Superhero Comics 101

[eldargal]

Yeah I've been meaning to check that one out.:)

[Brakkart]

*sigh* Read issue #5 of Batman Eternal today... and promptly added the series to my pull list. I'll find the money from somewhere, just too good to miss out on.

[Mr Mystery]

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2014/05/08/a-wonder-woman-movie-just-wouldnt-work-comic/#TLM1OcE9fJHvyPyy.01

Hurr!

[Psychosplodge]

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[eldargal]

Everyone should read Rat Queens, such a great comic.

[CenturyChild533]

Yay comics thread! Just found it.

Anyone else reading Moon Knight by Warren Ellis? If not, do your best to find the last two issues (they've sold out, reprints are coming) and grab the third one that came out last week. Book is so good, Declan Shalvey's art alone is worth buying the book for. Probably the best Marvel book since Hawkeye.

[Brakkart]

Very much enjoyed the final issue of the DC event Forever Evil which resolves the storyline nicely while dangling a whole load of plot threads that will impact the DCU going forward. Highlight to see or don't if you don't want spoilers:

1. Lex Luthor saves the world! And is apparently a somewhat changed man for having done so. Not only does he save the world, but he saves Superman's life too and has turned over something of a new leaf with regard to hsi formerly ruthless business practices.

2. Lex Luthor now knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman! A logical fallout from the Crime Syndicate unmasking Nightwing and Batman's devotion to rescuing him from their clutches. Be interesting to see how this plays out going forward especially as Luthor is now a member of the Justice League.

3. The Crime Syndicate are defeated, but not gone, or at least the core trio are still around. Ultraman is powerless without any kryptonite to consume and being kept in a sunlight drenched cell. Superwoman is pregnant and in captivity and Owlman is on the loose still. Johnny Quick, Deathstorm, Power Ring, Atomica, Grid and Alexander Luthor are all dead, though Power ring's ring has found itself a new host and I doubt Grid will be gone forever, he's just too good a villain as Cyborg's nemesis.

4. Ted Kord (Blue Beetle II) has been introduced to the New 52 universe. This is a considerably younger Ted than we've seen before and it will be interesting to see what becomes of him.

5. The freaking Anti-Monitor is back! Revealed as the being who destroyed the Crime Syndicate's home world of Earth-3, he has drained that universe of life to power himself up, but still wants more life energy to consume ahead of a planned showdown with Darkseid!

There are a lot of great character moments in this issue and the story as a whole. I'm hopeful that in addition to the TPB of the core mini series that Dc are releasing, they will do a proper Omnibus edition of the storyline to collect together the mini series with the tie-in issues of the 3 Justice League titles. If they do I'll get it for sure.

Also loving the mini Green Lantern Corps in the JL8 strip.

[eldargal]

I've only read the Batman 28 preview, heard good things but waiting for TPB. Glad it ended well.

Nearly had a fit the other day when I saw a headline saying Worlds Finest had been cancelled, but it hasn't. Birds of Prey has sadly but it never really took off after a very shaky start. Hoping they relaunch it later with a writer who really gets the BoP.

[Gotthammer]

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"What, are we taking everybody?"

- the reason that this line is significant is because Jim Morita was a japanese-american soldier. while it’s never explicitly stated, here’s what morita’s life would have been like before being captured by HYDRA:

december 7, 1942: the empire of japan attacked pearl harbor. he was probably a soldier at this time since he was considered to be elite enough for steve’s squad; unknown where he served, although there were many japanese-american soldiers who died in and who were the first responders to the attack.

december 8, 1942: the us declares a state of war with japan.

all japanese-american men disqualified from the draft via the label “4-C,” or “enemy alien,” no matter their citizenry. all japanese-american men in the service are removed from duty.

february 19, 1942: president roosevelt signed executive order 9066, authorizing the military to exclude certain groups from military zones.

the fbi searched the homes of japanese-americans for “contraband,” including correspondence with anyone in japan such as personal letters. any such contraband is confiscated.
(fun sidenote: how did they know where to find these people so that they could be harassed? well, gosh, the census bureau told them. illegally. no big deal.)
community leaders, including priests, gathered up and sent to prison camps like tule lake. this is also where several families were sent to be deported to japan since they were not deemed loyal enough.

122,000 people of japanese-american descent are told to sell or store their property as they can only bring what they can carry out of the “exclusion zones,” which meant most of the west coast. (hawaii, whose population was about a quarter japanese, was for the most part not included in this.) given only a few weeks to organize their lives, they were then sent via cattle train to concentration camps set up throughout the us.
since morita was from fresno, he would have ended up here:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXaxFNGeMAU/T0htkthjymI/AAAAAAAAESY/te3_CTWhdjk/s1600/20-1609a_ed.jpg

charming.
sunny poston, arizona. conveniently built on an indian reservation against the wishes of the tribal council, who wanted nothing to do with the government’s white supremacist bull****. why only infringe on the rights and wishes of one minority group, right?

choice quote: ”After fifteen months at Arizona’s vast Poston Relocation Center as a social analyst, Commander Leighton concluded that many an American simply fails to remember that U.S. Japanese are human beings.”

shortly after arriving, all prisoners were asked to fill out a survey. most of the questions would be simple, like their name, city of birth, etc, but questions 27 and 28 were different.

question 27: Are you willing to serve in the armed forces of the United States on combat duty, wherever ordered?
question 28: Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States from any and all attacks by foreign and domestic forces, and forswear any form of allegiance or disobedience to the Japanese Emperor, or any other foreign government, power, or organization?

did you answer yes to both? congratulations! you’re a soldier. did you answer no to both? perhaps you’re too old or sick to serve? perhaps the general ****ery of this entire situation got you down? perhaps you were born outside of the us, so you can’t disavow your country of origin since there is a very real chance you’ll be deported? haha well congratulations hope you like prison and/or deportation

so all of this goes on

and then morita goes on to serve

and get captured

and rescued

and dumbass doogan says, “what, are we taking everybody?”

**** you

i’m from fresno

Why representation is important, so stories like this aren't forgotten.

[eldargal]

DC comics are teaming up with:
https://31.media.tumblr.com/080184669a403c86df4cd0d386590ac0/tumblr_inline_n7eucmBhbn1qbujox.jpg
Hello Kitty! For merchandise and stuff, totes approve.

[Gotthammer]

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[Mr Mystery]

Lame.

Stupid DC, and stupid Hello Kitty.

:p

[Gotthammer]

http://x1.fjcdn.com/comments/Log+in+and+take+it+like+a+man+_8d5dab755e31a31db3e e55bb804899a3.jpg

The thread for complaining about how people like things you don't like is over here (http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?46296-I-m-getting-old-oh-how-times-change!).

[Mr Mystery]

http://www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/interview_image/vic_and_bob.jpg

And on a serious note, anything which opens up comics to more people is inherently cool. Because inclusivity is, remains, and will always be, cool.

[eldargal]

DC finally does something sensible (http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/post/90456996704/with-dc-comics-gotham-academy-are-they-finally) and target the largest growing comic book demographic, 17-33 year old wimmins, with a new comic title Gotham Academy:
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Written by Eisner winning Becky Cloonan and art by Karl Kerschl who controversially draws teenage girls like teenage girls and not pornstars (http://d2lzb5v10mb0lj.cloudfront.net/covers_tfaw/400/ma/may140164.jpg):
http://media.tumblr.com/691272723363032df89ecfbf0798d815/tumblr_inline_n816rhtDSQ1qbujox.jpg

[Brakkart]

That is encouraging news, here's hoping the series turns out to be good. I can think of a few existing characters that they could fit into it alongside the obvious new ones, such as Stephanie Brown (Spoiler), Cassandra Cain (Black Bat) and Miss Martian, the latter two of whom have been sorely missed since the start of the New 52. Steph is back as of the Batman Eternal weekly series and she's just as awesome as ever in it, though she's yet to create her Spoiler persona as of last weeks issue #12.

In other pro-female news, the ongoing series of Wonder Woman is going to be written by a female writer (Meredith Finch) once Brian Azzarello's run ends later this year, and the writer's husband (David Finch) will be handling the art duties. The new team promises that the title will be more closely tied into the rest of the DCU with a little less emphasis on mythology, which I feel is no bad thing after a few years now of very heavy mythology driven narrative that has had her title (whilst being well written and entertaining) seem something of an odd duck amidst the other Justice League member solo titles. I'd like to see her tangling with some supervillains for a change.

[Mr Mystery]

£10 says it's cancelled within a year because reasons.

[eldargal]

Unfortunately the new Wonder Woman team have already stirred up controvery by trying to downplay WWs feminism. Not in a malicious way just in an ignorant fashion which is discouraging. Also the artist is famous for drawing women like they are children with breasts, it's really creepy and his cover for the first issue with the new team is kind of cheesecakey. So I'm concerned. A lot of people are expecting Supermans absence from the WW solo to end too.

[Mr Mystery]

Just found that quote.


We want her to be strong - I don't want to say feminist, but a strong character. Beautiful, but strong


If you can't bring youeself to say the word feminist, keep your hands off of Wonder Woman

[Psychosplodge]

Avengers (http://character-equals-destiny.tumblr.com/post/90628359097/thewintersoldiersbutt-marvel-in-a-nutshell) in a dozen images

[Psychosplodge]

Here (http://mildlyamused.tumblr.com/post/90687833241/why-i-love-comics-injustice-year-two)have some extra feels this morning, possible harly quin spoilers idk it could just be fanart *shrugs*

[Kirsten]

Watching Young Justice, which is really good. Absolutely love the fact that people reveal their secrets and the rest of the team are just like 'yeah, whatever, we accept you for who you are' absolutely genius, and right in the feels.

[eldargal]

Here (http://mildlyamused.tumblr.com/post/90687833241/why-i-love-comics-injustice-year-two)have some extra feels this morning, possible harly quin spoilers idk it could just be fanart *shrugs*

It is official apparently, at least it cites n issue of the comic so I assume it is.:p

Young Justice i fantastic, it had a bit of a shaky start with one female character introduced in the second episode in a borderline offensive kind of way but it improves so much. It is a disgrace it was cancelled.

[Kirsten]

I need to find somewhere streaming series two. Netflix only has the first, typically.

[Brakkart]

Here (http://mildlyamused.tumblr.com/post/90687833241/why-i-love-comics-injustice-year-two)have some extra feels this morning, possible harly quin spoilers idk it could just be fanart *shrugs*

It's from an issue of Injustice which is an alternate universe series that acts as a prequel to the Injustice: Gods Among Us video game. It is a very very good series, with some of the best writing I've seen for Harley (her ongoing arguments with Green Arrow about the name for his base are awesome).

[Kirsten]

Injustice: Gods Among Us is great, proper story to the game which is cool.

[Mr Mystery]

This is pretty cool. (http://comicsalliance.com/peanuts-smiths-morrissey-mashup-charles-schulz-this-charming-charlie/?trackback=fbshare_mobile)

[scadugenga]

Just found out that they killed off Nightcrawler in like 2010...:/

He was my favorite X-man, along with Wolvie, before Wolvie was cool.

Here's to being dated by comic books. :P

[Chronowraith]

Nightcrawler actually came back just recently (February/March timeframe). He appears in the Nightcrawler series (limited I do believe) and Amazing X-Men. Of course, since he is an X-Man he could potentially appear in any of the books but Amazing X-Men is the title where he will appear regularly.

[Darren Richardson]

yeah IIRC at the end of the Battle for the Atom X-men mini event it was revealed that Nightcrawler was "Alive" somewhere in another dimension and that the Bamfs that was at Logan's school were working for him.

[eldargal]

Gail Simone is leaving Batgirl which is sad, but the new team seem totes committed and are promising more LGBT representation which is important. Also they want the comic to appeal to women more and seem to be going about it the right way
http://media.tumblr.com/64f5e475b26970b1cd6f423210f905df/tumblr_inline_n8ilsjusfu1qbujox.jpg

Also Gail Simone has been hinting her next DC prject will be relaunching her extremely popoular 52 series Secret Six, but it isn't confirmed.

[Kirsten]

Thor is now female...

http://marvel.com/news/comics/2014/7/15/22875/marvel_proudly_presents_thor

[Mr Mystery]

Bah! Beaten to the punch!

And the promise this isn't some short term stunt!

[eldargal]

http://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/9/50/53c54cf2b5a85/portrait_uncanny.jpg
http://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/9/50/53c54ca975ac3/portrait_uncanny.jpg
Cover art is amaze, also good that Marvel explicitly and clearly taking about going after women comic book fans now.

Series writer Jason Aaron emphasizes, “This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR. This is the THOR of the Marvel Universe. But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before.”

THOR is the latest in the ever-growing and long list of female-centric titles that continues to invite new readers into the Marvel Universe. THOR will be the 8th title to feature a lead female protagonist and aims to speak directly to an audience that long was not the target for super hero comic books in America: women and girls.



More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/comics/2014/7/15/22875/marvel_proudly_presents_thor
The nerdrage is amusing though, just lookingat the comments in the marvel site, from saying Thor can't be a woman despite once being a frog and also being a woman (Natasha Romanov) before to accusations of Marvel discriminating against men because Reasons.

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[Mr Mystery]

Meh.

XX or XY, it's Thor. And has Mjolnir. WINNING!

[Wolfshade]

Even made the beeb!

[Gotthammer]

Following on from earlier:

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[eldargal]

I ship it. Being in hospital with some guys baby is no obtacle! I really need to buy this comic.

[Forge Master]

Meh.

XX or XY, it's Thor. And has Mjolnir. WINNING!

This won't be the last we see of "man" Thor. I'm all for this storyline though. It interests me very much. I'm also intrigued by what they do with the original. As we know from Marvels "ever revolving door of death" nobody is gone forever.
This isn't the 1st reinvention of Thor. Beta Bill Ray replaced him as well as a Cyborg Thor called Ragnarok.

[eldargal]

Also a frog at one point apparently. But all the others were legitimate and this is The Worst Thing Ever despite happening before according to the fanboys on marvel.com.:rolleyes: Old Thor isn't dead, he has been judged unworthy by his own hammer (nothing to be ashamed of, one in five men apparently experience it) so its left him and new Thor picked it up. I doubt it is permanent also, I just hope she gets a good long run and doesn't disappear once it is over.

[Mr Mystery]

I dunno. Never read much stand alone Thor.

But Marvel have said it's not intended as a mere gimmick, but this is now Thor.

As for the Odinson? Maybe he just need's 'Pele's Keepy-Uppy Pills'

[eldargal]

I've never read any, I like MCU Thor but not a huge fan of comic Thor, had about enough of him in the couple of issues of the Sif Journey into Mystery comics he appeared in. This Thor however I will be buying the hell out of. Hope it does well just to spite the fanboys but I also hope the quality justifies it lasting a good long time. also to spite teh fanboys.

[Forge Master]

Just like Beta Ray, I'm sure this new Thor will get an alternate hammer once original Thor becomes worthy again. Which I'm sure he will. Don't be surprised if they do battle at some point either.

Like you I hope Thor (Lady Version) becomes a permanent fixture, that's down to us fans so vote with your wallet.

[eldargal]

Soon as I can pre-order it I will. All teh cover variants too 'cos they are gorgeous.

[eldargal]

Ok extra praise to Disney/Marvel over this, they made the initial announcement on The View which is watched by millions of women. That is how you try and engage the female demographic, you be pro-active. Now even if a relatively small number of viewers decide to give it a shot or buy it for their daughters or sons even it could boost sales a lot. It might not work but smart of them to try.

Also bigger cover art:
http://static02.mediaite.com/themarysue/uploads/2014/07/MarvelThorWoman3.jpg
http://static02.mediaite.com/themarysue/uploads/2014/07/MarvelThorWoman4.jpg

[Kirsten]

this is awesome

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd380/KirstenIGMB/10502089_10152592837064617_7519778004157144189_n_z ps218dd7ea.png

[eldargal]

lol, hadn't seen that one. also look at her biceps! Muscle! *swoon*

[Mr Mystery]

And Falcon is to become the new Cap. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/28340644)

Apparently, someone called Iron Nail did Steve Rogers over, stripping him of his vitality and that.

Falcon will now wield the shield!

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lol, hadn't seen that one. also look at her biceps! Muscle! *swoon*

And I'm willing to bet thighs that could crush a skull.

*swoons also*

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lol, hadn't seen that one. also look at her biceps! Muscle! *swoon*

And I'm willing to bet thighs that could crush a skull.

*swoons also*

[Aenir]

Ok, something im not understanding about thor... new lady is worthy of mjolnir, becomes Thor because old one isnt worthy anymore. Sure, but the writers (i think) say she IS Thor, also cool, but does.that mean Thor isnt the wielder but some sort of entity inside the hammer itself? Since old Thor is no longer (guess we call him thor?) But i assume is still living, does that make Mjolnir some sort of super parasite or symbiote?

[Forge Master]

Ok, something im not understanding about thor... new lady is worthy of mjolnir, becomes Thor because old one isnt worthy anymore. Sure, but the writers (i think) say she IS Thor, also cool, but does.that mean Thor isnt the wielder but some sort of entity inside the hammer itself? Since old Thor is no longer (guess we call him thor?) But i assume is still living, does that make Mjolnir some sort of super parasite or symbiote?

No it's not a living entity. The hammer (in marvel lore) was created by dwarves and forged in a dying star. I suggest that those who are worthy of wielding the hammer are then given the title of "Thor". In this storyline at least. Because I can think of a few other marvel heroes who have wielded the hammer and not become "Thor" in other story lines.
Marvel are really quite loose with their lore and it changes to suit the current story line. So in this regard you could be right with your entity theory.

[eldargal]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6edKY1URuPk/U9B4DEPEcLI/AAAAAAAABq0/ikLPxWdS-DY/w361-h642-no/20140723_134928.jpg
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*squee* Think they missed an opportunity to release a new Ms Marvel figure but we still got quite a few women figures announced at SDCC. Still a pretty bad ratio but better than nothing. Which is what we usually get.

[Brakkart]

Behold the awesomeness that is Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman!

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I think the costume needs a bit more colour and the lasso needs to be gold not silver, though might just be the lighting in this pic that's dulling the palette a bit, but otherwise I'm really happy with this. She looks like an amazon warrior to me and she looks like Wonder Woman. Roll on the first trailer.

[Chronowraith]

I've seen a large amount of nerd-rage online about how she doesn't look athletic enough to be an Amazon.

Personally, I think she looks fine. The costume works and keeps with common themes and she looks athletic enough to me.

[eldargal]

I thin kshe looks great, I mean more muscle still would be nice but whatever.

[Charistoph]

I guess getting an actual Greek athlete to play the role would have been to much...

[Brakkart]

There's a vocal group of "fans" online that really wanted Gina Carano to get the role. I'm very glad she didn't. Does she look the part, sure. Could she do the part justice with her acting ability? Not a chance in hell. This character has been waiting a very long time for her big screen debut, I would much rather have a decent actress who mostly looks the part play her, than someone who looks the part perfectly and cannot act for toffee. Gal Gadot is signed on a 3 picture deal, presumably for Dawn of Justice, a solo Wonder Woman movie in 2017 and then Justice League in 2018. She'll bulk out more yet due to the training regime she's on.

[Wildeybeast]

Is she a decent actress? Her only roles of significance seem to have been in the fast and furious franchise, which isn't exactly Shakespeare.

[eldargal]

Apparently she is much better than she is given credit for.

[Wildeybeast]

We shall see. Tbh, with Zak Snyder directing it doesn't really matter how good an actor she is, she'll be lost in amongst the wall of noise and things exploding/being demolished.

[Mr Mystery]

a solo Wonder Woman movie in 2017

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/wayne'sworldmonkeys.jpg

http://meetville.com/images/quotes/Quotation-Allan-Wolf-optimism-Meetville-Quotes-127430.jpg

They'll probably just reboot Batman.

Again.

[bfmusashi]

We shall see. Tbh, with Zak Snyder directing it doesn't really matter how good an actor she is, she'll be lost in amongst the wall of noise and things exploding/being demolished.

I don't remember too many walls of sound or distractingly explody parts in Sucker Punch, Watchmen, 300, or Legend of the Guardians, but I watched them at home.

[DWest]

I don't remember too many walls of sound or distractingly explody parts in Sucker Punch, Watchmen, 300, or Legend of the Guardians, but I watched them at home.
This would be the same Watchmen where they had a gratuitous extreme close-up of a woman's leg being obliterated by a magnum round? Though I'd be more afraid of them doing the stupid super-slo-mo kill shots like in 300.

[bfmusashi]

Didn't distract from anything, so yes, the same movie.

[Wildeybeast]

I don't remember too many walls of sound or distractingly explody parts in Sucker Punch, Watchmen, 300, or Legend of the Guardians, but I watched them at home.

I was referring specifically to Man of Steel. He had some good plot and character stuff in there (the bits with Kevin Costner) but didn't have the conviction to develop it properly and the last 45 minutes was basically just wanton destruction of anything and everything. He has some substance as a director, but falls back on mindless action far too easily.

[eldargal]

Yep I didn't hate MoS but the ending was stupidly destructive.

[Mr Mystery]

Yep I didn't hate MoS but the ending was stupidly destructive.

I did.

Flashbacks lacked any kind of visual clue as to the time scale. Whilst what they showed was ultimately interesting, the lack of chronological indictators (say, playing a classic Gameboy on the School Bus. That would have helped) left them quite jarring. Spesh as I felt they just sort of turned up unannounced.

Plot holes everywhere - I mean, SPOILER FOLLOWS, JUST IN CASE!! Zod turns up and is all like 'MY WAY OR HIGHWAY!! GRAARR! And no attempt is made to negotiate. Or say 'hey man, why don't you, me, the codex and that machine go terraform Mars? I'm well up for reviving our own civilisation, innit'. But no. Fighty fighty fightfight WHOOPS GENOCIDE!

[bfmusashi]

I haven't gotten to Man of Steel yet. It never got me excited about seeing it and watching Superman learn to be Superman is just a concept I kind of hate. But, I figure I should see it since a lot of the complaints people have about it are things they love or forgive in other movies, and I suspect it's because every shot I've seen is just a big grey wall. It's a pet peeve of mine, right up there with cyan-orange movies.

[Mr Mystery]

I just found it....dull. Dull and boring.

Didn't develop any sympathy for the characters.

However, it is on Sky Movies, so might give it another whirl, see if it improves on a second watch.

[eldargal]

So, I just found out who the canonical strongest Marvel Superhero is:
https://38.media.tumblr.com/f4f356d431f109d7a5270dd5a0c88e87/tumblr_n9ap9tUhxW1tqve56o1_400.jpg
https://31.media.tumblr.com/59efbd7b1f2dce6f5cba4c657bded4fe/tumblr_inline_n9g59gSDQA1qccukj.jpg
Bahaha.

[Brakkart]

Ohh yeah Squirrel Girl... you don't mess with Squirrel Girl!

[eldargal]

She needs a solo film now.

[Gotthammer]

Well she has defeated Dr Doom, Deadpool, MODOK, Terrax, and Thanos amongst others ^_^

Also:

http://37.media.tumblr.com/a8bffbd7472b3e7d56d60462a9ce6e87/tumblr_n597yqA0c61rz2hnho2_500.jpg

http://38.media.tumblr.com/6b5b0eb23149c215283c1c83d87b4dfd/tumblr_n597yqA0c61rz2hnho1_500.jpg

[Brakkart]

Well she has defeated Dr Doom, Deadpool, MODOK, Terrax, and Thanos amongst others ^_^

Yup and she has the best telephone manner ever!

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[Mr Mystery]

So, I just found out who the canonical strongest Marvel Superhero is:
https://38.media.tumblr.com/f4f356d431f109d7a5270dd5a0c88e87/tumblr_n9ap9tUhxW1tqve56o1_400.jpg
https://31.media.tumblr.com/59efbd7b1f2dce6f5cba4c657bded4fe/tumblr_inline_n9g59gSDQA1qccukj.jpg
Bahaha.

And she took out Fing Fang Foom.

Such a cool concept for a character!

[bfmusashi]

It's like fighting Batman. You're going to lose. The ignorant villains will ask how you lost, the knowledgeable ones will ask why you didn't run.

[Kirsten]

Randy Queen, which is the most american drag queen name ever, has demanded the removal of pages critiquing his work on Escher Girls, which draws attention to female anatomical impossibilities in various mediums.

http://www.themarysue.com/escher-girls-dmca-takedown/

[Mr Mystery]

Nik Vincent on comics, ladies, gender equality and.......Thor.

http://www.nicolavincent-abnett.com/2014/07/women-characters-in-comics.html?m=1

[Deadlift]

Anyone seen Guardians yet ? Best marvel movie so far in my book, soundtrack is brilliant too. Loved it so much I've seen it 3 times.

[Chronowraith]

Anyone seen Guardians yet ? Best marvel movie so far in my book, soundtrack is brilliant too. Loved it so much I've seen it 3 times.

I really want to see it again this weekend. I posed the question to the wife and she asked who would watch the kiddo... I smiled and gave her puppy dog eyes and said, "Can you?"

Something tells me it isn't going to happen...

Nonetheless... I agree wholeheartedly. Guardians is top notch. It is a really good representation of the Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning series. All it needs is Moondragon.

[Mr Mystery]

Absolutely loved it.

Humour was spot on for me. Especially his message to Novacorp to get them onside!

Excellent slice of silly Scifi action!

[eldargal]

Hopefully seeing it on Saturday. Written by a woman who has also written a Black Widow script Marvel are 'looking at' which seems to be code for 'might release in 2025'.

[Mr Mystery]

It's a really good film. I might have mentioned that already.

Like, really really good.

[Wildeybeast]

I completely lost track of who was doing what to who and why, what with all the thingybob attacking the whoseamflip with the thribblybong but actually none of that mattered because it was basically amusing space adventurers have to stop ultimate evil. I enjoyed it, nit the greatest film ever, but amusing. The big fight at the end didn't feel overly long either, unlike some of the more recent superhero films.

[Mr Mystery]

So, movies.

DC v Marvel.

Where is it currently going wrong for DC? I mean, out of their last few films, Dark Knight Rises was cack, Green Lantern? Let's just pretend that didn't happen. Man of Steel? Bit of a mess, and a not very Superman Superman.

Batman Begins and Dark Knight however were ace cakes. Really decent films overall, and showed a new side to Batman from previous.

Marvel? For me, they're yet to put a foot wrong or miss a beat. The films just work for me, and going on their level of success, a lot of other movie fans.

So where are the DC films going wrong? Unfortunately beyond my initial question and statements, I can't say too much as I'm an avowed Marvel fanboi, and although we're normally more than civil down here, I'd rather discuss the question than my opinion.

Anyone care to weigh in?

[eldargal]

DC seem obsessed with making Gritty Realism a key focus of their films, playing down the more ridiculous elements inherent in superheroes. Maybe because Green Lantern was a bit more cray-cray and it flopped. Marvel on the other hand are like 'Yeah **** realism, here is a Racoon with a machine gun and a giant tree guy and all kinds of cool stuff, have fun' but despite this there is also some real, genuine depth to the films and characterisation. Where Marvel is going wrong is with diversity. By the time Black Panther comes around there will have been ten MCU films headed by white men named Chris. No female led films and Kevin Feiges reasoning for that has been abysmal. Blaming a system he controls for not letting him slip a few female led films into the lineup.

[eldargal]

The secret of comics history that people on the internet don’t want you to know! (http://comicsbeat.com/the-secret-of-comics-history-that-people-on-the-internet-dont-want-you-to-know/)


I was asked not too long ago what was something I was proud of writing on The Beat, and it’s actually something I didn’t write. This post by political communications specialist Brett Schenker entitled Market Research Says 46.67% of Comic Fans are Female from February, was pretty groundbreaking. Why am I mentioning a six month old post? Well, people continue to quote it when they look for demographic information on comics readership, and it represents a solid benchmark in an area where there is shockingly little research. Schenker’s research via Facebook, which he’s graciously presented here, has been quoted in numerous articles and yesterday it was referenced in this Time.Com piece on the new female Thor. I tweeted it again and it got a whole new set of reactions on twitter from people who hadn’t seen it the first time.

...

Girls have always read comics.
They read early newspaper strips. They read early superhero comics. They certainly read romance comics and humor comics in the 40s and 50s and on through the 60s. (Trina Robbins‘s research deiscovered readership statements from the 50s that showed a bit more 50% of the comics readership was female.) They read Archies. They read later newspaper strips, in fact they read them to this day.
But of course, in the 70s, the newsstand distribution system for cheap comics dissolved, to be replaced by the direct sales market, a business run by passionate fans of mostly superhero comics, a group that was heavily male, as early fanzines show. The other day John Jackson Miller did a major analysis of Archie sales through the years (which got picked up by Fivethirtyeight.com, go John!) and it included this chart of Archie newsstand sales, according to Post Office statements:
Read all of it, its interesting.

[Mr Mystery]

Daft innit?

Also, Den of Geek have a good article up about how Marvel can seemingly do no wrong (http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/marvel/31653/marvel-studios-and-the-marketing-model-template)

Defo worth a read, especially given we touched on this subject ourselves, just above.

[eldargal]

It should be noted that Marvels excuses for not having female lead films are getting worse, though. First it was because they could only do two films a year and the films were already alotted and it was just a coincidence they were all led by white men. Now they are going to start releasing three films a year from 2017 I think but still no female lead films in sight because 'they are managing so many franchises already adding new ones is difficult' despite adding a bunch of bar one black male lead (which is great!) white male leads. They are literally blaming the lack of female leads on the fact they haven't made female leads.

[Mr Mystery]

They're going to need girly heroes too, if they intend to increase the Avengers Roster.

[eldargal]

They are adding two new wimmins to the roster in Age of Ultron, the trouble is I think they are adding a few more guys too so the ratio only improves slightly. They also need solo films. Like seriously they need to get their **** together and announce Black Widow, Captain Marvel and She Hulk or something. Not just one. But with a 44%+ female audience share they are actively threatening their continued success by ignoring that demographic. It's no coincidence that the fuss is getting bigger each film release. The rage about a lack of Gamora in GotG merchandise is much louder even than the complaints about almost impossible to find BW merchandise. Then you get extraordinarily misogynist things likethe official GotG t-shirts which include five boxes, one for each team member then instead of including Gamora they include the GotG logo or double up on a male team member. They need to get their ****ing act together.

Still haven't seen GotG, supposed to see it on the weeked but it fell through. Hoping Wednesday. Maybe Tuesday evening.

[Mr Mystery]

You fail at film watching on that one count.

Now, here's a possible mansplanation of the lack of lady leads for Marvel - Could they just not really know where to go with them? Now they seem to write women fairly well so far - Black Widow's interrogation technique plays on sexist tropes beautifully, and isn't even related to the fact that she's really rather attractive - it's just 'ha stupid wimmin we has captured you and is smarterer than wot you is!'. That's clearly a bit of a good start.

Pepper Pots - Likewise a decent female character. I don't think anyone could really accuse her of just being a damsel in distress for Iron Man to rescue.

So where would they go with a female lead, without making it some kind of feminist caricature? I honestly don't know. I'm not a writer, and for my sins I'm not all that familiar with the female characters (I tend to just buy the TPB, and those mostly about the main characters)./

[Gotthammer]

So where would they go with a female lead, without making it some kind of feminist caricature? I honestly don't know. I'm not a writer, and for my sins I'm not all that familiar with the female characters (I tend to just buy the TPB, and those mostly about the main characters)./

Exactly the same place they go with the male characters. Bad guy shows up, does evil in Superheroine's vicinity, they fight, superheroine seems to be about to lose but pulls through at the last minute. Roll credits, bit scene on end tying in to Avengers VII. Throw in a dude for her to romance, a plucky yet dryly sarcastic sidekick, lots of explosions and done.

Edit: this is the official line (http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/marvel-reason-why-no-female-led-superhero-film-rings-false):


I very much believe in doing it. I very much believe that it’s unfair to say, “People don’t want to see movies with female heroes,” then list five movies that were not very good, therefore, people didn’t go to the movies because they weren’t good movies, versus [because] they were female leads. And they don’t mention Hunger Games, Frozen, Divergent. You can go back to Kill Bill or Aliens. These are all female-led movies. It can certainly be done. I hope we do it sooner rather than later.

We find ourselves in the very strange position of managing more franchises than most people have -- which is a very, very good thing and we don’t take for granted, but is a challenging thing. You may notice from those release dates, we have three for 2017. And that's because just the timing worked on what was sort of gearing up. But it does mean you have to put one franchise on hold for three or four years in order to introduce a new one? I don’t know. Those are the kinds of chess matches we’re playing right now.

So basically they're putting a female lead on hold until maybe 2018 because otherwise they'd have to put movies they've not even begun making back and that would be bad because reasons.

[Mr Mystery]

I guess.

[eldargal]

So sick of having to explain to my little girl cousins that they won't be able to walk into a toy store and boy Black Widow or Gamora too, its ****ing heartbreaking. 'Sorry girls but people like us aren't valuable enough to have toys of, but heres a ****ing raccoon with a gun who obviously is very valuble'.

[Mr Mystery]

They do have figures.

But sodding Scalpers. I hate them.

[eldargal]

They do, but Gamora is being sent to specialty stores not toy chains and department stores. so while we go into any toy store in the country and get the men we have to order Gamora specially and I've not been able to find any yet. Which may mean she hasn't shipped, they usually leave the female characters to a later wave.

[Mr Mystery]

Amazon have a twin pack of her and Starlord (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guardians-Galaxy-Star-Lord-Gamora/dp/B00KRFCUVU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1407764520&sr=8-5&keywords=Gamora)

Totally takes all the fun of squee-shopping*, but at least it's not at Scalper prices, unlike the solitary one, which the cheapest is just over £20......




*Squee-shopping. Knowing you have money to burn, and heading to your local nerdcentre, with the full intention of buying everything that makes you go SQUEE, until you run out of money, and discover 'personal favours' are not acceptable currency.

[eldargal]

Oh good, thanks.:)

Yup but that is a big part of it, being able to take a horde of little girls into a toy store and see women superheroes on the shelves. Can't do that at the moment. Still outraged Capn America 2 had the villain from the first film re-released in vast numbers over bloody Black Widow.

I love Captain Marvel:
https://31.media.tumblr.com/ab113c6d6da9ac8b9f79d71c74cb96d5/tumblr_na59255tnt1rkxf8uo1_500.jpg
Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, Rocket Raccoon and a horde of kitties on a comic cover written by one of the best women writers in the biznis.

[Mr Mystery]

Oh good, thanks.:)

Yup but that is a big part of it, being able to take a horde of little girls into a toy store and see women superheroes on the shelves. Can't do that at the moment. Still outraged Capn America 2 had the villain from the first film re-released in vast numbers over bloody Black Widow.

I love Captain Marvel:
https://31.media.tumblr.com/ab113c6d6da9ac8b9f79d71c74cb96d5/tumblr_na59255tnt1rkxf8uo1_500.jpg
Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, Rocket Raccoon and a horde of kitties on a comic cover written by one of the best women writers in the biznis.

Best/most terrifying shopping trip ever? Hadn't seen my friend's kids in forever (literally. Twins were three then, hadn't seen them since they were born). Took them, and their 5 year old sister into Disney Story, and said 'what do you want'....£140 later, three ecstatic kids, one thankful Mum (no, not in that way!) and one slightly smug me!

But yeah. GIVE ME MORE TOYS IN GENERAL. Look to Star Wars, and how they did it, and indeed are still doing it. RANDOM BACKGROUND ALIEN? HERE! HAVE A FIGURE, INNIT! If you release them, they will sell!

[eldargal]

Saw Guardians of the Galaxy. Really enjoyed it, but had a few problems with it:

-First half seemed to drag a little, wasn't completely engaged with it Not bad just, meh, I don't know. Got a lot better though.
-Oh ha ha, the male lead sleeps with so many women he can't remember their names, that never gets old
-Kind of sick of seeing badass women characters introduced by having their first failure occur involving the mail protagonist
-Where are all the womens? The Nova Corp had Glenn Close and a couple of others but everyone actually seen putting their lives at risk were male.
-Lots of scantily clad women in bar scenes and some unnecessary shots of Gamoras bum
-No female Ravagers?
-Needed more Nebula
-Drax is overrated, had like two very amusing lines and the rest was meh? Could have swapped him out for another female member of the GotG and had a much mor interesting team dynamic
-Gamora ends up being the 'srs girl who rolls eyes at the wacky boys because girls are nags' character a lot of the time
-Why did Mr Literal Drax call Gamora a wh*re when she wasn't literally a sex worker?

But a lot of those issues faded in the second half which was really good. Looking forward to GotG but I REALLY WANT A NEBULA+GAMORA FILM! Like Frozen, but with a lot more violence.

[bfmusashi]

I thought he was using it as a synonym for venal, but then, why didn't they sneak the word venal in.

[Chronowraith]

Saw Guardians of the Galaxy. Really enjoyed it, but had a few problems with it:

-First half seemed to drag a little, wasn't completely engaged with it Not bad just, meh, I don't know. Got a lot better though.
-Oh ha ha, the male lead sleeps with so many women he can't remember their names, that never gets old
-Kind of sick of seeing badass women characters introduced by having their first failure occur involving the mail protagonist
-Where are all the womens? The Nova Corp had Glenn Close and a couple of others but everyone actually seen putting their lives at risk were male.
-Lots of scantily clad women in bar scenes and some unnecessary shots of Gamoras bum
-No female Ravagers?
-Needed more Nebula
-Drax is overrated, had like two very amusing lines and the rest was meh? Could have swapped him out for another female member of the GotG and had a much mor interesting team dynamic
-Gamora ends up being the 'srs girl who rolls eyes at the wacky boys because girls are nags' character a lot of the time
-Why did Mr Literal Drax call Gamora a wh*re when she wasn't literally a sex worker?

But a lot of those issues faded in the second half which was really good. Looking forward to GotG but I REALLY WANT A NEBULA+GAMORA FILM! Like Frozen, but with a lot more violence.

Difference of opinion but that's about it... a few comments about your own comments though...

*Understand what you are saying about Gamorra but her first scene was in Ronin's command room. Also to be fair... when she was introduced to Peter Quill they all kind of failed since that is when they were arrested.
*Ever been to a real seedy dive bar? That's what you'll find. Questionably dressed women and overly aggressive men... Also, while there were plenty of unnecessary shots of Gamorra's rear.. there were plenty of unecessary shots of Peter Quill's abs too.
*In the comics there are no female ravagers because the male ones would rape and eat them.
*Drax is an integral part of the revised Guardian's of the Galaxy team as written by Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett. While he was portrayed with a certain amount of mediocrity in the movie he's still a quintessential character of the group. Th eonly female that is really missing from the equation is Moondragon.
*Again... read the comics. Gamorra may not be as literal as Drax... but she is serious with little sense of humor. She isn't a nag.. she's simply all business because her idea of playing *IS* business (i.e. killing people).
*As others have mentioned I took the comment of wh*re to mean unscrupulous. Certainly a more modern definition but then we are talking about a space adventure... not medieval Europe.

I only have two complaints about the movie and both of them center on female characters. For someone who is supposed to be a major bad@$$ Gamorra certainly gets beaten around quite abit. Seemed a bit incongruous. Nebula seemed simply tacked onto the story and completely unnecessary. Definitely would have liked to see her more integral to the plot.

Just my two cents. Your mileage may vary.

[eldargal]

Well the depictions be accurate to the comics but they are still kind of tropey, Gamora was a bit of a humourlass nag and even she is like that in the comics it is still a trope. A really boring one too. Why can't the female badass by the silly joking one for a change? Stuff like their only being male ravagers for whatever reason is really just excuses, it could be retconned easily enough, its a creative choice and any creative choice which continues to exlude women from groups in scifi is just bull**** as far as I'm concerned.

Like I said they aren't huge complaints but just a few little things which kind of grounded an otherwise reasonably inventive and unusual scifi film in fairly standard tropes.

[Mr Mystery]

I too would like to see more Nebula and Gamora.

Spoiler free, but there's still a lot more to be explored in that relationship overall, given their common origins and common motivation.

[Gotthammer]

http://38.media.tumblr.com/05969f19cb7d6d60cb004edad184220b/tumblr_na96djuya71t90ulfo1_250.gif http://37.media.tumblr.com/1993ba0a136f56b37b1d78db26a87053/tumblr_na96djuya71t90ulfo2_250.gif

http://33.media.tumblr.com/78f8465baefa7a5309d14e85c9bfc970/tumblr_na96djuya71t90ulfo3_250.gif http://33.media.tumblr.com/78f8465baefa7a5309d14e85c9bfc970/tumblr_na96djuya71t90ulfo3_250.gif



I took my little brother (who falls on the autism spectrum) to see Guardians of the Galaxy and after this scene he lit up like a Christmas tree and screamed “He’s like me! He can’t do metaphors!” And for the rest of the film my brother stared at Drax in a state of rapture.
So for the last 6 days I have heard my brother repeatedly quote all of the Drax lines from the movie verbatim (one of his talents), begin studying vocabulary test words, and tell everyone he knows that people with autism can also be superheroes.

Now I am not saying that Drax the Destroyer is, or was ever, intended to be autistic. All I am saying is that it warmed my heart to see my brother have an opportunity to identify himself with a character known for his strength, badassness, and honor. And that is pretty damn awesome.
So while I adored Guardians of the Galaxy as a great fun loving film with cool characters I can do nothing but thank Marvel Studios and Dave Bautista for finally bringing a superhero to the screen that my little brother can relate to.

[eldargal]

Like I said they need to make Frozen in Space with Nebula and Gamora.:p

Oh and I also agree that Gamora was certainly somewhat lacking in badass moments except against Nebula which is kind of problematic in itself, like she can beat up her sister and a few lackeys but that's it.

Edit: That makes me like Drax a little more.

[Mr Mystery]

I actually thought of Drax as one of the more stand out characters in the film.

He has a decent journey of development, and Dave Bautista seriously impressed me with his acting ability, thought I did admiteddly start with quite low expectations.

In fact, one of the things I enjoyed most about the film was not knowing a great deal about the heroes and their story. So I could just enjoy the plot as it unfolded, and inherently saw little to none of it coming.

[Deadlift]

I too would like to see more Nebula and Gamora.

Spoiler free, but there's still a lot more to be explored in that relationship overall, given their common origins and common motivation.

All the actors in Guardians have been signed for 5 more movies. So yes I am guessing we will see a bit more. Thanos and the infinity gauntlet to feature heavily. The inhumans are also now rumoured to be in the works with Vin D signed up for Black Bolt. Another role with little talking for him.

[Psychosplodge]

This (http://oversizedkenobi.tumblr.com/post/95445242320/jeaniegray-possibly-the-best-logan-ororo-moment) made me lol

[Darren Richardson]

This (http://oversizedkenobi.tumblr.com/post/95445242320/jeaniegray-possibly-the-best-logan-ororo-moment) made me lol

I LOL at this, and here I thought Logan was all alone in the bed!

Very clever panels :D

[eldargal]

Aw, so Yale Stewart the creator of that adawble JL8 comic about 8 year old DC superheroes is a creepy ****er who has been sending unsolicited photos of his penis (http://www.bleedingcool.com/forums/front-page-comic-news/85889-yale-stewart-anthony-weiner-comics.html)(now nicknamed JL8") to people and is now really upset people are sending him unsolicited abuse.

Really liked that comic too.:(

[Wildeybeast]

I too was a fan of the comic, I'm glad he isn't doing it at the moment as it saves me having to make a decision about whether to keep reading it.

Minor credit for having the guts to acknowledge that his behaviour was sexual harassment, but I'm not sure how you can be in a relationship with someone and be unaware about how they are going to react to you sending them pics of your meat and two veg. I'm also wondering if those two women were aware he was setting them at the same time he was doing it with the other.

[Charistoph]

Aw, so Yale Stewart the creator of that adawble JL8 comic about 8 year old DC superheroes is a creepy ****er who has been sending unsolicited photos of his penis (http://www.bleedingcool.com/forums/front-page-comic-news/85889-yale-stewart-anthony-weiner-comics.html)(now nicknamed JL8") to people and is now really upset people are sending him unsolicited abuse.

Really liked that comic too.:(

Wouldn't be the first time something like this happened. Look at Elmo and Wonder Woman's creator.

Okay, WW's creator was just really in to bondage with grown women (which is fine when consentual), but it did color how the early WW comics came about and defined some of her weaknesses.

[Kirsten]

Aw, so Yale Stewart the creator of that adawble JL8 comic about 8 year old DC superheroes is a creepy ****er who has been sending unsolicited photos of his penis (http://www.bleedingcool.com/forums/front-page-comic-news/85889-yale-stewart-anthony-weiner-comics.html)(now nicknamed JL8") to people and is now really upset people are sending him unsolicited abuse.

Really liked that comic too.:(

whaaaaaat? damn it -.-

[eldargal]

https://31.media.tumblr.com/b52d79e5b4e48539f842e889958acc22/tumblr_inline_n95e8utcY41qhncbk.jpg
>>

[Mr Mystery]

http://imalbum.aufeminin.com/album/D20081006/475761_LSDXI248RSE7TXBYNL7UG8J7HZQAD8_300px-kennethwilliams_H020213_L.jpg

[eldargal]

Nooo, Gail Simone is leaving Red Sonja after issue 18. *flails with sorrow*

[Gotthammer]

Aww :(


Also:

https://31.media.tumblr.com/a9072c43903707db3e9d427e02516ac4/tumblr_nb2v2pqcT21qd39tro1_500.jpg

[Kirsten]

Spiderman drawn like the new spiderwoman, NSFW

http://theoatmeal.com/blog/spiderwoman

[Gotthammer]

oh dear >.<


I rendered Milo Manara’s Spider-Woman pose in 3D.

https://31.media.tumblr.com/f543d83c95104a4d08d26c4b49ab7f1d/tumblr_nb3vao5ogI1s5cyzso1_1280.jpg

[Mr Mystery]

Moar newses on Agent Carter TV series (http://marvel.com/news/tv/2014/8/29/23178/marvels_agent_carter_casts_2_key_roles)

[Brakkart]

A perfect piece of casting news for DC's forthcoming Shazam movie in that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been cast as the villain, Black Adam. Considering he looks just like him, has the physique to match and can act a lot better than most give him credit for, I'm very happy with this news.

More info on the story (http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=55260).

[bfmusashi]

The level of excitement I have for the Captain Marvel surged when he said he was Black Adam. It makes me hope we're getting a DC movie where grim pragmatism is the bad guy in the face of a child's morality.

[Brakkart]

Every week a website called Comic Book Resources challenges artists to draw a scene on a common theme that they set. This weeks one was: Superheroes doing commercials. There are several good entries to this weeks contest, but none of them come close to how awesome this one is... I give you Power Girl in a poster advert for Wonderbra:

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/line9-12-5.jpg

[Al Shut]

I don't know.

I don't feel compelled to buy a wonderbra at all.

[Gotthammer]

I was and continue to be a fan of Peej ;)


Also:

https://33.media.tumblr.com/9d4f4f20e9f1416bdbb34e8c573f0338/tumblr_nbrd3udSOa1rt2th0o2_1280.jpg

https://38.media.tumblr.com/a47b19a13470a3b60bc29d6a74b3237e/tumblr_nbrd3udSOa1rt2th0o1_1280.jpg

[eldargal]

Peej is awesome.:) As is Wonder Woman.

[Kirsten]

ooh, ooh, one shot spider man where Gwen Stacey becomes spider man instead of Parker, and is in a rock band with M J

http://toybox.io9.com/gwen-stacey-takes-on-the-mantle-of-spider-woman-in-this-1633920924

[Mr Mystery]

Not up on my one shots - but have they ever spun off into their own series? That could be seriously cool.

Especially if she somehow got into the main universe, and met Spidey....

[Kirsten]

couldn't go into a full series, Gwen always has to die :p

[Deadlift]

Just watched "Winter Soldier" far better than I expected and for once a sequel that was more enjoyable than the 1st Captain America. I'm not much of a Cap fan, I find him a bit too Boy Scout in most comics including civil war.

[Mr Mystery]

I think I agree - though The First Avenger is still up there with my favourite films. I love how Cap doesn't actually change inside when he gets juiced up. Inside is still the little guy determined to make his stand.

[Charistoph]

I think I agree - though The First Avenger is still up there with my favourite films. I love how Cap doesn't actually change inside when he gets juiced up. Inside is still the little guy determined to make his stand.

One of the reasons I like him so much. In a way, he's kind of like Spider-man. The events around him change so much, but his base personality remains the same and he strives to keep it that way. Spider-man just gets a lot more crap dumped on him.

[Al Shut]

The First Avenger is still up there with my favourite films. I love how Cap doesn't actually change inside when he gets juiced up. Inside is still the little guy determined to make his stand.

Bah, he's just desperate for attention. Just look at the way he's okay with playing the clown as long as people cheer and applaud him.

[Mr Mystery]

Bah, he's just desperate for attention. Just look at the way he's okay with playing the clown as long as people cheer and applaud him.

Nah. He was finally able to do his bit - and that's all he ever wanted.

[Darren Richardson]

Bah, he's just desperate for attention. Just look at the way he's okay with playing the clown as long as people cheer and applaud him.

you're forgetting, in the comics he was also an artist as well, I recall reading an issue where his work was on display, so the Cap was always multi talented.

[Al Shut]

Speaking of Cap reminded me of this

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f43/Al_Shut/lichtenstein.gif (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Al_Shut/media/lichtenstein.gif.html)

Damn! Captain America AND Captain Lichtenstein

[Mr Mystery]

http://shijuronotgeorgedixon.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/brown-bottle.jpg

[eldargal]

The upcoming Gotham Academy series by Becky Cloonan has it's own tumblr hehe (http://insidegothamacademy.tumblr.com/), and it is looking lovely:
http://38.media.tumblr.com/82e574364b0ed70165aa41ca86b55249/tumblr_na5k4hdzaH1s5gizzo1_1280.png
http://38.media.tumblr.com/abdd1c324108abfb2b695b01b70011e9/tumblr_naoo9wF8za1qgf3d3o1_500.jpg

[Denzark]

oh dear >.<



https://31.media.tumblr.com/f543d83c95104a4d08d26c4b49ab7f1d/tumblr_nb3vao5ogI1s5cyzso1_1280.jpg

A slightly different viewpoint of the Spiderwoman's bum controversy:

http://knowyourmeme.com/videos/96573-the-best-page-in-the-universe

[eldargal]

https://33.media.tumblr.com/2a5a3375d93dfab882afd9d11f884dfc/tumblr_nb4ebvY11i1talb83o1_500.png

[Mr Mystery]

Urgh.

DC and Cats - a hideous combintation :p

[eldargal]

Cats are the best.:p

[Mr Mystery]

Nuh uh.

Nice Dogses are nice all the time. Nice Catses are only nice until you turn your back on them.

[eldargal]

That's why cats are the best, they are the aristocratic anti-heroes of the animal world.

[Mr Mystery]

Aristocrats my tartan bahookie.

Dogs are aristocrats. They're all derpy and inbred, just like the real thing.

[eldargal]

No way, dogs have a huge inferiority complex and are always happy to see people.

[Mr Mystery]

Never met an unhappy Toff.

And Dogs like gunsports and other bloodsports.

Nice Doggy = Toff of the animal kingdom.

Yet not as resentful as a Tory.

[Denzark]

Ha you can't have it both ways MM - dogs are never resentful (except mine eyes me up in horror when I eat meat and don't offer it any) - but cats are louche, stand offish and disdainful - far more toffish.

[Mr Mystery]

Nah.

Dogs are resentful - look at one nearby when fussing another Dog.

Cats just don't do it for me. I get they're practical pets for modern living, but meh. I prefer something a good bit more dribbly and interactive. Nothing says 'GOOD MORNING I THINK YOU'RE GREAT FEED ME GOOD MORNING' like a cold, wet nose right in the eye socket!

[DWest]

Cats just don't do it for me. I get they're practical pets for modern living, but meh. I prefer something a good bit more dribbly and interactive. Nothing says 'GOOD MORNING I THINK YOU'RE GREAT FEED ME GOOD MORNING' like a cold, wet nose right in the eye socket!

Funny, that's *exactly* how my cat woke me up this morning. But then, my cats also wait at the door for me, and also fetch, so they may have nonstandard wiring.

[Mr Mystery]

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/3a/f0/87/3af087bcd76fe3b78f2c98c620fa5199.jpg

[eldargal]

Everyone should go buy Edge of Spider-Verse #2, featuring Gwen Stacy as Spider-woman after getting bit by the spider instead of Peter Parker and it is SO GOOD! Really hope they decide to make it an ongoing or something because it should be.
http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2014/09/4049035-edge_of_spider-verse_2_cover.jpg

[Mr Mystery]

Totes alreads broughts ups.

Somewhere. I asked whether such One Shots sometimes go on to spark series.

[Kirsten]

By me :p

[eldargal]

Missed that.>< Have you read it? It's very good.:p

[Mr Mystery]

Stoopid question time.....

Anyone know if your standard Newsagent can get such titles in?

[eldargal]

I would assume not but I've never thought to ak.

[Path Walker]

They'd need an account with Diamond, who deliever all comics ever basically, they have a minimum order that would probably be outside what a newsagent would be willing to order.

[Mr Mystery]

They'd need an account with Diamond, who deliever all comics ever basically, they have a minimum order that would probably be outside what a newsagent would be willing to order.

Bah!

I shall instead approach Mr Webb, editor of Spiderman and personal friend :p

[Charistoph]

Totes alreads broughts ups.

Somewhere. I asked whether such One Shots sometimes go on to spark series.

I think they have. Wasn't there a series where they had different characters from different "phases/universes" of the Marvel-verse who went hopping between them? This character would be a good candidate. Especially exploring the dynamic with the "original" Peter Parker who killed Gwen while trying to save her.

[Brakkart]

Looks like another superhero is heading to tv screens sometime soon as CBS have announced a series commitment for Supergirl! CBS was the only major american tv network without a superhero based show in running or in development and so it looks like its a gap they wanted to fill in their line up. The premise of the series is summarised as:


"Born on the planet Krypton, Kara Zor-El escaped amid its destruction years ago. Since arriving on Earth, she’s been hiding the powers she shares with her famous cousin. But now at age 24, she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be."

I'll be interested to see how this turns out.

Original article on this at Comic Book Resources (http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=55644)

[eldargal]

Really hope CBS don't mess it up, Supergirl shouldn't be that hard to do but everyone seems to mess it up. Even justice League Unlimited which did really well went totally weird with her at the end. Probably sensible going for an older Supergirl rather than the standard teenage SG.

[White Tiger88]

Really hope CBS don't mess it up, Supergirl shouldn't be that hard to do but everyone seems to mess it up. Even justice League Unlimited which did really well went totally weird with her at the end. Probably sensible going for an older Supergirl rather than the standard teenage SG.

AKA: they will make her big titted (To big....) then have her killed off in order to save superman when they get bored?

.......

Oh wait that's black library.....

[eldargal]

They did that in the 80s I think yup. JLU had her decide to leave earth on a whim and stay with a guy 3000 years in the future whom she had just met like an hour earlier. The current comic run isn't tooo bad in my opinion thankfully, though a lot of people don't like it.

[Al Shut]

AKA: they will make her big titted (To big....) then have her killed off in order to save superman when they get bored?

.......

Oh wait that's black library.....

And thus I spent five minutes wondering why I never heard of a superhero called Black Library.

[eldargal]

https://41.media.tumblr.com/820612b95cd9998a1792701b1ceee2a6/tumblr_n6ri9rWood1twnmuzo1_500.jpg
*runs way giggling*

[Mr Mystery]

Never heard it used that way before!

[Brakkart]

Good grief...

[eldargal]

Gotham premieres tomorrow I think, in the US any way. Hope it is good and focused more on the GCPD than young Bruce Wayne.

[Brakkart]

Marvel announces "Unbeatable Squirrel Girl" ongoing monthly series... no really! Should be fun!

Article here at CBR (http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=56038)

[eldargal]

Ooh, great fun hehe. Well regarded writer too though I've not read anything of his personally.

[Mr Mystery]

Nice!

Interesting artwork too, in that she's not your typical comic shape.

[Kirsten]

interesting take on Catwoman (link to Batman in the article as well) by the Kingdom Hearts creator, being released

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/09/final-fantasys-tetsuya-nomura-redesigns-catwoman?watch

[eldargal]

Apparently Gwen Stacy Spider-woman is getting her own comic! Also there is going to be a Peggy Carter and Howard Stark comic set in the 1950s called Operation Sin or something.

[Kirsten]

Apparently Gwen Stacy Spider-woman is getting her own comic!

we did that twice already, once by you :p

[eldargal]

No I mean an ongoing, not a one off.:p

[Gotthammer]

From the upcoming Edge of Spider-Verse #5:

http://38.media.tumblr.com/317afca7d6ee08c9fce704d93d322c57/tumblr_ndimqf0Nem1rvc8dpo1_1280.jpg

The plot is even GET IN THE ****ING ROBOT SHINJI:


Peni Parker is a 14 year old girl who has to pilot a mech suit called SP//dr, after the original pilot, her father, is killed. Her aunt and uncle encourage her to take his place because the machine only responds to the pilot that matches the original's genetics. In the mech suit's head, there is a radioactive spider that shares a psychic link with the pilot.

[Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer]

The plot is even GET IN THE ****ING ROBOT SHINJI:God
damn
beautiful

[eldargal]

Wow.

[Kirsten]

what?

[Gotthammer]

What what?

[Mr Mystery]

In the butt?

[Gotthammer]

http://www.primaryignition.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/amazingspiderman215-03.jpg

[Mr Mystery]

http://iv1.lisimg.com/image/4361700/600full-charles-hawtrey.jpg

[Gotthammer]

http://superdickery.com/images/stories/other/141_4_0000007.jpg

[Mr Mystery]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4l3Ur6HuplM/SzpWmJQuf_I/AAAAAAAAAHg/NjCilRzX5o4/s400/stouffer%2Bthe%2Bcat.jpg

Sorted, Respect due.

[Gotthammer]

http://superdickery.com/images/stories/seduction/ladydeathswimsuit2007taae6.jpg

[Mr Mystery]

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/11115/111156380/3820679-concerned+face.jpg

[Gotthammer]

Are you not entertained?!

https://40.media.tumblr.com/d8a9acc7c6707359c07073b4d9f5b833/tumblr_n4cvob60gX1sped3xo1_500.png

IS THIS NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE?!

[Mr Mystery]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n4kMxYRTdOU/TxdFPJSHpuI/AAAAAAAAAdI/oO9xcCFozIU/s640/2557+-+silly+stop+thread.jpg

And vaguely back on topic...

Need some recommendations folks.

Wot I like...

Trade Paper Backs. Love them.

Anti-heroes

Marvel

2000AD

Judge Dredd

Tank Girl

Stupid humour

Clear art (I don't like scratchy stuff!).

Can someone recommend stuff I'm not likely to have read? Ideally indie comic stuff.

[Gotthammer]

Ballad of Halo Jones?

[Kirsten]

Desolation Jones

[Mr Mystery]

Oddly, haven't read that! Heard of it through 2000AD of course, but never read.

Shall add it to my list. And by add, I mean 'start list with'

[Gotthammer]

If you get Halo Jones make sure you get the Titan Books TPB as there is another version that makes some changes and basically ruins the end by omitting a line.

[Gotthammer]

http://38.media.tumblr.com/36ebed045428c5476ec0744758148c68/tumblr_nds88qQQMc1swwq13o1_500.jpg

http://38.media.tumblr.com/9273a7202a092facdf3487ddd16ebe6d/tumblr_ndefbv7Nso1ri74e4o4_500.jpg









http://33.media.tumblr.com/2571ec393bdb816e791dae6214ea00c6/tumblr_n96qi1sXdA1smi7ngo2_500.gif

[eldargal]

Oh my god. Power Girl and Harley Quinn together in a comic written by Amanda Conner with covers by Amanda Conner. *flails*

[Brakkart]

The look on Power Girl's face on those two covers is amazing. Especially the second one! Should be a fun read.

[Aenir]

so.... My brother and I can now be counted amongst your numbers :)

he stopped at a comic store, got Deadpool Merc with a Mouth 1-7, 10-11 Deadpool, orig 5-6, Civil War Confession #1, CW Frontline 2-3, Civil War choosing sides (don't see a number)


We both kinda like silly comics, couldn't find any Harley Quinn (my request for him to look)

Any other silly-ish comics out there that you guys w(c)ould recommend?

[Kirsten]

Nextwave by Warren Ellis

[Archon]

http://38.media.tumblr.com/36ebed045428c5476ec0744758148c68/tumblr_nds88qQQMc1swwq13o1_500.jpg

http://38.media.tumblr.com/9273a7202a092facdf3487ddd16ebe6d/tumblr_ndefbv7Nso1ri74e4o4_500.jpg


I want that book - my both fav. fem. chars & my fav. fem. comic-book penciler - yay !

is it out now?

[Mud Duck]

Why yes, yes it is.

[Mr Mystery]

Is Harley still, erm, bonkers then?


Ooooh. Deadpool and Harley Quinn - crossover gold?

[Morgrim]

I imagine it would probably end up with the pair of them staying in and having some sort of strange spa session while swapping jokes and stories.

[Mr Mystery]

I reckon it could be acecakes.

[Charistoph]

I
Ooooh. Deadpool and Harley Quinn - crossover gold?


I imagine it would probably end up with the pair of them staying in and having some sort of strange spa session while swapping jokes and stories.

Or them blowing up both multiverses, and a few neighboring ones. Accidentally, of course. Purely an accident. *walks off whistling*

[Mr Mystery]

This must happen.

[eldargal]

Angela: Asgard's Assassin. (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=110483) Sister of Thor getting her own comic
http://www.comicbookresources.com/imgsrv/preview/0/0/1/Angela-1-66f7e-339df.jpg
Not overly impressed with her costume.

[Al Shut]

What use has a belt if you don't wear pants?

[Mr Mystery]

http://youtu.be/V13W9gQ_1GA

Stupid Channel 4 not picking it up.

[Kirsten]

Angela: Asgard's Assassin. (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=110483) Sister of Thor getting her own comic
http://www.comicbookresources.com/imgsrv/preview/0/0/1/Angela-1-66f7e-339df.jpg
Not overly impressed with her costume.

I assume she is an assassin part time. when not stripping.

[Charistoph]

I assume she is an assassin part time. when not stripping.

It's a distraction. The target is never looking at her eyes or shoulders to tell when the killing blow comes. Classic Kunoichi.

Now let me get my tongue out of my cheek.

[Archon]

Not overly impressed with her costume.

Neither am I. Its kinda simplified from the "old" Angela - the sidekick Angel from SPAWN (I love the Angela Mini Series, where the Angels take Spawn to heaven and the both are batteling through one of hells dimensions (especially the scene as both are coming near each other) - its one of my all time gems in us comics).


What use has a belt if you don't wear pants?

It is big enough to count as a skirt :D

[Morgrim]

No, a skirt has to at least cover one's underwear to count. And that costume is irritating. Asgard has valkyres, they KNOW women can fight and they know what sort of armour works best to do so. So why send the crown princess into battle in her underwear?

[eldargal]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/b842be6fdd5559ca1638729909e37714/tumblr_nes54sRRBq1qbgsmko1_1280.jpg
Yaaay.

[Mr Mystery]

Yay! And no need for a boobwindow.

[Morgrim]

Why does Carol come with Odin's severed head? I'm not denying that Odin probably deserves it, just wondering why her of all people.

[Mr Mystery]

Why does Carol come with Odin's severed head? I'm not denying that Odin probably deserves it, just wondering why her of all people.

Build-a-figure series. Each one comes with a part for an extra figure.

[Darren Richardson]

Why does Carol come with Odin's severed head? I'm not denying that Odin probably deserves it, just wondering why her of all people.

Look at the top of the card packaging, you can collect parts in each special range of figures Marvel does, to build an extra figure, they've been doing it for about 2 decades now, usually though the figures to build from the parts were the REALLY big comic characters, you know Galactus and such, right bummer if you couldn't get one of the figures in that special release though.....

[Kirsten]

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd380/KirstenIGMB/batman_zpse763e271.png (http://s1216.photobucket.com/user/KirstenIGMB/media/batman_zpse763e271.png.html)

[Psychosplodge]

https://31.media.tumblr.com/63ef26745b3cbcd74508124eed5e73ff/tumblr_nf62n2vLdg1s2wio8o1_r1_1280.png
https://33.media.tumblr.com/7cabe42c450ddfba6cddc70e70d2b6fe/tumblr_nf62n2vLdg1s2wio8o3_r1_1280.png
https://33.media.tumblr.com/1dad62fb27279beaf71ae82c9615ed74/tumblr_nf62n2vLdg1s2wio8o4_r1_1280.png

[Darren Richardson]

LMAO at that Splodgy!

Where ever did you dig that up from?

[Psychosplodge]

tumblr... it's a terrible terrible place, I'm assuming they probably took it off deviant art.

[Mr Mystery]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/b842be6fdd5559ca1638729909e37714/tumblr_nes54sRRBq1qbgsmko1_1280.jpg
Yaaay.

I'm assuming you clocked the 'Maidens of Might' name before I did? Because I am intrigued!

[eldargal]

So apparently Claire Holt from The Vampire Diaries is strongly rumoured to be playing Kara zor-El on teevee:
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/o17c9dwumbpfuji3oqe7.jpg
She looks the part (http://io9.com/is-this-tvs-new-supergirl-1665617738) and is apparently a 'super' actress.''

[eldargal]

So apparently Angela: Asgard's Assassins #1 is really good. (http://www.themarysue.com/review-marvel-comics-angela-asgards-assassin-1/)

[eldargal]

Batwoman has been cancelled.:(

If DC has any sense they will go to Greg Rucka or Gail Simone or a writer with a proven track record of writing excellent wimmins and BEG them to write her and promise them freedom from editorial bull****tery.

[Brakkart]

Well Batwoman and a whole bunch of other titles, 13 in all I believe, some of which have been going since the start of the New 52 relaunch like Batwoman, Swamp Thing and 3 Green Lantern family titles, some of which are much more recent offerings though like Klarion which is being cancelled at issue #6. At least Batwoman made it to issue #40 and isn't actually being cancelled until March. All of DC's regular titles are going on a 2 month hiatus anyway as DC move offices from New York to California and the Convergence mega-event takes place in their stead which does look to be a lot of fun.

[eldargal]

Batwoman was more important though, there are few enough female led comics as it is and even fewer lesbian led comics.

[Brakkart]

Batwoman was more important though, there are few enough female led comics as it is and even fewer lesbian led comics.

I don't disagree with you there, she's a great character and I've enjoyed her appearances in Batman Eternal which I get, seeing her, Batgirl and Red Hood team up was fun and I hope to see more of her soon. Here's hoping she gets a new comic soon or joins a team that gets a new comic.

[eldargal]

I don't expect teh comic will remain cancelled for long, it was one of their better sellers before they drove the previous creative team off it. Andreyko did his best for a while but managed to derail things with a very icky lesbian vampire rape story arc.

[Brakkart]

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Maihack-batgirl-supergirl.jpg

[Kirsten]

that is awesome

[Eldar_Atog]

that is awesome

*chortle* Indeed :)

[Darren Richardson]

Yay, our favourite Agents of Shield are being ported into the mainstream Marvel Universe starting the end of the month

https://comicstore.marvel.com/S-H-I-E-L-D-2014-1/digital-comic/35626

gonna have to pick that one up indeedy :D

[DrMobius]

Will anybody be picking up the new Squirrel Girl Series?

I'm not sure how it will go. I'm most excited for 90s X-Men

[Darren Richardson]

Not really a Superhero Comic, but Marvel have finally got back Star Wars in the publishing lineup

https://comicstore.marvel.com/Star-Wars-2015-1/digital-comic/36330

https://annihilusssl.sslcs.cdngc.net/c/DIG049977_3.jpg?h=de7b37e42938f54f960cb8cd3e589b16&width=640

[Morgrim]

Luke looks like he's trying to stop everyone else from fighting.

[eldargal]

https://41.media.tumblr.com/9612dad44763a91cbf07d4e08d015f26/tumblr_njcphvHT421qbgsmko1_540.jpg
Starfire is getting a new costume, and a new book by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Emanuela Lupacchino. And Amanda Conner and Palmiotti are going to be creating a Harley Quinn and Power Girl mini-series!

[eldargal]

http://41.media.tumblr.com/075fe34f31eea5794ce2226468029dc8/tumblr_njqlfuTjsq1t9vzefo1_1280.jpg
http://41.media.tumblr.com/f8e1bbe73a3f8c2f7c7b638011fb89a2/tumblr_njqlfuTjsq1t9vzefo2_1280.jpg
Quality writing, 10/10.

[Kirsten]

Wow

[Mr Mystery]

Hold on....I thought that only worked on men?

[Deadlift]

It's confirmed, Marvel are making a Deadpool movie. The way it should be too. The Merc with the mouth is heading our way in 2016 and Ryan Reynolds got the gig. This is just a "test" video but it's hilarious if not a little sweary (as it should be) at the end. Enjoy.

http://youtu.be/CphFZGH5030
I love that they included the 4th wall in this clip, just like the comics. Deadpool is easily the funniest marvel character and I'm sure will be a huge hit. Can't wait.

[Psychosplodge]

Woohoo

[40kGamer]

I've seen the test footage several times but I still laugh every single time. Hope that's a good indication of the movie!

[Deadlift]

As I'm sitting here thinking about all things Marvel, I remembered this little gem. Punisher is another over looked marvel "hero" really. This was a fun short but NSFW.
http://youtu.be/bWpK0wsnitc

[Kirsten]

I love the Punisher, he is my kind of hero.

[40kGamer]

Had never seen that one. Thanks for sharing!

[40kGamer]

I love the Punisher, he is my kind of hero.

me too! I bet Disney and Marvel are wondering what to do with such a hard 'R' character since the rights came back to them. It's not like you can make the Punisher PG-13 without something getting lost in the translation. :p

[Mr Mystery]

Second Punisher movie is an underrated slice of very silly, but fun!

As for Deadpool.... Morwena Baccarin has signed on. I'm thinking Domino.