cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44686574

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41519228

cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/28593249

[A television shows people starving with the title "NEWS: FAMINE DEVASTATES A GLOBAL SOUTH COUNTRY" and the subtitle "Brought to you by AgriCorp™"]

[orange] That's communism That's why we hate communism so much

[green] But the trade sanctions come from capita…

[A television shows a rocket launch with the title "NEWS: ROCKET LAUNCHED, HUMANS ARE IN SPACE" and the subtitle "Brought to you by tax credits for billionaires"]

[orange] That's capitalism That's why we love capitalism so much

[green] But modern rocketry was pioneered by the soviet…

[A television shows police in a city and a graffiti with the title "14 MILLION CRIMINAL OFFENSES REPORTED IN THE US IN 2024" and the subtitle "This fearmongering is brought to you by Liberty Mutual Justice™"]

[orange] That's anarchism That's why we hate anarchism so much

[green] But the USA is quite literally a capitalis…

[A television shows kids starving in a school cafeteria with the title "SAD FACTS: 1 IN 5 KIDS IN THE USA FACE FOOD INSECURITY (2025)" and the subtitle "SnackCorp™ was here"]

[orange] That's not capitalism It's crony oligarchic neoliberalism

[green] But that's quite literally…

[A television shows a reporter reporting on the end of the world with the title "BREAKING NEWS: MASS COLLAPSE OF SOCIETY AS CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSED BY BILLIONAIRES LEADS TO GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" and the subtitle "PetroCorp™ approves"]

[orange] I knew it! I knew communism would be the end of us all!

[green has no words, is just blasé]

https://thebad.website/comic/the_free_market_of_confusion

The Marvel Tales and Liberty are from an antique store that has a ton of Goldens that I've been eyeballing for a while. I've been negotiating back and forth for the Marvel Tales for months and we finally settled on an agreeable price.

The Avengers/X-Men, FF/HIM/Warlock and the Inhumans were from a comic store that I hit on the way back home from a work event.

The rest of the stack were from a coin/gold/collectables store that I'd never visited before. I walked in just to see if they had any comics. I didn't see anything out, but I asked. He pulled out this big stack of stuff and said "how about $20 for the whole stack?" No way I could pass up $0.12 and $0.15 Marvel books!

cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/23116724

[orange dude, angry, fist raised] I will protest against both sides of the evil capitalist elites that are ruining society by voting for an anti-system extreme!

[pink gal, looking candid] Since your protest is based on human values and a desire for more social justice, this means you're going to vote far left?

[pink gal, looking scared] Isn't that right?…

[orange dude starts laughing so hard tears comes from his eyes and his hairpiece starts flying]

https://thebad.website/comic/protest_vote

This is from the "Super Antics" series by Kerry Callen, as collected on his blog:

http://kerrycallen.blogspot.com/search/label/Super%20Antics

I attended by sitting in my chair and looking at Whatnot all day, and it only cost me $550. I got lucky and missed Todd McFarlane doing his stream with ComicTom.

With the faces of Hollywood on strike I haven't heard much MCU/DCEU news. Did you catch anything?

As far as comics go, Mrs. Marvel's going to be back to life, just in time for the movies. And she's a mutant now. We are all very surprised. The house of ideas just can't stop zigging when we expect a zag. /s But really, Mrs. Marvel should have been a mutant this entire time. It better fits her themes; from the little I've read of her books. It sounds like she'll still be an Inhuman. The actor that portrays her in Mrs. Marvel and The Marvels, Iman Vellani is co-writing the book. She seems great, I love her enthusiasm for comics. I hope she can write.

Todd McFarlane has his name on another set of new books, mostly related to Spawn. I don't keep up with him all that much, but they were selling fast.

Greg Capullo will be working on Wolverine and a new Deadpool title.

If you're interested, here's an affiliate link to sign up for Whatnot. You get $10 off your first purchase, and I get $10 if you buy something. It's a cool live-auction app; a great place to score deals on comics and video games.

Aunt May's actor is a badass.

W0rldtr33 is a suspense/horror book set in a modern-day, cyberpunk-emphasised world. Some kids find a secret forum on the equivalent of the darknet, and a serial killer begins hunting them.

It also looks like they have an ARG going at [https://www.w0rldtr33.net/](their website).

The series started recently, there are three issues out. The first issue had a recall on a couple of covers because they printed too dark. The main cover depicts a woman sitting on a bed, a corpse laying behind the bed. If the floor/right wall is mostly black, that's a recalled cover. Maybe worth checking out if you're a collector.

This is a mature-rated book. There's a good bit of violence/gore, and nudity. It's published by Image.

Yesterday Hickman's new series dropped, "Ultimate Invasion." I haven't been to my comic shop yet, so I haven't read it. I only know the gist of it from the trailer I posted here the other day.

As I scrolled through youtube the Comics Explained channel popped up with the title

spoiler

"Marvel Just Killed Spiderman: Ultimate Invasion" (respect the fucking hyphen, Rob).

Now I don't know if it's clickbait. I would totally believe it happened. But the comic is barely 24 hours old.

I get his content is telling people about other content. But jesus dude, wait a week. Steer clear of YouTube until you're caught up on event books, I guess.

Stan Lee was quite the character. He was charming. He was creative. He had a major influence on comics and pop culture. But I don't think he wasn't always 100% truthful, especially about how much credit he should take.

1. Go to https://www.marvel.com/redeem
2. Sign in.
3. Enter code: SECRETMU

Comicstorian usually has well considered criticisms of the comic world. I haven't watched this yet, beware spoilers.

I'm on board for a new Hickman story.

What are you picking up?