#modern age comics

[damadisangue]

Selina had known Bruce through his skin and his mouth, words sometimes shouted, sometimes unsaid. They had met in the shadow of Gotham and under it they had grown and loved each other - bites that always asked for more and scratches that sanctioned an absolute and unquestionable possession. They had overcome a thousand ages and none together, forever crystallized in two symbols that would never fall - but they did; Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle did, because they were only flesh and muscle. They had fought and bled and cried and devoured each other in a never-ending cycle. They had done too many things to be remembered all, but Selina would have been able to tell them one by one, until her last breath. Selina gritted her teeth, bowing her head; what a shitty holiday Valentine's Day is.

Art from Jim Lee, from the comic "Hush"

[momachan]

The DC Encyclopedia, New Edition 2021 [Newly Revised Edition]: This New Edition Of DC's most Comprehensive A-to-Z.

[cinder-no]

Captain Marvel Vol. 1 #34 (1974) and Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest Vol. 1 #2 (2023) variant cover by Ron Lim. Dark Tempest Vol. 1 #2 made its release on August 9th with 8 variant covers- including this homage to Nitro's first appearance issue cover, only 49 years, 1 month, and 22 days apart!

[laysean87]

Comics I've Read So Far in 2024

Okay, here are some of the TPBs and collections I've read so far this year from both DC and Marvel.

First for Marvel:

Iron Man: Extremis TPB

Avengers Disassembled - Thor [I have yet to read the other side stories involving Spider-Man and Captain America]

Avengers Disassembled TPB (I've yet to read House of M storyline that follows this.)

Black Widow Epic Collection Vol. 1 - Beware The Black Widow

Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection Vol. 4 - The Goblin Lives

And as for DC:

Birds of Prey (1999-2009) Vol. 1 TPB

Gotham Central (2003-2006) Book One: In The Line of Duty (#1-10)

[sabertoothwalrus]

accidentally drew tallmen au again

[morningsaidthemoon]

Excerpt from The Song of Roland, translated by Norma Lorre Goodrich (Medieval Myths)

[hood-ex]

Reading older comics like I love this, this is so dumb 😭 and reading modern comics like I hate this, this is so dumb 😒.

[onlylonelylatino]

The Wonder Woman family by George Pérez

[sisaloofafump]

I know that possession is ranked third most likely canon superbat kiss but it is first in my heart… solely because of Lois’s hypothetical reaction.

[manic-maddie]

Just how long have you been wanting to do that?

Longer than I'd care to admit

[superman-the-secret-third-thing]

I think I'd kill my dad for this.

[damadisangue]

"We let them both down." The Bat is silent, he studies Victor out of the corner of his eye. "The women we love, I mean." he points out, and puts his thumb and forefinger together, pacing the cell. "We've never saved them from anything, not even ourselves." It dances a ballerina in the silence of a bubble of water and snow, behind her Nora's smile, her skin warm and alive with her - a memory so warm under her hands that it kills him every time. "They suffered for us, with us."

[comic-covers]

(1986)

[zarla-s]

Hanging out in 2fort with alltalk on

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[thecomicsnexus]

TMNT: 40TH ANNIVERSARY COMICS CELEBRATION

July 2024

By Kevin Eastman, Edgar Alan Poe, Jim Lawson, Tristan Jones, Gary Carlson, Chris Allan, Erik Burnham, Lloyd Goldfine, Ciro Nieli, Andy Suriano, Tom Waltz, Ronda Pattison , Tom Napolitano, Steve Lavigne, Paul Harmon, Frank Fosco, Adam Guzowski, Sarah Myer, Luis Antonio Delgado, Shawn Lee, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez, Michael Dialynas, Pablo Tunica, Freddie E. Williams II, David Petersen, Ken Mitchroney, Aaron Hazouri, Dan Duncan, Sophie Campbell, Jodi Nishijima, Stan Sakai, and Emi Fujii.

Come and enjoy stories that will remind you of the 40 years of turtle history.

SCORE: 10 *

* Assuming you are familiar with these iterations.

This is a strange read, and curiously, there are three or four highlights for me, and they are not exactly the ones you would imagine.

Spoilers after the break...

The first story by Kevin Eastman is in the Mirage section of the book but... well... I'll leave at that... I wouldn't call it the Mirage we knew.

There is a story by Lawson and Lavigne with the Rat King that... it's fun. But, you know... I wouldn't even try to fit it in canon... the amount of continuity physics you need to bend to place this story is not worth the time. Just enjoy as a new story by these two iconic Mirage artists.

This other story by Tristan H. Jones and Paul Harmon requires more analysis. I'll revisit it on my gang wars video and try to give it more context... but unfortunately... it's just too vague. All I can say for sure is that it happens in the future of that incomplete saga, but the narrator just takes too many artistic choices to be taken at face value.

Also... I believe this is the first official (frontal) appearance of Agent Bishop (unless I got the character wrong, but Jones already tried to introduce him in this saga). I think he is still holding on to it, and I really hope he gets to tell his story. I wouldn't mind a mini-series... just saying!

The Volume 3 story was... not for me. The dialogue alone felt tired.

The Archie adventure was short, eventful, and funny... and it looks amazing too!

In just four pages a new character was introduced and... a new love story was implied! And it's not just a gratuitous cameo... this is a funny sequence.

The Saturday Morning Adventures (the de facto 87 story) looks amazing as usual, but I didn't find the story that interesting. However, it started a theme that would run across most of the stories in this special after this one: Master Splinter.

The 2003 story is a... loose canon?

Hun is Slash, and Shredder is back... so make of that what you want. All I'm going to say is that this felt a lot like watching the beginning of a 2003 episode, with the narration setting the tone.

The 2012 story was one of the least interesting in the previews, but I have to say... it was probably one of the best. It brought back a villain and it technically serves as an excuse to continue the series?

But to me the best thing about the story is the art. I am surprised Ciro Nieli didn't do more comic book work for the Turtles all these years. In fact, if they somehow decided to continue the 2012 universe in 2D in this style... I'm all in. Well, who am I kidding... I would be in anyway... but this looks amazing.

Andy Suriano did probably the most interesting story in the book. Now, I am not sure if his style doesn't translate well to static panels or what the problem is with the comic format... but it doesn't matter... this small story brought in a lot of things that ended on the editing floor after the show's second season was reduced to a few more episodes. There was a rumor about a female turtle, and not only it is here in all its glory, but there is also a brother?

And come on... it's so Lou Jitsu to die with a cliffhanger.

There are two IDW stories. One is another Splinter story, but the other one is perhaps one of the best in this book.

The Ronda Pattison story takes place just before the Armageddon game, and it shows the five turtles in full sibling dynamic (even Jennika). It was refreshing to see these turtles having fun for a change.

There are no stories by the new team, but... well... that's just starting.

[yesterdaysprint]

Judge magazine, March 26, 1927