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Post by grinch on May 21, 2021 21:27:22 GMT
Fell into a rabbit hole (and well, there was a sale on Comixology last week). Made my way through the Marvel Civil War saga. Got interested in Spidey's story, so also got the prelude stories to see how Tony becomes his close friend and boss when Peter and his family lost everything. Therefore, the Spidey story had an even greater emotional impact on me. It was every bit as good as the reviews say it would be. It was an exciting story, about loyalty, being different and fighting for what you believe in. Deeply moving and emotional. And it also draws quite a few parallels to the real world, about "coming out" and the consequences, both to one self and to friends and family, and also showing, in grim detail, all that is wrong with places like Guantanamo and the "justice" served there. Tony is shown as utterly ruthless in this, scheming and becoming the very thing he despises. He hates what he is doing, and he is aware of how much he is destroying, bringing down his friends and destroying the way of life of the superheroes. However, even after reading this, and considering the points made by both sides, I still think the whole plot was completely insane. The amount of destruction and collateral damage would have landed everyone, including Tony, in jail several times over. And in real life, registration would have been a fact, since the start. And it would have been the sensible thing to do, too. I have to say I enjoyed the Civil War saga more than I thought I would, and that was mainly due to the devastating character developments that take place. I am usually pretty bored by just fights, explosions and superheroes go smash, so this was a nice positive surprise for me. I take it then if you were a hero or at least a super-powered being in the Marvel Universe you would have been Pro Registration?
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Post by tuigirl on May 21, 2021 21:59:04 GMT
Fell into a rabbit hole (and well, there was a sale on Comixology last week). Made my way through the Marvel Civil War saga. Got interested in Spidey's story, so also got the prelude stories to see how Tony becomes his close friend and boss when Peter and his family lost everything. Therefore, the Spidey story had an even greater emotional impact on me. It was every bit as good as the reviews say it would be. It was an exciting story, about loyalty, being different and fighting for what you believe in. Deeply moving and emotional. And it also draws quite a few parallels to the real world, about "coming out" and the consequences, both to one self and to friends and family, and also showing, in grim detail, all that is wrong with places like Guantanamo and the "justice" served there. Tony is shown as utterly ruthless in this, scheming and becoming the very thing he despises. He hates what he is doing, and he is aware of how much he is destroying, bringing down his friends and destroying the way of life of the superheroes. However, even after reading this, and considering the points made by both sides, I still think the whole plot was completely insane. The amount of destruction and collateral damage would have landed everyone, including Tony, in jail several times over. And in real life, registration would have been a fact, since the start. And it would have been the sensible thing to do, too. I have to say I enjoyed the Civil War saga more than I thought I would, and that was mainly due to the devastating character developments that take place. I am usually pretty bored by just fights, explosions and superheroes go smash, so this was a nice positive surprise for me. I take it then if you were a hero or at least a super-powered being in the Marvel Universe you would have been Pro Registration? Yep, sorry to say, yes, I would have been on Team Tony. Maybe it would have been different back in the day when this came out, but now I got older, and I have less eyes for shining heroes and more for all the collateral damage... and a lot of my idealism has been replaced with cynicism over the years...
(Hmm... I must sound like an old and bitter person....)
In the real world, if there was such a thing as "gifted" people, there would have been no way that they would not have been registered at birth or at least as soon as they show their first powers.
They would be too powerful, to useful for governments and other organisations, and too dangerous to let them run free.
Anyways, one thing that these stories do very well is that they do not pass judgement and they show all the bad things both sides do, and neither side comes out smelling of roses. That was also one of the reasons Steve gives in at the end- not because he believes Tony is right, but because he wants to prevent more harm from happening.
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Post by grinch on May 22, 2021 8:50:50 GMT
I take it then if you were a hero or at least a super-powered being in the Marvel Universe you would have been Pro Registration? Yep, sorry to say, yes, I would have been on Team Tony. Maybe it would have been different back in the day when this came out, but now I got older, and I have less eyes for shining heroes and more for all the collateral damage... and a lot of my idealism has been replaced with cynicism over the years...
(Hmm... I must sound like an old and bitter person....)
In the real world, if there was such a thing as "gifted" people, there would have been no way that they would not have been registered at birth or at least as soon as they show their first powers.
They would be too powerful, to useful for governments and other organisations, and too dangerous to let them run free.
Anyways, one thing that these stories do very well is that they do not pass judgement and they show all the bad things both sides do, and neither side comes out smelling of roses. That was also one of the reasons Steve gives in at the end- not because he believes Tony is right, but because he wants to prevent more harm from happening.
I’d agree with you personally. The first time Dr Banner hulked out, they’d have put him in some government facility and run tests on him. Or at least tried to. And especially when you have some people who can manipulate the elements or bend time and space to your will, you could see why certain governments would consider them a threat to world security. And that’s when they’d roll out the Sentinels.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on May 31, 2021 14:34:45 GMT
Volume 3 of Moriarty the Patriot. A re-imagining of the Holmes mythos with the professor as a violetn crusader against corrupt aristocracy.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Jun 5, 2021 17:38:06 GMT
Didn't actually buy it, but noticed that both Sainsbury and Tesco are stocking Panini's regular Batman reprint title (Sainsbury had it on the newstand with the papers,not with the magazines and comics)
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Post by kurumais on Jun 5, 2021 22:41:01 GMT
im reading namor the submariner epic collection. its all his early silver age appearances from fantastic four and the avengers . its so crazy in one issue the FF go broke because
reed lost their money in the stock market and they have to sell all their stuff. they get an offer to appear in a movie and they have to hitch hike from NYC to Hollywood.
its making me chuckle
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Post by tuigirl on Jun 6, 2021 13:30:27 GMT
So I am slogging my way through Marvel War of the Realms because I got curious since Squirrel Girl tied into that, too. Urgh. This is a case of not being my cup of tea at all. The main release as well as Strike Squad was just one big slog from one big mindless battle to the next. The only light moments were featuring Spider-Man in Strike Squad. The whole idea of this troll invasion is ridiculous, and Squirrel Girl had the right idea in asking- "How does this even make sense? And what are these trolls and giants even going to eat?" However, I really enjoyed Journey into Mystery. This is a light-hearted road-trip featuring some of the B-list heroes like Miles Morales and Kate Bishop. It was actual FUN.
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Post by tuigirl on Jun 7, 2021 21:29:43 GMT
Just finished the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series and I could read it all again. This was absolutely wonderful. It was weird, bonkers, fun, original, whimsical, quirky.... and most of all, it brought me back into the world of Marvel and superheroes in general. And it made me check out the Fraction Iron Man series which I also adored. And of course Marvel Civil War.
This was the best comic recommendation I had in ages and I loved every bit of it!
Anyway, the last Squirrel Girl book. Absolutely fantastic. Squirrel Girl goes out not with one bang, but the whole fireworks. We even get an epic Endgame battle. And we meet all of Doreen's enemies and of course all her friends again.
This instantly became one of my favorite Squirrel Girl comics, just because it is such a fun ride.
And as a special treat, we get a lot of Tony. In his underpants. What is it with Tony in his underpants? I hazard a guess that it is some kind of Marvel running gag, since my recent tour through Marvel comics this popped up with some regularity. This has even featured in the Squirrel Girl series several times. Must be because Tony is not only good looking, he is also often an arrogant, egocentric a$$hole and it just feels gratifying to see him humiliated....
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jun 19, 2021 0:11:08 GMT
Batman White Knight.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2021 23:14:41 GMT
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons(or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Barricade the Doors Against Hostile Snowmen)
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jun 20, 2021 7:44:25 GMT
I take it then if you were a hero or at least a super-powered being in the Marvel Universe you would have been Pro Registration? Yep, sorry to say, yes, I would have been on Team Tony. Maybe it would have been different back in the day when this came out, but now I got older, and I have less eyes for shining heroes and more for all the collateral damage... and a lot of my idealism has been replaced with cynicism over the years...
(Hmm... I must sound like an old and bitter person....)
In the real world, if there was such a thing as "gifted" people, there would have been no way that they would not have been registered at birth or at least as soon as they show their first powers.
They would be too powerful, to useful for governments and other organisations, and too dangerous to let them run free.
Anyways, one thing that these stories do very well is that they do not pass judgement and they show all the bad things both sides do, and neither side comes out smelling of roses. That was also one of the reasons Steve gives in at the end- not because he believes Tony is right, but because he wants to prevent more harm from happening.
Too many years as an X-Fan for me to support government registration. It will ALWAYS end in Sentinels (or worse... Deathloks).
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Post by kurumais on Jul 6, 2021 12:55:43 GMT
www.webtoons.com/en/sf/space-boy/ep-1/viewer?title_no=400&episode_no=1i was researching comics to get my niece for her birthday and i saw this trade space boy vol 10 so i thought maybe agood book for a boy then i see the book on amazon and i was confused why is their a girl on the cover of comic called space boy? i was reading reviews and lots of fplks say they found it on webtoons which is free so i head over and id thought i would read a bit of it, a few pages just to see what its like, i got hooked its really very charming. as for my niece i hope she likes it
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jul 7, 2021 15:45:39 GMT
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Secret of Chesbro House #1
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Post by tuigirl on Jul 7, 2021 22:03:41 GMT
I am still in love with Star Trek year five. It is such a wonderful series, which not only expands the Original Series, but also on the characters. They add some nice conflict and drama and challenges for the crew on a personal level, and that brings the characters closer to the reader and makes us care and sympathize with them even more. Plus, we get some gripping stories. I liked the Time Travel to ancient Vulcan, and now we have to deal with a full on invasion of the Federation by the Tholians. Can't wait for the resolution, although I will be sad when this series ends, because it is hands down one of the best Star Trek comic series out there.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2021 15:31:35 GMT
Spider-Man Loves Mary-Jane.
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Post by tuigirl on Jul 9, 2021 12:58:11 GMT
The new Rivers of London comic. Part 1. Off to a very good start. This time the story is told from the point of view of Stephanopolous. Which is an interesting choice and nice for a change. I like that this gives an "outside" view on Peter. The story starts out as a supposedly "normal" Police action against a gang of pocket thieves (and corruption among the force), but soon it turns out there is some Falcon involvement....
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jul 10, 2021 18:19:40 GMT
Batman: Creature of the Night. A rather good 'what if' about a boy influenced by Batman (who is just a comic in this story) and how he tries to process trauma through a comic-filtered view of the world.
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Post by tuigirl on Jul 29, 2021 18:00:31 GMT
This year, I rekindled my love for graphic novels.
I especially have fallen in love with dark re-interpretations of old children's classics.
And I found a few treasures.
Now, just look at this! It is drop dead gorgeous.
The story is very dark and is about abuse and harassment of horizontal collaborators and the resulting kids of German soldiers after WWII in Belgium.
May I introduce: the Marsupilami.
I am curious what other dark and gritty children's classics are in the pipeline. These are NOT children's books!
I may be a heretic, but I absolutely adore the dark setting and story lines.
They are something completely different.
After all, we also had murder and arson in Rocky Beach (for the few Non-Germans who still know the Three Investigators; the Three Investigators is by far one of the most popular pop-culture cults in Germany).
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Post by Ela on Aug 10, 2021 0:48:18 GMT
I finished the Jessica Jones Alias series a week or so ago. Really enjoyed it and wanted more Jessica Jones, so I bought The Pulse Complete Collection, even though the reviews said there was less Jessica in it (which I haven't really found to be the case yet). Enjoying it so far.
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Post by grinch on Aug 10, 2021 23:41:30 GMT
Batman ‘89 #1
It’s an interesting start, I’ll give it that. From what I can gather this is only a limited series but if it’s a success I’d be curious to see how they would fit other Batman rogues into this universe. The Mad Hatter and The Scarecrow would work particularly well I think.
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