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COMICS! |OT| August 2015. Overwhelming.
- Thread starter Spike Spiegel
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Right. Remember it's in two parts, pre and post-Nu 52 with Leviathan Strikes! in between them.
Simply Sarah
Member
Yes.
All while pretty much ignoring that anything happens to the multiverse!
Ugh. I really want to read Bacchus, but I have to wait until the Ms. Marvel OHC comes out next week to do my IST order. 
Also, after I read The Invisibles, I think I'm going to order The Filth.
Have you read Doom Patrol and Animal Man yet? I'd probably read both of those before reading The Invisibles. Mostly because they're both absolutely incredible and they're still typical Morrison madness but I'd say there's a higher chance of someone enjoying them. Plus starting with those will help prepare you for the craziness of The Invisibles.
Yeah. There were two volumes of Batman Inc. though.
Edit: Oops. Beaten.
Also, after I read The Invisibles, I think I'm going to order The Filth.
Have you read Doom Patrol and Animal Man yet? I'd probably read both of those before reading The Invisibles. Mostly because they're both absolutely incredible and they're still typical Morrison madness but I'd say there's a higher chance of someone enjoying them. Plus starting with those will help prepare you for the craziness of The Invisibles.
Yeah. There were two volumes of Batman Inc. though.
Edit: Oops. Beaten.
Well, don't get me wrong, I love Kingdom Come. I love any story that's not trying to job my bro Superman *conspicuously checks his signal watch*, but some of the choices in KC just sit kind of...funny with me. I don't dislike them, but something about it just doesn't do it for me. Like Superman hooking up with Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman hooking up with other superheroes never sits right with me.
That shot of the Justice League flying in to save the day from shitty over-violent "superheroes" though? That's the best.
And seriously, still the best Civil War story. Maybe if Marvel had Mark Waid at the time to write Civil War it wouldn't have sucked so hard.
Pre Nu-52 is over then for me...
I hate that there is no Deluxe for Nu-52 Batman Inc... But I will take the bullet and buy it in trade form.
And my fucking god, I need the rest of his Batman stuff. Its fucking amazington. Based GM, the god under the Batman writer. So fucking god, its amazing.
I still want to do the Hawkeye Reading Club
And I also vote for doing a Superior Foes club when the omni comes out...
I'm in for both.
I love it when he releases stuff like that. His X-men "manifesto" with his initial proposals prior to writing New X-men is my favorite.
Simply Sarah
Member
I have both omnibuses and Doom Patrol was/is next on my list to read after I finish the major Hellboy/BPRD collected stuff, so very soon.
Where can I find this?
In the Omnibus and some of the first volumes of his collected New X-men.
Really liked the behind the scenes documentary of All-Star Superman that came with the blu ray for the animated version of the story. You can find it on youtube. It's called Superman Now.
If you haven't seen that yet, it's pretty cool. You can pretty much skip the bits where they're talking to Dan DiDio though. I'm not 100% sure why, but any time I hear DiDio speak, I immediately want him to stop.
Also, there's a commentary track on that blu ray that is Grant and Bruce Timm. That is the best shit ever. Basically, even if you don't like the adaptation, it's worth it to get that blu ray just for the extras.
Serpentine
Banned
I'm sorry, who?
I still want to do the Hawkeye Reading Club
And I also vote for doing a Superior Foes club when the omni comes out...
Do both breh.
Batman Europa finally dated again. Also Millers Dark Knight 3, both for November. Exciting times for Batman fans.
http://comicsalliance.com/batman-europa-dark-knight-iii-solicitation/
http://comicsalliance.com/batman-europa-dark-knight-iii-solicitation/
Those collectors editions for DK3 sound a bit weird. Over $80 then you have the option of buying a separate slipcase to hold them? hmm
TetraxShards
Member
Flash, Daredevil, Kingdom Come and Fantastic Four would be the rest of my top five. King dom Come has one of my favourite quotes in any comic though:
"According to the word of God, the meek would someday inherit the earth. Someday. But God never accounted for the mighty."
One of the first times I ever got chills from a comic. Good times.
Oh, sweet! Yeah, definitely read those first and then decide from there.
Those are both such good runs by the way. I'm excited for you!
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
All this Grant Morrison and Hellboy talk is disgusting!!!!!!
Really awesome pic for real dude. I would link it though because for some it's a really hard spoiler.
TetraxShards
Member
I still want to do the Hawkeye Reading Club
And I also vote for doing a Superior Foes club when the omni comes out...
I'm down for the Hawkeye club whenever. When is the fourth trade out? We should probably wait until then.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I am a Jedi, like my father before me.
Can you believe I said no to seeing this at the Disney lot a few weeks ago?
I had to work.
Sounds like you should read New X-Men
It's out. I think it was like a week after the last issue.
Disgusting in this case is some kind of slang for "the best thing ever" I assume?
http://soyleyendacharlie.blogspot.ca/2010/07/morrison-manifesto.html
(Spanish blog but the text is reproduced en inglés)
Very reminiscent of the Superman 2000 pitch by him, Millar, Waid, and Tom Peyer if you've seen that. Modernize, make mainstream, inject some newness into the book like Claremont and Byrne and Jim Lee had in decades past.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Help guys. How do I process all these emotions I feel at the end of Fear Agent
MuddyDonut
Member
You can thank me for the Hellboy stuff.
TheKaeptain
Banned
One day I will finish reading that series.
Help guys. How do I process all these emotions I feel at the end of Fear Agent
I know, right?
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I know, right?
I am trying so hard to find this page of pure badassery in the penultimate chapter, and the internet is failing me. The one where
the brains try to mind control him and he just makes them explode from the sheer amount of pain he's endured.
Mac the KNife
Member
Fear Agent's one of the rare comics that makes the reader feel the character's pain, both physical and emotional. I felt like I had the shit kicked out of me by the end of the series. Remender, Moore & Opena did great work.
Yesss. I only vaguely remembered that page, so I pulled out my Library Edition to give it another look. So great. I'd also forgotten just how incredible Moore and Opena's art looked in that giant format. They're incredible.
As I was reading it, every time the artists switched, I would change my mind who I liked better between the two. Like, when it was Moore's arc, I'd be like "Moore is definitely my favorite of the two." And then Opena would have his arc and I'd be like "Wait no, it's definitely Opena."
They're both just so great.
I linked that grantland article, too. Betraying my wicdiv brethren.
Never read Hellboy, just know other people here like it.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
No just the regular kind of disgusting.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
I'll say this. I respect that Mignola seems to have stuck with his creation for so long. Comic book creators are sometime a bit flaky for my tastes.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Yeah, there's some seriously harrowing stuff. That last arc was me holding back tears basically the entire time.
Yeah, i absolutely do not regret buying the LEs. I'd give it to Moore, but only slightly and for a weird reason. His art feels more familiar to me, even though I haven't read many books (if any other than the first arc of TWD). It's a strange feeling.
whatsinaname
Member
New 52 Animal Man #20 - #29, Annual #2: The series lost a lot of momentum during rotworld but the last two trades provided a pretty decent wrap-up.
And that Red Thunder stuff got dark. -_-
As long as they were willing to go the Deus Ex Machina route by introducing the Bridgewalker, why didn't they bring Cliff back?
And that Red Thunder stuff got dark. -_-
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I think the sub only applies to singles.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Just started Gotham Central. I laughed at the Marcus damning Batman.
This is going to be an awesome series.
This is going to be an awesome series.
AsfaeksBR
Member
Great, thanks
TheDarkKnight774
Member
One of the all time bests. Then you'll discover new levels of disappointment at what the TV show could have been. It's layed out for them in the comic. Little rework needed and they messed it up
echoshifting
Banned
One of the best books out there. Bon appetit.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Hey, now, it took them some time but Gotham ended up okay.