I am not even sure if you are being serious.
I put plastic sheeting over my shelves when I am not reading stuff.
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COMICS! |OT| May 2015. Those things your favorite movie/show/game/etc. was based on.
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I am not even sure if you are being serious.
I put plastic sheeting over my shelves when I am not reading stuff.
Korupt and Tim, those $10 sketches are so awesome.
I'd definitely be up for this. I've got a handful of books I'll almost definitely never read again that I'd be happy to let someone else have. In particular, I feel bad having Invincible Iron Man OHC sitting on my shelf since I know I'll never read it again since I didn't really like it and I know most other people do like it or would like it.
The only issue for me is that it's kind of a hassle to get to the post office now that I work 8-5, the exact hours that the post office is open.
Loaned some money to a guy on Gaf and didn't get it back. It wasn't a huge bummer. Live and learn.
I'd definitely be up for this. I've got a handful of books I'll almost definitely never read again that I'd be happy to let someone else have. In particular, I feel bad having Invincible Iron Man OHC sitting on my shelf since I know I'll never read it again since I didn't really like it and I know most other people do like it or would like it.
The only issue for me is that it's kind of a hassle to get to the post office now that I work 8-5, the exact hours that the post office is open.
Loaned some money to a guy on Gaf and didn't get it back. It wasn't a huge bummer. Live and learn.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I will obviously bag and board my single issues, but the TPB will be dependent on space.
Where's the best place to buy a storage box? Do LCS sell them for the best price, or is something like Amazon the best?
From what I have seen there is next to no discount on long/short boxes at all. You're looking at a $20 day for 1 short box, and 100 bags and 100 boards. It sucks...
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Yeah, that's what it is on Amazon. I'll just go buy from my local shop and continue to support them.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Which issue has the story in which he goes into a 90s comic shop?
I remember reading that. I was going to comment in the thread but others already did. :/
Poodlestrike
Banned
That's from Real Science Adventures, which is (technically) a different series, and they don't seem to have it up.
whatsinaname
Member
Starman #47 - #52, #1,000,000: What is going on?
So much Hype! Stopped there to go watch Avengers. Good fun but didn't enjoy it as much as Captain America 2 or GOTG. About the same level as the first Avengers for me.
Will now get back to more Starman hype.
It started slow - catching up with those who stayed behind and then the 1,000,000 issue. And then it jumped into Warp Speed. Grundy on a remote planet!? Travel into the future!? Shade is a black hole!? Travel into the past to meet Jor-El? Landing on Ranagar and Jack Knight is dead?!
So much Hype! Stopped there to go watch Avengers. Good fun but didn't enjoy it as much as Captain America 2 or GOTG. About the same level as the first Avengers for me.
Will now get back to more Starman hype.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Man I'm still bummed that happened to you Kipp. You didn't deserve that :/
Not at all
Ended up not, as stuff that vintage is more a novelty to me than anything and I wasn't willing to commit.
Also, can anyone post the "Frank the Frank" page for me? I need to show someone and google is utterly failing me...
Star Wars Legacy: It's the James Van Der Beek's "I don't want your life" of the star wars universe. Cade's sentiments about what he wants out of life are reaffirmed over and over in the same way until it becomes annoying and you feel like the book is about that constant dialogue exchange instead of the overall plot. Six volumes in and i have soured.
tringworldso
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That's nothing. Check the FCBD site and In many countries it's just one city and even in that one city all you're gonna find is 1-2 stores. Hell, some don't even have any participating stores and are just there to add fluff to the list.
And this is the problem. Why not now or even a day late? Why 2 weeks? Online campaigns could spread awareness about digital comics as well. This reasoning doesn't fly when we get day and date digital especially with such a global reach.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Seconded.
Because its a Event for print stores.
Sorry that I have to do it, but #DealWithIt
Yeah, but what shall I say? I will wait weeks untile I get my FCBD booka, have to wait months until I can read the stuff you guys enjoy right now often wait weeks for new Trades and Hardcovers.
Life aint easy, I were happy as fuck when I always had to wait two weeks.
Hi ComicsGAF,
I'm looking for some trades to buy on FCBD. Can anyone recommend something from pre-1985 DC comics? I have Marvel Unlimited and I've read most of the highly-recommended trades since 1985 for either publisher. I'd really like to read some deep cuts from DC from the 60s, 70s, or early 80s. Any character or creative team will do as long as it's good.
Thanks!
I'm looking for some trades to buy on FCBD. Can anyone recommend something from pre-1985 DC comics? I have Marvel Unlimited and I've read most of the highly-recommended trades since 1985 for either publisher. I'd really like to read some deep cuts from DC from the 60s, 70s, or early 80s. Any character or creative team will do as long as it's good.
Thanks!
WadiumArcadium
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You're thinking positive in the end. That's what counts.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Hm. I'm not as strong on pre crisis DC. Look into Denny Oneal ras al Guls batman son of the demon. Also look into trades like tales of the demon or Birth of the demon
Also there's the Oneal/Adams Green lantern/Green Arrow trade
Freezasaurus
Member
Never loan anyone money if you expect to see it again. That's common knowledge, Kippster.
Poor Kipp. Does the gaffer still post?
Nah. That guy is long gone.
Aww, thanks guys. It really doesn't bother me in the slightest anymore though, so don't worry about it.
Palette Swap
Member
Hi, I'm going to pimp some of my favorite books but:
- You should give Kirby's Fourth World a try if you haven't. It's basically Kirby's Old Testament on steroids. There are 4 volumes and it was released in HC and SC format. No idea how available it is though.
Additional Kirby classics collected in the same fashion, that I've read and loved include OMAC and Kamandi, the last boy on Earth.
- Early eighties and continuing with my Darkseid theme: The Great Darkness Saga. Every time someone mentions classic Legion, that's the story I envision, in the same way I picture the Dark Phoenix Saga or DoFP when someone mentions classic X-Men. The Curse is also worth a read.
(and that's pretty much it, I'm not too hot on old DC)
Edit: just checked and New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract is from 1984. It's considered a classic but I think I read it a bit too late as I liked it but didn't love it, the art is great though.
Hi, thanks much to you and gketter, I appreciate your responses!
Poodlestrike
Banned
Freezasaurus
Member
I'll say that I liked the game. But I think it was a better technology showcase than it was a game. If we're judging it purely on gameplay, it was a pretty standard third-person shooter. It wasn't bad, but there are certainly better examples of the genre out there when you take away the jaw-dropping visuals. But now that they have the game engine completed, they can make minor tweaks and add new features for the sequel.
Everything that has a character named Galahad in it is motherfucking awesome. There should be a Galahad in everything.
I think that a second part were the obivious mistakes of the first one are fixed, they could blow the people away. Like in Assassins Creed 2.
The gunplay is fucking dope.
I think that a second part were the obivious mistakes of the first one are fixed, they could blow the people away. Like in Assassins Creed 2.
Future Foundation
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Got my AoU tickets! Got my free comics! Divergence, Valiant 25th Anniversary, ANAD Avengers/Uncanny Inhumans, Sonic/Mega Man: Worlds Collide, and Doctor Who (signed by Simon Fraser, who's such an amazing amazing dude).
Palette Swap
Member
Seven Soldiers of Victory verifies this.
We need more books with subway pirates though.
Freezasaurus
Member
oh, the gunplay was excellent. The Order was a solid game, I'm just saying that it was a bit light on gameplay elements compared to most third-person shooters. It felt pretty bare-bones in the gameplay department.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
I have a feeling I'll love the order when I buy it. Just waiting for the price to come down a bit more
I just want to let you know that this plot point goes almost nowhere.
BossDarkseid
Member
Couldn't get anything FCBD (so I'll be waiting for a few weeks then...)...but my friend went to Forbidden Planet in Croydon and got....
Welp. But there could be a sequel!
TheDarkKnight774
Member
DC should make a Lois lane solo book. A mix of investigative reporting and capes from an outside perspective. Like the frontline concept.
Written by Rucka
Written by Rucka
and now for a double shot of violence and assassinating:
Deathlok #1 - cool first issue, especially with the sleeper agent angle. Curious to see where this goes because he's doing some fucked up shit and he doesnt even know it.
but the main event is easily:
Elektra #1-7 - really enjoyed this. much more than I thought I would. The art is fucking amazing in 1-5 (unfortunately it changes in 6-7), but I really like the story. Much like Deadpool, Elektra isnt really a hero, but shes not evil per se. "Im an assassin not a murderer" as she puts it. The villain in the first arc (1-5) is all sorts of creepy, a cannibal that gets the abilities and memories of who he eats, and theres a bunch of familiar faces if you know Marvel's gallery of assassin-y type characters. Great stuff, especially those first 5 issues (man, that art)
Deathlok #1 - cool first issue, especially with the sleeper agent angle. Curious to see where this goes because he's doing some fucked up shit and he doesnt even know it.
but the main event is easily:
Elektra #1-7 - really enjoyed this. much more than I thought I would. The art is fucking amazing in 1-5 (unfortunately it changes in 6-7), but I really like the story. Much like Deadpool, Elektra isnt really a hero, but shes not evil per se. "Im an assassin not a murderer" as she puts it. The villain in the first arc (1-5) is all sorts of creepy, a cannibal that gets the abilities and memories of who he eats, and theres a bunch of familiar faces if you know Marvel's gallery of assassin-y type characters. Great stuff, especially those first 5 issues (man, that art)
GrandHarrier
Member
The problem is they forgot to put actual gameplay into it. Or an ending. It would have been an OK launch game but for this long into the generation its a joke.
WadiumArcadium
Member
I still haven't played it yet. It just looks so uninteresting to me.
you don't appreciate the complexities of walking around areas.
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