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COMICS |OT| September 2016. Comics Should Be Good.
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ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Terrible remix of Simple and Clean.
BKatastrophe
Member
I had forgotten Madame Masque showed up in Bendis' Moon Knight. I also forgot about how much he loved that Moon Knight could take a Thor-level villain like Count Nefaria. He loves it so much, since he keeps reminding the reader over and over again that Nefaria is a Thor-level villain
It's also Smackdown and tennis night. Usually I skip wrestling for overwatch...
Nothing to get insane about, but its fine.
But I have to admit that I have forgotten most details yet.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Eh. It's ok up until the beat drops. The chorus is the only good part.
BKatastrophe
Member
So here's what I gathered from Bendis' Moon Knight:
It might have been some minor set-up for Age of Ultron and Echo died.
Other than that it was just a fun street-level cape story. Nothing of significance happened in terms of Moon Knight as a character, and the shit that it did in terms of the overall MU have largely been forgotten. I mean, Soule brought Echo back without giving a fuck and nobody bothered to mention who was involved in keeping Ultron's head. As if that was even remotely relevant at all, and even that claim is a stretch.
Oh well. Still fun.
It might have been some minor set-up for Age of Ultron and Echo died.
Other than that it was just a fun street-level cape story. Nothing of significance happened in terms of Moon Knight as a character, and the shit that it did in terms of the overall MU have largely been forgotten. I mean, Soule brought Echo back without giving a fuck and nobody bothered to mention who was involved in keeping Ultron's head. As if that was even remotely relevant at all, and even that claim is a stretch.
Oh well. Still fun.
Freezasaurus
Member
Well, what else is there?
whatsinaname
Member
Yep.
My suggested reading order would be
The Incal
Before the Incal
Final Incal
Metabarons is in the same universe but can be read anytime after The Incal.
Also, look at instocktrades.com too for picking up comics. They are usually cheaper than Amazon (sometimes by a lot) and much better packaging.
Dandy Lyin
Member
I wish IST was a better option in Canada. At first glance, 42% off is great... but not after the exchange rate, and $24 2-3 week, uninsured, untracked shipping.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
lmao at Mickey speaking Japanese I don't know why but that sounded so damn funny
Donniewahlberg
Banned
This game will be why he never updates the beginners thread again.
KoruptData
Member
Just finished this. It was a cool little murder mystery. With some great commentary by Batman in the vain of old time detective movies. Talking about things in metaphors. The story never reached great heights though and that's what's makes this story somewhat forgettable. Risso's art was amazing though but was probably a curveball after having Jim Lee on Hush right before this. I see now why I haven't heard of it. Not bad, not great.
Broken City was that really dark story with child/teen prostitution, right?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Those Lee/Kirby and Steranko SHIELD collections on the CMX sale are insane deals for amazing comics. Don't sleep.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
My man. Some of the funniest comics I've ever read, and it still has one or two really powerful pages that make you tear up.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Some of you guys were talking about angela recently right? How does the asgards assassin/queen of hel hang together as a complete run, any good? Natural conclusion? Does it stand out in any specific way or is it quite meat and potatoes?
Freezasaurus
Member
Lunchpod is here! Quick, someone toss a pokeball!
You have to read 1602 as well. #itsallconnected
Welp, I need that, bad, even though I realize it's probably quite the rip off, considering I already own DDD.
Also, Worst X-man Ever was okay, but didn't kill it. Like, it went through the proper motions for that sort of thing and hit the right notes to be enjoyable with a handful of great gags, but it didn't really blow me away. Still, fun enough little book.
Tizoc
Member
The only ps4 game you need this january
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XMUr36dCRik
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XMUr36dCRik
RepairmanJack
Member
Anyone got a comic podcast recommendation that covers a wide variety of books and usually goes into conversation about them?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I really like Uncanny Avengers.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Brian listens to a whole bunch he listed a whole bunch earlier in the thread man. I think there was ifanboy, some Australian ones. They all looked good, I haven't got to them yet but worth finding that post.
RepairmanJack
Member
I'll have to look back for it. I just gave up iFanboy, they were just kind of frustrating on many different levels.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Haha I really want more comic podcasts to listen to but as a trade waiter it's like...I want news and some review, but nothing to deeply spoilerish. Is a difficult balance. I listen to house to astonish but I don't know if I'd recommend it, it's very British, maybe not for everyone. I listen to tony and matt on comicvine too sometimes, they never go too in depth on anything but they do it weekly so they cover a lot.
If I was a weekly reader though I'd want some real.meaty in depth convo though so really depends who you want haha.
...Here is where I shamefully admit that I've never touched the series. I should probably get on that at some point...
LordOfLore
Banned
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Reading about this upcoming Deadman mini at DC, don't know much about the writer, but a gothic horror romance, set in New England no less, with a 70s horror comic aesthetic. I am waaay down for that (if the reviews are decent of course: Click for interview. 48 pages per issue, three issues, interesting stuff.
Covers by Stephanie Hans.
Covers by Stephanie Hans.
RepairmanJack
Member
Yeah I'm fine with not going in depth on a lot of stuff but if just love some in depth good chat on books they really liked that week or whatever.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Serious Issues and 11 O'Clock Comics were the other two I listen to.
Thanks for the suggestions. I had some Amazon credit and they had the hardcover for $28.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Nono, you can just go to your comic store and grab it, or online or whatever. It's a pretty high profile release ( well, relatively) I don't think you're in tooo much danger of your store having chosen not to stock any.
Roland_Gunner
Member
Very small stores may only order enough copies for subscribers but most places will have extra copies for potential new readers, especially for a #1 issue.
LordOfLore
Banned
Batman/TMNT. More will probably pop up on the day itself.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
That's awesome man. I have a sister who lives in London. I don't get to visit often but there's plenty to see, cool place. You should go for it.
Yea think I am going for it. Life is too short.
In the single issues they have the entirety of The Long Halloween and also Year One. Year One is one of the best things Frank Miller has done; shows Batman just getting started. The Long Halloween is good if you are at least familiar with Batman villains; it's a 13-part murder mystery, each issue covers a different month/holiday.
Edit: oh man, forgot Dark Knight Returns is part of the sale; that's also great (grim, old Batman comes out of retirement).
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Definitely dude.
Year One man, one of the best bat stories ever, and you need no knowledge at all. Dark Knight Returns and the long halloween are very friendly in that way too.
Personal fav, the court/city of owls. One of the best modern tales by one of my favourite writers
also the intro to the new 52 batman so again, fairly easy on new readers although it is rooted in general continuity more than the others mentioned. You'll see the various robins, nightwing etc.