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Lord_Hambrose posted:The worst thing Bendis has done at DC is making sure Super Sons can never happen again. The first run especially made me love Jon as a character, he really sold that he is just a normal kid. I thought he got aged up because Bendis wanted to use Connor but couldn't, but then he did that too so... He got aged up so his parents could send him to future boarding school with the Legion, so Clark and Lois can have quippy adventures without being saddled with a ten year old.
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Harold Fjord posted:A town where everyone is secretly a big city hero/villain could be pretty fun for a while. Batmans and jokers galore! Top Ten but secret?
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I mean, you could always bring back Chris Kent if you want another Super-Son, but I don't know if he even exists in the current continuity.
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Yvonmukluk posted:I mean, you could always bring back Chris Kent if you want another Super-Son, but I don't know if he even exists in the current continuity. I think he exists and is with the Zods? Not 100% sure though.
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Harold Fjord posted:A town where everyone is secretly a big city hero/villain could be pretty fun for a while. Batmans and jokers galore! In addition to the other comparisons people made, I couldn't help but think of Avengers Standoff.
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Sep 4, 2020 00:01
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I don’t even read DC anymore, I just lurk this thread to get a chuckle out of whatever ridiculous poo poo they’re doing next. Are there multiple Harley Quinns yet?
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nemesis_hub posted:I don’t even read DC anymore, I just lurk this thread to get a chuckle out of whatever ridiculous poo poo they’re doing next. Are there multiple Harley Quinns yet? I believe White Knight and Injustice have both done this.
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Rhyno posted:I believe White Knight and Injustice have both done this. Actually, only White Knight has done this- Injustice just did a regular old bog standard "alternate dimension that's basically us before we turned evil" variety in the comics ...It's good to be precise about these kinds of things. KaosMachina fucked around with this message at 10:30 on Sep 4, 2020 |
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Sep 4, 2020 10:21
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Rhyno posted:I believe White Knight and Injustice have both done this. I really liked this in White Knight. It does a lot to reconsile the Suicide Squad Harley Quinn and the one from her solo comedy series.
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Sep 4, 2020 17:07
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why is it so hard to find a list of DC Comics in order of publication? I've decided just to begin reading Batfamily stuff post-Rebirth so I thought I'd try to find a list of comics in the order they were published and prune it to the books I'm interested in and basically everything I've found is someone else's bespoke list of trying to introduce people to DC Comics in general
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Sep 4, 2020 18:27
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Lord_Hambrose posted:I really liked this in White Knight. It does a lot to reconsile the Suicide Squad Harley Quinn and the one from her solo comedy series. The real way to reconcile this is that her solo series isn't in continuity.
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Sep 5, 2020 05:48
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Vince MechMahon posted:The real way to reconcile this is that her solo series isn't in continuity. It's not even a reconcilliation. It's explicitly stated or understood that it isn't canon, I believe.
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Sep 5, 2020 06:29
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I'm reading the JLI Omnibus (Volume 1) and skipped ahead to one of my favourite JLE issues from when I was a kid. The JLE and Injustice League end up in the same night school French class. Anyway, its about as absurd as you can imagine, but still so stupidly funny. Does anyone write stuff like that anymore? I like my grim dark DC comics (though this whole Metal thing isn't really my cup of tea) but is there a market for truly funny superhero comics anymore? Any recommendations?
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Sep 5, 2020 06:41
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Mandibular Fiasco posted:I'm reading the JLI Omnibus (Volume 1) and skipped ahead to one of my favourite JLE issues from when I was a kid. The JLE and Injustice League end up in the same night school French class. Anyway, its about as absurd as you can imagine, but still so stupidly funny. Hero Squared from Boom was pretty funny but it's been like 10 years since that ended. I'm out of touch on "funny" comics these days.
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Sep 5, 2020 08:16
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Mandibular Fiasco posted:I'm reading the JLI Omnibus (Volume 1) and skipped ahead to one of my favourite JLE issues from when I was a kid. The JLE and Injustice League end up in the same night school French class. Anyway, its about as absurd as you can imagine, but still so stupidly funny. It's kind of a stretch to call it a superhero comic, but Sex Criminals is very, very funny. Not in that same way though. It's also less common to see comedy issues show up in otherwise "serious" books, but there's some good comedy stuff from the big 2 as well. Amanda Conner's run on Harley Quinn was pretty good. Squirrel Girl over at Marvel was great.
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Sep 5, 2020 08:36
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She-Hulk's TPBs (2, I think) covering his lawyering was good stuff.
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Xelkelvos posted:It's not even a reconcilliation. It's explicitly stated or understood that it isn't canon, I believe. This is exactly why DC such a joyless mess most of the time.
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Sep 5, 2020 13:26
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Humor? In superhero books these days?! Russell & Byrne's Wonder Twins and Humphries's Dial H For Hero are two recent lighthearted romps. Dial's biggest strength comes from Quinones's excellent riffing on different comic styles. Batman Universe has a fair amount of humor and errs toward Good Bendis, plus Derington kills it on art. Fraction & Lieber's Jimmy Olsen series is a drat laugh riot, do not skip it, it deserves so much more love. Over at Marvel, seconding the Soule She-Hulk run, it's great. Same goes for Zdarsky's Howard The Duck, which has plenty of super cameos. Spencer & Lieber's Superior Foes of Spider-Man holds up great, too. Kibblesmith & Ortiz's Black Panther vs Deadpool had enough zingers that I thought it was cute. Valiant's got super-comedy in spades. Van Lente/Henry Archer & Armstrong and Asmus/Fowler Quantum & Woody, recommendable in and of themselves, collide in The Delinquents, a fantastic humor crossover. Your mileage may vary in their respective follow-up series, which I thought were good to the characters but not necessarily as funny. Ivar, Timewalker from Van Lente & Henry is an excellent Doctor Who riff with plenty of humor and Valiant heroes popping in.
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Sep 5, 2020 16:17
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Oh DC has definitely improved a ton since New 52, thanks to Geoff Johns spearheading the very good Rebirth relaunch. Books definitely had a ton more fun from that point, but as his influence waned all the fun started crumbling away. Mark Russell is probably one of my favorite modern writers, and Flintstones, Snagglepuss, and Wonder Twins are three of my favorite books in years. Jimmy Olsen is another good recent book that was allowed to be really funny. But I think that era is over at DC. I think the time for weird little books about non Justice League characters is just done. It is a big part of why I have always been more of a Marvel guy. They almost always have fun in their books, and definitely have way more books that are overtly comedy based.
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Okay but stick with The Terrifics while it's still here. Same goes for any Tom Taylor written stuff, he manages to take the most dour, cynical premises and infuse them with heart and humor. DCeased: Unkillables and At World's End can get downright wholesome in the face of a zombie apocalypse.
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grieving for Gandalf posted:why is it so hard to find a list of DC Comics in order of publication? I've decided just to begin reading Batfamily stuff post-Rebirth so I thought I'd try to find a list of comics in the order they were published and prune it to the books I'm interested in and basically everything I've found is someone else's bespoke list of trying to introduce people to DC Comics in general https://www.comicbookherald.com/reading-dc-comics/batman-reading-order/amp/ Is ok. I've used a list if when books started publishing then I read a single issue corresponding to whatever month I am on.
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Looks like Batman: Black and White is making a come back in December and it already has a murder's row of creators. I remember loving the original Black and White stories with some really great artwork, so I am down for more. Line up is Paul Dini & Andy Kubert Tim Seeley & Kelley Jones Emma Rios John Arcudi & James Harren Gabriel Hardman & Corinna Bechko JH Williams III Tom King & Mitch Gerads (of course) G. Willow Wilson & Greg Smallwood Sophie Campbell David Aja Dustin Weaver Bilquis Evely Joshua Williamson & Riley Rossmo James Tynion IV & Tradd Moore Lee Weeks Chip Zdarsky & Nick Bradshaw And many more!
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Sep 10, 2020 00:41
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Superboy Prime is back baby
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Everything is Thawne's fault. Everything.
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Two Tone Shoes posted:Everything is Thawne's fault. Getting the whole Flash Family back is really cool, but Thawne being responsible for so much seems extra dumb as a trade-off.
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Sep 10, 2020 04:24
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The idea of Reverse-Flash using some sort of extra-dimensional whisper influence ability seems like it'd be an interesting concept to attempt...once, very sparingly, as some sort of extraordinarily unique twist. The idea that he's going around having everyone make bad decisions every week and like encouraging them to, Idunno, forget to take out the trash and stuff is...it's a lot.
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Has JH Williams done any other work for DC since Sandman Overture and the Batwoman fiasco? His bio on DC’s site still says he’s currently on that book 
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Xelkelvos posted:Getting the whole Flash Family back is really cool, but Thawne being responsible for so much seems extra dumb as a trade-off. If this is what it takes for Wally to be treated better by creators going forward, I'll take it.
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mrchoupon posted:Has JH Williams done any other work for DC since Sandman Overture and the Batwoman fiasco? His bio on DC’s site still says he’s currently on that book I think he just does fine art stuff now. Guys like him could just do infinite commission work if they felt like it anyway.
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BrianWilly posted:
While the ability is a bit out of nowhere. Honestly doing poo poo like this is very in character for Thawne who is a super petty asshoel .
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Sep 11, 2020 03:06
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IT WAS ME BARRY! ALL OF IT! ME!
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I saw that Superman was trending on Twitter. I have no idea why, but I saw this tweet and I couldn't help but find it funny. https://twitter.com/GreatKungLao/status/1304425129057935360?s=19
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Sep 11, 2020 19:23
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Bendis run ending December.
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Sep 11, 2020 19:45
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Bendis has got to be going back to Marvel, right?
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Codependent Poster posted:Bendis has got to be going back to Marvel, right? DON'T YOU PUT THAT EVIL ON THEM.
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I'm just hoping it's part of Mark Waid's rumored move back to DC. Maybe he'll bring Morrison with him onto the Superman books, and they can do Superman 2000 sans Mark Millar, and twenty one years late.
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Codependent Poster posted:Bendis has got to be going back to Marvel, right? I wonder where he'll insert himself. At least I don't think he'll get to make the X-Men worse.
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Dawgstar posted:I wonder where he'll insert himself. At least I don't think he'll get to make the X-Men worse. Just immediately bring back the young version of the original five.
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Lord_Hambrose posted:Just immediately bring back the young version of the original five. I'd actually be fine with that. The O5 X-Men were one of those Superior Spider-Man ideas where it was crap in its own book but other writers made them good in guest appearances or spinoff books.
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Lord_Hambrose posted:Just immediately bring back the young version of the original five. Cyclops beats Beast at a game of cards, and Hank has to unravel reality to show Scott how far gone he truly is.
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