Originally posted by Raoul
we should be so lucky lol...
Originally posted by Raoul
we should be so lucky lol...
Originally posted by willRules
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080727-MillarUltimate.html
oh, right. 😂
Originally posted by willRules
TWO WEEKS??????? 😱 CAN'T WAIT!!!! 😱
The thing I read said "a couple weeks" so "two" might be a bit of stretch, and we may have to wait a little longer.
Have you heard they're already starting to cast a Scott Pilgrim movie? Micheal Cera ( Arrested Development, Superbad) as Scott, titled, I think, after the second volume: Scott Pilgrim Versus the World.
That's such has such "on the cusp" possibility to fall between insanely awesome and terrible...
Let's see.
Spider-Man: Reign
My favorite comic, possibly ever.
Story: Starts off with an aged Peter Parker around 65 years old in a future that is "protected" by a*shole cops called the Reign, all the while a politician is taking in tips from an otherwordly political advisor. Peter is persuaded to take back the helm of being Spider-Man by J.J. himself after realizing the city needs him more than anything, Peter fights his inner demons after losing MJ, evil political guy hires several favorite bad guys from Spidey's past against their will to kill Peter, he has a nervous breakdown, gets his ass kicked, then gets saved by an unlikely ally, then becomes Spidey once more, saves the freakin' day in an odd manner. Hope I'm not giving away too much, GO READ IT!
Art: I disliked the artwork myself, giving the fact that it's my favorite comic of all time, I just felt that the art was portrayed a little cartoonish, not at all as serious as you would think it would be. Then again, it's understandable, the art and the storyline balance eachother. Serious/deep storyline, cartoonish artwork, see it now?
My personal opinion: I never read a deeper comic than this, not since I read The Dark Knight Returns, have I read such a deeply, possibly canon (it's in the future, it might happen, shut up!! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!), story full of love, death, violence and tragedy. I felt for these characters like I've never felt for others. No other comic imo has c-c-c-c-c-captured MJ and Peter's love quite like this, go read it now...
Rating: Based off of Will's rating stats, I'd give this a 10, I wouldn't have sex with it if it were a woman, more like rub my penis between the pages until I say the word "softly"
Yeah...
Have a good day, sumb*tch
Originally posted by Scythe
Let's see.Spider-Man: Reign
My favorite comic, possibly ever.
Story: Starts off with an aged Peter Parker around 65 years old in a future that is "protected" by a*shole cops called the Reign, all the while a politician is taking in tips from an otherwordly political advisor. Peter is persuaded to take back the helm of being Spider-Man by J.J. himself after realizing the city needs him more than anything, Peter fights his inner demons after losing MJ, evil political guy hires several favorite bad guys from Spidey's past against their will to kill Peter, he has a nervous breakdown, gets his ass kicked, then gets saved by an unlikely ally, then becomes Spidey once more, saves the freakin' day in an odd manner. Hope I'm not giving away too much, GO READ IT!
Art: I disliked the artwork myself, giving the fact that it's my favorite comic of all time, I just felt that the art was portrayed a little cartoonish, not at all as serious as you would think it would be. Then again, it's understandable, the art and the storyline balance eachother. Serious/deep storyline, cartoonish artwork, see it now?
My personal opinion: I never read a deeper comic than this, not since I read The Dark Knight Returns, have I read such a deeply, possibly canon (it's in the future, it might happen, shut up!! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!), story full of love, death, violence and tragedy. I felt for these characters like I've never felt for others. No other comic imo has c-c-c-c-c-captured MJ and Peter's love quite like this, go read it now...
Rating: Based off of Will's rating stats, I'd give this a 10, I wouldn't have sex with it if it were a woman, more like rub my penis between the pages until I say the word "softly"
Yeah...
Have a good day, sumb*tch
Cool cheers for the review 😄
I love the scene in that story where Peter gets a pep talk fro MJ from beyond the grave which is very melodramatic and designed to uplift him. How else could supporting Peter end but with the words....
"Go get 'em, Tiger."
Classic.
Originally posted by willRules
Cool cheers for the review 😄I love the scene in that story where Peter gets a pep talk fro MJ from beyond the grave which is very melodramatic and designed to uplift him. How else could supporting Peter end but with the words....
[B]"Go get 'em, Tiger."
Classic. [/B]
Thanks, I thought so too.
Here we are again.
Spider-Man: Blue
By far, my second favorite comic ever.
Story: This comic is a series among Daredevil: Yellow and Hulk: Gray. It is about Spider-man's first love, Gwen Stacy. Peter finds himself tape recording a message/love note for whomever may find the tape later in the future. He dedicates the tape to Gwen Stacy and refers to her in the nicest of ways. He tells the story of how they first met, he tries to impress her, and just when things are starting to look good, Mary Jane Watson enters his life. While trying to make ends meet with The Rhino, The Lizard, The Vulture and Kraven The Hunter, Pater realizes his love for Gwen is eternal. As for the rest, go read it, it's lovely.
Art: I truly love the art in this comic. Tim Sale's amazing work in Batman: Long Halloween impressed me and he does it again. Since this is a retelling of Spidey's early encounters, Tim Sale does his best to give the character's a John Romita Sr. feel to them, while still giving them his personal touch. I enjoyed the backdrops, renditions of Mary Jane, Green Goblin and Spider-Man of course.
My Personal Opinion: I found it to be touching. It was emotional to read how he felt for poor Gwen so much after losing. Even though he married May Jane, the comic does a great job to make it seem like Peter is caring for both women, while not playing favorites or raising a whole jealousy episode toward the end. The ending came as a bit of a surprise to me, since I never would have seen Mary Jane's reaction to Peter's tape recordings. Going by Will's rating system, I'd give this comic a 10, I still wouldn't have sex with it, but the renditions of Gwen and Mary Jane are quite attractive, not enough to make up for the paper cuts on my penis though, so better luck nect time, yay inner-glosspaper relations...
Have a good day, sumb*tch
Originally posted by Scythe
Here we are again.Spider-Man: Blue
By far, my second favorite comic ever.
Story: This comic is a series among Daredevil: Yellow and Hulk: Gray. It is about Spider-man's first love, Gwen Stacy. Peter finds himself tape recording a message/love note for whomever may find the tape later in the future. He dedicates the tape to Gwen Stacy and refers to her in the nicest of ways. He tells the story of how they first met, he tries to impress her, and just when things are starting to look good, Mary Jane Watson enters his life. While trying to make ends meet with The Rhino, The Lizard, The Vulture and Kraven The Hunter, Pater realizes his love for Gwen is eternal. As for the rest, go read it, it's lovely.
Art: I truly love the art in this comic. Tim Sale's amazing work in Batman: Long Halloween impressed me and he does it again. Since this is a retelling of Spidey's early encounters, Tim Sale does his best to give the character's a John Romita Sr. feel to them, while still giving them his personal touch. I enjoyed the backdrops, renditions of Mary Jane, Green Goblin and Spider-Man of course.
My Personal Opinion: I found it to be touching. It was emotional to read how he felt for poor Gwen so much after losing. Even though he married May Jane, the comic does a great job to make it seem like Peter is caring for both women, while not playing favorites or raising a whole jealousy episode toward the end. The ending came as a bit of a surprise to me, since I never would have seen Mary Jane's reaction to Peter's tape recordings. Going by Will's rating system, I'd give this comic a 10, I still wouldn't have sex with it, but the renditions of Gwen and Mary Jane are quite attractive, not enough to make up for the paper cuts on my penis though, so better luck nect time, yay inner-glosspaper relations...
Have a good day, sumb*tch
Totally agree ✅ I'd also add that Spidey comics are driven by Peter's drama, not Spider-man's and no comic proves this more than that series.
I found the penis orientated paper cuts worth the risk. I now pee in several different directions....
To be absolutely honest.... in terms of this week's comics, "Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam (yes, the kid's comic)" was actually much, much better in terms of dealing with the Wizard, Captain Marvel, and Black Adam then JSA, which I normally like a lot.
The kiddie comic was fresh, interesting, and original. "JSA" this week was... boring and stale and predictable. I thought Johns had worked the Shazam out of his system and Morrison had put it in the coffin with the Desaad possesion... but apparently he hadn't, and we needed some more "Black Adam freaks out and then something caaaaraaazzzzy happens" storylines from JSA. And again, I generally love JSA- and trust me, I adore the Marvel family- but this recent storyline just suggested Johns was getting ready to leave and didn't really care about the JSA family anymore.
Originally posted by willRules
Cool cheers for the review 😄I love the scene in that story where Peter gets a pep talk fro MJ from beyond the grave which is very melodramatic and designed to uplift him. How else could supporting Peter end but with the words....
[B]"Go get 'em, Tiger."
Classic. [/B]
I. ADORED. This comic.
"Reign" was everything that I wanted from "Dark Knight Strikes Again" but with Spidey, and thus.... more affecting for me, because I grew up with (as a child) Spiderman, rather than DC.... so when something hits my political sensibilites and my childhood fantasies simaltanously.... it's just awesome. Scenes in "Reign" actually made me literally start crying- Spiderman's first fight, Sandman meeting his daughter, Spiderman defeating the Sinister Six, Peter's rescue by Doc Ock.... even the f*cking HYPNO HUSTLER.
A brilliant mini.
Review of Ultimatum #4
Synopsis
Things go from bad to worse. More superhero deaths. The remaining heroes gather together and begin an assault upon Magneto's citadel. The beginning of the final confrontation between Magneto and what's left of Marvel's ultimate line begins.
Good/Bad?
I like David Finch's art but this is nothing special. The panel where
Spoiler:was particularly gruesome which is a testament to Finch's skill but most of his character's look very similar. It's nice looking overall though.
Dr Strange's head bursts
Writing- I love some of Jeph Loeb's Batman work but his work on Ultimates is making me question if Loeb actually likes the Ultimate universe. I read the review of this issue on ign.com and they offered the perfectly analogy to sum up what has been done by Loeb to the ultimate universe.....
Originally posted on ign.com
Reading Ultimatum is like having your older brother root through your toy box. He takes out all your favorite toys and proceeds to smash them together. Maybe he forces G.I. Joe and He-Man to kiss passionately. Maybe he ties a string of firecrackers to the whole lot and watches them explode. Imagine all that trauma. What else can you do but run downstairs and tell Mom? Only in this case, imagine Mom pats older brother on the head and rewards him for a job well done. Then she looks over to you and demands four bucks for all your trouble. That is what reading Ultimatum is like.
The ultimate titles, especially the Ultimates and Ultimate X-men, for all their faults, were mature. The reader wasn't treated like a child and story lines were grounded in realism despite introducing us the wide mythology of the MU. By comparison this event seems to simply appeal to a child reading this. It's the only way I can explain the sales. Numerous characters are destroyed with no moment to even pause or consider what happened as the plot is busy being taken up by other off panel deaths or Magneto sat around looking menacing.
When I actually stop to consider what has happened so far, it seems a shame this occurred in the Ultimate line and not in an out of continuity storyline (here's hoping it was all a dream!) All that has happened is that Magneto has caused several disasters, which resulted in numerous deaths and now he's gonna be stopped. That's it. You could have learnt that from the first issue and still have been dissatisfied. Plus, like shown in the ign analogy, it's all characters I like. I particularly enjoyed the ultimate line. Now there isn't one to enjoy.
Loeb seems intent on destroying beloved characters simply for the sake of it. Plot is sacrificed for death and gore. And then that death and gore is called a plot line. Millar cannot return to the Ultimates quickly enough. Although I fear even he may be to late to pick up what's left. One more issue left of this terrible storyline......
S.S.S?
1 = Worst comic/trade/story arc in human history, burn it or feed it to your pet dinosaur.
Review of JLA deluxe edition #1
Synopsis
The first nine issues of Morrison's run of the JLA and the Annual included in one hardcover. This chronicles the story of the Hyperclan and their stance against the JLA, the introduction of Tomorrow Woman, a confrontation with the Key and the JLA vs a horde of Angels, with the introduction to Zauriel. The Annual is a done in one storyline where the JLA, with the aid of the Spectre confront Starro.
Good/Bad?
Art= Reasonably good. I like Howard Porter's style and it's safe and comfortable. It's not very unique and the layouts are very standard, but that's not a bad thing, in fact it's quite good. Reminds me of Mark Bagley's early work on Spider-man in the 90's which was also standard but cool.
Writing = Awesome. This is Morrison at his best. From what I have read of Morrison (Some of Final Crisis, his run on Batman, The Filth, JLA, New X-men and possibly a few things I've forgotten about) he seems to write generally in two styles. He will either write in a completely surrealist, escapist style (like Doom Patrol, Animal Man, The Filth) or he writes in a much more standard, linear style (His run on Batman, JLA, the recent but awesome, Batman and Robin #1). The former is a bit more hit or miss, the latter is generally good IMO. Morrison writes JLA in the latter.
Really the only major subversive techniques employed in the first couple of story arc is the allusions to the Greco-Romanic Pantheon of Gods from the JLA. But unless you're actively looking for the metaphor, you won't find it.
Morrison's more concerned in this title with cinematic, reasonably fast paced plot mixed with balls to the wall action and great character moments. This is what the JLA was like and should be like now. It's great how no character is exempt from a cool badass moment. Fans of Aquaman or Kyle Rayner will enjoy this series as much as a fan of Superman or Batman. I personally thought Wonder Woman had limited appeal, but Morrison reinvigorates her in my eyes. It's full of cool moments. Critics of Morrison's surrealist style will be pleased to know Morrison is fairly conservative (at least for the first nine issues) with the except of the antagonists who are appropriately zany and intriguing.
With many mixed quality titles from Morrison these days (FC was meh, but Batman and Robin #1 was great), it's easy to forget why he is one of the top writers in the business. His groundbreaking run on JLA will remind readers who are looking for earlier work, why he is such a big writer today.
S.S.S?
9 = I love this comic/trade/story arc enough to carry around in my utility belt wherever I go.