Marvel Comics

[Milestogo05]

Marvel Comics is so hardcore

Spiderman has been around since like 1960
and yet every day there are three more little boxes with a story in them.

BUT the movie makes me not like Spidey

and X-Men is sweet
but again, the movie is VERY incorrect


and then there is Thor
He's just amazing

[The Transporter 2]

Punisher is a badass

[Milestogo05]

you gotta love that guy who has no real powers but can do anything just because he's an ex-marine

[Mister_Che]

I'm more of a DC fan myself, but only by a hair. I'm a big Iron Man fan more than anything on the Marvel front. DC holds more of my favorite characters.

[Milestogo05]

DC has some pretty sweet guys to
Marvel was just a lot more succesful so they are a lot more popular

[Iskandar]

and X-Men is sweet

[Mister_Che]

DC has some pretty sweet guys to
Marvel was just a lot more succesful so they are a lot more popular

The movies were a success, yes, but I'd go as far as to say that Batman and Superman are bigger comic book icons than the X-Men.

[Pop music sucks]

Yeah, Superman has been around since 1938. That's some extreme staying power.

However, I wasn't really a DC fan either. I really enjoyed reading Uncanny X-Men, at least, until that whole Onslaught story arc happened. That's when I completely stopped reading X-Men. It was only until last year did I pick up a random issue, and even then, I didn't continue.

I still have a small stack of issues I felt were more important to keep.

[The Transporter 2]

superman is lame, so uncreative. they just gave him ALL the good powers.

i won't even get into aquaman

[Mister_Che]

I like Superman. He doesn't have all the good powers.

[Phalanx]

I liek Cable, he so imba

http://www.marvel.com/universe3zx/images/7/7b/Cable_head.jpg

[Mister_Che]

Yeah he is, I mean, he doesn't even need both eyes.

[The Transporter 2]

he has:
laser eyes
frost breathe
super speed
super strength
super hearing
xray vision
invulnerable to everything but kryptonite
super jumping

and probsably other crap i'm forgetting about

what else is there?

[Mister_Che]

Green Lanterns Ring. Failing that, Sinestros Ring.

[The Transporter 2]

uh...what does the ring do, provide shielding?

[static]

http://www.wordballoon.com/images/punisher.jpg





winnar

[Mister_Che]

Oh man...

The Green Lantern/Sinestro Corp Ring is an extension of the will of the user. Through their thoughts and will power, the user can create any construct they want. The ring can provide information, act as a beacon ot communication device, personal atmosphere, even cure ailments (if Hal Jordan had a medical history, he could theoretically cure cancer). The only limit to the ring is it's charge length and the willpower of the user. The stronger the willpower, the more complex/powerful the abilities are.

So if I had one of those rings, I could create a giant teddy bear wielding a bat and rampage through the city.

Oh, it does provide shielding too.

[The Transporter 2]

you rmemeber in the first punisher movie with tom jane (not dolph lundgren) he says "god's gonna sit this one out"

well, since he isn't in the sequel i said "tom jane's gonan sit this one out"

get it?

oh and superman can pretty much do whatever he wants and he doesn't need a gay ring

[Bordello]

http://marta20pe.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/60aquaman02.jpg

[pixiesfanyo]

Marvel Zombies!!!

[Mister_Che]

oh and superman can pretty much do whatever he wants and he doesn't need a gay ring

Not to the extent of the gay ring. :smash:

[static]

punisher wins thread

[The Transporter 2]

did you ever play the old school x-men arcade game? collusus was like "raaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuggggggggggh!" whenever you used his power. so tuff

[thedeadwalk!]

Marvel Zombies was hilarious, especially them devouring the Devourer of Worlds, and his harbinger. The Civil War series was a thing of beauty barring some minor exceptions.

I like a lot of the heroes mentioned so far, but my favorite is either Multiple Man or Karnak. Sending out dupes to learn about everything, or in case I need some back up to save my ***, is awesome. And, of course Karnak, being able to find the flaw in anything, is just fun to ruin other people's fun.

[Mister_Che]

I need to pick up the last issues of Ultimate Iron Man where Orson Scott Card was writing. Normally, I don't like when writers change up the origin, but I made an exception with this one.

[Robert Crumb]

Marvel Zombies was rad. Marvel Zombies 2, eh. Also I'm kinda disappointed that Cable & Deadpool is coming to and end. I don't buy a lot of these huge story arc shits like Civil War, Messiah Complex, Annihilation, etc. but I could always count on Cable & Deadpool.

Also, I used to have this totally awesome X-Men computer game the was a 2d action side-scroller. It had something to do with the supervillain Arcade. It was crap and it wasn't. It's hard to explain.

Edit: this was the one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men:_Madness_in_Murderworld

[Robert Crumb]

Dos!

[Seafroggys]

Marvel > DC imo.

X-Men rock.

[Robert Crumb]

There's a lot of cool Vertigo stuff but mostly DC is a snore for me. I've been picking up the Morrison/Quitely All Star Superman stuff though, that's pretty good.

[thedeadwalk!]

Cable and Deadpool is some fun stuff. They're like a superpowered Odd Couple.

[Pop music sucks]

superman is lame, so uncreative. they just gave him ALL the good powers.

i won't even get into aquamanI'm not saying he's an excellent concept, it is pretty juvenile, but all I did point out is that he's been around since '38.

[Pop music sucks]

I was so pissed off with X-Men 3, omg Rattner and those new screenplay writers totally fubar'd Phoenix.

She didn't do anything!

[Milestogo05]

I saw this picture of Punisher and Batman fighting

Punisher was kicking *** and taking names

[Interstate]

Captain America & Iron Man are been favourites of mine, I've started collecting silver and bronze age comics recently, and those two have been my favourites so far.

[FlyingPaul_83]

The New Captain America shows up this Wednesday, excited for that. Not liking Spider-man too much right now, thinking about dropping it. It's no longer interesting and not a book to read if you're trying to get the real good stuff in the MU.

Cant wait for Secret Invasion.

[DBoons Ghost]

Nice! A Marvel Comics thread. I sold mine in the early 90s.

I was an avid Captain America fan. Steve Rogers was my hero.

I had Tales of Suspense # 1 through 100, and then Captain America took over from 100 on. I had up to issue 300 when he finally kills the Red Skull. I sold them all for good money.

Also, Marvel Super Hero Secret Wars, which was when Spidy got the Venom suit. I made a ton selling that. Wolverine's first special edition knock off also was sold. It was only 4 issue mini series.

Just goes to show collecting comics might be nerdly but if I recall I sold my whole collection for close to a thousand bucks.

[Interstate]

Nice! A Marvel Comics thread. I sold mine in the early 90s.

I was an avid Captain America fan. Steve Rogers was my hero.

I had Tales of Suspense # 1 through 100, and then Captain America took over from 100 on. I had up to issue 300 when he finally kills the Red Skull. I sold them all for good money.

Also, Marvel Super Hero Secret Wars, which was when Spidy got the Venom suit. I made a ton selling that. Wolverine's first special edition knock off also was sold. It was only 4 issue mini series.

Just goes to show collecting comics might be nerdly but if I recall I sold my whole collection for close to a thousand bucks.


I was gonna say, older comic books are getting ridiculously expensive to buy in near mint condition. The first Tales of Suspense for example in near mint condition fetches over $2000 now.
I've started collecting recently, I have a few Captain America issues round about #250 onwards I can't remember exactly and Top Cat #2 which I just bought but some of them are ridiculously expensive now.

[DBoons Ghost]

WHAT???? 2000 bucks?

Oh man. I should have waited. I hope my wife never learns this as she will get to say for the millionth time.. "I told you so.."

[DBoons Ghost]

I was gonna say, older comic books are getting ridiculously expensive to buy in near mint condition. The first Tales of Suspense for example in near mint condition fetches over $2000 now.
I've started collecting recently, I have a few Captain America issues round about #250 onwards I can't remember exactly and Top Cat #2 which I just bought but some of them are ridiculously expensive now.

There is a Captain America in the 240s or 250s I forget that had Daredevil in it and that one book sold for a pretty penny individually.

I'll be honest and say as cheesy as it sounds, from like #220 or so on, Cap had good stuff going on. That comic was a really great read aside from the usual superhero stuff.

[Interstate]

WHAT???? 2000 bucks?

Oh man. I should have waited. I hope my wife never learns this as she will get to say for the millionth time.. "I told you so.."

I just double checked in my Overstreet comic book guide (it's from 2002 but it does the job) and Tales Of Suspense #1 in near mint condition goes for roughly $2100. This is a 5 year old guide though so the price will definitely have gone up.

[DBoons Ghost]

I just double checked in my Overstreet comic book guide (it's from 2002 but it does the job) and Tales Of Suspense #1 in near mint condition goes for roughly $2100. This is a 5 year old guide though so the price will definitely have gone up.

Wow. Well, let this be a lesson to me.

It was mint. I had all my comics in individual mylar bags with the stupid cardboard. It took me a long time to find them all too.

I was so meticulous with caring for them. I barely even read the old ones for fear of messing them up.

[Interstate]

Wow. Well, let this be a lesson to me.

It was mint. I had all my comics in individual mylar bags with the stupid cardboard. It took me a long time to find them all too.

I was so meticulous with caring for them. I barely even read the old ones for fear of messing them up.

Damn man. Yeah the mint ones are going for stupid money, it's great if you're selling them but hopeless if, like me you're just starting out collecting.

That reminded me, I had tons of Beano comics from the 80's/90's which have now started to go up in value a bit as well. I came home from school one day a few years ago to find my mum had thrown them away. I went mental for about 2 days. :lol:

[Spiritofmosa]

right now ill just follow the movies because they are more convincing

[Pop music sucks]

I'm mostly a completist in regards to trilogies or duologies, but I'm never gonna buy or rip X-Men 3.

They should seriously retcon it and have Singer and party back to finish it, but that's never gonna happen:upset:

[Milestogo05]

the movies were dissapointing...

[Flex of the Yellow]

Marvel Zombies!!!

Marvel Zombies was awesome :D

Marvel >>>> DC, seriously, Batman and Green Arrow are about the only decent characters in DC-ville

Favourite Marvel has to be Nightcrawler (not the pussy movie versions), close 2nd being Deadpool. Cable & Deadpool series is always good to kill some time with :D

[Milestogo05]

My two favorites are either
collosus ir thor

[Seafroggys]

Stephen Colbert is running for president in the Marvel universe.

[Milestogo05]

has anyone here read any x-men origins?

[Robert Crumb]

Thor relaunch is kinda neat

[Scuba_Steve]

http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/covers/0307/PUNWARJ005_COV.jpg



Nuff Said.



But I read a shitload of Marvel books, so I might be biased.

[beans]

bulging biceps

[Dethklok_1]

wolverine ftw

[Robert Crumb]

My local comic book store was having a sale yesterday. Ron Lim was there and I bought some Eternals back issues and a Moebius tpb, it was marvelous.

[FlyingPaul_83]

http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/covers/0307/PUNWARJ005_COV.jpg



Nuff Said.



But I read a shitload of Marvel books, so I might be biased.

PWJ is pretty cool. Olivetti is a great artist. My Favorite Cover artist has got to be Marko Djurdjevic though.

http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/covers/0907/DD101.jpg

http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/covers/0208/thor7.jpg

soo good.

Right now my pull list is as such:

Avengers: The Initiative
Captain America
Daredevil
Hulk
Immortal Iron Fist
Iron Man
New Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Thor
Ultimates
X-Factor

Dropped ASM because Spider-Man isnt that cool I just realized. Thinking about picking up Uncanny and X-force, since Messiah Complex turned out so well I've been enjoying the alot of the x books.

[Milestogo05]

My local comic book store was having a sale yesterday. Ron Lim was there and I bought some Eternals back issues and a Moebius tpb, it was marvelous.

lol

"Marvel"-lous

I had a lot of these comics, back in the day when I didnt appreciate them so they were sold

[Milestogo05]

They're coming out with a new punisher movie

[Milestogo05]

I just heard something about how the hulk is supposed to make an appearance in the new iron man movie...

or maybe its the other way around

[sadtaste]

I just heard something about how the hulk is supposed to make an appearance in the new iron man movie...

or maybe its the other way around

Eh, I haven't heard any word about Hulk appearing in the Iron Man movie. Wouldn't be more of a cameo anyway, with the baddie in Iron Man being the Iron Monger.

If it was vice versa, I'd rather see Thor instead. That'd be epic.

[Robert Crumb]

Aren't they making another Hulk movie, though? So that kinda makes sense, cross promotion and all.

[Milestogo05]

they are making a new hulk movie...
I'm not too excited about it

and I would love to see either a thor movie

or a marvel civil war flick

[Interstate]

I bought a Marvel Double feature comic the other day featuring Captain America & Iron Man, for £1. Bargain.

[gort]

**** saving the comics. I had hundreds of them and I read them all.


Kinda the point of having them, ya know ..... to look at them.



Well, from my viewpoint anyway, I was admiring/studying the art styles. Helped me out immensely with my own artistic progress.

[Kingofdudes]

Aren't they making another Hulk movie, though? So that kinda makes sense, cross promotion and all.

Yep, Edward Norton is doing it

[madtaste]

I just heard something about how the hulk is supposed to make an appearance in the new iron man movie...

or maybe its the other way around

http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2244918,00.html

Just confirming.

[Robert Crumb]

Can we make this the catch-all comics thread? Because I wanna point out that I picked this up last week and it was awesome:

http://www.comixology.com/sku/OCT071967/Next_Issue_Project_Fantastic_Comics_1

[descendents1]

Nick Fury needs a movie so bad but he won't relate to anyone but older men. Other than that, I'm hoping for the next Spider-Man film to have a Maximum Carnage theme, without its limiting PG-13 rating. The kids who enjoyed the first 3 movies have had enough time to grow up.

[Robert Crumb]

There was a Nick Fury movie. Starring David Hasselhoff.

[madtaste]

Nick Fury needs a movie so bad but he won't relate to anyone but older men. Other than that, I'm hoping for the next Spider-Man film to have a Maximum Carnage theme, without its limiting PG-13 rating. The kids who enjoyed the first 3 movies have had enough time to grow up.

They've got Samuel L Jackson doing a cameo as Nick Fury in the Iron Man film. Was never a big fan of the character.

[descendents1]

Samuel L as Nick Fury definitely is a sign of the times.

[madtaste]

Eh, didn't they model Ultimate Nick Fury after Jackson?

Methinks Jackson is being over exposed. Sick of seeing in all these 'badass' roles.

[thedeadwalk!]

Eh, didn't they model Ultimate Nick Fury after Jackson?
Eventually. There was an original Ultimate design that he was changed from.

[tsl_ste]

Has anyone read Invincible?
****ing awesome comic.

[Against Miik!]

Marvel Comics is secretly working with the globalists to promote a police state. Look it up.

[tsl_ste]

Joe Q can suck my *** as for as I'm concerend, you guys see the stuff thats happened to spider-man lately?

To sum it up...
He's magiclly forgotten he was ever married
He's single again and living in and out of apartments and his aunts house
Mary Jane is a super hero
everyone forgot he revealed his identity (which I'm not to fussed abot but still anoyed at how it was done)

[Dethklokk]

classic quality klassic komicz!!

[Dimmu Burger]

Joe Q can suck my *** as for as I'm concerend, you guys see the stuff thats happened to spider-man lately?

To sum it up...
He's magiclly forgotten he was ever married
He's single again and living in and out of apartments and his aunts house
Mary Jane is a super hero
everyone forgot he revealed his identity (which I'm not to fussed abot but still anoyed at how it was done)

How is Mary Jane a super hero? Confusion!

[madtaste]

I think they gave her superpowers or something.

[thedeadwalk!]

Maybe she's a super supermodel.

[FlyingPaul_83]

Well, after the big shitstorm that was OMD(One More Day), they brought Harry Osborn back from the dead, never made Peter and MJ married, and erased like 20 years of continuity so they could go back to telling "good ol classic spidey stories!". And theres this new superhero named Jackpot with red hair and its almost too obvious that its MJ. They fricked with Spider-man so much. I have no idea how Spider-man fits into marvel continuity anymore. I wonder if Norman Osborn (who right now is in charge of the Insanely awesome Thunderbolts) even knows his son is alive?

bahh whatever, I'll just stay away from that mess and enjoy my Captain America and Immortal Iron Fist :thumb:

[Robert Crumb]

I bought a couple issues of Brand New Day and was like eh, they're all probably skrulls **** this

[FlyingPaul_83]

^ haha yea thatd be hilarious. I got the first arc of BND mainly because I like Dan Slott on Avengers: The Initiative so much, and because Steve McNiven is a god among men.

But I dont really like self contained stories too much, which is why I stopped buying ASM. I like it when its relevant to the rest of the marvel U. That being said, Daredevil is probably my only exception just because he's so badass right now.

[Dimmu Burger]

What is Daredevil doing these days?

[Strum]

i have amazing spiderman #54 :cool:

I also have every Eric larson edition aswell as every Todd McFarlane (amazing spiderman)

I have first editions of Savage Dragon, The Pitt, The Hawk, I have the first 5 Spawns and I also have the complete card collection for savage dragon to go with the first 3 editions

[FlyingPaul_83]

What is Daredevil doing these days?

Synopsis for the current arc:

Matt thought his life was finally back on track. He cleared his name, resumed his law practice, and reunited with his wife Milla. But it was all a stack of cards.

Mr. Fear, the man responsible for the rash of violent crime tearing through Hell's Kitchen, has been plotting against Matt for quite some time. Now he's led Daredevil into his trap, using Milla as the bait. After being poisoned with Mr. Fear's deadly drug, Milla went into a psychotic rage that caused the death of an innocent bystander.

Only the witness testimony of Lily Lucca - the very woman Milla tried to kill in a fit or irrational jealousy - kept Milla out of a mental institution and confined to home custody instead. But Mr. Fear has gone to ground. Furious for revenge, Daredevil has gone after his biggest lead to find Mr. Fear: his number-one enforcer, the Ox.

yea so basically Mr Fear drugged Matt's wife to the point of her being insane, so he's out for revenge. Daredevil is in his own little world in Hell's kitchen, but I dont mind. The art is grreat, nice and gritty, perfect for this kind of book. Brubaker is such a good writer, although this arc is getting kinda long, its still a great read.


some scans from issue 104

http://i27.tinypic.com/21ajza9.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/t69wn5.jpg

[Robert Crumb]

Looks cool.

I'd probably enjoy it because I gotta admit that I'm not big into the big crossover stuff, I tend to gravitate toward limited runs and self-contained stuff. The big stuff is interesting and sometimes I feel compelled to check out some of the stuff but I don't keep a pull list so I always end up missing out on issues. But the best mainstream books are usually embroiled in that ****.

I'm digging all the golden age revival stuff that's coming out right now. The Twelve is cool, Project Superpowers seems neat and that Fantastic Comics thing was cool.

[Milestogo05]

Nick Fury needs a movie so bad but he won't relate to anyone but older men. Other than that, I'm hoping for the next Spider-Man film to have a Maximum Carnage theme, without its limiting PG-13 rating. The kids who enjoyed the first 3 movies have had enough time to grow up.

It would be cool,
but I didn't see the third Spiderman, so I don't know how they'd lead into it...

From what I hear, I'd probably would have liked to have seen more venom



and I'd like to see like Rhinocerous or the hunter as a villan

[Milestogo05]

Synopsis for the current arc:

Matt thought his life was finally back on track. He cleared his name, resumed his law practice, and reunited with his wife Milla. But it was all a stack of cards.

Mr. Fear, the man responsible for the rash of violent crime tearing through Hell's Kitchen, has been plotting against Matt for quite some time. Now he's led Daredevil into his trap, using Milla as the bait. After being poisoned with Mr. Fear's deadly drug, Milla went into a psychotic rage that caused the death of an innocent bystander.

Only the witness testimony of Lily Lucca - the very woman Milla tried to kill in a fit or irrational jealousy - kept Milla out of a mental institution and confined to home custody instead. But Mr. Fear has gone to ground. Furious for revenge, Daredevil has gone after his biggest lead to find Mr. Fear: his number-one enforcer, the Ox.

yea so basically Mr Fear drugged Matt's wife to the point of her being insane, so he's out for revenge. Daredevil is in his own little world in Hell's kitchen, but I dont mind. The art is grreat, nice and gritty, perfect for this kind of book. Brubaker is such a good writer, although this arc is getting kinda long, its still a great read.


some scans from issue 104

http://i27.tinypic.com/21ajza9.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/t69wn5.jpg

didnt they put this in the old punisher movie??

[ThisGuy]

Well, I haven't really read comics since elementary school. For the past month though been reading Deadpool (also Cable and Deadpool) comics. Got them via torrent. They're freaken hilarious. I'm kind of inspired to start buying comics again. Any recommendations? Preferably a new series (doesn't have to be a new hero) so I don't have to read it and be all wtf because I don't know what's going on. None of that ultimate crap though.

[FlyingPaul_83]

hmm...

Well you're definitely going to want to pick up Secret Invasion, which starts on the 2nd of April. It's a huge marvel event that's going to affect a ton of books.

Some books that you can easily jump into without having to buy back issues would probably be Invincible Iron Man , which is a new iron man ongoing that begins may 7th.

Cable has a new solo book which began march 5th, which looks fairly interesting if you're into the fate of the x-baby and cable's time travelling powers.

Joss Whedon's Run on Astonishing X-men is about to end in may, and supposedly Warren Ellis is going to start his run in early 2008. But honestly, you could probably jump into any x-book right now and not be completely lost.

Amazing Spider-Man is coming out three times a month. You could probably jump into the beginning of a new arc (which starts april 2nd), and you'll most likely be fine.

As for my favorite books, you would definitely have to pick up some back issues(or torrent them), to see whats happening.

Captain America[I] is ****ing awesome right now.

[I]Thunderbolts is badass aswell.

actually here's a link of Marvels top 10 books and I would mostyl agree with it.

http://comics.ign.com/articles/861/861728p1.html

Hope that helps somewhat.


But definitely, definitely pick up Secret Invasion, because its gonna change the status quo of the marvel U completely and if you're going to start reading comics again, it's going to be a required reading to know what's going on.

[Mister_Che]

My local comics shop handed me the teaser issue for Secret Invasion. I'm all pumped up for the first book.

[Interstate]

I really need to get some more Marvel comics at some stage.

[Spiritofmosa]

download comics ! why didnt i ever think of that! although of course the experience of actually holding a comic and reading it is different from reading it through the screen.

[badtaste]

download comics ! why didnt i ever think of that! although of course the experience of actually holding a comic and reading it is different from reading it through the screen.

123. Even though all my comics eventually become tattered and torn, there's nothing quite like having it in your hands.

[FlyingPaul_83]

^ Yea I never download new comics. If I can get them at my LCS, then I'll buy them. I only download to read the back issues and get caught up.

My local comics shop handed me the teaser issue for Secret Invasion. I'm all pumped up for the first book.

Seriously, I'm so excited. As long as Thor and Daredevil aint skrulls, I'm cool with it. :thumb:

[Mister_Che]

Anyone read Walking Dead? I'd say it's one of the best books out right now. Definitely one of the absolute best zombie stories I've ever read.

[ThisGuy]

I started reading Amazing Spider-man starting at the One More Day arc and I'm caught up now to the current issue. Read wikipedia for the rest of the background. Like it so far. Spider-man has a fresh start so it's not as confusion as I thought it would be.

I want to give Captain America a try. At what issue/series or whatever (not exactly sure how that stuff works) should I start reading? Don't want to get too far back, but just enough to give me a solid background for the current stuff. I'm planning on reading the Civil War comics though since that seems to be important an important event for the capt.

[Milestogo05]

i dont think they make them anymore

Captain America was killed during the Marvel Civil war

[Mister_Che]

There's a Steve Rogers clone running around somewhere, I'm sure they'll find a way to bring him back.

[Milestogo05]

aha

good point

[Mister_Che]

So how about that Secret Invasion.

"He even loves you." SPLAT

[FlyingPaul_83]

^ Secret Invasion #1 was pretty sweet. I didnt think any of the skrul reveals were THAT crazy though. Captain Marvel attacking Thunderbolts mountain was pretty surprising though.

To ThisGuy: Idieally you should start with issue #25, the issue where steve rodgers is murdered and then catch up from there. It's a great book.

[Dimmu Burger]

Since I don't get to buy comics anymore I find out what happens on wikipedia, lol.

[ThisGuy]

I've found that you can fine almost any recent comic (or old sometimes) online simply by going into google and typing the title and issue number along with megaupload (or rapishare, sendspace, mediashare, or any other hosting site) right after. Somewhere in the first page, you'll usually find links to forums sharing comics. ex: "amazing Spider-Man 545 megaupload" (without quotes)

[badtaste]

Since I don't get to buy comics anymore I find out what happens on wikipedia, lol.

Me too. Rather sad actually.

[ThisGuy]

Yeah, I also used wikipedia to keep up with what's going on. **** real world events. Need to keep up with what's going on with the marvel universe.

Wikipedia says Blind Al from Deadpool will play a role in the Skrull invasion as a duplicate. Says "[citation needed]" though and I can't find anything about that on google. Hope it isn't true or else that would suck ***.

Also Found this with every single Thunderbolts issue. Gonna start reading with the New Thunderbolts issues. Too lazy to read any further back. Only read 2 so far. It hasn't really done much for me yet, but gonna keep on reading a bit more before giving it up.
http://www.forosdz.com/foro/comics-team-comics-en-descarga-directa/244698-dd-mu-thunderbolts-ongoing.html

[thedeadwalk!]

i dont think they make them anymore

Captain America was killed during the Marvel Civil war
I believe Bucky is taking the mantle.

[Milestogo05]

Me too. Rather sad actually.

all of the stories are on MARVEL.COM

[thedeadwalk!]

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.2120.Card_Sharks~colon~_The_Return_of _Marvel_Masterpieces

I'm sure I wasn't the only one here who had a collection of these cards in the 90s. Well, they're finally back. Gotta say I'm looking forward to buying a whole box some time soon.

[ThisGuy]

I like Fabian Nicieza and all because he was the writer for Cable and Deadpool, but still. ****, Thunderbolts just got TONS better when he left at issue 110 and Ellis/Deotato took over. I kind of miss the old line-up, but having Bullseye and Venom is kickass. It bothers me a bit that there has only been two "real" fight scenes so far, but the artwork/action has been incredible whenever anything breaks out.

EDIT: About to start reading the back issues for Immortal Iron Fist now.

[Dimmu Burger]

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.2120.Card_Sharks~colon~_The_Return_of _Marvel_Masterpieces

I'm sure I wasn't the only one here who had a collection of these cards in the 90s. Well, they're finally back. Gotta say I'm looking forward to buying a whole box some time soon.

Dude that is awesome. I collected the cards back in the day and always wanted to get the whole collection. Hopefully I'll be able to pull that off at some point.

[ThisGuy]

Damn, how do you guys do it? 1 new issue per month. I can't stand the wait. Having to wait 1 week for a new episode of a tv show is brutal enough, but 1 issue per month for comic books is even worst. It only takes 15-20 minutes max to read one comic book and then you'll left waiting another month to know what will happen next.

Now that I'm all caught up with the comics I want to read, I'm all anxious over the upcoming issues.

[thedeadwalk!]

Plenty of comicy goodness here:

http://zcultfm.com/~comic/index.php

Create an account and you can download comic torrents (Tracker B) as well. Of course, you'll also need something to view them. I use CDisplay.

[ThisGuy]

I just read the Mother Russia arc from Punisher Max. Nick Fury is a badass mother****er.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/nickbad.jpg

[Spiritofmosa]

i just finished most of World War Hulk, i think its one of the more exciting marvel comics ive read so far!

[Mister_Che]

I bought the World War Hulk trade the moment it came to my local comics shop.

Iron Man in Hulkbuster armor was an awesome sight.

[Spiritofmosa]

just read the frist Neil Gaiman's Marvel : 1602 comic, its pretty deep. and amazing

[Mister_Che]

Something else I picked up during the weekend: All Star Superman Vol. 1

It's part of the All Star series started by DC so writers can do what they want with other characters without interrupting continuity. Grant Morrison is at the helm, and it's been an awesome story so far.

I know the majority of you guys prefer Marvel over DC, but this is still a great read.

[ThisGuy]

Been reading the new nova ongoing. I love how Tony always gets told off when he makes an appearance outside his comics.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/novstar.jpg

[Dimmu Burger]

Oh ****! Stark got pwned!

[ThisGuy]

His appearance in Thor is my favorite. (56kpwnage up next)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/epicthorsmall-1.jpg

Needless to say, Iron Man gets a nice *** kicking.

[Spiritofmosa]

ironman always gets the blame , i'm never really on his side in the civil war but i actually feel bad for him when Thor gets at him.

[Eliminator]

SHRAAAAAAKOOM!

[ThisGuy]

I just had a 3 day marathon of reading all 120 issues of Ultimate Spider-man. I don't regret it.

[thedeadwalk!]

I'm trudging through Ultimate X-Men at the moment, and it's less than stellar. I really don't like them as teens. It adds unnecessary drama and a lot of cringe-worthy dialogue. There's also a plethora of exactitudes in action sequences where the characters spurt out facts and figures they've seemingly memorized from dossiers. There's enough mentioning of their training to not require such specific detail that highlight just how powerful they are or how dire the situation is.

Also, Colossus may be gay; tee hee.

[badtaste]

^^^
Holy crap, that Thor-Iron Man scene was cool.

[Pop music sucks]

I started reading Uncanny X-Men in the Claremont days, towards the end of his stint. Those days were the greatest. Many well known story arcs happened in that 16 year run, and some of those are still revisited or revised into something similiar.

I stopped picking it up once Onslaught occured, which I thought was honestly retarded in all aspects.

[Milestogo05]

Thor would whup iron man any day

[Dimmu Burger]

What book is that Thor vs. Iron Man scene in?

[Mister_Che]

The current run of Thor. It's up to #8 with #9 coming out this weekend, I believe.

[Dimmu Burger]

I'll have to hit that up. My computer I'm on right now wont let me install CDisplay, which sucks so i'm bored now.

[ThisGuy]

That's from Thor #3.

Ultimate Spider-man is awesome
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/1211927014588smalldd.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/1211927731982-1.jpg

[badtaste]

Ahaha, nice. I noticed that Ultimate Spiderman has a different sort of costume (mask isn't attached to body piece).

Bah, I wish I could afford these comics :(

[thedeadwalk!]

May I refer you to:
Plenty of comicy goodness here:

http://zcultfm.com/~comic/index.php

Create an account and you can download comic torrents (Tracker B) as well. Of course, you'll also need something to view them. I use CDisplay.

[ThisGuy]

Pfft.. torrents are so yesterday. People use rapidshare, megaupload, and mediafire for comic book sharing nowadays. Just use these search engines that scan the interwebs for links.
http://megadownload.net/(my main one)
http://4megaupload.com/
http://rapidlibrary.com/
Just enter the title along with the issue number. Sometimes adding a some zeros to the number helps. (ex: 3, 03, or 003). You can also add cbr at the end to be more specific. If you want to download more than one issue at a time, just type the title along with rar or zip.

For new releases, 4chan's rapidshare sections is great. People tend to scan them and put them on /co/ the very same day they're out and [rs] picks up the link.
http://rs.4chan.org/

[badtaste]

Ah, but the problem for me is a moral/ethical one. Maybe an aesthetic one as well.

Thanks anyway though.

[ThisGuy]

eh, ethical? Just download some back issues from several titles and see which ones you like. Then start buying the recent issues once you're all caught up. That's what I did. I mean $3 a month isn't really much if you only decide to follow one title.

[badtaste]

mm yes, good idea.

edit: think I'll look at the ultimates first.

[thedeadwalk!]

I must admit, that looks better than what I've been doing.

[ThisGuy]

Going comic book shopping this afternoon. These are on my list.
-GIANT-SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN # 1
-IMMORTAL IRON FIST # 15
-MS. MARVEL # 27
-NEW AVENGERS # 41
-THOR # 9,
-ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN # 122

[Dimmu Burger]

I wanna pirate some Thor after reading that stuff at the top of the page.

[Mister_Che]

Going comic book shopping this afternoon. These are on my list.
-GIANT-SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN # 1
-IMMORTAL IRON FIST # 15
-MS. MARVEL # 27
-NEW AVENGERS # 41
-THOR # 9,
-ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN # 122

I read that as giant comic book shopping.

I buy all my books. I've got a few that are worth a little something (not very much):

Green Lantern Rebirth #1: Alex Ross cover, signed by Alex Ross
Battle of the Planets #1: signed by Alex Ross
Preacher #1
Street Fighter #something: Akuma foil cover
Ultimate Iron Man #1

The shop I go to had the first and second appearances of Punisher. The first one is gone, I really should have bought it. They also had an Alex Ross signed Space Ghost #1 that got damaged in a fire later. :(

[badtaste]

Holy crap, the Ultimates is so ****ing entertaining. Loving it.

[Dimmu Burger]

Where are they now in Ultimates? 3? 4?

[badtaste]

I think Ultimates 4 is to come.

[Dimmu Burger]

I read Ultimates I. It was decent. Maybe i'll check out 2 and 3.

[badtaste]

I ****ing hope to all the gods out there, that they don't cast Leonardo Dicaprio as Captain America.

[Mister_Che]

I heard about that too.

He'd have some serious bulking up to do.

Oh, and he'd also have to grow maybe another foot or so.

[Interstate]

I'm gonna try and get some Punisher, Cable & Deadpool & Secret Invasion comics when I get paid next. Seen some scans of various scenes & they all look awesome.

[ThisGuy]

I'd be cool with Brad Pitt for Thor, but he's also rumored to play Captain America. =\
I'm gonna try and get some Punisher, Cable & Deadpool & Secret Invasion comics when I get paid next. Seen some scans of various scenes & they all look awesome.
Just make sure you get Punisher Max, not Punisher War Journal. Also, I think Secret Invasion has been pretty lame so far. The pacing has been horrible. I hate that there's like 20 difference scenes in each issue so nothing gets explored in depth before the scene changes to another location. The tie-ins have had more substance than the actual main book. Actually, the main book feels like a huge advertisement for the tie-ins.

I just finished Bendis' run of Daredevil. Working my way through Brubaker's run now.

[Jerzzzey]

Annihilation was awesome! I'm currently following Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ghost Rider, Thor, Hulk & The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead i believe is Image not Marvel.

[Mister_Che]

Sinestro Corp War Vol. 2 comes out this weekend! Holy crap I've been waiting for that for a long time.

[Spiritofmosa]

can anyone figure out the timeline for all the marvel movies ?
for example The Incredible Hulk came after the events that happened in ironman. X-men 3 seems like the final chapter right /

[Mr. Ron]

Damn, I want that Thor comic on the other page.


IS IT!?

[ThisGuy]

I've pretty much read everything there is to read in the Ultimate Universe including most of the minis, except Ultimate Fantastic four. I can't believe I've only got into comics 3 months ago and I've read that much already. I <3 the internet.

lawl @ cyclops in the latest Ultimate X-men.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/cyclops-1.jpg

Annihilation was awesome! I'm currently following Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy,
Yeah, annihilation was pretty sweet. Conquest wasn't that great though, especially for the lack of Nova.

[Spiritofmosa]

I'm getting some Max Punisher and the new Irredeemable Ant-Man

[Dimmu Burger]

I caught up on New Avengers, Mighty Avengers and Thor by downloading comics online. Its pretty sweet.

[thedeadwalk!]

lawl @ cyclops in the latest Ultimate X-men.
Similarly with Prof. X.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/2.jpg

[Dimmu Burger]

lol @ stairs!

[Interstate]

I'd be cool with Brad Pitt for Thor, but he's also rumored to play Captain America. =\

Just make sure you get Punisher Max, not Punisher War Journal. Also, I think Secret Invasion has been pretty lame so far. The pacing has been horrible. I hate that there's like 20 difference scenes in each issue so nothing gets explored in depth before the scene changes to another location. The tie-ins have had more substance than the actual main book. Actually, the main book feels like a huge advertisement for the tie-ins.

I just finished Bendis' run of Daredevil. Working my way through Brubaker's run now.

Thanks, I'll check Punisher Max out. I believe an image in this thread is from Punisher War Journal, looks pretty sweet, no idea on story though so I might check it out at a later stage.

[ThisGuy]

There's two Punisher pictures posted in this thread. War Journal is the one with him surrounded with cops and the one with Nick Fury is Max. I highly recommend anyone to read that Max arc btw.
http://rapidshare.com/files/15494457/The_Punisher_v5__13-18_-_Mother_Russia.rar

Punisher War Journal is fine, but I don't think it even starts to compare to the writing in Max. The difference is that that Max doesn't involve any super powers (same universe though), while War Journal does. Now I know that might sound a bit lame for Max and I thought that too at first, but trust me when I say it's not. Also, War Journal is kind of rated PG compared to what happens in Max.

[Spiritofmosa]

so i downloaded some Punisher Max and i am impressed... its just different from any other marvel hero comics ive read and not stuff for kids.

[Dimmu Burger]

I read Punisher Max years ago, it was really good. War Machine Max was good as well.

[marcus_in_absentia]

Any Hulk fans in the house?

[ThisGuy]

The Final Marvel Comic

At the foot of the Sacramento Mountains, 100 miles from Carlsbad Caverns, in New Mexico, a proud god stands alone as his red cloak hangs thickly in the warm, still air. His eyes raised to the sky, he is quiet, swearing an oath to his father, dead these many years now. The oath was one of victory against his opponent--his implacable, unreasoning foe.


His home was the once-fair Asgard, destroyed in a dozen Ragnaroks, 'til little remained that he remembered from his youth. Balder, Odin, Fandral, his beloved Sif--even his trickster brother Loki had perished in the last battle of gods.


But his warrior's heart was undefeated. In fact, as he had aged, he became more powerful than ever, and the might of his mystic hammer, Mjolnir, was more fearsome than at any time in history. Ten, a hundred, a thousand times stronger than before.


He would need all that power and more.



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The creature that was once Bruce Banner began the final leap that would land him in proximity with his enemy. His merest effort brought him a distance of miles, and though Banner's great intelligence wasn't available to the beast, he instinctively understood the mathematics involved in landing exactly where he chose.


Once he had been only a manifestation of the angry and vengeful side of Banner, but as the years passed, Banner's self was absorbed and hidden away. The scientist was simply too tired to fight back against the Hulk, and surrendered. And was devoured, mentally.


Now there was only rage--there was only the Hulk.


And the madder Hulk gets, the stronger he gets.


And it turns out, he could get far more angry than anyone had ever suspected.



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"You have arrived, Hulk. Thor doth vow, 'tis unfortunate that we must...,"


"Long Hair talks too much."


"Thor was merely..."


"Shut UP, Long Hair! Stupid talk hurts Hulk's EARS!"


"Do not try the King of Asgard's patience, brute--"


"SHUT UP! Shut up and FIGHT!"


"Time has not increased thy WISDOM, behemoth! Thor shall..."


"UUURRRRRRRRRGH! STUPID GIRL MAN! HULK...HATE!! HULK FIGHT! FIGHT LONG HAIR!"


"Thou shalt not BERATE the SON OF ODIN! I SAY THEE NAY!"


"THOR's MAMA! THOR'S MAMA FAT!"


"Wha...what didst thou SAY?"


"THOR'S MAMA SO FAT, SHE EATS...COW! HERD of COW!"


"I WARN thee, beast-- Ne'er shall THOR allow such...BASE speech regarding fair FRIGGA, former Queen of the REALM ETERNAL!"


"THOR'S MAMA SO UGLY, SHE REALLY SIT AROUND HOUSE! GRRRRRR, STUPID THOR'S MAMA IS UGLY!"


"Yea, VERILY! And it doth ALSO be true that the HULK'S mother suckled SWINE at her breast, as one might a CHILD A'BORNING!"


"LONG HAIR INSULT MAKE NO SENSE! LONG HAIR'S MAMA SO EASY, SHE HAVE QUARTER SLOT INSTALLED IN BELLY BUTTON!"


">sputter gasp choke<"


"SEE HOW EASY THOR'S MAMA IS? ONLY TAKE QUARTER! LOOSE CHANGE FOR STUPID THOR'S STUPID MAMA!"


"No one, no one in HISTORY hath e'er DARED speak thusly to THOR!"


"HA HA HA! THOR'S MAMA UGLY AND STUPID! HULK EXPLAIN TO LONG HAIR, SO THOR UNDERSTAND ABOUT THOR'S STUPID, UGLY MAMA!"


"I say to thee that thy MOTHER is...Thor vows that she..."


"HA HA HA! WHAT? HULK'S MAMA IS WHAT?"


"She...She is so...She doth..."


"HA HA HAHAHA! STUPID GIRL MAN DOESN'T EVEN KNOW BAD THING TO SAY ABOUT HULK'S MAMA. HAHAHA!"


"FAT! I say to thee that thy MOTHER is so FAT, that she...she OFTTIMES, that is..."


"HA, HA, HA!"


"She OFTTIMES eats of the PLATTER, long after the MUTTON is GONE! Aha! Victory belongs to THOR, for his CUNNING WIT!"


"HA! HULK SMASH PUNY FAT MAMA JOKE!"


"TO BATTLE, THEN, OAF! MINSTRELS SHALL SING OF THIS DAY!"


"Hey, hey. Long Hair. Listen. Hulk sorry for what he say. Hulk go over line."


"Eh? If this is a trick, knave...!"


"No, Hulk sincere. Hulk full of regret. See Hulk's sad face? Hulk sorry he say Thor's mama so fat she eat herd of cow."


"...Very well then, Hulk. I accept your..."


"HULK MEANT THOR'S MAMA SO FAT SHE IS HERD OF COW! HAHAHAHA! STUPID THOR'S MAMA! HA HA HA!"




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And so they fought...



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Thor, fueled by his own doubts regarding his mother's appearance and virtue, was enraged by the hurtful remarks of the Green Goliath, and threw Mjolnir towards the brute's face. The impact was so severe, glass was shattered later that same day, as far away as Hong Kong.

"NOT BAD HIT FOR LITTLE GIRL, HULK GUESS. OH, WAIT! GIRL NOT HIT HULK, STUPID LONG HAIR HIT HULK! LONG HAIR COMPLETELY PUNY, IN THAT CASE."


The Hulk then slapped his hands towards Thor so powerfully, with an impact so devastating, that Thor's hair changed color and his helmet began singing German opera.

"Oh, forgive me friend Hulk-- Thor realized NOT that the battle had BEGUN, so inconsequential was thy strike!"


With all the fury of the Norse pantheon behind him, Thor dealt the Hulk a vicious uppercut at speeds far beyond what the human eye could perceive, hitting the beast so hard that all prime numbers disappeared from the universe, and the planets reversed their orbits.

"HEY, GIRL MAN! HULK ALMOST FEEL THAT! STUPID GIRL MAN SHOULD DRINK MILK, LIFT TRUCKS, JOIN HEALTH CLUB, MAYBE SOMEDAY ACTUALLY HURT HULK! YEAH, AND MAYBE SOMEDAY, STUPID THOR'S MAMA EAT A CARROT!"


Enraged, but desperate not to show it, the Hulk leapt into the air, landing directly on the sworn protector of Midgard, the astonishing force of which hurtled Thor directly through the bowels of the Earth and into a geostationary orbit, until Thor returned, with his skin seared from the speed of his descent, and his nostril hairs inexplicably turned into perfect macrame.

"By the gods, what a blow thou hast struck, Hulk! Thor hath not been hit so hard since this new morn, when a lowly FLY landed on Thor's shoulder!"


And it went on like that. They hit each other until they traveled through time. They hit each other until they changed species. They hit each other until Joan Collins won an Oscar and loud talking was encouraged in libraries. They hit each other until fish could knit and the sun wore pants. They hit each other until the Earth froze, caught fire, and froze again. They hit each other until humans got so good at using their tails, they couldn't imagine life without them. They hit each other... well, they hit each other until the Watchmen sequel finally revealed that Kid Ozymandias did it.


It was a long time.

"...Well...urk.. sentient puddle of Hulk with no... arms or legs...dost thou yet... yield?"


"Stupid...eighth dimensional...quadratic equation Thor...come here. Sentient puddle of Hulk...is weary. Sentient Puddle of Hulk...will surrender. Puddle Hulk will...say ...just one thing. Stupid...eighth-dimensional...quadratic equation Thor's mama...so...so...fa...urgh."


"...Rest well...my ages-long enemy. Thou has earned it. And e'now of battle--for my wounds are too great, and my fire ...is too dim. Thor shall join thee in Valhalla...aaaaahggh!"




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And the three remaining panels were used for character development.

[thedeadwalk!]

What? :amaze:

[ThisGuy]

What? :amaze:
I don't know either, but it's the best thing I've ever read.

Moving on, everyone should start reading Wolverine starting at 66. I don't usually like Wolverine, but this **** is awesome. Basically, it takes place in the future and the word is run by bad guys. I can't wait for the next issue.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/wolvhulk.jpg

[FlyingPaul_83]

^ The very fact that its drawn by the godly Steve McNiven is reason enough to get this arc.

[Dimmu Burger]

why is his hand bleeding?

[thedeadwalk!]

Some artists do that when his claws come out to add a little more pain to his character. I mean, his skin is being punctured.

But, also, for covers, artists jazz them up, too.

[ThisGuy]

His healing factor isn't what it used to be. Probably doesn't heal the cut right away like it did 50 years ago when he was younger.

[FlyingPaul_83]

Sorry to break the page again, but I just had to post this art.


Here's a splash page from that Old man Logan story:
http://i32.tinypic.com/nf1p45.jpg
frickin Steve McNiven.

And Here's some hilarity from Thunderbolts 120:
http://i25.tinypic.com/ilk4zs.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/21279c0.jpg
I lol at how much Norman Osborn looks like Tommy Lee Jones.

Deodato draws a mean Green Goblin:
http://i29.tinypic.com/ffbhh3.jpg

Sucks that Ellis and Deodato are done with Thunderbolts :/

[thedeadwalk!]

Hulk with a mustache? That doesn't seem right.

[ThisGuy]

I loved Norman's naked monologue in that issue. Seriously, I don't he's ever been written that awesome even in Spider-man.

But yeah, Mike Deodato's art in Thunderbolts in amazing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/venomd.jpg

[Dimmu Burger]

Dude when did Venom get so huge!!??

[Mister_Che]

Did you guys hear about Michael Turner passing away from cancer? Sucks. I loved his art, and I was a big fan of his stuff in Batman/Superman.

[Dimmu Burger]

Oh crap that sucks! He was a beast!

[ThisGuy]

I'm really digging Matt Fraction's one shots of Thor. The latest one was pretty ****ing sweet.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/Thor-001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/jesus-1.jpg
This is the equivalent of Jesus showing up in front of your doorstep. How freaken awesome is that?

and this is like the ultimate burn.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/Thor007-008-1.jpg

Matt Fraction is a really awesome writer. Immortal Iron Fist anyone? One thing I don't understand is why the latest arc of his Punisher War Journal is so horrendous. Well, I didn't particularly think the early issues were spectacular, but at least they were still fun to read. Might have something to with the new penciler and his god-awful art though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/PWJ_21_DCP_004-2.jpg

Dude when did Venom get so huge!!??
I'm pretty sure he could just change his size anytime he wants. He's relatively normal sized most of the time. What's pretty stupid is that I haven't seen him stick to walls or use his "webs" ever since joining Thunderbolts. He's still pretty badass though. He eats people now. Also, if you didn't know, Gargan (Scorpion) is the new venom.

PS: http://rapidshare.com/files/125560618/thor_-_reign_of_blood__2008___minutemen-zonescrew_.cbr

[Dimmu Burger]

I'm pretty sure he could just change his size anytime he wants. He's relatively normal sized most of the time. What's pretty stupid is that I haven't seen him stick to walls or use his "webs" ever since joining Thunderbolts. He's still pretty badass though. He eats people now. Also, if you didn't know, Gargan (Scorpion) is the new venom.

Yeah I heard about Gargan awhile back, but its still odd that he can change his size. I never read about that before. I can understand them wanting to distance him from Spiderman with the lack of webs and wallcrawling.

[ThisGuy]

Going comic book shopping again tomorrow. Only have enough for 3 though. Gotta pick between these.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY # 3
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN # 3
NOVA # 15
SECRET INVASION # 4
ULTIMATE ORIGINS # 2

The main deciding factor when buying comics for me is the art. I like looking at pretty pictures on paper. Otherwise, I just get caught up with the rest by downloading them. Nova is must. He's fighting Galactus so there should be tons of flashy shinny stuff all around. Same goes for Guardians. Space comics are always full of nice eye candy. I'm not that fond of Iron Man's art, but I'm in love with Matt Fraction. Secret Invasion has decent art and Nick furry will be badass, but I got a feeling nothing is going to happen again. Ultimate Origins was kind of a let down last time. I still have hope for it simply because it's supposed to reveal some big secret sometime though.

I might wind up buying that Thor comic too if the shop still has it.

[badtaste]

Not restricted to Marvel characters, thought it was interesting so I'm sharing it:
http://www.empireonline.com/50greatestcomiccharacters/default.asp?c=49

[Mister_Che]

Green Lantern at 41. My heart weeps.

In other news, I bought the Michael Turner variant of the first issue of Old Man Logan. Worth $45 currently.

[ThisGuy]

I was pissed when I went to the comic shop and couldn't find the second printing of the first issue the day it was out. I didn't know about the awesomeness of this arc until after it came out so I missed it the first time. I'm so glad I found there's going to be a third printing for next week though so I could ejaculate to the purty art. I have #67 and #68 and my little collection feels incomplete without it. What sucks is that the next issue won't come out until November. =\

Oh speaking of next week, DEADPOOL! I don't really like Daniel Way, but I'm still excited for a new Deadpool solo series. Hopefully he doesn't' **** it up.

Not restricted to Marvel characters, thought it was interesting so I'm sharing it:
http://www.empireonline.com/50greatestcomiccharacters/default.asp?c=49
It's funny that 87 percent voted for Superman to go down the list.

[Mister_Che]

It's awful.

All I ever hear is "He's too powerful, he's so boring lol." Their exposure to Superman must be very minimal.

[badtaste]

It's funny that 87 percent voted for Superman to go down the list.

It's awful.

All I ever hear is "He's too powerful, he's so boring lol." Their exposure to Superman must be very minimal.

tbh, that's exactly what I think of Superman (and bingo on the minimal exposure, haha).

[Mister_Che]

I recommend Superman: Birthright by Mark Waid. It's an origin story, but it's so so good.

[ThisGuy]

So anyone else think both the "relaunches" of Astonishing and Uncanny X-men suck? I love both Warren Ellis and Matt Fraction, but so far both have been boring. Art is pretty annoying on both as well.

Not marvel, but anyone read Transmetropolitan by Ellis? It's about a gonzo Journalist in a cyberpunk future who takes down corrupted government officials. It's really good.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/Transmetropolitan08-AnotherColdMorn.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/transmetropolitan-14-p07d.jpg

[Mister_Che]

I've read maybe the first quarter of the book, but I can't find it now.

Is anyone else reading The Man With No Name? Yep, it's based on the old Clint Eastwood character.

[Pop music sucks]

Well, this seems like a fitting thread to make this post here, considering it doesn't warrant its own thread.

But how are they gonna make Ant Man a movie that doesn't seem too 'out there'? I know they're setting up The Avengers by making movies with each team member and eventually cascade them into said movie.

I'm wondering who or what would make a convincing enough villian for Ant Man. With something like the Thor movie it's a little easier, a sort of genetic copy. But Ant Man?

[badtaste]

Maybe they could plant the seeds for an Ultron/Vision type story. But yeah, I know what you mean... from what I just read, the movie will play out like a sci-fi action, so i'm guessing there'll be a few bugs or robots somewhere.

[Pop music sucks]

Interesting, Edgar Wright is the director for the Ant-Man movie.

[Dimmu Burger]

Meh, they don't need to make an antman movie when there are other good characters to use.

[Mister_Che]

They want to keep the current lineup, it seems.

I'm fairly out of touch with Marvel, what is the current Avenger lineup? The last one I saw was the New Avengers with Sentry, Spiderwoman, Spider Man, Wolverine, in addition to the old favorites.

[Pop music sucks]

It's gonna be Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and Ant-Man.

[Mister_Che]

That's for the movie, though. What's the post Civil War team?

[Pop music sucks]

I dunno. I've been really considering getting the Civil War issues, but to get the whole experience; there's just too many issues to go through, and they're scattered into other series.

Man, I really hope that the Hulk gets really pissed off and starts beating on the other team members somewhere during the movie.

[Mister_Che]

Just get the Civil War trade. There may be a few others that are worth it, but you get the major points from whats in the trade paperback.

[ThisGuy]

I dunno. I've been really considering getting the Civil War issues, but to get the whole experience; there's just too many issues to go through, and they're scattered into other series.
All you really need is the main book. Most of the tie-ins were pretty forced and not that essential.

I'm fairly out of touch with Marvel, what is the current Avenger lineup? The last one I saw was the New Avengers with Sentry, Spiderwoman, Spider Man, Wolverine, in addition to the old favorites.

There were two Avengers teams after civil war and cap's death. I guess the more "official and legit" team would be Mighty Avengers which has Iron Man, Ms Marvel, Ares, Wonder Man, Black Widow, Sentry, and Spider-Woman. The rogue Avengers team (New Avengers) has Wolverine, Spider-man, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Dr Strange (for a little while), and Ronin (Echo from DD). Spider-woman was with New avengers but changed sides right before Secret Invasion. With the invasion going on now, I'm pretty sure the lineups should be changing soon.

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Spider-woman was a Skrull from the start.
















****Spoiler Ends****

[ThisGuy]

Anyone else love X-Factor? It sucks that Layla Miller got stuck in the future during Messiah Complex. I just hasn't been the same without her.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/X-Factor_010_014s.jpg

[ThisGuy]

oh god. The new Deadpool was really bad. I was excited over it. =\

[Dimmu Burger]

That's for the movie, though. What's the post Civil War team?

There's two of them.

Mighty Avengers are the official registered team: Ares, the Black Widow, Iron Man, the Sentry, the Wasp, Wonder Man, and leader Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)

New Avengers are the non-registered unofficial team: Luke Cage, Ronin, the Sentry, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, and Wolverine. Captain America was also on this team until he croaked.

I think Spider-Woman may have registered and switched though, I could be wrong.

[badtaste]

Eva Longoria as the Wasp anyone? She was supposedly spotted Avengers comics in hand, leaving the Marvel Comics offices in LA. Ohlook, here's the photo:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii153/moviesie/eva.jpg

Methinks she's got the looks and perkiness to be the Wasp.

[ThisGuy]

Can she be a big enough bitch for the role? That's the question.

oh, something FINALLY happened in the latest SI. Page spread was pretty epic. First image edited due to spoilers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/SI-020.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/SI-021.jpg

Pardon the screen stretch. Notice Howard the Duck next to Giant-Girl.

[thedeadwalk!]

Reminds me of this from The Walking Dead:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/grenades.jpg

And I'll just go ahead and post some more of my favorites:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/engine.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/hostage.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/important.jpg

[thedeadwalk!]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/lynch.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/thing.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/i2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/thedeadwalk/i3.jpg

[thedeadwalk!]

I miss Yorick. :(

It wouldn't let me use the frown in the previous post as it counts as an image, and there's only four to a post. :(

[ThisGuy]

I've been meaning to get into The Walking Dead and Invincible for a while. I just need to finish up with Hellblazer and Planetary. Should take about a couple months =\

oh, did I already mention my love for Transmetropolitan?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/1221476474180-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/1221475921227.jpg

Also, Marvel Adventures: Avengers is surprisingly good even though its meant for a younger audience.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/MAAvengers26015.jpg

[Dimmu Burger]

lol Spider-Man is the sh*t!

[ThisGuy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/SPI1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/SPI2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/spi3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/spi4.jpg

[thedeadwalk!]

Ok, Spider-Man has become a little too hip for me. But I still laughed, if only for the novelty.

[beans]

galactus ftw

[ThisGuy]

Thread needs more Punisher badassery
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/1221545919062.jpg

[Dimmu Burger]

Damn that Punisher is badass!

[Mister_Che]

Punisher kills the Marvel Universe was pretty funny. I really like the Punisher MAX stuff, too.

[Dimmu Burger]

I read the original punisher max and war machine max and they both ruled.

[ThisGuy]

I got into buying comics too late and missed most of Garth Ennis' run. I started buying Punisher right after Ennis left it. The new writer is okay, but it's not the same.

PS: You cry, you lose.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/cry.jpg

[thedeadwalk!]

If its any consolation to Web-Head, she never would've gotten an organ donation had she been on the list for years, being as poor as she is.

Not to ruin the sentimentality or anything...

[ThisGuy]

Comic book day tomorrow, yay! Picking up Nova, Deadpool, Ultimate Spidey, and Daredevil. The new Lady Bullseye arc in DD is supposed to be pretty good. By tomorrow, I will have contributed 80 dollars to the comic book industry since I got into comic books earlier this year. That's actually more than I've ever spent on music my entire life. Kind of pathetic.

I just downloaded the Loki mini. It takes place right after he defeats Thor (doesn't show how this happens) and becoming the new ruler of Asgard. Pretty much deals with his ****ed up childhood and how he handles with finally winning. I swear, this **** almost made me want to cry. It was really good.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/sadlokid.jpg
http://rapidshare.com/files/62521419/DCP_Archive_Edition_-_Loki__2004_Marvel__96p__compiled_by_Kritter-DCP_.cbr

[badtaste]

Wow.

First Marvel goes with Jon Favreau for Iron Man and now it’s looking like another non-action/indie film director will come into the fold: Kenneth Branagh as the director for Thor.

The closest thing he’s directed to this would be Henry V almost 20 years ago, but he been directing other films since then.

Branagh also has a very long acting resume, having had a role in about 50 movies and TV episodes.

The movie version of Thor (a Norse god in Marvel Comics) has been written by Mark Protosevich. A source tells me that despite the fact that Variety says the screenplay will use the original version of the character, disabled medical student Don Blake who could turn into (or switch places with, I don’t remember exactly) the magic hammer-wielding Thor - the current screenplay does NOT include Blake as a character.

The film will be very heavy on Norse Mythology, Asgard (Thor’s home), mythical creatures, etc. Very Shakespearean in tone.

Personally I think this is a very interesting pick.

source: http://screenrant.com/kenneth-branagh-direct-thor-vic-3825/

Sounds like this could be epic.

[Pop music sucks]

omfg

that is just freakin' intensly awesome.

Jesus, I wonder what they're gonna do with the actual Avengers movie if these movies are gonna be that epic.

[Mister_Che]

Damnit, I was expecting to pick up Justice Vol. 2 this weekend.

[badtaste]

omfg

that is just freakin' intensly awesome.

Jesus, I wonder what they're gonna do with the actual Avengers movie if these movies are gonna be that epic.

As long as they don't do an X-Men, and focus the attention on one character (a la Wolvie), I'll be happy.

[Pop music sucks]

Man. Now I kinda wish that I didn't know that Branagh is directing the Thor movie. He's pretty articulate, although I know it'll be really awesome.

[thedeadwalk!]

As long as they don't do an X-Men, and focus the attention on one character (a la Wolvie), I'll be happy.
Isn't that what they're doing leading up to the Avengers' movie with Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, etc?

[Mister_Che]

They should have Edward Norton appear in Spidey 4 or 5 and invite Spiderman to "this team we're putting together."

[badtaste]

Man. Now I kinda wish that I didn't know that Branagh is directing the Thor movie. He's pretty articulate, although I know it'll be really awesome.

lol, maybe Branagh can turn this into a film capable of being studied in highschool English classes.

Isn't that what they're doing leading up to the Avengers' movie with Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, etc?

I mean within the Avengers Movie.

They should have Edward Norton appear in Spidey 4 or 5 and invite Spiderman to "this team we're putting together."

Would be a good way to save a sinking ship, but the purists wouldn't like it.

[Mister_Che]

Why? Spidey was in the New Avengers, and if I remember right, Hulk wasn't in any recent Avenger teams.

[badtaste]

Judging by the characters attached to the Avengers project, they're basing it around the original Avengers. Spidey =/= original Avenger.

[Mister_Che]

Meh.

[ThisGuy]

Thor and Captain America should be the hardest characters to pull off in a movie setting. It's either going to be epic fail or epic win. No middle ground.
Isn't that what they're doing leading up to the Avengers' movie with Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, etc?
I think he means that they shouldn't make the Avengers movie and focus around one character just like how the X-men movies were all about Wolverine.

Judging by the characters attached to the Avengers project, they're basing it around the original Avengers. Spidey =/= original Avenger.
Seeing how they're using black Nick Fury, it's going to be based around Ultimates as well.
They should have Edward Norton appear in Spidey 4 or 5 and invite Spiderman to "this team we're putting together."
Marvel doesn't own the rights to the Spider-man movie franchise so I doubt Columbia would allow it. Would be awesome though.

Oh, I also heard they might make a Deadpool movie depending how well received he is in the new Wolverine movie.

[badtaste]

Seeing how they're using black Nick Fury, it's going to be based around Ultimates as well.

No complaints there. I wonder if Marvel would be daring enough to go with a black Captain America...?

And speaking of the Cap, an alleged synopsis of the film has been revealed, nothing out of the ordinary. Still hoping that this movie will be comparable to Saving Private Ryan in terms of feel and action.

Synopsis:
"Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy's earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment...Operation: Rebirth."

"After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the 'Super-Soldier Serum' and bombarded by 'vita-rays.' Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and leader of the Avengers."

Just did some peeking around, managed to miss this in the Iron Man film. Can you guys spot it?

http://www.firstshowing.net/img/ironman-cptamerica-shield.jpg

[Pop music sucks]

Captain America's shield on the workbench.

[Mister_Che]

Holy crap.

[ThisGuy]

Yeah, that was all over the interweb when the movie came out. Here's a better look.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/dshild.jpg

Captain America supposedly makes an appearance in the Hulk movie during the arctic scene that was cut out. Should be in the DVD extras I think.

[Interstate]

That's pretty awesome. Didn't notice it at all when I watched the film.

[Dimmu Burger]

Me neither. Very cool.

[badtaste]

Yeah, that was all over the interweb when the movie came out. Here's a better look.

hi5 for the large cap. Man I love inter-comic references.

Captain America supposedly makes an appearance in the Hulk movie during the arctic scene that was cut out. Should be in the DVD extras I think.

Neat.

[badtaste]

Reports say that Terence Howard is out of Iron Man 2 due to pay disputes, with Don Cheadle (!) to replace him.

[Dimmu Burger]

Don is good but he doesn't look the part. He needs to be a bit thicker.

[badtaste]

My thoughts exactly.

Just read that Daniel Craig was approached to play Thor, but turned it down.

[jpj]

Meh, I don't think he'd be a good Thor anyway.

[Dimmu Burger]

How about somebody that looks Scandinavian to play Thor?

[badtaste]

Like the woman in your avatar!

[Dimmu Burger]

Oh snap!

Her last name is Sackhoff so I don't think she is from up there.

[ThisGuy]

This is supposed to be frozen Captain America in a deleted Hulk scene.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/1223791560898.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/1223924704220.jpg

[Dimmu Burger]

That's badass!

[badtaste]

Nice, very nice.

[ThisGuy]

Wow, I just Peter David's run of Captain Marvel. I never though much of it because Captain Marvel is C-list at most (even though he has some hax powers), but it turned out to be one of my new favorite titles. Too bad it got canned pretty early.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Savemejebus/CMarvel24-23-1.jpg

[Pop music sucks]

Anybody seen The Incredible Hulk restart/Avengers tie-in film that came out a few days ago? How was it?

[ThisGuy]

Anybody seen The Incredible Hulk restart/Avengers tie-in film that came out a few days ago? How was it?
wait, what? You mean that online comic?