The Official DC Comics Discussion Thread

[wataru]

Who says I'm doing it for current canon? :3 I'm just doing it for the fun of it all, that and I've been meaning to read it since I sort of skimmed it in the past.

Trust me, it will be boring. Its like reading The Great Darkness Saga or Magic Wars in LOSH. They have no barring on anything.

[mecha-gino]

Meh.... Opinion denied until I read the book and judge it for myself!

So this absolute justice book I've heard of, with art done by Alex Ross is it any good?

[wataru]

COIE: Boring.

Justice: Good.

[Hellspawn28]

Robin Hood is the inspiration for Hawkeye as well IIRC? I always did like Green Arrow better then Hawkeye if you ask me.

[mecha-gino]

^ I kind of doubt his inspiration was robin hood, and it's quite obvious GA's was Robin Hood.
While wataru's opinion is still in limbo about COIE, who here is a fan of Tom Strong? I love it as I'm a fan of the classic golden age characters such as the phantom, doc savage, Tarzan, and others. Yes, I know Tarzan isn't a comic book character but he was a form of inspiration of Tom Strong. God, I love Alan Moore. :3

And Suck on this, you Namor loving Aquaman haters! D:< :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C29KalkITo0

[Hellspawn28]

Anyone read any of The Phantom Stranger comics?

[mecha-gino]

Nope.

And in other news... Watchmen!
http://www.comicvine.com/news/brutally- ... er/142052/
Oh Alan Moore, you're my favorite author but at times you're a major douche bag. And what did DC do that caused Moore to be so pissed off?

[wataru]

Doom Patrol.

It's worth mentioning twice.

[Tyler]

Alan Moore really is a cranky old bastard. I mean, he looks totally bat shit insane.

[wataru]

Alan Moore really is a cranky old bastard. I mean, he looks totally bat shit insane.

The best writers are always crazy. See his Saga of the Swamp Thing run. EPIC comics. PURE WIN.

[Tyler]

The best writers are always crazy. See his Saga of the Swamp Thing run. EPIC comics. PURE WIN.

Well, I know he's brilliant. Watchmen is the best thing I've read next to Akira.

[wataru]

The best writers are always crazy. See his Saga of the Swamp Thing run. EPIC comics. PURE WIN.

Well, I know he's brilliant. Watchmen is the best thing I've read next to Akira.

I believe Watchmen to be the most overrated comic series. Sorry

[Tyler]

I believe Watchmen to be the most overrated comic series. Sorry

Burn in hell. Hurm.

[wataru]

I believe Watchmen to be the most overrated comic series. Sorry

Burn in hell. Hurm.

The series was good until the end when it went all to shit...I mean cmon. A bioengeered mass of telepathic brains teleported into the city that's telepathic outburst kills everyone around it.

Stupid.

The movie ending made more sense.

[Tyler]

The movie ending made more sense.

I felt thousands of bloody corpses was much more impactful that vaporizing everbody into dust. I can't STAND the movie. The only person trying was Jackie Earle Haley, who's the bomb in everything by the way.

[mecha-gino]

Sorry Tyler but opinion REVOKED about the movie! :

@Wataru: THANK YOU... about the ending thing. I honestly would not expect the whole world would join hands because of one monster killing a bunch of people in ONE city. I mean, imagine if that happened in the original Godzilla movie.

It's funny how you mentioned how most of the greatest authors are crazy. I mean, look at Frank Miller he's produced a bunch of classics as many as Moore yet he's crazy too but Moore is crazier just for the fact he claims dc "raped" watchmen which I still don't get. And there's always his beard which that alone is crazy looking.

But I wouldn't say Swampy and Watchy is his only name to fame. There's V for Vendetta(I need to read that), League of extrodinary gentlemen(REALLY need to read that), his captain britian stuff I heard was pretty good, Miracleman(Yes, dear God I have read some of it! :O), and don't forget his other tales with DC like Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow and killing the joke. Never read KTJ but I LOVED whatever happened to the man of tomorrow as I sort of felt it combines some of the darkness he's done but with that superman feel to it. I REALLY wish he got that one big event book he wanted to do before whatever went down with DC happened.

[Shadowplay]

Anyone read any of The Phantom Stranger comics?

Only the Blackest Night tie in (yes I'm a noob), which certainly endeared me to the character.

[mecha-gino]

^ZOMFG! YOU'RE TEH NOOBZ BECAUSE.... Stuff!
Right, before I reveal some new news it's Time to reveal some DC properties I'm getting into lately. Black Adam, Hawkman, The Question, and Wildcat. Any suggestions as to what to read, minus the question?

Now onto the big news... Grant Morrison is doing a book called Multiversity, in which it will explore the DC Multiverse and I'm REALLY looking forward to this because well let's face it... GM is a great writer, and it'll be interesting to see his takes on all 52 earths one of which contains that Superboy that Nick really likes. But the REAL BIG NEWS is because of Moore's awesome douchebaggery, we will see a universe that's the homage to watchmen with the charleston characters. So we got a homage, to a homage featuring the characters who were homaged, lol, and also we'll be getting a new captain marvel book called thunderstrike because morrision is tired of calling it shazam

[wataru]

MG- did you ever read the Saga of the Swamp Thing comics by Alan Moore? Theyre on Vol. 3 in HC

[mecha-gino]

MG- did you ever read the Saga of the Swamp Thing comics by Alan Moore? Theyre on Vol. 3 in HC

Last year, my good chum and I loved it. And I am planning on buying the hardcovers as soon as I get the cash. That and the hardcovers of Tom Strong.

I kind of wish there was a swamp thing tie-in to blackest night.