Spike Spiegel
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+Death of Wolverine #1-4 by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven (Sep 3, 10, 24, Oct 8).
+Deadpool #34 by Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan and Scott Koblish (Sep 10).
+Edge of Spider-Verse #1-3 by Various Writers and Artists (Sep 10, 17, 24).
+All-New X-Men #32 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mahmud Asrar (Sep 17).
+Avengers #35/New Avengers #24 by Jonathan Hickman, Jim Cheung and Mike Deodato (Sep 17, 24).
+Thor: God of Thunder #25 by Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic, Simon Bisley and R.M. Guera (Sep 17).
+Batman Eternal #22-25 by Various Writers and Artists (Sep 3, 10, 17, 24).
+Justice League #33 by Geoff Johsn, Doug Mahnke and Keith Champagne (Sep 3).
+The Names #1 by Peter Milligan and Leandro Fernandez (Sep 3).
+The New52: Futures End Month by Various Writers and Artists (Sep 3, 10, 17, 24).
+The Multiversity: Society of Super-Heroes: Conquerors of the Counter-World #1 by Grant Morrison, Chris Sprouse and Karl Story (Sep 17).
+Adventures of Superman #17 by Various Writers and Artists (Sep 24).
+God Hates Astronauts #1 by Ryan Browne (Sep 3).
+Lazarus #11 by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark (Sep 10).
+Deadly Class #7 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig and Lee Loughridge (Sep 17).
+Oddly Normal #1 by Otis Frampton (Sep 17).
+Chew #44 by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Sep 24).
+Roche Limit #1 by Michael Moreci and Vic Malhotra (Sep 24).
+Concrete Park: R-E-S-P-E-C-T #1 by Tony Puryear and Erika Alexander (Sep 3).
+Grendel vs The Shadow #1 by Matt Wagner (Sep 3).
+Prometheus: Fire and Stone #1/Aliens: Fire and Stone #1 by Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreya; Chris Roberson and Patric Reynolds (Sep 10, 24).
+B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #123 by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and Joe Querio (Sep 17).
+Criminal Macabre: The Third Child #1 by Steve Niles and Christopher Mitten (Sep 17).
+Mind MGMT #26 by Matt Kindt (Sep 24).
+Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #38 by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman and Mateus Santolouco (Sep 3).
+Rot and Ruin #1 by Jonathan Maberry and Tony Vargas (Sep 10).
+G.I. JOE #1 by Karen Traviss and Steve Kurth (Sep 24).
+Ghostbusters #20 by Erik Burnham and Dan Schoening (Sep 24).
+My Little Pony Annual 2014 by Ted Anderson and Ben Bates (Sep 24).
+Transformers: Robots in Disguise #33 by John Barber and Sarah Stone (Sep 24).
+The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage #1 by Jen Van Meter and Roberto De La Torre (Valiant, Sep 3).
+Ex-Con #1 by Duane Swierczynski and Keith Burns (Dynamite, Sep 3).
+Stumptown #1 by Greg Rucka and Justin Greenwood (Oni, Sep 10).
+George Perez's Sirens #1 by George Perez (Boom!, Sep 17).
+Afterlife with Archie #7 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla (Archie, Sep 24).
+Bee and Puppycat #4 by Natasha Allegri and Garrett Jackson (Boom!, Sep 24).
1ST PLACE WINNER:
The Multiversity #1; written by Grant Morrison; pencils by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado; colors by Nei Ruffino; published by DC Comics (35pts)
2ND PLACE FINISHER:
The Fade Out #1; written by Ed Brubaker; pencils by Sean Phillips; colors by Elizabeth Breitweiser; published by Image Comics (19pts)
3RD PLACE FINISHER:
Low #2; written by Rick Remender; pencils and colors by Greg Tocchini; published by Image Comics (18pts)
Here's How It Works
In the last week of the month (or earlier, if you're confident about your choices), any GAF member can send me a private message with their personal picks for the three best single issues released that month, from any publisher. These picks should be arranged in order of rank -- first, second, and third place -- and each ranking will be worth a specific point value. A first place ranking for a comic is worth 5 points; a second place is worth 3 points; a third place, 2 points. Then before next month's COMICS! OT goes live, I'll tally the results and point values from each ballot, and post the top three overall winners in the next OP as last month's, GAF-approved, best of the best. Then, maybe at the end of the year, we'll have a showdown between the year's top finishers or something similar.
A Sample Ballot
This is an example of how a sample ballot submitted by you might look. You don't have to use this formatting but I do ask that, however you send it to me, you are CLEAR on which comics you are voting for and in what order they are ranked.
Average GAF Member said:
The Voting Rules
1. Only single issues released that month are to be considered for voting; no trade collections, and no "just caught up" considerations for issues released one/two/however many months ago. Sorry if this excludes you from the voting process, trade-only readers and mail-order folk. I didn't see any other way.
2. Each GAF member is allowed one ballot, and once that ballot has been cast you are done for the month. If an issue comes out and you think it's the best comic you've ever read or will ever read, but you already cast your vote the week before, that's too bad. In other words, there are no take-backs so VOTE THOUGHTFULLY.
3. Three comics per ballot, and no more. You could send me a list of the ten best comics that month, with full paragraph summaries on why you ranked them in what order; but in the end, I'm only going to tally points for the top three and ignore the rest. You CAN pick just one book as the best that month... but that one vote is still worth only 5 points.
4. No ties on the ballots, please. You have to pick three comics as the best that month, and you have to rank them "1st, 2nd, 3rd" so that I can assign points to each. If you're torn between two issues of two different series as the best that month, and you can't decide which one you loved more than the other, TRY.
5. To make things a bit easier on me when it comes to making the OP, I'm establishing a deadline for casting ballots of 6pm Eastern Standard Time on the last day of the month. You can cast your ballot at any time during the month that you wish; however once that deadline has passed, any ballots sent to me will be ignored.
6. Again, to make things easier I would prefer that your votes be cast via private message sent to me, rather than through an open post in the OT. In addition to keeping the voting process a secret, using the PM method means I won't have to search through thread pages for someone's vote posted as an afterthought to an unrelated discussion.
Failure to comply with any of the above rules MAY result in your ballot getting thrown out.
Other rules and stipulations may follow, but for now we'll roll with these for the first round and see how it goes. Have fun voting!
Spoilers. In the age of digital comics, they are increasingly becoming an issue in these threads, as the drive to be first to discuss the week's releases overrides common sense and good posting etiquette. So over the coming weeks and months, the members of Comic GAF will be collaborating on and will eventually be implementing a system of general rules for avoiding spoilers on new comics in the Comics OT thread. But for now, please abide by the temporary guidelines outlined below. And remember, you are being watched and judged by your peers.
1. Discussion of newly released comics that involves specific plot details shall be accompanied at all times by the appropriate use of the
tag function.
2. Direct posting of full-page images from newly released comics using the tags is strictly prohibited, and outgoing links to such should be accompanied by the appropriate spoiler warnings.
3. Direct posting of images or spoilers from comics that have yet to be released is strictly prohibited, and outgoing links to such should be accompanied by the appropriate spoiler warnings.
4. Covers, solicitation copy, and/or promotional materials shall not be considered spoilers and are allowed, unless their content involves specific plot details; in those cases, outgoing links with spoiler warnings should be used.
5. The unmarked posting of spoilers related to comics will be allowed after a period of one week (Wednesday to Wednesday) from that comic's release.[/b] ([u]NOTE:[/u] Longer? -Spike)
[b]6. Members of Comic GAF are expected at all times to exercise common sense and polite discretion as a matter of courtesy to fellow posters. I know, tough one.
7. If you are unsure of whether or not posting something would constitute a spoiler, err on the side of caution and use the [SPOILER] tags.[/b]
In short, don't be Stephanie Brown. Don't be... The Spoiler. For one thing, [b]you're[/b] not that loveable. >:|
Happy reading!
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2. Direct posting of full-page images from newly released comics using the tags is strictly prohibited, and outgoing links to such should be accompanied by the appropriate spoiler warnings.
3. Direct posting of images or spoilers from comics that have yet to be released is strictly prohibited, and outgoing links to such should be accompanied by the appropriate spoiler warnings.
4. Covers, solicitation copy, and/or promotional materials shall not be considered spoilers and are allowed, unless their content involves specific plot details; in those cases, outgoing links with spoiler warnings should be used.
5. The unmarked posting of spoilers related to comics will be allowed after a period of one week (Wednesday to Wednesday) from that comic's release.[/b] ([u]NOTE:[/u] Longer? -Spike)
[b]6. Members of Comic GAF are expected at all times to exercise common sense and polite discretion as a matter of courtesy to fellow posters. I know, tough one.
7. If you are unsure of whether or not posting something would constitute a spoiler, err on the side of caution and use the [SPOILER] tags.[/b]
In short, don't be Stephanie Brown. Don't be... The Spoiler. For one thing, [b]you're[/b] not that loveable. >:|
Happy reading!
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I tried reading some of the follow on arc (I got the issues when I bought the Moz run, all in a big box, best £30 I ever spent) and it was terrible. Doom Patrol was a creator owned series by Grant Morrison and Richard Case, everything else is hallucination caused by grief.
That's a shame. Will read some other comics and then read Morrison Doom patrol again.
