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Everyone who reads comics should try out the original Fantastic Four.
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Aug 22, 2016 12:54
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Teenage Fansub posted:Everyone who reads comics should try out the original Fantastic Four. Those first 100 issues or so are still pretty much the greatest superhero comics of all time
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Aug 22, 2016 13:09
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:Those first 100 issues or so are still pretty much the greatest superhero comics of all time Maybe even the world's greatest comics magazine?
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Aug 22, 2016 13:21
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They are Kirby and Lee at their peak, it's also the backbone of the entire marvel universe.
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Aug 22, 2016 13:34
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Gaz-L posted:Maybe even the world's greatest comics magazine? It's rare to see a tagline so earned.
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Aug 22, 2016 14:45
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It's Blue Beetle's time to shine. Definitely buy: Blue Beetle (2006-2009) - An extremely winning take on Jaime Reyes. Formerly Known As The Justice League - Humorous take on a super-team, mix with I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice League for best results. Blue & Gold (Booster Gold #0, 7-10) - The bromantic adventures of a couple of B-listers navigating the DC timeline after the events of Infinite Crisis (when Ted died). Copra's cool too, but I've been waiting for a Blue Beetle sale, and will splurge on any issues y'all want to also recommend. I'm read up on Justice League / International / America and know nothing about Extreme Justice except it looks and sounds like a big mistake. Curious about the Captain Atom "Silver Lie" story, though.
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Aug 23, 2016 05:49
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Not to mention Giffen /DeMatteis Justice League. That's the thing every comic reader should read straight after The Fantastic Four. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 07:45 on Aug 23, 2016 |
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Aug 23, 2016 07:39
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I bought Superior Spider-Man Team Up vol 1 on comixology so that I'd have something to read on my phone when i'm in a situation where it would be weird or inconvenient to have physical comics with me. I just finished it and decided I should always have at least one comic on my phone for these situations. I want to buy the second volume, but it's $15. Is it worth waiting for a sale or is it too unlikely for comixology to ever have a sale on this so I should just bite the bullet and get it?
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Aug 23, 2016 09:25
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Comixology Unlimited worth it? Mainly wondering if they have any DC comics or if it's all dark horse and random other companies.
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Aug 24, 2016 06:12
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Comixology Unlimited worth it? Mainly wondering if they have any DC comics or if it's all dark horse and random other companies. It's worth it for the free trial month at least. I found a lot of great comics that way. I don't think there's a lot of DC selection in Unlimited though, unfortunately.
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Aug 24, 2016 06:28
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No DC at all (or Marvel, but they have a much better subscription service.) It's only worth it if you're going on a big sampling mission for a month or so because even series that are on unlimited generally only have the first few arcs or collections available for free. e: Oops. Spent to long on that. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Aug 24, 2016 |
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Aug 24, 2016 06:33
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Space Fish posted:It's Blue Beetle's time to shine. Any specific issues to avoid with the modern Blue Beetle? I remember liking that book a lot, but never finished it. But when reading posts about the great Ms Marvel book, people mention worry they mighty ruin her at some point like DC did with the new Blue Beetle.
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Aug 24, 2016 16:19
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Comixology Unlimited worth it? Mainly wondering if they have any DC comics or if it's all dark horse and random other companies. It's great to find new comic titles to read, but since it mostly only has the first trade of a run, you're going to have spend money if you wanna keep reading. I'd say it's a good resource if you're a casual reader or new to comics but if you don't have trouble finding good stuff to read, it doesn't seem that great. OTOH if you find a trade you want to get and it's on unlimited, you can just throw down less than the cost of the trade to read it, and then get a month to check out other stuff too.
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Aug 24, 2016 20:00
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UUUUUUUUUGH this isnt a problem with single issues but the page browser in huge volumes is such a goddamn pain. Have bookmarks or let me type in the page I want to see!
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Aug 25, 2016 13:09
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How is Comixology on smart phones? Because I've got University starting on Monday, and I'm thinking it might be worth it to start taking advantage of sales on there, so I have something to read in between classes.
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Aug 27, 2016 03:07
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Roth posted:How is Comixology on smart phones? Because I've got University starting on Monday, and I'm thinking it might be worth it to start taking advantage of sales on there, so I have something to read in between classes. the app blows.
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Aug 27, 2016 03:10
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Roth posted:How is Comixology on smart phones? Because I've got University starting on Monday, and I'm thinking it might be worth it to start taking advantage of sales on there, so I have something to read in between classes. I found I relied on guided view pretty heavily because the screen real-estate was so limited.
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Aug 27, 2016 03:10
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Roth posted:How is Comixology on smart phones? Because I've got University starting on Monday, and I'm thinking it might be worth it to start taking advantage of sales on there, so I have something to read in between classes. Get a tablet.
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Aug 27, 2016 03:14
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Mr Hootington posted:the app blows. Ah, is it bad to the point of not even bothering? Come to think of it, Marvel Unlimited does seem appealing as well.
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Aug 27, 2016 03:14
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I can read modern comics without too many words okay a full page at a time on my Nexus 5X. Two page spreads require pinching and zooming. Or books with too small or intricate lettering. Cursive is hard to parse. I personally don't like guided view, but it's designed for use on phones. I'd rather not use phone, but I can in a pinch. If you have a "phablet", it'd obviously be better. I'd aim for a 7" screen for long term reading. The app is free and there are free issues to "buy", so just try it out. Uthor fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Aug 27, 2016 |
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Aug 27, 2016 03:16
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Roth posted:Ah, is it bad to the point of not even bothering? Come to think of it, Marvel Unlimited does seem appealing as well. It's really not great. You could try it out with a few free issues to see.
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Aug 27, 2016 03:18
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Roth posted:Ah, is it bad to the point of not even bothering? Come to think of it, Marvel Unlimited does seem appealing as well. I don't know why they said the app blows. It works just fine. The Marvel Unlimited app does blow, however. It's a serious pain to use if you want to read a long run of comics. It's hella cheap, though.
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Aug 27, 2016 03:18
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Roth posted:Ah, is it bad to the point of not even bothering? Come to think of it, Marvel Unlimited does seem appealing as well. my advice would be to get a kindle. the comixology app works best on it and you can read marvel unlimited through the browser. Both apps are awful on smart phones. I also hate guided views Edit: marvel unlimited would be your best bet if you want to read marvel without too big of a wallet hit.
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Aug 27, 2016 03:53
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Roth posted:How is Comixology on smart phones? Because I've got University starting on Monday, and I'm thinking it might be worth it to start taking advantage of sales on there, so I have something to read in between classes. It works great, I love it. I never liked paper so I'm biased though.
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Aug 27, 2016 04:08
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Mr Hootington posted:my advice would be to get a kindle. the comixology app works best on it and you can read marvel unlimited through the browser. I can probably make do with my phone for now until I can get a kindle.
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Aug 27, 2016 04:08
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Roth posted:I can probably make do with my phone for now until I can get a kindle. marvel unlimited does have the huge drawback that you can not load comics unless connected to wifi, but you can download 10 at a time to read offline. comixology you can download as long as you have bought the comic.
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Aug 27, 2016 04:27
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My university has wi-fi access for students, so that shouldn't be a huge issue for me. Edit - Well, if I cancel my order for the Omega Men trade, I can get a Kindle Fire in two weeks time, so I'm gonna go ahead and do that. Roth fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Aug 27, 2016 |
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Aug 27, 2016 04:29
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I don't like Guided View so much on modern comics, but it's pretty awesome with Silver Age comics in my experience. Makes blowing them up and taking crisp screenshots a breeze.
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Aug 27, 2016 06:31
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On a phone you're either using guided view or pinchzooming all the time. If you need to read a comic in an emergency sure, it'll do but get a tablet.
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Aug 27, 2016 09:53
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Roth posted:Well, if I cancel my order for the Omega Men trade, I can get a Kindle Fire in two weeks time, so I'm gonna go ahead and do that. You could've been the coolest kid on campus.
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Aug 27, 2016 13:43
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I use a Nexus 5 phone and I think the Marvel Unlimited app is pretty rad actually. Navigating between series' is annoying, as is having to use the Back button or closing/reopening the app to get to the home screen, but the actual reading part works well. I can read pages full screen if I want but I normally turn my phone to be horizontal and scroll down the page.
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Aug 27, 2016 14:20
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SynthOrange posted:On a phone you're either using guided view or pinchzooming all the time. If you need to read a comic in an emergency sure, it'll do but get a tablet. I'm trying to think of a comic emergency and I cant't.
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Aug 27, 2016 15:57
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Detective No. 27 posted:I'm trying to think of a comic emergency and I cant't. Somebody claims Jan spun to the left when Hank hit her. She clearly spun off to the right. Need to show that ingrate.
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Aug 27, 2016 17:13
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Unsure if you can see this link but, five free Old Marvel comics. Go to marvel.com/redeem with code KIRBY for the first issues of Captain America Comics, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, Avengers and Journey into Mystery 83. Enjoy!
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Aug 27, 2016 23:25
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Are there any good comic streaming Android apps? I've asked this in the thread before but haven't yet found a real easy method. Essentially I'm looking for a server/client something like Plex Media server. Have my comics in CBZ/CBR/PDF stored on my computer and have an app that I can "stream" to my tablet and have it track what I've read and what's new. I currently use Perfect Viewer and can open comics from a network share, but I have to remember where I left off.
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Aug 29, 2016 01:03
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Man I forgot you can't use Paypal anymore on Comixology. I still have no clue why Amazon never added it.
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Aug 29, 2016 03:09
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wait what!? Then how have I been paying for my comics?
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Aug 29, 2016 04:15
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SynthOrange posted:wait what!? Then how have I been paying for my comics? Must not merged with the Amazon account yet then. I did that and now only Amazon payment is allowed now.
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Aug 29, 2016 13:48
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I'm just here to report that Marvel Unlimited works pretty well on my phone. Not perfect, and I'd obviously prefer a kindle, but reading the original Fantastic Four comics has worked pretty well on it so far.
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Aug 29, 2016 20:38
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I don't think this was posted yet, (sorry, this is literally my first post in BSS) but Marvel Unlimited is running a promo, two months of Unlimited for the price of one ($9.99) using promo code 2FER. quote:Get 2 Months of Marvel Unlimited for the Price of 1 with code 2FER at checkout! First 2 Months for Just $9.99! *Offer valid 8/24/16 12:00 AM ET to 8/30/16 11:59 PM ET on monthly memberships only. First month billed at $9.99 and second month is free. Third and subsequent months billed monthly to the payment card on file at the then-current monthly subscription fee (currently $9.99 per month) unless and until cancelled. Not sure if that's considered a good deal or not but I jumped on it to try it out.
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