Tunes of the Day: *Super Hero-Tim McMorris*
I take a look at the year back and
what's to come in the future.
Hello everybody! Welcome back! Or if
your new, just welcome! It’s been a long, extremely busy and
eventful month for me but here’s the important stuff: It was my
birthday!
What?
And this it’s been one year since the New 52 started, and since Super September/October month, two months where I picked apart comics, wonder woman, and the
new 52, and when you could say I officially started taking this site
much more seriously. Thanks to everyone whose come to the site and
put up with my nerd-raging. And even if the schedule has been drasticly changed, I still do take this site very seriously. So what do I have planned for the
anniversary?!
Uhh.... Eheheh...
Okay. So I don’t actually HAVE
anything planned. Something is planned for the future, but I’ve
been working on some other projects right now.
I was thinking of looking at DC's Zero issues or review Marvel Now next month but... I'm not really interested in them. I'll get into it in the post.
So, Instead, I’m just going to touch
upon comics I've looked at, and my thoughts on the New 52 over a year and Marvel Now. Okay? Okay!
DC
I will stand behind that I don't like
the New 52 as a whole. It has proven to be an unnecessary,
underwhelming and unplanned mess. A lot of stories didn’t get
actual reboots, majority of changes made, especially to the new line,
consisted of making characters "darker", which translated more to "grumpy with a chip on their shoulder for no good reason".
Or "Jerks".
Change is good, but not when every character changes the same way, into the same type of character. On that note, I still think that Justice league is one of the weakest, most uninspired comics of the entire new 52. AND I’VE SEEN RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS!
Or "Jerks".
Change is good, but not when every character changes the same way, into the same type of character. On that note, I still think that Justice league is one of the weakest, most uninspired comics of the entire new 52. AND I’VE SEEN RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS!
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| Oh look, the JLA is fighting future members. Again. You'd think it was a right of passage to join or something. |
And fans still don’t know what is
going on in terms of continuity, making it harder to follow comics for not only us, but new readers too. (and according
to George Pérez, for creators as well)
Also, Green lantern in the Justice League series reminds me of a fanboy version of Fire brand from Battle for
Bludhaven. That’s bad.
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| Stop. Using. Words. |
There is still major problems with sexism. I gave DC the benefit of the doubt last year on some things, but there are now even less female creators at DC, Stephanie is STILL not in the comics, despite EVERY OTHER MEMBER OF BATMAN’S LIFE SHOWING UP SO FAR and EVERY FAN out there crying for her return! She’s not even in an alternate universe comic. Or Batman Inc! Then there's THIS image:
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| Not even gonna touch this one. |
And Amanda Waller is still a size 2.
And for those not in the know, she use
to look like this:
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| Old comic cover but she looked like this like, 13 months ago |
And yes, she is fighting Granny Goodness on Apocalypse while duel wielding a sword and a laser gun.
Badass.
Badass.
Batman still has more comics then
everyone else. Wonder Woman has still not used the Lasso of Truth,
FOR truth, in her own series! (YES I’M STILL BITTER!).
Superman...is a jerk. And DC has recently rubbed me the wrong way
personally because they had the chance to do this:
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| Yes. This is REAL. |
But decided not to. My guess is that
they secretly don’t like money.
BUT! BUT!
DESPITE ALL THAT---!
I'm reading more
comics from DC then any other company right now.
Hypocrite, thy name
is SlugLady.
As much as I hate
some things that have come out the New 52, Old Star Western and Demon
Knights are amazing and if you are not already reading it: “Why?”
and “Go out and buy it now! No, I don’t care that you’re
already in your pyjamas! GO!”
And I will say
this: the reboot took balls. It is one of the BALLIEST things I’ve
seen a comic company do. Sure, it was a giant mess for the most part,
but we got some diamonds in the rough that just wouldn’t have been
possible with the old continuity. (Unless they were like, elseworlds stories. Or an alternate universe. Or something else.)
That said, what
about the zero issues?
Weeeell... like I
said, I’m not interested in them. And the ones I have read actually
haven’t cleared really anything up. It just gave us some extra story
to read before we get back to the plot. I didn’t even get all the zero issues for the
stories I’m currently reading because I only have a small comic
budget and I wanted to try new things this month and pick of some
trades. I did pick up Wonder Woman #0.... because it is pretty dang
good. Even if it did confirm some of my
arguments against the book, and even if I still think the rest of the
stories are crap.
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| Daaaang, son--uh, I mean daughter-- I mean... nevermind. This joke is dead. |
But from what I can
tell, there isn’t any big thing in the horizon for DC. The stories
are just going to continue and honestly? I like that. I may not like
some of the stories, I may hate some of them with a fiery passion of
the Dark Phoenix, but I hate gimmicks and I hate constant, huge event
comics that just go one after another.
Hmmm.
Maybe that's why I’m reading DC more the Marvel right now.
Hmmm.
Maybe that's why I’m reading DC more the Marvel right now.
Marvel
So, now it’s Marvels turn and---
I got nothin'.
Truth be told,
outside of the movies, I haven’t been all that interested in Marvel
in some time. I’m still reading Journey Into Mystery -- which is an
awesome comic, on par with Demon Knights. And I’ve have had an on
and off relationship with Wolverine and the X-men ... however,
Journey Into Mystery is coming to an end, and Wolverine and the X-men
has been greatly overshadowed by Avengers Vs X-men, which I have also been
reading.
...It’s... okay.
Ya, I am not big on
event comics. Especially ones that put all the other comic’s plots
on hold until the event is over. There is no bigger turn off for me
for me in a story then finding out that it’s part of an event and I
have to read 2 or three other comics to understand what’s
happening. Wolverine and the X-men, X-men Legacy--- if you’re
reading these stories but don’t care about AVXM, you’re out of
luck because that’s all you're going to get until the event is over
with.
I’ve been reading Wolverine and the X-men, and it feels like the whole comic has been
put on the sidelines purely for the event. There’s very little
going on with the main characters of the book, just a few odd things
put in once in a while. Suddenly, instead of being about x-kids
growing up and learning their place in the world, like it’s been
since the beginning of the story, it’s become a side story for
AVXM. I didn’t want another X-men war story, thats why I started reading WatXM in the first place. But now it’s been
more of one-shots dedicated specific characters. True, the creative team did a great job (Warbird's Issue is my favorite so far) and I’m not putting
any blame on them.
But it’s obvious that the story can’t continue properly with the main plot until AVXM has finished.
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| The letters O. T. P. come to mind |
But it’s obvious that the story can’t continue properly with the main plot until AVXM has finished.
Oh, and issue 15
was hilarious and the scene between Broo and Tony was
awesome.
But the worst is
when the main comic for the event doesn’t tell me the whole story
in the MAIN LINE. And DC did this too, in Flashpoint. If your
wondering why Superman suddenly showed up at the last minute of
Flashpoint, you would have had to read his book to find out. Or be stuck with a huge plot hole.
If your going to
have an event that covers the entire comic universe, then you should
make me WANT to read those other stories. I shouldn’t HAVE to.
So what do I think
of AVXM? It’s... okay. I’m at least enjoying the book enough to
keep reading, but it’s not the best x-men story I’ve read. Mostly
I just want to see the outcome.
I do know that Jean
Grey-- the real Jean grey-- along with the rest of the original
students from the original X-men stories (Think First Class, peoples) are going to somehow come to
our time and from what I’ve heard-- they aren’t going to like what they see.
And frankly... I LIKE this idea.
Stay with me now--
there are hundreds of X-men time travel stories, all ending the same
way: the future sucks. Either humans win and it sucks or the mutants
win and it sucks. Usually in an apocalypse type of way. But this
time, we ARE the apocalyptic future! Mutants are endangered, hunted, majority of them are confining themselves to an island, completely separated from humans and some are currently the tyrannical dictators of the planet! Wolverine has a Black Ops team that KILLS enemies of mutants. THIS is the terrible future we see in almost every Xmen time travel story! The only thing we're missing is the mutant concentration camps! It blows my mind that things have gotten THAT BAD for the X-men!
And frankly, I hope Jean Grey
gives Scott and Captain America a good psychic kick in the butt for
both being such idiots.
You want to know what I want out of Marvel Now and AVXM?! I want X-men
to no longer be treated as a completely separated part of the Marvel
universe. Mutant problems should not be considered just mutant problems, especially
when several X-men WORK FOR THE AVENGERS! It’s been a problem since before I got back into western comics several years ago, and it's an even worse
problem today.
As for Marvel
Now, the reboot that... isn’t a reboot? Uh... Okay, I had
someone far more well versed in these things to explain it to me. He
told me that DC will usually do hard reboots, where they will reboot
their entire universe, while Marvel will usually do Soft reboots---
they’ll update their world and characters, introduce new comics,
etc. And stories will get the chance to finish up, even after Marvel Now
starts (so the ending shouldn't seem so last minute like a certain Wonder Woman
comic I know)
And frankly, I have
no idea what comics from the Marvel Now I’ll be looking at. Some of
it depends on whether or not AVXM ends the way I think it will.
Marvel Hunger Games
anyone? (Also, kudos for the Battle Royal cover)
And now to talk
about the other thing.
New News News
I know that DC is
doing this too lately, and I’m not happy about it either. Guys, for
future reference:
THIS is news worthy
to the world, because of what it means on both a social, political
and maturity POV.
THIS is news worthy
to fans only, because it’s purely fan related and only fans would
understand what’s going on, because they read the books. Everyone
else, thinks of justice friends clips and we get really insulting News broadcasts.
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| "Sexy New Sidekick", my ass |
THIS isn’t
newsworthy to anyone, because it happens once a year.
Hey, you know what
would have been cool? If Prof’s death mimicked how he died when this
whole thing began, during Messiah Complex.
Then instead of it being a somewhat meaningless death, which this totally is, it would have some symbolism to it at least.
Then instead of it being a somewhat meaningless death, which this totally is, it would have some symbolism to it at least.
Everything Else
Aside from web
comics, I haven’t been looking too much into other companies. Manga
is definitely an old love I'm getting reacquainted with, even if I
haven’t been much into the new manga I've been seeing around lately.
And I’ve been having an on and off look at some other stories. And I am
adoring Saga and was crazy not to pick it up sooner.
Okay, so now It’s
time to look at the comics I’ve been reading this year. This is just a generalization of the series' as a whole and not a review of the latest issues. Mostly. Neither does this include old books or books I've been checking out at the library or webcomics. Cause that list is too long.
What I’m reading
Journey Into Mystery-- Little Loki
and his side kicks Thori the hell-hound, Ikol the evil bird and Leah
the straight-faced BFF to the rescue! This book is hilarious!
AVXM- Get it with with already!
Wolverine and the
X-men- all the young'ens are back in school! Including my favourite
characters from New Mutants: Generations Lost. And Broo, Krakoa and
Genesis continue to be hilarious.
Saga- Weird,
mature, creative characters, aliens and realistic parents. Yay!
What I dropped
Amazing Spider Man- was kinda sick of watching Spidey learn the same lesson over and over again. Guess I'm just weird.
Amazing Spider Man- was kinda sick of watching Spidey learn the same lesson over and over again. Guess I'm just weird.
Stuff I...
may... try *grits teeth*
Wonder woman---....
why is this here? Don’t look at me, I didn't put this here...
alright... I will TRY... reading the next trade...grumble
X-men Legacy-- I
need a Rogue story. RoguexMagneto (RogNeto?) should disturb
me. And yet it does not. Huh.
The Conclusion
So.
None of it is going to stop me from dressing up in costumes at conventions, fan-girling over the latest movie, be inspired for my own art and stories, or going to the comic book store every week, bouncing in my step, to see what happens next.
And type about it on the internet later, like I'm important or something.
This was a good year, with lots to come in the future! So here's to another year of Nerdrage and Nerdity!
WOOT!!
Okay, that’s it
for now! Next month we’ll be looking at something for Halloween
and---
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