Comic books

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I'd love to see a Herbie movie.  I really liked the Bob Burden version of him from the 1990s.

[Regular Joe]

I dunno if this has been discussed in this thread already, but because of the episode of TBSOWFMU with Mike Allred, I downloaded and am now reading X-Force/X-Statix. It's great! I don't get into superhero stuff usually, and I know I'm almost 10 years late to the party, but this is amazingly clever work.

[snogrog]

I dunno if this has been discussed in this thread already, but because of the episode of TBSOWFMU with Mike Allred, I downloaded and am now reading X-Force/X-Statix. It's great! I don't get into superhero stuff usually, and I know I'm almost 10 years late to the party, but this is amazingly clever work.

Yeah that stuff is awesome. I have the hardcover of all the x-force stuff and i love it. Wish they would do the same with x-statix as I only got into it towards the end when they fight the avengers. Seriously one of the most entertaining reads.

What show was this discussion with Mike Allred?!

[Kim Kelly]

You know, I really loved Peter David's X-Factor when it first came out, and I still like it. Larry Stroman's pencils are trying their very hardest to make me hate it. This man can't draw faces, hands, bodies, clothes, or feet. He's worse than Rob Liefeld. 

[snogrog]

You know, I really loved Peter David's X-Factor when it first came out, and I still like it. Larry Stroman's pencils are trying their very hardest to make me hate it. This man can't draw faces, hands, bodies, clothes, or feet. He's worse than Rob Liefeld. 

Yeah, as shallow as it sounds I dropped X-Factor cuz of the art. It really ruined the reading experience regardless of the story. I hear the other artist is back so I kind of regret dropping it as the first like, 30 issues are great. A really great cast and idea for an X Book.

[erechoveraker]

I used to love Larry Stroman a lot back in the day. That Image book of his, Tribe, was great I thought.

[Gagneaux]

He's worse than Rob Liefeld. 

OUCH!!! wicked burn ...

Seriously, how the hell did Liefeld get so big in comics?

[snogrog]

He's worse than Rob Liefeld. 

OUCH!!! wicked burn ...

Seriously, how the hell did Liefeld get so big in comics?

The 80s happened.

[Gagneaux]

so his career is cocaine's fault

[Matt C]

I downloaded and am now reading X-Force/X-Statix.

 

[Regular Joe]

I downloaded and am now reading X-Force/X-Statix.

 

Was it the downloading or the reading that makes you grumpy, Gus?

[Pride of Staten Island]

You know, I really loved Peter David's X-Factor when it first came out, and I still like it. Larry Stroman's pencils are trying their very hardest to make me hate it. This man can't draw faces, hands, bodies, clothes, or feet. He's worse than Rob Liefeld. 

Yeah, as shallow as it sounds I dropped X-Factor cuz of the art. It really ruined the reading experience regardless of the story. I hear the other artist is back so I kind of regret dropping it as the first like, 30 issues are great. A really great cast and idea for an X Book.

There's nothing shallow about dropping a book because you dislike the art. The art is integral to the experience.

It's a shame when a good writer is stuck with a crapola art but that's the difference between comics and prose.

[snogrog]

So i'm going to try and keep this thread alive.

Been reading Grant Morrison's JLA run from the mid 90s. Really not getting why that was such a big deal. It's pretty...meh.

And man...Electro Superman. I forgot how dumb that idea was...

[Bryan]

I read some of that JLA stuff - I thought it was awful, and it's permanently tarnished my perception of Grant Morrison. I used to like him in the Doom Patrol/Animal Man days.

[snogrog]

I read some of that JLA stuff - I thought it was awful, and it's permanently tarnished my perception of Grant Morrison. I used to like him in the Doom Patrol/Animal Man days.

Yeah I love Animal Man and the beginning of Doom Patrol (kinda got TOO crazy around volume 4 for me...). His New X-Men was fantastic though. And I'm actually enjoying Final Crisis. Batman is a mess though...