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nroa

Name: Ian Raney

Bio: I grew up on Long Island (aka Longuyland),  learned in Michigan, and settled in San Diego.  I've been collecting comics since Justice League Europe #41, which may have led to me collecting  every Justice League comic from  DeMatteis and Giffen's Justice League #1 to Justice League of America #113 (yeah the one with Fire, Blue Devil, Ice Maiden, Nuklon, Obsidian, and the Yazz).  Currently I'm collecting more DC than Marvel but I don't take sides.  I love me some good indie books (Y, Fear Agent, Scalped), but I'm usually late to the party and end up picking up the first trade.  I'm not one for forums (I don't have time to keep checking back for response!), but glad that i can leave comments here at iFanboy. 


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Definitely another solid issue.  It wasn’t as exciting as I was hoping though.  I think this was ruined by the…

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March 17, 2008 9:32 am

They don't look very divided.....

March 14, 2008 1:30 pm Before I read this issue I had a feeling that this would turn out to be a mini worth watching.  After reading the first issue I feel like I was wrong.  I have no idea what was going on in this book.  Not picking it up again.
March 12, 2008 7:11 pm @deezer - she has some great Green Lantern Corps Quarterly stories...at least I think thats where they were from.
March 12, 2008 7:08 pm Definitely agree.  Just read the newsarama interview with Wood and it got me supercharged for this book.
March 12, 2008 7:08 pm @MarkS: Ah the pains of being a comic collector. 
March 10, 2008 7:40 pm

I bet this issue the Countdown crew will create havov on Earth.  Only to be teleported at the end of issue 6 to another Earth...duh duh...duhhhhhh!  After making things really bad in issue 5, issue 4 will see them back on Apokolips to start the cycle all over again! 

I really want to like you countdown.  Why do you keep making random story choices! I have no idea why every character had to be teleported to Apokolips...to do nothing but get teleported back to Earth just in time to destroy it!

March 10, 2008 7:36 pm I'm hoping Secret Invasion sets this series straight.  I don't really get what the point is, other than to contrast the rebel New Avengers.  I mean I think I like it.  The art is great, the story is fun.  But for an Avengers title, I just don't feel like it effects the Marvel universe in any way.  Maybe thats the delays, or I just don't like the title.  At the end of the day, I'll keep on picking this up...but i'm not as sold on it as the New Avengers.
March 10, 2008 7:33 pm

@MisterBlank - I could see how you feel.  The plot points aren't anything new or crazy.  I just think the journey that gets us there is pretty well done.  For example, there was an issue of Ollie agonizing over what had just happened (don't want to spoil it) before an issue of him kicking ass. 

But I've been a big GA fan since they brought him back, so I guess I'm a biased source 

March 10, 2008 7:30 pm Vigilante kind of looks like the female Vigilante from Deathstroke the Terminator.  I think that was her  name...  All I know is the first Deathstroke comic I ever picked up, Slade and her were going at it (not in the "hey we're both assassins so lets fight for a bit then team up to take out a bigger assassin" way, but more of a "Hey I'm Bruce Wayne, want to see my gadgets?" kind of way)
March 10, 2008 7:25 pm So the mom and the baby?  or just the mom?