I like comics, How 'bout you?

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:45 am

Brendocon wrote:
bumblemusprime wrote:As someone else on the internet said, I wouldn't touch the book if Jesus and Jim Lee were on it.
Yeah but that's true for any title, surely?

I mean Jesus' writing career jumped the shark seriously after that whole "Easter" storyline. He's singlehandedly to blame for the trend in comics that nobody stays dead.

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Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:34 am

A week of firsts for me.

Amazing Spider-Man made me scream and Detective Comics made me cry.

AndyTurnbull · Post by **AndyTurnbull** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:31 pm

Best comic I have read in the last couple of months was Boom Studios The Muppet Show -written and drawn by Roger Langridge.

Perfectly captured The Muppet Show in comic book form and I laughed more reading it than I did during the entire broadcast run of Muppets Tonight.

Andy

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:22 pm

Stupid freaking column got lost in the email depths for some reason. So now, two months after the fact, here's my take on Watchmen movie versus Watchmen comic.

http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.co ... rticle=020

Post by **Best First** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:56 am

Anyone else loving Dark Avengers?

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri May 08, 2009 1:38 am

I'm lovin' it.

Was utterly surprised that the first arc was only three issues, and that everything came out on time as well... 0_p

Or at least I think so...

So, anyone else going to pick up the X-force/RED Hulk crossover? I never thought anything could make me get an X-force comic, but apparently this may actually be it.

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Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Tue May 12, 2009 12:45 pm

Marvels: Eye on the Camera has to be one of my favorite comic book stories of all time. Very high quality stuff. Incredible artwork, and an incredible story that really strikes that nostalgic chord in me by revisiting all the major events that we read about back in the 80's. The rendering of those events in this series, like the coming of the Beyonder for example, is like reading it again for the first time, but from the perspective of the general public.

Dark Avengers has been fun, I agree. Got a lot of catching up to do with the other Dark Reign stuff.

But yeah, Eye on the Camera is definitely going to be a trade on my shelf.

Also, anybody read the manga story Monster? One of the best comic stories ever. Highly recommend it. Smooth, I reckon it's a big hit in Japan?

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:07 pm

I take on the trades of Final Crisis and Secret Invasion, and the big debate....

Best Superhero Movie Ever?

http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.co ... rticle=021

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:02 pm

The Incredibles?

Hated, I wanted all of them (quoting Dreadwind) to die a slow lingering death.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:07 pm

Were you, perchance, born without a soul?

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Fri May 15, 2009 11:19 pm

Self awareness? Check
Independence? Check
Sentience? Check
Absurd afterlife beliefs? Check
A little voice in my head? (that´s not schizophrenia) Check

Yep I got a soul

And I still can´t tolerate that movie.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sat May 16, 2009 1:38 am

Yaya wrote: Also, anybody read the manga story Monster? One of the best comic stories ever. Highly recommend it. Smooth, I reckon it's a big hit in Japan?

Pretty big, yeah.

Why was Ultimate Spider-Man's penultimate issue, possibly the first issue of the series to ship late, only 16 pages?

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue May 19, 2009 1:27 pm

bumblemusprime wrote:Best Superhero Movie Ever?

http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.co ... rticle=021

No Ghost Rider? I'm disappointed in you.

The Crow's a superhero dammit.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Tue May 19, 2009 6:46 pm

Brendocon wrote:
bumblemusprime wrote:Best Superhero Movie Ever?
The Crow's a superhero dammit.

If so, then yes, The Crow would have to be my favorite superhero movie. Actually, it's one of my favorite movies period.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:25 pm

Crap! Another one I haven't seen.

Although I did see both Tim Burton Batmans, but I never felt the need to watch them because, eh, they're Tim Burton movies first and superhero movies a distant second.

Post by **Best First** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:56 am

Man, not seen the Crow in ages.

Good, but not Incredibles good.

On seperate notes;

1) Wolverine 73 - first half was ace! Sceond half ok but first half rocket fuel. Plus Kubert + Wolvie = Double Plus Good.
2) Is Deadpool becoming the new (90s style) Punisher? F88cker seems to be everywhere? Not that i don't love him but will Wade's appeal wane if he is popping up all over the gaff?

edit:

http://www.paulcornell.com/2009/05/good ... itain.html

this is all your fault peoplw who don't follow my explicit instructions

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Wed May 20, 2009 1:28 pm

Iron Man is right now, I think, the highest quality book from Marvel taking both art and story together. Excellent story, excellent art, and it's just plain fun.

There's a lot of Dark Reign stuff out there, like Agents of Atlas, Secret Warriors, She Hulk, War Machine, Mrs. Marvel, etc, etc. My bro gave me most of them, but I just don't have the time to read them all. So anybody have suggestions on which one's I should be reading and which I can pass on? So far, I've just read Dark Avengers and Iron Man. Definitely going to read Thunderbolts.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:22 pm

Read Thunderbolts. Like the way they are a bunch of amateurish [composite word including 'f*ck'].

War Machine has some of the best art out there (would love to see that dude on Transformers), but the story is woeful. Seriously, I think Greg Pak has to be the most overrated writer from Marvel. Skaar Son of Hulk is a nightmare and was never a fan of Incredible Hercules. Will be dropping all Pak titles.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed May 27, 2009 11:48 pm

Yaya wrote:Read Thunderbolts. Like the way they are a bunch of amateurish ****.

War Machine has some of the best art out there (would love to see that dude on Transformers), but the story is woeful. Seriously, I think Greg Pak has to be the most overrated writer from Marvel. Skaar Son of Hulk is a nightmare and was never a fan of Incredible Hercules. Will be dropping all Pak titles.

Not a huge fan of Pak either - Planet Hulk was waaay too long, and WWH was passable, but didn't pick up Skaar.

However, reading all those AND reading Incredible Herc, I think Fred Van Lente has a heavier hand in Incredible Herc than Pak. So hate on it all you want, but it's not really Pak.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri May 29, 2009 5:19 pm

Shanti418 wrote: Not a huge fan of Pak either - Planet Hulk was waaay too long, and WWH was passable, but didn't pick up Skaar.

However, reading all those AND reading Incredible Herc, I think Fred Van Lente has a heavier hand in Incredible Herc than Pak. So hate on it all you want, but it's not really Pak.

Actually, it's the only Pak-title I'm currently reading, and the above may have something to do with it.

Son of Hulk is a woefully stooopid concept ( savage thundra-hulk is quite possibly even dumber...), which actually undermines his own Planet Hulk/World War Hulk storyline. The story should have ended with the Hulk vs Sentry.

I do NOT relish the news that he's taking over the relaunched Incredible Hulk title. ( making it the second hulk-title on the stands) Apparently Skaar will be featured prominently as well... Bah!

War Machine I kind of liked the intro-issue in regular Iron Man, but the previews I've read of the ongoing shows Rhodes to be either A) out of character, or - B) completely unsympathetic. And not in the good, fun way either! So I don't bother with that one.

Dark Avengers is mucho awesome at the moment btw. Which I sadly can't say for Mighty... Neither art nor story is quite measuring up to New or Dark.

So... anybody else going to pick up Fractions Dark X-men? Yah' I know, the dark thing is a bit annoying, but it looks like it'll be quite swish.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sat May 30, 2009 1:21 pm

Amazing Spider-Man was pretty great this week. I think American Son might turn out to be an interesting storyline.

Short Halloween was not my thing. Harmless fun, though.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Sat May 30, 2009 3:40 pm

Predabot wrote:Which I sadly can't say for Mighty... Neither art nor story is quite measuring up to New or Dark.

I know. Dan Slott could have done so much more with it, esp. if he used his Initiative characters. But we get the Scarlet Witch suddenly acting altruistic, and we get the bloody USAgent and Hercules? What the flying ****.

Post by **Best First** » Sun May 31, 2009 11:10 am

I liked PH and WWH.

Tried Skarr and it just seemed like more of the same tho - and a waste of Ron Garney art - lucikly he is now bossing it on Weapon X.

I'd actually like to see Pak bak on Hulk and more of the grim but noble Hulk after the deadful Loeb stuff. At the moment its as if WWH never happened.

Mighty Avengers i agree is duff. Everyone who reads that should have read Captain Britain and MI-13 instead. But now its TOO LATE. Gits.

Liking Dark and New though.

Oh and Incedible Herc is awesomes.

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:31 am

bumblemusprime wrote:we get the Scarlet Witch suddenly acting altruistic

Haha, you didn't read #23, did you?

Liking most of current X-stuff, Dark Avengers, Invincible Iron Man, Captain Britain (

), Deadpool (who ever thought that he'd be having two ongoing series, eh?), still dig Ultimate Marvel (although can't wait for the relaunch). And War Of Kings. Probably most coherent thing going right now (because it's all written by one writing team) and really cool.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:07 am

Yeah WoK is great - the first issue especially was brutal. Intrigued as to the sincerity og Glasdiator's latest move...

Ultimate Marvel - Spidey i love, the rest i would happily do without. Leob's ongoing involvement doesn't cheer me - i liked quite a bit of his Tim Sale collaborations but all his recent Marvel stuff has really turned me off.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:34 am

New column up. I reviewed Jeff Smith's Shazam! and the first book in the shared-world superhero sequence Wild Cards. Also, I reviewed Best First's mom. Three stars out of five.

http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.co ... rticle=022

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:57 am

I can not believe how underwhelmed I was was with the final issue of Ultimate Spider-Man. I've always wondered what it'd be like to have a popular series end on a real down note, and now I know. Terribly un-fulfilling.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:18 am

Best First wrote:this is all your fault peoplw who don't follow my explicit instructions

Well at least I know I've accomplished something this year.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:11 pm

bumblemusprime wrote:New column up. I reviewed Jeff Smith's Shazam! and the first book in the shared-world superhero sequence Wild Cards. Also, I reviewed Best First's mom. Three stars out of five.

http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.co ... rticle=022

Nice review. Like the font style too. Very professional.

Waiting for Jeff to complete RASL so I can buy it all at once. With one issue coming out every three to four months, it just makes no sense to buy it as singles.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:40 pm

Thank you!

You really can't go wrong with 12-pt Times New Roman. I wish every webmaster could know this.