09-07-2011, 10:38 PM | #1841 |
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Lock Jaw Reviews The New 52
Batgirl #1 SPOILER: show Justice League International #1 SPOILER: show Swamp Thing #1 SPOILER: show Detective Comics #1 SPOILER: show Stormwatch #1 SPOILER: show O.M.A.C. #1 SPOILER: show Animal Man #1 SPOILER: show Last edited by Lock Jaw; 09-08-2011 at 12:42 AM. |
09-08-2011, 12:03 PM | #1842 |
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Just a note, not a reply to anybody in particular:
And it is law. |
09-08-2011, 02:03 PM | #1843 |
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Got the chance to read some of the DC books..
Liked JLA..it is interesting. While the hardcore fans of Superman are angry, I kinda like what they are doing with the character. Perhaps it will evolve as some have pointed out. I feel like he was given the "edge" he was always missing to me. |
09-08-2011, 02:49 PM | #1844 |
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That's the whole fucking point of Superman. He's not an angry 'badass' character like everyone else. He doesn't break in, insult people, and threaten them with his death-ray eyes. He's the guy you can actually trust, the guy you want leading the team because you know he's going to do the right thing.
I guess I should reserve judgment til I actually read it, but the idea of him just being Batman with a different costume really, really annoys me. DCnU's got too much Batman as it is. |
09-08-2011, 09:01 PM | #1845 |
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Don't get me wrong, I understand why people like the old Superman the way he was. To me tho, that is not enough. I don't believe that there is "good guys" for the sake of being good. I am interested to see where the character goes. Who knows, maybe at this point he is just "immature".
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09-08-2011, 09:09 PM | #1846 |
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I get the point that it is a young and brash Supes in Action Comics, but still... For Action Comics #1... for any kids just getting into it... their first impression of Superman should not be dark and gritty.
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09-08-2011, 10:43 PM | #1847 | |
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Maybe the regular Superman title will be more like the Clark we know? We'll see. |
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09-09-2011, 06:13 AM | #1849 |
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09-09-2011, 10:40 AM | #1850 |
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Interesting story:
http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/r.../news/?a=46098 Religious comic store owners are boycotting Action Comics #1. |
09-09-2011, 01:55 PM | #1851 |
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lol, "GD" could mean anything. Out of all the 'blasphemous ' stuff other comics tend to have, this is nothing. This is just a gimmick to get their store a 'plug'.
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09-10-2011, 12:10 AM | #1852 |
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I thought it was just him grunting.
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09-11-2011, 03:32 PM | #1854 |
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Ranking the First Week:
1) Animal Man 2) Batgirl 3) Justice League International 4) Detective Comics 5) Swamp Thing 6) Batwing 7) Action Comics 8) Justice League 9) Stormwatch 10) Green Arrow 11) Hawk and Dove 12) Static Shock 13) O.M.A.C. 14) Men of War |
09-11-2011, 03:41 PM | #1855 |
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I can see several of this week's titles being cancelled pretty quickly.
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09-11-2011, 06:00 PM | #1856 |
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Animal Man was definitely the best of the ones I read (Action, Stormwatch, JLI, JL, Detective)
I've read really good things about Swamp Thing so I'm probably going to pick that up. I do like Scott Snyder, his Detective Comics was great and am looking forward to his new run on Batman. |
09-14-2011, 08:30 PM | #1857 |
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Lock Jaw "Reviews" The New 52
Week #2 Superboy #1 SPOILER: show Batman and Robin #1 SPOILER: show Deathstroke #1 SPOILER: show Frankenstein - Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1 SPOILER: show Suicide Squad #1 SPOILER: show Resurrection Man #1 SPOILER: show Legion Lost #1 SPOILER: show Green Lantern #1 SPOILER: show Red Lanterns #1 SPOILER: show Grifter #1 SPOILER: show Done for now. Last edited by Lock Jaw; 09-14-2011 at 11:45 PM. |
09-15-2011, 08:59 PM | #1858 |
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And now the second opinions from NM:
Batman and Robin- SPOILER: show Superboy- SPOILER: show Batwoman- SPOILER: show Deathstroke- SPOILER: show Green Lantern- SPOILER: show Red Lanterns- SPOILER: show Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.- SPOILER: show Demon Knights- SPOILER: show Legion Lost- SPOILER: show Grifter- SPOILER: show Mr. Terrific- SPOILER: show Resurrection Man- SPOILER: show Suicide Squad- SPOILER: show All in all, Week 2 of the New 52 was pretty weak compared to Week 1. A lot of comics that just felt unnecessary, and comics that expect you to have read everything leading up to the 'reboot' to understand what's going on (which, again, is counterintuitive to the whole premise of the new universe) Some surprisingly good books in it, that I'm sure will be sleeper hits, but overall I felt a lot of what came out this week was just padding. |
09-16-2011, 01:51 AM | #1859 |
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I don't understand how some character continuities changed and others haven't. How does that work?
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09-16-2011, 02:10 AM | #1860 |
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A wizard did it.
Or some lady in a red cloak who appeared in Flashpoint #5, and has thus far appeared in every New 52 comic somewhere lurking in the background of a panel. |
09-16-2011, 04:13 AM | #1861 |
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Not to be a dick, but isn't this thread supposed to be about DC "movie" news? Not DC Comic book news? \\
Just saying. |
09-16-2011, 04:41 AM | #1862 |
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I think that ship sailed about 40 pages ago
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09-16-2011, 05:42 AM | #1863 |
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09-16-2011, 01:35 PM | #1864 |
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I have said multiple times that this, and the Marvel Movie News thread, should have their titles changed. No one listens. So I discuss more than movies anyways. I AM A REBEL.
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09-16-2011, 02:14 PM | #1865 |
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I second Lock Jaw's Mission To Change The Thread Names.
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09-16-2011, 03:10 PM | #1866 |
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DC Comics Thread
Marvel Comics Thread 4yrs strong. |
09-16-2011, 03:12 PM | #1867 |
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As the original poster, can you not change the thread title?
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09-16-2011, 03:21 PM | #1868 |
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Not after this long. You can change titles for a few days after you start a thread than it's locked. Only a mod can change them at any time, and TPWW mods are suspect.
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09-16-2011, 04:43 PM | #1870 |
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Week 2 Rankings
1) Green Lantern (Feel like this shouldn't count though) 2) Resurrection Man 3) Demon Knights 4) Batwoman 5) Mister Terrific 6) Red Lanterns 7) Batman and Robin 8) Deathstroke 9) Frankenstein - Agent of S.H.A.D.E. 10) Superboy 11) Legion Lost 12) Suicide Squad 13) Grifter |
09-16-2011, 07:29 PM | #1871 |
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09-16-2011, 07:53 PM | #1872 |
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Nah, I think I'll be saying what I want, sorry. And while you're here, care to queue up those new titles from #1866?
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09-16-2011, 07:54 PM | #1873 |
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Please and thank you.
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09-16-2011, 08:19 PM | #1874 |
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You're welcome.
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09-16-2011, 08:25 PM | #1875 |
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LOL
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09-16-2011, 10:15 PM | #1876 |
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Not sure I feel comfortable posting in this thread anymore.
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09-16-2011, 10:40 PM | #1877 |
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Way ahead of ya.
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09-18-2011, 12:26 PM | #1878 |
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LOL at the new thread title..
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09-18-2011, 01:52 PM | #1879 |
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Slightly back on topic (the DC Comics part, not the Kalyx Likes Penis part)......is anyone else starting to think the DCU has way too many shadowy organizations? I mean, you've got Cadmus, N.O.W.H.E.R.E., S.H.A.D.E., Amanda Waller and whoever's behind the Suicide Squad, that Briggs guy and the UN cabal running the JLI....just seems like they could really stand to trim it down to just one or two big ones. I mean, Marvel pretty much can trace everything back to SHIELD, and that's worked pretty well for them.
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09-18-2011, 02:48 PM | #1880 |
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Don't forget Stormwatch, which seems to be entirely based on the premise of a shadowy organization.
But yeah, even the pre-Flashpoint DC Universe seemed to have this problem. They had the Department of Meta-Human Affairs (DMA), the Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO), S.H.A.D.E., and Checkmate.... who all pretty much did the same thing. Well, Checkmate did it on an international level, so it can be excused. The other three seemed redundant, though. C'mon American government, how many organizations do you need that do the same thing? |