That's the point. It's basically the Spider-Man version of Knightfall.
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That's the point. It's basically the Spider-Man version of Knightfall.
Dr_LawyerCop
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I can't believe I just found instocktrades this week. I've already ordered like 8 books. Excited for Justice League vol 3, Shazam!, and Fatale vol. 2. Just started Fatale after having it on my shelf for months. Really digging it so far. For only getting in to comics within the last year or so, it's easily become my favorite hobby. Don't have nearly as much time for gaming, and I don't miss it really. I just wish I would have started reading comics earlier.
Freezasaurus
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It didn't stand out to me, either. Granted, I read alot of Red Sonja's last volume, so much of it carries the feel of a retread for me. There's only so much you can do with a character like Sonja. That said, I thought Queen Sonja was a refreshing take on the series that added something new.
doniewhalberg
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Haha. I reaaally get into my comic reading when I managed to get a few trades stocked up of the series I like, but during the downtime in the middle is when I fall away and play some games. In the last year or so I started the long effort to read every Stephen King novel so I fall deep into that sometimes too. It is great though. If you dig Fatale, you should hunt down Bru's other stuff. Criminal is a fanastic pure crime equivalent to Fatale, while Gotham Central takes that world to the street of Gotham with the GCPD. Love Brubaker (and Rucka) so much.
It's my first time reading anything Red Sonja-related, so I guess I'm enjoying it a lot more than most. Is it really that subpar compared to previous stuff?
La Maquinon
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I'm digging it, but it's also my first Red Sonja.
Ephemeris
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Any exposure is awesome.
phazedplasma
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But perfect for pushing Marvel comics on kids. Not a lot of kids at that shop on 40th and 7th.
Not really. That store gets a ton of traffic that would never set foot in a dedicated comics shop.
Father_Brain
Banned
Spoiler from Young Avengers #11, though not much of one given recent announcements and that the text is illegible.
not even Avengers...of the WORLD?
my entertainment is at a lull overall in general, not really liking Unwritten vol 4, seems like a bizarrro quirky volume, and i forced myself to finish Beyond for PS3 which i think stole 1/8th of my joy in life.
Haha. I think I am already at my Avengers quota.
In my case, it's probably just a symptom of being busy. When I do find time to read my books these days, I try to cram as many of them in as possible. Sometimes it feels like a chore.
I should scale back, but I am having a hard time parting with titles.
Serpentine
Banned
I get that same feeling. I'm usually too busy with school stuff or things that aren't comics that are taking precedent over the comics. hopefully i can get hype by the time these new books roll around.
about 10 minutes. I get my comics from Newbury Comics which is in the mall thats only a short walk from my job after work. I generally have to pass by it anyway to get to the bus station so its also a plus. When the Borders in the mall was open I used to get my trades, manga, and magazines from there too but they closed about three years ago, breaking a routine I had upheld for almost 10 years.
TetraxShards
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I'm really busy with school too, but I make time for comics and the odd book. I have a massive backlog though since I'm only keeping up with Hawkguy and Avengers Arena, reading the rest in chunks over time.
Dr_LawyerCop
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I really enjoyed vol. 1 of Fatale. I thought it was very well written, which makes me think I'd like more of Brubaker's stuff. I started reading mostly DC supes, but I've been branching out the past 6 months or so (Transmetropolitan, Locke & Key, Saga), and this was my first crime type book. Really glad I forced myself to pull it off my shelf and start it. I'm going to look into picking up Gothem Central and Criminal, thanks.
Serpentine
Banned
I haven't been to my shop since July. But I'm also not dying to get back to the shop, cuz i've got a crazy backlog. And I don't really take my books anywhere. I usually just do other things. I could probably make time, though.
doniewhalberg
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Hey, no bother, you've did yourself justice anyway if you've found Fatale and Locke & Key yourself, I'm sure you would have came across those too. Not crime but if you dig Locke and Key & Fatale (which are really two of my most favourite books on the stands right now), you might like American Vampire by Scott Snyder. Really amazing horror stuff.
Just to change gears, I was wondering if anyone knows. I understand DC is doing a massive omnibus of this villains month thing, but on a smaller scale what's the plan: Will there be a trade for say Batman, with the 4 .# issues, a trade for batman and robin with the 4 .# issues, or will the villain books related to each book simply show up in the regular trades, like the zero issues? I would have guessed that until I saw how freaking many villian books they did.
-Deadpool-
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Started on Battle of the Atom a few weeks ago, but when I realised there's the tie-ins to Wolverine & The X-Men, I got the back catalogue of issues to catch up on there.
Absolutely loving this series - so far it's right up there with my favourites I've read this year. Looking like W&tXM will be on my regular roster now too.
Absolutely loving this series - so far it's right up there with my favourites I've read this year. Looking like W&tXM will be on my regular roster now too.
So by tomorrow I will have gotten all 24 current issues of The Flash in addition to issue 0 the origin story. I'm looking to get into the Snyder batman series but not exactly sure what it's about. I've heard a lot about it involving the court of owls, but is that the only crime organization/ set of villains that are showcased in the series?
Don't spoil anything I just want to know if classic villains show up!
Don't spoil anything I just want to know if classic villains show up!
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Older villains show up. Court Of Owls was just the first arc. Granted it lasted like 11 issues, but after that older villains come around.
Not sure anyone knows at this stage. Just gotta wait on the solicitations in a however many months time.
Awesome. Gonna grab some tomorrow. Damn batman issue 1 is expensive lol local store had a $1 reprint I'll just pick that up in the mean time. At this point having a complete story is more important than rareness of the issue.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Do you not want to buy things in trade form? Going in as a collector?
Shamrock7r
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Has anyone been keeping up with the Superman comics? How has the quality been? I thought the first Superman arc was terrible post New 52, and Action comics was just serviceable, so I jumped off.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Scott Lobdell was ruining the Supes corner of the 52-verse for a while, so stay the fuck away from it. Seriously, don't you fucking give him money.
Pretty sure they're trying to shift new teams on to make people pick up Supes books and go "yeah!" instead of "yuck."
Get Pak's Batman/Superman for great stuff with Supes. (and Bats).
BlueScrote
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WatXM has been consistently pretty good. The exceptions being the AvX tie ins and the circus arc.
Finished Unwritten vol 4, which is the first volume i didn't love, and i'm going to cite the story going over my head a bit and the heavier reliance on literary works ( i haven't read Moby Dick...it has a whale though, and stuff, right?)
This volume was more of an adventure through literary shenanigans and has grown up and out of the smaller story regarding Tom Taylor.
This volume was more of an adventure through literary shenanigans and has grown up and out of the smaller story regarding Tom Taylor.
-Deadpool-
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Fantastic. Looking forward to reading more.
The art has also been pretty great. Just finished #4 with
Genesis
"He's Apocalypse" genetic history reveal etc.
Was up 'til about 1am last night trying to squeeze as much as I could in. Really take my time soaking up the detail in the pages I find.
It's a boutique shop for those assholes who view it as a way to drive traffic to their main store, kind of like their FAO shop.
Also don't give those guys your money.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Has anyone read the "The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice" graphic novel that was released?
La Maquinon
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Read Sheltered #4. I've been thinking I'll just follow through on the first arc, which ends next issue. The plot holes have been irritating me (though none stuck out in this particular issue). But, man, I hope something terrible happens to that Lucas in issue 5. I hate this kid so much and want to see him destroyed. No need to keep reading, really, if it's just a straight-up story of a psychotic kid hurting people.
Supermanisdead
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Angelus Errare
Banned
Because MJ is dumb as fuck atm. Which is also why Spock dumped her.
That stated, fucking love Spock just because he's so damn different to Peter.
KoruptData
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Just jump on with this months issue. Good recap page.
I never even knew you were a comics person. Nice running into you again. :3
I kinda want to get into Guardians, but I'm torn on whether to try the older stuff from several years ago, or just take my chances with the current Bendis run.
Yeah, I kind of got back into them when new 52 started up. I love finding new series that pique my interest though
I've found that every time I try to backtrack with comics though and get into some of the older stuff, I end up waaaay backlogged and behind on the current stuff.
If I had extra money like that I would. Currently I have all the New 52 Flash comics first prints with variants so thats a start but at some point I do want to read my comics not just look at them in a plastic bag. Tomorrow I'm going in to my local shop and checking out the Snyder Batman series and picking up what I can. Batman #1 is just way too expensive, even on second print. The DC Essentials version will do just fine to get me started because its easily accessible and affordable.
Honestly, I'm starting to see how nostalgia is over priced. If I really care about the stories I read more than likely I won't be interested in selling them, regardless of print version. Only reason most of my Flash comics are first print and variant is because I bought them online for my birthday on a whim to get me started with a new hobby. The ones I bought today are all regular print (albeit first print by chance) aside from issue 23 which is a variant because it was the only 23 they had in stock.
While we're chatting, can you also give me info about maintaining comics? I've heard you need acid free bags and boards to protect them but aside from that I don't know much except you need to switch them out every few years. There was some info about different plastic materials and such but it's all so foreign to me.......
doniewhalberg
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Sadly not. I tried hard to make it fit into my budget but now I'm rollercoasting towards christmas and my girlfriend has started buying up stuff for me as presents so indie comic trades are no go for me until the new year. Have you got any unspoilerish impressions?
Hmm, what to say, will try be vague. While volume 4 definitely is a strong sign of the trajectory going forward, and I'd really say your quote that I've bolded encapulsates most of what goes on haha, Tommy's visit to Moby Dick does go on a bit. I'd say your heading into some really good stuff, but the leviathan motif and what it means is going to hang around. Be less concerned with whether you've read the story in question than just what they're trying to say with it, and you'll be fine. Leviathan has many meanings beyond Moby Dick, but they'll always tell you what the author's intent was with X book if it's relevant. It honestly makes a lot more sense in retrospect haha.
Basically, even if you weren't in love with it, be excited haha, and maybe you'll come back after the next volume or two and look at it differently and like it more with more context to the series around you.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
It's so sweet, you remind me of myself in 1996.
Go for it if you enjoy it, but don't count on selling them for much money. Digital has kinda killed the 'rareness' of books, so now it's pretty much just collectors selling to collectors. And all of them have anything published in the last 30 years.
Definitely read Snyder's Batman though, it's real good.
I cant read comics online lol its really annoying plus theres just something about holding a quality comic book in your hands, looking at all the details in print.....
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
hah, that might wear off
I've been reading for most of my life and there is definitely something about that old comics smell, I love spending an afternoon digging through back issues. But new stuff... meh! It's just glossy paper and adverts that get chucked in a box with a 3% chance of being read again. These days I'm all digital - buy, read, delete, forget about it.I will however buy nice hardback editions, that's where the real paper-lust is at these days. Absolute versions, hmmmmmmmm.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Rogues Rebellion was great. It was awesome seeing all the Firestorm villains but it reminded me just how awful the recent run was. Hopefully Johns keeps elevating him and he is put in good hands next time.
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