The Marvelous Marvel Comics Thread

Dr Kain · 11-16-2016, 09:29 AM

Except Apocaylpse was a box office failure. They made a lot with Deadpool, but not with Apocalypse.

EDIT:

It took me longer than I had anticipated, but I just finished reading Age of Apocalypse.

I highly enjoyed it. It wasn't perfect and there were areas that didn't make sense due to poor artwork and story telling (especially Generation Next), but the end product was very well done. I loved getting to see what the universe was like if Apocalypse had taken it over. The different personalities of the characters were interesting, but it was Beast that shocked me the most. He was completely different compared to everyone else. I would really love to have seen him have his own miniseries in that universe. Cyclops was kind of bad ass, but I do feel it was quite convenient that him and Jean still had something together. My favorite character in this universe is probably Nate. I really enjoyed his story the most and he was an interesting charcter despite it not being possible for him to have been born given that Madelynn never existed.

On the negative side, I do wish there was actually some backstory to Holocaust and the Sugarman, especially the Sugarman. I mean, Holocaust can get away with just being the son of Apocalypse, although I would like to know more about him. Is that his body or just a suit of armor? If that is really just a suite of armor, what happened to his body? As for the Sugarman, I just don't get him or the Generation Next comic. Who the hell were any of these people? What was up with the dude with the long hair and nose piercing? Also, Sugarman jumped into the Mkraan Crystal and we don't see his fate, he just disappears. God did he suck. I feel like he was created to be a Clown wannabe even though he was no where near the level of awesomeness that is Violator.

There is a lot more I could talk about, but I'm still digesting it all, so I'm going to end it here. Overall, I give it a 3.5/5 stars and I feel like my adventure into the X-Men universe is now truly complete. Of course I'm not going to stop there though as I do have a friends copy of House of M sitting on my shelf to read along with those two Uncanny books I picked up for a few dollars a few months ago.

Dr Kain · 11-27-2016, 10:19 AM

So I started reading those Bendis Uncanny books I got for a few dollars and maybe it wasn't such a good idea to read a series that came out like 20 years after Age of Apocalypse. I can't follow this for crap. There are just way too many changes that it doesn't even feel like an X-Men comic. So Cyclops dumped Jean and is now in love with Emma... does Emma not know that Scott ditched his son and wife for Jean? Magneto working for Shield while pretending to be an X-Men (not like that has ever happened before). Oh, and they apparently have had their powers weaken... sure why not. Prof X is dead again? Yeah, that'll last. Also, where are Storm, Rogue, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Kitty? They don't even make any mention of them. Illyana got her powers back and is an adult again, cool I guess. Where is the fun? Everything seems to be taking itself super serious and the artwork is horrible. Where is the color? I can't even tell sometimes which character is talking.

KRX · 11-27-2016, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

*Snip*

If you're confused, just read Avengers vs. X-Men for more context. And you can't read Bendis's Uncanny X-Men without reading All-New X-Men.

Dr Kain · 11-28-2016, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by KRX

If you're confused, just read Avengers vs. X-Men for more context. And you can't read Bendis's Uncanny X-Men without reading All-New X-Men.

Yeah, I just don't care about the All New run to even bother. I only bought these two Uncanny Bendis books because I got the hardcovers for $2 a piece brand new. I'm moving on to reading my Spider-Man Omnibuses now.

KRX · 11-28-2016, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Yeah, I just don't care about the All New run to even bother. I only bought these two Uncanny Bendis books because I got the hardcovers for $2 a piece brand new. I'm moving on to reading my Spider-Man Omnibuses now.

Well, that's your loss. All-New X-Men is great.

Dr Kain · 11-28-2016, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KRX

Well, that's your loss. All-New X-Men is great.

I've heard mixed on it, but I don't like the ugly movie costumes they took up in the comics. Plus, I heard the horror stories they did with Angel and his girlfriend infront of her mom, the turning Nightcrawler into a demon crap, among other things.

In all honesty, I feel like AoA was THE end of the series as everything comes full circle with it.

KRX · 11-28-2016, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I've heard mixed on it, but I don't like the ugly movie costumes they took up in the comics. Plus, I heard the horror stories they did with Angel and his girlfriend infront of her mom, the turning Nightcrawler into a demon crap, among other things.

In all honesty, I feel like AoA was THE end of the series as everything comes full circle with it.

... All-New X-Men is the one about Beast completely disregarding the laws of the spacetime continuum and bringing the original five X-Men back from the past into the present-day Marvel Universe to knock some sense into Cyclops.

Dr Kain · 11-28-2016, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by KRX

... All-New X-Men is the one about Beast completely disregarding the laws of the spacetime continuum and bringing the original five X-Men back from the past into the present-day Marvel Universe to knock some sense into Cyclops.

Wait, what? Now I'm really confused as I could have sworn the Omnibus I saw when I ordered that Spider-Man book was the one with the horrible movie costumes.

Well whatever. Like I said, I need to move on to my Spider-Man Omnibuses.

KRX · 11-28-2016, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Wait, what? Now I'm really confused as I could have sworn the Omnibus I saw when I ordered that Spider-Man book was the one with the horrible movie costumes.

Well whatever. Like I said, I need to move on to my Spider-Man Omnibuses.

You're thinking of New X-Men:

All-New X-Men is this one:

All-New X-Men started a good 10 years after New- X-Men.

Annuga · 11-28-2016, 04:41 AM

So, the person who leaked MVC3's roster is dropping hints about MVC4 if it's happening, he mentioned Gwenpool, and there's a rumour about another Fantastic 4 movie, though I doubt FOX is that stupid

11-16-2016, 09:29 AM	#3141
Dr Kain Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Englewood CO Posts: 10,893	Except Apocaylpse was a box office failure. They made a lot with Deadpool, but not with Apocalypse. EDIT: It took me longer than I had anticipated, but I just finished reading Age of Apocalypse. I highly enjoyed it. It wasn't perfect and there were areas that didn't make sense due to poor artwork and story telling (especially Generation Next), but the end product was very well done. I loved getting to see what the universe was like if Apocalypse had taken it over. The different personalities of the characters were interesting, but it was Beast that shocked me the most. He was completely different compared to everyone else. I would really love to have seen him have his own miniseries in that universe. Cyclops was kind of bad ass, but I do feel it was quite convenient that him and Jean still had something together. My favorite character in this universe is probably Nate. I really enjoyed his story the most and he was an interesting charcter despite it not being possible for him to have been born given that Madelynn never existed. On the negative side, I do wish there was actually some backstory to Holocaust and the Sugarman, especially the Sugarman. I mean, Holocaust can get away with just being the son of Apocalypse, although I would like to know more about him. Is that his body or just a suit of armor? If that is really just a suite of armor, what happened to his body? As for the Sugarman, I just don't get him or the Generation Next comic. Who the hell were any of these people? What was up with the dude with the long hair and nose piercing? Also, Sugarman jumped into the Mkraan Crystal and we don't see his fate, he just disappears. God did he suck. I feel like he was created to be a Clown wannabe even though he was no where near the level of awesomeness that is Violator. There is a lot more I could talk about, but I'm still digesting it all, so I'm going to end it here. Overall, I give it a 3.5/5 stars and I feel like my adventure into the X-Men universe is now truly complete. Of course I'm not going to stop there though as I do have a friends copy of House of M sitting on my shelf to read along with those two Uncanny books I picked up for a few dollars a few months ago. Last edited by Dr Kain; 11-17-2016 at 04:43 PM..

11-27-2016, 04:55 PM	#3143
KRX Mild-Mannered Reporter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Everywhere and nowhere, according to String Theory. Posts: 5,462	Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain Snip If you're confused, just read Avengers vs. X-Men for more context. And you can't read Bendis's Uncanny X-Men without reading All-New X-Men. __________________ \|Tumblr\|Twitter\|Pinterest\|

11-28-2016, 01:24 AM	#3145
KRX Mild-Mannered Reporter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Everywhere and nowhere, according to String Theory. Posts: 5,462	Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain Yeah, I just don't care about the All New run to even bother. I only bought these two Uncanny Bendis books because I got the hardcovers for $2 a piece brand new. I'm moving on to reading my Spider-Man Omnibuses now. Well, that's your loss. All-New X-Men is great. __________________ \|Tumblr\|Twitter\|Pinterest\|

11-28-2016, 01:31 AM	#3146
Dr Kain Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Englewood CO Posts: 10,893	Quote: Originally Posted by KRX Well, that's your loss. All-New X-Men is great. I've heard mixed on it, but I don't like the ugly movie costumes they took up in the comics. Plus, I heard the horror stories they did with Angel and his girlfriend infront of her mom, the turning Nightcrawler into a demon crap, among other things. In all honesty, I feel like AoA was THE end of the series as everything comes full circle with it. Last edited by Dr Kain; 11-28-2016 at 01:34 AM..

11-28-2016, 01:40 AM	#3147
KRX Mild-Mannered Reporter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Everywhere and nowhere, according to String Theory. Posts: 5,462	Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain I've heard mixed on it, but I don't like the ugly movie costumes they took up in the comics. Plus, I heard the horror stories they did with Angel and his girlfriend infront of her mom, the turning Nightcrawler into a demon crap, among other things. In all honesty, I feel like AoA was THE end of the series as everything comes full circle with it. ... All-New X-Men is the one about Beast completely disregarding the laws of the spacetime continuum and bringing the original five X-Men back from the past into the present-day Marvel Universe to knock some sense into Cyclops. __________________ \|Tumblr\|Twitter\|Pinterest\|