Topic: Funnybooks (Read 170062 times)

Büge · « **Reply #1940 on:** June 08, 2012, 08:04:09 PM »

He's got no love for the source material and he couldn't keep to a schedule if his life depended on it. I think the position is safe.

Thad · « **Reply #1941 on:** June 08, 2012, 09:40:16 PM »

Yeah, if they wanted someone like that they'd just put Ellis back on Astonishing.

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #1942 on:** June 09, 2012, 02:54:05 AM »

God I forgot what it was like to read his stuff.

"Okay guys so like, I wanted to write this story, but I can't write characters anyone likes so I'm taking these."

Mongrel · « **Reply #1943 on:** June 09, 2012, 04:07:05 AM »

Quote from: Beat Bandit on June 09, 2012, 02:54:05 AM

God I forgot what it was like to read his stuff.

"Okay guys so like, I wanted to write this story, but I can't write characters anyone likes so I'm taking these."

Anyway, in spite of how terrible a writer the dude is and the fact that the idea is not really that great, it's telling how many people like his idea (I'm sure the execution would be terrible, but whatever). There really is a hunger there for comics that aren't Marvel/DC retarded.

Now if we can just get past that hump where people are still hoping for DC/Marvel to be the source of non-retarded comics...

Thad · « **Reply #1944 on:** June 09, 2012, 09:12:01 AM »

Quote from: Beat Bandit on June 09, 2012, 02:54:05 AM

"Okay guys so like, I wanted to write this story, but I can't write characters anyone likes so I'm taking these."

Lots of people have that problem, though -- myself included. Original characters are hard.

I like a lot of his designs. But I think his JL ones were better.

Never managed to do much more than skim the text, though. It's not his strong point.

TA · « **Reply #1945 on:** June 09, 2012, 11:33:31 AM »

I thought the Justice League redesign was atrocious, completely missing the point of every single character for the sake of inserting completely new shit with a familiar trapping.

This, though? I'd read this. If the actual writing were done by someone good. These are good concepts, opens fresh storytelling ground while sticking to what's supposed to make X-Men be X-Men.

Zaratustra · « **Reply #1946 on:** June 10, 2012, 10:02:00 AM »

I dunno, it starts well, but then you have "lol there are BREEDS of mutants" and next thing you know it's vampires vs. werewolves.

McDohl · « **Reply #1947 on:** June 10, 2012, 10:08:59 AM »

Magneto kills Wolverine. Wolverine was a werewolf.

Then Magneto was killed by Interceptor.

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #1948 on:** June 10, 2012, 10:15:13 AM »

Also, the "they think they're mutants, but they're actually ALIENS/CELESTIAL BEINGS/WHATEVERTHEFUCK" thing kind of misses the entire fucking point of mutants.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #1949 on:** June 10, 2012, 10:16:28 AM »

So the point is he created a bunch of original characters then draped the X-Men over them.

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #1950 on:** June 10, 2012, 11:00:15 AM »

Quote from: Mongrel on June 08, 2012, 06:53:08 PM

The Dresden Codak dude makes a not-so-subtle pitch to take over the lead writer's role on the X-Books

Okay that's a little exaggeration, but still...

I stopped reading when I saw Nightcrawler.

Anyway, this is nothing new. Everyone has ideas about how to improve the X-Men. I've always wanted to expand on the idea of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters as an actual institution aimed at helping mutants manage their powers responsibly and function within society and not some insane para-military training organization.

Crazy, right?

Like, The Danger Room? There's no real excuse for having a life-threatening combat training system in a school for children. But a system for helping students control their powers and to help teachers better handle children with dangerous powers, on the other hand, makes sense. I want to see Cyclops expertly calm a child down who's having a nervous breakdown and whose powers are going catastrophically wild.

Lottel · « **Reply #1951 on:** June 10, 2012, 12:26:50 PM »

Quote from: Teddy Bearmont on June 10, 2012, 10:15:13 AM

Also, the "they think they're mutants, but they're actually ALIENS/CELESTIAL BEINGS/WHATEVERTHEFUCK" thing kind of misses the entire fucking point of mutants.

Well, this sort of thing isn't actually new in the Marvel universe. Humanity was seeded with genes from the celestials and those with superpowers (esp. the mutants) have their genes triggered either by natural means or by other means.

Thad · « **Reply #1952 on:** June 10, 2012, 07:58:03 PM »

Quote from: Teddy Bearmont on June 10, 2012, 10:15:13 AM

Also, the "they think they're mutants, but they're actually ALIENS/CELESTIAL BEINGS/WHATEVERTHEFUCK" thing kind of misses the entire fucking point of mutants.

Didn't stop Jeph Loeb.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #1953 on:** June 10, 2012, 08:25:36 PM »

So is Nightcrawler still a literal demon these days?

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #1954 on:** June 11, 2012, 12:17:45 AM »

Well, he's dead, so maybe.

Büge · « **Reply #1955 on:** June 11, 2012, 11:43:48 AM »

This is a joke, right? Some immature trolling on DC's part, right?

Shinra · « **Reply #1956 on:** June 11, 2012, 11:50:09 AM »

HOLY SHIT

THEY CAN'T BE FUCKING SERIOUS

edit: how i'm imagining the board room meeting responsible for that shitty idea

Exec 1: OK Guys, we need a new idea for a Green Lantern book.

Exec 2: OK, we could use more Black characters in the New 52, so let's make it a black guy.

Exec 3: We could also use a muslim character. Let's make him a black muslim.

Alright, it's settled. Black Muslim Green Lantern. But how do we portray him, to show that we're culturally sensitive?

We could just make him a normal Green Lantern. That's a pretty heroic and positive role.

No, that's a horrible idea. Nobody would get it. Let's give him a ski mask.

Great idea! Put a gun in his hand and we've got ourselves a cover. That's a wrap, guys, let's go play golf.

I don't think DC could have pulled off being more offensive without making him use his green lantern ring to create a bucket of fried chicken.

Mongrel · « **Reply #1957 on:** June 11, 2012, 12:51:55 PM »

Quote from: Büge on June 11, 2012, 11:43:48 AM

This has to be fake.

Tell me this is fake.

Or, alternatively, tell me that it is real so I can

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #1958 on:** June 11, 2012, 01:07:08 PM »

Quote from: Shinra on June 11, 2012, 11:50:09 AM

HOLY SHIT

THEY CAN'T BE FUCKING SERIOUS

edit: how i'm imagining the board room meeting responsible for that shitty idea

Exec 1: OK Guys, we need a new idea for a Green Lantern book.
Exec 2: OK, we could use more Black characters in the New 52, so let's make it a black guy.
Exec 3: We could also use a muslim character. Let's make him a black muslim.
Alright, it's settled. Black Muslim Green Lantern. But how do we portray him, to show that we're culturally sensitive?
We could just make him a normal Green Lantern. That's a pretty heroic and positive role.
No, that's a horrible idea. Nobody would get it. Let's give him a ski mask.
Great idea! Put a gun in his hand and we've got ourselves a cover. That's a wrap, guys, let's go play golf.

I don't think DC could have pulled off being more offensive without making him use his green lantern ring to create a bucket of fried chicken.

HEY SHINRA WAY TO DECIDE WHAT BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD BE OFFENDED BY, YOU RACIST

Shinra · « **Reply #1959 on:** June 11, 2012, 01:10:50 PM »

Is this really how this is going to be? I have an opinion you don't like, so you're going to follow me into other threads to shit on my posts?

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