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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 2, 2019 17:50:29 GMT
Finished Power Pack volumes 2 and 3. Brilliant stuff.
Ground to a halt on Morituri. Everyone's so miserable... Think I'm just gonna skim the remainder to see what happens without reading it properly.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 17, 2020 11:57:14 GMT
Seeing Martin for lunch tomorrow and taking him the latest Doctor Strange and Defenders epics.
Will make sure he reads Davis Excalibur when that hits next month.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 17, 2020 22:57:58 GMT
Good man!
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 18, 2020 8:22:13 GMT
Don't give him Defenders pish!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 18, 2020 9:23:09 GMT
He's read the previous volume, he needs to find out how it finishes. He isn't the only one either!
I'm interested to know what he thinks. Trying to write something on my thoughts on this but keep getting bogged down.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 18, 2020 9:49:45 GMT
He's read the previous volume, he needs to find out how it finishes. He isn't the only one either! I'm interested to know what he thinks. Trying to write something on my thoughts on this but keep getting bogged down. Argh, my memory is hazy, remind me how the previous one ended! Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 23, 2020 16:55:54 GMT
So far read one issue in the Defenders volume and three from the Dr Strange.
Defenders doesn't feel like Defenders without DS in it. With all those X-Men, it feels more like the Champions - a somewhat forced generic superhero group.
But really enjoying the Dr Strange series that begins in his new Epic volume. Hurray for the return of the talking New York frogs!
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 23, 2020 17:27:25 GMT
The Champions is FAR superior to the woeful Defenders.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 23, 2020 17:39:59 GMT
Champions is very good. But some bits of Defenders, in paticular the Gerber run, beats Champions hands down.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 23, 2020 17:56:06 GMT
Nonsense.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 23, 2020 18:03:16 GMT
You're right, Ralph. Phil talks nonsense when he says Champions is very good. It's naff. And so is Defenders when it gets all Championsy.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 23, 2020 18:13:52 GMT
You make Ralph sad.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 25, 2020 21:12:48 GMT
Four issues done from each of the Epics now.
Defenders has improved. They're a lot more effective now that Moondragon's got her act together at last and the Beast has a chance to do his scientist thing. Less dysfunctional. Less Champions-ish. They've successfully taken down a couple of big nasties.
Gargoyle mini-series up next.
Martin
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 1, 2020 23:13:51 GMT
Always enjoyed The Defenders across it's multiple incarnations. I do wish it had been allowed to continue and that Jean Grey was kept dead.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 2, 2020 10:08:24 GMT
I understand she is alive again now.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 4, 2020 18:48:06 GMT
Yes, yes she is.
She was brought back a while ago.
Death and the X-Men now have an even stranger relationship after HoXPoX. NO SPOILERS AS RALPH HASN'T READ IT YET!
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 4, 2020 19:07:37 GMT
What has Jean Grey got to do with the Defenders?
Martin
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 4, 2020 19:22:34 GMT
Marvel wanted to re-unite the original X-Men, so they brought her back and cancelled The New Defenders and we got X-Factor.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 4, 2020 19:24:28 GMT
Oh right. That doesn't particularly sadden me, as I think Defenders lost what made it distinctive when it lost Dr Strange and got taken over by ex-X-Men.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 4, 2020 20:04:10 GMT
There's a HOXPOX HC for Martin to borrow when I next see him. Will he love it or hate it?
(Sub £30 at Books Etc)
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 4, 2020 20:18:24 GMT
Hoxpox sounds highly contagious.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 4, 2020 21:08:55 GMT
I may pick up Hoxpox as I fear Paninivision's days are numbered.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 5, 2020 22:15:09 GMT
LIkewise, or at least a severe retooling will be on the cards.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 5, 2020 22:23:59 GMT
Hoxpox sounds highly contagious. Martin I think Marvel hopes this will be the case. House of X and Powers of X (10)) |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 5, 2020 22:28:29 GMT
There's a HOXPOX HC for Martin to borrow when I next see him. Will he love it or hate it? (Sub £30 at Books Etc) Link, please. FPM want £65 for it. -Ralph |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 5, 2020 22:33:15 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 5, 2020 22:36:35 GMT
Just chucked an order in myself.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 9, 2020 21:05:28 GMT
Just finished the Dr Strange 'Faust Gambit' four-parter and the Gargoyle four-issue mini-series. Enjoyed them both.
I have however realised that I probably shouldn't be reading these two Epic TPBs in parallel, since a consequence of doing so is that I've read the story of Valkyrie & co.'s return to life before I've read the story of their deaths. But never mind.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 9, 2020 21:12:00 GMT
Whoops! If I'd have known that was in there I would have warned you, sorry.
What issues is The Return of the Defenders?
Thought Gargoyle might be up your street.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 9, 2020 21:31:15 GMT
What issues is The Return of the Defenders? Issues #3-4 of Dr Strange. Martin |
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