Daft Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Okay, so I pre-ordered Teen Titans #1 now. Also think I'll pick up Aquaman #1 next time I'm near Forbidden Planet, the preview for that looked pretty awesome. A couple questions, What is 'DC Universe Presents' exactly? The description for Red Lanterns says they fight injustic, but I thought Atrocitus was 'evil'. Is 'Grifter' any good? The description sounds pretty rad. What the hell is Firestorm? Is Stormwatch any good? It sounds quite cool. Also, is Blackhawks any good? The preview art looks ace but not sure if that's going to be the standard. (Basically if Happenstance could cure my n00bness as per usual I'd be ME GUSTA.) Also pre-ordered Superman Beyond which is out this month. Excited.
Happenstance Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 The ones I know: DC Universe Presents is gonna be stories based around different characters in the DCnU that dont have their own book, the first being Deadman. With the Red Lanterns its complicated. Theyre fueled by rage so a lot of the time will come across as evil and their methods will always be extreme but Atrocitus is that angry because the Guardians first corp, the Manhunters, destroyed his entire sector so thats why he was originally at war with the Green Lanterns. Firestorm is the Firestorm matrix which has to bond two people to be used. One person who keeps their body and gets their powers, the other is basically inside the first persons head to guide them. Most of the time because to use the firestorm matrix you have to know chemistry as its a lot of formulas and transmuting to get the powers to work. Like turning things to ice or salt etc. Dont know anything about the others, sorry.
Daft Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) Ah, sweet. THAAANKS!! Think I'm going to see if I can just get away with the main GL. Will pick up Blackhawks, too. DC Presents sounds like it could be ace. Edited August 18, 2011 by Daft
gmac Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Stormwatch and Grifter are Wildstorm properties that have now been folded into the DCU apart from that I don't know much about them, but Stormwatch is being written by Paul Cornell, so should hopefully be good
Daft Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Grifter looks/sounds pretty rad so I think I'll take a chance on it. Looks a bit grittier than the usual bunch and his costume is pretty slick. Had no idea that was part of the Wildstorm universe. Will also pick up Stormwatch. I am excited. Is Flashpoint #5 out the same day as JL #1? Or have I got my dates slightly wrong?
Daft Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Awesome. Only annoying thing is I'll had to wait for it to arrive in the post.
Dante Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Stormwatch and Grifter are Wildstorm properties that have now been folded into the DCU apart from that I don't know much about them, but Stormwatch is being written by Paul Cornell, so should hopefully be good Stormwatch first arc is that the moon is alive. Stormwatch was part of Wildstorm then relaunched as The Authority. Justice League Dark line-up! What have they done to Zatanna.
Paj! Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 I ordered Batgirl 24 from that site you recommended Daft and it's still not come. Are they usually really slow? Maybe I should pre-order. Would that make any difference? --- Guess who's back? (Well not the original. But a version..)
Dan_Dare Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 It's Nightcrawler - only the version from the Age of Apocalypse where X-Force are currently stuck. Presumably Kurt makes it back with them to 616. Interesting move, because the AoA Kurt is nothing like the original.
Happenstance Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Ah right thanks Whatever happened to Nocturne then? Last I remember seeing was Nocturne being sucked into good Xorns head along with Black Tom and Juggernaut
Dan_Dare Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 No wolverine in X-Force? Wonder if Nightcrawler takes his place. That said, there's no Archangel there either so... (assuming they don't kill him in the current arc too)
Paj! Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 I don't think the interlocking covers will be strict rosters. X-Men (adjectiveless) has Jubilee and what looks to be the originalmodern X-Force with her. I.e Warpath, Domino and X-23. Strange. Oh Cyclops also doesn't die as some have speculated might happen in Schism, he's on the proper cover for Uncanny 1.
ReZourceman Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Daft is totally entering my world tomorrow. I am going to attempt to inject some awesome ideas into his brain.
Daft Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 I'm entering more than just your world tomorrow... ...so this is awkward.
Dan_Dare Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Uncanny X-Men is starting to look like one of the best Fear Itself tie-ins. The X-Men trying to stop the completely unstoppable Juggernaut is great - loads of great ideas from Gillen showing just how powerful and versatile the united X-Men can be, all to no effect at all. Not really sure I'll like what they're doing at the end of it all with Colossus but hopefully it's temporary.
ReZourceman Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Uggghhhh. I've been checking how much it'd be to get Green Lantern Classics Wave 2 and DCUClassics Wave 17 figures and the total including shipping and (VAT if their website is correct) would be £221. Steep. I can ask my comic guy if he is able to order them in but I will basically bet....or I'm 98% certain that he will say "Yeah thats fine" and say he has ordered them and either hasn't or they just never come in. I may ask anyway. I have only checked one U.S. toy store though. Obviously because nowhere in the UK online sell figures. Obviously. Because this country is shit.
Happenstance Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Just saw Ryan Ottley posted this on Deviantart, lot of Invincible pages up for sale: http://splashpageart.com/ArtistGalleryTitleDetails.asp?ArtistId=72&Type=%25&Mag=Invincible
Paj! Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Uggghhhh. I've been checking how much it'd be to get Green Lantern Classics Wave 2 and DCUClassics Wave 17 figures and the total including shipping and (VAT if their website is correct) would be £221. Steep. I don't understand over £200 for like...10 figures. That's a ridiculous amount of money, sorry.
DomJcg Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 I must say I'm looking forward to the defenders and aarons Hulk, both will be amazing. Annoyed that gillens leaving GHope, I'm enjoying the series. Is James Asmus any good? never heard of him?
ReZourceman Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 I don't understand over £200 for like...10 figures. That's a ridiculous amount of money, sorry. Oh yeah totes, it is very expensive but I should clarify thats for GLC Wave 2 which is 8 figures plus the collect and connect as well as DCUC Wave 17 which is 6/7 figures plus the collect and connect so its about 17 figures in total including the biguns. It is expensive though. ---------------- Daft is with me. I showed him awesome stuff (my bad ass Wolf-Man artwork) and I have shown him Rob Liefeld. Who he is really really really impressed with. (I read the above out loud and he proclaimed "What?!" at the last sentence.) (I then read the above out loud and he laughed)
Paj! Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Daft is a young comic fan. He doesn't yet have a fully working gauge of what is good and bad. It will all come in time.
DomJcg Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Daft is a young comic fan. He doesn't yet have a fully working gauge of what is good and bad. It will all come in time. True, but nowadays there is alot more good than bad. I have reservations about anything Scott lobdell writes. I've been burned by his x-men. He's writing 4 comics i think? Too much I think.
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