Comic Book Thread: Combined for greatness

[KoalaTrap]

Nice call on Venom joining GotG Grant! Having him on the team just makes me want Rick Remender on that book even more. Ugh, it would be so good and epic with him writing it.. and funny characters would have different personalities and actually be funny. Plus he does funny, epic space adventures excellently.

I'm so behind on comics right now. Can't wait to read Sex Criminals 3. Book is great.

[grantlogan]

If only Remender wrote GotG instead of Cap. Just read Bendis is going to have the symbiote home-world after Venom joins.

[Delirium]

Warren Ellis is going to write Moon Knight with Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire.

[Kaslo]

Also, Doom 2099 in Uncanny Avengers next week :D

[KoalaTrap]

Pretty excited for Ellis on Moon Knight. I irrationally love Moon Knight.

[grantlogan]

Just read Uncanny Avengers, hoooooly shitballs. Yes there is death, but...how much? Do not proceed if you do not want to see who gets it.

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But wait, there's more!

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And last and also least...

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[Kaslo]

But... Whaa... huh...?

[tyven]

jesus i am so out of the loop, havent read UA since the first arc. obviously i have some catching up to do

[Delirium]

First arc was bad. Really improved since then.

[Krandor]

Man, big week for Marvel. UA 14 and Infinity finishing up.

[Delirium]

Everyone dies, everyone gets brought back a year or so later. *yawn*

[Vagrant]

MAA: Anyone else still playing this one? Next part of season 2 is up with the old Daredevil alt as the main reward along with character buffs(and nerfs) for a number of the older ones.

[grantlogan]

I wish I could play MAA but I get a combat validation error after every fucking battle.

[Krandor]

UA 14

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FWIW I don't believe any of those "deaths" are sticking. Wanda and Rogue (who was still borrowing Wolverine's powers) are both seen in solicits for stuff a few months from now. Wonder Man technically can't die either, so he'll probably show up again.

And in an incredibly bizarre concept for a major storyline (Infinity)

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No one dies in the final issue

[Delirium]

UA 14

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FWIW I don't believe any of those "deaths" are sticking. Wanda and Rogue (who was still borrowing Wolverine's powers) are both seen in solicits for stuff a few months from now. Wonder Man technically can't die either, so he'll probably show up again.

And in an incredibly bizarre concept for a major storyline (Infinity)

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No one dies in the final issue

Agree with UA. Not surprised about Infinity. Deaths were coming too often the past 10-20 years, felt unoriginal.


Image owns my soul. Saga, Pretty Deadly, Black Science, Rat Queens, and Bedlam all out this week. Also, I need to read Hawkguy yet.

[KoalaTrap]

Infinity was great. I loved how the epilogue and New Avengers just made everything seem so bleak.
Mapmakers and Ivory Priests, sign me up. Celestials with a giant eyeball? OK.
This is how events should be.

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Even with the Gardeners rising up, I thought the immense threat the Builders were shown to have in the beginning of Infinity petered away pretty quickly after Thor killed one. They felt a little quickly disposed of in terms of moving the plot towards Earth and Thanos. So, I was very pleased that in New Avengers Black Swan laughed in their faces about the Builders being a threat compared to what I guess other ancient multiversal-buidling-block types that are still to come. Good job Hickman, you covered your base. MAPMAKERS YEAAA

[grantlogan]

Infinity was great. I loved how the epilogue and New Avengers just made everything seem so bleak.
Mapmakers and Ivory Priests, sign me up. Celestials with a giant eyeball? OK.
This is how events should be.

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More Infinity stuff:

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Even with the Gardeners rising up, I thought the immense threat the Builders were shown to have in the beginning of Infinity petered away pretty quickly after Thor killed one. They felt a little quickly disposed of in terms of moving the plot towards Earth and Thanos. So, I was very pleased that in New Avengers Black Swan laughed in their faces about the Builders being a threat compared to what I guess other ancient multiversal-buidling-block types that are still to come. Good job Hickman, you covered your base. MAPMAKERS YEAAA

I totally agree. The conclusion to Infinity was anticlimactic but then it later shows it's just a drop in the bucket. I can't say that still satisfies me but I cannot wait to see what happens with these Mapmakers. I think it goes without saying Thanos will become an ally in the story to come.

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And Corvus ain't dead, it was mentioned earlier in the Infinity story that he is linked to his spear.

[Krandor]

I actually kind of enjoyed the fact that Infinity didn't lead some big line wide shakeup like Marvel usually does after an event comic.

[grantlogan]

MAA: So it looks like we get Nico sometime in the future. Some of the heroic battles in the latest chapter are hard as shit. Unable to beat Reed or Phoenix's, Ms. Marvel's is easy as piss and Hawkeye's is rough(got the Iso tho so eff that battle). Haven't done the last 2 yet.

[Vagrant]

MAA: So it looks like we get Nico sometime in the future. Some of the heroic battles in the latest chapter are hard as shit. Unable to beat Reed or Phoenix's, Ms. Marvel's is easy as piss and Hawkeye's is rough(got the Iso tho so eff that battle). Haven't done the last 2 yet.

Yeah due to the massive issues they had when it was released I'm only on the first mission still. Up to Reed's heroic battle though and repeatedly getting my ass handed to me. Bifurcating the bot doesn't do a damn bit to help when Doom himself hits me for about 2k a hit later in the fight. And yeah Nico is the spec ops 15 reward surprisingly enough and continuing with the X-Force/Thunderbolt reward pattern for PVP season 13 will be Agent Venom.