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Did Locke & Key end or is there still more on the way?
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Aug 31, 2012 01:39
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Len posted:Did Locke & Key end or is there still more on the way? Still one more arc on the way, and few more standalones throughout the year too.
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Aug 31, 2012 02:00
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The Goon is coming back to form with dire portents and an issue devoted to the disgraced Zombie Priest this week. I don't know how you guys feel, but the book has been really rough since Eric Powell came back from hiatus. Some of the issues have been outright embarrassing to buy (like the literal fan-service issue about his burlesque dancer fangirl). But I think Powell is capable of some tremendous highs, and The Goon's overall story-arc remains utterly captivating even if some individual issues fall flat with me.
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Aug 31, 2012 08:09
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Anyone have an opinion on Spera from Archaia? I found it on Comixology and was thinking of picking up the first volume. I'm not familiar with the writer, Josh Tierney, but I like a good fantasy yarn once in a while. It looks like it has some very pretty art at times as well.
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Sep 1, 2012 07:27
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Spera is a collaboration of a bunch of different writers and artists writing the same story. It's very good and VERY gay. I love it. I'm not sure what is on comixology but I read the first hardcover and it's terrific and reminded me of a lesbian Legend of Zelda.
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Sep 1, 2012 20:30
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Has there been a second issue for Nonplayer from Image yet? I remember the first one came out over a year ago and the last update I found is just as old. Did WB optioning it out as a film kill it or something? I know the art was pretty detailed, but a year between issues is a little too Kevin Smith for me.
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Sep 3, 2012 13:41
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Tolstoi posted:Has there been a second issue for Nonplayer from Image yet? I remember the first one came out over a year ago and the last update I found is just as old. Did WB optioning it out as a film kill it or something? I know the art was pretty detailed, but a year between issues is a little too Kevin Smith for me. I think the dude isn't a full time comics guy and also broke his arm.
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Sep 3, 2012 14:48
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I don't know if this is the right spot, but i just finished Noah Van Sciver's blammo #1 and #2, and Joseph Remnant's Blindspot #1 and #2, looking for more in the vain of crumb and pekar, just normal everyday turned upside down, any recs?
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Sep 3, 2012 15:32
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EDIT: Gah! How did I miss this. Wrong thread.
gogisha fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Sep 6, 2012 |
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Sep 6, 2012 06:21
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gogisha posted:It doesn't really get talked about here much but I've really been digging the Valiant relaunch. I have almost no familiarity with the company from the 90s so I don't know if some of the stories are retreads or whatnot but they're all pretty interesting, and even ones that seemed very argh so extreme (like I thought Bloodshot would end up being) manage to do things that keep me engaged regardless. We have a thread for it!
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Sep 6, 2012 12:04
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StumblyWumbly posted:I think the dude isn't a full time comics guy and also broke his arm. Hadn't heard about the arm, but I know he took a full-time job with Pop-Cap Games a few months back, then Pop-Cap laid off a bunch of people shortly thereafter.
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Sep 6, 2012 17:03
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Maakies has apparently ended today and that sucks. Maakies is a long running comic strip by Tony Millionaire about Drinky Crow and Uncle Gabby. The two of them drink (DOOK DOOK DOOK!), fight, vomit, and discuss existential things while dying horribly or coming close to death. It's a lot better than I can explain it, trust me. It feels like an old school newspaper strip except not totally boring. If I had to compare it to anything it would be Ren & Stimpy for adults... but not that awfully lovely Ren & Stimpy cartoon for "adults." If you want it in book form grab Premillennial Maakies and Drinky Crow's Maakies Treasury. Fantagraphics' will probably do some big collection now that it's done.
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Sep 7, 2012 04:01
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Check the Maakies site again. Apparently, Tony was just playin' with our emotions... "Maakies will never be retired. I’m just keeping everyone on their toes. See how horrible life would be without good comics?"
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Sep 7, 2012 09:00
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Madrox posted:Check the Maakies site again. Apparently, Tony was just playin' with our emotions... Wow, what an rear end in a top hat! I bet he even changed the Wiki page to state that it ended (although it's gone now).
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Sep 7, 2012 16:57
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I don't know if this is the right place to ask about this, but does anyone else remember news about a comic adaption of the tv show Charmed? I vaguely remember reading an article about it, but I don't know who was making it or who was publishing it or if it ever saw the light of day. So does anyone know what I'm talking about? Did anything ever come about it?
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Sep 11, 2012 12:16
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Thunderfinger posted:I don't know if this is the right place to ask about this, but does anyone else remember news about a comic adaption of the tv show Charmed? I vaguely remember reading an article about it, but I don't know who was making it or who was publishing it or if it ever saw the light of day. So does anyone know what I'm talking about? Did anything ever come about it?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmed_(comic_book) It looks like it does exist and is written and drawn by nobodies and published by a company I've never heard of. I thought for sure it would be IDW or Dark Horse but I guess not.
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Sep 11, 2012 14:03
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:It looks like it does exist and is written and drawn by nobodies and published by a company I've never heard of. I thought for sure it would be IDW or Dark Horse but I guess not.
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Sep 11, 2012 20:14
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I don't know if I'm more disappointed that there's an ongoing Charmed comic or that the TnA Grimm Fairy Tales has nothing to do with wrestling.
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Sep 11, 2012 20:47
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I guess I wasn't paying much attention to it but hell yeah, new fuckin' Stumptown comes out tomorrow. The first volume was some classic Rucka.
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Sep 11, 2012 21:38
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After a slow start, The Massive #4 really surprised me. It's really story dense, something the first three issues lacked, it explains the protagonist's pacifism, introduces a potential antagonist who's the perfect foil, and there's a new artist with really heavy inking and solid colors. I hope this artist sticks with it because it matches the tone of the comic more than the last guy with vectorized lines and textures slapped on everything. A couple people posted here saying they didn't like the art and story didn't hook them. Give #4 a look because it really reinvigorated my opinion after a completely lackluster third issue.
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Sep 16, 2012 20:48
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I was already really into the comic myself but I will second the opinion that Garry Brown's art is both an improvement and basically perfect for the comic's tone. Check it out, Brian Wood made a trailer for it. Kull the Conqueror fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Sep 17, 2012 |
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Sep 17, 2012 05:09
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Kull the Conqueror posted:I guess I wasn't paying much attention to it but hell yeah, new fuckin' Stumptown comes out tomorrow. The first volume was some classic Rucka. Ah it was really good - honestly has more promise for me than V1!
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Sep 17, 2012 06:59
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Is Jodorowsky's Metabarons any good? There's an omni coming out next month. What little I've read of The Incal was good, but don't know if the quality extends.
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Sep 17, 2012 21:39
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Yes, Metabarons is pretty cool. It has all the elements that made The Incal tippy, amazing, futuristic.
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Sep 17, 2012 21:42
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The only place I've seen this on Amazon but the cover for Saga vol. 1 is so loving ill.
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Sep 20, 2012 00:31
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Fiona Staples has been killing it with covers lately. I love this one for issue #7 Also in the art department Brandon Graham is releasing an art book which he's been talking about doing for a while. Walrus, out early 2013. It'll probably end up being his blog in book form. 
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Sep 20, 2012 20:39
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To add to the Saga praise, I'm passing around issues to my anime nerd friends right now. It seems to be the perfect series to introduce an otaku to comics.
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Sep 26, 2012 19:51
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I can't make up my mind whether I really like Saga or not. It's one of the few series I'm now following on a per issue basis, so that I obviously like it somewhat, but there are just some things that piss me off about this series. I like the weird and fresh setting, the mashup of technologies and fantasy elements. In the back of one issue it's mentioned that someone got pissed off because there was an ATM in a scifi setting or something - I'm not one of those people. What I have a problem with are the characters. The forced plotline with the sex-slave girl and the merciless bounty hunter who suddenly has a heart is one thing. It's just overdone and stale. The super srs 'pledge' made by Marko of not committing violence which is broken only a few pages later is another. (Oh wow, such tension! Character building! Drama!) Hell, I had problems from the very start. A regular, human-sized being gives birth to a human-sized baby and immediately just starts running from some bad guys? Come the gently caress on. You'll have to throw in some fantasy explanation for that poo poo. It suffers overall in the same way as Y: The Last Man did. The main male protagonist is just insufferable. Some might find these characters lovable goofs - I just can't wait for them to be killed off.
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Sep 26, 2012 20:26
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Well Saga has been concerned with throwing out known character types and putting them in absurd situations but treating it as common place. If you don't like those character type it's not hard to see why you wouldn't like it. In not really surprising news Phonogram has been delayed to next year and probably not the first half of next year. Which isn't too surprising given the amount of work that McKelvie and Gillen are taking on recently.
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Sep 28, 2012 12:50
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Bolverkur posted:I can't make up my mind whether I really like Saga or not. It's one of the few series I'm now following on a per issue basis, so that I obviously like it somewhat, but there are just some things that piss me off about this series. I like the weird and fresh setting, the mashup of technologies and fantasy elements. In the back of one issue it's mentioned that someone got pissed off because there was an ATM in a scifi setting or something - I'm not one of those people. What I have a problem with are the characters. The forced plotline with the sex-slave girl and the merciless bounty hunter who suddenly has a heart is one thing. It's just overdone and stale. The super srs 'pledge' made by Marko of not committing violence which is broken only a few pages later is another. (Oh wow, such tension! Character building! Drama!) Hell, I had problems from the very start. A regular, human-sized being gives birth to a human-sized baby and immediately just starts running from some bad guys? Come the gently caress on. You'll have to throw in some fantasy explanation for that poo poo. It suffers overall in the same way as Y: The Last Man did. The main male protagonist is just insufferable. Some might find these characters lovable goofs - I just can't wait for them to be killed off. I pretty much agree. I found it to be insufferable right from the get go despite an interesting setiing with great art. Everything about the characters and story is a huge turn-off.
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Sep 28, 2012 16:45
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So here's three comics that are pretty under the radar, but have been reliably good reads: Revenant, Elric: The Battle Lost, and The New Deadwardians. Any of these titles is worth checking out, and two of them are either just wrapped or about to. Buy it now or get the trades! Mind MGMT is just great. Deep and wonderfully new. A must read. And this is my monthly announcement that Prophet is my favorite series on the stands. I can't give it enough compliments.
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Sep 30, 2012 12:24
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Is anyone familiar with the Dark Horse comic Ghost? I've only seen some covers, and they tend to focus on guns and cleavage, but now I guess Kelly Sue and Noto are doing some work on it, and they're people I'd give a chance. So Ghost, is there anything for them to work with there?
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Oct 5, 2012 00:41
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StumblyWumbly posted:Is anyone familiar with the Dark Horse comic Ghost? I've only seen some covers, and they tend to focus on guns and cleavage, but now I guess Kelly Sue and Noto are doing some work on it, and they're people I'd give a chance. I thought the first issue was pretty good. I love Noto's art, and it doesn't feel "guns 'n' tits" style exploitative at all.
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Oct 5, 2012 13:22
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Point of Impact is kind of cool. It introduces a bunch of characters and wastes no time setting up the story. There's like three plot threads in the first issue and they're all set up perfectly.
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Oct 10, 2012 20:56
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Did Sullivans Sluggers ever come out? It sounded like it would be good but I didn't have any money for it when the kickstarter was out.
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Oct 11, 2012 00:58
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Len posted:Did Sullivans Sluggers ever come out? It sounded like it would be good but I didn't have any money for it when the kickstarter was out. It's on Comixology now, but the print version hasn't shipped yet.
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Oct 11, 2012 01:12
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xK1 posted:It's on Comixology now, but the print version hasn't shipped yet. Is it worth $15?
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Oct 11, 2012 01:18
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While I liked Donaldson's illustrations, what Garry Brown has done with just two issues of The Massive so far is just beautiful, and #5 is the best issue yet. Great characterization, pages with splashes and prose that blend so magnificently, and a world that in the greatest tradition of science fiction, feels so contemporary yet so far away.
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Oct 11, 2012 04:25
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Dark Horse's digital app has single issues of BPRD and Hellboy and basically everything for two bucks a pop. I can easily see myself blowing a paycheck on this.
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Oct 11, 2012 16:28
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Saga vol. 1 is availible now for $10. I'm wondering how is it that this series in issue form can go on without ads in the middle. Is it that Image's profit margins are so low that they can swing it?
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