I know a friend of mine has had some covers left unused because of similar instances.
Does anyone else find it hard to tell the difference between the latest New Avengers arcs? They’re all vs. The Hood @_@ even the Siege solicits are vs. the Hood. LOL!
So I’ve read that Disney XD will be used to promote some of Marvel’s ‘lesser’ known characters.
Here’s hoping for a Gurihiru animated Power Pack cartoon.
Did they push the Old Man Logan trade back again?
I agree I’m starting to lose patience in the writing of Bendis as I read each NA. Nothing about the arcs so far was memorable. Matter of fact this dark reign stuff wasnt good actually. The “dark reign” books I have enjoyed was Ms. Marvel, Invincible Iron Man (long ass arc but great job Fraction :tup:) and I kind of sort of liked young avengers.
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hmmm why do I have a feeling this Hard Drive is all of information tony decided to delete out of his skull?
I thought it was out already, as I’ve seen a picture of the Hardcover of it…
I read Ellis’ Ultimate Trilogy yesterday and it was fucking fantastic IMO.
The finale, however, seemed…casual, maybe it was because of the art and that the final issue was 20 pages long? The art was nice mind you (despite the many lines drawn), but I feel it could’ve given more ‘feeling’ from the finale.
Also McNiven’s Ultimate Susan is hot…:hitit:
EDIT: Thor news!
I can at least look forward to some awesome art from Romita
I’m in love with Fraction again.
He’s really working hard to fix Iron man and at this point, he’s still the only writer that seems to GET Tony Stark except, he’s gotta knock off that whole Futurist bullshit, but that could also just be continuity from previous writers. Honestly, Tony Stark is the farthest thing from being a futurist. That’s just some bs buzzword Warren Ellis (or was it Bendis first?) concocted to make parallels to Batman (the last person they should be comparing Iron Man to).
I read Casey’s take on Tony Stark but then he portrayed Stark as disconnected to Iron Man which I don’t get. I can’t even think of any person in the Marvel U (except Moon Knight and Sentry) that wholly removed from themselves, hell, even Bruce Banner isn’t like that.
Amazon supposedly has it. I don’t recall seeing it in comic book stores yet or comic book listings. May be there, not sure.
I hope Fraction on Thor means we get Kyle and Yost on Uncanny.
Really liking X-men as of late as well, I was so glad to see rogue wreck shop in uncanny. She’s so broken now…I really hope they keep her like this this time around instead of giving her some stupid side effects or reverting her.
Also got a chance to read dark avengers…Honest currently its prob my fave marvel book. About to read all of dark reign she hulk too…
Punisher The list was win…but Franklin castle =lame LOL worthy in the fullest.
Can’t remember what book it was, but its starting mystique and Norman. It was good to see her up to her old ways again…Reminded me why i like her so much.
All in all im pretty please with marvel…outside of everything Avengers. All the Avengers books went from great to sub par. Loki as SW…ugh, I do however have a new respect for hank because of Might avengers tho.
Thunderbolts have been more than a year now with great books…
X force is hot too, don’t know if i’ll be able to read it once they change art styles…well i will, but it wont be the same.
Posted this in the convention thread but just in case. For people in NY or La -
I got this E-Mail from the NYCC / NYAF peeps:
New York Comic Con, Newsarama, Marvel Comics, Lionsgate, and The Paley Center have partnered together to present a bicoastal event on January 14th, encompassing a special preview screening of the Planet Hulk animated movie and panel discussion with the talents who brought the comic and film to life. Tickets are free and will be distributed via NewYorkComicCon.com beginning on December 23rd.
So if you are or will be in NY or LA on January 14, on December 23rd check NewYorkComicCon.com for FREE tickets to a Planet Hulk screening. Don’t say I never gave you nothin’! PS Merry Christmas. 
Really? In the head? He had to shoot Magus in the head? FUCK YOU, MARVEL YOU FUCKING 'LOCK TEASE!
Dark X-Men?
Wednsday TUM TUM TUUUM
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OH COME ON now your making Sentry even more powerfull WTF??? atleast now maybe he can himself from being a complete douchebag… NAH i don’t see that happens
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[details=Spoiler]YAH YAH YAH YAH Agent of Atlas go go go Gorilla-man
"I bet during Venus’ songs you were imagining gettin it on with YOURSELF" 
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Yes this issue was awesome realy no need to say more (exepct thanks for New and Dark Avengers annual for spoiling)
still need to read Doc Voodoo
Since the topic of religion and how it works or is used in the Marvel Universe comes up a lot on net circles, fan gatherings and so on, here’s Joe Quesada’s thoughts on it from about 2 Cup O’ Joes back. Interesting! Mad_Man_Moon is slightly mistaken in his question. God does show up in Sensational Spider-Man, just before OMD. Which is pretty modern I guess. And there was Wolverine dealing with the Archangel Azrael too a little while ago. Religion does creep in here and there but as a reader, you’re always free to believe it’s either the Beyonder in Spider-Man’s case, a halucination by Wolverine and things of that nature.
**CBR: Mad_Man_Moon asked a question a while ago that I’ve wanted to get to, which was, "I’m interminably curious about this subject and how it’s addressed at Marvel…Gods, and Christianity, Muslim, Judaism (etc, etc) in particular. The many different pantheons and beliefs are played out multiple times, and yet the Christian God and Devil are never seen (unless I’m mistaken) in modern times. It seems odd that we acknowledge many gods and see depictions of them (more often than not), but the Christian, Muslim, Jewish (etc, etc) gods never come in to play. Why is this?"
JQ: I think there are probably multiple layers to this, Mad_Man_Moon. First of all, the gods of mythology lend themselves more to the superhero genre. They’re much more colorful, they are imperfect and their exploits were really more akin to the exploits we’ve seen done by heroes like those within the Marvel U. All the classic heroes we see in many ways share many traits with the gods of mythology, so it’s an easier transition. Also, in most monotheistic religions, you’re dealing with an all powerful and infallible deity, which, from a dramatic storytelling point of view, really handcuffs you because of their perfection and ability to solve problems as they desire.
And there is the sensitivity issue. These are religions that are practiced by the majority of the planet, regardless of where you fall, whereas the gods of mythology are not. I think it’s a sensitive issue, but more than anything, it’s just that the construct of the mythological gods makes for better dramatic storytelling within the pages of a comic book.
That said, from time to time, some aspects of today’s modern religions do find themselves into modern comics. I created the Santerians which are characters based upon the Orisha from the religion of Santeria. The Orisha lend themselves beautifully to the comic genre, as does the idea that priests who practice Santeria can become possessed by Orishas. Still, knowing that, I had to be very careful in creating them, because I wanted to be sensitive to those who follow the religion and I wanted to portray the characters in a way that wouldn’t be found offensive, but more aspirational. And, while we aren’t publishing them, I do know that there are comics out there that use aspects of Islam and Hinduism.
CBR: It does seem that there’s a little bit of crossover, particularly with characters based on the devil. Something like “One More Day” is built on the folklore aspect of monotheistic religions in stories like “The Devil And Daniel Webster.”
JQ: Yes it is. In OMD, it’s built around the classic Faustian pact.
However, Mephisto is an interesting character within Marvel, I remember reading Stan’s account of creating Mephisto. And while he had some of the trappings of Lucifer or Beelzebub, he is not meant to be Satan or have any religious implications. Stan built Mephisto as a super villain, but used the archetypes of the traditional iconography of the devil from classical literature and illustration. He always stopped short of making or naming him Lucifer, Satan or Mephistopheles or saying he was the devil. I get why he would create a character like this; it’s low hanging fruit. The devil, or the idea of a devil, has been one of the greatest villains and mischief makers in literature for centuries. But, Stan most likely didn’t want to start digging in and entrenching this super villain character that would interact inside a superhero universe within Christianity or any other religion. Also, there were probably greater sensitivities to doing this during the ?60s than there would be later, as we created characters in the ?70s like Daimon Hellstrom: Son of Satan ? who incidentally is not Mephisto’s kid. So, while some may look at a character like Mephisto and say, “Hey, he’s Lucifer,” I would venture to say that he is something else.***
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I hope Fraction can give Thor more Glorius moments like
Gods: “YO THOR WE NEED THY HELP”
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Gods: “Thor we realy need thy help man, plese”
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Gods: "Looks someone is coming, finally"
Bitch-blonde: “Thor says NO”
I have a question.I’m thinking about buying the X-Men Manifest Destiny hardcover this weekend.I know it’s written by Jason Aaron,but is the story worth reading?
^ If i remember correct they were ll a bunch of short stories. I remember enjoying all of them tho. but if you haven’t been keeping with all the x books, alot of the stuff might be kinda of a wtf are they talking about type deal
So I finally finished reading Bru’s run of Immortal Iron Fist, but how is it under the other writers? Do they hold up enough to keep reading the series?