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DC Comics Returns To Supermarket Shelves With New, Giant-Sized Comics (gizmodo.com)
DC Comics announced earlier this week that it has partnered with Walmart to revive its DC Giant range as a 100-page anthology format comic book. Four new series revolving around Batman, Superman, the Justice League, and the Teen Titans will launch solely in the retail stores starting July 1. From a report: Starting next month, each of the new monthly series will collect stories from the past two decades of DC Comics publishing -- including stories released as recently as this year -- revolving around each book's titular characters, as well as a few side stories featuring guest characters like Harley Quinn, the Terrifics, or even the recently introduced Sideways from the Dark Matter publishing initiative.
But on top of that, each series will also include new ongoing stories from top DC creatives like Tom King, Andy Kubert, and the recently-arrived Brian Michael Bendis -- setting the Giant line apart from Marvel and Archie's digest series, which exclusively feature reprinted stories.
But on top of that, each series will also include new ongoing stories from top DC creatives like Tom King, Andy Kubert, and the recently-arrived Brian Michael Bendis -- setting the Giant line apart from Marvel and Archie's digest series, which exclusively feature reprinted stories.
Awesome. Though i guess the UK will not see these though ASDA? One can hope.
Are they gonna bring back the Giant-Size Man-Thing?
Some kids learn to read via comic books before kindergarten starts. I did, and if I still had those 1960s comics I could retire a second time.
Honestly, doing lines of comics tailored for an aging population seems like a really great idea. They have a lot of time to read, and disposable income...
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
You can suck on my giant-size man-thing.
Okay there mature person, time to put my dick in your mouth!
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Most superhero comics are just brand based crap. Superman or Batman change almost completely from writer to writer, their adventures often contradicting each other. The only reason that they are written to begin with is because of the stupid robotic nerds who buy anything with the right brand on it.
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There are actually a few good comics for adults. I would recommend checking stuff like '20th century boys' or 'Über' or Grant Morrison's 'Doom patrol' or Gail Simone's 'Secret Six'.
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Yes, the SJW infection is a kiss-of-death - just ask all the empty seats that showed up to watch NFL games the last couple of years.
2017 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
OVERALL North American Dollar Sales for Diamond's Comics,
Graphic Novels, and Magazines for the year
around $522.25 Million
(down 10% year-over-year)
Since they are reprints I would expect them to be relatively inexpensive.... yeah, right....
Don't understand why someone voted you down when our movie theaters have been infested for many years with those cartoon books for little boys movies. Yes, they make money but they're only entertainment rather than telling a social message like the recent Ghost Busters movie that proved women are stronger than men.
and HOW was that proved again?
The first run of Secret Six is very good.
You are welcome on my lawn.
Because the little boys invariably grow up to be little man-children who recall the lessons the comics taught them; that every problem's solution lies in finding the bad guy, standing like that with your teeth clenched, and then punching him in the head until he can't get up any more.
finds sheramil
poses, clenches teeth
punches him in the head until he can't get up anymore
Or perhaps it's to confront your problems head on, be they physical, intellectual, or emotional? To be brave in adversity and not spend ones time bashing others anonymously (irony intended)?
finds Anonymous Coward
poses, clenches teeth
punches him in the head until he can't get up anymore
So you blame comics for the left's current approach to politics ? And their inability to maintain civil discourse and the respect for law as the basis of our politics ?
It's an interesting take, I always thought superheroes for the most part would have to be either jailed or strictly employed by law enforcement and have plenty of oversight.
Imagine:
Superman: I am here to take you in Luthor
Lex Luthor: You just destroyed my wall, that's vandalism and where's your warrant ? Oh and btw you are violating your restraining order that says you cant get within 500 feet of me.
Reminiscent of how the FBI has been behaving.
We knew he was guilty so we changed the 302 transcripts to get him on obstruction.
Cerebus the Aardvark
Superman: I am here to take you in Luthor
Lex Luthor: You just destroyed my wall, that's vandalism and where's your warrant ? Oh and btw you are violating your restraining order that says you cant get within 500 feet of me.
Interesting example.
Here is a comparison between Donald Trumps and Lex Luthors presidential campaigns.
The comparison was made 2015 and assumed that Trump wouldn't win.
Unlike Trump, Lex Luthor didn't violate the Emoluments Clause. The storytellers assumed that Luthor would have to play by the rules to keep public support.
Oh great... another movie franchise spin-off. What is it this time? Comics. Are you shitting me? No one was asking for comics, so stop trying to milk every last cent from your franchise!!!
Go suck on your soy latte, soy boy. And clench your fist in anger at this well deserved insult.
Neither did Trump.
https://www.politico.com/story...
If you are going to make legal pronouncements it helps if you understand the law
AFAIC, since they had Sukerman revoke his American citizenship there AIN'T no more DC Comics!
Comic books are one of the few uniquely American art creations, like jazz music. I'm glad to see them come back to the places where kids and normal people frequent. Though comic stores have their place, comic books should never have been relegated solely to specialty shops. They are meant to have mass appeal and enjoyment!
wow, you went full stupid on that comment.
Actually Trump did and is, even his own cabinet is spending money to keep the Orangeness happy.
Did you mean decapitating an animal and putting it on a DHS officer's doorstep ? Or Staging a riot in a restaurant ? Setting a limousine on fire at the inauguration ? Setting off fire alarms to silence speakers they don't like ? Phoning in bomb threats ?
Or did you mean to compare demanding people violate their faith by creating a message endorsing what they consider a sin, verses simply performing the function of a public accomodation.
Oh just so that empty little head of yours can have a little information, the baker didn't refuse to bake the cake, he just refused to put decorations on it endorsing a gay wedding. The same way other bakers were allowed not to make cakes with quotes from Leviticus* on them.
*That's from the Old Testament seeing as you probably don't know that. So we now have gay bakers are able to hate Jews. No wonder people think the left are NAZIS.
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