GLA #1 5 page preview...

[Titan Slade]

......over at www.popcultureshock.com

Monkey Joe rules !

[HartyPotter]

I like it. The first page seemed to be trying too hard, but I think it's gonna be an enjoyoable mini.

[Neolucifer]

Looks awesome !! And you gotta love that comment about comics readers :D

[StoneGold]

Looks awesome !! And you gotta love that comment about comics readers :D
Because you know what's going to happen, right? They're supposed to kill off a couple of GLA'ers, and someone is going to start bitching about how dare they kill off Doorman.

[GreatLakesAvengers]

How Dare They Kill Off Doorman!

[Jared_Humpherys]

Actually...

It ain't Doorman who dies this issue. It's Dinah Soar. and Mr. Immortal tries to kill himself at the end of the issue.

[hbkabdul]

The first page I assume is to let readers know this isnt formerly known as justice league or she-hulk humor i suppose. the mystery member is a guy called grasshopper that ive never even heard of. is this a new character or what? does anyone know? i thought the first few pages werent laugh out loud funny but i did find it amusing nonetheless and really look forward to the rest of the series. I really enjoy Dan Slott's writing and hes quickly becoming a favorite of mine.

[Sheldon]

Just amazing. Dan slott is a the best writer at marvel.

[Gauss]

the mystery member is a guy called grasshopper that ive never even heard of. is this a new character or what? does anyone know?

Holy crap it's Ambush Bug! :eek:

Anyway, good to see Squirrel Girl turn up again. I always thought she was a joke Marvel slipped into one of its promotional magazines. :)

[Sheldon]

In honor of Monkey Joe I had to change my avatar.

[hbkabdul]

Squirrel Girl would you or wouldn't you..............?

[Adam Crocker]

Squirrel Girl would you or wouldn't you..............?

Wouldn't you? http://www.issue9mm.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_redface.gif

[GreatLakesAvengers]

more like.... Already have! Ziiing!

ahem...sorry

[GoGo Yubari]

Actually...

It ain't Doorman who dies this issue. It's Dinah Soar. and Mr. Immortal tries to kill himself at the end of the issue.

See, that one I'm not even going to weep about. That was always my least favorite GLAer.

[Kirk G]

Holy crap it's Ambush Bug! :eek:

Anyway, good to see Squirrel Girl turn up again. I always thought she was a joke Marvel slipped into one of its promotional magazines. :)

No,no, no....that's the grasshopper...

The squirel girl is no joke.... just ask Dr. Doom.!!!!

[GreatLakesAvengers]

Not a Doorman fan? huh.. my least favorite would be either Flatman or Dinah Soar

[Titan Slade]

I say the off the fat chick ;) .

[GoGo Yubari]

Bah, I love Flatman. Flatman's great in Deadpool #11.

[Doom Hammer]

Ohmigosh, the first few pages were amazing!

Deathurge is friggin' twisted! Playin' patty cake with a toddler in the middle of a highway! Ha!

"Wanna go higher?"

Teehee.

So, is that why Mister Immortal is immortal? He's got a knockoff of death looking out for him?

I can't wait. I wasn't sure if I would buy the book, but that preview just made it definite.

[Kirk G]

I say the off the fat chick ;) .
Now, Titan, just because you're not into plump ladies is no reason to deprive them of their happiness...
Remember, even the heavyset need love... :rolleyes:

[Michael P]

Hey, gang, a GLA-er (besides Mr. I) dies every issue. And there are only five members of the GLA.

*Everybody* is gonna get offed before this is over. Your favorite's time will come.

[Doom Hammer]

Hey, gang, a GLA-er (besides Mr. I) dies every issue. And there are only five members of the GLA.

*Everybody* is gonna get offed before this is over. Your favorite's time will come.

Only the first three issues are confirmed to have a dead GLAer in them, and that's from Slott himself. Plus, there's always Squirrel Girl and the Grasshopper.

[SalazarSleaze2]

Nah.
It reads like refried John Byrne, circa Sensational She-Hulk, with an extra dose of gore and less laughs (and check out that potshot at the fanboys...nothing like insulting your core audience to have a runaway smash hit, eh? ;) )

Slott is grossly overrated, IMO.
I enjoy his She-Hulk,but it makes me smile, not laugh , and I think this brilliance that some people keep talking about is noting but hype...

[Paradox]

Thought it was HILARIOUS! Loved Deathurge doing the "bunny ears" bit, and page one had me rolling!

Hey, potshots at fanboys are A-OK with me! If the comment doesn't resemble you, then he's not talking about you. And if it does...

[SalazarSleaze2]

Hey, potshots at fanboys are A-OK with me! If the comment doesn't resemble you, then he's not talking about you.

Cool with that.

I just don't think it's cool for Dan Slott to express his own personal contempt for the fanboys through his characters.
What, Is he angry at them for not buying his She-Hulk? ;)

[Paradox]

I think it's fine, because it was funny! Squirrel Girl's "Uh-oh.." was priceless.

I think the people he's referring to take things far too seriously, which is always an opening for "pot-shots". It's one of those "if this upsets you, you might want to step back and take a little look at yourself" kind of things to me.

[Beta Ray Bill]

They call me Mr. Immortal. And this never-ending crapfest? This's my like...

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Good stuff.

[Reptisaurus!]

*Wipes away Tear*

That. Was. Brilliant.

[GreatLakesAvengers]

Acccctually, the "fat chick" A.K.A. Big Bertha is a supermodel in her underinflated-secret-identity

[hbkabdul]

Nah.
It reads like refried John Byrne, circa Sensational She-Hulk, with an extra dose of gore and less laughs (and check out that potshot at the fanboys...nothing like insulting your core audience to have a runaway smash hit, eh? ;) )

yea i read that and was like WTF?!?! i dont live in my parents basement i got my own room upstairs!!!!!!! all jokes aside that was pretty cold i hope Slott was joshing around but still not sure why he would put that in there someones bound to get offended and i think that just adds to the already bad stigma of comic book readers when the writers think we all cant get dates.

[hbkabdul]

You have to do Squirell Girl, Dinah Soar or Big Bertha when shes big only who do you pick?

[Titan Slade]

You have to do Squirell Girl, Dinah Soar or Big Bertha when shes big only who do you pick?

Tough choice. The "bush" on Squirell Girl is so thick it would be hard to find "it'. Same as Big Bertha, have to roll her in flour ;) . And I do not even know if Dinah Soar is anatomically correct ?????????? I guess I would have to pick Squirell Girl, and that 70's bush :D .

[Huzzah!]

The only real glaer i like is mr. immortal. Who should be on the normal avengers team for kicks


oh and doormans useless ass.

Hell i love them all. But the only one i want to survive is mr. immortal. and good for me chances are he will

[Kirk G]

Tough choice. The "bush" on Squirell Girl is so thick it would be hard to find "it'. Same as Big Bertha, have to roll her in flour ;) . And I do not even know if Dinah Soar is anatomically correct ?????????? I guess I would have to pick Squirell Girl, and that 70's bush :D .
Hey, hey, hey....
We run a family operation around here....
watch your language (and use anatomically correct terms!) :D

[Titan Slade]

Hey, hey, hey....
We run a family operation around here....
watch your language (and use anatomically correct terms!) :D

I kept my answer as "clean" as possible in order to answer that "filthy" question :D .

[UniqueFrequency]

looks good... the hooded figure really comes off as quite creepy!!

[Doom Hammer]

The book opening up with Mr. I getting capped in the head is a stroke of genius, for sure.

[Paradox]

hbkabdul proves my point:

yea i read that and was like WTF?!?! i dont live in my parents basement i got my own room upstairs!!!!!!! all jokes aside that was pretty cold i hope Slott was joshing around but still not sure why he would put that in there someones bound to get offended and i think that just adds to the already bad stigma of comic book readers when the writers think we all cant get dates.

See? :D

[GreatLakesAvengers]

Mr. Immortal's power is great! His deaths make for great fun which can be used over and over and over. Kinda like Kenny on South Park... there's always a new and funnier way to kill him

[jade_nova]

It is weird that Mr. Immortal's birthday is listed as April 6th since the book is coming out that day.

[Eumenide No 2]

yea i read that and was like WTF?!?! i dont live in my parents basement i got my own room upstairs!!!!!!! all jokes aside that was pretty cold i hope Slott was joshing around but still not sure why he would put that in there someones bound to get offended and i think that just adds to the already bad stigma of comic book readers when the writers think we all cant get dates.
That was pretty low of Dan Slott.
I was hoping to check out this book, but if that's the contempt with which he sees the fans, well, he can kiss my patootie.
(Besides, his writing in She-Hulk is mediocre at best, in my opinion)

[nubly]

so i have to wonder where did the rumour that comic book fans are over weight men in their 30s started at? judging by the comic book store owners i've seen, i would start there. and alot of the customers...well...

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

so i have to wonder where did the rumour that comic book fans are over weight men in their 30s started at? judging by the comic book store owners i've seen, i would start there. and alot of the customers...well...
Dan said (through his character) that ALL comic book fans are like that.
But that's not bad...it's the other part of what the character says that irks me...

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

something about those thirty-year old men having poor hygiene and how if those fanboys did the dangerous stuff that takes place in the GLA book, it would actually be good for the human genepool.
And that would be only if those fanboys had a chance of having sex in the first place.
Shame on you, Slott...
Thanks for helping me decide not to pick up this book.

[nubly]

oh. well yea, the gene pool thing was low, i agree

[Tobias March]

Might it not also be a comment on the GLA team themselves? That Slott has figured out the root of their characters is that, at the end of the day - they're all superhero wannabes! Fanboys.

[SabrinaMorrell]

something about those thirty-year old men having poor hygiene and how if those fanboys did the dangerous stuff that takes place in the GLA book, it would actually be good for the human genepool.
And that would be only if those fanboys had a chance of having sex in the first place.
Shame on you, Slott...
Thanks for helping me decide not to pick up this book.

I'm not a man or overweight or in my thirties, I have very good hygiene and I have a relatively healthy, fulfilling sex life. (good hygiene helps you have a sex life, just so you know)
I'm sure many other comic fans do.'
I'm also having second thoughts about buying this book, based on that comment...
call me crazy if you want...just my opinion...

[GreatLakesAvengers]

Seems like some of you are taking things too seriously. Personally, I wasn't offended at all by the comment.

[Dan_Slott]

Dan said (through his character) that ALL comic book fans are like that. But that's not bad...it's the other part of what the character says that irks me...

Tom Burgos makes a GOOD point here. The CHARACTER said those things. That is GRASSHOPPER'S opinion of fanboys. Tom has read many posts of mine on OTHER boards where I have proudly stated that I AM A FANBOY. I'm just a fanboy who is LUCKY enough to be getting paid for his fanfic. Really. I dare anybody out there to read SPIDER-MAN/HUMAN TORCH #3 and claim that it WASN'T written by a fanboy. C'mon, I double dare you.

GRASSHOPPER obviously has a low opinion of fanboys. And yes, I wrote his dialogue. Well, guess what-- Spike Lee has written dialogue for racist white characters, does that make him racist against blacks? Thomas Harris wrote 3 novels featuring Hannibal Lecter. Does that make him a cannibal? It's so weird to me that people focus on things like the first page of GLA #1 or STU CICERO'S speech in SHE-HULK #12 and draw these conclusions. Weirder still since STU CICERO is a self-professed fan as well.

I'm sure that ANYONE who was offended by GRASSHOPPER'S comments on Page 1 of GLA #1, will get a good laugh when Page 1 of GLA #3 rolls around.

something about those thirty-year old men having poor hygiene and how if those fanboys did the dangerous stuff that takes place in the GLA book, it would actually be good for the human genepool. And that would be only if those fanboys had a chance of having sex in the first place. Shame on you, Slott...
Thanks for helping me decide not to pick up this book.

Tom, please. You hate my writing. You've said so MANY times. In fact you said it 12 hours ago on these very boards:

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=1186508&postcount=11

You were NEVER going to pick this mini up OR give it a fair shot. So why interject? Why take the time to come on to a thread ABOUT a GLA book that you KNOW that I'm writing-- just so you could strike the pose of righteous indignation? Really? Come on. There's a big beautiful world out there and I'm sure there's a better use for your time.

[EmmettHULK]

......over at www.popcultureshock.com

Monkey Joe rules !


It was ok...nothing spectacular, (except for that spectacularly gory shot of Mr.Immortal killing himself and then his blood and brains spelling the title), I wonder if this title is gonna be a Mature Audiences thingie?

[nubly]

well said dan slott and point taken. we shouldnt read too much into what the characters in comic books "say". my apologies

[TheMuertoCorpse]

We need to establish that Dan Slott isn't Thomas Harris or Spike Lee... :)



Having said that, I agree that this book might be a little intense, in spite of the comedy.
Will this be a regular title or is this gonna be under the Mature Type label?

[Kaskratiski]

Wow...that preview was...surprising!

Paul Pelletier's Squirrel Girl is adorable...please don't kill her, Dan???? :)

[Huzzah!]

Dont kill Mr. I



....


Oh wait.

[Kaskratiski]

Dont kill Mr. I



....


Oh wait.

LOL!!!!!! :D

[Titan Slade]

SPOILERS








Here are some of Dan's quotes from Wizard Magazine #163, about the GLAvengers.

"All you really need to know is these guys suck", laughs Slott. "Forget saving the day-they can't save themselves". "Forget supervillians-you, comic book fan, you could kick their ass". "There will be a flashback to a pre-Avengers Dissassembled adventure you have'nt seen before, with all of the classic Avengers characters you know and love in action...Vision, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, Thor, in all their Avengery goodness". "Then in issue #2, holy crap, you're going to see everybody: some guys you have not sen in a long time, some A-list, some B-list, some Z-list characters".

[StoneGold]

Which I guess goes to show that if something doesn't offend someone, it isn't really funny.

[Gaz]

Hell, Grasshopper's CLEARLY meant to be unlikable in that scene anyway, Squirrle Girl is being cute, naive and conscientious, he's being an obnoxious ass. Thus comes comedy and/or drama, in any form.

[Sheldon]

I don't understand why people are offended by that joke on the first page....people are taking things a bit too seriously.....I have faith in Mr. Slott.

Also that stuff about SuperJ is funny and scary at the same time.

[Kirk G]

*sigh*


Look. When all's said and done, the first scene in GLA #1 is a JOKE. Is it in bad taste? Yeah. But geez, look at the NEXT page! We make light of a guy blowing his own brains out. And then we spell stuff out of the goo. C'mon... A little perspective, okay?



Hey, Dan,
I got the point that it was a joke from the first page or two that appeared in the preview. I'm not sure where, but I had heard that this was a tounge-in-cheek black humor mini-series. I think most readers get it.

Don't sweat it... we understand!
PS: Thanks for posting, we really really appreciate creators who take the time to come talk with us and set things straight!

(Now, if there's anything that you could do about getting Hawkeye's death reversed... :D :D :D )

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

You were NEVER going to pick this mini up OR give it a fair shot. So why interject? Why take the time to come on to a thread ABOUT a GLA book that you KNOW that I'm writing-- just so you could strike the pose of righteous indignation? Really? Come on.

Nah...just expressing an opinion.
Last time I checked, you could still do that on these boards.
You could do it once in 12 hours, or you can do it twice in 12 hours.
... :D

[TheMuertoCorpse]

Again...Dan Slott is no Thomas Harris or Spike Lee.
Dan Slott is no Mel Brooks either.
Those people happen to be extremely talented, sharp and in Lee and Brooks' cases, F U N N Y writers...

Don't worry.
It's just the opinion of someone who doesn't like Dan's work.
Feel free to belittle and dismiss my post as not valid and stupid... ;)

[Will.S]

That first page quote was seriously funny the first time I read it and again the second time I read it.

This is comics folks, not some personal vendetta against us fans especially when it wasn't said by the writer himself on the boards or in a fan letter.

Geez.

[Dan_Slott]

Again...Dan Slott is no Thomas Harris or Spike Lee.
Dan Slott is no Mel Brooks either.
Those people happen to be extremely talented, sharp and in Lee and Brooks' cases, F U N N Y writers...

Don't worry.
It's just the opinion of someone who doesn't like Dan's work.
Feel free to belittle and dismiss my post as not valid and stupid... ;)

Dude,
Not everybody is going to have the same sense of humor. If my stuff doesn't do it for you, that's cool. There are certain things I've never found funny-- no matter HOW funny others found 'em. Like the Stooges, Pauley Shore, or the Police Academy movies. Never even got a guffaw out of me. (Except for this one where Curly got hit in the head w/ a cueball-- and then said "ow" half a minute later. That got me.) Everyone's got different tastes. Or else ice cream would only come in vanilla.
:)
ttyl
Dan

[Siddon]

Hi Dan my names John you may remember me as the guy who you personally sold me on She-hulk here’s the quote from 6 months ago

Siddon, you are EXACTLY the fan I need to take the leap! How about it? If money's a barrier for giving the book a try-- then how about trying an issue for FREE? Here (again) is a link so you can read ALL of SHE-HULK #5 online:

So because you asked me to believe in you and the comic (and Marvel cancelled Weapon X) I tracked down and read the full run of She-Hulk. I must say that the comic was very good, and I will be reading it again when it picks up again until then I got GLA.

Now moving on from the nice stuff, here’s the negative. I understand that you don’t like it when people get offended by the stuff you write but you can’t just turn around and get offended at someone else’s er....... work.

To put into context when you think about it didn't Toni Morrison write stories with incestuous rape? Do you hate Toni Morrison sir? Are there different forms of incest and which forms do you approve of and disapprove of? Who can write about incestuous rape and it not be offensive to you? Is it fair to compare a guy like that to Toni Morrison.... well that would be as crazy as comparing you to Spike Lee or the Simpsons....ahem

Now this guy may be a horrible human being who dresses up as Hitler, bites kittens, and Tivo’s Paris Hilton shows that doesn't mean his opinion is wrong just that he’s A Kitten-biting-Hitler-Hilton-lover..

Personally my 2-cents on the matter is this, your last issue of She-Hulk was amazing, you said some really thought-provoking things about the nature of Fan-boys and the comic medium. Which made me rethink a lot of my current views on the subject. Of course you also decided to show them as being ugly annoying losers. The thing is the next issue of G.L.A. I decide to check out and what do I see, basically the same joke, comic fans are dorks....

Did the joke offend me... not really, I just thought it was cliche’d and unfunny

Do I think you have a little bit of contempt for some comic fans.... I think so

Will I be buying your comic’s.... yeah sure the rest of the 5 pages where really funny

Is Muerto Corpse really just the same guy that you have been complaining about earlier using a different screen name ... I think so

Will I be tracking down your older work on Ren and Stimpy.... I’m not drunk man

[Den]

Okay, for what it is worth I found it funny, we have one character who is clearly behind us (The mighty Squirrel Girl) and one who is an obnoxious jerk (aka Grasshopper). Sadly, I find Grasshopper almost likable, such characters can be funny in the third person/First person way... as in, when he's tormenting someone else, he's funny, when I have to put up with that sort myself, I'd wanna punch his lights out. :) I kind of get the feeling that's his purpose.

And again, there's Squirrel Girl to balance Grasshopper out, and neither speaks for the writer, even if both did, it would still balance out. Heck, even Monkey Joe was clearly on the fanbase's side. :D

Anywho, that's how I see it.

[Yes its me]

Wow, Dan Slott is my god. Between She-Hulk and GLA, can this guy be any better at writing comics!?

[ColdFury]

Uh... wow. You mean someone took what Grasshopper said seriously?

I think the expression goes "Sir, thou doth protest too much."

It was a joke. A teasing, little joke that is well in line with stereotypes of comic book fans. I thought it was funny, and I'm am in that target audience of 26 yearold male who reads comics.

I'm really looking forward to this series! The fact that Deathurge is involved amuses me greatly, as a Quasar fan. Deathurge was the closest Quasar got to a 'nemesis' (which is a really odd thing, that).