I got issue #2 of the new IDW Ninja Turtles book last weekend (again with the color Kevin Eastman cover) and it was pretty good! I'm adjusting to the new origin okay. I still wish Casey Jones was just a guy addicted to crime TV and movies like he was in the '80s comics, but this could work. The first thing he does after Raph is to put on his hockey mask! I approve.

I'm really happy the fucking Foot ninja showed up. Yay! I also feel like they have all the main characters voices right, which makes sense with Eastman on board. My only disappointment is no more Krang! I'm dying to find out what his deal is!

Doom could be good. They've got the voice talent I look for, plus its based on Tower of Babel (a pretty beloved storyline). And the DC movies have generally been pretty good; I even liked Emerald Knights, and I hate Green Lantern.

Yeah, I use Comixology for single issues I want to buy... stuff I want to read, but don't really need to put on my bookshelf in trade paperback form (I don't want longboxes). The guided view thing is pretty cool. I'm getting an iPhone sometime soon, so I'll see if it works there.

Otherwise, I just buy trades since I may not get a tablet for a while, plus I lend out comics quite a bit to friends. Still, it's let me pick up single issues out of crossovers and such I've liked, plus there are Marvel sales every Monday. I've also been led to try things I wouldn't otherwise, like a comic called Daomu, which is apparently Chinese or Chinese-American?

I love the whole Wolverine Vs. New York State Board of Education. I think they got a nice team that isn't super overpowered. I didn't read X-Men: Regenesis, so I don't know who all is on what team.

Well, after reading such favorable reviews of Wolvie and the Sniktbubs I decided to pick it up along with the rest of my titles today, so I'll look forward to reading it. Hopefully the other X-titles will have similar levels of quality.

Finished Spider-Island. I think this is a far better way to do an event then Fear Itself. They put it in the pages of an already ongoing series, a reasonable amount of mini's with a few cross-overs, a good pace, was over in 2-3 months, and had an ending. Compare this to Fear Itself, which dragged itself over 7 months with, put what should have been 3-4 issues worth of material to 7 longer then normal issues, probably over 100 issues of minis & crossovers, and still has a shit load of additional material for the epilogue (three .1 issues and a 12 issue weekly series).

ya, I think it was a combo of the bi-monthly and having a great pace. I think Fear Itself could have worked if it was more focused as an avengers event and split between the Avengers books, then you would have had what? 6-9 issues to tell the main story over 2-3 months with a few tie-ins. I would have been fine with that. Also not have Fraction write it at his normal stretch 3 issues of material to a 12 issue arc pace would have been a good idea.

I have the Cloak and Dagger Spider Island miniseries to buy because I liked the first issue. Other than that, I have no idea what Spider lsland is about.

Recently, I picked up Batman: Life After Death by Tony Daniel that I liked quite a bit. It's a story with Dick Grayson under the mantle, racing around trying to fill Batman's shoes. You really get the sense that the responsibility weighs down on him, and the thing that keeps him going is the fear of not living up to the legacy he's been handed. It's also fresh that a bunch of characters and relationships that were known quantities for Batman are now unfamiliar to Dick. The story's told well, good use of framing devices to guide the reader's attention, keep the mystery, and a few twists I liked. I'll always respect genuine tension building and detective stories over cheap theatrics, like, let's say Hush removing Catwoman's heart. A few new characters are introduced that fit in really well, characters that don't feel like slapped-together additions, but genuinely detailed personas that don't see as much screen time because they're not central to the story.

There are a lot of nice touches, like the first page of each issue is the same picture to sort of set atmosphere, with an epigraph of a line of dialogue from the issue you're about to read. It's somewhere between a title card and a loading screen. An old technique to be sure, but it sets the mood and keeps the reader anticipating when that line is going to show up, loved it.

So just read the last issue of Spider Island. Kind of good, though a bit sad since I liked that character in Peter's life (How do we do spoilers in this new forum?).

But I'm pretty excited for the new Scarlet Spider book. If it's the obvious choice from the last issue then I think it could be pretty good.

Unrelated, has anyone checked out the two core X-Men Regenesis books? I read and really enjoyed Wolverine and the X-Men, but haven't read the (apparently pretty good) Uncanny X-Men Regenesis. I really like the consequences of Schism, even if I didn't actually care for the event.

^That's something I wish the X-Men had been doing for years, really. They've become so segregated from the rest of the Marvel U (Wolverine aside, of course) that when they do interact it's practically an event in and of itself.

Read issue three of IDW's Ninja Turtles book and I'm still enjoying it. It was good seeing Casey Jones and Raphael kick some ass! But I want to see some Krang already!

It's a shame, since Garth Ennis is a legitimately great writer, yet he wastes so much time on "shock", juvenile bullshit.

Rbx5 said:

It's a shame, since Garth Ennis is a legitimately great writer, yet he wastes so much time on "shock", juvenile bullshit.

To be fair, his juvenile bullshit is responsible for the greatest Go Fuck Yourself in the history of history.

I meant the one in the first few issues of Preacher.

Rbx5 said:

It's a shame, since Garth Ennis is a legitimately great writer, yet he wastes so much time on "shock", juvenile bullshit.

See, I get what you're saying, but at the same time, it's hard to seriously claim that a writer is legitimately great as long as you ignore all the garbage work he puts out.

I think I've heard this conversation before only it was about Quentin Tarantino.

I'm enjoying Batman, Detective, Action, Teen Titans (Or Tim's Titans, as it should probably be called), Demon Knights, Aquaman, Red Hood, Voodoo and Stormwatch.

Aquaman is just a lot of fun. Demon Knights is cool. Batman and Detective, no surprises there.

Action Comics was delivering on its "not boring establishment godlike superman" for the first two issues, but with this alien invasion I feel its just gonna end up the old boring Superman I hate.

Teen Titans is veering towards remaking Young Justice, which I have no problem with - I particularly enjoy Wonder Girl actually being a likable character instead of an irritating little girl. Voodoo is working as a nice little horror comic. Red Hood is fun, although I wish Starfire just wasn't in it - I really like the premise, as well as Roy and Jason's characters. Stormwatch has been disappointing, but I gotta stick with it just in case they deliver some of that classic Authority vibe.

Only batma(e)n I need.

http://batmanbatmanbatman.com/

If Blue Beetle is in it I will watch the hell out of this.
http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/11/22/syfy-orders-pilot-script-for-booster-gold/

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35857
X-men vs. Avengers makes sense, given the ultra-isolationism that utopia seems to have and cyclops insistence on being the most powerful team in the marvel universe. This would be a better idea if they waited another 2-3 years and had the new york mutants more involved with the rest of the marvel universe while the utopian mutants become even more Mutants are the superior race.

I read Aquaman #1-4 from the DC relaunch (via storytime on 4chan). Liked it so much I bought it digitally.

Story's great, he's just a superhero who's this down-to-earth guy trying to do the right thing and make a living, despite everyone thinking he's a loser. Johns really makes it work by letting you get inside his head and making him genuinely sympathetic and relatable, all the while poking fun at the reputation Aquaman has, both in-universe and in the real world. The art is great, and there's plenty of badassery with Aquaman and Mera kicking the asses of Deep Ones style fish monsters from the abyss. I've long thought Aquaman was a wasted opportunity, and finally this story is exactly what I think a solid cape comic should be.

For the record, I'm solidly in the camp of "there are no cool/boring characters, just good/bad writers."

Yup. Peter David's as well, like his excellent hardboiled detective story take on Multiple Man with Madrox: Multiple Choice.

Spankminister said:

I read Aquaman #1-4 from the DC relaunch (via storytime on 4chan). Liked it so much I bought it digitally.

Story's great, he's just a superhero who's this down-to-earth guy trying to do the right thing and make a living, despite everyone thinking he's a loser. Johns really makes it work by letting you get inside his head and making him genuinely sympathetic and relatable, all the while poking fun at the reputation Aquaman has, both in-universe and in the real world. The art is great, and there's plenty of badassery with Aquaman and Mera kicking the asses of Deep Ones style fish monsters from the abyss. I've long thought Aquaman was a wasted opportunity, and finally this story is exactly what I think a solid cape comic should be.

For the record, I'm solidly in the camp of "there are no cool/boring characters, just good/bad writers."

The new Aquaman is definately the surprise hit in the relaunch, I'm loving it too. Anyone catch the new Stormwatch? Also is anyone here going to pick up the new IDW Transformers titles this month?

Reading We3 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. I just finished issue 2 and god damn is this a depressing series. I kinda don't want to read the last issue because I know there is really only one way this story can end.

That man still needs anatomy lessons.