Obisidian on the cover of JSA- finally the egg has hatched (or something)!
The official solicit for THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA (including Annual #1 and the issues leading up to GREAT DARKNESS)!
A JSA special in which the KINGDOM COME stuff apparently comes to a head (and hopefully takes KC developments out of the regularly appearing DCU stories permanently...) Downside- Magog guest stars.
A Duela Dent as Joker Japanese/Manga statue! No way in Hades I'm laying down $70 for this (it doesn't even really look like Duela, IMO), but I'm still glad to see this character used in toy/statue form.
Feel free to post Marvel or other companies info as its released!
What catches your eye?
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Posted by MLLASH on :
An FF ongoing? I cannot believe it. That's a shocker. This could go either way.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Oh! Thank you thank you thank you thank youthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!
This almost makes me forget about thinking how crappy Titans is gonna be!
Posted by Mystery Lad on :
And it's Palmiotti and Gray (I've forgotten the artist...), so it *should* be consistent with what came before! The premise of facing a threat or an outgrowth of a threat from America's pre-Mystery Men past is a nice hook for the team. I hope the title goes back to that well.
TITANS features Arsenal smooching Cheshire on the cover ( ).
TEEN TITANS is, I think, the last of the current writer's tenure with Krul taking over. It appears to be a membership shakeup issue. I was wondering when TT would have one of those-- it's been so long...
Ending on a good note, TEEN TITANS GAMES (by Wolfman and Perez) finally gets an official solicit.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Mystery Lad:
TITANS features Arsenal smooching Cheshire on the cover ( ).
Amen, brother! I may have a lot of respect and admiration for DC's characters, but I simply hate Cheshire. She's not even interesting or sexy, she's pathetic. I ever get my hands on her writing wise it'll be a bloodbath.
Of course, I never buy the toys, but seeing Duela....
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Two notes from the September solits:
No Brave & the Bold? Isn't there no issue in July as well? Is B&B going bi-monthly?!?!
Batman & Robin # 16--is it supposed to be the last issue? The solit calles it the "finale", but there's no "Last Issue" not anywhere!
Anyone have the scoop on these?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Hm. Actually it's THIS month that B&B will skip. Methinks JMS is having trouble writing three monthlies....(he better not give up B&B )
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Isn't he writing Superman and Wonder Woman?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Isn't he writing Superman and Wonder Woman?
Yep, plus the Superman: Earth One hardcover.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Hm. Actually it's THIS month that B&B will skip. Methinks JMS is having trouble writing three monthlies....(he better not give up B&B )
It's the one most likely to go. I don't think the sales have ever been all that.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner:
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Hm. Actually it's THIS month that B&B will skip. Methinks JMS is having trouble writing three monthlies....(he better not give up B&B )
It's the one most likely to go. I don't think the sales have ever been all that.
Yeah, I'm afraid of that. Hell, I'd rather it does go to bi-monthly rather than have JMS leave. I've a feeling B&B will be better than any of the other projects he's working on.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: [QUOTE]Yeah, I'm afraid of that. Hell, I'd rather it does go to bi-monthly rather than have JMS leave. I've a feeling B&B will be better than any of the other projects he's working on.
Going bi-monthly would be the kiss of death.
Best case if JMS can't stay on would be to hand it over to an up-and-comer to see what could be done.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
That's not very "best case" considering the superior work JMS is doing on the book!
No, if JMS leaves, I doubt I'll hang with B&B.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Oh well. More room for me.
Posted by MLLASH on :
quote:Originally posted by Mystery Lad:
Ending on a good note, TEEN TITANS GAMES (by Wolfman and Perez) finally gets an official solicit.
You've GOTTA be kidding...!!! I need to check the DC site out, I'm missing out on stuff!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: That's not very "best case" considering the superior work JMS is doing on the book!
No, if JMS leaves, I doubt I'll hang with B&B.
The quality of work is irrelevant given the relative lack of support the book has.
I figure the book will be quietly cancelled if/when JMS leaves, but if I had a say I'd keep it around as an experience builder for new talent.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Like I've said, the good stuff gets cancelled... the crap sticks around.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Helll-lllooooooo AWESOME!
quote: WEIRD WAR TALES #1 Written by DARWYN COOKE, IVAN BRANDON and JAN STRNAD Art by DARWYN COOKE, NIC KLEIN and GABRIEL HARDMAN Cover by DARWYN COOKE Three sensational short stories from three exceptional creative teams! Whether it’s soldiers risen from the grave, horror beneath the sea or battles among dinosaurs, war has never been weirder than this! ONE-SHOT • On sale SEPTEMBER 8 • 32 pg FC, $3.99 US
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Yeah, definitely gonna get that one. Disappointed, however, that it's regular size and $3.99 AND Cooke's only doing one-third of it. I thought I'd read it was one-half?
Oh well, still gonna get that one, possibly the G.I. Combat one with Sturges and Winslade as well. The other three don't seem to have the creator appeal those two have (other than on the covers).
Posted by Omni Craig on :
quote:Originally posted by Mystery Lad: A JSA special in which the KINGDOM COME stuff apparently comes to a head (and hopefully takes KC developments out of the regularly appearing DCU stories permanently...) Downside- Magog guest stars.
Hey Mystery,
I saw an interview with Scott Kolins, and he was taking over the writing/art on Magog, right before it got canceled. I believe that solicited JSA Special is actually just to tie up the loose ends of the Magog series, and it would have been in his title "guest starring the JSA". As much as I love the JSA and Kolins, I plan on skippin' it!
On the bright side, Freedom Fighters can have my money instead!
Posted by Blacula on :
Gah! All this talk about The Brave and the Bold getting cancelled is seriously harshing my vibe!
It's my favourite book on the stands right now! It had SO better just be on a skip month in September!
Which is entirely possible. Wasn't the Adam Strange/Lois Lane pairing only in the previous month's solicits? And wasn't the book bi-monthly before JMS took it over? Don't see why it couldn't be again.
I would be sad if that were the case, but I could live with it if that's what it takes to keep JMS giving us great tales here.
Those 'War' books all look great too but $3.99 for 32 pages? That's a price I am not willing to pay.
Titans, JLA, JSA, Outsiders - all blah to me. You know DC has seriously ****ed up those properties when even a dedicated DC-team fan like me can barely muster the enthusiasm to even read the solicits about them.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I assume they'll eventually collect the War Comics as a trade? If so, that's how I'm buying them.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula:
Titans, JLA, JSA, Outsiders - all blah to me. You know DC has seriously ****ed up those properties when even a dedicated DC-team fan like me can barely muster the enthusiasm to even read the solicits about them.
Picked up Outsiders when they "killed" Batman. Dropped it before Blackest Night, long before Didio started writing.
Dropped all Titans books and JLA books in protest.
Kept up with JSA, but not buying Robinson's issues.
Posted by Mystery Lad on :
Marvel's Sept. solicits include a VALKYRIE one-shot! With a beautiful cover (at least on the computer screen...)
Posted by Spellbinder on :
I can't believe that Games is actually coming out! The last I had heard, it was indefinitely shelved with little hope of ever being finished.
Posted by superboymddjr on :
there is one war book I am gonna go buy it for sure - the appearance of Mademoiselle Marie!!!!! Oh.....yeessssss!! Ka-ching! can't wait to see the spy action of Mlle. Marie. Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Spellbinder: I can't believe that Games is actually coming out! The last I had heard, it was indefinitely shelved with little hope of ever being finished.
If this book can finally come out after, what, twenty years, anything's possible.
Posted by Arachne on :
Black Widow's got a new creative team. Guess I'm dropping that. Probably Uncanny X-Men and X-Men: Legacy, too.
Nice cover for New Mutants #17.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Does anyone think this should be a monthly headlined thread (kept at the top of the forum) like the similar thread in the Legion forum? I thought about doing so but am a little on the fence. Thoughts?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
That would actually make a lot of sense to me.
Posted by MLLASH on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Does anyone think this should be a monthly headlined thread (kept at the top of the forum) like the similar thread in the Legion forum? I thought about doing so but am a little on the fence. Thoughts?
I would like that. I depend pretty much exclusively on Legion World for upcoming solicits of things I might want to get.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Done! (Yay, my first headlining as a mod! )
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Interesting to not that Marvel has a new Incognito series coming out beginning in September. Though I prefer Criminal, Incognito's return will help fill my Brubaker/Philips void!
INCOGNITO: Bad Influences #1 LAST YEAR’S BREAKOUT HIT FINALLY RETURNS! By the award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. One of the biggest Hollywood options of the year, nominated for THREE Eisner Awards, INCOGNITO is finally back for more! It’s apocalyptic pulp noir at its finest! It’s been over a year since Zack Overkill came out of Witness Protection to build a new life. But working for the government isn’t that different from being controlled by them, and his new secret identity is becoming more trouble than it’s worth... So what will Zack do when tasked with a mission that sends him on a hunt into darkest corners of the super-criminal underworld where he was raised? Also returning with Incognito are the exclusive Pulp magazine essays by Jess Nevins, Professor of pulp history, only available in the single issues of Incognito. 32 PGS./ MATURE CONTENT/ NO ADS ... $3.50
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Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Did anyone read this in miniseries form?
BATMAN: UNSEEN TP Written by DOUG MOENCH Art and cover by KELLEY JONES Moench and Jones reunite for this title collecting the scarifying 5-issue miniseries! Horrible murders have Gotham City held captive, but all anyone knows is that a weird, skinless man has been seen fading away at the scenes of the crimes. Gotham’s only hope is The Dark Knight – but how can Batman fight an invisible man? On sale October 6 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US
I was a big fan of the Moench/Jones run on Batman that preceded the No Man's Land epic. (At the same time Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan were doing some outstansing work on Detective! One of my favorite Batman eras EVER!) I'm wondering if this mini recaptured the magic those two did with the Batverse. Anyone read it?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
(Hmmm...wish I knew how to get cover images that are not too big and not too small...and just right...like Nighty does for the Legion thread!)
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Post them as thumbnails rather than images.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Thanks, Edie, there's still lotsa functions I don't understand! Posted by Nightcrawler on :
Right, post the full image (bigger version) but use [THUMB] (or [THUMB3] or [THUMB4]*) instead of [IMG] around the URL (link to the image).
* Additionally, this forum allows for its users to use the [THUMB3] and [THUMB4] codes. Like the [THUMB] code, they allow the image to appear within the confines of the table but show the image at 300 pixels wide and 400 pixels wide, respectively. The [THUMB] code will shrink the image to 200 pixels wide in appearance.
When you use [THUMB] on a smaller image, it'll appear larger on the screen and a larger image will be shrunk to better fit most users screens. The images themselves are not re-sized kilobyte-wise. So, a 150kb image is still 150kb, no matter how you show it.
Additionally, please be mindful of this! Don't be an Internet thief.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I've been too busy to look at the solicits yet so maybe I'll post some thoughts when I do (if there is anything wortwhile to add).
I'll be getting all (5) of the DC War Comics. I'll probably review them all when I get them in a few months.
Lardy, to answer your question, I made a conscious decision a few years ago to stop buying all Batman miniseries unless they have a creative team I absolutely must purchase the comic for (re: Darwyn Cooke, Grant Morrison). So that's about 95% of them (not so fast Kevin Smith).
Cool stuff about the Freedom Fighters series! I'll buy the first few and decide then what I think. Love that cover for #1!
Great idea to have this headlined on a monthly basis here!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Did anyone read this in miniseries form?
BATMAN: UNSEEN TP Written by DOUG MOENCH Art and cover by KELLEY JONES Moench and Jones reunite for this title collecting the scarifying 5-issue miniseries! Horrible murders have Gotham City held captive, but all anyone knows is that a weird, skinless man has been seen fading away at the scenes of the crimes. Gotham’s only hope is The Dark Knight – but how can Batman fight an invisible man? On sale October 6 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US
I was a big fan of the Moench/Jones run on Batman that preceded the No Man's Land epic. (At the same time Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan were doing some outstansing work on Detective! One of my favorite Batman eras EVER!) I'm wondering if this mini recaptured the magic those two did with the Batverse. Anyone read it?
I've read it. Now, Kelley Jones was one of the earliest Batman artists I can remember. I have all three of the Batman: Red Rain books, and one of my oldest issues is one I order online years ago, the one that introduced Cameron Chase and Claything.
But, is it my imagination, or did his art get... worse over the years?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Reading DC's solicits, I noticed Action Comics #893 kicks off a new Jimmy Olsen back-up feature. Very cool! It's by an Image/creator-owned writer I've heard good things about, Nick Spencer and Secret Six's R.B. Silvia. Pretty groovy!
Jordi Bernet on Jonah Hex this month--my favorite artist on Hex, and with the classic Gray Ghost. Should be a real treat! Anyone who is unsure of whether to buy a Hex comic, I say if you see Darwyn Cooke or Jordi Bernet's name on the cover, buy it!.
Only a matter of time before Lobo rejoined REBELS, but I notice this time they first had him show up in GL and now transitioned him to REBELS (certainly a planned method of attack by Johns and Bedard to get REBELS sales back on track). I wonder if Lobo will ever be able to increase comic book sales like he once did in the early 90's? I'm buying the comic either way. Great Finch cover.
Anyone looking for a quintessential Golden Age series you probably would never think to buy, I recommend Boy Commandos.
Wildstorm's Ides of Blood continues to look incredibly cool, as the Best Solicitations thread pointed out last month.
All of Vertigo's comics are so good that once I've committed to them I don't like to read the solicitations so I don't spoil *anything*. Still, I skimmed them and saw the solicit for Unwritten, which looks really good. Can't wait for that story for an already superb series!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
September solits for Image are up, now. There's nothing new launching that's really grabbing me. Good stuff going on with Chew, Walking Dead and Invincible (my regulars). However, those are best left for those titles' individual threads.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Ona second glance there are some TPB/HC that catch my eye, though:
SHUDDERTOWN HC story NICK SPENCER art & cover ADAM GEEN SEPTEMBER 15 128 PAGES / FC $19.99 The dead are killing. While struggling to hide the secrets of his own tortured past, troubled homicide detective Isaac Hernandez investigates a string of murders in which all of the forensic evidence points toward perpetrators who are already dead themselves. One of the year's most critically acclaimed and talked-about crime stories, finally collected in a beautiful oversized-hardcover format! "4.5 OUT OF 5! GRABS YOU WITH THE FIRST PANEL AND NEVER LETS YOU GO." - COMIC BOOK RESOURCES
PILOT SEASON 2009 TRADE PAPERBACK story ROBERT KIRKMAN art NELSON BLAKE II, JOE BENITEZ, SHELDON MITCHELL, BERNARD CHANG & BRIAN STELFREEZE cover MARC SILVESTRI SEPTEMBER 22 144 PAGES / FC / TRADE PAPERBACK $14.99 Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri Unleash 5 New Concepts! Image Partners and superstar creators Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) and Marc Silvestri (The Darkness) collaborate for the first time by creating five new properties for 2009’s Pilot Season event! The powerhouse team paired with a who’s who list of interior artists, including Nelson Blake II, Joe Benitez, Sheldon Mitchell, Bernard Chang, and Brian Stelfreeze. This volume collects all five concepts including Murderer, Demonic, Stealth, Stellar and Hardcore along with a cover gallery, behind the scenes sketches, designs, and more!
Shuddertown, I don't remember ever hearing about. It's apparent use of zombies has me intrigued despite myself. Unfamiliar creators, a minus. I'll look up some reviews.
The recent Robert Kirkman-scripted Pilot Season one-shots, however, come Cobie-recommended. This TPB would provide a convenient place to get them all. Have they announced a winner? How does that work?!?
[ June 18, 2010, 05:30 PM: Message edited by: Chief Taylor ]
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Also, we have a new Pilot Season beginning, this time with writers I've never heard of. Brad Inglesby and William Harms, anyone? Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I wish I understood the Pilot Season thing myself, Lardy! I would totally go vote for either Stealth or Murderer. If either wins, I've decided I'm collecting no matter what the price is.
Something I noticed from Marvel is the Valkyrie One-Shot which I think is supposed to reestablish her place in the MU now that she is becoming a major player in Secret Avengers. What caught my eye is that this is by Brian Glass, the writer of Mice Templar--and this guy really knows how to write an epic conic book! He is perfect for mythology characters, so I think Valkyrie fans (of which I know there are several here) will be pleased.
I also agree on Shuddertown, it looks very intriguing and I missed it the first time around.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Moonstone Publications also released their solicitations for September and October. Normally I don't collect any Moonstone stuff after trying it a year or so ago, but their bringing back so many Pulp heroes really caught my interest when it started being noticed by the comics press in recent weeks. When they get to the 1950's Rocketman, one of my father's favorite serials EVER, that is a must-buy for us regardless of creators, publishers and price. But I think some of what they're dong we'll also pick up, such as the Black Bat (whose history with Batman via Whitney Ellsworth I've always found fascinating), the Phantom Detective and maybe even the graphic novel introducing them all together "Battle for LA".
I'm also very curious to see Dynamite's solicitations for September to see if Mandrake or Flash Gordon have gotten any release dates in mind following the Phantom.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Finishing up looking at the Marvel solicits:
Captain America: Patriot looks really great and delves into a part of Captain America continuity that has always fascinated me which we've hardly ever seen much of, namely the Patriot (both before and during his time as Captain America III). I can't wait for that!
Iron Man: Legacy #6 kicks off a new story taking place during the era Tony lost his company to Obadiah Stane and therefore has him in LA up against the Pride, the parents of the Runaways. What a cool previously untold tale idea! Runaways fans should take note. This is the Iron Man comic done by Fred Van Lente, one of the top talents in the comics industry right now, so I have a feeling it'll be great.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Dynamite's solits--Man they sure have a LOT invested in Green Hornet, huh? Wonder how successful that's been for them?
Seeing a Kato TPB solicited makes me wonder if they've already solicited TPBs for the other series, specifically, Smith's and Wagner's? I might be checking out those at some point in TP form.
Posted by Dev Em on :
I noticed the Green Hornet love fest as well. Hope it works out for them.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I do too but like Miner and I have speculated, I think it was a big mistake to flood the market like that.
That's why I take it as my duty to help guide my fellow LWers in Green Hornet comics to pick out of the bunch--buy Green Hornet: Year One!
BTW, the Green Hornet movie looks terrible, just like the Jonah Hex movie did.
For Dynamite I'm very interested in when they get around to Flash Gordon & Mandrake the Magician.
No Zorro this month either--I guess it's canceled for good? That's really a shame. (They could at least make an announcement, jeez).
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
It figures after I drop most of the DC books, THIS happens:
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: 80-PAGE GIANT 2010 #1: Featuring solo tales starring Cyclone, Doctor Fate, Jesse Quick, Mr. Terrific, Obsidian, Sand and Tomcat... but with a whopping price tag of $5.99.
Still, though Sand and Obsidian in their own tales? Don't think I can pass this one up.
There's also #1's for KNIGHT AND SQUIRE and RAGMAN that look interesting. Oh, and lots of batcentricity.
What stood out for you?
Posted by Mattropolis on :
I'm hoping that Andreyko is writing the Obsidian story.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I'll say it again... DEATH!
..and still, no emotional response from Titans OR Teen Titans.
TEEN TITANS #88 Written by J.T. KRUL Art and cover by NICOLA SCOTT & DOUG HAZLEWOOD 1:10 Variant cover by ADAM HUGHES It’s here! A new day dawns for the Teen Titans, brought to you by the dynamic duo of J.T. Krul (GREEN ARROW, BLACKEST NIGHT: TITANS) and Nicola Scott (WONDER WOMAN, SECRET SIX)! Packed with action, steeped in emotion and featuring your favorite heroes, TEEN TITANS is ready to explode off the racks! Starting right here, the team finds itself pushed in new directions and brought to new heights while also rediscovering its roots. With the rise of a mysterious new threat called the Feral Boys, Superboy, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Raven, Beast Boy and the newly returned Ravager will have the chance to rebuild their camaraderie in the face of all that might endanger it. But if they discover the truth behind the Feral Boys, will they be able to stand together to face it? Find out here as the new era of the Teen Titans begins in this perfect jumping-on-point issue!
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I am so tired of both Raven, Beast Boy, and people repeatedly attempting to try and cash in on the line-up Wolfman and Perez started. Could that actually try something different?
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Posted by Set on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: I am so tired of both Raven, Beast Boy, and people repeatedly attempting to try and cash in on the line-up Wolfman and Perez started. Could that actually try something different?
They keep trying to pour the same ingredients into the old dish, to recapture the magic that made it so successful in the past, and failing miserably, because all they are doing is putting the appearance of something fondly remembered over stories that lack the heart of the stories that made us love those characters in the first place.
They are pissing away what goodwill the older fanbased has towards the Perez/Wolfman lineup with each cheap attempt to recapture that success, IMO.
Squandered potential.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
A few things stick out among DC’s solicits:
When there are that many Batman one-shots, I’d rather just skip them all and get my usual monthlies.
The Spirit back-up is by Richard Corben—cool!
Supergirl annual features the Legion & Satan Girl—groovy!
JSA 80-Pager, at $5.99, is something I will wait for others to review before I commit. There is some good potential but also some bad potential.
Ragman gets a one-shot but I wonder why? Is this just a story they had lying around?
Vertigo’s Luna Park GN looks pretty cool and with rave reviews. I’m already very curious about Revolver which I believe is coming out this month.
The Unknown Soldier is coming to an end which is too bad, but it seems like it’s going out on its own terms. A series that powerful would be difficult to come out every month anyway.
I don't even bother reading the Titans solicits anymore.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Oh, did I forget to mention they're practically BEGGING people to buy Titans #28, telling BD fans to tune in for the Osiris element.
Posted by Blacula on :
8 titles in October - this could be the smallest amount of new comics I've bought in a month since... forever?
DC is just doing so little to interest me anymore. All the JLA, JSA and Titans comics barely even rate a glance in the solicits now and I've never been one to buy any of the multitude of Superman and Batman titles other than the core one or two.
And the few new titles that do interest me (like Ragman and Time Masters) are $3.99 for 32 pages - and that's a line I refuse to cross.
It's just as well though since I just spent $200 on a veritable treasure trove of about 100 old back issues and it will probably take me a few months just to get through all of them! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I see from Image's solicitations that the trade for Pax Romana is coming out. I never gave it a look before but now that Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D. and FF series has confirmed for me that Jonathan Hickman is a GENIUS, I think I might take a look. The solicit sounds pretty groovy!
Not much 'new' coming from Image in Oct but I'm already planning to pick up a bunch of their stuff in the next few months. Bulletproof Coffin and Turf have already been good enough to get me committed and I'm curious about Nick Specner's Morning Glories, as well as giving another issue of Jack Staff a try.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
PS - Blacula, I'm the same now: I don't even read solicits for Titans, JLA or JSA related comics anymore. I'm that fed up with the crap I've been getting from them.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I see from Image's solicitations that the trade for Pax Romana is coming out. I never gave it a look before but now that Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D. and FF series has confirmed for me that Jonathan Hickman is a GENIUS, I think I might take a look. The solicit sounds pretty groovy!
I didn't realize Hickman was an artist as well (as he's solicited to be for Pax Romana) as a writer. I wonder if he's good?
A lot of popular writers today started off as writer/artists (or just artists). Many of these people never realize ever even drew! Some that come to mind are Bendis, Brubaker and Willingham.
(I refuse to include Matt Wagner on this list as his artistic body of work is reknowned!)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Looking at IDW's Oct 2010 Solicits, I'm excited beyond words to see the new Darwyn Cooke adapation of the Parker novels on the schedule! That's a must-buy, must-read immediately.
Two things I noticed that made me curious: (A) has anyone tried Locke & Key? It gets rave reviews and (B) I guess their reprinting the Topps Jurassic Park mini from 1993 with art by Gil Kane and George Perez--sounds groovy, and I never realized it existed. Probably not something I'll buy but I wonder if anyone else ever did?
If you're looking for a cool new comc book title, Blacula, try Mystery Society by IDW! It's really great! (And there's a thread on it here at LW).
From the Dark Horse Oct 2010 Solicits, I'm thrilled to see another Hellboy one-shot (as they have been awesome), this time teaming him up with Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Beasts of Burden, which I haven't checked out yet but now will.
And of course, I'm thrilled to see Turok return in Turok: Son of Stone, the original title he had back in the 50's.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I see from Image's solicitations that the trade for Pax Romana is coming out. I never gave it a look before but now that Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D. and FF series has confirmed for me that Jonathan Hickman is a GENIUS, I think I might take a look. The solicit sounds pretty groovy!
I didn't realize Hickman was an artist as well (as he's solicited to be for Pax Romana) as a writer. I wonder if he's good?
A lot of popular writers today started off as writer/artists (or just artists). Many of these people never realize ever even drew! Some that come to mind are Bendis, Brubaker and Willingham.
Geoff Johns started off as an artist too.
I've never seen Hickman's art so I'm curious too! I know he's really talented at designing labels and logos and such; he's been used by other series to design their logos over the years. He's very big in symbols, layouts, structuring the page and such. I read a groovy interview with him a few months back but can't remember where it was (online).
Posted by MLLASH on :
Loved him in SHADOWPACT so I may get the RAGMAN 1-shot.
quote:Originally posted by Blacula:
And the few new titles that do interest me (like Ragman and Time Masters) are $3.99 for 32 pages - and that's a line I refuse to cross.
I hate it too, but I heard (on a thread here) that it won't be long before all DC titles jump to $3.99.
I'm cutting titles like crazy already and thinking hard about what I'm keeping on my pull list.
Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: JSA 80-Pager, at $5.99, is something I will wait for others to review before I commit.
Think that's bad? FABLES #100 is down for $9.99... Add to that the fact that #99 is ALSO in the solicits... Posted by MLLASH on :
Hold the phone.
Are you telling me that a FUNNYBOOK is going to cost TEN DOLLARS... and it's not from, like 1951 or something???
Shut the front door! While holding the phone!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
10 cents a page... don't know if that's 100 pages of story, or if there are some ads thrown in.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Pov:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: JSA 80-Pager, at $5.99, is something I will wait for others to review before I commit.
Think that's bad? FABLES #100 is down for $9.99... Add to that the fact that #99 is ALSO in the solicits...
No way. I refuse to believe it. I refuse to believe a single issue comic book costs more than...lunch?...a movie?...a night out at Huskies? (that reference for Pov only ).
Posted by Arachne on :
Proof positive that Marvel still has a sense of humor:
AVENGERS VS. PET AVENGERS #1 (of 4) Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Pencils & Cover by IG GUARA Basic Truth: It’s very hard to protect the earth when you’ve been turned into a frog. The Pet Avengers Return! Good thing, too, cuz dragons have decided that it’s time to take over the world and oppress the silly humans once and for all!!! And since Captain America, Iron Man & Thor are all green and hopping about, here’s hoping they can get used to their new flippers in time to fight alongside Earth’s Mightiest Pets!
C'mon DC. No Legion vs. Super-Pets miniseries? You could even have Batman guest-star with Ace. The gauntlet has been thrown. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I also see comics geniuses David Lapham and Kyle Baker have teamed up for a DeadpoolMax miniseries. I love both creators quite a bit and have always been impressed by them--but Deadpool isn't exactly my favorite. Probably an impulse decision in the store, but Lapham and Baker will probably get me to at least buy the first issue.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Lapham and Baker on anything will at least get me flipping through the book at the store.
I need to dig out Bakers Shadow issues...such fantastic artwork in those.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I am willing to buy the Halloween issues. But that's it.
Posted by Mystery Lad on :
Marvel: The original Alpha Flight is reunited in a spin-off from CHAOS WAR (which is one event I'm actually looking forward to). Also, a dead Avengers book spinning off from the same event.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
So Birds of Prey and Titans are no longer under the Brightest Day banner.
Posted by Reboot on :
I'm looking at this newly-announced Chaos War stuff and thinking... wait, did no-one talk to DnA about this, since they're telling a suspiciously-similar story in many respects in Thanos Imperative right now?
Posted by Arachne on :
They're trying to make out something really bad is going to happen to the New Mutants. At least it looks like Dani and Illyana survive, but will they still be on the team?
Wonder Woman is dealing with the Morrigan. Neat. Has she fought Celtic gods before?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Not that I know of.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Just saw Francesco Francavilla is doing the artwork for the Jim Gordon co-feature in Detective. All I can say is AWESOME! I've been praising his Zorro stuff so much in the last year that I'm like a broken record. Even more excited to see him team-up with Scott Snyder from American Vampire.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Other random thoughts:
- Daredevil ending at the close of Shadowland? Sounds lame.
- I notice Keith Giffen is doing a lot of pencils this month! Doom Patrol *and* Outsiders. Of course, the chances of me picking up Outsiders are less than me winning Power Ball that month (in which case, I will pay comic book stores to not order it because Dan Didio is writing).
- Dave Johnson is doing the cover to Freedom Fighters; I recently noticed his stand-out cover art on Gorilla Man. Does he ever do monthly interiors? I find his art very appealing.
- One of my favorites, Jordi Bernet (from Jonah Hex) is teaming with Walt Simonson for what looks like another outstanding Spirit back-up. Meanwhile in Hex, he's doing a story on Mai Ling, Jonah's rarely mentioned wife.
- DC joins Marvel in publishing random one-shots by doing a Nightmaster one-shot. Marvel still is king of this though.
- It SUCKS that Madame Xanadu is ending. If this is only because DC wants to rope it back into the main universe, then I hope whoever made that decision gets herpes a common cold (especially if the relaunch doesn't include Wagner).
Posted by rouge on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Other random thoughts:
- DC joins Marvel in publishing random one-shots by doing a Nightmaster one-shot. Marvel still is king of this though.
They are doing a Ragman one-shot the month before. I wonder if this is a Shadowpact thing or maybe testing the waters on the mystical heroes leading up to something (Swamp Thing return maybe)?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
^About Madame Xanadu, didn't I read somewhere that Wagner was originally pnly going to do the opening ten-issue arc but was inspired by Reeder's art to stay on? Obviously, he nearly tripled that, but maybe he was going to leave anyway since Reeder was segueing over to Batwoman and other projects.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Dynamite's solicitations are out. LOVE that Dark Knight Returns homage on Boys (the best book Cobalt's not reading) #48! HILARIOUS!
"Lone Ranger & Tonto #4"? Did the series get relaunched? There's no issue of the ongoing solicited, and the creative team looks the same. WTF? (I've only bought and read the first trade so far but look forward to more!)
Also, again...TWO MANY DAMN GREEN HORNET BOOKS! All this overkill for a character who's appeal is so fairly obscure that saying he has a "cult" following seems an exagerration? I know there's the upcoming movie, but scuttlebutt has it more than likely being a sucktastic flop a la Jonah Hex when it eventually gets released! I know Year One and Kevin Smith's version get excellent-to-decent reviews, but 8 different floppies (plus a trade) in November alone?!?! Are people REALLY buying all this filler from Dynamite?!?!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: "Lone Ranger & Tonto #4"? Did the series get relaunched? There's no issue of the ongoing solicited, and the creative team looks the same. WTF? (I've only bought and read the first trade so far but look forward to more!)
Also, again...TWO MANY DAMN GREEN HORNET BOOKS! All this overkill for a character who's appeal is so fairly obscure that saying he has a "cult" following seems an exagerration? I know there's the upcoming movie, but scuttlebutt has it more than likely being a sucktastic flop a la Jonah Hex when it eventually gets released! I know Year One and Kevin Smith's version get excellent-to-decent reviews, but 8 different floppies (plus a trade) in November alone?!?! Are people REALLY buying all this filler from Dynamite?!?!
Lone Ranger & Tonto is the title for the specials and one-offs they've done while the main book trundles along. Lone Ranger #23 came out last week.
Cobie, Cramer, and I (and I'm sure others here) have all questioned the wisdom of pumping out so much Green Hornet stuff at once. I only get the Year One and Kevin Smith books. The glut of product hurt the last version that Now (IIRC) put out, and I can't believe it's helping now.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Ah. I take it LR has an irregular shipping schedule? Can't blame 'em if that's what it takes to get as much Cariello art as possible! Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Ah. I take it LR has an irregular shipping schedule? Can't blame 'em if that's what it takes to get as much Cariello art as possible!
"Irregular" is putting it lightly.
But the book is good enough that I'm sticking with it.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
It's fine with me as trades will be the way to go for me. I'm glad they're accomodating Cariello for this series. Odd that they wouldn't do the same for Darick Robertson on The Boys. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Yeah, in the Green Hornet thread you'll see me continually try to hide my complaints of the sheer amount of Green Hornet titles in the form of speculation (as I'm apt to do ). The Dynamite threads, based on the Vampirella and John Carter, Warlord of Mars variants feel like they're mainly "tits & Green Hornet". I am glad to see a Lone Ranger & Tonto comic in there--I actually did not know about previous ones though! I'll have to hunt for them.
I actually will probably sample the John Carter series, but I've never been a fan of Vampirella before. "Bullet to the Head" looks interesting and I've heard good things about Matz, the French writer, who has had a lot of work published by Archaia.
Collider Entertainment, the new imprint, apepars to be somethinge will be publishing (I initially thought it was it's own publisher, but I see it's more like 'Man of Action', as its own imprint through Image). Their first comic, "Utopian", may be something good; Guggenheim is very hit or miss with me.
Steven Seagle & Kelly Jones' 'The Crusades' (originally published by Vertigo) is given the trade treatment by Image. Did anyone ever collect this? I know several LWers were fans of Seagle's Vertigo stuff.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I tried "The Crusades". It had its charms, but I ultimately dropped it 5-10 issues in. Basically, it was about a mysterious, powerful killer knight in armor appearing in San Francisco and terrorizing San Francisco's criminal element. The main character was a radio shock-jock who used the knight to story to further his own career.
It moved very slowly, and Kelly really abused his tendency to distort faces and figures with no apparent purpose. IMO, it's a definite skip.
Seagle's later projects really lacked the luster his Sandman Mystery Theatre and House of Secrets series had. (Those two were frickin' TERRIFIC!) He may have disappeared for a while due to burnout, judging by such projects as Crusades and that crappy Superman run.
Apparently, though, his OGN "It's a Bird" was a big exception to the decline in the quality of his books. Never read it, however.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Nothing really jumping at me in Image's solicitations (though that Walking Dead cover has me a little worried). It appears that Chew, Invincible and Turf are taking the month off. Nothing new really jumps out either. So November will be a slow Image month for me.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The December 2010 solicitations are out from the various companies right now. What has really jumped out at me from all the various companies is Dark Horse's continued reluanch of the Gold Key series will now include one that has never been relaunched: Otto Binder's Mighty Samson. Binder created this after his legendary Legion/Superman run at DC Comics and it's premise is just really groovy.
Jim Shooter is reviving the franchise with the awesome Pat Ollife, who is best known for his incredible Untold Tales of Spider-Man run, as well as recent work on Spider-Man, Booster Gold and 52.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
My first thoughts are that there are a lot of Batman titles coming out in December.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
It's sad (to me at least) that the Bat-titles have now become akin to the X-titles in there are so many I don't care about and will never even bother to try.
Something else I noticed in Marvel's solicits: are Black Widow and Hawkeye & Mockingbird both on hiatus in December for that crossover comic? Are they cancelled?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Another question: is Warriors Three an ongoing series? I assumed it was a mini. Considering they rank among my favorite supporting characters in all of fiction, I'll be getting either way.
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Something else I noticed in Marvel's solicits: are Black Widow and Hawkeye & Mockingbird both on hiatus in December for that crossover comic? Are they cancelled?
Their sales were in the toilet, and I believe "Widowmaker" was first announced as a crossover between the ongoings rather than a mini.
I'd be shocked if either resumed.
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Another question: is Warriors Three an ongoing series? I assumed it was a mini. Considering they rank among my favorite supporting characters in all of fiction, I'll be getting either way.
Image's "Who is Jake Ellis?" looks pretty awesome! I'll definitely be getting that in January. The premise is really cool, and I really dug Tonci Zonjic's artwork on Heralds.
Image has several really great solicits for January 2011 for both new series & miniseries and OGN's. "Infinite Vacation" by Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, upcoming THUNDER Agents) looks groovy, as does the OGN "Term Life".
Plus, Haunt is $1.99 for the start of a new story-arc--this is the comic with the guts to print a letter from the legendary Cobalt Kid!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Infinite Vacation is on my list (only noticed it in the February solicits). Multidimensional selves!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
There's also a trade coming out for Fish Police, which looks kind of funny and weird. Has anyone read that series? It was also a (quickly cancelled) cartoon.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Interestingly enough, Cobalt Kid himself is appearing in an April 2011 comic!
FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT #1 (of 7) Written by CHRISTOS GAGE, PeTER milligan & More! Penciled by MIKE MAYHEW, ELIA BONETTI & More! Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Terror has gripped the globe and now all the world is the front line for the next superhuman conflict! America blamed Speedball for the deaths of six hundred people in Stamford, Connecticut - the event that sparked the super hero Civil War. And while some have forgiven him, he hasn't forgiven himself. But a new crisis has arisen…fear is spreading throughout the populace…and, while doing charity work in disguise, Robbie Baldwin's true identity is exposed to the people of Stamford. With the world falling apart around him, can Speedball rally the population against the new danger…or will this survivor of an old war be the casualty of a new one? PLUS: Marvel’s super agent Jimmy Woo confronts his deepest fears in an all-new, all-action adventure! Join the fight as Marvel’s top talents take you on a series of globe-spanning adventures that will test the mettle of hero, citizen and villain alike!
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Hard pass on the majority of them on the sheer fact that there are 14 tie-in miniseries.
Posted by Set on :
14 books in Flashpoint, and *one* of them is about a Flash? ('Kid Flash Lost')
So, uh, are Barry, Wally, Bart, Jay or Jenni going to be involved at all in the big 'Flash' event? 'Cause I sure didn't see anything about XS or the JSA...
Not that I'm the target audience. I'd *much* rather read a Max Mercury mini-series than one about a character who died 25 years ago in Crisis, and whom I miss less than Kole.
OTOH, I might take a look at Citizen Cold. I would love to see an Earth-3 (Crime Syndicate, evil JLA universe) version of the Flash's Rogue's Gallery, underground vigilante freedom fighters, allied against the vicious evil Flash of their world... Captain Cold has recently been portrayed as 'less nasty' than most villains, with a sort of code. He'd be the one most likely to be a viable hero (or, at least, anti-hero / vigilante sort).
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Those 14 are only the tie-in mini-series, not the main event itself, I'd assume!
Posted by SharkLad on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: In addition to that, DC announced their thus far awful sounding Flashpoint "event" which features at least 14 individual miniseries. Whaaaa--?! That sounds beyond dumb.
This sounds like major douchebaggery on the part of DC... I realize that after Blackest Night, they want to make a practice of having multiple mini-series "further" the main story, but really... 14 mini-series not counting the main series and some "mystery" series? It's like a parody or something you'd read in "The Onion"...
Posted by MLLASH on :
quote:ASTONISHING CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (of 5) Written by ANDY DIGGLE Art & Cover by ADI GRANOV When a top-secret orbital research station is dragged from the sky by an unknown alien force, army-of-one Steve Rogers finds himself caught between two global superpowers on the brink of war! But how does it involve Volkov, a Russian officer he last crossed paths with during the closing days of World War II, and who disappeared on an ill-fated lunar mission over forty years ago? The red-hot creative team of Andy Diggle (DAREDEVIL, SHADOWLAND) and Adi Granov (IRON MAN: EXTREMIS) send super-soldier Captain America on a one-man mission into the heart of darkness! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
His Thunderbolts run got off to a glorious start, then crashed and burned. His Daredevil run, what little I read before dropping it, was insipid. I didn't even bother with Shadowland.
But, dammit, deep down I still believe in Andy Diggle!! His work on The Losers and Adam Strange made me a Diggle fangirl for life!!
This appears to have sci-fi elements, which would be a step in the right direction.
Granov's a decent artist.
I'll give it a go.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Mark Waid on Daredevil? I'm definitely intrigued! Art by my favorite Marcos Martin? He'll yes! I'm actually excited about the DD relaunch now after this last era being such a dissapointment.
And Moon Knight and Alpha Flight actually look pretty groovy too.
Posted by Set on :
Oh look, Hercules is back. I'm not digging his new look, but I never really dug his old look, so I guess he can't win with me. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Matt Wagner returns to Zorro in July! Great news!
I've been raving about how good his Zorro series by Dynamite was (it was utterly fantastic) and I'm thrilled he's going to do another 12 issues.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Dynamite picked up the licensing for the Shadow! Cool! I'm almost definitely getting that.
PS - should this thread be deheadlined? Posts have been inconsistent since the early Spring. Either way works for me, I'm just curious.
Posted by Mystery Lad on :
Marvel December (and possibly November?) really push Valkyrie into the forefront. The FEAR ITSELF event has been iffy, at best-- but some of the stuff spinning out of it could be good. It looks like Val's going to run a gauntlet, of sorts, facing various Marvel characters. Including a meeting I've wanted to see for decades now. Dani Moonstar, shown riding Brightwind is one of the characters Val's going to face. I can't wait!
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