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I left out that MP volume 1 in my list. I started it on Sunday - it is VERY good, but part of me wishes the collective we could move on from World War II & Nazis. Can't our own generation(s) start being significant enough and do significant enough things for entertainment to riff? |
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Well, the series is more about the Cold War than WW2, by the end of Volume 2 they are up to JFK's Presidency. Wernher Von Braun was a real-life integral part of the Manhattan Project, it makes sense to feature him. |
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Oh, I realize going in that it's going to feature a lot of real-life/historical characters - my comment was more on entertainment in general. It seems like a lot of geek-centric properties have WWII as the focal element. I dig the Manhattan Project anyway (my grandfather was a physicist in Oak Ridge, helping extract uranium) but I do like the hidden/alternate history that Hickman is rolling out. |
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Yeah, it does seem like a lot of stuff is harkening back to WW2 but with Vampires or Werewolves or some other sci-fi/fantasy slant. Maybe it's because we aren't as ready to tell stories about the current wars, so people need to go back to older ones? |
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Before or after discount? |
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Cover price was $9.99, so before a discount is applied! ![]() |
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It may be that, plus a bit of nostalgia. 'The Greatest Generation' is rapidly dying off, so it makes sense that the current generation of storytellers is affected by that and harkening to the defining era of their parents'/grandparents' lives. I just wonder if our children & grandchildren are going to have Al Qaida, North Korean or Chinese villains in their geek stories like we do with Nazis (but not Japanese... oddly enough). |
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Ah glad to hear that. Guys, by the way, I posted a Neon Genesis Evangelion review on my blog. If you could please stop by and leave a comment I'd appreciate it. |
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This sounds really good. Hopefully they'll resolicit it so I can order it, or I'll keep it in mind next time I order something from Amazon. |
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How're you liking Unlimited? I passed on Bendis' last volumes of Avengers and though about trying it with this since I haven't seen the trades super cheap. |
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The pop culture references are pretty funny, Woody Allen and Tony Orlando were a couple. ![]() The last two issues is a crossover with Spider-man and it’s pretty cool. It’s sort of a murder mystery! Art was John and Sal Buscema, mostly Sal and of course it was great. Angel & Faith v.3: Family Reunion – It’s funny the last trade had Faith’s dad dropping in and this one has Angel dropping in on Conner. I think this was mostly to set up the Willow mini but it was still good. Rebekah Isaacs’ art fits this book so well, love it. |
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So far it's been okay. Wish the reader was a bit better for Droid but it's more than manageable. I like the library and the idea that you can download comics for non-wifi reading but I wish it was like 10 instead of 6. The selection and browsing filters are great though. I have a crapload of stuff queued in my library already. Give me a month and I'll tell you if it's worth the purchase. I did get the year subscription at the discounted rate. |
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(read on unlimited). Great story. Must have been something to read this when it first came out in monthly format. It's like you don't know what will happen next. Romita is just naturally born to draw Spider-Man. Too bad we didn't see the conclusion but the clues that were dropped as to hobgoblin's identity were great. |
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