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COMICS! |OT| April 2016. I Think You're Fearless
- Thread starter Tyrant Rave
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Freezasaurus
Member
So are you saying that Lita was your original waifu?
BKatastrophe
Member
Sam Wilson: Captain America #7
Pretty dope issue. The little one-shots at the end were okay, but not necessary. I don't see why Acuna couldn't just draw the entire main story, but whatevs.
All-New X-Men #7
When did this comic decide to get good? Also terrifying? Dear lord. Also if there's more time travel Imma beat someone.
X-Men '92 #1
Pretty cool, but it didn't feel as fun as the Secret Wars mini. I'll keep rolling with it. Red Guardian was a hell of a pull, though.
Black Canary #9
Nice little story. That's about it. I don't remember what the main plot is.
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 #2
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaw poor puppy
Huck #5
Well this was a surprisingly hype issue from a very un-hype series. Let's fucking go!
Pretty dope issue. The little one-shots at the end were okay, but not necessary. I don't see why Acuna couldn't just draw the entire main story, but whatevs.
All-New X-Men #7
When did this comic decide to get good? Also terrifying? Dear lord. Also if there's more time travel Imma beat someone.
X-Men '92 #1
Pretty cool, but it didn't feel as fun as the Secret Wars mini. I'll keep rolling with it. Red Guardian was a hell of a pull, though.
Black Canary #9
Nice little story. That's about it. I don't remember what the main plot is.
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 #2
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaw poor puppy
Huck #5
Well this was a surprisingly hype issue from a very un-hype series. Let's fucking go!
No there was one before that.
I think I actually prefer him on JLA to Green Lantern (though not to stuff like Frankenstein) because he has a much more sympathetic colourist there
also early Mahnke totally holds up my dude
yeah, I just think it's a good practice to name names and it's something I consciously try and do. Ultimately, I recognize it's also not totally accurate, because two names rarely captures the whole story of what's behind the work (even Miller/Janson Daredevil, which has a writer/penciler and penciler/ inker/colourist on it has a separate letterer) but recognizing that there's an artist involved at all is important imo
(and thanks!)
TetraxShards
Member
Secret Six is about a team of DC villains. There are frequent roster changes but the initial six is Catman, Deadshot, Scandal, Cheshire, Ragdoll, and, er, a Parademon. They start out as rebels against the new Secret Society of Super Villains (the one from Infinite Crisis, you don't need to read that though). After the end of Villains United, they go into business for themselves as mercs for hire, "Your enemies are our enemies, and most of our enemies are dead." It's like the heir to Ostrander Suicide Squad, lots of the characters in that are in this for bits. Very strong character work. Lots of nice progressive stuff (there's a thing near the end that you'll be like, "How that did escape Dan Didio's notice just before the New 52?"). Huge amounts of flat-out comic book crazy mixed in as well.
Sandman Mystery Theatre is about the golden age Sandman, not the Endless (though he is visited by Morpheus a few times in dream sequences). It's from Matt Wagner, so it's got a great debt to the Shadow and Grendel. It's less of a superhero story and more of a mix of pulp heroes from the two-fisted tales era and straight up film noir. It's got a more realistic edge than the average version of those stories, and Wesley Dodds isn't really a big, brash hero like a Doc Savage, Phantom or Shadow. He's a chunky, glasses-wearing nerd. Think Nite Owl. His girlfriend, Dian Belmont (who's the DA's daughter), is the focus of a good few stories as well.
Stays fun throughout
Sad about the Wicked hardcover. I'm not buying it with that binding.
Mitch
Banned
Damn it Image...
Freezasaurus
Member
Wait, what happened with the WicDiv hardcover?
Same binding as Black Science. Look at the pic above.
Freezasaurus
Member
God dammit. I can be pretty forgiving of bindings, but the Black Science binding was straight garbage.
wtf! welp looks like I am going digitally with this series as well.
Image isn't supposed to do this, we have been comics-betrayed.
Book looks great digitally so that's a bonus.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Dark Horse and Fantagraphics have the best hardcovers
Agreed. Dark Horse gets bonus points, though, for amazing value.
glad to know
Image had amazing hardcovers up until the most recent 2.
That's a dope cover
Freezasaurus
Member
I'm about to start the new Doctor Fate book. Wish me luck.
Comics-betrayers!!!
But I can't put digital comics on my bookshelf. That's an un-bonus.
Maybe true. I like Dark Horse artbooks. So sturdy.
No one cares.
Comics-betrayers!!!
But I can't put digital comics on my bookshelf. That's an un-bonus.
Maybe true. I like Dark Horse artbooks. So sturdy.
No one cares.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Dam you Amazon!
I want my Paper Girls trade tomorrow not Thursday.
Maybe Image should make a HC like how they did it with Southern Bastards.
I want my Paper Girls trade tomorrow not Thursday.
Maybe Image should make a HC like how they did it with Southern Bastards.
What's all this?? I care.
Kingpin looks like he's disappointed to be in a civil war 2 tie-in based on the cover.
"how did it come to this?"
Freezasaurus
Member
Not in your heart of hearts.
Kingpin has this resigned look on his face. You can just hear him saying "God dammit, Bendis..."
I feel like that's how kingpin always looks though.
SYNERGY
TetraxShards
Member
"I liked it better when I was Michael Clarke Duncan."
i bet he's usually cheery like myself.
Freezasaurus
Member
Cheery only when there are no statues or paint involved.
Freezasaurus
Member
Personally, I think you should go with the regular hardcovers. They're easier to read, they come out more frequently, and they look better on a shelf. Each hardcover has two tpb's worth of content, so the 12 of them that are currently out will take you through the first 24 paperback trades.
either way it is a long wait.
it looks like year per release for each hc. but I am still deciding.
Also guys is the y the last man absolute worth the extra money over the regular hc versions?
edit: nvm just watched a video review and the absolute version is fucking gorgeous.
BKatastrophe
Member
Freezasaurus
Member
I already own the Y hardcovers and don't feel any great need to upgrade. How many total volumes is it going to be in Absolutes?
it is going to be 3. same with preacher and transmetrop.
Freezasaurus
Member
Wasn't Transmet like 10 tpb volumes? So was Y for that matter. Still a bit pricey for me to upgrade.
Also, this Doctor Fate book is dope, guys.
What is love? Baby don't hurt me...
no way is this going to be more than 3 volumes. especially when the first volume collects almost more than 1/3 of the series.
it was barely a 60 issue series. each book collectin 20 issues. same with Transmetropolitan. I am going to pick up the first two volumes of both this month.
it was barely a 60 issue series. each book collectin 20 issues. same with Transmetropolitan. I am going to pick up the first two volumes of both this month.
Awesome, Will buy.
That I like minis and I like Kingpin and that I will buy it because of this?
I will buy most Civil War One Shots, the first one had a couple of great ones.
BKatastrophe
Member
But I love that one...
hipsterpants
Member
Literally marathoned the entirety of Fraction's Hawkguy in a day. First of all that was a terrible idea because holy crap I have a headache. Second of all it was amazing and I couldn't stop reading. I'll probably need to reread some of the later issues.
Only complaint is that the Clint/Kate dynamic was so much fun to read that I felt the second half of the run was inferior to the first. Are any of the All-New Hawkguy books any good? I assume they're just meh because I don't think I've ever heard anyone on the internet say anything about them.
Only complaint is that the Clint/Kate dynamic was so much fun to read that I felt the second half of the run was inferior to the first. Are any of the All-New Hawkguy books any good? I assume they're just meh because I don't think I've ever heard anyone on the internet say anything about them.
echoshifting
Banned
I am a big Hawkguy and Katie-Kate fan but no, I didn't like either of the new books. In fact I thought they were terrible.