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MenacingMonk
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Reading Necrosha AKA Blackest Night X 
Damn never much liked him but he ain't deserve that. Glad to see Thanos da gawd back establishing his dominanceRIP Rhodey. This just leaked on *****
I mean, he hasn't been shyt as a character in a minute... just the prototypical, proverbial, quintessential token black best friend/boyfriend who gets captured, beat up or killed to inspire the lead characters.
Still. R.I.P. to that black man.
They should just hook up MCU Carol with Falcon. Everything Rhodey could hope to have been is what Sam has become in comics and film, as far as sidekicks who organically grow into something greater. Plus Cheadle too old and small looking if they cast a young fit chick.
richaveli83
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Really starting to read comics again on a consistent basis. Still behind on a lot of stuff but graphic novels have caught me up a little.
I'm really enjoying Uncanny X-Men. I prefer Magneto to be a straight up villain but this series has been good so far. I'm just waiting on Sabretooth to make his heel turn.
Extraordinary X-Men is ok. I'm definitely not feeling the artwork. I do enjoy it because it has my core favorites (Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Wolverine)
Black Panther #1 is ok. Looking forward to #2
Spider-Man(Miles Morales) is ok but not really a fan of teenage superheroes with the high school drama bs.
Ultimates is good! I got a feeling it won't get enough shine because majority of the cast our black.
I did pick up the new Captain America but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I got a feeling it won't last much longer because the "real" Cap is coming back
I'm really enjoying Uncanny X-Men. I prefer Magneto to be a straight up villain but this series has been good so far. I'm just waiting on Sabretooth to make his heel turn.
Extraordinary X-Men is ok. I'm definitely not feeling the artwork. I do enjoy it because it has my core favorites (Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Wolverine)
Black Panther #1 is ok. Looking forward to #2
Spider-Man(Miles Morales) is ok but not really a fan of teenage superheroes with the high school drama bs.
Ultimates is good! I got a feeling it won't get enough shine because majority of the cast our black.
I did pick up the new Captain America but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I got a feeling it won't last much longer because the "real" Cap is coming back
richaveli83
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RIP Rhodey. This just leaked on *****
Why even compare him with Fallcon?
I mean, he hasn't been shyt as a character in a minute... just the prototypical, proverbial, quintessential token black best friend/boyfriend who gets captured, beat up or killed to inspire the lead characters.
Still. R.I.P. to that black man.
They should just hook up MCU Carol with Falcon. Everything Rhodey could hope to have been is what Sam has become in comics and film, as far as sidekicks who organically grow into something greater. Plus Cheadle too old and small looking if they cast a young fit chick.
He has always been a much better character than Falcon in the comics. The movie shyt doesn't matter.
Rhodes always seemed like a lap dog to me.
Go read 80's Iron Man. He was the shytRhodes always seemed like a lap dog to me.
He was cool in West Coast Avengers, The Crew and Busiek's Iron Man also
Greg Pak's War Machine series was great.
I compare them b/c they're both seen as the black sidekicks (or "close friends" if we want to be nice about it) to the 'prestigious' white characters. You may not personally like the direction they've gone with the Falcon-Cap thing but it's better than what they've been doing.. or just got done doing with Rhodes in recent years. And i say that as someone who never cared much for Falcon.
And nah, the movie shyt matters. Not in every single instance, but they'll have a level of impact on the comics with the characters they want to push.
I was hoping the pairing with Carol a year ago would help revitalize or re-purpose him somewhat... but he's basically to Carol what he is to Tony in the MCU: the 'important' but rarely seen black bf who eventually gets his ass kicked/killed to infuriate the protagonist. Mission well doneRhodes always seemed like a lap dog to me.
War Machine was holding it down when Tony was fukked upRhodes always seemed like a lap dog to me.
I always liked Rhodey as Iron Man more than Tony Stark and really hoped that when he took over for Stark when Tony was a drunken loser that Rohodey would become the permanent Iron Man.
Then I figured as War Machine he would have been given a bigger role in the MU but sadly he just became a minor character who was always getting his ass kicked to show how tough a bad guy was so that the main hero would look more impressive when they came out on top.
Then I figured as War Machine he would have been given a bigger role in the MU but sadly he just became a minor character who was always getting his ass kicked to show how tough a bad guy was so that the main hero would look more impressive when they came out on top.