Bought Thought 10.15.08

[fifthfiend]

How the **** much do you spend on comics, wolves?

 

[moraldeficiency]

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #6 – Gotta say, I didn’t see the results of Drax’s plan coming, although I suspected either he was up to something or would be stopped since the book was announced as being cancelled.

Que?

 

[Brainiac 8]

When did they ever announce that GOTG was cancelled? That never happened.

 

[Dread]

I hadn't heard that either.

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/081020-diamond-sales-charts.html

Considering GOTG's SI issue sold within the Top 55, it seems unlikely that Marvel would announce canceling it, especially before issue #9 has shipped. GOTG has been outselling NOVA by a few thousand, and that book's been safe for a while.

 

[THANOSRULES]

New Warriors is done at issue 20

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Alas, poor Ex-X Warriors. We hardly knew ye (or wanted to).

 

[Eros]

Kevin Greviex[spelling?] is gonna be mad, and thats not a good thing for anyone at marvel LOL.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

He could always find something else to write. The dude seems to have a genuine love of comics, so I doubt New Warriors was his one deal-breaking project. This isn't like taking Young Avengers away from Heinberg; he doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who would take his ego and go home to cry. He could probably write lots of other stuff well. Me, I quickly lost interest in his New Warriors because they had very little connection to the old New Warriors, whom I was a big fan of, and I've always been indifferent to most X-characters outside of the core X-Men. I can count the exceptions on one hand, and none of the current New Warriors were among them. Grevioux's writing wasn't really the problem for me.

 

[Dread]

I've still liked NEW WARRIORS. That said, the idea of #20 being the last issue isn't surprising. The sales were in the tank. At least he should get a few issues to wrap stuff up. And hopefully Jubilee can stay Wondra a while. It beats X-Limbo.

 

[THANOSRULES]

Grev is not gonna be mad...book prolly lasted a year longer than it should have. It was a good series and a nice run..ending arc is pretty decent and i think it will make for some good trades and probably be remembered as a "better series than the sales".

Plus Greviox has some BLACK MARVEL project and a few other things on his plate.

I'd like to see a Night Thrasher Mini.

I am I bit pissed that they didnt try a staff change and/or roster shakeup to generate some sales before axing the book.

 

[Doc Destruction]

Wow...all this talk about old cartoons is making me nostalgic.

I used to RUN home from school to watch:

Kimba the White Lion
Speed Racer
G-Force
Star Blazers
Johnny Socko and the Flying Robot
and Ultra-Man

Then Saturdays I watched the Herculoids, Blue Falcon, Sigmund the Sea Monster, Land of the Lost, and Electra-Woman and Dynagirl...and I was OBSESSED with Dynagirl. Pretty sure that was my first crush. Wow, always destined to be a geek I guess.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

The Herculoids was before my time, but thanks to reruns I experienced their magic as a youth. Them, the Galaxy Trio, Space Ghost, Birdman, Blue Falcon and Dyno-Mutt, and Thundarr. Good times.

 

[Phaedrus45]

I think I'm through with Air. The first issue interested me; but, after reading issue #3, I found myself completely bored.

 

[Brainiac 8]

I've still liked NEW WARRIORS. That said, the idea of #20 being the last issue isn't surprising. The sales were in the tank. At least he should get a few issues to wrap stuff up. And hopefully Jubilee can stay Wondra a while. It beats X-Limbo.

One thing the New Warriors did was reintroduce and strengthen certain characters that have been in limbo for a while after HoM. Jubilee is probably one of his better accomplishments. I loved her in the X-Men, and I thought he did a great job showing her as a hero, even without her powers.

 

[JewishHobbit]

I've still liked NEW WARRIORS. That said, the idea of #20 being the last issue isn't surprising. The sales were in the tank. At least he should get a few issues to wrap stuff up. And hopefully Jubilee can stay Wondra a while. It beats X-Limbo.

There's some real lackluster characters in the title that I wouldn't be offended if they never showed up again. Chief among them are Kaz and Raz or whatever the heck their names are. I don't much care for Stacy, Angel, and Radian as well. And I liked Beak and Chamber better before de-powering (specifically Chamber).

However, I've really liked what's become of Jubilee (Wondra), Skybolt (Redneck), and Sophia (does she have a codename?). I'd like to hopefully see the 3 of them expand beyond this title. I really think they could become a presents if Marvel started a post-teen book like an Outsiders kind of thing. I hope something comes of them, I really do.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Sophia's codename in New X-Men was Winddancer...I miss her in that title.

 

[JewishHobbit]

That one I knew, I meant now that she's in New Warriors. Everyone else has changed their names, I assumed she had as well.