The Batlord

Comic Book Quote of the Day: Bullseye (assassin, enemy of Daredevil, and the asshat who murdered Elektra) on becoming an Avenger...

Dark Avengers #2 (2009)

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The Batlord

Comic Book Quote of the Day:

New Avengers #18 (2006)

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The Batlord

Just started reading the first volume of New Avengers from the mid-'00s, and been enjoying it more than most team books so far, but at issue #18 I've unwittingly run right smack dab into Civil War. I have nothing against reading Civil War -- and I've certainly intended to read it eventually, along with Final Crisis, Secret Invasion, House of M, Annihilation, etc, etc, et-****ing-c -- but these massive company crossover events are just so exhausting to get into, and every time I try I just end up quitting. Doesn't matter how good they are; when I see a list of issues and tie-in issues that literally almost reaches 100 issues, it's kind of hard getting my head around actually reading all of it, or even just the "essentials".

But New Avengers is a pretty sweet book so far, with engaging character arcs balancing out delightfully overblown, uber-comic book shenanigans, and I just straight-up want to ****ing read about the Avengers team that brought Spider-Man and Wolverine into the fold, and looks to eventually bring in Daredevil as well (who I wouldn't have cared about until watching his TV-series, along with reading parts of Frank Miller's and Ann Nocenti's comic runs, made me into a fledgling fan).

And along with his appearance in Dark Avengers, the Sentry is fast turning into one of the more interesting characters in comic books that nobody's ever heard of. Not to mention that Spider-Woman, a character who I'm only vaguely familiar with, is likewise becoming interesting, and to abandon the book at this relatively early stage would mean leaving what I'm assuming is going to become one of her character-defining moments.

Damn it, Brian Michael Bendis, why did you have to be so on fire in the '00s? As the original writer for Ultimate Spider-Man (easily the best Spidey series I've yet read), he also means that we're getting Spidey at the top of his game, even if he's often mostly just the team quip machine -- Bendis seems to have a knack for brilliant quips in general, so I guess it's no surprise that he knocks Spider-Man's banter out of the park.

And it's not like I can just skip Civil War in general and just stick to New Avengers. The Avengers were completely integral to the event, with the two team leaders (Captain America and Iron Man) being the central protagonists/antagonists as far as I've heard. It would be like reading about the political careers of FDR and Adolf Hitler while ignoring WWII.

To make matters worse, the central Civil War series was written by Mark Millar, who has recently become one of my fav writers after reading The Ultimates, Kick-Ass, and Superman: Red Sun. The man just has superhero deconstructionism in his blood, and I'm kind of stoked to see how he can obliterate the entire Marvel Universe.

God damn it. So many comics to read, so little brain space.


P.S. Speaking of Daredevil's TV series, I'm already planning to read Alias before Jessica Jones premieres on Netflix, and Matt Fraction and David Aja's Immortal Iron Fist before that show (which I'd be thrilled to read if only because it's got the exact same writer/artist team as the last Hawkeye series), but where to go for an introduction to Luke Cage?

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The Batlord

I'm reading a comic, Magneto - Testament, about Magneto's childhood during the Third Reich, and this is providing extra depth to the story by exposing the mentality of those who can't take the threat of someone else being better than them...







...This is the X-Men in a five-issue series and I fully intend to provide a more in-depth review at some point in the near future. Straight up nothing else will give you what the X-Men are trying to accomplish, even in the face of such extreme hate.

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Currently reading Alias (no relation to the TV series) to prepare for watching Jessica Jones (very, very, very long overdue) and, aside from everything that is already awesome about it, I just read a panel where Carol Danvers, Ms./Captain mother****ing Marvel, just used :) in an email. For some reason this is the best thing ever to me.

Just for context to anyone who doesn't know who Ms. Marvel is...





Tell me that **** is not hilarious.

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Oriphiel

That's pretty good.

I heard that Jessica Jones has Hellcat as a side character, so I'll probably check it out sometime. I just can't resist the obscure heroes that nobody gives a fuck about.

Edit: Just found out that there's a Hellcat comic starting next month. Life is good.

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Oriphiel

Just got the first issue of The Mighty Thor on a whim. I'm so lost. When did Thor become a lady? Anyway, I still thought it was great.

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The Batlord

You tempt me. Is this the new one? I only ever read the first few issues (which I thought were just called "Thor").

P.S. Have you ever read the Joe Kelly run of Deadpool? D-Piddy's first monthly series from 1997? Any fan of The Sensational She-Hulk would love it and then some. Think of it not like any other Deadpool series, as it's Deadpool when someone thought he was still more than a walking punchline.

I'm currently rereading it and would love someone to talk about it with.

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Oriphiel

Yeah, it just came out not long ago. Apparently it's a continuation of an ongoing story, where Thor basically takes off after getting in a fight with Odin, and his powers are passed on to a woman that is able to pick up Mjolnir.

I've haven't read much Deadpool, but I've been meaning to. I've been on a comic kick lately, so I'll probably delve into the strange world of Deadpool before long. I'll check that 1997 series out.

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The Batlord

Blah lah lah lah lah! Don't world of modern Thor me! I was all up until the modern Thor until he lost his hammer and became not Thor. But now I'm out of practice and don't need you ruining ****.

But '97 Deadpool is one of the best series you'll ever read, both for a laugh and for a "Holy **** that series was actually good as a mother****!"

Seriously, one of the best series I've ever read. And it's only 33 issues long (or at least that's how long the writer stuck around because... comic books suck).

You of all people need the Joe Kelly run of Deadpool in your life.

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