Comments on: Top 10 Nouns I Enjoyed In Comics This Year

By: Verdammt

Verdammt — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:56:03 +0000

“That this off kilter, energetic superhero/dysfunctional family saga is being written by the frontman of an emo band is just one of life’s great unexpected surprises.”

Don’t let Gerard Way hear you say that. Below is a quote from him about “Emo”:

Gerard Way struck out against fans and bands that classify My Chemical Romance as “Emo”, saying that; “I think emo is fucking garbage, it’s bullshit. I think there’s bands that unfortunately get lumped in with that are considered emo and by default that starts to make us emo.” and, “I think emo’s a pile of shit.”

By: CATR'S Chris

CATR'S Chris — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:39:25 +0000

I’ve seen that Batman slap over the net more than a few times over the past month. I’m stealing it and will do something with it. Promise

By: Spock

Spock — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:26:32 +0000

‘Master of Kung Fu’ (drawn by Paul Gulacy) was an incredible comic.

By: Lynxara

Lynxara — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:42:18 +0000

I can think of plenty kung-fu comics with noir elements, but they were all written and drawn by Chinese people, and don’t star repurposed Marvel superheroes.

And who wants to read that?

By: Ian A.

Ian A. — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:15:46 +0000

I’ll second The Umbrella Academy. That book is fantastic.

So glad it’s back.

By: Oinkman

Oinkman — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:40:26 +0000

IIF is doing something different. There aren’t any other Kung-Fu Noir comics I can think of.

By: Greg Hatcher

Greg Hatcher — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:59:44 +0000

People write good adventure comics all the time.

I dunno. I don’t think it happens as often at Marvel and DC as it ought to. Which is why people tend to get a little over-excited when it does happen, especially in an unexpected quarter.

As it happens, I tend to rate Iron Fist on the high side of okay, myself. It’s actually about where I’d put the original; it’s one of the rare times that I enjoy a revival almost exactly to the same extent as I did the initial run, even though they’re wildly different in tone, content, structure…. everything.

By: Chris Jones

Chris Jones — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:25:32 +0000

Can somebody PLEASE tell me what the big deal with The Immortal Iron Fist is/was?

It was a fun adventure story. Nothing less, but certainly not anything more. Why does everyone flip out over this thing? People write good adventure comics all the time. Shit, it’s not even the most swashbuckling thing to come out THIS YEAR.