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It's supposed to be a catalyst for this year's event in the X-books. So, better late than never?Best First wrote:The one thing that i do think has been pretty much a washout is the fallout of the House of M - getting rid of all the Mutants hasn't had mch of an impact that i can tell.
Yeah. I guess you're right.Best First wrote:i like how serious Marvel is now, there's still plenty of room for fun though, the thought balloons in MA being an obvious example.
I don't buy this notion of geting back to being Marvel, which Marvel? The slightly camp adventures of the 60s? The oh look its another x-title crushingh the main stream marvel universe to death of the 90s?
Change is not implicitly a bad thing, and the status quo isn't always worth returning to.
I think this covers most of what is known now. The one-shot is out in the middle of June, first back-up should be one week later, and then one every week till the end of October.Best First wrote:so anyone know the scoop on the x-event?
Me too, though it makes Cable & Deadpool bit redundant. Taking recent events in that book into accout I'd change the title to Agency X and go from there.Best First wrote:Loce Cable being in the X-men again by the way.
Thanks.Ozz wrote:
I think this covers most of what is known now. The one-shot is out in the middle of June, first back-up should be one week later, and then one every week till the end of October.
FP Cambs didn't have Astonishing, so I had to make do with Runaways (which I'm about to go read) and Buffy #3. Which is wonderful as ever, but very Pirates in the ending.KingMob wrote:Joss Whedon totally stole today. Runaways had about 4 out-loud laughs on every page and yet the pace didn't let up for a moment. Sooooo good. Astonishing popped off the page and crackled with bolts to the brainium like that electric Gremlin from the New Batch. Perfect storytelling. And a cool twist!
Best First wrote:I thought we could just meander between making well thought out points, being needlessly immature, provocative and generalist, then veer into caring about constructive debate and make a few valid points, act civil for a bit, then lower the tone again, then act offended when we get called on it, then dictate what it is and isn't worth debating, reinterpret a few of my own posts through a less offensive lens, then jaunt down whatever other path our seemingly volatile mood took us in.
No, you don't. You need to read Runaways Saga. Or, to save you four $s, you need to read this little bit I copied from Wikipedia:sprunkner wrote:Astonishing was good. I also got Runaways manga vol. 7. For all that I love Joss Whedon, I will really miss Brian Vaughn. But I'm miffed that I need to read Civil War: YA & Runaways to get the next arc.
Best First wrote:I thought we could just meander between making well thought out points, being needlessly immature, provocative and generalist, then veer into caring about constructive debate and make a few valid points, act civil for a bit, then lower the tone again, then act offended when we get called on it, then dictate what it is and isn't worth debating, reinterpret a few of my own posts through a less offensive lens, then jaunt down whatever other path our seemingly volatile mood took us in.
Never played that game, but it likely occurs in the same time period.Best First wrote:is it in any way tied to the old x-box game?
i've lost a lot of love for SW to be honest, but that game is brilliant.
I might not be remembering it correctly - but it blew up like, a whole city. Maybe it was a nuclear powered ship or something.Ozz wrote:I thought it was ship's engine that exploded. That's what I heard anyway, I haven't read it.
Re: The Bomb - It was the engine of Hulk's ship. I imagine it was nuclear powered. Of course Hulk thinks that the Illuminati RIGGED the ship to blow up, which I'm not sure of. It could have spontanesouly blew up, or worse yet, someone who was fooling around in it (like Miek) might have set off the explosive either accidentally or intentionally, thereby saving the Illuminati from the blame of killing the planet. But if that happens, it'll probably be in the last ish of WWH. The scene after will show Hulk with a tear in his eye surrendering to Iron Man.Obfleur wrote:I might not be remembering it correctly - but it blew up like, a whole city. Maybe it was a nuclear powered ship or something.Ozz wrote:I thought it was ship's engine that exploded. That's what I heard anyway, I haven't read it.
Anyways, I have another question. I'm not used to reading comics, but wikipedia says "A prologue will be written by Peter David in May.[6] Incredible Hulk #106-110 and World War Hulk: Frontline #1-6[7] is a parallel story that follows the impact of the Hulk's return on various characters, such as She-Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and Hercules. There is also World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3, World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #1-4, Iron-Man #19-20, Heroes For Hire #11–14, Ghost Rider 12–13, and a Young Avengers one-shot,[8] as well as Irredeemable Ant-Man #10 and Avengers: The Initiative #4-#5. All of these stories will begin in June and the event will end in October of 2007."
I'm guessing that you have to read all of that to get the most out of the story-line? Is it always that complicated to read comics?
EDIT: I found this. Holy **** that's a lot of comics.
Best First wrote:I thought we could just meander between making well thought out points, being needlessly immature, provocative and generalist, then veer into caring about constructive debate and make a few valid points, act civil for a bit, then lower the tone again, then act offended when we get called on it, then dictate what it is and isn't worth debating, reinterpret a few of my own posts through a less offensive lens, then jaunt down whatever other path our seemingly volatile mood took us in.
Yeah, but you can safely read only the core titles and it should be OK. I don't think it will be necessary for anyone who doesn't already read Irredeemable Ant-Man to read that one issue. I think Heroes for Hire is supposed to pitch the team against some of Hulk's buddies, so I imagine that one not particularly essential, either. I'd risk and say the same for Ghost Rider.Obfleur wrote:I'm guessing that you have to read all of that to get the most out of the story-line? Is it always that complicated to read comics?
Best First wrote:I thought we could just meander between making well thought out points, being needlessly immature, provocative and generalist, then veer into caring about constructive debate and make a few valid points, act civil for a bit, then lower the tone again, then act offended when we get called on it, then dictate what it is and isn't worth debating, reinterpret a few of my own posts through a less offensive lens, then jaunt down whatever other path our seemingly volatile mood took us in.
Best First wrote:I thought we could just meander between making well thought out points, being needlessly immature, provocative and generalist, then veer into caring about constructive debate and make a few valid points, act civil for a bit, then lower the tone again, then act offended when we get called on it, then dictate what it is and isn't worth debating, reinterpret a few of my own posts through a less offensive lens, then jaunt down whatever other path our seemingly volatile mood took us in.
snarl wrote:Just... really... what the **** have [IDW] been taking for the last 2 years?
Brendocon wrote:Yaya's money.
Completely agree. Certain parts of Front Line (esp #11) are similar. The Tony appearances in JMS books make him look like a conniving bastard, while the Front Line ones basically make him a villain. IMHO Front Line #11 is both an abysmal comic and an abysmal contribution to the Civil War storyline. The writer is also responsible for the leading contender for worst comic of the year, Civil War: the Return. Avoid that comic at all costs.Professor Smooth wrote:I think Civil War is a much better read if you ignore Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four. I like JMS, but his characterization of Tony in those books goes completely against how he portrayed in the main series. In some cases, JMS has Tony saying something that is completely opposite of what he is saying (at the same time, to the same person) in Civil War.
JMS is the biggest cause for the current hating of Iron Man, imo.
<------picked up Pride of Baghdad last week and Y:TLM TBP Vol. 9 this weekBrendocon wrote:BKV is your ******* god.Yaya wrote:This Vaughn guy can write, can't he?
Best First wrote:I thought we could just meander between making well thought out points, being needlessly immature, provocative and generalist, then veer into caring about constructive debate and make a few valid points, act civil for a bit, then lower the tone again, then act offended when we get called on it, then dictate what it is and isn't worth debating, reinterpret a few of my own posts through a less offensive lens, then jaunt down whatever other path our seemingly volatile mood took us in.
