GrandHarrier
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By that logic Charles Soule should be #1 because he has like seven top quality books he is writing at the same time. Word for word the man seems to be unstoppable lately.
Greg Pak, too.
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By that logic Charles Soule should be #1 because he has like seven top quality books he is writing at the same time. Word for word the man seems to be unstoppable lately.
Greg Pak, too.
KoruptData
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I agree. I really liked it. I don't disagree with anyone's picks. SSM 30, Supes/WW, Harley, and a few others are easily considered top of the pile.
I agree, that why I'm trying Inhumans this week and you should too.
Palette Swap
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I can't imagine it's breaking the rules. Hell, I'd suggest to update more often than weekly considering there are Marvel Monday sales and week-end sales.
There's other stuff currently on sale, the following Marvel trades:
- 1602: $3.99
- New Avengers vol. 1: $1.99
- All New X-Men vol. 1: $3.99
- Runaways vol. 1: $1.99
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Dude, Southern Bastards is going to be fucking dope. It's got the Ales Kot seal of approval.
Joe MAD's art is worth the try alone.
that said, I don't give him 6 consecutive issues to drop off or become an alternate penciller.
Palette Swap
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Not to mention that when that 6th issue releases in 2016, Inhumans might not even be a thing anymore.
GrandHarrier
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I don't doubt Soule will do something interesting, but I have zero interest in the Inhumans, I'm still in the character/concept first, writer/artist second camp.
the concept is Marvel creating mutants they can use in movies!
with top notch talent to launch it.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Hey, mayn! Next month don't forget the Hellboyverse in the Dark Horse section of the OP! Best comics around!!
Otherwise, DOPE OPE.
(And sorry but Batman was the best book last month)
Otherwise, DOPE OPE.
(And sorry but Batman was the best book last month)
This is really helpful and always welcome.
oversized issue. hard to compete with that. especially against a Snyder's one.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
This is HUGELY helpful and welcome, thank you.
I hope everyone got the Latour/Klein Winter Soldiers from the Monday sale!
Also there's ANOTHER Marvel DigiTrade sale:
All New X-Men vol 1 <------- COP THIS
1602
New Avengers vol 1
Runways vol 1 <------- COP THIS
GrandHarrier
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The premise of Caliban intrigues me.
I see the Runaways complete collection got pushed back until 2 days after I leave the USA in August
I thought it was a comics' adaptation of Caliban's War. a sweet sci-fi book series. it's not.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
So when does Zero Year end?
I may come off as a jerk here, but I promise it's just an honest observation/constructive criticism...
This is a personal pet peeve of mine. "Comics" is not a genre, but a medium. I think what you mean to say is "Marvel" or "DC" or "Superhero" comics, or even "the comics I read." Not that there isn't value in super hero comics (some of the best writers and artists are on these books, and good stories can be the result), but the idea that comics are equated to simple, good vs. evil superhero stories is a stigma that is detrimental to the industry and the range of artistry and stories currently available, as well as limiting to the possibilities in the future.
Comics are a young medium -- let's embrace exploration, diversity, and pushing the boundries!
OK, off my soap box.
BenjaminBirdie
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yeah but what about night thrasher
when Batman Eternal can sustain its own existence outside the marketing hype...
More seriously, Summer/Early Automn.
DC will want a major Batman event for its 75th Anniversary.
The medium of "sequential images, accompanied by text" isn't exclusive to the US. What's detrimental to the medium is the reluctance of some to approach works from different countries of origin.
See, I can play the Elitism card too!
echoshifting
Banned
Palette Swap
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I grabbed everything but funnily enough, I was going to write how much I liked the Bru/Guice part. I know Guice isn't for everyone but some of these pages are gorgeous and he really fits the overall tone of the book. It definitely feels like a very worthy continuation of Bru's Cap.
I have yet to reach the Latour part though, great to know these issues are good !
People should note I'm very biased as I'm a total sucker for this specific character and for the super hero espionage genre in general.
I wish I could grow a mustache.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
So is Ms. Marvel a terragon-born inhuman? I know nothing about Inhumans aside from the fact that Matt Fraction was once going to write it.
Palette Swap
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Funny you should mention this, comixology.fr is currently giving away French books (in French), including the first volume of a Proust funny book adaptation.
That's good enough for me!
The theme of Good vs. Evil is rather universal.
Not that it matters; seemed to me he was clearly talking about the type of books he reads in that medium, not all of comics.
slightconfuse
Banned
Yes
I have a passing intrest in inhuman , rather just get a book of black bolt being. A bad ass
echoshifting
Banned
I think that was clear to everyone. And I do mean everyone.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
The aforementioned LaTour/Klien five issue run is god tier.
slightconfuse
Banned
Brubaker a run , has a Bucky/ doctor doom team up
I obviously understood that. I'm just saying, there should be a qualifying statement. Would it be the same of he said "I read books because..."
There is an obvious image that comes into people's mind when most people hear "comics". I'd just like there to be greater awareness for the range of genre in the medium. Statements equating comics to simple entertainment, whether implied or direct, does not help move the industry or public consciousness forward.
I also realize I'm jumping on a single example, unfairly, it was just there to start the discussion.
It's hard to come off as reasonable on the internet.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Cool, and yeah, I don't know how much I care about this book. Soule won me over with She-Hulk, so maybe?
Yeah, everyone who understands context.
echoshifting
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I don't think anyone would have a problem with you making these assertions in a general way. It was your decision to use gh's post as a semantical springboard that people are reacting poorly to. It was overwhelmingly obvious to anyone that he was talking about his own personal taste, as you freely admit. If that context is clearly implied, I don't see why he should have to qualify it.
ThyMusicMan
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I just finished reading Strange Attractors.. I really enjoyed it! Great book to get your brain thinking,, I liked that art a lot too. Good read.
-Written by Charles Soule, Art by Greg Scott
Here's the short Synopsis;
"A young graduate student discovers that his aging professor has been saving New York City from collapse by a series of adjustments, a la the Butterfly Effect, only to be informed that he must be the one to take over keeping the city alive. A grounded sci-fi thriller in the vein of Source Code and The Adjustment Bureau."
-Written by Charles Soule, Art by Greg Scott
Here's the short Synopsis;
"A young graduate student discovers that his aging professor has been saving New York City from collapse by a series of adjustments, a la the Butterfly Effect, only to be informed that he must be the one to take over keeping the city alive. A grounded sci-fi thriller in the vein of Source Code and The Adjustment Bureau."
Sweet, thanks for the heads up, that sounds really interesting. Is there anything Soule doesn't write? I'd love to see what his daily schedule looks like.
BenjaminBirdie
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Aint he also a lawyer?
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Yeap, which is why She-Hulk is his best book. Dude gets single, green, and angry female lawyers.
GrandHarrier
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Nah, it's all good brah. I get what you are saying. You are absolutely right that "Comics" aren't just about Superheroes. There is obviously a large length of time where that was the case, but even they grew out of Westerns and Crime serials. I was specifically talking about what I look for in comics, as a general rule. The vast majority of my comics are Superhero, but even I find great stories amongst other genres; I've gushed many times over Y: The Last Man, for example. For me, however, there is just something magical about a good superhero story that does something for me in a very profound way. As someone who sees so much bad stuff in the world it is very cathartic to sit down to a story about good vs. evil and to see evil get punched in its stupid face. I don't mind when themes are explored, or even when the darkness seems on the brink of victory, but in the end I want that release that only justice can provide. That's just what comics are for me. And the context for what I was talking about is how much it bothers me when something like Cyclops' actions don't have that resolution that I am looking for. Both of the "Big 2" are guilty of those sorts of things, but Marvel has just done it more so for me, partially because I had followed them longer (as a Marvel kid growing up) and only having gotten into DC in the last decade, so I haven't seen it quite as much (though I still have! as mentioned).
Razgriz-Specter
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Im buying every issue of Batman Eternal but screw the rest of the New 52.
Freezasaurus
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There's still some good stuff mixed in the New 52. Red Lanterns and WW are good. Though I can see myself dropping WW if the new creative team doesn't pan out.
Very much looking forward to Batman Eternal, though. And if the next Batman arc IS about Poison Ivy? ALL IN.
George Oscar Bluth II
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Ah, I thought it would finish earlier. I wanted to drop Batman when Zero Year ended, but it looks like I'm dropping it around #29. I'm trying to control my comic budget and Batman isn't my top comic, mainly because he isn't my favourite hero.
Terry McGinnis Batman is awesome, though.
Razgriz-Specter
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Some of it is good,
Batman being my main thing though made me hate it.
couldn't even enjoy Worlds Finest for what they did to Bertinelli.
slightconfuse
Banned
Rich is saying we are getting a Gen-13 book to replace Teen titans
echoshifting
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I believe you've been April Fool'd, sir.
He's also reporting news of a Star Wars story featuring a shaved Chewbacca.
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