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 May 27 2009, 07:37 PM
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 Admiral  Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820  |
I'm a huge comics fan (or nerd, depending on your preference), but I much prefer the DC mythos to the Marvel one.
So there. -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
"In the Kingdom of the Blind, it's okay to masturbate in public." |
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May 27 2009, 11:03 PM
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 Crotchety Old Man  Group: Admin (Tech) Posts: 3,079 Joined: 10-April 06 Member No.: 94 |
The post-Crisis (COIE) revival was great for DC, but later years, as they undid that event strayed from what I liked about what they got right in the mid-80s.
I too prefer DC to Marvel, but I find many gems in the indie scene, or even in the defunct publisher's back catalogues. Rex Mundi was a favorite of mine, but I have cooled towards it a bit lately. --------------------  "Science is one cold hearted bitch with a 14 inch strap-on." |
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May 27 2009, 11:41 PM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
QUOTE (DarthMarley @ May 28 2009, 12:03 AM)  The post-Crisis (COIE) revival was great for DC, but later years, as they undid that event strayed from what I liked about what they got right in the mid-80s. I too prefer DC to Marvel, but I fin amny gems in the indie scene, or even in the defunct publisher's back catalogues. Rex Mundi was a favorite of mine, but I have cooled towards it a bit lately. Yeah... DC after 2000 has been a horrible mess. But Ron Marz' run on Green Lantern and James Robinson's Starman will forever remain favorites of mine. Oh, and Grant Morrison's first dozen or so issues of JLA (the new Justice League of America is garbage). I read a lot of indies, as well... some Dark Horse... I was big into Top Cow when Michael Turner was still alive. -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
"In the Kingdom of the Blind, it's okay to masturbate in public." |
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May 28 2009, 01:19 AM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
Some of my favorite minis:
V for Vendetta and The Watchmen (nod to Alan Moore). Kingdom Come. Love Alex Ross, but his attitude sucks. Justice (enter Alex Ross' attitude). Also love Planetary... favorite maxi of all time. Yeah, it's Wildstorm, but whatever. And all the Sin City yarns. Love 'em. Can't wait for more. (okay, okay... those are Dark Horse, but I don't care). -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
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May 28 2009, 02:00 AM
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Crotchety Old Man Group: Admin (Tech) Posts: 3,079 Joined: 10-April 06 Member No.: 94 |
I thought Turner's last work was with Aspen on his Fathom line.
-------------------- "Science is one cold hearted bitch with a 14 inch strap-on." |
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May 28 2009, 04:25 AM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
QUOTE (DarthMarley @ May 28 2009, 03:00 AM) I thought Turner's last work was with Aspen on his Fathom line. It was, but Fathom started out at Top Cow. I have most of the early issues... loved 'em. They got a bit disjointed after he got sick, but one can't blame him for that. -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
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May 28 2009, 06:08 PM
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 Colonel  Group: Cylon Posts: 3,200 Joined: 30-April 08 From: BaseStar 101 Member No.: 2,596 |
QUOTE (WolfeFPS @ May 28 2009, 01:37 AM) I'm a huge comics fan (or nerd, depending on your preference), but I much prefer the DC mythos to the Marvel one. So there. What I liked about Marvel was the fact that they used real cities instead of made up places like DC did eg, Metropolis, Gotham and Coast City. Apart from that I prefered DC vertigo mainly for Hellblazer, Sandman etc. -------------------- Female Cenobite: "Didn't open the box." And what was it last time, "Didn't know what the box was?" And yet, we do keep finding each other, don't we?
Pinhead: Oh, Kirsty. So eager to play, so reluctant to admit it. Female Cenobite: Perhaps you're teasing us. Are you teasing us? Pinhead: Two minutes. Two centuries. It all ticks by so quickly. You are so very like your ancestors, did you know that? I have the distinct sense of déjà vu. The same defiance, the same faithless hope in the light? Dr Paul Merchant: And what do you have faith in? Pinhead: Nothing. I am SO exquisitely empty. |
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May 28 2009, 06:09 PM
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Colonel Group: Cylon Posts: 3,200 Joined: 30-April 08 From: BaseStar 101 Member No.: 2,596 |
Has anyone here read any 2000ad, or any of the collected stories?
-------------------- Female Cenobite: "Didn't open the box." And what was it last time, "Didn't know what the box was?" And yet, we do keep finding each other, don't we?
Pinhead: Oh, Kirsty. So eager to play, so reluctant to admit it. Female Cenobite: Perhaps you're teasing us. Are you teasing us? Pinhead: Two minutes. Two centuries. It all ticks by so quickly. You are so very like your ancestors, did you know that? I have the distinct sense of déjà vu. The same defiance, the same faithless hope in the light? Dr Paul Merchant: And what do you have faith in? Pinhead: Nothing. I am SO exquisitely empty. |
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May 28 2009, 08:18 PM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
QUOTE (RaiderDave2112 @ May 28 2009, 07:08 PM) What I liked about Marvel was the fact that they used real cities instead of made up places like DC did eg, Metropolis, Gotham and Coast City. DC's definitely the bigger culprit as far as US cities go, but Marvel's got a few... and both make up foreign countries like they're going out of style. QUOTE Apart from that I prefered DC vertigo mainly for Hellblazer, Sandman etc. Hellblazer's a good one... never got much into Sandman. -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
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May 28 2009, 08:18 PM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
QUOTE (RaiderDave2112 @ May 28 2009, 07:09 PM) Has anyone here read any 2000ad, or any of the collected stories? No, British comics suck. -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
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May 29 2009, 12:27 AM
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Crotchety Old Man Group: Admin (Tech) Posts: 3,079 Joined: 10-April 06 Member No.: 94 |
QUOTE (WolfeFPS @ May 27 2009, 11:41 PM) (the new Justice League of America is garbage). This may explain why: http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/...justice-league/ -------------------- "Science is one cold hearted bitch with a 14 inch strap-on." |
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May 29 2009, 12:47 AM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
QUOTE (DarthMarley @ May 29 2009, 01:27 AM) I actually haven't read any of McDuffie's issues, but I'm a fan of JLU, and he was a big part of that. But Brad Meltzer, who sucks (in my opinion), was responsible for the relaunch. It was GARBAGE. Do you happen to know who's taking over? -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
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May 29 2009, 12:50 AM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
Oh, and Dan Didio needs to go. He's the reason DC sucks so much lately.
-------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
"In the Kingdom of the Blind, it's okay to masturbate in public." |
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May 29 2009, 02:17 AM
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Crotchety Old Man Group: Admin (Tech) Posts: 3,079 Joined: 10-April 06 Member No.: 94 |
No clue about who takes it over. Nothing on the feeds about it has caught my attention.
DiDio needed to be fired long ago. -------------------- "Science is one cold hearted bitch with a 14 inch strap-on." |
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May 29 2009, 02:11 PM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
QUOTE (DarthMarley @ May 29 2009, 03:17 AM) No clue about who takes it over. Nothing on the feeds about it has caught my attention. DiDio needed to be fired long ago. Yeah, really... I mean, anybody who thought 52 was a good idea should be forced to read that shit every day for the rest of their lives as punishment. -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
"In the Kingdom of the Blind, it's okay to masturbate in public." |
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Jun 1 2009, 02:08 PM
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Colonel Group: Cylon Posts: 3,200 Joined: 30-April 08 From: BaseStar 101 Member No.: 2,596 |
QUOTE (WolfeFPS @ May 29 2009, 02:18 AM) No, British comics suck. Of course they do 
-------------------- Female Cenobite: "Didn't open the box." And what was it last time, "Didn't know what the box was?" And yet, we do keep finding each other, don't we?
Pinhead: Oh, Kirsty. So eager to play, so reluctant to admit it. Female Cenobite: Perhaps you're teasing us. Are you teasing us? Pinhead: Two minutes. Two centuries. It all ticks by so quickly. You are so very like your ancestors, did you know that? I have the distinct sense of déjà vu. The same defiance, the same faithless hope in the light? Dr Paul Merchant: And what do you have faith in? Pinhead: Nothing. I am SO exquisitely empty. |
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Jun 1 2009, 06:02 PM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
Best Green Lantern?
Alan Scott Hal Jordan John Stewart Guy Gardner Kyle Rayner -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
"In the Kingdom of the Blind, it's okay to masturbate in public." |
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Jun 1 2009, 09:46 PM
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Crotchety Old Man Group: Admin (Tech) Posts: 3,079 Joined: 10-April 06 Member No.: 94 |
I'll have to write in G'nort Esplanade G'neesmacher.
-------------------- "Science is one cold hearted bitch with a 14 inch strap-on." |
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Jun 1 2009, 10:48 PM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
QUOTE (DarthMarley @ Jun 1 2009, 10:46 PM) I'll have to write in G'nort Esplanade G'neesmacher. Heh... G'nort. Forgot all about him. I'm going with Rayner, though. He had the most potential, I think... until Didio fucked him, anyway.  I miss Jeanette Kahn and Mike Carlin. 
-------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
"In the Kingdom of the Blind, it's okay to masturbate in public." |
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Jun 3 2009, 08:44 AM
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Colonel Group: Cylon Posts: 3,200 Joined: 30-April 08 From: BaseStar 101 Member No.: 2,596 |
I wasn't that much of a Green Lantern fan, in fact to be honest the only time I read anything with him in it was in the JLA comic. I started getting the JLA when they did the relanch with the White Martians where they pretended to be an alien race that made the JLA look bad and had a base in the Antartic, which was really a abandoned Martian city, I stopped collecting around the "Storm of Crows" storyline.
-------------------- Female Cenobite: "Didn't open the box." And what was it last time, "Didn't know what the box was?" And yet, we do keep finding each other, don't we?
Pinhead: Oh, Kirsty. So eager to play, so reluctant to admit it. Female Cenobite: Perhaps you're teasing us. Are you teasing us? Pinhead: Two minutes. Two centuries. It all ticks by so quickly. You are so very like your ancestors, did you know that? I have the distinct sense of déjà vu. The same defiance, the same faithless hope in the light? Dr Paul Merchant: And what do you have faith in? Pinhead: Nothing. I am SO exquisitely empty. |
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