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Goatmask posted:So Love and Rockets. I should just start at the beginning or is there a good place to begin? The Fantagraphics guide above is a good reference. If I had to choose I'd probably go with the Gilbert/Palomar stories, but if you feel like diving in head-first, grab the first volumes of both and see which grabs you more.
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Jul 30, 2013 19:28
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Sex Criminals #3 was good. Glad to have printed proof of the forest porn we all found as kids, my girlfriend thought I was making it up.
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Nov 22, 2013 06:26
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I've been waiting for new Stray Bullets for many years. At the most I was expecting a conclusion to the current arc, but we are not only getting that, but a giant omnibus, digital editions and a new series. I'm going to go re-read my issues in anticipation of March.
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Dec 18, 2013 01:36
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Teenage Fansub posted:Anyone pick up the Stray Bullets collection? How's the quality? The paper quality is fine. It's the glossiest that Stray Bullets has ever been, but not overly so. It's comparable to those Walking Dead compendiums. It is unwieldy of course but it's 1200 pages. There isn't really any gutter loss - I don't think Lapham ever goes outside his panel lines in the whole series. Size comparison:  
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Mar 13, 2014 04:01
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A PC Game posted:Has anybody read the new Stray Bullets yet? Issue #41 or Killers #1? 41 was pretty straightforward as far as SB goes, just the summation of Ginny's adventures in high school apparently. It's scary to see her get one step closer to Harry via The Finger (or Mr. Finger as Kevin's dad calls him) but just like Spanish Scott I like The Finger even though he's a scumbag. Killers #1 was way more intense than I thought it would be. So Eli's dad kills his former babysitter/current stripper? And gets his eyes cut out for it? Pretty intense for the first issue of a new series, but as usual Lapham does a good job balancing the crazy poo poo with boob and Star Wars jokes.
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Mar 17, 2014 06:16
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Shitshow posted:Just so I have this straight, Stray Bullets #41 finishes the previous story arc, and Killers #1 is a new arc but could have been re-numbered #42 save for Lapham not wanting to intimidate new readers. Is that correct? Yep. It's a new arc set way in the "past" from where the last one ended. It's a good jumping on point.
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Mar 20, 2014 03:11
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Stray Bullets: Killers #2 came out this week. Virginia is back already, I was expecting the focus to shift from her for a little longer. The first issue fits into place after seeing Eli comes around and he doesn't seem too hosed up emotionally like I figured he would be. The issue was fun for the most part, but the ending was so horribly depressing I don't want to read it again any time soon.
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Apr 17, 2014 20:11
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Shitshow posted:No, I started to wonder that myself about halfway through the series. This is my fear as well, I really can't see her choosing that route, but you never know.
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Apr 18, 2014 00:46
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Speaking of Lapham the TPB for Juice Squeezers just came out and it's such a fun series. It's basically The Goonies but destroying gigantic bugs that live under a small town.
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Aug 22, 2014 17:56
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gently caress! Stray Bullets: Killers #8 was so brutal. Made even worse by the fact that the next arc seems to take place in the past. What the hell is Ginny going to do from here?
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Oct 24, 2014 19:20
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Shitshow posted:There really is no other comic quite like it. I don't believe the second new miniseries has begun, although the first was recently collected in a trade. Yep SB: Killers just came out in TPB, while the new series SB: Sunshine and Roses starts February 4. It goes back to the past and I think we find out how Orson and Beth got out of Baltimore.
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Jan 23, 2015 18:09
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pugnax posted:New Jeff Lemire book on Image called Descender. Pretty drat cool - it's about a robot boy in a world that hates robots. Is he Canadian?
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Mar 5, 2015 15:28
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ruddiger posted:Son of a bitch, I knew this would happen, and I was going to ask the clerk at my comic shop, but figured they'd be on top of it, but nope. They didn't bother adding the new Stray Bullets arc to my pull list since Lapham re-numbered the series again to go along with the new name (SB: Sunshine & Roses). Now I have to wait for my comic shop to back order the first issue for me. Of course Rose gave Orson crabs, I laughed out loud when I read that, and it paid off in the punchline at the end of the issue. Knowing Orson and Beth's eventual fates just makes this arc a little sad for me. I would rather see what's happening to Ginny after the events of Killers, but this is going to be a fun ride.
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Mar 19, 2015 20:25
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Holy crap... I had no idea Stray Bullets: Sunshine and Roses was going to be at least 12 issues long. It's enjoyable but it's still just a flashback when I'd rather see Ginny in the 80's.
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Oct 24, 2015 18:34
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ruddiger posted:Invincible bummed the gently caress out of me with Oliver's funeral. His mustache will be missed. I love anything Stray Bullets but this arc has been ridiculously long. When the book came back I thought it was going to be shorter arcs like Killers. 24 issues! We may never get back to where Killers left off. I can't complain too much though since the book was basically dead until Image got it.
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Feb 23, 2017 05:25
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Teenage Fansub posted:Hopefully people are still reading Stray Bullets. I buy them as they come out but I started waiting to read them in one go...oh maybe 10 issues ago. I love SB to death but yeah this arc is long.
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Aug 29, 2017 06:04
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Chairman Capone posted:So according to BKV, Saga is only at the halfway mark and has 54 more issues before the series ends. I find that...a tiny bit disconcerting. I still like the series but I feel like it's been spinning its wheels a bit the last two or three years. I thought there would be like two more years at most. If they actually do get to 108 then the series still has six more years left when it comes back, which seems like a lot. As long as they are working towards a definite ending, that’s more important to me than how long it takes.
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Apr 15, 2019 16:42
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Trying to get back into monthly comics instead of just reading old TPBs. What are some good titles I can sink my teeth into? The stuff I've liked the most so far: Barbaric Above Snakes The Kill Lock Heart Eyes Shaolin Cowboy The Silver Coin I guess sort of that actiony neon style is appealing?
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Aug 22, 2022 00:48
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What is the deal with this Bad Idea stuff I just want to read some of the comics why is it so complicated
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Sep 13, 2022 04:25
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I picked up the new Jason Aaron book Once Upon a Time at the end of the World and it feels like it's trying so hard to capture BKV/Saga vibes. It's cute tho
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Nov 30, 2022 07:03
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Picked up 20th Century Men #4 and Briar #2 this week. Both excellent. 20th Century Men in particular is such a dense, special read it takes me a long time to get through each issue and I love it. It reminds me of the best, weirdest parts of Metal Gear Solid.
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Dec 1, 2022 05:54
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I was gifted two Scott Snyder trades, the first volumes of Nocterra and Undiscovered Country. I can't say I liked either one that much. Undiscovered Country is trying way too hard to say something Important and felt "random" in a bad way. Didn't like any of the characters. Nocterra was better in characterization and it has a cleaner premise. And I have to say that Tony Daniel's art doesn't bug me as much as it did on his Batman run. Not adding either book to my pull list, but if I see cheap issues/tpbs of Nocterra I'd probably grab them.
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Dec 29, 2022 17:58
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ruddiger posted:I was going to recommend Lapham’s Murder Me Dead and Silverfish but they’re even bleaker. Stray Bullets is my favorite comic ever, and I think it’s actually pretty hilarious (the second arc is much funnier than the first)- but yes Lapham stuffs his books with heart-wrenching violence. Coincidentally, I was flipping through my SB back issues recently and came across this letter. 
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Jan 23, 2023 08:30
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Terminally Bored posted:How's Sunshine & Roses? Does it continue the stuff from original SB? Yeah - timelinewise, it's basically slotted in between Innocence of Nihilism and Somewhere Out West. It won't change your mind though if you didn't care for the original issues.
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Jan 24, 2023 08:08
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Endless Mike posted:Yo, THE FORGED is really, really good. Check it out! Yeah it’s a fun book with a cool presentation. Felt like a lot for the money.
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Mar 16, 2023 19:30
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I can definitely second Kaya, Hitomi, All Against All, Spy Superb. Kaya in particular is great if you’re looking for an ongoing - the first TPB just came out. Black Cloak has pulled me in even though the art isn’t really my thing. The cityscapes are beautiful but I don’t really care for the way the characters are drawn. 20th Century Men was the best book I read last year - the TPB is about to come out. It’s an interesting mix of cold war politics/philosophy and twisted mechs/superheroes. I think I’ve compared it to Metal Gear Solid before in this thread but it’s the best parallel I can think of. For something funny check out Santos Sisters - two bratty superhero sisters in a few short stories every issue. Definitely an adult book but drawn in an Archie retro style.
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Apr 4, 2023 17:53
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X-O posted:I feel really sorry for all those poor Transformers fans who have been collecting the IDW hardcover collections and will be left with an incomplete set after years of collecting. I pray the same doesn't happen to me and my TMNT collection. It already did with the Ghostubsters hardcovers. How far behind are they on TMNT? I thought the hardcovers came out pretty frequently. Related, I wish IDW could put out comprehensive collections of the Mirage run. There’s a new omnibus that skips #8 (the Cerebus issue) which they’ve reprinted before.
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Jun 16, 2023 18:58
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Synthbuttrange posted:Anything good ongoing out there fantasy wise? Already reading Monstress. Die was a bit too much for me. It’s not super-traditional fantasy but Kaya is very charming and the first TPB just came out.
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Jul 11, 2023 18:17
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Has anyone else checked out A Vicious Circle from Boom? It's a time travel story where the main characters are trying to avert and cause the apocalypse respectively and the art is pretty striking. It starts out in realistic black and white but with each shift in time the style changes completely. On my initial read I was sure there were multiple artists but I guess Lee Bermejo is just really good at a lot of things. It’s a gorgeous book and the shifting art style is such a big flex from Bermejo. I don’t know that the story is worth it on its own but I’d buy it just to flip through and stare.
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Kaya continues to impress with #12, the second “stand-alone” story that isn’t going to be collected in the TPBs. I have to imagine that if this series ever gets a big hardcover they will be in there. Really interesting look into the robo villains. Didn’t like Army of Darkness Forever #1 much. It’s trying to wrangle multiple timelines but it wasn’t clicking for me. Maybe after a couple more issues it will be clearer.
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