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ComiXology has a memorial weekend sale and I am looking to pick up some collections I have mostly read Marvel and I stopped sometime after Civil War 2. Are there any good Avengers runs and how is Captain America? Also is there any recent good runs of Batman? I tried getting into current Batman, but I had a hard time having to read all the different comics to keep up with the story.
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May 26, 2018 21:23
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Mappo posted:ComiXology has a memorial weekend sale and I am looking to pick up some collections Well I don't know exactly what you mean with a hard time keeping up. Do you mean because of the sheer volume of issues? Or because of crossovers? There's only one crossover and that's Night of the Monster Men. I'd just get some current trades. Aside from that: Batman and Son, R.I.P., etc.
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May 26, 2018 21:41
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Yup. Just read Rebirth 'Batman' or 'All-Star Batman' or 'Detective Comics' and you get one storyline each. Unless you want to catch up to current comics, get Scott Snyder's 2011 'Batman' run, which is completed and excellent. I'd also recommend 2011 'Batman and Robin.' Robin is barely featured in the main solo comic of the time and there's a great father and son dynamic there. Avengers since CW2 is pretty much a dud. I assume you followed Hickman's run. I like Waid's little Cap run that's about to end.
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May 26, 2018 22:32
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Mappo posted:ComiXology has a memorial weekend sale and I am looking to pick up some collections Have you ever read any Batman?
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May 27, 2018 00:30
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Mr Hootington posted:Have you ever read any Batman? Yeah I've read Dark Knight Returns, Year One, R.I.P. Long Halloween, Dark Victory, Hush, All Star Batman (not Absolute)
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May 27, 2018 01:57
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ok but have you ever read any good batman
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May 28, 2018 15:06
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Recently read Warren Ellis' Crecy, thought it was quite good. Anyone else know any comic stories that examine war/historical war in a relatively informative but not too heavy way? Too heavy, for an example, is From Hell (and yes I know it's not exactly pure 'history'), which is great but REALLY dense. I'll take war comics/historical comics in general as long as they're good.
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May 31, 2018 01:02
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Cornwind Evil posted:Recently read Warren Ellis' Crecy, thought it was quite good. Anyone else know any comic stories that examine war/historical war in a relatively informative but not too heavy way? Too heavy, for an example, is From Hell (and yes I know it's not exactly pure 'history'), which is great but REALLY dense. I'll take war comics/historical comics in general as long as they're good. The Cartoon History of the Universe by Larry Gonick is incredible. Five volumes cover all of history. It covers big events but also some individual stories, and you really get the feel of how events are interconnected despite occurring in different places. Also, Don Rosa's Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck stories can actually contain a lot of real history. The new Fantagraphics collections have commentaries by Rosa that go into more detail about the historical events depicted.
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May 31, 2018 03:14
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Seems obvious but have you read Maus? e: Or Palestine? A whole bunch of drawn and quarterly graphic novel type journalism would probably fit the bill. Jordan7hm fucked around with this message at 06:03 on May 31, 2018 |
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May 31, 2018 06:00
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Cornwind Evil posted:Recently read Warren Ellis' Crecy, thought it was quite good. Anyone else know any comic stories that examine war/historical war in a relatively informative but not too heavy way? Too heavy, for an example, is From Hell (and yes I know it's not exactly pure 'history'), which is great but REALLY dense. I'll take war comics/historical comics in general as long as they're good. Finally got around to reading March by John Lewis and that was amazing. Technically not a war comic, but basically is.
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May 31, 2018 06:07
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Cornwind Evil posted:Recently read Warren Ellis' Crecy, thought it was quite good. Anyone else know any comic stories that examine war/historical war in a relatively informative but not too heavy way? Too heavy, for an example, is From Hell (and yes I know it's not exactly pure 'history'), which is great but REALLY dense. I'll take war comics/historical comics in general as long as they're good. I have not read most of it, but underground cartoonist Jack Jackson did a bunch of comics about 19th century US wars that are supposedly well-regarded. Jack Jackson's American History: Los Tejanos & Lost Cause on comiXology Also, Sam Glanzman's U.S.S. Stevens is supposed to be very good. It's an autobio comic about his service in the US Navy during World War II. Servoret fucked around with this message at 14:06 on May 31, 2018 |
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May 31, 2018 14:03
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Cornwind Evil posted:Recently read Warren Ellis' Crecy, thought it was quite good. Anyone else know any comic stories that examine war/historical war in a relatively informative but not too heavy way? Too heavy, for an example, is From Hell (and yes I know it's not exactly pure 'history'), which is great but REALLY dense. I'll take war comics/historical comics in general as long as they're good. Garth Ennis's War Stories series might fit the bill. Each arc is about another period of war in various different countries. It's not too heavy, and usually gives you enough historical context to place it, even if you're not completely familiar with the engagement in question. EDIT: \/\/\/ Forgot about Battlefields - that should fit too. Jedi fucked around with this message at 20:01 on May 31, 2018 |
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May 31, 2018 18:50
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Jedi posted:Garth Ennis's War Stories series might fit the bill. Each arc is about another period of war in various different countries. It's not too heavy, and usually gives you enough historical context to place it, even if you're not completely familiar with the engagement in question. Yeah, War Stories, Battlefields and Enemy Ace are pretty good. Even stuff like Fury: My War Gone By and Punisher: The Platoon have some really good insights about the nature of war and the toll it takes on people.
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May 31, 2018 19:49
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Are any of The Crow comics after the original one James O'barr did any good?
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May 31, 2018 21:19
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Cornwind Evil posted:Recently read Warren Ellis' Crecy, thought it was quite good. Anyone else know any comic stories that examine war/historical war in a relatively informative but not too heavy way? Too heavy, for an example, is From Hell (and yes I know it's not exactly pure 'history'), which is great but REALLY dense. I'll take war comics/historical comics in general as long as they're good. Joe Kubert did a graphic novel called Fax from Sarajevo about a friend of his trapped in the Bosnian war. It's a civilian's eye view of the conflict but Kubert is the definitive war comics artist so he's applying the skills he developed with Sgt. Rock to a different perspective. For something completely different, Eric Shanower's Age of Bronze is a fascinating attempt to integrate all of the Trojan war myths and stories into something historically plausible. It's really good, but it started twenty years ago, only 33 issues of roughly a hundred planned were published, and obviously the odds that it will ever be finished are pretty much zero.
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Jun 1, 2018 02:37
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Cornwind Evil posted:Recently read Warren Ellis' Crecy, thought it was quite good. Anyone else know any comic stories that examine war/historical war in a relatively informative but not too heavy way? Too heavy, for an example, is From Hell (and yes I know it's not exactly pure 'history'), which is great but REALLY dense. I'll take war comics/historical comics in general as long as they're good. Borgia by Milo Manara and Jodorowsky.
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Jun 2, 2018 10:19
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There's a Robin sale on Comixology. Any suggestions besides the obvious (Robin Year One, the Morrison arcs)?
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Jun 15, 2018 04:19
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radlum posted:There's a Robin sale on Comixology. Any suggestions besides the obvious (Robin Year One, the Morrison arcs)? Batman and Robin 52 all the volumes, Robin son of Batman, supersons,
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Jun 15, 2018 04:57
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I highly recommend the whole Grant Morrison/Peter Tomasi Damian saga available there, which would go: 'Batman and Son', 'Batman RIP', 'Batman and Robin' (2009) + 'The Return of Bruce Wayne' (read together), 'Batman Incorporated' (2010), 'Batman and Robin' (2011) + 'Batman Incorporated' (2012) (read together) and 'Robin: Son of Batman' If you can't afford all that reading, I'd concentrate on Tomasi's 2011 'Batman and Robin.' There's one major event you'd miss by not also reading that second 'Batman Inc' series, but I guess you could just look it up. It'll be obvious when you get there. edit: What Bobkatt said. The BnR team went on after that to do the wonderful Rebirth Superman series, just fyi. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 06:15 on Jun 15, 2018 |
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Jun 15, 2018 05:00
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Thanks for the suggestions; hadn't read much with Damian after Morrison left, so I'll get the Tomasi books. Any suggestions regarding the other Robins?
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Jun 15, 2018 05:34
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radlum posted:Thanks for the suggestions; hadn't read much with Damian after Morrison left, so I'll get the Tomasi books. Stephanie is a great character but do not bother with anything with her as Robin. It’s all poo poo. Year theee for dick and young justice for tim! Get young justice it’s an awesome series.
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Jun 15, 2018 05:42
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I haven’t read a lot of it, but I liked what I have read of the Robin solo series with Tim Drake as Robin.
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Jun 15, 2018 07:05
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A friend told me her son is interested in reading Iron Man comics, but I don't know how much he likes to read, or how good his attention span is. He's probably 9 or 10, and I was a voracious reader at that age, of comics and anything else I could get my hands on. She doesn't want to spend too much on something he's going to quickly abandon, and I can't blame her. Normally I would consider recommending Warren Ellis' Extremis (a nice self-contained story), the first three volumes of Matt Fraction's run (which tie heavily into Dark Avengers/Dark Reign), or possibly Armor Wars for something older without being too dated, but are there any books that are good, affordable compilations of Iron Man stories that are kid-friendly? Demon in a Bottle wouldn't be a fantastic choice for a kid his age. I don't know anything about the Marvel Adventures comics for younger readers, including if he would be too advanced for those.
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Jun 17, 2018 05:45
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9-10 sounds about right for Marvel Adventures. I'm not sure he'd understand what the gently caress is going on in Extremis.
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Jun 17, 2018 06:47
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:A friend told me her son is interested in reading Iron Man comics, but I don't know how much he likes to read, or how good his attention span is. He's probably 9 or 10, and I was a voracious reader at that age, of comics and anything else I could get my hands on. She doesn't want to spend too much on something he's going to quickly abandon, and I can't blame her. The first couple trades of Bendis Ironman would probably work well, there's some context he won't get but kids are suprisingly good at moving past that to enjoy the story being told.
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Jun 17, 2018 07:31
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Punk comix, please. Familiar with the following The Hernandez Bros. Mitch Clem (and As You Were) Liz Prince Punk Rock Jesus by Sean Murphy Hate by Pete Bagge
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Jun 22, 2018 03:30
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Do you mean comics about punk rock or something else?
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Jun 22, 2018 04:15
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Last Gang In Town - all in one trade!
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Jun 22, 2018 16:13
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Hopeless Savages was about a punk rock family.
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Jun 22, 2018 16:15
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Archie Meets the Ramones! Oddball suggestion: Marceline and the Scream Queens. Yeah, it's Adventure Time, but I enjoyed the hell out of the miniseries and I like punk rock.
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Jun 22, 2018 16:40
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Zachack posted:Do you mean comics about punk rock or something else? The former but if you have other ideas, I'm game
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Jun 22, 2018 17:49
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Haven't read it, but maybe Henry and Glenn Forever?
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Jun 22, 2018 18:45
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B33rChiller posted:Haven't read it, but maybe Henry and Glenn Forever? Not opposed to reading it but I feel like the best joke is the covers that make fun of the old timey romance comics and I probably wouldn't read it again after the 1st time.
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Jun 22, 2018 19:01
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Not opposed to reading it but I feel like the best joke is the covers that make fun of the old timey romance comics and I probably wouldn't read it again after the 1st time. I physically own it and this is the best possible review. Also accurate.
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Jun 23, 2018 05:55
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Does anyone have recommendations for non-superhero "adventure" type stories? Not necessarily in a "period" setting like Indiana Jones, but that would be a potential bonus since it aligns with my interests. Something where the hero is a sort of globetrotting sort, like a spy or a journalist or a researcher, who travels to exotic locations where they thwart villains and solve mysteries, that sort of thing. I know there are European comics like Modesty Blaise and Tintin that are all over this, so I'm happy to take whatever, just so long as it's something I can get hold of (ideally legally). Wheat Loaf fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Jun 28, 2018 |
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Jun 28, 2018 22:38
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Atomic Robo immediately springs to mind, including the time periods (of some stories).
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Jun 28, 2018 23:05
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Maybe the sci-fi element isn't what you're looking for, but Jeff Parker and Evan/Doc Shaner's Flash Gordon is a neat adventure comic that looks great. You can follow that up with their DC Johnny Quest book. It's got superheroes, but the adventuring family at the core. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Jun 28, 2018 |
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Jun 28, 2018 23:07
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Uthor posted:Atomic Robo immediately springs to mind, including the time periods (of some stories). Yeah this and Hellboy will cover you for the more action oriented style of adventure. Real Science Adventures by the same Atomic Robo guys as well.
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Jun 28, 2018 23:25
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Athena Voltaire is a series I always mean to check out and it looks like it's that exact vibe, but I can't vouch for it's quality.
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Jun 28, 2018 23:52
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They still making Bandette? it's not Indiana Jones, but it's very action/adventure swashbuckler stuff and a lot of fun. No superheroes.
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Jun 29, 2018 00:28
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