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jlrobersonWell, for one thing, he can't blink. But there's also this, courtesy of Milligan & Fegredo's FACE.
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Wolverine Publicity
Feb. 11th, 2012 07:03 amskjamBack in 2001, Marvel Comics decided to do something a little different with their X-Force title, which up to that point had been very Nineties. So the main cast was apparently killed off in an explosion, and a year passed in-universe.
The X-Force name had been taken over by media mogul Spike Freeman, who built a multimedia franchise around a team of television-friendly mutants who performed high-profile missions on camera and lived like celebrities. The reality TV thing was still relatively fresh back then, and worth lampooning. We were introduced to this new, not precisely heroic X-Force...and then most of the characters were killed off in the first issue of the new direction, to be replaced by new people entirely.
7 1/3 pages of 21 from X-Force #120, "X-Force: Snikt!", which picks up after a fairly disastrous first mission for the new lineup. Possible trigger warning for implied attempted sexual assault.
( The protagonists come pre-broken. )
Your thoughts and comments?
The X-Force name had been taken over by media mogul Spike Freeman, who built a multimedia franchise around a team of television-friendly mutants who performed high-profile missions on camera and lived like celebrities. The reality TV thing was still relatively fresh back then, and worth lampooning. We were introduced to this new, not precisely heroic X-Force...and then most of the characters were killed off in the first issue of the new direction, to be replaced by new people entirely.
7 1/3 pages of 21 from X-Force #120, "X-Force: Snikt!", which picks up after a fairly disastrous first mission for the new lineup. Possible trigger warning for implied attempted sexual assault.
( The protagonists come pre-broken. )
Your thoughts and comments?
The Genesis of Enigma
May. 2nd, 2011 05:52 pmblackruzsaSorry guys, no Bat-rogue here. I just wanted to share one of my most favorite, lesser known Vertigo comics, that I took a look at off a whim and fell in love with and dreamt about.
Enigma, by Peter Milligan.
There is a lot I cannot in good faith spoil in this post, but mostly this works around how, when you don't grow up around the usual social constructs, you tend to see the world a lot differently.
This post would be about an unnamed man sees the world, because he pretty much.... grew up in a well in Arizona. And got godlike powers simply because nothing told him he couldn't have them.
I have a great great weakness for theological/mythological subversion.
( God held me in the sky, and she dropped me into the world. )
Enigma, by Peter Milligan.
There is a lot I cannot in good faith spoil in this post, but mostly this works around how, when you don't grow up around the usual social constructs, you tend to see the world a lot differently.
This post would be about an unnamed man sees the world, because he pretty much.... grew up in a well in Arizona. And got godlike powers simply because nothing told him he couldn't have them.
I have a great great weakness for theological/mythological subversion.
( God held me in the sky, and she dropped me into the world. )
30 Days of Winter: ROMANCE
Dec. 8th, 2010 09:32 pmangelophileHere's my contribution to today's romance theme.
Taken from the I ♥ Marvel - My Mutant Heart one-shot.
Wherein hardboiled private detective Chandler breaks his number one rule and falls hard for the person he's meant to be tailing.
2.6 pages out of 8 beneath the cut.
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Taken from the I ♥ Marvel - My Mutant Heart one-shot.
Wherein hardboiled private detective Chandler breaks his number one rule and falls hard for the person he's meant to be tailing.
2.6 pages out of 8 beneath the cut.
( Read more... )
The Idiot Root Part 3, Batman 473
Nov. 2nd, 2010 04:14 pmbudige_at_homePart 3 of the Idiot Root from Batman 473
We find our hero at the mercy of Doctor Crosby in the good doctor's Amazon hideout.
7 scans pages of a 21 page story after the cut
Hope you enjoy,
Much love, Budige
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We find our hero at the mercy of Doctor Crosby in the good doctor's Amazon hideout.
7 scans pages of a 21 page story after the cut
Hope you enjoy,
Much love, Budige
( Read more... )
Some DC Solicits I Find Interesting
Apr. 19th, 2010 10:51 pmespanolbot( Hellblazer and 30 Days of Night/X-Files )
title: Hellblazer
title: the x-files
creator: steven niles
title: 30 Days of Night
title: Hellblazer
title: the x-files
creator: steven niles
title: 30 Days of Night
Generation Hex
Mar. 19th, 2010 01:31 amarbre_rieurTo complement glprime's excellent Amalgam Comics entries, here's possibly the strangest book they put out, in terms of out-there combinations:
Generation Hex was an amalgamation of mutant teen team Generation X with Jonah Hex and various other DC Wild West characters.
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publisher: amalgam, creator: adam pollina, creator: peter milligan
glprime's excellent Amalgam Comics entries, here's possibly the strangest book they put out, in terms of out-there combinations:
Generation Hex was an amalgamation of mutant teen team Generation X with Jonah Hex and various other DC Wild West characters.
( Read more... )
publisher: amalgam, creator: adam pollina, creator: peter milligan
Coolest Team-Up Ever?
Feb. 19th, 2010 01:24 pmprotogarrettBut does anyone know what this is from? I just came across it trying to find more information or scans of this intriguing X-Statix character. Plus, it's nice to see Wanda when she wasn't so darned crazy with the whole killing Avengers, boning Clint, and wiping out most of the mutant population (not to say I didn't like any of that, I did). Seems though she might be coming back soon as a Secret Avenger, so here's hoping.
Suggested tags: char: wanda maximof/scarlet witch, char: moonbeam/ dead girl, title: X-Statix
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Suggested tags: char: wanda maximof/scarlet witch, char: moonbeam/ dead girl, title: X-Statix
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The life and times of Edie Sawyer
Feb. 13th, 2010 11:59 amangelophileBecause Scans_Daily 3.0 has been criminally short on scans from Peter Milligan's X-Force run, I seek to correct that with these scenes, taken from X-Force #124, with guest artist Darwyn Cooke on art duties.
I loved this run in many ways, which both satarized the cult of celebrity and the media, but also managed to make stereotypes into strongly defined characters in between the high body count. I always thought it was a bold move of Marvel to associate this sort of material with brand X. Also, I think I'm right in saying, had the first on-panel gay kiss in Marvel comics, several years before the media claimed that was in the recent X-Factor issue.
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I loved this run in many ways, which both satarized the cult of celebrity and the media, but also managed to make stereotypes into strongly defined characters in between the high body count. I always thought it was a bold move of Marvel to associate this sort of material with brand X. Also, I think I'm right in saying, had the first on-panel gay kiss in Marvel comics, several years before the media claimed that was in the recent X-Factor issue.
( Read more... )
