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With Invincible on Amazon Prime, that series is on my mind again, and I went back and reread the first two volumes, and something stuck out to me. So, Kirkman's talked about how he pitched his Walking Dead comic to the publisher as "look, it's gonna be zombies at first, but then we're gonna reveal the twist that they're actually the first invasion wave for aliens!", and then when he told them that he lied about that after the sales figures came in, they laughed all the way to the bank about it. Paraphrased, but still. I'm wondering if that's something like what he did with Invincible? Because, y'know, the thing that happens- Omni-Man killing the Global Guardians- happens after the first few issues of what appears to be a perfectly normal, kinda goofy superhero series. D'you think he had a plan to write a more straightforward story if the sales had been strong enough, or had the plan been the twist all along, and his real talent was just rolling his plot in whatever direction fit the tone of things? I dunno.
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I don't think Kirkman plans more than a single arc ahead of time.
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Apr 7, 2021 23:52
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The original plan was for the twist to come up a couple years in, but sales were waning so the reveal got pushed forward.
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Inkspot posted:The original plan was for the twist to come up a couple years in, but sales were waning so the reveal got pushed forward. Personally I would have much rather Invincible and Kirkman's career had died in obscurity
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It was a good comic at first, but then it just didn't stop, which seems to be a problem with Kirkman.
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Apr 8, 2021 13:52
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So I'm interested in this but there's concerns about the packaging and image quality in the reviews. Thoughts? https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B07VGLHCJC/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A1NFYUP9OOHACP&psc=1
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Vincent posted:It was a good comic at first, but then it just didn't stop, which seems to be a problem with Kirkman. You have MAJOR STORY SPOILERS INCOMING the Onmi Man reveal, Mark hooking up with the Teen Guardians, some guy reanimating dudes as Canon fodder, Mark fighting with the US Gov, Robot being a weirdo 8chan Founder Gremlin, Robot getting a sexy teen clone body, Robot and Monster Gal getting stuck in the Lunkhead Dimension and MonsterGal going Poly on him, some brain dude that won't stop until Mark is dead, Atom Eve getting pregnant then kinda losing her powers, OmniMan turning a planet of BugPeople into a breeding ground, Mark getting Raped.... God almighty
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Apr 15, 2021 05:36
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Omni Man only banged one bug. Thragg used the planet to breed disposable soldiers
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Apr 15, 2021 05:46
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If the new thread title is too spoilery by some odd chance let me know, but I laughed too long and too loud at that post to let it slip away.
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FilthyImp posted:Oh man did it EVER not stop. I don't want to come off like I'm defending Kirkman's shortcomings as a storyteller, but I feel like you could make a list like this just as easily for Spider-Man, if not easier.
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Apr 15, 2021 14:26
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Rhyno posted:Omni Man only banged one bug. Thragg used the planet to breed disposable soldiers I mean it's an accurate account of the events
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Uthor posted:Has InStockTrades just become really slow to ship orders? It took about 3 weeks to get something over Xmas (understandable) and my latest order has been "waiting to process" for a week so far. Update on this: order placed 3/25, shipping label created 4/2, actually shipped 4/13 after emailing them and complaining (didn't get a response to my email), will probably get delivered on Monday. I'm a patient person, but I'm super not happy about this. Any other decent trade sellers out there not run by chuds?
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I stopped reading Invincible somewhere around issue 70 I believe and I think I'll eventually pick it back up. I didn't dislike it, I just kind of lost track of it. The gore is a bit off putting at times but it's not a total dealbreaker to me. I did finish Tech Jacket and Astounding Wolf-Man and I think both of those are way better books though and I'm sad they never hit the same level of success as Invincible or Walking Dead. That being said the best thing I've ever read by Kirkman was easily Super Dinosaur. I loved that book.
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Apr 15, 2021 14:51
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Hey everyone, I have a doctorate now so please let me know if you need a prescription... for comics and fun
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Apr 16, 2021 23:43
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Congratulations!
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Apr 16, 2021 23:44
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How Wonderful! posted:Hey everyone, I have a doctorate now so please let me know if you need a prescription... for comics and fun What can you prescribe me for this uncontrollable hate of John Byrne?
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Rhyno posted:What can you prescribe me for this uncontrollable hate of John Byrne? Xanax?
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Is that one of the new Hickman books?
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How Wonderful! posted:Hey everyone, I have a doctorate now so please let me know if you need a prescription... for comics and fun What can you prescribe for good upbeat comics?
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Rhyno posted:What can you prescribe me for this uncontrollable hate of John Byrne? Are you in a legal medicinal weed state
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Madkal posted:What can you prescribe for good upbeat comics? Bad Machinery, Giant Days.
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