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All the other Media fora are doing it, so why not?

Currently waiting for Kingdom Come to get its ass onto the holdshelf so I can check it out. Will it be worth the wait?

rbx5 Rbx5 Since: Jan, 2001
Rbx5
#301: Mar 30th 2011 at 12:05:29 PM

^ Actually, I'd argue they're most well known for being the publishers of the Transfomrmers comics, both old Marvel era reprints and the current ongoings.

edited 30th Mar '11 12:05:42 PM by rbx5

I'll turn your neocortex into a flowerpot!
Tongpu Since: Jan, 2001
#302: Mar 30th 2011 at 5:06:45 PM

I wasn't aware that the Transformers comics were anywhere near as well known as the movies, cartoons, and toys.

On an unrelated note, 5 Ronin was well drawn, but rather pointless. It comes off as though they wrote a story about five medieval Japanese people without superpowers, and then modified it in order to capitalize on the name recognition factor of 616 superheroes.

NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
#303: Mar 31st 2011 at 9:38:49 PM

Is there an alternate universe story where Batman actually kills/killed the Joker?

Seamus Another Perfect Day from the Quantum Savanna Since: Jul, 2009
Another Perfect Day
#304: Mar 31st 2011 at 9:51:39 PM

Two that I can think of: The Dark Knight Returns almost counts; he snaps his neck but doesn't finish the job. Joker kills himself. In the first crossover with Dracula he drinks the Joker's blood.

I've got two guns pointed west and a broken compass.
Tongpu Since: Jan, 2001
#305: Mar 31st 2011 at 10:18:15 PM

How about stories where a cop or other non-powered, non-costumed person kills him? The absence of that sort of thing's always been less plausible than Batman refusing to kill him.

NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
#306: Mar 31st 2011 at 10:20:39 PM

[up][up]I've never heard of any Dracula crossover. I guess I shouldn't be suprised considering other things he's fought. tongue

edited 31st Mar '11 10:20:50 PM by NULLcHiLD27

Meeble likes the cheeses. from the ruins of Granseal Since: Aug, 2009
likes the cheeses.
#307: Apr 6th 2011 at 10:54:41 AM

Fantasy Comic Books is live, in case any of you can think of titles we might have missed in the YKTTW.

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blueharp Since: Dec, 1969
#308: Apr 6th 2011 at 11:07:19 AM

I'll add a few, but would Slaine and Kamadi count?

edited 6th Apr '11 11:10:28 AM by blueharp

Meeble likes the cheeses. from the ruins of Granseal Since: Aug, 2009
likes the cheeses.
#309: Apr 7th 2011 at 1:34:42 PM

I'm not really familiar with those titles, so I would say to use your own judgement based on the "feel" of it.

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Seamus Another Perfect Day from the Quantum Savanna Since: Jul, 2009
Another Perfect Day
#310: Apr 7th 2011 at 3:26:39 PM

I've never heard of any Dracula crossover. I guess I shouldn't be suprised considering other things he's fought. tongue
It's called "Red Rain" or something like that. It's a trilogy, but I only liked the first one.

I've got two guns pointed west and a broken compass.
Gvzbgul from Middle Earth Since: Jul, 2010
#311: Apr 7th 2011 at 7:47:50 PM

@NUL Lc Hi LD 27 My own personal canon has the Joker dying in the Robot Chicken sketch.

Jackerel SURPRISE from ur sentry Since: Feb, 2011
SURPRISE
#312: Apr 9th 2011 at 2:36:39 AM

Unknown Soldier.

I really, really like this.

I should get Scalped #2, too.

Was Jack Mackerel. | i rite gud
DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#313: Apr 9th 2011 at 10:23:27 PM

Recently got a hold of Essential Fantastic Four Volume 3, the one that introduces Galactus and the Silver Surfer. Haven't reached that particular story yet, but it's still great so far (except for some printing errors that put the panels too far to the edge of the page, cutting off a little bit of the side (explains why I got it so cheaply).

LuckyRevenant ALMSIVI from The Flood Since: Jan, 2001
ALMSIVI
#314: Apr 12th 2011 at 2:32:37 PM

Superman gets his power from Earth's Yellow Sun, no? Like, the common view is that the body of a Kryptonian works as a sort of Solar Battery, and the Yellow Sun supercharges him? I also know that Krypton itself revolved around a red star, and that didn't give enough energy for Kryptonians on Krypton to be super-powered, at least now I think.

Has any writer written a more cosmic story where Superman is exposed to, say, a blue star?

"I can't imagine what Hell will have in store, but I know when I'm there, I won't wander anymore."
DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#315: Apr 15th 2011 at 10:22:30 PM

Still reading Fantastic Four, and the Galactus trilogy... holy crap! I loved it! The build-up was amazing, and I never realized how interesting The Silver Surfer and Galactus were as characters.

Still don't like the Surfer's own book, though. Too preachy.

blueharp Since: Dec, 1969
#316: Apr 15th 2011 at 10:32:22 PM

All-Star Superman has him being super-charged by flying into our sun, and I'm sure some Legion of Super Heroes books cover the other case.

Tongpu Since: Jan, 2001
#317: Apr 16th 2011 at 6:55:02 AM

According to Wikipedia, Action Comics #856 has exposure to a blue sun grant him Superman Vision, which allows him to temporarily give others powers like his.

TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#318: Apr 29th 2011 at 5:42:56 AM

In regards to the comic book Gold Digger by Fred Perry, are there collected editions? I am interested in reading it.

Quoth Pink's alright, I guess. Since: Apr, 2010
Pink's alright, I guess.
#319: Apr 29th 2011 at 7:54:57 AM

So Act 2 of 3 of Locke & Key is finished with the end of Keys to the Kingdom. I'm eagerly awaiting the trade. Anybody reading this?

DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#320: May 2nd 2011 at 10:11:01 PM

Surfin' the Marvel Wiki and came across this badass pic of Galactus. Anybody know where it's from? (Why couldn't the movie version look that cool?)

edited 2nd May '11 10:12:14 PM by DrFurball

Seamus Another Perfect Day from the Quantum Savanna Since: Jul, 2009
Another Perfect Day
#321: May 12th 2011 at 5:41:51 PM

No idea what that pic is from, but it reminds me of Annihilation, which I plan on reading. Marvel's Cosmic series have caught my interest recently.

Also, Irredeemable is awesome. I bought the first volume and it's engrossed me like nothing since Watchmen.

I've got two guns pointed west and a broken compass.
TheConductor Since: Jan, 2011
#322: May 12th 2011 at 10:10:09 PM

I recently finished the fifth volume of Irredeemable, and I have to agree that it is fantastic!

DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#323: May 14th 2011 at 7:46:38 PM

Read a little graphic novel today called Sidescrollers. Lots of fun. Made me laugh a lot. The fact that the protagonists reminded me a lot of people I know, as well as all the classic video game references might have helped. Or not. Either way, I liked it.

Jordan Azor Ahai from Westeros Since: Jan, 2001
Azor Ahai
#324: Jun 14th 2011 at 10:11:27 PM

Just read Wanted and am reading Runaways- interesting how two books with somewhat similar premises could be so different. Mostly, I thought Wanted was trash and I'm not sure how ironically it should be read. It's kind of funny, the intro (by the creator of Runaways iirc) is to the effect that anyone reading it would probably assume that the author was a terrible person.

On the other hand, I'm really liking Runaways. It is quite amusing how the parents will switch off between their supervillainy and being totally normal people.

Hodor
Gray64 Since: Dec, 1969
#325: Jun 15th 2011 at 6:15:22 AM

To Lucky Revenant: Regarding Superman and multi-colored suns- I know they did at least one story like that back during the Silver age, called "Under the Green Sun." There was an old episode of the Super Powers Animated Series that had his powers cut in half under an orange sun. Writers seem to be divided over weather being under an alternate colored sun would increase or decrease his powers (which would make sense given how his powers are explained) or weather he'd just develop different abilities under different suns. Also, I think the old Valor series had it's hero (a Daxamite, who's powers and physiology are nearly identical to a Kryptonian) develop different powers under different suns.


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