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COMICS! |OT| April 2016. I Think You're Fearless
- Thread starter Tyrant Rave
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Yup. Although I wouldn't really read Batman RIP if you hadn't read Batman and Son first. It's important to read Morrison's Batman run in order.
Right. Might head back and see if they have that then. It just stood out as something I'd remembered being recommended.
check the books for bed bugs.
and yeah, if they have it, check for the Batman: Black Glove hardcover that collects Batman and Son and The Black Glove Morrison arcs that came before RIP ( or the two separate hardcovers of course)
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Good news - they have a copy of Batman and Son too. I'll go dig through the racks tomorrow.
My local library actually has a fantastic range of graphic novels, lots of very current stuff. Think they had very recent Batman runs, a bunch of current Marvel titles too. I try to keep up to date on stuff I like but this will be great way to catch up on older books.
My local library actually has a fantastic range of graphic novels, lots of very current stuff. Think they had very recent Batman runs, a bunch of current Marvel titles too. I try to keep up to date on stuff I like but this will be great way to catch up on older books.
had to go to the doctor today and read a few issues that I had downloaded to read offline, which were basically the crap im least interested in. Results were... mixed:
Squadron Sinister #2 - yup I still dont care about anything going on in this book, at all.
E for Extinction #2 - this book is so weird that I think it grew on me. The story is bizarre, the art emulating quietly is awful in a endearing way, its a weird ass book
Starlord and Kitty #1 - whoa this art is gorgeous, its like something out of Disney. The book itself is trash tho
Squadron Sinister #2 - yup I still dont care about anything going on in this book, at all.
E for Extinction #2 - this book is so weird that I think it grew on me. The story is bizarre, the art emulating quietly is awful in a endearing way, its a weird ass book
Starlord and Kitty #1 - whoa this art is gorgeous, its like something out of Disney. The book itself is trash tho
Tyrant Rave
Banned
The new Batman and Son trade combines the two together like The Black Glove Deluxe HC did, so he should be good with that.
Seven Soldiers is dope too. Good choices.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I thought the first issue was ok but it only gets worse from there. Kitty did look great in that dress though.
echoshifting
Banned
also the only ANAD books added this week were Cap #1 and GotG #1
Cap is great tho
whatsinaname
Member
Read Killing and Dying first. Then find and read some Squirrel Girl to recover.
Curious how the new Steve Rogers book will turn out.
Great choices! Especially since I saw you got Batman and Son as well.
I'm all caught up on SG though. I'll have to go back and re-read She-Hulk.
Spencer and Saiz have done a good job on Standoff so far so I'm hopeful.
BKatastrophe
Member
The individual trade hardcovers? Because I am also not a fan. I have the Inhuman OHC, though, and it feels fine to me.
But I have the Axis hardcover (don't judge me) and it feels fine and not cheap.
DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT attempt to read the massive backlog just to read current books. You absolutely do not need to, nor should you. If you want to because you are intrigued, go ahead. By all means, do what your heart demands you do. You will gain a bigger appreciation/hatred for the Marvel Universe at large by doing so, and there are some great stories from previous Marvel eras. Just don't do it because you feel it's necessary, because it isn't.
Just read Civil War. There's a lot of tie-ins and build up, which you can read if you want to, as (once again) it may help improve your perception of the full scale of the event. You can 100% read and comprehend it on your own, though.
Do what I did with the JSA omnibus and read other stuff during the day, and read a few chapters of the omnibus before beddy bye.
Horrendously if that new costume is any indicator
Vampire On Titus
Member
I couldn't find more of the page, but this is part of the one page where I just started laughing.
Different series I probably wouldn't have cared, but compared to some of the other art in this series it was just jarring.
That's supposed to be Ananke!?
Crazy.
LMAO
It's not really a fair comparison panel to panel but that shit is still hilarious.
TetraxShards
Member
I'd buy one.
BKatastrophe
Member
I'd buy that variant. I absolutely love action figure variants.
Freezasaurus
Member
That's cool. They copied the old Toy Biz packaging.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Has Spider-Gwen appeared in a book like that?
BKatastrophe
Member
Freezasaurus
Member
Inhumans delayed.... forever.
Freezasaurus
Member
Only because FOX has the rights to make X-Men films. If they didn't the Inhumans would all be in a fucking dumpster right now.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
It was the state of the X-Men books that caused me to skip ANAD entirely.
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
That just means that you're missing out on The Vision, which is a real shame.
Freezasaurus
Member
KoruptData
Member
Just read Vision #6. Good lord Tom King. Genius writing. This is one of the few comics where the words are the more important part of the story. I feel like I could just read the script and it would be just as impactful. This is not me saying the art is bad, it's actually really good. It's just such smart writing that makes you think that a lot of visuals become second to me.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
That's my problem with ANAD. All the books people are raving about are books about characters I don't like in the first place.
So I'd be skipping the Vision either way.
I leave it up to the books to make me interested in the characters.
I'm actually enjoying the x-books.
Yeah ANAD is not doing it for me like Marvel NOW! was.
BOOOOOOOOOM!
Secret Fawful
Member
Thanks for reminding me I need to read ShadowMan.
echoshifting
Banned
It's a shame the Inhumans movie is probably not going to happen for 5+ years because the comics division has done an excellent job of rehabbing them. I really dig Uncanny.
That being said, it never made sense to me to drop a big super-team between the two Infinity War movies.
That being said, it never made sense to me to drop a big super-team between the two Infinity War movies.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I am too, I have shit taste though, to be fair.
echoshifting
Banned
Me too, I'm still pulling all of them, though most are low-tier books for me. They're always one issue away from being cut.
All except Extraordinary which I think is legit great
echoshifting
Banned
Just Star-Lord? I would have expected the whole GotG crew.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Same, but IGN just named him
Freezasaurus
Member
So legit.
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
I agree with SillyMonkey, especially because this Vision is so not about superheroics that previous iterations of the character are harder to go by.
It's probably more difficult to lock down Chris Pratt's schedule than it is Zoe Saldana's and Dave Bautista's (and voice work can take as little as an afternoon, so there's no real need to worry about Bradley Cooper and Vin).
BKatastrophe
Member
I don't care for Vision either, but damn his solo is good right now.
The entire sequence leading up to that is dope as fuck. I'm okay with BB getting slammed there because it was all fucking rad.
echoshifting
Banned
Yeah it's just good comics. I don't really get that mentality. Vision is practically an Image book.
echoshifting
Banned
Well, to be honest, the current Marvel cosmic stuff isn't so great. I mean, some of the books are fun but there's nothing they're publishing right now in the cosmic space that will be remembered in five years.
Your best bet is to dig into the classic stuff from the early 2000's and if you like what you read, then check out some of the current books. Note that not all this stuff is in print right now, but it is all available digitally if you're into that.
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