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This is what Nick Spencer said about it:

SPENCER: Issue 2 will lay a lot of our cards on the table in terms of what the new status quo is, but the one thing we can say unequivocally is: This is not a clone, not an imposter, not mind control, not someone else acting through Steve. This really is Steve Rogers, Captain America himself.

So idk if we should believe that or not but that's what they're putting out there right now

 

I agree with Snyder's main point, but strongly disagree with Spencer being a "brilliant writer."

 

I think the only thing I've read of Spencer's is Morning Glories. While it's good it gets pretty batshit in a hurry.

 

Still can't figure out what cover I'm gonna get: Archie Reveals 25 Variant Covers For 'Betty And Veronica' #1

After reading a bit of Sex Criminals, I'm drawn towards Chip's variant.

 

Woke up to a digital review copy of Fight Club 2. I had only bought the first issue so really looking forward to this one. Did anyone follow the whole run?

 

Is all of them an option?

Also, what the hell is Stephanie Buscema up to these days I knew she used to do alot of the female characters at DC, haven't heard her name in a while.

 

@Colby Searcy I actually could. But I'm afraid that it becomes a regular thing for me to buy everything haha. Maybe I'll pick 4-6 covers and buy those. need a better paying job!

 

The touch of Batman makes sense, lol. The character as a black Punisher is what intrigues me. I have trouble with Punisher because, in today's context, he reminds me too much of extreme right-wing white terrorism, but using that vigilante model to look at black America (with a black writer) is a great premise. Hopefully the series is able to really hit hard where necessary.

"Not mind control" doesn't technically eliminate memory manipulation, but maybe there's another good explanation.

I'll wait for the payoff to judge. This could be Clone Saga bad, but it could also be Superior Spider-Man good. Seeing as Spencer himself suggested bringing back Rogers and doing this story when he first started with Sam Wilson Cap, I could see the two titles culminating in an epic crossover that looks at what "Captain America" means. Spencer is definitely playing a high-risk, high-reward game here; hopefully he sticks the landing.

From what I've read, that's a hyperbole, lol, but he is a good writer with some great material. His best work is comedic, but sometimes the deconstruction that fuels comedy can be translated to drama. After all, Mad's Superduperman influenced Watchmen.

 

I know people seem to be pretty high on his Superior Foes & Ant-Man. I've yet to read those.

But I have read his Morning Glories work, Ultimate X-Men, and Secret Avengers. I was not a fan.

Beyond that, I am not wild about him as an individual. He has a pretty polarizing past as a Cincinnati politician / business owner. And if you spend 10 minutes reading his twitter it can be. . . off putting, to say the least haha. And he has a tendency to ham-fistedly insert the same kind of stuff into his writing.

 

I'm curious what didn't you like about MG? That's the only thing I've read of his and enjoyed some of it

 

It felt like the worst storytelling traits carried over from LOST. Meaning, it kept the reader deliberately in the dark and kept running the reader in circles with unfulfilled promises that it all was leading up to something.

A friend was really into the series so I got to read the first 25 issues or so for free. If I had paid for those books I would have been pretty pissed. As it stands, I am only a little pissed that I wasted my time. For me, Spencer asked for far too much good faith on the part of the reader that this was all going somewhere without giving the reader anything in return.

EDIT: I should add that I did think Spencer wrote a very good Jimmy Olsen special for DC. In fact, I think it was one of the best issues of that year. So it isn't all hate!

 

I loved the first arc but it went downhill to me after that, i got so lost!

 

That feeling carried on for 25 issues for me. It struck me that he was being opaque just for the sake of it because that form of storytelling was popular at the moment. But I tend to be a bit cynical.

 

Superior Foes and Ant-Man are the best.

The new Ant-Man arc is so frickin funny.

I think the only Marvel books I'm really keeping up with are the humorous ones. SG, Howard, and Ant-Man are the big ones. I wish Angela had gotten a long run.

 

Wally's new costume looks great.

 

I like that they incorporated elements from his Kid Flash costume.

 

It's kinda sad that his kids are gone, and that he might not even remember them anymore.

 

And evidently this isn't even the first time something like this has happened. In 1965 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had Cap brainwashed by Red Skull to serve Hitler. Literally, there is a panel where Cap gives the Nazi salute to Adolf Hitler.

Tales of Suspense Vol 1 67 the "Lest Tyranny Triump!" story.

 

This is from issue 1 of Rebirth?

 

Not sure. I just saw it on CBR

 

Ok. I won't say anything else then. I just finished reading it.

 

It's probably from Titans #1. That's the continuation of his story from what i've seen.

 

Yes, I think you are correct.

 

Just bought the Flashpoint trade. Thankfully had about $14 in Amazon credit so I didn't feel the need to spend $50 on IST right now haha.

 

Have you read it before?