Good evening owls of /co/,
Tonight's guest star will be Grant Morrison
>>83912521
also we're getting close to the end of this run--66 is the last issue, #67 has to do with Blackest Night, and there's an eight-issue mini
https://youtu.be/7SrN164PMGY thread theme
>>83912521
Hello Storyteller.
>War of the Gods
Well at least this tie-in actually has something to do with the event. Unlike the Captain Atom WotG tie-in issue... And hey, my girl Circe's in this one!
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>>83911406
>>83911406
I know it's just a few shops and the comichron numbers are what retailers get but I want CW2 to fail
I knew I started posting Morrison's Doom Patrol for a reason.
Oh, wait, that was because of Young Animal.
>>83912579
daaaaang
also: Ivy, honey...Werner holds a grudge
>>83912521
>somewhere in America, Scooby Doo is selling more than CWII
>>83912617
that's a pretty kind dumping, considering what he put her through
>>83912626
feels almost too good to be true really
>>83912626
>"Great week. Easily one of the best Wednesdays we have ever had. Only cause for concern? Civil War 2 had a bigger than expected drop off. Even Scooby Apocalypse 2 managed to outsell Civil War 2 here. We didn’t sell through half of what we ordered. Hoping the latest issues has some legs. People really don’t seem to care about the “deaths” in the latest event."
beautiful
>>83912576
Agreed ostrander did something with the tie ins
>>83807057
>>83912626
>>83912579
This is something I've been kind of noticing with movies as well, audiences can tell when something is some shat out cash-in and know they're being patronized.
But then something like Minions is a national sensation and I don't know anymore.
>>83912660
>adults communicating like adults
wtf is this nonsense
>>83912626
>Even Scooby Apocalypse 2 managed to outsell Civil War 2 here
>>83912545
Hi OP. And wow, this is shorter than I expected.
>>83912579
We all want Civil War 2 to fail, anon.
>>83912617
That outfit makes Ivy look like Dr. Minerva, and I keep accidentally reading her lines in a British accent.
>>83912615
Really really don't like the fact that Way is going to use Jane.
>>83912705
Minions hit kids right in the kid appeal gut, that's what Minions are
>>83912705
I think it's not really a cashgrab thing that they notice but more they can tell when there's no real effort put into something
>>83912694
Hey, thanks for doing that one. I'm behind, but so far it's really good. I need to buy it when I can even.
>>83912754
I get why kids like Minions, what I understand less is why ADULTS like them so much
One of my college teachers and her husband were minions for Halloween, multiple people where I work have little minion figurines on their desks, it's fucking weird
Hey thread!!
OP I said last night but if you're doing Blackest Night night as well do that Ostrander Deadshot one shot from Secret 6
>>83912615
Those big paperbacks are on my wish list. Very interested and unsure about it
>>83912772
I don't think hawkworld solo series was never collected.
>>83912754
Hey kids, it's old-school Black Adam!
He gives no fucks!
>>83912694
We also read the Hawkworld tie-in back during the Perez Wondy run. Thanagarian gods.
I could swear Storyteller ran a third tie-in at the time, but for the life of me I can't recall what it was.
>>83912705
>>83912769
I feel a very strong urge to be cynical here but I'm not gonna.
>>83912728
Shrug. If Mozzy's okay with it, I'm okay with it.
And knowing Way and his relationship, it probably is.
>>83912754
Yeah, I was at Finding Dory today and kids seemed to really like the various animated trailers, despite seeming very bad and phoned in.
Also saw a trailer for some movie that almost seems like a parody in how exactly it copies the "ROB SCHNEIDER" South Park joke, except it's "Kevin Spacey is... a cat!"
>>83912801
Ah, are you serious? That's crazy!
>>83912818
Nemo me impune lacessit.
>>83912797
My plan right now is to do the Vertigo issue of Spectre, do RAISE THE FLAG, then do the relevant BN SS/S6 issues to round it all of nicely
>>83912772
I don't want to prejudice you at all, but I think you can tell when Hawkworld/man goes off the rails
>>83912839
the Truman mini has been reissued, the rest never got trades, I've got singles of much of it
>>83912836
Kids don't give a SHIT, they'll watch anything colorful and fun you put in front of them
>>83912839
They collected the mini last year but no ongoing ;_;
>>83912809
I don't even know how to be cynical in regards to the movie industry now, audience behavior seems baffling and I know the studios don't have any more of an idea what they're thinking than I do.
>>83912818
Grant's a nice guy, he wouldn't say to no something like that. Problem is, that run had a certain finality to it and I'd like this new run to be more of a reboot with callbacks to different era, make it a bit meta in that "it all happened, but maybe it all didn't happen exactly like you remember". It also brings up my original fear that he'll just try to ape Morrison(and maybe Pollack too) instead of doing his own thing.
>>83912754
>Silver Swan
Hi Valerie!
>>83912805
Adam only gives a fuck when he's got his own Marvel Family. And they all died, so now he's no longer capable of giving a fuck.
>>83912861
I miss the Shaw/Waller dynamic. She treats him almost like an equal, here. I think it's genuine respect.
>>83912885
>Adam only gives a fuck when he's got his own Marvel Family. And they all died, so now he's no longer capable of giving a fuck.
when the fuck is somebody going to get back to the Adriana/Amon/Sons of Adam stuff from that one shot? come on geoff
>>83912898
WELL
>>83912922
every single thing about those last two panels IS AMAZING
>>83912921
>come on geoff
well he's not going to be writing the shazam ongoing, so...
>>83912948
here we go
>>83913012
m-m-m-meta
>>83913022
time for /d/
>>83912922
I love this. He just wanted to hire them. You could've just knocked, dude.
>>83912948
>Every single thing about those last two panels IS AMAZING.
Agreed.
>>83912836
man I went to see Jungle Book and sometimes I'll see other animated movies with family and the previews are always so horrible
>>83912959
I know but who is ;_;
>>83913057
>Vertigo's carrying Floyd this time
>>83913093
>>83913111
I have the Skyrim soundtrack on
I am thiiis close to going to start a new game since I lost all my save files
>>83913012
>>83913022
Yes, Grant, we get it. You can stop now. Please.
>>83913127
RIP
How much of Rebirth will be out by Comic Con? I wonder if we'll get news about Legion, Atom, Shazam, and JSA then
>>83912880
he said he was going to try not just doing fanfics of the past runs, but I guess we'll see
>>83913157
I guess he wrote himself into a corner.
>>83913160
It's about a month from now, right? So we'll have gotten the first issue or two of July books like Nightwing, Batgirl & the BOP, Hal & the GLC
>>83913157
Silver Swan has good taste
>>83913196
And it'll be a way for the count to break his family tradition of inbreeding!
>>83913196
Werner is a poor choice of husbando, I think.
>>83913127
>I would never hit a lady. But you're no lady!
Y'know, I've always found that to be a really cheap excuse. Nobody cares, just hit her, cause she's trying to kill you.
>>83913196
WHOOPS!
>>83913249
payback's a bitch
>>83913183
I don't klnow man, on the first cover you see Jane and Flex already...and you just know he's going to use Nobody too...
I am happy to see Flex though, I think there's more stories left in him, but the others have me worried, they're tougher to do right.
I really hope Young Animal is good, but with more info being released I'm less confident...
>>83913249
Now this is /d/.
>>83913275
>>83913196
After her character arc, Valerie deserves a... at least good-ish man.
>>83913233
Eh. By Squad standards, dude's a saint.
>>83913299
that sulky face
>>83913311
Heh heh, Pariah cried.
>>83912521
Say what you mean, not what you feel
So someone posted Seeley's Suicide Squad yesterday and I loved it, aside from him kind of unceremoniously killing off all the Mercs, and the ending obviously being abrupt because Rebirth.
What have been the general thoughts on it?
>>83913325
>>83913344
I loved the art. I'm mad that it got cut short.
>>83913361
>skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks
>>83913361
Aquaman what are you doing there
>>83913344
It was nice, but not amazing. Didn't feel like he got the voices for most of the characters quite right but it was an entertaining arc and he did good on quite a few characters, like Waller.. God tier art though.
>>83913344
Probably the best Suicide Squad of new 52
But NSS has been pretty good in general since after Convergence
>>83913405
>Probably the best Suicide Squad of new 52
i liked seeley squad but this is hardly a compliment considering the book shistory
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>>83913429
heh, kinky
>>83913157
rip moz
>>83913160
Maybe whatever October stuff is coming like Prez? I don't really expect a ton of new information.
>>83913443
>>83913361
Arthur looks more disappointed than anything.
>>83913387
Diana's not available due to taking a home vacation after the whole death and resurrection thing.
OH, that's right! That was the other War of the Gods tie-in we read. Etrigan.
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>>83913471
>The studio has two major projects, two major games that they are planning on doing before they get to an Elder Scrolls 6
goddammit
>>83913471
>bartender just enabling Batman
>>83913493
>>83913157
>hey, remember that time John Ostrander killed Grant Morrison?
>>83913512
uhoh, someone's being naughty in the government
>>83913493
To be honest I'm not that excited for whatever comes next after Skyrim. You'll see for yourself I guess, but there are decisions they made in Morrowind that they abandon in Oblivion and Skyrim and I hate it. It makes for a much more cookie-cutter game.
>>83913517
>a universe where Grant Morrison is dead, killed by Amazons
I haven't even read WW:E1 yet, was it really so bad you had to KILL the man?
>>83913550
I am just into the "run around and do shit" kind of thing that they enable, I admit
Keep in mind my play order is Oblivion/Skyrim/now Morrowind, sooo
>>83913560
Does Ostrander has/had a bone to pick with Morrison?
>>83913584
and I am 1000% into shit like "build your own house"
>>83913596
It's all in good fun.
>>83913604
>>83913299
this is some nice bants here
>>83913528
>uhoh, someone's being naughty in the government
In other news, water is wet.
... Rorshach? Oh hell, the Watchmen are even being inserted in the main DCU retroactively!
>>83913619
HMMM
>>83913660
>>83913584
It's just stuff like the open-ended magic system, more choice in what's available to the player. NPCs who you can't kill even where that really jars with a questline you're expected to complete. Morrowind even has secret ways of completing the game if you do kill some plot essential NPCs. And, personal taste, but I prefer it when you can't fully complete all of the guild/house/daedra stuff in one run-through. "The Dragonborn was head of the fighter's guild, then the mage's guild, then the thieves' guild" seems like pushing it even for in-universe fiction. I guess I feel that Morrowind is more of a world you're part of.
I think if the next TES game is Hammerfell, that'll work out okay. But I don't want them to do the Summerset Isles or Valenwood or Black Marsh, because there's no way it'd deliver on what I'd want and what the lore promises.
>>83913679
>I think if the next TES game is Hammerfell, that'll work out okayCURVEDPENISES
>>83913679
Mutually exclusive choices make me nervous
>>83913718
Haha, fair enough. I like it when a highly narrative game is willing to let some consequences hang there.
>>83913751
I do see the appeal, I just find those situations paralyzing and then I put them off/quit the game half the time
>>83913660
Yeah, I don't really believe that either. That's a little convenient. Like something the Ivy League would pull out of their ass.
>>83913718
I stopped playing Fallout 4 because I reached a point where it wants me to pick a faction and stick with it and I can't ;_;
>>83913751
Also not to rag on it too much, because for sure there's stuff in Oblivion and Skyrim I really enjoyed.
>>83913762
I can't get my brain around current 21-year old Babsgirl
>>83913762
Think of it like comics continuity, maybe. Lasting change - not always bad?
>>83913718
>Your old man was a Creep. I've killed better men than him. No apologies.
>You get one fee shot.
Damn. Is it possible to give negative fucks?
>>83913841
some of it is that I have not had the time/fucks to invest in lengthy replays
>>83913838
She's 21? I'd have guessed 18-19.
>>83913868
Word of God says 21, IIRC, and she's in graduate school
>>83913868
She certainly wouldn't be drinking illegally.
>>83913882
>>83913894
>>83913868
>>83913882
That's pretty wild. And still there in Rebirth!
>>83913914
>>83913838
I still find it amusing how the Monster Men crossover will apparently have Kate replace Barbara as the token female adult member.
>>83913838
Barbara, pls.
>I can't get my brain around current 21-year old Babsgirl
Hate to sound like a broken record, but they've simply taken away everything about her that was interesting or even useful.
It all comes back to the slow death of supporting casts. See, recently people have taken this attitude that being a supporting character is a bad thing, that it makes a character less "important" or worthwhile. But Babs herself is an excellent example of why that's bullshit. Oracle was cool, she could give people the hook up and was major player in the superhero community. As Batgirl, she's just another cape.
>>83913930
>>83913958
They have made efforts to give her a supporting cast of her own though. I agree, it basically is a different character - but if it's one that they can market now, then eh.
>>83913987
I can deal when I think of her as a different character and a different niche
I am curious to see if this BoP relaunch with her headlining can convince me of what the solo did not wrt Dinah, etc.
>>83913958
It’s not surprising that Dini would make this pitch. As head writer of the Batman shows in the DCAU, he was critical in keeping the image of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl alive. In 1994 he added her to his Batman: the Animated Series and she also appeared in subsequent The New Batman Adventures. This pitch was made in 2000, at the end of “Adventures” run. And just about the same time that DC told Scott Peterson to find a “new” Batgirl.
When DC decided to introduce a “Batwoman” they returned to the Ross who gave them this:
>>Denny shot it down, because, according to him, everybody loves Barbara Gordon as Oracle and as a handicapped character. The theory was that DC didn’t have enough handicapped characters, so they weren’t going to do anything with Barbara as she was. And the design went into the drawer.”RIP oracle
>>83914031
Maybe she meets up with a young Eve Eden and they learn to play politics as women capes coming into adulthood. That happens in some universe.
>>83914031
>>83914086
I'm itching to explore some Ayleid ruins now
>>83914113
okay, what race should I replay Skyrim as
>>83914167
>>83914186
>>83914198
;___;
>>83914240
>went into the drawthread for a minute
That was a mistake. Dinosaurs were a mistake. I'm glad they're extinct.
>>83914167
Skyrim I've only played as a Nord and a Redguard, so I dunno.
>>83913838
I've come to terms with all the nonsensical ages and timelines by just thinking "it's Dr. Manhattan, I ain't gotta explain shit".
>>83914253
SURPRISE!
>>83914293
I was a badass Nord lady last time
>>83914240
Oh yes, threaten the A.I who recently demonstrated the capacity to start WWIII. Idiot.
>>83914323
>>83914389
>>83914407
Clark, what is that pose
>>83914439
dat superbulge
>>83914439
just showing off the taint like nbd
>>83914439
>Clark, what is that pose
The Super-Crotch.
>>83914439
>>83914167
Catman, obviously.
>>83914506
>>83914517
if you have coin
khajit has wares
>>83914561
>>83914561
You know the Khajit are supposed to have like twenty different subtypes? I wonder if anyone's modded them in.
>>83914506
>>83914602
Khajit also get born from trees and feed them cannibal sacrifices, or something like that.
Elder Scrolls lore is fucking weird.
>>83914659
I thought that was Argonians?
>>83914659
Isn't that Argonians? The Hist seem to have a big connection to Sithis.
>>83914576
>>83914705
that Hist Sap quest in Oblivion is some fucked-up shit
>>83914701
>>83914705
You are right. I shall commit sudoku.
I know Bethesda won't ever bring this back, but I hope the spaceship is still canon.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/KINMUNE
>>83914759
>>83914798
HI TOM
>>83914808
>>83914759
Hist are probably Not Good, y. I mean even really basically Sithis is an anagram of "Hist is" or "Is Hist"
>>83914797
God love and protect Michael Kirkbride and his drug suppliers.
>>83914759
This should get some use in beefcake/husbando threads.
>>83914833
What is he doing now? He did a big space ship story just before ESO came out and then nothing.
Also, ONLY A SITH DEALS IN ABSOLUTES.
>>83914829
>>83914808
Ha!
Nemesis in this run is bring to mind many questions, chief among them are "Why did Picoult turn him into Not-Steve Trevor?", and "Why did the ARGUS one shot turn Steve into Not-Tom Tresser?". The two have swapped roles at one point or another. It's kinda freaky.
>>83914942
heh heh oh shit
thanks for reading, more tomorrow
tossup: Skyrim, Morrowind, or reading I should be doing
>>83914916
He's with Telltale now, I think. It occurs to me he's basically Grant Morrison too.
>>83914967
>When asked in an interview what happened to Nemesis (Tom Tresser), why he was killed in Catwoman #62, and was it true that his death was editorially mandated, Catwoman writer Devin Grayson explained:
Nemesis from the Justice League Unlimited animated series.
“ I was actually hoping to use Nemesis for the role in which I ended up using Trickster – cheerful foil and potential romance. But yes, I was told that he was scheduled to be eighty-sixed – an editor liked his name, but didn't like the character, and had plans, I guess, for a 'new' Nemesis.
He wasn't slated to die in Catwoman, but I figured that if he was on his way out, his death might as well be handled by someone who liked and respected him – I tried really hard to show what a great character he was before I killed him in such a way as to ensure that should anyone change their mind, they could bring him back without too much trouble.
>>83914972
Thanks, OP.
Morrowind, take a nice Sunday evening to get deep into it.
>>83914972
>sweating man.avi
>>83914967
Because they're both the male equivalent of the action babe sidekick.
>>83914972
>>47864680
the dice say work, OP
>>83914984
>Telltale now
RIP in pizza
>>83912521
When did Power of SHAZAM start? Is this dark avenger Black Adam, or Silver Agey doofus Black Adam?
Either would play well in the Squad.
>>83914797
RIP Pelinal being a robot from the future built to kill elves.
>>83914972
Thanks for posting as always, Storyteller.
Oh hey, THERE'S the Suicide Squad! Waller robbed no less than four different factions without anyone being the wiser. Nice.
>>83913718
I think that means he wants Lawton to be his new dad?
>>83915081
this is pre-Power of Shazam
>>83915019
the problem is that work is reading a drama and reading plays sucks
>>83912694
I got that issue in a quarter bin.
It's pretty damn cool.
I need to get whatever Hawkworld era Hawkman is available in trade, it's good stuff.
>>83915224
What play?
>>83915273
William Tell
>>83912785
>multiple people where I work have little minion figurines on their desks
Same appeal as vinyl figures like dunny or whathaveyou, but instead doofy little tictacs with googly eyes?
Maybe it's that they talk in gibberish or something?
>>83915304
Then the compromise: make a William Tell character in Skyrim or Morrowind.
>>83915337
Bows are kind of annoying, but I can do that
right now my Morrowind character is mostly jumping everywhere
>>83912948
>every single thing about those last two panels IS AMAZING
I really like that Adam's reason for the super suits is "because it's important"
>>83913838
and 21 year old Dick
i went to watch GOT and just got to the thread
>>83915398
I forgot you have to level up one of the skills like that, right?
>>83915588
acrobatics!
>>83915717
lol, yeah that does somewhat conflict with the "you really feel part of a world" perspective.
>>83914240
>threatening to delete my computersbando
wow rude
>>83915398
I found bows pretty fun in Skyrim but - no point making a character you don't want to play.
>>83915889
the big bad bow you get in Dawnguard is pretty fun
>>83912948
>>83915467
Ostrander was under some pressure from DC to go back to capes and he figured since the book was ending it couldn't do any harm
>>83915081
Power of Shazam was like 94
>>83913012
FYI, there used to be a character in Supergirl who was an annoying teen obsessed with dating her named Johnny O who corresponded to the years Ostrander hung around DC offices and bugged the writers.
>>83914852
Shut up, Pam.
>>83913057
/d/ IS what Wonder Woman Amazons were created for.
Wonder how they have a word for Meta-human though.
>>83913456
Who was it that came up with the Urban Legend crap for Batman again?
Because I think he was still doing shit like this when he was supposed to be an Urban Legend.
>>83913634
>... Rorshach?
Looks more like Jimmy Olsen as played by CLint Howard to me.
>>83913022
worst superpower ever
>>83913838
This is my biggest issue with nuBabs.
It just fucking removes all those years of experience and triumphs and losses and friendships and leadership and leaves her a hollow fucking doll prancing around and giggling to herself as she inexplicably beats people up.
It fucking cored out her all her characterization that made her originally boring and dumb character from the silver age into a real likeable character.
And this is an improvement how?
Rgh, I still get so mad about it, and then I have people tell me I just hate her and must hate Batgirl in general and must be a casual or whatever other nonsense they have up their sleeve.
>>83917287
Hypercrisis
>>83914086
Doesn't The Suffering happen on this island?
>>83913012
Didn't "The Writer" show up in Day of Vengence too?
Or did I just read both of those in the same day and conflate them somehow?
Also, why is John Henry white?
>>83913596
I think he just wanted to have a giggle and recently read Animal Man.
Guess writer didn't show up in Day of Vengeance and I just read them both on the same day or some shit.
This storytime is reminding me how much I liked Count Vertigo when he was in Suicide Squad. I haven't read much in the way of Green Arrow comics though, does anybody have any recommendations for good storylines with him?
>>83918284
>John Henry
Henry is only his middle name.
shit now THIS is some good stuff, they really should get the Israelis back in the cape and dagger capestories
>>83912521
>Tonight's guest star will be Grant Morrison
oh fuck i've been wanting to read this one for a while
>>83912948
>Amanda being Waller
>Black Adam insisting on costumes because "We're fighting fucking magic and shit, put on your costumes nerds."
>>83913022
>Morrison sillyness
>Black Adam giving someone shit for not being in costume
I fucking love comic books
>>83913057
>using lesbian bondage on Ivy
hot, but she's way to much of a Domme for that to break her. Wondie and Harley on the other hand, are maaaasive subs and would be begging for more whippings.
>>83912922
Is Black Adam the only guy as blood thirsty and black as Waller?
>>83913157
RIP in Pieces Grant
I'll charge a rune in your honor
>>83913325
Uhuhuhuh.
Pariah was crying.
>>83913511
Bartenders tend to enable self destructive addictions, anon.
>>83920437
Black Adam is the evil magic bastard child of Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent and Kim Jong Un.
>>83914439
That pose is called Super Dickery
>>83920412
Nigga, please. Diana's a switch, and you know it.
>>83920876
And Amanda Waller is the morally ambiguous bastard child of Dick Cheney, Machiavelli, and Oprah
