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Dubs posted:Fantomex/Deadpool/X-Force I'm assuming you have read Remender's Uncanny X-Force? If not, get on that poo poo.
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I've read a bunch of it, but felt like I was jumping into the deep end a bit. Is there a better start point/origin for Fantomex? Doesn't worry me if it' lovely writing, or just suck it up and forget origin stuff and jump in?
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Jul 30, 2014 15:03
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Dubs posted:I've read a bunch of it, but felt like I was jumping into the deep end a bit. Is there a better start point/origin for Fantomex? Doesn't worry me if it' lovely writing, or just suck it up and forget origin stuff and jump in? New X-men by Morrison.
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Jul 30, 2014 15:05
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You can read Grant Morrison's New X-Men which starts in New X-Men 114. Fantomex was created in that run.
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Jul 30, 2014 15:05
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I've read some of it, i'll keep on it. I thought he came from a more recent X Men run. Because there is like a billion of em.
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Jul 30, 2014 15:12
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The current Deadpool run by Posehn and Duggan is pretty great and doesnt tie in to other stuff too much.
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Jul 30, 2014 16:38
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The current artist is really bad, though.
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Jul 30, 2014 17:26
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Dubs posted:I've read some of it, i'll keep on it. I thought he came from a more recent X Men run. I was deep deep into UXF before I had a grasp of Fantomex's deal and I've read New X-men a bunch of times. He's just kind of a murky character.
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Jul 30, 2014 21:25
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Fantomex is barely explained in NXM and his whole deal is that it's all a deception, anyway.
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Jul 30, 2014 21:28
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Also why does he constantly pour drinks on his head?
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Jul 30, 2014 21:28
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zoux posted:Also why does he constantly pour drinks on his head? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl4plPGRG8o
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Jul 30, 2014 21:31
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Dubs posted:Seems like a good page to ask about Danvers. For Ant-Man, Matt Fraction's recent FF series stars the Scott Lang Ant-Man. Note though that the book's name is literally "FF", I'm not just shortening Fantastic Four. For Hank Pym Ant-Man, there was a recent series called Avengers AI that I liked but nobody else did where he led a team of robot Avengers plus a reprogrammed Doombot. Eric O'Grady Ant-Man... died in Rick Remender's Secret Avengers. It was a heroic death though! ...but he still dead  .
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Jul 31, 2014 05:05
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Dubs posted:Seems like a good page to ask about Danvers. This is a little confusing, since they just relaunched Captain Marvel, but the second most recent Captain Marvel #1 is a great jumping off point (no one was buying the book, so they made a new #1) here's a link to the trade. They most recent Captain Marvel #1 isn't a bad place to start either. I liked Brian Reed's Ms. Marvel relaunch from about 8 years ago, but that seems to be out of print, and it does pretty quickly get bogged down in event books (The 123 punch of civil war, secret invasion and dark reign hosed up a lot of the b list books)
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Jul 31, 2014 05:16
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Thanks for the answers everyone. Any good black panther booksa round?Skwirl posted:does pretty quickly get bogged down in event books (The 123 punch of civil war, secret invasion and dark reign hosed up a lot of the b list books) Heh, This is actually a really good way describing what i was trying to say!
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Jul 31, 2014 08:39
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Dubs posted:Thanks for the answers everyone. Any good black panther booksa round? At the moment? Jonathan Hickman's New Avengers.
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Jul 31, 2014 10:34
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Dubs posted:Thanks for the answers everyone. Any good black panther booksa round? Christopher Priest's run is great, but I don't think it was collected well. It might be on Marvel Unlimited otherwise you might need to go back issue diving.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:21
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Shawn posted:Christopher Priest's run is great, but I don't think it was collected well. It might be on Marvel Unlimited otherwise you might need to go back issue diving. All on Marvel Unlimited, well worth delving into. Don't think it's ever been reprinted so get it while you can.
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Jul 31, 2014 20:52
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Thanks so much for recommending Fraction's Hawkeye. I was sharing Kate Bishop private eye panels with friends they were so great. Is there other stuff as utterly charming as this series? Marvel preferred because I have Unlimited, but I'll branch out to find quality.
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Aug 1, 2014 19:52
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Not sure what's on Unlimited, but take a look at Superior Foes of Spider-Man, the Kieron Gillen / Jamie McKelvie Young Avengers, and (maybe) Runaways. Definitely read Immortal Iron Fist from the same creative team as Hawkeye. If you want to branch out, Rat Queens from Image.
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Aug 1, 2014 21:41
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Bandette from Monkeybrain is charming as gently caress. Not on Marvel Unlimited, but it's only a buck for a full sized issue. https://www.comixology.com/Bandette/comics-series/8519
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Aug 1, 2014 22:06
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Apologies if I missed this being covered earlier. I know next to nothing about Cosmic Marvel - is there anything I absolutely must read before going to see Guardians of the Galaxy, other than the 2008 series?
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Aug 1, 2014 22:09
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Uthor posted:Not sure what's on Unlimited, but take a look at Superior Foes of Spider-Man, the Kieron Gillen / Jamie McKelvie Young Avengers, and (maybe) Runaways. Haha, Hawkeye was suggested to me because I enjoyed Superior Foes so much. Been reading a bit of Immortal Iron Fist and it ain't doing it the same way for me but it's not bad. A few folks have mentioned Runaways, so I'll have to check that. Thanks.
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Lamont posted:Apologies if I missed this being covered earlier. I know next to nothing about Cosmic Marvel - is there anything I absolutely must read before going to see Guardians of the Galaxy, other than the 2008 series? The two Annihilation events lead up to the series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilation_%28comics%29
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Lamont posted:Apologies if I missed this being covered earlier. I know next to nothing about Cosmic Marvel - is there anything I absolutely must read before going to see Guardians of the Galaxy, other than the 2008 series? I wouldn't call it necessary in the sense that you have to read it to understand either the movie or the rest of the series, but I dug pretty much all of the cosmic marvel in the this chart. Annihilation: Conquest provides some context for how the team formed though, so I'd definitely read that before diving into the series.
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Aug 1, 2014 22:25
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Skwirl posted:I wouldn't call it necessary in the sense that you have to read it to understand either the movie or the rest of the series, but I dug pretty much all of the cosmic marvel in the this chart. Annihilation: Conquest provides some context for how the team formed though, so I'd definitely read that before diving into the series. Thanks for that, looks useful. I won't have time to plow through everything before the movie, but other internet research suggests that Annihilation COnquest: Starlord, the 2008 series and Thanos Imperative ought to cover the bare minimum.
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Aug 1, 2014 22:31
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Have they said whether or not they'll reprint/omnibusify Annihilation: Conquest anytime soon? I know it's available digitally, but I kind of want that whole goddamn saga in print and the first volume is stupidly expensive.
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Aug 1, 2014 22:42
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Just start reading after the movie so you don't have to cram.
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Aug 1, 2014 22:43
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I want to check out Grant Morrison's DC stuff because it seems like it is coming to a head with Multiversity. Is there a good way to do it on the cheap? What can I skip? Looking at the list it seems like hundreds of dollars, with all the JLAs, Batmans, Supermans... Also. Never been a DC guy but I like Morrison. Doom Patrol, Animal Man and All Star Superman are some of my favorites.
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I'd do Seven Soldiers into Final Crisis (especially FC:Superman Beyond) into Action Comics (specifically #9). Seven Soldiers is structured very similarly to Multiversity with opening and closing chapters and individual comics in between that meet at the end (though in this case they're seven four issue miniseries) A small part of that sets up the Darkseid situation in Final Crisis. There's a tie-in to Final Crisis called Superman Beyond (included in the collection), which is all about Multiverse Bleed Space, Monitors and Limbo which are present in the Multiversity map, as well as Superman working with a pile of alternate world Supermen. At the end of Final Crisis we meet the black president Superman of Earth 23 who's on Multiversity #1's cover. Action Comics #9 stars Black President Superman in a fairly stand alone issue. It's hard to say what's most crucial. Seven Soldiers has the whole mini/maxi compartmentalized thing going on, and all of the miniseries tell their own fun stories, but it's thirty issues or two trades worth. Superman Beyond has all of the multiverse toys he's likely to play with, but compressed into two issues it's some crazy, heady stuff. There'll probably be a huge GMo comixology sale the week of Multiversity #1. e: If you haven't, reading Watchmen and looking up the circumstances of it's creation on Wikipedia should give some appreciation of one of the Multiversity issue that's going to be a tribute. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 13:12 on Aug 2, 2014 |
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Aug 2, 2014 11:57
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There's a TPB out with some of Moore's best DC work, I would recommend it http://www.amazon.com/DC-Universe-Stories-Alan-Moore/dp/1401209270/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406980524&sr=8-1&keywords=Alan+Moore+DC
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Opopanax posted:There's a TPB out with some of Moore's best DC work, I would recommend it Anything to support my favorite writer financially!
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Lurdiak posted:Anything to support my favorite ORIGINAL WRITER financially!
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Lamont posted:Apologies if I missed this being covered earlier. I know next to nothing about Cosmic Marvel - is there anything I absolutely must read before going to see Guardians of the Galaxy, other than the 2008 series?
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So if you were brand new to comics and wanted something that features awesome female characters who are more than just T&A, would you go for... Buffy? X-Men? Something else? Full disclosure, I've read the Sandman graphic novels but other than that I am a comic newb and a little overwhelmed by everything out there.
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Aug 4, 2014 03:35
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Ms. Marvel. The new series, not any of the old ones.
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Aug 4, 2014 03:40
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Batwoman too. Maybe the Brian Wood X-Men series, but it's not very good, and I doubt it'll get any better with Guggenheim taking over.
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Aug 4, 2014 04:19
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The new Batgirl starting in October should be good.
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Aug 4, 2014 04:37
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Captain Marvel is good. I prefer the first volume when she's on Earth and rather than her current space foray with the Guardians of the Galaxy but its still a pretty good read.
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frenchnewwave posted:So if you were brand new to comics and wanted something that features awesome female characters who are more than just T&A, would you go for... Buffy? X-Men? Something else? What kind of comics do you want to read? Superheroes: Young Avengers Fantasy Westerns: Pretty Deadly Sci-Fi Fantasy: Saga Fantasy Comedy: Rat Queens Detective stories: Stumptown Sex and Crimes: Sex Criminals EDIT: Ultra violent superhero action: Glory Uthor fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Aug 4, 2014 |
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Don't let the name or premise of Sex Criminals turn you off, it's not smutty and is really funny and touching and just an all around great book.
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