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Re: Full Trailer For Amazing Spider-Man Released

BardMock — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:30:36 -0000

okay, that's gwen, not mj. looks interesting and is consistent with a particular era of spidey's history

Re: DC Reveals ‘Before Watchmen’ Prequels

Michael Buechele — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:47:38 -0000

I'll be interested in some of the titles, The prequels don't mean anything though to me. The brilliance of the original, not only for story, but also in timing. In the mid eighties, Watchmen came out and everyone said WTF is this! It was different in character development and story telling, in-cased in it's own universe. That part is gone now years later and these stories need to stand out on their own. The Azzarello writing Rorschach is going to amazing though.

Re: DC Reveals ‘Before Watchmen’ Prequels

trobinson79 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:46:07 -0000

Let's look at this from 2 perspectives:

1) The obvious one of course is a business decision. It's been 25 years since Watchmen and DC wants to milk as much cash out of this as they can. Not only will this pique interest in the mini-series, but also increase sales for the original maxi-series.

2) I think you mean to say DC is 'completely out of original ideas' as opposed to ideas in general. I don't question that the big two overall is lacking in originality, but long as the quality is there, I'm willing to go with it. You definitely can't say that the talent isn't rich with guys like Azzarello, Cooke, and Wein involved.

Re: DC Reveals ‘Before Watchmen’ Prequels

Daniel M. Clark — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:07:08 -0000

I don't think it's blasphemy because it's fair game and I don't hold Watchmen up on a pedestal. But I think it does show (again) that DC is completely out of ideas and out of touch with consumers. They've announced 35(!) issues to serve as a prequel to a 12 issue maxi-series... and just like all their other big events, there's going to be another batch of 30 or 40 that they haven't announced yet. We'll be seeing all these issues in the quarter bins by 2014.

I honestly don't care what Moore has to say about it because he did the work for DC and it's DC's property. If he wants ultimate control, he needs to negotiate for ultimate control or self-publish. I do see his point though, and I agree with it. IMO, DC is completely out of ideas (both with this project and in the New 52, sadly).

Re: The New DC Comics Logos Revealed – Now In Technicolor!

Daniel M. Clark — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:49:09 -0000

Oh - and I hate the new logo. Not because it's new & different, but because it's not a logo. It's a gimmick. And it's going to look *terrible* at small sizes. That one with the Joker in it... shrink that down to fit in the logo area of a comic and it's going to be a mess.

Marvel has changed their logo every few years for as long as I can remember - 30 years at least. They did that thing with the character heads in the 80's, they swapped between "Marvel Comics Group", "Marvel Comics" and "Marvel" a few times. The lettering changed several times. But it was always recognizable as being in the Marvel style. DC? They had the same logo since 1976, save for the period beginning in '05 with the swoosh, which was a variant of the bullet anyway.

Marvel did it right. They inoculated themselves against criticism by changing things up on a regular basis (it's the same reason nobody gets angry when Marvel characters' costumes get periodic alterations (Thor, Fantastic Four, Spider-man, Wolverine) but if you change the shade of yellow used in Superman's S-shield, fanboys light the torches). Comics geeks hate change, unless change is the norm.

Re: The New DC Comics Logos Revealed – Now In Technicolor!

Daniel M. Clark — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:39:17 -0000

Alan Moore will probably demand his name be taken off the Watchmen version of the logo, much to the confusion and amusement of fans everywhere.

Re: Bendis Wrapping Up Avengers in 2012

trobinson79 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:20:18 -0000

Marvel's still not blowing me out of the water with their Avengers stuff, but outside that, they're knocking me out of the park with Daredevil, Uncanny X-Force, and Venom. Still, people are concerned about quality and the state of the Marvel U because of the abomination that was Fear Itself and how Marvel let go of some editors recently.

I still favor DC because of the darker/edgier side that appeals to my Vertigo tastes - Swamp Thing and Animal Man are two great examples of that.

Re: Bendis Wrapping Up Avengers in 2012

Daniel M. Clark — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:56:18 -0000

DC is about two issues away from losing me to Marvel. I've been checking out some of Marvel's recent stuff and it's blowing DC away in almost every way. I've even been enjoying a lot of the Avengers stories lately (and I think the premise behind Avenging Spider-Man has a *ton* of potential).

Re: Marvel’s 2012 Event Revealed : The Avengers vs. The X-Men

blueeyesm — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:13:53 -0000

"What?! F*ck that noise! I'm out. If you need to get ahold of me I'll be in Madripoor."

- James "Logan" Howlett, aka Wolverine.

Re: Marvel’s 2012 Event Revealed : The Avengers vs. The X-Men

Daniel M. Clark — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:43:47 -0000

In a stunning move by Marvel, Wolverine will be killed off in February and sit out the entire event, only to be resurrected a week after it concludes. Marvel fanboys everywhere will panic when they realize that the Canadian hero will be completely missing. "Where will I get my Wolverine fix?" they'll cry. "I rely on his 43 appearances every month! Marvel is removing him from the twelve teams he's currently on? That's MADNESS!"

Re: CBF Quick Picks #96 : Wonder Woman #2

Wade Christian — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:29:29 -0000

I just know that, in an online world devoid of tone of voice, I sometimes come across like a jerk when I don't intend to. It's happened over on my site a couple of times, so I try to be wary of it.

As for the comics, I agree that there is certainly something to be said for someone consistently writing solid comics, even if they aren't pushing the medium into new directions (if I wanted all revolutionary, all the time, I probably would read a lot fewer mainstream superhero comics), but I guess I feel like, if you're going to tell a story that we've seen dozens of times by this point in time, you should try to do something different with it. Maybe I'm just using some sort of double standard or something, but it's how I feel.

Re: CBF Quick Picks #96 : Wonder Woman #2

trobinson79 — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:31:20 -0000

No apology needed. We're fans and we want the best from our comics.

I agree that DC took some liberties when it came to the re-launch. Their reasoning for keeping Batman and Green Lantern the same is because they were the most financially successful of the DC books before this re-launch. Admittedly an odd reason, but a reason nonetheless.

Ultimately, I'm not so much hooked on making sure my books have anything unique or revolutionary overall. Long as the story is executed well, then that works for me. Continuity can be great as well and really show off the big picture, but it can take away from the overall enjoyment of the story if you try to read too much into it. Comics (and most mediums) are always going to have this problem no matter how many times you re-launch a line. Enjoy what you like and pass the word to others.

Re: CBF Quick Picks #96 : Wonder Woman #2

Wade Christian — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:53:58 -0000

Pacing can't really be simple or complex. It's well-paced, too fast, or too slow. In terms of plotting, it is simple and is what you say, but that's part of my problem. Like I said, I don't feel like we're going somewhere worth going. The biggest reason for that is that we have seen this before a lot of times, and it doesn't seem like Johns is doing anything new or revolutionary with the "team getting together" story, which makes me wonder why he's subjecting us to it, especially when, if solicitations for upcoming issues are to be believed, it's going to take 5 issues to get 6 heroes together. It seems like we should be getting there more quickly and then having them face this conflict together, rather than dragging out the formation of the team.

As for DC's claim that this relaunch was supposed to entice new readers, I don't buy it. If that was really a major goal of theirs, then why are two of their biggest franchise families (Batman and Green Lantern) carrying over pretty much all of their old continuity? The Lantern titles are even basically picking up right where their last pre-relaunch issues ended. A lot of the other titles (Justice League Dark and Stormwatch, for example) make absolutely no attempt to get new readers up to speed on who these people are or anything. Sure there are some that are new-reader friendly and good (I, Vampire, Batman [new-reader friendly to some degree], Action Comics, etc.), but many of the ones that seemed most accessible to new readers were awful (Red Hood and the Outlaws, Voodoo, Grifter, Superman, etc.). Based on what they published after the relaunch, I have a hard time believing that this was actually one of their primary focuses. I think it just made for good press. While I'm excited for more DC titles than I've been in a long time, I think they've made more of a mess of continuity than they had before, which is probably going to be off-putting to many new readers (and some old readers, too).

Comic Book Resources has been doing a series where they have new or lapsed readers take a look at that week's releases and give their thoughts and say if they would come back for more. It didn't turn out so well. Sure those are individual people's opinions, but I've seen other people have similar discussions around the web.

I hope this doesn't seem like I'm being condescending or trying to start an argument or something. If it does seem that way, I apologize, as that's not my intention. This is just something I'm interested in, so I like to discuss it with other people and I tend to get pretty into it.

Re: CBF Quick Picks #96 : Wonder Woman #2

trobinson79 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:20:07 -0000

I'd describe it as simplistic more than as poor in terms of pacing. We've seen it before in comics - team slowly comes together to fight a common enemy. It's written more for the new readership, which I'm fine with as that's one of DC's goals with this re-launch. We're only 2 issues in any way, so I'm willing to give it the benefit for however long this story arc goes.

Re: CBF Quick Picks #96 : Wonder Woman #2

Wade Christian — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:21:39 -0000

I, for one, don't feel like Justice League is a slow burn, decompressed story. I feel like it's Geoff Johns seeing how poorly he can pace a story and still get people to believe it's good.

Seriously, though, I'm all for decompressed, long-form stories, but I feel like we're not really going anywhere worth going. I feel like this is just validating my apathy toward previous Justice League incarnations, despite being interested in some of the individual members.

I agree that Batman and (especially) Wonder Woman have been amazing, though. When it comes to my hopes for a mainstream comic, they go to 11.

Re: CBF 35 : New York Comic Con 2011 Re-Cap

Michael Buechele — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:54:25 -0000

I sound like I'm speaking in a tunnel. A long tunnel of freaking awesomeness!

Re: CBF 34 : The New DCU Wrap-Up

Daniel M. Clark — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:45:56 -0000

Awesome episode, thanks for having me on the show, guys!

Re: Beware the Batman in 2013

Daniel M. Clark — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:57:41 -0000

That's... interesting. Teaming with Katana? Will it be the same Katana that we've known from the DCU? I'm not keen on Alfred getting in on the action, but who knows? Maybe it'll work. I hope so.

Re: The Darkness II – Story Trailer

ExposedNerd — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:59:55 -0000

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Re: CBF Dragon Con – Day 2

trobinson79 — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:37:43 -0000

Yeah, like I keep my promises. Gosh, Gary...and thanks! :-)

Re: CBF Dragon Con – Day 2

ExposedNerd — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:57:58 -0000

Link Checks for all the links you promised in this podcast ;)

Web Series - http://mindseyeseries.com/
Warcraft Kid Stumps Makers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Re: Dragon Con 2011 – Day 1

ExposedNerd — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:04:36 -0000

Ahhh good times. Got myself a press pass to the nashville one :) and working on one for the new one in Chattanooga. See you should come back lol.

Re: The New DCU – History in the Making

Michael Buechele — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:59:33 -0000

I'm looking forward to it. It is going to be odd though, knowing all the old stories. I'll need to remember, "oh yeah, that didn't happen now so this is the relationship Batman has with X here."

Re: The New DCU – History in the Making

Daniel M. Clark — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:43:40 -0000

And you've got a great point about the old stories still being available to read... anyone who thinks that Dark Knight Returns or Batman Year One are suddenly worthless are... let's just say extremely myopic.

Re: The New DCU – History in the Making

Daniel M. Clark — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:41:12 -0000

I hope it sticks, I really do. As weird as some of the character choices are, as bizarre as it seems trying to keep some of the old storylines intact despite superheroes only being around for 5 years in the new universe... I do hope it sticks. If DC goes back to the pre-Flashpoint universe in a couple of years for *whatever* reason, they're done. Game over. Might as well quit publishing because they'll have lost the respect (and dollars) of the long time fans and won't gain any new readers.
They have a lot riding on this.