Bought/Thought July 10th, 2008

[SouLeSS]

Actually, yeah, now that you mention it - the term completionist seems very stupid to me.

Are you a stamp collector or do you enjoy reading the stories?

In the case of some of Nightwing's bad story arcs, it was simply because I have the entire series from issue 1 complete, so dropped 6 issues to have an incomplete run wouldn't fare well in my head. Similar to Robin's solo series, theres been an arc or two where i was just like "guhhhhhhhhh really?" and wanted to drop them, but because I have every other issue I picked them up.

I'm only really like that with things I own since issue 1 though. If it's something I started getting midway through a run (like Green Arrow) then I don't bother if I don't like the arc, but if it's something I've kept complete since day 1, then yeah you better believe I'm going to suck it up and shell out the extra 20$ for a ****ty arc to keep my collection complete.

Are you kidding me? The most you'll get for a mainstream comic book from the last 10 years is a couple hundred dollars. Probably. Mainstream comics won't go for a fraction as much 50 years from now as comics from the 60s.

If a mainstream comic book from the last 10 years ago is a couple hundred dollars, think about how much of an increase that is from the cover price in just a decade. I'm not saying you'll be able to buy a bucnha new age comic books and sell them off and live without ever having to work, but I'm saying that they're going to just become worth more and more as time goes on, and next thing you know that 3.99$ book is worth 20$. Another way of looking at it is like this. If you bought a 4 million dollar investment 10 years ago and it grew to 20 million dollars in under a decade, you'd be estatic. But since we're dealing with things that are under a Lincon people think it's just chicken stratch.

 

[SouLeSS]

Is reading a book in the shop really as paralyzingly difficult as people make it out to be? If you don't even like the book, you wouldn't even read through every single word, you're just flipping through the pages. Suppose someone had browsed through the latest Secret Invasion in the store instead of buying it. What would this hypothetical someone have possibly missed from the issue, expect for the minutest intricate detail of awkward and stilted Bendis-Woman speechifying that went on for pages without any point? What manner of pivotal Marvel universe development was there in this here issue that needed to be experienced over and over again in the sanctity of one's home?

Some shops are super anal. One of them by me has all their books in bag/boards and if you take them out then you bought the issue.

 

[Anubis]

Bought? A whole buncha stuff

Thought? Well...

Booster Gold 1,000,000 - Pretty good. Didn't mind the reveal at the end that Rip is Booster's son. His little sis being back seems rather contrived to me, but we'll see where it goes. If this is John's last arc on the book though, I may just drop it entirely. Chuck Dixon is next for at least an issue as far as I know, so, We'll see. Rating: Sweet

JSA #17 - Also pretty good. Gog continues to heal s**t. Gain followers. Damage isn't a *****e anymore, Lance seems to be smitten with Gog as well, adding credence to the possibility of him becoming Magog. (Which actually wouldn't be that bad to me.) Oh yeah, and he starts solving heroes problems like taking away Starman's crazies, and dumps PG into a Black hole and sends her to Earth 2. (Which explains what she's doing there in the upcoming Annual.) Then he smells death and decides to destroy War. That should go well. Rating: Sweet

Captain Britain And MI 13 #3 - Another good issue. Cap'n B's back with Excalibur and it's time...to kick....some ass. Rating: Freakin' Sweet

Secret Invasion #4 - Thor shows up. Lots of "we are the Champions" by the skrulls. Oh, and Thor shows up. rating: good...only because Thor shows up.

Nova #15 - Nova survives....Worldmind doesn't. Big fight with the hollow, Galactis squishes bugs dead. Off to the Secret Invasion. Rating: sweet

Wonder Woman #22 - More stuff happened. Beowulf does his best impression of Duke in GI Joe the Movie. Then some more stuff happened. Ends with fight with demon in front of the Washington Monument. Rating: good

That's it for now. Sniff you jerks later.

 

[Phaedrus45]

Not much happening on The Hype today; might as well get out a few more thoughts.

New Exiles #8: What's the best indicator that a book is bad? It's when you find yourself zoning out, and about 3 pages later realize you don't remember (or care) about what's been happening before. That has been the problem with New Exiles since it's first issue. What's strange is that when Claremont first took over the reigns of Exiles, he wasn't doing this bad of a job. But, with the shuffling of the group with an entirely new line-up, the previous storytelling has completely gone out the window. Also, he has a tendency to wander between his characters, and none of the stories are very grounded. Yes, if there is one Marvel comic that is pleading to be cancelled, it's New Exiles. 2/10

Young X-Men #4: Better than New Exiles...but, not much. What was so good about New X-Men is sourly missing from this new X-series. The cast has been totally redesigned, and as a result, the reader really cannot care for any of them. New X-Men did a great job of having us get to know those new characters; this series suffers because we aren't invested in them. (Not to mention, the art is pretty crappy.) It's really sad that the X-Men books had so much promise after their last big event; because, most of the books have really gone downhill after it. 4/10

GeNeXt #3: Claremont's bit of saving grace is this new miniseries. While not ground-breaking in any way, it does take it's time to let the reader get invested in the new characters. These children of the X-Men show some promise, and we aren't bogged down with a lot of action, taking away from getting to know them. (My only big complaint is in the art. The older X-Men, like Cyclops and Emma Frost don't look a bit older than they do in their own books...so, the idea that these are the kids of the X-Men loses a lot of it's visual impact.) Also, it's kind of neat that they reprint some rarer stuff that many people haven't read before in the second half of these issues. 6/10

 

[THANOSRULES]

Some Thoughts...

NOVA15- Good solid issue and arc..especially for Surfur/galactus geeks.

Geez overrall I thought Nova would be a bit more of a threat to even big G himself. He should be on par powerwise as the surfer (even a jacked up surfer).

I can understand him a bit down when worldmind blinked out, but Nova has the WHOLE nova force. And I still am reminded of when Firelord and Airwalker refused to tango with rich the 1st time he held such power, becuase such a bearer was "beyond" them in terms of power.

GOTG #3

This comic is action packed. The ending didnt really throw me off too much, becuase Warlock already has an established doppleganger out there in the form of Magus. Starhawk seemed..badass.

 

[Dread]

www.wikipedia.org

That isn't the same.

Besides, I usually find needing to look up issue info there lame, personally.

So you're a stamp collector.

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that. But that's what you are.

Me personally, I buy comics for the stories.

I buy them for the stories, too. Whether to enjoy them or enjoy tearing into them is another matter.

Hey Dread, I called you a completionist. The other stuff was examples about why different people collect, if I wasn't clear.

Fair enough.

Is reading a book in the shop really as paralyzingly difficult as people make it out to be? If you don't even like the book, you wouldn't even read through every single word, you're just flipping through the pages. Suppose someone had browsed through the latest Secret Invasion in the store instead of buying it. What would this hypothetical someone have possibly missed from the issue, expect for the minutest intricate detail of awkward and stilted Bendis-Woman speechifying that went on for pages without any point? What manner of pivotal Marvel universe development was there in this here issue that needed to be experienced over and over again in the sanctity of one's home?

My shop doesn't like people to do that. It is small and the clerk, often two, can always watch the people on the shelves. If I flip through a comic more than about 30 seconds, they get pissy.

Besides, if I want to discuss it, I usually don't have enough details and people complain that I can't diss it because I don't know the entire thing. "You can't criticize it if you never read it". Granted, nearly every thing I post here gets someone's panties in a twist eventually.

There's also downloading. Which I know is taboo to some around here.

My computer is too lame to do that. Plus, squinting at words on a screen isn't my bag, personally.

Why does everyone give a damn what I buy? If I can afford to, it isn't a big deal. No one would ever comment about a review of mine if I didn't Bendis-bash. I can't think of 5 B/T threads where anyone ever wanted to actually discuss a comic I liked, or even loved, beyond one exchange. People go on MB's to chat. I'd love to spend 4 pages talking about NOVA. But instead, it is the "stop ****ing buying Bendis comics".

 

[Darthphere]

It just doesn't make sense to me dude, sorry. You clearly hate Bendis but you continue to feed the beast. Whatever, you're right, it's your money, it's your life but it's nothing short of hypocritical.

 

[Dread]

It just doesn't make sense to me dude, sorry. You clearly hate Bendis but you continue to feed the beast. Whatever, you're right, it's your money, it's your life but it's nothing short of hypocritical.

I explained this. It is more like feeding the LCS than "the beast". It isn't like one extra copy of MA or NA a month on the shelf every week is going to matter for a guy who overorders by about two dozen on each issue.

SI is the event book, so that is needed. NA is usually the primer for the next event book of the typical year. As for MA...well, it has usually been better than NA on average.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Dread, no offense, but I think if someone showed you a square, you'd try to rationalize why it's a circle instead.

And you can't get offended because I said "no offense."

 

[RockSP]

Bought:

The Invincible Iron Man #3
Pilot Season:Urban Myths #1
100 Bullets #93
Captain Britain and MI 13 #3
Booster Gold #1,000,000
Wonder Woman #22
JSA #17
Guardians of the Galaxy #3
The Last Defenders #5
Nova #15
Powers #29
Eternals #2
Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #1
Runaways #30
Secret Invasion #4
Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #5
76 #4
The Sword #9
Legion of Superheroes #43
Avengers/Invader #3
Fables: Wolves (trade)

Thought:

100 Bullets - Can't say I feel sorry for Remi. Damn, only 7 issues left...?

Eternals - Hmm. Seems strange that Phastos has (seemingly) changed from black to white. Loving the art as usual.

Urban Myths - Don't know why Faerber put this in the "pilot season" thing, since there is no guarantee for more issues. I'd buy it if it was a regular series.

 

[Dread]

Dread, no offense, but I think if someone showed you a square, you'd try to rationalize why it's a circle instead.

And you can't get offended because I said "no offense."

I'm not that bad.

 

[Anubis]

Young Liars #5 - .......It's not everyday you see a German midget dressed up like a matador tie a grown man to a bed and cut his dick off.......That's all I really have to say about this issue......Rating:Freakin' Sweet

 

[SouLeSS]

Why does everyone give a damn what I buy? If I can afford to, it isn't a big deal. No one would ever comment about a review of mine if I didn't Bendis-bash. I can't think of 5 B/T threads where anyone ever wanted to actually discuss a comic I liked, or even loved, beyond one exchange. People go on MB's to chat. I'd love to spend 4 pages talking about NOVA. But instead, it is the "stop ****ing buying Bendis comics".

That's because we're the cool kids of the message board and we can only geek out about comics a certain amount per month.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Happiness is so passé.