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Trast posted:I liked how Clark and Lois's daughter turned out artwise and character wise. Is that based on a previous character or just something Taylor came up with? To me she comes off as a cross between Lara from Dark Knight Strikes Again and Cir-El, the brief Supergirl who was supposed to be the daughter of Clark and Lois.
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Hate-O-Tron posted:I kinda doubt it's Black Mercy, since it came from Constantine, right? And it's something that even Spectre can't undo. Maybe he got Morpheus/Dream to do him a solid? That was my thinking too, especially since Sandman was the first time I saw Constantine. But it does fit Black Mercy perfectly and the titel of the last two comics are a direct reference to the previous story it was used in.
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Jan 1, 2015 21:52
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Unless Taylor left a lot of notes, I doubt we're gonna find out.
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Jan 1, 2015 22:50
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Lurdiak posted:Unless Taylor left a lot of notes, I doubt we're gonna find out. If he didn't, is there some reason the new guy couldn't drop him an email and go "hey what'd you have in mind for what that powder was"? Not rhetorical, are there actual contract reasons that couldn't happen or something? Because I honestly can't think why someone wouldn't do that if they're picking up in the middle of someone else's plot threads; it'd just make the transition easier, I'd think.
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Jan 1, 2015 23:39
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I'll be sticking with Injustice for a while unless it gets really bad, but "I don't know, Ares did it, I guess" isn't filling me with too much hope.
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Jan 13, 2015 23:49
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Yeah it's incredibly lazy writing, which isn't really what we've gotten so far. Not like it worked on Diana when she was out.
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Jan 14, 2015 05:46
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Ick, that art this week. While not awful was pretty bad in some places, and the writing was uh.. not that great. Although Constantine saying we got cunning falling out our rear end was pretty funny.
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Jan 14, 2015 06:58
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Gavok posted:I'll be sticking with Injustice for a while unless it gets really bad, but "I don't know, Ares did it, I guess" isn't filling me with too much hope. "A wizard did it" but for the side without the wizards.
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Jan 14, 2015 17:02
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Gavok posted:I'll be sticking with Injustice for a while unless it gets really bad, but "I don't know, Ares did it, I guess" isn't filling me with too much hope. This issue felt too much like deck clearing, which makes me leery with where they are going next. I think I am done with it.
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Jan 15, 2015 02:27
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I hate all of you for convincing me to start reading injustice, and when I finally catch-up it turns to poo poo.
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Jan 15, 2015 09:57
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I don't even know why they kept the series going after Taylor said he was leaving. He's the ONLY reason we got to year 3 instead of just having a 6 issue mini series.
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Jan 15, 2015 10:02
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Lurdiak posted:I don't even know why they kept the series going after Taylor said he was leaving. He's the ONLY reason we got to year 3 instead of just having a 6 issue mini series. They'll ride the sales until it really crashes most likely.
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Jan 15, 2015 22:35
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The new issue was fine until I realized that the writer completely forgot that Spectre was there. Seriously, he's there in the cliffhanger of the previous issue and there's no sign of him this time around. That's kind of a big deal in a big fight scene.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:40
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Gavok posted:The new issue was fine until I realized that the writer completely forgot that Spectre was there. Seriously, he's there in the cliffhanger of the previous issue and there's no sign of him this time around. That's kind of a big deal in a big fight scene. That was explained on the previous issue, Spectre can't get into the Tower of Fate. He can only transport Superman (and his team) to it. Solid issue, was the guy on Arkham Jason Blood?
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Jan 20, 2015 21:09
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:That was explained on the previous issue, Spectre can't get into the Tower of Fate. He can only transport Superman (and his team) to it. Ah, my bad. I imagine the guy in Arkham was Jim Corrigan, making it more and more likely that Spectre is the Joker.
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Jan 20, 2015 21:43
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If it really is Joker I'm going to be rather annoyed at the laziness. Why is Harley taking another super pill? Or is this all taking place before the annual? Also I don't get why WW and Superman got so mad at Sinestro for attacking someone the wrong way.
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Jan 21, 2015 02:37
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Cassa posted:If it really is Joker I'm going to be rather annoyed at the laziness. Pill's effects are temporary. They need to be consumed regularly. As for the other thing, Superman's side isn't the most logical around.
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Jan 21, 2015 03:10
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WW got knocked out and missed a good bit of the horrible poo poo superman got up to (beating up the green lanterns, lasering Canary,, etc.), and she's still an honorable warrior lady, so it's not too much of a stretch for her to be against Sinestro's underhanded poo poo.
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Jan 21, 2015 05:34
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Also, Superman said they were there to get their people back. Just because he has a blood feud with Bruce doesn't mean he wants everyone splattered against the walls; even by the time of the game he's still running his regime as a police state, not an extermination engine against the undesirables (well, for a while).
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Jan 21, 2015 11:33
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There's something from the game that kind of confused me and I was wondering if it is covered in the comics. Maybe I'm just looking at things wrong. We have two worlds, A and B. World A is the one we all know and love - Superman's not a murdering dick, everyone is alive and well as normal, this is baseline DC comics. The heroes are heroes and the villains are villains. World B is the screwed up one, but it was split off from World A when Superman killed Lois by accident and then killed Joker out of revenge The comics cover (so far) the 5 years or so where Superman builds up his powerbase, goes crazy and starts his bid for world domination/control. He either recruits or kills anyone who would stand in his way. In the game, which takes place at the end of those 5 years, Heroes from World A come in and stop Superman and friends in world B. But then there's Lex Luthor. In World B, he's Superman's Pal (sorry Jimmy). Or at least pretending to be. In reality, he's working with Batman to try and take Superman down, and he's close enough to him to get important information. So, was Lex always cool with Superman in World B? Or did Superman buy into his own hype so hard that he genuinely believes that Lex is now his best friend since mean old Batman didn't want him to kill everyone who looked at him cross-eyed? If the latter, that seems like a really stupid move on Supe's part, to have one of his biggest enemies right next to him all the time.
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Jan 21, 2015 17:00
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CzarChasm posted:So, was Lex always cool with Superman in World B? Or did Superman buy into his own hype so hard that he genuinely believes that Lex is now his best friend since mean old Batman didn't want him to kill everyone who looked at him cross-eyed? If the latter, that seems like a really stupid move on Supe's part, to have one of his biggest enemies right next to him all the time. Superman finds Lex as the only survivor of the Metropolis disaster and that basically seems to be the bedrock of their friendship.
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Jan 21, 2015 17:02
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CzarChasm posted:There's something from the game that kind of confused me and I was wondering if it is covered in the comics. Maybe I'm just looking at things wrong. Uh, the bit about Lex has been an ongoing plot on the comic since the beginning. After Lex survived the explosion and was found by Superman he sworn to help him rebuild the work, thus gaining Superman's trust over the years.
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Jan 21, 2015 17:04
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They don't show it, but it feels implied that Superman and Lex were friends before Metropolis blew up in the Injustice universe.
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Jan 21, 2015 18:10
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Skwirl posted:They don't show it, but it feels implied that Superman and Lex were friends before Metropolis blew up in the Injustice universe. The game definitely implies that Lex and Superman have always been friends in the Injustice universe, and Lex ended up secretly turning against him when he went power-mad because he disagreed with that. But because he's Lex Luthor he's real good at keeping it secret. But I don't know if the comic backs that up.
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Jan 21, 2015 18:12
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Kelp Plankton posted:The game definitely implies that Lex and Superman have always been friends in the Injustice universe, and Lex ended up secretly turning against him when he went power-mad because he disagreed with that. But because he's Lex Luthor he's real good at keeping it secret. That seems to be the case in the comic too.
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Jan 21, 2015 18:22
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Yeah, in the comic, Luthor outright tells the Justice League that for years he's known all of their secret identities and has been secretly protecting them and their loved ones. He's totally cool with Superman's plans until a conversation with the Kents make him question it. In other news, I wrote an article on the top 25 moments from Tom Taylor's run on Injustice.
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Jan 21, 2015 19:07
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This is a hard issue to judge, because we've got just a big beat em up. I did like that they depowered Superman from the yellow ring and it makes sense Wonderwoman would not be okay with that. Imma go completely out on a limb and say that the guy in the Asylum is Psycho Pirate? I believe his name is and not Jim Corrigan, he's the one I believe who sees the other worlds and the DC Multiverse.
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Jan 21, 2015 19:30
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Something that's kind of missing from this issue and the last is that Regime Wonder Woman was always kind of more warlike and aggressive then the "normal" WW.
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Jan 21, 2015 21:56
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Does Kingdom Come count for this thread? Because I read that for the first time last week and it was fantastic. There's a lot of familiar elements, like Superman taking it too far, Batman opposing him, etc, but the art really set it apart. That's one gorgeous comic. I also loved that take on the Flash. He's never shown clearly in any panel. He's always a blur, as if he's completely unable to stay still, or doing ten other things at once.
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ConfusedUs posted:Does Kingdom Come count for this thread? I know it seems that way sometimes, but we don't just talk about Injustice here. I have to agree with you about Kingdom Come, though I do find the idea of Silver Age heroes being bastions of morality kind of perplexing considering the existence of Super Dickery. On the other hand I got into comics way after the Dark Age so I guess I'm missing some context. Also it's interesting how shocked Superman is at Wonder Woman wielding a sword considering how martial a character she's become.
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Mind Loving Owl posted:I know it seems that way sometimes, but we don't just talk about Injustice here. I have to agree with you about Kingdom Come, though I do find the idea of Silver Age heroes being bastions of morality kind of perplexing considering the existence of Super Dickery. There is a reason for this, and this is it: Mark Waid wrote it.
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Jan 22, 2015 10:46
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Mind Loving Owl posted:I know it seems that way sometimes, but we don't just talk about Injustice here. I have to agree with you about Kingdom Come, though I do find the idea of Silver Age heroes being bastions of morality kind of perplexing considering the existence of Super Dickery. On the other hand I got into comics way after the Dark Age so I guess I'm missing some context. Also it's interesting how shocked Superman is at Wonder Woman wielding a sword considering how martial a character she's become. It takes place post-Crisis and it's a commentary on the 90s grimdarkening.
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ConfusedUs posted:Does Kingdom Come count for this thread? I found there was a lot of familiar elements in Kingdom Come (and in DKR) simply because they were so influential. A lot of those new elements found enough traction to be pulled back into the mainstream DCU.
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK I SO DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING Spectre is Mxyzptxl 
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Jan 27, 2015 19:00
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Wow. That went peak stupid pretty quickly. RIP.
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Jan 27, 2015 19:07
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FilthyImp posted:Wow. That went peak stupid pretty quickly. How so? I thought it was an excellent twist.
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Jan 27, 2015 19:12
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Because it came across as a twist for the sake of a twist. A lot of signs pointed to Joker and then suddenly it's the 5th dimensional imp because reasons.
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Cassa posted:Because it came across as a twist for the sake of a twist. A lot of signs pointed to Joker and then suddenly it's the 5th dimensional imp because reasons. I mean, we're gonna get a better explanation on the next issue but the fakeout is actually pretty clever (being the Joker would've actually stupid since it would have a lot of plot holes and kind of go against the Joker characterization), plus the whole thing is in character for Mxy and within his stablished powers.
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Jan 28, 2015 01:49
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Considering we just got an entire few issues dedicated to For the Man Who Has Everything, I'm pretty sure the reveal and plotline is an homage to this: Twist for the sake of a twist, am I right? While I'm interested in seeing the explanation, I dig the reveal. It's the rare mix of not seeing it coming, yet making enough sense that I feel like I should have.
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Gavok posted:While I'm interested in seeing the explanation, I dig the reveal. It's the rare mix of not seeing it coming, yet making enough sense that I feel like I should have. Exactly! Is such a great twist and how you accurately mention, is more than likely is an homage/callback to "Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow?" Although I can't help but wonder if the twist is Taylor final hurrah or is Buccelatto being a great writer.
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