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I just picked up Unwritten #18 knowing nothing about the series, read it, and was absolutely blown away. I have no idea why that one guy wants to kill the other guy, or why they're all obsessed with Harry Potter, but the writing was so good that it really doesn't matter - it was just incredibly enjoyable.
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Asterios posted:I just picked up Unwritten #18 knowing nothing about the series, read it, and was absolutely blown away. I have no idea why that one guy wants to kill the other guy, or why they're all obsessed with Harry Potter, but the writing was so good that it really doesn't matter - it was just incredibly enjoyable. So, you do realize that it's not actually Harry Potter, right?
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bairfanx posted:So, you do realize that it's not actually Harry Potter, right? Yeah, I get that it's some kind of analogue.
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Oct 19, 2010 00:29
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Asterios posted:I just picked up Unwritten #18 knowing nothing about the series, read it, and was absolutely blown away. I have no idea why that one guy wants to kill the other guy, or why they're all obsessed with Harry Potter, but the writing was so good that it really doesn't matter - it was just incredibly enjoyable. Trust me, it's so worth it.
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Oct 19, 2010 02:46
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UncleMonkey posted:I would really, really recommend catching up on the back issues before you continue. I'm totally going to. I got the sense that this was one of those incredibly important issues things were building to.
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UncleMonkey posted:I would really, really recommend catching up on the back issues before you continue. There's been a ton of build-up and plot development to this point; and you'll probably want to get caught up. First, the series is phenomenal-- you think #18 blew you away now? When taken within the context of the series up to this point, it's even better. Second, there's several themes and plot threads that you probably started to notice in #18 and that will continue to be important moving forward. You can probably grab the first two trades and then get whatever back issues remain to fill in the gap. And then continue on the monthlies with the rest of us addicts. The biggest problem with this is having to wait a month for it to come out. (Related: I went and got the back issues from the end of volume 2 to now)
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Oct 19, 2010 04:25
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I know this is an old hat, but it kinda sucks that the different author runs on Hellblazer aren't numbered. I got The Gift not knowing that it was the last book on Mike Carey's run and I was hella confused. Still enjoyed it, though.
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SkellingTon Loc posted:I know this is an old hat, but it kinda sucks that the different author runs on Hellblazer aren't numbered. I got The Gift not knowing that it was the last book on Mike Carey's run and I was hella confused. Still enjoyed it, though. I actually was just complaining about the same thing to a friend - I wanted to buy some hellblazer trades, had no idea where to start, and just didn't buy anything.
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Asterios posted:I actually was just complaining about the same thing to a friend - I wanted to buy some hellblazer trades, had no idea where to start, and just didn't buy anything. I super, super hate to hear that, it's my favorite comic. My advice is to just do it by writer. Delano starts with Original Sin, it's the first run. Ennis starts with Dangerous Habits. Ellis, Haunted. Azzarello, Hard Time. Carey, Red Sepulcher. Mina, Empathy is the Enemy. Diggle, Joyride. Milligan, Scab. Bitchin Kitchen fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Oct 19, 2010 |
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Bitchin Kitchen posted:I super, super hate to hear that, it's my favorite comic. My advice is to just do it by writer. Delano starts with Original Sin, it's the first run. Ennis starts with Dangerous Habits. Ellis, Haunted. Azzarello, Hard Time. Carey, Red Sepulcher. Mina, Empathy is the Enemy. Diggle, Joyride. Milligan, Scab.
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Oct 19, 2010 19:17
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Kuule hain nussivan posted:If someone is interested in getting the trades, do yourself a favour and skip Mina's run unless you absolutely want to own everything. It is horrible and drat near put me off of Hellblazer. Haha, yeah, that too. Sorry, I was trying to be thorough. It is definitely the weakest run. I like the art a lot, though.
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Skip Diggle's too, honestly. But hey, if you start with Milligan's, you'll be hip deep in some pretty good and current Hellblazer tales. I'm really digging his run.
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Kuule hain nussivan posted:If someone is interested in getting the trades, do yourself a favour and skip Mina's run unless you absolutely want to own everything. It is horrible and drat near put me off of Hellblazer. I bought Hellblazer monthly for 10 years and quit after Mina's second issue.
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hermanos posted:Skip Diggle's too, honestly.
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Comixology just added the first few issues of Hellblazer to their app, first one is only 99 cents. I've never read it before, and have an iTunes giftcard to burn. Wish me luck!
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Kuule hain nussivan posted:Surely it can't be worse than Mina's? Haven't gotten around to reading all of it yet, but isn't it the one that starts with the story about the spirit of an old London river? I kind of liked Diggle's a lot. It felt a little rushed by the end but the build up I thought was all awesome and it brought Camuncoli in on art for the first time. Really, if it wasn't for how hurried that last story arc felt I thought it was pretty drat good. I guess the problem with the book is that so many runs are, at least in my opinion, amazing, that anything that's just average seems pretty crappy in comparison.
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hermanos posted:Skip Diggle's too, honestly.
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SkellingTon Loc posted:I know this is an old hat, but it kinda sucks that the different author runs on Hellblazer aren't numbered. I got The Gift not knowing that it was the last book on Mike Carey's run and I was hella confused. Still enjoyed it, though. I have a better question. Why aren't they finishing Delano's run? Why aren't the releasing the rest of Ennis's run? Where are the Jenkin trades? They really need to rerelease the out of print trades, one shots and fill ins that are not released like the Aaron New Castle story.
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Mina's run was pretty bad, but Azzarello's Hard Time nearly put me off Hellblazer. It stripped Constantine down to "Badass who can use magic to do anything, anytime", which (to me) seemed like Azzarello really missed the point of his character.
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Pyros posted:Mina's run was pretty bad, but Azzarello's Hard Time nearly put me off Hellblazer. It stripped Constantine down to "Badass who can use magic to do anything, anytime", which (to me) seemed like Azzarello really missed the point of his character. Do not forget the Dog porn. You are suppose to have hosed up things happen but it just seemed that that was done just to be edgy.
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bobkatt013 posted:I have a better question. Why aren't they finishing Delano's run? Why aren't the releasing the rest of Ennis's run? Where are the Jenkin trades? They really need to rerelease the out of print trades, one shots and fill ins that are not released like the Aaron New Castle story. Vertigo are starting to reprint Hellblazer from the beginning. I think the first trade's out early next year. Hopefully they'll carry them on at least through the Jenkins run.
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Did anybody else read Unknown Soldier this week? It was the last issue of the series and Dystart gave it a reasonable ending (though it felt a little rushed). It was expected but the emotional impact was in no way lessened as a result. Dystart captured the fatalism of war in the ending sequences while simultaneously instilling a sense of hope for a "Beautiful World" (the name of the arc) that exists beyond it. I'm pretty sad to series go if you weren't reading it, I'd recommend picking up the trades.
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Sweet Tooth was (yet again) really good this month. I really like the way in which this world is starting to open up and give you a sense of the bigger picture while still maintaining the intimacy of the character relationships. There were a few creepy to downright hosed-up moments. Really interested to see where all of this goes. The whole prophesy/bible thing makes it seem that, in the short term at least, things are going to get really bad. That whole sequence, as well as the shared dream, gave me chills. Not sure that I need to use spoilers but I am just to be on the safe side since there's not a ton of weekly talk in this thread on current titles and I don't want to accidentally spoil stuff for anyone.
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I finally started picking up Scalped and I love it. I don't normally like the white hats in these kinds of stories but there's something about Falls Down that's just so awesome. I just wish I could have read it like 5 year sago, when I see Bad Horse or Diesel talking about his Kickapoo heritage I get unrelated songs swimming in my head.
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Like those Indians, I'm an Indian too.
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Congrats on getting on Scalped. I recently jumped on this book myself. I've caught my self up and it's a great read.
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Fables #100 is out today. Anyone picking it up?
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So how quickly do Vertigo trades usually get solicited? Just wondering for American Vampire since an arc just ended.
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JackDarko posted:So how quickly do Vertigo trades usually get solicited? Just wondering for American Vampire since an arc just ended. Usually very, very quickly. Unless it's Seaguy volume 2. Which needs to come out soon!
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Shameless posted:Usually very, very quickly. Unless it's Seaguy volume 2. Which needs to come out soon!
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JackDarko posted:Thanks a lot mate. Im pretty confused when it comes to Seaguy first trade is out of print second one hasnt been solicited, I know its ment to be a three volume tale. You think they're holding out for a one collection type deal? Maybe, possibly, who knows? An Absolute or a Deluxe would be nice but I'd still have thought they'd release the trades seperately first.
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I read through this thread awhile back looking for something new to read and hearing Scalped compared to 100 Bullets(a favorite of mine), made me seek it out. I have to say all the praise it received in here is well deserved. Is there another series similar to those two?
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KFCB posted:Fables #100 is out today. Anyone picking it up? I did and...I was extremely disappointed. I'd rather not spoil it, but I got more entertainment out of its "Burning Questions" section than the actual story. The comic itself, the climax of the arc, lacked any of the charm the series has shown, or anything resembling suspense. Oddly enough, it felt rushed too. How do you rush the story when they've given you a hundred pages? By god, they found a way.
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Fables is notorious for being good until they have to resolve something and then it seems to fall flat. After 75 issues they finally decided to take down the Empire and somehow a giant war with an airship powered by flying carpets was boring as hell.
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Was anyone else underwhelmed by the weakness of the American Vampires? I mean it makes sense in a historical context, but I mean when they say that they have exhausted every single method experimenting trying to find a weakness, they really didn't try that?
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Fables 100 was Willingham running wild with ideas and writing himself into a corner. Like the rest of the series: Lots and lots and lots of buildup, weak climax. I think it started with revealing the Adversary so offhandedly. That was neat, because it was a cool idea that the big evil Satanic world conqueror was a kindly (well...) old man. That anti-climax WORKED. Then he got taken down by a Final Fantasy airship.  Then Jack of Fables had The Bookburner, the most dangerous villain as he could kill Fables when he gets access to libraries. Who was beaten not by Jack but by three new unheard of Gods/fables that were buried underneath the Golden Boughs the whole time. That was a terrible Deus Ex Machina. The there was Kevin Thorn, the God of all Fables...who was beaten the same way Iceman has beaten Magneto 100 times. Not the Death of the Author, but by lots of ice. There's not even a clever deeper pun there, it's just sloppy writing. Woo. Willingham needs a better editor to direct his tempo, because he's terrible at timing and pacing when it comes to climaxes. Here's an actual review of the issue: Willingham's portrayal of women is very scattershot. Sometimes he seems to really get what it's like being an adult woman in a man's world, and other times he comes across as a 14 year old who watched a lot of sitcoms. Take Frau Totenkinder's full power appearance. Why does she have to be a lovely young woman to do this? If this were an X-men comic, sure, that's just typical undersexed comic book selling. But Frau's backstory even establishes her appearance isn't linked to her power. She didn't need to be young and pretty to take out Baba Yaga, she went full-dragon mode and reverted back to Old Woman when it was done. Yet here needs to be pretty, especially when she decides to just leave with her new husband? There's no indication she's out of magic, she just leaves to get married. She'd been built up as quite fond of the Fables, so it makes little sense she'd leave them to be killed by Dark. I don't know what to feel about Miss Sprat's bitterness being revealed in a few pages. She's always been unpleasant, true, but why this moment that makes her snap? A bit more buildup in the preceding issues would be less jarring than Snow telling her to live with being The Fat Girl making her betray everyone. I was glad Dullahan was NOT beaten. He has been in the background so much in the past 20 or so issues since his introduction that he feels like an X-men villain. Big introduction, scary for 10 issues, stabbed by Wolverine and the new arc starts. I think Willingham didn't actually know how to make him a credible threat, the same way Kevin Thorn was TOO powerful. Destroying Fabletown didn't really hurt them as they just relocated. It's like destroying the Fantastic Four building, it doesn't mean anything. I was not impressed with this issue. The extras were boring, other than learning that Geppetto isn't beaten yet either.  Get better, Fables.Mister Roboto fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Dec 11, 2010 |
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My main Fables 'sperg is why wouldn't you take the "trapped in gold Dark Man" and put him in a box, and put that box into an even bigger box. It seems stupid to use the most dangerous creature ever as a decoration.
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Just got the second trade for the Unwritten. I'm only an issue in, but man oh man, as an English major, I love this book so much.
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Finished the second Sweet Tooth trade, Lemire is such a great storyteller but gottdamn sometimes his art just transforms into pure ugly.
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The last two issues of Unwritten have really not worked for me. Fell asleep reading this month's, twice. Granted I'm a little tired due to finals in night school but still. Hopefully it will pick up now that Tommy's falling into the texts.
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