OFFICIAL COMIC BOOK THREAD

[jays25]

Is Planet Hulk/World War Hulk worth a blind buy? I seen the omnibus coming out soon

And speaking of omnibus, Marvel is playing by not releasing the whole Ultimate Spidey run. They got 4 volumes of Sang-Chi out, but sticking me with only 1 volume of USM

Yes, both are absolutely worth it and i'll probably be picking up both of those new omnibus collectiions myself. I just pre-ordered the Wonder Woman by George Perez Volume 2 Omnibus a few weeks back and i've been thinking about which omnibus I want to get next. Both DC and Marvel have a few nice collections coming out through the rest of the year.

 

[Fresh Like Will]

I would re-buy PH/WWH in a hardcover collection if it wasn't oversized without hesitation. Not about that omnibus life. Deluxe Editions are okay sometimes. I bought the Batman: Death and the Maidens Deluxe Edition a couple months ago without even thinking about it being a deluxe. It's cool though. It's not one of those gigantic beasts. I got it for half price and now I have it in one book.

What I really want Marvel to release is The Vision in a single hardcover.

 

[jays25]

Meant to respond to the second part of your comment but completely forgot danger style . It's a damn shame that Marvel hasn't released the entire Ultimate Spider-Man series in omnibus format yet and apparently has no plans to do so at the moment Hate **** like that. Part of the reason I avoided ordering the first Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus for so long is because I wasn't counting on DC actually going through with this and creating a second one.

 

[tay1]

Marvel is really doing a lot of wierd **** in their comics

 

[ninjahood]

Marvel is really doing a lot of wierd **** in their comics

"all new all different" smh lol

 

[KingdomFlatbush]

Late to the party but I just finished Unworthy Thor. The "secret" that made Thor become unworthy is dumb as ****.

 

[Based Jesus]

Yeah they hyped it up so much that I thought it would be something really damaging, but it was nothing.

Worse than nothing, it was something Thor should've already realized if he wasnt naïve.

 

[KingParappa]

Yeah it was lackluster but w/e. Who's getting that Ultimate Hammer tho?

 

[KingdomFlatbush]

They recently revealed what he look's like and it's more than likely Odin

Still need to get back on Invincible, Jane Thor, DC Rebirth, Superman, Chinese Superman and Miles Spidey

Haven't finished CW II either. Loved the art but the plot was bugging me

 

[jays25]

Late to the party but I just finished Unworthy Thor. The "secret" that made Thor become unworthy is dumb as ****.

Of course it was.

Yeah they hyped it up so much that I thought it would be something really damaging, but it was nothing.
Worse than nothing, it was something Thor should've already realized if he wasnt naïve.

Agreed.

I'm further annoyed by them just not giving him the Ultimate hammer at the end of the mini, instead choosing to continue dragging this thing on. The silver lining at least is that he seems to be done pitying himself and I have a feeling that Aaron's run will end with Thor getting the OG Mjolnir back.

 

[Master Zik]

Speaking of Unworthy Thor, Jays25, looks more like Thor is gonna share that book with Jane cuz this Ultimate Thor is about to get focus now too

Late to the party but I just finished Unworthy Thor. The "secret" that made Thor become unworthy is dumb as ****.

How so?

You did read the God of Thunder series right? I feel like had this happened one arc after that series. more ppl would see the clear connection and that Aaron isn't done with that overall story.

To me story wise it makes sense but I wasn't expecting some grand reveal. Also makes sense why mjlonir went to a mortal.

Gorr kicked Thor's *** thoroughly and it took 3 of him to win in the end.

Plus the way in see it, the whisper is fact..

 

[KingdomFlatbush]

I did read God of Thunder and I'm glad I did otherwise I would have been lost

Still a silly "revelation"

 

[danger style]

Meant to respond to the second part of your comment but completely forgot danger style . It's a damn shame that Marvel hasn't released the entire Ultimate Spider-Man series in omnibus format yet and apparently has no plans to do so at the moment Hate **** like that. Part of the reason I avoided ordering the first Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus for so long is because I wasn't counting on DC actually going through with this and creating a second one.

It's a shame. I really thought they would come out with a new volume to coincide with Homecoming

What do you think of the Absolute Azzarello Wonder Woman release? I loved the run but that thing is stupid expensive

I'm hoping they eventually come out with a omnibus for it.

 

[Fresh Like Will]

The conclusion to Unworthy Thor was kind of silly. I still liked the series, but we went through all that to come back to the same place we started. Guess I need to get more familiar with Ultimate Thor now. :\

 

[KingdomFlatbush]

Yeah overall the miniseries was great to me, and if there really is some greater-scope narrative payoff with regards to Thor's worthiness, so be it.

However I don't like the fact that a THIRD Thor has now been introduced . I'm not particularly chomping at the bit with regards to this new character.

I was interested when I saw that the endgame of the miniseries was the Ultimate hammer, but if I were in charge I would have elongated this entire unworthy/Jane Foster arc and then actually GIVEN the thing to him at the very end as some kind of big reveal

Guess I need to get more familiar with Ultimate Thor now. :\

IRRC Ultimate Thor was (should be dead right now) more or less the same as 616 Thor.

However, at the beginning, (Ultimates) the idea was tossed around that Ultimate Thor was a volunteer for the Norwegian super-solider program and given a super strength-granting belt and a non-magical, technological superweapon (Mjolnir) so that in a patriotic sense he could be celebrated as the Norse hero Thor. The thing is that he allegedly went crazy and began to believe he was the ACTUAL god and not an Earthling powered by science.

There was some back and forth in the story regarding whether or not Thor was REALLY Thor or whether or not he was just a schizo wielding superweapons (most characters believed the latter, and it was written so the reader believed it too). Eventually it was revealed that he was the real deal like in the 616-verse. IDK how he diverges from 616 Thor after that; I stopped keeping tabs on Ultimate Marvel (except Spidey) after X-Men went to **** and Ultimatum ****** it all up more

Ultimate Mjolnir is a zillion times more powerful than regular Mjolnir btw

 

[jays25]

Speaking of Unworthy Thor, Jays25, looks more like Thor is gonna share that book with Jane cuz this Ultimate Thor is about to get focus now too

Yep.

Still a silly "revelation"

Yep.

Meant to respond to the second part of your comment but completely forgot danger style . It's a damn shame that Marvel hasn't released the entire Ultimate Spider-Man series in omnibus format yet and apparently has no plans to do so at the moment Hate **** like that. Part of the reason I avoided ordering the first Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus for so long is because I wasn't counting on DC actually going through with this and creating a second one.

It's a shame. I really thought they would come out with a new volume to coincide with Homecoming

What do you think of the Absolute Azzarello Wonder Woman release? I loved the run but that thing is stupid expensive

I'm hoping they eventually come out with a omnibus for it.

You'd think so, since the filmverse is focusing on a younger Peter Parker at the moment. Instead, they've just been releasing even more Omnibuses's collecting older Peter's advenures. The Clone Saga, for example, just got one and from what I understand it's supposed to get a second. Granted, I'm happy about all Spider-Man material being collected, but it's really strange that Ultimate Spider-Man hasn't gotten the full omnibus treatment. Series did great in terms of sales and reviews after all. Furthermore, it was written by Bendis, who isn't like the head of Marvel or anything, but he's still writing for them today. If he were working for a competitor or had been caught up in some kind of scandal (Like one of DC's old writers recently was) i'd understand not collecting his work, but nothing like that has happened.

Yeah overall the miniseries was great to me, and if there really is some greater-scope narrative payoff with regards to Thor's worthiness, so be it.

However I don't like the fact that a THIRD Thor has now been introduced . I'm not particularly chomping at the bit with regards to this new character.

I was interested when I saw that the endgame of the miniseries was the Ultimate hammer, but if I were in charge I would have elongated this entire unworthy/Jane Foster arc and then actually GIVEN the thing to him at the very end as some kind of big reveal.

Pretty much my feelings. The mini-series overall was great. The ending was just poor. Though even then, as I said previously, I think it's all leading into Thor regaining the 616 Mjolnir instead, hence the emphasis on how the Ultimate hammer wasn't his. I'd be fine with him using either hammer, but I have zero interest in seeing a 3rd Thor pop up.

 

[Fresh Like Will]

Anyone pick-up X-Men Prime this week?

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I'm beyond ready for the O5 to go back. Had enough of that. They'll probably stretch that story out though because the O5 are getting their own book still...

 

[Master Zik]

The conclusion to Unworthy Thor was kind of silly. I still liked the series, but we went through all that to come back to the same place we started. Guess I need to get more familiar with Ultimate Thor now. :\

Silly?


We're definitely not back at the same place. Thor doesn't have a hammer but he is nowhere near the same head space he started.

No need to get familiar with Ultimate Thor. The guy who picked up ultimate mjlonir is the next mystery.

Anyone pick-up X-Men Prime this week?

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I'm beyond ready for the O5 to go back. Had enough of that. They'll probably stretch that story out though because the O5 are getting their own book still...

I guess you didn't read the final issue of All-New X-Men

Spoiler

Young Beast used science and magic to go back to his time and realizes why they can't go back anymore.

He takes the rest of the O5 back to show them and they see the truth; the O5 are already there doing what they've been doing. Beast speculates that the universe course corrected themselves.

Give it some thought, all the changes and revelations for the O5 there was no way they could go back unless you undo all of their experiences.

I think their last chance to go back was before Secret Wars. Now they're basically alternate timeline displaced characters from the blast permanently in the present

So now they're stuck in the future. Only young Scott was pissed. Jean seemed to already know.

Issue ended with them dancing like lames.

Only chance they go away now is if they're killed.

KingdomFlatbush I don't know if you read Hickman's future arc in Avengers before Secret Wars. They went to a possible future and both Thors were there.

Spoiler

Jane ends up with the ultimate mjlonir and Thor gets his old mjlonir back.

Probably should just enjoy this 3rd Thor mystery and w/e stories come with it

 

[jays25]

Anyone pick-up X-Men Prime this week?

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I'm beyond ready for the O5 to go back. Had enough of that. They'll probably stretch that story out though because the O5 are getting their own book still...

Covered by what Zik said above. As I pointed out on another site a few days ago, there's really only 2 things that Marvel can do at this point, barring having some type of retcon happen. 1, the O5 live. 2, the O5 die. Can't send them back to a place that they don't belong in anymore than they belong in the present after all. Seeing how this isn't all that different from Cyclops and Jean Grey having 2 alternate universe adult children running around the main timeline i'm guessing the O5 are just going to continue being folded into the regular X-Men continuity until they're just one more part of the convoluted mess that is the X-Men. It'll be interesting to see how much longer Old Iceman and Old Beast stick around before they're killed off too.

 

[Master Zik]

If you mean Cable and Rachel there's a slight difference.

Cable was born in their timeline and raised in some alt Apocalypse future.

Rachel is from a ****** dystopian future and honestly should just die cuz she's a cheap knockoff Jean Grey that really doesn't have any distinct personality. The X-Men got a glut of telepaths like the way a certain NBA team would stockpile centers

Back to the O5, I can definitely see them being the new mainstays. Easy out for getting younger somehow a bit more diverse popular mainstays. I can see Beast being made evil. Killing Iceman will be nothing. Warren is basically a husk of himself.

 

[jays25]

I was talking about Rachel and Nate. And I already noted that neither is exactly the same. The point is that they themselves aren't beings that naturally came to exist within the main timeline, yet they do and have continued to do so for years now. So, the O5 doing the same wouldn't be groundbreaking for Marvel, especially when they seem so willing to replace older characters these days.

 

[green rhino123]

A couple great Thor covers imo...

 

[Fresh Like Will]

The conclusion to Unworthy Thor was kind of silly. I still liked the series, but we went through all that to come back to the same place we started. Guess I need to get more familiar with Ultimate Thor now. :\

Silly?


We're definitely not back at the same place. Thor doesn't have a hammer but he is nowhere near the same head space he started.

No need to get familiar with Ultimate Thor. The guy who picked up ultimate mjlonir is the next mystery.

Anyone pick-up X-Men Prime this week?

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I'm beyond ready for the O5 to go back. Had enough of that. They'll probably stretch that story out though because the O5 are getting their own book still...

I guess you didn't read the final issue of All-New X-Men

The whisper is still ridiculous and having the series end on Thor basically becoming the Mjolnir overnight security because it isn't "his" hammer is silly. I was waiting for Bill to put his hand out like, "BOOOYY! If you don't pick up that daggone hammer."

I dropped All-New X-Men a long time ago. Didn't even bother to buy the tie-ins for IVX. I got the summary of that spoiler from the Prime one-shot.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Young Beast mentioned how they tried to return to the past. They still mention how they think there is a time for them to go to. That they were plucked from "someplace". Jean mentions how they're in this world for a reason, but they're not "needed here". My guess is they'll find a timeline that's dangerous to mutants that could really use their help.

 

[Master Zik]

Yeah I read prime. I think all of that is wishful thinking.

It makes it clear that they're from an alt past now. Whereas they were the real things before. So to me they can go become exiles for all I care.

As Jays mentioned Marvel is more open to replacing heroes and weirdly enough replacing X-Men with alt versions of themselves. Sometimes they double up; see Old Man Logan and X-23 As the new Wolverine.

Scott's death was coming ever since AvX. Morrison killed Jean and they never brought her back. They finally killed Xavier and are making it stick for now.

Bobby and Warren have always been the 2nd string b-list of the O5. They switch one up by making him gay. Still no good ideas for Angel. This way they got their Jean back and a Scott without all the baggage and bad mistakes.

They'll milk it.

 

[Fresh Like Will]

They're back together again! This has got me so hype!

Glavine and Maddux, Shaq and Kobe, Gretzky and Messier, Rice and Montana, Rice and Young, Mike and Scottie...