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The Crossing: Iron Man #324
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iamrmanI don’t know, something about attempting re-entry? (Because, Moonraker. Get it?)
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iamrman
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD DAWN #1:
Dec. 30th, 2018 10:09 pmstarwolf_oakleyGREEN LANTERN EMERALD DAWN #1 was the start of the origin for the Post-Crisis Hal Jordan. It had Hal serving 90 days on a drunk driving charge, and also established a lot of the "Hal Jordan: Screw-up!" characterization that was very common for a while. Still is, in some ways.
Story by Jim Owsley, Gerard Jones and Keith Giffen. Art by MD Bright.
( For Marty's sake )
Story by Jim Owsley, Gerard Jones and Keith Giffen. Art by MD Bright.
( For Marty's sake )
superboyprime
"It's about family and loyalty, and being true to oneself. It's about devotion to country and duty, being honorable when everyone around you is not. Focusing too narrowly on race denies the real message of the series: It's about the Noblest Guy in the World. And, hopefully, it makes you think about the world we live in." - Christopher J. Priest
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superboyprime
"It made absolutely no sense to me that Panther wouldn’t at least nominally protect himself from things like small arms fire or stabbing weapons, and that, at the very least, he’d carry an iPhone (which is what his Kimoyo card essentially is). The fan outrage was unexpected and a little off-putting, considering how poorly supported Panther has traditionally been. It seemed to me like, “We’re not actually going to buy any Black Panther comics, but how dare you make him smarter and more technologically advanced! Bring back the plain old spandex and get rid of the gadgets!”' - Christopher J. Priest
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Hal Jordan needs a mask in a hurry
Aug. 13th, 2017 12:50 amstarwolf_oakleyHere are two examples of two times Hal Jordan, having just gotten his Green Lantern ring for the first time, needed a mask in a hurry. One time he wanted one. The other time...
( History repeats... sort of. )
( History repeats... sort of. )
Marville #6-7: Duh End
Aug. 10th, 2015 10:16 aminformationgeek
"You're trying to pin this on us?! Marville failed sales-wise because we couldn't accept your grand vision of world peace? We only wanted superheroes punching each other. Go to hell! Your comic didn't succeed because it started as a lame, unfunny parody of the comic book industry and then it was an inaccurate, moronic tale about God and the universe. It failed because it SUCKED!"- Linkara
Writer: Bill Jemas
Artist: Mark Bright
Inker: Paul Neary
Colorist: Transparency Digital
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Marville #5 - Pain
Aug. 3rd, 2015 03:10 pminformationgeek
"Among other things, this gave me the opportunity to finally read MARVILLE, which was prominently stocked. (MARVILLE was Bill Jemas' entry in Marvel's "cancellation sweepstakes" against the renumbered CAPTAIN MARVEL and whatever the other thing was, neither of which were in evidence, meaning either MARVILLE's getting some sort of distribution preference or the others are selling better.) I've read pissy reviews of MARVILLE, so I had some idea of what I was getting into, but I don't think reviewers have quite understood what a work of genius the book is. Certainly being that hamfisted and that obscure in a single story takes some sort of genius. I remember when Bill and Joe made their move at Marvel, and complained about the sort of story that you have to have inside information (like knowledge of Marvel's entire continuity history) to understand, and this certainly stands apart from that, but it's the exact same sin, a compendium of snipes and in-jokes really meant only for the cognoscenti, and pretty much guaranteed to baffle outsiders at the same time it drives home the nail that superhero comic books are really, really stupid. And this is from the guy who runs the company. (MARVILLE also became a topic of heat from retailers recently, when Marvel decided to run the second issue gratis on their website, rendering those non-returnable copies the retailers had ordered long before potentially unsalable, on the principle that you don't buy the cow when you can get the milk for free.)" - Steven Grant of Permanent Damage referencing the second issue
or
"I will be honest: I was lying slightly with that “he is not the first of anything” line. Apparently he is the first modern human. You know, in 100,000 BC. And everyone else walking around is a Neanderthal. But it’s cool, because Logan can breed with them and he is, in fact, the father of the entire human race. I guess that makes this prehistoric Canada. Let’s set aside the multiple holes in that logic for a little, and get on with the story, where our modern-day clan is feeling attracted to the Neanderthal village we’re now ending up in. Jack handily tells us that our modern DNA feels a “natural bond” with our less-evolved ancestors, which is why Al, Lucy, and Mickey (man it’s been a while since I typed those names out in full) are wanting to get it on with the prehistoric pretties. Thank goodness Jack is here to remind us that this is all completely true, though. I mean, how can you argue with this logic?"- Fletcher “Syrg” Arnett
Writer: Bill Jemas
Artist: Mark Bright
Inker: Paul Neary
Colorist: Transparency Digital
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Marville #4
Jul. 27th, 2015 05:03 pminformationgeek
"Let's us once again enter the scummy, disease, carcass of a comic series that is Marville. That's a bit of an exaggeration. I mean, for it to be a carcass, it would have had to been alive at some point."
or
"THIS COMIC....AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! JUST........AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?!?!?!?!? ....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! *cue him throwing the comic across the room*"- Linkara
"In fact its a bit of a stretch of the imagination to even justify calling it a book... A book has a reason to exist... This does not." - Matthew Lane (an Amazon review of the trade paperback)
Writer: Bill Jemas
Artist: Mark Bright
Inker: Paul Neary
Colorist: Transparency Digital
More quotes from victims of Marville.
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Marville #2
Jul. 13th, 2015 07:55 aminformationgeek
"I feel like I spent an hour swimming in raw sewage." - Linkara
"I’m speechless. This is the single thing in this entire series that can still render me such, even on this, my third re-read of the book. Not that we’re going to run low on insanity from here on out. It’s just that this is easily the nadir." - Fletcher “Syrg” Arnett
Writer: Bill Jemas
Artist: Mark Bright
Inker: Paul Neary
Colorist: Transparency Digital
Because there are no good quotes from the creators, above are quotes from people who read this comic!
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Marville #1
Jul. 6th, 2015 12:42 pminformationgeek
"“Marville,” on the other hand, was something different. It may just be the strangest comic that Marvel has ever published.Marville ostensibly began as a parody book, a vehicle for Jemas to make fun of his own industry. Marville-the-parody only lasted for two out of it’s six issues. The last four were…something else." - Laura Hudson
"The ONLY reason you should buy this comic is if you enjoy pain and want to inflict the most you can upon yourself." - Kevin J. Allen (an Amazon review of the trade paperback)
Writer: Bill Jemas
Artist: Mark Bright
Inker: Paul Neary
Colorist: Transparency Digital
Couldn't find any quotes or interviews with Jemas about this comic... so quotes from everyone else who read and reviewed this series!
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