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Lurdiak posted:The Massive was a pretty unimpressive introduction to the setting and characters and aside from the covers I hate the art. Probably not gonna pick up issue 2. The premise and cover art made me hope this might be the special comic of the year that gets everyone talking, but bleh. Yeah, count me in for it being unimpressive as well. Planetoid 01 was pretty good. A really interesting setting with a beginning that wasn't too clunky or dull. Worth a look.
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I was expecting more from The Massive as well--overall, pretty boring, and I honestly don't care enough about what happened (hid from another boat whoaaaa) in #1 to keep going. Also, "weathered" would be the last word to describe how the characters looked. One guy's hair was a bit scruffy, I guess. Mary looked ready for a night on the town at all times, though, and looked like she came straight from a photo shoot. Maybe I'll grab a trade if I find it cheap, but after all the hype...eh. The cover was easily the best part.
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Jun 15, 2012 04:14
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The art looks vectorized as gently caress, to the point where everyone looks like hyper-clean mannequins with barely any motion to their actions or expressions, and almost all the shots of water were clearly just a photoshop ripple effect with some filters. It ain't no breathtaking work of art. Don't believe the hype.
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Jun 15, 2012 07:03
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To each their own but I don't get that vibe at all. No, the characters don't ridiculously emote and there's no comic book shorthand like motion lines but that effects creates something that's more down to earth. More "dry" is the word I'm trying to think of. I got the same vibes from The New Deadwardians, another series I'm sure isn't turning heads with its art. It's not flashy but the bold lines and sharp use of colors (warm colors like a character's scarf are used sparingly to guide the eyes) add a more down-to-earth look than other comics with more flair.
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Went on an offbrand spree this weekend thanks to this thread. Grabbed a bunch of stuff and will post impressions as I read. Loving working my way through the first TPB of Chew, and enjoyed the first issue of Saga immensely. Got a lot more to sift through! Is anyone reading Super Dinosaur, and does it get good? I bought the first issue because, I mean, how can you not, and I like the art, but I was hoping for a little more goofy action fighting and it was really just a setup story. Does it start getting more ridiculous than a T-Rex with robot rocket arms and a Squid dude? I mean, how could I not get this first issue after seeing stuff like this  
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Title: Ignition City Publisher: Avatar Brief description: 'Deadwood' in a dieselpunk 1950s with rayguns and jetpacks and aliens Why I like it: See "brief description" Issue that is a good jumping on point: There's only like 5 issues, just get the trade paperback Read through Warren Ellis' Ignition City the other day, it definitely wasn't what I expected. The description and cover made it seem like 'The Rocketeer'-style pulp action, when it's really more of "Deadwood in the 1950s with rayguns and rocket ships". This definitely isn't a bad thing, and I'm hoping Ellis continues the series, it was just a bit of a shock for me when everyone was dropping F-bombs and getting drunk and then gorily blasting each other with laser pistols and poo poo. It really reads like it's made to be adapted into a TV show on HBO/Starz/Showtime, and frankly I wouldn't mind at all if it was. Xenomrph fucked around with this message at 03:05 on Jun 19, 2012 |
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Jun 19, 2012 03:02
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I thought the latest issue of Glory was pretty fun in a "completely gratuitous ultra-violence" sort of way. I kind of wish there was more Glory in her own book, but since I'm not sure she's really portrayed as the protagonist, it works out I suppose. And she bites a dude's face off. That was kind of cool. Every issue I have a new favorite character. This time, it was Shark Man in a Jetpack.
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Jun 21, 2012 00:18
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Saga #4 is out. Saga is all that's good with indie comics: after guzzling sodas you need a cup of cranberry juice to cleanse the palette.
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Jun 21, 2012 05:00
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Yeah, Saga seems extremely good so far. I was not expecting much because I was very lukewarm about you the last man but it has really blown me away. I lent them to some married friends of mine and they were so impressed that they started thief first pick list at our comic store. Their list only contains saga so far.
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Jun 21, 2012 05:12
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Holy poo poo, Adventure Time #5 is possibly the most hilariously entertaining comic I've read in a long time. If you've got even a vague knowledge of the show, you may want to check it out (hell, even if you don't, it's just good fun comics). The backup story by Paul Pope really blew me away too.
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Jun 21, 2012 06:02
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Since I was talking about it earlier in the thread Ragemoor finished this week with a pretty fitting and disgusting ending. The last few panels are just the perfect ghost story end.
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Jun 21, 2012 12:47
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Saga has been pretty great so far. The letters section has been great as well. Was there ever any update on BKV's prose novel?
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Jun 21, 2012 18:57
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I picked up the first issue of Saga and I'm not in love with it (why does everyone talk like they're a GBS poster?). I want to like it, though - does it dramatically improve after the first issue?
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Hakkesshu posted:I picked up the first issue of Saga and I'm not in love with it (why does everyone talk like they're a GBS poster?). I want to like it, though - does it dramatically improve after the first issue? What didn't you like about it in particular?
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Jun 21, 2012 20:37
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The dialogue, mostly. It tries way too hard to be casual and "real" when no one in the history of the universe has actually talked like that, ever. I don't know, it's ultimately not that big a deal, but it takes me out of it - it's like Vaughan is trying to out-snark Whedon. But besides that, the story just didn't do much for me.
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Jun 21, 2012 21:16
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Hakkesshu posted:The dialogue, mostly. It tries way too hard to be casual and "real" when no one in the history of the universe has actually talked like that, ever. I don't know, it's ultimately not that big a deal, but it takes me out of it - it's like Vaughan is trying to out-snark Whedon. Then no, I wouldn't continue. The interactions between Marko and Alana are always kept tongue-in-cheek even during scenes of peril. It becomes even more noticeable when they're joined by a ghost with her guts hanging out who seems to be the living embodiment of sarcasm. The side stories involving the robot prince and a mercenary doing his own thing are far more serious in tone but every moment of drama is preceded by a comedic element. It is a very light-hearted story which doesn't bother me none because I'm not a fan of taking ridiculous concepts and playing them completely straight faced.
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Jun 21, 2012 21:33
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Yeah, no, I gave the rest of the issues a shot, and I don't think it's for me. It's not even that the tone bothers me, I just don't think it's as funny or clever as it clearly wants to be, and as a result I find the characters to be really obnoxious. A shame.
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Jun 22, 2012 09:57
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James Stokoe posted a bunch of cool pages/sketches/covers on his blog if you like looking at gorgeous pages. Like this Godzilla cover. 
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I bought the current GODZILLA book because I thought it was the Stokoe one and wanted the awesome art. It's not. But it's not a bad book, if you like Giant Monsters. I may actually keep reading it
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Waterhaul posted:James Stokoe posted a bunch of cool pages/sketches/covers on his blog if you like looking at gorgeous pages. I can't wait for this to actually come out.
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Quidnose posted:I bought the current GODZILLA book because I thought it was the Stokoe one and wanted the awesome art. Really? Cuz when I read it, it was maybe the worst book of the year. Starring President ODANGO and lady BLA-BLA!
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Lurdiak posted:Really? Cuz when I read it, it was maybe the worst book of the year. Starring President ODANGO and lady BLA-BLA! Iiiii'm not sure we're talking about the same book, cause I don't know what a President ODANGO is. The one I'm talking about is written by Swierczynski with art by Gane and starts with a bodyguard named Boxer. For reference: 
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Yeah I think the one I read came out before Swierczynski took over. It also featured like 2 pages of rednecks talking about how they'll totally take down "them critters" with their shotguns before Anguirus just runs them over. Get it, because rednecks are dumb and deserve to die. E: It was Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters. Lurdiak fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Jun 24, 2012 |
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Hakkesshu posted:Yeah, no, I gave the rest of the issues a shot, and I don't think it's for me. It's not even that the tone bothers me, I just don't think it's as funny or clever as it clearly wants to be, and as a result I find the characters to be really obnoxious. A shame. If the dialogue is the problem, you ought to check out Siegfried, which is much more straight forward and less sarcasm laden. It also is my favorite of the two books. When are they going to go ahead and translate the second book from the original French?!
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 Title: The Underwater Welder Publisher: Topshelf Books Team: Jeff Lemire Brief Description: Jeff Lemire brings us another Canadian character study, this time it's like Essex County by the way of the Twilight Zone. Jack Joseph is an underwater welder who one day has a brush with something on the bottom of the ocean that he just can't explain.  Unfortunately it doesn't come out until August (they were selling early copies at Heroescon this weekend), but it's certainly worth checking out when it actually drops.
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I'm really enjoying Jeff Lemire's run on Animal Man which prompted me to start working through Sweet Tooth. The previews I've found for The Underwater Welder make it seem like the kind of thing I'd really like. I didn't realize the book was set in Nova Scotia. That explains why he is doing a signing in Halifax in August. I will have to grab this book before I go.
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Jun 25, 2012 10:26
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So can someone interpret Dracula v. Vampirella #5 for me? Vampirella is taking over the Dracula narrative I guess, but there were a lot there that I couldn't get a handle on. Like what's the deal with Jonathon Harker. Is he Dracula?.
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Office Sheep posted:I'm really enjoying Jeff Lemire's run on Animal Man which prompted me to start working through Sweet Tooth. The previews I've found for The Underwater Welder make it seem like the kind of thing I'd really like. I didn't realize the book was set in Nova Scotia. That explains why he is doing a signing in Halifax in August. I will have to grab this book before I go. I'm reviewing it this week for Comics Bulletin. I've already done my first readthrough of it, and it's spectacular, yet a very different beast from the rest of Lemire's comics. I'm sure there will be some people who don't like it, but I am equally sure they will be in the minority. Lemire is one of the hardest working, most consistently great creators in the business right now.
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Something weird that came out today Fatima: The Blood Spinners Gilbert Hernandez on words and art I have kind of a weird relationship with the Hernandez brothers. I still haven't read any Love and Rockets but I have some of their other stuff, High Soft Lisp and Chance in Hell. I enjoy the stripped down style, even if the stories don't always totally click for me. It's just a unique voice, I guess. So I guess I'm not really sure why he felt like he needed to tell a story about a girl who shoots zombies with weird guns. It just feels...unambitious I guess. Like he wanted to draw a bunch of panels of girls in bikinis shooting people. I dunno. I'm not sure I can recommend it, but I am curious if anyone else picked it up. Also if anyone can explain what the heck they are wearing for the last part of the book.  It's like some kind of brief-thong over their pants? It's actually goofy enough to be distracting.
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Jun 27, 2012 18:48
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Looks like Quailman to me:
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Jun 27, 2012 18:58
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Ugh. Blue Estate #12 was supposed to be in shops last week. Any idea when the issue will finally ship?
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So I walked into my local shop and noticed this on sale for $20: Is it worth recommending? I've only heard of Eddie Campbell from his work in 'From Hell'. Has anyone here read this?
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Jesus christ Prophet is a dense read. I'm halfway through and I already feel full. Glory is still bringing the goods, the art is just wild. Seems to have a nice plot shift in there, though the dialogue could use another pass to stream line, but I'm not complaining. Image is good again!
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Last week's issue of Prophet is the first one I've read of the re-release and I'm getting serious vibes from another series. There used to be this comic that was basically an anthology about the humanization of robots but I completely forgot the name. The art and writing looked very familiar to this anthology. I'll have to do some digging to find it. e: Super disappointed that the fantastic Frankenstein Alive, Alive is bimonthly. 25 more days until issue 2? C'mon guys, work faster! al-azad fucked around with this message at 02:08 on Jul 2, 2012 |
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friendo55 posted:So I walked into my local shop and noticed this on sale for $20: YES, it's got a huge amount of interesting stuff in it.
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Ok so tell me how I'm doing. After reading all the Walking Dead books -- which I love -- I branched out to see what else would be good. I stopped reading comics before I turned 10, but now that I'm an adult, I want a good story and hopefully adult themes. So far I've grabbed: Invincible -- 2 issues in -- but Kirkman put together such a rich story for TWD, I'm expecting good things -Neonomicon (heard great things) -Girls (read issue 1 and got sucked in) -Whispers (same as above) -The Boys (got it based on chatter alone) and now Saga... I need to know if I am missing something VITAL that I can get lost in like TWD. I am completely out of the comic book loop, but I want to start getting back into quality books. I would love any other recommendations to get a direction of what I should tap into. I don't know artists or writers tendencies really, or who is the best line artist vs. who is the best story teller -- or if it's all too subjective to call someone the best. I'm just trying to catch up here. I heard Crossed is dark and twisted - so I will probably get into that as well, but any feedback is welcome. Thanks. Kabz fucked around with this message at 05:29 on Jul 3, 2012 |
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You should probably go to the recommendation thread, but check out Preacher and Transmetropolitan. Both are now complete and were two of the books that brought me back into comics as an adult.
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I think Hellboy is definitely part of the must-read, modern comics canon. Don't let any vague impressions gathered from the movies fool you--Hellboy has a lot more depth than a huge red guy going round beating up demons. It's honestly been one of the most consistent ongoing titles of the last decade. Mike Mignola is also one of the industry's most esteemed writer/artist; even when he's not contributing his own fantastic artwork, he has an eye for talent and has worked with great artists like Duncan Fegredo and Richard Corben. This hardcover collection contains the first two arcs and serves as a decent primer for new readers. The first story was co-plotted with help from John Byrne and the next story shows Mignola come into his own remarkably quickly and capably as sole writer.
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Burn every one of those books. Buy King City.
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If you liked Girls you could also get The Sword. It's by the Luna Brothers and features a girl with a magic sword chopping people in half like they are giant balloons filled with chunky spaghetti sauce.
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