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COMICS!!! |OT| May 2017 - Every Empire Falls
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Vic_Viper
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Im at 197 myself. I usually only buy digitally when the books I want are either hard to find in trades or OOP. I make the exception when I really want to read the books as they come out if I dont want to wait for the trades. Is it better to buy the single issues digitally than trade waiting for the books if they are on the verge of being cancelled? I would assume so but just wasnt sure if Marvel/DC factors digital sales when judging the popularity of a series.
Has anyone picked up Test Pattern the Hickman digital only collection?
https://www.comixology.com/Test-Pattern-Jonathan-Hickman-Collection/comics-series/7837?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy
It collects some of his early Image work in one book and is only available digitally. Pax Romana seems to be the one everyone talks about, but I really enjoyed Red Wings when it was coming out and I really want to read the Nightly News series. Wish I had known about it before I used my 70% off coupon
Although Id still rather pick it up in Hardcover.Donniewahlberg
Banned
A glorious 11 books lol. Literally just the last arc of Abe and BPRD, plus a HB winter special one shot.
Thanks for the info on Usagi guys, definitely taking that all onboard. It's something I'll get to eventually, and I'll definitely start from the beginning when I do, I don't think I could bring myself to start a book like this in the middle or anything, even though I totally believe it's welcoming.
I read through The Valiant. I have thoughts so I'll write something about it later but I thought it was great, both the writing and the art.
I haven't read it in that specific digital collection Vic, but I have read all of Hickman's Image stuff. Really great, TNN is def worth the read.
Over 6k
Bunny is writing Jean as a character who is struggling to overcome the actions she took during g the Bendis run. The new Hopeless solo is showing that she's an inexperienced kid compared to her adult self that failed to escape her fate and is about her relying and learning from others.
She and the other young X-Men are being written much better now.
ElBoxyBrown
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Some of the shit I've read in that thread, male nerds are fucking stupid. lol
Lol haven't even checked that thread.
Complaining over a few special screenings is just laughable, but whatever. It is not a bad idea to celebrate Wonder Woman, especially when this is looking to be the first solid female lead superhero movie as far as mainstream goes (which are rare anyway).
Complaining over a few special screenings is just laughable, but whatever. It is not a bad idea to celebrate Wonder Woman, especially when this is looking to be the first solid female lead superhero movie as far as mainstream goes (which are rare anyway).
376 issues total. I was big into digital when I was just getting into comics, but later on, the pendulum swung towards physical. Haven't bought any major digital stuff since Love is Love.
LordOfLore
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whatsinaname
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How was Byrne's WW run?
Freezasaurus
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Eh. I never hated him. He's pretty hit-or-miss, though. He writes Aliens: Defiance, which is probably one of the best Alien comics in a long time. I think he does better work when he works on established franchises instead of whatever he manages to think up.
Dudes writing the new Robotech comic.
I'd love to read a Robotech comic. I'll probably check it out.
I guess I haven't been into digital as long as you guys. It seems I'm up to exactly 999 right now. Just one more comic and I'll break into 4-digits.
Nah. I feel like it's things like this that have just been getting more exposure since the rise of the alt-right and the Trump election. Pieces of shit have always been around and are nothing new.
IrishNinja
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oh god, that thread totally had people crying reverse sexism or some dumb shit, didn't it? i didn't even click on it
ah nice! i kept thinking Usagi was on hiatus again, thanks for this
okay, might have to check out jean's book then...it's only like 2 issues in anyway. i keep hearing good about cyk's solo one too.
...has he done anything on part with Demo in recent years? cause DMZ was one of those books i followed to the end, but shouldn't have.
strong +1 here
this era made me realize that if the terrible disease of political correctness was what kept shitheels with views like that "afraid" to share them, then we need a contagion of it
Dudebros brought up White-Only screenings.
Freezasaurus
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Ha ha, I really ended up liking DMZ except for that ending.
Freezasaurus
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Then he will have to cosplay to get in.
ElBoxyBrown
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Two Drafthouses are doing it. The Drafthouse in Austin, TX has two showtimes that sold out and the Drafthouse in New York has three showtimes on different days that sold out.
I think it would be obvious just look for the person in a Harlequin costume or one of Stefan works
Cool thanks for the clarification
Still though it's not like they are banned for the women to plan the feminazi revolution
The remaining issues are all good. They're not meant to be a big "finish" to the run so much as a mix between a long epilogue and seeds for what Hickman will eventually use in his Avengers and New Avengers run that builds up all the way into his amazing Secret Wars conclusion to everything he has to say about Marvel.
IrishNinja
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FOH, seriously? the Thor meme took off there? i almost gotta rubberneck this, but i really don't
it sucks when that happens, right? i had this with 100 Bullets, Ex Machnia (to a lesser extent) and a few others too , like i know i enjoyed my time with them but the impression they left is one i don't wanna revisit overall
Megatron
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Would that even be a disguise? I assume thats how he regularly dresses.
ElBoxyBrown
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IrishNinja
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i enjoyed this, but the replies reminded me rich johnston still lives
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I'm going to start a JSA run starting with James Robinson and ending with Geoff Johns's run.
Someone said that Bleeding Cool was the Breitbart of comics.
Freezasaurus
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The case with 100 Bullets was that it just went on too long. 100 Bullets, 100 issues, I get it. But it doesn't work if the story runs out of gas before you hit the end.
Sounds great!
hipsterpants
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Hey comics-gaf, tell me what to get from this Image sale that isn't Easy of West since I'm already going to get that.
Freezasaurus
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Monstress.
I'm going to suggest you take a look at Elephantmen, too. It's not for everyone but it's a really rad pulp sci-fi book.
Donniewahlberg
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Shutter is really great. Is it just everything on sale? Rumble is fun. Descender.
TheDarkKnight774
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Death Vigil
Tragicomedy
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1,455, but as far as I can tell it counts trades as one issue. I have tons of those. My entire Invincible and Chew runs are trades, for example.
God Hates Astronauts
I Hate Fairyland
Sex Criminals
Birthright
They're Not Like Us
Trees
Manifest Destiny
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I just read through The Fade Out recently and that was excellent. Short series too.
LaunchpadMcQ
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Freezasaurus
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Death Vigil was actually really solid. I find it more questionable that someone suggested Sunstone without considering or mentioning the nature of the content.
ShadowSwordmaster
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Death Vigil was a okay book with good art. It's a shame that it sold poorly.
Poodlestrike
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He's just beefing with Messi, don't mind him.
Vic_Viper
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Nice, completely missed that there was a Image sale with 65% off! Picked up Test Pattern since I missed it when it was 70% off.
Also got all 3 of Aaron's Thor OHCs today in the mail!!! Man the art alone in these books are amazing. Cant believe I waited this long to pick these up. Next im going to start trying to get all the Amazing Spider-man and Superior Spider-man OHCs. Really like the current run with Worldwide, but I need to read the others first since I dropped Slott's Spider-man during Superior.
Also got all 3 of Aaron's Thor OHCs today in the mail!!! Man the art alone in these books are amazing. Cant believe I waited this long to pick these up. Next im going to start trying to get all the Amazing Spider-man and Superior Spider-man OHCs. Really like the current run with Worldwide, but I need to read the others first since I dropped Slott's Spider-man during Superior.
whatsinaname
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Grasscutter II was a worthy follow up. Sakai didn't try to re-capture the first one and make another epic. This is one long action filled chase sequence. We get to see Ikeda again
So much stuff happened that will be changing up the status quo.
and what a great arc he had. Loved the sword switch. That ending though. He left standing up straight.
He left standing up straight.
LaunchpadMcQ
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😂😂😂😂
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Monstress
Lazarus
Chew
The Fix
I Hate Fairyland
Deadly Class
Revival
Paper Girls
Southern Bastards
Copperhead
Shutter
Tragicomedy
Member
God Hates Astronauts is a classic comic run overflowing with creativity. It's also damn hilarious, unlike 99% of the "funny" comics that release every year.
Southern Bastards is a masterpiece. It's gruesome and tense and infuriating all at once.
Deadly Class is the best book currently releasing for me. It's swerves have swerves, the characters are fully realized, and it has style for Mike's. It's the one book that has genuinely shocked me and made me say, "What the fuck?!?" out loud.
Southern Bastards is a masterpiece. It's gruesome and tense and infuriating all at once.
Deadly Class is the best book currently releasing for me. It's swerves have swerves, the characters are fully realized, and it has style for Mike's. It's the one book that has genuinely shocked me and made me say, "What the fuck?!?" out loud.
Vic_Viper
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Youve probably already made your purchases, but along with the other great recommendations I have to say im surprised noone mentioned these great Image books (especially given you already are interested in East of West:
The Black Monday Murders (its like Seven the movie but with bankers)
Seven to Eternity
The Goddamned
Wayward (its like Persona in comic form and its art alone is worth checking out)
Seconded others recommended:
Low
Lazarus
Deadly Class
Saga
Tragicomedy
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Fucking Swamp Thing, man. This book keeps getting better and better.
IrishNinja
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that someone was right - sounds like slayven
agreed, but man that ending even at issue 70 would've fell flat for me
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