GrandLAN Comic Video Blog #194

Comics for the week of 5/5. Six good books, what more could we ask for? Reviews include Amazing Spider-Man, Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine, The Great Ten, iZombie, Secret Six, and Stealth.

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[TheBrandonHex]

Superman/Batman as to Wolverine/Spider-Man ?!?!

I've been on board with Scott McDaniel's artwork since... Daredevil :) I believe he was the guy who revised the costume in the 90's to the black and red armor looking suit.

I've been on board with Mike Allred since Graphique Musique :P

I've been on board with Secret Six since Grandlan and Blugolbin01 can't stop talking about it. I usually do not support villains in their own titles, but I was always a Catman fans, ever since Who's Who :P

[grandlan]

@TheBrandonHex Superman/Batman was a fun title, back when it launched. Of course, Jeph Loeb was a good writer then, so a lot has changed. :)

I'd be okay with Wolverine/Spider-Man if it played to their strengths. What's next, a showdown with Galactus? They're both street-level characters, and they could make a great reluctant team-up (as they have at least a few times in the past). Aaron's big concept is just too ambitious, IMO.

[Ibrahimmmmmmmmmm]

Astonishing Spiderman & Wolverine does work!

[326513tyler]

what is the comic book in the bottom right hand corner that says "dead" in blue writing?

[agent42q]

Hey I totally saw a gratuitous boob in izombie. Good times.

[OoogieBoogie]

@grandlan I've never read Ostrander before the BN stuff but his stories and characters were so bad that it took away my ability to enjoy Secret Six. Now I have to wait for a whole new arc to open up to jump back in. I can easily say that Gail Simone is a much better creator than Ostrander, and Ostrander needs to stop. Not to say Simone doesn't pull off some lame stuff like Jeanette or the retarded Scandal/Bain daddy issues.

[grandlan]

@OoogieBoogie Are you suggesting that Gail Simone has just aped John Ostrander since then? I feel like Simone's run has maintained its vision, despite a gratuitous tie-in.

[OoogieBoogie]

@blugoblin01 Secret Six used to be my favorite comic until John Ostrander came back for the Blackest Night tie-in and made the book about nothing but fights. Now I don't think I can ever return to Secret Six. It's just like when Warren Ellis left the Thunderbolts.

[blugoblin01]

More and more people need to put Secret Six on their pull list. Truly an awesome series.