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Dark Age Iron Savior
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so, now that brightest day 23 is out, it suddenly brings up a really weird plot-line where the reason that the White Lantern/spirit of life on Earth re-killed certain characters (brought back in Blackest Night and followed in Brightest Day) was to turn them into elemental guardians:
-Hawkman/Hawkwoman (air)
-Martian Manhunter (earth)
-Firestorm (cough)
-Aquaman (wheez)
They are then going to fight against the out-of-nowhere Dark Avatar, who is apparently the top Black Latern* and is, yes, a giant fucking zombie Swamp Thing, who has apparently become corrupted and the Green has become corrupted and the Parliment of Trees has become corrupted with only one Very Important tree left which the Dark Avatar is trying to destroy and it's because beneath the tree is buried the body of Alec Holland, whose skeleton rises up at the end of the issue and is declared "Earth's Ultimate Savior". And the next issue tagline says "NEXT: THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING!".
(*a black latern is a zombie with a power ring, pretty much, with some added psychological torture of the living thrown in)
This is all pretty dumb and loony in and of itself, but for my sins I was reading the relevant comics topic over at NeoGAF and someone passed on a theory that's apparently making some circulation:
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"Don't you see?
DON'T YOU SEE?
Johns is undoing "The Anatomy Lesson"!
HE'S FINALLY GOING AFTER THE STORY THAT USHERED IN THE MODERN AGE AND KILLED THE SILVER AGE! " - 4chan |
which is, you know, holy crap. I've never exactly come to the defense of Johns but I've generally enjoyed his stories that weren't totally "weren't Hall and Barry the greatest heroes ever" fellatio, and this is....I guess it's the kind of disappointing, almost disgusting move that other people saw coming. |
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Loki Laufeyson
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that all sounds incredibly awful.
it also sounds like johns doesn't know that "the green" refers to all plant life on earth. and i thought tefe holland was the avatar of the green now?
there was a recent captain america/batroc the leaper oneshot that was really good. it actually made batroc into a proper character beyond "french martial artist/idiot"
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This installment in "why all the gay jokes, is it because of that fucking jacket? Because historically, gay male stereotypes actually HAVE fashion sense" is not as awesome as the part where Guy Gardner blew a frost dick, but it's still kind of awesome when you realize that particular issue was the issue right before this one, so obviously there's going to be more to come, and eventually somebody is going to try to top that frost dick, because holy fucking shit that frost dick is just laying out there like a sexed up challenge, all legs spread and balls-lolling. There isn't an artist at DC that isn't itching to rustle up a shot at the title. It's like Gladiator, this shit is going to echo in eternity. Right now, the frost dick is the king of all these sorts of panels. It doesn't have any context with which to ruin itself, because it's quite simply exactly what it appears to be, a drawing of a guy sucking white, ropey fluid off a thick penis-shaped shaft. There's even what appears to be musculature. I've been stapling it onto telephone poles outside schools, myself.
You know why this thing is such a godsend? Because there's absolutely no possible way for anyone to pretend that this is something other than what it looks like, and therefore, if anybody ever tries to tell you differently, you now have carbon paper level proof that You Are Dealing With A Crazy Person. That's it! This is the Green Lantern Acid Test that can out the sick amongst ye, the metal detector for the hidden tin foil hat wearers. You want to know if you can trust a dude not to corner you into some fucking-kill-yourself conversation about whether or not super-hero comics are literature, or why they shouldn't have cast Christian Bale as Batman because in real life he's not tall enough to convincingly portray Bruce Wayne, or how their private campaign to reclaim the word "geek" is going, or to interrogate you about possible costume redesign contests for Batgirl, or some motherfucking laundry lists of tips on how to customize motherfucking sisterraping action figures so they can build their own hypothetically "perfect" Avengers team, or what you thought of their latest six hour podcast of the 100 greatest Thor stories NOT by Samnee n' Simonson, or any of the other horrible, horrible things that make those of us with working genitalia want to forcibly sever our genitalia and hold it up to the sky like the monkey with the bone at the beginning of 2001, right before we bring that sloppy mess of wetness down on top of our own fucking childhoods, because I swear to God, I swear to God right fucking here and now, if somebody ever asks me what I thought of the trailer for the digital release of a motion comic prequel to the Thundercats cartoon relaunch, I'm going to break into a nuclear facility covered in Smuckers strawberry preserves, and I'm not going to be sorry even if everybody I've ever loved ends up looking like Michael Ironsides at the end of Scanners. That's how strongly I think that these comics above merely make literal what every sane person--man, woman or child--has known all along.
And that's that Hal Jordan is totally gay. |
In short, Geoff Johns is this guy:
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:00 pm |
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This installment in "why all the gay jokes, is it because of that fucking jacket? Because historically, gay male stereotypes actually HAVE fashion sense" is not as awesome as the part where Guy Gardner blew a frost dick, but it's still kind of awesome when you realize that particular issue was the issue right before this one, so obviously there's going to be more to come, and eventually somebody is going to try to top that frost dick, because holy fucking shit that frost dick is just laying out there like a sexed up challenge, all legs spread and balls-lolling. There isn't an artist at DC that isn't itching to rustle up a shot at the title. It's like Gladiator, this shit is going to echo in eternity. Right now, the frost dick is the king of all these sorts of panels. It doesn't have any context with which to ruin itself, because it's quite simply exactly what it appears to be, a drawing of a guy sucking white, ropey fluid off a thick penis-shaped shaft. There's even what appears to be musculature. I've been stapling it onto telephone poles outside schools, myself.
You know why this thing is such a godsend? Because there's absolutely no possible way for anyone to pretend that this is something other than what it looks like, and therefore, if anybody ever tries to tell you differently, you now have carbon paper level proof that You Are Dealing With A Crazy Person. That's it! This is the Green Lantern Acid Test that can out the sick amongst ye, the metal detector for the hidden tin foil hat wearers. You want to know if you can trust a dude not to corner you into some fucking-kill-yourself conversation about whether or not super-hero comics are literature, or why they shouldn't have cast Christian Bale as Batman because in real life he's not tall enough to convincingly portray Bruce Wayne, or how their private campaign to reclaim the word "geek" is going, or to interrogate you about possible costume redesign contests for Batgirl, or some motherfucking laundry lists of tips on how to customize motherfucking sisterraping action figures so they can build their own hypothetically "perfect" Avengers team, or what you thought of their latest six hour podcast of the 100 greatest Thor stories NOT by Samnee n' Simonson, or any of the other horrible, horrible things that make those of us with working genitalia want to forcibly sever our genitalia and hold it up to the sky like the monkey with the bone at the beginning of 2001, right before we bring that sloppy mess of wetness down on top of our own fucking childhoods, because I swear to God, I swear to God right fucking here and now, if somebody ever asks me what I thought of the trailer for the digital release of a motion comic prequel to the Thundercats cartoon relaunch, I'm going to break into a nuclear facility covered in Smuckers strawberry preserves, and I'm not going to be sorry even if everybody I've ever loved ends up looking like Michael Ironsides at the end of Scanners. That's how strongly I think that these comics above merely make literal what every sane person--man, woman or child--has known all along.
And that's that Hal Jordan is totally gay. |
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Dark Age Iron Savior
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:12 am |
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end of brightest day #24, spoilers and all that nonsense:
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before I reached the end of this issue I thought Geoff Johns was making silly faces at Alan Moore, but now I'm thinking maybe he's just crazy? |
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Loki Laufeyson
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:57 am |
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one slightly paranoid theory is that swamp thing and constantine were the characters that ended the silver age that johns loves so much, and he's getting his revenge on them
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I think it's clear that Geoff Johns is Just Another Fanboy.
Also, concluding with the lingo for "testicles" in a officially All Ages title.
You know what's funnier, though? Superman renouncing America.
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From news reports, it appears Superman is going global. Like so many other American traditions that have been debunked or discarded by the liberal elites, an new issue of the DC Comics book has the “man of steel” abandoning America. In the latest version, Superman says he’s going to the UN and renounce his citizenship because, “I’m tired of having my actions construed as instruments of U.S. policy.”
Construed? Would comic book readers have heard of such a word? This storyline sounds as if it was written by an acolyte of the Obama administration. |
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| If the left wants a super hero of their own, they need not mess in our superhero gene pool. They already have one of their own who is United Nations-friendly. He is the creation of Ted Turner and his name is “Captain Planet.” There’s a reason Captain Planet never caught on like Superman did. That’s because he’s not nearly as attractive and the only thing he could leap over in a single bound is a compost heap. |
My real favourite paragraph, though:
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| The real Superman would never abandon America. Even though he was an illegal alien, he has done enough good to “earn” his citizenship. This story is new age pap. |
"Superman is one of the good ones!"
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:09 am |
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Fuck, I got so many damned comics to get. I say, once I get a job.
This is just reminding me more. I'm re-reading The Walking Dead, and I got some Vertigo stuff going on too (Transmetropolitan). I'm like 2 years behind on Batman, since I go for TPBs, since I have no regular income.
But that Vertigo stuff going on with Brightest Day -- that's pretty cool. I got some friends who are Hellblazer and Swampthing fans, like real.
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Who can recommend some really good DC Comics or Vertigo series/graphic novels? They don't have to be new ones.
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Brilliant.
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Loki Laufeyson
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 6:08 pm |
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| Who can recommend some really good DC Comics or Vertigo series/graphic novels? They don't have to be new ones. |
vertigo:
books of magic
swamp thing
sandman
house of secrets
house of mystery
doom patrol
the invisibles
dc:
seven soldiers of victory
jla: rock of ages
final crisis
batman: no man's land
x-men/teen titans: apokolips now
avengers/jla
issues of the brave and the bold from the 70s/early 80s are always good
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people who don't know anything about characters shouldn't write them, and people who want to awkwardly shoehorn current events into superhero comic shouldn't write at all
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 7:27 pm |
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God, you're humourless.
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Dracko
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:13 pm |
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| oh no someone isn't taking my superhero seriously |
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 7:28 pm |
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you can get the definitive silver surfer from amazon pretty cheaply, and it contains parable, plus the coming of galactus and some other stuff. i think it's pretty much the only english moebius work that's available for a sane price
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Our Valued Customers is a fantastic site, but this strip is its apogee:
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IDW's Iron Siege is a surprisingly enjoyable, pulp laden WWII horror genre mash-up. If I have anything really complementary to say about the book, it's the wider panelization, a sort of Venetian blinds layout that suits the larger formatting of the book incredible well. There at times feels during action transitions as if, something greater, much more dynamic is about to happen, but it's all quite routine. Gorgeous art. Fun.
I would have preferred it to be called "Wolfenstein: Gaiden" in all honesty.
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http://moonandserpent.livejournal.com/166978.html
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So I mention Claremont and she pauses... "Wait, this Chris Claremont guy is the guy who wrote X-Men?"
"Yes."
So then she tells me a story. You see, Claremont hangs around the outskirts of the BDSM scene. Anyone who has read enough of his work probably shouldn't be surprised by this. Anyway, it appears that he once hired a Dominatrix friend of my friend to: a) Dress like Storm and then b) fist him savagely. |
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the concept that anti-life/darkseid's influence can be stopped by runes is an interesting one that I thought would be ignored after Return of Bruce Wayne marked the end of Final Crisis. Maybe it will come back up again in Morrison's Multiverse series.
Speaking of Flashpoint!
Oh, Jim Lee, it's like it's always the 90s when you're around~
Reboot time! Kind of. Sort of.
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Starting this summer, the publisher will re-number its entire DC Universe of titles, revamping famous characters such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and others from its 76-year history for a more modern and diverse 21st century.
The first book to be released under this new era: Justice League No. 1, out Aug. 31, a series by writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee that reunites the famous lineup of Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Wonder Woman and Aquaman.
Johns promises a focus on the interpersonal relationships within DC's trademark superteam. "What's the human aspect behind all these costumes?" he says. "That's what I wanted to explore."
In September, more than 50 more first issues will debut, introducing readers to stories that are grounded in each character's specific legend but also reflect today's real-world themes and events. Lee spearheaded the redesign of more than 50 costumes to make characters more identifiable and accessible to comic fans new and old.
"We looked at what was going on in the marketplace and felt we really want to inject new life in our characters and line," says Dan DiDio, who co-publishes DC with Lee. "This was a chance to start, not at the beginning, but at a point where our characters are younger and the stories are being told for today's audience."
In an even more important move in the competitive comics industry, DC is making issues of all the renumbered titles available digitally via apps and a DC website the same day they arrive in comic shops. It marks the first time a major comics publisher has done so with its popular superhero titles. |
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Many of you have heard rumors that DC Comics has been working on a big publishing initiative for later this year. This is indeed an historic time for us as, come this September, we are relaunching the entire DC Universe line of comic books with all new first issues. 52 of them to be exact.
In addition, the new #1s will introduce readers to a more modern, diverse DC Universe, with some character variations in appearance, origin and age. All stories will be grounded in each character's legend - but will relate to real world situations, interactions, tragedy and triumph.
This epic event will kick off on Wednesday, August 31st with the debut of a brand new JUSTICE LEAGUE #1, which pairs Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, together for the first time. (Yes, this is the same week as FLASHPOINT #5.)
We think our current fans will be excited by this evolution, and that it will make jumping into the story extremely accessible to first-time readers - giving them a chance to discover DC's characters and stories.
We are positioning ourselves to tell the most innovative stories with our characters to allow fans to see them from a new angle. We have taken great care in maintaining continuity where most important, but fans will see a new approach to our storytelling.
Some of the characters will have new origins, while others will undergo minor changes. Our characters are always being updated; however, this is the first time all of our characters will be presented in a new way all at once. |
I hate to link to IGN, but this concise article points out that the vague plan laid out by DC leaves some important questions about what exactly is being changed/ditched. DC has promised more information in the following month, so who knows what further outrage awaits. It's looking like a bad time to have a family in the DC universe, because tomorrow you might wake up to find they never existed!
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I love how those outfits became "modern" by adding collars to them and how Wonder Woman has an identical collar on even though she has no shirt. Someone on my twitter feed compared it to Yogi Bear's necktie.
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On the other hand, Peter Milligan gets to write a Doom Patrol mini starring Shade the Changing Man.
And more Azzarello Batman.
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It will be grotesque.
It will be amazing.
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| The only major cartoonist taking on the bastards, cannot wait. |
guess this guy is pants down, lotion ready for this
Ultimate Spiderman is dead! Currently, at least. I should probably see where the comic is going from here. I imagine there will be the usual few mopey issues and then he'll be back, but it'd be cool if Ultimate Spiderwoman became a major character, insofar as Bendis has managed to forget her despite the fact that a) Ultimate Jessica Drew is just a clone of Peter Parker with the original's memories but in young woman's body and b) the entire point of the comic is to tap into teen angst and being a homeless gender-swapped clone is pretty god damn angsty.
also, after he broke out of a corrupt Russian gulag by making it explode (kind of an accident), Bucky can no longer be Captain America because Marvel Barack Obama said so. So all the people who have been peer-pressuring Steve Rogers/Super-Soldier will get him to be Captain America again, and there will be both a "Captain America" comic and a "Captain America & Bucky" comic (although they'll both be written by Brubaker for now). With Dick Grayson going back to being Nightwing after the DC relaunch, I guess these weird parallel inheritance-of-responsibility stories will finally cede ground to the status quo. |
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VALVE PRESENTS: THE SACRIFICE AND OTHER STEAM-POWERED STORIES
Valve (W/A) and Michael Avon Oeming (A)
On sale Nov 16
FC, 304 pages
$29.99
HC, 9" x 12"
For fifteen years, Valve has defined the cutting edge of video games. Now, Valve joins with Dark Horse to bring three critically acclaimed, fan-favorite series to print, with a hardcover collection of comics from the worlds of Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, and Portal. With over three hundred pages of story, Valve Presents: The sacrifice and other Steam-Powered Stories is a must-read for fans looking to further explore the games they love or comics readers interested in dipping their toes into new mythos! |
Oh, and Liam Sharp's Fast Track to Heaven got resolicited for the end of year, with no explanation whatsoever for the 18 months or so delay. Even he was left in the dark.
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allensmithee
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what is the draw of the ultimate books? they just seem like revamp: whiny edition
which actually might not be a bad thing in spidey's case, i mean, it means you can get a sorta classic approach and have him kill gwen again (I hope not!!)
also, is it bad the i really want to read Spiderman Loves Mary-Jane or whatever it is called? it looks cute!!
hey hey, y'know how batman has some you should reads, like Long Halloween and Year One and such? that regardless of your knowledge, hey go for it, right? What are some Spiderman like that.
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I'm reading Spiderman 2099 and I appreciate that the main character is of Mexican-Irish descent.
Two reasons:
One, it confirms his exact ethnicity.
Bruce Wayne, for example, doesn't have a clear background. He is white and some kind of European but other than Wayne being from the UK and old english in origin. Okay, so he might be British or Scottish, that's great. I think I remember coming up with a reason that his mother might be part or all Jewish with my brother, but I can't remember our reason anymore.
The other is that it is good for the exact reason that he isn't just a plain, "relatable" white male. I was talking with my brother, and he told me that apparently companies actually do this, that they sometimes change initial concepts by turning characters white because the market might be caucasian. Is this true? Do corporations really use their power to say "Smithee can't play this game if the character is black. He wouldn't want to! Muwahahaha!"?
I think it might be true, because most games star white guys with short hair, nowadays.
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Spiderman Loves Mary Jane is a pretty good series. Or it was when I was reading it anyways.
Smithee there are San Andreas mods that turn CJ white.
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| Spiderman Loves Mary Jane is a pretty good series. Or it was when I was reading it anyways. |
Thanks! I'll look into it after I'm done with 2099. :)
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This makes me so mad. Everything makes me so mad, god dammit. |
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| Smithee there are San Andreas mods that turn CJ white. |
This makes me so mad. Everything makes me so mad, god dammit. |
Yeah, me too.
Anyways, I've been reading the Deus Ex comic, and it's pretty enjoyable. Really trashy and pulpy. Reminds me of Angel Cop and other early Manga Corps cyberpunk shlock. |
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allensmithee
polyglamorous
Joined: 21 Apr 2011
Location: wherever it is, im dying to get out
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:03 am |
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Oh that sounds great, actually. Right up my alley.
Which probably isn't a good sign.
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Sniper Honeyviper
Joined: 30 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:32 pm |
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| Dracko (or whoever knows), where's the best place to get started with Judge Dredd/2000 AD? I assume all the classic anthologies have been published in the States? |
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