ReZourceman Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Yeah I read a few of the tie ins and they were unnecessary and shit, but Civil War is awesome/good.
Happenstance Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 The Spider-Man Civil War arc is probably worth getting though as it ties in a lot more directly with the main story
gmac Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Yeah I had a quick glance at the main story one since it was written by Millar and it seemed pretty good. About twice as expensive as the tie ins though! Also had a look at Astounding X-Men (whatever the Whedon one was called) and was put off by the art style, Beast just looked wrong
ReZourceman Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Yeah I had a quick glance at the main story one since it was written by Millar and it seemed pretty good. About twice as expensive as the tie ins though! Also had a look at Astounding X-Men (whatever the Whedon one was called) and was put off by the art style, Beast just looked wrong You have no soul. JUST LOOK AT WOLVIE!
gmac Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 I think it might just be Beast that puts me off, it just looks so different to how I'm used to
Happenstance Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Unfortunately thats just how Beast will look in everything now, his stupid cat devolution
ReZourceman Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Unfortunately thats just how Beast will look in everything now, his stupid cat devolution Unless drawn by Greg Land in which its just (clearly) a traced lion. Fuck. Wish I was kidding.
Dan_Dare Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Beast going feline was the best thing to happen in X-Men for a long, long time. Read Grant Morrison's New X Men and you'll understand. in other news: Deadpool #1-#9. Absolutely fucking mental. Brilliant stuff. More Green Lantern stuff. Fun times.
Happenstance Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 I have read Morrisons New X-Men and I still think Beast going feline was stupid
Happenstance Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) yeah well..you're wrong, then. :p I guess probably the majority of X-Men fans are wrong aswell then :p God damn it I hate my indecisiveness! Ive stopped picking up single issues for a few years now and just get trades but every now and again i'll start back up for maybe 2 weeks. Ive just been reading through some of my old Ultimate Spider-Man issues and whadda ya know, I wanna start collecting single issues again! Edited May 4, 2009 by Happenstance
Paj! Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 What's wrong with it? It felt appropriate, and I liked the design better. Looked less like a "blue wolverine" as I remember thinking when I was small, and defined him a bit better. He was always a bit hazy...general agility and strength etc. The feline evolution made him a bit more "solid" as a character. I liked the whole concept of secondary evolutions. Emma Frost's became her trademark!
Dan_Dare Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 aside from that, the insecurities it bought to the surface, even in a mind as brilliant as Hank's, was pure X-Men territory. It was Morrison's best writing (with the possible exception of Cyclops)
ReZourceman Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 I keep forgetting to rave about it but guys.....X-Men Origins Wolverine (Uncaged edition) e.g. the video game is FUCKING sweet. Its an 18, which says it all really. Think Uncharted, but with an 18 rated Wolverine.
Paj! Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) Dan's just reminded me how much I loved that whole period of X-Men. It felt so appropriate with the school opening officially, loads more issues opened up like you said that fitted well, and were relatable, mutant or human. Quitley's interior work was stunning, especially the issue where Jean and Emma enter Cassandra/Charles' head. Edited May 4, 2009 by Paj!
Happenstance Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 I always had a problem with the way he drew Emma Frost, always made her look weird and ugly
Paj! Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 I loved the way he drew the women (and the men). No one else draws people like him, is figures aren't particularly clichedly sexy. The proportions are off, but only in their stature and poise, not their boobs/muscles. Realistic in a way, yet wonderfully stylised. I loved the fragility his linework gave his figure too.
Dan_Dare Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 The art was truly spectacular. Understated, clean and so much more realistic than most comic art. I absolutely loved it.
DomJcg Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Dan, you've read deadpool, my favourite bit of the whole of it so far is when he's really poor that he builds a chair out of explosives to watch tv. Later on he sits in the chair of zeke's house and goes "this sure is a comfy chair...but does it explode?"
Paj! Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 The art was truly spectacular. Understated, clean and so much more realistic than most comic art. I absolutely loved it. Exactly.
Dan_Dare Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 These Green Lantern books are going to give me a fraking stroke I'm like...jumping over 3 series' (am I? probably?), dealing with the shit scans and about 20 fraking years of continuity over Green Lantern, JLA, Green Arrow...arrgh. still, it is bitchin. I'm also enjoying the fact that the central character is, basically, a bit of a cunt. makes a change.
ReZourceman Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 His heart is firmly in the right place. Or are you talking about Guy Gardner, lol.
Shorty Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 I always had a problem with the way he drew Emma Frost, always made her look weird and uglyWith Quitely I think it's either love or hate with a lot of fans. Personally I'm not that big a fan, although I did quite like All Star Superman, with the exception of the too-modern colouring style. But ocassionally he made Supes' chin look ridiculous.I keep forgetting to rave about it but guys.....X-Men Origins Wolverine (Uncaged edition) e.g. the video game is FUCKING sweet. Its an 18, which says it all really. Think Uncharted, but with an 18 rated Wolverine. No offence but your love of marvel seems to cloud your judgement of certain video games After your verdict on the god-awful Spider-Man: Web of Shadows I'm just not sure I can trust your opinion on another game with Wolverine in
Dan_Dare Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 His heart is firmly in the right place. Or are you talking about Guy Gardner, lol. actually they both are. haha. Corps is more of an ensemble job though- and I much prefer the various Lanterns in that.
ReZourceman Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 With Quitely I think it's either love or hate with a lot of fans. Personally I'm not that big a fan, although I did quite like All Star Superman, with the exception of the too-modern colouring style. But ocassionally he made Supes' chin look ridiculous.No offence but your love of marvel seems to cloud your judgement of certain video games After your verdict on the god-awful Spider-Man: Web of Shadows I'm just not sure I can trust your opinion on another game with Wolverine in Download the demo! And Web of Shadows was "good" not shit. Nor amazing. Wolverine is BRILLIANT.
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