|
The flash sale today contains all of the Wally West run, I think to rub it in our faces. I want to get the best of Waid's run and other than the return of Barry Alan what are the highlights?
|
#
?
Oct 7, 2014 04:45
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 00:39 |
|
|
I consider myself a huge fan of the modern Flash but haven't read much if the early Wally days. What are the standout arcs? I hope someone here or at ComicsAlliance does a recommendation list like CA did during the larger Batman sales. vvvThanks, I've downloaded those, Emergency Stop (read before and liked it), and Wally West's #1 which already has me jonesing for more.vvv Space Fish fucked around with this message at 06:58 on Oct 7, 2014 |
|
#
?
Oct 7, 2014 06:25
|
|
|
Space Fish posted:I consider myself a huge fan of the modern Flash but haven't read much if the early Wally days. What are the standout arcs? I hope someone here or at ComicsAlliance does a recommendation list like CA did during the larger Batman sales. Death of Barry Allan issues 74-79. It has the best depiction of Barry Allen in Flash's history.
|
|
#
?
Oct 7, 2014 06:29
|
|
|
Is the pre-Nu52 Flash series by Johns and Manapul good?
|
|
#
?
Oct 7, 2014 12:33
|
|
|
There is also a The Walking Dead sale going on, has anyone read the special one-shot issues for Michonne, Tyreese, and The Governor? I'm wondering if the added materials are worthwhile, seems like the bulk of these issues are just reprints of the issues the characters first appeared in, which I would already have. I'll also point out that they have a special bundle for Marvel's 75th anniversary, seems to be a pretty solid collection of great issues over the history of Marvel. However, the $75 price point is awfully steep, especially considering that I'm sure most of those issues would be available on Marvel's Unlimited service. There also seem to be a good number of issues that are part of a larger arc that are really going to lose something being read out of context.
|
|
#
?
Oct 7, 2014 17:02
|
|
|
Yeah, I especially don't get things like only including the first part of Days Of Future Past. It's a TWO issue story, just put the second part in and forego, I dunno, House of M #1.
|
|
#
?
Oct 7, 2014 17:48
|
|
|
Syrinxx posted:I love Matt Fraction's Marvel stuff. Will I love Satellite Sam? If the question is "Will it read like Hawkeye/FF?" then the answer is a solid 'No.' If it's will you like it, then it's a resounding 'maybe'. The thing with the series is that Fraction initially wrote it as a short series, only to change course once it became successful enough to support an ongoing. Thus, it changed from being a story about one man solving his father's murder into an ensemble about running a TV show precariously hanging off the edge of total destruction. This is fairly evident as at the end of the second arc, where the most of the murder solved is 'It's not this woman, and his father kept some weird/sexy secrets'. Another factor is that Fraction whoever is his artist are both very involved in every aspect in creating a series. There's a reason why 'Hawkeye', 'FF', and 'Sex Criminals' are all considered contemporary high points if nor out right classics. And with Satellite Sam comes a very 'Black Kiss' Howard Chaykin who brings a lot of himself into the series. He is a classic 'Mad Men' New Yorker type. His wheel house is men in white shirts drinking whisky shouting about cocksuckers, and women in garter belts who are alluring, dangerous, and sexy. In essence, he's what Frank Miller wishes he was. And with that comes a lot of what informs the style and content, which is fairly unique in Fractions recent output. Unique, sometimes offputting, and to me, extremely engaging. That said, I don't think it's a bad series. A bit all-over-the-place directionally, but the addition of an ensemble I think is really intriguing. That also said, it defiantly reads better in trades, especially one right after another. In the single issues a list of characters with a blurb about who the were wasn't nearly enough in the beginning. So, if I may recommend, either go for the trades or grab it in a comixology sale. SomeJazzyRat fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Oct 8, 2014 |
|
#
?
Oct 8, 2014 06:23
|
|
|
Anyone else having problems buying comics this morning? New comics are out and I can't read them and this makes me angry  EDIT: Seems to be an issue with Amazon payments I switched to credit card and the sale went through. Crisis averted.
|
|
#
?
Oct 8, 2014 14:37
|
|
|
I was getting errors, but eventually got through. I used Paypal since I have some money in my account.
|
|
#
?
Oct 8, 2014 17:19
|
|
|
There's a Comixology "Marvel Collections" sale that's not getting a banner advertisement, as well as a Daredevil: Road Warrior sale. https://www.comixology.com/Marvel-Collections-Sale/list/4055?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NsaWRlclZpZXdBbGw A real grab bag, but Guardian Devil and Irredeemable Ant-Man 1-6 are included -- either worth reading?
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2014 14:37
|
|
|
Pretty much hinges on how you feel about the writers. I think Guardian Devil is a very solid story that started the revitalization of Daredevil that Bendis then ran with, and Quesada's art is very pretty. Ant-Man is relatively tame by Kirkman's standards, as I recall. The worst that happens is O'Grady being a creep to a bunch of women, but it's treated comedically like the pathetic schlub he is.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2014 14:52
|
|
|
onefish posted:There's a Comixology "Marvel Collections" sale that's not getting a banner advertisement, as well as a Daredevil: Road Warrior sale. Guardian Devil is terrible, just rebuy Man Without Fear, it's by far the best book there. Haven't read it but people like Irredeemable Ant-Man back in the day but maybe their opinions of Kirkman have soured that.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2014 14:53
|
|
|
Gaz-L posted:Ant-Man is relatively tame by Kirkman's standards, as I recall. The worst that happens is O'Grady being a creep to a bunch of women, but it's treated comedically like the pathetic schlub he is. He was such a creep that the comedy of it didn't hit for me. He was just completely unsympathetic. Everyone else seems to love it.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2014 14:57
|
|
|
It's less Kirman-y than his Destroyer mini or his run on Marvel Team-up periodcally got. (I like parts of that MTU run, like the teacher at Peter's school that wants to have an affair with him, and the whole Speedball/Gravity/X-23 story arc, but a lot of it leaned into his ultraviolent, cynical side.)
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2014 15:10
|
|
|
Irredeemable Ant-Man is in my opinion far and away the best thing Kirkman ever wrote. Pretty much the only comic of his that's any good.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2014 15:18
|
|
|
Just got an email from Marvel with a $30 off Marvel Unlimited Plus membership. The code is "SAVE30". That's the price of a regular Marvel Unlimited membership, plus a Rocket Raccoon figure and variant cover editions of Rocket Raccoon #1 and #2. Its valid until October 16 at midnight EST.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2014 20:48
|
|
|
onefish posted:There's a Comixology "Marvel Collections" sale that's not getting a banner advertisement, as well as a Daredevil: Road Warrior sale.
|
|
#
?
Oct 12, 2014 21:13
|
|
|
So given the response in this thread, I should pick up Man Without Fear?
|
|
#
?
Oct 12, 2014 21:59
|
|
|
Solaris Knight posted:So given the response in this thread, I should pick up Man Without Fear? Oh, most definitely
|
|
#
?
Oct 12, 2014 22:00
|
|
|
Man Without Fear and Born Again are pretty much THE Daredevil stories.
|
|
#
?
Oct 12, 2014 22:56
|
|
|
Humble Star Wars Bundle... Edit with the link: https://www.humblebundle.com/books Uthor fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Oct 15, 2014 |
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 19:51
|
|
|
Uthor posted:Humble Star Wars Bundle... Awesome. In for Marvel Star Wars before Marvel reissues them for $4 each. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Oct 15, 2014 |
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 22:00
|
|
|
I was seeing if Bob's Burgers is DRM free and noticed that you can get all of The Boys straight from Dynamite for $0.99 each. https://dynamite.com/digital/#boysSale
|
|
#
?
Oct 15, 2014 23:04
|
|
|
Five Ghosts Sale. A.K.A Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Grey Basic story, Fabian Grey is a world famous Treasure Hunter who is cursed by the 'Dreamstone'. The curse is two fold; 1) Took his twin sister (Read: in a coma), and 2) Gave him five 'literary' ghosts who possess/give him powers to kick rear end with. What these ghosts mean is that he has the sleuth-ry of 'A Famous Detective', the archery of 'A Famous Bandit', the magic of 'a Great Magician', the nosferatu-ry of 'a Famous Vampire', and the fighting skills of 'a Racist Sterotype'. Non-spoiler:[spoilers] Or as they're actually called, Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood, Merlin, Dracula, and, I want to say, Fu Manchu. Presumably, they just didn't mention any one of them to keep any of the estates off of their backs. [/spoilers] To put it aptly, it's just Indiana Jones but with the magical part front and center. It's so Indiana Jones, the first issue has Fabian and his trusted aide running from natives, who are throwing spears, only to escape by plane. As well, they employ the great pulp tradition of long-form storytelling and cliffhangers. So basically, it's a pulp comic told through the lens of modern storytelling. That said, if any of that sounds interesting to you, I'd recommend at the very least the first collection, if not the whole series. The entire thing is all solid, quality work. Worst I'd say is that it's way of storytelling doesn't really suit the monthly format. If it doesn't peak anything in you, then I'd say don't worry about it and go live life. You won't miss anything here.
|
|
#
?
Oct 16, 2014 10:08
|
|
|
Image Horror Sale and The Sixth Gun Sale Anything in the Image sale worth it? How is The Sixth Gun?
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 15:13
|
|
|
I've heard good things about Bedlam, so I'm gonna pick that up, and Severed is alright (though nothing hugely memorable in my opinion). Bulletproof Coffin also received a lot of praise around here, but I don't think that really counts as horror so much as just being a surreal superhero story. Whole thing for $4 is a great deal though. Also I know Fell is generally well-regarded, but it's a victim of The Great Ellis Harddrive Crash so it will never be finished.
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 15:23
|
|
|
Hakkesshu posted:Also I know Fell is generally well-regarded, but it's a victim of The Great Ellis Harddrive Crash so it will never be finished. All the issues are standalone stories so it basically is finished.
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 15:52
|
|
|
Oh, I didn't know that, I just remember seeing someone complain about it not being finished. Gonna pick it up then, thanks.
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 15:55
|
|
|
I like what I've read of Sixth Gun. Cowboys and demons and cursed weapons. It's almost like Hellboy in the Wild West. Definitely going to pick up the issues that I'm missing.
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 16:54
|
|
|
evilemu posted:Image Horror Sale and The Sixth Gun Sale The Bulletproof Coffin owns. I never really considered it a full on horror comic but it's great stuff.
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 17:17
|
|
|
Yeah Bulletproof Coffin for $4 is an absolute must-buy. And Fell is one of my favorite Ellis works. I also liked Green Wake but I never read past volume 1
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 17:35
|
|
|
Hakkesshu posted:Bulletproof Coffin also received a lot of praise around here, but I don't think that really counts as horror so much as just being a surreal superhero story. Whole thing for $4 is a great deal though. Not to be a pedant, but the collection on sale does not include Volume 2 (Disinterred), so it's not quite the "whole thing". It is really good, though, and I highly recommend it along with "Strange Embrace", which is David Hine solo and is also on sale. On the flip side I'd recommend people stay away from "Hoax Hunters" and "Alpha Girl". I purchased both in earlier sales as the premises are right in my wheel-house, but I found "Hoax Hunters" to be incredibly underwhelming in both the art and writing, while "Alpha Girl" was just awful.
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 21:19
|
|
|
Random question: does "Remember Me" actually work when you log into comiXology's website? Every time I go there, I have to log in again and it's annoying. Is it because I get logged off when I view the site on another browser or use the app on my phone/tablet? Using Firefox on Windows 8.1.
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 23:34
|
|
|
It never remembers me for very long, no.
|
|
#
?
Oct 17, 2014 23:42
|
|
|
Uthor posted:Random question: does "Remember Me" actually work when you log into comiXology's website? Every time I go there, I have to log in again and it's annoying. Is it because I get logged off when I view the site on another browser or use the app on my phone/tablet? It has never worked for long no matter what I do. It's extremely annoying.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 00:46
|
|
|
Archie Halloween sale which means Afterlife With Archie 1-6 for 99 cents!
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 07:10
|
|
|
Jason Aaron's Ghost Rider is on sale today. It's completely awesome and insane, and includes ninja nuns, a demon trucker, and this:
|
|
#
?
Oct 20, 2014 06:57
|
|
|
Is Ghost Riders good?
|
|
#
?
Oct 20, 2014 07:09
|
|
|
I thought Aaron's Ghost Rider was okay. Glad I read it on MDCU and before this and saved some money. Early, rough Aaron in my opinion.
|
|
#
?
Oct 20, 2014 11:03
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 00:39 |
|
|
I want to start building a digital comic collection. Does comixology have big sales like Steam does during winter and summer? I just built a wish list of comics I want to buy and it totals near $1000... if most of these are gonna be 50% for some winter sale or something I minus whale wait right? :V thats hooker money right there
|
|
#
?
Oct 20, 2014 22:25
|
|