[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

wait...Black Order has an ongoing book...how have i not seen this.

Too much internet porn? Just guessin bro.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

wait...Black Order has an ongoing book...how have i not seen this.

It's not ongoing, it's a five-issue limited run and actually the last one comes out this week. It's been okay so far, the main appeal is getting to spend enough time with these guys to hear their personal thoughts as each issue is narrated by a different member. We found out that Corvus Glaive would like to be thought of as witty or funny and Black Dwarf has a deep appreciation for poetry.

[Augustus_Cole]

ah i see...thnx...
i prefer them as muderous monsters.
..how is BD still functioning after Infinity...ha.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

ah i see...thnx...
i prefer them as muderous monsters.
..how is BD still functioning after Infinity...ha.

Even monsters need downtime. Mass slaughter is tough work.

[maczero]

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Originally Posted by lordbest

There don't seem to be many comic forums which aren't awful to be honest. Most of the actual comics discussion I've found happens on twitter (with a lot of awful mixed in) and tumblr. There is a good community of people here, if we started using the comics section it could be as good a place as any?

I used to hang out at comicBookresources.com back in the day. It wasn't particularly hostile place back then. Has it changed in recent years?

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Originally Posted by redfox

Yeah, those SWAT guys are pretty tempting and I'm loving the weapons set. Not really a into the Marvel-lite figures myself either, but thought I'd namedrop them with this being the Marvel section and all that. Hopefully this KS will hit its mark.

I backed the project. I appreciate those Hydra and SHIELD stand-ins because I think cannon fodder soldiers should have more of a normal build instead of looking like Mr. Universe contestants.

[Brownfinger]

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

ah i see...thnx...
i prefer them as muderous monsters.
..how is BD still functioning after Infinity...ha.

They were all dead. Black Dwarf was killed by Ronan. Hela iced both the Black Swan and Proxima because she thought it would make Thanos all tingly, Thanos snuffed out Corvus in his book not too long ago when Glaive thought he could wear the daddy pants. I actually don't remember when the Maw died. Did he die on Earth after they found Thanos's son?
The Challenger, an Elder of the Universe like the Collector, the Gardener, and the Grandmaster, brought the Black Order back with his fancy death powers.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Brownfinger

I actually don't remember when the Maw died. Did he die on Earth after they found Thanos's son?

I don't think Ebony Maw ever died, I know his partnership with Thane ended when Corvus caught them and he cut a deal to run. I think there was also a period where they forced him to have his movie powers by tethering him to Supergiant's ghost but that seems to have ended, I didn't actually read the whole Challenger story.

[jmurray90720]

I found the Black Order to be quite lame and ineffective characters in Infinity War. What did they do exactly? Aside from getting murdered by the end?

[Bo Ttef]

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Originally Posted by jmurray90720

I found the Black Order to be quite lame and ineffective characters in Infinity War. What did they do exactly? Aside from getting murdered by the end?

They were just Thanos' henchmen, that's kind of what they were there for.

[jmurray90720]

A little character development would have been nice.

[Augustus_Cole]

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Originally Posted by maczero

I used to hang out at comicBookresources.com back in the day. It wasn't particularly hostile place back then. Has it changed in recent years?

ahh...thanks...there is a board there..

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Originally Posted by Brownfinger

They were all dead. Black Dwarf was killed by Ronan. Hela iced both the Black Swan and Proxima because she thought it would make Thanos all tingly, Thanos snuffed out Corvus in his book not too long ago when Glaive thought he could wear the daddy pants. I actually don't remember when the Maw died. Did he die on Earth after they found Thanos's son?
The Challenger, an Elder of the Universe like the Collector, the Gardener, and the Grandmaster, brought the Black Order back with his fancy death powers.

thanks fo da info

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by jmurray90720

I found the Black Order to be quite lame and ineffective characters in Infinity War. What did they do exactly? Aside from getting murdered by the end?

You're not alone there. I'm honestly not crazy about these characters in the comics because the idea of Thanos needing a personal team of cronies always felt off but there are little things about them that lend them some character which has slightly endeared me to them, like Corvus and Proxima's thriving marriage which is apparently better off than almost any hero couple. The movie versions though were basically just evil CGI cardboard cutout villains. I think they just put them in the movie so that the heroes could actually beat somebody who wasn't a nameless drone. The only one in the movie who seemed competent or menacing in their tasks was Ebony Maw who was so ludicrously overpowered compared to his comic counterpart that they basically had to kill him off early so they could fight Thanos solo. At least they got some pretty neat designs.

[lordbest]

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Originally Posted by maczero

I used to hang out at comicBookresources.com back in the day. It wasn't particularly hostile place back then. Has it changed in recent years?

When I checked it out it didn't seem very active, but it didn't seem hostile no.

[Weapon X]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

You're not alone there. I'm honestly not crazy about these characters in the comics because the idea of Thanos needing a personal team of cronies always felt off but there are little things about them that lend them some character which has slightly endeared me to them, like Corvus and Proxima's thriving marriage which is apparently better off than almost any hero couple. The movie versions though were basically just evil CGI cardboard cutout villains. I think they just put them in the movie so that the heroes could actually beat somebody who wasn't a nameless drone. The only one in the movie who seemed competent or menacing in their tasks was Ebony Maw who was so ludicrously overpowered compared to his comic counterpart that they basically had to kill him off early so they could fight Thanos solo. At least they got some pretty neat designs.

I thought Ebony Maw was quite well done. Yeah, maybe the rest weren't the most fleshed out, but I felt they functioned well. Better than the Chitauri.

[Veronica Mars]

Selene WIP

[Brownfinger]

The Black Order exist as a buffer between Thanos and him having to either kick the crap out of everyone all the time or inventing some new contrived way to stop him. I can’t imagine it’s easy to keep doing, and maybe that’s why he dies a lot. Like he’s such a presence that they just dunno what to do with the guy?

Or maybe he keeps dying because he likes to visit his girlfriend and collect muchas smoochas.

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

ahh...thanks...there is a board there..




thanks fo da info

<sitcom audience laughter>
That’s so Thanos!

[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

Technically...half the lives do matter.

Sorry...

[Captain Nash]

So I had a dream last night that it was confirmed that the upcoming Emma Frost comes with a Selene head, but when we got close up photos of the face it was that damn Momo face that's going around on social media.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Captain Nash

So I had a dream last night that it was confirmed that the upcoming Emma Frost comes with a Selene head, but when we got close up photos of the face it was that damn Momo face that's going around on social media.

Its one thing to dream about women......its something else entirely when its action figures of women.

[Starlord67]

Trying to see if I figured out how to post a photo....


....nope guess not

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

the idea of Thanos needing a personal team of cronies always felt off

Well Thanos views himself as a god, so he's going to have his own cult of followers. I think it works because if people are going to worship you, you might as well make use of them.

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The movie versions though were basically just evil CGI cardboard cutout villains.

I've got nothing wrong with this. I don't need every villain in every story to be some sympathetic character. Some people are just born evil and that's it. I'm actually pretty tired of this recent trend where villains have to have some complicated backstory with a reason as to why they turned to the bad side. It ruined Maleficient, it ruined Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween movies, and it almost ruined Darth Vader.

[firmpulse]

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Originally Posted by trivial psychic

technically...half the lives do matter.

Sorry...

lololol :d

[Starlord67]

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Originally Posted by Veronica Mars

Selene WIP

Looks great!!

[Bo Ttef]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Well Thanos views himself as a god, so he's going to have his own cult of followers. I think it works because if people are going to worship you, you might as well make use of them.



I've got nothing wrong with this. I don't need every villain in every story to be some sympathetic character. Some people are just born evil and that's it. I'm actually pretty tired of this recent trend where villains have to have some complicated backstory with a reason as to why they turned to the bad side. It ruined Maleficient, it ruined Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween movies, and it almost ruined Darth Vader.

Yeah- I'm good with the time and story they were given as well- I could see if someone was a HUGE Black Order fan being disappointed- but c'mon... there are already 17+ existing characters all trying to get some screen time in a 2.5hr movie.Giving brand new characters that are nothing more than a stop-gap between the Heroes and the main villain any more characterization than "crazy death cult of thanos" would have been a big mistake... what would you have had to sacrifice in IW to make room for their story?

[Dr Kain]

lol I finally started to play Spider-Man yesterday and couldn't put it down. I ended up playing for nearly 10 hours straight. It is so damn fun.