Rastafarian42
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This Batman sale on Comixology.... my wallet screams
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COMICS! |OT| July 2014. Lots of stores on the way to San Diego sell deodorant.
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More Kotobukiya teasers.....
Batwoman bishoujo, if you didn't know.
Welp. Time to earn some money for that, I think.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Seriously. I'm trying not to buy anything but I am weak.
Between this, the Image sale, and now the Daredevil Yellow sale, it's like they are gunning for me. Why do these all have to come up at once?
AND Freeza is posting nice statues...
Tragicomedy
Member
Image in general is killing it right now. Three years ago, I was reading nothing from them. Now, my entire comics budget is going straight into their coffers. I've never been so confident in a publisher's ability to consistently put out a quality product.
I'm reading (my top three in bold):
Black Science
Chew
Deadly Class
East of West
Fatale
Invincible
Lazarus
The Manhattan Projects
Rat Queens
Saga
Sex Criminals
Spread
Trees
The Wicked + The Divine
Velvet
Zero
I'll soon be adding Low and Supreme Rose into the mix.
Shin Johnpv
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I'm surprised how tempting cheap digital comics are, even for older stuff I have sitting in long boxes. The Batman sale is really coming close to having me drop some money on it.
Rastafarian42
Member
I bought the Zero GN on sale on Comixology a while back it was pretty great. Image does have some great titles Zero, Deadly Class, Black Science, Saga. How is East of West Nowhere Men and Rat Queens ? I see those for sale and I'm having trouble picking which one I want.
BenjaminBirdie
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Last time I went looking for a run to reread, spending like a whole evening shifting boxes around, that when I vowed. Never again.
TetraxShards
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The Walking Dead Bundle is cbz (basically the same thing as cbr, if your reader reads one it reads the other), PDF and ePub. The other three bundles had all of those, except Doctor Who which didn't have cbr/cbz.
Tragicomedy
Member
East of West is way out there. I like it, but it's definitely not for everyone.
Rat Queens is amazing. I consider it a must-read.
KoruptData
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Put this teaser in your pipe and smoke it.
Oh my.
I'm already excited.
That's pretty cruel though. Not even giving a date or year or one word hint or anything.
Tell me about it! My wallet is trying to hold me back.
phazedplasma
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Anyone have a hellboy/bprd trade reading order?
Mostly off topic, but sort of not since if I got the job I could buy way more comics, but I just got an email saying I have a phone interview for Rockstar's San Diego studio. So excited/anxious.
And back on topic, A Dame to Kill For continues to be really great Frank Miller comics.
Donie gave a simple yet effective reading order some pages back.
And back on topic, A Dame to Kill For continues to be really great Frank Miller comics.
Donie gave a simple yet effective reading order some pages back.
slightconfuse
Banned
Staring Lemire's green arrow. It's Geoff johns aquaman with bows. Really good so far . Sorrenteno is killing thin art . Dem colors
Oookaaay. I'm going to put this off for now. It's on my list, but not a priority.
Gotham by gaslight has Mignola on art, so it's a must. How much do you love DKR, Birdie? I read it a year ago and wasn't greatly compelled by it, though probably the polish translation had a lot to do with it.
Thanks to everyone for the Batcommendations. Once I've made up my mind I'll show you what I bought
Can't wait for this comic to become a trade. Six Gun Gorilla was a beautiful tpb and that was from BOOM!
Also, please read Six Gun Gorilla.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Does this mean we'll possibly see your work in an AAA title?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
It's rightfully a timeless classic. Strikes Back is less so (but still a v. interesting read). It's iconic in every way, and along with Watchmen, laid the groundwork for every major work in comics that came after it.
There aren't many MUST READ comics, but that's definitely one of them.
Most definitely. I'm applying for lead animator (Rockstar decided the whole 3D graphics thing was just a fad and are gonna make games using drawn animations just like the old cartoons that everyone loved did). Basically I sent them the MSPaint avatars I made and they all but told me "You're hired." I'm pretty sure the interview is just a formality.
But in seriousness, the title I applied for is Dialogue Development Assistant, so I think basically I'd just make the subtitles, edit stuff, and generally assist people. Nothing too fancy, but still, it's a full-time job and I'd be ecstatic to get it.
I've got it sitting on my shelf. I need to get to it soon. Probably after I finish Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.
doniewhalberg
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OH jesus. Watching Bates Motel with my girlfriend, but checked my phone and saw that chart had been linked regarding hellboy reading order, literally ran to the PC to enlarge it and see the you guys were recommending him hahah it's not that bad. Visually, it still looks brutally intimidating. Plasma, please, do yourself a faovur and trust me haha: It's not that important. Read Hellboy up to volume 5, then do what you feel like. Reading every hellboy book after that then BPRD. Do it the other way round. Or mix and match, but please don't try to drive yourself crazy over it, it's not that important. There are huge benefits to read all of the different books, but they are not literal traditional benefits like crossovers and references you need to be reading in publishing order to avoid spoilers, nothing like that. As Kipp mentioned, I have my own thoughts but hideously even that paragraph doesn't read that simply to me.
Just read em, enjoy, if you're ever uncertain come in here and ask, we will always be happy to help
literally there is only one book I would recommend reading at a specific time, and you are a good way off from it (It's lobster johnson volume 1 btw and it's around BPRD volume 5-6 you should read it). And Abe volume 3 should be saved until you reach the relevant bit in BPRD Hell ON earth but otherwise, you can really just pick one of the major series and just read right through.(Again, this doesnt seem like a simple explanation haha, I need to start boiling this down to a sentence or two.)
Definitely man. They are putting out such good quality reading wise, at such a good price, and such good quality printing wise, they are really high up there these days.
OH jesus. Watching Bates Motel with my girlfriend, but checked my phone and saw that chart had been linked regarding hellboy reading order, literally ran to the PC to enlarge it and see the you guys were recommending him hahah it's not that bad. Visually, it still looks brutally intimidating. Plasma, please, do yourself a faovur and trust me haha: It's not that important. Read Hellboy up to volume 5, then do what you feel like. Reading every hellboy book after that then BPRD. Do it the other way round. Or mix and match, but please don't try to drive yourself crazy over it, it's not that important. There are huge benefits to read all of the different books, but they are not literal traditional benefits like crossovers and references you need to be reading in publishing order to avoid spoilers, nothing like that. As Kipp mentioned, I have my own thoughts but hideously even that paragraph doesn't read that simply to me.
Just read em, enjoy, if you're ever uncertain come in here and ask, we will always be happy to help
(Again, this doesnt seem like a simple explanation haha, I need to start boiling this down to a sentence or two.)
Second Edit: Deleted my attempted one-sentence summary of the reading order. See posts below.
(Also, that chart Kikarian posted scared me too.)
Edit: Are you planning on picking this up? http://www.instocktrades.com/TP/IDW/MIKE-MIGNOLA-HELLBOY-ARTIST-ED/MAR140463
You know you want it.
Tragicomedy
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Donie summarized it perfectly with this one sentence: "Read Hellboy up to volume 5, then read what you feel like."
Then he went on to obfuscate the issue.
Then he went on to obfuscate the issue.
Donie summarized it perfectly with this one sentence: "Read Hellboy up to volume 5, then read what you feel like."
Then he went on to obfuscate the issue.
I struggle with decisions. I need Donie to make all my decisions for me.
But yeah, good point. That is definitely the simplest way to go about telling people a reading order.
Donie summarized it perfectly with this one sentence: "Read Hellboy up to volume 5, then read what you feel like."
Then he went on to obfuscate the issue.
Yup. This is it. Don't be afraid to mix it up, either! After Conqueror Worm, start BPRD, but feel free to go back to Hellboy whenever, and read an offshoots here and there when you feel like you need a break from both. I feel like the knowledge that you can do that without consequence eases up some of that overwhelming feeling when tackling a long running series.
I just saw this Comics Alliance article about a Ramon Perez helmed Mister Miracle and Big Barda series that never saw the light of day thanks to the new 52. I want to live in a world where this was released.
Maybe I'll buy a few of these... it'll almost be like owning one of the statues, right? Right?
Freezasaurus
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Who gives a fuck? When does my Lois Lane bombshell statue go up for pre-order?
Tragicomedy
Member
I insist on reading book series in their internal chronological order, so I know what you mean. It takes some research but usually pays off in the end.
phazedplasma
Member
OK, thanks. While I have a CBR Reader on my iPad, I would rather have a steam like option with a comixology code...
doniewhalberg
Member
He has eaten the pancake. He will never come back to us now.
If you must, I guess that one isn't a terrible chart. But no chart is needed haha.
Yea Kipp, that is exactly how I would do it myself (the 6-7 don't really matter at all) but Tragicomedy really managed to nail it for me haha, he can be my gaf post editor from now on. It can be a real collaborative process and everything
Serpentine
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ahahaha yes!
bernardobri
Steve, the dog with no powers that we let hang out with us all for some reason
So I subscribed to Thrillbent (3.99 usd per month), which grants you a PDF of vol.1's Empire by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson, and boy, this volume sure went to places.
The premise is pretty much what would happen if a Doctor Doom analog called Golgoth has nearly conquered human civilization as we know it. Yeah, it begins just like that. This guy has eliminated already all superheroes, and almost all countries have surrendered to his invincible army... So, what happens next in the story? Golgoth has to deal with inner power struggles among his acolytes and a few nations have yet to go down, leading to a great turn of events around him, and those who either support his endeavor or are against it.
Without spoiling anything in particular, I found the book really good. I think the turnaround of events were solid (especially a few events towards the final issues). I like the fact that Waid doesn't try to make the reader empathize with Golgoth at any point. It reminded me in a way of Walter White's character development, without the cancer aspect. I definitely recommend this (But don't reading anything out of the vol.2, since it's a direct sequel of the events in volume 1 and might spoil you some major stuff)
The premise is pretty much what would happen if a Doctor Doom analog called Golgoth has nearly conquered human civilization as we know it. Yeah, it begins just like that. This guy has eliminated already all superheroes, and almost all countries have surrendered to his invincible army... So, what happens next in the story? Golgoth has to deal with inner power struggles among his acolytes and a few nations have yet to go down, leading to a great turn of events around him, and those who either support his endeavor or are against it.
Without spoiling anything in particular, I found the book really good. I think the turnaround of events were solid (especially a few events towards the final issues). I like the fact that Waid doesn't try to make the reader empathize with Golgoth at any point. It reminded me in a way of Walter White's character development, without the cancer aspect. I definitely recommend this (But don't reading anything out of the vol.2, since it's a direct sequel of the events in volume 1 and might spoil you some major stuff)
Sir Garbageman
Member
Start with the New 52 Batman run with Snyder and Capullo starting with issue #1. Pretty much self contained and has been awesome from the beginning pretty much.
We were discussing this yesterday as I was confused
Yeah, it's Joker.
Oh I'd love to see the finished product. Can you keep me up to date on this and the she hulk ones?
All of it is really good and such a good read.
Freezasaurus
Member
If they're comic-related, I'll plaster pics all over this thread as well as FigureGAF. Rest assured.
Does this mean you can buy a house and comics now?
And can I just say that more figures and statues are welcome here? I basically only
Go to CBR now for Toying Around.
Empire is outstanding. A damn solid read, one of the best out there. The characters are great, the story is great, the art is great. All in all it's great.
I really want a proper sequel.
Pretty sure I heard they were doing a web based one.
slightconfuse
Banned
Really enjoyed the first Velvet trade. Brubaker and Epting are an amazing team
All this Velvet love is giving me palpitations. Tomorrow is going to be a glorious day.
Freezasaurus
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New arc starts tomorrow? Tell me a new arc starts tomorrow.
If they're comic-related, I'll plaster pics all over this thread as well as FigureGAF. Rest assured.
Oh I can't go into figuregaf. I need to eat every week.
Freezasaurus
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You'd probably be fairly safe. The majority of things we discuss over there are based on anime and video game characters.
I just saw this Comics Alliance article about a Ramon Perez helmed Mister Miracle and Big Barda series that never saw the light of day thanks to the new 52. I want to live in a world where this was released.
life isnt fair
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