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COMICS! |OT| March 2015. Warning: can be hazardous to your financial health.
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What a new and exciting idea. It will never catch on.
ThyMusicMan
Member
KoruptData
Member
They really need to come out with John Ostrander's Suicide Squad in an omnibus. It's like the most wanted DC thing I want to read right now.
At this point your best bet is getting a tablet, the whole run is on CMX.
whatsinaname
Member
Final Incal is up on IST, but it is rather expensive. $26 for 150 pages. And it doesn't include Moebius's After the Incal
KoruptData
Member
Whoa! That Omega Men solicit.
E the Shaggy
Junior Member
Why the hell does Doomsday look like that?
Neither DC or Marvel apps working for me right now. Amazology probably further poisoning the well. >: [
Bizarro book is gonna be damn adorable.
Bizarro book is gonna be damn adorable.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Hey guys. Howard the Duck was awesome.
Tawney Bomb
Member
Wait wait wait
? That's some bullshit.
The solicit for Bizarro is cringeworthy though.
Kyle Rayner is dead
The solicit for Bizarro is cringeworthy though.
When I decided to start keeping up with some comics six months ago, I intended to only keep up with a few series. Grayson/Nightwing, Batman, maybe one or two others. I had initially set a budget of like $20 a month thinking that would be enough to pull what I wanted. Now I am already pulling $30 a month plus a monthly Marvel Unlimited subscription and spending money on checking out other series.
What I'm pulling now:
Batman
Batman and Robin
Grayson
Gotham Academy
Punisher
Star Wars
All New X-Men
Uncanny X-Men
What I will most likely add to my pull list (I'm caught up just haven't subscribed):
Zero
Cyclops
Daredevil (I know I should just stay 6 months behind since I have a MU subscription, but it is so good. I did the same thing with Punisher)
What I am tempted to check out and most likely start pulling:
Some Superman series (still need to check out the ones you all recommended)
Megaman (this is more of a definite, I already own the first 4 or 5 trades)
Darth Vader
Catwoman
Spider-Man
Descender
And I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff. I know that this list is still pretty small for most of you, but this is a lot more than I originally intended. Comics are sucking me in and I'm loving it.
What I'm pulling now:
Batman
Batman and Robin
Grayson
Gotham Academy
Punisher
Star Wars
All New X-Men
Uncanny X-Men
What I will most likely add to my pull list (I'm caught up just haven't subscribed):
Zero
Cyclops
Daredevil (I know I should just stay 6 months behind since I have a MU subscription, but it is so good. I did the same thing with Punisher)
What I am tempted to check out and most likely start pulling:
Some Superman series (still need to check out the ones you all recommended)
Megaman (this is more of a definite, I already own the first 4 or 5 trades)
Darth Vader
Catwoman
Spider-Man
Descender
And I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff. I know that this list is still pretty small for most of you, but this is a lot more than I originally intended. Comics are sucking me in and I'm loving it.
Memento Mori
Member
New Avengers #31-
I burst out laughing at the Rabum Alal reveal. Not sure that was Hickman's intended reaction.
shiftplusone
Member
I just finished infinity #3 yesterday
that starbrand page
was instantly a "screenshot and now its my ipad wallpaper" moment
he's my favorite user on neogaf
his posts in that lucas buys comics topics are insane
that starbrand page
this is when the heavens turned
he's my favorite user on neogaf
his posts in that lucas buys comics topics are insane
Tizoc
Member
What is this rabum alal thing?
Bad guy reveal in Hickman's current Avengers/New Avengers run
Memento Mori
Member
Rabum Alal has been the shadowy antagonist who has been continually mentioned since the beginning of Hickman's excellent New Avengers run. We found out who it is in the new issue.
Freezasaurus
Member
Line in the sand. Starro or Shuma-Gorath?
TetraxShards
Member
It was rushed. It was meant to be 18 issues at first, then it was cut to 12, then to 10 when Kev Walker left to do New Avengers and they had to scramble to get a fill-in.
I'm reading Judge Dredd Origins from the Mega Collection right now and Kev's chapters are really good.
Hey now, let's not say things we can't take back.
Like tim said, it's all on CMX. It's really, really good. I hope the movie will be closer to it than the new 52 series anyway.
Tizoc
Member
Aaaah OK.
Serpentine
Banned
with Ayer at the helm i wouldn't expect it, but it'd probably still be solid
which reminds me, Ostrander himself is gonna be at a con i'll be at soon. gonna have to keep my composure when i get a stack of Suicide Squad books signed
BuddyJoeHooker
Member
These been discussed before when they were first announced.
The next big books are the BusiekPerez Avengers omni and Simonson Orion omni next month.
basic_text
Member
Has anyone read the pre Alan Moore Saga of the Swamp Thing issues? I found it a bit jarring starting with Moore's 1st trade as I didn't realise there was a good 20 issues prior.
As far as I can tell there isn't a trade of them but I did notice that they're now on Comixology.
Worth checking out?
As far as I can tell there isn't a trade of them but I did notice that they're now on Comixology.
Worth checking out?
E the Shaggy
Junior Member
Doesn't the Green Lantern Corp think Kyle is dead?
I cannot wait for that Orion omni.
Must have overlooked that. I'm personally waiting for the Kabuki Library Editions.
BuddyJoeHooker
Member
Perez WW in August, Neal Adams Omni in December. Some pretty good stuff this year but as korupt mentioned above a Suicide Squad Ostrander omni would be a godsend, maybe around when the film comes out.
Tawney Bomb
Member
I never read that :/
Is there a specific place to start for Astro City? It's another one of those series that I find to be difficult to just jump into.
Shin Johnpv
Member
Your lack of Constantine makes me sad.
Honestly you can start with the first issue of the current series. It's not as intimidating as it seems, despite being published off and on for the past 20 or so years there isn't a hard continuity connecting it all. While the cast of heroes stays relatively the same, the stories jump around in time and focus on different eras and different characters. The older stuff is incredibly good and shouldn't be skipped if you like the new series, but it's by no means required reading to jump into and enjoy the current run. If you would like to start at the beginning and read through it that way, here is the reading order for the trades:
Astro City Volume 1: Life in the Big City
Astro City Volume 2: Confession
Astro City Volume 3: Family Album
Astro City Volume 4: Tarnished Angel
Astro City Volume 5: Local Heroes
Astro City Volume 6: The Dark Age Book One: Brothers and Other Strangers
Astro City Volume 7: The Dark Age Book Two: Brothers in Arms
Astro City Volume 8: Shining Stars
I don't champion the book a lot here, but it's one of my favorite books and is just consistently great every month. One thing to keep in mind though, don't expect big knock down, drag out fights every month, what makes it such a great book is a) how personal the stories are and b) the slice of life issues that focus on the citizens of the city as opposed to the heroes.
whatsinaname
Member
I would suggest right at the beginning.
1) https://www.comixology.com/Astro-City-1995-1996/comics-series/11052
2) https://www.comixology.com/Astro-City-1996-2000/comics-series/11109
3) https://www.comixology.com/Astro-City-Local-Heroes-2003-2004/comics-series/12192
4) https://www.comixology.com/Astro-City-The-Dark-Age-2005-2009/comics-series/12494
5) https://www.comixology.com/Astro-City-Shining-Stars/digital-comic/87445
6) https://www.comixology.com/Astro-City-2013/comics-series/10371
Only 4 non Marvel books for me today
Face it Tiger..
Banned
Rabum Alal is
That is kinda tepid.
if Rabum Alal was any threat,
BP would put his ass down
So I guess it's Beyonders vs the World 'till Battleword?
Doom?
That is kinda tepid.
if Rabum Alal was any threat,
BP would put his ass down
again.
So I guess it's Beyonders vs the World 'till Battleword?
ThyMusicMan
Member
Chrononauts and Red One next week
Holy shit:
Saturn Devouring His Son is one of my favorite Goya paintings.
..Wow That's pretty fucked up and badass lol
Link?
http://marvel.com/comics/issue/52046/loki_agent_of_asgard_2014_12
Next week the book is all about future Loki.