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[Rastafarian42]

I'm nowhere near Miles at the moment-I'm at like issue 46. Can we at least all agree that Mark Bagley fucking sucks?

Nope he's one of the quintessential Spider artists man 100 plus issues man.

 

[SpiderJerusalem]

I was disappointed with Trinity but I liked him on Spider-man
he's got some sameface going on sometimes though
Ultimate Spidey used to come out every 3 weeks too(does it still?) and he never missed any. thats kinda pimp

 

[TheKaeptain]

Yo Fuck Marvel. Seriously fuck them. I'm salty as fuck about Cap.

 

[BoosterDuck]

Yo Fuck Marvel. Seriously fuck them. I'm salty as fuck about Cap.

Yeah fuck mahvel. Morrigan/Vergil are too broken.

 

[GrandHarrier]

Levitz interview about the end of Legion for GrandHarrier

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=46307

Mmm. Another instance of "why did we do this interview again?" But it did have a few tidbits.

"Legion never stays canceled for long."
"The end will make fans smile."

 

[Uga]

I'm finally someplace I can actually buy/browse comics, would appreciate any Hellboy recommendations.

 

[tim1138]

I just want to say that very little of the offerings are fantasy.
Sandman is deeply rooted in mythology.
Dead Boy Detectives, from the scant comics we've seen them in, is more of a detective book with a paranormal twist.
Discipline seems to be some sort of erotic thriller from Peter Milligan (who is totally underrated).
Suiciders is sci-fi sporting Bermejo goodness.

So, two of the titles have fantasy elements while the others really offer a variety of genres and literary scenarios.

I get the save-money mentality when it comes to comics because there's always going to be too many books for your wallet, but it sucks that you just kind of brushed off this wonderful Vertigo resurgence that we're getting with an odd generalized comment about the books.



Yooo, shots fired. So you're saying she's ghostwriting Casanova?! And Hawkeye?!

Haha, yes! All his stuff should be credited to Mr Kelly Sue DeConnick. To be fair I just tracked down Casanova this week, but his Marvel stuff does nothing for me, and I've tried most of it.

 

[Serpentine]

I've read like 2-3 things from Fraction and the first 7 issues of DeConnick's Cap Marvel (and an issue of Avengers Assemble) and I can't agree with that at all. She's not bad or anything but i've yet to be really impressed by her.

 

[GrandHarrier]

New Red Sonja month. Had the pleasure of meeting Gail Simone at ECCC and she sold me on it.

 

[Mac the KNife]

I'm trying my best to read through Ultimate Spider-Man on Marvel Unlimted but I don't know if I can. It's so shitty-I fucking despise Mark Bagley's art with a passion and the writing is Bendis at his worst. How can the same man who turned out Daredevil and All-New X-Men be the same person responsible for this and Age of Ultron??

All-New X-Men might be the most BENDIS thing ever written. It reads like fanfiction.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Reading Crisis on Infinite Earths. What was the general consensus on this?

Was trying to find Infinite Crisis and got mixed up at the shop :/ How's that too?

 

[Filthy Slug]

Haha, yes! All his stuff should be credited to Mr Kelly Sue DeConnick. To be fair I just tracked down Casanova this week, but his Marvel stuff does nothing for me, and I've tried most of it.

Ah man, post your thoughts once you've read through some of it! Nobody talks about Casanova here but it's literally a top 5 comic for me currently. I read Casanova before I even knew who Fraction was, so it's always the book I most associate with him.

 

[tim1138]

Ah man, post your thoughts once you've read through some of it! Nobody talks about Casanova here but it's literally a top 5 comic for me currently. I read Casanova before I even knew who Fraction was, so it's always the book I most associate with him.

Will do. I'll probably get to it later this week.

 

[slightconfuse]

Reading Crisis on Infinite Earths. What was the general consensus on this?

Was trying to find Infinite Crisis and got mixed up at the shop :/ How's that too?

one of the more improtant stories of the 80's. pretty good art.

edit: American Vampire 99 cents sale. will get on it after work

 

[tim1138]

Reading Crisis on Infinite Earths. What was the general consensus on this?

Was trying to find Infinite Crisis and got mixed up at the shop :/ How's that too?

CoIE was the original universe rebooting event, it's a good read that still stands up today.

 

[Quake1028]

DC COMICS
GREEN ARROW #22
GREEN LANTERN #22

IMAGE COMICS
DARK SKULLKICKERS DARK #1
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #4
SATELLITE SAM #1
TEN GRAND #3

MARVEL COMICS
AVENGERS #15

 

[tim1138]

Does anyone know what Doug Mahnke charges for sketches at cons? I swear that guy has zero online presence.

 

[slightconfuse]

Rich saying fracvella on GOTG


Helll YESSSSSSS

also editor steve wacker half comfimed it on twitter by saying fracavella is o half the books beig published

Stephen Wacker‏@StephenWacker22m
I think you can predict @f_francavilla on just about any book in the industry and have a decent shot at being right. He's everywhere

 

[GrandHarrier]

From the previous thread:

Lots of great independent titles you could read instead of stuff like Katana.

I have a hard time getting into Image style comics for the most part because I'm really invested in the concept of a shared universe. I could get titles like Mass Effect, for example, because they tie into the games. The only reason I got into Saga was because I was able to get a good deal on the first five from TTOB before he left the boards. Ten Grand because I'm a huge JMS fan from his work on Babylon 5 so I'll look at most anything he does.

That said, I'm not completely against the idea, and I'm always listening to peoples opinions on independant titles in these threads.

 

[slightconfuse]

From the previous thread:



I have a hard time getting into Image style comics for the most part because I'm really invested in the concept of a shared universe. I could get titles like Mass Effect, for example, because they tie into the games. The only reason I got into Saga was because I was able to get a good deal on the first five from TTOB before he left the boards. Ten Grand because I'm a huge JMS fan from his work on Babylon 5 so I'll look at most anything he does.

That said, I'm not completely against the idea, and I'm always listening to peoples opinions on independant titles in these threads.

invincible might be up your alley then. big shared universe by kirkman.

 

[GrandHarrier]

invincible might be up your alley then. big shared universe by kirkman.

I've had my eye on Invincible now and then but the cost to get into it (100+ issues of content) has kept me away.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

I'm finally someplace I can actually buy/browse comics, would appreciate any Hellboy recommendations.

You should read everything. Just start from the beginning with Seed Of Destruction.

 

[slightconfuse]

I've had my eye on Invincible now and then but the cost to get into it (100+ issues of content) has kept me away.

Get the compedium 48 issue for 36 bucks.

second one comes out in august

 

[GrandHarrier]

Get the compedium 48 issue for 36 bucks.

second one comes out in august

Huh. That's a really good price. I think I might just take you up on that link. Anyone bought this? How is the paper quality?

 

[TetraxShards]

Huh. That's a really good price. I think I might just take you up on that link. Anyone bought this? How is the paper quality?

I own it, it's pretty nice. Paper seems a little better than the Walking Dead Compendiums. One thing to bear in mind, there are no back-up stories included.

I'll probably be buying the second one. It's currently £49 pre-order on Amazon UK, hoping that comes down a bit.

 

[slightconfuse]

Huh. That's a really good price. I think I might just take you up on that link. Anyone bought this? How is the paper quality?

pretty good quality. i think i might be the comic stock

 

[JerryThePredator]

The batman cover has to be one of the dumbest images I've ever seen:

 

[Shin Johnpv]

Reading Crisis on Infinite Earths. What was the general consensus on this?

Personally I loved it. To be fair, it was one of the first comics I read, not that it was mine. My cousin saw I was getting into comics and dropped the YOU NEED TO READ THIS, and had me sit and read them in his room. Blew my young mind, and I felt like holy shit they;ve just gone ahead and created this whole new universe and new stories for me. It's why I'm a big supporter of rebooting an entire universe every 25 - 30 years. Give each generation their own version.

 

[Tragicomedy]

ummIf you're going to do Batman Inc start where Grant Morrison started in Batman and follow him where he goes on Batbooks...someone probably has an order

That's exactly what I want to do...where do I start, GAF?

 

[slightconfuse]

That's exactly what I want to do...where do I start, GAF?

batman and son
Batman: the black glove
Batman RIP

Batman and Robin
Return of bruce wayne

Batman inc vol 1
Batman inc vol 2 demon star (Nu 52)

i imagine he final trade is out late this year.

the earlier trades you should be able to find on the cheap

 

[ElNarez]

Aren't the most recent reprints Batman and Son + The Black Glove in one convenient easy-to-read volume ?

Also, saying Fraction doesn't write his scripts is Incredible Crazytalk; and I've said some crazy bullshit over the course of those Comic-GAF thread so I'm an expert on the subject of inflammatory nonsense.

 

[Lombaszko]

That's exactly what I want to do...where do I start, GAF?

If you really want to go down this rabbit hole, I'm listing mostly trades here:
-Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
-Batman & Son
-Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul (Only two issues from here)
-Batman: The Black Glove
-Batman: R.I.P.
-Final Crisis
-Batman & Robin Vol 1
-Batman & Robin Vol 2
-Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
-Batman: Time and the Batman
-Batman & Robin Vol 3
-Batman: The Return
-Batman Incorporated, Vol. 1
-Batman Incorporated, Vol. 1: Demon Star (The New 52)

Then you are pretty much caught up through Batman Inc #6 (New 52).

 

[Spike Spiegel]

The batman cover has to be one of the dumbest images I've ever seen:

You might be the first person I've seen to say they don't like it.

It's practically begging for one of those endless loop GIFs.

 

[krypt0nian]

Just ran into this Superhero Beatdown YouTube series but I'm sorta impressed.

They usually stick to street level stuff and do a decent job, but hearing about Supes v Thor, I thought no way can they do this justice.

But fuck if they didn't do this pretty well!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M5pYyW6lLw&sns

 

[BoosterDuck]

ew gross why doesn't Batman shave his chest

 

[Mac the KNife]

That's his chin.

 

[Filthy Slug]

Aren't the most recent reprints Batman and Son + The Black Glove in one convenient easy-to-read volume ?

Also, saying Fraction doesn't write his scripts is Incredible Crazytalk; and I've said some crazy bullshit over the course of those Comic-GAF thread so I'm an expert on the subject of inflammatory nonsense.

Yeah, It's called Batman The Black Glove Deluxe. Really nice hardcover that combines the first two chapters of Morrison's Bats.

 

[slightconfuse]

apperntly image expo is today.

here is a keynote live blog

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=46396

 

[Haemolacria]

I finished reading Supergods a couple of days ago and started skimming through Grant Morrison's bibliography and came across this (Quoted for size):

It piqued my interest instantly, because -for reasons unknown- I'm a sucker for huge omnibuses like this and also because I have a man-crush on Greg Rucka and Mark Waid What's the verdict, is this worth the time and effort?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

apperntly image expo is today.

here is a keynote live blog

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=46396

Brubaker announced "Velvet" – a new series with his "Captain America" partner Steve Epting. He described the book as espionage-flavored similar to their "Cap" work but more grounded and twisted. The idea is one the writer has been planning for eight years and looking for an artist for as long. Epting joined discussions on the book five years ago, and since then, the writer was waiting for the artist to finish out his Marvel exclusive contract so he could draw the book. The story focuses on Velvet Templeton, a personal assistant to world's largest intelligence agency in the vein of Moneypenny from the James Bond films. She has to leave desk job to go back into the field, on the run from her own agents in the new series. Brubaker wrapped his description saying the book will be like "a Bond or Mission Impossible movie to mashed into a meta textual cold war scenario."

 

[frye]

GET BREITWEISER COLOURS

 

[frye]

[JMS] revealed he's also developing a six-issue series with artist Bill Seinkiewicz called "Alone." In that book, he wants to "deconstruct the way a comic book works...You dont just want someone who works outside the box, you want someone who lives outside the box. Bill lives five blocks down from the box."

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[slightconfuse]

God damn it.. Seinkiewicz drawing a JMS book. fuck i have to bu a JMS book now.

The writer then revealed he's also developing a six-issue series with artist Bill Seinkiewicz called "Alone." In that book, he wants to "deconstruct the way a comic book works...You dont just want someone who works outside the box, you want someone who lives outside the box. Bill lives five blocks down from the box

."

 

[ViewtifulJC]

[JMS] revealed he's also developing a six-issue series with artist Bill Seinkiewicz called "Alone." In that book, he wants to "deconstruct the way a comic book works...You dont just want someone who works outside the box, you want someone who lives outside the box. Bill lives five blocks down from the box."

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

"HAHAHAHA, GOTCHA NOW, SUCKERS!" - JMS internal monologue

 

[8bit]

I finished reading Supergods a couple of days ago and started skimming through Grant Morrison's bibliography and came across this (Quoted for size):



It piqued my interest instantly, because -for reasons unknown- I'm a sucker for huge omnibuses like this and also because I have a man-crush on Greg Rucka and Mark Waid What's the verdict, is this worth the time and effort?

Yeah, it's good. Mostly spotlights on B-List characters but lots of nice touches.

 

[B-Dubs]

[JMS] revealed he's also developing a six-issue series with artist Bill Seinkiewicz called "Alone." In that book, he wants to "deconstruct the way a comic book works...You dont just want someone who works outside the box, you want someone who lives outside the box. Bill lives five blocks down from the box."

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

DAMN IT! I swore never to buy his shit again.

 

[slightconfuse]

New @mattfraction book in 2014. ODY-C. The Odyssey in space with gender roles reversed.

Ody-C" will be set chronologically after a big cosmic war in space, telling the story as though these reigning champions are heading home, but there are "celestial super-cosmic beings" standing in the way of the hero on her way back to her family. The book will publish in early 2014 and be drawn by Christian Ward.

Remender on stage now!!

Image is putting hot banger after hot banger

 

[frye]

Remender x Scalera x White are doing a thing called Black Science, dang.

 

[fredrancour]

New @mattfraction book in 2014. ODY-C. The Odyssey in space with gender roles reversed.


Remender on stage now!!

Image is putting hot banger after hot banger

Hmmm Mr. Penelope waiting back home fighting off hordes of ladies sounds potentially hilarious.



edit: TO THE DUDE ASKING ABOUT THE 52 OMNIBUS: Pretty much every fan loves 52 the series. It was supposed to be a big event that was a slave to continuity but derailed itself pretty much instantly and became more about the minor characters of the universe having adventures without the attention hogs in the way.

 

[slightconfuse]

More on Black Science

Rick @Remender has Black Science. Spiritual sequel to Fear Agent and Deadly Class. A high school for assassins in the 80s.

SOLDD so hard