What comics are you reading in February 2005?
 

Only a couple days left his month, but the main reason I'm starting the new thread is b/c the book I'm posting about comes out in Feb.

I have the first review anywhere up for the new Black Panther series. One of my all-time favorite comic book characters.

You can check it out over at the Broken Frontier:

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/review...ils.php?id=161

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I devoured every issue of Priest's Black Panther.

Don Magregor produced one of the great comics of the 1970s.

Jack Kirby's Black Panther was pure Kirby, a worthy part of his canon.

This first issue sucks. The dialogue is jarring, the situations cliched, the commentary hamfisted. And while John Romita Jr. is a great artist, either nobody gave him a model sheet for Ross or he decided to draw Ross with his toes. Maybe Hudlin and Romita will hit their stride later, but this ain't it.

Frank Miller with Geof Darrow Hard Boiled

Is this a new work from them or is it a reprint of the one they put out in the early 90s?

reprint

(the copyright date denotes 1993)

Any reading ashes to ashes?

Comics and what are you reading in Feb?
 

Ok, so it's a new month. What are you buying?

This week was pretty good. I would urge anyone not reading Plastic Man to go pick it up.

Other hot picks are Army of Darkness: Shop till you drop.

Frank Cho's new book SHANNA: THE SHE-DEVIL is pretty decent. It gets my pick of the week simply because it reminded me of that whole fantastic journay type of thing and the art is nice also.

New avengers 3 kicked off and it looks like it's interesting how it's progressing even though it is going slower than anything.

Superman story arc just went somewhere else. Took 10 issues to finally get to the point that it's behind the events... interesting. lets see were this is going for the final issues of the arc.

Identity Crisis made its impact and you're feeling it in a couple of the DC monthlies. DC COUNTDOWN starts up soon... that will be a big event even though it does look like Blue Beetle may be the one who bites it.

so what are you reading.

i just finished reading the first trade of ex machina. at only five issues, i didn't feel like i read very much but i will probably pick up the second trade when it comes out to make up my mind.

I had a hard time getting into ex machina as well, it's not as accessible as y the last man but it did pick up for me by the beginning of the second arc. I think the problem I had was all the political talk that can sometimes bore me and how often it jumps around in time. But definitely stick with it.

Ostrander and Truman's new "Grimjack" series.

Grant Morrison's "Seven Soldiers."

I've only read the first few issues of Azzarello and Lee's Superman arc - glad to see it is finally going somewhere (I bought the others, though haven't read them yet).

I'm behind on most of the comics I get monthly, though I still enjoy and am caught up on Ult Spidey, Ult X-Men, Invincible, Capt. America, New Avengers, and a few others. I finished up Bullseye: Greatest Hits (fan of Dillon's artwork) and it was a decent read, though pretty irrevelent in terms of impact.

I know everyone that posts here mostly only buys mainstream superhero comics but there are a few books I cannot recommend enough. There are some amazing stories being produced, you just have to try something new.


Small Gods: Killing Grin TPB - Collecting the first 4 issues of the best comic that nobody seems to be reading. It's a gritty cop drama, similar to a dark Law & Order but with a catch. "After decades of skepticism and disbelief, the existence of psychic powers was finally, definitively proven. Today, an estimated 1% of the world's population possesses psychic abilities. These people are not superheroes. In most ways, they're just ordinary people, living ordinary lives. They have families, careers and dreams; they eat, sleep, live - and die. One such person is precognitive Detective Owen Young."
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For anyone looking for somethine light. A great new series came out called The Amazing Joy Buzzards about a crime fighting chart-topping rock band that battles zombies, robots, & evil doers everywhere on the side.

You can read my review over at Broken Frontier:
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/review...ils.php?id=167
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Seaguy TPB - The absolute best mini-series of 2004 with stunnign art by the brilliant Cameron Stewart. Unlike anything you've ever read, Morrison proves why he is the most innovative writer since Alan Moore.
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I dropped this after Ashes 2 Ashes. I think the book is just dreadful. It's wacky rather than the distilled coolness that is Ash, & the stories & dialogue are just awful.


Hers is what I picked up last week.

Adam Strange #5 - Any comic book or sci-fi fan is doing themselves a disservice by not getting this comic. Mind-blowing art & a story that is a wonderful throwback to the pulp era of sci-fi.

Bizarro World HC - Haven't had a chance to open it up yet, but I loved the hell out of the first HC. The talent involved in this is too much for one book too contain.

Detective Comics #803 - Your just not a Batman fan if you aren't reading this book. The best Batman comic in maybe 10 years. Just pure gritty crime stripping Batman down to how he should be portrayed by the briliant David Lapham.

Intimates #4 - Really diggin' this series. The art is awesome, but I'm afraid like most Joe Casey books it won't be around long.

John Constantine Hellblazer Special Papa Midnite #1 - I've been reading Hellblazer for over 10 yeras & I sweat I can't remember Papa Midnite being in the comic before although supposively was. Either way, this was a decent first issue giving back story to the character.

Superman #213 - I've been pretty much the only person praising this story since the first issue, loving that it has been paced out slow & made you think while most hate it for tha exact reason. I'm very bummed to see the story end.

Superman Batman #17 - Always solid but I'm a bit behind reading this.

Darkstalkers #3 - A total guilty pleaure comic.

Daredevil Redemption #1 - This was just dreadful. Can't stand the art & a story I've seen before.

Marvel Team-Up #5 - Such a fun series, love the use of obscure characters but really wish they would lay off of Spider-man being used so much.

New Avengers #3 - This comic is such shit. I would drop it if it wasn't for the fact that I have nearly a full run of every Avengers comic since the original #1.

Shanna The She-Devil #1 - Pretty bad story but I just bought it for Cho drawing boobies. I'll buy anything Cho does.

Supreme Power #15 - One of the best superhero comics being published.

Uncanny X-Men #455 - So so so bad, but Davis art is always amazing.

Gun Fu Lost City #4 - Awesome indy book about a butt-kicking hip-hop talking martial artist.

Papa Midnite was introduced in issue the very first storyline on the ongoing series. I think it's the first issue, but it may be the second. I'm pretty sure that he also showed up in one of Garth Ennis' final stories. ("Damnation's Flame", I believe.) I never felt that he was a very strong character, but he's in the upcoming movie so a miniseries to reintroduce him was inevitable. Does Constantine actually make an appearance in the series, or is it just about Papa Midnite?

While we're on the subject of "Hellblazer", I highly recommend the recent original hardcover, "All His Engines". It's Mike Carey's best work with the character, and, in my opnion, the best "Hellblazer" story in years. And Leonardo Manco's art looks great on the high quality paper.

I also just finished "Blankets". I found it pretty enjoyable, but it didn't live up to all the great press and word of mouth. In the end, I think that the religious aspect was way overused and kept me from identifying with the character. And identifying character is of great importance to me when it comes to "autobiographical" comics. Alex Robinson's "Box Office Poison", while not without a few flaws, is still my favorite when it comes to these types of comics.

didn't you chew me out because I used the same phrase for Shop till you drop? -ohbfrank-

Goodbye Chunky Rice & the DC Archives edition w/ Captain Atom are what I'm currently reading.

Chunky, while not as good as Blankets, is still top notch.

The early Captain Atom stories are some of Ditko's best work. The later stuff, which he did not ink, just don't compare though.

I didn't chew you out, I disagreed with you. And you didn't use that exact phrase, you said any "true Evil Dead fan", making it sound like if you are a legit fan, how can one possibly not be enjoying this comic, when I am as true of a fan as it get's & I think it's a big turd, as do lots of critics who ranked Ashes 2 Ashes as their #1 worste mini-series of 2004.

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i did decide to pick up the small gods tpb because it was half off but it won't be arriving until the beginning of march.

If you think I was actually saying that you couldn't be a fan of the series without liking this then you really need to take comics a little less serious then you do. But for the basic characters and reading ash in action again, it was enjoyable. Regardless of what critics say, I know plenty of ED fans who have enjoyed it and it has actually gotten them into comics again.

Much like I was trying to do with the post. Cross post in a thread about the movie to get folks who wouldn't normally be reading a comic to pick it up. They may very well like it. sometimes critics of comics, much like critics of films are not connected or a bit to snobbish of their material where as your non-readers will really enjoy something.

Wow! That is cheap, under $5 for a brand new trade, that's amazing.

Hope you like it.

I'm hoping somebody can help out with a mailordercomics.com question.

I'm thinking about switching from Midtowncomics to Mailordercomics because the prices are so much cheaper. After the ease of ordering through Midtown, this monthly ordering through Mailorder is a pain in comparison.

Anyway, the question concerns "pull titles" at Mailorder. When I'm placing my second monthly order, do I need to worry about those titles again? Or am I just adding new things?

I completely screwed up my first months order and ended up with two orders of the exact same titles and I couldn't delete one of them. Frankly, I have no idea how I did that because I "edited" the order. -ohbfrank- I would like to know the way to do it this month so as to not screw up again. :)

More and more I'm seeing Midtown may be more expensive, but the advantages it has over Mailorder are numerous. I may end up sticking with the expensive option.

Mailorder is in the middle of redoing there website so that may be the reson for some of the problems
after adding titles to your pull list you do not need to add them to your cart again, they will be in the cart at the beginging of the next month

Thanks. :)

Chew, just email mailordercomics & they'll get right back to you. I've had several problems over the years and the service couldn't be better.

I did send them an email and call them. They took several days to get back to me, but did finally fix the orders.