>The Spirit of the 20th century returns for the 21st! Thinking her time on this world has finally ended, Jenny lays down to rest only to be woken by the horrific events of September 11th, 2001. Humanity still needs her, especially four seemingly random strangers in a bar. Will Captain Atom spare them from his murderous wrath? Or is Jenny in over her head?Issue #1 - >>145056939
bump if you're reading which I know you are because Tom King is writing this
>>145505522Jesus Christ, it was like 23 years ago, get over it
>>145505546anon . . . never forget
This is not Jenny Sparks and has nothing to do with her. Fuck this CIA CHOMO hack.
>>145505579>>145505616>>145505626whats with Atom's clothes changing every page
>>145505556Would brits call it a fag rather than a cig?
>>145505706Easy way to showcase his powers subconsciously doing weird stuff because he's gone full schizo.
>>145505718>Would brits call it a fag rather than a cig?They probably would, but American audiences won't receive it well, so King himself or the editors changed it to cig, I think.
>>145505522What the fuck does he know about 9/11 that he's not telling us
>>145505548>>145505556>comic rated 17+>still can't swearwhy lol
>>145506244he regrets all the people he tortured (see his superman) and killed (see strange adventures, miracle man, vision) and babies he killed (see strange adventures) after finding out 9/11 was an inside job
>>145506001>Black Label is supposed to be Elseworlds plus Vertigo>Can't swear>Can't show nudity>Violence is normal DC tierTHEN WHAT'S THE FUCKING POINT
Not even the King glazers are defending this piece of shit book lmao.
>>145505548This is a fucking awful page.King is actually such a hack it's stupefying.
>>145505590>>145505598>>145505607I hate Tom King and I want him to die.
>>145505522You can't make this fucking shit up lmao
>>145508468>>145508513>>145508863You should have let this thread die without any input. The King Batman/Fudd comic died with almost no replies and it was a louder, stronger statement than all of this blustering. Stop giving King your time, attention, and energy. He deserves none of it.
>>145505471>>145505522>911 as a plot point in an issue released in SeptemberFuck, man. This would have been goofy a decade ago.>>145508175This is what Vertigo died for.
>>145505512>Tom King is writing thisonly Bendis could have been worse
>>145505522>2024>giving a single shit about 9/11
>>145505798Oh, he's Doctor Manhattan-ing. But stupidly.
>Overuse of same panels for humor>Real world events/history in the plot>Censoring swears instead of showing them or not using themI always get the feeling books like this are more aimed at people that like dramatic movies rather than superheroes
>>145509318You left out DEEP non-linear in medias res storytelling.
>>145509354It was mostly things I'm not overly fond comic books. At least the art isn't bad. Non-linearity isn't hard to navigate but it's definitely better suited to different writers.
>>145505590>"I talked to Batman. We're bringing in the league. Going to do this fast and right."I know I'm being an unbearable neckbeard to nitpick this but I hate when The JL or Avengers talk like a military strike force or something
>>145509418The art is awful.
>>145509562It's not ugly like something by Avatar Press so I don't dislike it.
>>145508930On the one hand, I completely agree that he's not actually worth anything. On the other, it's also very cathartic to join in with everyone else ITT and call him a talentless cunt glowie hack.
>>145505522Give this man another Eisner!
Goddamn I can't believe he actually did it.At least Doom crying issue has the excuse of they made it in September 2001
>>145505831I want to like this style of paneling but it just feels...really lazy.
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>>145505590>>145505598>>145505607Why is no one talking about the fact Superman and Jenny Sparks fucked?
King genuinely makes bendis look like a less bendis version of bendis
>>145505533Wait Jenny Sparks was his granddaughter?
I truly regret ever enjoying comics and most of my life now. It was all a dumb mistake.
>>145505607>900+ year old immortal molested a college football jock while he was rebounding
>>145513402It's Tom King, man. Any contempt I could have for the fact is blunted by the fact that it's tiresome and predictable. Any amusement I could get out of the fact is skewed by pity at how desperate Clark was if he settled for THIS trash fire after going on a rebound from the mermaid.
>>145505556She's been gone a long time and us British so she wouldn't call it a cig. Also she swears more than Butcher.
>>145505564Too soon King
>>145513813At least Butcher actually swears instead of just shouting £@$% $@*£ £*$( all the time.
>>145513627You're late. You should've figured this out the moment DC made Batkek canon.
>>145513402They didn't, it's just King's fan fiction
Again, a reminder that this book only exists because King and his editor are STILL eternally butt hurt that Captain Atom beat the living shit out of the entire Wildstorm universe sans Planetary and wiped his dick on each member of the Authority in the 00s, effectively killing the entire Wildstorm line in the process
God it's such fucking stupid arrogant American shit to be like 9/11 was so bad it brought back Jenny Sparks. fucking christ
>>145514797Anon I'm not even American and I have to admit that 9/11 caused an enormous paradigm shift. Unironically the moment an entire generation lost its innocence and the concept of Foreign Policy changed forever.
>>145510968Put an X on “Uses character popularized by Alan Moore”. Captain Atom is a stand-in for Manhattan here.
>>145516269Kek. A lot of faggot writers think that's the shortcut to a quality story
Huh, always interesting to be introduced to a new character, and I'd never heard of Jenny before. So thanks OP. That said, reading about her, that has to be the worst or most bittersweet version of immortality/not aging I've ever seen. "Yeah, you'll never age, but you are fucked the moment the clock chimes midnight of the next century. Enjoy watching that come ever closer. It all about the journey, yeah?"
>>145510968A few of these spaces are part of an attempt to evoke Watchmen in the minds of the readers without actually putting in the work:>9 panel>murder mystery>last issue rugpull reveal>previously heroic character murder someone>uses characters popularized by Alan MooreNot added here is "12 issue limited series", which has him pointlessly stretching out a series to hit the same number of issues that Watchmen had.
Reminder this piece of shit is gonna be nominated for like 7 eisners and will win at least 2.
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I've never read wildstorm so I thought this was a new character
>>145505522so what was jack doing during that?
>>145518074Having read Wildstorm, you missed nothing of value unless you enjoy gratuitous violence.
>>145505512>kingActually no, I'm not reading this, but thank you for the effort.
Why do you /co/mrades hate King so much? He's one of DC's best selling writers in recent years. Maybe only Snyder, Waid, and Williamson are more popular than him. And most people still like his Batman.
>>145518296His vision and omega men was pretty solid then everything since then has been flaming dogshit. Would have just been more of the same if he never made anything good, was more egregious that he made something good then went on to suck shit.
>145518296>He's one of DC's best selling writers>Maybe only Snyder, Waid, and Williamson are more popular than himNot only 0/10 bait, but you just explained why I despise him simply by comparing him to those fuckers
>>145518356>>145518296I don't mind mark Waid. I don't go on twitter so I don't care about any of that shit but I remember him from his 90s and 00s comics and since he's come back to DC he's done some stuff I enjoy mostly worlds finest. That's all I care about
>>145518305Those are awful too.
>>145518370Eh, that's fair. The worst I can say about Waid is that his content is mediocre carried by decent art, rather than aggressively terrible like the rest. I formerly rated Williamson slightly higher, but after Dark Crisis it's clear he peaked at making "It was me, Barry" canon.
>bringing the spirit of the 20th century back to life in a story set over 20 years agowhat a sad commentary on the current state of comic books
>>145520022Fair enough
>>145505590>>145505598>>145505607So...If Jenny took it up the pooper from Clark is that an America Fuck Yeah moment?
>>145514738Got to be false. With how out of char and fucked up Jenny is in this, I refuse to believe he touched a single issue.More like he skimmed wiki and just crammed it into his story highlights.
is it just me or do comic book writers love making british/scottish characters overuse typical british/scottish slang? recently a british girl started working at my job and she doesnt use like any of the stereotypical british words. i was kinda surprised
>>145505522Tom king can't help himself.
>>145522151Dumb Americans especially women eat that shit up>t. Has an aunt that went to Scotland for three months ten years ago and uses 'bloody' every third sentence
>>145505471Storytime of trash
