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Tweak says, "Jaffa! Kree!"

arbre_rieur (arbre_rieur) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-09-13 00:07:00

Entry tags:

char: magog/david reid, creator: howard porter, publisher: dc comics, title: magog

Magog #1

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	darkknightjrk 2009-09-13 07:20 am UTC (link)
	Is it wrong that the voice that I instantly put on Axel was Larry the Cable Guy? But seriously, this actually doesn't look nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be--is it any good? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	mullon 2009-09-13 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	Since he looks like Larry the Cable Guy's evil twin, I'd say that fits just fine. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-09-13 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	See I heard the voice of Bobby on Supernatural. He's got the same kind of support role as this guy except for the tech angle. I can see where LtCG would fit in too though... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	book_of_daniel 2009-09-13 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	I heard the voice of Bobby from Supernatural when I read this but Larry works too... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	foxhack 2009-09-14 01:04 am UTC (link)
	Git-r-doooooooooooooooooone! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	arbre_rieur 2009-09-14 08:39 am UTC (link)
	"But seriously, this actually doesn't look nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be--is it any good?" It's pretty good. I don't think I'll be adding it to my monthly purchases, but you could do a lot worse. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	shanejayell 2009-09-13 07:41 am UTC (link)
	Huh. Not the 'Cable in the DCU' I was expecting. Of course, it's still early. (Reply to this)

	zordboy 2009-09-13 08:52 am UTC (link)
	I kinda feel guilty, though, because even if this wins the Nobel prize for literature, DC would still have to pay me to read the thing. I am a fan of Porter, though, and he seems to be getting back on his game. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	khamelea 2009-09-13 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	Look at it this way: it's just the flipside of every comic book which gets more consideration than it deserves through association with better works which share the same characters. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	taggerung301 2009-09-13 12:39 pm UTC (link)
	I've never heard of this before, but it looks very interesting (Reply to this)

	btravage.livejournal.com 2009-09-13 02:17 pm UTC (link)
	Wait, so his arm is ok out of costume? Also, in the cover his horns look more like tentacles. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	darkblade 2009-09-13 03:31 pm UTC (link)
	It's magic they don't have to explain it. :P (Reply to this) (Parent)

	darkblade 2009-09-13 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	Well so far it's managed to avoid the worst of 90s Anti-hero cliches which seems odd to me since in Kingdom Come Magog was meant to embody every single one of those cliches. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bluefall 2009-09-13 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah. This appears to actually be kind of interesting and have some potential. Which utterly misses the point of Magog. I've been completely baffled as to why DC thought a Magog series was a good idea, and... now I understand why they thought this series was a good idea, but I'm even more confused as to why this happens to be Magog. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-09-13 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you for summarising my thoughts better than I could! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	geoffsebesta 2009-09-14 08:22 am UTC (link)
	And that is precisely why I love the medium of comics so much. Because it's beyond any attempt to understand, explain, or predict. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	halloweenjack 2009-09-14 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	Either he's done a Heel Face Turn [tvtropes], or will have done a Face Heel Turn [ditto] sometime in the near future, unless things go differently than the KC future (assuming they haven't already). (Reply to this) (Parent)

	retro_nouveau 2009-09-13 04:04 pm UTC (link)
	Aw, man. I really don't want to like this guy, don't make me go there. Seems like he doesn't have a good grip on the secret identity thing, with prominently displayed distinguishing marks in costume and out. Kirby Tools and Romita's Rims, heh. Has anyone told the Joker that he's about to be blasted to ... well, you know. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hearthemvoices 2009-09-13 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	BUT THAT MEANS LOIS MUST DIEEE! I don't want that future. x( (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tacobob 2009-09-13 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, but the Sandman has been dead for years by now. That messes up the KC timeline for the regular DC Universe. (Reply to this) (Parent)

retro_nouveau
2009-09-13 06:05 pm UTC (link)

Oh, yeah. Well, I was thinking that this Magog isn't going to wait for the Planet to be wiped out. Here's how it plays out in this universe -- Magog whacks Joker as soon as he steps out of Arkham, Harley drops a giant anvil labeled "ACME" on Magog two days later. Everyone else, happily ever after. Well, except for Bruce, who still drops off two red long-stems in Crime Alley every year...

I've been meaning to tell you that I like your Iris icon for a while now.

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	hearthemvoices 2009-09-13 06:35 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I really hope this Magog doesn't end up being anything like the KC!Magog. Thanks! :D save the icon if you wish. Your Barry/Iris icon is really lovely as well. Mind if I gank it? :O (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	retro_nouveau 2009-09-13 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I guess KC!Clark's already talked to Clark and the JSA about how his Earth ended up, so maybe with lessons learned... Thanks, please do! :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

freddie_mac
2009-09-13 06:22 pm UTC (link)

*sigh* am I the only one waiting for an recession-era purge of both the Marvel & DC lines? Much as I'm enjoying some new titles (Doom Patrol, Power Girl, Batgirl, Secret Six, new Bat books), why are these companies continuing to release new ongoing titles now? Used to be that we'd get a trial balloon in the form of a mini-series, and *then* move to an ongoing. *shakes head* Had a very revealing conversation with the owner of my LCS on Friday (shop closes on Dec 31), and he pointed out that the big two's response to the recession at the Feb NYC Comic Con was: (1) raise prices by $1; (2) increase output by 33%. I guess that as long as the new, new, new stuff sells (along with umpteen gazillion Wolvie and Bat titles), they see no reason to stop.

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	ashtoreth 2009-09-14 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I keep getting this feeling of disbelief when they announce new titles. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	milleniumrex 2009-09-13 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	The overexposure this guy is getting is absolutely ridiculous. His appearance in the first issue of The Shield officially took it to absurd levels. And he's singlehandedly ruining JSA. But this...wasn't a bad first issue. :/ (Reply to this)

	blakeyrat 2009-09-13 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	"A full bore search engine married to a doppelganger feint." Uh. Yah. "Mirage goes where other search engines fear to tread." You mean it ignores robots.txt files? Seriously, writers, please, please talk to somebody who knows computers before you write dialog like this. It's so bad it's giving me a headache. (Reply to this)

	book_of_daniel 2009-09-13 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	I have to admit I liked this preview a lot more than I expected to like it. (Reply to this)

	Meh... wetstereorebel 2009-09-14 12:46 am UTC (link)
	I was excited for this series, though for budgetary reasons I was going to wait for the trade. Seeing these pages made me remember I really don't care for Porter's work. sigh (Reply to this)

	Just Noticed... wetstereorebel 2009-09-14 12:49 am UTC (link)
	Is it just me or does Magog look like actor Michael Rooker? (Reply to this)

	interrobamf 2009-09-14 02:09 am UTC (link)
	Beyond that Magog wasn't meant to be a deep character in the first place, I'm wondering how long DC thinks this book is actually going to last. (Reply to this)

	ashtoreth 2009-09-14 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	While this isn't bad at all, I'm going to avoid it anyway. I didn't like the KC character, this one acted like a jackass in JSA, and experience tells me that the first issue is always the honeymoon period, when they write the character as likable and heroic, no matter what their m.o. is. (Reply to this)