Immortal Thor, the new Conan the Barberian and Savage Sword relaunch by Titan I'm also enjoying a lot but more as a catalyst to read all the old Pulps stories again.
The event fricked it up, but if there's anyone ruining things, it's likely the editors are holding Adams back. At the same time, I don't think Adams has the passion in him to write a great comic.
its the Adamshill, he did the same with his mediocre Flash run and he will do the same with whatever slop Adams shits out on Flash Gordon
Yeah. I think there were more during the Flash run, but Green Lantern got kind of indefensible.
>spurrier flash
Gr8 b8 that shit is worse than Adams’
I can agree with that. The art is a big reason. What an eyesore.
He's persistent and he hides his power level well enough but once you read the mediocrity he evangelizes and see just how often he shills it under the guise of a different thread you know he's just another spamming autist
The easy answer is just to say everything. It started out with an arc about an even comic I never read, I only read the first issue and it sucked so I had no interest in the rest and I had no interest in an arc that was "fixing" the aftermath of that, and the art was so so shit, legit eye cancer. But I kept with it and it's honestly everything wrong with capeshit, every page and I mean every page is full of quips, the man cannot go a page without a quip regardless of the context, that together with the fact that not only Flash, but his little kids are treating every villain as a joke and making quick work of them destroys any semblance of stakes or tension, and then there's the "civilian parts" which are just convenient shit like Wally getting a job where he can leave when he wants no questions asked and is way out of his depth but always comes up with ideas that help the eggheads solve their problems. I kept giving it more time because I wanted to see if maybe it gets better after that initial arc I just couldn't give two shits about either way and then it gets roped into crossovers again so I wanted to give it a fair chance but aside from the art getting better (going from dogshit to still bad - slightly below average house style cape artsyle) it continued to be exactly what I said, the worst aspects of capeshit rolled into one comic.
Immortal Thor, the new Conan the Barberian and Savage Sword relaunch by Titan I'm also enjoying a lot but more as a catalyst to read all the old Pulps stories again.
My bad, didn't see the 'Current' in the OP. I haven't really been following any current comics. Been tracking down back issues and trade paperbacks of classic runs.
Yeah but it's all just indie stuff for the most part and I like to support them. I follow like 2 books from DC/Marvel. I might give the new Ultimates book a look but nothing much is doing it for me capeshit wise.
Ultimate X-men, torpedo, just started mugshots this past week, Godzilla v kong v justice league, briar is starting up next week, Nexus, space ghost, I snagged deer editor as it came out recently, liked Hexagon bridge and Lotus land.
A few others that aren’t coming to mind. I’d have liked to add Flash Gordon to the list but I won’t be in principal as you can see in the other reply chain. I’m sure the people who showed up for FCBD will subscribe to it though /s
I've had the collecting autism trained out of me because the guy who runs the only shop near me screws up my pull list on an almost weekly basis because he's a million years old and he keeps track of people's lists in an unorganized binder, and I feel bad to correct him because he's nice and he had a stroke recently due to the stress of his dog having to have a leg amputated. So I just buy comics when I can and I try to just enjoy them.
To be totally fair they were promoting that the series kicks off on free comic book day and then continues in July. I do understand the frustration though. Energon Universe put their FCBD issue out as a regular full priced comic book the next week. I think that's what they should do with Flash Gordon for the people who missed it.
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>To be totally fair they were promoting that the series kicks off on free comic book day and then continues in July
almost nobody who buys comics weekly attends FCBD anon. But I agree they should reprint it before the run starts.
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The only reason I do is so I can grab the stuff that'll be important for the runs I'm planning to read. I would use it to discover new books but if they limit how many I can take that's not an option, since I have to stick with what I'm already going to read.
There's a lot about comics that suck. You really have to love them to put up with the bullshit.
1 month ago
Anonymous
>The only reason I do is so I can grab the stuff that'll be important for the runs I'm planning to read
This is exceedingly rare though.
>There's a lot about comics that suck. You really have to love them to put up with the bullshit.
Why are you attempting to speak to me as if I don’t own 6 grand worth of floppies?
1 month ago
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Every Marvel or DC event has some FCBD thing that isn't 100% necessary but it won't show up in any other book so I have to grab the issues in order to get the full picture.
1 month ago
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I don’t buy events at all because I’m not a tasteless loser but that’s also not true. They’re usually just preview pages directly taken from an issue that will be released later on.
1 month ago
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I don't think you're right about that. It's not just previews, it's original material. Probably not super important in most cases, but it is stuff written for these free issues.
1 month ago
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>I don't think you're right about that
Whether you think I’m right or not doesn’t change the fact that I am.
1 month ago
Anonymous
You are not right. I have the Blood Hunt FCBD issue and I have Blood Hunt #1 and it's not in it. They have totally separate material.
1 month ago
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Cool story bro I don’t read events so I’ll take your word for it.
1 month ago
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FCBD always has some books that have original material in them.
1 month ago
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Nta but a marvel event that will likely be stocked in every store across America can start in an FCBD because it won’t effect sales.
Idk about them but I know for a fact my shop doesnt stop mad cave unless it’s by-order.
1 month ago
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>Doesn’t stock mad cave
Is what I meant to say
1 month ago
Anonymous
I will admit that's a good point. I wasn't 100% sure my shop would have the free issue in. And plus, my shop had a limit of three free comics and there were like six I wanted. There's lots of things that annoy me about the process of reading and buying comics. I do like them though. I'm looking forward to the Flash Gordon series at least.
1 month ago
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Yeah they normally do a limit because resellers and speculators can snag a bunch up otherwise. That’s something you’ll come across if you stick with it.
1 month ago
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I understand why they do it that way, it makes sense. It just annoys me I couldn't get everything I wanted. I kind of feel like they know me, they know I spent money in that store every week. I feel like I should've been able to take a few more.
1 month ago
Anonymous
I've always felt the same way. I mean, I get they have limited amounts and new customers are coming in but throw a bone to the ones who are regulars
1 month ago
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I was pissed that mine literally had none of the ones I wanted. I had to buy Eye Lie Popeye and the Archie horror Cursed Library one off ebay which was a pain in the ass. I had no clue about the Flash Gordon one being a big deal.
1 month ago
Anonymous
Only FCBD I’ve ever paid for was one of the The Tick issues and I got it for 50 cents at a sale. On principal I refuse to pay for them, let alone with added shipping.
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Yeah. It's complete bullshit but I've been collecting the Archie horror stuff for years now. My fricking autism wouldn't let me not get it. Thankfully I got it all from the same seller so the damage wasn't terrible but I hated the run around.
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I did but that's because I had been looking forward to this series for a while. I knew it's where the story kicks off, but I get if you assumed it would just be a little preview you'd be annoyed. I don't really like FCBD myself because I have to get out of the house an extra day and pick stuff up that I wish I could get on Wednesday like everything else.
1 month ago
Anonymous
I hate FCBD too. It was a fight to get to the register. Got there early thinking I could get everything and get out before the place was swamped but I was wrong. Either way, glad you got what you were looking for. Your did better than me anyhow.
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>I think that's what they should do with Flash Gordon for the people who missed it.
They don’t have the time to do so. The first issue ships in July, they’d need to hit up the printer, solicit the issues and ship them in like 6 weeks.
They fricked themselves frankly. Who launches a new series with an inaccessible starting point? Other than massive morons that is.
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>Who launches a new series with an inaccessible starting point?
This is the part that gets me. “Oh whatever just read it for free online” or “track it down and buy it off eBay” seems like an awfully dumb sales tactic to me.
I mean shit they haven’t even had their interns upload it to RCO by now. Is mad cave run by legitimate morons?
Good choice OP. I think that's exactly what a superhero comic should be. I really wish they hadn't ended his Flash run, but now he's got his Flash Gordon series launching. I don't have much familiarity with the character but I loved the FCBD issue.
I don’t care, if I needed to get the FCBD to have the full story I’m not buying any of it.
1 month ago
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Maybe you can find it online for resale.
1 month ago
Anonymous
Why would I do that? I’ll just pirate the shit until it’s cancelled now. Would just make more sense for them to print the FCBD as part of issue 1.
1 month ago
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Maybe they'll just reprint the FCBD issue as a regular issue. They do stuff like that sometimes.
1 month ago
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If it’s not part of the first issue that’s not likely. Really dumb way to launch a comic. I was kinda looking forward to it but I’ll just read it for free now.
1 month ago
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They probably figure they'll hook more people who pick up the free issue than turn off people who missed it.
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>people who don’t normally spend money on comics will spend money on a comic they got for free >autistic completionist people who spend money weekly on comics will likely ignore that they don’t have the first issue and just buy it anyway
This is what happens when you hire people to sell ongoing comics despite never having bought them. No skin off my back, but it won’t be on my pull list now.
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I’m a lot like this guy
>people who don’t normally spend money on comics will spend money on a comic they got for free >autistic completionist people who spend money weekly on comics will likely ignore that they don’t have the first issue and just buy it anyway
This is what happens when you hire people to sell ongoing comics despite never having bought them. No skin off my back, but it won’t be on my pull list now.
though. I’ve stuck with TERRIBLE runs on titles because of my weird obsession with having the entire story front to back. I read a lot of my floppies back yearly. Having a missing issue, let alone issue one (even if it’s called 0), is just untenable. I usually drop a series if I miss an issue due to order frick ups or whatever. It’s not worth it to track it down for added cost. If I miss issue one of a series? Might as well not exist lol
I’m not really understanding the hate on the new FF run, sure it’s not amazing but it’s a serviceable book that’s not writing for the trade utilizing the team well for the most part and not just desperately trying to establish some new status quo or retcon
I was hesitant going in, but I'm really liking where this Hulk is going. It's kind of a shame it wasn't able to be the direct followup to Immortal. I really like how it's gotten into the monster of the week format with the trades giving extra lore on the monsters. Thanks to Immortal, I think the next few years have Hulk locked into horror, but not necessarily the same kind of horror.
I liked the first arc. I'm kinda bored with whats currently going on after Jo showed up and just kinda took over the book. Doesn't that we finally got some classic GL on earth only for Hal to go right back into space. I'm hoping it picks up.
>people who don’t normally spend money on comics will spend money on a comic they got for free >autistic completionist people who spend money weekly on comics will likely ignore that they don’t have the first issue and just buy it anyway
This is what happens when you hire people to sell ongoing comics despite never having bought them. No skin off my back, but it won’t be on my pull list now.
To be fair the series hasn't even started yet so I don't know, but the last page seems like it sets something up for the series.
I knew I was going to be reading the series so I made sure to pick one up. I understand being frustrated if you didn't. I was annoyed my shop put a limit of three, so I couldn't pick up the ones for all the series that I was already planning to read.
No, like I said I’ll just pirate it. I’m not paying for a free comic with added shipping costs just because some dipshit at max cave imagined this was a brilliant idea.
Has anything happened? I remember being entertained by Hal winning Carol back but dropped the book because of the obligatory tie in when it was supposed to be a laid back slowburn mystery
I have no current favorite runs.
>Jeremy Adams’s GREEN LANTERN
Dull as dirt.
You asked.
>Barberian
The shitty event ruined it
The event fricked it up, but if there's anyone ruining things, it's likely the editors are holding Adams back. At the same time, I don't think Adams has the passion in him to write a great comic.
Yeah. I think there were more during the Flash run, but Green Lantern got kind of indefensible.
I can agree with that. The art is a big reason. What an eyesore.
the deodato art fit the tone really well honestly, even if its poser trash, and the lettering is maybe the best I have seen in any big 2 comic
It's kind of sad how his shitty Liefeld rip-off art on Wonder Woman during the 90s is better than his current output
Hass is a good letterer. He's wasted on this comic.
its the Adamshill, he did the same with his mediocre Flash run and he will do the same with whatever slop Adams shits out on Flash Gordon
He actually tricked me into reading Flash.
He's persistent and he hides his power level well enough but once you read the mediocrity he evangelizes and see just how often he shills it under the guise of a different thread you know he's just another spamming autist
Yeah, I don't think he's alone but it annoys me that he got me. Legit one of the worst pieces of shit I've ever read.
What did you dislike about it?
The easy answer is just to say everything. It started out with an arc about an even comic I never read, I only read the first issue and it sucked so I had no interest in the rest and I had no interest in an arc that was "fixing" the aftermath of that, and the art was so so shit, legit eye cancer. But I kept with it and it's honestly everything wrong with capeshit, every page and I mean every page is full of quips, the man cannot go a page without a quip regardless of the context, that together with the fact that not only Flash, but his little kids are treating every villain as a joke and making quick work of them destroys any semblance of stakes or tension, and then there's the "civilian parts" which are just convenient shit like Wally getting a job where he can leave when he wants no questions asked and is way out of his depth but always comes up with ideas that help the eggheads solve their problems. I kept giving it more time because I wanted to see if maybe it gets better after that initial arc I just couldn't give two shits about either way and then it gets roped into crossovers again so I wanted to give it a fair chance but aside from the art getting better (going from dogshit to still bad - slightly below average house style cape artsyle) it continued to be exactly what I said, the worst aspects of capeshit rolled into one comic.
cringe
Immortal Thor, the new Conan the Barberian and Savage Sword relaunch by Titan I'm also enjoying a lot but more as a catalyst to read all the old Pulps stories again.
Morrison's New X-Men
>current
My bad, didn't see the 'Current' in the OP. I haven't really been following any current comics. Been tracking down back issues and trade paperbacks of classic runs.
>hasn't been storytimed yet
Here’s a doozy: are any of you actually buying your current favorite runs?
Yeah but it's all just indie stuff for the most part and I like to support them. I follow like 2 books from DC/Marvel. I might give the new Ultimates book a look but nothing much is doing it for me capeshit wise.
Good shit anon
Thanks anon. What are you reading?
Ultimate X-men, torpedo, just started mugshots this past week, Godzilla v kong v justice league, briar is starting up next week, Nexus, space ghost, I snagged deer editor as it came out recently, liked Hexagon bridge and Lotus land.
A few others that aren’t coming to mind. I’d have liked to add Flash Gordon to the list but I won’t be in principal as you can see in the other reply chain. I’m sure the people who showed up for FCBD will subscribe to it though /s
On principal *
I've had the collecting autism trained out of me because the guy who runs the only shop near me screws up my pull list on an almost weekly basis because he's a million years old and he keeps track of people's lists in an unorganized binder, and I feel bad to correct him because he's nice and he had a stroke recently due to the stress of his dog having to have a leg amputated. So I just buy comics when I can and I try to just enjoy them.
To be totally fair they were promoting that the series kicks off on free comic book day and then continues in July. I do understand the frustration though. Energon Universe put their FCBD issue out as a regular full priced comic book the next week. I think that's what they should do with Flash Gordon for the people who missed it.
>To be totally fair they were promoting that the series kicks off on free comic book day and then continues in July
almost nobody who buys comics weekly attends FCBD anon. But I agree they should reprint it before the run starts.
The only reason I do is so I can grab the stuff that'll be important for the runs I'm planning to read. I would use it to discover new books but if they limit how many I can take that's not an option, since I have to stick with what I'm already going to read.
There's a lot about comics that suck. You really have to love them to put up with the bullshit.
>The only reason I do is so I can grab the stuff that'll be important for the runs I'm planning to read
This is exceedingly rare though.
>There's a lot about comics that suck. You really have to love them to put up with the bullshit.
Why are you attempting to speak to me as if I don’t own 6 grand worth of floppies?
Every Marvel or DC event has some FCBD thing that isn't 100% necessary but it won't show up in any other book so I have to grab the issues in order to get the full picture.
I don’t buy events at all because I’m not a tasteless loser but that’s also not true. They’re usually just preview pages directly taken from an issue that will be released later on.
I don't think you're right about that. It's not just previews, it's original material. Probably not super important in most cases, but it is stuff written for these free issues.
>I don't think you're right about that
Whether you think I’m right or not doesn’t change the fact that I am.
You are not right. I have the Blood Hunt FCBD issue and I have Blood Hunt #1 and it's not in it. They have totally separate material.
Cool story bro I don’t read events so I’ll take your word for it.
FCBD always has some books that have original material in them.
Nta but a marvel event that will likely be stocked in every store across America can start in an FCBD because it won’t effect sales.
Idk about them but I know for a fact my shop doesnt stop mad cave unless it’s by-order.
>Doesn’t stock mad cave
Is what I meant to say
I will admit that's a good point. I wasn't 100% sure my shop would have the free issue in. And plus, my shop had a limit of three free comics and there were like six I wanted. There's lots of things that annoy me about the process of reading and buying comics. I do like them though. I'm looking forward to the Flash Gordon series at least.
Yeah they normally do a limit because resellers and speculators can snag a bunch up otherwise. That’s something you’ll come across if you stick with it.
I understand why they do it that way, it makes sense. It just annoys me I couldn't get everything I wanted. I kind of feel like they know me, they know I spent money in that store every week. I feel like I should've been able to take a few more.
I've always felt the same way. I mean, I get they have limited amounts and new customers are coming in but throw a bone to the ones who are regulars
I was pissed that mine literally had none of the ones I wanted. I had to buy Eye Lie Popeye and the Archie horror Cursed Library one off ebay which was a pain in the ass. I had no clue about the Flash Gordon one being a big deal.
Only FCBD I’ve ever paid for was one of the The Tick issues and I got it for 50 cents at a sale. On principal I refuse to pay for them, let alone with added shipping.
Yeah. It's complete bullshit but I've been collecting the Archie horror stuff for years now. My fricking autism wouldn't let me not get it. Thankfully I got it all from the same seller so the damage wasn't terrible but I hated the run around.
I did but that's because I had been looking forward to this series for a while. I knew it's where the story kicks off, but I get if you assumed it would just be a little preview you'd be annoyed. I don't really like FCBD myself because I have to get out of the house an extra day and pick stuff up that I wish I could get on Wednesday like everything else.
I hate FCBD too. It was a fight to get to the register. Got there early thinking I could get everything and get out before the place was swamped but I was wrong. Either way, glad you got what you were looking for. Your did better than me anyhow.
>I think that's what they should do with Flash Gordon for the people who missed it.
They don’t have the time to do so. The first issue ships in July, they’d need to hit up the printer, solicit the issues and ship them in like 6 weeks.
They fricked themselves frankly. Who launches a new series with an inaccessible starting point? Other than massive morons that is.
>Who launches a new series with an inaccessible starting point?
This is the part that gets me. “Oh whatever just read it for free online” or “track it down and buy it off eBay” seems like an awfully dumb sales tactic to me.
I mean shit they haven’t even had their interns upload it to RCO by now. Is mad cave run by legitimate morons?
How was Mugshots? I was curious but didn't have the extra cash to spend that particular week. The cover looked cool
It was good,
Hellblazer: Death in America
I didn’t like anything lately.
spurrier flash
ewing thor
i am also eagerly awaiting the new ultimates ongoing
>spurrier flash
Gr8 b8 that shit is worse than Adams’
what's your issue with it?
No.
Anything is worse than Adams' because that is a flawless run.
Flawless shit.
Good choice OP. I think that's exactly what a superhero comic should be. I really wish they hadn't ended his Flash run, but now he's got his Flash Gordon series launching. I don't have much familiarity with the character but I loved the FCBD issue.
I never get a good answer: is the FCBD required reading for the first issue?
The first issue isn't out yet, but the way the FCBC issue ends leads me to believe that it's pretty important that you read it.
And it’s not going to be part of the first issue? That seems like a terrible release structure.
Look it up online and see what you think. I really liked the issue, and it wasn't just a little teaser that Marvel's and DC's often are.
I don’t care, if I needed to get the FCBD to have the full story I’m not buying any of it.
Maybe you can find it online for resale.
Why would I do that? I’ll just pirate the shit until it’s cancelled now. Would just make more sense for them to print the FCBD as part of issue 1.
Maybe they'll just reprint the FCBD issue as a regular issue. They do stuff like that sometimes.
If it’s not part of the first issue that’s not likely. Really dumb way to launch a comic. I was kinda looking forward to it but I’ll just read it for free now.
They probably figure they'll hook more people who pick up the free issue than turn off people who missed it.
>people who don’t normally spend money on comics will spend money on a comic they got for free
>autistic completionist people who spend money weekly on comics will likely ignore that they don’t have the first issue and just buy it anyway
This is what happens when you hire people to sell ongoing comics despite never having bought them. No skin off my back, but it won’t be on my pull list now.
I’m a lot like this guy
though. I’ve stuck with TERRIBLE runs on titles because of my weird obsession with having the entire story front to back. I read a lot of my floppies back yearly. Having a missing issue, let alone issue one (even if it’s called 0), is just untenable. I usually drop a series if I miss an issue due to order frick ups or whatever. It’s not worth it to track it down for added cost. If I miss issue one of a series? Might as well not exist lol
Damn I was going to toss it on my pull tomorrow but I’m not adding something if I don’t have the “first” issue.
It probably is Ultimate Spider-Man for me right now. I'm also liking Fantastic Four. Not everyone does but I do.
I’m not really understanding the hate on the new FF run, sure it’s not amazing but it’s a serviceable book that’s not writing for the trade utilizing the team well for the most part and not just desperately trying to establish some new status quo or retcon
I agree. I like the little one or two issue stories. I'd like a couple more books like that honestly.
First F4 run i've read.
I enjoy it. But I'm also a e-girlcon, so Valeria and Nicki are the best part
I've only read a little bit and it's annoying.
He wrote the kids out for over a year, gave Johnny a dopey mustache and, frankly, the individual issues themselves just aren’t very good.
It’s all good if you don’t hate it but idk why it’s confusing that people hate a mediocre comic.
Blue Book is a lot of fun wouldn't say it's my favourite from my pulllist but definitely one of the ones I'm most excited to read each month.
DC's Absolute Power
IDW 's Star Trek
Space Ghost
I was hesitant going in, but I'm really liking where this Hulk is going. It's kind of a shame it wasn't able to be the direct followup to Immortal. I really like how it's gotten into the monster of the week format with the trades giving extra lore on the monsters. Thanks to Immortal, I think the next few years have Hulk locked into horror, but not necessarily the same kind of horror.
I liked the first arc. I'm kinda bored with whats currently going on after Jo showed up and just kinda took over the book. Doesn't that we finally got some classic GL on earth only for Hal to go right back into space. I'm hoping it picks up.
To be fair the series hasn't even started yet so I don't know, but the last page seems like it sets something up for the series.
I knew I was going to be reading the series so I made sure to pick one up. I understand being frustrated if you didn't. I was annoyed my shop put a limit of three, so I couldn't pick up the ones for all the series that I was already planning to read.
Why act like I haven’t looked it up? They blow up mongo. It’s the entire reason Dale will be in prison.
It’s not something you can just skip.
Yeah. I do understand the autism aspect, but I'd just start collecting from #1. Maybe find the free issue for sale online if it really bothered me.
No, like I said I’ll just pirate it. I’m not paying for a free comic with added shipping costs just because some dipshit at max cave imagined this was a brilliant idea.
I like Nightwing
nice
@143642069
Gr8 b8
None, modern comics suck balls.
Has anything happened? I remember being entertained by Hal winning Carol back but dropped the book because of the obligatory tie in when it was supposed to be a laid back slowburn mystery