WANT!
Bought yesterday. Haven't read yet. Of course, haven't read new Buffy yet, either.
Why am I even in this thread? Runs away.
Hermanos! The devil has built a robot!
Numero Cinco ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!
Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
Please use spoiler font for new releases until after the weekend following release.
victor infante - Nov 16, 2007 8:28:02 am PST #1029 of 5059
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Laga - Nov 16, 2007 12:16:16 pm PST #1030 of 5059
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
WANT!
Ooh I think I just started my Christmas list.
victor infante - Nov 20, 2007 12:12:43 pm PST #1031 of 5059
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Astonishing: OK. I've now read everything I brought home the other day, which was a lot. And I've now gone back and read over the last few weeks of comics, which were a few. And, while there is much praising of Whedon's dialog, particularly with Kitty and Emma, there's no mention of what may well be the single best comic book geek moment of the year:
Scott, on the last page, eyes finally blazing again, saying "To me, my X-Men!" (For those not getting it, it's a callback to the the very first issue of "X-Men," back in the '60s. Professor X says it telepathically to summon the team.)
Holy. Fucking. Shit. It's been soooo long since I've been that giddy come the last page of a comic.
§ ita § - Nov 20, 2007 2:07:48 pm PST #1032 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I still hate Cyclops. Can't make me not.
I'm skimming all the Buffy talk because I want to know when they're to be compiled into graphic novels.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 20, 2007 4:17:43 pm PST #1033 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I still hate Cyclops. Can't make me not.
I was right there with you until this last issue. The "What else have you been lying about moment?!??!?" was just to hard to resist.
sumi - Nov 21, 2007 4:56:05 am PST #1034 of 5059
Art Crawl!!!
I picked up comics yesterday only to discover that Angel comes out today! (I thought it was next week.)
I agree that Buffy's reaction to Faith seemed a bit over the top. Why assume that Faith is being nefarious? Why wouldn't she think that the people who brought her there also brought Faith?
Haven't read Astounishing, SPN or Runaways yet. Has there been a huge gap in Runaways? I feel really out of th loop with them. (Shall have to check my piles of comics tonight to see if I have the other Joss issues.)
Frankenbuddha - Nov 21, 2007 5:02:45 am PST #1035 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I picked up comics yesterday only to discover that Angel comes out today!
Huh. I swear it wasn't on the list I looked at yesterday, but it is today.
I'm somewhat trepiditious about the Angel comic because (1) I thought the ending to Angel was perfect as is and (A) Joss is only on it in a supervisory aspect (I'm not sure which worries me more). I mean, I DO want to know what happened after the series ended, but if it sucks, I'd rather not know.
victor infante - Nov 21, 2007 6:51:54 am PST #1036 of 5059
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I still hate Cyclops. Can't make me not.
I'll admit to a certain Cyclops love, but it's so very rare that he's handled right.
And how can I resist two full pages of mass destruction?
chrismg - Nov 21, 2007 9:18:51 pm PST #1037 of 5059
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Victor is me, and has been since the Simonson/Simonson X-Factor.
....that came out wrong.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 22, 2007 3:34:56 am PST #1038 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
ANGEL: After the fall.
Hate the artwork. Haven't decided about the storyline yet, but I'll keep buying.
Question to those who read it: That was supposed to be Gunn vamped out at the end, right?
Also, who's the her in "they killed her" that made Angel decide to take on W&H? Fred? Because I thought that was whatshisnames own little side thing, not a W&H initiative.