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by Zaphod
Thu Feb 27, 2014 10:15:33 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Cataclysm - Ultimates Last Stand
Replies: 0
Views: 364

Cataclysm - Ultimates Last Stand

other than the title being a misnomer, I didn't hate the main title. I used to love a lot of the early Ultimates stuff, primarily FF and Ultimates. I haven't really been on top of them the past 4-5 years so I missed a lot of crap (I gather) but the main book for this was pretty good. Quite a few gam...
by Zaphod
Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:15:47 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: The greatest comic book crossovers of all time!
Replies: 31
Views: 1544

Re: The greatest comic book crossovers of all time!

you are always partial to your first. My first major cross-over was the X-Books, "Inferno". Remember when cross-overs weren't about Logan? I think there is a difference between "cross-over" and "mini-series" and a few listed have been not really cross-overs. It's tough ...
by Zaphod
Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:56:43 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: The Return of Deathmate?!?
Replies: 23
Views: 1348

Re: The Return of Deathmate?!?

depluto wrote:This is about the same as the return of a gastrointestinal virus.
I just can't quit you, Taco Bell.
by Zaphod
Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:46:53 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: The Return of Deathmate?!?
Replies: 23
Views: 1348

Re: The Return of Deathmate?!?

it isn't as if Liefeld ever met an idea he didn't like. That said it wasn't Turok or Dynamite or anything from Marvel or D.C. that doomed the comicbook market in the 90's. Speculative *SQUEE* comicbook shops got greedy, ordered too many books in the hopes of cashing in and got burned. A bad business...
by Zaphod
Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:30:04 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Your greatest comic book disappointments
Replies: 142
Views: 8328

Re: Your greatest comic book disappointments

it probably won't be popular choice but, VEI Valiant. The hyped return of Valiant is what brought me back to comics after over a decade of indifference.
by Zaphod
Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:39:58 am
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Walking Dead #100
Replies: 3
Views: 515

Re: Walking Dead #100

I lost interest around #100. I've said before that the death of Lorie and Judy was about the worst thing to happen in the series. It was sudden, Glen's was definitely more brutal.
by Zaphod
Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:23:45 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Eternal Warrior #4 Discussion
Replies: 75
Views: 7785

Re: Eternal Warrior #4 Discussion

Tight continuity. It is what defined Valiant. It is what VEI has entirely tossed out the window. Hell early Image had this kind of "shared universe". I just read 1-4 for the first time. As a story, it is interesting but in context of a shared universe with a pre-established character...I'v...
by Zaphod
Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:54:25 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #18 Discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 5362

Re: Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #18 Discussion

The most interesting part of the story was the flashback. That is kinda sad. The story telling feels more like later Valiant than Pre-Unity Valiant. No character development, inadequate build-up. Oreck actually summed up my feeling about the title succinctly. It is simply a meat grinder. Sadly the p...
by Zaphod
Sat Jan 04, 2014 12:52:31 am
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Your top 10 favorite comics right now?
Replies: 37
Views: 2980

Re: Your top 10 favorite comics right now?

1. New Avengers
2. All New X-Men
3. X-O Manowar
4. Harbinger (would have been much higher if not for latest arc)
5. Avengers Arena
6. Superior Spider-Man
7. Uncanny X-Men
8. Hawkeye
9. Fantastic Four
10. Uncanny Avengers
by Zaphod
Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:18:30 am
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Marvel - Inhumanity
Replies: 1
Views: 399

Re: Marvel - Inhumanity

Inhumanity seems to be more of an old school cross-over. Inhumanity isn't an event, it's a series and the tie-ins that I have read have more to do with stories taking place in the aftermath of the fall of Attilan but are still specific to the characters in those books.
by Zaphod
Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:09:05 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Your greatest comic book disappointments
Replies: 142
Views: 8328

Re: Your greatest comic book disappointments

Wolverine, Fantastic Four, and Ms. Marvel are all getting new numbers 1s in February 2014. Those are all titles that had Marvel Now number 1s. That's absolutely absurd. Agreed. I think they may be killing the Carol Danvers Captain Marvel though, as this Ms. Marvel is a new character. I think they a...
by Zaphod
Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:04:37 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: What comics are you reading now?
Replies: 9172
Views: 401342

Re: What comics are you reading now?

I rarely enjoy endings for a variety of reasons but ultimately I really liked Avengers Arena. I am looking forward to Avengers Undercover. I never expected to enjoy the series, the premise felt sensational but Hopeless did a really great job offering believable characters and jarring drama.
by Zaphod
Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:34:53 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Ininity - Marvel.... anyone ?
Replies: 35
Views: 2477

Re: Ininity - Marvel.... anyone ?

I've missed a few issues and I'm waiting to get them before re-reading through the whole thing. What I've seen so far has been good though. I'm wondering now if the fall of Atillan is what is being referenced in the begining of Issue #1 of Avengers when it was looking back from the future with the ...
by Zaphod
Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:38:01 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Uncanny Avengers #14
Replies: 2
Views: 588

Re: Uncanny Avengers #14

lorddunlow wrote:
Zaphod wrote:
Over-all, I have been slowly getting into this book. It has been slowly becoming a fun ride, even though it annoys me that Wolverine, Captain America and Thor are in 47 Avengers titles, one less than Iron Man.
Don't forget his stint with the GotG.
...precisely!
by Zaphod
Wed Nov 27, 2013 7:10:02 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Uncanny Avengers #14
Replies: 2
Views: 588

Uncanny Avengers #14

I didn't enjoy this title when it first started, I anticipated it but felt it fell kind of flat. In this issue we get a couple (1-2 or 3?) deaths and I'm wondering... 1. so how long until these are reversed. 2. What is the point? It has been speculated that we were going to be getting the deaths of ...
by Zaphod
Wed Nov 27, 2013 6:01:12 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Ininity - Marvel.... anyone ?
Replies: 35
Views: 2477

Re: Ininity - Marvel.... anyone ?

lorddunlow wrote:It wraps up today. I'm very excited!
yeah, that is what my "hmmmmmm" is referencing. It seems like a rushed ending, rushed art (though still good, Cheung's art is very BWS-esque.

Not one major death in this "war" will hurt this story in the long run, imo.
by Zaphod
Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:49:47 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Ininity - Marvel.... anyone ?
Replies: 35
Views: 2477

Re: Ininity - Marvel.... anyone ?

hmmmmmm
by Zaphod
Tue Nov 26, 2013 1:30:52 am
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Thoughts on AMC Adapting Preacher Series
Replies: 16
Views: 913

Re: Thoughts on AMC Adapting Preacher Series

AMC did just fine with Breaking Bad. It is going to be a hard hard sell though.
by Zaphod
Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:54:44 am
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: Ininity - Marvel.... anyone ?
Replies: 35
Views: 2477

Re: Ininity - Marvel.... anyone ?

I am enjoying the cross-over. I am curious to see how it ends as it really has about 3 different stories all threading together. The story I am the most interested in would be having to do with the Builders wanting to destroy all of the Earths. It seems to me this is the initial salvo in that larger...
by Zaphod
Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:23:37 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Bloodshot & H.A.R.D. Corps #14 Discussion
Replies: 101
Views: 25633

Re: Bloodshot & H.A.R.D. Corps #14 Discussion

I liked Hammerhead, but could live without him. Shakespeare is a character I am going to miss.
by Zaphod
Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:35:55 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Harbinger #15 Discussion
Replies: 173
Views: 22707

Re: Harbinger #15 Discussion

Blood of Heroes wrote:
Elveen wrote:
(I'll save my reflections for OTV)
What? Are you too good for the board now? Not everyone listens to your dinky, biased little podcast. :roll:
fixed
<trollface>
by Zaphod
Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:01:04 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: XO Manowar #16 Discussion
Replies: 45
Views: 8653

Re: XO Manowar #16 Discussion

So once again, a very solid issue from X-O Manowar. However, once again, not any better or worse than the last issue. X-O just isn't improving like I see all of the other titles doing. As such, I keep having less and less interest. It's sad that EW was the best part of this, and Ninjak was the best...
by Zaphod
Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:56:17 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: XO Manowar #16 Discussion
Replies: 45
Views: 8653

Re: XO Manowar #16 Discussion

This was a nice read. Good insight into their personalities. Aric continues to behave as a Visigoth version of Torque. I love the lesson he got when he trampled the crown, and despite his unwillingness to listen to Gilad, he does at least question what he has done when talking with his new woman. (...
by Zaphod
Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:00:05 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Shadowman #9 Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 8946

Re: Shadowman #9 Discussion

Ok, Had to wait a week and a half for this one and its good I didn't get all worked up about it because this issue was, you know well it kind of sucked. I always try to cover my *SQUEE* when giving a "low" opinion of an issue because its pretty much most comics would get at least a middli...
by Zaphod
Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:40:52 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Harbinger #15 Discussion
Replies: 173
Views: 22707

Re: Harbinger #15 Discussion

From Josh's FB page: ME: Hey Warren, people seem way more worked up/blown away/upset/*SQUEE* off by the end of Harbinger 15 than I thought they'd be. Warren: Yeah! Isn't it great! People love it, Bro. ME: Yeah... I guess... Warren: Yeah! ME: Uhm... maybe I made the wrong decision. Maybe we shouldn'...