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Planetary is a great book, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, but Ellis' lack of respect for fans of the book has turned me off of his works. Other than Anna Mercury, I haven't bought or read anything by Ellis in a few years because you can feel his contempt for Planetary whenever he had to talk about it. Sure, I bet he was sick of talking about it, but that's his own fault that it was so late we all had to wait for Cassiday to free up enough time to draw it. He should scrotum up and say "sorry guys" whenever it comes up instead of his usual "drop the fucking subject you shit-eye!". I'm buying it, if nothing more than to finish the set and JC art.  Any idea why Ellis hated his own book that much? I don't think it was the book. It was people constantly wanting to know when the book was coming out. Those bastards...investing in a series and then having the temerity to expect a conclusion.
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Way to be Johnny-on-the-spot with that one. Only took you over a month.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Not the Marvel one. The real one.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Way to be Johnny-on-the-spot with that one. Only took you over a month. I blame a rift in the space time continuum.
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Damn that Superboy Prime and his wall punching!
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Someone ought to sue him out of existence, I say.
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Someone ought to sue him out of existence, I say. If there's money to be had, I'll join any class action suits. Superboy's wall-punching, reality warping shenanigans directly contributed to my quitting comics and great pain/suffering.
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What the fuck is Planetary? Is that like Battle Chasers?
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Warren Ellis banned me from The Engine.
So fuck him, if it ever comes out I download it.
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So fuck him, if it ever comes out I download it.
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Probably didn't call him Master Storyteller like all the other douche nozzels that post on his board.
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One of the Suicide Girl wanna-be mods complained about the size of my avatar. So I posted in reply; "Yeah?" But shrank my avatar right away. Ellis wrote this angry post because I must have been so rude to his mod by posting "Yeah?" Then he banned me. What an asshole.
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PREVIEW: "Planetary" #27: Courtesy of WildStorm, CBR brings you an advance look at the final issue of "Planetary," the hugely delayed and much beloved series by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday, on sale in October.
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Comic Book Resources: - Over a decade after it began, after numerous delays as a result of illness or competing projects, after three years since the penultimate issue, Warren Ellis, John Cassaday, and Laura Martin’s “Planetary” concludes this week with issue #27. Considered by some to be one of the best comics of the past decade, “Planetary” has centered on an exploration of the 20th century, unearthing lost secrets, delving into a multitude of different genres, a pastiche of various corners of pop culture, coming together to make a statement about the superhero genre’s dominance of comic books. Ambitious and very quite wondrous at times, that the series ends is both a relief that the story is done and a sad moment since that means there is no more “Planetary” left.
After issue 26 ended the conflict between Elijah Snow, the 20th century’s version of an anti-body and leader of the Planetary Organization, and the Four, a superpowered group dedicated to keeping humanity down and suppressing achievements that could make the world far better and more advanced, there is only one final piece of unfinished business, one looming loose end: Ambrose Chase, Planetary’s ‘Third Man.’ Apparently shot and killed in issue nine, Elijah and his group, Jakita Wagner and the Drummer, have possibly found a way to save him.
The means by which they do this is both simple and exceedingly complicated as Ellis delivers page after page of theoretical physics regarding time travel, many of which you can read in the preview pages. Thankfully, Ellis often uses heavy science in his writing and is able to boil it down, at some point, to very workable, easy to understand terms. There’s always a character who acts as the reader’s window into the story and sums it all up. Getting past the actual explanation may be rough going, but it all becomes clear when put into action, including a callback to “Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta.” The scenes between Elijah and the team are exactly what readers have been missing: snappy banter with the odd thinly-veiled threat of violence and clashing passions. Elijah may be going off the deep end with his obsession to rescue Ambrose, so the Drummer and Jakita need to rein him in, if such a thing is possible.
Of course, the issue is absolutely gorgeous as John Cassaday makes a rare return to interior art, teaming again with Laura Martin, a team that works in complete harmony. The issue is packed with visual allusions to previous issues, both in the drawings and the colors. The return to the facility from issue nine is marked with a panel of red skies and dark blue ground, much like the colors in that issue. Cassaday draws lush, expansive technology, giving a sense of size and scope to Ambrose’s rescue, infusing the characters with body language and expressions that communicates the severity and seriousness of the situation. The frustration that Jakita feels at not being useful, the passion Elijah shows when insisting on the rescue, the look of doubt in the Drummer’s face... it’s all evident on the page.
This final issue acts as an epilogue, part finale, part reunion show, one last piece of unfinished business, one last chance to see these characters interact, and for the fantastic team of Ellis, Cassaday, and Martin to collaborate. In some ways, it’s superfluous, just an issue for the fans, but what’s wrong with that? A story as big and sweeping as “Planetary” deserves one last send-off, 28 pages of story wrapped in the beautiful fold-out cover by Cassaday and Martin that manages to work in the entire series in its own way. I, for one, cannot wait to finally reread the entire series -— so if DC could hurry up with that second Absolute volume, I would appreciate it.
How the fuck is actually ending the story "superfluous"?
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because the story already ended. this was just filler. wasteful anticlimactic ending to the series.
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I'm just pissed that the black dude lived.
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I didn't get it. I read it. I skipped over the techno-babble. I shrugged. Made no sense, and only served to answer that one, single plotline. Glad I didn't pay for it... 
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I skipped over the part where they let the black dude live. It was too unracist for my tastes.
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because the story already ended. Yeah, nothing says "the end" like an issue (26) where the lead character says they aren't through with the mission and the two supporting characters look at each other in shock. You must have been so pissed they did that superfluous "Return of the Jedi" film after the Star Wars saga ended with "Empire"
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To be honest,I just started reading the trades here a few days ago.Never read an issue before this so hopefully without having had to deal with the lag time of the individual issues,it'll turn out pretty good.I like what I've read so far.
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because the story already ended. Yeah, nothing says "the end" like an issue (26) where the lead character says they aren't through with the mission and the two supporting characters look at each other in shock. You must have been so pissed they did that superfluous "Return of the Jedi" film after the Star Wars saga ended with "Empire" because that's clearly the same thing.  your snarflike analogies continue to fail. go change your diapers, old man. the stink in here is almost unbearable.
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