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2010/08/21 19:53:18
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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Da Boss wrote:Was it someone on this thread who recommended Under the Red Hood?
Because it is AMAZING.
You're welcome. 
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2010/08/24 19:57:59
Subject: Re:The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/SuperHeroTooniverse/news/?a=21712
It's about the new Young Justice cartoon, but contains some spoilers for Brightest Day too.
Sounds alright, big surprise to read it is set in the DC continuity, even if it's on a world that hasn't seen or done much yet... AFAIK anyway.
Zatanna continues to be a great read, Brightest Day is fun, but I do think it'll read better in the trades...but I am very pleased to see the Martian Manhunter and Firestorm get some love.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/08/26 18:13:58
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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I read Morrison's Arkham Asylum and A Death in the family today. I didn't like them.
Maybe I just didn't "get" Arkham, but it felt really strange and I as not entertained at all.
Death in the Family was... well... old. And pretty cheesy.
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2010/08/26 22:16:31
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Anung Un Rama wrote: Arkham,...it felt really strange .
 That's very much the point.
it's not to everyone's taste, but it is something quite special indeed. YMMV of course.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/08/26 22:38:44
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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Special is also a word for it I guess. 
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2010/09/01 03:01:05
Subject: Re:The comic book discussion thread.
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Automated Space Wolves Thrall
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anyone looked into the new Shadow Land series with Dare Devil, Moon Knight and a whole group of vigilantes and capes of New York
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"His word was the Roar of Thunder
his Glance was the look of the Eagle
his Might was the strength of the Kraken
His Guile was the cunning of the Wulfen
His temper was the death of men"
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2010/09/01 18:18:42
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Ollanius Pius - Savior of the Emperor
Gathering the Informations.
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DC Comics Source wrote:Starting in November, DETECTIVE COMICS, BATMAN and BATMAN AND ROBIN will feature the ongoing adventures of Dick Grayson as Batman, with Damian as Robin. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne will take center stage in the pages of Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette's BATMAN INC. and writer/artist David Finch's BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT.
Oh. Snap.
TWO Batmen?!
http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2010/08/30/another-surprise-revelation-hitting-batman-in-november/
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2010/09/02 09:06:42
Subject: Re:The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Makes sense I guess.
The recent 2 parter/return to Final Crisis/missing scenes in Batman have been great, all really only further convince me that Morrison has been and is planning something quite special indeed.
Brightest Day is fun..maybe a bit slow but then i'm really just waiting for the Firestorm part 
Zatanna is great too, and I'm enjoying the Legion of Superheroes far too much as well.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/09/02 17:22:33
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Ollanius Pius - Savior of the Emperor
Gathering the Informations.
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"Gotcha." Hahahahaha. Oh man. I never read those, but I might have to now.
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2010/09/09 19:11:46
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Pragmatic Primus Commanding Cult Forces
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"Gotcha" was a great line, but I think I like "Because I think I can take him" from that issue just as much.
That's why I like Morrison on Batman. He adds weirdness and complexity without losing sight of Batman's bad-a$$ side.
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0036/09/09 19:27:49
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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Anyone ever read Nextwave? It was recomennded on Atop the 4th Wall.
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2010/09/11 10:04:50
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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gorgon wrote:
That's why I like Morrison on Batman. He adds weirdness and complexity without losing sight of Batman's bad-a$$ side.
QFT !
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/09/17 21:01:47
Subject: Re:The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Top Shelf Productions is having a big autumn clear out - http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/special-deals . Some wonderful deals there, if this is your thang.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/09/20 18:13:16
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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So, the Punisher is now a Frankenstein monster. I'll be honest with you, I did not see that one coming.
Anyone ever read anything with FRANKENCASTLE in it?
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2010/09/23 22:16:57
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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Trailer for the next next animated DC movie, All-Star Superman: http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107645-the-trailer-for-all-star-superman Automatically Appended Next Post: Just read Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth, the issues where he encounters his Zombie head counterpart and fights Hydra. I just love Deadpool. Never read a bad comic with him in it. Next I'll either read All-Star Superman or Gotham Sirens.
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2010/09/24 18:43:58
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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Finished All-Star Superman. That Comic was a lot more... Silver-Age-y then I expected. A nice read, but I'm not sure I would recommend it to friends.
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2010/09/24 18:57:12
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Battlefortress Driver with Krusha Wheel
...urrrr... I dunno
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I've just began my readings of the preludes to Blackest Night and I have to admit, I'm getting pretty psyched about it. Now all I need is Agent Orange and I'll be ready to start on the main thing.
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2010/09/26 19:19:47
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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Today I read Superman: Red Son. That might've been the best Superman story I ever read. I was expecting something along the lines of "Superman is now an evil russian, we have to fight him", but as it turned out, it really was a story about who and what kind of person Superman is. I also enjoyed it much more than All-Star Superman.
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2010/09/27 15:31:31
Subject: Re:The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Well, I liked Red Son a lot, but prefer All Star.. YMMv though it seems.
Zatanna continues to be a fun read, minor quibble ( and this is really about a lot of modern comics) : why can't artists seem to manage a run of mroe than 4 or so issues before having to have a break ? Never used to be like this. Hell I can remember Byrne pencilling 2 titles a month and writing, and inking etc etc 
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/09/27 17:44:20
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Pragmatic Primus Commanding Cult Forces
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reds8n, are you thinking Frank Quitely on Batman & Robin like I am? I mean, I figured he wasn't going to stay on the title indefinitely, but was it even four issues? He was doing some interesting things with the artwork...and then he's gone almost immediately. Talk about a tease.
Although in some ways it can be more traumatic when artists change after a longer run. Captain America hasn't been the same since Steve Epting left. And if not for Duncan Fegredo (whom I like), Mignola stepping down on Hellboy could have been a real killer.
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2010/09/27 19:10:56
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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gorgon wrote:reds8n, are you thinking Frank Quitely on Batman & Robin like I am?
Partially. I was under the impression he was to be back every.. 3rd/similar arc or so. I can understand his art is tremendously detailed, and I'm all for work/life balance.. but.. oh, cm'on man !
It's not just him either. LoS, Zatanna.. it seems every 4th or 5th issue of almost any series is a guest or fill in artist.
humbug !
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/09/27 19:17:09
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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gorgon wrote: Mignola stepping down on Hellboy could have been a real killer.
But it wasn't. Somehow MM keeps finding artists who work perfectly for Hellboy.
Anyone reading Haunt? It's new series by Todd McFarlane. I'm through 3 issues so far and it's pretty good.
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2010/09/27 19:51:05
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Pragmatic Primus Commanding Cult Forces
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Anung Un Rama wrote:gorgon wrote: Mignola stepping down on Hellboy could have been a real killer.
But it wasn't. Somehow MM keeps finding artists who work perfectly for Hellboy.
Like I said, I think Fegredo is good and somehow works even if his style isn't quite like Mignola's (although I keep noting little touches, etc. that Fegredo has adopted). Richard Corben is really good, although I think they made the right call to only put him on certain things and not all the time. It's an admirable job considering Hellboy was/is probably the quintessential artist/writer book out there.
@reds8n-- how does the Zatanna book compare to the Morrison Seven Soldiers Zatanna run?
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2010/09/27 21:32:43
Subject: Re:The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Very different to that.
Closer, no real surprise here I guess, to the stuff Dini did with her in the Justice League cartoons and his Batman stuff.
It's well worth a look IMO. Has a nice sense of fun to it and the writers love for the character comes through a lot as well.
In parts it reminds me a bit of the old Messner Loeb run on Dr. Fate all those years back, with perhaps a bit more emphasis on the evil fighting. She's currently fighting or engaged against an evil vegas casino owner who gambles and traffics in souls who needs to marry her by midnight, he's on a double or quit bet with Mammon.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2010/09/28 09:23:00
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/09/27 21:51:35
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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the first TPB of Dini's Gotham Sirens is on my pile, but I didn't get around to read it yet. Still no sign of a Germen release for Zantana though. 
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2010/09/29 11:14:24
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Dominating Dominatrix
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Finished the first 4 issues of Gotham City Sirens and I loved it. I don't exactly understand why they felt the need to have an entire issue be about the Riddler and Batman with only a few panels with the main cast, it was still a really good read. Also, Hush is back. ^^
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2010/09/30 13:44:57
Subject: The comic book discussion thread.
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Rotting Sorcerer of Nurgle
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I've Finishe Merc with a Mouth, my first encounter with Deadpool in comics. Very cool. I went through Wad Wilson's War as well.
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I've ordered Blackest Night: Agent Orange, love the Greedy Guy.
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This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
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2010/10/08 13:34:29
Subject: Re:The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/10/14 12:48:09
Subject: Re:The comic book discussion thread.
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/10/14 21:05:41
Subject: Re:The comic book discussion thread.
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Pragmatic Primus Commanding Cult Forces
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Well that's good news. Hope it's a good payoff.
So the latest issue of the Return of Bruce Wayne has me predictably scratching my head about one item. Avoid the spoiler if you haven't read it:
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Waaagh! Gorskar = 2050pts
Iron Warriors VII Company = 1850pts
Fjälnir Ironfist's Great Company = 1800pts
Guflag's Mercenary Ogres = 2000pts
Blimey.. good for them.