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Endless Mike posted:
I'd this the whole thing? Cause I'd buy that for a dollar!
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Uthor posted:I'd this the whole thing? Cause I'd buy that for a dollar! Yep, that's it.
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Dec 28, 2017 18:50
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Thanks for the recommendations EM and SMP; I added in Death of Capt Marvel, Hawkeye, All-New Wolverine, Superior Iron Man, and the last bit of Brubaker's Cap that I haven't read before. Lot of other great recommendations there I'll add to the wish list for the long term, especially that X-Men and Thor stuff, EM.
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Dec 28, 2017 23:41
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Not sure where to ask, but I’ll use this thread. Started up Remender’s run on Venom. Got the first volume (5 issues) and really enjoyed it. I’m not the best at researching but I guess next I should read Spider-Island? Not sure if that’s worth it though. Depends on if people tell me it’s good I guess. If I just want to read good Remender Venom what’s the actual reading list so I know what to pick up at the comic shop when I stop in soon?
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Dec 29, 2017 19:51
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When I read the series, I did #6 to #9 without the rest of the 'Spider-Island' event. I dunno if you can get any trade with those issues by themselves and I can't remember if they're skippable in terms of the overall story. Here's the trade order for Remender. Venom Vol. 1 (#1-5) Venom By Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 1 (#1-12) Spider-Island (#6-9) Circle of Four (#10-14, 13.1-13.4) Venom By Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 2 (#13, 13.1-13.4, 14-22) The Savage Six (#15-22) I guess the 'complete collection' volumes will skip the rest of Spider-Island. They're currently on sale digitally, if you can do that. https://www.comixology.com/Venom-by-Rick-Remender-The-Complete-Collection-Vol-1/digital-comic/239272 https://www.comixology.com/Venom-by-Rick-Remender-The-Complete-Collection-Vol-2/digital-comic/257439
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Dec 30, 2017 06:48
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Teenage Fansub posted:When I read the series, I did #6 to #9 without the rest of the 'Spider-Island' event. I dunno if you can get any trade with those issues by themselves and I can't remember if they're skippable in terms of the overall story. Thanks for the knowledge. I’m torn between getting the complete collection part 1 and essentially rebuying the first 5 issues or doing it the hard way with tpbs. I’ll probably cave and do the larger collections eventually. So instead I bought Kingdom Come finally. I’ll get around to finishing this Venom series later I guess.
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Dec 31, 2017 17:01
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I have the first two complete editions of the Punisher by Garth Ennis. Is it worth stopping at volume 4? Because Ennis's run ends there and by that point every single named character who isn't Castle is dead.
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Jan 1, 2018 03:36
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Inspector Gesicht posted:I have the first two complete editions of the Punisher by Garth Ennis. Is it worth stopping at volume 4? Because Ennis's run ends there and by that point every single named character who isn't Castle is dead. I liked Aaron's wrap up to it but not everyone does, and it's a pretty different book at that point. The other Non-Ennis stuff isn't bad but it's mediocre.
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Is Injustice still pretty good after Tom Taylor left? I'm thinking of grabbing the trades since the comixology sale is still going. It's confusing in their store but I think I figured out they are selling Year 1 Vols one and two as well as The Complete Collection that has both, so its cheaper to buy the complete version. So I can get 1 & 2 complete collections for $5 each but then for Years 3-5 they only seem to have the smaller trades (three of them in the case of Year 5). Also how does Injustice: Ground Zero stack up, that seems to be a side story? Some reviews of stuff I got earlier after help in this thread and the Digital Comics thread. Some spoilers. Legion of Superheroes: Great Darkness Saga - better than I expected, very 80s soapy sci fi. Man they have some goofy names. It was disappointing with all the underused Legionnaires that they had to bring in Superboy and Supergirl from "modern" times to help save the day, but if I know anything from the Supergirl tv show she'll probably be popping to the future and back regularly on a whim soon just like she does the Flash's alternate Earth. Justice League Darkseid War's tie in with the side stories was the best, some great stories. In the main books Grail was pretty dumb, and it was my first time running into Anti Monitor, Metron and the chair so I'll reserve judgment there. There was barely any Darkseid in it. DC sure loves their team pose splash pages, though I imagine Marvel does too and I just tune it out at this point. Did I see this storyline is continuing in current Wonder Woman? Paul Dini's Zatanna was fun, worth the $5 but nothing too special. Her powers seem a bit undefined even from issue to issue but that's comic books and magic for you. She's still pretty likable and a good counterpoint to all the grim Books of Magic I read in the pre-Harry Potter days and the Hellblazer trades I read through a few years ago. I do wonder if Zatanna has ever met Gaiman's Death, and maybe they could get a Constantine tv show to stick around if they pair her off with him for a buddy cop show. Lemire's Moon Knight was an okay re-tread of the "Am I crazy and did I imagine everything that happened before?" that every show or comic has to do at some point if they can get away with it. It wasn't that exciting back when Buffy did it and it was probably an old trope then, but MK made up for it with awesome egyptian art and jackal headed orderlies. I still have volumes 2 and 3 to read. It made me miss the Marvel Heroes game, MK was one of my main characters for a while. Everything else I thought about grabbing from the marvel sale I decided could wait until I got around to it on Unlimited though i did spend $1 on Death of Captain Marvel. I looked at Morrison's Batman but decided it was too much to sort through for now, so I am thinking about grabbing Kirby's Demon, plus the Injustice stuff above for more big cast fun without diving into 52 or Countdown yet. Working my way through the Kirby Mister Miracle now. Think I'm about ready to take another run at my Seven Soldiers trades.
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Jan 2, 2018 23:57
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Non Tom Taylor Injustice is fine. He's been back on the title since the start of Injustice 2 though. Ground Zero is basically what's happening in the background during the events of the actual game.
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Jan 3, 2018 01:53
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Jack Kirby made a lot of great stuff in Marvel and DC, but which ones would you recommend as his best work? (I'd prefer it to be more Marvel-weighted, but I'd love to check out his DC output too, I got Demon from the holiday sale)
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Jan 4, 2018 12:56
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Schneider Heim posted:Jack Kirby made a lot of great stuff in Marvel and DC, but which ones would you recommend as his best work? (I'd prefer it to be more Marvel-weighted, but I'd love to check out his DC output too, I got Demon from the holiday sale) The Ultimate Cosmic Experience. I know people also go nuts for his fourth world stuff over at DC, which I'm not familiar with enough to recommend.
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Jan 4, 2018 13:00
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Schneider Heim posted:Jack Kirby made a lot of great stuff in Marvel and DC, but which ones would you recommend as his best work? (I'd prefer it to be more Marvel-weighted, but I'd love to check out his DC output too, I got Demon from the holiday sale) Fantastic Four and New Gods
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Jan 4, 2018 13:20
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2001: A Space Odyssey: The Series
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Jan 4, 2018 13:29
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Definitely *not* X-Men.
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Jan 4, 2018 14:40
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Schneider Heim posted:Jack Kirby made a lot of great stuff in Marvel and DC, but which ones would you recommend as his best work? (I'd prefer it to be more Marvel-weighted, but I'd love to check out his DC output too, I got Demon from the holiday sale) Everything he ever did was his best work.
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Jan 4, 2018 17:19
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Schneider Heim posted:Jack Kirby made a lot of great stuff in Marvel and DC, but which ones would you recommend as his best work? (I'd prefer it to be more Marvel-weighted, but I'd love to check out his DC output too, I got Demon from the holiday sale) Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four is probably the greatest comics ever printed
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Jan 4, 2018 17:24
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Schneider Heim posted:Jack Kirby made a lot of great stuff in Marvel and DC, but which ones would you recommend as his best work? (I'd prefer it to be more Marvel-weighted, but I'd love to check out his DC output too, I got Demon from the holiday sale) Thor. Tales of Asgard backup material specifically, though it’s all good. Not from the start though - you need to pick it up after Larry Lieber and Don Heck spend some time on it and Kirby comes back to it. Thor is bad at the start. The Forever People is pretty awesome too. I liked it more than New Gods, mostly because Kirby’s dialogue works better for the 60s hippy story than it does for the slightly more grounded New Gods story. Fantastic Four is good but takes a lot of time to get going. When he introduces the Inhumans the book goes on a pretty good run.
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Jan 4, 2018 17:25
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Jordan7hm posted:Thor. Tales of Asgard backup material specifically, though it’s all good. Not from the start though - you need to pick it up after Larry Lieber and Don Heck spend some time on it and Kirby comes back to it. Thor is bad at the start. Early Thor isn't bad per se, it's just that it's an extremely standard superhero book where he fights bankrobbing villains like the Cobra and Mr Hyde and has office romance drama as Donald Blake with Jane Foster. I still had fun reading it but it's disappointing, not what anybody now expects when they think Kirby + Thor.
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Lightning Lord posted:Early Thor isn't bad per se, it's just that it's an extremely standard superhero book where he fights bankrobbing villains like the Cobra and Mr Hyde and has office romance drama as Donald Blake with Jane Foster. I still had fun reading it but it's disappointing, not what anybody now expects when they think Kirby + Thor. I thought it was pretty bad, but that may be because I was reading it in a particular context. It, like Iron Man, Daredevil, and Ant-Man, suffers because it’s not Spider-Man but it’s trying to tell the same kind of story. Whiny adults are a lot less sympathetic than whiny teens. The villains were pretty lame too. Again, it suffers by comparison. Fantastic Four and Spider-Man were introducing some all time great villains, and even the Torch solo run in Strange Tales was doing a better job with introducing jobbers. Thor really didn’t get good until he started spending most of his time in Asgard or cosmic settings.
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Kamandi is IMO his most full-tilt Kirby. Everything revolves around a character who shouts every word TO THE MAXXXX (even with other characters telling him to settle down) and is like an explosion nexus, even when next to another character that can make himself explode.
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Thanks for the recs. I've been contemplating on doing a chronological reading of Kirby to see his development as an artist and a writer, but I could settle for the best hits first. I have most of the Lee/Kirby F4 run in trades so I'll probably go through that first.
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Jan 5, 2018 04:47
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I'm just starting to get into comics again and I'm really enjoying DC Bomshells, Unbeatable Squirell Girl, and Nick Spencers The Fix; can you please recommend me something to read next?
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Leocadia posted:I'm just starting to get into comics again and I'm really enjoying DC Bomshells, Unbeatable Squirell Girl, and Nick Spencers The Fix; can you please recommend me something to read next? If you like The Fix, read Superior Foes of Spider-Man, a darkly comedic supervillain/crime book by the same creators. So far, X-Men: Grand Design is shaping up to be a masterwork.
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Jan 5, 2018 16:51
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For another fun female-fronted comic, the current series of Hawkeye is great. e: On that note, maybe try the 2014 Silver Surfer series too. He gains a female co-star for super breezy and fun adventures. For fun crime stuff, try '4 Kids Walk Into a Bank' 'Stray Bullets' is my favourite crime comic. It has humour, but be prepared for it to get really nasty. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Jan 5, 2018 |
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Jan 5, 2018 21:24
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or Rat Queens, although that's more R Rated.
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Jan 5, 2018 21:32
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Hellcat was a good girl comedy book, but it may be too cutesy for what you're looking for
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Jan 5, 2018 21:38
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Bombshells and Gotham City Garage are two of a kind.
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Jan 5, 2018 22:24
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Thanks! I will definitely check those out!
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Jan 6, 2018 00:47
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Squirrel Girl, Lumberjanes, and Giant Days are the books I read solely because they are delightful.
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I'm making a coming-of-age comic about a girl who goes on a road trip with a ghost who used to be the previous driver of her vintage muscle car. For reference and inspiration, are there any nice comics that have the following elements? - road trips (preferably just two people) - emphasis on car detail/realism - sincerity and thoughtfulness
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Jan 8, 2018 06:37
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Schneider Heim posted:I'm making a coming-of-age comic about a girl who goes on a road trip with a ghost who used to be the previous driver of her vintage muscle car. For reference and inspiration, are there any nice comics that have the following elements? I can't think of any comics that fit your description, but I'd recommend The Getaway with Steve McQueen as a film to watch if you've got 2 hours free.
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Jan 8, 2018 08:59
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You might wanna check out Motor Girl, which stars a mechanic lady living in a scrap yard with an imaginary talking ape. It's on sale right now with other Terry Moore comics https://www.comixology.com/Abstract-Linewide-Sale/page/17317
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Jan 8, 2018 09:34
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Skwirl posted:I can't think of any comics that fit your description, but I'd recommend The Getaway with Steve McQueen as a film to watch if you've got 2 hours free. Doesn't need to have all in one work, but thanks!
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Jan 8, 2018 11:23
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Instead of a road trip, have considered a walking trip? Because if so, do I have the story for you!
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Jan 8, 2018 14:02
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This is probably annoyingly general, but, I'd like to subscribe to a superhero comic - but something more witty than action-based and more on the 'funny' side than 'dark'. I'm specifically looking for something that's currently in print as a monthly, because I used to enjoy getting comics in the mail every month and I'd like to get back to that. In general I like things that are whimsical, surreal and silly more than things that are violent or bleak, but I can tolerate some amount of the latter.
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Jan 8, 2018 22:40
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Tim Raines IRL posted:This is probably annoyingly general, but, I'd like to subscribe to a superhero comic - but something more witty than action-based and more on the 'funny' side than 'dark'. I'm specifically looking for something that's currently in print as a monthly, because I used to enjoy getting comics in the mail every month and I'd like to get back to that. In general I like things that are whimsical, surreal and silly more than things that are violent or bleak, but I can tolerate some amount of the latter. If Marvel still does subscriptions Squirrel Girl might be a good fit. It's relatively continuity light so you shouldn't be too lost as long as you aren't mid arch with your first issue and you don't have to worry about cross over events. And it apparently does gang busters in trade, so it's unlikely to be cancelled suddenly.
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Ms. Marvel has equal parts melodrama and lighthearted fun and humor. And sometimes a giant dog is in it. Squirrel Girl is definitely more lighthearted and humorous, though. But Ms. Marvel has more heart.
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Tim Raines IRL posted:This is probably annoyingly general, but, I'd like to subscribe to a superhero comic - but something more witty than action-based and more on the 'funny' side than 'dark'. I'm specifically looking for something that's currently in print as a monthly, because I used to enjoy getting comics in the mail every month and I'd like to get back to that. In general I like things that are whimsical, surreal and silly more than things that are violent or bleak, but I can tolerate some amount of the latter. I'll second the Squirrel Girl recommendation It looks like they still do print subscriptions! I'd also suggest Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Also: What Lurdiak said.
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