Comic Book Thread: Combined for greatness

**KoalaTrap** · 2013-11-07 11:48

What do you guys think of this Netflix/Marvel team up? 13 episodes series for Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage followed by 13 episodes of them together as the Defenders.

It's a big commitment! It'll be fun to marathon and to think of all the appearances possible and casting etc. /splooge

2015 for the first series.

**Delirium** · 2013-11-07 11:58

Are the Defenders going to be that team? No hulk, namor, dr strange? Heroes for Hire series seems to make more sense.

**KoalaTrap** · 2013-11-07 12:04

Yeah, they're going to be called the Defenders. /shrug. Surfer isn't theirs, Hulk is on the Avengers, and Strange will prob get a movie in Phase 3 etc.
I bet Jeph Loeb / TV suits don't like the name Heroes For Hire because it isn't an altruistic hero team! I just hope they are good series. Thirteen episodes means they can't struggle like SHIELD.

**Khajit** · 2013-11-07 16:06

Originally Posted by grantlogan

Amazing X-Men was just great. GREAT. When Kurt grabbed the swords and kicked ass, I was so happy. Too bad Aaron can't write all the X-books, Bendis is so shitty.

I kinda think they're both awful but His amazing X-men run isn't crappy so far. It was extremely confusing that Firestar even thought about using Emma frost's name. She HATES Emma frost. And by Hate I mean Emma Frost actually set her horse on fire. The last time they saw each other Firestar actually burned off the top layer of her skin so that she could threaten to not hold back next time if Emma did something to piss her off or mess with children again.

Both authors have strong points to their writing but they've been kept away from that for stuff they're crap at. Bendis is good at daredevil, Ultimate spider-man, Ultimate X-men etc.
Aaron seems best writing solo books.

**grantlogan** · 2013-11-07 17:57

Originally Posted by KoalaTrap

What do you guys think of this Netflix/Marvel team up? 13 episodes series for Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage followed by 13 episodes of them together as the Defenders.

It's a big commitment! It'll be fun to marathon and to think of all the appearances possible and casting etc. /splooge

2015 for the first series.

I'm really hoping these shows will be great but Agents of SHIELD has crushed all my expectations for Marvel TV shows. And after having to deal with the Luke Cage and Jessica Jones family drama hour for years in New Avengers, I don't want to see them at all.

**Siccmade** · 2013-11-08 08:25

Kind of coincidental to the current convo, after seeing a few episodes when it originally aired, I just finished watching through Wolverine and the X-Men on Netflix. First thing I did was jump over to IMDB to see wtf is up with a season 2... Thought maybe it just wasn't on Netflix.

Needless to say, fucking crushed. The closing scene is the 2 villains that from childhood to now I still actively seek out and read.

I watch things of that nature at work because I don't have to pay much attention and can get things done but that show was really good, I'm behind on some shit now, lol.

**Kaslo** · 2013-11-08 09:57

From Cataclysm Spiderman:

Spoiler: show

**grantlogan** · 2013-11-08 11:09

I read the 3 page preview last night, the Bendis speak was in full on. Questions responding to questions EVERYWHERE.

**Vagrant** · 2013-11-08 12:28

New X-Force team incoming again. This time it'll be a Cable led black-ops team featuring Psylocke, Fantomex(not sure which one), the return of Marrow, and a mystery female member simply named MeMe. Both the Cable and the Uncanny titles end with the Vendetta crossover leading into just X-Force.

And new cast member in Nova. Beta Ray Bill.

**Kaslo** · 2013-11-08 12:55

That was what was speculated with the "Hammered" teaser.

**Gilgameshx** · 2013-11-08 21:27

I'm starting to get back into comics again but I'm overwhelmed and confused about what happened to my favorite characters since I was a kid. I've always been a fan of xmen and Spider-Man but it seems like there's a lot o variations to them now.

I was looking into the new xmen series. Also, superior spider man has caught my eye. Are these good series to start?

Also, which are good DC series to start with ? Always a fan of batman, nightwing and the justice league but confused with the new 52 stuff.

I guess I'm looking for that old school 1990s feel and those marvel comics look to be close to that aside from having the original xmen.

**Krandor** · 2013-11-08 22:53

Superior Spiderman will confuse the crap out of you unless you grab the final few issues of Amazing, which set up the current status quo.

X-Men just finished a crossover so you can probably jump into any of the titles and not be too lost. Wolverine and the X-Men is probably the best of current main X-books, unless you love Bendis and his teenage angsty overly wordy dribble.

DC tbh, I would stay the fuck away from right now. The current brand wide crossover has been complete doodoo butter. Paperbacks of the launch stuff is decent though, since it was company wide reboots and easy to jump in.

If I had to pick the best New 52 stuff, I'd probably go with Wonder Woman, Aquaman (yarly), Action Comics, and Batwoman.

Edit: not really superheroy, but Animal Man, Swamp Thing, and I, Vampire were all solid, though havent remotely as entertaining of late (or in the case of I, Vampire, got cancelled)

**Delirium** · 2013-11-08 23:02

If you want them to feel like 1990s, Justice League for DC.

**Krandor** · 2013-11-08 23:20

Speaking of Justice League, are they ever gonna elaborate on the Martian Manhunter angle? They threw in that one page teaser about it at one point, and have referenced it a couple times otherwise.

**Gilanth** · 2013-11-09 12:38

Originally Posted by Gilgameshx

I'm starting to get back into comics again but I'm overwhelmed and confused about what happened to my favorite characters since I was a kid. I've always been a fan of xmen and Spider-Man but it seems like there's a lot o variations to them now.

I was looking into the new xmen series. Also, superior spider man has caught my eye. Are these good series to start?

Also, which are good DC series to start with ? Always a fan of batman, nightwing and the justice league but confused with the new 52 stuff.

I guess I'm looking for that old school 1990s feel and those marvel comics look to be close to that aside from having the original xmen.

Green Arrows pretty good but you would really want to go back and grab the whole Lemuire Run,Most of the new 52 I've dropped apart from that and Batman

**Krandor** · 2013-11-09 20:14

The character designs for the new X-Force are HORRIBLE, holy god.

Spoiler: show

**Krandor** · 2013-11-09 20:23

Also, Marvel recently reacquired the rights to Punisher for TV/Film and rumor I saw today is that Punisher might be part of the Daredevil Netflix series

**grantlogan** · 2013-11-09 21:50

I stopped reading UXF after the first issue, Humphries is really bad. Cable and X-Force was ok but Hopeless never really got a handle on the plot or characters. I havent read too much of Spurrier's work but it's looking like this title won't be good either.

**Krandor** · 2013-11-09 22:20

I've found X-Men legacy fairly entertaining, but dunno how this will go since it's a totally different style from the spaztastic Legacy.

**Vagrant** · 2013-11-10 00:57

Originally Posted by Krandor

Also, Marvel recently reacquired the rights to Punisher for TV/Film and rumor I saw today is that Punisher might be part of the Daredevil Netflix series

I'm sure it will get added eventually along with Blade and possibly even Ghost Rider assuming they're willing to spend the effects money on that one.

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