Anyone currently reading comics?

[diet_orange]

I read most of the Marvel and DC soft reboot/alternate dark universe stuff. I.E. Maker Ultimate universe and Absolute DC. Because while I bemoan reboots as a whole, it works. The marketing perspective works like a charm.

The pitch probably goes something like this. "Hey do you like these characters? Are you unsure where to start in this tangled web of half remembered decades long timelines? Or are you caught up, down to the most obscure side issue from 25 years ago?" Sayeth the marketing man. "Then you can have your cake and eat it too! Here's the same characters you love, but changed in certain ways, doing new(-ish) things. All new packaging, all new presentation, same great taste!"

I can't deny the appeal to the long time or the beginner fan. Especially when the creative teams behind each book is killing it.

The only real books that I was interested in was Absolute Flash, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter because I love the mainline books so much. They are certainly different, I'll say that

 

[Yousef]

On issue 67 of invincible. It’s far past tge point where it fully drops all the hero deconstruction stuff and starts playing the tropes straight. It’s pretty good.

 

[030079AR]

Me, i read some few days ago. I like unusual story as for comic. Such as starlight, which told story about old space hero who save the space, which is said to be only his halucination while its real. He spent his days until he is old, even his children is not believing his story. Until one day, one space ship from the planet he saved years ago, is arrives and invite him to save the space once again. Now old hero, has to save the planet once more. 6 issues of comic i reread few days ago.

I have soft spots with 80s-90s animated series (usually have toylines) such as gi joe, batman, tmnt, crystar, heman, xmen, and others similar theme.

I'm literally playing marvel ultimate alliance just to relieves the itch now : ))

 

[diet_orange]

Me, i read some few days ago. I like unusual story as for comic. Such as starlight, which told story about old space hero who save the space, which is said to be only his halucination while its real. He spent his days until he is old, even his children is not believing his story. Until one day, one space ship from the planet he saved years ago, is arrives and invite him to save the space once again. Now old hero, has to save the planet once more. 6 issues of comic i reread few days ago.

I have soft spots with 80s-90s animated series (usually have toylines) such as gi joe, batman, tmnt, crystar, heman, xmen, and others similar theme.

I'm literally playing marvel ultimate alliance just to relieves the itch now : ))

Most of my knowledge of the X-Men comes from the various cartoons and movies (have a soft spot for Gambit, Nightcrawler, and Dazzler). I don't much care for the comics because of how daunting they are, but I do love Excalibur and Generation-X. As I've said before, I greatly prefer Valiant's Harbinger and Comico's Elementals over it

I think the first thing I did in the first Ultimate Alliance was ditch the rest of my party and just go solo as Captain America :P

 

[030079AR]

Most of my knowledge of the X-Men comes from the various cartoons and movies (have a soft spot for Gambit, Nightcrawler, and Dazzler). I don't much care for the comics because of how daunting they are, but I do love Excalibur and Generation-X. As I've said before, I greatly prefer Valiant's Harbinger and Comico's Elementals over it

I think the first thing I did in the first Ultimate Alliance was ditch the rest of my party and just go solo as Captain America :P

Hmm, giving me idea, i think i will play as xmen team only now : ))

I wish they make this kind of game in the future. The gameplay is fun in my opinion.

Back in the 90s, aside of Logan, i'm always playing as Gambit in Marvel vs Capcom. I had some xmen lego, and gambit custom is also on my collection

 

[diet_orange]

Hmm, giving me idea, i think i will play as xmen team only now : ))

I wish they make this kind of game in the future. The gameplay is fun in my opinion.

tbh, I was actually kind of surprised that they let you get away with playing as a single character to begin with. Was kind of fun in short bursts. Kind of makes me wonder why more hasn't been done with Captain America as video game character. He's got a great backstory that's just ripe for exploration. I mean could you imagine an Arkham Asylum style game set against the backdrop of The Winter Soldier or something a bit more farcical with his early Kirby-Era Silver Age stuff done like the Batman The Brave & The Bold cartoon?

 

[030079AR]

tbh, I was actually kind of surprised that they let you get away with playing as a single character to begin with. Was kind of fun in short bursts. Kind of makes me wonder why more hasn't been done with Captain America as video game character. He's got a great backstory that's just ripe for exploration. I mean could you imagine an Arkham Asylum style game set against the backdrop of The Winter Soldier or something a bit more farcical with his early Kirby-Era Silver Age stuff done like the Batman The Brave & The Bold cartoon?

hmm, i think i will try it as well, it will give me some challenge, but well, I think i will like it as well.
I think i will need to mod it as third person camera, it will look awesome as well. but the bad it, my version is 2016. but i saw it on MUA forum, they left 2006 version as abandonware (?) I think. at least from what i read in somewhere else. so the 2006 is free, and can be modded easily. it should be awesome to play single character in third person mode