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Galan007
http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t1/12771983_gl.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B8dland

I'm probably somewhat alone here, but has anyone else been reading this? I don't hear much talk about it around the forum-- but considering the issues are only released like every 8+ months, I guess that's to be expected.

Anyway, I have to say that there are very few series' that I have enjoyed this much. The plot, artwork, and coloring have been consistently stellar-- and if you're a fan of the Jack Kirby art style, you'll appreciate this series even more. That being said, this saga will end at issue #37, which means there is only one issue left... And I don't know how they can possibly top the last few issues (which were particularly spectacular) but I am confident that the finale issue will be a fitting end to an excellent series.

I'm curious to hear other peoples' thoughts...

HueyFreeman
Originally posted by Galan007
http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t1/12771983_gl.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B8dland

I'm probably somewhat alone here, but has anyone else been reading this? I don't hear much talk about it around the forum-- but considering the issues are only released like every 8+ months, I guess that's to be expected.

Anyway, I have to say that there are very few series' that I have enjoyed this much. The plot, artwork, and coloring have been consistently stellar-- and if you're a fan of the Jack Kirby art style, you'll appreciate this series even more. That being said, this saga will end at issue #37, which means there is only one issue left... And I don't know how they can possibly top the last few issues (which were particularly spectacular) but I am confident that the finale issue will be a fitting end to an excellent series.

I'm curious to hear other peoples' thoughts... Im interested but I havent really heard anything about the series.

Galan007
it is good enough that even after i DL'd the series, i actually purchased the trades... and i haven't bought a comic in years(ever since I discovered downloading), so that should tell you how i feel about the series.

...i'd be surprised if you didn't enjoy it.

JakeTheBank
I love me some Kirby-esque art and stories. Might check this out next week.

Gecko4lif
If this isnt good im going to find you. And kill you. Brutally.

Galan007
Originally posted by JakeTheBank
I love me some Kirby-esque art and stories. Might check this out next week. let me know what you think.

Originally posted by Gecko4lif
If this isnt good im going to find you. And kill you. Brutally. droolio

Galan007
here's a thinned-out cosmic battle from the latest issue (#36), just to give you guys a feel for what you can expect:
Originally posted by Galan007
http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763787_GL-36-10.jpg http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763788_GL-36-11.jpg http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763793_GL-36-12.jpg http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763798_GL-36-13.jpg http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763800_GL-36-18.jpg http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763803_GL-36-20.jpg http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763805_GL-36-21.jpg http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763806_GL-36-22.jpg http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763809_GL-36-23.jpg http://s4d2.turboimagehost.com/t/12763811_GL-36-25.jpg

That is probably the best cosmic/abstract battle I've ever seen (Godland is the shit)... And there's more to it, I just couldn't post the rest due to the 10 thumbnails per post rule.

Blight
DLing now. You had me at Kirby.

dynamix
Originally posted by Galan007
here's a thinned-out cosmic battle from the latest issue (#36), just to give you guys a feel for what you can expect:

OOhhh sh!t! that keeping my eye out for this.

HueyFreeman
Jeez galan you werent lying about the shipping dates. I dont think ultimate wolverine vs Hulk was this bad.

Gecko4lif
Im on issue 2 and im confused

Galan007
Originally posted by HueyFreeman
Jeez galan you werent lying about the shipping dates. I dont think ultimate wolverine vs Hulk was this bad. yeah, 8 months between issues seems to be the average.

Originally posted by Gecko4lif
Im on issue 2 and im confused and im not surprised.

Cogito
Just finally got my hands on it.

May take me a bit to get around to reading it though...

Galan007
Awesome. Curious to know what you think...

Cogito
Through the first 5 issues so far. It's definitely got promise thumb up

GalacticStorm
Originally posted by Galan007
here's a thinned-out cosmic battle from the latest issue (#36), just to give you guys a feel for what you can expect:

"Quantum kick to the balls?" erm laughing

Galan007
Originally posted by GalacticStorm
"Quantum kick to the balls?" erm laughing Adam Archer (the golden fella who doesn't look like a Galactus analogue) is who's narrating throughout that battle. Given the fact that he is/was just a normal human being who inherited vast cosmic powers, the verbiage he uses is perfectly fitting(for him.)

Cogito
Originally posted by Cogito
Just finally got my hands on it.

May take me a bit to get around to reading it though...

One year and almost two months, and I'm finally done. Very interesting read. I don't even know how best to describe it. Kind of like a throwback golden/silver age super space cheese mixed with like a new-age abstract drug-fueled characters/dialogue.

And from what I understand the 37th and final issue should be out soon....

Galan007
Glad you liked it. thumb up

The 72-page finale is supposed to be released in November:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=47537
This will mean it has taken eight f*cking years to finish 37 issues. Absolutely staggering.

Either way, I cannot wait for the final issue. My guess is that it will be an epic conclusion to an epic story. Aside from the massive delays, Casey hasn't disappointed me yet with this project.

Cogito
I'm really hoping issue 37 is going to shed some more light on Freidrich Nickelhead and that butterfly. I'm still not very clear on what happened there.

Edit: And Lucky, and the wtf the Cosmic Fetus Collective is in the grand scheme of things

Galan007
Originally posted by Cogito
I'm really hoping issue 37 is going to shed some more light on Freidrich Nickelhead and that butterfly. I'm still not very clear on what happened there.

Edit: And Lucky, and the wtf the Cosmic Fetus Collective is in the grand scheme of things With 72 pages, I'm sure it will.

Galan007
The final issue is slated for release on November 27th:
https://www.imagecomics.com/comics/releases/godland-finale

TheGodKiller
How good are the feats of the characters portrayed in these series? Good enough to warrant a battleboard fight with legit skyfather and Abstract level beings like Odin and the LT?

Galan007
Not really, no.

Tbh, the best 'feats' in this series are so abstract that it's hard to even quantify them.

Galan007
Well, it looks like the finale issue has been pushed back to December 11th:
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/godland-finale

Jesus. facepalm

Galan007
What an absolutely superb conclusion.

The finale issue had an extremely heavy metaphysical/textual aspect about it(which I'm sure we all could have guessed), but it was executed perfectly and tied-up all loose ends very nicely. It was worth the year+ wait. thumb up

Cogito
It happened?

Guess I'll have to go find it...

Galan007
It did. thumb up

A few scenes from the issue:
Originally posted by Galan007
http://i.imgur.com/vGTkRVU.jpg

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(100 years have passed since the above sequence took place.)

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Epic.

Cogito
Originally posted by Galan007
What an absolutely superb conclusion.

The finale issue had an extremely heavy metaphysical/textual aspect about it(which I'm sure we all could have guessed), but it was executed perfectly and tied-up all loose ends very nicely. It was worth the year+ wait. thumb up

Wow.

On the heavy metaphysical aspect, I couldn't agree more. On the tying up all the loose ends perfectly, I don't know. All of the questions that I had going into the finale were left unexplained, but maybe it's better that way.

Galan007
Did you enjoy it?

Cogito
You know, I have no idea.

Minor discussion related spoiler tags incoming:

The whole time I was wondering who I was rooting for, if you will. What was everyone's relationship at that point? Was Basil a bad guy? A good guy? A mere observer? Nickelhead? He seemed like a bad guy running a cult when we first meet him, and then he's all enlightened or some shit and I don't know what I'm supposed to make of him.

Then there's the cosmic fetus collective, who I was hoping would be expanded upon more. They're kind of forcing humanity into the next step of evolution.

Edward (who has some cosmic awareness) doesn't go to Mars because, as he says, something of cosmic significance is going to happen.
This thing that's going to happen...I know it's going to be important. it's going to mean something to humanity...such as it is...but whatever it is, I think I want to see it...with human eyes."
To then have the fetus collective show up and, as Edward puts it, "I think some of them are trash talking humanity".

Makes you wonder if this whole thing is actually a good thing, right? Is the fetus collective just a bunch of douchebags?

I dunno, it's a thinker.

Galan007
Originally posted by Cogito
You know, I have no idea.

Minor discussion related spoiler tags incoming:

The whole time I was wondering who I was rooting for, if you will. What was everyone's relationship at that point? Was Basil a bad guy? A good guy? A mere observer? Nickelhead? He seemed like a bad guy running a cult when we first meet him, and then he's all enlightened or some shit and I don't know what I'm supposed to make of him.

Then there's the cosmic fetus collective, who I was hoping would be expanded upon more. They're kind of forcing humanity into the next step of evolution.

Edward (who has some cosmic awareness) doesn't go to Mars because, as he says, something of cosmic significance is going to happen.
This thing that's going to happen...I know it's going to be important. it's going to mean something to humanity...such as it is...but whatever it is, I think I want to see it...with human eyes."
To then have the fetus collective show up and, as Edward puts it, "I think some of them are trash talking humanity".

Makes you wonder if this whole thing is actually a good thing, right? Is the fetus collective just a bunch of douchebags?

I dunno, it's a thinker. Where Nickelhead is concerned: we already saw his 'super-enlightenment' manifest during issues 35-36(he stepped outside Iboga and had a chat with him in the 'real world', if you recall)... The journey he led Adam on during this issue was just a continuation of that.

As for the other stuff you mentioned: I think it was intended to be left as somewhat of a mystery-- and imo, it fits the subject matter better that way. That's what I meant when I said it was wrapped up nicely.

Cogito
Nickelhead's enlightenment didn't show until this issue, before that he had just stepped outside reality. Given how he had surprised even Iboga with that stunt, I got the impression that they were more peers (in a strange sense) than anything else.

If anything I think I expected Nickehead to come back and be even more Nickelhead-y, rather than enlightened.

Galan007
Originally posted by Cogito
Nickelhead's enlightenment didn't show until this issue, before that he had just stepped outside reality. Given how he had surprised even Iboga with that stunt, I got the impression that they were more peers (in a strange sense) than anything else. Imo, it was made clear in issues 35-36 that Nickelhead's newly-acquired universal insight is what allowed him to transcend the parameters of the comic book/fictional universe all together.

"It seems I've become addicted to insight. I can't get enough of it. Now I have the means to inquire... The means to explore... It's all starting to make sense from a story point of view... What comes after a great conflict? Where does it all go next?":
http://i.imgur.com/JDMA648.jpg

"I am the perfect antenna for an imperfect transition. The questions continue to orbit in close proximity to me... But the answers--each and every one of them--are out there. All it takes is some diligent listening... The willingness to hear what the universe has to tell us.":
http://i.imgur.com/P0dX2Pd.jpg

"From nowhere and everywhere, an audible inhale... The mixture of knowledge and ambition produces a total wave of pure expansiveness For Friedrich Nickelhead it is the final step across the threshold of understanding. And when the tide rolls back... What remains could only be described as... Universal serenity.":
http://i.imgur.com/sakOK9R.jpg

"Okay, I admit it... I'm a little weak in the knees. Orgasmic epiphanies will do that.":
http://i.imgur.com/dNhHcm3.jpg

"This is it. This is where I transcend all that I was.":
http://i.imgur.com/lay3CZy.jpg

"There's a crude brilliance at work! A simultaneous event-kill! The white-hot light of creation arcing through me! I'm a galactic lightning rod!":
http://i.imgur.com/MnELlrg.jpg


Insight/enlightenment/awareness on that level is what ultimately allowed Nickelhead to pierce through the veil of the fictional universe, and enter the 'real world' with Iboga:
http://imgur.com/lyJhzOV
http://imgur.com/5IWeT9f
(Heck, not even Iboga knew how Nickelhead was able to step outside him at all... Let alone transport him to the RW against his will.)

So yeah, Nick's interaction with Adam(and his heir) in this issue was just a continuation of what we already knew about his most current state of being, imo. He is arguably one of the most enlightened characters in all comicdom.

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