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quote:Originally posted by MLLASH's *glare*: No, Young Avengers is the only Marvel comic I'm reading currently.
That, Avengers Academy and X-Factor are now my only three Marvel titles.
With Young Avengers: Children's Crusade, the writer is dancing around a level of pandering that borders on fanfic. Wanda is back, and not to blame for what happened. Ant-Man is back. Rictor has his powers again. There are scenes that seem to written entirely to pander to fans of the Wiccan/Hulkling romance. It *reads* like a fanfic.
And yet, I don't mind.
It's not the egregious sort of pandering that I saw in Mighty Avengers, where pretty much everyone in the universe (including Eternity, the sentient embodiment of the universe itself!) had to show up and regale us with how awesome Pym was. It's just sort of a 'feel-good' comic, for me, and while so many other titles are bumbling around deconstructing characters and tearing stuff apart, Children's Crusade seems to be working at *building* stuff and fixing stuff that's broken.
It's kind of refreshing, really, like a glimmer of light at the end of a dark, dark tunnel we've been stuck in for two decades now.
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Assuming the ending maintains these changes that correct past mistreatments, the LSH equivalent of CHILDREN'S CRUSADE might be ADVENTURE 350-351, which is probably my all-time favorite LSH tale.
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Today I dropped 6 of the DCnU titles from my pull list.
Action Comics Batman Green Lantern: New Guardians Justice League Superman Wonder Woman
I've read all of these since issue #1. It's not that there's anything wrong with them. I just decided there are better ways to spend my time and money.
-------------------- "Been killed--didn't like it." (Duplicate Damsel, Legion of Super-Heroes #10)
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Okay so I finally might have my pull down to reasonable post-DCnU levels.
I am still getting:
SUPERMAN BATGIRL JUSTICE LEAGUE JL DARK JL INTERNATIONAL CATWOMAN LSH LLOST TEEN TITANS SUICIDE SQUAD STORMWATCH AQUAMAN THE WALKING DEAD MORNING GLORIES IZOMBIE
..that I recall off the top of my head. There may be a couple I am forgetting.
Don't forget to read the copy of Saga #1 Rhino sent you and then add it to your pull! The second issue comes out in May and will probably sell out quicker than a Justin Bieber concert!
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Lance, love to hear your thought on Mind the Gap, Manhattan Projects, Saga and Morning Glories, which are 4 titles I love.
Also, just read Hypernaturals #1 TODAY and was really impressed. At last: DnA unfiltered!
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Cut a bunch of the New (now old) 52 books. I'm sick of The Joker, so Batman got cut in anticipation and I was on a roll so got rid of Batwoman, Catwoman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman. I'll keep Green Arrow for a few more issues just because Nocenti's stories have been sort of interesting, although I find the lead character totally uninteresting at this point.
There just didn't seem to be much going on in each issue compared to how these books started out.
That leaves:
Legion of Super Heroes Legion Lost (don't love it, but sticking with it) Stormwatch Demon Knights The Hypernaturals The Massive (only 1 more issue) Fables (getting iffy) Fairest (also getting iffy) 20th Century Boys (manga)
in trades: Chew ordered Saucer Country and Saga
So that frees up some $ for something new and individual graphic novels.
I'm sort of disappointed with the New 52. There was a lot of variety at the start, but the stories seem to be falling into the standard superhero over-extended battles.
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Up to six titles, idly considering adding one or two if something interesting catches my eye. (I'm thinking about taking another look at Red Hood & the Outlaws, to see if it's gotten better, for instance, and depending on how this new Cyberforce relaunch works, checking it out.)
Legion of Super-Heroes Legion Lost (which I'm buying out of sheer stubborness, since it feels like it's been circling the drain since day one, and just refuses to fall away) X-Factor Avengers Academy Teen Titans (which, at this point, I'm buying mainly for the art, 'cause I'm shallow) Hypernaturals
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I forgot, I'm also keeping Red Hood & the Outlaws. I love its classic comicy outlandish action and the feel-good devotion of the three to one another.
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Fat Cramer pushed me over the edge and I picked up the last two issues of Red Hood & the Outlaws. It's pretty cool, and I think I'll keep grabbing it for awhile! Thanks FC!
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