Bought Thought, July 2nd, 2008

[Dread]

Man, you guys are like ladies gossiping while drying your hair at a beauty salon sometimes.

Just a few retorts, and I'll keep them brief for weenies who cry about them:

- It is NEVER my intention to draw spotlight from other posters who want to review books or to convince them not to post. I enjoy reading other's reviews and sometimes offering agreement or disagreement when I get around to doing mine. I don't recall ever claiming to be a better "reviewer" than anyone else, and I don't consider myself one. True, there's probably a bit of an egotist tone to my reviews, but, c'mon, if we ragged on everyone who sounded full of themselves on a MB, we'd all hate each other.

- You can add MOON KNIGHT, ULTIMATE X-MEN and even ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR to books I have dropped.

- I will continue to read crappy Bendis comics only until Marvel decides they no longer matter to the universe at large and insist on spawning crossover events out of them.

- Whedon is overrated, although I acknowledged previously to BrianWilly, Whedon's foremost Internet defender and apologist, that I was being unfairly harsh on him due to issue lateness. He is simply "unlucky" to get slow artists and editors who yank them for side work. Granted, I could probably be considered a "Dan Slott Apologist".

- I also never complained about "too few reviews" in B/T threads. When posters would spend pages on useless banter, I'd just ignore it. Wonky concept. It is part of the perks of MB's that they can get sidetracked into amusing, random, and/or pointless side discussions.

- People complain about me always complaining, yet which reviews always get the most response? The ones where I **** on end. No one wants to discuss a book I actually enjoy on every level. Least not in the B/T.

 

[Doc Destruction]

I think I've satisfied my elitist quota for today.

By the way, I vote that whenever trouble arises, we don't try to tackle it one by one...we just summon Captain *****ebag , let him win and then laugh ourselves into a freeze frame at one of DBM's dick jokes.

 

[DBM]

By the way, I vote that whenever trouble arises, we don't try to tackle it one by one...we just summon Captain *****ebag , let him win and then laugh ourselves into a freeze frame at one of DBM's dick jokes.

You can be sure that when trouble arises, I'll be right there with a dick joke.

 

[Manic]

- I will continue to read crappy Bendis comics only until Marvel decides they no longer matter to the universe at large and insist on spawning crossover events out of them.

But doesn't that just help fuel a vicious cycle? There are people like you who only read Bendis' books because Marvel insists on making them the central focus on their big crossover events, but Marvel only puts Bendis in charge of these crossover events because his books sell so well.

 

[Darthphere]

It's illogical logic.

 

[kguillou]

If his books are selling that well, he must be doing SOMETHING right, don't you think?

 

[Doc Destruction]

Yes, appealling to the lowest common denominator.

Plus, his ideas are sweet...he just can't write for crap.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Reality TV sells, too.

 

[Anubis]

As does Brittney Spears.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

And Clay Aiken.

 

[Dread]

But doesn't that just help fuel a vicious cycle? There are people like you who only read Bendis' books because Marvel insists on making them the central focus on their big crossover events, but Marvel only puts Bendis in charge of these crossover events because his books sell so well.

If Bendis' comics were, say, something from DARK HORSE or IMAGE, where a shift in even 200 readers can move them up or down the Top 200 list, even one slot, then that argument makes sense. But the reality is that shops, especially mine, overorder his books. Even a month later I can easily find over a dozen issues (or three dozen) still on the shelf of MA, NA, etc.

My buying or not buying Bendis comics won't effect their sales or my LCS' ordering of them 1 billionth of one percent. True, they usually make my blood boil, but what can I say? I like being abreast of the 616 MU at this stage even if it means plunking down on an event book. By Bendis standards, SI actually isn't THAT bad. It's a marked improvement over HOM, even if he may've just killed Hank Pym like he was a prostitute. I'm just awaiting the "Bendis Moment" where it all goes **** up.

If his books are selling that well, he must be doing SOMETHING right, don't you think?

I know for a fact, at least from experience with shops in Brooklyn and NYC that some "hot" books are ridiculously overordered. Like to the point where a few months later you can still find 10+ issues of any Top 10 seller collecting dust on a shelf.

There's also hype, and Marvel insisting they matter, and Bendis always likes shock value.

 

[imdaly]

There are...other...ways to read up on those comic books that are essential to keeping up on the Marvel Universe than to buy them every week.

 

[Blader5489]

It's a marked improvement over HOM, even if he may've just killed Hank Pym like he was a prostitute.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Wouldn't the Skrull have been more like the prostitute in that scenario? Perhaps a prostitute fiending for crack?

 

[fifthfiend]

You can be sure that when trouble arises, I'll be right there with a dick joke.

You must have thought long and hard to come up with that one.

 

[imdaly]

You must have thought long and hard to come up with that one.

And you follow up the double entendre (spelling?) with ANOTHER one! How much longer can we keep this up?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't know about you, but I can stay up for days at a time.

 

[Dread]

Wouldn't the Skrull have been more like the prostitute in that scenario? Perhaps a prostitute fiending for crack?

Hank Pym seemingly died naked in a hotel room. That's usually how serial killers off prostitutes.

Yes, I know the Skrull was being trampy. But Pym was just ridiculously gullible, telling her all his secrets. I mean, did he tell Wasp have that **** so easily?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I doubt he had to since Wasp is a superhero too and, like, has been there for most of Hank's adventures anyway.

 

[BrianWilly]

I don't actually recall him revealing that much that most of the Marvel U citizens couldn't have just downloaded off the internet. "What's Ultron?" "What's a Skrull?" It's not like he was handing out Avengers codes for a *******.

He did go down rather quickly, but Bendis does that to everyone; Spidey, Tigra, etc.

 

[Dread]

I don't actually recall him revealing that much that most of the Marvel U citizens couldn't have just downloaded off the internet. "What's Ultron?" "What's a Skrull?" It's not like he was handing out Avengers codes for a *******.

He did go down rather quickly, but Bendis does that to everyone; Spidey, Tigra, etc.

But not Echo, who is only weaker and has far less experience.

I don't recall Luke Cage getting punked that badly. Aside for maybe SECRET WAR.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

But Echo's a ninja. Ninjas are the ultimate warriors.

 

[Anubis]

Thank God she's not a Ninja Cyborg.

 

[Norman Osborn]

But Echo's a ninja. Ninjas are the ultimate warriors.

Cause I was bored

 

[Anubis]

Bought....lots of stuff.

This is what I thought of some of them.

Astonishing Wolfman #7 - WHOA. Not quite as big a shocker as Invincible #7 but still....WHOA. Rating: Bee p***y.

Sword #9 - The showdown with the water guy begins, and of course, she gets her ass kicked for not taking that freaking sword with her like, everywhere she goes! But her girl comes through and gets the sword to her (by stabbing her in the chest of course.) So, now it's on. Also we got a bit more insight on the water guy. Incestuous *****e bag that he is. Rating: Freakin' Sweet

That's all for now. Revel in the awesomeness of my post...or don't. I care not.