Isamu Atreides 86

If someone thinks that all comics are derivative and are basically the same stories from 30 years ago, then seriously, you have missed some of the best storytelling in years with recent comics. Examples: 1. Preacher. 2. Powers 3. Queen and Country (Greg Rucka's Oni Spy book) 4. Fables 5. Morrison on New X-Men 6. Bendis on almost everything. Alias and the above mentioned Powers are great. 7. 30 Days of Night, Dark Days and Return to Barrow 8. The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman. 9. The Outsiders by Judd Winnick 10. The Losers by Andy Diggle and Jock If all you read are superhero books, then yeah, sure some stories are recycled. but just like Manga/Anine, there are more things out there that have nothing to do with that old Genre. out of the 10+ above listed books, only one is a Superhero book ( Outsiders, but damn its great, IMO). hell some of these books even get main stream props (like the Losers from EW). the presumption that comics are only Super Heroes is foolish, and it hurts the industry. i think the big 2 need to start marketing the hell out of their books like Tokyopop does. the success of comics in america is not a days gone bye type thing. they can do it again. while its not a thriving industry like say, Collectible Card Games, the big 2 are making more ongoings and cancelling fewer books, allowing good, but small selling books like Fables and The Losers a chance, which is something the 90's industry would not have allowed. good? Bad? time will tell i guess. but i think in 20+ years, kids will still be able to get good, quality comics in this country from the Big 2.

really, some of the symptoms you are describing were the worst of what the 90's had to offer. most of the publishers had gotten away from the foil, embossed covers until recently, when Marvel came back and started it up again with the Secret War series. now, i do Agree that 2.95 is too expensive for some books, like say, any of the Marvel Knights books, i do think there are plenty of other books out there that are great for 2.25 (the Ultimate line, for instance). the biggest difference is that the American Comic Book industry is struggling to "Go Mainstream". you can get Manga at any bookstore now, and a really huge selection at that. with comics (the monthly's) you can only get in Specialty stores, which also suffers from the "Simpson's comic book guy" sterotype, but it is sadly true in most cases. As far as letting charcters go, sometimes they do it, sometimes they don't. but, some said after the 90's, the X-Men were dead. Grant Morrison proved otherwise. they Cancelled DD. Bendis made it great again. The Ultimate books (done by Marvel to get rid of 40+ years of continuity)are all pretty good. Batman, Superman and the rest of DC still gets some great stories out of their books. the industry isn't too bad now, but it could stand to get better.

Given that Bendis writes a large section of Marvel output (or feels like it) including some top selling titles, and taking his indie stuff onboard was the best way to convince him to go exclusive with them, I doubt Marvel will do anything to annoy him... ...well...assuming Marvel don't expect Powers to sport Ultimate Spider-man numbers Cyc well, considering the practically cut the balls off of Alias by turning it into the Pulse , i don't know. so far The Pulse has yet to impress the way Alias/Powers/DD/Ultimate Spidey have. but i suppose you're right. but the sad thing is, Powers and Alias should have (had) bigger numbers than the Drek that Claremont, Austen, and most other writers out there are putting out.

Image did indeed become their own worst enemy. Jim Lee's Wildstorm went over to DC, Rob Liefeld stopped and started Youngblood 500 times it seems. Only Erik Larsen stayed true and still does work on Savage Dragon. On the other hand, they put out some great books these days. Invincible, the Walking Dead, and Powers are all awesome books. unfortunately, Bendis moved Powers to Marvel oh well. hope they don't screw it up too bad.

Blaine......Is a Pain

he is being modest. he is actually the last of an ancient line that stretches back to Arthur the Eld, from Gilead That Was, and has meticulously crafted his own incomprehenisble and awesome skills.

but its made from OverTechnology. of course it would work, defying most Physics principles... i had always thought it too small though.

the YF-1R. Seriously, i would like some VF-4, VF-5000, VF-17....things like that.

that, or poison me....

you are lucky, I am not Cort, or i may not have been so gracious....

Impressive. most impressive.

all of you sons of Gilead, Tomorrow, the Song of Susannah comes out, Say Thankee. go buy it. or have you Forgotten the faces of your Father, for the love of the Jesus-Man??

CROM laughs at your quest for an early Death!

Whatever it was, it works for me :-P *closes eyes tightly until July 2nd*

yeah, they're pretty nice, i bought the Huntress one last week. good stuff.

well, bring back the green hair, then. i normally don't like Yune's style, but i do like the Flight Suit Millia. Has anyone read/seen the Danger Girl Mini he did a while back? i wonder if its any good.....afterall, he has J. Scott Campbell to compete with.

what happened to the green hair?

i think you can get it at the store, but its gonna be full price. the discount is only good online i think.

And the problem with that is...? that theres not enough!!!

who is that? Nova Satori (Sp???)?

Alas, he is wise.... 08th MS team is my Fave Gundam series. good stuff, awesome mecha. Also try out Patlabor. i have only seen the movies, but i love them!!

i don't know if any of y'all have seen this offer yet, but Barnes and Noble and Marvel comics are offering a deluxe Ultimate Spider-Man collection (992 pages!!) for the price of 34.96! Ultimate Spiderman collection this is pretty good since one of the hardcovers can cost 23.99. In the nature of competative Capitalism, Tales of Wonder, an online TPB store, is offering all three Hardcovers for a similar price of 39.95! Ultimate Spidey is a great book and definately worth checking out! either way, these are great deals!!!

free ho's for mods??? can i be a mod, too??

1/48: 1 1/60: 3 1/72: 0

the Goth Rei and Asuka's kick ass. very nice.