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Sgt. Politeness posted:I've been meaning to check out BPRD though I never read any Hell Boy I'm going to go ahead and third Bulletproof Coffin. I got a chance to talk with David Hine for Comics Bulletin and it sounds like he's got a lot of ideas in the can for that one. Plus, Shaky Kane's art is spectacular. When I've got a bit more time, I'll toss together a detailed post about why you should all be reading everything Brandon Graham does, and maybe talk about a few other favorites of mine while I'm at it. bairfanx fucked around with this message at 00:13 on Feb 7, 2012 |
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Starsnostars posted:In fairness there is a good reason for that, Nate Simpson broke the collarbone of his drawing arm after falling off his bike and I think he only recently started drawing again. And this was a guy who said that he'll be taking a while on issues because he has a real job to be doing too.
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InnercityGriot posted:Water Baby was mentioned the post before yours. I also liked Glory and am interested to hear if anyone has read Wet Moon from Campbell. I haven't read Wet Moon, but I've got a few friends who love it. For anyone not swayed by the conversation here, we reviewed Glory over at Comics Bulletin.
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So, I said I was going to talk about King City and then promptly forgot to. No matter, though, because I did anyway, over at Comics Bulletin. If you haven't read it, you really owe it to yourself to read this book. It'll make you laugh and cry. It's over 400 pages for $20. You're going to have a hard time beating 20 pages on the dollar anywhere else, and this stuff is pure gold.
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Mar 22, 2012 02:56
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petewhitley posted:I absolutely love this Prophet reboot but I have what might be a stupid question: is there any clue what to expect in future issues? With this week's issue, the current arc/John Prophet finished pretty conclusively. Are we going to have the further adventures of various John Prophet clones? I've only read a couple issues of the original series so I don't really have any clue where it went the first time around. It's not really going to have much to do with the original series. And I think the various adventures of the clones would be interesting, but there seems like there are some stories to tell with this John Prophet too. When I spoke to Graham, he did mention that the arcs would fit the artists, so the clones route does seem pretty likely. I'm curious what he'll be doing for his one-shot in a few issues...
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Mar 23, 2012 14:17
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Dickeye posted:Oh thank god. Graham's said that it will eventually reference the older work, but you shouldn't need to have any knowledge of it at all.
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Mar 26, 2012 01:46
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al-azad posted:God, dammit. What about Orc Stain, Stokoe? Don't make me wait another year! Guy's gotta eat. I'd imagine that, despite the critical acclaim of Orc Stain, Godzilla will probably pay better... edit: So, Scott Pilgrim is getting colored and rereleased in a larger format. I'm excited, though I read a complaint on CA that the colors look flat and would be better done by a professional (like someone who worked at Marvel/DC). The colorist is Nathan Fairbairn. bairfanx fucked around with this message at 15:16 on Apr 2, 2012 |
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Apr 1, 2012 17:10
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Bitchin Kitchen posted:Just wanted to say Adventure Time is a really, really fun comic. I can't recommend it enough. And seriously, dudes, thanks for Fatale. Between that and Saga I can't wait every single month. For an Image comic. Which is silly. You want silly? Go read the last 4 issues of Prophet and you'll be jonesin' for more. That's an Image comic originally created by Rob loving Liefeld.
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Apr 19, 2012 04:18
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Endless Mike posted:Wasn't there some enormous hardcover released awhile back, also? Yeah, and I'm pretty sure it went out of print, considering that I don't think he had the approval from Gaiman, Moore, et. al. for the reprint... edit: though I don't really get how this would make sense with the compendium hitting, so I should probably be ignored? Still, I remember this being talked about a lot... bairfanx fucked around with this message at 15:48 on May 1, 2012 |
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May 1, 2012 15:28
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LashLightning posted:Great, now you've activated the horrible comic-book collector in me by making me realize that I was temporally horrified by the fact an old comic was cut up. Yeah, people flipped out about it and then were told that it was probably worth a few hundred dollars, not thousands or tens of thousands. Some were probably still angry, but whatever, Bulletproof Coffin is awesome.
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May 7, 2012 16:50
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Starks posted:Have you guys seen this kickstarter? I've never read anything by Mark Andrew Smith but Stokoe's doing the art so it could be blank speech bubbles for all I care. You know, I saw it get tweeted about a few times and somehow ignored that Stokoe was on it. Hardcopy, here I come.
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May 20, 2012 02:49
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Len posted:You mean something like this? You mean the one that was linked just 3 posts above yours? 
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May 20, 2012 20:50
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Waterhaul posted:
Pluto is what got me reading manga again after a long lapse. It's one of the best things I have ever read and I can't praise it enough. This comparison to All Star Superman is also pretty spot-on.
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May 21, 2012 21:49
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Gavok posted:Irredeemable ended this week and I'm not sure if the ending should make me think, "That's cute," or, "Hahaha, really?" I generally like Waid, but I could only hang onto this series for a few trades (it didn't help that they were pretty expensive trades either). The ending sounds like a weak imitation of what was done in All Star Superman, which really isn't like Waid.
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May 24, 2012 15:45
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Darth Nat posted:Here's the artist's deviantart page for his Glory art, which I think gives a pretty good idea of what the character and art is like. I really love Ross Campbell's style. The guy knows how to draw women in ways that aren't objectifying/physically impossible. It's a bit sad that saying that is a form of praise, but he really does do a pretty great job. I do get the feeling that he rushes through some panels, as they feel a bit sloppier than some of his pages, but he really delivers on almost every action scene Glory's in. And yeah, Prophet, easily one of my favorite comcis. I only wish this issue continued Dalrymple's story (looks like they didn't even have time to prep a different cover for it  )
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May 25, 2012 15:14
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Shageletic posted:Could you elucidate more on this? What do you mean? Did you read the previous issue? It was a different artist and I didn't think it was a finished story (I guess that ending could have been an ending, but it felt like a cliffhanger). The cover art of this week's issue had Prophet in his falling star suit that he had in the previous one, which makes me think it was intended for the continuation of Dalrymple's arc. It's possible that I'm wrong, and I'm not about to complain about the book, but it felt like there was a delay on Dalrymple's conclusion (also, the issue was apparently solicited as Simon Roy, which seems strange, as he shouldn't be back for a while). If you're liking Prophet, you've read King City, right? I mean, they aren't really similar at all, but it's Brandon Graham's big thing before Prophet. He's also up for an Eisner for his short story "The Speaker" from DHP #9(? I think it was #9).
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May 25, 2012 16:39
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Shageletic posted:This was my first issue. Thanks for the future reading! Oh, that makes sense then! Go back and read the previous 4, they're really great! If you like the art in the issue you've read, check out Old City Blues. It's got a strange cyberpunk/Akira feel to it, and at $15 for the hardcover, it's a steal.
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May 25, 2012 18:56
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Knight posted:I really thought "Grant Morrison's going to be loving pissed" at the end of Irredeemable, but then again he did shrug off The Invisibles/Matrix thing. I doubt it, considering that Waid is the biggest Superman fan in the world and he wrote the intro to one of the collections, perfectly stating why Superman is so great (gods have power because we believe in them, Superman has power because he believes in us). It just felt a little cheap, is all.
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May 26, 2012 16:02
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Dickeye posted:Can't be worse than the shitstack it was originally. I've actually been hearing really great things since Casey took over, which, really, is unsurprising.
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May 29, 2012 20:27
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al-azad posted:C'mon, $900! If there's anyone's art that doesn't deserve to be stuck on tiny cramped pages it's Stokoe's. This would be so much easier to hit if their more expensive pledges weren't just "now you get MORE copies." I'm pretty impressed that they got to where they did with those being all the pledges. I'm sure Stokoe is probably too busy for sketches and things, but I'm sure there could've been something more. I see it hitting $65k in the next 6 days, but I'd be surprised if we get any of the other stretch goals.
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Waterhaul posted:Dunno if it will hit any other goals but it did manage they did manage to get 900+ in one day to push it past 65k I got the email this morning and was incredibly pleased by this! It's a crime to have Stokoe's art on small pages.
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So, this kickstarter has less than a day left on it. It's for a comics anthology from Japan and it looks pretty badass. They've hit both of their stretch goals, so you're looking at something hardcover and over 100 pages for $10? I assume they coordinate with someone stateside to handle shipping, as they already have retailers listed who will carry it, otherwise I don't know how they'd make money. Either way, check it out, it looks pretty awesome: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324352192/uzomuzo-alternative-comics-from-japan?ref=category
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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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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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Kabz posted:Thanks for all these sweet recommendations! Seconding King City (it's ~$11 on Amazon for over 400 pages of amazing comics). If you like science-fiction at all, even a little, you're going to want to give Prophet a shot too.
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Jul 3, 2012 15:54
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Was Taters posted:Is this where we talk about the Monkeybrain books? Because Bandette sure was fun. I didn't think these dropped til tomorrow?
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Jul 3, 2012 17:21
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Just read October Girl and Edison Rex and was not incredibly impressed. It's really difficult to write a story that isn't either boring or unexplained when you have 10 pages for their first issue. I'll be along for the ride, as the $1 is a pretty great price point, but drat if I didn't think there needed to be more to try to hook new readers on these two at least.
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Jul 4, 2012 20:47
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Wild Children, by Alex Kot and Riley Rossmo drops tomorrow. It's ~65 pages or so for $8 and is basically The Invisibles pt. 2. It won't be for everyone, but holy poo poo is it wonderful if you dug The Invisibles or Casanova or other comics that seriously dabbled in the weird.
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Jul 11, 2012 00:12
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Big Top Shelf digital sale. They're selling Underwater Welder early, for  . If you care okay reading comics on the computer or a tablet or your phone, you really need to pick this up. It's super.http://www.topshelfcomix.com/news/837#digitaldebuts
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al-azad posted:I like the concepts and characters behind MP but I have no idea where it's going. We've gone from WWII to alien contact. All the characters are pretty hosed up in an interesting way but there's no overarching plot or point to the story, just a framework for the ensemble cast. There's not an obvious overarching plot, but I'm pretty sure MP is the secret origin of Richard Feynman. There will be other things that happen, but I get the impression that everything will be tied to him. I wasn't too impressed from the first issue, probably at least a bit because I've read more Feynman than the average person and the voice Hickman was using for him didn't seem to fit, even though I think it was only in his notes. I got over that and have been really enjoying the series. One thing, though: I thought it was another 4 issue mini like Red Wing, but I've seen solicits for more. Is this an ongoing?
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Waterhaul posted:I legit don't think that you're going to get anyone say that a Brubaker/Phillips book is anything less than great. I won't say that Fatale was less than great, but it certainly felt that way reading it monthly. It was very obviously written to be collected and was a much better read when I had the first story arc in my hands.
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Six AM posted:Graham is only doing 12 issues of Prophet. Since when? He's said that he's down for doing 12 issues a year now, whereas before he thought it would be less frequent, but I'm pretty sure he's said he's got plans for a while still... Brandon Graham posted:As far as the main storyline, it'll mostly be Simon and Giannis, with me and Farel showing up for a few issues. I want to keep it pretty tight as the storylines get more involved. This sounds like more of a long game plan to me, from http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=39542
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Waterhaul posted:To be honest I've only read the first issue as I prefer to read Brubakers work in trade but it was more a general statement of "if you like their past collabs you'll probably like this". Like I said, I enjoyed it (and did quite enjoy that first issue), but it was when it got to the point where I had to keep looking back at my previous copies that I felt like it was written for the trade. I know it's a reality of the business that if you want to make a steady flow of cash, you need those monthly books, but I really appreciate it when a writer seems to be aware that the reader will have a month-long disconnect between issues. For anyone not reading Alabaster: Wolves, it does a pretty good job of this, giving the faintest of recaps through realistic dialog. It's also a pretty beautiful, violent series that people should be reading...
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Six AM posted:Ah, yeah, I was just assuming Graham was only doing 12 issues because he said initially it was 6, but then he got extra art talent to push it to 12. I'd definitely enjoy more than a year of this quality, though. Yeah, pretty sure that "initially it was 6" was referring to a yearly thing, when it was just him and Roy. Almost positive he's only going to quit when he's done with his story, which sounds like it'll be a bit.
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Darth Nat posted:The original justification I read was that they wanted to differentiate the Extreme relaunch from the DC reboot in that they're not technically throwing out the old stories. But in the case of Prophet and Glory, the new stuff is so different that they might as well have. I mean, can you imagine all those awful swimsuit issues having happened with gigantic human tank Glory instead? This, and again, Brandon does have plans to tie Prophet back in, which will no doubt be amazing.
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Anal Tributary posted:
I'm working on some notes and things about it, but I don't know what you mean by analyses. What gave you trouble?
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Man, I just finished King City, and I have no idea what the gently caress I just read.
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So, I wrote a review of this boring comic, Only Living Boy. I hated it; it was probably one of the worst things I've read in a long time. The writer, some two weeks after we published the review, starts berating me on Twitter, insisting that I was guilty of gross incompetence for saying his story was a bad knock-off of Kamandi and confusing the Chrysler building with the Empire State Building (which had zero relevance to the story or my review). The book is poorly written, full of cliches, and lacks quality storytelling in both its images and words. It's also $8 for 48 pages. If you can take a look at it for free, check it out to judge for yourself, but I wouldn't encourage anyone to drop money on it. edit: or it's $7. Either way, Wild Children is a much better investment. bairfanx fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Jul 27, 2012 |
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Yup! Guess at $1 digital, that's not nearly as ridiculous as the print version. edit: but I still wouldn't pay for it. bairfanx fucked around with this message at 05:52 on Jul 27, 2012 |
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al-azad posted:I'm assuming it's this review? I'm reading this guy's tweets and he's not someone I want to support. I can understand loving your work but acting like a child over one negative review is inexcusable. Who the gently caress cares, what are you trying to prove by doing this? It is! I'm generally a pretty big supporter of indie books and if I'd discovered the comic on my own, rather than had it as an assignment, I just wouldn't have reviewed it. I'm a believer that telling people about the 1% of good things instead of the 99% of bad ones is generaly far more useful for everyone. And the story has an appeal to it; the setting reminded me a lot of Thundarr the Barbarian (or rather, what I remembered from it from my childhood), to the point that if you really dig those kind of stories, there might be something there for you, but there wasn't for me. On lighter notes, Prophet and Manhattan Projects were simply grand this week. Graham keeps adding layer after layer of depth to his story and Prophet's backstory and Hickman is doing some of his best work, fusing sci-fi and history into this slightly creepy comic where the only person that seems genuinely human is Feynman.
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