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stubbleupdate2 panels from Uncanny X-Men #5, that made me laugh
( featuring Namor the Submariner and Hope )
( featuring Namor the Submariner and Hope )
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I've wanted to post this for ages (well, since Fantastic Four #600 came out), featuring as it does my New Character Find of 2010 The Anti-Priest of the Negative Zone. He's the leader of a cult who want to bring Annihilus and the Annihilation wave into our universe, and he preaches at a club called the Other Side of Zero.His quest to bring the Annihilation Wave into our universe was one of the threads that tied in to the War of the Four Cities
( In the first story of Fantastic Four #600, Forever part 1 )
And ( the flashback from the second story )
I love this sequence. The letterbox framing echoes the negative sign/control rod, the actual speech from the Anti-Priest just sounds good and I do like seeing scenes revisited later on when they are dripping with meaning.
The Fantastic Four #600
Nov. 23rd, 2011 03:31 pmsherkahnThe threats just keep on coming.
And, oh yeah, we learn a truth about the nature of the Negative Zone.
MASSIVE SPOILERS and some gore behind the cut.
( New rules to new life indeed. )
And, oh yeah, we learn a truth about the nature of the Negative Zone.
MASSIVE SPOILERS and some gore behind the cut.
( New rules to new life indeed. )
Welcome to my world
Nov. 5th, 2011 09:23 pmstubbleupdateI had a big think about this in the summer, but recently, I've been thinking about how comic books attract new readers and how welcoming they are. There's an old saying about how "every comic is somebody's first" and comics have to have a go at making it possible for new readers to pick up any book, even if its midstream. There's a lot of advertised "jumping on points" and Marvel's .1 initiative has been a pretty uneven way of their characters, concepts and stories.
In superhero movies, there's always a desire to do an origin story as a way to make the story accessible to new readers. This always frustrates me, especially since Colleen Coover's told the definitive Spider-man story in one panel and six words and Batman's isn't much more than "My parents are deeeeead." We don't need to see James Bond start his military training and changing to HMSS to know that he's a badass, so why have we got to see Green Lantern get his ring? Why can't we just see him be a space cop?
DC's relaunch has made a big deal about being new reader friendly and has by and large jumped into stories. Apart from Supergirl, I'm not aware of any origins being retold, which is nice.
( The story recap )
( The concept recap )
( The character recap )
( The novel recap )
Are comic books really less new-reader friendly than other media? I know that it doesn't take much to pick up a movie and watch it, and that sequels rarely do recaps (though the credits sequence in Incredible Hulk was pretty bloody good). What about for TV? Is it easier to jump into a TV series midstream (and not just soaps, but one with an ongoing narrative like The Shield or Fringe) than it is to jump into an ongoing comics series?
In superhero movies, there's always a desire to do an origin story as a way to make the story accessible to new readers. This always frustrates me, especially since Colleen Coover's told the definitive Spider-man story in one panel and six words and Batman's isn't much more than "My parents are deeeeead." We don't need to see James Bond start his military training and changing to HMSS to know that he's a badass, so why have we got to see Green Lantern get his ring? Why can't we just see him be a space cop?
DC's relaunch has made a big deal about being new reader friendly and has by and large jumped into stories. Apart from Supergirl, I'm not aware of any origins being retold, which is nice.
( The story recap )
( The concept recap )
( The character recap )
( The novel recap )
Are comic books really less new-reader friendly than other media? I know that it doesn't take much to pick up a movie and watch it, and that sequels rarely do recaps (though the credits sequence in Incredible Hulk was pretty bloody good). What about for TV? Is it easier to jump into a TV series midstream (and not just soaps, but one with an ongoing narrative like The Shield or Fringe) than it is to jump into an ongoing comics series?
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- title: chew,
- title: fantastic four,
- title: infinite vacation,
- title: irredeemable ant-man,
- title: ms. marvel,
- title: my faith in frankie,
- title: patsy walker: hellcat,
- title: power girl,
- title: spider-man loves mary jane,
- title: the order,
- title: the umbrella academy,
- title: ultimate comics ultimates
sherkahnComicBookResources has the teaser / announcement of some rumblings as the 50th anniversary of a certain Marvel mainstay title draws near.
( Fantastic. )
( Fantastic. )
Four Seasons
Jul. 20th, 2011 08:49 amstubbleupdateIfanboy have a story about Marvel's Season One Initiative
Taking a page (give or take a few hundred) from DC's Earth One line (whose Superman: Earth One was a breakout success), Marvel has announced a line of original graphic novels featuring some of their most popular characters and Daredevil. They're calling it Season One.
Though Marvel claims to have sought out younger talent with fresh takes on the characters, you'll recognize a few promising names.
It all starts in February with Fantastic Four: Season One by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and David Marquez.
And I've stopped paying attention. Fantastic Four, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa? Sold. You'll remember that he's the man who wrote Marvel Knights 4. And it was good. USA Today has art previews, but there's no way to actually post them up here. The raison d'etre of Season One does sound a lot like the Astonishing Line, but in OGN format. I'm assuming that that means that you can buy them in bookshops and Amazon, instead of your local comic shop.
( More origins, in a way )
Taking a page (give or take a few hundred) from DC's Earth One line (whose Superman: Earth One was a breakout success), Marvel has announced a line of original graphic novels featuring some of their most popular characters and Daredevil. They're calling it Season One.
Though Marvel claims to have sought out younger talent with fresh takes on the characters, you'll recognize a few promising names.
It all starts in February with Fantastic Four: Season One by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and David Marquez.
And I've stopped paying attention. Fantastic Four, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa? Sold. You'll remember that he's the man who wrote Marvel Knights 4. And it was good. USA Today has art previews, but there's no way to actually post them up here. The raison d'etre of Season One does sound a lot like the Astonishing Line, but in OGN format. I'm assuming that that means that you can buy them in bookshops and Amazon, instead of your local comic shop.
( More origins, in a way )
stubbleupdateThe Final Issue of Fantastic Four should be a bigger talking point than the previous one, the Death Issue. That's because it's better, by virtue of being bloody amazing.
It's silent, bar a text bubble on the last page and sets out how the survivors of the Fantastic Four and their extended family deal with the loss of one of their own.
Some scenes also set up a very exciting future for the new title, including Valeria Richards'( To Do List )
Yes, I think that that's even more exciting than Reed's threat level list.
It's silent, bar a text bubble on the last page and sets out how the survivors of the Fantastic Four and their extended family deal with the loss of one of their own.
Some scenes also set up a very exciting future for the new title, including Valeria Richards'( To Do List )
Yes, I think that that's even more exciting than Reed's threat level list.
Preview: Fantastic Four #588
Jan. 28th, 2011 02:29 pmnova_primeMarvel released a first look at the last issue of FF!
Preview up at Cosmic Book News.
Page below the cut featuring Spider-Man and Franklin.
( Read more... )
Preview up at Cosmic Book News.
Page below the cut featuring Spider-Man and Franklin.
( Read more... )
Fantastic Four 587
Jan. 25th, 2011 02:19 pmterrykunThere's room for more than one member of the family to take the stage in this issue. Four pages under the cut.
( And they've had enough of someone else\ )
( And they've had enough of someone else\ )
Preview: Fantastic Four #587
Jan. 25th, 2011 10:29 amnova_primeMarvel released a press release and preview for today/tomorrow's Death issue.
Here is one page from the preview which is up at CosmicBookNews plus both the covers.
Spoilers!
( Read more... )
Here is one page from the preview which is up at CosmicBookNews plus both the covers.
Spoilers!
( Read more... )
Fantastic Four: A Death in the Family
Jan. 24th, 2011 09:26 pmpyrotwilightTomorrow as many may have heard shall be the re-lease of Fantastic Four #587, featuring a Fantastic Four member dying, with speculation going for virtually each member.
In 2006 however the concept was kinda toyed around with in a one-shot Fantastic Four: A Death in the Family in which a member died, sorta. I decided this'd be a nice story to post too since I've been a fan of the Human Torch ever since I saw him as a kid.
The story was 23 pages and I'll be posting 7.5 pages
( Four Shall be Three Shall Be Four )
In 2006 however the concept was kinda toyed around with in a one-shot Fantastic Four: A Death in the Family in which a member died, sorta. I decided this'd be a nice story to post too since I've been a fan of the Human Torch ever since I saw him as a kid.
The story was 23 pages and I'll be posting 7.5 pages
( Four Shall be Three Shall Be Four )
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Nobody requested this post.It doesn't fit into any set theme for theme month.
It isn't even anything hot off the presses.
But it's something that I think is pretty cool - the origin of Mr. Fantastic. Not the character, the name.
This collects the oft-reprinted and emulated Fantastic Four #1, the crib scene in Waid/Wieringo's first issue of Fantastic Four (v3 #60) and extracts from this
( In the beginning... )
And Mark Waid has him( telling the story to Valeria )
And the much promised secret origin from this year's visually arresting ( Ataque Del M.O.D.O.K.! )
Listen to the Other Side of Zero
Nov. 30th, 2010 11:05 amstubbleupdateFrom Fantastic Four 578 and 585 comes ( The New Character Find of the Year! )
*Yes, my tongue is in my cheek and it's not intended as a slight to the other new characters that were created in 2010.
*Yes, my tongue is in my cheek and it's not intended as a slight to the other new characters that were created in 2010.
Spider-man/Daredevil: Rivalry!
Nov. 23rd, 2010 02:20 ambadficwriterNot part of the original S_D 1.0 Spider-man/Daredevil series, I wanted to insert bits and pieces I hadn't included the first time. Turns out there was a lot more than I thought. (Lotsa scans below cut)( Read more... )
Part 1 posted previously.
Suggested tags: char: daredevil/matt murdock, char: foggy nelson, char: spider-man/peter parker, publisher: marvel, creator: stan lee, title: daredevil, title: amazing spider-man, title: fantastic four, char: human torch/johnny storm, char: sub-mariner/namor mckenzie, creator: john romita, sr, creator: gene colan, creator: frank giacoia, creator: joe sinnott, creator: jack kirby, creator: gerry conway
Part 1 posted previously.
Suggested tags: char: daredevil/matt murdock, char: foggy nelson, char: spider-man/peter parker, publisher: marvel, creator: stan lee, title: daredevil, title: amazing spider-man, title: fantastic four, char: human torch/johnny storm, char: sub-mariner/namor mckenzie, creator: john romita, sr, creator: gene colan, creator: frank giacoia, creator: joe sinnott, creator: jack kirby, creator: gerry conway
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- char: foggy nelson,
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- char: karen page,
- char: spiderman/peter parker,
- char: stiltman/wilbur day,
- char: sub-mariner/namor mckenzie,
- creator: gene colan,
- creator: gerry conway,
- creator: jack kirby,
- creator: joe sinnott,
- creator: john romita,
- creator: stan lee,
- publisher: marvel comics,
- title: amazing spider-man,
- title: daredevil,
- title: fantastic four
