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bairfanx posted:I haven't read Wet Moon, but I've got a few friends who love it. I'm really surprised we don't have more chatter over the book here. I loved it, but I was weirded out by the puffy babyfaces every now and again. Outside of the that, I love the art and the story did not go in the direction I thought it would. Both Glory and Prophet have really hit it out of the park.
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God drat, is Prophet a weird loving book. I cannot wait until there's a few more issues in the can and I can read them straight through. This is wonderful. Did anyone pick up Rebel Blood? I'm not really sure what my thoughts are on it. It seemed disjointed but held my interest.
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Mar 23, 2012 00:18
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That is one of the best parts about the new series. I have no idea where it is going to go from here. Not something i can say about many other series.
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Mar 23, 2012 14:52
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The thing to remember, is that he's writing it in Howard's style. If you've ever read the originals (btw, pick up the Centenary Edition on Amazon) you'll notice the similarities. But yes, the art is gorgeous. This is the best Conan has been since Buesik left it.
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Apr 13, 2012 22:12
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I haven't read Red Sonja so I can't. Really compare the two. The action, though, is only ahalf the reason i read Conan, so i feel that Wood is nailing it. That said, Totally understand where you're coming from.
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Apr 13, 2012 23:15
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I still have no loving idea what is going on in Prophet, but it just keeps getting better.
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May 24, 2012 04:49
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Shageletic posted:Just picked it up. It was my intro to the series...and holy hell. What have I gotten myself into? This stuff is amazing. Something magical. There's no way to really explain this barrage of crazy sci-fi concepts being blasted at you.
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May 25, 2012 03:05
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Shageletic posted:Isn't this a character originally created by Liefeld?!! So is Glory, which also just received a really interesting makeover.
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May 25, 2012 04:02
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Urban Space Cowboy posted:Really? Oh goody, more new old stock Moore to track down! I flipped through the Supreme at the store when it came out because, hey, Alan Moore! Nothing about it grabbed me and I put it back. However, I was happy with Bloodstrike. It's more of a traditional superhero book than either Glory or Prophet, but has some silly, off the wall sci-fi concepts. It's about a team of mercenaries that are all resurrected/cannot die being deployed against other undead threats. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35891 This was the preview that prompted me to pick the book. Again, it's nowhere near as experimental as Glory/Prohpet, but the one issue I read was really solid fun.
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May 25, 2012 20:43
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Dickeye posted:If it's like every other Robert Kirkman book it has characters that sound exactly alike, a cool-ish idea, and terrible execution. Creative differences.
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May 29, 2012 06:31
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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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Jul 3, 2012 05:31
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It is, Benny posted in the wrong thread.
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Jul 14, 2012 21:53
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Shageletic posted:Planetoid #2 was another great issue. Definitely recommending it. A mix of Conan and sci fi pulp. I have not heard of this, can you elaborate?
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Jul 22, 2012 02:46
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Yeah.... I'm gonna have to go find this now.
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Jul 23, 2012 02:34
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petewhitley posted:Man I love the art in Manhattan Projects, I would even say it adds to the story more than anything Hickman has done. A lot of times I feel his writing is "out there" while the artwork is standard to sub-standard (on some of his more independent stuff). That might be an unpopular opinion, but it seems like the perfect fit for his off-kilter style IMO. Oh I agree, the art is perfect. Everything is recognizable, has a distinct personality but still feels just a bit "off". The art gives me a tiny tickle of unease as I read the book and that matches the tone of the story wonderfully.
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Jul 29, 2012 04:52
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I absolutely love How they're developing the relationship between Conan and Belit in Conan. As a fat, goony, internet male, I cannot help but to sigh wistfully and mummer, "How romantic." Seriously, though. In the Howard stories we only knew they were match because we were told. Here, we're shown how much they're in love, the tiny sacrifices they make for each other as well as the large and I actually buy it. It's now about more than two people drawn together cuz they like killing poo poo. Both characters are getting really humanized by this relationship. I love it.
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Aug 9, 2012 18:31
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pugnax posted:I can't quote this hard enough. Matt Kindt is kicking rear end left and right (his guest stuff in Sweet Tooth was awesome too). I love Fatale but, for some reason, I never want to read it. It always sits, unread, for about a week. I'm totally engrossed everytime I finally read the book and have never put it down unsatisfied, but there's just something about it that makes me not want to read it. \/\/\/I think you nailed it. Soonmot fucked around with this message at 07:42 on Oct 18, 2012 |
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Oct 18, 2012 00:32
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I felt the same way. If it weren't for the good will I have towards Wood, I don't know I'd continue reading. The book has potential, but it needs to pick things up a bit.
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Dec 28, 2012 06:20
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Lurdiak posted:
I was always a Conan fan, despite never having read many of the Howard originals or the comics. So when the Centenary Edition came out a few years back the extreme casual racism and misogyny was a huge shocker. Wood's Conan is everything I want from a Conan story. It's true to the spirit of Howard but without the backwards attitudes of that day and age. EDIT: Totally forgot why I clicked this thread to begin with! Gillen's Uber is out. It is great and sets up a very chilling take on WW2+powers. Soonmot fucked around with this message at 09:47 on May 16, 2013 |
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May 16, 2013 09:27
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I'm a die hard Conan fan and I don't think the misogyny was ever any fun. Also correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this comic super gory in its own right?
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Even though there is a continuity, each arc is written well enough that you could pretty much start with any one of them. Obviously it is going to be more fulfilling to start with his #1.
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May 16, 2013 20:07
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Hollis posted:Do you mean Lazarus? The same team that I believe was on Gotham Central? Yes, yes I did and it was fantastic. Oh my, this is an understatement. Great, great book.
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Jun 29, 2013 06:04
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LordPants posted:I just took a leap of faith last night and bought them all on sale on comixology. Yeah they're good. Kinda dark twisted sexual psychedelic space fantasy. I've stopped reading Fatale, but it is consistently excellent. It reads better in one sitting than in monthlies, which is what killed the series for me.
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Jun 29, 2013 06:17
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Three is great, but does anyone know if you can get the comixology reader to to flip the pages 90 degrees? My laptop is my digital reader, so flipping it on the side and reading like that is much easier than reading small double page spread or having to move the page the around with the mouse on full screen.
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Oct 10, 2013 00:57
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Consummate Professional posted:Is anyone else reading Rachel Rising? I think it's pretty cool. Sort of slow burning but it's really starting to pick up. And it looks pretty. Yeah, I've been reading it ever sicne that Gender in Comics online course from this spring assigned it. It is great.
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Oct 10, 2013 07:15
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Revival isn't as good as Rachel Rising, but it's interesting and has kept me reading since launch.
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Oct 11, 2013 18:24
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:The only one I have an opinion on is their Miss Fury book that I got because I was curious. I only read the first issue but her characterization seemed to end at "I AM REALLY ANGRY BUT ALSO SEXY" and I was like "this is really bad and stupid." Yeah. I want to like all those pulp series because pulp heroes are the best, but each one has been somewhat boring. More of a standard superhero action/drama book that the purple prose and over the top or noirish type of book I went in expecting.
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Oct 13, 2013 21:24
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Wanderer posted:I like Revival quite a bit, but I have a lot of time for Tim Seeley. He's reined in a lot of his more irritating habits from Hack/Slash and Witchblade and the result's very readable. Holy poo poo, this is the same write as Hack/Slash? Yeah, immense improvement. There's a book I should have loved, but just could not get into.
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Oct 14, 2013 04:50
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Did anyone else pick up Amy Reeder's Rocket Girl last week? I just finally got around to reading it and it's really not what I expected. Good stuff, lots of interesting questions raised (why is the future police department composed of children, being a main one). The art is, of course, gorgeous.
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Oct 22, 2013 09:33
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Velvet was soooooooooooo good. It scratched an itch for spy fiction that I didn't even knew I had.
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Oct 24, 2013 05:16
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onefish posted:Comixology adds enough value with guided view *plus* the regular sales *plus* all the stuff in one place that I buy from them, too. I also wish I had the integrity to buy direct from Image and support DRM-free : / (though I also wish Image would do equivalent sales on their stuff every time Comixology does, which I don't think they do?) Is there a way to rotate the page viewer on Comixology? I like flipping my laptop on its side to read like a book, but with the Comixology viewer, I'm stuck dragging the page around with my mouse.
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Nov 5, 2013 23:45
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Endless Mike posted:I apparently missed the start of God is Dead and grabbed the first three issues all at once and really liked it. Even if their idea of what the West Hyattsville Metro Station looks like has literally no basis in reality. I'm iffy on God is Dead. Things are finally picking up, but I think I may end up trade waiting on it, except I do not what the trade policy is like for that company.
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Nov 9, 2013 23:29
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onefish posted:
I read based on what you wrote and found it very interesting. I like weird fantasy settings so it has that going for it. The art is pretty murky in places, but I didn't find it detracting. Interested in where it goes next. I also read Manifest Destiny. Gorgeous art, fun alt-history supernatural goodness.
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Nov 15, 2013 06:05
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asylum years posted:It's weird that so many people have that experience, right? I remember finding a big box like that as a kid, too. I wonder if it still happens now, what with the internet and all.
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Nov 23, 2013 01:16
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fatherboxx posted:
Don't you loving tease me.
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Dec 16, 2013 07:18
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RevKrule posted:I'm not much of a variant person, especially variants that feature real pictures on the cover but I think I need the fourth print cover of Sex Criminals. I am seriously going to buy this even though I already have it. I haven't done that since the 90's.
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Dec 20, 2013 04:12
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Robot Wendigo posted:Finally got around to reading Velvet last night. Adored it. The premise, the entire Seventies spy atmosphere, the beautiful detail of Epting's art, all of it was wonderful. This is a movie I wish Duncan Jones would make. As far as I'm concerned, Brubaker can do no wrong when he's writing crime/spy stuff.
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Dec 26, 2013 06:57
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Has anyone else been reading Hickman's Secret? I had forgetten about it since it went on hiatus for, like, half a year, but issue four came out a last week and I finally dug out the previous issues to refresh myself. It's some nice spy fiction on par with Brubaker.
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Dec 27, 2013 11:34
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Did anyone else grab Deadly Class by Rememnder? Harry Potter except assassins. Art is gorgeous and there's an interesting essay in the back about Rememnder's childhood and how it relates to the book.
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DACK FAYDEN posted:Yeah, I'm actually enjoying it now, was told to give it another try after Hickman's arc ended and the new stuff is readable! Same here. I was ready to drop. Hadn't ralized that Hickman left.
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Oh, I'm staying on board this trainwreck until it stops burning. This is wonderfully bad.
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