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Sundowner posted:Any recommendations for any good post-apocalyptic or rebuilt society type stories? I've been writing my own thing lately but I'm kind of running flat on inspiration and now I'm just in the mood to read some good post-apocalypse stories that really sell the setting and the different kinds of people or factions that form.  
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I don't know why I didn't think to start reading The Wake considering I love everything Snyder touches. Also it just occured to me that Antony Johnston is the writer for Wasteland who currently writes The Fuse which I'm in love with, so I may check out Wasteland after all.
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Mar 24, 2014 04:52
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Sundowner posted:Any recommendations for any good post-apocalyptic or rebuilt society type stories? I've been writing my own thing lately but I'm kind of running flat on inspiration and now I'm just in the mood to read some good post-apocalypse stories that really sell the setting and the different kinds of people or factions that form. You might like Revolver, by Matt Kindt.
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Mar 24, 2014 05:21
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Squidster posted:The Wake is pretty good post-apocalyptic horror, and the art is beyond fantastic.
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Mar 24, 2014 05:38
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theflyingorc posted:It's also an amazing TRIPLE entendre. I get the funeral wake and the like flooding wake, but what's the third one? Edit: Oh, duh, people being "woken up" to the true nature of ... well, stuff.
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Mar 24, 2014 05:39
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d00gZ posted:I get the funeral wake and the like flooding wake, but what's the third one? They woke up. ^^^ all the monsters literally woke up.
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Mar 24, 2014 05:40
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theflyingorc posted:They woke up. Oh wow, I really AM dumb.
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Mar 24, 2014 05:40
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Squidster posted:The Wake is pretty good post-apocalyptic horror, and the art is beyond fantastic. An ancient race of sea-dwelling fishmonsters has overthrown humanity, and drowned most of the world. The vastly-shrunken USA fiercely defends its borders, but the waters rise every year. Talking about the art, Sean Murphy has also written and drawn another vertigo series, Punk Rock Jesus. Done in black and white, it feels like an underground zine comic. For better and for worse, this also makes it feel like it's trying to be edgy and slightly outrageous. Which kinda works with it's punk rock aesthetics. Story is simple, future corperation and entertainment powerhouse create a program to clone Jesus from the shroud of Turin, and broadcast it to the world. This is made more complicated by his bodyguard/father-figure whose an ex-NRA hitman(I think?). It's fairly decent and worth a read, especially if you can get it for cheap.
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Mar 24, 2014 05:45
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d00gZ posted:Oh wow, I really AM dumb. You got both of the hard ones and missed the obvious one, it's OK. But yeah, as far as I can tell, triple entendre.
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Mar 24, 2014 06:59
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I would say that it was the hard one considering it's the only one of the three meanings that is almost exclusively encountered as a verb.
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Mar 24, 2014 07:17
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So I saw at Office Depot that DC sells retro/silver-age character usb flash drives: Superman, Batman, Catwoman and Wonder Woman. HOW DO THEY NOT HAVE A FLASH DRIVE.
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Mar 24, 2014 14:30
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Cos then it'd be a Flash flash drive.
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Mar 24, 2014 14:33
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Waterhaul posted:Cos then it'd be a Flash flash drive. edit: 4GBatman guarding my speakers. 
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Mar 24, 2014 14:38
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Can someone sell me on the Moench/Jones Batman run. Word association works, or other options.
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Mar 25, 2014 02:41
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Zachack posted:Can someone sell me on the Moench/Jones Batman run. Word association works, or other options. This is what I posted in the Batman thread: quote:
The Moench/Jones/Beatty run is what got me back into Batman comics. Basically they took Batman into a more gothic horror direction, and Jones' art was way way up there and a perfect fit. You have stories that are like reading a Poe story with Batman as the main character. This is not to say that it wasn't grounded in some kind of reality. In the first collection there is the mayoral race for Gotham going on. Bruce has to deal with trying to do domestic things (Alfred left at the end of Knightsend) and there is a bit of light hearted humour sprinkled in there. Overall, if you want short punchy Batman stories that are more horror tinged pick up the Moench/Jones/Beatty stuff. Despite its flaws (the Troika and Contagion issues) the first collection is really quite excellent (and has a great Two-Face story to boot).
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Mar 25, 2014 03:34
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Zachack posted:Can someone sell me on the Moench/Jones Batman run. Word association works, or other options.  Batman riding Killer Croc into the swamp to throw down with Swamp Thing.  That beautiful Batface.  Spectre/Aliens crossover confirmed?! Greg Burgas wrote up a huge retrospective about the run on CBR a while back--I would highly recommend reading it. Kelley Jones and John Beatty chime in on the article way down in the comments. redbackground fucked around with this message at 15:25 on Mar 25, 2014 |
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Mar 25, 2014 14:57
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Those ears are kind of ridiculous.
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Mar 25, 2014 16:43
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muscles like this? posted:Those ears are kind of ridiculous. Kelly's design for Batman went with long pointy ears and a cape that takes up most of the page. Realistically it is crazy, but given the style he went for it comes across as something like German expressionism in comic book form. Just pretend you are reading a Batman version of Nosferatu. And speaking of that, Moench and Jones also did a comic where Batman fights Dracula and it is awesome.
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Mar 25, 2014 17:09
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Maybe not as long as that but I've always preferred long eared Batman over Capullo's current short ears outside of Zero Year. I wish they'd keep the Zero Year ears.
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Mar 25, 2014 17:49
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Whelp I guess I'm done buying comic books. My guy today told me that this was the last time he was going to have a pull box for me because I hadn't signed up for whatever stupid pre-pay bullshit they are doing now. I guess it's fitting since my last collection of comics is almost entirely poo poo I don't really like anymore and one actual book I want to read. So long comic books. You were an expensive and tedious hobby that I hadn't really enjoyed for years.
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Mar 26, 2014 16:18
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:Whelp I guess I'm done buying comic books. My guy today told me that this was the last time he was going to have a pull box for me because I hadn't signed up for whatever stupid pre-pay bullshit they are doing now. I guess it's fitting since my last collection of comics is almost entirely poo poo I don't really like anymore and one actual book I want to read. Go digital or go bust, man.
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Mar 26, 2014 16:20
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:So long comic books. You were an expensive and tedious hobby that I hadn't really enjoyed for years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjffIi2Pl7M&t=138s
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Mar 26, 2014 16:25
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:Whelp I guess I'm done buying comic books. My guy today told me that this was the last time he was going to have a pull box for me because I hadn't signed up for whatever stupid pre-pay bullshit they are doing now. I guess it's fitting since my last collection of comics is almost entirely poo poo I don't really like anymore and one actual book I want to read. Give up floppies and go Amazon or digital? You cannot escape comics, you can try but they will never release their grip on you 
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Mar 26, 2014 16:33
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Waterhaul posted:Give up floppies and go Amazon or digital? Just when you think you are out they pull you back in.
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Mar 26, 2014 16:34
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My comicshop was so eager to keep me as a customer that they started a pull list for me without me even knowing.
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Mar 26, 2014 18:15
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Yeah man, gently caress bad stores, just find a new one or go digital. It genuinely feels to me like there's more good stuff out there than ever over a variety of genres so giving up now seems a little odd.
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Mar 26, 2014 18:18
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Yeah. Quitting that store makes plenty of sense. Completely quitting the hobby not so much. But at the same time, taking a break for a bit and coming back with a clean slate might not be the worst idea to get a fresh outlook and find stuff you truly love and enjoy.
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Mar 26, 2014 18:40
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I dunno if you dislike everything you're buying except for one book then why are you buying those books in the first place?
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Mar 26, 2014 18:43
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I haven't regularly bought floppies (not including weird indie stuff at cons and dollar bins) in years and am still in the game, so... Edit: Wait, no, I bought Demon Knights hoping it wouldn't get cancelled and welp.
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Mar 26, 2014 18:47
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Senor Candle posted:I dunno if you dislike everything you're buying except for one book then why are you buying those books in the first place? "Maybe this time they've finally gotten better." That or hate-reading, neither of which Mr Wind Up Bird is alone in doing in the hobby. Hell, even on BSS.
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Mar 26, 2014 18:47
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Mr. Maltose posted:"Maybe this time they've finally gotten better." That or hate-reading, neither of which Mr Wind Up Bird is alone in doing in the hobby. Hell, even on BSS. I constantly have to stop myself from giving bad books another chance, especially because there's always that one fat guy who insists it's gotten way better and I don't know what I'm missing out on. But I just can't be that guy who spends 200 dollars on comics a week and only enjoys 20$ of it.
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Mar 26, 2014 19:48
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Yeah. I need to take a look at some of the things I'm buying and pare way back. I think pretty much all the X-Men books are on the chopping block at this point.
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Mar 26, 2014 20:23
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gently caress that store in it's stupid face. I want to start a "help me make my store better" thread but I'm too drat lazy.
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Mar 26, 2014 20:26
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Just to balance things out a little, my comic store is kind of awesome. A childhood friend of Eminem works there, and managed to get two copies of the Eminem Mighty Avengers cover signed. One is staying on the shops wall, and the other is getting raffled off free to a club member. I'll be posting my disappointment after I get back from the shop later today.
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Mar 26, 2014 20:37
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Anyone read the new Silver Surfer yet? I really like him as a character and am a fan of Mike Allred, but I hear nothing but bad things about Dan Slott.
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SMP posted:Anyone read the new Silver Surfer yet? I really like him as a character and am a fan of Mike Allred, but I hear nothing but bad things about Dan Slott. It's all set up, so not much to go on, but it was beautiful and I didn't cringe at anything. There a really nice part where Surfer is being toured around this cosmic resort filled with impossible attractions at the top of a double page spread while his future companion is showing tourists around her quiet little fishing village guest house at the bottom. I liked it. Laura Allred is the star of this comic. Mr. Maltose posted:Do you like Doctor Who? He only meets the girl on the last page. I didn't read the point one (or today's infinite comic yet.) Are people just assuming what the comic will be? Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Mar 26, 2014 |
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Mar 26, 2014 22:20
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SMP posted:Anyone read the new Silver Surfer yet? I really like him as a character and am a fan of Mike Allred, but I hear nothing but bad things about Dan Slott. Do you like Doctor Who?
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Die Laughing posted:Just to balance things out a little, my comic store is kind of awesome. A childhood friend of Eminem works there, and managed to get two copies of the Eminem Mighty Avengers cover signed. One is staying on the shops wall, and the other is getting raffled off free to a club member. I assume by the Eminem relation you're in SE MI, which shop is it? There's a handful of stores I regularly go to lately if I'm around them, and would probably give it a shot on your recommendation. It's weird, I've only recently got back into buying floppies, something I haven't really done in like, 20 years. And while I'm on the topic of my money, I'll try one last time: Darkhorse's Grindhouse series, yay or nay? It's got some real good looking covers but I'm hesitant to start going after back issues on something again until I know it's good.
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Mar 26, 2014 22:54
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:Whelp I guess I'm done buying comic books. My guy today told me that this was the last time he was going to have a pull box for me because I hadn't signed up for whatever stupid pre-pay bullshit they are doing now. I guess it's fitting since my last collection of comics is almost entirely poo poo I don't really like anymore and one actual book I want to read. I have been in and out of comics for years dude, it's ok to take a break and then check back in. Plus you get the benefit of missing big dumb events.
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Choco1980 posted:I assume by the Eminem relation you're in SE MI, which shop is it? There's a handful of stores I regularly go to lately if I'm around them, and would probably give it a shot on your recommendation. Liberty Comics (formerly Bob's Comics) in Roseville. They'll be celebrating their 5th anniversary on Saturday. Also, club Luna in Royal Oak is having a super hero night that night as well.
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