Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The Outsiders, My idea for the DC New 52
So here's a crazy idea.. I think it'd be awesome to have a group called the Outsiders. They are a group of fractured heroes, they have no clue who they are, where they came from, or where they got their powers. All they know is they seem drawn together, a desire to help people, and a general fear of the law and other heroes. The group has "flashes" of their various and complex pasts. The team would be Donna Troy, Lilith (Omen), Sarah Rainmaker (of Gen 13), Wally West, Jay Abrams (Blue Jay), and Deula Dent. Others may join the team later.
Monday, January 9, 2012
MUST READ Marvel books (for those that don't read Marvel)
I am not a huge fan of Marvel comics (As I'm sure most people are aware), but there are some comics that are just well.. fan-fucking-tastic and you should read them. There is A LOT you can skip, seriously, there is a shit ton, but.. this is a list of Marvel titles I think you should read:
DareDevil (1998) 16-19 (Wake Up trade) and 50-55 (Echo)- This introduces Echo and tells us more about the character. She's by far one of my favourite Marvel characters and her relationship with Matt was rather cute and sweet. She's a rather kick ass character.
DareDevil current series by Waid- It's pretty good actually. It's a lighter tone for DareDevil and it's actually interesting. I like this series thus far, I hope it continues to be rather great.
Agents of Atlas- If you are a fan of Golden Age characters revamped like JSA, you'll love this. Seriously, it's a group of crazy Golden Age characters, modernized and made so awesome and cool that you will love every minute of this.
Dan Slott's She-Hulk- For the first time in a long time, Jennifer Walters has to learn to be comfortable as well.. Jennifer Walters. She's hidden behind She-Hulk persona and it has allowed her life to kinda go to shit, so.. she gets kicked out of the Avengers and is forced to get her life together. How? She goes back to her lawyer roots and helps with Superhero Law.. the catch? She has to do this all as the puny white often squirrelly Jennifer Walters instead of the gorgeous, green and powerful.. She-Hulk!
Hawkeye and Mockingbird- This is a fun and amazing spy series about a divorced couple and their rekindling relationship as well as their working relationship. The two work so well together, it's really amazing.
Black Widow (2010, the most recent one)- I started this because of Marjorie M Liu's amazing take on Black Widow. After that, Duane Swierczynski (current BoP writer) took over and the series took a mild change of direction. Both show Black Widow as a kick ass take-no-prisoners spy and it's pretty damn awesome.
Widowmaker- So, you've read Hawkeye and Mockingbird and Black Widow and still want more? Well.. here it is! The trio investigate the deaths of various spies that have died in their respective networks. They start out, at first, a little at odds with each other, then reluctantly begin to work together to find out who is behind this travesty.
Incredible Hercules- Great, fun story about Hercules and his genius partner, Amadeus Cho. It's hilarious and great fun to read, seriously. Get it.. now!
Prince of Power- This follows Amadeus Cho as he becomes the new Prince of Power for the age of the mind instead the age of strength!
Greg Pak's run on Hulk (Yes all of it!)- Starting with Hulk shipped off to space to a savage planet where he finds peace and love before it gets destroyed.. to the evil Bruce Banner era. I love seeing Bruce as the "bad guy" and showing how he's an unrivaled genius and only the fact that he's become Hulk regularly get in the way.
Marvel Knights: Inhumans- An adult Inhumans story for the adult comic audience. A race of aliens where each and every one is completely individual (with their own powers and look) struggles to stop a war that could wipe out their entire hidden city on the Moon.
Alias- Former superhero, Jessica Jones, has put up her tights and turned to a life as a Private Investigator. Rather dark and edgy series that deals with Jessica's real problems and the fact that she used to be a rather goofy and naive super heroine named Jewel.
X-Force/X-Statix/X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl- What happens when you have a reality TV show based all around "disposable" mutant superheroes? Well.. X-Statix of course. They live life on the edge knowing that every mission could be their last.
Brubaker's Captain America vol. 5 & 6/Captain America & Bucky/Winter Solider (Upcoming)- Seriously, I am not a fan of Captain America. When he died, I didn't care. I was not interested in reading it at all, but.. I heard good things and FINALLY decided to check it out and well.. I'm now a Captain America fan.. or rather, I think I'm more of a Bucky/Winter Soldier fan tbh. This series is rather amazing. I love James Buchanan and how he's been revamped (and his history with Black Widow). I even enjoy the Steve Rogers stories as Steve no longer comes off as clean cut guy, but rather he's showing he's more of a soldier with less and less desire to be a symbol.
DareDevil (1998) 16-19 (Wake Up trade) and 50-55 (Echo)- This introduces Echo and tells us more about the character. She's by far one of my favourite Marvel characters and her relationship with Matt was rather cute and sweet. She's a rather kick ass character.
DareDevil current series by Waid- It's pretty good actually. It's a lighter tone for DareDevil and it's actually interesting. I like this series thus far, I hope it continues to be rather great.
Agents of Atlas- If you are a fan of Golden Age characters revamped like JSA, you'll love this. Seriously, it's a group of crazy Golden Age characters, modernized and made so awesome and cool that you will love every minute of this.
Dan Slott's She-Hulk- For the first time in a long time, Jennifer Walters has to learn to be comfortable as well.. Jennifer Walters. She's hidden behind She-Hulk persona and it has allowed her life to kinda go to shit, so.. she gets kicked out of the Avengers and is forced to get her life together. How? She goes back to her lawyer roots and helps with Superhero Law.. the catch? She has to do this all as the puny white often squirrelly Jennifer Walters instead of the gorgeous, green and powerful.. She-Hulk!
Hawkeye and Mockingbird- This is a fun and amazing spy series about a divorced couple and their rekindling relationship as well as their working relationship. The two work so well together, it's really amazing.
Black Widow (2010, the most recent one)- I started this because of Marjorie M Liu's amazing take on Black Widow. After that, Duane Swierczynski (current BoP writer) took over and the series took a mild change of direction. Both show Black Widow as a kick ass take-no-prisoners spy and it's pretty damn awesome.
Widowmaker- So, you've read Hawkeye and Mockingbird and Black Widow and still want more? Well.. here it is! The trio investigate the deaths of various spies that have died in their respective networks. They start out, at first, a little at odds with each other, then reluctantly begin to work together to find out who is behind this travesty.
Incredible Hercules- Great, fun story about Hercules and his genius partner, Amadeus Cho. It's hilarious and great fun to read, seriously. Get it.. now!
Prince of Power- This follows Amadeus Cho as he becomes the new Prince of Power for the age of the mind instead the age of strength!
Greg Pak's run on Hulk (Yes all of it!)- Starting with Hulk shipped off to space to a savage planet where he finds peace and love before it gets destroyed.. to the evil Bruce Banner era. I love seeing Bruce as the "bad guy" and showing how he's an unrivaled genius and only the fact that he's become Hulk regularly get in the way.
Marvel Knights: Inhumans- An adult Inhumans story for the adult comic audience. A race of aliens where each and every one is completely individual (with their own powers and look) struggles to stop a war that could wipe out their entire hidden city on the Moon.
Alias- Former superhero, Jessica Jones, has put up her tights and turned to a life as a Private Investigator. Rather dark and edgy series that deals with Jessica's real problems and the fact that she used to be a rather goofy and naive super heroine named Jewel.
X-Force/X-Statix/X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl- What happens when you have a reality TV show based all around "disposable" mutant superheroes? Well.. X-Statix of course. They live life on the edge knowing that every mission could be their last.
Brubaker's Captain America vol. 5 & 6/Captain America & Bucky/Winter Solider (Upcoming)- Seriously, I am not a fan of Captain America. When he died, I didn't care. I was not interested in reading it at all, but.. I heard good things and FINALLY decided to check it out and well.. I'm now a Captain America fan.. or rather, I think I'm more of a Bucky/Winter Soldier fan tbh. This series is rather amazing. I love James Buchanan and how he's been revamped (and his history with Black Widow). I even enjoy the Steve Rogers stories as Steve no longer comes off as clean cut guy, but rather he's showing he's more of a soldier with less and less desire to be a symbol.
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