The creative teams. If I'm a fan of their previous work I'll likely follow them to whatever book they're announced to be working on even if they feature characters I've not read about before.
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COMICS! |OT| August 2015. Overwhelming.
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The creative teams. If I'm a fan of their previous work I'll likely follow them to whatever book they're announced to be working on even if they feature characters I've not read about before.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Considering the literal days of fun I've had with new friends and old, THAT would have made me incredibly sad.
whatsinaname
Member
Harley Quinn #0,#1: Started this yesterday and it seems to be quite good fun. I really liked what they did with #0 with the different artists. Art in #1 is a bit iffy though.
Why not booth? Halo had a great campaing with a fucking amazing lore and a fun multiplayer.
Chad Hardin from #1 is the main series artist and they have a few different fill in artists for annuals and such. Chad is good usually.
#2 is my favorite issue of the series. That issue the art is shared with Roux who imo is the better artist.
Tizoc
Member
It didn't work when it was dudebro hijinx what makes you think girly hijinks will make it worth $4.99 an issue :V
This has been the case for decades, and still there is hardly a Blade book that's worth reading outside of Captain Britain and M13.
Now MAYBE his pre-movie books are worth it but I haven't heard much talk about them at all; were any of them worth reading?
I'll give the Blade comics this much though: Vampire Spiderman
And apparently this is what Blade looked like in the 90s Spiderman cartoon
JC come on mang share your wisdom, there's got to be an actual worthwhile Blade comic series, right? Right?
Hmm finally started getting into Secret Wars even though I've been buying it since it started. Honestly I'd be fine if this was my goodbye to Marvel for a while. With what they have going here resetting everything and going back to a somewhat normal Marvel universe just doesn't seem that appealing. None of the revealed post secret wars books really scream out must read.
Siege is really good, probably my favourite of the tie ins I've read so far. I honestly wish all this stuff could just continue on it's the most interesting and varied the whole line has been since I can remember.
Siege is really good, probably my favourite of the tie ins I've read so far. I honestly wish all this stuff could just continue on it's the most interesting and varied the whole line has been since I can remember.
Dangerblade
Member
Hey ComicGAF! I'm just playing through The Wolf Among Us and really enjoying the art style and characters. Is there a recommended place to start reading the comics? Maybe some kind of compilation? I've seen quite a few of those on Amazon...
whatsinaname
Member
The game was based on the Fables series, which starts here.
Hardcover
http://www.instocktrades.com/TP/DC/FABLES-DELUXE-EDITION-VOL-1-HC-(MR)/MAY090235
Softcover
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/140123755X/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Overall, it will cost about the same buying either edition (hardcovers collect more issues). Only problem with the Hardcovers is that they are released more slowly. The series has already been completed in softcovers but only 2/3rs done in hardcovers.
There's a wolf among us series that DC were doing that I think is set after the game that might be worth looking into if you want more of the game.
Ugh Secret Wars #4 is the best single issue comic I've ever read. Hickman is doing some next level comics here. Loved the Phoenix exchange, as short as it was lol going to be sad when this ends.
Ugh Secret Wars #4 is the best single issue comic I've ever read. Hickman is doing some next level comics here. Loved the Phoenix exchange, as short as it was lol going to be sad when this ends.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
JC has forsaken us.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Marvel Zombies has been my favorite tie in so far. I really didn't expect that at all. Elsa is hilarious though.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I just want to let everyone know that I bought Secret Wars because of Hagi and I am going in fully knowing I'm going to be disappointed.
Your posts are making me jealous that I'm not reading BPRD right now.
I want in on this hype.
No, keep it up! You're giving me good encouragement to keep reading Hellboy! Plus I just enjoy reading good solid hype about Hellboy/BPRD.
Happy birthday, man!
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
If only because I'm jealous as fuck that I don't have the rest of the series already :c
Happy birthday!
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
For the record I'm not the least bit jealous of anyone reading Hellboy or BRPD.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Poser.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
It's true. I actually have really good taste in comics. I just want everyone to think I have shitty taste.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I sympathize. That's why regardless of how I feel about Secret Wars, I'm going to say it sucked.
I haven't read that yet I'm slowly making my way through the tie ins now i'm caught up with the main book. Just finished the first issue of Angela Witch Hunter and thought it was fantastic. Funny and my god that art.
I hope you enjoy it. It's really the first time I've felt like an event was an actual event and not just a temporary stopgap before the next big thing 6 months down the line. The tie ins are fantastic as well which is a completely alien concept to me these days. I think the last event that had tie ins I enjoyed was Final Crisis.
ThyMusicMan
Member
That "Off Panel" podcast is pretty good ED
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I've never not been disappointed in a non-Valiant event. I've really just tried to avoid them all together, but there's too much hype surrounding SW and I live for hype. Can't be avoided.
my name is ed
Banned
Yeah I love it. I think it could improve production wise but the content is great. I think Joe Keating pointed out the host is not one of those guys writing/talking about comics because he wants to write comics. That's a pretty big difference and makes for better discussion
GrandHarrier
Member
Does that mean it gets raw and real?
my name is ed
Banned
No rubber
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
The new lady in Uncanny Avengers is named Synapse and the fire guy is Toro.
CBR interview with Duggan
CBR interview with Duggan
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Miracleman remastered? $5 an issue? Was there a need for this?
What an uninspired team..
The new lady in Uncanny Avengers is named Synapse and the fire guy is Toro.
CBR interview with Duggan
What an uninspired team..
TetraxShards
Member
There was a need to rerelease Miracleman because there was no way to get a legitimate copy for decades. I agree it is pricey though. Also, I think the CMX versions are censored.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
At least Bloodshot made the cut
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
The goofy art style my good good friend Ryan Stegman is going with doesn't help it much either.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I agree with reprinting the collections, but this is really silly. They know the series is hard to find so they say fuck it, we'll touch up the art a bit, release the missing issues, and charge them a buttload.
Oh god, I just realized that. Even less than uninspired.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
The new lady in Uncanny Avengers is named Synapse and the fire guy is Toro.
CBR interview with Duggan
There's a few great Stegman pages in there. Fret not, cover-fearers.
I don't get how a roller coaster of bones and muscle seemed like a good idea.
Duane Cunningham
Member
Okay, so I'm just past the end of Superior, Spider Verse is just starting, and Silk was just introduced.
Question: why, exactly, does Peter feel he shouldn't do it with Silk?
Question: why, exactly, does Peter feel he shouldn't do it with Silk?
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
You've obviously never ridden one
Marvel established that Peter is gay awhile ago. Everyone was talking about it here.
I've totally been on a roller coaster once. I think it was a small one.
Duane Cunningham
Member
Ah, I knew i was missing something like that. MJ's career as the superheroine code named Redbeard should have tipped me off.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Well I think Winick's Power Girl lost me halfway through his third issue. Blackmailing one of her most loyal employee's so he'll become her computer hacker seems so out of character.
I finally decided to start reading The Wake which I picked up on sale a while ago, and damn Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth are a perfect combination. The art is absolutely gorgeous and has me even more excited for Tokyo Ghost now. I should probably check out Chrononauts too.
It's only recently that I really started to understand just how important a good colorist is. There are some books that I've read by artists I like, but I don't end up caring for the art because I hate the coloring. The best example that comes to mind for me is Adrian Alphona's work on Runaways. I love his art for Ms. Marvel, but can't stand it in The Runaways, and I think a lot of that has to with the coloring. Of course, the character designs are super early 2000's, and his art has evolved over time to become much more detailed, but still. Those early issues are ROUGH.
It's only recently that I really started to understand just how important a good colorist is. There are some books that I've read by artists I like, but I don't end up caring for the art because I hate the coloring. The best example that comes to mind for me is Adrian Alphona's work on Runaways. I love his art for Ms. Marvel, but can't stand it in The Runaways, and I think a lot of that has to with the coloring. Of course, the character designs are super early 2000's, and his art has evolved over time to become much more detailed, but still. Those early issues are ROUGH.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Haven't read it myself but consensus is yes.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Get thee to the Mignolaverse.
Dave Stewart is the single most accomplished colorist of our generation. THe first few Hellboy arcs are pre-Stewart and boy can you tell. But this just makes you sit up and cheer when he does show up. And he handles every single Mignolaverse book (and Baltimore if you're DTRB).
National treasure.
my name is ed
Banned
Still not a fan of his new style. Muscles look like they are not attached to other muscles past the forearm/shoulder/upper leg or w/e
E the Shaggy
Junior Member
The new lady in Uncanny Avengers is named Synapse and the fire guy is Toro.
CBR interview with Duggan
Awww man that sucks. I was hoping for some amazing Spidey/Johnny/Deadpool banter.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
There is interior art shown in that interview and it looks moderately better at best.
From what I've seen he's a pretty good artist but this style blows.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Wait I can't tell is Dave Stewart a good colorist
https://instagram.com/p/6Fh5Z8HZoH/
https://instagram.com/p/6Fh5Z8HZoH/
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Hmm not sure. I think I'll need to buy 5 more library editions and a few hardcovers to find out.