They actually resolicited that to include the missing issues. I'm really looking forward to picking that up this May.
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COMICS! |OT| February 2014. Flowers? Candy? Please. Get that guy/gal an omnibus!
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They actually resolicited that to include the missing issues. I'm really looking forward to picking that up this May.
ViewtifulJC
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"Downbeat yet strangely moving FINAL ISSUE!"
On the strange front, a recent good one was The Oath, by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin.
Well, I just read the entire Green Lantern/Green Lantern Corps run from 2005 to 2011, but some of them were bought in the end of the year.
I'll have to think a little bit how I will spend my comic book money from now on.
- The physical releases are very cheap in my country, but the paper is shit. And there are no such thing as trades or even single issues, only mixes (like batman #20, detective comics #20 and dark knight #20 in one book);
- Comixology is really, really good in my galaxy tab 10.1, but very expensive.
I was reading in physical format 30 or so DC books a month.
I'm at 200 euro without books. Fuck.
Didn't realize they'd done this. Excellent. I've been looking to try this out since I've enjoyed some of Johns' past work.
Good to know I'm not the only one here. How many comic books are you buying?
They didn't make a big deal about it all, so I'm not surprised people missed it. I only caught it because I was looking for the release date of the reprint of Ostrander's Spectre tpb.
KoruptData
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IST order of Planetary Omni and Power Girl Power Trip made. I spend too much money. I have been rewarding myself lately for quitting smoking though.
Haha yes. So good.
And thanks! I came across that one in my quick browsing of Doctor Strange's wikipedia page but wasn't sure if people liked it, though I figured it had to at least be decent since it's BKV. I'll definitely add it to my list of things I gotta read sometime.
Future Foundation
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I hadn't heard that. That's probably gonna knock out May.
La Maquinon
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Speaking of money, I realized today that I pay more for comics on Comixology than I do if I opt to buy a hard copy at my shop. The shop charges US cover price and no tax when you have a pull box. The comics I get on Comixology I pay for through Paypal and there is a fun little Can/US conversation that jacks up the price. So much for guided view and reducing clutter.
I've been doing that with weight loss.
KoruptData
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Smoking was costing us around 60 bucks a week between the actual cigs and getting drinks and snacks at the gas station while we were there. We also cut down on how much we are eating out too. I have the hobby of comics to thank for this though. Instead of dropping books and settling with my vices and a few books, now I get what I want usually within reason.
Soooo comics addiction is stronger than nicotine? Now i know why people buy Bendis books.
I'm just going to pretend you said you like Nextwave.
KoruptData
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Anybody else see this Twitter feud between Dan Slott and Rich from BC? Feel like telling them both to shut up.
ViewtifulJC
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Dan Slott has been beefing with Rich Johnston for years, he thinks that nigga is the scum of the Earth, the vulture that swoops around the village picking off people. He would probably physically fight him if he could get away with it.
That'd be a great Comic Con attraction, Slott v Johnston in a fight to the death! Two nerds enter, one nerd leaves!
Reading Nextwave now and loving it. I'm not sure how I missed it. Has Ellis done anything worth checking out in the last few years (I loved Transmet, Stormwatch/Authority and am enjoying Nextwave)
Bendis is mostly a miss for me, but I love Alias, so that makes up for a lot of his other stuff.
#dead
The Legend of Zelda: The List Waker
Justice League #28
Supergirl #28
Wonder Woman #28
Captain America #17
Uncanny X-Men #17
I don't know who the comics industry would be better without. Johnston is scum, but Dan Slott fucking ruined Spider-Man, which is absolutely criminal.
What I do know however, is
What I do know however, is
- Whoa, reading The Authority and then Nextwave and seeing how one informs the other is CRAYYYY
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His small Thunderbolts run, around twelve issues collected in one ultimate collection tpb, was really good too. Not wacky fun like Nextwave, but actiony villianous fun.
crimsonspider89
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Johnston has done several misquotes from Slott's twitter and comics beefing with Slott personally and Slott has had it in for him since ever.
Rrongfield
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I'd reccomend reading the "Death of Optimus Prime" Oneshot (It's included in the first tradeback volume).
It references some stuff from previous IDW series, but Roberts does his best to make it understandable for new readers. However, the series is currently in a crossover event with it's sister series Robots in Disguise. MTMTE is completely self contained until issue 22.
You should also check out Last Stand of the Wreckers by the same author because it is trully awesome.
Also, my Rronglist
ViewtifulJC
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There are six issues of Secret Avengers he did recently with some great artists. The Black Widow solo and the David Aja one are just about my go-to examples for smart pop one-shot superhero comics.
BuddyJoeHooker
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Late to the party as usual. Finished reading the latest WatXM, Thor, Superior Spidey and All-New X-Men last night. Pretty much enjoying all of my pull list at the moment, but it's getting harder to keep up all the time. The Guardians tie-in to All-New X-Men had me looking for all the back issues of Guardians last week just so I could follow it all through. Damn you Marvel! Gonna be poor.
Do any of you use a reading source to keep up with what ties in with what? I'd love if Marvel had a "prior reading recommended" section somewhere in the books. I know you get checklists with the main events like Infinity, Battle of the Atom etc, but the continuity of other books sometimes confuses me.
Do any of you use a reading source to keep up with what ties in with what? I'd love if Marvel had a "prior reading recommended" section somewhere in the books. I know you get checklists with the main events like Infinity, Battle of the Atom etc, but the continuity of other books sometimes confuses me.
The first issue of Planetary was free on Comixology so I just read it. I think this may be something I'd like. But damn it is pricey even on amazon. Maybe I will buy a few more singles and see if I am feeling it.
How is Catwoman: When in Rome? Considering what I generally like.
How is Catwoman: When in Rome? Considering what I generally like.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Is it pricey? The omnibus is only $50 for 864pgs. That doesn't seem too bad compared to others.
£40 on amazon, fairly sure my local had it for 59.99 lol. I suppose I just think its expensive as I don't know very much about it so it seems like a bigger financial risk.
I'm catching up with Superior Spider-Man (issue #10 atm) and, even though I'm enjoying it, I was left scratching my head with the lack of consequences from
, but it doesn't feel like anyone reacted like they should in the following issues. The Avengers mention it but it's more like "dude, you
, you shouldn't do that ok? Cool.".
In issue #10 the officers are interrogated, and it's mentioned that every single person that was there isn't saying anything, but that's super far-fetched considering how many people were shown in those pages. At that point someone
. Feels weird to have such a thing happen and then follow up with a contrived aftermath so it's not a bigger deal with the necessary (and potentially interesting) repercussions. I guess this particular thing shouldn't bother me since I can overlook everyone but Carlie not caring about Peter acting completely off his rocker for so long, but yeah. Just felt like it would lead to something bigger.
Spider-man killing Massacre. He shot him point blank in front of many people, including the police
executed that guy
In issue #10 the officers are interrogated, and it's mentioned that every single person that was there isn't saying anything, but that's super far-fetched considering how many people were shown in those pages. At that point someone
would surely have sold the story to a newspaper or have filmed it with their phones and uploaded it online
MHWilliams
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Ultimate Spider-Man has been great for years. His Avengers was aimless, but I think his X-Men work has been much better. All-New X-Men was on fire when it first started, and Uncanny was pretty great until the second arc. He needs someone to focus him past his opening salvo.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Ah, ok. I can appreciate it in that sense but didn't look much more than other omnibuses I've looked at and isn't a skimpy one in size.
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Also, Powers. Powers is great. When it actually comes out.
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Freezasaurus
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Powers actually isn't so bad anymore. Scarlet, on the other hand... Great book, but it almost never comes out. It's a shame, because Bendis and Maleev are amazing together.
I live in ireland so throw 30 onto the price for shipping and maybe more for import tax
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I loved The Fuse #1. Enjoyed it much more than I have been Antony Johnston's other Image ongoing, Umbral. The Fuse is looking to do gritty, sci-fi mystery with sharp, sardonic characters. Stoked!
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Wow, absolute sandman is only $55 there. What does (MR) after a listing mean? and they have a different picture for absolute sandman, did they change covers or is it just a weird image for the listing?
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