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COMICS! |OT| April 2016. I Think You're Fearless
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More_Badass
Member
Stray Bullets keeps getting better and better. Of all the comics I've read, only Wytches made me feel unsettled or invoked a haunting tone...until Stray Bullets #2 and #4. Very well-crafted tightly-wound tension, payoff, and imagery
ANBUcaptainACID
Banned
Anbody with a Surface use it for comics? Whats your setup app wise and were do you buy comics from?
I downloaded Cover and bought TDKR and Flashpoint off of Google Play, then converted them to non DRM using an app. Its a hassle.
I downloaded Cover and bought TDKR and Flashpoint off of Google Play, then converted them to non DRM using an app. Its a hassle.
Serpentine
Banned
i want Tradd on a SM book so bad
nice dude!
ew what the fuck
is it supposed to look like that?
exmachina64
Banned
Congrats.
It depends on which community, if any, you were a part during his that run. There were some good story moments, but whether you liked the art and how well you can handle Bendis' eccentricities (hyper-decompression, attempting to emulate how teens spoke, etc.) will dictate your enjoyment. I prefer Slott's run myself.
After years of going physical only I'm looking to make somewhat of a transition to digital... at least for old collected editions since I do not have unlimited room for huge omnibuses(?). I don't really want or need a tablet for any other reason so I'm looking for the best purely for reading comics. Anybody have any suggestions? Cheap and comfortable comic reading in various light conditions are most important to me.
Not as important but I'd like to try services like marvel unlimited if that's something I can get on such a tablet.
Not as important but I'd like to try services like marvel unlimited if that's something I can get on such a tablet.
The fcbd issue shown below issue #1 has the same creative team so I would assume it won't look like that.
I would also be interested in this. Less so for myself, but I'm considering getting something like that for my dad along with a Marvel Unlimited subscription so he can read old stuff easily. They do have all the old stuff right?
exmachina64
Banned
Yes, Marvel Unlimited is probably the best value in digital comics.
BuddyJoeHooker
Member
I really liked Jesus Saiz work in the past like his Brave and the Bold work with JMS but some of this looks really bad.
Also really happy for you echo!
Up to chapter 3 of The Might Thor. FUUUUUCK, HOW DOES THIS COMIC LOOK THIS GOOD
Once I'm caught up I'm going to read God of Thunder.
Thankfully that series also had a great artist so it won't feel like I'm downgraded the quality of the art.
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The coloring by Matt Wilson is also fantastic.
I could gush all day about how good this comic is.
Once I'm caught up I'm going to read God of Thunder.
Thankfully that series also had a great artist so it won't feel like I'm downgraded the quality of the art.
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The coloring by Matt Wilson is also fantastic.
I could gush all day about how good this comic is.
I'd say any recent tablet released in the last few years supporting HD resolutions will do a fine job with comics. From there it's just a matter of accounting for what else you want. Android/iOS? Expandable storage? Etc.
I know some people that have been more than happy with smaller 8" tablets and those in this thread raving about the larger ipad pro. For my part I wanted something as close to a standard comics page in size, with expandable storage on android. I settled on the Galaxy tab s 10.5 a few years ago and have been happy with it ever since. If the ipad pro had been out at the time I was buying I might have been tempted.
Also worth bearing in mind that you can't make in-app purchases of comics on the iOS comixology app any more whereas you still can with the android app.
I know some people that have been more than happy with smaller 8" tablets and those in this thread raving about the larger ipad pro. For my part I wanted something as close to a standard comics page in size, with expandable storage on android. I settled on the Galaxy tab s 10.5 a few years ago and have been happy with it ever since. If the ipad pro had been out at the time I was buying I might have been tempted.
Also worth bearing in mind that you can't make in-app purchases of comics on the iOS comixology app any more whereas you still can with the android app.
You can if you use the dedicated app of the publisher.
If you're interested in good value for money investigate the Nvidia Shield K1. It's cheap and powerful with a really nice screen
On iOS you can buy digital comics if you purchase them via your web browser at www.comixology.com. Then they are automatically populated into your "recently purchased" smart list for downloading.
RepairmanJack
Member
RE: ASM and not liking it:
For me not liking where ASM is right now how nothing to do with Parker being successful or grown up or whatever. For me it's the whole globe trotting bigger than ever idea of Spider-Man. If they want to make Peter so successful and doing great in life I'm all fine with that but why make Spider-Man a bigger thing along with it? If anything it should make being Spider-Man harder for him. It should almost be a way to unwind for him or something at this point. The idea that Peter is successful now so Spider-Man is all over the world and dealing with SHIELD stuff and fighting crime in China just seems so out of place to me.
For me not liking where ASM is right now how nothing to do with Parker being successful or grown up or whatever. For me it's the whole globe trotting bigger than ever idea of Spider-Man. If they want to make Peter so successful and doing great in life I'm all fine with that but why make Spider-Man a bigger thing along with it? If anything it should make being Spider-Man harder for him. It should almost be a way to unwind for him or something at this point. The idea that Peter is successful now so Spider-Man is all over the world and dealing with SHIELD stuff and fighting crime in China just seems so out of place to me.
welcome to the brotherhood
Up to chapter 3 of The Might Thor. FUUUUUCK, HOW DOES THIS COMIC LOOK THIS GOOD
Once I'm caught up I'm going to read God of Thunder.
Thankfully that series also had a great artist so it won't feel like I'm downgraded the quality of the art.
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The coloring by Matt Wilson is also fantastic.
I could gush all day about how good this comic is.
Russell Dautermann Yo!
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Good pick ups. Whatever you do. Do not pass up on Gotham Central. Best cop comic book ever created
welp I better save up some cash
Birdie did you look at the art?? Something is fucked up with it. This is not the intent of the artist.
you don't like it? for 16 bucks it looked good and the reviews are great
Chromatic Aberration the comic? the art is fine but jesus that colouring burns my retinas. Surely it's not finished.
I'm finally getting more free time so I'm easing my way back into comics so what's worth reading outside of Marveldom? Anything new comics I've missed out on since like November? I need to catch up on all the Remender books.
I bought a bunch of stuff from that Marvel bogof sale and All-New Wolverine is by far the best I've read, I'm fully caught up now and I've really enjoyed it. Gabby is great. Caught up on Iron Man as well and it's still fun but I miss Marquez already.
It's great. Zombeen just had a bad experience at a con with the artist. But the book is wonderful.
Lol wow!
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yeah, it's weird flashback coloring. Still dope.
RepairmanJack
Member
I love Snyder's Batman run, don't get me wrong, but does anyone else reading his run sometimes think he's a little bit too much up his own ass? Reading the first couple trades and having recently read 50 and 51 I just always assume Snyder is happily grinning at how great he is every time he writes a line.
Imagine falling in love with a book, buying all of them, then meeting the artist and he's like:
"HA, fukboi"
Kinda sours the experience a bit. Like bobbing for apples and seeing that someone shit in the water.
Is there a reason it continues into the current stuff with new cap and zemo?
Blacksads art is incredible
Oh woah, those colors look cool as hell. I love how the reds pop so much.
The only bad thing in that preview is how Kuder drew Carol's face on his variant cover.
whatsinaname
Member
Miracleman - Olympus: Well, that went places. I loved the whole Olympus theme and how each individual story segued into another using the title of the chapter and the central character in the ussye (Cronos -> Aphrodite -> Hermes) etc. Winter was was very unsettlling. All the loose threads were fairly well tied together and the three volumes read very well as a completed work. The ending was also interesting with the whole
But there were definitely a few things that I did not enjoy. Maybe that is just because of me reading this in 2016, after all the follow-up comics (I mean post Miracleman/Watchmen) have driven the 'rape/violence=mature/grown-up' thing into the ground. There were also some sections where the prose started feeling a little like the writer liked the sound of his own voice too much. Thankfully that didn't last too long.
attempt at building of utopia and essentially the installation of a dictatorship.
But there were definitely a few things that I did not enjoy. Maybe that is just because of me reading this in 2016, after all the follow-up comics (I mean post Miracleman/Watchmen) have driven the 'rape/violence=mature/grown-up' thing into the ground. There were also some sections where the prose started feeling a little like the writer liked the sound of his own voice too much. Thankfully that didn't last too long.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
lol ditto
You gotta see it in its historical context. Like, this is Alan Moore doing all the Alan Moore things for the first time, and in that sense it's kinda revelatory. It's not worth that much, but, hey. Comics history.
Next you get to the Gaiman/Buckingam run and: welcome to The Good, This-Is-Why-This-Whole-Reprint-Was-So-Anticipated, Stuff
Thought so. Good to see.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
PUNISHER SERIES
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YEEEESSSSSS
RepairmanJack
Member
I liked Punisher from what he was in Daredevil, but I'm not sure if this Punisher can hold a whole series. I'll be there to see if it works though. It hurts my idea of it though just because his best moments were later in the season for a whole different reason than just him.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
my favorite thing from DD S2 is the set up for Frank. Fully stocked, Micro on the way, chaingun on his shoulder.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
whatsinaname
Member
hamiltonbook.com has restocked quite a few books. Shipping is $4 for the first book and $0.50 for each additional book if I remember correctly.
One Million Omnibus - $30
Geoff Johns Teen Titans Omnibus - $50
BPRD v2,v3 paperbacks - $8 each
Absolutes (Final Crisis/Identity Crisis/Sinestro Corps War/Superman For Tomorrow) - $30/$30/$30/$20
Definitely! Reading this today must be very different from reading it in its time. Even today, there is some brilliant stuff in there.
I might take a bit of a break before reading the Gaiman/Buckingham run.
One Million Omnibus - $30
Geoff Johns Teen Titans Omnibus - $50
BPRD v2,v3 paperbacks - $8 each
Absolutes (Final Crisis/Identity Crisis/Sinestro Corps War/Superman For Tomorrow) - $30/$30/$30/$20
Definitely! Reading this today must be very different from reading it in its time. Even today, there is some brilliant stuff in there.
I might take a bit of a break before reading the Gaiman/Buckingham run.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
what a great post, pls keep reading
RepairmanJack
Member
Yeah, instantly told me they planned on having a season.
This should do it:
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1213083&page=1#post202207281
If anyone wants to dig into the solo run please be my guest. I got tired.
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1213083&page=1#post202207281
If anyone wants to dig into the solo run please be my guest. I got tired.
Omg the typo in the title. Fucking hell. Tj pls make sure you proofread
Am I allowed to link you when I do the Black Panther Movie Production Thread?