Dan_Dare Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Avengers #2 is awesome. JRJ is absolutely killing this book- he's on fire. There's a few pages later on especially where my jaw was on the floor. absolutely brilliant. The plot is shaping up really nicely too. It's going to be a fun, fun arc from here on in, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I enjoyed Avengers #2 and as usual I just love JRJRs work but im finding lately that Bendis' style of writing is getting a bit on my nerves. With conversations feeling choppy and stopping and starting I just want him to get to the point sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 While I'm a fan of his writing if only because it does often feel "real", I think it works better in more concise works like Ultimate Spider-Man, where the focus isn't as split. Even in Dark Avengers it works better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I do agree that it works better with different comics. USM is about teenagers so it makes sense, Dark Avengers was criminals and psychopaths so of course they would talk over eachother. Things like Avengers though it just doesnt work, especially in the middle of a battle or when they are talking about something important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I think the style itself is fine. No one speaks like in comics or movies etc. His style is conciously more "realistic" in terms of how human beings actually interact, but I think there's so many "big" characters in Avengers that it sort of comes in short bursts or somes across as snarky. Not sure if that's explains how I feel, but eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyson Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 *nervously pokes head in thread* So uh..Scott Pilgrim anyone? Having just been introduced to it via the wonders of Twitter I was wondering if anyone had read the comics, and if so could recommend them. Also if anyone knows of a good retailer to grab them from, that too would be awesome. Then again I expect this post to be completely disregarded in favour of hardcore Marvel comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I don't think you need to worry there, Scott Pilgrim is an awesome comic. There's 5 volumes available at the moment and you can probably get them fairly cheap from amazon.co.uk and play.com The final volume is out next month so the story will be finished before the movie comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Part 2 of Grim Hunt = Simply Amazing (with pun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Bugger. I won't be able to read it for many days. INV is out next week! Preview for the lulz. http://uk.media.comics.ign.com/media/743/743895/img_7859366.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thought Superman #700 was pretty good. Not exactly a landmakr issue though, just a few short stories and they setup for JMS' run but I think its nice to have Superman back on Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 (edited) Part 2 of Grim Hunt = Simply Amazing (with pun) I was hand over mouth most of the end. Did not see that coming. Did not see THAT coming either. --- Hulk 23 was decent. Effectively the issue where you find out everything you ever wanted to know about the Red Hulk but had to wait 2 years to find out. Edited June 24, 2010 by Paj! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Grim Hunt 2 was mental. I loved that twist, followed by that ending. What on earth is going on? Brilliant. I genuinely love the release schedule of ASM- I kind of wish other big franchises like X-Men sacrificed their sub titles in order to produce a similar forward momentum. Second Coming is a great argument for such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Yeah...if only because Second Coming so far seems to be taking place over the course of a day/a few hours. And the feeling of screaming and everyone running about not knowing what to do would be enhanced by a faster release pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Oh shit, well Grim Hunt Part Two just took that shit to the next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 You question where Calypso is in all this though. I'd be pissed off I was her; her entire bag since the 90's has been honouring Kraven/bringing him back, etc. I read an issue years ago where Alyosha "killed" her during/post sex, but she's a mistress of tricks. *researches* Turns out she is dead. I just assumed she always came back. Avenge me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Im not actually reading Grim Hunt as ive mentioned but: I hope they arent really bringing back Kraven. Kravens Last Hunt was a brilliant story and I loved where they left Kraven in it, he was content and felt he had done everything he needed to. The only way id accept it I guess is if Kraven isnt happy to be back at all and maybe even turns good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I actually totally agree Happenstance. And I really REALLY hope that this arc is what reintroduces Spideys "The Other" powers. It seems to be hinting it, with all the voodoo type shit. And I think it would be Joe Kelly's professional nod to JMS, also they said that they would touch upon that at some point (and I didn't believe them) hopefully this is it and I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Yeah whatever happened to his stingers/claws? I loved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Exactly. I'm hoping they come back this storyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I was hand over mouth most of the end. Did not see that coming. Did not see THAT coming either. --- Hulk 23 was decent. Effectively the issue where you find out everything you ever wanted to know about the Red Hulk but had to wait 2 years to find out. From the last page, it's pointing more towards Kaine being behind the mask (Don't you have any idea how special you are....Not until tonight, it was nice to see what it was like.) has to be Kaine. Awesome either way though, and WWH was Awesome issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 God I hate all the stuff from the Other and I hope none of it returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thunderbolts is really shaping up. Lots and lots of solid action this month but the plot holds up well. I'm starting to really like this team, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Gone a bit crazy today buying trades. Started off with just two Teen Titans ones but now ive got two more on order and the Supergirl volume of Batman/Superman. Also read Sea Bear Grizzly Shark earlier, its pretty awesome in its rediculousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thunderbolts was awesome. I love eet. I may actually start getting that on trade (from the Ellis run obviously). Then again I also intend to get more X-Factor. Enjoyed Ultimate Avengers 2 as well. I love Leinel Yu's art too though, so that may explain why I want to cradle it. I like how Millar creates "new" characters within the Ultimate universe without them feeling kinda...like "NEW CHARACTER NOT IN THE 616 UNIVERSE!!!" like things in Ultimate X-Men often were. The new Black Widow, Red Wasp, The Spider etc. Joke twists on an established joke. And the "original" Hulk too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Sea Bear and Grizzly Shark is awesome. Somehow, I get the impression that the whole thing started when they were all sat around a poker table getting pissed and someone got a pen and paper out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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