I actually think you can prove that Jeph Loeb is worse than Mark Millar scientifically by comparing Ultimates 1 (written by Mark Millar) to Ultimates 3 (written by Jeph Loeb).
Same cast of characters, same setting.
Ultimates 1 is a shallow yet pretty badass modern reinterpretation of the Avengers featuring one dimensional characters who all speak with more or less the same voice.
Ultimates 3 is a criminal offense against lines and words on pieces of paper.
Millar's had some good stuff. Red Son was pretty decent comparatively, WANTED is pretty fun, his Judge Dredd runs are pretty good, Swamp Thing, The Unfunnies, and War Heroes are all good. He's hit and miss, I'll give you, but he's not that bad, really.
All-Star Superman: It's the Superman story you show people who think that you can't tell a good story involving Superman, followed up by delivering crushing disappointment when you tell them there is nothing else primarily about Superman that is any good.
Superman for All Seasons, Superman: Secret Identity, Superman Confidential, Elseworlds Action Comics Annual No. 6, in which a Kryptonian dude came to England during the reign of George III and killed all the U.S. Founding Fathers.
Superman for All Seasons, Superman: Secret Identity, Superman Confidential, Elseworlds Action Comics Annual No. 6, in which a Kryptonian dude came to England during the reign of George III and killed all the U.S. Founding Fathers.
Superman for All Seasons, Superman: Secret Identity, Superman Confidential, Elseworlds Action Comics Annual No. 6, in which a Kryptonian dude came to England during the reign of George III and killed all the U.S. Founding Fathers.
brb amazon
Just heard this joke.
Where did Superman go to buy Wonder Woman a birthday present?
Planet Hulk is pretty good and is eventually a very emotional story, World War Hulk isn't nearly as good, but is much more entertaining as it is nothing more than the Hulk beating the ever loving shit out of some of the strongest superheros in the Marvel Universe.
I picked up the library edition vol. 1 of Hellboy and the "Omnivore edition" vol. 1 of Chew at Katsucon, and read them both since then. I would strongly recommend either.
Totally forgot during my comic swap with friends, they gave me The Amazing Joy Buzzards vol 1 & 2 without telling me anything about it but assuming I will more than likely enjoy it.
Still haven't read it but the description has me pretty pumped to read this:
The Amazing Joy Buzzards, a world-traveling, mystery-solving band, have a lair in Mt. Rushmore, and they work for Creative International Artists–although one would think that the CIA would come up with a less obvious name for their cover organization. The band consists of Stevo, on bass, who speaks in pictographs; Gabe, on drums, who is the brains of the operation; and Biff, on guitar, the lead singer and girl-magnet of the group. They are occasionally joined by El Campeon, a mythical Mexican wrestler genie who lives in an amulet and works for doughnuts. Readers are informed that the band is bigger than Elvis, are given some hints about previous adventures, and are then tossed straight into the first crisis, in which poor Stevo is transformed into a Godzilla-like monster and the others face down an evil pink robot. They sell their story to Hollywood, and, once there, find themselves facing the second villain, a man determined to destroy the AJB because its music broke his hypnotic hold on his 15-year-old bride. For real. There is one story not connected to this arc, and it sets up events for the next volume of the series. This is more sophisticated and hip than the setup might lead readers to believe. The art is black and white, with only a few splashes of pink for the robot. It has a propulsive energy that keeps the stories humming along. Great fun.
BOOM! is on fucking FIRE this week - New issues of Darkwing Duck, Rescue rangers, Do Androids Dream of electric sheep? and IRREDEEMABLE, along with a Re-print of some of the Rosa Scrooge McDuck stories, including "The Universal Solvent". Previews over at MAJOR SPOILERS.
Ok, can someone please explain the new releases of Gotham Central coming out? I have Book 1: In The Line of Duty on Hardcover, and I recently bought Vol 3: Unresolved Targets, Vol 4: The Quick and The Dead, and Vol 4: Dead Robin on paperback on sale at a local comic book store.
I assume the new ones being released are just new copies of the older versions. I'm just confused on the the upcoming titles not matching the ones I currently have.
Ok, can someone please explain the new releases of Gotham Central coming out? I have Book 1: In The Line of Duty on Hardcover, and I recently bought Vol 3: Unresolved Targets, Vol 4: The Quick and The Dead, and Vol 4: Dead Robin on paperback on sale at a local comic book store.
I assume the new ones being released are just new copies of the older versions. I'm just confused on the the upcoming titles not matching the ones I currently have.
If someone can explain that would be great.
The newer hardcovers are not the same as the old trade paperbacks. The original Gotham Central trade paperbacks are actually missing some of the Gotham Central issues. At the same time, they also have a couple extra non-Gotham Central Batman comics in there. The new hardcovers contain every Gotham Central issue, and nothing else. Wikipedia has a chart that explains it.
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Same cast of characters, same setting.
Ultimates 1 is a shallow yet pretty badass modern reinterpretation of the Avengers featuring one dimensional characters who all speak with more or less the same voice.
Ultimates 3 is a criminal offense against lines and words on pieces of paper.
He's hit and miss, I'll give you, but he's not that bad, really.
Where did Superman go to buy Wonder Woman a birthday present?
Amazon.com.
It is a nice chaser for the harsh reality.
Still haven't read it but the description has me pretty pumped to read this:
Previews over at MAJOR SPOILERS.
At first I was like, "That's cool."
Then I heard Katee Sackhoff Wants to Star in the Powers Series.
Then I was like :
ever since I saw this I've wanted to see an earnest police procedural that takes place in Gotham City.
Gotham Central
are these actually worth reading?
I assume the new ones being released are just new copies of the older versions. I'm just confused on the the upcoming titles not matching the ones I currently have.
If someone can explain that would be great.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Gotham_Central#Collected_editions