4. "I had to duck out for that Alpha business" In response to Reply # 2
That just felt like a stinker from the jump. How'd it turn out?
As far as this new direction goes, yeah, there are more than a few red flags there. But at the same time I am kind of interested in seeing Dan Slott do 'gritty', just so I can know what that looks like
17. "Gonna start training my dog to be at home, alone, outside of his..." In response to Reply # 1
...crate pretty soon, I'm going to need something for him to piss on when he feels the need. Might as well be this.
As always, you jabronis are on your own with this one. They pretty clearly ran out of ideas a while ago, and even brought back all the other Spider-Man titles, as I expected they would. So they might as well go "dark". Wait, isn't that the reason they rebooted this title in the first place? Because it was getting too "dark"? Marvel's editorial staff are a bunch of clowns.
FWIW, Dan Slott has a proven track record at writing "dark" titles. See: "Arkham Asylum: Living Hell" and the supremely underrated "Great Lakes Avengers" mini-series; both of which are also hilarious. I'll stick to re-reading those.
19. "You know you'll always be wrong about Brand New Day, right?" In response to Reply # 17
That editorial masterstroke has been run its course and Mephisto himself couldn't change the fact that it paid off.
I don't really see ASM as being post-BND anymore. It's post-Big Time, if anything, and even that move made for some pretty fun issues. At this point though, I'm as skeptical as the next man.
>FWIW, Dan Slott has a proven track record at writing "dark" >titles. See: "Arkham Asylum: Living Hell" and the supremely >underrated "Great Lakes Avengers" mini-series; both of which >are also hilarious. I'll stick to re-reading those.
3. "Breaking: This new Ninja Turtles cartoon is pretty good" In response to Reply # 0
The 3-D animation takes some getting used to if you're old enough to remember the original cartoon, but it's done in a really cool style that incorporates more 'traditional' animation in some pretty cool ways. The writing is obviously geared towards a younger audience, but the tone is right on and the personalities are all there.
Cartoon-wise I haven't really been keeping up with too much superhero/comic related stuff. I like the occasional DC Nation short when one comes to my attention. Non-comics related, Regular Show and Gravity Falls are probably my favorite animated shows right now.
10. "TMNT and DC Nation are my only regular cartoons now" In response to Reply # 3
I didn't expect to like the new Turtles based on the character models, but I got hooked before the first commercial break. It's as much of an "Ultimate" TMNT as the new comic series is but in a different way.
"I halfway hope people put "btw, rappers lie and shit" on CD covers, like a parental advisory sticker." - OKP Villain
58. "Ninkasi Believer Double Red, HUB Rise-Up Red are my joints" In response to Reply # 44
if y'all can get these in 22s, it makes for the best damn post-work treat in the fridge I know of. this one in particular, if you can find it, don't hesitate one second getting it (or anything else by this brewer, to be honest):
67. "^^^^ showing his commie sympathies!" In response to Reply # 58
Reds are basically varietal on ambers... which is something I like a lot.
Only one I've brewed was a red wheat beer where I used sassafrass extract as a flavor adjunct. Damn good, good enough that I didn't let it age like I was supposed to. Have one bottle left now and have been sitting on it for a while, probably will crack with the fam around Thanksgiving or so.
75. "All the Left Hands I've tried have been super hoppy" In response to Reply # 44
unless I'm confusing them with Green Flash... there are truly an insane number of breweries operating right now and I'll be surprised if there are anywhere near this many in 10 years.
We've got a case of Warstiners, lager and dunkel... not much else new.
I do have two batches in fermenters waiting to be bottled that I'm excited about. One's supposed to be a tripel, but it's not brightly colored enough, almost an amber. But it's strong and spicy and sweet (and, for the time being, flat and warm as it finishes aging before I bottle it and age it some more). The other one's a wheat dubbel; haven't racked it yet so have no idea how it tastes, but it smelled great during active fermentation. I splurged for the good Belgian yeast for the tripel and then re-used the trub for the dubbel, which is supposed to be bad technique but I've found brewing to be a very forgiving hobby in terms of technique.
Other recent homebrew projects included a triple IPA, which is pretty damn good, and a raspberry ale, which I can only hope will improve by aging b/c right now it's very mediocre and I put a lot of work into it (even used raspberries from my own patch). But sources tell me that a raspberry ale typically has to age a long time, so not too worry excessively.
I've also got a keg of a buckwheat honey brown ale that's now over a year old. I'm kind of excited to crack into it and see what's up... the samples I bottled disappeared loooong ago. We're doing garage org this wkd. so with a little luck maybe I can get the kegerator moved into the basmement (the garage just gets too hot to use it there in summer) and get it cleaned and get that ale tapped into. And make a batch of root beer with the kids!
8. "Batman 0 was pure fire though." In response to Reply # 0
Bruce Da God, infiltrating The Red Hood Gang. The chat with, Young Jim. The one year later vibe. Solid. Oh mah, The GOD! Do I believe in, Snyper Bat God or The God Bat God? Predicaments.
13. "sorry to ask you for money, my dudes, but my sister's non-profit" In response to Reply # 0
could theoretically win as much as $60,000 (more than 20% of their current annual intake) from this donation challenge. The Posse supports its own, but this is only one degree removed, so I'm hoping some of you could kick in...
since I posted the most recent update, they've snuck ahead on total cash donated as well, so it's very possible they could take the triple crown here. If you've got a spare $25 and a credit card, that'll help get it done.
Thanks, and now back to your scheduled comics. Looks like a good week.
23. "Damn, I've been gone for awhile, who's still kicking around here?" In response to Reply # 0
I've been reading... Uncanny X-Force - I'm sad it's ending, but the new cover to the Marvel Now relaunch looks intriguing, and may follow plotlines laid out in Remender's book, with Psylocke and whoever the lady in Fantomex's clothes is.
Walking Dead - this new villain is too Governor-ish, and the death in #100 was WOW.
Batman #13 - since when does Capullo draw Batman, and Joker has no face?? I like both, I may try this 'Death of the Family' out.
You guys like horror? I've been busy putting work in with the Get Out the Room in the locked post at the top. Check it out if you haven't already.
26. "Are you just starting with Batman 13?" In response to Reply # 23
I hope not! If so you owe it to yourself to start from number 1 and read up, you can do it in trades for real but holy shit what a ride. Snyder is the man hands down period point blank.
The Walking Dead holds a special place with me. Although I will admit the writing needs to be a little better than it has been. Just got done issue 103 and they've felt so damn short. I think more dialog is needed between characters, nothing too preachy but a little more depth. Some more action would help also.
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I'm not even much of a Thor fan (although I was interested in the JMS/Coipel relaunch, but never got around to it), nor have I read much of Jason Aaron's work, but these first four preview pages alone (art + words) look incredibly dope. Sort of a horror/mystery vibe to it.
I was purposely avoiding Marvel's $3.99 books, but I may at least check out this first Thor arc. And I've read about Aaron's plans for the book which interested me anyway.
59. "Waiddevil is easily the most quality superhero book I can see" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Oct-18-12 06:24 PM by celery77
by a pretty wide damn margin. thanks to y'all for hyping it, I'm not a regular Daredevil reader, but this run Waid is cooking is going to keep me hooked on those one for a while...
This book started out great and has been on a steady incline ever since
It's not even about the story, really. The art, the atmosphere, the attitude... it's just the kind of comic you want to live in for a little while every month. Quickly becoming one of my current favorites.
>>Damn Fraction is killin it with this one. > >This book started out great and has been on a steady incline >ever since > >It's not even about the story, really. The art, the >atmosphere, the attitude... it's just the kind of comic you >want to live in for a little while every month. Quickly >becoming one of my current favorites. > > That's what's best about it definitely, it's got this dirty feel to it that completely sucks you in. No gloss or glamor... >> >>Boomerang arrow! > >It comes back to you in the en
68. "Brienne of Tarth SPOILERS. MAJOR GOT SPOILERS." In response to Reply # 0
SPOILERS.
Brutal. I hope she is okay. In short, she runs into, Gendry. They then enounter, Biter rocking, The Hound's helm. Damn you, Brave Companions. Things go to Hell real quick. Def one of my fave characters. Probably dead now. Damn you, Carrion Crows!!! Atleast, Gendry might end up with OATHKEEPER.
72. "The Sixth Gun is operating at full power right now" In response to Reply # 0
Last couple of issues, especially the one that just dropped this week, rocked my world just about as much as this series ever did, and that's saying something. Perfect balance of creepy mysticism, old west action, and intense character moments. Mummy shootouts, giant wendigo ghost deer, great mustaches, etc. A+
I can't tell if this is a new mini-series, or a reprinting of something he did with 2000 AD, but either way it's new to me. All I know is that it's Brendan McCarthy and it's called ZAUCER OF ZILK, that's enough to get my cash.
Haven't read it yet. But it's out there and it looks bonkers. I know he's got a few fans in our ranks.
(I might be an issue behind on the latest Bulletproof Coffin, come to think of it. That clown issue kinda left me shook.)
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