SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 Ok after looking at Steviekick's sig, I need to know what happen to Blue Beetle? He got shot in the head by Max Lord Still hurts. Anybody got any info on the upcoming JSA relaunch? (The that Gentleman Ghost story was weak. They should've started the OYL JSA with the relaunch.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 All I know is that they are going to be relaunching with some new members to the team, including a new Starman and Damage. Also there is supposed to be a crossover between the JSA/JLA that will span both books, the first time they will team together for a story in both books. And yes, the Gentleman Ghost story was weak. Levitz could have done so much more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LessonInMachismo 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 including a new Starman Starman XXIV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 I was looking at the comic rack today and realized half the stuff DC is currently publishing will probably be cancelled by this time next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LessonInMachismo 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 I was at the shop today and the two customers ahead of me laid down well over $100 for their stack of comics. The first guy had some idiot with him. They looked like lowlifes. Is welfare money being spent on comics? How much do YOU spend at the comic shop every Wednesday? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 Way too much this week. It's normally about 2-4 books each week, but this week was nine: Civil War Civil War: X-Men Annihilation: Nova X-Factor Uncanny X-Men New X-Men Justice League of America 0 Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Checkmate Flash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LessonInMachismo 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 GI Joe, JLA and 52 are all I need. What was this about JSA crossing over into the new JLA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 How much do YOU spend at the comic shop every Wednesday? I really try to keep it to $10-$15. That doesn't always happen, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scroby 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 How much do YOU spend at the comic shop every Wednesday? I try to stay under 15 bucks, if anything I do stay under 20 dollars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonX 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 GI Joe, JLA and 52 are all I need. What was this about JSA crossing over into the new JLA? Gimmicky cross-over to hype the JSA relaunch. The that Gentleman Ghost story was weak. They should've started the OYL JSA with the relaunch Disagree, if only because it rids us of the bullshit origin for the Gentleman Ghost that was given to the character by Geoff Johns in Hawkman. How much do YOU spend at the comic shop every Wednesday? $10-$25 and that's not counting TPBs and action figures. Countering them in, it's around $40-$70 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2006 I end up spending about 35 dollars a month, but that is due to me having to order my books from midtowncomics.com. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
World's Worst Man 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2006 So is anyone else perplexed as to why in Astonishing X-Men they're telling a story that has nothing to do with anything else that's going on in the other books? I assume it's just a timeshift story, but they never actually mentioned that the particular story was happening in the future, did they? It just seems so bizarre and I'm finding it annoying to see certain characters in the other books, not knowing how the stuff in Astonishing is going to turn out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonX 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2006 So is anyone else perplexed as to why in Astonishing X-Men they're telling a story that has nothing to do with anything else that's going on in the other books? I assume it's just a timeshift story, but they never actually mentioned that the particular story was happening in the future, did they? It just seems so bizarre and I'm finding it annoying to see certain characters in the other books, not knowing how the stuff in Astonishing is going to turn out. Joss is immune from continuity because "he's a star"; hence the current mess where TPTB at Marvel have basically stated outright that they no long care about trying to figure out how Joss's X-Men books fit in with current continuity and are taking a "We'll figure it out later!" approach that basically amounts to them saying they'll let the other writers do whatever they want and retrofit AXM into the timeline after the fact. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
World's Worst Man 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2006 Interesting. I just hope Emma ends up staying with the X-Men. I loves me some Emma Frost. Thanks for the tidbit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZGangsta 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2006 Whedon's (or maybe it was one of the Marvel editors) said that Astonishing sort of runs 'between the raindrops of Marvel continuity.' Meaning that the stuff that happens in all the crossovers is there, but doesn't really play a part in the events of the book. I kind of like it that way since I think that Marvel's obsession with 'earth-shattering events that change EVERYTHING~!' over the last couple years has really hurt their ability to tell good stories since the writers only get a few issues before they have to deal with the crossover and then the resulting status quo change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LessonInMachismo 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2006 Joss is immune from continuity because "he's a star"; hence the current mess where TPTB at Marvel have basically stated outright that they no long care about trying to figure out how Joss's X-Men books fit in with current continuity and are taking a "We'll figure it out later!" approach that basically amounts to them saying they'll let the other writers do whatever they want and retrofit AXM into the timeline after the fact. Same thing with JMS. Why not just give them Ultimate books? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2006 Joss is immune from continuity because "he's a star"; hence the current mess where TPTB at Marvel have basically stated outright that they no long care about trying to figure out how Joss's X-Men books fit in with current continuity and are taking a "We'll figure it out later!" approach that basically amounts to them saying they'll let the other writers do whatever they want and retrofit AXM into the timeline after the fact. Same thing with JMS. Why not just give them Ultimate books? I think Colossus is gay in the Ultimate universe, so the whole "Kitty and Peter" thing wouldn't work. Anyways, the current arc would seem to be after House of M, before Civil War and before all the shit that goes down in New X-Men, where I'm still surprised that I'm enjoying a book with X-23 in it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exslade ZX 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2006 Yea, quick question, with Marvel comics, is there anyway to tell what the release date of it was? With DC, it's simple, you look on the front, and it just says "June 2005" or something, whereas with Marvel, I can't seem to find anything like that. So when I decide to read a 'compilation' its kind of hard to figure out the reading order right away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2006 In an old Spider-Man issue (forgot the number, this story took place in the 90s), Spider-Man was tracking down The Human Torch because he apparantly turned heel and Spider-Man didn't want to believe it and had to know for sure. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2006 Yea, quick question, with Marvel comics, is there anyway to tell what the release date of it was? With DC, it's simple, you look on the front, and it just says "June 2005" or something, whereas with Marvel, I can't seem to find anything like that. So when I decide to read a 'compilation' its kind of hard to figure out the reading order right away Check the fine print on page 1. That's probably your best bet, although probably not always the most accurate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FroGG_NeaL 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2006 In an old Spider-Man issue (forgot the number, this story took place in the 90s), Spider-Man was tracking down The Human Torch because he apparantly turned heel and Spider-Man didn't want to believe it and had to know for sure. Anybody know what I'm talking about? The Torch was fighting some dude, and had to up his flame to take him out, resulting in burning down a college. I think it was NYU. Torch was public enemy number one for a while, but the FF eventualy cleared his name, with help from Spider-Man I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 For Spawn fans: Did Angela and Tiffany ever fight? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Tiffany HATES Angela, as she is the #2 slayer to Angela's #1, and feels she has betrayed heaven. However, Spawn killed Tiffany in her two book appearences by melting her down to her bones. If she came back after that, I dunno, but Angela herself got killed by Malebolgia. So I don't think so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
