Good evening owls of /co/,
We're totally doing this
>>83833266
HI OPis this almost where kimiyo has a brief run in the skwad
https://twitter.com/RyanHigginsRyan/status/743297603798851585
https://twitter.com/RyanHigginsRyan/status/743278098137784320
this cover is so weird for Suicide Squad
>>83833266
this is almost a Gene Wolfe title; I wouldn't put that past Ostrander at all
>>83833266
Dr. Light is looking pretty uguu~~
>>83833327
I don't understand the hype either, and it's not because I don't do DC. I'm pulling stuff, Rebirth just doesn't have any wow-factor the way DCYou did.
I'm glad, of course.
>>83833327
delicious
I hope it's like this for a lot more LCSes
I want CW2 to get fucked in the ass hard
>>83833327
He'll be the first to admit that he has idiosyncratic numbers etc., but still ONE CAN HOPE that event fatigue is real
also, his comments about Marvel being shit to deal with on the retailer side
>>83833327
I'm going to assume it was Batman
>>83833327
Damn. I expected Batman and the main Rebirth issue to do well, but to see the whole line go gangbusters? That's crazy.
>>83833383
Light looks weird, but I'm instantly into Toon Waller.
>>83833373
>Rebirth just doesn't have any wow-factor the way DCYou did.
No one brought them.
>>83833421
Those of us in these storytime threads and on /co/ in general loved DC You, but yeah they sold like shit everywhere else.
>>83833383
The real question we can take bets on with respect to Marvel is: who gets reverted and when, where it comes to 'classic' characters in roles.
I need to find where I put the betting pool doc since I cleaned my desktop off, scheisse
>>83833438
>but yeah they sold like shit everywhere else
RIP
>>83833373
>Rebirth just doesn't have any wow-factor the way DCYou did.
Lotta people would disagree with you
Even just Ollie and Dinah meeting and fucking is enough for people to buy it, even if it were shit
>>83833347
He already referenced C.S. Lewis.
>>83833266
Rape time?
Rape time.
>>83833439
>who gets reverted and when, where it comes to 'classic' characters in roles.
maybe more classic teams but a lot of the classic characters are around. Hydra Cap and Thor are maybe the exceptions and SamCap but Tony, Vision and Wanda, Peter Parker.... tho we are losing hulk and hawkeye
yknow really it's a Bendis test
>>83833504
Wolfe's more obscure than Lewis; way better writer, too. But he did go for mid-level obscure Lewis, at least
>>83833467
I've seen some people who I don't think quite got how much appeal Ollie/Dinah has even for people who aren't oldfans
>>83833467
I know it does, but I can't imagine ever reading those bulletpoints and saying "this is why I will buy this comic." Otto's really strong, but Percy doesn't engage me.
More or less the same way I could shrug my shoulders off Team Briefs refusing to read good stories because they're upset about costumes. I show up for the stories, is all.
>>83833561
I've finally started to see some Rhodey pushback
>>83833564
Offtopic but I've been looking at the reviews on facebook and there's this one guy who's been commenting on all of them saying how the new book sucks and they should have used Connor Hawke instead. Like literally every review he has a comment saying that the new GA should have been Connor Hawke
>>83802727
>>83833514
What is Dr Light's favorite food?Grapes
>>83833606
Lol, bless his heart, that's a ship that's been sailed for a long, long time
>>83833564
Man this issue is a reaction image goldmine.
>>83833606
>Connorfags
Those exist?
>>83833606
While I'm all for Connor getting attention, GA is Ollie, plain and simple.
>>83833606
Since Conner is white about a third of the time, this run could be a Conner run if you have bad eyesight.
>>83833636
Weird Connor never took off. liked every 90s legacy
Cass
Wally85
Linda
Kyle
>>83833648
There is no character who is unloved.
Rebirth going well in its first 3 weeks is expected isn't it I mean even the New 52 took over at the beginning.
it is when the drops start happening is when everything falls apart.
>>83833681
Harper Row
>>83833681
Does anyone besides Slott even like Alpha?
Off topic but I was at a company seminar today, and it was the first time one of these retail companies flat out told us to scam people, no beating around the bush. I found it pretty funny.
>>83833383
Marvel has been treating customers like they're idiot cattle, I'm glad it's getting thrown back in their faces with this and the post Secret Wars relaunch. People aren't going to just eat up renumberings and movie cash grabs when they're this transparent.
Civil War II might as well say "these chumps will buy anything" on the front cover.
>>83833690
It didn't have to take off like this, I think. There was room for this to go quite badly wrong - so a strong fan response is nice.
>>83833679
I wanted to like Connor but he always bored me, Ollie was way more vibrant
>>83833704
There are definitely Harperfags
>>83833679
Connor was such a Chuck Dixon character even if technically Puckett created him, and like many Dixon things, he didn't seem to last without Chuck at the helm.
>>83833662
>GA is Ollie, plain and simple.
Agreed
>>83833690
Yeah and DC has most of the big sellers in June so July and August won't be as impressive
Like I'm expecting DC to take like 8 or 9 spots on the top 10 in June
I'm wondering how low sales will go since double shipping months usually have lower sales
>>83833704
>>83833724
Someone out there is a fan, anons.
>>83833739
these faces are WONDERFUL
>>83833621
With a side ofrapeseed
>>83833739
>Chuck at the helm.Steph lasted
>>83833383
Jesus christ Waller, you're melting.
>>83833438
Problem was only people who were already reading DC were into DC You, it wasn't drawing new readers like they hoped, and some of the more... I'll say "traditional" comic customers were alienated by the changes.
>>83833772
I remember Dixon saying something like nobody but him could write Stephanie right so he would disagree with you there
>>83833772
Steph got treated pretty badly for quite a while, though, right? Like, drill to the head and shit?
>>83833564
>Wolfe's more obscure than Lewis; way better writer, tooWasn't impressed by what I read of Book of The New Sun
>>83833739
>Comically incompetent light
I can dig, beats Mr Rapeman
>>83833813
Oh war games.
>>83833681
Except Geoforce
>>83833813
Murdered to set an example (the reasoning at print was that Leslie would do whatever it took to show Bats kid sidekicks were a bad idea), dead for a few years until they finally lolnope'd.
>>83833383
that last panel is a perfect reaction image
>>83833828
Wolfe is pretty good IMO. OP is referencing The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories, give that a shot.
>>83833828
BotNS is...tough in spots, there's parts I still don't get, but so many of the individual passages are wonderful and there's one of those So Very Wolfe things where you hit a revelation at the end that makes you realize you have to completely reframe how you read the entire book.
>>83833636
There really isn't any way for Connor to come back right now, is there?
>>83833857
Are you kidding me? The Geo-Force meme was started by his one fan in the world
>>83833266
Hello Storyteller.
I need to fix my sleep schedule.
>The Devil vs Mrs. Waller
My money's on Amanda.
>>83833737
>>83833755
We will see if after people are able to take books off pull lists and the hype of a launch
I remember it was #3 or #4 of the Nu52 most books took like 50% hits and then went under their pre-Nu52 numbers.
I am glad they are doing well, well kinda I don't really care because I am getting the perfect superhero comics I want from other places right now so I don't need DC for anything and I kinda find the whole thing really crass.
>>83833857How do you know I'm not the Geofroce fan?
>>83833896
no dude it was always ironic
>>83833886
Pull him from an AU, and/or pull a Future Trunks. EZPZ.
>>83833886
Do we have a canon age on Ollie?
Connor was really only doable because Grell let Ollie get well into his 30s. And now Babsgirl is 21, right? I can never quite get into this version of her and Dinah being so close, as opposed to Canary/Oracle working so well.
>>83833903
Nothing about Rebirth has blown me out of the water so far, sure. I'm kinda looking forward to Ostrander's one-shot, and to Mother Panic and Shade the Changing Girl from Young Animal.
>>83833930
In one of Percy's pre-Rebirth issues Ollie said he was 25
>>83833955
Nothing has made me go WOW, but very little has made me go WOW in the past few years either, so I'll take "genially readable" over "fucking trashfire". On the positive end of the Jurgens Scale.
>>83833857
>>83833955
That name is still funny to me because of the Seinen Magazine in Japan that has it.
>>83833926
>AU
CONVERGENCE
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>>83833982
It's really fucking weird now that I'm older than superheroes that I grew up reading about.
>>83833982
lol
>>83833987
>>83833987
superman books holding strong as demonstration of the Jurgens Scale
>>83833998
Hey man, March Comes in Like a Lion and DMC.
>>83833681
Jokers Daughter
>>83834031
Fitting, since Jurgens is most famous for being a Superman man.
>>83833987
But I am patient. I'm willing to sit and see the currents drift in a direction I'm more into, and then hope something aligned with those can be brought into being where it wasn't possible before (e.g. readable JSA)
>>83833987
Coincidentally, Jurgens is Jurgening at the the top of his game right now with Lois & Clark and now Action Comics. I've been impressed with both despite despite thinking they were gonna be boring, nostalgia pandering crap.
>>83833992
Sometimes on /tg/ I post recommendations for nonexistent obscure games that I make up in my head. This feels like that. I love that Geo-Force anon though. It's fine to just like a character.
>>83834031
Orlando, Yang, and Jimenez better bring it on their titles cause poor Supes is comfortable with mediocrity
>>83833987
>Did you ever waltz with the Bogeyman on a hot sticky night?
>>83833982
How old was Ollie at the beginning of new 52.
>>83834056
>>83834032
and Berserk it is a good magazine for that stuff.
>>83834031
>>83834068
Oh fuck off, Superman was good and way better than Batman
>delusional Kingfags will defend his weakest work to date
>>83834034
Everyone has a fan somewhere, I promise you.
>>83834086
>>83834125
Sometimes I think of that time I saw a guy tweet at Robinson about Earth 2 who was upset about Terry Sloane being a villain because Terry Sloane Mr. Terrific was his favorite character
>>83834135
OH BOY, TIME FOR BEST LIGHT
>>83834116
go shitpost somewhere else, nobody mentioned Batman.
>>83834149
Bless his heart.
>>83834010
It's this feeling that got Miller to write Dark Knight Returns when he turned 29 and realized he'd soon be older than Batman.
wait is the punch that ostrander uses in Suicide Squad the teen titans villain?
>>83834102
Let's take it as a good omen.
>>83834175
That face could have come right out of an old "SLAP A JAP" WWII propaganda poster.
>>83834010
nu52 made everyone's age goofy. like 23 year old wonder woman
>>83834202
>29 is old
haha just fucking kill me
>>83834231
and finch drew her turner-18
>>83834202
Good thing DKIII exists or else Miller might actually live longer than Batman did in DKR.H-he IS going to, isn't he?
>>83834175
I don't know that I'd call boobs 'squishy', but...
>>83834219
Kimiyo's or the teacher's?
>>83834212
My problem with the Weird Superhero Line will always be that is is a jack of all trades situation. Never as weird as the small press stuff I read and never as good and action packed as the Superhero stuff can be.
Also I don't really like Gerard Way's comics.
>>83834249
Your 20's are definitely a whole other feeling than your 30's. Just that one year from 29 to 30 makes you think "fuck I'm going to be THIRTY"
>>83834264
But they are.
>>83834219
Eh. You ever seen an old Japanese guy? Aside from the long stache, that's fairly accurate.
Goodness knows Kimiko and her friend look more Japanese than any character you're likely to find in an actual anime. And Satoshi Kon is dead now, so now anime characters will never look Japanese ever again.
>>83834086
Bruce.. err Bryce.
>>83834264
>>83834307
I think 'squishy' has to have more give to it, YMMV
>>83834307
They're like bags of... sand.
>>83834299
I'm not that interested in Way Doom Patrol but the art preview alone for Mother Panic had me pretty interested. And Shade just looks interesting, it's an interesting concept that was interesting before and might well be interesting now.
I don't, I guess, see it as a competition with your straight-up cape stuff or your small press stuff. It's just a thing of itself.
>>83834329
>>83834357
It is all pulling from the same budget.
>>83834341
>>83834361
>GET THE FUCK OUT OF ME OR ILL SHOW YOU WHAT RAPE REALLY IS
>>83834361
>>83834361
Holy shit, that third panel.
>>83834424
There are times when just going full-cartoony is what a story NEEDS.
Oh hey, there's an interesting BC article up on Flintstones. Rich the Leech really, really likes it.
>>83834264
What IS that pain? Is it Kimiko's time of the month, and Arthur's just a punk?
>>83834361
>that second panel
.... I can't even lie, I would probably do that too.
>>83834341
They get everywhere.
>>83834462
right, we heading into a big long arc now
>>83833992
these joke threads did kind of make me like him though
>>83834487
Is the first time anyone has genuinely begged to join the Squad...and gotten turned down?
>>83834526
Maybe if we read Outsiders we'd appreciate him.
>>83834462
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/06/14/review-dc-comics-new-version-of-the-flintstones-is-more-mad-men-than-mad-max/
I was looking forward to it, it sounds pretty intersting
>>83834560
Dr. Light is just that pathetic.
>>83834487
So Yale/Ostrander did yakuza in Manhunter and managed not to exoticize the shit out of it
>>83834412
Turns out James Robinson nor his editor (good old Eddie B) never actually read this issue since there was no chance for Arthur to do anything dirty. Hooray for lazy wiki research.
>>83834638
>>83834598
Russell's had a good balance of affectionate and mean/sharp in his humor writing so far
>>83834734
>shenanigans in Afghanistan
sigh
>>83834638
Not so much here though, eh?
>>83834728
I mean he did stare at her boobs, but that was more in shock than out of perversion.
>>83834031
Honestly I think Action so far might actually be bad outside of the art. Just one issue though.
>>83834778
I think they do a pretty good job with the various factions in this arc, and some of it is that they'd tread the ground before and weren't falling back on lazy tropes
>>83834802
It's not the real person, it's an edgy death zombie sucking up emotion. Still edgy for no reason
>>83834836
and this is about as intricately plotted as any arc we've read
>>83834299
>Also I don't really like Gerard Way's comics.
Oh, so it's just a case of terminal bad taste. Alrighty then.
>>83834728
All Light had time to do in her body was rip a fart.
I prefer to imagine that's what he's talking about
>>83834875
Umbrella Academy is pretty mediocre desk
>>83834836
Like, it's not the Wolverine mini.
>>83834915
>implying women fart
>>83834802
He then keeled over in pain for some reason. That's going to bug me all night, I swear.
>>83834728
To be "fair" it's pretty clear that Black Lanterns are not the actual people they resemble, just monsters or whatever that use their memories.
BL Arthur is as much of an incompetent moron as the original. Like, she was there, dude. She was watching.
>>83834921
Mediocre desk it may be, but it's still an enjoyable comic.
>>83834949
Miller had a terminal case of weaboo and no one ever brings that up.
>>83834954
Everyone knows they don't have buttholes.
>>83834869
>>83834992
How do you buttfuck her in the pussy then?
>>83835026
In the boipussy, duh.
>>83834985
Desu. Thanks apple.
>>83835024
>>83835024
>Accusing black person of racism
Das raysus
>>83834854
Am I the only one who finds the Black Lanterns less than intimidating?
Monster that talk can work just fine, but the problem with the Black Lanterns is that they talk constantly. Yes, they are trying to solicit an emotional reaction from opponents, but they quip even after their target is dead.
They're not scary because they don't shut the fuck up.
>>83835071
>>83835051
Boys make the best girls.
>>83835098
A legion of Freddy Kruegers. Johns grew up with that.
>>83835098
Blackest Night was a really, really, REALLY retarded event.
>>83835113
>>83835098
Zombies in general are just not scary at all to me anymore.
Black Hand, now he's spooky because he bangs corpses and is basically the universe's most powerful necromancer. But the BLs on their own are really just an excuse to have characters face their guilt and other hangups over a character's death. They remind me of the Shadows in Persona 4 in that way.
>>83834961
I'm assuming period.
>>83835175
DON'T FUCK WITH THE WALL
>>83835185
can someone post THAT black hand and hal pic for me?
Zastrow, we know HIM by now. He's a fuuuuuuuuuucker.
>>83835235
Soviet involvement in Afghanistan was...well, you can guess.
>>83835235
It's kind of funny, Black Hand is a lot like Dr. Light in that he just used to be a joke villain until he got an edgy reboot. Unlike Dr. Light, hardly anyone remembers his joke incarnation.
>>83835235
>can someone post THAT black hand and hal pic for me?
>>83835160
I enjoyed Blackest Night, but the BLs themselves were a weak point, because again, the event is ostensibly a horror story, but the villains aren't very scary. They were scary at first, but then they just kept running their mouths. It might've been fine if they acted at all like the people they resemble.
>>83835185
I gotta check out the Persona games one of these days. I've been craving so good old fashion urban fantasy.
>>83835286
If it got a mention in We Didn't Start the Fire, it's gotta be big.
>>83835298
you're the best
that's like my favorite reaction image EVER.
>>83835286
Didn't go well for anyone
>>83835353
>>83835392
>52
>>83835424
this can't keep happening
>>83835424
h-h-hypercrisis
So how is 80s Outsiders?
>>83835463
Is this /u/?
>>83835463
>>83835506
>>83835113
THATS LEWD, WALLER!
JSA Storytimer, this is CHRISTIAN BOARD!
>>83835501
Get your mind out of the gutter.
>>83835463
I hear it's pretty good. And it gave us the Duke of Oil.
>>83835463
I'm a fan. It seems like something right up our alley, since we like comics with ensembles of lesser known characters that are written as very likable.
>>83835463
Was Geo Force on that one?
>>83835501
Halo acted kind of like a kid, if I remember right it was more of a motherly thing.
>>83835463
Again, I feel like DC could do more with foreign superheroes. They've got Tatsu and Kimiko for Japan already. Let's hope Kenan's book works out. Seeing the States hogging all the capes is a little tedious.
>>83835501
Nope. Not even a little.
>>83835521
LOL
>>83835551
Hmm. I can put it on a general "let's think about getting to it" list?
>>83835521
>implying this isn't an Eastern Orthodox royal genealogy discussion board.
>>83835620
Eve's lips looks pretty distorted there.
>>83835620
>>83835598
Remember when the Global Guardians were hinted at toward the end of nu52 JLI? Yea, neither does DC.
>>83835620
THE FURRY
>>83835558
It's where he was introduced! Also Katana.
>>83835620
You should if anyone else is interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAI7nnQNAjc
>>83835681
Let's forget everything about Nu52 JLI
>>83835697
>It's where he was introduced!
then Outsiders is a yes
>>83835710
OH SHIT SON
>>83835673
Some of the art isn't the best
>>83835734
>>83835710
>FAP
>that quip in the last panel
Oh Eve.
>>83835697
>Also Katana.
Is it wrong of me that I watched Beware the Batman solely for her? I know she was waifubait, but still.
>>83835789
so how are you owls today?
>>83835817
Not at all, that show had great potential. They should have just straight up made it an adaptation of Batman and the Outsiders instead of doing that weird stuff with Anarky and Pyg for half a season.
>>83835847
>>83835847
Good
>>83835847
>So how are you owls today?
Okay. Finally managed to complete a rough outline of my story. I better slow down or my lazy ass might actually get around to writing a script!
>>83835883
Joker was right. I like Doctor Light. He's "sunny"
>>83835353
>>83835392
>Khmer Rouge officer
>wearing glasses
Ha.
>>83835908
Cliffy's mullet is perfect
>>83835898
Getting the first step done is always the hardest part, IMO.
>>83835922
Oh right, didn't they beat/murder anyone who dared to have physical imperfections like that?
>>83835847
Dealing with the heat. Reading more. Tried out the Factorio demo. Dreading having to help my dad toss some tenants out their place tomorrow.
>>83835847
Congested
>>83835950
I went running last night and it was heat index of 91 when I did
and I'm still so stiff today it hurts to move
>>83835965
That sounds hard :(
>>83835967
hot pepper vodka works
>>83835908
>that bottom panel
That's one smug pepe.
>>83835993
>running
>in this fucking weather
The absolute madman
>>83835965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY7t8B_gsFk
>>83835922
Honestly, Pol Pot would find any random ass reason to just kill people and burn stuff. Dude was fucking nuts.
>>83835930
Yeah. Creating characters and setting details is a lot of fun. Figuring out the actual sequence of events of the story, that's actual work.
>>83836014
I didn't make it to the gym and I was going to pull hair out otherwise
>>83836037
Without sharing more than you want to, what's your story like?
>>83835950
As I recall, wearing glasses suggested you thought yourself an elitist academic, too good for the peasentry, so it made you a target for reasons along those lines.
But also the one you mentioned.
It wasn't a murder-cult you could argue logic or reason with when they came to kill you.
>>83836053
>>83836094
>>83836145
IT'S A FUCKING BEAR
>>83836190
>Right to bear arms
>and legs
>and torso
>and head
>>83836190
hurm
>>83836190
This is just too funny.
>>83836247
being named 'Schrek' is never a good sign
ever
>>83836190
okay i want her in rebirth
>>83836277
>>83836058
Sure, why not. Basically, mercenaries accidentally rescue princess, who hires them to take out local pirate gang. They're a relatively new outfit, so they spend the story essentially level grinding for resources so they can assault the pirates' base.
See, now that sounds dirt fucking simple, right? And really it is, but when you actually start thinking about the sequence of events and the fine details of the narrative, that's when you hit a mental wall, and probably where most people stop and decide to do something else.
>>83834992
Shit spews out of their mouth instead
>>83836190
NEW WAIFU
>>83836190
>Old Russian lady that turns into a bear
CHARACTER FIND OF 1991
>>83836290
>>83836341
>>83836354
>>83836284
This is why I fucking love you guys.
>>83836190
>an old lady who happens to be a were-bear working for the KGB
COMIC BOOKS!
>>83836296
This nigga here.
>>83836277
So he's literally saying "Check yourself before you Shrek yourself"?
>>83836379
Ideal pitch: she's the enforcer for that one renegade Dominator who grows super space weed from Captain Atom.
>>83836277
SOMEBODY
>>83836379
>>83836434
I'd buy 10 copies every month
Woot, rain.
>>83836445
SUDDEN WAIFU CAMEO
>>83836445
I swear like every 90's comic has this scene.Are we in the 90's yet?
>>83836486
Shit, Gort is fucking great.
>>83834361
Think I've seen this hentai.
>>83836486
ZINDA! :D
I still want that mini, goddammit. Zinda Blake: Hero Taxi Service.
>>83836556
>Zinda Blake: Space Cabbie
>>83836486
Oh Werner
>>83836523
The thing about this run is that everyone, no matter how small, has a personality.
>>83834765
Hasn't the Soviet Union fallen by this point?
>>83836586
I was just about to say that when 4chan decided to chug cock instead of uploading
>>83836630
it's a flashback, I think, then we're back to the present across the divide and the fall of the USSR has left things a mess
>>83836630
transition IIRC, the best time to be a freelance merc/armsdealer/whathaveyou
>>83836591
I'm interpreting this page as meaning Vertigo has no problems with jumping out of a plane to fight Super Stalin, but hates the thought of carrying luggage.
>>83836681
>>83836591
>The thing about this run is that everyone, no matter how small, has a personality.
That's really all anyone was ever asking for.
>>83836586
I would read the hell out of this. There'd have to be at least one bar fight scene of course.
>>83836714
That sounds entirely in keeping with Werner tbqh.Parachutes are a crutch of the degenerate Western capitalist running dogs.
>>83836714
You are actually 100% correct, yes.
>>83836811
ha ha fuck
thanks for reading, MORE TOMORROW
>>83834988
He predates most weebs and is largely a weeb in that he's a fan of Lone Wolf and Cub.
You can't hate a man for having good taste, Anon. Just isn't right.
>>83836833
Thanks again OP
