i think invincible was in one of those marvel team-ups for some reason

6/13/2006 5:13:46 PM

umm yea

because kirkman writes team up and he created invincible

and he should be your favorite writer just because of marvel zombies....

6/13/2006 10:43:28 PM

Marvel Zombies is why I started reading Invincible.

6/13/2006 10:55:44 PM

New at Second Issue: FroshKiller reviews his picks for the week! It's the post no other blogger would dare to publish...because you demanded it!

http://secondissue.blogspot.com/

6/14/2006 11:51:06 PM

EXCELSIOR

6/15/2006 1:37:07 AM

^^ Thats good stuff man. Thanks.

6/15/2006 3:32:49 AM

Quote :

"because you demanded it!"

As so often happens when that phrase is used...I didn't even know I demanded it until I had it.

6/15/2006 9:47:52 AM

(Kind of the point.)

6/15/2006 10:23:13 AM

Without having to look into it, can somebody tell me if Mike Allred is working on something, or if the Savage Dragon is still in print?

6/15/2006 10:25:20 AM

Savage Dragon is still in print. His origin story from The Image Comics Hardcover or whatever is being reprinted as a standalone #0 in August.

Allred just wrapped up the X-Statix: Dead Girl limited series. I don't know what else he's working on now or what's in the works.

[Edited on June 15, 2006 at 10:43 AM. Reason : ...]

6/15/2006 10:29:46 AM

is the X-Statix any good?

I noticed he did a cover for a criterion release called "Seduced and Abandoned" by some Italian director...

6/15/2006 10:39:42 AM

He does a ton of non-comics work.

I haven't followed X-Statix or anything. All I know is that his cover art catches my eye on the stands, but the only Marvel mutant title worth reading right now is X-Factor.

6/15/2006 10:42:18 AM

oh it's marvel mutant stuff? meh.

What about Daniel Clowes? Anything new?

I'm sick of the cover art crap; Allred is a good writer, also. But as far as I know he's always pulled the cover art stuff such as say, Alex Ross or something...

6/15/2006 10:47:52 AM

I don't know anything about Clowes except Ghost World, really. There may have been another printing of Art School Confidential to coincide with the movie, but that's come and gone, hasn't it?

6/15/2006 10:54:10 AM

I still need to see that. I heard it wasn't that great (sans Zwigoff's small but steady track record). Clowes did the Eight Ball series a long time ago, and "Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron;" both of which I enjoyed...

6/15/2006 10:55:57 AM

Quote :

"can somebody tell me if Mike Allred is working on something"

Don't know if this is looking into it too much but his official site is:

http://www.aaapop.com/

6/15/2006 10:59:57 AM

FOLKS IF YOU'RE READING SECOND ISSUE PLEASE COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE

6/15/2006 11:03:09 AM

Also, Alan Moore doesn't want to have anything to do with the Watchmen movie that is scheduled(?) and we were discussing how is somebody like David Fincher did it, that would be okay.

6/15/2006 11:05:14 AM

[no]

6/15/2006 11:13:56 AM

What's with the mentality of...lets take groudbreaking comic books and make them into stereotypical action movies, completely ignoring all the elements that make them legendary in the first place?

6/15/2006 11:14:08 AM

??

6/15/2006 11:14:20 AM

Quote :

"...the only Marvel mutant title worth reading right now is X-Factor."

I liked how it started, but then it just kinda died. Astonishing X-Men is way better and I'm excited about Brubaker's upcoming run on Uncanny whenever it starts.

6/15/2006 11:23:59 AM

The short version: Comics tell stories that are typically episodic. Episodic stories are suited to television. In television, the money lies in advertising. A TV series based on a limited series like Watchmen offers limited advertising opportunities. It's more profitable to build up a big blockbuster with wide appeal for licenses like Watchmen, and TV is more suited to continuing series based on licenses like Flash and Batman, which mean more commercial airtime. That is why limited series get butchered and stuffed into a 90-minute movie rather than being faithfully translated into television episodes.

The long version: Coming later tonight at Second Issue!

http://secondissue.blogspot.com/

[Edited on June 15, 2006 at 11:36 AM. Reason : ...]

6/15/2006 11:30:44 AM

i like Daniel Clowes' Ice Haven

6/15/2006 11:34:29 AM

from DC Fifty-Two #6



bigger here:
http://img12.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc176&image=86942_dc52_6.jpg

6/15/2006 11:57:45 AM

Quote :

"What's with the mentality of...lets take groudbreaking comic books and make them into stereotypical action movies, completely ignoring all the elements that make them legendary in the first place?"

I think one of the major problems here is that no one knows what they're buying. There are some major studios in a bidding war over a 4-issue limited series that hasn't even finished its run yet. They buy up the rights and then realize they have to "movie it up" or people won't watch them.

Sometimes it doesn't work so badly(I enjoyed V for Vendetta for what it was, for example).

Sometimes it sucks(League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, anyone?).

There's an even bigger problem with the more well-known properties like a Spider-Man or a Batman because there are so many writers over so much history with so many different takes on the character. You can't fit it all into a movie. So you get what the directors and writers think are the good bits.

You want a true Phoenix-themed X-Men movie, but no one is going to go to a theater to watch a movie that goes in depth about the Shi'ar Empire and the M'Krann Crystal. They will go watch a movie that focuses on Wolverine, though. They've heard of that.

That was rambling...

6/15/2006 12:11:27 PM

My boyfriend (that's Estrada to you, Frosh) has recently taken up the comic hobby (he was into it in the late elementary/middle/ some high school days, but weren't all boys?) and has accumulated a decent amount of random superhero menagerie in the living room. He's into '52' (possibly only for collection purposes) and seems to really like the 'Civil War' stuff.
Like I said, he buys some random shit, and yesterday I couldn't help but take notice of 'Mouse Guard -- Shadows Within'



which looks utterly ridiculous but was admittedly entertaining. The artwork is nice and apparently it's somewhat hard to get your hands on. Wondered if anyone had any thoughts about this one.

Also, I thought Zatanna was fairly interesting





anyway, not the standard comics you guys are arguing about, but I was wondering if anyone had any opinions regarding these two just the same.

6/15/2006 1:19:57 PM

Quote :

"Bart: You can read comics with us. Let's see...something for the lady. Ah, Radioactive Man vs. the Swamp Hag. Samantha: Do you have any girl comics? Like Bonnie Craine, Girl Attorney, Punkin & Dunkin, The Twinkle Twins, or Lil' Kneesocks? Bart: No, but my sister's got a wide selection of crappy comics."

[Edited on June 15, 2006 at 2:10 PM. Reason : If it's Morrison it's probably good, never got into seven soldiers though]

6/15/2006 2:09:44 PM

Tyler's got good taste, April. Mouse Guard is a book I should be buying based on flipping through someone else's copy of issue 3 yesterday. And Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory stuff is supposed to be really, really good. I wasn't all that impressed with the Mr. Miracle limited series, but I haven't read the other books either, and as I understand it they work better as a whole. I'm totally intrigued by the Zatanna series, love that character (especially her appearances in Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, and The Books of Magic), but I just haven't gotten off my ass and bought the back issues.

6/15/2006 2:44:34 PM

cool -- was wondering what your take on Zatanna was.

^^ I have to laugh, I was thinking about that Simpsons scene the other night when I was reading through 'Mouse Guard' -- but seriously, the mouse comic is pretty cool

6/15/2006 5:58:59 PM

Didn't really mean that to be a commentary on anything, I just thought of that scene with the talk of girlfriend and comics.

6/15/2006 6:12:31 PM

Mouse Guard? Really? The guy at my comic shop is constantly trying to push that on me. I flipped through the first issue and didn't see what the big deal was.

Anybody pissed off about the end of Civil War #2 yet? I gotta say that I'm not, but will be in the minority.

6/16/2006 12:17:27 PM

Quote :

"Marvel Comics at Center of Superhero Controversy Marvel comics has come under fire from superhero fans for unmasking one of their stars at a fictional press conference. Enduring crusader Spider-Man unexpectedly takes off his mask in front of awaiting reporters and snappers at a Washington publicity call in Marvel's latest edition, revealing the identity he has battled to keep secret for 44 years. Peter Parker agrees to the unmasking after federal legislation requires super heroes register and reveal their identities in a crackdown inspired by the deaths of hundreds of children at an elementary school when a battle between heroes and villains spills onto their grounds. But Marvel's editor-in-chief Joe Quesada reassured disgruntled fans on Wednesday that the unprecedented move is a positive step for the comic adventures. He said, "It is arguably the most shocking event in comic book history. It can be very intimidating if you don't know where the story is going or how it ends; we do, so we're just excited about where it takes us and the story possibilities it offers." "

6/16/2006 12:21:36 PM

I really fucking hate Quesada.

DEAD MEANS DEAD, WHAT?

6/16/2006 12:24:21 PM

Man, it's called the status quo, y'all. I fuckin' guarantee you that Spidey revealing his identity will be undone by year's end.

6/16/2006 12:29:49 PM

^^^^ I can't say I am only because Amazing Spiderman and "Civil War: Frontline" have been leading up to this point so I'm not surprised. That doesn't make me any happier though.

[Edited on June 16, 2006 at 12:41 PM. Reason : ]

6/16/2006 12:41:15 PM

See, I'm not so pissed because I thought that the motivation given in ASM was pretty right-on, in terms of the character. I think it can lend itself to some pretty sweet Spider-Man stories once the big, fat crossover wraps up.

Probably not as soon as one year, but I'm thinking 5-10 years down the line the whole thing will get retconned whether it worked or not.

I mostly wonder if more heroes are going to "out" themselves and whether or not that will steal any thunder from how fucking awesome Bendis' run on Daredevil was.

6/16/2006 12:47:18 PM

hmm mouseguard issue #1 was going for over $30 on ebay by the time the 2nd one came out

not sure why its so expensive. i mean, theres barely any text and its all cutesy looking....

6/16/2006 4:47:40 PM

Quote :

"Man, it's called the status quo, y'all. I fuckin' guarantee you that Spidey revealing his identity will be undone by year's end."

Turns out all the Civil War stuff will be a dream. An internal struggle all happening in Spiderman's head while he hangs upside pondering "what if."

6/16/2006 6:36:20 PM

Fallout from the House of M!!1

6/16/2006 6:37:25 PM

I'm trying to buy Batman 608-619, Superman 204-215 (Jim Lee covers), Kingdom Come, OMAC, and OMAC related titles.

[Edited on June 16, 2006 at 6:42 PM. Reason : comic shops either had gaps, wanted way too much, or were not even close to NM]

6/16/2006 6:40:37 PM

Don't even sweat the collectors' market, man. Buy to read!

6/16/2006 6:44:48 PM

I do both, especially if I can get the books on ebay for the price of the trade.

with the NM thing, some of the back issues were priced at NM when they were not, that's what got me

[Edited on June 16, 2006 at 6:48 PM. Reason : ]

6/16/2006 6:45:53 PM

If Marvel follows up on Civil War at all, it'll automatically be billions of times better than House of M.

6/16/2006 7:07:34 PM

6/16/2006 7:49:26 PM

found the cover for variant Civil War #3, 1:96, pre-order now


[Edited on June 16, 2006 at 7:56 PM. Reason : smaller picture]

6/16/2006 7:52:21 PM

Hahaha

6/16/2006 8:11:32 PM

testrada

go up to capital comics off glenwood for at least those superman issues
i know for a fact he has a shitload of each of them (a whole box dedicated to the jim lee ones)
also, you may have some luck with the batman and omac there. if some of it seems overpriced, look at the date it was tagged too. you can always ask and they may change it to whatever current value in wizard is.

6/16/2006 8:24:17 PM

They don't have OMAC.

6/16/2006 8:33:47 PM

bttt

6/19/2006 8:04:21 PM