We haven’t done one of these in a while and X-Factor #213 came out this week, so…
PAD
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I haven’t been to the store lately, but I got the old psychiatrist issue of X-Factor for Christmas. I got some other books, too, but that was the important one.
That one was so dámņ wonderful, too. I have to find a copy again.
I picked up the Comics Buyers Guide and the latest Avengers, Captain America & Thor Official Marvel Index (the latter continues to cover Captain America Comics from the Golden Age as well as the more modern series). It worries me just a bit that the index has more pages than the CBG.
I loved the new issue of Fallen Angel. I didn’t realize how much I missed Lee and all these characters until I read it. How long is this mini? Also, any chance we could get more than one mini this year?
Great job PAD.
A new issue of Fallen Angel? When did this come out? How come it’s not listed at Midtown Comics’ site? (You didn’t mean the Omnibus, did you?)
It’s Fallen Angel: Return of the Son, a 4-issue miniseries. First issue out this week.
According to Midtown Comics’ site, it comes out next week, on January 12.
According to Midtown Comics’ site, it comes out next week, on January 12.
.
The shipping list from Diamond/Previews had it as being out this week. So, you might want to inquire with Midtown on whether they have it anyways.
I, too, was surprised to see a new Fallen Angel. No publicity, and trying to get updates from IDW is a waste of time. That said, I very much enjoyed the issue and characters!
I am reading PAD’s Fall Of Knight. I know I am a couple of years late but better late than never.
I get my comics in the mail, so I am a month behind. Just read the latest issues (in my pile) and it was awesome.
I am amazed that Peter David can stay on a series for so long and remain fresh and engaged (Supergirl, Young Justice, X-Factor…). So many writers start up a series. They have a good run for 20-50 issues and then run out of ideas and leave. The book falls into a creative black hole and after awhile on its last legs, it gets canceled.
I wonder if Mr. David plots out storylines, dozens of issues in advance? Why cant other writers seem to be able to keep this momentum? Should Mr. David teach a seminar in comic book writing: Writing a series for more than 24 issue 101?
I have been collecting since I was 12 in 1982. Now at 40 with over 39 comic book boxes (luckily we have a nice large house and my husband is also a comic book reader)I am finding that I need to be a bit more picky with my comics. While I am spending my time canceling series and adjusting my budget I am glad to know that anything Mr. David writers is sure to make it into my “pull list”.
Chris said, “should Mr. David teach a seminar in comic book writing: Writing a series for more than 24 issue 101?”
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Sounds like it’d be an interesting seminar. In the meantime, PAD has written a book called Writing for Comics With Peter David. I don’t recall if he specifically addressed keeping things fresh, but he may have.
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I also own the DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics by Dennis O’Neil, and, going from memory, I believe one thing he talked about concerned staggered plot lines (my description; I don’t recall what, if anything, O’Neil called the technique). You have your A plot, your B subplot, C sub-subplot and so on. When A is resolved, B moves up and becomes the main plot, C moves up to subplot, etc. To go back to PAD as an example (and to show this idea wasn’t unique to DC Comics), early on in his run on Hulk, there were scenes where a mysterious figure in trench coat and fedora was interacting with important figures in Washington (I remember at least one general). This figure, we later learned, was the Leader, but at that point in the narrative, his actions were part of a subplot. X number of issues later, the Leader and his machinations moved to center stage.
.
Of course one reason for this “staggered plotting” idea is that many comics have, by nature, been serialized. You need a reason for the reader to come back next month. Even if Doc Ock is sent off to jail at the end of a three-issue Amazing Spider-Man storyline, there needs to be a hook to bring the reader back next month.
.
On another note, Fallen Angel is out again? I’ll have to check in at my shop and see if they have it.
.
Rick
I picked up X-Factor (loved it. Specifically the conversation between Rictor and Rahne). Young Avengers: Childrens Crusade and Generation Hope both rocked my socks pretty hard. oh and Thanos Imperative: Devastation was pretty sweet too… i mean come on… Cosmo.. the telepathic russian astronaut dog? who doesn’t love him?
I love comics again. there was a period where i was just buying them out of habit… but now i’m back full swing enjoying the stories… and Peter… if you ever get the chance to write Hope… seize it. She’s a peach.
Grey
The new Fallen Angel mini-series is out? I need to have a discussion with the guy at my LCS. I don’t know if it’s him or IDW. I found out two weeks back that he didn’t even know that Next Men was starting up again. I’m a little more concerned about this. Fallen Angel has been on my pull list since it was published by DC and I’ve had continuing problems getting all of the issues.
I got Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #4(of 9), She-Hulks #3(of 4), Ozma of Oz #3(of 8), The Starman/Congorilla one-shot and Chip ‘N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers #2.
Nothing by our host, I’m afraid. I kind of fell out of X-Factor a few months ago, no offense intended. I’m also trying to keep my weekly comics fix $20 or under for a little while. It seems that lately all the bills are coming due (tuition, insurance, etc).
Nothing new this week (waiting for the latest KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE to come in the mail), but a TV reminder:
The YOUNG JUSTICE animated series starts this Friday at 7.
Woo-hoo!
I saw the new Fallen Angel miniseries on the Diamond shipping list but my LCS didn’t get the issue. Neither did Midtown Comics, judging from their website list. Sometimes this happens with IDW comics, they are delivered to some regions one week and are pushed back to the next week in other regions.
X-Factor #213 rocked my socks, as lame as it is to say. I loved the conclusion, and the new receptionist, and did I mention the conclusion?
(I also love that Layla confirmed my theory.)
I have a feeling this isn’t the end for that little drama, but it was a good handling of the situation.
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #169 did come in the mail. It was a decent issue, but a bit of a set-up for next issue: Gary Jackson’s public return from the dead, Brian and Johnny agreeing to play THE GREAT WAR (the longest-running single game ever), etc. The cool side: The cover has the player Knights as three Doctors from DOCTOR WHO, with Sarah as Teela and B.A. as, of course, the Master sabotaging the TARDIS!
I live in Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, so I can’t pick up the latest issue of X-Factor. Instead, I bought X-Factor #7-12 on the iPod app on Tuesday along with Atlas #5. It’s too bad that was the last issue of Atlas…
Peter,
Is there a reason why upcoming issues of X-Factor aren’t showing up in Marvel.com’s comics catalog?
Loved X-Factor this week. I was a bit surprised that you didn’t go with a lot of screaming and yelling between Rahne and Rictor, but, after some consideration, it was a nice surprise.
For anyone whos a fan of the DC animated universe or Conan O’ Brien, this is pretty hilarious.
I think I’ve learned as much about writing, and particularly about how to write scenes and end them well, from reading X-Factor as from just about anything. I’ve been following it since the beginning and I love the set of characters, the conflicts, the world. It’s probably the only comic book that I have found that regularly surprises me and makes me laugh out loud.
These last six months, though, I’m getting a little nervous. The Hela storyline went so long, and seemed to consist mostly of fight sequences; and the scene work and the characters just fell flat. There are still some really nice moments, but in general it feels unfocused.
Not trying to be a jerk. I really am a big fan. Just not sure where we’re going here, and a little afraid that this whole “detective agency for superheroes” thing doesn’t suit the title (or its great writer).
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I haven’t been to the store lately, but I got the old psychiatrist issue of X-Factor for Christmas. I got some other books, too, but that was the important one.
That one was so dámņ wonderful, too. I have to find a copy again.
I picked up the Comics Buyers Guide and the latest Avengers, Captain America & Thor Official Marvel Index (the latter continues to cover Captain America Comics from the Golden Age as well as the more modern series). It worries me just a bit that the index has more pages than the CBG.
I loved the new issue of Fallen Angel. I didn’t realize how much I missed Lee and all these characters until I read it. How long is this mini? Also, any chance we could get more than one mini this year?
Great job PAD.
A new issue of Fallen Angel? When did this come out? How come it’s not listed at Midtown Comics’ site? (You didn’t mean the Omnibus, did you?)
It’s Fallen Angel: Return of the Son, a 4-issue miniseries. First issue out this week.
According to Midtown Comics’ site, it comes out next week, on January 12.
According to Midtown Comics’ site, it comes out next week, on January 12.
.
The shipping list from Diamond/Previews had it as being out this week. So, you might want to inquire with Midtown on whether they have it anyways.
I, too, was surprised to see a new Fallen Angel. No publicity, and trying to get updates from IDW is a waste of time. That said, I very much enjoyed the issue and characters!
I am reading PAD’s Fall Of Knight. I know I am a couple of years late but better late than never.
I get my comics in the mail, so I am a month behind. Just read the latest issues (in my pile) and it was awesome.
I am amazed that Peter David can stay on a series for so long and remain fresh and engaged (Supergirl, Young Justice, X-Factor…). So many writers start up a series. They have a good run for 20-50 issues and then run out of ideas and leave. The book falls into a creative black hole and after awhile on its last legs, it gets canceled.
I wonder if Mr. David plots out storylines, dozens of issues in advance? Why cant other writers seem to be able to keep this momentum? Should Mr. David teach a seminar in comic book writing: Writing a series for more than 24 issue 101?
I have been collecting since I was 12 in 1982. Now at 40 with over 39 comic book boxes (luckily we have a nice large house and my husband is also a comic book reader)I am finding that I need to be a bit more picky with my comics. While I am spending my time canceling series and adjusting my budget I am glad to know that anything Mr. David writers is sure to make it into my “pull list”.
Chris said, “should Mr. David teach a seminar in comic book writing: Writing a series for more than 24 issue 101?”
.
Sounds like it’d be an interesting seminar. In the meantime, PAD has written a book called Writing for Comics With Peter David. I don’t recall if he specifically addressed keeping things fresh, but he may have.
.
I also own the DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics by Dennis O’Neil, and, going from memory, I believe one thing he talked about concerned staggered plot lines (my description; I don’t recall what, if anything, O’Neil called the technique). You have your A plot, your B subplot, C sub-subplot and so on. When A is resolved, B moves up and becomes the main plot, C moves up to subplot, etc. To go back to PAD as an example (and to show this idea wasn’t unique to DC Comics), early on in his run on Hulk, there were scenes where a mysterious figure in trench coat and fedora was interacting with important figures in Washington (I remember at least one general). This figure, we later learned, was the Leader, but at that point in the narrative, his actions were part of a subplot. X number of issues later, the Leader and his machinations moved to center stage.
.
Of course one reason for this “staggered plotting” idea is that many comics have, by nature, been serialized. You need a reason for the reader to come back next month. Even if Doc Ock is sent off to jail at the end of a three-issue Amazing Spider-Man storyline, there needs to be a hook to bring the reader back next month.
.
On another note, Fallen Angel is out again? I’ll have to check in at my shop and see if they have it.
.
Rick
I picked up X-Factor (loved it. Specifically the conversation between Rictor and Rahne). Young Avengers: Childrens Crusade and Generation Hope both rocked my socks pretty hard. oh and Thanos Imperative: Devastation was pretty sweet too… i mean come on… Cosmo.. the telepathic russian astronaut dog? who doesn’t love him?
I love comics again. there was a period where i was just buying them out of habit… but now i’m back full swing enjoying the stories… and Peter… if you ever get the chance to write Hope… seize it. She’s a peach.
Grey
The new Fallen Angel mini-series is out? I need to have a discussion with the guy at my LCS. I don’t know if it’s him or IDW. I found out two weeks back that he didn’t even know that Next Men was starting up again. I’m a little more concerned about this. Fallen Angel has been on my pull list since it was published by DC and I’ve had continuing problems getting all of the issues.
I got Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #4(of 9), She-Hulks #3(of 4), Ozma of Oz #3(of 8), The Starman/Congorilla one-shot and Chip ‘N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers #2.
Nothing by our host, I’m afraid. I kind of fell out of X-Factor a few months ago, no offense intended. I’m also trying to keep my weekly comics fix $20 or under for a little while. It seems that lately all the bills are coming due (tuition, insurance, etc).
Nothing new this week (waiting for the latest KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE to come in the mail), but a TV reminder:
The YOUNG JUSTICE animated series starts this Friday at 7.
Woo-hoo!
I saw the new Fallen Angel miniseries on the Diamond shipping list but my LCS didn’t get the issue. Neither did Midtown Comics, judging from their website list. Sometimes this happens with IDW comics, they are delivered to some regions one week and are pushed back to the next week in other regions.
X-Factor #213 rocked my socks, as lame as it is to say. I loved the conclusion, and the new receptionist, and did I mention the conclusion?
(I also love that Layla confirmed my theory.)
I have a feeling this isn’t the end for that little drama, but it was a good handling of the situation.
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #169 did come in the mail. It was a decent issue, but a bit of a set-up for next issue: Gary Jackson’s public return from the dead, Brian and Johnny agreeing to play THE GREAT WAR (the longest-running single game ever), etc. The cool side: The cover has the player Knights as three Doctors from DOCTOR WHO, with Sarah as Teela and B.A. as, of course, the Master sabotaging the TARDIS!
I live in Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, so I can’t pick up the latest issue of X-Factor. Instead, I bought X-Factor #7-12 on the iPod app on Tuesday along with Atlas #5. It’s too bad that was the last issue of Atlas…
Peter,
Is there a reason why upcoming issues of X-Factor aren’t showing up in Marvel.com’s comics catalog?
Loved X-Factor this week. I was a bit surprised that you didn’t go with a lot of screaming and yelling between Rahne and Rictor, but, after some consideration, it was a nice surprise.
For anyone whos a fan of the DC animated universe or Conan O’ Brien, this is pretty hilarious.
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/17/conan-obrien-pierre-bernard-dc-super-heroines
I think I’ve learned as much about writing, and particularly about how to write scenes and end them well, from reading X-Factor as from just about anything. I’ve been following it since the beginning and I love the set of characters, the conflicts, the world. It’s probably the only comic book that I have found that regularly surprises me and makes me laugh out loud.
These last six months, though, I’m getting a little nervous. The Hela storyline went so long, and seemed to consist mostly of fight sequences; and the scene work and the characters just fell flat. There are still some really nice moments, but in general it feels unfocused.
Not trying to be a jerk. I really am a big fan. Just not sure where we’re going here, and a little afraid that this whole “detective agency for superheroes” thing doesn’t suit the title (or its great writer).
To many more issues!