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Another amazing comic book thread! The other one is now locked, but I got stuff to comment on, so... 
In the old thread SciFi said: Well, apparently Jean Grey is resurrected once more.
The good thing about Morrison killing her off (again) in New X-Men #150 is that then one could pretend that she had never been resurrected at all.
Yep, I'm one of those who were in an uproar when she got resurrected back in Fantastic Four/X-Factor. Because they were saying that it wasn't Jean Grey that died on the moon but an energy being pretending to be her. 
But the point of the tragic Phoenix saga was the human spirit of Jean Grey conquering at the end. She made a sacrifice. And with the revelation that Jean Grey didn't sacrifice diddley, well, that certainly ruined the classic for me. And it ruined the characer of Scott Summers because he dropped his wife and child to rush back to his childhood sweetheart. Some hero he was. 
And then, to try and "save" matters, they made a retroactive change (again), this time saying that his wife had been a villain from the start, so it was alright for him to dump her. I kept reading the dang X-books because I love so many of the characters, but I never cared for Jean and Scott again. They horrible characters. Awful! Bad!  Well, I just read X-Men: The End Book Two - Heroes and Martyrs #4 and it has a scene in there where Madelyne overhears Cyclops talking to himself, admitting and regretting how bad he treated Maddie and their son. 
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In the old thread, doctamario said: An X-Treme reading list:
Captain Britain #3('80s) X-Force Annual #2 X-Force #29-30 X-Men #23, 39 That's Captain Marvel vol.3 #3. FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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In the old thread, sextonseven said: Yeah, Claremont recently tied the Phoenix miniseries and the Wolverine Agent of Shield storyline into the latest issue of Uncanny. Now if someone can just tell me between which issues Wolverine joins the Avengers.
 Yes, he did that in Uncanny X-Men #460. I just read it. But we still haven't been told what happened with Wolverine and where Wolverine disappeared off to at the beginning of the now recently concluded Savage Land storyline. FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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In the old thread, sextonseven said: JediMaster said: Scififilmnerd said: Why? According to Preview's Top 100 most ordered comics, Excalibur is selling quite well, so he must be doing somethin right.
Much like John Byrne, he's just riding on his name. I know lots of people who pick up Claremont's books, just because its Claremont. They agree that his writing has become lackluster, but continue to get his stuff because of his past glories. Excalibur is, hands-down, the worst thing I've ever read with his name on it. Excalibur has been cancelled so you got your wish. Yes, but... It will be replaced by New Excalibur written by Chris Claremont and starring Sage, Juggernaut, Dazzler, Captain Britain, Pete Wisdom and Nocturne. Isn't that great?!
P.S. Not that I care about Nocturne. I don't read Exiles. But still... [Edited 7/5/05 6:31am] FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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Have anybody read:
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I am amazed by the level of detail in the artwork. The last couple of issues set on Caer Na Og have been absolutely stunningly beautiful. Phil Jimenez has certainly raised the bar with this stuff. The detail in the widescreen panoramas. The details in the architecture. The proliferation of fantastic creatures. 
Phil Jimenez is not the best writer though. But after four issues I think I am at a point where I'm starting to be able to remember who the characters are from issue to issue, as well as figuring out what is going on.  [Edited 7/5/05 6:50am] FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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Well, where Marvel has left me cold with the New Avengers, Young Avengers, death of Thor and so on, and I've even cancelled my Amazing Spider-Man subscription because the Sins of the Past storyline is unforgivable and I don't care about this whole new "living at New Avengers headquarters with Mary Jane and Aunt May" situation...
DC has certainly gotten me intrigued again. For a few years there, I had almost completey stopped buying DC, but now I'm buying quite a bit, what with Geoff Johns - whose work at Marvel I liked - writing Teen Titans, Kurt Busiek and Ron Garney doing a JLA arc, and Carlos Pacheco drawing first  /  and now Green Lantern.
And their current revamping seem to be focused on making what is interesting, rather than doing away with what is, like Marvel currently seems into. Stuff like this... 
plus DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy 
and the current Crisis of Conscience story arc in JLA... 
Now, that's the kind of stuff that can get an old fanboy excited about reading comics again.
So what do you all think Infinite Crisis will be about? And aren't you just excited about it?! FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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And another series that I am currently enjoying:
Yes, he's back, isn't that great?!
Because I think he is hawt! 
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scififilmnerd said: death of Thor
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2the9s said: scififilmnerd said: death of Thor
And all the rest of the Asgardians, too.  FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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scififilmnerd said: 2the9s said: And all the rest of the Asgardians, too. wtf?? What happened? They are immortal!!  | |
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I love the Mickey Mouse comics No Freestyling. | |
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Lone Wolf & Cub
there's only one... | |
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I dated Wolverine the x-men character for about two years. | |
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JuniperBeans said: I dated Wolverine the x-men character for about two years.
Oh hush. | |
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I have only read one comic book in my life...
I really liked the graphics. The storyline was cute too. I think this was supposed to be a movie...but Chalies Angels probably put the kabbash to that. There was a video game however.... Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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They even made dolls too. Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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2the9s said: JuniperBeans said: I dated Wolverine the x-men character for about two years.
Oh hush. don't be jealous please. | |
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2teh9s said: scififilmnerd said: And all the rest of the Asgardians, too. wtf?? What happened? They are immortal!! Well, Ragnarok happened. Don't ask me about the details. I stopped buying Thor with Dan Jurgens' last issue, so I didn't read it, only about it. 
But I've read that there will be a new series in which Thor's hammer and other artifacts from the destroyed Asgard rains down on Earth and regular mortals will pick up the stuff. It will not be a series about the Gods of Asgard, but - as I have understood it - a book about brand new characters becoming superheroic Earth versions of the Asgardian Gods. Or something silly like that. Think Young Avengers and you're probably close.  FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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superspaceboy said: I have only read one comic book in my life...
I really liked the graphics. The storyline was cute too. I think this was supposed to be a movie...but Chalies Angels probably put the kabbash to that. There was a video game however.... I've never read that one. After all, I am gay and tend to stay clear of the "big boobies" stuff. FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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I just read the first two issues of  and as suspected it is just another alternate reality story.
Yep, Marvel is really being innovative under the mighty leadership of big fat Joe "I-never-could-keep-a-deadline-and-now-neither-can-Marvel-because-I-only-employ-reputedly-tardy-people" Quesada.
Thank gawd for Chris Claremont. Uncanny X-Men really is the only Marvel book I am currently enjoying.  [Edited 7/7/05 1:06am] FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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I haven't been reading much current stuff, I did just finish reading my copies of Grendel by Matt Wagner. I met him at a con and he signed my slipcase edition and drew a quick sketch, I think he's pretty damn talented. | |
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jerseykrs said: I haven't been reading much current stuff, I did just finish reading my copies of Grendel by Matt Wagner. I met him at a con and he signed my slipcase edition and drew a quick sketch, I think he's pretty damn talented.
He did The Aerialist in Dark Horse Presents, about a closet straight in a gay society. At the time it was quite controversial. He never finished the serial. I think it's because it was really homophobic and he lost his nerve.  FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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scififilmnerd said: jerseykrs said: I haven't been reading much current stuff, I did just finish reading my copies of Grendel by Matt Wagner. I met him at a con and he signed my slipcase edition and drew a quick sketch, I think he's pretty damn talented.
He did The Aerialist in Dark Horse Presents, about a closet straight in a gay society. At the time it was quite controversial. He never finished the serial. I think it's because it was really homophobic and he lost his nerve. Was it homophobic? I mean, I don't mind stories that are controversial, alot of times they get labeled and people don't look beyond that and analyze the story. Perhaps he was making a metaphor about gays in straight society? Just throwing ideas out there, I'll try to hunt that title down and give it a read. | |
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scififilmnerd said: 2teh9s said: wtf?? What happened? They are immortal!! Well, Ragnarok happened. Don't ask me about the details. I stopped buying Thor with Dan Jurgens' last issue, so I didn't read it, only about it.
But I've read that there will be a new series in which Thor's hammer and other artifacts from the destroyed Asgard rains down on Earth and regular mortals will pick up the stuff. It will not be a series about the Gods of Asgard, but - as I have understood it - a book about brand new characters becoming superheroic Earth versions of the Asgardian Gods. Or something silly like that. Think Young Avengers and you're probably close. I read the final issues of Thor, but I still wouldn't be able to tell you exactly what happened. There were some cool moments like one final battle alongside best friends Iron Man and Captain America and bringing back Beta Ray Bill who became the only survivor of the entire epic. I do remember the whole saga being very grand and poetic, but specifics have been forgotten. I read too many comix these days. Can't remember what happens from one month to the next anymore. | |
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i dug this one
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2teh9s said: scififilmnerd said: And all the rest of the Asgardians, too. wtf?? What happened? They are immortal!! I liked the Earth X explanation that said the Asgardians were really amorphous aliens that settled into the role of Asgardians after observing the beliefs of the local people. | |
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shausler said: i dug this one
I just read that last week! Cool story. I'm happy that Peter David is writing Hulk again. | |
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i wish dale keowing would get off his as and draw hulk again | |
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shausler said: i wish dale keowing would get off his as and draw hulk again
Are he and Marvel back on good terms? I know he did 'The End' fairly recently, but nothing since then. | |
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and where is paul smith for gods sake
leave it to chance | |
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