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COMICS! |OT| January 2013. "Read more comics"? Now that's a resolution I can keep!
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Supermanisdead
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Lying Cat reminds me of a nasty hairless stray from my childhood that scared the shit out of me. Only therapy will make me a fan.
ViewtifulJC
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What's up comic gaf! First time poster, long time lurker here! You guys have been helping me find new books I probably wouldn't of picked up (Saga!!!!!) for about six months or so now. My lurking was getting a little out of hand so I decided to bite the bullet and register. I'm super excited my account was activated as quickly as it was, and can't wait to post here and contribute to this awesome community!!
Lying cat is a pretty cool guy too.
Lying cat is a pretty cool guy too.
Welcome! Cool avatar, oh and buy black beetle!
black beetle is pretty solid stuff
you'll do just fine here, buddy
There's a lot of The Will we don't get - I think his memories of The Stalk are the first of many things we'll see that humanize and flesh him out.
also, i'm with you on snyders batman. it's not bad but it's nowhere near as good as his DC run.
you'll do just fine here, buddy
There's a lot of The Will we don't get - I think his memories of The Stalk are the first of many things we'll see that humanize and flesh him out.
also, i'm with you on snyders batman. it's not bad but it's nowhere near as good as his DC run.
Tizoc
Member
True~
Though TBH, I'm a little confused about The Will's true character; I get he's a hired hand assassin, and I appreciate him saving the little girl, but even then...I still feel like there's more to his character than what we're seeing.
Also when is Batman 17 coming out so this whole Joker thing ends, cuz its been not-so-mind-blowing for me. Snyder's Detective Comics run featuring Gordon's son was much better IMO.
I've gotten two friends on board with Black Beetle so far. Feelz good but they're bummed they missed out on the 0 issue. Trying to get them to order it online.
BuddyJoeHooker
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Welcome Hawkbro.
You're a good man.
krypt0nian
Banned
All this Black Beetle love give me hope for humanity.
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TheKaeptain
Banned
Can't have them separate. They go together like Kim and Kayne.
Fixed for Kanye.
BJK
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Of course there's a Luke Cage angle to the story!
I swear, if you had told me that was a parody of a Bendis solicit, I would have believed you. He must have other plans for Iron Fist, Dr. Strange, and Spider-Woman.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Heroes for Hire brah is coming soon.
He gonna be an actual part of that book?
Also congrats on Jagr, that mang still got it.
Great comic you can rarely go wrong with Jason Aaron. I just read Sweet Tooth #40 now that's how you end a series. Lemire is damn good. So much heart.
EleventhDoctor
Banned
I just got caught up with Action Comics.
I never asked for this.
I never asked for this.
Hydrogen Bluebird
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What are some good non-superhero graphic-novels?
Freezasaurus
Member
Series or standalone?
Hydrogen Bluebird
Member
I prefer stand alone but series are okay too. Comics I've read/liked in the past include Scott Pilgrim and Some of Warren Ellis' stuff including Global Frequency.
BuddyJoeHooker
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These are standalone Graphic Novels I would recommend:
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K Vaughn
We3 by Grant Morrison
Joe the Barbarian by Grant Morrison
I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly
I'll recommend more if you have a preference.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Got anything depressing? Or fantasy based?
sazabirules
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I Kill Giants is depressing.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
You wanted something depressing, just google "Chris Ware" and go to town. Depressing is that man's trade in life.
fredrancour
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Out of what you quoted, "Pride of baghdad" is a hell of a downer.
Haemolacria
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I thought about reading The Black Beetle when it's printed in a tpb. Am I a horrible person?
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Thanks comic-bros. Some good recommendations to catch up on after payday.
I thought about reading The Black Beetle when it's printed in a tpb. Am I a horrible person?
Only 20% horrible. I don't like the disappointment people sometimes show towards those that would rather buy a book in trade format. The arguments against trade waiting tend to derive in guilt tripping consumers to buy something in a format they don't want so that the book sells well enough so that it gets printed in a format they do want.
Comics O____O
Hi folks. Just started getting into comics again after a long period of not getting anything, for various reasons. I've never really read the traditional ongoing superhero comics, so I was wondering if people had any suggestions for great comics I can jump in on, or that have started recently and are worth checking out. Previously I read a lot of stuff along the lines of Fables, Invincible, Sandman, BPRD & Hellboy, Preacher, The Unwritten, Y: The Last Man and Ex Machina if that helps. I just don't really know where to jump in with Marvel/DC stuff mostly, although I wouldn't necessarily be against that sort of thing.
I've seen Saga mentioned here so I'm going to check that out, as I like Brian K Vaughn's stuff a lot, and I'll probably try and pick The Unwritten and Fables back up again, but anything else that'd be good for a fresh start would be appreciated.
I've seen Saga mentioned here so I'm going to check that out, as I like Brian K Vaughn's stuff a lot, and I'll probably try and pick The Unwritten and Fables back up again, but anything else that'd be good for a fresh start would be appreciated.
Well Black Beetle is never going to sell tons of copies and trades are usually in the plan from the beginning right? I bet he'll be fine even if he's totally dumb for not reading it right now ;P
Take a look at most pages in this thread and see what gets mentioned at least once a page. Yes, do not even ask.
chea mayne
If you already read Fables until the end of the first big "arc" (i think issue 75 or the 10th trade) you should just stop. It's a nice end to the series.
The only cape book I would recommend is Hawkeye. It really makes all other cape books redundant in that they are not as good.
and where's my deluxe Sullivan's Sluggers hardcover?!
solid list
First off, read American Vampire if you haven't yet. That's an easy recommendation to anybody.
New 52 has a lot of books with easy jumping on points that don't follow a lot of heavy continuity. They sort of bridge the gap between Vertigo stuff you like and a regular, ongoing, superhero book.
Demon Knights: Etrigan and his not-so-merry band of misfits in the medieval times of Camelot. Swords and sorcery. Dinosaurs. Great book
Swamp Thing & Animal Man: Snyder and and Lemire's tagteam horror books. Have been consistently great since they started.
Wonder Woman: Much to the chagrin of some it has less to do with Diana herself and more to do with her fucked up family. It's like a Greek mythology soap opera full of demigods and double crossing.
sazabirules
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My store had these in stock. I never even knew it was being sold outside of who funded the Kickstarter.
the fuck?! how much is it?!? i dropped 80 bones for 2 copies + 2 shirts and was told it would be one printing only - still haven't gotten it
BuddyJoeHooker
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