These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.

Jayne ,'The Train Job'


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.


Tom Scola - Sep 25, 2014 7:35:47 am PDT #4786 of 5059
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A preview of the new Batgirl comic.

I'm liking what I see. How old is Babs supposed to be? (or for that matter, Black Canary?) I know that Babs is de-aged from the pre-New-52 version of her, but is she younger than the post-new-52 Gail Simone version?


Tom Scola - Sep 29, 2014 9:51:58 am PDT #4787 of 5059
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New Batman stamps from the USPS.


Tom Scola - Oct 15, 2014 5:20:04 am PDT #4788 of 5059
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My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way Writes Peter Porker, Spider-Ham

That’s Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham.


Tom Scola - Oct 24, 2014 12:26:59 pm PDT #4789 of 5059
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Squirrel Girl, Squirrel Girl!
She's a human and also squirrel!

Can she climb up a tree?
Yes she can, easily.
That's why her name is Squirrel Girl!

Is she tough? Listen bud:
She's got partially squirrel blood.

Who's her friend? Don't you know:
That's the squirrel Tippy-Toe.
Surprise! She likes to talk to squirrels!

At the top of trees,
is where she spends her time.
Like a human squirrel
she enjoys fighting crime!!

Finds some nuts, eats some nuts.
Kicks bad guuuuuys evil butts!

To her, life is a great big acorn!
Where there's a city crime-torn,
You'll find the Squirrel Girl!!!


Tom Scola - Nov 12, 2014 1:50:09 am PST #4790 of 5059
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Stephanie Brown alert.


§ ita § - Nov 26, 2014 1:32:04 pm PST #4791 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Now that Amazon owns Comixology, how else do I get my digital comic fix?

Man, I thought Squirrel Girl was Raccoon Girl. Don't google. It's either rude or depressing. Oh, and frustrating.


Tom Scola - Nov 26, 2014 1:50:01 pm PST #4792 of 5059
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I'm trying to figure out the same thing. Does Marvel Unlimited include new releases, or is it just back issues?


Polter-Cow - Nov 26, 2014 7:24:17 pm PST #4793 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Just back issues immediately available. New releases take a while longer to be included.


P.M. Marc - Nov 27, 2014 8:15:32 pm PST #4794 of 5059
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

IIRC, it's six months before something shows up on MU.


Tom Scola - Dec 14, 2014 5:24:55 pm PST #4795 of 5059
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The Digital Distributor Monopoly May Be Over

Amazon recently started sending out renewal contracts to various publishers, and the terms are not as favorable as Comixology’s were — they are more like Amazon’s.