Comic Book Questions & Discussion

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Hickman suffers what most 'good' comicbook writers do: he has really interesting ideas but sometimes they just don't come together.

The difference is that with him it's 50/50 that he'll execute them well whereas other icon writers have far worse stats imo.

The only Hickman comic I enjoyed:

Uh, here we go again. *unzips*

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Hickman sucks as a writer, tbh.

I have more trust in other x-titles.

East of West says hi

Another great series. 👆

Originally posted by -Pr-
Yeah. She died, but iirc psychically assemble herself a new body, only for it to be classic Betsy.

Crisis averted they have explained it

Betsy Braddock will trade in her Psylocke mantle to become the new Captain Britain. Meanwhile, Kwannon will be taking on the role of Psylocke. So Betsy is white again.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Hickman sucks as a writer, tbh.

I have more trust in other x-titles.

When I saw the lineups I legit rolled my eyes. Yes, to all of them. Still, I'd be a dick if I didn't give them a fair chance to surprise me.

Originally posted by -K-M-
Crisis averted they have explained it

Betsy Braddock will trade in her Psylocke mantle to become the new Captain Britain. Meanwhile, Kwannon will be taking on the role of Psylocke. So Betsy is white again.

That sounds dumb, but I have to give them credit for trying, at least.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Well, he can't ruin it much worse, that's for sure.

I mean, pre-Hickman X-Men were stupid af, even though the general idea was good (dealing with the vilains just so some people would remember X-Men as good guys before they went extinct).

X-Men was born stupid. It was purposefully written as a soap opera, peddling all kinds of petty soap like stories of sex, random fighting, random relationship drama, people dying and coming back inexplicably.

Basically, it was built around drama bombs designed to appeal to stay at home moms, repurposed for tweens.

Legion of Superheroes has a lot of the same problems, but they also had generally good superhero stories in the mix, instead of "High school musical meets Friends" all the time.

Originally posted by cdtm
X-Men was born stupid. It was purposefully written as a soap opera, peddling all kinds of petty soap like stories of sex, random fighting, random relationship drama, people dying and coming back inexplicably.

Basically, it was built around drama bombs designed to appeal to stay at home moms, repurposed for tweens.

Legion of Superheroes has a lot of the same problems, but they also had generally good superhero stories in the mix, instead of "High school musical meets Friends" all the time.

Laughable assessment.. but ok.

Originally posted by -K-M-
Crisis averted they have explained it

Betsy Braddock will trade in her Psylocke mantle to become the new Captain Britain. Meanwhile, Kwannon will be taking on the role of Psylocke. So Betsy is white again.

That’s exactly what I said!

Originally posted by cdtm
X-Men was born stupid. It was purposefully written as a soap opera, peddling all kinds of petty soap like stories of sex, random fighting, random relationship drama, people dying and coming back inexplicably.

Basically, it was built around drama bombs designed to appeal to stay at home moms, repurposed for tweens.

Legion of Superheroes has a lot of the same problems, but they also had generally good superhero stories in the mix, instead of "High school musical meets Friends" all the time.

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is wreaking havoc on your body and mind.

This is Truly the Most Important UnAnswered Comic Book QUESTION of them ALL!

When Thunderbolt Ross transforms in to Rulk....Where does his Mustache Go?

A few interesting nuggets of info about DC cosmology here:

Originally posted by Philosophía
Holy shit.

So....Gladiator is essentially shown as the most powerful one out of them all.

Originally posted by abhilegend
At least for this week.

It's nice to see a glimpse on how Waid sees Superman in Marvel.

Gladiator just pulled an Abstract PLUS ft, without an amp.

Originally posted by carver9
Gladiator just pulled an Abstract PLUS ft, without an amp.
Why do you always have to be an idiot and ruin an impressive feat with your stupidity?

No, he didn't.

So his punch rattling every remaining bone in the Universe is Herald tier? Also making Galactus bleed who was amped to insane levels. Him temporarily powering through Galactus blast isnt at that level or him frying Galactus skin. Stop.

How many bones does the universe have, I wonder..? mmm

Originally posted by AlbertoJohnAvil
lol he even showed FTL combat speed

Sure did.

It's amazing seeing Gladiator perform abstract level feats without being amped like how Superman was. truly amazing