Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Dr. Gym'll's Cultural Rarities back from the CBS in 2004

i thought i'd start this thread, up again !!!

so what did everyone buy this week ???

today i bought:

Action Comics #801 [ DnA on the big "S" !! ]
Hawkman #23
Hero #12
Superman: Secret Identity #1
Teen Titans #7

are you guy's still reading "Hero" ?? i'm not sure if i'm gonna continue with this ?? it's an okay read, but i'm not blown away ... i may give it another 6 issues or so ??

it was nice to see Tom Grummett back on the "TITANS" !!! i love his version of STARFIRE !!!

although i did miss seeing Mike McKone's version of SUPERBOY !!!

more later .... as i've had a full look of them all !!!

Matthew.

And a good thought it was, although I firs came into this thread expecting somethiing about CBS television. D'OH!

My haul included:

1602 #6
Alter Ego #32
Gotham Central #15
Hawkman #23
Hero #12
Superman: Secret Identity #1
Teen Titans #7
Ultimate Adventures #6

I enjoy Hero quite a bit. I had intially passed on it, but tried an out a copy 3-4 issues into the run, went back and got the ones I had missed, and have been with it ever since. Granted thit issues was not much of a variation on the standard gender switching plot, but I thought it was fun. And the art was ....YUM.

Agreed. Although, am I the only one who though that a couple of panels here and there had a real Keith Giffinish feel to them? Actually sent back to the credit box to make sure Grummett was not inking Giffin.

with regards to Tom Grumment, i know what you mean about the artwork !!! i must admit this isn't my favourite issue of Tom's work, i prefer his more detailed style, but as you said about the inking, this might have played a part of me not liking it quite so much ....

and considering i loved his work on the "SUPERBOY" title, in this issue, i thought he made SB look like he was "ill" !!!???

and McKone draws his hair, so much better .... [ but i still enjoyed it, don't wanna sound like i didn't ]

Matthew.

I may have gotten a couple issues from last week in yesterday's purchase.

Teen Titans (day-in-the-life is such a Titan's staple. I'm glad they brought it back. Excellent writing and some of the art was quite nice but I miss McKone)

Negation (OMG -Evinlea actually did it. Liz is my favorite of the castaways (especially now that Matua is gone -they were tied before) and it looks like she may be getting a major power-up)

Avengers (I love Coipel, but Cap is a bit too BUFF. I really enjoyed the British family and the tone in their speech.)

Supreme Power (I LOVE THIS BOOK)

New X-Men (Silvestri is back and looking good, storyline seems interesting, if a bit confusing)

Uncanny X-Men (LARROCA -YAY. Not sure on the storyline yet, but Lorraca is back -YAY!)

Exiles (in imminent danger of being dropped)

I haven't gotten any new comics yet this year.

I did get a great new art book called Japanese Comickers, though.

I got all of these. I was thinking of getting Teen Titans, but decided not to. The title's been OK, but it's not really captivating me to the point that I must have it.

I was bored with HERO for a while, but I loved the caveman issue, and I like Kirk's art, so I may be back on the HERO bandwagon again.

I also picked up Marvel's Sentinel. Is anyone reading this title, which has manga/anime-influenced art?

Is Sentinel still being published? I thought the last issue had come out last month or before. I only ever picked up the first issue but I just can't get into the manga/anime art style.

Which issue was this? Last one I picked up was #25. Thought #26 was supposed to be out week before last but it wasn't at my shop. I've gotten totally hooked on this title thanks to reading all the back issues through Forge.

Ditto. I haven't even read the last few issues and I was looking forward to the Hyperion storyline. I really need to go through my hold list and just trim it down by half.

I haven't been to the comics shop this week, but I'm looking forward to HERO # 12. It's a recent discovery of mine -- I found issues # 7-9 at the same time and was instantly hooked. Really liked the caveman story in # 11. In fact, I recently wrote an overview of the series for the Comics Creators Network newsletter.

Not sure on the #, but its the cover where the Negation Emperor guy (is it Charon) is holding Evinlea seductively. GREAT issue from front to back. The last 4 or 5 pages need to be scanned and shown in the forum because I think a LOT of us will get a kick out of them. The art and writing on this title has been consistently excellent. I really hope it survives THE WAR crossover, but I can only wonder how it will continue in the aftermath. As long as Liz survives, I'll be okay.

Just got back from the CBS and not much in my holds, about $20 worth after discounts and that included Inquest magazine. No Negation so I think I've missed this one. I'll hunt for a copy though so we can post the pages.

And if I recall correctly, Negation is one of the titles that will continue. I don't know how unless Charon wins The War or the team gets stuck in the Negation universe after the war. Either way I hope they keep up the good work.

Let me know if you need a copy and I'll mail it out. Anything for a fellow Negation lover and the co-creator of LegionWorld.

Thanks for the offer Ger, much appreciated. But I was able to find a copy through my file sharing and man! Quite an issue! I just wish they would tell us what it was Liz found out.

OMG!

NEGATION 26 kicked total NASS!!! I just got my mid-month delivery, and have alot of great books to read-- Black Reign 1 and 2 in Hawkman and JSA, Teen Titans 7, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang #1... Nightwing, Thanos, Supreme Power, Way o/t Rat... but THIS was my "must read first", and it didn't disappoint! Holy crap, I can't wait for issue 27! And the... THE WAR!

OMG!!!

I am surprised that her absorption power works that fast. The part with the choking cracked me up.

Spoilers below-
Those last few pages also cracked me up. Evinlea really surprised me. She wasn't kidding when she said "A LOVE THAT WILL SHATTER WORLDS". I hope she gets her just deserts when/if the rest of the First find out how she is betraying them.

Now -quickly regarding the issue 25 -did Gammid's death surprise you guys as much as it did me? I hope the rebels get some pretty serious revenge on that Negation teleport chick.

Hmm, maybe I should check out Negation... are there TPBs?

I know there is at least one, called Negation: Bohica. I'm not sure if a second collection was published or not.

If you want Stu, I can put together a CD of the comics so far. I don't have the early issues electronically but it would be nothing to get them. I even have the Mark of Charon mini that ties into Negation.

Some speculation on Ger's

S
P
O
I
L
E
R
S
.
.
.


My first thought was "Now, THAT'S a 'Big Bang'!"

I like how Evinlea is unaware of the events of the last issues of THE FIRST. All her scheming is based on her preconceptions. Won't SHE be surprised!

Yeah. I really wanted to see him reunited with his brother and the rest of the Atlanteans during THE WAR. BUuuuut... he didn't "flare" like Javi did. He might be "resurrected" by someone with the power of Dannik or Altwaal, like Javi was originally by Charon... :wishwish:

That would be super cool, Scott!

Consider it done. I downloaded the missing issues last night. The only one I need is #25, which no one seems to have done but it is the one real copy I have so I'll get it scanned and mail you out a CD this weekend.

Any other CrossGen book you interested in catching up on? I think I can put two series onto one CD, as long as both are under 30 issues.

Bohica is the first TPB. There is also a second one, called Baptism of Fire. And Negation is one of the titles CrossGen's made available on CD.

Scott, are you getting the electronic version from Comics on the Web? I always wanted to check it out, but haven't yet because I get all the CG's I want as monthlies.

I stopped collecting First shortly after Pyrem rescued Ingra from the spider guy. I have been meaning to go get the last TPB -if its out yet- to see how the book ended.

this is what i bought today:

The Adventures of Superman #624
Rose and Thorn #1&2
Outsiders #8
Birds of Prey #63
JSA #57

what did you guy's get ???

Matthew.

I got...

Outsiders -Love the Huntress -especially her reasoning for Nightwing not wanting her on the team
Birds of Prey -really liking this book
Sojourn -beautiful
Exiles -next issue will be my last issue
Uncanny X-Men -I can't believe I'm collecting X-titles again -but it sure has purty art
New X-Men -ditto

Speaking of X-Titles. Has it been a while since New Mutants came out or have I just not been seeing the new issues. The last one I got was when Amara was woken from her coma.