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Copra is literally one of the best reviewed books of last year: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/11/13/michel-fiffe-copra-review/ http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/12/31/michel-fiffes-copra-shouldnt-be-overlooked/ etc etc
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Benito Cereno posted:Copra is literally one of the best reviewed books of last year: That looks awesome, does he have any plans to make it available digitally?
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May 13, 2013 15:57
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Is there going to be more Beasts of Burden someday?
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May 15, 2013 12:13
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Brian Wood's Conan the Barbarian is the book I anticipate the most every month. Every artist and every story has been a home run except for maybe one. Conan and Belit have one of the most emotionally potent romances I've ever read in a comic; it's chock full of passion, guilt, violence, bliss, and sorrow. The two are written eloquently as equals who challenge one another, and the power of their relationship sends ripples through the societies they encounter; a freaking war starts because they have a falling out. They're just that badass. The latest issue is a highlight, with their decision to take some crazy hallucinogenic drug and go on this psychedelically-infused quest together. Conan talks to a Bear God. Seriously, everyone should read this book.
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May 16, 2013 01:01
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Brian Wood's Conan the Barbarian is the book I anticipate the most every month. Every artist and every story has been a home run except for maybe one. Conan and Belit have one of the most emotionally potent romances I've ever read in a comic; it's chock full of passion, guilt, violence, bliss, and sorrow. The two are written eloquently as equals who challenge one another, and the power of their relationship sends ripples through the societies they encounter; a freaking war starts because they have a falling out. They're just that badass. Yeah, one of the things I flat out love about the new Conan series is that so many die hard Conan fans loathe it for not being REH's misogynistic gore fest. Have been a fan of the series since I read the first arc, and my only complaint is that I wish Cloonan could do the whole thing.
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bairfanx posted:Yeah, one of the things I flat out love about the new Conan series is that so many die hard Conan fans loathe it for not being REH's misogynistic gore fest. Have been a fan of the series since I read the first arc, and my only complaint is that I wish Cloonan could do the whole thing.  I'm a die hard Conan fan and I don't think the misogyny was ever any fun. Also correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this comic super gory in its own right?
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I was always a Conan fan, despite never having read many of the Howard originals or the comics. So when the Centenary Edition came out a few years back the extreme casual racism and misogyny was a huge shocker. Wood's Conan is everything I want from a Conan story. It's true to the spirit of Howard but without the backwards attitudes of that day and age. EDIT: Totally forgot why I clicked this thread to begin with! Gillen's Uber is out. It is great and sets up a very chilling take on WW2+powers. Soonmot fucked around with this message at 09:47 on May 16, 2013 |
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May 16, 2013 09:27
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Soonmot posted:I was always a Conan fan, despite never having read many of the Howard originals or the comics. So when the Centenary Edition came out a few years back the extreme casual racism and misogyny was a huge shocker. Wood's Conan is everything I want from a Conan story. It's true to the spirit of Howard but without the backwards attitudes of that day and age. The Marvel comics were pretty good at keeping that stuff out. Conan is kind of sexist in them, but for the most part that's presented as a character flaw, not a just view of the world. I hate to think that most Conan fans are of the "YOU HAVE COME TO A WORLD CALLED GOR *whipcrack*" variety. At any rate I guess I should check out Wood's comics.
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May 16, 2013 09:49
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Wood has said he's gotten some really vicious hate mail because he, you know, fleshed out the character.
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May 16, 2013 16:07
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Wood has said he's gotten some really vicious hate mail because he, you know, fleshed out the character. Sometimes I loving hate nerds. Wood's run starts with the 13th collected volume, right? What's the consensus on the stuff before that?
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May 16, 2013 16:17
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The first Wood I've come to is The Massive, which I really like. If I start picking up Conan, should I just start where he began, or is there a better point before?
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May 16, 2013 18:47
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Even though there is a continuity, each arc is written well enough that you could pretty much start with any one of them. Obviously it is going to be more fulfilling to start with his #1.
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May 16, 2013 20:07
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asylum years posted:The first Wood I've come to is The Massive, which I really like. If I start picking up Conan, should I just start where he began, or is there a better point before? Start where he began. Also, The Massive has been amazing. I think it's better than DMZ at this point.
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May 16, 2013 23:28
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Start where he began. Agreed. I'm not a huge comic guy, just follow a few series at a time, and it's one of them right now, along with Saga, Hawkeye, and East of West.
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May 17, 2013 01:42
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bairfanx posted:Yeah, one of the things I flat out love about the new Conan series is that so many die hard Conan fans loathe it for not being REH's misogynistic gore fest. Have been a fan of the series since I read the first arc, and my only complaint is that I wish Cloonan could do the whole thing. Holy gently caress yes, her issues were beautiful. I never imagined myself reading a Conan book, but Wood's story is great and the art is usually awesome.
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May 17, 2013 02:58
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Has anyone else been reading High Crimes?
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May 19, 2013 05:04
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asylum years posted:The first Wood I've come to is The Massive, which I really like. If I start picking up Conan, should I just start where he began, or is there a better point before? Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord made an absolutely beautiful run that kickstarted the Dark Horse series. It tapers off, but there is a lot of good there. Some of those pages are absolutely STELLAR.
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May 19, 2013 20:59
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Did anyone else give Chin Music a shot? I loved the Tony Harris layouts but couldn't follow what was going on for the life of me.
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May 20, 2013 12:32
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I'm really loving the colorized Scott Pilgrim HC's. Have anyone else been picking these up?
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A preview of EMPOWERED: ANIMAL STYLE is up at CBR
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What's everyone's impressions of Joe Casey? I bought The Bounce #1 blind because promos for it have been popping up for what seems forever in the other Image books that I enjoy. Honestly, after reading this:quote:FIRST ISSUE SPECTACULAR! I probably shoulda known better. The whole idea of the stoner superhero isn't clicking with me and the military being played for dopes by the evil mastermind isn't anything new. I really can't find anything great to say about it. Has anyone else checked it out?
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May 23, 2013 11:33
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Fever Ridge from IDW is kind of interesting. The story is really slow to develop - the first two issues were really backsground. It's about a team of Alamo Scouts in New Guinea during World War II. It's interesting if you like World War II history or the Alamo Scouts. It's on #3 so far and art has been ok so far but I'm excited about #4 because the writer said they are going to take an expressionistic turn, a la The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari which I love. The most interesting part is that so far each issue has had an essay 2-6 pages at the end about the history and ecology of New Guinea.
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May 23, 2013 14:15
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Joe Casey is one of the greats. He writes a lot of comics, and naturally a lot of them are either missteps or effortless cash-ins (like all those Marvel origins stories he has done - well, the X-men one is sorta good). It is a crime that Haunt was taken away from him and Nathan Fox - that was a nasty, sleazy and very energetic comic. Sex is a bit underwhelming, but I appreciate the introspected, calm take on the themes from last years Butcher Baker, Righteous Maker (one of the best 2012 books hell yeah) and the art by Piotr Kowalski is very good, reminds me of Paul Gulacy back when people knew how to color him. And G0dland Finale is coming! Everyone should read G0dland.
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Grabbed the first three Locke and Key collections off Comixology the other day on sale. Joe Hill definitely reflects his dad's style, which I'm totally alright with. He's got a good ear for dialogue. Even if the tropes he uses aren't the freshest, they provide some great visual fodder. And while I'm totally into Gabriel Rodriguez's great sense for bold, draftsman-like lines and beautiful interior spaces, his loving faces are annoying me to high holy hell. Every single character looks like a puppy that just got kicked in the balls.
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May 29, 2013 21:49
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SinetheGuy posted:Grabbed the first three Locke and Key collections off Comixology the other day on sale. Joe Hill definitely reflects his dad's style, which I'm totally alright with. He's got a good ear for dialogue. Even if the tropes he uses aren't the freshest, they provide some great visual fodder. And while I'm totally into Gabriel Rodriguez's great sense for bold, draftsman-like lines and beautiful interior spaces, his loving faces are annoying me to high holy hell. Every single character looks like a puppy that just got kicked in the balls. Yeah, Locke and Key is one of my real favorites. I just hope he can break from his dad's style in regards to ending his stuff.
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7744 posted:Yeah, Locke and Key is one of my real favorites. I just hope he can break from his dad's style in regards to ending his stuff. I'm kind of worried about that. It seems like there's more that needs wrapped up than he has issues left.
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7744 posted:Yeah, Locke and Key is one of my real favorites. I just hope he can break from his dad's style in regards to ending his stuff. What, you don't like underage sewer orgies?
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In response to the Joe Casey thing, he is definitely one of the most inconsistent writers out there, having written some personal favorite comics of mine (Wildcats 3.0, Godland, Vengeance, and Codeflesh) while also writing some pretty boring stuff as well, which I think the Bounce falls under. I do actually like Sex currently, even though it basically great art combined with a shitload of talky-talk, but the last issue seemed to finally get the drat thing moving a little bit, so maybe that's something for people to watch for. I do like the Terry Dodson-light art from the Bounce.
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Change of subject: I got all caught up with Morning Glories because of a recent sale, but then I bought #27 and I can't stand it anymore. The book's slow enough as it is, reading it 20-30 pages at a time is just torture. Also, the multi-page recap with the cute characters at the end really annoyed me for some reason.
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Just got the Skullkickers: Treasure Trove, which is a OSHC collecting the first 2 TPBs. I grew up playing D&D, but I really dislike fantasy now, and this book really just hit the right spot for me. It does a good job with a lot of elements that people tend to do very badly, the main characters are a dwarf and a big guy with a gun, they make quips and have adventures that are more late night roll-playing than lord of the rings. Its all fun light stuff, the stories are well crafted, and the background elements get increasingly silly. Biggest complaints are probably that the colors were fairly poor in the first chunk of the book. I don't think it was a printing problem, I think the colorist may have just picked colors that tend to blend together, making the pages a chore, but by the end of the first trade things get comfortable. My book had some extra stories at the end, the first two were early anthology stories and weren't great, but the last chunk was stories by other authors and was pretty good (including the one by Clevinger). If you want light elves and dwarves fantasy, this is worth grabbing.
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I started picking up Skullkickers when they started the fake reboots and I'm loving it. The covers are loving great too. Also I just picked up the Skullkickers Munchkin set at my local game shop. I really need to buy Munchkin now though...
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Senor Candle posted:I started picking up Skullkickers when they started the fake reboots and I'm loving it. The covers are loving great too. Skullkickers is amazing. I've been buying copies of the first trade for everyone I know who reads comics. It is far and away my favorite thing currently on stands.
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You know what's fun/cool to do now? Go back and re-read the two issue of The Private Eye now that we know the government is literally spying on everyone and recording every single thing everyone is doing on the internet at all times. Also you should read it because it's a good comic but you know WHATEVER
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Kikkoman posted:Change of subject: I got all caught up with Morning Glories because of a recent sale, but then I bought #27 and I can't stand it anymore. The book's slow enough as it is, reading it 20-30 pages at a time is just torture. Also, the multi-page recap with the cute characters at the end really annoyed me for some reason. I hear that. I've been enjoying it, but having real trouble remembering what's going on when it's being trickled out 30 pages at a time. I recently went back and re-read the whole thing from 1 and it made so much more sense. Stuff that happened 10 comics back that was only 5 minutes ago in the timeline or whatever. Looking forward to season 2 but i think I might trade wait for it this time.
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krakagar posted:I hear that. I've been enjoying it, but having real trouble remembering what's going on when it's being trickled out 30 pages at a time. I recently went back and re-read the whole thing from 1 and it made so much more sense. Stuff that happened 10 comics back that was only 5 minutes ago in the timeline or whatever. Looking forward to season 2 but i think I might trade wait for it this time. Yeah it's the same for me. I binged the first 25 issues and absolutely loved it, but now with month long gaps between issues I find myself forgetting important elements of the plot (e.g. why the Truants are around, what their master plan is, etc). The recap at the end of this issue was useful, and the Study Hall blog is good for jogging my memory, but I think it's a series I'll appreciate a lot more once I can read the whole thing in one go.
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I keep seeing Skullkickers recommended where's a good place to start?
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Hollis posted:I keep seeing Skullkickers recommended where's a good place to start? First 2 TPBs are in Treasure Trove I, which is a nice OSHC
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Earlier in the thread, the UDON Street Fighter comics were brought up. Is there a recommended volume or collection? I had been looking at Street Fighter Legends: Ultimate Editon on Amazon, since it seems to be much cheaper than the other collections.
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Max Wilco posted:Earlier in the thread, the UDON Street Fighter comics were brought up. Is there a recommended volume or collection? I had been looking at Street Fighter Legends: Ultimate Editon on Amazon, since it seems to be much cheaper than the other collections. That's cheaper because it only collects the character-focused sidestory minis, rather than the main comic. My recommendation is to just skip the main comic and get the Street Fighter Legends: Sakura trade. That's really all you need. 
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I finally got around to checking out Giannis Milonogiannis' Tumblr and holy crap this guy is amazing... And the hardcover volume 1 of Old City Blues is on sale for ten bux! And apparently when Giannis isn't busy drawing gorgeous comics he's teaching himself how to make vidja gaems
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