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COMICS! |OT| October 2014. Witches, wytches, and things that go GROOT in the night.
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But what if we want to own it
Yay
Freezasaurus
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Messi, did you read Gotham Academy yet?
I did, and I want everyone to be nice to you, because I have incurable avatar identity association disorder.
Freezasaurus
Member
Messi can't afford his books until next week
Not much chatter in here for a Wednesday! All I wanna do is go home and read Thor + Gotham Academy...
Gotham Academy was awesome. About to read Thor next.
Anyone?
Not much chatter in here for a Wednesday! All I wanna do is go home and read Thor + Gotham Academy...
........third week of the month dcbs shipments, gotta wait.
I'm reading through the first FBP trade to decide if i want to get vol 2 that's half off at IST. I am doing this really weird thing where i read things before i buy more of it....well, in some cases. So far it's fairly good but i'm having a hard time staying interested in the subject matter, it just doesn't have a certain needed personality to it.
I'm halfway through re-reading Six Gun Gorilla (because days when I'm not feeling 100% are good days for re-reads. I don't like to read new books when I can't fully enjoy them) and I'm loving it just as much as the first time. Such a great book. In fact, I might be enjoying it more now that I can understand the book in the context of the ending.
I'm glad getting it signed by Jeff Stokely reignited my desire to reread it. This is good stuff.
Oh hey, do you have a Thor code you're not using?
I'm glad getting it signed by Jeff Stokely reignited my desire to reread it. This is good stuff.
Not much chatter in here for a Wednesday! All I wanna do is go home and read Thor + Gotham Academy...
Oh hey, do you have a Thor code you're not using?
I kid, I kid.
KoruptData
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Wonder Woman was it's usually quality. Pretty much the setup for the last issue. Can't wait to see how it ends.
LiveFromKyoto
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Gotham Academy was pretty decent. This is the kinda stuff the Big 2 should be doing to expand their audiences a bit. Good YA comic.
my man.
Dang, I never realized how much bigger than the Macho Man he was. He really is the Hulk.
I did a re-read after my several day quest to get it signed by him and yeah it's still fantastic.
Oh, you just reminded me. Can anyone give me a shortlist of the best Wonder Woman runs? One of my good friends just got into comics and she is sort of obsessed with Wonder Woman, but she doesn't get that creators have a huge impact on the quality of the story/character and she's literally just been looking for any Wonder Woman she can find. I want to point her in the right direction so that she doesn't end up reading a bunch of bad comics.
I suggested the current N52 run, but I don't know what other runs are supposed to be good.
I did a re-read after my several day quest to get it signed by him and yeah it's still fantastic.
Did you get the awesome Gorilla sketch too?
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
I totally forgot about Gotham Academy...
..But I got to meet and talk to Ales Kot, so it's all good.
..But I got to meet and talk to Ales Kot, so it's all good.
Nice! How was it?
It is all good. You can't just download an Ales Kot from Comixology.
Baron von Loathsome
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Good to hear.
Oh my god Walking Dead was gnarly as fuck. That was a twisted development. Kirkman always knows how to make me flip.
A couple months ago, I mentioned that the zombies talked. Turns out that it's a group of obviously bad survivors who stiched together masks and suits from the zombies. They whisper to keep the zombies from noticing them.
whatsinaname
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Dammit. Please don't make be buy an ongoing series.
After suffering through Bendis trash, this book is so damn good. I have the same feeling about my pull list and ongoings, but this one is a keeper.
I love this.For Spike.
There is a disappointing lack of the new Thor in Thor #1, although Freyja is pretty great and Odin is still a dick.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
He was really great and genuine, I feel, from out 5 minute meeting. I asked him to sign my favorite Zero issues, 2 (Zero and Mina as kids) and 9 (Zizek and Bosnia), and told him that those are my favorite because they broke my heart, and he said that he doesn't think hearts break, but that the walls around them do [paraphrasing because my brain was all over the place].
And I talked to him a little about his great tumblr post on oversharing and communicating your full feelings in society.
I didn't really talk in-depth about comics, especially his, but I'm really glad I got to meet him and thank him for writing some of my favorite books, especially Zero, which I think is an important book for the comics medium right now.
whatsinaname
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Both these books look gorgeous. I can't say how the Incal reprint compares to the old one but I think it looks great. The binding is awesome as well.
I have unintentionally ignored Zero, and I think I've made a huge mistake. I would like to rectify that, but I'm unsure how I should tackle the series, and what format I should stick with.
Buy both trades and join the heartbreak train.
That book is incredibly depressing but such high quality.
ViewtifulJC
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oh good, they used the right coloring for The Incal. There was a printing with a new, "clean" look that seemed to miss the point of Moebius entirely
I can't wait until Zero gets an OHC. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Ales Kot is all about.
Seeing that Fear Agent interior page just sparked the desire in me to reread that sometime soon. I really enjoyed Fear Agent.
Ewww. Why would anyone do that to Moebius!? He must have pissed someone off.
I'm still debating whether or not I want to buy The Incal though. $33 is pretty pricey for a 300 page book and I don't know how much I'll like it...
Seeing that Fear Agent interior page just sparked the desire in me to reread that sometime soon. I really enjoyed Fear Agent.
Ewww. Why would anyone do that to Moebius!? He must have pissed someone off.
I'm still debating whether or not I want to buy The Incal though. $33 is pretty pricey for a 300 page book and I don't know how much I'll like it...
pock3tmonster
Banned
Can you elaborate on the issue's tone? You've sold me on it, but I'm curious as to how much it reads like an episode of Arrow.
This was what's stood out for me. Every character had a distinct voice conveyed through either dialogue or body language. The character work was outstanding for a first issue.
LiveFromKyoto
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I read Godhead...the New Gods came across as roughly 50x more interesting than the lanterns. Which is good, I've read a lot of bad New Gods comics over the years. It's too bad their goal is too status-quo wrecking to succeed, I'm kind of pulling for them. Also, seeing Orion
Now I want to read the SImonson series again.
smash Hal Jordan was awesome.
BuddyJoeHooker
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YES, I seriously hope Zero gets the OHC treatment.
Freezasaurus
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So far, I've read Thor, Gotham Academy, Rat Queens, L'il Depressed Boy, and Grayson off of today's stack, and man... This is why I love comics.
Yeah, I'll probably pick it up when Image puts out the deluxe hardcover. They're just killing it with that format. I can't wait for the Saga one.
Yeah, I'll probably pick it up when Image puts out the deluxe hardcover. They're just killing it with that format. I can't wait for the Saga one.
Please don't click this if you haven't read Zero. Legit spoilers.
"Will you marry me one day?"
"nope"
"why?"
"I'll be dead"
"That's just morbid"
"That's reality"
"Zizek says reality is what we force it to be"
"Yeah but we all die, especially us"
"Well I want to die holding your hand"
My heart broke a few issues later. Bastarding book. Made me want to cry like a fucking baby
"nope"
"why?"
"I'll be dead"
"That's just morbid"
"That's reality"
"Zizek says reality is what we force it to be"
"Yeah but we all die, especially us"
"Well I want to die holding your hand"
My heart broke a few issues later. Bastarding book. Made me want to cry like a fucking baby
Confusion Illusion
Banned
BuddyJoeHooker
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Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Like Messi said, grab the two existing trades...and then follow along in floppies! There are less than a dozen issues currently, so you won't have any problem catching up if you enjoy it.
The series is really currently at the top of my favorites list, and every aspect of it is fascinating from a creative standpoint, especially its nonlinearity and the fact that there's a different artist drawing every issue. And it all works so well.
Freezasaurus
Member
Is it a series made up of one-and-done issues, or are there multi-issue stories, too?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
They tend to be one issue stories, each with their own artists, but there are narrative strands connecting them all together.
I haven't read any comics today, been playing Chrono Trigger again of all things
whatsinaname
Member
Wow, that does look quite bad.
I am sitting here, writing my rent cheque. Why we still got rent?
pock3tmonster
Banned
How is Grayson? I loved Mikel Janin's art on Justice League Dark, but I haven't read Tim Seely before.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
The series is basically snapshots in Edward Zero's life that change date and location entirely. That being said, the issues form these sort of concentric circles with each other and link up and string together so that you are getting lots of plot that you can cling to and follow, and you're getting lots of character development.
The incredible thing about this method is that there's all this connective tissue between the issues that, when you see it and tie it together, really is fucking satisfying.
Freezasaurus
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oh, alright. I get it. I've flipped through an issue here and there. It sounds pretty cool. I'll check it out when I put in another IST order.
Grayson was really good today. Those feels.
You're out of luck unless there's a reprint of the hardcover. Pretty sure he was selling them through etsy and stuff a few months ago (I bought mine at that time) but I don't see any listed now. He's probably sold through the surplus from the kickstarter.
Filthy Slug
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase/ All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
Grayson is damn good, man. I think it's DC's most fun book. Doesn't hurt that it's well written and drawn.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Man Mattel can't be happy about the Arkham Knight delay.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Oh man, those feels always win me over. I need to cut back on my subs, but I want to give Grayson a go.
Freezasaurus
Member
I didn't know what to expect going in, but I grabbed issue 1 when it came out simply out of curiosity, and I've been buying it off the rack ever since. I really should put it on my pull-list.
I think Mattel is more concerned about losing the Disney Princesses toy license to Hasbro, at the moment.
TheDarkKnight774
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Man this sounds like a tough week to wIt for the discounted digital offerings! B-but I must remain strong. Comics consume so much of my money already
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