Damage #12

i can't believe they are still publishing this.

I heard it'll be cancelled sometime in 2019. This whole New Age of Heroes imprint has been really bad, imo. And I should be the one they're hooking, I think, being more of a Marvel fan. But no, every time they try to mimic Marvel it just makes me hate the line more. Funnily enough, there's a series called Weapon H at Marvel right now, it's ending with issue 12, but it's basically a combination of Wolverine and Hulk. It's the most creatively bankrupt idea I've heard in a while.

Anyway, it started off with this Weapon H experiment running from the government, much like Damage did. And it actually works better than Damage does, somehow. It's not even because the writer is great. That writer has done some very bad series. But despite everything against it, it still beats Damage somehow.

sounds more like 'The New Age of Pathetic Cash Grabs'. what was it Tyler Durden said? "sticking feathers up your a** does not make you a chicken." oh well. they'll never learn will they?

"Weapon H"??? ..now THERE sounds like a complete waste of paper. ...read my comment on ohhaimark's review of this comic. i guess Marvel are doing their best for the environment as well? ..."Some men just want to watch the world burn."

I don't think they'll learn. They're still trying to be the MCU, as much as they claim they're going in a different direction. They want the Netflix Marvel success by making shows so dark and gritty because they think that's why Daredevil worked. The comics are the only place where I feel like they don't attempt to ape the competition quite so much. Aside from the New Age of Heroes, that is.

It's a very dumb idea, but it actually entertains me. The second half of it not so much... But when it first started, it was crazy how much better it did Damage than Damage. After it ends though, there'll be a three-issue miniseries called "Hulkverines" where Weapon H will fight the newly resurrected Wolverine and the Immortal Hulk.

i can't believe how simple minded the folks running DC/WB are. they cannot see their most popular and best selling properties to this day are still the OG Christopher Reeves movie and Batman the Animated Series. those were probably some of the best representations of their comics, yet they still try to imitate someone else. and they wonder why they continue to fail. their JL movie was like the poor man's Avengers.

is the original Hulk dead in the comics at the moment?

Yeah, Justice League was such a bore. I think Zack Snyder completing it would've been better than Joss Whedon coming in and trying to make it Avengers. I didn't like Man of Steel or Batman V Superman, but at least they had some sort of identity.

No, Hulk has recently been fully resurrected following his death in Civil War II. The idea behind the Immortal Hulk is that he can't die and is more powerful than ever. He's also extremely intelligent. The current Immortal Hulk series is one of the best series from the big 2 at the moment. It's macabre and horrific and was inspired by the original Hulk run which was more of a horror/monster comic, or at least tried to be.

true! as much as i tried to enjoy MoS and BvS they just weren't very good. but they were at least their own thing. JL was a HOT mess!! ...i'm really iffy about seeing Aquaman or Shazam.

I'm not seeing either of those in theaters. I'll watch them digitally if they're well received.

Agreed, the DCEU just plain sucks IMO! YourGreenMuse summarized my thoughts with MoS and BvS, as yes, they at least had an identity and some form of direction. Justice League ruined all that. Wonder Woman was pretty good though. I'm on the fence with Aquaman. James Wan can be a good director, but the trailer has me seriously doubting the film. Shazam looks good in my opinion. I wish they would stop trying to imitate the MCU, which I believe is clearly superior.

i grew tied of the MCU after seeing 3 or 4 films and feeling like i'd essentially watched variations of the same movie. to me they are by-the-numbers formula. but i definitely think i'm going to skip Aquaman. i've already wasted enough time and money on the failure that is the DCEU. they need to scrap and reboot it. i will be seeing Matt Reeves 'The Batman'. ...simply because- 'BATMAN'!!!

I am a huge MCU nerd, probably too big… Anyways, I don't blame you, some of their origin stories hit a lot of the same notes. Some of their Phase 3 films have been pretty unique and like nothing else, such as Infinity War and Ragnarok. Their earlier films were not as good, however.

i think they are entertaining, but they try to cram so much in, they get too convoluted for me. some people say that they are able to balance out all the characters they cram ino the movies, but i find it a bit muddy. i liked the OG Iron-man and Cap' movies, but i have a hard time wanting to re-watch them. i think i gave up after Civil War. i really didn't like the ending. oh well. it's still better than JL.

I really liked the ending to Civil War. Infinity War is something to behold though. It's like a comic book event in movie form.

i was expecting to see all the Super Soldiers activated and the heroes having the fight of their life. then they show up and they were all conveniently killed off. what a total let down.

YourGreenMuse- I could not agree more! I love Infinity War too much for my own good!

I have loved like 99% of the MCU though, so I have a pretty ginormous bias when it comes to talking about these films, however.

That's not the point of Civil War, comic or film, and I'd rather the heroes have an emotional fight against one another, where the stakes matter because we've gotten to know these characters so well, than fight some nameless super soldiers.

No, I'm right there with you, ohhaimark. I've seen Infinity War too many times. I'm even going to see Captain Marvel next year, and I hate her comic book counterpart. They just have me too deep.

it still was a big plot point for them to build upon to just dismiss like it was nothing. for me it made re-watching it tedious since i knew that was just a red herring. plus the convenient camera filming Tony Stark's parents death took me out of the story. there were fun scenes in the movie, but way too many conveniences of plot for me to get into.

Yes! Anything they put out, I will be there to see, opening weekend. Infinity War is a true marvel of superhero filmmaking, pun intended.

The camera thing is something that's always brought up. But all Tony saw was the one angle from the security camera. The rest was for the benefit of the audience.

And Zemo's plan was just to draw the heroes in. And again, a much more emotional fight driven by characters we've come to know is way more satisfying in my opinion.

I didn't see Ant-Man and the Wasp in theaters because I was going through some stuff. It honestly would've improved my mood a ton if I had seen it.

YourGreenMuse - i'm really sorry to hear you were going through some stuff. (i'm sure everyone's personal stuff is different) but i've been dealing with quite a bit of calamity in my life as well. i am dealing, but it definitely takes it's toll. ...as you can probably tell, the toll it takes does tend to make me a bit cranky. :-P

Yeah lol. I made the best of it by creating a story for a fanfic I've been thinking up. It's nowhere near fully written, but the story itself is plotted out. And... Well, you could probably tell that I was going through stuff. I did my best Tom King impression, but hopefully better. My outlet for bad times is creativity. You might benefit from something similar.

that's good you have an outlet. i actually have been developing something myself as well. it's been coming along pretty nice. though there have been some real-life distractions. though i do what i can, when i can, and am seeing progress.

Good!

Super, super sorry to hear this. I wish you the best of luck in dealing with whatever it is.

thank you, ohhaimark. you're one of the good ones! :)

Thank you, myconius, as are you!

On another note, I just saw Aquaman, and it was actually pretty good. If nothing else, I'd recommend it for the visuals alone, which were spectacular. A lot of it felt like a comic book, and a good one at that. It was still very heavily flawed, I wouldn't blame anyone for hating it, but it was way, way more entertaining than the other DCEU movies. A pretty good popcorn flick IMO.

thanks, ohhaimark! much appreciated. :-)

yeah, i think i'll try to catch Aquaman in a matinee showing. i've seen all the other movies so far, so i think i have an idea what to expect. i am very curious to see Patrick Wilson as King Orm.

I really liked his performance, the villain himself was okay. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II did a great job as Black Manta, but the villain was wasted, his only purpose in the film was to set up a sequel.

that's pretty funny that they'd put so much stock storywise into a sequel when they're not ever 100% on how this movie will perform.

Very true. It seems to have become obligatory that in every superhero movie, somehow there will be a sequel set up, usually via a post-credit scene. I usually prefer it when the film tries to build itself up as a single film first, rather than spend time providing some kind platform for a sequel.

agreed. it's nice that movies build off one another, but i much prefer a movie that can really stand on it's own.

i can't believe this went on for even six issues, let alone twelve. - i guess DC felt the earth's environment wasn't dying fast enough, so they decided to needlessly kill off a few more trees.