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[doniewhalberg]

Donie plz. Don't pollute the sacred lists with your heathen trade pulls...

Of course you can. You could just make up a list of books you don't actually get and ain't no one gonna fact check you brah. The intent doesn't seem to be technicalities but a general overview.

Yes please do, I don't want anyone to feel excluded.

Haha thanks guys! Hey I figured it was worth checking and I would have accepted a no. For all I know, Buddy is going to collate the data he ends up towards something he's investigating regarding legitimate monthly purchasing trends, in addition to just what books we all read and are most popular. I wouldn't want to pollute that, and every one fine well knows I don't buy floppies so I wouldn't insult anyone by putting up a list and pretending haha. I'll make mine up in a bit. I just finished New Avengers volume 1, I need time to process this. Soooo good.

 

[GrandHarrier]

New 52 Birds of Prey has waffled back and forth between pretty good (Poison Ivy) to "eh". The current run by Christy Marx feels hamstrung by the current roster. It just feels like it's missing something. They need to drop Condorhawkdude, keep Canary, Batgirl and Strix who needs to gain magic talking powers, then add Poison Ivy back and add a 5th member. I don't know, bring back Big Barda.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

BC is reporting that Wally West will be African American and the comments about it are predictable.

..... I don't like it, it feels like a direct rip of miles from ultimate spiderman,

 

[kmfdmpig]

My Legion Volume 3 package got here today and the seller included a handful of random, extra comics, including several issues of "Sovereign Seven".
A Chris Claremont creator owned series set in the DCU? Lolwut? .

I remember getting the first issue of that and thinking it was cool. Looking back at it years later it didn't hold up well.

 

[Messi]

New 52 Birds of Prey has waffled back and forth between pretty good (Poison Ivy) to "eh". The current run by Christy Marx feels hamstrung by the current roster. It just feels like it's missing something. They need to drop Condorhawkdude, keep Canary, Batgirl and Strix who needs to gain magic talking powers, then add Poison Ivy back and add a 5th member. I don't know, bring back Big Barda.

Selina pls

 

[8bit]

..... I don't like it, it feels like a direct rip of miles from ultimate spiderman,

Ultimate Speederman

 

[Messi]

Ultimate Speederman

I chuckled

 

[Barmaley]

I don't think so, but if you want to start one then I'm sure it could get a page or two. We will talk about them though if you want. We're not all overgrown manbabies just some of us.

I would if I could, and maybe will, but at my posting rate it could take a long time till I'll be able to.
Nothing against superheroes comics, but they are so different from other comics that the conversation seems kinda split in this thread. With the superheroes talk being dominant.

 

[GrandHarrier]

Selina pls

MESSI NO. MESSI STAHP.

If you ask me to choose between Barda and Selina it's going to be Barda everytime. But I suppose Barda is attached to Earth 2 at the moment, so.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

I would if I could, and maybe will, but at my posting rate it could take a long time till I'll be able to.
Nothing against superheroes comics, but they are so different from other comics that the conversation seems kinda split in this thread. With the superheroes talk being dominant.

I think it's because on a weekly basis more supe books get published so they get talked about more. The Image resurgence is very popular on here too, and lots/most of us have some experience with non-cape books.

What kind of titles do you mean specifically?

 

[kmfdmpig]

My Legion Volume 3 package got here today and the seller included a handful of random, extra comics, including several issues of "Sovereign Seven".
A Chris Claremont creator owned series set in the DCU? Lolwut? .

I remember getting the first issue of that and thinking it was cool. Looking back at it years later it didn't hold up well.

 

[doniewhalberg]

I would if I could, and maybe will, but at my posting rate it could take a long time till I'll be able to.
Nothing against superheroes comics, but they are so different from other comics that the conversation seems kinda split in this thread. With the superheroes talk being dominant.

What book are you looking to discuss? Just because the superhero book talk is predominant, doesn't mean there aren't people here who are up for chatting about the other stuff. There's a few of us who mostly only read independent/non-cape books.

 

[Filthy Slug]

I would if I could, and maybe will, but at my posting rate it could take a long time till I'll be able to.
Nothing against superheroes comics, but they are so different from other comics that the conversation seems kinda split in this thread. With the superheroes talk being dominant.

Don't be shy, man. Sway us from talking about muscle-y men and busty women punching each other in the head a bunch.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

Don't be shy, man. Sway us from talking about muscle-y men and busty women punching each other in the head a bunch.

Yes, we don't talk enough about black and white autobiographical comics in here.

That is pretty much all non-supe stuff, right?

 

[ReiGun]

There's been a definite uptick in non-super talk since I've started posting in these threads. We don't really need another thread so much as we need all these anti-super people to stick around and talk to each other. lol

I don't think so, but if you want to start one then I'm sure it could get a page or two. We will talk about them though if you want. We're not all overgrown manbabies just some of us.

Now, don't lie to the man.

 

[Filthy Slug]

Yes, we don't talk enough about black and white autobiographical comics in here.

That is pretty much all non-supe stuff, right?

Blankets! Did somebody say Blankets?! Yo, let me tell you about this book called Blankets:

 

[Barmaley]

Vertigo, Image, some Dark Horse, bd. Now, I'm not saying that there is no talk about that, but that there is enough of it that it would warrant it's own thread, since both topics (super hero & non-superhero comics) differ enough from each other, but still are under the cover of one medium. It's like mixing Metalgaf and Popgaf in one thread.

edit: that analogy might be a bit too crass

 

[doniewhalberg]

Vertigo, Image, some Dark Horse, bd. Now, I'm not saying that there is no talk about that, but that there is enough of it that it would warrant it's own thread, since both topics (super hero & non-superhero comics) differ enough from each other, but still are under the cover of one medium. It's like mixing Metalgaf and Popgaf in one thread.

edit: that analogy might be a bit too crass

Not really. I mean, go ahead if you like, but I read about 20 independent books to maybe 5-10 superhero books, and I discuss them in here all the time. I don't check the rest of the off-topic forum so I'd skip out an extra thread. The only times where I have trouble is if I'm the only one who reads the book and an extra thread won't make more readers appear to comment. Especially since the conversation is just as often driven by creator as it is property. If Jason Aaron is putting out a metal record and a pop record, I want to speak about his work to his fans about him in one place, not separately to fans of the genre.

 

[GrandHarrier]

Vertigo, Image, some Dark Horse, bd. Now, I'm not saying that there is no talk about that, but that there is enough of it that it would warrant it's own thread, since both topics (super hero & non-superhero comics) differ enough from each other, but still are under the cover of one medium. It's like mixing Metalgaf and Popgaf in one thread.

edit: that analogy might be a bit too crass

I think ComicGAF has taken the approach of trying to offer one place for all comic related fandoms because of its relatively niche nature. It also doesn't hurt that many of us here tend to dabble in all different genres and companies so it's easier to keep it under one roof. I may talk about DC today but tomorrow I may be gushing over an Image title.

Long story short: You should feel welcome to talk about anything comic related here.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

Vertigo, Image, some Dark Horse, bd. Now, I'm not saying that there is no talk about that, but that there is enough of it that it would warrant it's own thread, since both topics (super hero & non-superhero comics) differ enough from each other, but still are under the cover of one medium. It's like mixing Metalgaf and Popgaf in one thread.

edit: that analogy might be a bit too crass

that analogy is perfect because both metal and pop stunt emotional and intellectual growth, just like funnybooks. Personally I think this thread is more like the AltRock thread with the smogasboard of everything that implies. Here I can judge everyone, it's hilariously fun.

But yes, we totally talk about lots of books from those publishers. Some of the very best stuff being published today comes out of there. When you think about it though, most of it is sci-fi/genre stuff which is only a stone's throw from cape books anyway.

 

[KoruptData]

James Tynion says stuff is going down today on Twitter. Stay tuned!

 

[GrandHarrier]

James Tynion says stuff is going down today on Twitter. Stay tuned!

STUFF? CLARIFY.

 

[Funky Papa]

I just discovered Sex Criminals.


I think I have a new favourite series.

 

[Filthy Slug]

I just discovered Sex Criminals.


I think I have a new favourite series.

Welcome to the party, bro. Now take your pants off and jacket.

 

[KoruptData]

STUFF? CLARIFY.

Well, you are right, it's very cryptic, it could be nothing.


https://twitter.com/jamesthefourth/status/428056951382376448

 

[Barmaley]

Long story short: You should feel welcome to talk about anything comic related here.

Thanks.
Alright, I won't be in the army of one. I'll stay in this thread, in that corner over there, with my non-superheroes comics.
To be honest, I've only recently started reading comics again, after a few years absence. Picked up some Saga, The Massive and trying to catch up with the Fables. Might also pick up some Scalped now that it has ended.

 

[Nova Prime]

Well, you are right, it's very cryptic, it could be nothing.


https://twitter.com/jamesthefourth/status/428056951382376448

Please be Nightwing related!

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

Thanks.
Alright, I won't be in the army of one. I'll stay in this thread, in that corner over there, with my non-superheroes comics.
To be honest, I've only recently started reading comics again, after a few years absence. Picked up some Saga, The Massive and trying to catch up with the Fables. Might also pick up some Scalped now that it has ended.

I've just started reading Scalped in trades and it's pretty darn good. One of those books where the art looks crappy as you flick through it but then works super well when you're actually reading. Jason Aaron is the man, nobody else has the range he's got IMO. I just hope I can manage to buy them all before they go out of print or something. I'm still fairly gutted that my slow reading pace means Preacher vol4 HC is now out of print and out of stock (speaking of which, if anyone has a copy they wanna sell me I'll pay cover price!).

Big into Saga as well like most of ComicsGAF, tradewaiting that badboy since it's definitely a keeper/lender. Can't wait for the next volume, gotta be soon. I knew this book was definitely for me when they were talking about why he came inside her in vol2, probably my favourite ever comics sex talk, so funny and true.

I'm also loving the Manhattan Projects at the moment, probably my favourite Image book just because of how loopy fun it all is.

 

[Barmaley]

I've just started reading Scalped in trades and it's pretty darn good. One of those books where the art looks crappy as you flick through it but then works super well when you're actually reading. Jason Aaron is the man, nobody else has the range he's got IMO. I just hope I can manage to buy them all before they go out of print or something. I'm still fairly gutted that my slow reading pace means Preacher vol4 HC is now out of print and out of stock (speaking of which, if anyone has a copy they wanna sell me I'll pay cover price!).

Big into Saga as well like most of ComicsGAF, tradewaiting that badboy since it's definitely a keeper/lender. Can't wait for the next volume, gotta be soon. I knew this book was definitely for me when they were talking about why he came inside her in vol2, probably my favourite ever comics sex talk, so funny and true.

I'm also loving the Manhattan Projects at the moment, probably my favourite Image book just because of how loopy fun it all is.

Yeah, scalped is great. Still suprised it hasn't been pick up for a tv series yet, it's perfect for that. Vince Gilligan, where you at?!

 

[Spike Spiegel]

I posted earlier about creating a Pull List Ranking for ComicGAF, if your interested please feel free to post what you will be pulling for next month. You don't have to include issue numbers and if a title double ships only count it as one. Please don't include titles that don't have a new release for that month (Ex. Zero does not release next month) and TPB's or HC's. This is just a way to find out which titles are the most popular in GAF.

*snip*

Please quote your pull list and group them together by publishers:

Right-O, here's mine for February.

Marvel Comics
Amazing X-Men
Avengers
Avengers Assemble (current arc)
Black Widow
Captain America
Daredevil
Hawkeye
Loki Agent of Asgard (tryout)
Ms. Marvel (tryout)
New Avengers
The Punisher (tryout)
She-Hulk
Thor God of Thunder
Uncanny Avengers
Wolverine and the X-Men

DC Comics
Justice League 3000

Image Comics
Black Science
Deadly Class
Lazarus
The Mercenary Sea (tryout)
Satellite Sam
Sex
Sex Criminals
Velvet

Dark Horse Comics
Conan the Barbarian
Furious (tryout)

Other Publishers
Afterlife with Archie (Archie Press)

 

[doniewhalberg]

I've just started reading Scalped in trades and it's pretty darn good. One of those books where the art looks crappy as you flick through it but then works super well when you're actually reading. Jason Aaron is the man, nobody else has the range he's got IMO.

Yea, I lvoe RM Guera's work on the series, but it never looked as good as I think it could of, it's probably the most modern book I can tihnk of that could do with being taken back and remastered. Although, it might have been that paper haha. I just did a reread of the full series last week, incredible stuff. How far along are you?

EDIT: Not worth it.

 

[Filthy Slug]

Yea, I lvoe RM Guera's work on the series, but it never looked as good as I think it could of, it's probably the most modern book I can tihnk of that could do with being taken back and remastered. Although, it might have been that paper haha. I just did a reread of the full series last week, incredible stuff. How far along are you?

I learned to love R.M.s work on the series, especially with some of the awful artists on the non-major arcs. With that said, the only time I felt he dropped the ball was with the last issue, where I honestly had no clue what the fuck happened during the pivotal opening scene and fire fight.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

Yea, I lvoe RM Guera's work on the series, but it never looked as good as I think it could of, it's probably the most modern book I can tihnk of that could do with being taken back and remastered. Although, it might have been that paper haha. I just did a reread of the full series last week, incredible stuff. How far along are you?

Only just on the second trade now, I go slow with stuff I really enjoy in the hopes of stringing it out a little bit more (kinda the opposite of the modern media binge culture). I was quite happy reading Preacher at one HC per year for example. Bummed me right in the gob.

Love the tone of the series though, it's rough and sandy and gross and all the characters are total dicks so far, I don't even know who to root for yet. And I also feel that Aaron has a good handle on the single issue as well, it doesn't feel too decompressed at all (at least not yet).

 

[ThyMusicMan]

My February List:

AFTER LIFE- ARCHIE
AMAZING X-MEN
BATMAN
BATMAN BLACK & WHTIE
BAD BLOOD
BALTIMORE: CHAPEL OF BONES
BLACK BEETLE (maybe not>?? :/ )
BLACK SCIENCE
BLACK WIDOW
BOUNCE
COFFIN HILL
DEADLY CLASS
F.B.P.
FOREVER EVIL
FOREVER EVIL: ARKHAM
GREEN ARROW
HAWKEYE
HINTERKIND
MARVEL KNIGHTS: HULK
MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN
MARVEL KNIGHTS: X-MEN
PUNISHER
RAT QUEENS
REVELATIONS
ROCKET GIRL
SAMURAI JACK
SAGA
SANDMAN OVERTURE?
SINISTER DEXTER
SONS OF ANARCHY
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN
TRILLIUM
UMBRAL
UNDER TOW
VELVET
THE WAKE
ZERO

 

[doniewhalberg]

I learned to love R.M.s work on the series, especially with some of the awful artists on the non-major arcs. With that said, the only time I felt he dropped the ball was with the last issue, where I honestly had no clue what the fuck happened during the pivotal opening scene and fire fight.

Hahah yea, I wasn't a big fan of Davide Furno's issues. When I say it could be taken back, I;m not sure if I mean the inks or the colours, but I think something could be done, it's not necessarily RM's actual pencils I'm criticising, there's was just something there that was off.

Only just on the second trade now, I go slow with stuff I really enjoy in the hopes of stringing it out a little bit more (kinda the opposite of the modern media binge culture). I was quite happy reading Preacher at one HC per year for example. Bummed me right in the gob.

Love the tone of the series though, it's rough and sandy and gross and all the characters are total dicks so far, I don't even know who to root for yet. And I also feel that Aaron has a good handle on the single issue as well, it doesn't feel too decompressed at all (at least not yet).

Ah man I wish I had the patience you do, I had to put myself on one trade a day once I had it all bought up or I would have read it faster haha. There is an aboslutely incredibly single issue at the beginning of Rez Blues, volume 7 I think. You will know it when you reach it, really really amazing.

 

[tim1138]

I posted earlier about creating a Pull List Ranking for ComicGAF, if your interested please feel free to post what you will be pulling for next month. You don't have to include issue numbers and if a title double ships only count it as one. Please don't include titles that don't have a new release for that month (Ex. Zero does not release next month) and TPB's or HC's. This is just a way to find out which titles are the most popular in GAF.


Please quote your pull list and group them together by publishers:

Sure thing:

DC
Earth 2
Forever Evil
Green Arrow
Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger
Constantine
Justice League 3000
Justice League of America
Superman/Wonder Woman
Animal Man
Harley Quinn
Justice League
Trinity of Sin: Pandora
Aquaman
Justice League Dark

Vertigo
Astro City
Coffin Hill

Image
Manhattan Projects

Marvel
Ms Marvel

 

[slightconfuse]

This has to happen in DOFP right???

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Yea, I lvoe RM Guera's work on the series, but it never looked as good as I think it could of, it's probably the most modern book I can tihnk of that could do with being taken back and remastered. Although, it might have been that paper haha. I just did a reread of the full series last week, incredible stuff. How far along are you?

EDIT: Not worth it.

I learned to love R.M.s work on the series, especially with some of the awful artists on the non-major arcs. With that said, the only time I felt he dropped the ball was with the last issue, where I honestly had no clue what the fuck happened during the pivotal opening scene and fire fight.

Only just on the second trade now, I go slow with stuff I really enjoy in the hopes of stringing it out a little bit more (kinda the opposite of the modern media binge culture). I was quite happy reading Preacher at one HC per year for example. Bummed me right in the gob.

Love the tone of the series though, it's rough and sandy and gross and all the characters are total dicks so far, I don't even know who to root for yet. And I also feel that Aaron has a good handle on the single issue as well, it doesn't feel too decompressed at all (at least not yet).

GOT to recommend the digital editions. Not being stuck on the worst paper in comics history makes it a brand new series.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

Hahah yea, I wasn't a big fan of Davide Furno's issues. When I say it could be taken back, I;m not sure if I mean the inks or the colours, but I think something could be done, it's not necessarily RM's actual pencils I'm criticising, there's was just something there that was off.




Ah man I wish I had the patience you do, I had to put myself on one trade a day once I had it all bought up or I would have read it faster haha. There is an aboslutely incredibly single issue at the beginning of Rez Blues, volume 7 I think. You will know it when you reach it, really really amazing.

ha we really are opposites there. I purposefully stop myself from reading a whole trade in a day, it gives me buyers remorse! I go by a similar way to how I do TV - a single issue (maybe two) or episode in a sitting. Let it sit, digest. Think about it a little bit. Then jump back in. Plus the onslaught of weeklies means that trade reading is pretty much a once-a-week thing as well.

I wish I had this kind of self control with food...

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

GOT to recommend the digital editions. Not being stuck on the worst paper in comics history makes it a brand new series.

But then it falls prey to digital's worst flaw - I can't lend it to my friends, and my wife doesn't like digicomix so anything she's gonna read has to be paper.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Oh FFS. Since when does 120 pages make a "giant" graphic novel?

Let me know when you finish drawing 120 pages of anything and we can see how much it does or doesn't feel like a "giant" undertaking.

 

[tim1138]

But then it falls prey to digital's worst flaw - I can't lend it to my friends, and my wife doesn't like digicomix so anything she's gonna read has to be paper.

Oh how I wish comixology would sort out some kind of lending ability...

 

[Freezasaurus]

Let me know when you finish drawing 120 pages of anything and we can see how much it does or doesn't feel like a "giant" undertaking.

Sure thing.

 

[KoruptData]

Damn list.

DC
Forever Evil
Justice League
Justice League of America
Forever Evil Argus
Forever Evil Arkham War
Phantom Stranger
Constantine
Pandora
Justice League Dark
Suicide Squad
The Flash
Green Arrow
Justice League 3000
Batman/Superman
Superman/Wonderwoman
Superman Unchained
Action Comics
Batman
Detective Comics
Catwoman
Batgirl
Batman and TwoFace
Harley Quinn
Sandman
Coffin Hill
The Wake
Trillium

Image
Alex and Ada
Black Science
Deadly Class
Fatale
Lazarus
Morning Glories
Revival
Sex Criminals
Sheltered
Velvet
A Voice in the Dark

Marvel
Black Widow
Superior Spider-Man

IDW
X-Files Season 10

Archie Press
Afterlife With Archie

 

[Messi]

Let me know when you finish drawing 120 pages of anything and we can see how much it does or doesn't feel like a "giant" undertaking.

But Dini's Zatanna and Black Canary book is 150 pages...

 

[tim1138]

But Dini's Zatanna and Black Canary book is 150 pages...

That book has been in development off and on for like 5 years, and nothing against Joe Quinones, but he hardly has the detail and crazy spreads that Paquette has.

 

[GrandHarrier]

Please quote your pull list and group them together by publishers:

DC
Forever Evil
Justice League
Justice League of America
Forever Evil: ARGUS
Forever Evil: Arkham War
Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion
Suicide Squad
Aquaman
The Flash
Green Arrow
Justice League 3000
Wonder Woman
Batman/Superman
Worlds' Finest
Earth 2
Superman/Wonder Woman
Superman Unchained
Action Comics
Superman
Superboy
Superman: Lois Lane
Supergirl
Batman
Detective Comics
Birds of Prey
Batgirl
Batman and ...
Batwoman
Nightwing
Harley Quinn
Talon
Red Hood and the Outlaws
Green Lantern
Red Lanterns
Green Lantern Corps
Green Lantern: New Guardians
The Movement
Teen Titans
Adventures of Superman
Batman Beyond Universe

MARVEL:
Amazing X-Men

IMAGE:
Saga
Black Science
Rat Queens

DYNAMITE:
Red Sonja
Legends of Red Sonja

There you go, brah.

 

[Toa TAK]

My only list:

MARVEL
The Superior Spider-Man

Bam.

I don't see Superior on your list GrandHarrier!

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Now's your chance! The path to comics superstardom goes hand in hand with becoming a corporate superstar! Look at Charles Soule, successful attorney by day, and (secret) writer of every comic being published. Go big Rafa!

"Tha-that-that's Walmart's Rafa=FedKilla! What's he doing in the DC offices!?"

 

[KoruptData]

I'm confused, are we only doing list for next month or doing the entire pull?