Poodlestrike
Banned
The only people who agreed on that were GH and Hickman himself. Personally, I think that New Gods would be a better fit.
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COMICS! |OT| August 2015. Overwhelming.
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The only people who agreed on that were GH and Hickman himself. Personally, I think that New Gods would be a better fit.
Fuck.
Now I really want that.
Edit: Knowing Hickman, it'd probably be a Legion run with the New Gods in it in a big way.
Woo! Have fun!
You are a changed man. Look at you buying all those figures like a figuregaffer
Freezasaurus
Member
Nah man, Kipp ain't at that level just yet.
echoshifting
Banned
I've always thought it should be this way for the Big 2, especially DC. It'd make for some interesting stories.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
You feeling alright Messi? You look a little pale, maybe a little disoriented?
Tizoc
Member
Heyo Valiant comic bundle!
https://groupees.com/valiant
https://groupees.com/valiant
!!!
is this CMX redeemable?
c'mon people, you've got no excuse for $15 you can read this glorious reading list
Nah. I am feeling pretty good today.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Eh... I dunno. It's sort of a messy mix of volumes, singles, all sorts of stuff. Then there's the fact that they've got X-O Manowar volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and... 7?
I think I'll just head over to Half Priced Books if I ever really wanna get into Valiant. Tried Quantum and Woody and ended up bouncing off it.
I mean it's his dream too.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Coriolanus
Banned
For Marvel i can kinda understand why they don't do it, given how they've never rebooted and allathat. For DC, though? That bridge's long been crossed. No point in not taking advantage of the benefits of a system that they're using haphazardly.
I mean, there are benefits to a permanent continuity, as anyone that wanted to murder whoever was responsible for messing with Hellblazer will readily attest.
Marvel just announced Guardians of Infinity, a GotG spin-off comic by Dan Abnett. It's basically a mix of the current Guardians (Rocket, Groot, & Drax), along with the Guardians 3000 team.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I read a volume and change, then ended up losing interest. Would read a page here and a page there. Ultimately just moved on and haven't really felt the urge to go back.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
That Valiant bundle gets you started, but as a person who initially started out like "wtf is going on here", it's pretty confusing when there are blatant gaps in the collection. Maybe they're in the bonuses, but as it stands, people would need some guidance if they buy this bundle.
That said, it's still a fantastic value.
That said, it's still a fantastic value.
Marvel just announced Guardians of Infinity, a GotG spin-off comic by Dan Abnett. It's basically a mix of the current Guardians (Rocket, Groot, & Drax), along with the Guardians 3000 team.
I feel like I am trapped in a time loop. Forced to relive this moment over and over
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Eh, guess it's not for everyone.
That said, I push Valiant as a whole, but all the books are fundamentally different. If you're looking for something more serious, I'd suggest another title.
So I asked r/comicbooks what they thought of the Marvel Star Wars comics and the responses have been overwhelmingly positive to my surprise. Especially the main title, Vader, and Lando. Does ComicGAF agree? I like Star Wars but I'm not a super fan by any means, but if people really love these books I might just dive in.
ThyMusicMan
Member
WadiumArcadium
Member
Yep. Vader, Star Wars and Lando are the best of what's on offer so far. Kanan was good but I found Leia disappointing.
It looks to me (as someone who's read some Valiant but not gone through the main stuff) as if you get the most of the core beginning (sans Bloodshot?) and then it skips to the recent titles. Is that right or am i totally off base
WadiumArcadium
Member
That sounds terrific! Guess I'll be adding those to my list. I also just found out that Shattered Empire is written by Rucka; now that I am really looking forward to.
Tizoc
Member
The missing volumes/books are expected to be added in the 2nd Valiant bundle.
These are DRM-free files so they'd be PDF or CBR files I believe.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
That seems pretty spot-on, actually. But like you said, it gets you started.
It does include the entire Armor Hunters event, which is great. One of the best events ever.
Only 1 issue of The Valiant though. How torturous lol
Actually, this makes more sense. In that case, I highly recommend everyone buy this one.
Tizoc
Member
Marvel just announced Guardians of Infinity, a GotG spin-off comic by Dan Abnett. It's basically a mix of the current Guardians (Rocket, Groot, & Drax), along with the Guardians 3000 team.
This is by DnA, so that gets my interest. The roster looks quite dull though
I'm not familiar with the site. I assume these are e-books instead of physical? It doesn't say anywhere that I can tell.
Ugh. What a bad shopping experience. The guy working just seemed super annoyed that I had the gall to be in his shop. And I only asked him like two or three questions the whole time I was there and he seemed so annoyed that I would ask him questions that I felt like I needed to apologize to him for bothering him each time I asked something.
Almost everything was in the back rather than on the floor, so since I didn't know what I wanted and the guy had no interest in helping me find something cool even though I made it clear that I just wanted to buy something, I just ended up getting this Manute (from Sin City) figure for $3 because why not.
Almost everything was in the back rather than on the floor, so since I didn't know what I wanted and the guy had no interest in helping me find something cool even though I made it clear that I just wanted to buy something, I just ended up getting this Manute (from Sin City) figure for $3 because why not.
I think it's just Abnett not both of em right? Either way I'm still excited for it.This is by DnA, so that gets my interest. The roster looks quite dull though
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Groupees is a well-known bundle site. They are digital: pdf and cbrs
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Yeah they don't work together anymore. Dunno what happened.
Even in the big anniversary issue the two of them did separate back up stories.
Marvel just announced Guardians of Infinity, a GotG spin-off comic by Dan Abnett. It's basically a mix of the current Guardians (Rocket, Groot, & Drax), along with the Guardians 3000 team.
Welp, I just found my next GotG book. Once Bendis is gone after 500 years maybe Abnett can take the reigns of the main team again and give Quill his old helmet back.
Simply Sarah
Member
This reminds me how just last night I was going through to separate the read and unread parts of my collection and noted that I really should get going on the Valiant hardcovers I got, like, a month ago. You know what, I don't have plans this weekend so I'll do those. Well, some of those. The main issue is that the second Harbinger hardcover isn't out yet so the line of:
Harbinger 15-25, Harbinger: Faith 0, Harbinger: Bleeding Monk 0
on the reading order is a slight problem. The listed bundle doesn't help either. ;_;
Harbinger 15-25, Harbinger: Faith 0, Harbinger: Bleeding Monk 0
on the reading order is a slight problem. The listed bundle doesn't help either. ;_;
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I'd put money that there will be another bundle. Note how this is #1.
Yeah, it looks like they had some trouble producing tpbs and OHCs lately, so some of those dates have been pushed back a bit. However, I would wager 2 months is going to be the max they are pushed back.
Also, I'm certain there will be another bundle after this one, though exactly when I'm not sure
awww
Oh well. I'll go back if I'm ever looking for something specific. They seemed like the place to go when you know what you want, since they did have a decent amount of inventory. It's just an awful store to browse.
In fairness though, I'm pretty pleased with this Manute figure for $3:
Only weird thing is that it has literally zero articulation below the waist. Lol.
Simply Sarah
Member
That's all well and good, but how do I handle reading everything in the Armor Hunters hardcover? How important are those Harbinger issues? Do I just need to double dip or wait until the hardcover comes out? :/
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I haven't read the Harbinger tie-in for Armor Hunters, but Valiant likes to make everything self-contained. You'll be safe reading it on its own.
If you want the complete picture for Armor Hunters, though, you'll need more than just Harbinger. You need that Unity ohc due out in October, though those issues are included in this bundle.
What do you mean by double-dip?
They circulate the inventory every couple months, and they open the warehouse on FCBD so you can see like everything.
Still, sorry to hear that. I can see how he comes off that way, even when he's excited he seems a little down about it. Haha.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I thought Batman Eternal was pretty bland from what I read but I think I'll give Batman & Robin Eternal a chance since Dick is featured prominently.
Freezasaurus
Member
What did I miss? Why is Messi now bizarro Zombeen? Is that Nebula on that Guardians of Infinite cover? What am I doing here?
It was pretty good at the beginning. It lost me around the time Batwing went to Arkham. Because seriously, fuck Batwing.
It was pretty good at the beginning. It lost me around the time Batwing went to Arkham. Because seriously, fuck Batwing.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
VALIANT BUNDLE BUY IT
Freezasaurus
Member
You mean those giant Prince Valiant comic collections they sell at the bookstore?
Simply Sarah
Member
I'd mean getting the missing Harbinger issues. Unity isn't an issue given the bundle (And the other hardcovers mostly deal with it already). I don't see much need for the Unity OHC given that between the Armor Hunters hardcover and the second Executive Officer Mango Ward hardcover you have half of Unity in oversized form already.