ViewtifulJC
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COMICS! |OT| January 2013. "Read more comics"? Now that's a resolution I can keep!
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Lying Cats keeps her honest
That's a great trade. More people need to buy Unwritten, I'm constantly stressing out about it getting canceled.
Yep. Unwritten needs more love. Brilliant comic.
Picked this up today, definitely on board with this book in a big, bad way.
This post made me cry.
You mean the first arc starring the MONSTERS OF EVIL! guh
BlueScrote
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Finished Supergod's chapter on Dark Knight Returns/Watchmen. All I can say is wow.
slightconfuse
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Yea super gods is a real good book. Morison knows his stuff
Dance Inferno
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Finally caught up to the latest week of DC comics (I've been going through the past six months of issues that I've missed), and damn Snyder is still killing it on Batman and Swamp Thing, huh? That last Bats issue was stellar. From this thread it looks like I need to pick up Saga as well.
krypt0nian
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At the very least, Change is absolutely gorgeous.
I don't have any comics, but I have been reading this thread and I decided to go to the comic book store today to get Saga, since it has such rave reviews in here. I went in and looked around but could not find it. I asked the clerk if they had it, she says no but she can special order it. Then she asks if I'm looking for "TPB" or issues. I didn't know what that meant so I said TPB. Then she asks if I want to subscribe. I said no because I haven't read the beginning. She looks annoyed and says that I am getting the first volume, so I will be caught up by the next issue. I said I'm going to look online instead and I left.
What should I do? Can I buy the issues directly from the publisher, or is there a good website most of you get comics from? Do I want TPB? Can I subscribe without going through this store? Any advice or recommendations on other series would be appreciated.
What should I do? Can I buy the issues directly from the publisher, or is there a good website most of you get comics from? Do I want TPB? Can I subscribe without going through this store? Any advice or recommendations on other series would be appreciated.
Man, I think I am due for another Sandman reading. The Doll's House is one of my favourite volumes. Pretty much the rest of the series is non-stop awesome by that point though.
http://www.amazon.com/Saga-Vol-1-Brian-Vaughan/dp/1607066017/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358743778&sr=8-1&keywords=saga
Order that. For issues 7-9, you can either go to a comic store and ask for the singles, or if you are not opposed to ebooks, you can order then on comixology.com and read them on your PC, phone, or tablet.
http://www.comixology.com/Saga/comics-series/7587
Trades collect single issues, Saga volume 1 collects issues 1-6, the store worker was asking if you'd want to subscribe because the next issue might be #7 ( not sure, but it's close), so you'd start buying the singles from #7 on, subscribing to Saga is probably a good idea if you like it since it apparently tends to sell out and you'd have to wait for reprints. This is all based on you liking the first volume and not wanting to just wait until volume 2 releases in trade format.
I'd possibly give your store another try, though they should have said that ^^^^ maybe they were not on their game. You could also buy the trade from Amazon or other bookstores.
For other series, what kind of things are you interested in? Marvel/DC? Also, that post above me :O
Wow. Honestly it sounds like you have a shit store. You want the TPB ("trade paperback" is a term borrowed from book publishing but here it basically means a softcover collection). It collects the first six issues and it's 10 bones, which is cheap as hell for these things. Amazon or a similar online retailer should have it. If you have another comic store in your town, maybe try hitting them up? The first Saga collection was pretty massively underordered by a lot of places I think, so I really don't see why any store would need to "special order" it for you.
fallingdove
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TPB - trade paperback. A collection of the individual issues. The trade of Saga collects issues 1 - 6. It should be pretty easy to find online. Unless you are planning on collecting the floppies of saga, the tpb is the way to go.
that godzilla is ending soon? because yea that is sad.
Tizoc
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I need to read Supergods someday...
The Will can tap dat spider-ass just fine brah, you just mad jelly due to xeno and arachophobia...but it's cool mate I don't wanna tap dat ass either...Stalk looks like a high demand bitch anyways.
The Will can tap dat spider-ass just fine brah, you just mad jelly due to xeno and arachophobia...but it's cool mate I don't wanna tap dat ass either...Stalk looks like a high demand bitch anyways.
Trades are good for casual reading. The biggest problem is the wait time between releases. For an ongoing series, especially one that is taking a break between arcs like Saga, it will only come out with one trade a year or so.
In the mean time you should go read some of Brian K Vaughan's older stuff. Y: The Last Man is a story almost universally loved and it is all currently available.
Vermillion
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Speaking of, I just got the entirety of Liss's run on Panther in trades.
Can someone DC Comics minded recommend me a good run of Static (with the costume he's sporting in my avy, preferably)?
Can someone DC Comics minded recommend me a good run of Static (with the costume he's sporting in my avy, preferably)?
Rafa=FedKilla
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Ain't nothin but old Milestone brah. Go huntin for back issues.
Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll probably pick up the trade paper back then. If there's anything that I have to read please send me a PM or something. I've always liked all the X-Men cartoons and movies but there are so many series I wouldn't know where to start. Anything without super heroes would be good too.
Tizoc
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I maaaaaaaaaaay have a .txt file listing various (IMO) must read comic series if ur interested?
Vermillion
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Yes
It's a good time to read X-men stuff. Uncanny X-Force just ended (which was apparently great), Bendis is killing it on All New X-Men (featuring the original five displaced in time) which in only 5 or 6 issues old so far and we're about to get a relaunch of Uncanny X-Men (with Scott and Magneto). There's also straight up X-Men (with an all female cast) coming soon, the new X-Force (starring Cable) and so on and so forth. There are also like 12 Wolverine solo titles. Frankly there might be TOO much X-Men stuff out....
Luthor Strode is fucking awesome!!!
Tizoc
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I'll link it to you later today then =3
OK I'm going to send you my list of god-tier comics.
Exactly. You fuck up and don't put enough seasoning salt on the popcorn, or you get her the wrong drink. and *Schlick* tongue dart through the eyeball. Spider-women are the most dangerous kind.
Wasn't there an Ultron thing in the Avengers not too long ago? Where Kang showed up with a device Tony Stark invented? And Tony is like, Oh snaps bros, don't come at him leave him alone. That device could destroy everybody and their momma. And then they went into the past and into the future and saw the different outcomes of the Age of Ultron?
slightconfuse
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Ultron was in avengers 12.1 and moon knight. Kang showed up with something stark made
was that a long time ago?
slightconfuse
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Moon knight was 2011 I think same With avengers. Age of ultron was supposed to be lastyear but marvel sat on it.
The last issue of moon knight even says moon knight will be in age of ultron
BlueScrote
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Definitely. There are parts of it that drag a bit, but it's clear how much love Morrison has for the medium.
Yo, Suicide Squad bro. HOW FUCKING CRAY WAS THAT LAST ISSUE? (it was p. cray)
Like, I know haters have been talking shit about the New Harley ever since the cover of #1 was announced, but this issue had the Harley I wanted to read ever since I started thinking that parts of Mad Love are pretty terrible and fucked up. And, oh yeah, that last development is goddamn cray cray.
my name is ed
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People do comics for money? Wat
So, I blame you guys, and also thank you, for forcing me to pickup the two Black Beetle issues so far with all of your positive comments. Here's some quick thoughts on stuff I read last night:
Black Beetle #0 & #1
Star Wars #1
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe #1-#4
Deadpool #1
Probably didn't have to spoiler any of that, but always like to side with being cautious, just in case.
Black Beetle #0 & #1
I didn't know what to expect, not having any previous experience with the creator or the character going in. I'm kind of glad I went in so blindly, because issue #1 especially was a real treat. #0 was good as well, the art in these is amazing, and the colors really explode into your eyes on the iPad. Well worth dealing with the horrible, horrible Dark Horse app. They seriously need to bite the bullet and get on board with ComiXology, I would buy a lot more of their stuff. Anyways, that first issue, wow. Very well executed, my only complaints are that it's only 4 issues and it's not quad shipped. I don't want to wait a whole month for the contiunation.
Quick issue #0 question: Are there any plans to resolve what happened on the very last page of that issue? Does that tie-in to this story arc in any way?
Quick issue #0 question: Are there any plans to resolve what happened on the very last page of that issue? Does that tie-in to this story arc in any way?
Star Wars #1
While the Black Beetle issues felt shorter than they were, this felt longer, but that's not a knock on it. Tons of exposition and story, but it kept my interest, and again, there was some great art and colors in this issue. I'm not sure how long this is planned to go, or how the Marvel takeover will change what is being done here, or if they will even keep it, but I'm on board at $2.99 for as long as the story keeps my interest. Was nice to get back into the timeframe of the OT and to revisit and get a fresh take on characters we all know and love (or hate, for some).
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe #1-#4
Wow, this was garbage. I feel bad for spending even $4 on it during the ComiXology sale, seeing that it was as much as I paid for the first issue of Black Beetle, and I got infinitely more enjoyment out of that. Anyway, back to this. The art was pretty trashy, the story was confusing and ultimately didn't lead anywhere, and the fight scenes were short, if they were even shown. I don't know much about Deadpool, but I just didn't find it believable that he could pull most of this off (I Know that was the entire premise). Maybe I'm wrong, and he really could kill Spider-Man or any of the others, but I just wasn't really feeling it. Waste of time and money. When the best part of the entire run is the cover for the first issue, you know you are in trouble.
Deadpool #1
This...was odd. As I said above, I don't know much about Deadpool, but I went ahead and bought the first 3 issues of this since he has always been a character I have been interested in, and he is becoming more popular with his upcoming movie and game. Maybe I shouldn't have bought all 3 at once before reading the first issue, but I guess I should give it a fair shake. It was definitely better than DKTMU, but that's not saying much for this series. The dead president's storyline was I guess unique but wasn't really keeping my interest. I found myself drifting away from the story and thinking about other things. I'll obviously read the other two, but things need to improve from this issue for me to keep going, or at least get through this arc and get to something that captivates me.
Probably didn't have to spoiler any of that, but always like to side with being cautious, just in case.
You really liked Black Beetle but you were meh about the new Deadpool. You sound like a good person. Keep it up
We gonna be friends.Did anyone read Get Jiro when it came out in hardback? It sounded a bit like a vanity project at the time.
Sad to see Saucer Country get cancelled. The first TPB wasn't amazing but it was an interesting idea I'd have liked to have seen last longer. Guess I'll pick up the final one. With that getting cancelled, of Vertigo's new series launches last year that leaves only Fairest still running - and that hardly counts, now, does it? At least New Deadwardians finished out its run - very much looking forward to the TPB of that.
I hope we get a release date for Trillium soon, that looks pretty special. And I wonder what happened to Collider...
lucky me I kno absoluttely nothing about Harley outside of the Arkham games lol.
I read the older 2 Suicide Squad trades tho so that's why I'm on the new one, and I really enjoy it too!
Deadshot is real cool also, definitely plan on checking out Secret 6 this year!
Not a cover, just a drawing Kris Anka did because he's excited for the new X-Men book:
http://kristaferanka.tumblr.com
Started to catch up on my huge pile of comics that's been building for the last 3 months, give or take.
Justice League Dark - I'm enjoying this, it's quite fun and not too grimdark. I know people have problems with Lemire's version of Constantine (too PG, don't like the backstory, etc) but since I haven't read any prior material the character's featured in, it's sitting fine with me. I particularly enjoyed the bit in JLD #15 where
Frankenstein - sad to see this go. I was a bit unsure of Matt Kindt coming on-board, having had no experience of his previous work, but I liked what he was doing with the book for the issues he was on it. Didn't like the Rotworld tie-ins so much, felt it it derailed the book and by this point it had already been cancelled. Would have been nice if we could have got more standalone adventures before the end. Overall the series was good but not great. I thought the Flashpoint mini worked much better.
Legion Lost - I would have preferred if Nicieza had stayed on this. I thought he got it off to a decent start and was looking forward to what he had in store for the future issues. I did give De Falco a chance but it just never felt the same and the Culling crossover killed the rest of the enthusiasm for the book. I may have dropped it if I had got to these issues earlier. LL #16 spoilers:
And I still have a couple of months of Prophet, Manhattan Projects, Daredevil, WatX, and assorted other comics to get through.
Justice League Dark - I'm enjoying this, it's quite fun and not too grimdark. I know people have problems with Lemire's version of Constantine (too PG, don't like the backstory, etc) but since I haven't read any prior material the character's featured in, it's sitting fine with me. I particularly enjoyed the bit in JLD #15 where
he can't stop telling the truth in this alternate dimension Potential for some really fun hijinks with that
Potential for some really fun hijinks with thatFrankenstein - sad to see this go. I was a bit unsure of Matt Kindt coming on-board, having had no experience of his previous work, but I liked what he was doing with the book for the issues he was on it. Didn't like the Rotworld tie-ins so much, felt it it derailed the book and by this point it had already been cancelled. Would have been nice if we could have got more standalone adventures before the end. Overall the series was good but not great. I thought the Flashpoint mini worked much better.
Legion Lost - I would have preferred if Nicieza had stayed on this. I thought he got it off to a decent start and was looking forward to what he had in store for the future issues. I did give De Falco a chance but it just never felt the same and the Culling crossover killed the rest of the enthusiasm for the book. I may have dropped it if I had got to these issues earlier. LL #16 spoilers:
I was thinking they might have them rejoin the main team in the future but the ending still leaves things up in the air. I do like one of the suggestions on CBR of turning this into a dimension-hopping/time-hopping book in the mould of Exiles or the Sliders TV show, as they try to get back to their own time. Think that's got potential.
And I still have a couple of months of Prophet, Manhattan Projects, Daredevil, WatX, and assorted other comics to get through.
I've been looking out for that as well because it sounded interesting. I'm hoping they're still going ahead with it. It was originally supposed to debut in the Fall of last year. Maybe they're getting ready to launch the next wave of Vertigo titles alongside the likes of Trillium, the Wake and the Sandman miniseries?
Rafa=FedKilla
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Lol, I ve been asking about Collider any chance and any place I get and all it is is silence. Don't think it's coming.
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