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I was actually going to pick up FF too, don't think so now.

In news of probably of no concern to anybody other than Manchu and myself, the next 2000AD will see Pat Mills and Clint Langley (he of Slaine and also some Marvel stuff) reviving the ABC Warriors.

In news which might be of interest to almost twice as many people, Neil Gaiman published some amusing ramblings on his blog about the Hugo Awards.

They are really trying over there, huh? With Judge Anderson flashbacks and the Dark Judges returning, 2000AD seems a bit desperate. The issues I picked up through August made me drop it from my pull list.

I've still a good measure of trust for Pat Mills, so I hold out some hope. You're not alone in thinking 2000AD's getting stagnant, however - though I'd sympathise with the editorial logic (if that's what it is) of reviving old favourites in the wake of the (surprisingly good) movie.

It doesn't release here until Friday. And I'm all for more Anderson stories and the Dark Judges -- but the ones we got were apparently bad. The reviews were so cold I didn't even bother going to the considerable hassle of finding copies.

If the reviews have been unkind, they haven't done it with fairly good reason. The Anderson story began well but fizzled out, and the Dark Judges have neither done anything special nor (perhaps more significantly) anything they haven't done at least once before.

Nonetheless, I shall optimistically collect a copy from Smiths on the way home...

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/09/21/comic-book-legends-revealed-385/ might be of interest.


I was, alas, a witness to the onstage death of Judge Dread.

Has anyone read Aliens vs Predator: three world war, and if so is it any good?

Was having a read of the Marvel Cinematic universe stuff earlier as I was finally able to see Avengers with its bluray release.
I'm most interested to see Thor 2 aka Thor:The Dark World will have Malekith the Accursed and the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim as key adversaries.

Wonder if anyone into GW who aren't into comics will draw the wrong conclusions.

I also like the sound of Ironman 3, the second Cap film, and Antman, but that last one is not due until after Avengers 2.

Certainly seems like there are some good Marvel films incoming over the next few years.

Can't believe they're making an Ant-man movie. I think it'll only work if they do it comedically.

"Young Justice" had its season premiere today, just finished not five minutes ago.

They're going for something big, and just introduced "Arsenal" as a character.

I think this season will be pretty awesome.

It's back on? Finally! This is the best animated show since The Last Airbender.

 KamikazeCanuck wrote:
Can't believe they're making an Ant-man movie. I think it'll only work if they do it comedically.

Thats the plan apparently, being directed by the same guy who did Shaun of the Dead. Not over the top humour, but it'll feature.



On a side note, been seeing these ads for a new series starting soon called Arrow on Sky Atlantic for a couple of weeks, and I kept joking to Aura 'watch it DC will be suing these guys' and I find out today its an actual Green Arrow series. How the heck did I miss that.

Looks really good too, with Dinah as a main character, and villains from the comic books turning up as well, including Deadshot.

It's interesting to note that this is, according to the guy playing Oliver Queen, a "Nolanesque take on the Green Arrow". He also cited "The Longbow Hunters" arc as being a very important inspiration for the series.

Arrow looks sooooooo lame. It's like it's ashamed of its comic book origins. And there is no way they can top the awesome bow & arrow things Hawkeye did in Avengers anyway.

Also, "Starling City", what the hell?

Well, all I can say is I will be reviewing "Arrow" after it airs.

I'm even going to make popcorn!

Any of you guys seen Dredd? I liked it. I was surprised that

It did make me want to read the comic.

I've only heard good things about Dredd, but unfortunatly it won't come out over here until November.

Ok. I am getting into comics. I am interested in Ghost Rider and Deadpool. Which Omnibuses would you recomend picking up?

 rockerbikie wrote:
Ok. I am getting into comics. I am interested in Ghost Rider and Deadpool. Which Omnibuses would you recomend picking up?

I'd try the "Classic Deadpool" TPBs.

Deadpool is tricky. The classics are really good, but nothing like the current Deadpool. If you have the spare change, get Classics Vol. 2 by Joe Kelly and something new from Daniel Way. I recommend Suicide Kings or Monkey Business.


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This is Arror's Deadshot:

Aye, I saw that. I quite liked it as well as this promo shot of the Emerald Archer himself:

Aye?

Are those examples of cosplay?

 Manchu wrote:
Are those examples of cosplay?

Nope. They're both promotional stills from the upcoming CW series "Arrow", which is being done in such a way that it could exist alongside of any potential Green Arrow/Justice League movie.

Wow, looks gak. Deadshot's eye piece seems like something Nerf would make. Also, doesn't look like it will work with the rifle scope too well. And Ollie's bow looks like something he made from random trash in a dumpster behind Home Depot ... maybe it's supposed to though? Anyway, I'll keep my fingers crossed.

We don't have much information on the bow/how he gets it just yet--but that's what next Wednesday will be for.

Deadshot will not be appearing until the third episode apparently, but there's hints that both he and Ollie are not wearing their "final" costumes.

It's kind of interesting that this is being touted as the Green Arrow's "Smallville"--i.e., a way to introduce the earlier life of the character and bring him into the public eye.

And to say I'm cautiously excited for this show is an understatement. I'll be doing a review of the pilot episode after it airs on Wednesday, so be watching for that.

I liked Smallville, but even I'll admit that approach only works for so long - and definitely NOT for 10 years.

Smallville was good for years 1 through 3, and then not so good until years 9 and 10.

Actually, I think Smallville suffered from repetitive, Kryptonite-freak-of-the-week writing early in its run. But yeah, the overall concept -- understated high school romance with "no tights or flights" -- was good, even if it had a short shelf life like you said.

I'll give Arrow a chance, but I have a hard time seeing it stick. I think the teen soap opera elements are what fueled Smallville's long run. The Arrow trailers seem more straight-up super hero, and remind me more of the Flash series from the early '90s. That series was decently done (if dated now), but its audience quickly tailed off after a pretty good start.

Has anyone read the digital comic Ame-comi?

It is coming into print available in a few days and I am looking forward to it. Any first hand opinions on it?