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Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Uthor posted:

Anything I missed? Am wrong about?

I'm an Android/Windows guy, so could use help with anything iOS or OSX related. Like: what do you guys use for CBRs?

Searching the App Store for CBR brings up several options including Comic Zeal and Comic Flow.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2014 14:45

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 07:18

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Double tap on a panel.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2014 20:11

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

That is $99 of good reading.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2014 15:15

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Aphrodite posted:

Are there any other good Ultimate Spider-Man stories not included in the bundle? It seems to just be USM/UCSM and Cataclysm.

From the Ultimate thread:

Deadpool posted:

That is a hell of a deal right there. The only thing I see missing is Ultimate Fallout which follows the Death of Spider-Man story. I mean it even includes Ultimate Six and Requiem. Yes if you plan on reading these you cannot beat this value period. Probably one of the greatest long term comic runs ever.

Also, since that's 199 issues there I guess that tells us what gets us to USM #200

EDIT: It is missing a few issues.

Ultimate Spider-Man #1/2
Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special (which is pretty much not in continuity but it may be part of the issue #150 they have there as it was reprinted in that issue)
Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1-3

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #16.1

And of course Spider-Men #1-5

# ¿ Apr 2, 2014 13:28

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

FeedRobots posted:

The Comixology changes made me think of this article: http://www.wired.com/2013/09/ev-williams-xoxo/

The key to making a fortune online, Williams told the XOXO crowd, is to remove extra steps from common activities as he did with Blogger.

�Here�s the formula if you want to build a billion-dollar internet company,� he said. �Take a human desire, preferably one that has been around for a really long time�Identify that desire and use modern technology to take out steps.�

I understand that the guy who founded Blogger isn't at quite the same level as the guy who founded Amazon, but the dude makes a good point. Additional steps were added to a previously streamlined process which is both counterintuitive and frustrating. The steps now required are really no less than pirating - although you don't have to create an account and enter payment info into Piratebay.

It's still easier than pirating. To get Comixology comics to my iPad, I can still do it all on that iPad. To get pirated comics, I need another computer to do most of the work from.

And yay Image!

# ¿ Apr 29, 2014 19:42

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Vindicator posted:

Awful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PlwDbSYicM

What gets me is this panel in particular:

The art in the issue this panel's from was done by Dan Jurgens, and was comprised of a single splash panel for every page. That said, think about the circumstances in that shot. Superman and Doomsday are going at each other full-tilt, Lois is ostensibly reporting on the battle, and she's roughly three inches from a monster that is so powerful that it's killing Superman in front of her and the rest of the world. I recognize that Jurgens was trying to evoke a level of grandiosity for what was an unprecedented story in comic history, but to me this panel just underlines a deficiency in the art and storytelling that I have trouble getting past. Lois is literally closer to Doomsday than even Superman is. Yes, the writer and artist are trying to communicate how Superman is coming to terms with the fact that he's going to have to go to extreme lengths to stop Doomsday, but there has to be a better way to convey that than putting Lois within arm's reach of a monster that is battering Superman to death.

I guess the story's interesting as a novelty, but it really hasn't aged well, in my opinion.

It's not a great story, though the final part being all splash pages was part of a longer-term storytelling plan in that as the battle intensified through however many issues it was (five or six?), there were fewer and fewer panels per page until the actual death issue which was just a bunch of splash pages. Granted, it didn't work as well as it should, especially if read individually, but the iea would be neat in an OGN by some really great creators.

# ¿ May 6, 2014 15:03

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I don't really want more floppies cluttering things up, so I'm digital only for weekly stuff, but still buy physical collections of things I like enough to double dip on.

# ¿ May 7, 2014 16:43

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

irlZaphod posted:

X-tinction Agenda and X-cutioner's Song: Less good, but I think they're both kinda worth reading. X-tinction Agenda is right at the tail end of Claremont's X-Men run, and also has some issues by Louise Simonson, Liefeld and I think Whilce Portacio? I forget who did the X-Factor art. I read X-cutioner's Song for the first time recently, and while it's a little bit drawn out and some bad art, it's not too bad overall. Some early Greg Capullo art on X-Force.

X-Tinction Agenda has art by Liefeld (New Mutants), Jim Lee (Uncanny X-Men), and Jon Bogdanove (X-Factor). It's, um, uneven, though I find the story miles better than X-Cutioner's Song which probably has better art overall.

# ¿ Jun 9, 2014 14:27

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

96 comics for $11 is a hell of a deal.

It's a shame they are Walking Dead comics.

# ¿ Jul 14, 2014 14:53

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

The first collection of Brian Wood's Star Wars series is free on iBooks.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2014 13:40

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

PrinnySquadron posted:

Hickman Avengers and A+X on sale. Any of it worth getting?

Definitely get Hickman Avengers. A+X has some fun issues, but I'd recommend checking each one and look for creators you like, since they change each issue.

# ¿ Jul 24, 2014 15:44

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Syrinxx posted:

Would the Transformers humble bundle be appropriate for a 7 year old in terms of violent content?

Ehhhhh not really. The classic ones were pretty violent and the current ones aren't really much better. I'd almost say they can be worse than superhero comics at times since writers aren't afraid to have robot get beheaded or whatever.

# ¿ Jul 30, 2014 20:59

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

PoshAlligator posted:

Is the non-basic Transformers bundle worth it for someone who doesn't really know anything about Transformers? Or should I just read these basic ones?

RID and MTMTE are really good. The latter more so than the former, but I enjoy them both. If anything, I'd say get it for those and not the classic stuff.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2014 00:52

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

bobkatt013 posted:

How is Thanos Rising?

For a buck an issue I guess it's worth it, but I wasn't really too impressed with it when it was coming out.

# ¿ Aug 1, 2014 15:53

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Thanos Quest is real good.

# ¿ Aug 4, 2014 18:35

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

irlZaphod posted:

Is it cool to read Thanos: The Final Threat #1 -> Thanos Quest #1-2 -> Infinity Gauntlet #1-6, or would I want those Silver Surfer issues too?

I've never read those Silver Surfer issues ever.

EDIT: Actually I may have read one where he fights a statue of Thanos?

# ¿ Aug 4, 2014 21:30

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

No because you get Infinity War and Infinity Crusade.

# ¿ Aug 5, 2014 02:16

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

rear end Catchcum posted:

I want to get into digital. Is the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" a great tablet for comics? What is "the best?"

I guess at this point a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 would be best due to its size. If you're not keen to spending $1000 on a tablet/computer, then a Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 followed by an iPad Air or Galaxy Tab S 10.5. Any smaller and they can become difficult to read, even with a high resolution screen, though 8.9" is probably right at the smallest comfortable size.

I'd personally recommend a true Android tablet or iPad over a Kindle Fire just because the ecosystems are much better, but if all you plan to do with it is read comics, it'll serve you fine.

# ¿ Aug 5, 2014 18:36

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Teenage Fansub posted:

God Is Dead has a 74% off bundle.
https://www.comixology.com/God-Is-Dead/page/2916?tid=B140811001_Avatar_God_is_Dead_Sale

How's that? How is it past the point Hickman leaves? Just reading about the recent part where they let Alan Moore insert his snake god stuff in somehow, it sounds like an interesting thing.

Starts off okay, gets a bit better after Hickman leaves, then becomes very repetitive after it's clear his plot notes ran out. It also has a lot of gore for gore's sake, it seems. I dropped it after issue 15.

# ¿ Aug 11, 2014 14:28

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

You realize the BBB is completely worthless, right?

# ¿ Sep 10, 2014 21:34

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Archer & Armstrong is really good and the only Valiant book I've kept up with. People seem pretty high on Quantum & Woody, too.

I wish I could describe A&A except to say it's about a guy who was raised as a fundamentalist Christian and has the power to copy any ability ever used, whether he's seen it or not and an immortal Roman drunkard who are caught up in a worldwide conspiracy.

# ¿ Sep 18, 2014 13:36

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

There's an Oni Humble Bundle now. It includes some good stuff.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books

# ¿ Oct 1, 2014 19:33

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I was getting errors, but eventually got through. I used Paypal since I have some money in my account.

# ¿ Oct 8, 2014 17:19

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Nooooo. They're very different. Marvel Unlimited is about six months behind current (which won't matter for your needs). I'm pretty sure you can download the app and browse without an account, though.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2014 22:00

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Yes! Beyond being larger, the paper is much higher quality and coloring it in actually makes the characters look distinct.

# ¿ Dec 9, 2014 16:33

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

The digital paper is much higher quality!

But yeah, just being able to tell the characters apart better makes the color editions worth it, but keep in mind the last volume isn't out yet. There's also free previews of Vol. 1-3 on Comixology if you want to compare B&W Vol. 1 to the color version.

# ¿ Dec 9, 2014 17:19

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Uthor posted:

Thor: God of Thunder vol. 01: God Butcher: (attack of the colons) is $4.50 with offer code GORR at checkout.
http://comixology.tumblr.com/post/105295258913/today-and-tomorrow-get-thor-god-of-thunder-vol

Why haven't you bought this, yet?

I already have the singles. :colbert:

# ¿ Dec 16, 2014 15:03

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Shakenbaker posted:

Archer and Armstrong has been pretty entertaining. It's Fred Van Lente writing bizarro Herc and Amadeus Cho, only this time they're in a bonkers world of Da Vinci Code conspiracies and Wall Street Cults.

Seconding this. It's the only book from the Valiant relaunch I stuck through up until the creative team change.

# ¿ Dec 30, 2014 15:20

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Syrinxx posted:

The Windows 8 comiXology app is a horrible mess that should be taken out back and shot

You can probably half rear end it with metro Internet Explorer but I'd recommend a good 16:9 Android tablet instead.

Most Android tablets are 16:10, which is slightly better than 16:9 or 4:3 for single pages, but 4:3 is by far the best for spreads. Honestly, 16:10/9 above like 8" for a tablet kind of sucks unless the vast majority of your usage is watching movies.

# ¿ Jan 8, 2015 14:45

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

No 10" tablet can display a comic page at full size since they are 12.55" diagonally, unless all you read is manga.

Just to be obnoxious, a modern comic is 6.875"x10.5" giving an aspect ratio of 1.53 (with a double page being 1.31).

16:9 is 1.78
16:10 is 1.6
4:3 is 1.33

I read my comics on an iPad, and I have no trouble at all reading a double page spread on it.

Endless Mike fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Jan 8, 2015

# ¿ Jan 8, 2015 17:29

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Humble Image Firsts Bundle launched today featuring a TON of good stuff and also Walking Dead.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books

EDIT: Dunno why that didn't parse into a clickable URL.

Endless Mike fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Jan 8, 2015

# ¿ Jan 8, 2015 18:05

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

enigmahfc posted:

Is Avengers Forever any good? All 12 issues for $4 sounds like a good deal, just curious that I won;t be wasting my money.

Do you love continuity porn? Do you love the idea of someone writing a story just to fix the past decade of lovely stories? If so, Avengers Forever is for you!

A lot of people really like it, but I'm not one of them, but even I wouldn't call it the worst use of $4.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2015 14:39

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I wasn't too interested since I already have those but ugh I kinda want the Sonic and Mega Man comics and that makes me feel bad.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2015 14:10

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

The OP isn't actually very useful for specific apps. I've got Comic Zeal on my iPad and it seems okay for CBR/CBZ and the OP recommends Comic Flow, so try both maybe? For PDFs in general, GoodReader is by far the best, though I don't know if it's the best for comics PDFs, specifically. It does way more than just read PDFs, too.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2015 14:10

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Comic Zeal is nice because it sets up a server to let you directly load comics into it rather than having to deal with iTunes.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2015 19:55

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Shameless posted:

When I tried that the comics imported were really compressed and looked horrible compared to just using iTunes. Did I miss something in the setup?

I dunno, it worked fine when I did it. Didn't seem to require any setup other than opening a webpage in the browser.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2015 22:38

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

New Transformers Humble Bundle. It'll bring you nearly up to date on the two main ongoings.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books

# ¿ Mar 4, 2015 20:30

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

MTMTE is really good, though I dropped RID/Transformers shortly after Dark Cybertron since I didn't like the change in focus.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2015 20:38

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Solaris Knight posted:

Locke and Key Volume 1 is free for SXSW on Comixology if you use the code LOVECRAFT

Don't get this because then you'll immediately want to spend money on the rest of the series.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2015 22:34

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 07:18

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

1-12 are really good, but should have been compressed to like 8 issues.

# ¿ Mar 23, 2015 16:32

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