Comic Book Thread: Combined for greatness

[grantlogan]

Rofl, same thing happened to me. Logged on, checked PVP, acquired Angel.

[Vagrant]

Yep almost everyone did apparently if they got on early enough. Playdom already issued a statement that they will not revoke any of them though they have supposedly fixed it now so no one else logging in gets it if they weren't supposed to. Probably their form of an apology for how horrible the season was when it started and the season 2 issue. Got my Angel ready to train to level 2 now. Just need QS to finish his level 12 training.

[grantlogan]

I am LOVING his lvl 1, buffs errwhur.

[Vagrant]

Yeah I took him into 12.2 for a quick run to level him up and he kept poor little Viper generalized so my tactician captain america could pound away on her all he wanted. And just think still got his Archangel costume to come.

[AzazaelFenrir]

Just happy I got Angel after I got 9 fucking Sinister Scepters from the roulette.

[Kaslo]

I quit MMA... just got fucking bored.

[Delirium]

DC
Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner to write Harley Quinn ongoing

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Later this year, the pair team to co-write their first ongoing series as the duo have been tapped by DC Comics to pen "Harley Quinn," a new, monthly series debuting later this year with a yet-to-be-named artist. The villainess of Gotham City and Joker's girlfriend has headlined a monthly comic before, but since the advent of the New 52 relaunch, the character has kept mainly to her current role as a cast member of DC's "Suicide Squad" where she sports a look closer to her recent "Arkham Asylum" video games appearances than her original "Batman: the Animated Series" outfit.

Now, with Comic-Con International in San Diego soon upon us, CBR News has an exclusive first look at the book, and in their first interview, Conner and Palmiotti explain what they're taking from Harley's classic past, her "Suicide Squad" present and her many media appearances to make this book work as well as describing whether or not the Joker is waiting in the wings and what other surprise characters lay in store for "Harley Quinn."

Marvel - Icon
Jimmy Palmiotti to revive Painkiller Jane

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Today in advance of Comic-Con International in San Diego, Palmiotti and Marvel Comics' creator-owned Icon imprint announced that "Painkiller Jane" will return to the stands once again in the form of a four-issue miniseries. Headlined by the writer, the book will place the ever-healing hit girl on a mission to protect a Saudi Arabian princess in Manhattan in a main story drawn by Juan Santacruz. Meanwhile, the characters origins will be explored in a special back-up by Palmiotti and artist Sam Lofti.

Dynamite
Peter Milligan to write 'Terminal Hero'
Howard Chaykin to write 'The Shadow'
Duane Swierczynski to write 'Ex-Con'
James Robinson to write 'Grand Passion'
Steve Niles and Dennis Calero team up for 'Ash and the Army of Darkness'

Misc
Matt Hawkins open letter to comics community and a link to a free 'Think Tank' #1

[Kaslo]

This Harley Quinn series intrigues me... love Amanda Conner and Harley Quinn...

[Kaslo]

By the way, have we not discussed Fraction/Madureira on Inhuman?

[Delirium]

By the way, have we not discussed Fraction/Madureira on Inhuman?

Don't want to think about events after Infinity/War of the Atom till those events happen

[grantlogan]

Fraction should never be discussed, unless were talking about what a tumblr feminist he is!

[Delirium]

Or how awesome FF and Hawkeye are!

[Krandor]

I'm not gonna speak for FF, but Hawkeye has absolutely spectacular.

Saw this morning that it made a killing in Harvey nominations alongside Saga.

[Delirium]

FF is an amazing book. it has some typical Fraction funny parts(Yancy Street Gang), but a lot of serious moments. Also, Mike Allred is killing it.

Fantastic Four has not been doing it for me though.

[Krandor]

Allred is always welcome, but Fraction's writing to me just feels off in team books.

It's miles above the cesspool he was spitting out in UXM, which was getting to Chuck Austen levels of bad.

[Delirium]

I thought Defenders was a really fun book. I don't know how many people bothered to read it. His UXM run was just really inconsistent to me. I'm not sure if that was because it was a team book or because he doesn't do big event type stuff well and his run was in the whole Hope Summers mega crossover. That being said, ill take his run over Gillens any day of the week.

[KoalaTrap]

Is Fraction's Inhumans book a mini? Dude is writing a crap ton of books atm wonder if something will have to go away to make it manageable.

Hawkeye, FF, Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Satellite Sam (image, was ok), and another image called Sex Criminals coming out soon.

[Vagrant]

Is Fraction's Inhumans book a mini? Dude is writing a crap ton of books atm wonder if something will have to go away to make it manageable.

Hawkeye, FF, Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Satellite Sam (image, was ok), and another image called Sex Criminals coming out soon.

Pretty sure it supposed to be an ongoing.

[Vagrant]

MAA: No surprise but Infinity spec ops is coming after the current one finishes. And Bishop joins the roster as PVP season 10 reward. New lockbox hero for season 10 as well but no word who yet.

[Delirium]

X-Factor

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I know it was mostly canon anyway, but I still hate that Shatterstar and Longshot are clones/father/son/creepy as fuck.