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Post by spiderwasp on Jul 9, 2015 0:38:07 GMT -5
This would be the first one I remember. I still remember being caught up in the intrigue. What a dilemma. Imagine having to choose which of the people closest to you to try to save from your crazy best friend. I was hooked for life. That's still a great issue.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jul 1, 2015 20:53:47 GMT -5
About this being a reboot, it's hard to say. Alonso, Brevoort and others have repeatedly said that it's not, but take that for what you will. Myself, I don't think it is a clean-slate reboot. In today's over-saturated media market, keeping something that major a secret till the last minute is nigh impossible. So it seems that they are taking extra elements from alternate universes and injecting them into the proper MU, but how they will all play out remains to be seen. Speaking of not keeping a secret, the majority of the All-New title lineup was leaked, with Marvel having since confirmed them all. So here's the list of All-New Marvel titles. 45 titles in all, (yes, 45) so there may still be a few left to announce. Of notice: Uncanny Avengers with Spider-Man, Quicksilver, Brother Voodoo, Old Steve Rogers, Rogue, Human Torch and Deadpool. New Avengers with Hawkeye, Songbird, Wiccan, Hulkling, Squirrel Girl and Sunspot. All-New Avengers with Lady Thor, Vision, Ms. Marvel, Ultimate Spider-Man, Nova, Iron Man and SamCap. Both Vision and Scarlet Witch are getting their own solo titles. Those titles mostly sound interesting (Except All-New Avengers) but if the characters are basically unrecognizable other than name and costume, I'm not interested. Unfortunately, that's what I'm expecting.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jun 30, 2015 19:36:08 GMT -5
Ha! SpideyW, was that a reiteration of your earlier post? "HB, you doof, I already explained it all RIGHT HERE!"--? I did start clicking on the links-- and simply couldn't get through all of the breathless hype in order to glean the answer(s) to my question(s). Hunh-- and that's sort of a whole 'nother topic, isn't it? The fact that all of the marketing hype-speech is having precisely the opposite of the desired effect on me. It's falling into exactly the same realm as my Mom's assurances to my 5-year-old self that things like liver and canned green beans taste REEEEEALLY good! I'm going to love them! My reaction- at the most primitive levels of my deeper brain- is one of immediate aversion and mistrust------ ("Fire BAD!") HB lol. Actually there was supposed to be a comment attached but I don't know where it is. Unfortunately, old age is fast approaching and I also don't remember what it was.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jun 29, 2015 23:04:27 GMT -5
Marvel has been releasing details of the new titles that will make up the All-New MU after Secret Wars. Aside from the aforementioned Avengers by Waid and Invincible Iron Man by Bendis, we have the following so far: Kelly DeConnick announced that she was leaving the Captain Marvel title, to be replaced by the Agent Carter showrunners Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas along with artist Kris Anka. The focus will shift towards Carol commanding a space station designed to be Earth's first line of defense against any alien threats. SWORD, the dept of SHIELD that formerly handled such defenses, will no longer exist post-SW. New Captain MarvelSpider-Man will be relaunched with Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man front and center, by Bendis and Sara Pichelli. Speculation abounds though on what this means for Peter and ASM writer Dan Slott. Some think that due to the Renew Your Vows mini, Peter may retire and mentor Miles. Or perhaps we will get some later confirmation over the status of the ASM title along with Slott's involvement. Spider-ManJames Robinson and Leonard Kirk will be headlining the new Squadron Supreme ongoing title. However, this won't be the traditional group. Instead, this team will consist of members from destroyed parallel worlds. Members so far include Hyperion from Hickman's run, Nighthawk from Supreme Power, Doctor Spectrum from the Great Society, Blur from the New Universe's DP7 and possibly Thundra. New Squadron Supreme A-Force will become an ongoing, as the all-female team carries over into the proper MU. Writer G. Willow Wilson will continue on the book though no artist has been formally announced just yet. A-ForceWow, everytime you think it can't get any worse... Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo will tackle the new Doctor Strange ongoing title. Doctor StrangeFinally, Greg Pak and Frank Cho return with Totally Awesome Hulk (yes, that is apparently the title). There is a new Hulk in town, someone who is more than happy being green. As to the fate of Bruce Banner, Pak is keeping it a secret so far. Totally Awesome Hulk
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Post by spiderwasp on Jun 25, 2015 18:39:39 GMT -5
spiderwasp, I don't know if you've checked out the AVENGERS MAGAZINE (I started a thread), but it has an updated roster chart. The last few years have added some real turds, they make RAGE, DR DRUID, and DEATHCRY look like charter members, ha-ha! Yes. I have the magazine. IMO, once you flip the page after Lionheart, 95% of what's there doesn't exist. I refuse to even acknowledge it, only exceptions being Luke Cage and Young Avengers which I'm actually okay with. There are several there that I can imagine making great Avengers but I'd given up and stopped reading by the time Valykrie, Dr. Strange, Iron Fist, and so forth joined. Did Nova ever even join? I know he was on the cover of Secret Avengers 1 and appeared briefly inside but never really did anything. Cannonball and Sunspot are a cool idea but, even though I tried a couple of issues of that book, it was a mess. Havok and Rogue were fine in their Uncanny Avengers appearances and the book was okay but it never felt like the Avengers to me. Actually, nothing has felt like the Avengers to me since Disassembled. I still consider that to be the end of the Avengers and will never forgive Bendis for it.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jun 23, 2015 22:55:22 GMT -5
I'm with you on the whole Wolverine thing. His membership was a slap in the face to everything the Avengers had stood for previously. My absolute least favorite, however, has to be Sentry. I just couldn't accept anything about him. Deathcry had some potential as a character but just never came together. As far as Gilgamesh is concerned, I almost felt sorry for him. What chance do you have when you are the forgotten one from the start? He came at a horrible time, with a ridiculous line up. Everything was stacked against him and, well, he was pretty lame too. Also, even though I love Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, they just didn't work as Avengers. Sometimes, it's hard to separate how I feel about the character from how I feel about them as Avengers and this case, the difference is huge. On the flip side, I was never a fan of Dr. Druid, Moondragon, or US Agent but I got where they fit into the team. Same goes for Mantis and I didn't find her as annoying rereading the books a year or so ago as I did when I was a kid initially reading the books in the 70s. I agree with HB regarding Rage. I liked the character, in theory, but they made some huge mistakes. The overkill on his attitude was as bad as his costume. Perhaps the most ridiculous was the aforementioned Moira Brandon but Masque and Magdalene are pretty up there. I also like the Guardians of the Galaxy but never understood why they were considered Avengers. Finally, I may be in the extreme minority here but I thought Lionheart actually had great potential. The one story she was in wasn't very well written but I found myself caring about her and her kids despite it.
I'm going to detour slightly here. There are several characters that I think worked very well as Avengers but never really got their chance to shine. I loved them in their brief appearances and thought they would have been awesome if ever given a chance in a regular line up. Among these are Hell-cat (A personal favorite), Stingray, Jocasta, Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara),Darkhawk, Sandman (Still irks me that they reversed the great character development that had occurred there),the original Human Torch, and the Thing (He fit in with the WC Avengers so much better than Reed and Sue with the EC.) Not sure how I feel about the Two Gun Kid. His membership was interesting and I would liked to have seen more but I'm not really sure there was much more they could do.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jun 20, 2015 0:41:32 GMT -5
Hey! Newsarama just posted an article with the title "The 10 Worst Avengers". I was curious to find out if we agree with the writer of the article´s selections. Who are the 10 worst avengers, assemblers? This is now a tricky question. If I go pre-Bendis, I can make a pretty good list with good arguments though I would have to give it a little bit of thought. If I go post-Bendis, I can't narrow it down to 10 and the ones on the pre-Bendis list won't even be included.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jun 9, 2015 20:01:49 GMT -5
Yes, some questionable roster additions there. I liked most of the Initiative and Academy students, although some were EXTREMELY lame. Butterball was probably even more ill-conceived than RAGE. And some, like Hardball, were just plot devices (ala the original Swordsman). I would NEVER consider them actual Avengers, they never really finished their training, IMO. And I feel the same about the Young Avengers, although I have never read any of their stories, although I've heard they were well written. There's something about children being Avengers that just doesn't work for me. As far as Storm goes, I've always wanted her on the team ever since the cover of Avengers #267 teased Storm and Colossus as members... I fell that both Storm and Colossus' characters would have been VERY well served to get out of the X-(crappy)-Universe and they would have made great additions to the NY or WC Avengers. Also, I forgot to mention how I was pleased with how Remender wrote and included Brother Voodoo on Uncanny Avengers. Sure, he's a poor-man's Dr Strange, but I feel he's a character that has earned his place on my favorite team. I feel the same about Iron Fist, although any Avengers stories I've read with him on the squad (admittedly, not many) have been garbage. I was reading some of the earliest adventures of the distinguished competition's League of Super-heroes recently. I thought it interesting that they had in there charter that they could only add one new member per year. I think that's a bit silly but recent years with the Avengers have made me think that maybe they had the right idea. Had the Avengers done that, they'd only have about half the members they have. Better yet, only about a dozen could have been added since the Bendis days.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jun 7, 2015 16:07:09 GMT -5
A while back I had gone through the Avengers roster, and these are the members from the magazine's ROLL CALL section that I have issue with... Rick Jones----honorary member??? Whatever. Swordsman--- I never liked him being considered a REAL member, he was an infiltrator who turned good, then died. OK, Whatever. Guardians of the Galaxy--yes they deserve honorary membership. Capt Marvel 1---ditto. Whizzer- NO. Two-Gun Kid--honorary?? OK Whatever. Moira Brandon--- NO!!!!! Marrina-- honorary? NO. D-man-- NO. a dumb idea from the start, just a bad idea. Swordsman/Magdalene-- just a reminder of a crappy time for the Avengers, IMO. And no, not REAL members. Alternate reality crap. Masque-- I never read these issues, but a bad idea....NO. teenage Iron Man---More alternate reality mumbo-jumbo and a bad time for the Avengers comics....NO. Lionheart-- Whatever, her non-existent legacy says it all about this lame character. Bendis' NEW AVENGERS--- OK, just more hype than reward, as far as the writing goes. They looked good on the covers and drawn by some quality artists....Leinil Yu being the exception. Amadeus Cho--- NO! Stature--- OK, a legacy-type character, just one of the WORST code-names ever. the SECRET AVENGERS---Valkyrie, Ant-man, Capt Britain, Nova....YES! Iron Fist--- OK. DR Strange--- YES, but please write him cleverly, not using his magic as the dues ex machine. every consequent "member" after that on the ROLL CALL is a NO! for me, the exceptions being the X-men from the FIRST UNCANNY X-men book (Havok, Rogue, Sunfire, etc) NOT Sabretooth from the horrible 2nd volume. and I was really excited to see Cannonball and Sunspot on the Avengers, but I wasn't impressed with how they were written. And now with Secret Wars, who knows who will be "considered" AVENGERS MEMBERS??? Most of these I agree with. I'm okay with Rick Jones because of his role in the Kree/Skrull War. I never understood why Swordsman was considered a member but not Wonderman until his return in the 70s. Wondy officially joined then turned traitor but "Died" doing the right thing. Swordsman was just a fake all along but if you look at the list of the order that they joined, Swordsman is listed as active as of #20 and Wondy is active as of #182 instead of #9. I don't get the logic. As for Moira Brandon and D-Man, I've never liked the idea that a single member of the team could just grant someone membership. That's something that should have to be voted on. Of course, I'm talking about the days when being an Avenger meant something. Today, you can get an official Avengers ID in a Cracker Jack box. Of the later members, I was glad to see the Young Avengers listed. They were officially made members in Children's Crusade and deservedly so. However, I just can't think of Kate Bishop as Hawkeye. It was one thing when Clint was "Dead" but she really needs a new name. There should only be one hero per name. I'm also confused by the Initiative and Academy teachers and students. I thought teaching at the Initiative actually meant Speedball was at least an honorary member. Graduates/instructors of either program such as Cloud 9, Lightspeed (Who appeared right alongside the White Tiger), Stryker, Hazmat and so forth would, by my understanding, be members. I'm certainly not saying that we need more people on the list but if characters such as Quake, Storm, Smasher, Doombot, and Nightmask can be considered members, we might as well include these others that are much more interesting characters.
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Post by spiderwasp on May 31, 2015 2:24:06 GMT -5
Adding to the chaos is that currently there are at least 15 different variations of Captain America in different comics at the same time. There is Steve rogers as an old man, Steve Rogers regular aged in another, then you have The Falcon as Captain America. Then there is a Ms. America, who is female and apparently Hispanic. In another comic there is a black female Captain America. I could go on. If that wasn't bad enough, now there is a Thor "corps." Hundreds of Thors, copying GOT's Knight Watch. Also there is a version of the FF where Reed is a farmer. But in another book, Johnny, Ben and Sue are dead and Reed is a villain. Then there is the "back in blue" FF where all are alive. And let's not forget another book where Sue is working for Shield, who are hunting Reed Richards and the Illuminati. This is all within about one month of comics. I'm probably forgetting other variations of the FF. It is mass chaos and it is getting worse every day. I'm not enjoying 95% of what I'm buying. I picked up 3 comics Thursday and it came to over $16. Wow Bob, thanks for making me feel better than ever about all the money I'm saving not buying this crap. That sounds utterly, completely awful. I'm enjoying Ant-man, Silver Surfer, and Howard the Duck. I picked up the first A Force but won't buy any more until things settle from Secret War and I find out what direction it will be heading. Otherwise, I can't find a thing worth investing my comic $ on. Sad really.
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Post by spiderwasp on May 25, 2015 21:13:51 GMT -5
And Marvel goes all out with a DOUBLE FOLD-OUT promotion for all the SECRET WARS titles-- None of which interest me..(well, maybe that SQUADRON SINISTER book). OLD MAN LOGAN would be a great franchise for Marvel to launch- if they had stuck with Millar instead of handing it off to BMB (already??). Too bad the Marvel movies capture the spirit of the MU much better than the actual modern COMIC BOOKS! There's going to be a Squadron Sinister book? Okay, that I might have some interest in too and that's exactly how I feel about the movies. It's really uncanny how often we think just alike. I have a feeling we could be really good friends if we lived near each other. lol
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Post by spiderwasp on May 24, 2015 1:12:23 GMT -5
Did you all get the latest Avengers World? It is suddenly feeding into Hickman's Cabal storyline(s) and I am completely lost. It is mass chaos. Can anyone tellwhere this story fits into the overall timeline? Oh and have you guys bought A Force, the all female Avengers? There is zero explanation as to why this team exists or how it fits into the other books.And why is She Hulk the leader with characters like Wasp and Medusa around? Sigh...this is sad. Spoiler alerts here...sort of. Yep. Just bought it. I couldn't resist because I love so many of the female characters. Didn't understand a single thing. What is this Arcadia world they're living in? Why is Doom in charge? Why is Dr. Strange the sheriff? Did Dazzler go back to her original costume in other books or just here? Why is Namorita alive? Why is Sam Wilson one of the Thors? What are the Thors? The craziest part of the whole issue, for me, had to be the ending. Why? Because they ended it with a mystery line of "Who...are you?" I laughed out loud at the fact that I was supposed to be interested in this question when it was no more mysterious than every single other thing that occured in the book. Arghhhh!
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Post by spiderwasp on May 14, 2015 16:17:25 GMT -5
I tried reading Hickman's AVENGERS and NEW AVENGERS a few years ago (I'm not even sure if either of those titles is still going or if they have been rebooted yet) in my opinion, Hickman was just another Bendis......not very good at writing the Avengers. All promise and nothing delivered. I preferred (and stuck with) Remender's UNCANNY AVENGERS, which got a reboot after a couple years, and a title that I'm not sure will survive the SECRET WAR. Don't get me wrong....Remender's stuff was far from greatness, but good enough for me to enjoy......Hickman was boring and not even CLOSE to worth the $4 a book. I agree completely. I really tried giving Hickman a chance on both the Fantastic Four and Avengers but his work just isn't worth the money. I hate comics that make me feel stupid and that's exactly what his do. I get into the book and find that I really have no idea what's happening or why. This is partially due to the cast of thousands that you were referring to but it's also because he doesn't even touch storylines for months at a time. I'll pick up and issue and just start to figure out what's happening. The next issue will come out and make no reference to it. Then the next and the next. By the time he gets back to the story, I've completely forgotten what was happening. He also depends way too much on metaphysical things or other dimensions. To me, this is lazy writing. Rather than bothering with being consistent with the established character and history, you just plunk your own version of the character out of nowhere and say "It's an alternate version." I won't go so far as to say he's as bad as Bendis though. For me, saying that about someone is hitting them below the belt. I also agree about Remender. I still long for the days of Roy Thomas, Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern and more but Remender is okay. The only ones that are around today that really make me not miss the old days though are Dan Slott (Usually) and Christos Gage (Consistently.)
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Post by spiderwasp on May 11, 2015 15:54:03 GMT -5
. What bothers me is that DC has a huge advantage over Marvel in one regard; DC's more prominent characters are more well-known than Marvel's characters. A decade ago, ask any general lay person who Iron Man was and they probably couldn't answer you. But everyone knows who Superman is, who Batman is, who Wonder Woman is, because of various pop culture exposure through the decades, either from films, TV shows, or even cartoons. I would have to disagree with you about that being an advantage. I think it's the other way around. DC has to deal with the love that so many people have (Myself included) for the Christopher Reeve version of Superman, the Michael Keaton (Or possibly even Adam West) version of Batman, and most definitely the Lynda Carter version of Wonder Woman. I can already tell you that they are going to have a difficult time ever finding anyone who can make me feel more like Wonder Woman has simply stepped off the pages of the book. Marvel, on the other hand, had such an awful track record in the past that the current crop of movies (Since X-Men) are setting the new standard. In the eyes of the audience, Robert Downey Jr. is Ironman, Chris Hemsworth is Thor, Chris Evans is Captain America, and so forth. No one said "I just can't accept Toby Maguire because Nicholas Hammond will always be Spidey for me. They have had to face this with Andrew Garfield but not with any of the other movies. For the record, I loved Garfield in the role. I just didn't think the movies were that great. DC is busy trying to reinvent the wheel while Marvel is introducing most of the audience to its wheels for the first time. I'm sure the same thing will happen in 20 years or so when Marvel tries to sell a new Wolverine and the audience just says "He's no Hugh Jackman." With that said, I will also say that the changes DC has been determined to make have not helped matters a bit. I'm not very excited about Superman v. Batman because Man of Steel was terrible. A good super-hero flick does need to make me gasp but it also needs to make me smile. There was no smiling during Man of Steel. Come to think of it, I didn't gasp much either. I mostly just shook my head.
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Post by spiderwasp on May 11, 2015 15:37:23 GMT -5
This is just a little "check it out" post, amid all the movie and Secret Wars hype...... Personally, I'm kind of skeptical of MOST of the new "Avengers" since Lionheart (and including Lionheart, haha) as QUALITY additions to the team, some exceptions being Dr Strange (his addition just seems right to me), Valkyrie ( I just like her), Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew (ditto). That's exactly how I felt with the list. I thought it was ironic that you had to flip the page after Lionheart because flipping the page was what made my excitement sink to the pits of my stomach. I do agree with exceptions on the second page including the ones you named (I never read any of the Dr. Strange issues but I'm okay with it in theory). I would also add the Young Avengers to that list. Their acceptance to the team in Children's Crusade seen appropriate and deserved. Besides, they are the best thing to happen to the Avengers this century. However, as much as I like them, I could let them go if it was the only way to get a huge retcon that would eliminate everything that happened from Disassembled on.
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Post by spiderwasp on May 4, 2015 22:17:53 GMT -5
Oh yeah, adding to that last post, the Jurassic Park trailer did look good though. I had mixed feelings about whether or not another sequel was a good idea, but this made think it is.
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Post by spiderwasp on May 4, 2015 22:13:43 GMT -5
Okay, no spoilers here, have no fear..... IT WAS EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST MOVIE!!!!!!!! SW, Quicksilver, Vision, and HAWKEYE figure into the plot WAAAAAY more than I anticipated. WANDA's powers are WAAAAY cooler than her "hex" powers from the comics. TONS of heroes, villains, and future hero/villains for later movies (I hope). I saw it 3D....worth the extra $$$, IMO. Don't assume where the "romance" in the movie will bloom... and finally, check out the Vision's EYES! Nuff Said, now get out there true believers, so we can FINALLY have something to talk about on AA!!!!! oh yeah, the previews are worth the price of your ticket, wink-wink. I totally agree about the movie. Loved it. I expected Vision to make a short appearance but was pleasantly surprised by what a great job they did with him. Same goes for Pietro and Wanda and even War Machine. I would have liked to have seen a little more of the Falcon but I liked what little there was. As for the previews, that's where we disagree. The Fantastic Four movie looks absolutely awful to me. Superman v Batman? I don't know. I hated Man of Steel and this isn't making me think it's going to be any better. I did like the Ant-man trailer pretty well, but I'm still bummed about no signs of the Wasp. I'm really more interested in this movie because I like the character than because of what I saw on the screen. When it comes down to it, I'm looking forward to it despite anything I've read or seen rather than because of it. Overall, I found the previews to be very lackluster and did very little to make want to see any of the movies.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jan 28, 2015 22:33:36 GMT -5
Yeah, I saw the trailer too and felt exactly the same way. I actually think this may be the first major Marvel film that I don't bother to see. I say major because I never saw the Ghost Rider sequel but that wasn't really major. Even though I have major reservations concerning the Ant-man film, I wouldn't miss it for the world but not this one. Although I think they really screwed up the villains (Both Doom and Galactus) I still liked the first FF films. At least I liked the FF themselves. They felt like the characters I'd always known. This seems more like some distant thing that was inspired by the FF. I'm just totally uninterested.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jan 28, 2015 0:22:02 GMT -5
If the She-Hulk series were written exactly as it has been but with Perez, or even someone mimicking his style, drawing it, I guarantee it would be a bigger hit. It's just sad.
I hope he really is doing better. He is a true master.
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Post by spiderwasp on Jan 24, 2015 10:51:01 GMT -5
It seems that every time Marvel launches a project I really like, they throw in an awful artist. I certainly agree with you about the She-Hulk series however it was one of only 3 titles I'm currently buying because the writing is really good. I can't help but feel that it's intentional. They throw something out there with old school storytelling and have their evidence that that kind of thing doesn't sell today. The reality is that the crappy art doesn't sell. I've still managed to enjoy the book a lot despite the art but can, in no way, defend it. Poor Hell-cat (One of my favorite characters) has particularly been suffering from bad artist for years. Her own series, Divas, She=hulk - anything they put her in gets an inferior artist. The sad part of that is that she's such a visually appealing character.
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Post by spiderwasp on Oct 29, 2014 20:56:49 GMT -5
I think Ant-man is not on that meme because it is only about the announcement of the latest batch of movies and Ant-man was announced some time back.
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Post by spiderwasp on Oct 28, 2014 19:13:57 GMT -5
Okay, I just checked out the IMDB site again and was wrong (Or it's changed again.) Lilly is not Hope Pym, she is listed as Hope Van Dyne. I would love to offer an explanation but I am at a total loss. All I can say for sure is that whereas my excitement at seeing Janet Van Dyne as the Wasp would be off the charts, my excitement for seeing someone else as the Wasp doesn't make the chart. I'm sure a non-comic book fan would think that's just silly but, for me, it makes all the difference. From what I'm been able to determine, the movie features Michael Douglas as Hank and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang. Lang will be the main character. Originally, I read that Hope would be Pym's daughter. I know that Yellowjacket will also be featured but that it won't be either of them. I'm confused. They have been very sparse with releasing information and have done it very poorly. For all the other Marvel movies, when they have released something as a teaser, it has increased audience excitement. It seems that, for this movie, every tidbit they release diminishes it.
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Post by spiderwasp on Oct 27, 2014 22:58:15 GMT -5
Actually Bob, at the time I posted that, the rumors were that Evangaline Lily would be playing Janet Van Dyne. I think it was even briefly listed that way on IMDB but my memory may be playing tricks on me. Later versions have said that she will play Hope Pym. The more I hear about that movie, the more my excitement fades. It sounds like they are making all the wrong decisions. I sure hope they prove me wrong and I really hope they end up putting her in it.
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Post by spiderwasp on Oct 17, 2014 23:37:55 GMT -5
Gotta love this one. Hawkeye kisses Deathbird after defeating her. Insult to injury at its best.
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Post by spiderwasp on Oct 16, 2014 21:57:03 GMT -5
There is certainly a disappointing female Avengers moment in Cap #25. Lost in the crowd -- The Wasp! No respect for a founding member. Wait....didn't Bendis kill her off? ? Now Foxx, don't tell me you still take death in the Marvel Universe seriously. As is the case with everyone who dies, Jan was just on vacation. In her case, the vacation was in a microverse type place. She was rescued a while back and currently appears in Uncanny Avengers. And Wundy, I haven't read Cap 25 but I'm with you all the way. As a big Wasp fan (Hence the name), I've often felt she has gotten the short end of the stick.
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Post by spiderwasp on Sept 4, 2014 15:44:06 GMT -5
Thanks, Fox. That cleared things up better than anything I read in the actual book. All I have to say now is "Oh brother"
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Post by spiderwasp on Sept 1, 2014 10:30:43 GMT -5
......the problem I have with this book is, it's like an Elseworlds or "Imaginary Story" kinda limbo-thing going on here......by that I mean that it's hard for me to consider the events of Uncanny Avengers to be ACTUALLY happening to the ACTUAL super-heroes of the Marvel 616 Universe. . Is this an imaginary story? I skipped a few issues and then picked up #22. I was completely lost. Havok and Jan have a child together? When? How is this possible in such a short amount of time? Yes, the story had a lot happening (Little of which I understood) but who were these people? That's a problem I have with a lot of titles lately. Writers use the name and likeness of characters with long histories but there is nothing else familiar about them. I liked this book fairly well initially but then gave up on it. This issue didn't change my mind. I'm glad others seem to be finding something to be excited about but I just don't get it. For me, it's only slightly better than Hickman's work. I think one of my biggest problems with Marvel today is that the writers simply write the characters as if they never existed before. Alternate futures or timelines prevail. It's just lazy. Of course you can write a story if you don't have to worry about what happened to the characters before or what's going to happen after. Also, if you constantly move to new characters and new ideas on every page or with every issue (Especially a problem with Hickman but also present in Uncanny), you can get by with just slapping something on the page. I've been reluctant to criticize this title too much because there seems to be such a following here and because I love the cast for the book but, as I said before, I just don't get it.
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Post by spiderwasp on Sept 1, 2014 2:10:34 GMT -5
I really have no problem with going to the movies alone. My first preference is to go with someone who is as enthused as me about the movie, but I would prefer going alone over going with someone who was just there to placate me but isn't really enjoying it.
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Post by spiderwasp on Aug 19, 2014 20:33:45 GMT -5
Back to favorite female Avenger moments! One of my all time favorites is the She Hulk mainly because of her fun personality and the fact that it was never made very clear how strong she was. I love She-Hulk too. One of my favorite moments was when she and Hawkeye had their initial run-in concerning her car in her first appearance.
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Post by spiderwasp on Aug 13, 2014 23:41:37 GMT -5
There are many and this is a small one but... I loved when Tigra talked Captain Marvel through her fears by telling her how scared she was against the Molecule Man. It was just a nice human moment.
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