Non-Disney Entertainment
Topic: Comic Book Geeks Unite

#	Author	Message
41	eww4 Thu 4/24/2008 8:36p	I also forgot to mention my two biggest pet peeves with current comics: Superboy shockwaves and "It's magic" Seriously. Peter Parker dealing with the devil. What the heck? One More Day was a total waste of time and money. However, looking at Batman - I'm curious to see what's going to happen with "Batman R.I.P"
42	BlueDevilSF Fri 4/25/2008 5:56a	>>My all time favorite was Bone by Jeff Smith.<< Did you read his Shazam book? It was a modern updating on the Monster Society of Evil story from way back. It was pretty cool.
43	BlueDevilSF Fri 4/25/2008 5:57a	Anyone see the "Justice League: The New Frontier" DTV movie? I thought it was rather excellent and a very worthwhile blind buy for me (even though I have the book).
44	WilliamK99 Fri 4/25/2008 7:09a	BlueDevil, I have been dating whether to buy the movie after being disapointed by Superman: Doomsday, is it worth a purchase?
45	WilliamK99 Fri 4/25/2008 7:09a	dating = debating
46	DAR Fri 4/25/2008 9:42a	New Frontier was terrific, Superman/Doomsday is a bit of a letdown.
47	BlueDevilSF Fri 4/25/2008 9:45a	Definitely. It is MUCH better than Superman/Doomsday (which I didn't like, either). The animation and voice acting are very good, and they did a terrific job adapting that big book into a 90-minute movie. Did you see the trailer at the DC Comics website?
48	jasmine7 Fri 4/25/2008 10:18a	<<"It's magic" Seriously. Peter Parker dealing with the devil. What the heck? One More Day was a total waste of time and money.<< Oh, man, you took the words right out of my mouth, eww. I'm so irked over that whole storyline. Joe Quesada just took ~50 years of continuity & threw it out the window without a care. He took established character traits of May & Peter and spit on it. I was irked about it when it first came out, but I've become more upset after reading scenes from past Spider-Man stories that people posted on Scans Daily on LiveJournal that show that Aunt May has lead a great life & wouldn't want Peter to give anything up to keep her alive. She's ready to go and be with Ben. Spider-Man continuity shows this, but Joey Q just doesn't care. I read a quote from him in Wizard that just fits the whole OMD debacle so perfectly. I don't have it in front of me, but this was from an interview with him a couple of years ago, and he was asked about creating interesting storylines vs. keeping an ongoing continuity in the books. He said that he'd hate to give up an interesting premise just because it would mess with continuity. He said he'd rather go with the story & worry about the continuity later. Yeah. . . that's worked real well. . .
49	DAR Fri 4/25/2008 11:24a	I tend to not read any of the big named comic books anymore. Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, X-Men and Wolverine. I love the characters and will check them out in JLA or Avengers stories, but I don't think there's really anything interesting you can do with them anymore.
50	BlueDevilSF Fri 4/25/2008 12:09p	^^^ That's why I like Birds of Prey so much right now. The writers who've worked on it have done a great job of evolving the characters. (Well, except for Gilbert Hernandez. What was DC thinking?)

All times are Pacific Time (US)

Note: Information on the discussion boards is sometimes based on rumors or incorrect information and should not be assumed true. Messages do not necessarily reflect the opinion of LaughingPlace.com or its editors.

More messages:	1-10	11-20	21-30	31-40	41-50
	51-60	61-70	71-80	81-90	91-97

< Previous Topic

Next Topic >

You must be a registered user to post messages.
Click here to register.
After registration you will automatically be brought back to this topic

Laughing Place Podcast
This week on the LPP - Disney's 2008 Thea awards, Disney's Imax and 3D announcements, Bolt walkarounds and the crew's favorite Animal Kingdom attractions plus reader mail, Brent's Corner, the Captain's Challenge, Stump the Crew and 50 words or less on the new Bond.

What's on
The Latest
LP Guide to Bolt updated
Bolt Across America Cross-Country Journey Culminates at Red Carpet Premiere of "Bolt" 16 week tour visits 32 cities, raising awareness for the movie and for the ASPCA
Beauty and the Beast to be released in 3D in 2010
Disney's New Five-Picture Deal With IMAX to Begin With 'A Christmas Carol'
Buffalo International Film Festival presents a film benefit celebrating Mickey's 80th birthday December 13th
Disney's Hawai'i Project Begins with Ground Blessing
The Lion King to perform as part of 2008 Royal Variety Performance and BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night
Walt Disney Imagineering Earns Four Thea Awards
Travel Industry Honors Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo
The Walt Disney Company Grants $1.5 Million to Reforest Fire-Ravaged Areas in Southern California

Click here for The Latest