What comics are you reading now?

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:09 pm

superman-prime wrote:Transformers Starscreams return is great stuff
just finished it.

I highly recommend the main line Infiltration, Stormbringer, Escalation, Devastation, Spotlight, and Megatron Origin TPBs all of them are great.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:25 pm

I picked up megaron and devistation

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:49 pm

Drift wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
Eternalwarrior68 wrote:Isn't anyone reading X-force? this book just got really freakin sweet! Issue #4 ends with the return of one of the coolest hero/villians ever!!
All the changing the teams around ??????? I dunno

Hero/ villain? Gambit?
He said hero/villain was cool so I'm gonna guess no.

End of issue 4 warren turns back into the Archangel! It involves Apocalypse and Wolfsbane tears off angels wings, it is worth the read.
http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/lib ... ge_big.jpg

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:58 am

Heath wrote:
ncameron wrote:Spiderman (one more day was not good, brand new day has made it worth it)
That has really frustrated me more than any other book. I got the first couple of months worth of Brand New Day, and yeah, the writing was top notch. It did indeed get back to what made Spider-Man so great in the 70s. But THAT is the problem. This isn't the 70s. We've moved on. I've moved on as a reader, Spider-Man & Peter Parker have moved on as characters, and Marvel has moved on as a universe. If they want to tell new stories from that era, then do so. But you can't reverse time. Why try to go backward with the character and put him back in situations he's already been in? What's so hard about moving forward? Why futz up the continuity? That was totally unnecessary. Spider-Man can be fun and entertaining and the writing can be great without screwing up the continuity and invalidating my personal investment in the character. If you don't want Peter and Mary Jane to be married, then deal with it in present. Do something compelling instead of just making it go away and say you don't have to explain it because it's magic.

Regardless of how good the writing is, Peter no longer married, acting like a teenager again and living with his feeble old aunt, Harry being alive (heck, why not Gwen too??), money problems, friend problems, and such set in modern Marvel continuity just doesn't feel right.

It really pained me, but I dropped ASM because this bothered me so much. To me, this whole thing is even worse than the clone saga (as a concept). When the proper continuity is restored, I will start buying it again.

Yeh but hasnt that been Quesada's M.O. for some time now hasnt it

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:01 am

Eternalwarrior68 wrote:
Drift wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
Eternalwarrior68 wrote:Isn't anyone reading X-force? this book just got really freakin sweet! Issue #4 ends with the return of one of the coolest hero/villians ever!!
All the changing the teams around ??????? I dunno

Hero/ villain? Gambit?
He said hero/villain was cool so I'm gonna guess no.
End of issue 4 warren turns back into the Archangel! It involves Apocalypse and Wolfsbane tears off angels wings, it is worth the read.
http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/lib ... ge_big.jpg

First off Gambit IS cool. WAY cool. He's got an accent, a trenchcoat, and he throws super-charged playing cards. That kinda sh*t NEVER goes outta style.

I had actually heard about Archangel's return. Not really enough to get me reading it. The cover to #4 in the link also looks like the cover to a video game..

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:08 pm

I might have to pick up a x book OMG

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:24 pm

the series started out slow but its really amping up now. Granted I think this would make for an excellent trade but it is a fun and bloody read. It is definitely worth taking a look at.

IMO

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:35 pm

I love the conversation Logan had with the others before their first mission as X-Force.

something to the effect of...

"If you do this, you're not going to be one of them anymore. You might wear the uniform and stand next to Iceman and Beast, but you won't be one of them anymore".

Heavy stuff.

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:46 pm

yeah its pretty cool. Thunderbird is a kick a$$ character, im glad they are using him in this book. His ruthlessness in uncanny x-men carries over nicely in this title.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:26 pm

So whats the premise? X-force is a rogue x-team now?

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:27 pm

Eternalwarrior68 wrote:the series started out slow but its really amping up now. Granted I think this would make for an excellent trade but it is a fun and bloody read. It is definitely worth taking a look at. IMO

Always glad to see someone enjoying the x-books, i used to love them. Cant understand why they cant get Jim Lee back on them

nutflush76 · Post by **nutflush76** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:31 pm

cobra_commander wrote:
Eternalwarrior68 wrote:the series started out slow but its really amping up now. Granted I think this would make for an excellent trade but it is a fun and bloody read. It is definitely worth taking a look at. IMO

Always glad to see someone enjoying the x-books, i used to love them. Cant understand why they cant get Jim Lee back on them

Because Jim Lee's company is part of DC now.

Good luck getting him to do much of anything Marvel anytime soon.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:38 pm

nutflush76 wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
Eternalwarrior68 wrote:the series started out slow but its really amping up now. Granted I think this would make for an excellent trade but it is a fun and bloody read. It is definitely worth taking a look at. IMO

Always glad to see someone enjoying the x-books, i used to love them. Cant understand why they cant get Jim Lee back on them
Because Jim Lee's company is part of DC now.

Good luck getting him to do much of anything Marvel anytime soon.

F*ck that what a stupid comment on my part how did I overlook that?!

Oh yeah, because Wildstorm barely puts out any books and most of them are usually late

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:17 am

cobra_commander wrote:

So whats the premise? X-force is a rogue x-team now?

No, they're sanctioned by Cyclops. They're just a covert, black ops team that does the dirty work the regular X-Men don't want to do (like assassinations, eating babies, etc...)

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:22 am

Tim wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:

So whats the premise? X-force is a rogue x-team now?
No, they're sanctioned by Cyclops. They're just a covert, black ops team that does the dirty work the regular X-Men don't want to do (like assassinations, eating babies, etc...)

funny thing is, I never would have guessed that Cyclops would have the gonads to sanction a hit. But I guess if you can sleep with one of your long time enemies, morals dont come into play any more

lol

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:24 am

Tim wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:

So whats the premise? X-force is a rogue x-team now?
No, they're sanctioned by Cyclops. They're just a covert, black ops team that does the dirty work the regular X-Men don't want to do (like assassinations, eating babies, etc...)

Sounds...different. Sounds dark..

nutflush76 · Post by **nutflush76** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:08 pm

Eternalwarrior68 wrote:
Tim wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:

So whats the premise? X-force is a rogue x-team now?
No, they're sanctioned by Cyclops. They're just a covert, black ops team that does the dirty work the regular X-Men don't want to do (like assassinations, eating babies, etc...)
funny thing is, I never would have guessed that Cyclops would have the gonads to sanction a hit. But I guess if you can sleep with one of your long time enemies, morals dont come into play any more lol

Anybody think that they are gonna reveal Cyclops to be a skrull?

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:43 pm

GROO!

I'm running out, frankly.

I've read all 8 PC issues, the Eclipse issue, all 120 Epic issues, all 12 Image issues, about about 6 of the DH issues.

Sigh.

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:05 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:One book that is intriguing (I get a stack from the magazine lady - and a lot of it is MARVEL here for some attack against taste reason) is Guardians of the Galaxy. Rocket Raccoon is easily one of the most entertaining characters in the Marvel U.

Continues the tradition of solid Marvel books that aren't subject to the main stage.

The Marvel cosmic stuff has been really great recently.

I started reading the cosmic stuff with Annihilation Conquest Prologue and have loved it all since.

Guardians is a superb book and has some really funny bits.

Rocket is entertaining but Groot (remember him anyone?) is much better.

Memorable quote from Groot: "I am Groot"

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:19 pm

Drift wrote:
Jay Tomio wrote:One book that is intriguing (I get a stack from the magazine lady - and a lot of it is MARVEL here for some attack against taste reason) is Guardians of the Galaxy. Rocket Raccoon is easily one of the most entertaining characters in the Marvel U.

Continues the tradition of solid Marvel books that aren't subject to the main stage.
The Marvel cosmic stuff has been really great recently.

I started reading the cosmic stuff with Annihilation Conquest Prologue and have loved it all since.

Guardians is a superb book and has some really funny bits.

Rocket is entertaining but Groot (remember him anyone?) is much better.

Memorable quote from Groot: "I am Groot"

Yeah, I'm really digging this book too. Rocket is great

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:43 pm

nutflush76 wrote:
Eternalwarrior68 wrote:
Tim wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:

So whats the premise? X-force is a rogue x-team now?
No, they're sanctioned by Cyclops. They're just a covert, black ops team that does the dirty work the regular X-Men don't want to do (like assassinations, eating babies, etc...)
funny thing is, I never would have guessed that Cyclops would have the gonads to sanction a hit. But I guess if you can sleep with one of your long time enemies, morals dont come into play any more lol
Anybody think that they are gonna reveal Cyclops to be a skrull?

It would explain alot!

I think he is one.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:41 am

Eternalwarrior68 wrote:
nutflush76 wrote:
Eternalwarrior68 wrote:
Tim wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:

So whats the premise? X-force is a rogue x-team now?
No, they're sanctioned by Cyclops. They're just a covert, black ops team that does the dirty work the regular X-Men don't want to do (like assassinations, eating babies, etc...)
funny thing is, I never would have guessed that Cyclops would have the gonads to sanction a hit. But I guess if you can sleep with one of your long time enemies, morals dont come into play any more lol
Anybody think that they are gonna reveal Cyclops to be a skrull?
It would explain alot! I think he is one.

I really hope he ISN'T a skrull, just because of all the changes that he has gone through lately. His character has changed a lot in the last few years, and I think it would be too easy to make him a skrull.

It would kinda be like making Tony Stark a skrull. It would be too easy, and too harmful towards the existing stories.

I hope I don't end up eating my words..

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:44 am

Read a couple things last weekend -

The first She-Hulk Trade from Dan Slott's first mini series a few years back. The first half of it was awesome, the second half was just OK. I started picking up She-Hulk when Peter David took over, but I am going back to read the earlier stuff. I loved the artist on the first few issues too. It went really well with Dan Slott's writing.

I got around to reading the 4th Runaways trade, and it was alright. Not as good as the first three, with the big long storyline. BUT... it had DARKHAWK in it, so that makes it AWESOME.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:46 am

Dr. Solar wrote:
Eternalwarrior68 wrote:
nutflush76 wrote:
Eternalwarrior68 wrote:
Tim wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:

So whats the premise? X-force is a rogue x-team now?
No, they're sanctioned by Cyclops. They're just a covert, black ops team that does the dirty work the regular X-Men don't want to do (like assassinations, eating babies, etc...)
funny thing is, I never would have guessed that Cyclops would have the gonads to sanction a hit. But I guess if you can sleep with one of your long time enemies, morals dont come into play any more lol
Anybody think that they are gonna reveal Cyclops to be a skrull?
It would explain alot! I think he is one.
I really hope he ISN'T a skrull, just because of all the changes that he has gone through lately. His character has changed a lot in the last few years, and I think it would be too easy to make him a skrull.

It would kinda be like making Tony Stark a skrull. It would be too easy, and too harmful towards the existing stories.

I hope I don't end up eating my words..

*possible spoiler*

Isnt Stark revealed to be a skrull in secret invasion 2?

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:13 am

I am continuing my read through Shadowman VH2.

Is not really as bad as so many here have said. It is very, very different from VH1 Sahdowman, but not really that bad.

It is better then the X-O junk at the end, and hard Corps, and any issue of Psi-lords that I have read.

ALOT of voodoo and voodoo type words. But not bad.

I think I am at #11 or #12. So I am looking forward to the end, as it has been said it is better than the begining.