If you could get your hands on a copy of this: It contains high quality PDF scans of every single issue of Avengers from 1963 to 2006, including the annuals and giant-sized issues. Now, it doesn't collect West Coast Avengers and there's a lot of clusterfuck going on in the 90s with all the crossovers that kept jumping from book to book, and there were definitely some standalone mini-series published over the years that aren't in the DVD-R either, but it would get you a lot of the way to caught up. Unfortunately this thing's out of print and not so easy to find anymore, but if you can get a copy for a fair price, it's well worth it. There's a similar DVD for Captain America and I believe Spider-man, as well. E: notthegoatseguy posted:Several years ago Marvel released CD Roms of runs of titles. I think Amazing Spider-Man's CD Rom went from Amazing Fantasy #15 and then ASM #1-500. If I recall, these scans also included the original ads which is probably why these CD ROM collections went out of production shortly after their release. https://www.amazon.com/Topics-Entertainment-cs-513s-Amazing-Spider-Man/dp/B0006Q7FEM Aw man, I knew I should've read the whole thread.
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notthegoatseguy posted:Several years ago Marvel released CD Roms of runs of titles. I think Amazing Spider-Man's CD Rom went from Amazing Fantasy #15 and then ASM #1-500. If I recall, these scans also included the original ads which is probably why these CD ROM collections went out of production shortly after their release. https://www.amazon.com/Topics-Entertainment-cs-513s-Amazing-Spider-Man/dp/B0006Q7FEM I had the Spider-Man one, it was pretty cool, except a good chunk of the 90's was completely unreadable because it only had Amazing and the annuals and there were constant crossovers with other Spider-Man titles. Kraven's Last Hunt, Maximum Carnage and the clone saga (which lasted like 5 years) were all only available in in pieces. bessantj posted:That's what I've found from looking round so I'm not expecting to get collections coming from the start but going from the 80s would be great. I know you were looking more for Avengers, but if you were at all interested in X-Men, Claremont's run goes years before there's any crossovers. The only thing you'd need is Giant Size X-Men which introduces the new members and then you can start at Uncanny X-Men #94 and there are no serious crossovers until Uncanny #210 and you'll get an overview of the really important events in X-Men history.
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Sorry for the double post, but I would seriously recommend getting Marvel Unlimited, there are way fewer gaps then there used to be and I'm pretty sure they have every single issue of the big ones like Avengers, Spider-Man, Captain America, Uncanny X-Men and Fantastic Four.
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Counterpoint: rather than hunting down obscure CDs from 10+ years ago, just get Marvel Unlimited. e: beaten
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Skwirl posted:I know you were looking more for Avengers, but if you were at all interested in X-Men, Claremont's run goes years before there's any crossovers. The only thing you'd need is Giant Size X-Men which introduces the new members and then you can start at Uncanny X-Men #94 and there are no serious crossovers until Uncanny #210 and you'll get an overview of the really important events in X-Men history. Oh I'm definitely interested in collecting the X-Men as well as a few others of marvel and DC, I just though of starting with the Avengers as I like teams and yes Marvel Unlimited is a good idea, pity there is nothing like that for DC as well.
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Mar 30, 2017 20:28
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Skwirl posted:I had the Spider-Man one, it was pretty cool, except a good chunk of the 90's was completely unreadable because it only had Amazing and the annuals and there were constant crossovers with other Spider-Man titles. Kraven's Last Hunt, Maximum Carnage and the clone saga (which lasted like 5 years) were all only available in in pieces.
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Mar 30, 2017 20:37
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Spider-Man in the 90s was pretty annoying and could have benefited from a Superman Triangle system or the Brand New Day structure. Some months, when the stars were aligned, there were six Spider-Man ongoing issues and they each had their own stories... except for when they were all the same story, and then they'd go back to being their own stories...
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Endless Mike posted:So almost nothing lost Kraven's Last Hunt is really good and there were good stories inside the Clone Saga.
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bessantj posted:Oh I'm definitely interested in collecting the X-Men as well as a few others of marvel and DC, I just though of starting with the Avengers as I like teams and yes Marvel Unlimited is a good idea, pity there is nothing like that for DC as well. If you do get Unlimited I can't recommend the initial Stan Lee/Jack Kirby run on Fantastic Four, especially if you're interested in teams and general Marvel History, first appearance of Skrulls, Kree, Inhumans, Black Panther, not to mention Galactus, Silver Surfer, Doctor Doom hijinks and post Golden Age Namor. And the team dynamics are probably some of my favorite stuff ever.
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SMP posted:Counterpoint: rather than hunting down obscure CDs from 10+ years ago, just get Marvel Unlimited. Triple post, but what I really liked about those cds were that since they were scans they had all the old ads and letters pages, newer stuff on Marvel has the letters page but it's missing from most of the old stuff
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Mar 30, 2017 21:20
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Skwirl posted:Kraven's Last Hunt is really good and there were good stories inside the Clone Saga. I SAID "ALMOST"
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bessantj posted:Yeah I guess the only way to get all issues would be illegal and I'm not looking for that. I don't mind not having all issues, I don't mind missing Avengers #200 for instance I was just looking for a collection that would give a good overview of a particular title. That's good, because Avengers 200 is horribly offensive! http://www.geekinsider.com/on-the-rape-of-ms-marvel/
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Skwirl posted:If you do get Unlimited I can't recommend the initial Stan Lee/Jack Kirby run on Fantastic Four, especially if you're interested in teams and general Marvel History, first appearance of Skrulls, Kree, Inhumans, Black Panther, not to mention Galactus, Silver Surfer, Doctor Doom hijinks and post Golden Age Namor. And the team dynamics are probably some of my favorite stuff ever. I'm reading this poo poo via the omnibuses they're putting out and it is great. Lee/Kirby really just look for ways to make Ben's life horrible. "Hey THING! Stop acting like such a MONSTER all the time!" well maybe if you guys stopped calling him a thing and a monster that might help.
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notthegoatseguy posted:I'm reading this poo poo via the omnibuses they're putting out and it is great. Lee/Kirby really just look for ways to make Ben's life horrible. "Hey THING! Stop acting like such a MONSTER all the time!" well maybe if you guys stopped calling him a thing and a monster that might help. The number of times Ben and Johnny outright try to kill each other is great.
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The very first issue has the panel where they all pledge to use their powers to help humanity and Ben's saying, "I ain't Ben any more; I'm what Susie called me - the Thing!" then Reed sticks his hand in and goes, "And I'll call myself... Mr Fantastic!  " Reed is such an unbelievable dick for so much of that run.
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I joined Marvel Unlimited and had q quick look at the first New Mutants series the art change from the early issues to the issues in the 90s where everyone gains 30 lbs of muscle is hilarious. Also is Fall of the Hulks any good?
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Wheat Loaf posted:The very first issue has the panel where they all pledge to use their powers to help humanity and Ben's saying, "I ain't Ben any more; I'm what Susie called me - the Thing!" then Reed sticks his hand in and goes, "And I'll call myself... Mr Fantastic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSMg_GWiBt0
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Skwirl posted:I know you were looking more for Avengers, but if you were at all interested in X-Men, Claremont's run goes years before there's any crossovers. The only thing you'd need is Giant Size X-Men which introduces the new members and then you can start at Uncanny X-Men #94 and there are no serious crossovers until Uncanny #210 and you'll get an overview of the really important events in X-Men history. This deserves emphasis. Claremont's run defined pretty much everything we know as "X-Men" to this day.
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Skwirl posted:Sorry for the double post, but I would seriously recommend getting Marvel Unlimited, there are way fewer gaps then there used to be and I'm pretty sure they have every single issue of the big ones like Avengers, Spider-Man, Captain America, Uncanny X-Men and Fantastic Four. If you do go with Marvel Unlimited check for promo codes. They regularly do ones for free months and they can be found through Google. I think Marches one is Rand or somehow connected to Iron Fist being on Netflix.
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Lol I've been paying for Unlimited a whole year I didn't know anything about promo codes Earlier on this page someone brought up the Superman Trianglur system, what is that?
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Sinners Sandwich posted:Earlier on this page someone brought up the Superman Trianglur system, what is that? In the 90s up to the early 2000s each of the different Superman books were all part of an ongoing yearly plot that was really closely tied together so in addition to the issue number they put an extra number on the cover that told you what part of that plot the comic in question was. This is a good article about that Lightning Lord fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Mar 31, 2017 |
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Comics Alliance is shutting down. Long live Comics Alliance. Any comics reporting/blog site out there I can replace it with? I liked their semi-in-depth analysis articles (like the current Strip Panel Naked feature) and their diverse writing staff (getting outside of my straight cis white guy bubble). I skim through the Bleeding Cool headlines, but they're too pop culture focused and too much, well, Bleeding Cool. I also skim through The Comics Journal updates, but they focus on the indie niche that I'm not really into. Wanna split the two. I don't really care about reviews of Big Two event books, which is why I don't read the likes of CBR.
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I saw that Black Swan was on the cover of a recent Thor book. What was she up to in the book? I'm surprised to see her stick around after Secret Wars wrapped up.
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She's serving as a lackey for Thanos who sent her and Proxima Midnight to steal (or attempt to) the Ultimate Mjolnir from Asgard.
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Uthor posted:Comics Alliance is shutting down. Long live Comics Alliance. I guess I'm the april fool, don't scare me like that. Is their an in universe explanation for the Watcher's extreme head/body porportion changes throught the years?
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Sinners Sandwich posted:I guess I'm the april fool, don't scare me like that. I want it to be, but I'm not holding out hope. All the writers are being sad on Twitter and no one has said "lol, got you!" as of yet.
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Uthor posted:I want it to be, but I'm not holding out hope. All the writers are being sad on Twitter and no one has said "lol, got you!" as of yet. And a few put up fundraisers to pay their rent. If the site isn't going away that's fraud. Edit: Andy Khouri and Heidi McDonald are discussing the demise of the site on Facebook.
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Have to wonder what kind of lovely salaries they were getting if they need help making their rent so soon after the site shuts down.
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What was their main source of revenue? Advertising?
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I can't imagine blogging for any comics site brings in a ton of cash
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Wheat Loaf posted:What was their main source of revenue? Advertising? Some company owned them (it used to be AOL, lol!) and I'm assuming was pumping in cash. Otherwise, yeah, ad revenue.
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Lurdiak posted:Have to wonder what kind of lovely salaries they were getting if they need help making their rent so soon after the site shuts down. I mean, we could ask Gavok? But he has a day job.
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Rhyno posted:I mean, we could ask Gavok? But he has a day job. That'd be a little rude.
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Lurdiak posted:Have to wonder what kind of lovely salaries they were getting if they need help making their rent so soon after the site shuts down. I imagine it pays less than entry level working for a dieing weekly print newspaper, and my friend who did that quit to become the manager of a YMCA.
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I've been working on replacing some of my single issue collection with TPBs and it's resulted in a lot of confusion for me. Here's one example: is Venom: Space Knight #6 not collected anywhere? All the listings I can find for the two Space Knight TPBs state that vol. 1 collects issues 1-5 and vol. 2 collects issues 7-12, which seems really weird to me. It's not like #6 is part of some big event or anything. Could it be a soliciting error? Is this sort of thing common? It seems like a huge and weird oversight to me. 
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JordanKai posted:I've been working on replacing some of my single issue collection with TPBs and it's resulted in a lot of confusion for me. Here's one example: is Venom: Space Knight #6 not collected anywhere? All the listings I can find for the two Space Knight TPBs state that vol. 1 collects issues 1-5 and vol. 2 collects issues 7-12, which seems really weird to me. It's not like #6 is part of some big event or anything. Comicbookdb.com says Vol. 1 is 1-6, Vol. 2 is 7-13.
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TheManWithNoName posted:Comicbookdb.com says Vol. 1 is 1-6, Vol. 2 is 7-13. Ah, I didn't think/know to check there. Many thanks! 
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Who is this Black Knight character with the Avengers in the 80s and why isn't he high profile in the modern comics
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Sinners Sandwich posted:Who is this Black Knight character with the Avengers in the 80s and why isn't he high profile in the modern comics Black Knight is the successor to a 60s villain of the same name who restored the legacy of the lineage of dark knights going back to the court of king arthur, heroic knights who wield a dark cursed sword and protect the world from the shadows, and the reason he isn't high profile is because of this unfortunate phase in the 90s:  He was made de facto leader of the Avengers in the 90s and became very EXTREEEEME just like the rest of the characters in focus at that time, constantly gritting his teeth, screaming with spittle flying out, talking about how tortured and dark he is, never shaving, etc. When Kurt Busiek came onto the book and restored the Avengers to their classic vibe, he swept Black Knight under the rug along with the rest of the X-treme aesthetic. Black Knight's never really recovered.
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Lurdiak posted:Black Knight is the successor to a 60s villain of the same name who restored the legacy of the lineage of dark knights going back to the court of king arthur, heroic knights who wield a dark cursed sword and protect the world from the shadows, and the reason he isn't high profile is because of this unfortunate phase in the 90s: He had a lightsaber, so I thought he was cool 
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