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Nov 14, 2013 18:21
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Re: this week and some current "Indie" comics -- People seem to be kinda "yeah, it's pretty good" about Three, which is weird to me--I think it's GREAT so far, and poised to get better. Like the art, like the characters, it's thematically interesting and funny and infuriating... Also, Umbral was quite good in a lot of ways (really neat art, pretty cool worldbuilding), but the writer/artist team seem to be slightly less polished about comics storytelling methods than my actual favorite writers. A few panel transitions where it's impossible to figure out exactly what's happening, etc. Anyone have thoughts on it? Spoiler for the end of Umbral #1: Like, the final page was a biggie. Where did that monster come from? Where is it in relation to the characters or the building? Jinglefingers didn't turn INTO it, right? Etc. There are other examples, but that's what I remember. Oh, and also the framing device: "When the bards sing songs of my life, they won't mention this part, the part where I fell into the Umbral and couldn't get out." Well, no, they would, it's going to be the primary adventure of your life, right? If it didn't happen to you, the bards would have no reason to sing about you at all; you were a petty thief. It's a little annoying to me when creative teams don't bother to *think* for a minute after writing something. But I'll still pick up #2, because I like the dark fantasy world and there's no other comic I can think of doing that sorta thing right now. Annd... Manhattan Projects remains so much fun to read and one of my favorite comics, even though I have basically no idea about the overarching story now. It's just worth it every single issue anyway. Does the artist do anything else one half as cool? onefish fucked around with this message at 17:25 on Nov 15, 2013 |
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Nov 14, 2013 18:33
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onefish posted:Annd... Manhattan Projects remains so much fun to read and one of my favorite comics, even though I have basically no idea about the overarching story now. It's just worth it every single issue anyway. Does the artist do anything else one half as cool? As far as I know Nick Pitarra has only ever worked with Hickman. Before Manhattan Projects they did Red Wing and the Cannonball and Sunspot story in Mojoworld that had a few pages posted in the funny panels thread.
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Nov 14, 2013 18:40
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bobkatt013 posted:Can you get Lost Girls on Comixology? On the app (where things are either being banned or not submitted) no. Neither is Crossed or Prison Pit or the issue of Multiple Warheads with the porn reprint. Nobody is just trying to make a big fuss about those.
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Nov 14, 2013 19:05
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Waterhaul posted:On the app (where things are either being banned or not submitted) no. Neither is Crossed or Prison Pit or the issue of Multiple Warheads with the porn reprint. Nobody is just trying to make a big fuss about those. I think there's a couple reasons this is getting more play. 1) It's Matt Fraction who's one of the most recognizable names in comics these days. 2) They allowed issue 1 and then didn't allow two and then retroactively removed issue 1. 3) I don't think any of your examples listed above are available via iBooks. I could be wrong on this.
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Nov 14, 2013 20:20
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RevKrule posted:I think there's a couple reasons this is getting more play. Johnny Ryan is one of the biggest names in alt comics circles, but I'm guessing the vast majority of his fans actually don't read digital comics?
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Nov 14, 2013 21:29
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RevKrule posted:I think there's a couple reasons this is getting more play. People are just hyping to get more book sales is all. Issue #1 had low enough sales and issue #2 were even worse. Like it's a bigger deal because Sex Criminals is an ongoing book but I don't know how Fraction is a more recognizable name than Alan Moore.
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Nov 14, 2013 22:04
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Waterhaul posted:People are just hyping to get more book sales is all. Issue #1 had low enough sales and issue #2 were even worse. Like it's a bigger deal because Sex Criminals is an ongoing book but I don't know how Fraction is a more recognizable name than Alan Moore. There's an argument to be made that Moore is now simply a Weird Angry Grandpa to many of the people that buy single issues, but I'm not sure Sex Criminals would attract people who hold that view?
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Nov 14, 2013 22:08
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I just finished the latest Abe Sapien mini and I'd contend that Scott Allie remains the weakest collaborator that Mike Mignola has ever paired up with. Dude should probably stick to editing instead of writing the stuff, in my opinion. Biggest pet peeve about this particular mini is that he seems to hold the amateurish belief that rendering convincing dialect means randomly switching half your lines to first year-level Spanish. Meanwhile, Mignola writing by himself on the recent The Midnight Circus was as excellent as you'd expect, and it's always a treat to return to Hellboy's younger years. Fegredo and Stewart do a great job of selling the dreamy mysteriousness of the circus and its demonic performers. The wait between these big books seems interminable but the payoff is always worth it.
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Nov 15, 2013 01:37
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Oh no doubt. Every story written by Allie has been mediocre with very few exceptions. I don't think I've read anything by him that rose above that level.
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Nov 15, 2013 02:23
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onefish posted:
I read based on what you wrote and found it very interesting. I like weird fantasy settings so it has that going for it. The art is pretty murky in places, but I didn't find it detracting. Interested in where it goes next. I also read Manifest Destiny. Gorgeous art, fun alt-history supernatural goodness.
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Nov 15, 2013 06:05
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Regarding the Sex Criminals hoo-ha, it was pointed out on here that while issue 2 wasn't available to buy via the Comixology app, you could just buy it from their website then download it onto your iOS device via My Purchases afterwards. Presumably this will still be the case for issue 3..?
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Nov 15, 2013 16:00
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I'm pretty sure it is always the case that you can buy something on the website and download it to your device of choice. It's just a bit more effort than clicking BUY and being done with it.
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Nov 15, 2013 17:58
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Yeah, but what's even less effort than that is subscribing on the Comixology site, and then Apple doesn't take a 30% cut, either.
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Nov 15, 2013 17:59
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I don't buy Diamond Shipping List for This Week like you do, so subscriptions don't really work for me since I have a tendency to drop things pretty quickly.
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Nov 15, 2013 21:07
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Endless Mike posted:I don't buy Diamond Shipping List for This Week like you do, so subscriptions don't really work for me since I have a tendency to drop things pretty quickly. comixology's subs are just a pre-purchase, drop whenever. Digital Comics are good for you, bro.
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Nov 15, 2013 22:39
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coconono posted:comixology's subs are just a pre-purchase, drop whenever. Digital Comics are good for you, bro.
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Nov 17, 2013 20:34
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Despite being way less dense information-wise than the previous two issues, Sex Criminals #3 turned out to be just perfect. It really is the Fraction/Zdarsky twitters in comic form, I love it. Also, quite literally, 
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Nov 21, 2013 18:27
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I lost my poo poo for around 5 minutes at John losing his virginity to Not-Morrissey. Those lyrics were spot-on. Also, I think I enjoy the letters column as much as I do the main feature.
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Nov 21, 2013 19:22
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:Arrghhh why didn't anyone tell me that Battling Boy came out this week! Did anyone get it? How is it? I need to know! Is there another volume planned any time soon?
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Nov 21, 2013 20:05
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Battling Boy is maybe my favorite thing Paul Pope has ever done, and it kills me that we probably won't see the next installment for a long while.
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Nov 22, 2013 00:53
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Sex Criminals #3 was good. Glad to have printed proof of the forest porn we all found as kids, my girlfriend thought I was making it up.
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Nov 22, 2013 06:26
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TheManWithNoName posted:Sex Criminals #3 was good. Glad to have printed proof of the forest porn we all found as kids, my girlfriend thought I was making it up. It's weird that so many people have that experience, right? I remember finding a big box like that as a kid, too.
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Nov 22, 2013 19:31
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I love Madmen and was wondering how is It Girl? Also when are we going to get some new Madmen and the Atomics?
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Nov 22, 2013 19:34
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asylum years posted:It's weird that so many people have that experience, right? I remember finding a big box like that as a kid, too. I wonder if it still happens now, what with the internet and all.
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Nov 23, 2013 01:16
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redbackground posted:I happened to just find a used (yet in pristine condition) (but 70% off!) copy this afternoon and just flipping through it, the book is gorrrrrgeous. You don't want to know how long it took Paul Pope to finish the first volume.
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Nov 23, 2013 03:53
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AmericanBarbarian posted:You don't want to know how long it took Paul Pope to finish the first volume.
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Nov 23, 2013 04:05
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I didn't have a forest near me so no forest porn. Only swamps. 
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Nov 23, 2013 22:28
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:Battling Boy is maybe my favorite thing Paul Pope has ever done, and it kills me that we probably won't see the next installment for a long while.
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Nov 23, 2013 23:51
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Am I the only one that thought Black Science was absolutely gorgeous? It also has this Alex Raymond Flash Gordon vibe that takes me back to when I was just a kid reading my grandfather's collections.
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Nov 28, 2013 03:58
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Shitshow posted:Am I the only one that thought Black Science was absolutely gorgeous? It also has this Alex Raymond Flash Gordon vibe that takes me back to when I was just a kid reading my grandfather's collections. No, there are at least two of us. Dean White's coloring is so drat picturesque.
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Nov 28, 2013 04:33
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I didn't find it as good as I was hoping. Too much use of "voiceover"... in little fragments... in every panel... of every page... that kept ending... in something profound like... I really shouldn't have... meddled in black science!
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Nov 28, 2013 07:58
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Agreed with Hedrigall -- loved the art on Black Science, really liked the premise, ultimately let down by the writing. The voiceover worked for the 5-page preview, but over the whole issue, it grew wearisome, and there was very little character definition, even for the main character. If future issues are well reviewed, I'll keep reading for a few -- maybe this was a "pilot episode" problem. But I was hoping for this to be a favorite new comic, and I like a whole bunch of other early-stage ones more: Rat Queens, Umbral, Sex Criminals, Manifest Destiny, Three (though that's not ongoing), even Afterlife With Archie. Honestly, Remender only occasionally hits for me, I think. Previews for Deadly Class looked really fun, too, but I'm tempering expectations now. onefish fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Nov 28, 2013 |
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Nov 28, 2013 17:35
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Has Umbral been good? I liked some stuff about Wasteland but it really ran out of steam.
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Nov 28, 2013 18:15
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Is Five Fists of Science worth picking up for $10? I like most of what I've read by Matt Fraction (Hawkguy, Immortal Iron Fist, Iron Man, and FF), and the concept reminds me a bit of Tales from the Bully Pulpit, which I loved. But I think I'm the one guy who doesn't enjoy Manhattan Projects, so I'm not sure if it's anything like that.
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Nov 29, 2013 05:24
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Is Five Fists of Science worth picking up for $10? I like most of what I've read by Matt Fraction (Hawkguy, Immortal Iron Fist, Iron Man, and FF), and the concept reminds me a bit of Tales from the Bully Pulpit, which I loved. But I think I'm the one guy who doesn't enjoy Manhattan Projects, so I'm not sure if it's anything like that. I didn't think it was bad, but I also didn't think it was particularly extraordinary. It kinda felt like a dumbed down version of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or something.
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Nov 29, 2013 05:34
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Is Five Fists of Science worth picking up for $10? I like most of what I've read by Matt Fraction (Hawkguy, Immortal Iron Fist, Iron Man, and FF), and the concept reminds me a bit of Tales from the Bully Pulpit, which I loved. But I think I'm the one guy who doesn't enjoy Manhattan Projects, so I'm not sure if it's anything like that.
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Nov 29, 2013 07:24
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Amazon has it for five bucks used, which is probably a good price to spend on it (although I suppose with shipping it's more). I liked it, but I agree it's nothing hugely profound.
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Nov 30, 2013 04:35
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Thank you all for the warning. It definitely sounds like something I can wait on. I asked because I have quite a bit of store credit at a local used bookstore that has a decent graphic novel selection. They list almost all their stock online, so I was able to browse titles and prices before going there, and they had Five Fists listed for $10. I didn't actually see it at the store today, but you guys talked me out of buying it anyway. However, I did walk away with Action Heroes Archives Vol. 2 (the hardcover collection of Ditko's Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, and Question stories for Charlton Comics; $75 marked down to $25) and the complete Deadenders TPB by Ed Brubaker ($30 marked down to $15), all for free, and I still have over $20 in credit remaining.
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Nov 30, 2013 05:13
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I know Im behind but I just read Nowhere Men vol 1 and Bedlam vol 1. Holy poo poo I love these books.
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