The Official Mighty Avengers Thread

[TheCorpulent1]

Hahaha, if I didn't already like Coldplay, that would definitely make me re-evaluate them. :)

Downey surprises me, though. I don't know why, but I don't think I ever would've pegged him as a comic fan. Hell, I was surprised he even agreed to play Tony.

[Darthphere]

Apparently, so is Downey. I also read somewhere that Chris Martin told Gwyneth Paltrow how to act as Pepper, seeing as he's a big comic book nerd.

I wouldn't trust Chris Martin on anything.:csad:

[PhotoJones]

Hahaha, if I didn't already like Coldplay, that would definitely make me re-evaluate them. :)

Downey surprises me, though. I don't know why, but I don't think I ever would've pegged him as a comic fan. Hell, I was surprised he even agreed to play Tony.

I'm not. If he knew anything about Tony Stark beforehand, then he knew he was perfect for the role.

I wouldn't trust Chris Martin on anything.:csad:

Chris Martin is a musical genius.

[Darthphere]

Yeah, no.

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm not. If he knew anything about Tony Stark beforehand, then he knew he was perfect for the role.
Well, yeah, but those who are perfect for roles don't necessarily agree to play them sometimes.

[PhotoJones]

Yeah.

:up:

[Darthphere]

Lame.

[PhotoJones]

Don't you worship John Mayer, or something?

[Darthphere]

Don't you worship John Mayer, or something?

I like John Mayer, but would never tout him as a musical genius or anything outrageous like you just did.

[TheCorpulent1]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Darthphere no longer gets to voice opinions on music. Ever.

[PhotoJones]

Poor Darthphere. So misguided and confused. :(

[TheCorpulent1]

His stupid mouth got him in trouble again. :(

[Colossal Spoons]

Hey, let's make Stark's computer readouts a little harder to read next time. If it ain't the thought bubbles, it's somethin else :down:

[CaptainCanada]

Preview of issue #8:

http://comics.ign.com/articles/847/847408p1.html

The weird thing is, Bendis has expressed in the past a dislike for Hank, as I understand it, but here and in his previous appearances in the series, Hank is totally nice and helpful, and Jan is a total *****.

That was a surprisingly fast-paced preview for Bendis. So far, looking good, and it'd be better if we didn't know how this ended already.

[PhotoJones]

I love that it takes Cho 2+ months to get an issue out, and Bags puts it on a 3 week schedule. :up:

[Darthphere]

Too bad the comic sucks.

[PhotoJones]

Yeah...:(

[WolfCypher]

So does this ish come out the 30th, the 31st, or is it out now?

[PhotoJones]

30th.

[CaptainStacy]

Apparently, so is Downey.

Yeah. Favs said that the only two things Robert requested upon signing for the role was a private office and a buch of Iron Man comics. :word:

[jaydawg]

Ah Bagley, you make even the lamest stories at least look readable.

[T'Jai]

bags:up: :up:

[Eros]

bags art is not as FUN as cho's, which is a bad thing for a book like Mighty avengers.

[TheCorpulent1]

Preview of issue #8:

http://comics.ign.com/articles/847/847408p1.html

The weird thing is, Bendis has expressed in the past a dislike for Hank, as I understand it, but here and in his previous appearances in the series, Hank is totally nice and helpful, and Jan is a total *****.

That was a surprisingly fast-paced preview for Bendis. So far, looking good, and it'd be better if we didn't know how this ended already.
Maybe Bendis has a different idea of likability from ours. Maybe he considers Jan righteously indignant or some nonsense.

[PhotoJones]

That's one theory, I suppose...

[Harlekin]

Sigh, when will Bendis stop writing the Pyms? :(

Also, Giant Woman? Not an innovation. Austen did it first.

[TheCorpulent1]

Almost makes you long for the days of New Avengers, when he just discarded the classic Avengers and filled the roster with his fanwank characters.
That's one theory, I suppose...
Have you read Bendis' interviews? I think it's safe to say he's gotta have a different idea of what's likable. He likes himself, right? :)

[PhotoJones]

Ooh, burn. But no, I haven't listened to any Bendis interviews. I don't think my ears could handle it.

[Harlekin]

Also, not to rag on Bagley, who is usually good, but WTF? Did Natasha just become Giant Woman too?

[TheCorpulent1]

Ooh, burn. But no, I haven't listened to any Bendis interviews. I don't think my ears could handle it.
Me, either. I know there's a separation between the man and the comics he writes, and he could be a genuinely entertaining, interesting person. But if the Loeb interview wound me up as much as it did and I'm usually more indifferent to Loeb's stories, I can't imagine what listening to a Bendis interview would do to me. :dry:

[wobbly]

Why cant the characters just talk without having some contrary thought about each other in nearly every exchange?

[Red]

Me, either. I know there's a separation between the man and the comics he writes, and he could be a genuinely entertaining, interesting person. But if the Loeb interview wound me up as much as it did and I'm usually more indifferent to Loeb's stories, I can't imagine what listening to a Bendis interview would do to me. :dry:

Did you listen to the interview with Fraction, that dude sounds pretty cool.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I liked Fraction. :up:
Why cant the characters just talk without having some contrary thought about each other in nearly every exchange?
Because if they did that, it wouldn't be a Bendis book with super-improved Bendis Bubbles, which take the old-school thought bubble (that's banned for all the 'lesser' Marvel writers) and make them, like, 1000 times better!!!!!11

:dry:

[PhotoJones]

Yeah, Fraction's awesome. I love his interviews. He's always so energetic and friendly.

[moraldeficiency]

That looks horrible. (actually bags is great as always, he can draw things non-symbiotic too if no one's mentioned this to marvel). Giant girl and a pym dynamic that's painful to see. We finally get the NA/MA brawl and most of the people are symbiotes. What a terrible copout. It's the avengers recycling a terrible spider-man story from a terrible era only with unlikable characters (except Tony), and written with all the flair and tact you've come to expect from a Bendis title. Do people read this?

[wobbly]

Yeah, I liked Fraction. :up:

Because if they did that, it wouldn't be a Bendis book with super-improved Bendis Bubbles, which take the old-school thought bubble (that's banned for all the 'lesser' Marvel writers) and make them, like, 1000 times better!!!!!11

:dry:

Lol...and he makes every damn character seem like a 2 faced creep too.

[PhotoJones]

That's because they're all Skrulls.

[TheCorpulent1]

They think Skrull thoughts like "no 'ex-sex.'" :o

[PhotoJones]

That went completely over my head. :(

[TheCorpulent1]

I like how Jan's all annoyed that he says she left Hank in Paris. Even though that's exactly what she did.

[PhotoJones]

Why is Bendis' Jan a *****?

[moraldeficiency]

bendis hates all women except Jessica Jones and Jessica Drew. I'm thinking he's had bad women experiences except with chicks named Jessica.

[PhotoJones]

He seems to like the Ultimate chicks just fine.

[moraldeficiency]

Only the ones he created. He's cool with that, but other people's characters frighten and intimidate him, so he needs to put them in their place.

[TheCorpulent1]

Why is Bendis' Jan a *****?
I'm telling you, he probably doesn't think she's a *****. He probably thinks she's a wonderful, empowered woman who won't be cowed by her ex. Civil conversations between a man and a woman are totally cowing if they used to date, man. In order to be a powerful woman in control of her own sexuality, one must hate all her previous lovers.

[Red]

http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showpost.php?p=4169282&postcount=19

Ha.

[PhotoJones]

I can't take Jinxworld. The amount of ass kissing literally makes me sick to my stomach.

[Red]

I just check it for previews, but badmouthing Bendis over there is like saying you're a Nazi.

[PhotoJones]

It's akin to an Evangelical rally.

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, that makes sense.

[PhotoJones]

A bunch of people throwing logic out the window?

[TheCorpulent1]

No, a bunch of people on a creator's message board treating someone who doesn't like said creator like trash.

[PhotoJones]

I was refering to that really. It's more tha endless pages of comments about the latest preview image of Ultimate Spider-Man.

"OMG it's so good!!!!11!!!1!"

"I haven't been this excited about comics in...EVER!!11!11111!!!!1!"

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, we're easily excitable every now and then, too. They love Bendis, so obviously anything new and Bendis-related is going to make them swoon like schoolgirls in front of Frank Sinatra in the '60s.

[PhotoJones]

Well, we're easily excitable every now and then, too. They love Bendis, so obviously anything new and Bendis-related is going to make them swoon like schoolgirls in front of Frank Sinatra in the '60s.

I don't think you know what I'm talking about, man. This isn't about getting excited about comics. It's about worshipping someone and straight up ass kissing that's beyond anything I've ever witnessed.

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, yeah. I'm just saying, are you really surprised? They're posting on Bendis' board. Obviously they like the guy if they're willing to operate under his totalitarian rules.

[PhotoJones]

No, I'm not surprised. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Klansman curse a black man, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't disgust me.

[Xofenroht]

So...Bendis has groupies.

[Sloth7d]

Bendis has groupies.

[PhotoJones]

What's surprising is that Liefeld has groupies. Lots of groupies.

[TheCorpulent1]

I wish he'd come to a con near me. Then I could go and witness the mythical huge lines at his booth for myself.

[PhotoJones]

It's like any other artist's huge lines. Except with like, 98% less talent around the spot where the line forms.

[TheCorpulent1]

I went to MegaCon one year and Oeming's booth was freaking empty. I kind of hung around it for a while, but it was my first con and I didn't really know how to conduct myself. I probably came off too fanboyish and creeped him out.

[PhotoJones]

Haha. I met Oeming outside of the NYCC. We both went out to have a smoke at the same time and ended up having a couple while we shot the ****. He's a pretty cool guy. :up:

[Xofenroht]

Dammit, how am I ever going to quit smoking with cool smoking stories like that?

[PhotoJones]

I'm almost at my full year mark of being smoke free. :)

[Xofenroht]

Did you go cold turkey or what? What was the transition like?
(Yeah, I know, way off topic, but Marvel has that anti-smoking thing and this is an anti-smoking discussion)

[moraldeficiency]

I quit 12 days ago now. It's not as bad as most people say (though I was a pack a day smoker so if you do more it would be different). Chew gum and you should be cool.

[PhotoJones]

Did you go cold turkey or what? What was the transition like?

(Yeah, I know, way off topic, but Marvel has that anti-smoking thing and this is an anti-smoking discussion)

I was on a smoke break and smoked my last one. Instead of walking across the street to get another pack I decided to see how long I could go without one. I made the mistake of telling my girlfriend that I thought I may be in the process of quitting and basically went through with it so's not to look like the nicotine addicted pussy that I am.

A couple days turned into a week, weeks into months and here I am. It sucks. I want a cigarette pretty every second of my existence, but now my mom knows that I've quit and I'd just feel terrible if I started again.

[Xofenroht]

Yeah, my mom's dad died of lung cancer and her mother died of heart complications, which were linked to her smoking, so my smoking is a really big deal to her too.

I guess I'll just have to admit that I'll always want a cigarette, but I don't have to always have one.

Why did I even talk about this when I have one cigarette left? God is such a ****er.

[PhotoJones]

The fact that I legitimately enjoyed smoking doesn't help either.

[Xofenroht]

Enjoyed? Hell, you still enjoy it, you just don't smoke anymore, otherwise you wouldn't still want one.
That's the great thing about kicking a habit like that though, you know you're stronger than when you started out.

[PhotoJones]

Enjoyed? Hell, you still enjoy it, you just don't smoke anymore, otherwise you wouldn't still want one.
That's the great thing about kicking a habit like that though, you know you're stronger than when you started out.

That's the damn truth, dude. There's nothing more empowering than finding out you have strong willpower. :up:

[Xofenroht]

Dude, I have this strange feeling...

...I think I respect you a little bit after that.

Wow, reality as I know it really is coming to an end.

[PhotoJones]

Pfft. My mere prescence on these boards should command your respect. :o

[Xofenroht]

*kneels his head*

Oh my God.

(a no prize to anyone who can follow that with what comes next)

[TheCorpulent1]

Does a Coke bottle fall nearby and completely mystify your primitive tribe or something?

[Xofenroht]

Zod!

[TheCorpulent1]

The Gods Must Be Crazy beats Superman II any day. :o

[LouFerignoDemon]

Does a Coke bottle fall nearby and completely mystify your primitive tribe or something?

Wasn't it a can?

[Xofenroht]

The Gods Must Be Crazy beats Superman II any day. :o

I'll wait to disagree until after I've seen it. :whatever:

[TheCorpulent1]

Good. Get on that. It's a comedy classic, if you like understated, quirky humor.
Wasn't it a can?
Nah, it was one of those glass bottles you can never find unless it's Christmas now.

[Xofenroht]

I used to love those. Now I just drink IBC when I'm feeling nostalgic about pop.

[Harlekin]

Superman II>The Gods Must Be Crazy. Sorry, Corp.

[PhotoJones]

Nah, it was one of those glass bottles you can never find unless it's Christmas now.

They're sold year round.

[Darthphere]

Yeah, ridiculously expensive.

[PhotoJones]

I get 6-packs for $2.50.

[Darthphere]

Must be a middle america thing. They cost like $4.50 down here.

[PhotoJones]

Huh. They also sell the Mexican Coke here, which is awesome.

[Darthphere]

They sell Colombian coke down here, it's awesome.

[PhotoJones]

Is that how you lost all that weight?

[Darthphere]

:up:

[PhotoJones]

I gained about 10 pounds after I quit smoking. :(

[Darthphere]

I gained about 10 pounds after I quit smoking. :(

That's what you get for being a pussy.

[PhotoJones]

Quittin something is like being an anti-pussy. That **** sucks.

[Darthphere]

Quittin something is like being an anti-pussy. That **** sucks.

You care too much about your lungs.

[PhotoJones]

No, I care too much about my girlfriend's lungs. Or, just enough.

[Xofenroht]

You care too much about your lungs.

Seriously, who needs those things any way? All they do is take up space.

[Darthphere]

You care too much about having a girlfriend. Dump her and hit the singles scene. Just like Peter Parker. :up:

[Xofenroht]

Blasphemer! No one speaks to Lord PJ that way!

(wait...what?)

[PhotoJones]

You care too much about having a girlfriend. Dump her and hit the singles scene. Just like Peter Parker. :up:

Would I be able to mack on *****es?

[Darthphere]

"mack" yes.

[PhotoJones]

But I love her. :(

[Darthphere]

The devil doesn't care.

[PhotoJones]

Does she age me?

[TheCorpulent1]

Superman II>The Gods Must Be Crazy. Sorry, Corp.
Harlekin loses. :o

[PhotoJones]

There's nothing good about Superman II, anyway.

[Darthphere]

So wrong.

[PhotoJones]

Superman I was good. The rest, not so much.

[TheCorpulent1]

Superman I wasn't even that good. Reeve gave a fantastic performance, but the movie itself was mostly stupid. I guess it was fine if you grew up with that retarded-ass, pre-CoIE Superman, though.

[PhotoJones]

It was good for what it was. It was good at the time.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, hence "retarded-ass, pre-CoIE Superman."

[CaptainCanada]

The first Reeve Superman film is great right up until Luthor shows up, and then he drags the whole thing down.

[TheCorpulent1]

God, the movie Luthor is so horrible.

[PhotoJones]

Spacey was not Luthor, but at least Spacey was entertaining.

[Eros]

It was good for what it was. It was good at the time.


Oddly its still better then many of todays superhero movies, its a classic movie, although it has a few plot holes, its still its great to watch.

[Upset Spideyfan]

As bad as movie Luthor was there was one scene in the first one that I always liked. It was after he had fired the nukes off and Miss Tessmaker (sp?) looks at him and says something to the effect of "but my mother lives in Hackensack"

And he checks his watch and just shakes his head before walking off. That was a pretty cold blooded moment.

[Eros]

As bad as movie Luthor was there was one scene in the first one that I always liked. It was after he had fired the nukes off and Miss Tessmaker (sp?) looks at him and says something to the effect of "but my mother lives in Hackensack"

And he checks his watch and just shakes his head before walking off. That was a pretty cold blooded moment.


Yea I loved that scene to, also another great moment from the movie is where superman asks Lex

"Is that how you get your kicks luthor, by planning the deaths of innocent people?" and Lex replies "No, by causeing the deaths of innocent people".

It's like my favorite Luthor superman exchange ever.

[TheCorpulent1]

Eh, that's so cookie-cutter villain of him.

[Anubis]

You want good Luthor, go read Lex Luthor: Man of Steel.

[JackRembrandt]

I liked Luthor in the Superman cartoon. The Bruce Timm one.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, he was more egomaniacal businessman than purely evil fool. Although some of the foolishness came back in the JL/JLU years.
You want good Luthor, go read Lex Luthor: Man of Steel.
I already did. :oldrazz:

[Anubis]

Then you already know that that Luthor makes movie Luthor his b***h.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yes. Many comic iterations do, as does the Timmverse animated version. But it'd still be nice if the movie Lex weren't so ungodly awful.

Oh, and remember "Up, Up, and Away," the first OYL arc for Superman? That was totally the retarded-ass Superman Returns Lex. When the movies exert that level of influence on the comics, I start to worry. Thankfully, Lex has been restored for the most part to his post-CoIE status quo as amoral businessman since then.

[Anubis]

I'd prefer if they simply combined all the personalities together again and make him amoral, smartest man on the planet Lex.

[TheCorpulent1]

That would be nice.

[Eros]

Yes. Many comic iterations do, as does the Timmverse animated version. But it'd still be nice if the movie Lex weren't so ungodly awful.

Oh, and remember "Up, Up, and Away," the first OYL arc for Superman? That was totally the retarded-ass Superman Returns Lex. When the movies exert that level of influence on the comics, I start to worry. Thankfully, Lex has been restored for the most part to his post-CoIE status quo as amoral businessman since then.

Lex lives underground dude, and is more his pre-crisis self these days, to be an amoral business man, you need a business, and Lex lost his company.

[TheCorpulent1]

Whatever, he's still acting intelligently. So long as he stays away from the movies' kooky idiot routine, I'm good.

[CaptainCanada]

http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.2368.Cape_Chaser%3A_Order~and~Mighty_ Avengers

Some preview pages from Mighty Avengers #9, as Tony and crew invade Latveria in search of WMDs.

[Xofenroht]

Tony, Tony, Tony...

[TheCorpulent1]

I keep hoping Doom will rock the whole lot of 'em, but a nagging voice in the back of my mind keeps saying, "It's Bendis." :(

[chris moore]

Nick Fury tries to invade Latveria because of supplying arms to supervillains in the US, and gets hunted down by his government and removed from SHIELD. The FF do it to remove Doom and get their money taken from them by the US government and barely escape being sent to prison.

Tony does it and gets the full backing of whoever he wants...

[Iron_Stark]

http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.2368.Cape_Chaser%3A_Order~and~Mighty_ Avengers

Some preview pages from Mighty Avengers #9, as Tony and crew invade Latveria in search of WMDs.

wow, Natasha is really, umm flexible.:hehe:

[Upset Spideyfan]

Yeah thats some pretty bad art on those pages.

[TheCorpulent1]

I think it looks fine. It's not super-impressive, but it's fairly consistent and it tells the story pretty well.

[Iron_Stark]

I quickly skimmed through the new issue, I'll have to read it when I get home, but did Clint actually blame Stark for Cap's death? What a moron, like Tony brainwashed Sharon and paid Crossbones off.

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, it's not like Clint knew all the details of Cap's death. Plus, I think Clint was more upset about Iron Man's trying to convince him to be the new Cap so he could use Clint as the Initiative's mascot. The only reason Tony's allowing Bucky to be Cap without registering is because of Steve's letter.

[moraldeficiency]

Yeah, that was messed up trying to make clint the new cap.

[kguillou]

I just bought #9 today, I enjoyed it. I liked it better than the New Avengers Annual#2. The interaction between the new avengers and the mighty teams were the best part and Bendis gives Tony a very well written internal monologue during the issue. Overall pretty cool, I can't wait for next issue: Doom!

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm so afraid for the union of Bendis and Doom. :(

[Iron_Stark]

But this Doom is a Skrull. :cwink:

[Colossal Spoons]

Wow, Clint laid the guilt trip on Tony pretty hard this week lol

Doom, they're comin for that ass!

[Blader5489]

I'm so afraid for the union of Bendis and Doom. :(

Well, it can't be worse than the union of Jenkins and Doom. :o

[samurai black]

But this Doom is a Skrull. :cwink:

That actually makes some sense, why else would he be messing with Stark now of all times.

[Colossal Spoons]

Doom should rightfully pwn all the MAs

[kguillou]

He should but he wont because the mighty avengers have a guy with the power of " a million exploding suns!!". Sentry should mop the floor with Doom.

[samurai black]

Doom should rightfully pwn all the MAs

DOOM and Stark are pratically equals at this point. Throw in the rest of the MAs plus a full SHIELD squadron. Add in some Bendis @#$%ery and voila, Doom gets whooped.

[Colossal Spoons]

DOOM and Stark are pratically equals at this point. Throw in the rest of the MAs plus a full SHIELD squadron. Add in some Bendis @#$%ery and voila, Doom gets whooped.

Doom is smarter than Tony, has most likely been preparing for retaliation from America, and is a very powerful magician.

Bendis will be the X-factor

[kguillou]

But was it really doom that was responsible for this? In MA#7, it looked like it was just an accident from one of the astronauts who knocked the virus container towards earth. So it doesnt even look like Doom had anything to do with t.

[Colossal Spoons]

But Doom will be prepared nonetheless

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, Doom is prepared for everything.

[Colossal Spoons]

He needs to use his magic more :up:

[TheCorpulent1]

Eh, magic is a last resort for him. He's much more of a tech-minded guy. I personally think his armor should be almost equal to Iron Man's.

[Colossal Spoons]

I think so too, he is smarter after all. If he doesn't practice his magic, it'll get rusty like Wiccan :o

[TheCorpulent1]

Ah, yes, Wiccan. He who is in no way associated with Wicca. That still annoys me.

[Anubis]

I think he might not wanna have anything to do with Magic for awhile after that whole skinning his lost love and making a suit of armor out of her to appease high demons and devoting himself to magic only to have Reed Richards kick his ass with ten minutes of mystical instruction and tricking him into talking smack about his benefactors earning him a couple of months in Hell.

[TheCorpulent1]

Nah, Doom wouldn't cower away from magic for such paltry nonsense.

[Anubis]

You're right. We're talking about a guy who finds himself in hell surrounded by millions of demons and says "Bring it on B***hes!!!"

[Xofenroht]

And a guy who's in cahoots with Loki.

[GoblinScrier]

Doom BETTER not be a Skrull...no Skrull can act like the REAL Doom...

[Colossal Spoons]

Doom BETTER not be a Skrull...no Skrull can act like the REAL Doom...

Doom is probably the easiest person to mimic lol. Be as cocky, arrogant, and deluded as humanly possible

[T'Jai]

DOOM is not DELUDED DOOM is right... :o

[Colossal Spoons]

Then Reed is mega-right :o

[T'Jai]

Rrriiiccchhhhaaaarrrddddssss!!!!!!!!!!:cmad: :cmad: :cmad: :cmad: :cmad: :cmad:

[CaptainCanada]

Richards has a hot wife, so he wins.

[Colossal Spoons]

Doom has like 50 hot mistresses at his disposal

[Upset Spideyfan]

Doom's tapping Loki' ass.

[Varient]

Doom's tapping Loki' ass.

cheerfully.

[Xofenroht]

I'd do something like that too, if I weren't worried about Loki's vagina suddenly turning into a crocodile on me.
Freakin' tricksters...

[T'Jai]

yeah Loki would think that $#!+ was funny :(

[kguillou]

Bendis might be able to Doom well, he handled Magneto pretty well during House of M and during "the Collective" arc in NA. Magneto and Doom have similar personalities so if Bendis can write Doom similar to the way he did Mag's then i'll be satisfied.

[chris moore]

I think its pretty much we don't know yet if Doom did it, or if its just that Tony is putting the Latverian workmanship on the cask and Doom together and leaping in feet first. At this stage I believe we're supposed to think anything that happens from this point on could be something else and that not even Tony knows which is which. Is Doom responsible for the Bio attack, or has someone else done it but happened to use aterials originally constructed by a Latverian engineer in the employ of Doom? And as Tony himself said; was Natasha's change into a symbiote proof she wasnt a Skrull or a clever shapechange by the Nataskrull to make it look like she wasnt? Anything and Everything is up for debate nowadays.

On a side note - while going through his files on the Venom symbiote species there were a number of entries on symbiotes spawned by Venom or Carnage that have whereabouts unknown. Yet he didnt even consdier this might be related to one of them spawning kiddies left right and center.

[TheCorpulent1]

Does Latveria even have engineers? I thought Doom kept the population of Latveria largely uneducated so no one could challenge him.

[chris moore]

I reckon Doom is just arrogant enough to not worry about that - he probably believes no one could ever challenge his brilliance

[TheCorpulent1]

No, I think it's been mentioned in the comics that Doom keeps the Latverian people uneducated. That's why they're a largely agrarian state in spite of Doom's ridiculous level of technology.

[Sloth7d]

Question.
How come the symbiotes couldn't posses Ms.Marvel, Luke Cage, Ares, ect. even though in the past it took over the Silver Surfer?

[Alex Summers]

Question.
How come the symbiotes couldn't posses Ms.Marvel, Luke Cage, Ares, ect. even though in the past it took over the Silver Surfer?

Bendis!

[Colossal Spoons]

^Pretty much. Bendis wanted certain people spared, and so it came to pass :o

[Red]

The attack in MA was an airborne virus. Silver Surfer was taken over by an actual Symbiote.

[Colossal Spoons]

The airborne thing is misleading too, cuz in Cable&Deadpool; it's the actual symbiote running around NY.

[CaptainStacy]

Anyone notice the error in MA #8?

On the fourth to last page, when the two teams are facing each other, we see Wasp hovering riight in front of Ms. Marvel...

Two panels down, Ms. Marvel says: "I'll try to wake up Janet".

Hello? Janet is about three inches from your face, Carol!

I think Ms. M has been hitting the sauce again...:woot:

[TheCorpulent1]

Awesome. I hope she has a violent drunken escapade and gets kicked off the team. :up:

[webhead921]

Why does everyone hate this title so much? It's not the best thing i've read, but its fun

[TheCorpulent1]

It's not very good, in my opinion. Bendis loads everyone down with too much passive-aggressive nonsense. I find myself wondering how they can stand to be in the same room with each other, let alone be an effective team. Of course, if their track record so far is any indication, they're not a very effective team.

[BrianWilly]

That splash page of Tony going psychotically paranoid over his Skrulls nonsense was truly the stuff of epic wangst. Christ, Bendis, it's called subtlety; look into it.

[Ahura Mazda]

What I did not get was the green text in the yellow box which was unreadable.

The rest I found the quality quite poor as it tried to create "drama" in a very childish manner.

[TheCorpulent1]

That splash page of Tony going psychotically paranoid over his Skrulls nonsense was truly the stuff of epic wangst. Christ, Bendis, it's called subtlety; look into it.
Well, it kind of meshes with his own title. He's seeing hallucinations over there, and Doc Samson just theorized in the last issue that it's because Extremis is overworking his brain so much that he's essentially having dreams while he's awake. So his mind is not in the greatest shape even with mundane stuff like running SHIELD, and now he's got a Skrull invasion to worry about too.

[Red]

I'm pretty sure Bendis doesn't give a ratass whats happening in Iron Man. And the whole paranoia is just because of the Skrull stuff.

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, intended or not, it does make sense for him to have such a strong reaction in light of the events in his own title.

[CaptainCanada]

Preview of #9, featuring the rather clashing sensibilities of Marko Djurdjevic and Mark Bagley (both of whose work looks, respectively, beautiful and fine):

http://comics.ign.com/articles/852/852518p1.html

Going on booty calls to the most beautiful women in history is an application of time travel I hadn't thought of, but I guess that's why I'm not Doom.

[TheCorpulent1]

That's kind of a ridiculously retarded use for his time machine. Especially since Morgan La Fey is still around. But it's Bendis, so I'm not surprised. I did think he'd take more than one page to screw Doom up, for some reason. Guess he showed me.

[Anubis]

I can't see it, what's going on? WHose going on time travel booty calls?

[Red]

Why's Doom taking that from a women?

[CaptainCanada]

Especially since Morgan La Fey is still around.
By going back in time, he has an advantage over her by being from The Future.

[Anubis]

Plus, that's back when she was hot and didn't smell like Mildewed ass.

[TheCorpulent1]

She's immortal and ****, yo. I bet she's still as tight as the day her cherry popped.

[moraldeficiency]

though wouldn't it beg the question why the current time Morgan doesn't seem to remember or utilize this long history thing?

[TheCorpulent1]

She probably does remember. When does Morgan La Fey ever really interact with Doom for it to come up, though?

[moraldeficiency]

That's what I mean, if they had this relationship and all that wouldn't you think she and he would kinda combine forces when they're both in the present. I mean doom almost takes over the world all the time, with morgan you'd think he could do it, save his mother from hell, and all without having to make skin suits for extra power.

[CaptainCanada]

Maybe things end badly.

[TheCorpulent1]

That's one idea. Another point I'd bring up is the fact that, while Morgan knows all about the relationship because it's in her past, it's just taking place now in Doom's present. It's not like he would've gone out of his way to team up with her before now due to their relationship because, for all he knew, there was no relationship.

[moraldeficiency]

Maybe things end badly.

Can't accept that, doom could just redo the end until he had the reaction he wanted. I mean he mentions that to her before he leaves. He's doom for god sake, he'd either keep her alive to use later or kill a potential rival.

[TheCorpulent1]

Or he'd just not care. What does it matter for Doom to have another enemy? He is Doom. He will crush all opposition under his metal-clad heel.

[Alex Summers]

Or he'd just not care. What does it matter for Doom to have another enemy? He is Doom. He will crush all opposition under his metal-clad heel.

Not with Bendis writing.

[Varient]

Question.
How come the symbiotes couldn't posses Ms.Marvel, Luke Cage, Ares, ect. even though in the past it took over the Silver Surfer?

?
Ms Marvel Currently totes a healing factor that was described by Hank Mcoy as so strong she's not shedding dead skin cells. This is Magnetudes higher than wolverines healing factor because while he replaces damage at the cellular level, She replaces damage at the component of cell level damage,.. The Symbiont shouldn't be able to get a toe hold on her system.

Luke Cage is Canoned to be invulnerable to a high degree - it takes an overpowered lazer to scratch his skin - If he could be infected with that kind of armor then that means someone like the Thing or Colossus could also be effected - and I can't see it.

Marvel Gods of Thor and Ares Patheons are Proof against all mundane attacks as far as infection - It's Canon,... When was the last time you saw Thor with a cold?

Wonderman is a being of solified Ionic energy - nuff said.

Silversurfer taken over by a symbiont? It would have to be A BEING and not a Virus. I expect if he were present he'd be proof against being "infected" too.

No tricks or oversights in this case.

V.

[TheCorpulent1]

I was kind of annoyed to see Thor fall victim to the Phalanx technode virus in the Nova Annual for just that reason. But it was probably all in Nova's head anyway, so I didn't break too much stuff.

[Varient]

I was kind of annoyed to see Thor fall victim to the Phalanx technode virus in the Nova Annual for just that reason. But it was probably all in Nova's head anyway, so I didn't break too much stuff.

?

WELL,..................

I KNOW WHAT I'LL BE LOOKING FOR THIS WEEKEND AT THE COMIC STORE....

[TheCorpulent1]

The Nova Annual rocked my socks off.

[Blader5489]

Yeah, it was pretty good, but ultimately another waste of time. Thankfully it looks like the story will be getting back on track next month.

[TheCorpulent1]

I guess if you consider good stories a waste of time. The plot's been progressing pretty fast in the monthly comic. In a way, this was kind of the opposite of New Avengers' situation. Instead of meandering around aimlessly in the monthly series and having an annual that kicks seventeen kinds of ass, Nova's moving along briskly in the monthly and indulging in an ultimately pointless annual.

[BrianWilly]

IGN preview of issue #9 (http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/852/852518p1.html)

...Words sort of fail me at the moment, other than to say "Wait, there's a difference between being blunt and being honest?"

[TheCorpulent1]

Heh, I like how Iron Man's asking Ares for his plan as they fly into battle. Apparently, he lols at prep time.

[BrianWilly]

But...but...


...Ah, fck it.

[CaptainCanada]

IGN preview of issue #9 (http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/852/852518p1.html)

...Words sort of fail me at the moment, other than to say "Wait, there's a difference between being blunt and being honest?"
I already posted it.

[BrianWilly]

I hate you with the fires of a million burning babies.

[Ravin' Ray]

The preview of Mighty Avengers #9 (http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0802/15/marvelfirsts.htm) shows Victor visiting a powerful sorceress back in time (Cassiolena? Morgan Le Fey? Selene the Black Queen?) and the Avengers entering Latverian airspace to take the monarch down! Doom's been keeping himself busy getting not just the Foursome but the Avengers as well on his back.

[Not Jake]

That preview is actually pretty cool you guys.:huh:

and the painted stuff looks better than the regular. I hate it when Bagley gets loose with his pencils...and tight with his heart:csad:

[TheCorpulent1]

That preview is actually pretty cool you guys.:huh:
It's not the worst I've ever seen, I guess.

[Xofenroht]

God dammit! Every time I try to drop "Mighty Avengers" something else I think is cool about it comes along.

There was Frank Cho, then the SI tie-in, now Dr. Doom.

Who did the flashback illustrations?

[JayBirdSlim]

Ok, don't rake me over the coals cause I kno this is a dumb question (but what better way to introduce yourself to people than by leading with a dumb question right?)

I've been out of the avengers for...well.... a loooooooong time.. I got more into individual character comics (with the exception of Xmen) and completely lost touch with the Avengers series... are there still East and West coast avengers? Cause I have a two comic series where the East Coast Avengers and West coast Avengers all but two die. (the Gamemaster tricked Death and brought the avengers into his game world... believe it or not Hawkeye saved the day...silly purple wearing arrow pusher) anyway.. reading some of this post gives me the impression that they are no longer two entities.

you may begin calling me names...........

now...

hehehe

[Blader5489]

Ok, don't rake me over the coals cause I kno this is a dumb question (but what better way to introduce yourself to people than by leading with a dumb question right?)

I've been out of the avengers for...well.... a loooooooong time.. I got more into individual character comics (with the exception of Xmen) and completely lost touch with the Avengers series... are there still East and West coast avengers? Cause I have a two comic series where the East Coast Avengers and West coast Avengers all but two die. (the Gamemaster tricked Death and brought the avengers into his game world... believe it or not Hawkeye saved the day...silly purple wearing arrow pusher) anyway.. reading some of this post gives me the impression that they are no longer two entities.

you may begin calling me names...........

now...

hehehe

Nope. The traditional Avengers were "disassembled" about four years ago. They reformed under the "New Avengers" banner, which has undergone a few roster changes since its inception.

[JayBirdSlim]

figures... I used to love them growing up... then I branched off and followed the individual members like Thor, Iron Man, Hawkeye (yeah I know...after the arrow pusher comment...go figure) but never got back into them.

ah well...

[xisaacx]

the preview was sweet

[Colossal Spoons]

Good to see Doom using magic again :up:

[Xofenroht]

Yeah, he's got a serious goblin on his back.

Hahaha, too funny!

[CaptainStacy]

It was Mogan Le Fey. :word:

[Franklin Richards]

6/3 page battle splash??!!!

I don't know if that's great or bad.

Any opinions? I can't decide.


:doom: :doom: :doom:

[CaptainStacy]

I loved it!

[Docker2.0]

Did this issue feel like a filler issue to anyone? Cuase it felt like one to me.

[Blader5489]

Did this issue feel like a filler issue to anyone? Cuase it felt like one to me.

Every issue has felt like filler.

[Docker2.0]

I agree but this one felt like one moreso than anything else. There was really no point in this issue at all. :huh:

[CorpusBlack]

I wasn't feeling the current issue. I can't wait til Secret Invasion starts next week. Hopefully it brings the series back to the awesomeness of it's earlier issues.

[Docker2.0]

Bendis really doesn't respect characters history. I don't like how Doom was portrayed. Sentry ripping has mask off...........totally disrespectful. This issue was just wrong. But now I do feel Spideywoman is a skrull.

[CorpusBlack]

Sentry ripping has mask off...........totally disrespectful.

Yeah, I was p-ssed about that.

I do feel Spideywoman is a skrull.

Could be.

[Varient]

Bendis really doesn't respect characters history. I don't like how Doom was portrayed. Sentry ripping has mask off...........totally disrespectful. This issue was just wrong. But now I do feel Spideywoman is a skrull.

TOO Obvious. Spiderwoman has discharged her bioelectrivenom blast that way before.

Sentry and the mask thing? Meh,.. Sentry with no issues @ the moment = Piece of cake to whoop Doom.

I probably enjoyed this because Doom was caught Flat-footed,.. Something that has only happened twice in my memory. Of course the thought baloons Whimped Doom to a great degree.

Yeah, I was p-ssed about that.



Could be.

[Anubis]

Why the hell wouldn't he be able to rip his mask off? The things people get pissed about......

[CorpusBlack]

Why the hell wouldn't he be able to rip his mask off? The things people get pissed about......

I don't question Sentry's ability to pull Doom's mask off. I just think Doom got treated like a b-tch and it was an incredibly anticlimactic ending.

[Anubis]

Not exactly the first time we've been shown the fact that Doom is a b***h.

[CorpusBlack]

Yeah, but it's harder for a Doom fan to swallow when Julian McMahon isn't behind the mask.

[xisaacx]

Bendis really doesn't respect characters history. I don't like how Doom was portrayed. Sentry ripping has mask off...........totally disrespectful. This issue was just wrong. But now I do feel Spideywoman is a skrull.

How is that disrespectful? Its a damn mask, it WASNT glued or melded to his skin. And sentry im sure is stronger then doom so how is that disrespectful. Seriously you people nitpick at the most feeble things. Doom was caught offguard, and did you ever think the reason he went down so easily was apart of the arc? HES DOCTOR DOOM of course he has a plan, he always does.

[Docker2.0]

*sigh* forget it. I swear it kills to have an opinion if your own on the hype. But when it doesn't agree with some of the "veterans" it's justified. Whatever. :whatever:

[The Mad Titan]

....You're a veteran...

[Docker2.0]

Yeah but I have a life and don't respond and take it personal when someone's post doesn't agree with mine.


PS- the guilty parties will take it personally cuase I don't agree with there posts. But like I said, I don't agree with how Doom was treated. Am I knitpicking? I don't know but everyone has a right to their opinion on a comic board. Plus its rare I complain about anything so I'm allowed to vent.

[xisaacx]

Yeah but I have a life and don't respond and take it personal when someone's post doesn't agree with mine.


PS- the guilty parties will take it personally cuase I don't agree with there posts. But like I said, I don't agree with how Doom was treated. Am I knitpicking? I don't know but everyone has a right to their opinion on a comic board. Plus its rare I complain about anything so I'm allowed to vent.


Well Im just curious how you think he was disrespected? Obviously Sentry is stronger them doom, and obviously its no surprise that he would fall at the hands of sentry, so all the other times doom has been put to shame he was disrespected?

[Anubis]

Yeah but I have a life and don't respond and take it personal when someone's post doesn't agree with mine.


PS- the guilty parties will take it personally cuase I don't agree with there posts. But like I said, I don't agree with how Doom was treated. Am I knitpicking? I don't know but everyone has a right to their opinion on a comic board. Plus its rare I complain about anything so I'm allowed to vent.

I hope you weren't referring to me, cuz you know Anubis don't give a rats left nut about nothing.

[BrianWilly]

This issue sucked. Bendis has no idea how to write Doom. "Shut your cow-mouth?" What?

[Sloth7d]

Yeah, watching Doom fall so easily was disapointing, and this arc seemed pointless. Hopefully Bendis will bring Dooms capture up for a later arc. Though that doesn't seem so promising for me, since I'm on the verge of dropping this and NA.

[CorpusBlack]

Yeah, watching Doom fall so easily was disapointing, and this arc seemed pointless. Hopefully Bendis will bring Dooms capture up for a later arc. Though that doesn't seem so promising for me, since I'm on the verge of dropping this and NA.

I'm going to wait to see how they go during SI, before I drop them. But I'm on the verge as well.

[Docker2.0]

I hope you weren't referring to me, cuz you know Anubis don't give a rats left nut about nothing. Way to talk gangsta on a comic board. I'm sure it ups your street cred. :up:

This issue sucked. Bendis has no idea how to write Doom. "Shut your cow-mouth?" What?

Agreed! It's just not Doom and it's rare I even complain about comics but this wasn't Doom.

[CorpusBlack]

Way to talk gangsta on a comic board. I'm sure it ups your street cred. :up:

:lmao:

Agreed! It's just not Doom and it's rare I even complain about comics but this wasn't Doom.

No, it wasn't. Doom hasn't been Doom in awhile.