ViewtifulJC
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No one is forcing you to buy all these junk DC books Harrier
let it go
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COMICS! |OT| December 2013. Spiking the eggnog, and not telling Stark about it.
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Rafa=FedKilla
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The Creeper oneshotbhad the worst dialogue. Thisis why editors shouldn'tbwrite ladies and gentlemen....
GrandHarrier
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And the epic showdown concludes in two panels as this woman wastes the big bad Katana has faced by...
There is a special place in writer hell for you Nocenti.
Shooting him with a gun.
There is a special place in writer hell for you Nocenti.
KoruptData
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Definitely a paycheck writer. No heart or passion in anything she writes.
GrandHarrier
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There is beauty in ugly things. Besides at this point I'd rather just finish out the series and have it complete.
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Deleted member 13876
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Amazing Spider-Man 697-700 -> Superior for the main line. Avenging Spider-Man -> Superior Spider-Man Team Up for side books.
Edit: That may not have been an answer to your question.
ThyMusicMan
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I was wanting to see what happen leading up to Superior Spider,,
Last 4 issues of Amazing Spidey is all i really need to read?
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Maybe Amazing Spider-Man 600 for some extra context and if you really want to go the full mile the Ends of the Earth arc, but they're not really necessary.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
I see your Creeper oneshot and raise you the Kubert Joker oneshot. Nothing could prepare me for the horseshit writing infesting that comic.
BlueScrote
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I don't understand how someone can bitch about a book being bad yet still support it month after month.
GrandHarrier
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Depends on the title. I continue to buy a book for a number of different reasons. In the case of Katana, it like books such as Vibe, are doomed to failure and I'd rather just finish them out and have the entire series. In the case of a book like Teen Titans or Catwoman, I know that those writers will eventually be replaced / hit by a bus / cease to exist, and I'd rather not have a hole in my collection. Take Layman's Catwoman Zero Year issue, for example, maybe they are testing the waters?
And honestly, bad writing offends me less than bad art; I can hate a story but love the art and keep getting it, but bad art will make me drop a good story (re: Trillium).
La Maquinon
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But why? You aren't likely to re-read it, are you?
GH...you don't have to do this.
slightconfuse
Banned
Anyone pulling a Loebdell book gets what they deserve
ThyMusicMan
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I just ordered this bundle, "Key of Z'. http://merchnow.com/products/156733
I said something about it a little while back, couple guys from Coheed and Cambria wrote it(awesome band). Art looks awesome.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=34698
I said something about it a little while back, couple guys from Coheed and Cambria wrote it(awesome band). Art looks awesome.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=34698
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
So you dropped Trillium and continue flushing money down the shitter for Katana and Teen Titans? That's absurd, man. Nobody can tell you what to do with your money but it is a bit odd to be supportive of absolute garbage out of blind loyalty.
Do you sell the full runs after you get them, or just keep 'em around?
SpiderJerusalem
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I hated Creeper more
I hope DC got a papercut when they wiped thier ass with my four dollars
sometimes I'm bored of it and sometimes alright with it
same reason most of us still continue to watch TV shows like Dexter and Sons of Anarchy even after they've turned to complete shit.
GrandHarrier
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Trillium is a special case. The art is just so bad. I'm still pulling some of the indie titles that I might otherwise have dropped, but they stay because of my personal buying habits. I'd likely have dropped Saga by now because of the last three issues being so boring. But the art is good so it's saved. I'm very visually oriented with my comics.
Sometimes I'll reread them. But usually it's so that if/when I sell them it is a complete set. I also have a fondness for more obscure runs of titles; runs you'll see very few of in complete form.
I do it so others don't have to.
SpiderJerusalem
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oh no Sons of Anarchy went shit? I've only watched the first two seasons :/
If you really want more Spidey start with the spider island arc I guess...
Also I found the Battle Chasers anthology for $100 still sealed at my LCS. Seems to fetch a decent amount on Amazon... I'm stoked. They also gave me $20 store credit as part of some membership promo.
Keep it that way.
S3 was bad. S4 was a step in the right direction, but still wasn't that good. 5 and 6 are bad, like real bad.
The writing is so bad it's on Ann Nocenti levels.
La Maquinon
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It's probably better than that cruddy IDW Judge Dredd they had available the other day. But they had Revival #1 yesterday so I'm stoked to read that.
Pretty rad thing they're doing with these 12 free comics.
I haven't read it but I heard it was good, good reviews too. You should pick up the new 52 run of Aqua Man too. It's good.
Pretty, but dull as bricks.
Six Gun Gorilla #6
Incredible finale. Just....fucking incredible. It will make you think about fiction in a way that comics rarely do now.
Best mini this year no doubt. Best comics this year? Probably. Better than the entirety of the New 52. Better than any of Birdie's 12,000 favorite comics this year. Better than Marvel NOW.
Pleasepleaseplease support this book when the trade comes out. It is so worth your time and money.
Incredible finale. Just....fucking incredible. It will make you think about fiction in a way that comics rarely do now.
Best mini this year no doubt. Best comics this year? Probably. Better than the entirety of the New 52. Better than any of Birdie's 12,000 favorite comics this year. Better than Marvel NOW.
Pleasepleaseplease support this book when the trade comes out. It is so worth your time and money.
I jist discovered IDWs Judge Dredd and kind of love it. Going to pick up the 2000 AD stuff now.
GrandHarrier
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I'm amazed when titles like this actually get to finish; Not intending to shit talk (though you know I'm down to trash talk with you), but the fact that this title has like 5000 sales (of print, I obviously don't know how it does digitally). It's just damn cool that a title that you've so clearly enjoyed managed to finish it's run.
I'm sure it didn't have huge sales expectations to begin with. It's a miniseries from relatively unknown creators on a small publisher. Really hoping the trade does well for all involved. I hope Maquinon and I have at least sold a couple copies here.
Boom's best selling titles don't move much more than 15k copies.
I've pretty much switched to being a miniseries fan full time now. Or perhaps a specific story arc or trade that was recommended.
Ongoings ultimately disappoint. I either get bored with the title or sick of the constant con job to keep buying the run or buy more tie-in titles.
La Maquinon
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Holy shit man I'm so excited that you finally read the finale! I knew you'd blow!
I read my first Dredd in the 2000 AD FCBD book this year and was surprised by how much fun it was. Then I was lucky enough to win Carlos Ezquerra's art book vol 1 and, man, wait 'til you read real Dredd. Such raddness.
Yeah, Spurrier recently referred to it as a sold out series. I know the first issue, at least, went into a second printing. It's Boom Studios and I don't think they tend to print their stuff in large quantities.
I am so excited for you guys to discover this story when it is collected. I'd be worried about over-hyping it but that would be impossible. Here's something I said about SGG on CBR:
.. The finale, issue 6, dropped today and it was incredible and wholly satisfying. Spurrier and Stokely are pretty much schooling comic book creators with their demonstration of what can be accomplished with the medium.
This series beautifully explores the courage required to move through loss, the importance of stories to our society and what it means to be part of the world rather than to make ourselves the centre of it.
I'll be picking up the Six Gun Gorilla trade! I have virtually no idea what it's about but it's getting high praise here and I'm a sucker for throwing money at comics. Plus Spurrier seems like a cool guy.
Oh man, I can't wait for the 8th trade. I loved the 7th. There was one panel in a gym where Guillory had pasted Kirkman's head onto the bodies of these mega-buff dudes on posters in the background, that was hilarious.
Oh man, I can't wait for the 8th trade. I loved the 7th. There was one panel in a gym where Guillory had pasted Kirkman's head onto the bodies of these mega-buff dudes on posters in the background, that was hilarious.
Freezasaurus
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Chew is such a weird book for me, because I really don't look forward to reading it. I mean, I'm all like "food cops, who cares?"...but I enjoy the hell out of it when I'm actually reading it.
Dr_LawyerCop
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I haven't read the finale yet, but read 1-5. I absolutely loved it. Probably my favorite series all year. When it's out in trade I'm buying copies for myself and all my comic reading friends.
You're going to love the finale. It is absolutely perfect.
Freezasaurus
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Hey ComicGAF, does anyone know what's going on Christmas week with comic releases? Since Christmas falls on a Wednesday, are we getting our stuff Tuesday or Thursday?
Hmm...I'll wait on Elektra for opinions then, considering some people are "eh" on this Blackman guy.
Moon Knight on release it is then!
La Maquinon
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Yeah, half my pull list is minis. And a lot of the ongoings I try end up being minis because I drop them after the first arc. Mini-series are where it's at.
Where did you read that? I have yet to find any info on a SGG collection.
Yeah, I tweeted at Boom that they need to make a gorgeous collection for SGG and get it into every podcaster and reviewer's hands because people need to read it. Jeff Stokely retweeted that, heh. But I've had the same thought. Maybe buy an extra copy and donate it to the library or something.
La Maquinon
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There's no way they could wrap it all up clean in one, I said. There's sure to be some unanswered questions, I said.
It's gonna be two Tuesdays in a row. Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.
Amazon has it listed as a paperback June 2014 release so far :O
Freezasaurus
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Aw yisss.
In that case, it might even be late May. Amazon's release dates for graphic novels are a little later than the direct market. Same way you can grab them from comic retailers before general bookstores.
So, I'm now of the opinion that DC going out of business would actually be a good thing. Because fuck those guys.
Yup. It's like the writer has a really good idea to get the title started and then gets into a slump trying to continue with new stories.
Or the dreaded crossovers. Pretty much every New-52 title I tried was really good up to the point they started the crossovers. That's when I was out.
I have no loyalty to ongoings. There are too many good comics to read instead of wasting time and money on ongoings that get stale. Miniseries have it right. Tell the story. End it. Not some neverending soap opera.
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