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X-Men #6: Grumble grumble crossover grumble grumble who are all these people grumble grumble. Er, I did enjoy this issue, but I was also confused and grumpy a lot. Sigh.
Young Avengers #11: I love this comic so much, though I usually don't have much to say about it. This issue I just wanted to say that wow, Marvel really wasn't kidding with their new Sexy Loki thing, were they? I mean, he doesn't do it for me, but it's pretty obvious that his new design is meant to appeal to Sexy Loki fans. Which I think I am pleased about, because that's a pretty woman-heavy group, right? Anyway, back to YA: the "connections" page was fab and I pored over it for a while looking for people I want to see in the next few issues. *crosses fingers for Karolina, Julie, Hisako, Finese...*
Fearless Defenders #10: am sad about this being cancelled. My love for it never quite recovered after #6, and it was never AMAZINGLY GOOD or anything, but it's been a lot of fun, and I can't help but feel that a less female-centric team book of a similar quality would have sold a lot better. :/ Anyway, re. this issue in particular: Ren seems great! Let's hope someone else picks her up after this book finishes - it's really cool to have a new female character who's neither white nor straight.
People who know things about comics: when should I ask Forbidden Planet to add She-Hulk and Black Widow to my subscriptions? They look cool, and I want to support female-led comics, so. (Though would it have killed Marvel to put some female creators on them? I mean, obv Phil Noto is PERFECT for Black Widow, but couldn't we have had Marjorie Liu back as the writer? I wouldn't want comics to get stuck in the trap of "only women can write women! (so men needn't bother trying)" or "women can ONLY write woman-books", but still. (Credit where credit's due, even with Katana's cancellation, DC is doing rather better on this front.)) I'm holding fire on Elektra for the moment because I want to see what it's like first, and also what her redesigned costume looks like: her current one just throws me out of the story ALL THE TIME. See also: why I only read issue 1 of Red Sonja, despite really liking it (and her). Outfits like that just mean I use up most of my processing power just wondering how they stay on, and thinking about how uncomfortable they must be. :/
(In other news, apparently I'm nearly at my broadband usage limit for this month (! this has never happened before!), so may be around less than usual until November... And oh look, Big Finish has released The Light At The End a month early AND I CAN'T DOWNLOAD IT THIS IS A DISASTER.)
(It is not really a disaster. But it is a bit annoying. ETA, ooh, they're sending out the CDs early too! Panic over.)
(And yes, I absolutely shelled out for the fancy boxset with all the extras, because I am weak for a) extras and b) any kind of Doctor Who related nonsense.)
(I am ok with this facet of my personality.)
Young Avengers #11: I love this comic so much, though I usually don't have much to say about it. This issue I just wanted to say that wow, Marvel really wasn't kidding with their new Sexy Loki thing, were they? I mean, he doesn't do it for me, but it's pretty obvious that his new design is meant to appeal to Sexy Loki fans. Which I think I am pleased about, because that's a pretty woman-heavy group, right? Anyway, back to YA: the "connections" page was fab and I pored over it for a while looking for people I want to see in the next few issues. *crosses fingers for Karolina, Julie, Hisako, Finese...*
Fearless Defenders #10: am sad about this being cancelled. My love for it never quite recovered after #6, and it was never AMAZINGLY GOOD or anything, but it's been a lot of fun, and I can't help but feel that a less female-centric team book of a similar quality would have sold a lot better. :/ Anyway, re. this issue in particular: Ren seems great! Let's hope someone else picks her up after this book finishes - it's really cool to have a new female character who's neither white nor straight.
People who know things about comics: when should I ask Forbidden Planet to add She-Hulk and Black Widow to my subscriptions? They look cool, and I want to support female-led comics, so. (Though would it have killed Marvel to put some female creators on them? I mean, obv Phil Noto is PERFECT for Black Widow, but couldn't we have had Marjorie Liu back as the writer? I wouldn't want comics to get stuck in the trap of "only women can write women! (so men needn't bother trying)" or "women can ONLY write woman-books", but still. (Credit where credit's due, even with Katana's cancellation, DC is doing rather better on this front.)) I'm holding fire on Elektra for the moment because I want to see what it's like first, and also what her redesigned costume looks like: her current one just throws me out of the story ALL THE TIME. See also: why I only read issue 1 of Red Sonja, despite really liking it (and her). Outfits like that just mean I use up most of my processing power just wondering how they stay on, and thinking about how uncomfortable they must be. :/
(In other news, apparently I'm nearly at my broadband usage limit for this month (! this has never happened before!), so may be around less than usual until November... And oh look, Big Finish has released The Light At The End a month early AND I CAN'T DOWNLOAD IT THIS IS A DISASTER.)
(It is not really a disaster. But it is a bit annoying. ETA, ooh, they're sending out the CDs early too! Panic over.)
(And yes, I absolutely shelled out for the fancy boxset with all the extras, because I am weak for a) extras and b) any kind of Doctor Who related nonsense.)
(I am ok with this facet of my personality.)
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Date: 23 Oct 2013 16:41 (UTC)I didn't realize Katana was getting canceled. Have they said what they're replacing it with?
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Date: 23 Oct 2013 16:59 (UTC)I hope Valkyrie and everyone end up in nice books.
Me too! I'm worried they'll just get lost in the shuffle.
Not as far as I know! Are they still sticking with the 52 titles thing, do you know?
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Date: 23 Oct 2013 17:09 (UTC)Since Sif and Val both got their books canceled I can now hope futilely for a maidens of Asgardia team-up book with flying horses, drinking everyone else under the table, and slaying monsters, which Marvel will never give me.
I don't know, I feel like I heard something else was getting canceled and people were expecting it to get replaced but I can't remember what that was and I actually have no idea how many books DC has at the moment.
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Date: 23 Oct 2013 17:18 (UTC)Since Sif and Val both got their books canceled I can now hope futilely for a maidens of Asgardia team-up book with flying horses, drinking everyone else under the table, and slaying monsters, which Marvel will never give me.
YESSSSSS. Come on, Marvel!
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Date: 23 Oct 2013 19:44 (UTC)*also absolutely shelled out for fancy boxset and extras*
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Date: 24 Oct 2013 10:23 (UTC):D I can't resist that amount of Stuff.
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Date: 31 Oct 2013 19:46 (UTC)I do think that you should publish more about this
subject matter, it might not be a taboo subject but typically folks don't talk about such topics.
To the next! Kind regards!!