Thanks Tizoc and Sano, I’ll give JMS early run and FNSM a look over. I’ve read the early ultimates stuff and novels don’t bother me, I try to read at least a couple a month.
I’d like to get into his Marvel Knights stuff, I’ve liked the other runs in that brand like Punisher for example.
because they usually know how to express the characters personality to the highest degree and have a certain knack for writing up stories for them that reflect that personality
like joe kelly on deadpool, ennis on punisher, bru on captamerica, imo untouchable
daredevil is a toss-up between bru and miller though
I just read New Ways To Die over the weekend. (Found the TRADE, BABY for 4 bucks!) I liked it. I don’t really know about some of the dialogue during the action scenes, though. Like when that Menace character spouts off to Norman Osborn - I seriously couldn’t tell if Slott was trying to hearken back to Silver Age-style dialogue in a loving manner or if he was writing crappy corny dialogue unintentionally.
JRjr’s art was kinda inconsistent compared to some of his other fairly recent work, too. There were definitely some really nice drawings but there there were also panels that seemed rushed. I don’t know what kind of lead time he had to churn out a 6 issue arc that was released over two months, but I thought the lack of detail in certain scenes did not really show him at the peak of his prowess. The storytelling was still strong, and there’s no questioning the craftsmanship of this art, but I don’t think it’s as good as, say, his Wolverine or Eternals art.
^they look more like artwork than posters xD.
Still they look beautiful.
Just bought X-Men Origins Deadpool and Deadpool Corps #4, I should really keep up with the news!
Cap movie is coming out next year a month before thor?
not movie posters
just concept art that some dude put dates on
latest dimension in the new spiderman game revealed!
ultimate!
Nice! :tup:
The double whammy of Avengers and New Avengers was really cool! :tup:
I had the first issue of O.M.I.T. described to me and I checked the net for spoilers. Granted I didn’t read the issue but the story sounds just as bad as I thought it was going to be… :wasted:
I’m a big fan of Ultimate Spider-Man but I’m really confused by what I see. Peter was in the suit for a very short time in the comic and Deadpool was within a single arc. It’s just different as to what’s going on while every other dimension seems right.
Personally I was hoping for a different dimension. Like What If?: Spider-Man vs Wolverine or House of M. Especially House of M since the costume was a variation of the red/blue and Peter would be fighting himself as the Green Goblin.
Really good interview with DeFalco who goes in detail regarding the end of Spider-Girl.
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Ironman anime and Avengers cartoon to be shown on the 23rd :lovin:
Read Spider-Man: Grim Hunt. Overall I liked it I guess, wasn’t a bad way to bring him back, I’m just wondering why. I’ve always really liked Kraven, he was the most different of Spidey’s Rogues to me. But even I wasn’t clamoring for his return, Kraven’s Last Hunt was a masterpiece and even if this story is good, it just kinda shits all over that.
Oh well, the deed is done, I’m sure someone said this over Bucky at one point. Anything besides Joe Q spidey out on the shelves that is cool?
Frank Tieri is writing MVC3! Awesome choice! :clapdos: Copy / pasted from Capcom’s website -
*The incredible talented comic book writer Frank Tieri (Wolverine, Civil War: War Crimes, World War Hulk: Gamma Corps) has been announced as the writer for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, which makes me very happy as a huge comic book fan! I had the opportunity to geek out with him as he answered my questions about writing Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, so check out the interview after the break! You’ll find out about his favorite Capcom franchises and who he thinks would win in an MVC3 against Marvel’s Agent M.
First off, thanks very much for taking the time to answer these questions. Let’s start off with a a little background for people that may not be familiar with your work. Can you give us a little background as to the comic book titles that you?ve worked on before MVC3?
I?ve been pretty fortunate in my career to have written for a lot of the industry?s top companies and franchises?everyone from Batman for DC to the Darkness for Top Cow. That being said, Marvel is probably the place people know me best from, most notably WOLVERINE, whose main title I wrote for almost 3 years. In fact, over the years I?d say I?ve written almost all the characters involved with this game in one way or another?Iron Man, Deadpool in their titles, others in big company-wide events like Civil War and World War Hulk, etc?so you can say I?m on very familiar ground here.
How did you get involved in the project?
I met TQ (Marvel?s Director of games, TQ Jefferson) at the NY Comic Con a while back. We hit it off and I pitched him some games, which it seemed he liked and then? nothing. Not a word. So I figured that was that. Then one day about a year later TQ contacts me on Facebook and tells me he might have something for me. (So yes, folks, you can blame Facebook for all this. It truly is the devil?s plaything). He didn?t have to ask me twice when he told me what it was. In fact, I think he only got as far as Marvel Vs Ca? before I said I?d take it.
Which of the characters from MVC3 do you enjoy writing about the most? Why?
For Marvel it?s Wolverine and Deadpool, without a doubt. Wolverine because he?s maybe my all time favorite character and he?ll always has a special place in my heart because he?s really the character that launched my career (plus I can probably write his dialogue in my sleep). And Deadpool because he?s just so damned fun to write for?I really think he?s going to be the game?s breakout character.
As for Capcom, I?ve always been partial to the Resident Evil and Street Fighter franchises so it?s probably those characters, especially the villains. They?re just such evil sons of bitches I had a ball writing for them.
Is it challenging to write for a video game? What are some of the differences
that you need to consider?
What I?d say is it?s not any more challenging than writing for comics, just different. It?s different muscles, different things to consider. But I think I had a distinct advantage over another comic book writer coming into a project like this because I?m a gamer. I know what the medium looks like, I know what I expect from a video game, I know what other gamers expect. And I think that?s really, really important.
Maybe this question is related: obviously you have plenty of experience writing with Marvel characters, but how do you find a voice for Capcom characters?
Let me just say this? it was VERY important to me to make sure I got the voices right for the Capcom characters. I mean, the game is Marvel Vs Capcom, not Marvel Vs Marvel?I needed to do justice to both companies? characters and their respective fan bases. Now, I?ll admit, it was much easier with franchises I was familiar with like Resident Evil and Street Fighter. For some of the others? Hey, I had to do some homework. Whether that meant doing some research online or actually playing video games Capcom had sent me.
That was my favorite part? actually playing video games for work. So when my wife would come over and complain that all I was doing was jerking around playing video games and wasn?t doing any work I could go ?Aha! But I AM doing work, vile woman!? That was awesome. (It?s all true except the vile woman part. I sort of added that to sound cool).
Haha. Awesome. What?s next (that you can talk about) on your list of writing projects for Marvel?
**Well, DEADPOOL TEAM UP #891 comes out on July 28 so fans can see me revisit my favorite Merc with a Mouth as he takes on one of my old creations from my WOLVERINE days, Mr. X.
As far as some of my other comic book projects, it?s too early to talk about a lot of this stuff. There?s another Wolverine thing (there usually is), a Punisher thing, an Iron man thing, but that?s really all I can say about all that right now. A lot of it?s set to be announced at New York Comic Con.
Plus there?s a thing that?ll be huge that?s comic book related but not comic books. People might not understand what the hell am I talking about right now, but they?ll see what I mean when it?s announced. Fans are really going to dig it.**
Sounds cool! Have you played any other Capcom fighting games before? What has your experience been like? Do you have a favorite?
**Marvel Superheroes. On the old school Playstation. Not only is it my all time favorite fighting game, it may be my all time favorite game PERIOD. We used to play that game in my house for days at a time, have tournaments and everything. Serious business. Lot of trash talking, lots of hurt thumbs. Some hard feelings. Some people never spoke to each other again. Friendships were irrevocably changed forevermore.
And I loved every minute of it.**
Were you any good?
I was damned good. I was either Wolverine or Iron Man, depending on my opponent. And I was a big time smack talker. A lot of those people never speaking to each other again is because of me.
Oh well?
You or Agent M. Who would win in an MVC3 match?
Agent M? Seriously? You insult me by insinuating he can beat me in ANYTHING. I might have to end this interview right here?
No no, wait…what about…you or Seth Killian (s-kill)?
**He?s a ringer, right? You?re looking to embarrass me, right? Ask me if I?m any good at fighting games is just setting me up for the kill. Or? OR?
And this is even better. You build him up and then I beat him. And then you have me play the game at some Con or something and I get my ass handed to me by an 8 year old Japanese girl in front of a crowd of thousands.
So, no, I?m not falling for it. I?m on to you, pal.**
OK, fine! Let’s just move on then. What?s your favorite non-fighting Capcom game and/or franchise and why?
**Resident Evil. Bar none. Also an all time fav. If I remember correctly, seeing that game for the first time actually made me go out and buy a Playstation in the first place. (I was still in mourning over the loss of my beloved Sega Genesis at that point. I think I wore black for a year)
You have to understand, when the original came out, there was nothing really like it before. In fact, me and my friends first approached it as a team?one guy worked the controller, another did the map, another did the walk through. That could also be because none of us wanted to play it alone. Especially at NIGHT.
Ah, good times, good times?**
A true Capcom fan, ladies and gentlemen! Finally, is there anything you want to say to all the MVC3 fans on Capcom Unity?
Any teases or hints?
**There?s two things that really stand out for me with this game. The first is the roster. I mean, I was floored by who was included in this, on both sides. I was literally at times ?Whoa? they put THAT guy in there?!?. And that?s not even talking about the end boss? man, that?s really going to be a treat.
The second is the pure speed of the thing-- it?s so friggin? fast! There?s characters that are jumping in and out and doing moves with such speed, they don?t even have time to finish the lines I wrote for ?em at times! I?m telling you, fans are going to LOVE playing this game.***
awesome
in other news, i finally caught up to 7 months worth of comics i had purchased and not read
i had such a busy last half year, that i had no time
it was weird… i finished up cap america reborn just 2 days ago haha
Soooo Joss Whedon is gonna work on the Avengers movie…
Niel Patrick Harris doing the voice of 616 Spider-Man in Shattered Dimensions and Stan Lee’s voice will guide you through the game? SNIFF SNIFF, IT’S BEAUTIFUL MAN! :lovin:
Newsarama.com : SDCC 2010: SPIDER-MAN SHATTERED DIMENSIONS Voice Talent Revealed!
ACTIVISION IF YOU MESS THIS GAME UP I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND KILL YOU! :annoy: J/K not really… Maybe… :badboy:
Bunch of RUMORS floating around that Mark Ruffalo will replace Edward Norton as Bruce Banner. Definitely wouldn’t be me first choice but eh. Ah well we’ll probably find out who will play Bruce fairly soon.
^lol, I guess the fact that it’s DnA writing it that’s got you excited huh?
Well I’ll be lookin forward to it as well online bro fist