Shade, The Changing Girl 02

>>87417355
wait what

why is shade a girl now

>>87417542
Retard

This is extremely engaging so far, definitely following up on the first issue's strengths. Thanks OP!

I'm going to have to grab trades for this, hope they put more out for the Milligan series as well.

>>87417595
an honest question

last time i saw him was in hellblazer issue two hundred something

what changed

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Annnd done!
That's all folks! Hope you enjoyed it!

>>87417999
Soooooooo

Shade > Doom Patrol > Cave Carson

>>87418030
I agree.

>>87418030
Can't wait for Mother Panic though. I really like Tommy Lee Edwards art.

>>87418064
Mother Panic should be a 7/10 alone thanks to the art
It'll probably be more like the Rebirth books where the writing could be better but the art is great

>>87417999
Thanks OP, it was great.

>>87418030
Yeah Shade is the best one so far but Cave Carson has only had one issue so who knows how that will play out.

>>87417590
>>87417620
That fucker looks like Sans from Undertale

It's more surreal than Doom Patrol but for some reason I find it more easier to follow, easily my favorite of the three followed by Cave Carson

>>87418390
leave and never come back

>>87417757
We don't know what Rac Shade is up to, but some Metan named Loma has the madness now, and she has possessed the body of a girl who died a brain death from overdose

>>87418064
Same. Hope the writing is good.

>>87418030
I think I prefer Doom Patrol to Shade, but they're all great.

>>87417999
No backup this time?

>>87418064
>>87418082
Mother Panic will hopefully be a better Batwoman book than Batwoman.
It'd be wild if that theory's correct and she is actually an AU version of Kate.

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Why is the art so fucking shitty?
It is dA fanart tier

>>87419782
wat

>>87419782
Go read Batman for your daily dose of poser art then.

>>87417434
>New smells.
>New holes.
>New kinds of evacuations.
She pooped. It was a new experience for her.

>>87417542
read the first issue

>>87417528
>HELLO MEGAN

This is the only truly great book DC is putting out now. At least there's one.

>>87421483
>dissing Sheriff of Babylon and Deathstroke
Don't be a bitch. The Big Two are publishing 3 truly great comics right now

So let me make sure I've got all this down.

Some alien from another dimension idolizes a surrealist poet and steals his coat, which is a sort of technology that affects the mind. Her mind ends up on Earth possessing the body of a braindead girl who was an alpha bitch bully that everyone at her school hated. The coat is slowly but surely driving the alien girl mad to the point where it's affecting the fabric of the world around her in subtle ways while simultaneously trying to deal with the life her host body left behind?

>>87421916
Pretty much

>>87417816
The power of chaos looks pretty fucking fun. Thanks for the storytime OP, I'm loving this series so far (bought #1 after finding it in another city, will probably have to do the same for this one).

>>87421916
Huh. You're good at this. Remind me to ask you the next time I can't figure out what the fuck is going on in a series.

>>87421567
I'm not falling for the King hype machine, and Deathstroke may be the best straight cape book DC's putting out, but it's far from transcendent and is closer to what the average should be.

>>87422105
you don't have to fall for the hype train if you don't want to, but Sheriff of Babylon is still one of the best comics on the stands right now

>>87421916
You forgot the brilliant layers of metaphor about being an American high-schooler and what madness truly is/feels like.

>>87422171
THE best.

>>87422171
Did you like Omega Men?

>>87422229
it would be hard not to

>>87422240
Well after two issues Shade is blowing it out of the water.

>>87422191
>metaphor about being an American high-schooler
I love the whole "Call me Shade" thing and her tossing out her electronics for a reason that sounds really odd to normal people, really nails the whole 'teenager going through a phase' vibe. And everyone's just thinking 'brain damage'.

>>87422315
ok? multiple things can be good without detracting from the quality of each other

>>87422579
Shade is an actually great comic whereas Omega Men is not. I should have been more clear.

>>87422604
well you can just go fuck yourself then

Won't get to read this ish of Shade til I pick it up from LCS but read the first a few days ago and loved it. Some nice throwbacks to Rac's journey. Very dense for a debut too, love the murder mystery and that the chick's parents are practically fearful of her

Ironically Cave Carson has the worst art out of YA so far (Oeming is lazy and underdeveloped as a storyteller) but its premise is the most appealing. I am a sucker for sad dad stories though. Plus Wild Dog

>>87417816
that black girl looks into the spookyness

>>87419716
the theory, in theory, shouldnt be right considering young animals take place in the main universe, but it would make sense considering what we know of hte character

>>87417999
>entire shoebox for Teacup

Man, Megan really hates her.

>>87417620
I like that the hint Lepuck actually gave a shit was followed up on.

>>87417697
And I like the "ministry of ministries".

>>87423573
Yes, "hates"

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>>87423735
I like the way you think Anon

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OP didn't storytime the whole thing.

Backmatter incoming...

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Damn, japamoot really killed storytiming.

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3/6

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4/6

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5/6

>>87422926
>but its premise is the most appealing.
not at all.

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I'm surprised the shit posters aren't hating on this book

>>87422604
Kill yourself

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>>87424005
Quality rebuttal famalam

>>87424033
>In DOOM PATROL, we focus on Casey Brinke, with Danny the Ambulance being her "dad" or "creator".
Interesting.

I liked this issue a lot. Some of the dialogue felt just a little off and the artist isn't the best with faces, but those feel like minor complaints with a very well put together comic.

Very impressed with Young Animal so far, much more than I am with Rebirth.

>>87422604
Shade hasn't surpassed Omega Men yet, not by a long shot. You can dismiss Batman and Grayson (except the Futures End one-shot) as "hype train", but Omega Men, Sheriff of Babylon, Vision, and the Green Lantern Darkseid War one-shot are the best comics from the big two this decade other than maybe Multiversity, if you like that kind of thing.

>>87424333
I feel like people are overrating Omega Men. It was great sure but the ending fell flat on its ass.

>>87424447
you mean literally the last two pages where the only problem is Earth inexplicably leading some sort of Galactic Confederation?

>>87424257
It just has the most boring premise, sorry.

>>87424447
The only thing people re overrating is Vision, which hits you over the head and makes sure there's no subtlety. Omega Men was fantastic.

>>87422105
>Closer to what the average should be
Priest has a more unique narrative than Doom Patrol or Shade. If anything, Doom Patrol is what the average should be.

>>87424479
That and the entire last half of the issue. All the character endings being completely wonky with Primus becoming exactly what he was fighting against, Kalista killing the Viceroy and basically becoming him, then Kyle doing nothing about it and instead going to some random general in his civilian guise telling him about what's happening as if Earth is big enough to be a part of it.
I enjoyed the ride and thought the book was great, just didn't like the ending.

>>87424655
>Primus becoming exactly what he was fighting against, Kalista killing the Viceroy and basically becoming him
>then Kyle doing nothing about it
The point
your head

>>87424655
How did you not see those things coming? Exc pt for Earth, the others were already obvious.

>>87424707
I get the point, that doesn't mean I like it. That's the whole point of my post you donut.

>>87423933
>No, but I HAVE repopulated a species.
Oh god.

>>87417697
Look at that tiny robot!! LOOK AT THAT TINY ROBOT OMG

>>87418030
Cave Carson > Doom Patrol > Shade
for me.

But Tom Scioli's Carson backup was best of all so far

>>87424655
The character endings aren't wonky, they're exactly the way the arcs should work out. Especially Primus, id you black out every time he talked about sacrificing his soul for the Omega Men?

>>87424333
"Best comics from the big two this decade" means absolutely fuck all and there are definitely a few that are better than King's blunt pretensions of grandeur. He writes the same tragic shit over and over and people lose their minds because he shoehorns in a few allusions.

>>87421916

Rac Shade/Shade, the Changing Man was an old Ditko character from the 70s/80s, revived by Milligan and Bachalo in the 90s.

This book seems to be following in the footsteps of the revival, which characterized Shade as an eccentric poet from Meta, a planet in another dimension, whose coat could warp reality. He was in a sense a kind of Doctor Who-like character who "died" several times and was revived in a different body with different personalities. This Shade was one of the first Vertigo books. He has kind of a cult following.

Just got it, they had already sold the cover I wanted but I'm just happy it's selling.

>>87423573
>>87423818
dude, that is EXACTLY where this is going.

>>87426418
Especially with the "confusing hate for envy" thing. One could see an alien confusing love for hate as well

>>87418030
Shade > Cave Carson > Doom Patrol (Because I still have no idea what the fuck is going on there)
But they're all great so far. Hope Mother Panic is good too.

>>87419782
>Shitty art
Son.

>>87427031
>(Because I still have no idea what the fuck is going on there)
Do you want to know?
Casey's part of Dannyland's cabaret who somehow detached and obtained separate sentience. The Goofoobers' plan is to grind the cabaret/people Danny can create up for perpetual meat. As for how the Doom Patrol got split up, who knows.

>>87423186
Yeah, I think the idea's that she somehow jumped to Prime Earth. We know she's going to be interacting with Kate anyway, right?

>>87427098
That actually does clear up a lot of it for me. Gonna go re-read those first two issues to see if they make more sense now. Thanks man

>>87427115
Yeah, they have Batwoman appearing in one of the first couple of issues.

>>87426707

Yeah it seems she was a "popular" mean girls -esque chick who killed herself, finding out why is interesting

I didn't really get into it with the first issue but i couldn't stop reading this one, even when i had to pee. lol

>>87423962
>Space Case
That's a pretty good name. I wish they'd do something with the Transformer that's called that.

>>87424033
That's a bit of a spoiler, huh, Gerard?
I mean, a lot of people figured it out, but still. Doom Patrol #3 ain't out yet, man.

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>>87427098

also....

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>>87427098
>>87427320

and....

>>87427352
>>87427320
These are, by far, my favorite pages from Doom Patrol so far

>>87427320
>>87427352
Honestly, I'll probably end up buying the trade just for these pages.

>>87427226
I think it was a fuckup on editorial's part. Way writes a new one twice a month, and this half encompasses the the release of Shade #2 AND DP #3

The only thing I'm not following with this book is a few of the narration boxes.
The blue ones are Loma/Shade for sure, but are the colorful ones (like here >>87417464) supposed to be the Madness vest or what?

>>87427488
Pretty sure it's supposed to pieces from the Rac Shade poem/novel she was reciting in #1

>>87427488
it's rac shade's poetry, in the first issue they sign it at the end

>>87427819
>>87427600
Word, I get that it's Rac Shade's poetry. But who's reading it?
Or is it just an empty narration box?
I'm so sleep deprived I don't think I'm wording this question the right way.

>>87428099
It's probably just poetry she's thinking about, rather than being read out loud.

God damn, this issue was still really good after an amazing first issue. Already the book I'm looking forward to the most each month. Who'd have thought Gerard fucking Way would save comics?

>>87428657

well if you haven't heard....

WHEN HE WAS

A YOUNG BOY..

>>87428707
HIS FATHER

TOOK HIM INTO THE CITY

>>87421341
My ears had just finished healing.

>>87425466
>>87417697
That little guy looks like Atomic Robo

>>87417999
Thanks senpai

>>87417355
Just a check before I dive in. Rainbow box is coat, blue is alien and pink is human girl?

>>87417494
Not enough people get that Jim Carey movie reference.

>>87423573
>>87423735
>>87423818
>>87426418
>>87426707
So, basically Boku wa Mari no Naka?

>>87417528
>human girl is still conscious
Body horror time.

>>87422105
>YA is attracting the indiefag crowd
I guess it will be good for it's sucess but God will the threads be unberable.

>>87417970
Who is Amelia Bloom? Sounds familiar.

>>87427352
Based

>>87423819
>>87423892
I want to fuck that alien.

>>87423819
>>87423892
>>87423933
Who were these people?

>>87423962
I feel the Torminox II being her dad might be a spoiler.

>>87432770
Oh Amelia Bloomer, a 1800's womens rights activist associated with where the name for underwear bloomers comes from. It's a panties school.

>>87417408
A doggo appears

>>87432482
Care to elaborate?

>>87432507

Calling it now, while Shade is stuck in human girl's body, human girl will be stuck in Shade's.

I hope the trades for the Young Animal books come out quickly.

>>87433996
> DC
> putting out trades in a reasonable amount of time

>>87433955
There's an old Jim Carey movie called Earth Girls are Easy.

>>87417355
>it's a high school comic

i'm out

>>87418030
Nah Niggia Cave Carlson is what it's all about

>>87434170
kys

>>87433996
>Doom Patrol Vol. 1: Brick by Brick
>Gerard Way, Nick Derington
>On Sale Date: June 6, 2017

>others not listed

>>87417408
Fucking Poser at least Shade's name was actually Shade.

Then again all we really know of her character is that she's a fangirl.

How is this related the the Shade in Ostrander Suicide Squad?

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>>87434550
>June 6, 2017
I thought DC was going to start popping out trades faster than a Mormon woman pops out babies with Rebirth

>>87428657
way's always been good at comix. his AU spider-man, hell even his cheesy ass album comic promotion book was gold.

>>87435666
he is Girl Shade's idol

we don't know where he is right now

>>87435744
He the same guy from the Vertigo run?

>>87417528
>Mellu
>A man?

That was Rac's fiance. I wonder if they're related.

>>87435720
Well, with the titles that are released twice a month.

>>87435744
>>87435771
no wait I got confused

the Shade in Ostrander Suicide Squad is a different guy from the Vertigo Shade

>>87435791
So who was the SS one in relation to this?

>>87435924
entirely unrelated

>>87417757
One of his greatest fangirls wore it and jumped into a high school chick

>>87417665
>Bully time

>>87417917
So he's probably going to end up as Black Kathy.

I hope we can just get new Leni soon

>>87427190
She didn't do it on purpose. She accidentally OD'd. Which okay I guess still kinda counts.

I just realized I'm a drug addict. I swear I just bought doom patrol number 1 like two weeks ago.

What has young animal released so far?

>>87436650
Doom Patrol #1 and #2, Shade the Changing Girl #1 and #2, and Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye #1

>>87436650
>>87436666
And Mother Panic #1 is out next week.

>>87417355
That was pretty good, thanks for posting, Op.

>>87418030
>Shade > Doom Patrol > Cave Carson

Agreed. Cave Carson left me kinda cold, aside from that great backup.

>>87434550
June actually sounds reasonable really for DCs usual time. We just had issue 2 come out in October so by the time it gets to 6 it'll be April. That's only 2 months of a wait for the trade.

>>87437061
That's assuming they can keep to schedule. Then again, this isn't Image.

>>87417373
that's a dope cover

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So far this series has been as good as Milligan's Shade.

>>87423819
>>87423892
>>87423933
Now, I don't know anything about these characters, but it seems to me that they just murdered someone who was just trying to defend his home.

>>87417464
This is hilarious, she just lets her do this all too

>>87417999
This was actually amazing, I love it

I'm loving em all but I think I'm gonna like cave the best. Seems like it has potential to be pretty dreadful.

>>87437097
Right?! They didn't have it when I got to the store. So far I've been getting all the covers for YA books.

>>87427190
>Yeah it seems she was a "popular" mean girls -esque chick who killed herself

Nah, she just took too many pills and her "friends" took the opportunity to kill her.

>>87424655
its a fucking commentary, anon

the ecstasy of superhero fantasy as the means to save the dirty reality (issue 9) and ending with the realisation that it not works as intended

then you have the metatextual two final pages that exposes the notion of direct conflict in fiction AND in superhero tropes

>>87417355

This is good shit, I'm gonna go pick it up irl

>>87439480
Her mother seems to be afraid of her, or she just doesn't know how to treat her "brain damaged" daughter without making things worse so she just lets her do whatever.

I've read every 90's Vertigo book except Shade the Changing Man. Should I?

Is there any chance a kind anon could storytime the first issue?

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>ANOTHER waifu
thanks /co/

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>>87421341

I'm sorry I'm just not seeing the appeal here. It's just a lot of flat art and awkward non-comedy. Is this supposed to be funny, or mysterious, or what?

>>87442593
Thank you anon.

>>87434028
Actually is more like a Jeff Goldblum movie.

>>87441790
good luck finding it. Only three trades were produced before DC cancelled the rest, leaving 52 issues uncollected

>>87418030
Shade > Cave Carson > Doom Patrol. But the three of them are really close to me.

>>87442768
>UZUMAKI poster in the corner of the eye girl

10/10 reference

>>87419782

10/10 bait I broke one of my monitors

>>87443561
You welcome anon.

>>87445214
Nice

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>>87423573
I'm trying to read Teacup's expression in panel one here. In panel two the boyfriend is holding her back a little, and she's the only one who looks at all like they want to help.

She's also dripping wet, but still has her clothes on. Did she arrive after Megan started to OD? Did she jump in to help her?

Their relationship was definitely on that thin line between love and hate.

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>>87433415
>panties
Original bloomers looked like this and were inspired by clothing worn by Turkish women. Not panties at all.

>>87442960
You welcome anon.

>>87446420
It's possible that Teacup is the one who put her in the water after she OD'd in the first place.

>>87444060
That sucks.

>>87417355

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>>87444060
>leaving 52 issues uncollected
Hypercrisis?

>>87450473
Turns out I was wrong, it collected up to 19 issues, leaving the last 51 missing

>>87450777
>Turns out I was wrong
No problem

>>87450266

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