So Superman #32, published this week, suddenly announces that it takes place before Deathstroke #21, published 4 months ago. I'm sure that won't have any implications at all, I mean, not unless you were planning a massive event book that will have huge repercussions for your entire universe continuity and centred around the Superman line of books.
(also the Mr Oz reveal seems to have been in line with the late rumours and is k-rub.)
― Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Friday, 27 October 2017 12:35 (six years ago) link
Do you find yourself enjoying enough of these books to offset the damage you're doing to your constitution?
― Winky Carrothers (Old Lunch), Friday, 27 October 2017 13:14 (six years ago) link
Of course not.
― Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Friday, 27 October 2017 13:22 (six years ago) link
we need to start a therapy/electroshock fund for aldo
― mh, Friday, 27 October 2017 14:02 (six years ago) link
You love the pain, admit it
― Nhex, Friday, 27 October 2017 15:04 (six years ago) link
Rebirth is gonna get Bendisy
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 14:34 (six years ago) link
Interesting. I bet he just got real, real paid.
― WilliamC, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:17 (six years ago) link
I assume so. Also probably a big role in DC film and tv.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:18 (six years ago) link
I'm trying to think of who I'd like to see delivering Mametesque dialogue -- Damian Wayne and Alfred having a big argument is all I got.
― WilliamC, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:22 (six years ago) link
I'm seeing sassy Lois Lane, too many speech bubbles
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:25 (six years ago) link
Tom Spurgeon suggested Legion of Super Heroes and I can see them going full Bendis with ease.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:30 (six years ago) link
I fear there will be a Barbara Gordon goes Alias comic.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:32 (six years ago) link
This might be a good thing for everyone involved. Bendis has seemed pretty uninspired for a while now (nb, haven't gotten around to reading his more recent street-level stuff eg Jessica Jones and Defenders), and he doesn't seem built for stuff like X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy. I hope for DC's sake, though, that they aren't bringing him in as like a 'show runner' because that is really not his strong suit at all. His books have long been the spanner in the works of continuity because he seems terminally incapable of staying in step with what's going on in associated titles (or maybe just unwilling).
― Your welcome. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:58 (six years ago) link
Of his recent stuff, I really enjoyed the first year of his recent X-Men and Iron Man runs, but they both petered out badly.
My best defence for him is that his mediocre books are better than DC's current mediocre books. And he'd probably be a good fit for triangle-era style Superman.
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:59 (six years ago) link
Can't wait for Cyborg to start calling himself "nigga"
― the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
Well, he often wears a hoodie.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 19:16 (six years ago) link
Amanda Waller revamped as a twenty year old super genius who goes by "Beyonce"you don't wanna know what happens to vixen
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 19:20 (six years ago) link
This Bendis switching teams thing is actually kind of a big deal! I have to wonder what else he would try to ply out of Marvel at this point
― Nhex, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 22:26 (six years ago) link
I'm actually a bit surprised that a figure of his prominence has been solely associated w/Marvel for so long. I thought these folks frequently went back and forth...
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 23:06 (six years ago) link
Yeah, this is no small thing. Whether you like his work or not, it's undeniable that the dude has had a huge impact on Marvel over the past decade and a half. I don't think it's a stretch to suggest that he's maybe among the top 10-20 most impactful figures in their history.
― Bernard Crunderdunder (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 23:13 (six years ago) link
I got the impression he was in the track to either flip to management/editorial or find another engagement writing elsewhere. There were a few comments on twitter where he was reiterating the company line (buy single issues in comic stores or your faves might not continue or be collected!). Comics-wise, the work he did that shaped company direction is pretty scattershot post-2010 and advising on film work seems like it'd be frustrating as a writer. Everything he's worked on recently is a retread (Civil War II) or something that's been brought back because of tv tie-ins (Jessica Jones, Defenders).
Hopefully they give him something he enjoys at DC
― mh, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 14:39 (six years ago) link
Hope they don't, he's a terrible writer and significantly responsible for the navel-burrowing market restriction of the two big superhero publishers in the 21st century I'm actually a bit surprised that a figure of his prominence has been solely associated w/Marvel for so long.He was solely associated with Caliber for most of the 90s, moved his Caliber books to Image when he started being associated with Image, and had Marvel start a mini-imprint for creator-owned books just so that he could bring his Image work over there. Dude obviously prefers having the vast majority of his work under one roof.
― shackling the masses with plastic-wrapped snack picks (sic), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
by "something he enjoys" I mean "some book people who really want Bendis material can read without him getting editorial direction"
― mh, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 19:27 (six years ago) link
Hickman too apparently, non-exclusive.
― Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 21:29 (six years ago) link
Ok Hickman is great fit, considering he basically writes classic DC stories with Marvel characters
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 22:15 (six years ago) link
ding ding
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/09/eddie-berganza-dc-comics-buzzfeed-publishing-article/
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 10 November 2017 12:40 (six years ago) link
about fucking time this got more attention
― drinkmaster sealcup at yr service (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 10 November 2017 12:54 (six years ago) link
that piece is now livehttps://www.buzzfeed.com/jtes/dc-comics-editor-eddie-berganza-sexual-harassment
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Saturday, 11 November 2017 01:29 (six years ago) link
DC human resources is shocked, shocked, and will look into these dramatic new revelations immediately
https://io9.gizmodo.com/dc-comics-has-suspended-editor-eddie-berganza-amidst-al-1820366602
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 12 November 2017 06:34 (six years ago) link
Better late than never I guess.
FWIW I don't think that Buzzfeed piece is very well-reported. And the page-tear design feels more "fun crime story" than "fire this horrible asshole already".
― Chuck_Tatum, Sunday, 12 November 2017 12:13 (six years ago) link
I read an old JLA annual yesterday, and think I've found history's worst drawing of a leg
https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/6/65/Captain_Atom_003.jpg
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 16 November 2017 22:21 (six years ago) link
Or https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/6/65/Captain_Atom_003.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100424132949
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 16 November 2017 22:22 (six years ago) link
Maybe shoulders too
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 16 November 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link
Who's the artiste?
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Thursday, 16 November 2017 22:31 (six years ago) link
I don't think it's Bart Sears but it's definitely an artist from the same 'all muscles must be depicted as simultaneously flexed such that the subject appears to be wracked from head to toe in painfully-gnarled tumors' school.
― Home of the Ill-Considered Gravy Spigot (Old Lunch), Thursday, 16 November 2017 23:03 (six years ago) link
Sergio Cariello apparently
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 17 November 2017 13:06 (six years ago) link
I only had time to flip through it but the art in Doomsday Clock looks pretty good at least.
― louise ck (milo z), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 04:30 (six years ago) link
Hey, if it's your thing, basically every Marvel and DC graphic novel or collection ever is on sale on c*m*x*l*g* right now.
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 13:41 (six years ago) link
“Undeplorables”Geoff Johns, ladies and gentlemen
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 13:46 (six years ago) link
What's he done now?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 13:46 (six years ago) link
Written more comics.
― Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 13:52 (six years ago) link
(actual answer, made a Trump Trope the president in Doomsday Clock)
Doomsday Clock is somehow worse than I expected and I expected a steaming pile of shit.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:34 (six years ago) link
I'm actually taken aback in how much they're exploiting Watchmen. Didn't think they'd go this far.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:41 (six years ago) link
I for one applaud them for making use of every part of the corpse. I hear they're planning to use its ligaments in the binding of the collected edition and are giving away necklaces of its teeth and small finger bones as retailer exclusives. And I guess they've somehow fashioned a crude latrine out of Alan Moore's writing credit?
― Ripped Taylor (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:47 (six years ago) link
I agree with all the above but I enjoyed it as a guilty pleasure.
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 15:02 (six years ago) link
I flipped thru it in the shop while my son chose to buy "Super Sons." (I had tried to steer him toward another Scooby-Doo Team-Up...)
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Friday, 1 December 2017 21:36 (six years ago) link
aldo, can you or another helpful soul explain what this goddamn 'Metal' thing is all about? I saw a solicitation for some 'origins of whatever the hell Metal is' trade which includes a couple issues of Final Crisis and I would like to understand without having to actually research it, thx.
― Ripped Taylor (Old Lunch), Friday, 1 December 2017 22:11 (six years ago) link
Super Sons is a wonderful book.
xpost
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 1 December 2017 22:46 (six years ago) link
Cool, I'm gonna read it with (to) him tonight.
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Friday, 1 December 2017 22:55 (six years ago) link