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UPDATED: Sunday, August 30, 2026 22:43
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Quote:Kinda like the Electric Superman arc.
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
That's really what makes me giggle: a group took a bit of courage and did something outside the norm in order to get a good story and meaningful character development (Reminds me of something Joss would do), and the subsequent groups turn into sissies and try to make it like it never happened.
I miss Electric Supes.
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Because I'm lazy but still a fan, someone convince me to pick up on this story. It's been a long while (Frank Millers Man Without Fear arc) since anything has really captured me.
Someone convince me.
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Quote:I am wholly incapable of convincing you to pick up this story. It could be good....
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Because I'm lazy but still a fan, someone convince me to pick up on this story. It's been a long while (Frank Millers Man Without Fear arc) since anything has really captured me.
I read too many Independents and non-super-hero books. I would be happy to try to convince you to pick those up...
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I'm more a DC man, m'self.
That said, I'm doing my best to ignore the big annual OMFG THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!!!!111!!!1 Events(tm). They never change anything and never involve any real character development. Not since Zero Hour, anyway.
Plus there's the whole issue of substituting retcons for actual change.
I like the second- and third-string characters. Teen Titans, Supergirl, the Question, Aztek. . .
Hell, does anybody else even remember Aztek?
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Civil War is still rumbling on, so unless you're invested in the characters involved I'd say wait for the complilation books to come out. Or download the first one or two and see what you think before you go buying.
House of M is worth a look. I enjoyed it a lot. Again, it helps that I was a fan of a lot of the characters involved - I've always been a Spider-Man / Avengers / X-Men fan.
On the subject of Gwen Stacy, the current 'Amazing Spider-Man' comics are being written by J Michael Straczynski. As in JMS, the genius behind the TV show 'Babylon 5.' It's safe to say he's not a man to shy away from the messy stuff, and he's handled the mistakes of previous writers brilliantly. (Marvel in the early nineties was *not* a pretty sight... although in fairness Onslaught and Operation Zero Tolerance did a lot to make up for that.) He's also added a healthy dose of character development of his own, not just to Peter, but to other characters such as Mary Jane and Aunt May. In particular, he *finally* had Aunt May find out that Peter is Spider-Man, and the resulting changes in the relationship between the two characters has made for great reading.
Straczynski is writing for the Fantastic Four too, although I don't really follow that comic. Still, considering Joss Whedon himself is writing Uncanny X-Men I'm pretty much in comic heaven!
The annual here-comes-a-big-event -lets-kill-off-some-lesser-heroes -then-bring-them-back thing can get pretty tiresome. I'm giving this one a go as 'House of M' had actual consequences and, like the DC masterpiece 'Crisis on Infinate Earths', it arose from a need to tidy up a universe where things had been allowed to get pretty messy. I also like the idea behind Civil War, and to be honest I think it's an issue that's needed to be addressed for quite some time.
On the DC side, I've heard great things about '52', a series set over the 52 weeks all the major heroes went missing from the DC 'verse. The issues I've read have been really good.
Okay, I'm typing too much. Someone else take over!
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I missed out on the first few weeks, and I loathe getting a story out of order (it reminds me of a certain TV network that I don't like), so I'm waiting for the TPBs.
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Sure HK. Gimme some idea of what to look for in the indie section. Lemmy knows I can't stop buyin' at the local fetish shop once I get started. Non-hero stuff has always been appealing, just don't know what to pick up.
I seen some of the House of M stuff DTH. I just never got to pick up on it. I was just thinkin', the last series I started buying was the Ghost Rider 2099. I loved how technology took the place of religion and wonderment in the world.
Hope I wasn't too jacktastic with the thread folks. If I was just slap me. Wait, that might not be a good idea. I think I like it.
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Quote:...wait...what??
Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
In particular, he *finally* had Aunt May find out that Peter is Spider-Man,
Have you read JMS' other comics? I've enjoyed quite a few of them, even though I'm not as fond as the superheroes as I used to be. He's one of the good writers who seems to bring more to his comics than just another oddly coloured spandex uniform.
Quote:...wait...what?
Still, considering Joss Whedon himself is writing Uncanny X-Men I'm pretty much in comic heaven!
You mean Astonishing X-Men? Or is he now on Uncanny...? (And you know he's taking over Runaways with issue... I think... 24?)
Quote:Yeah. Blue Beetle. Who the f
The annual here-comes-a-big-event -lets-kill-off-some-lesser-heroes -then-bring-them-back thing can get pretty tiresome.
cared about the Blue Beetle? NO ONE. UNTIL, of course, he got visciously killed off. But I will not rant, no.************************************************
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HK, you wanted to know what C & DP was like?
Well, apart from my comments earlier in the thread about them bringing in anyone and everyone from the Marvel 'verse to try and stop Cable (stupid Messiah complex, just cos he's seen the future and thinks the only way to prevent is get everyone to band together, even if it is against him), it's quite Deadpool-heavy. He gets the most (and of course, the best) lines,
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he gets to lobotomise and repeatedly kill Cable
and he's always hitting on any females (or trying on their clothes). My advice would be for you to find one of the TPBs in your local store and have a flip through it.
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Quote:Okay. That's all I need, thanks. Off to comic shop to buy all issues...! *glee!*
Originally posted by Nicodemus:
HK, you wanted to know what C & DP was like?Select to view spoiler:
he gets to lobotomise and repeatedly kill Cable
NV - I'm working on a list for you!
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