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COMICS! |OT| April 2013. Trapped in humorless world, Prankster decides to end it all.
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ImpassionateGods
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Hey Comic-GAF. I've been wanting to get into superhero comics for a while now, but it seems like a rather daunting task because of all the history and the way they cross over. I don't want to start reading a new series without understanding what's going on because they're referencing things from comics I haven't read. I'm interested in Hawkeye and Batgirl, but am I going to run into problems like this if I try to read them? Is there anything else really good that I can find a starting point to jump in at?
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The new Hawkeye comic has basically nothing to do with the character as he's been portrayed before. Hop right in.
With Kang being there, I just chalked it up to time-fuckery.
The new Hawkeye comic has basically nothing to do with the character as he's been portrayed before. Hop right in.
With Kang being there, I just chalked it up to time-fuckery.
The current Hawkeye series requires no knowledge about the character beyond "He's an archer and an Avenger."
For Batgirl, you could try the current New 52 series which is very easy to follow from the beginning. If you want to get the origin story for the character first, there's Batgirl: Year One. I would also recommend Bryan Q. Miller's Batgirl. It was the first Batgirl series I ever read and I had no trouble with it. I should warn you that it stars a different Batgirl than the one found in the New 52 series.
Are there any other characters or types of stories you're interested in? I don't want to recommend something you'll probably hate. lol
Yeah Hawkeye is superb and requires little to no foreknowledge of the character or Marvel Universe (it's basically what he does on his day off from being an Avenger). I can't speak for Batgirl but when I had a similar query to yours about getting into superhero comics I was recommended to look at the Marvel Now titles, they're all designed as jumping on points and it worked well for me!
Freezasaurus
Member
Well, first off, read what appeals to you. I find that Wikipedia is a great resource for filling in any gaps where it relates to the plotlines of longer-running series.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Mind blown. I recognized it but until you mentioned it, I didn't realize it was from NA.
Amazing how incredible this book is.
This week's Must Have Magic:
Avengers
Uncanny Avengers
Hawkguy
Avengers Arena
Thor God Of Thunder
Saga
Fantastic Four (where did this bagley come from????)
Sledge Hammer '44 (war hellboy comics ain't supposed to make me choke up)
ImpassionateGods
Member
Thanks for the responses! I'm gonna start with Hawkeye and Batgirl and see how that goes. Then maybe one of the Spiderman series, because the Spiderman movies are great.
Uncanny Avengers 6:
I was thinking the same, but the "Present Day Brazil" threw me off.
Perhaps
the bit with Thor and his axe has changed some aspects of the current day, which ended up having a bad ripple effect for Mordo. Wiki doesn't mention any event in which he died
slightconfuse
Banned
Thor was pretty awesome this week. Really like the interaction between the 2 thors
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yeah, this was one some ultra classic Aaron/OG Ghost Rider series shit.
Amazing the way the dominos fell.
Shocks and surprises and
GrandHarrier
Member
If you hop right into Batgirl it may take some small token of research to catch up with what Barbara has been up to. But nothing too hard. And the recommendations for Batgirl: Year One are good too. And it's very easy to branch out into the other Bat family books too. They are all pretty much good to great, though you can avoid Dark Knight and Detective Comics unless you really want more Batman. But Batman, Batman and Robin, Nightwing, and Red Hood and the Outlaws are all really great titles. And while not always directly connected, the Bat family tends to intermingle more than others. Oh, and Batwoman is consistently great.
Interview with Sterling Gates about taking over Vibe: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/sterling-gates-takes-over-vibe.html
Basically Kreisberg left because he had too much going on to write the book.
Basically Kreisberg left because he had too much going on to write the book.
Spike Spiegel
Member
Mark Brooks has been KILLING with these Fearless Defenders covers.
Shame about the interi- OH SH*T STEPHANIE HANS ARTWORK ON #7! :O
http://grainedepluie.com/
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Shame about the interi- OH SH*T STEPHANIE HANS ARTWORK ON #7! :O
http://grainedepluie.com/
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Oh damn Saga is so bad ass. Easily my favorite current book. Batman was awesome as well.
slightconfuse
Banned
Phil Jimenez is doing art for fearless #4
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
fuckkkkkkkkk yesssss
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Saga didn't catch my from the get go, it's kinda weird. I feel like the magic was sorta lost on me, but I've fallen in love with it over time. I was definitely a fan by issue #6, but I can't really pinpoint when I started liking it. I just remember not "getting" the hype at first. And I love BKV. This week's issue was great though, as expected. Can't believe there was so much drama over such a small little picture. I knew what to look for going into it and still almost missed it.
Hawkeye #9 - I follow Fraction on Tumblr and he is obviously a fan of The Rockford Files. I'm only 26, so I completely missed that show, but I started watching a couple episodes on Hulu this week. NOW I see where he got the inspiration for this comic. And the answering machine stuff this week has to be an homage to that. Oh and that last page...FUCK.
I still need to read Thor God of Thunder, Sex and I picked up some old issues of Mind MGMT. I don't know why, but I'm not in the mood for Fantastic Four or Avengers this week. Doubly so for Age of Ultron, I'm ready to drop that outright
Hawkeye #9 - I follow Fraction on Tumblr and he is obviously a fan of The Rockford Files. I'm only 26, so I completely missed that show, but I started watching a couple episodes on Hulu this week. NOW I see where he got the inspiration for this comic. And the answering machine stuff this week has to be an homage to that. Oh and that last page...FUCK.
I still need to read Thor God of Thunder, Sex and I picked up some old issues of Mind MGMT. I don't know why, but I'm not in the mood for Fantastic Four or Avengers this week. Doubly so for Age of Ultron, I'm ready to drop that outright
slightconfuse
Banned
Not sure if hitch has a worst . But it has been talking heads the book. Vintage BENDIS. Couldn't drop it faster
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Bendis and Kirkman have a special talent, only they can make a book about the end of the world a complete bore. I can't believe BMB thought it was a good idea to have the first issue about Hawkeye raiding a crack house.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
shadyspace
Banned
I'm liking Age of Ultron just fine
Freezasaurus
Member
I'm getting into it now. The first couple of issues were horrendous, but its gotten better.
Anticitizen One
Banned
is Fearless Defenders any good? Is it worth reading?
Freezasaurus
Member
It won't blow your mind, but it's been a fun read so far.
fallingdove
Member
Picked up a few today -
Saga 12 - liked it
Hawkeye 9 - liked it a lot. Saddened by the last page.
UXF 3 - liked it
Finally found nowhere men #2 - liked it a lot
UXM 4 - disappointed. I think I might drop it and just read ANXM and UXF.
Constantine 2 - liked it
Saga 12 - liked it
Hawkeye 9 - liked it a lot. Saddened by the last page.
UXF 3 - liked it
Finally found nowhere men #2 - liked it a lot
UXM 4 - disappointed. I think I might drop it and just read ANXM and UXF.
Constantine 2 - liked it
I think the last two issues were clearly better than the first three. I like the set-up of where it's headed now
Batman 19 was a little wordy and formulaic but Capullo was killing it
SpiderJerusalem
Banned
Damn, Batman and Robins was good
so was seeing that Maleev in the back of Batman
so was seeing that Maleev in the back of Batman
Auron_Kale
Member
Hawkeye #9: Awesome, just awesome.
Avengers #9: Yep, this was great and loved the last page (recognized it too thanks to NA)
UXM #4: I like where this is going. Good stuff.
Need to read still:
Thor #7
Avengers #9: Yep, this was great and loved the last page (recognized it too thanks to NA)
UXM #4: I like where this is going. Good stuff.
Need to read still:
Thor #7
Firestorm #-
why is Ronnie in the driver's seat, and why is Jason in his head?
I think its because if the situations were reversed, Ronnie would be completely fucking useless.
I'm getting sick and damn tired of reading the adventures of this lunkhead and disembodied ghost. How many adventures are going to be based on him plunging ahead recklessly endangering everything with a screaming floating head?
They might as well just get sick on a glossy cover and give me that. That's basically what they've done to this book.
why is Ronnie in the driver's seat, and why is Jason in his head?
I think its because if the situations were reversed, Ronnie would be completely fucking useless.
I'm getting sick and damn tired of reading the adventures of this lunkhead and disembodied ghost. How many adventures are going to be based on him plunging ahead recklessly endangering everything with a screaming floating head?
They might as well just get sick on a glossy cover and give me that. That's basically what they've done to this book.
You're still expecting things from the book that brought you "Dad, why don't we have any black friends" in issue #1? Because it's always been kinda sorta fucking terrible.
was that pre-New52? I'll agree with you that everything after the reboot was horribad. I only kept up with it because I hoped it would improve.
But this was a good read a few years ago with Jason as Firestorm. I liked that they brought Ronnie back to life, but goddamn, without him teamed up with the professor, he's a goddamn horrible character and they write him that way. Stupid and not sympathetic at all.
But this was a good read a few years ago with Jason as Firestorm. I liked that they brought Ronnie back to life, but goddamn, without him teamed up with the professor, he's a goddamn horrible character and they write him that way. Stupid and not sympathetic at all.
fallingdove
Member
Any web comic developers in ComicGAF? I am starting my own and need some pro tips. PM me.
I thought that book was canceled?
I think it could have been interesting had they used the changes to the character from Brightest Day. The whole Firestorm protocols thing turned me off of the book before it even started.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Oh Jesus, what did they do to New X-Men??
Last Visible Dog
Banned
This is fresh from Joe Abercrombie's blog ...
"The thing thats of particular interest to me about this project, and probably will be of some interest to you as well, is the method of distribution. Mainly that were giving it away to anyone with an internet connection.
Yes, you heard me right. Were serialising it, free, at www.firstlawcomic.com.
The first twelve pages are up there now. You can go look at them. For nothing. And therell be new pages added every monday, wednesday, and friday, if things go according to plan, for years to come. And youll be able to look at those too. For nothing. The hope is, that when weve finally completed this project, therell be well over a thousand pages of high quality First Law graphic novel up online. For nothing."
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"The thing thats of particular interest to me about this project, and probably will be of some interest to you as well, is the method of distribution. Mainly that were giving it away to anyone with an internet connection.
Yes, you heard me right. Were serialising it, free, at www.firstlawcomic.com.
The first twelve pages are up there now. You can go look at them. For nothing. And therell be new pages added every monday, wednesday, and friday, if things go according to plan, for years to come. And youll be able to look at those too. For nothing. The hope is, that when weve finally completed this project, therell be well over a thousand pages of high quality First Law graphic novel up online. For nothing."
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krypt0nian
Banned
Tons of good books this week (I even loved this issue of Fearless Defenders*), but my book of the week, and I'm as surprised to type this as you are to read it, is Batgirl #19
Taut, intense storytelling, and just about a perfect issue and wrap up to the story of her brother. Gail understands how to write a WTF issue, with heart and drama. I am now back on board, or rather completely invested in this series for the first time.
Damn, woman. Damn.
* hearing the Jimenez news pleases me. Dani Moonstar = goddess.
Taut, intense storytelling, and just about a perfect issue and wrap up to the story of her brother. Gail understands how to write a WTF issue, with heart and drama. I am now back on board, or rather completely invested in this series for the first time.
Damn, woman. Damn.
* hearing the Jimenez news pleases me. Dani Moonstar = goddess.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
There's only one pro tip about webcomics: Don't.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Hahaha, its a pretty thankless world with a million contenders all trying to get ahead and giving their best shit away for free. Of course if I could get a sniff of a publisher, its a route that wouldnt feel like the only one open.
sazabirules
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I'll have to check it out since I'm a big fan of his novels.
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