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So Riri Williams isn't taking over as War Machine.
She's taking over as Iron Man.
I guess I should have seen this coming since they've been slowly throwing Stark's character to the dogs over the last few years, but I think the only thing that bugs me about this is, once again, the new character is made to be better at everything than the old (she's 15 years old, MIT student, reverse engineered the IM armor in her spare time or something, etc). I'm not mad about it, as just like Hydra-Cap it'll amount to nothing within a year, I'm sure, and like Captain America and Spider-Man we're just going to have multiple people with the same name zipping around.
She's taking over as Iron Man.
I guess I should have seen this coming since they've been slowly throwing Stark's character to the dogs over the last few years, but I think the only thing that bugs me about this is, once again, the new character is made to be better at everything than the old (she's 15 years old, MIT student, reverse engineered the IM armor in her spare time or something, etc). I'm not mad about it, as just like Hydra-Cap it'll amount to nothing within a year, I'm sure, and like Captain America and Spider-Man we're just going to have multiple people with the same name zipping around.
Yeah, much like Foster Thor I'm sure anyone who just doesn't like the book will be labelled as a racist/misogynist/etc because fuck your tastes you're just a shitlord.[DOUBLEPOST=1467829677,1467829600][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh and Iron (Wo)Man will be written by Bendis.
So there's that.
And since Bendis only writes two characters (Spider-man and not Spider-man) she'll wind up sounding like a 40 year old Jewish man.
All that being said the Avenger kids are leaving the Avengers and becoming the Champions, written by Mark Waid with art by Humberto Ramos. I'm not a huge Ramos fan, but I've really been enjoying the youngsters in All New All Different Avengers and will gladly read a book centered around them (especially with Waid at the the helm).
Yeah Ramos isn't a favorite, but Waid can do good work so I might look into that one.
I'll totally read those three. Just wish Miles' book could get out from the Bendis cloud.
Jessica Jones is getting a title this fall too ... also Bendis.
Where does it endis?
Jessica Jones is getting a title this fall too ... also Bendis.
Where does it endis?
Any guesses for next week's big death at Bendis's hand?
I'm split 60/40 on She-Hulk/Bruce Banner.
I'm split 60/40 on She-Hulk/Bruce Banner.
I bet he'll kill off Batman, just to be a dick.
With Riri taking over, there's also the possibility of Tony Stark meeting his end.
But judging by descriptions for late July, early August issues, I'm confident we're losing a Hulk.
But judging by descriptions for late July, early August issues, I'm confident we're losing a Hulk.
c'mon you gotta know it's [FE]male
I hate myself for missing that chance.
Okay, now we're talking. Mark Waid's doing the writing too. I held off on All New All Different Avengers, but I think this one's gonna work more to my liking. Description from Marvel:
"As iconic good guys clash, the younger heroes - the heroes of tomorrow - are tired of the drama and conflict, so they're joining forces to make the future a brighter place!"
So they're sick of this shit too! The heroes we need.
...is that a teenaged girl Vision? HOLD ON-*Searching mode* Vision has a daughter? Um...okay, that snuck up on me.
Vision had a short solo run before this reboot that's really good, I recommend checking it out.
It's a time-displaced, teenage Cyclops.
Ditto what CynicismKills said. Vision creates a family for himself, goes off to live in suburbia. It's a must-read that I'll hopefully get the first trade for for my birthday. Second and final trade comes out later this year.
This is my only hesitation as far as the team's make-up. The teenage old team has been problematic (young Jean Gray sure does love reading minds without consent) and Marvel keeps sweeping anything mutant-related under the rug. I'm surprised he's even there from an editorial standpoint. Maybe they wanted someone who'd argue with Nova over who gets to play team leader. It sure as shit shouldn't be Nova.
For a limited time, Marvel's offering 50% a 12-issue subscription to Champions. Trying to decide whether when October rolls around I'm willing to wait the extra week to save $2 a month.
There's a part of me dreading how 2017's event will end up fucking this over.
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Genndy Tartakovsky is writing a Luke Cage limited series set in the 1970s.
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/07...tartakovsky-on-his-new-cage-comic-from-marvel
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/07...tartakovsky-on-his-new-cage-comic-from-marvel
I have to wonder if Marvel will have anything left for Wednesday's big preview at the rate they're announcing new titles.
Doctor Doom is ... Infamous Iron Man!
And it's written by Bendis, of course.
Doctor Doom is ... Infamous Iron Man!
And it's written by Bendis, of course.
"Hey guys, remember when we made Iron Man evil as part of our Axis event, except the timing of the books never lined up and we never bothered to turn him good? People loved that right?"
I hate Marvel and DC's obsession with their villains, and the crappy "they're not so bad, the heroes are the true badguys and asshole for making judgements about them!" Story lines that go along with it.
I hate Marvel and DC's obsession with their villains, and the crappy "they're not so bad, the heroes are the true badguys and asshole for making judgements about them!" Story lines that go along with it.
Between the two Civil Wars, Marvel is set to make their heroes the bad guys. At this point Carol Danvers is determined to turn the world into a fascist society, which she can make sure remains orderly from her orbiting battle station.
*sigh* I miss when the heroes were heroes, acted like heroes, got along, and fought bad guys.
So far DC Rebirth is doing good with that, but "so far" is only two issues in for some series and not even started yet for others. The only not getting along I've seen is that NU52 heroes are wary about pre-Flashpoint Superman, but that makes sense considering he's from another universe and is taking place of someone they've all known for years. I'd think they were stupid to not be wary, but I'm confident they'll find their comradery soon enough.
I just have no interest in any of DC. It's too muddled in events and crossovers. To fully get what's going on in Superman, I'd have to catch up on the nu52 Superman titles (no), read Convergence (no), and follow other Rebirth titles (no).
By what I've been hearing from others, you are wrong. They haven't done any of those things and are enjoying the re-start of the books. In fact they seem to be having a better time of it than people that kept up with everything.
I didn't read any of that shit and I'm following just fine. I don't even know what Convergence was. All I know is:
-Nu52 angsty Supes was terminal
-Old universe Supes plus Lois and son hid out from the Nu52, came back incognito as the Smiths
- Old universe Supes had to play hero, because he can't help it, which is part of what makes him so lovable
-Nu52 Supes died
I think you read the Rebirth one-shot with Wally?
There. You're caught up. Seriously, that's it. Superman doesn't even don the blue and red to take nu52 Supes place until the first new issue of Action Comics, and the Superman series seems like it's doing its own thing. Everyone seems to be doing their own thing.
I've never read DC comics before and I'm doing fine. I'm not trying to get you back into them; just don't want you operating under misinformation.
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I guess at this point, I don't want to read it on pure principle. I want titles that are more self-contained that don't require all this extra explanation from the fallout of events.
Plus, it bothers me that they basically skipped over 5+ years of Superman development that I, as a fan, have been dying to see all my life. The realization Lois is pregnant, the announcement to Clark and loved ones, the drama over whether she can even carry through, etc. All that is stories that I wanted to see because I've wanted to see this story ever since I became a fan.
Instead, it's washed away in a disposable 2-part story during another stupid, useless event that focused more on the crowbar-forced fight between Superman and someone from another world. And they skipped those 5 years because they were too busy telling stories with Super Emo.
That makes sense. Those are certainly stories they could and should have told instead of all this NU52 dithering, especially since back in 2011 when the NU52 started, there was already this hinting that it wouldn't last. Within the first month of titles, a mysterious figure popped up in a few issues telling a few heroes that something is wrong with their world, blah blah. So not only was it not a genuine blank slate (especially with Batman, where they wanted it to be assumed that all the Batman stuff still happened because they didn't want to lose the stories), but that NU52 was not a permanent state of events. I'm not sure Rebirth was the plan all along, but DC definitely had something intended from the start.
For me, this is a good jumping in point since it sounds like DC wants to do right going forward. I'm even looking forward to the events if they continue to follow through on stuff they've set up with Rebirth. Both of those statements are not things I can say for Marvel right now.
I wish I had your faith. I really do. I WANT to get back into DC but I just can't. The same people in charge for Nu52 (Johns, Didio, Lee) are still in charge. The same upper-editorial problems still exist. Rebirth is just a fresh coat of paint over the same problems. I heard all this renewed hope and excitement for DC with the Nu52. Hell, I was there early in, too. And that fell to pieces quickly.
Well, you'll certainly hear me bitch about it if it all goes bad. Only thing is that I've never read DC comics before. I've just paid attention when people talk comic storylines and such. But I don't have a basis for comparison or know when a story has been done to death. I've seen people going "meh" about this first new arc for Action Comics because Doomsday is present, but there are a lot of questions being raised in-comic having to do with it and I want to see what the answers are.
But like I've said, I'm pulling a bunch of these just to test the waters. Couple Supes titles, couple Bats titles (maybe more, I'm kinda curious who's impersonating Oracle in Batgirl: Birds of Prey), The Flash, and Green Lanterns. We'll see how many I'm still reading by October.