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09-13-2013, 11:29 PM | #41 |
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Let it be known that Action Comics Volume 2: Bulletproof is a bit confusing but still enjoyable to read and Earth 2 is a superb series (judgement based solely on the first six issues).
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09-14-2013, 08:38 AM | #42 |
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So I finally finished Horns by Joe Hill, which ended up being one of the worst books I've ever read.
Now I've moved onto the Amulet of Samarkand. It's nothing really all that special so far, and kinda slow, but I love Urban Fantasy so....
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09-28-2013, 06:30 PM | #43 |
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Up to issue 13 of Ultimate Spiderman.
So now we're out of the arc where Peter is exposing some mob dudes and reveals himself to be Spiderman to Mary Jane and gets mistaken for having sex up in his room by Aunt May. HAHAHAHAHA Oh Aunt May. Psyren volume 12. Well now, we only have 4 volumes left to wrap up the story since this volume was about killing the Psionic test subjects that become WISE and destroy the future. Also, Dark Amiyama shows up, who literally is a skin tone black version of Amiyama expressing her secret fears and desires. I hope that this series can wrap up well but since the final volume doesn't come out until May or June, I'm going to be waiting a while. Bakuman volumes 11 and 12 Yay, Airoshogi's series got to stay in Jump. Now to get back to the subplots... WAIT. The story soon focus on this feminine looking guy assistant Ahrishogi hired and his Bitch of a mom not considering manga a true form of art. Its nice to get an outside perpective on managa for once and sort of the united struggle that Mashiro and Takashi along with their assistants had with this ignorant bitch. The next volume consists of Takashi getting a second series by working with the feminie dude I mentioned earlier. And Mashiro working to get a second series himself, so he tries to speed up his drawing time. This volume became a drag because all of the subplots disappeared and the main plot became kinda boring. Sure, it was about Takagi and Mashiro improving themselves, but it was just to be greedy assholes and not to improve Perfect Crime Party at all. The one of the best story arcs within the few previous volumes I've read was when Arioshogi was trying to surpass Crow and +Natural. They realized the art stlye of PCP was too dark colored and Eiji 1-uped them by making a worldless chapter of Crow and a crossover with +Natural. Both parties improved thier skills and got more out thier conflict. But at the end of volume 12, we see Takagi's rival being a greedy bitch saying she's going to get a second series too. Last edited by Powerman293; 10-02-2013 at 12:32 AM.. |
10-19-2013, 01:34 AM | #44 |
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Ultimate Spiderman issues 14-32
This shit's getting good. [spoiler] Kraven was a funny pushover and Doc Ock was really cool. I liked Spiderman's conflict with him and the resolution of that plot. It was also intresting to see how Peter Parker became a bad person in his everyday life due to needing to save people as Spiderman. Also, Gwen Stacy is.... different. I haven't read original Gwen Stacy but I have seen the Amazing Spiderman movie version of her and damn that's a difference. Green Goblin storyline is what a good superhero story should involve, something realting to the confrontation of the origin of the hero and an epic fight scene to boot. Green Goblin was awesome, the transformation, the fear, SHIELD's involvement was okay but everything else was spot on. Public Scrutiny was okay, more BS SHIELD stuff, and the fake spiderman was okay, but I felt it was more about resolving personal issues of the characters. Mary Jane's breaking up with Peter, Gwen having to deal with her distressed family and living at Peter's, its all very character focused. The best part was the Rhino showing up in the first part but stupid ass Ultimate Iron Man stopped him. [/spoilers] Clone Saga part 1 Mind you, this is my first venture into the mainstream Marvel universe and its Spiderman, so my opinons might be biased coming from Ultimate and being a comic newbie. This was an okay story so far but was a good origin story for the Scarlet Spider. Ben Reiliy is fucking whiny as shit. He sits around and mopes "Wahh wahh, I'm the clone, and all of my memories are fake wahh wahh" GO OUT AND MAKE YOUR OWN MEMORIES THEN, YOU WHINY BABY. I've seen Linkara's review of Power and Responsibility, and I don't hate Judas Traveller as much as everyone else does. I saw him as more of a catalyst of Ben Reiliy becoming the Scarlet Spider. The best part of the book came at the end, when Scarlet Spider was kicking Venom's ass. Hell yeah, even though I haven't been dis-proven that Ben Reiliy is whiny, he still kicks ass and takes names. Maximum Carnage Holy shit, this blew probably every Spiderman story arc I have read so far out of the water. Everything was near perfection. The escalation of conflict, the story, the themes, action, revelations, it all came together into one well done package. I read the preface at the beginning of this collection saying how the main author wanted to address the gray morals with consideration for repercutions or feelings in comics at the time and this nailed it perfectly. Spiderman's interaction with other characters showed the differing ideologies that people were willing to use in order to either save or hurt people. Peter's dad offering negative remarks about humanity really goes to why some people always look at the negatives and almost convinces Spiderman to kill Carnage (Although I found out in the Clone Saga that his parents were fake so that was pointless) The lingering question of what to do with Cletus Kasady is always looming over the story's head with everybody making good points about the decision of what to do. Venom was my favorite character in this book because he seemed to be the most rational, as he wanted to stop the killing of innocents by killing the Carnage symbiote and kasady. Plus, he kicked ass as usual. |
10-19-2013, 08:58 AM | #45 |
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"That's just PERFECT. So before we die, we're going to get cancer."
--Kaine Parker, Scarlet Spider Volume 2, Issue 5. I will use this line one day. It might even be my senior quote. Last edited by KRX; 10-19-2013 at 09:07 AM.. |
10-19-2013, 09:46 AM | #46 |
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I was looking through old Boxes and I found my trade paperback of A Death in the Family, where the fans of DC decided Jason Todd needed to die. And, I think, Joker's finest hour. |
10-19-2013, 09:57 AM | #47 |
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I would love to use this as my senior quote, but I've got so many other ones to choose from. For example: "Stupid f***ing hobbits." |
10-19-2013, 09:58 AM | #48 |
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Edit: Meh.. I prefer the old costume. The shredded blue hoodie and red skintight outfit. This new one.. He looks like the old Spidey villian The Turantula. Last edited by Sentai; 10-19-2013 at 10:00 AM.. |
10-19-2013, 10:02 AM | #49 |
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Yeah, I do like the old one better, but the new costume is pretty awesome in action. As an added bonus, the comics are awesome!
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10-19-2013, 10:05 AM | #50 |
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I wouldn't know. I gave up on Spider-Man comics after how they ended the Clone-Saga. As awesome as Scarlet-Spider was it can't wash the taste of that crap out of my mind.
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