Seaguy 2:Slaves of Mickey Eye - WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

This is the most awesome news.

has anyone not read Seaguy's story so far.

Yay, Seaguy is my favourite GM thing for like 10 years.

I have given semi-serious consideration to a Chubby da Choona tattoo.

Dudes and non-dudes Cameron Stewart has a webcomic!!!!

awesome (both seaguy and the cameron stewart dingus)

Some other ILC bro (or a bro in my mind) has a webcomic, too, but I can't remember who.

Spoilers at the following link:

http://www.highway-62.com/blog/archives/2007/10/seaguy_2.htm

Which came from Wonder-Con in 2006, I think. Long before SEAGUY 2 was a sure thing.

Me? I can't wait.

so disappointing that Stewart jacked a Paul Pope GN title for his own thing. (or non-title, ha ha ho)

Did anyone even read the Pope SIN TITULO? Not to be flip or anything (I know, this is tha interwebs and all), but I'm a pretty big fan of Pope and didn't even hear about that book until, what, six months ago on the outside? THB got around a lot more because it was a floppy-type comic. OGNs were much more of a weirdie thing in the late nineties and didn't have nearly the same visibility.

Well, I read it. If that counts.

It definitely got some press attention at the time, because there was all the amusement about Ira Thingummy giving interviews and then Pope coming out of the closet when Dr Richardson came out.

It definitely got some press attention at the time, because there was all the amusement about Ira Thingummy giving interviews and then Pope coming out of the closet when Dr Richardson came out.

Reading that makes me feel drunk. I don't understand. What?

Remember, the fake "publisher" of Horse Press? I'm sure it was Ira something.

Ira Rubin.

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Seconded! Jacking Paul Pope's a good thing, guy can't write or draw after all

(I mean that I've seen so far, which is limited to Batman Year 100 and an issue of X-Statix, feel free to correct me)

If you don't think Pope can write or draw based on BATMAN YEAR 100, then there's no use recommending something like 100% or any of the THB reprint books which should be out in a few months.

Lots of his stuff is better written and drawn than BATMAN YEAR 100 - the original Escapo short is stratospherically better* - but yeah, if you came away from those thinking he's a worthless cartoonist or illustrator then further investigation is probably pointless.

*(Batman is better written than the Escapo GN.)

PPope can draw like a MOTHERFUCKER. He's only working at about 50% capacity BMY100, but if you don't see it, then there ain't much point in trying to set you straight. Agree that he's not much of a writer (duck and cover), but I can't really see him illustrating other people's stuff for a living, so I accept the limitation. Escapo and the THB universe stuff have so much mindblowing, get-down-and-beg quality art that I can't even say thing right. I fucking worship the guy.

Anyway, Slaves of Mickey Eye! WHOOOOOO...OOO! Been wondering for years if this would happen, or if it was just a joke at the end of issue 3. So psyched!

Not much of a writer? Pshaw. Admittedly I've only read a few of his things, but they were refreshingly realistic and un-cynical/fun, given their gritty future settings, with likeable characters and interesting stories.

I agree about the great ideas and likeable characters, and while things are rolling along, he's solid, but his stories have a way of fuzzing out before they go anywhere. Like he knows how to create moments, but not tales. But yeah, "not much of a writer" was waaaay too harsh.

If I get the chance I'll read more of his stuff (obv I haven't seen him at his best), but to this day I'd love to know what the point of Batman Year 100 was

Besides, SEAGUY 2!!!!!!

what the point of Batman Year 100 was

BIFF! POW!

Batman year 100 might be my favorite comic ever! So much of the story is in the pictures themselves, which is what comics are good for.

http://www.newsarama.com/preview_images/dcnew/apr09/8/seagsm_cv1.jpg

April's the date folks!:

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090119-dc-april-2009-soliciations.html

What's the deal with the different-coloured Seaguys? Are they his clones or something?

parallel universes?

Reminds me of this:

http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/davidlem/WindowsLiveWriter/IGotANewJob_A253/centurions_2.jpg

peaguy, threeguy, teaguy?

also fyi: http://cameronstewart.blogspot.com/2009/01/seaguy-2-pages.html

I assume that's the corpse of poor Chubby being dragged through the net. And Cameron sure knows how to make a parrot look creepy.

Speaking of the THB reprint/collection, anyone know what's happening with that? I've got holes in my collection, big enough to park a truck in, that need filling.

Battling Boy first I think.

Also he’s promised and then piked on THB collections so many times already that it would almost be a shame to actually put one out now.

THB after BATTLING BOY, yes. They're late, yes.

SEAGUY 2, yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.

Might even get me into the store to actually buy singles on this one. Maybe.

what's the name of that moon of Saturn that looks like a giant eye? Maybe Mickey Eye is based there.

I loved the new issue, but everywhere I look online tho it seems as tho people just can't understand what's going on. I'm not saying the narrative is super linear, but this, "I'm confused," trope seems a bit disingenuous. It is about as confusing (or maybe less so) than a David Lynch film. Is it just that people aren't expecting comic books to resist interpretation?

http://www.factualopinion.com/the_factual_opinion/2009/04/the-virgin-read-her-liveblog-version-of-seaguy-involves-using-the-symbol-keyboard.html

and from Hannibal Tabu, comicbookresources reviewer:

"Really, "Seaguy: The Slaves of Mickey Eye" #1? If you read the first series, this will make no sense. If you've never heard of the first series, this will make no sense. Like walking into a foreign film without subtitles, just ... wow, no. Even with that one good panel about the brainbow ... still, no."

eh, this is Morrison's schtick; I think folks who've been used to his less opaque stuff blanch when they run into this... though after his batman run, I don't see how they can not know what's under the wrapper

seaguy readers: "what happened? i am confused".

comics should be literal!

I'm not saying the narrative is super linear, but this, "I'm confused," trope seems a bit disingenuous.

These people are a bit slow and unable to handle surrealism.

Ah, it's the old fanboy confusion between "difficult" and "makes me use my brain".

Also, it wasn't a very confusing comic.

Why would people who are confused by surrealism read a Morrison comic in the first place? Especially considering that the first series wasn't exactly a prime example of straightforward and realistc storytelling either.

The only thing I can think is that ASS brought a lot of readers onto the Morrison bandwagon who then read Batman + Final Crisis as aberrations and are now only realizing (with Seaguy) that Morrison isn't doing standard narrative.

(Though, there's no excuse for ComicBookResources writer to not know that. Did he think Seven Soldiers, Doom Patrol, or the Invisibles were models of comprehensibility?)

Those books are pretty comprehensible. So is Seaguy, as long as you aren't hoping for just some spandex fistfights.

well, there's kinda no excuse for Hannibal Tabu in general, right?

I think I get it, I just don't like it.

How is this hard to get? I finally got around to reading it and it seems like they just picked up right where the first series ended.

on the surface these comics are not particularly dense or difficult to follow - but I think the average reader is probably confused as to what the point is (since the point is not GOOD GUY SMASH BAD GUY. er well kinda anyway)

"by the time we get into the third book, it’s quite a serious superhero story. This is my Watchmen, really. This is where I’m really getting to talk about the idea of the superhero.

It’s kind of a conspiracy story. It’s something like The Prisoner. We’re starting to see more and more about what actually happens. This series is a transition from the world we're living in today into the world of Seaguy, which is taking place maybe 50 or 70 years in the future. So believe it or not, it's actually quite realistic in the end in the sense that it’s going to explore how the world got that way and why it got that way and the real piece of shit that's behind it all. It’s a big superhero book. The thing that it’s closest to of my previous work is All Star Superman"

DA FUG!

Just read issue 2. This comic gives me the chills and i love it.

So should I go back and read Seaguy 1 if I'm enjoying this?

Absolutely.

New 2012 olympics mascots = Lil' Mickey Eye

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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs324.ash1/28361_431845163824_587678824_5345574_5623419_n.jpg

That's a not-very-elaborate joke, right?

Just...wow.

jesus.

So when (if ever) is Seaguy 2 gonna be released as a TPB?

one suspects they're either waiting to launhc it before Vol 3, or holding right off to do a Complete Seaguy after vol 3

I'm guessing the latter, since DC don't seem to be in much of a hurry to reprint vol. 1.

SEAGUY 3 was about 2/3rds written, according to Mr. Morrison this weekend. Also, he spoke positively about the possibility of a FLEX MENTALLO collection and dropped word that there would be an ABSOLUTE WE3, with about 10 pages of art from Mr. Quitely. He may have released other news, but I only was able to catch about half his panel.

A properly released Flex Mentallo would be awesome. The quicker Seaguy gets wrapped up the better. I've a feeling that it could be my favourite Morrison work when it's completed.