Essential The Official Comic Book Discussion Thread [Support @Neuromancer’s book!]
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Comics is how I learned to read.
Also they are why I had a much better vocabulary in elementary school than all my classmates.
You can't go wrong using them as the tool to get kids into reading.
I am cool with them sticking with the current status quo (which is Jaime as BB and Ted as his mentor/tech guy) but usually when people talk about Blue & Gold they mean Ted Kord's Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. Hopefully King and DC come clean on just who is going to be the focus of the book soon.Should be Jaime with Ted as his mentor along with Booster.
People gotta stop trying to bring Ted back to the forefront. Not sayin' that's what you're doing, but just in general. Jaime Reyes is the Blue Beetle now. nikkas have had over a decade to get used to that.
I liked The Batman Who Laughs because it fit with the Batman mythos and the idea of a Batman who goes nuts and becomes the Joker is full of potential.
All the other iterations of Batman mixed with other characters I was cool on to be honest.
I do hope that if TBWL is going to be used moving forward it is done sparingly.
I will admit TBWL was the best of the bunch. I think my distaste for him comes down to my not liking The Joker much these days.
The others tho? Like, who the fukk wants a Batman with the Speed Force? TBWL makes sense because, like you said, within the mythos it's understandable that Batman's worst fear is becoming the Joker. But then he's also afraid of becoming Doomsday? And an evil female Aquaman? Dark Nights really shouldn't have been a Batman centered event, tbh. There was so much potential in exploring the other characters' worst nightmares.
AquaCityBoy
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Red Death was one of the most popular of them, aside from Batman who laughs. Snyder has said we'll see him again at some point.
Don't see what's strange about Batman fearing becoming Doomsday. We know he's feared that at some point Superman would lose control and he'd have to do something crazy to stop him.
I'll agree on female Aquaman. That one and the Wonder Woman one were the two I couldn't get into.
Dark (K)nights. I think we'll see more of the other characters' fears as we see more threats from the Source Wall. That's supposed to be a big part of Snyder/Tynion's Justice League.
AquaCityBoy
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Just finished Geoff Johns' Justice League run. Wish I had read this years ago. Aside from the death of Superman, I didn't realize how much of Rebirth was set up directly from this run, particularly Darkseid War, like the three Jokers, Wonder Woman's brother, Imperius Lex, Jessica Cruz getting a Lantern ring, and Doctor Manhattan.
Grand Conde
Superstar
Is this x-men blue and gold stuff any good? The Red stuff I read was meh.
Jim Lee Answers Decades Old Mystery About X-Men #1 Cover Art
One of the most long-standing questions related to X-Men comics spawned from the various covers that were available for the first issue of the series’ 1991 relanch. Cover C and cover E were fairly similar, with both featuring the exact same drawing of Wolverine, Cyclops and Iceman, albeit with different coloring.
That being said, the two covers were also fairly different. Cover C had a more traditional look, complete with a title that pops off the page, the trademark ’90s top-left corner box, as well as a corner box on the bottom-right commemorating the 50th anniversary of Captain America. Cover E went with a more minimalistic approach, with no corner boxes, a simple Marvel Comics logo and a title that blends into the environment.
RELATED: Return of Wolverine Explains Why Logan Wears a Yellow & Blue Costume
The thing that caught people’s attention, however, is the fact that in cover C, Wolverine has only popped the claws on his right hand, whereas cover E shows both sets of claws popped. Naturally, this led people to question why such a small, yet very specific change was made.
Following publishing a piece related to the new Venom film, CBR’s Brian Cronin was asked on Twitter if he had previously discussed the disparity between the two X-Men #1 covers. Cronin explained that he hadn’t and simply decided to directly ask cover artist Jim Lee (who now serves as publisher and CCO for DC) why Wolverine’s claws were altered.
Lee responded, saying that it actually came as a result of the aforementioned Captain America corner box. “I like Cap too much to put three claws through his head,” Lee said.
Jim Lee Answers Decades Old Mystery About X-Men #1 Cover Art
One of the most long-standing questions related to X-Men comics spawned from the various covers that were available for the first issue of the series’ 1991 relanch. Cover C and cover E were fairly similar, with both featuring the exact same drawing of Wolverine, Cyclops and Iceman, albeit with different coloring.
That being said, the two covers were also fairly different. Cover C had a more traditional look, complete with a title that pops off the page, the trademark ’90s top-left corner box, as well as a corner box on the bottom-right commemorating the 50th anniversary of Captain America. Cover E went with a more minimalistic approach, with no corner boxes, a simple Marvel Comics logo and a title that blends into the environment.
RELATED: Return of Wolverine Explains Why Logan Wears a Yellow & Blue Costume
The thing that caught people’s attention, however, is the fact that in cover C, Wolverine has only popped the claws on his right hand, whereas cover E shows both sets of claws popped. Naturally, this led people to question why such a small, yet very specific change was made.
Following publishing a piece related to the new Venom film, CBR’s Brian Cronin was asked on Twitter if he had previously discussed the disparity between the two X-Men #1 covers. Cronin explained that he hadn’t and simply decided to directly ask cover artist Jim Lee (who now serves as publisher and CCO for DC) why Wolverine’s claws were altered.
Lee responded, saying that it actually came as a result of the aforementioned Captain America corner box. “I like Cap too much to put three claws through his head,” Lee said.
Jim Lee Answers Decades Old Mystery About X-Men #1 Cover Art
John Reena
Superstar
Maaaaan, when I was kid that Jim Lee and Chris Claremont was what got me HEAVY into comics. Their Magneto had me using phrases like “fruitless tete”.
richaveli83
Veteran
Gold is decent. It ended with that latest issue. It's a nod to the classic bronze age and 90s with the team lineup. I never read Blue because it had the O-5.
Grand Conde
Superstar
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Dillah810
Flat Girther
I just read Batman 55. And just wow at that ending.....wow......