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The extension is Gotham into the CW-verse I hope.

Anything that gets me more DCAU I'll take gladly with open arms. Much like PL, I was born and bred a DC fan on B:TAS and TNBA. I shall live and die by the universe that Bruce Timm and Paul Dini built up so many years ago. Hoping we get a large assortment of villains to threaten our Justice League if they travel down that path.

I didn't think that On Stranger Tides was made as well as it could've been made. The potential of Blackbeard and the fountain of youth was definetly there. It could've been a rousing pirate adventure, but it fell short of greatness.

I just want to enjoy this movie. I'm not asking for the Citizen Kane of Disney adventure films, but I want to have a good time and not be plundered by lost potential like last time.

If DC Minimates ever return, i don't want a hulk-ified Doomsday or Grundy. I want the, 2.5 to stick with the same simple spirit of the original line. These characters don't need a bunch of add on biceps and thighs to be recognizable!

YESSSSSS

I just thought of this. Why hasn't Balder the Brave been in any of these movies?

Top 10: 1. Medusa 2. Executioner 3. Crystal 4. Iron Monger (classic) 5. Wizard 6. Pip the Troll 7. The Trapster 8. Hela 9. The Watcher 10. Yondu (classic)

I'm excited to listen to this! I'll let you know how it is bigvis!

Wave 37 had a pretty good lookin' Thing.

What with DST already having the DCAU license it seems more realistic for them to delve into that with Minimates. I, for one, would love it. And I agree with hellpop with it being a better choice than current costumes.

Happy birthday, chaps! Enjoy it!

I love that short because it's based off of the second story from the first issue of Batman from 1940. Bruce Timm is a genius and I would love a Batman series set in that era of comics.

There isn't an official Gwenpool minifigure to spot differences on!

Well I can't say i expect his full on green spandex but hopefully at some point he'll be wearing a green gi of sorts, perhaps with a yellow collar.

I'd love to see a classic GOTG from the 31st century somewhere down the line. maybe in a wave with Korvac. or two box sets like what was done with Alpha Flight.

I missed that Atom Smasher! Nice work, Nerv! Keep up the good work!

If I'm not mistaken, when the facehugger attaches itself initially, there is a melting sound effect playing signifying the usage of acid to get its way to Kane's face. Also, I'm remembering a scene where Ash and Dallas literally pry the helmet off of Kane, spliting it in two vertically down the middle. Maybe I'm just trying to make sense of it.

I'm certainly interested in that!

Hey all. After the discussion from the 2017 new year thread and the Bendis discussion in the wave 69 thread, it became apparent that Marvel isn't necessarily doing too hot today. I though this would be a good place to discuss what people should and shouldn't read. I'll start with some recommendations and some anti-recommendations (DE-commendations?) I know Kostis and I share opposing views of the latest Black Panther run by Ta-Nehisi Coates, but I personally think it's an interesting take on the character's Mythos. I think that BP has some very cool mythology behind him that is often neglected and while I don't think that Coates has been doing the best job with it, I still think it's a fun read. The latest volume of Hellcat labeled as "Patsy Walker aka Hellcat!" is very fun in my opinion. I think the snappy, dynamic art style really works for the character as well as how much fun the character can be. The dialogue is also really great. It's almost like each issue is a separate soliloquy delivered by Patsy in the most fun way possible. I won't delve into the story too much because, honestly, I feel it's a little contrived and cliche. She doesn't want to be a hero so she helps other heroes become heroes. That's what I got out of the first few issues at least. It's still a fun book to get into. I feel that Hellcat is a character that needs more attention like this book has given her. The Young Avengers reemerge from the ashes of Civil War II as the Champions! and to be quite honest, I think it's pretty good. It has three awesome characters at the helm (Kamala, Miles and Nova) and while I think Chulk is honestly one of the worst decisions in Marvel's history, the book does a good job of using him only when they need to. He's a nice leadership foil for Kamala, though. As I've said, I still don't completely understand young Cyclops, so I just go with it. There is a love story subplot that see,s a Little forced, but again I just roll with it. Perhaps I'm biased to the writing of MARK WAID (seriously I neve would've expected him to do a book like this), but I'll keep up with the misadventures of the Champions. Finally, the resurrection of the Great Lakes Avengers is quite simply lackluster. I don't like it at all. Perhaps it's coming out of the most uninteresting point in the Marvel Universe, but nevertheless I don't think anyone cares about these characters enough to put them in the spotlight for their own monthly title. Don't get me wrong, I think that these characters can be a lot of fun........ when their in the background. Their first appearance in the latter half of WCA/AWC is a great issue because these characters were brand new and in the background. When you put a cast of characters that are ALL comic relief, it doesn't work very well. They try to establish some conflict between Flat Man and Big Berthe, but it is uninteresting and falls flat (pun intended). I don't think I'll pick up another issue of GLA unless something amazing happens. Those are my opinions of the few Marvel titles I had picked up. What else have you people been reading? What should we read? What should we throw away?

I could see this: Mockingbird (w/ Skrull head) / Queen Verenke Power Man / Iron Fist (both with Skrull heads) Invisible Woman (w/ Skrull head) / Skrull Soldier Extremis Iron Man redo (w/ Skrull head) / Skrull Soldier

We could get an entire throwback wave for Secret Invasion with the major player and each pack coming with two Skrull heads to make your characters intergalactic fiends!

I understand your reservations and I agree with your feelings to an extent. I don't think that's the best character for him to do, but as I said he's one of my favorite modern writers in general (specifically his articles in "The Atlantic") so I still found a way to enjoy it. I hope he'll get to tackle Spider-Man in the future, I'd be really interested to see his take on that extensive Mythos.

Let me first say that I am sorry to hear about everyone's tough times. I know starting a new year off on a bad foot can be terrible and the transition from the crappy old year doesn't help much either. My 2016 wasn't horrible, but it wasn't anything to write home about. I guess the major stuff would be me rethinking my life completely. I've been big on acting since I was about twelve years old and haven't stopped since that first show, but recently I've felt unfulfilled with it. I still enjoy it and want to keep doing it, but it feels like a Saturday where all you did was watch reruns of Seinfeld of TV. It was nice, but you probably should've done something else. I still act and wouldn't mind continuing to, but I've realized that my true passion is comic books. Been a fan since my dad passed his old issues of Detective Comics and Batman to me when I was around three or four. After having comic books in my life for so long, I've started to grow more and more attached to them. As if they're a separate part of me. With that being said, I want to write comic books. I want to tell the stories I told with my action figures on my basement carpet when I was so young. I want to create adventures for my favorite characters. Comic books have always been there for me, now I want to be there for them. In regards to new books that are being released, I've never been too big into buying Marvel books but I enjoy getting the TPBs of older books like the Claremont X-Men or classic Avengers, hence why I'm so big on classic Marvel Minis. Modern Marvel just doesn't do it for me. I feel like most of the books are all the same and they all try so hard to reflect the film universe (which isn't a bad idea, its great marketing, I just don't think the films are the best representations of the characters to go off of). Like I said, most books are like this. I do think there are a few diamonds in the rough. For example, I enjoyed the Black Panther run from this year. Kostis, I know you weren't a huge fan, but it was written by someone who does editorials for "The Atlantic" which is my favorite magazine. Also the Hellcat run from this year was fun. I think the idea of a rebooted Young Avengers is cool with Chulk, Nova and past Cyclops (even though the timeline shouldn't even exist if Cyclops wasn't in the past to do all the stuff he did, but that's beside the point), but I just haven't gotten completely behind it. I've picked up a few titles from DC Rebirth and have enjoyed them. Justice League is interesting how all the heroes are reacting to post-Crisis Superman. Aquaman is good, Flash isn't bad and Snyder's All Star Batman is great. I also tried to get into the new Doom Patrol book, but couldn't find an issue past issue 1. I don't now how good it is, can someone tell me so I can decide whether or not to track down the other issues? That's a bout it for the world of comics. Minimates, on the other hand, are becoming difficult to keep track of. I've fallen out of the Marvel game because very few waves are interesting to me anymore, Aliens has become a hassle with all the different character variants and vehicle variants etc. etc. and I still yearn for the continuation of the DC property. I find myself looking on eBay for DC mates every so often just hoping that I'll find a new pack float up. It'll never happen, but nothing wrong with wishful thinking. Like many others, I've started collecting the Batman Animated figures. Not much, though as I only want a few characters. Once they release a regular Freeze, I'll be content. DC Icons has been a good line for me. I have most of those figures. Good sculpts and character selection, but a little lacking in articulation. Not bad for me, they make great display pieces. Thats pretty much my 2016 in a nutshell. Best of luck to everyone in the new year. Goodbye and good luck.

Yeah, I quite like that first Miles run and most of the first Ultimate Spider-Man. I'm not a huge fan of his work otherwise (I mostly read DC anyways) but I like his take on Peter and how he did Miles.