The Comics Thread

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AXEL-IN-CHARGE

Finally, klinton has a question about the comic book version of one of the additions to the "Avengers: Age of Ultron" cast of characters: "Now that 'Avengers A.I.' has come to an end, I'm curious as to where our boy Vision is going to hang his cape in the near future. Are there plans to add him to the cast of another book?"

Alonso: Look for Vision in the upcoming event, "AXIS."

[GrinWithoutaKat]

Saga Volume 1 is on sale for £1.49 on Comixology.

[Pedro]

Read both Nailbiter and Woods number 1's as both got really good reviews. Woods dialogue and exposition was pretty awful, I might give it another issue, but I'm likely to sell the issue on Ebay. Nailbiter was better, but again not necessarily a classic in the making. That I'll certainly give q couple more issues to see where it goes.

[Irene Demova]

I agree with that, I decided not to buy either of those two after I read Shutter which was more interesting to me and had a better first issue. The trouble with a lot of these new creator-owned series is that they often appear to offer little beyond their basic high concept idea.

[HM]

This week:

Batman Eternal #7
Deadpool Annual #2
East of West #12
Justice League #30
New 52 Futures End #3
Original Sin #2
Thor: God of Thunder #22
Ultimate Ff #2
Uncanny X-Men #21
Wonder Woman #31

Another fantastic week. Yet somehow next week looks even better

Wonder when the Forever Evil spoilers will leak.

[Memento Mori]

Forever Evil #7

Batman delayed to next week.

[Irene Demova]

Just Elektra #2 for me, so yeah big week

[HM]

So loads of marvel info from the Diamond Retailer Summit leaked. Major Marvel stuff here:

Deadpool Vs. Hawkeye In September, And Deadpool Gets His Own 3D Motion Cover

With 3D staning for 3 Dancing Deadpools!

Marvel’s Star Wars Comics To Be Announced In July

Sweet. Fraction and Aaron I'm going for.

The Return Of The Original Guardians Of The Galaxy In September With Guardians 3000

Been hinted at. Wonder if Bendis is writing.

And now the big event stuff:

Time Runs Out, The Marvel Event For May 2015, Avengers To Skip Eight Months In September – And A Full Marvel Reboot?

HOLY gooseberry fool Regardless of whether they will actually reboot it (if they do, watch everything change to match the movies) Hickman is going out with a bang.

Rick Remender To Write X-Men/Avengers Event, AXIS, With Loki, Red Skull, Doom, Sabretooth And More (UPDATE)

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DC Comics Cancels Birds Of Prey, Batwing And All-Star Western, Makes Harley Quinn Twice-Monthly

Wouldn't be shocked if Birds of Prey gets a new #1 like Suicide Squad.

[Mafro]

Rick Remender To Write X-Men/Avengers Event, AXIS, With Loki, Red Skull, Doom, Sabretooth And More (UPDATE)

Is that Cassaday's art? Disaster waiting to happen having him on an event book if so.

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Rick Remender To Write X-Men/Avengers Event, AXIS, With Loki, Red Skull, Doom, Sabretooth And More (UPDATE)

Is that Cassaday's art? Disaster waiting to happen having him on an event book if so.

Jim Cheung apparently. Marvel aren't going to make that mistake with Cassaday again.

I hope

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DC Comics FULL AUGUST 2014 SOLICITATIONS

Quite a few final issues there, although bizarrely not world's finest despite it's solicitation saying it is its final issue apparently that was a mistake

THE MULTIVERSITY

Scalera doing an issue of Batman

[GrinWithoutaKat]

DC Comics Cancels Birds Of Prey, Batwing And All-Star Western, Makes Harley Quinn Twice-Monthly

Wouldn't be shocked if Birds of Prey gets a new #1 like Suicide Squad.

How is that Birds of Prey run? I really liked Simone's earlier run, but I haven't really heard too many people praising this new one. Not heard anyone bashing it either though.

[Memento Mori]

DC Comics Cancels Birds Of Prey, Batwing And All-Star Western, Makes Harley Quinn Twice-Monthly

Wouldn't be shocked if Birds of Prey gets a new #1 like Suicide Squad.

How is that Birds of Prey run? I really liked Simone's earlier run, but I haven't really heard too many people praising this new one. Not heard anyone bashing it either though.

I think general opinion was mediocre.

[Hypes]

He was responsible for cancelling the acclaimed The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon because he didn't like its long story arcs. Plus he wanted a new Avengers show to tie into the awful Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon.

What??!! No!
I've just started watching this on Netflix. It's brilliant.

[Pedro]

DC Comics Cancels Birds Of Prey, Batwing And All-Star Western, Makes Harley Quinn Twice-Monthly

Wouldn't be shocked if Birds of Prey gets a new #1 like Suicide Squad.

How is that Birds of Prey run? I really liked Simone's earlier run, but I haven't really heard too many people praising this new one. Not heard anyone bashing it either though.

I think general opinion was mediocre.

I have all of Volume 1&2 of Birds of Prey, but even Simone's Volume 3 pre New-52 was poor (more then 3 artists in one issue didn't help). This current run started off with some decent buzz, but quickly got forgotten from what I can tell. These sort of less-used team books can often go this way at both DC and Marvel. I can't imagine Birds of Prey will remain cancelled for very long - it's one of those titles, similar to Teen Titans that they always want to get going.

[Pedro]

Oh and I still really hate the Harley costume that's used in Suicide Squad. Her own title's costume (Derby girl) less so, but the Arkham-esque costume really is strawberry floating terrible.

[HM]

Waid is off Hulk and Gerry Duggan is taking over starting from issue 5, Bagley still on art. He's got a quite a few marvel books now. Why they didn't do that with the All New NOW reboot I don't know. Duggan's story does sound really interesting though.

Looks like the marvel august solicitations are slowly creeping out. Original Sin ones are out and Bleeding Cool seems to think this is Xavier?



must have had a tip surely...

[Memento Mori]

I don't know what to say about that "Last Battleground" poster.

Annihilation Omnibus has been dispatched.

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DC Comics Cancels Birds Of Prey, Batwing And All-Star Western, Makes Harley Quinn Twice-Monthly

Wouldn't be shocked if Birds of Prey gets a new #1 like Suicide Squad.

How is that Birds of Prey run? I really liked Simone's earlier run, but I haven't really heard too many people praising this new one. Not heard anyone bashing it either though.

Its not Catwoman bad but its very skippable.
It suffers due to the lack of Oracle in the New 52. It just flows from one set of unfortunate events to another but doesn't really build up a great dynamic in the group. Black Canary is far too weak a character, Starling was awful and Condor is a complete lemon.