Good evening owls of /co/,
LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN
in b4 downtime again
>>83699173
P.S. I'm finicky so I have to run it again from the top
>>83699192
yeah, if that happens again I'm ditching y'all for FFTA2 again
>>83699192
I hope this storytime is as good as last night's
>>83699196
On the plus side...we were only a few pages in last time. :D
>>83699217
storytiming anon who is not me is a scholar and a lady/gentleman/title of their choice
>>83699173
Hello Storyteller.
>Pheonix Gambit
This is just Amanda's idea for a cosplay.
>>83699314
>>83699314
They're doing DC You Black Canary in another thread, it's been a great way to spend an afternoon.
https://twitter.com/HackinTimSeeley/status/741173820258672640
>you will never give Seeley flowers
>>83699173
HI OP
The streets in town are buckling everywhere, because hey, why not
>>83699385
I spent the afternoon mixing up some homemade mosquito stuff and spraying the yard because I am fucking tired of those little bastards everywhere
>>83699396
I'll bring him DEATH
>>83699396
I'm taking that as a challenge.
See you at Dallas Comic-con, Timothy.
>>83699396
If I ever wind up at a con with a creator I actually like, I will strongly consider thisonly bunn comes around here
>>83699397
is it hot like a hot thing?
>>83699456
It's been mid-90s for about 7 consecutive days, which isn't unheard of on any one given day, but apparently we had enough direct sub exposure today
>>83699443
I want(ed) to go to that so badly :(
>>83699436
There's a pond behind my house so the fuckers are rising up like Night of the Living Dead.
>>83699511
>>83699500
that'll do it!
>>83699385
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voU3c6cgBgU
>>83699525
It's rained so much here that they're a nightmare, and fleas are as well. At least shitlord neighbor finally had someone mow his 4+ ft high back yard.
>>83699436
>>83699456
>>83699511
>>83699537
>Batman
>actually doing detective work
The fuck?
>>83699624
I wish I had Alfred to look everything up for me
Hey, if you like this, why not back John Ostrander's Kickstarter?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/313324911/hexer-dusk
>>83699636
it was a different time~
>>83699672
SPEAKING OF, Osty's Kros is coming out real soon! Mandrake still got it.
>>83699619
Listening to those and the band Caveboy who were responsible for them while reading. Is this what /mu/ means when they say "shoegaze"?
>>83699672
>Hey, if you like this, why not back John Ostrander's Kickstarter?
I did the day it launched! Nice to see it's hit way more than its goal
>>83699619
Hey, they did a good job of channeling Siouxsie there.
>>83699173
Ohh Batman what are you planning to do~
>>83699742
They're close to another stretch goal, and it'd be cool if they made it
if I had monies I would nab a higher level with a sketch or something
>>83699672
I'm fine at $40, I think? Can't remember. Hoping it hits the bonus story.
>>83699672
>Hey, if you like this, why not back John Ostrander's Kickstarter?
>yfw it gets picked up by Image so the whole campaign was utterly pointless
>>83699624
Speaking of rain, the ceiling in my room has started leaking. That's fun.
>>83699670
>>83699672
It's just weird to see some actual investigation nowadays, instead of magically knowing what's going on.
That was actually another reason why League of One was really good. Despite being a great Wondy story, Batman actually acted like a detective for once.
>>83699797
>perchin' on a lamp post
>>83699813
>John Ostrander writing an ongoing book again
But that wouldn't be pointless, anon.
>>83699777
Filename betrayed you. Better luck next time, boyo.
oh hey injustice 2's atrocitus is basically atrocitus + dex-starr
>>83699813
>>yfw it gets picked up by Image so the whole campaign was utterly pointless
But if the Kickstarter didn't happen and spread the word and interest it might not have been popular enough to get made at Image!
>>83699813
Supporting Ostrander is inherently not pointless, he delivers
UNLIKE UNSUNG STORY
>>83699839
>>83699851
tag team action???
>>83699851
Nice!
I hope Sinestro is still in it
>>83699851
good kitty
>>83699851
>Manta is a stage transition
Fuck this, I'm out. Call me when he comes out as DLC or some shit.
>>83699880
you got burned by that too?
;___;
>>83699851
Does Injustice 2 have any playable Wonder rogues?
>>83699936
>>83699823
Adams Wonder Woman please. got to complete the trilogy.
>>83699936
I'm not mad about it, just disappointed.
>>83699957
Batman don't give a *shit*
>mfw I can imagine the Lobdell narrative boxes on top of this
The description for that Ostrander kickstarter sounds not good. but if anyone's earned trust
>>83699924
The fuck? I thought he was a shoo in.
>>83699986
>>83699987
I would not buy 'Hexer Dusk' from just anyone, no
the dude who wrote GrimJack? Yes.
>>83699984
I enjoyed Crimson Shroud. If that's the last thing to get out of Matsuno, fair enough.
>>83699986if you ever really aim to punish via lobdell, rev up that Northstar Adopts A Dumpster Baby With AIDS And Also Comes Out
>>83699986
You bring up a good point. It's so refreshing to see a comic that lets the action speak for itself without any insipid narration. I wish more comics new when to shut the hell up.
>>83699901
Gud dog?
>>83700038
heh heh heh
>>83700076
No, Dex Starr is good kitty
>>83699987
Yeah I was laughing about that to myself. Characters called Hexer Dusk? Hexer Sever? A group called the Dragon Clan? But it's Ostrander, so all of this stuff gets a pass. It already looks fun (loving radioactive hulk wife and weedy criminal boss, for instance) and it's got some similarities to gritty 2000AD-ish sci-fi I grew up with.
>>83700082
awwwwwww yeah here we go with post-Soviet political action
and another awesome Vertigo costume
>>83700116
It's kind of weird that his ducal costume is less ornate. I guess Vlatavan nobility isn't ostentatious.
>>83700038
>>83700108
Yeah, I wouldn't buy this premise from anybody but I see Ostrander associated with it and I am imagining that it will be pretty great
also the main dude is hot and the baddie designs are pretty cool so far
>>83700190
>>83700158
Maybe that's like, every day ducal casual?
>>83700116
Poor old Vlatava.
>>83700059
>He grabs. He throws.
>I take the dive.
>I'm getting sloppy.
>Landing just right. A quick turn around.
>As I face him again, I realize-
>This is no normal man.
>That jump. One I've seen before.
>A dozen times over.
>The Joker
>>83700190
>also the main dude is hot and
alright, I'm in
>>83700213
>>83700213
I just smile at the thought of that. I could believe it from Werner. I think CV is a character that really shows Ostrander's theatre background at times. That whole confrontation with Kanto had some stage-y touches.
>>83700256
unf unf unf
>>83699173
Welcome back Storyteller. Here's hoping we get to Phoenix Gambit Part 2: Rogue Onslaught tonight.
Injustice 2 thread is apparently just people shittalking Captain Cold. BAKA.
>>83700208
Yeah see it's like, oh this sounds a bit dodgy and then it's oh this is actually really great. I believe it is Duursema's original idea rather than Ostrander's though, tbf.
>>83700278
POSTER TIME HOOT HOOT
>>83700300
>I believe it is Duursema's original idea rather than Ostrander's though, tbf.
I trust both of them
>>83700290
Coldfags, Zoomfags, and that shipperfag deserve a good shittalking.
just want to draw attention to this ITT, kind of love it: >>83699177
>>83700290
I couldn't find the Injustice thread anywhere then I remembered that I'd filtered out the word "general" in thread titles ages ago
>>83700257
when we finish Squad I will be sure to then run the Spectre issue that rounds off his arc
>>83699636
This is still like 6 years before Morrison gets his mitts on him and begins the Batgoddening.
>>83700158
Well, that only makes sense. The image of the ruling class wearing gaudy and elaborate costumes is outdated for several reasons. Not the least of which being that said finery is expensive, and probably paid for with taxes, so unless you want an uprising by peasants who see their hard earned money being squandered on frivolous luxuries, it's best to keep your ensemble simple.
>>83700307
I want a print of thisssssssssss
>>83700257
yeah, he's really great at this, too
>>83699672
>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/313324911/hexer-dusk
Yeah, I really ought to do that, shouldn't I.
Although I feel like it's gonna be more like his Star Wars work than Suicide Squad.
That might just be because of Jan on draws, though.
>>83700369
>The image of the ruling class wearing gaudy and elaborate costumes is outdated for several reasons.
You say that but, I mean, haute couture...
And rich people dress expensively and celebrities have to look impressive. Gaudiness and elaboration in the rich and ruling ain't dead yet. Though the King of Luxembourg, certainly, probably doesn't look as fancy as he might have several centuries ago.
>>83700307
Waller just has this look
>Goddamn they went and put me in an 80s movie poster spread didn't they
>>83700385
Werner is such a Catholic drama queen
>>83700213
>>83700256
>>83700278
Based Wall.
There's no way the movie is going to manage to make her this cool.
>>83700510
That 'worst of the worst' trailer scene seemed pretty on-point. I'm not unhopeful for Suicide Squad, I think parts of it are going to be informed by this run.
>>83700523
>tfw the ponytail looks better
>>83699173
I thought the cover said it was a SS/Phoenix Wright crossover at first
>>83700482
Uhoh, you know, when a dude's named 'Molotov'...
>>83700523
Man if they INJUST supergirl or fuck, stargirl I'm going to be unhappy.
>>83700523
>Tfw your first thought was Felicity?
>>83700586
we all saw that coming
>>83700353
What? No wizards painted on the sides?
>>83699883
>>83699957
Like I said yesterday: Batman (/mundanes) successfully hitting bulletproof people never sits quite right to me.
>>83700596
I guess if you watch too much Arrow, you start thinking Felicity invented blondes
>>83700605
That's just hilariously twisted.
>>83700523
Dat Dex-starr
>>83700482
>Y'know, that's not a real horse...shit, couldn't we have found a less crazy guy?
>>83700605
This page is criminally underrated. 10/10, thanks for the low-key slapstick
So, as I was saying last thread, I really think you ought to give Genealogy of the Holy War a try, I think you'd like it.
>>83700605
This is proper Soviet thinking: if the soldier can't control his own direction, there's nothing for Count Vertigo to mess with. The real Molotov would have been proud.
>>83700440
Well, yeah, obviously rulers are still going to dress like they're in charge, and the people wouldn't have it any other way. There's just a certain threshold is all. There's a reason most royals these days tend to wear just suits in the day to day and save the costumes for special events.
>>83700660
Squad has to have some black humor along with the serious issues
>>83700618
It's Cap's van so it would be a crying eagle IMO.
>>83699986
>>mfw I can imagine the Claremont narrative boxes on top of this
Hey, lay blame where blame comes from. Lobdell is just aping from the guy he always has been.
We just read Iron Fist (thanks to PM-IF-Anon) and it was pretty heavily narrated.
>>83700660
This is all hilarious.
>open with the Count playing horsey on the statue
>have Super Stalin chuck an exploding dude at his head
>>83700190
>Quinlan Vos without face tattoo
STILL A GOOD DESIGN, THO.
>>83700669
what's the genre?
>>83700713
He's Tolkien nerd though.
>>83700756
>>83700756
Tactical RPG.
>>83700715
It's proper to distinguish between the two, Peak Claremont was better at it than Lobdell ever was.
>>83700765
Is he?Finally, a reason to dislike him!
>>83700699
>Vixen
>still in this book
... Sigh.
>>83700776
>mfw I want to troll the Poison Ivy League non-stop with panels from this run
>>83700756
Not that anon, but it's a Fire Emblem game and a fairly good one. I really didn't like the last FE game but kind of looking forward to playing Fates.
>>83700715
Funnily enough, in the X-Storytime somebody posted the Scott/Madelyne wedding that Claremont wrote and the Scott/Jean wedding that Lobdell wrote, and Claremont's pretty much let the art speak for itself while Lobdell's was full of overwrought narration.
>>83700808
All you gonna do is create an Ostrander hatedom
>>83700778
turn-based or more clicky clicky?
>>83700824
For whatever reason I have never played an FE.
>>83700808
If Suicide Squad is decent I gotta say want them to do Harley/Ivy in the sequel movie.
>>83700808
Do it.
>>83700860
Turn based. Nintendo-hard stuff though, since it never made it out of Japan.
>>83700850
It might be worth it because they really are that thin-skinned
but nah, too much work
>>83700824
I have zero faith in modern FE storytelling
Like, I shat on the Radiant duology hard back in the day, but the 3DS games are so juvenile I'd rather play something else
>>83700860
If you like FFT and the FFTA games there are for sure FE games you would like.
>>83700353
The Captain Amerivan is great. They need to bring that, and Steve Rogers being the artist for the in-universe Captain America comic book back.
>>83700897
The last one was terrible in that department, yeah. Fates seems a little bit more adult? I guess I'll find out when I play it.
There's not really anything around just now that fills the gap there though, shit sucks.
>>83700886
So like FF4 Hardtype hard? Grinding hard or "how the fuck do you even do this" hard? Hoshigami "enough factors of complexity make things effectively seem random" hard?
>>83700778
Speaking of, just found out I had a copy of Underrail sitting in one of my accounts, and I only just found out this past week.
Was pleasantly surprised.
>>83700921
>in universe marvel hiring a nazi to work on their books
Steve drawing the Cap book was one of my favorite things
>>83700373
The movie fucked up by not doing something like that for the poster.
'Course, that just means it's still available if they make a sequel.
>>83700850
>how could such a pathetic neckbeard MRA writer drag such a strong independent lesbian through the mud like this?
>>83700808
See, I wouldn't even mind the Poison Ivy League if they weren't trying to paint her as some kind of hero. She's fucking evil. Goodness knows I like me a bad girl, but I don't pretend they're aren't monsters. It's the willful delusion that's so irksome.
>>83700860
I like how she isn't at all surprised that Batman is just suddenly there.
>>83700939
>>83700939
FE4 (Genealogy) is about as tough as FF4 Hard; once you start playing conservatively, it starts making much more sense. You do have to play VERY conservatively. Good game overall, maybe the best in the storytelling department
FE5 is not made to be beatable and is 100% bullshit
>>83700939
>"how the fuck do you even do this" hard
A little of this since there are no tutorials. But also hard in the sense that you have to be a genuinely good strategist to beat the game. It's well worth it though, since the characters are pretty likeable for the most part and the story is quite adult.
>>83700970
I dunno, the charm of it is that it's comic art that looks like a movie poster. If it was for the movie, then it would just be a movie poster that looks like a movie poster.
>>83700586
Wait, aren't Blue Trinity a bunch of busted ass junkies by this point?
>>83700939
Not much level grinding but feeding XP to the right characters and making the right characters interact can kind of count? Beyond that it's mostly a tactical challenge (some resource management with weapons and stuff)
>>83701010
so what platform can I get Genealogy on?
>>83700808
Do it storyteller
>>83701084
>>83701084
SNES, fan translation
>>83701084
Unless you have a Super Famicom and a good grasp of the Japanese language, a SNES emulator.
>>83701118
>all those potential sweating Ben reaction faces
>>83701125
well that's kicking it SD3-style old-school
>>83701118
I feel like we stepped into Mike Baron here.
>>83701118
Way to go, Sarge Steel. You went and turned Ben into Rorschach.
>>83701153
"new" SNES games are still getting translations, though FE4's is quite old
I personally love it
>>83701084
>kaffir
I remember watching a TV Disney movie that was about racism in South Africa when I was a kid, and this word was used fairly prominently since they obviously couldn't use the other word on broadcast television.
Also, Amanda knocking that guy right the fuck out. Nice.
>>83701153
I like the soldier leaning on the tank just taking a drag.
>>83701153
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS
>>83701084
What a boorish Boer.
>>83701245
>Boomer's been on the island almost a year by himself
>>83701245
>General Kaligari
Really?
>>83701286
John's a bit of a scamp like that
>>83701275
>his plan of escape would've actually worked on pre-crisis physics
>>83701312
anyone got that page of the Rogues' meeting on Devil's Tower?
>>83701333
Dang, Batman. That's pretty fucking metal.
>>83701349
>>83701349
>batman's hands on the goods
FE looks like something great foriphone and now i'm mad i'm considering looking into how to get it on one
>>83701333
>>83701349
These technofetishist thuggee do make me want that Ravan: Mongoose Against Kobra comic anon proposed a bit more.
>>83701398
double-headed eagles are very, very Central Euro
>>83701349
>Maybe next time, less dynamite.
No shit, Bruce. The fuck, dude.
>>83701414
Nintendo is actually planning to release a FE app.
>>83701430
these expressions are so good
>>83701430
Batman ought to be standing next to a crying statue of liberty
>>83701414
You could always get an emulator. That's how I play my GBA games after my poor old console died.
>>83701452
well score
>>83701430
hey, I actually recognize a word in there--CMEPT is 'death'
(if you listen to enough Russian opera, you'll eventually learn to pick out 'death', 'people' and 'glory')
>>83701415
DC, MAKE INDIA A THING AGAIN
PLS
>>83701499
>>83701506
Not really related, but I always kinda thought if you were gonna redo the FF's origin story they should probably be Indian.
>>83701515
>>83701430
They were originally a Byzantine thing, weren't they?
>>83701452
Tactical rpgs would be great on phones and tablets. I'm surprised more developers don't take advantage of the potential.
>>83701559
(these days, I mean)
>>83701559
F4? That's thought-provoking.
>>83701499
>'death', 'people' and 'glory'
Man, not just opera. That's RussianArt.txt right there.
>>83701559
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHA
THE STREET SHITTER FOUR
>>83701570
I think so; I tend to think of the double-headed eagle as maybe more Russian, but some Reichsadler are double
>>83701414
Operating the d-pad on a touchscreen is still an enormous pain in the ass. Worth trying, though.
>>83701624
most Russian opera is derived from the big lit pieces--Boris Godunov, Yevgeny Onegin, War and Peace
>>83701562
>open fire
>on civilian protestors
Again with the making martyrs out of your political opponents. All the Soviets in this book do that. I guess this is part of why the Iron Curtain fell.
>>83701693
Hey anon, I bet Ostrander would have written this like woah, I mean, just look at it
>>83701617
Yeah. I think probably the idea is just nascent spaceflight project = F4 but there are places you could go with it that I think would be interesting. Maybe more of a Reed thing specifically.
>>83701724
I'm sure Nate is happy to just step aside and let you have it at, dude
>>83701661
>I tend to think of the double-headed eagle as maybe more Russian,
Well, you need to remember that Imperial Russia thought of themselves as the successor to the Byzantines after the fall of Constantinople. They were super Orthodox, and had ties to Constaninople through the Varangians. St. Basil's was a meant to be a Russian Hagia Sophia.
>>83701754
these faces are great
>>83701693
I really tore through Russian lit - though mostly Soviet stuff in my late teens. I always wanted to learn the language to read in the original, but I just forgot about it I guess.
>>83701222
If you're talking about the Color of Friendship they said "nigger" in that too iirc. Only once though.
Might have been censored in the airing you watched though, which would be ironic.
>>83701778
>>83701775
now you're reminding me there's this history of the HRE I've been meaning to read
>>83701858
>>83701875
FFFFFFFFFFFF-
>>83701726
It's certainly more natural than trying to recapture the era of the Moon landing and the then-unknown reaches of space, I'd more expect another nation to be ballsy with their space program and go Too Far.
Because that's about half of the problem, we're quite comfortable with space now.
>>83701724
You would get crucified trying to write it now. Worth noting that this Kali isn't (or shouldn't be) the goddess Kali either too.
I'd take a Kali comic though, goddess or demon. Give me a WicDiv, throw out all the celebrity bullshit, Kali and Sekhmet are metalheads who get drunk murder + fuck everything.
>>83701905
look at this motherfucker, he thinks he's going to control them like this
>>83701942
>>83701922
I admit that my primary interest in WicDiv now is seeing who of the cast gets to die horribly and how
>>83701915
I think also India as a technological nation that is also technologically challenged and has huge divides in its quality of life and technology is an interesting place for a futurist F4 (who would probably all still come from a position of privilege in that society save for Ben). And you could do some religious stuff too. And Doom could be, like, super interesting. Yogi-style self-mastery powers instead of sorcery, maybe.
>>83701856
>The Color of Friendship
That was it, yes. Love that title, so very 90s.
Yeah, they said it to give the audience context for what "kaffir" actually means. They reasonably enough covered their asses with that.
>>83701969
Whenever I get to that point, I have to take a step back and remind myself that 99% of the time when I'm rooting for everyone to die, NOBODY WILL DIE
>>83701778
That dynamic is great.
>>83701942
>West German currency
Soon to be "German Currency"
And what, Krugerrands too racist to to be your black market money?
>>83702003
Well WicDiv did promise deaths
>>83702003
he's killed a couple of people, I just know that the person I want to die horribly is the author mouthpiece and so will never die or get the deserved comeuppance
>>83702110
They got Prince and Bowie.
>>83701942
>>83701969
>screwing with The Wall
Dude. Nah.
>>83702100
He just thinks he's slick.
>>83702110
So did ASOIAF, but fucking Jon Snow has plot armor and it's making things very uninteresting
>>83701465
Over ten trillion hours in paint.
>>83702129
;_____;
>>83702129
Did you ever read any of Gillen's old videogame reviews?
>>83702156
perfect
>>83702156
NICE.
>>83702155
>tfw he didn't come back wrong
so boring, such waste
i was talking about the 2 year limit thing
>>83701430
I love these covers
>>83702156
I LOVE IT
I LOVE YOU
>>83702155
Well he can't die, since he'spart of the three headed dragon.
>>83702165
No shade, they're the best thing he's ever written. They bring me smiles and make me happy.
>>83702155
I feel like Show Jon has been saved and needed to be saved a lot more than Book Jon. The resurrection has been the big one, but Jon kind of half-asses everything and gets his ass kicked a lot in the show in general.
>>83702203
That's why it's uninteresting. He's suuuuuch a special snowflake and he's not so moving and thought-provoking that he deserves that kind of status
>>83702160
Hey, this is pretty /d/
>>83702156
:D :D :D
>>83702165
one or two
>>83702305
>>83702326
>>83701333
Finally found it.
>>83701990
I'm gonna go back to my stock anti-raceswapping argument here and tell you you're probably better off, creatively, just doing this as original characters.
It's an interesting pitch... but less interesting, IMO for trying to piggyback on an established brand.
>>83702353
>>83702401
>>83701333
>>83702362
There's no benefit to keeping things as it is, people don't want stories with the white F4. Like, in terms of sales, in no format has anyone wanted what they've been selling for a long time.
>>83702362
Yeah, it's only an idle idea from me thinking "If you did the F4 now, what would fit?" I'm in general agreement with you.
>>83701333
>>83702362
>>83702454
>>83702454
that story is amazing, thank you anon
hint hint
>>83702509
HI FLOYD
>>83702464
Then you're making an even worse argument. You're proposing trying to capture the audience of a dead brand.
>>83702551
let's finish this arc off
>>83702585
>>83702574
Do you live in a world where brands are allowed to die? Much less, Disney brands?
>>83702606
>Black Queen's Mate
Oh god. Waller isn't going to rape someone, is she?
>>83702464
You can say that about lots of things; Omega Men, Forever People, Prez. Stories don't come from what people want to buy, they come from a creative spark. At least, they should.
"We want to revamp them for a new, younger audience" has been the words of death for many a series.
>>83702643
I'm pretty sure it's just a chess metaphor, Gordon.
>>83702622
Yes?
When's the last time you saw Brer Rabbit merchandise?
>>83702606
I find it kind of delightful that I've seen people who are genuinely excited by Garth/Tempest, compared to the people who are mad that he still gets to exist at all when Kaldur is ready to be used
>>83702690
Is that apples to apples?
>>83702695
The Waller/Deadshot dynamic being destroyed like it was by Salvation Run is a fucking crime even if it gave us S6.
>>83702739
Oh Werner, honey, I know you can't help it...
>>83702739
Deadshot really doesn't know what he wants. I could even ship this.
>>83702763
Anon, you are totally right that Vertigo is John Ostrander's stage actor self peeking through.
this has repercussions.
>>83702739
Well, that's certainy an anti-climax to remember.
>>83702695
>assassin is sent to kill someone
>target pays assassin ton work for them instead
I love this trope, and I love Waller.
>Garth and Kaldur
I'm surprised there hasn't been any visible shipping of the two. Not that I encourage that, but it just seems like something that would happen.
>>83702763
>guy trying to make Vertigo into a disposable slave is named Capek
I love you, John Ostrander.
>>83702817
>I'm surprised there hasn't been any visible shipping of the two. Not that I encourage that, but it just seems like something that would happen.
Characters generally need to interact at least once to make that happen
