandering were told to fuck off. So I'd say most people have had it worked out of their systems by now.
>>83646689
>that Enchantress is going to fuck you up.
I love how creepy and nasty she looks, they could have easily given her a sexy witch costume but they didn't
>>83645358
>implying the American intelligence community doesn't have a history of serious racial problems and blind spots
>>83646689
>>83646752
And this is in the 1980s too.
What a fucking disappointment.
>>83646768
>>83646872
>>83645705
Indeed.
>>83646557
I can definitely appreciate any comic art that makes the characters distinctive and expressive. The art here probably doesn't get mentioned because it's house style though.
>>83646689
Anyone else love when fictional scientists start talking shop, in a way that's clear the writer did at least some research so it doesn't sound completely stupid?
>>83646737
>Ra's' "son I am disappoint" face
>>83646895
>>83647002
>>83646745
I do like a good creepy waifu. I just hope they keep her cackling madwoman personality.
>>83646872
Ah, there it is. The disclaimer that these fucks aren't actual voodoo people. The writers just used voodoo imagery because it's cool.
>>83646737
>tfw Grayson wasted Kathy
I want to hope she'll appear again in Nightwing and actually do something but...
>>83647026
>>83647072
>do something but
>>83646895
>>83647026
>>83647084
I get the feeling Amanda enjoys being out in the field and directly ordering her minions to do terrible things to criminals.
>>83647084
what's Waller packing?
>>83646485
Major Victory gained a lot of dignity in a short time.
>>83647103
That too
>>83647175
STONE
COLD
>>83647175
Some kind of, weirdly drawn Semiautomatic pistol.
>>83647201
>Tonight, you gon' learn.
>>83647168
Well, yeah. Has there ever been any implication otherwise?
>>83647201
>>83647084
I know as readers, we're privy to information the cast doesn't know about, but one would think the
Louisiana
Ordnance
Association
Would already be at the top of one's list of places to check out.
>>83647175
>What's Waller packing?
A bad attitude and a whole case of whoop-ass!
>>83647201
>those "OH SHIT" faces
This is fucking glorious!
Hey so, if they're just ordinary drug dealers that use Loa Imagery because of reasons, how did they make that guy burst into flames?
>>83647285
shit's fucked up now
Thanks for reading, this train is not anywhere near stopping, we have a lot of quality plot yet ahead of us
>>83647048
>the writers just used voodoo imagery because it's cool.
There's clearly a lot of study put in and the tetrodoxin used to make zombies out of people is an essential plot point. This is not window dressing to look spooky and magical.
>>83646594
>>83646628
Ugh, don't remind me.
>>83647322
He was actually just really gassy and near an open flame.
Read The Golden Age for the first time the other day. The twist annoyed me at first but then I quickly realised "oh wait its based on the golden ageof course it was all Hitler"
>>83647322
I think it's a balance--they're clearly cued into some supernatural shit, but they're primarily drug dealing opportunists
>>83647343
Thanks for posting as always, Storyteller.
>It's almost as if she WANTS to go to jail.
And that should make you very afraid. She's almost certainly on a recruitment drive.
>>83647175
Looks like a .45 1911 to me. A big bad gun for a big black badass.
>>83647201
>Waller breaks in the door herself
She has zero fucks to give, but plenty of pain to share
>>83643455
Hey hey.
I feel like I'm coming in too late to participate in any meaningful conversation, but reading is still fun.
I am still sad about Briscoe/Sheba.
>>83643527
Kinda disappointed Tiger didn't rope in more Batvillains, and instead actually brought the Squad, even though they implied he wasn't going to.
>>83648024
>>83648072
Shit like this is why SkinnyWaller still pisses me off, even while DC is in mid-retcon/changing her back.
As bad as
>>83646594
>>83646628
is, SW is just unforgivable.
Yeah, I'm still bitter about nu52, though Rebirth has been great so far.
>>83645996
lewd
>>83644360
>Is French easy to learn?
She isn't speaking French, she's speaking Creole. It's difficulty level French+
>>83644523
That cartoon tantrum jump in the last panel is perfect.
He's like a racist Australian Donald Duck.
>>83644671
"Yeah, so, you know the Dresden Bombing? Yeah well that was just Doctor Fate using all his spell slots on fire spells."
>>83646628
he was normal in Grayson
>>83645026
>Central City
Huh. Has there ever been any significant Bronze Tiger/Flash crossover besides him sometimes bossing around Rogues?
> Justice and Speedball
I just downloaded the Thing's 80s series to check out the period of time where Vance and Ben were Pro Wrestlers.
>>83649136
we have *got* to read that
>>83647201
What did they think would happen though?
>>83645292
Punch and Jewelee have actually been prettycutethe whole time they've been around.
Like perverted 12 year olds in adult bodies, as if Big was two people and they became supervillains.
>>83645604
Last Panel- Is he making his fist into a thing like unto iron?
>>83649228
Maybe I'll storytime it over the weekend.
Working tomorrow and don't feel like staying up for 36 issues where the RASSLIN bits are pretty much all in the second half.
>>83649324
I think they're annoying, but I recognize they are supposed to be annoying.
>>83646177
>full recreation of the credits page
Beautiful.
>>83646198
This plan is specifically made to turn children into a nationwide network of zombie slave killers.
That's way scarier if you do it with teens and tweens.
>>83646427
>When are voodoo zombies going to make a comeback?
When someone figures out a way to do it with in a way that wouldn't get complaints of racism against afro-caribbeans.
>>83649882
>When someone figures out a way to do it with in a way that wouldn't get complaints of racism against afro-caribbeans.
Time to fund Afro-Caribbean creators who want to tell voodoo stories, then.
>>83646712
Ah, Batman half a Detective ago, back when he was still but a man.
>>83647396
New printing of that in the fall.
And of course that was the twist, Ultra Humanite only became a white gorilla man in like, the late 70s.
