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fujishig 05-04-09 11:58 AM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
As an aside:

I was watching a tivo'd episode of "The Big Bang Theory" the other day (the episode is entitled "The Hofstadter Isotope"). Because it's about a bunch of geeks, there are tons of comic book references and toys and articles riddled throughout the apartment (all DC).

Anyway, in this episode they go into a comic book store with their neighbor, Penny, who wants to buy some comic books for her nephew. Here's the dialogue:

Penny: “Do you think my nephew would like this?”

Sheldon: “Perfect... <pause> He just has to be familiar with Infinite Crisis, 52, Countdown, Final Crisis and the re-emergence of the multiverse.”

Penny: “What’s the multiverse?”

Sheldon: "…exactly."

That's the problem with comic books today, especially DC comic books. To really drive it home, they could've gone with Penny getting some sticker shock from the prices, but that probably would've hit a little too close to the vest. Curiously, she ends up picking up a Hellblazer trade for her 14 year old nephew on the recommendation of the comic book store owner, which seems to not be age appropriate... at least it wasn't Preacher, I guess.

davidh777 05-08-09 11:48 AM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 9424239)
As an aside:

I was watching a tivo'd episode of "The Big Bang Theory" the other day (the episode is entitled "The Hofstadter Isotope"). Because it's about a bunch of geeks, there are tons of comic book references and toys and articles riddled throughout the apartment (all DC).
Big Bang Theory and DC = both Time Warner properties

ivelostr2 05-08-09 07:47 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Originally Posted by davidh777 (Post 9432740)
Big Bang Theory and DC = both Time Warner properties
plus, im pretty sure the guy who produces BBT is a comic geek too...the characters constantly have super hero clothing on, and City of villian t-shirts and signs can often be seen...

davidh777 05-14-09 02:28 AM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Coming in September:

:banana::banana:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA240_.jpg

Slightly disappointed it's a Showcase Presents, but thrilled to have it reprinted at last

ytrez 05-14-09 08:38 AM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
I just got the Best of Simon & Kirby:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...fL._SS500_.jpg

and I've got to say that it is a beautiful collection. I couldn't be happier with it. Titan books somehow managed to get permission to print stories from all the various publishers the boys worked for way back when, including Marvel (Captain America Comics #1!), DC (Sandman, Boy Commandos), Archie (the Fly), and more! It is a great oversized hardcover and was just what I needed after being disgusted with most modern comics. I hope this sells well, because I want more!

Superboy 05-15-09 04:30 AM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Originally Posted by boredsilly (Post 9399527)
The last issue of Walkind Dead I've read was 53. I haven't lost interest in the series, but I did feel like I needed a break from it since it felt like the wheels were spinning for an issue or three.
Indeed. The book had just grown tiresome with an inflated cast that all looked/acted the same. Trimming it down only seemed gratuitous...

It does feel like a dead zone around here. I haven't helped much since I don't post much anymore, but my enthusiasm for comics is pretty high right now. I'm not really feeling the current plot threads at DC and Marvel (Dark Reign? No thank you), but I've been reading a lot of interesting trades over the last few months that more than make up for that.
For mainstream comics, I don't think they've nearly run out of storytelling capability. Instead of doing nothing when they don't have a good story, they just put out bad ones.

Screamland - a book imagining that all of the Universal Monsters were actual actors, and since they've fell our of fashion, are washed up has beens -- except for Dracula. Really interesting and funny.
i saw this solicited a few months ago, is it out yet? I don't keep close track of releases like I used to.

The IDW Transformers trades - These are just dumb fun. Pretty much Transformers that are written at a level that doesn't make you feel dumb for reading them. Though, that isn't to say these are pretending to be sophisticated or anything. They just aren't awful like the old cartoons.
Ah, it's nice when someone can admit what The Transformers really is. And that the cartoon is totally unwatchable now.

The Essex County trilogy - Pretty much the comic equicalent to independent films. I didn't like these as much as the collective comic community did, but these were really good stories.
Really, I thought it was great.

And I just finished catching up with Fables, and I'm reading Y The Last Man all the way through now for the first time. I was reading it when it was released, but I stopped around issue 30-something. So I'm looking forward to getting to the issues I haven't read yet.
Fables was a book that intrigued me with the concept, but it took me about a dozen issues before it really captured my interest, and I got hooked.

You might want to be careful with Y. Reserve your judgement for the latter half of the story... because the reaction to a lot of the twists that happened was not good.

I will tell you, I was really excited to learn that one of my local library systems has all of the Peter David Hulk Visionary trades. I wish they were in color, but what can you do. I've heard so many good things about this run, I can't wait to crack into this and see what all the fuss is about. I LOVE the idea of the Hulk, but I've only ever really read Planet Hulk and the current Hulk series. I really enjoy both of those series, but I want to see what David did, especially since I really love his X-Factor.
It is a good run. His first run on X-factor was plagued by the overall poor editorial staff of Marvel though.

Superboy 05-15-09 05:54 AM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
I just read backissues of Old Man Logan... wow...

It's like The Road with superheroes.

fujishig 05-18-09 02:10 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Originally Posted by Superboy (Post 9445505)
It is a good run. His first run on X-factor was plagued by the overall poor editorial staff of Marvel though.
Not sure what you meant by this... overall, I thought the run was really good. It ended because of the mandated crossovers, which you might be referencing. Of course, the current editorial staff at Marvel also forced David's current X-factor team into that idiotic Messiah Complex crossover. And all of his runs on X-factor, for some odd reason, have been filled with artist inconsistency.

Superboy 05-19-09 04:37 AM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 9451514)
Not sure what you meant by this... overall, I thought the run was really good. It ended because of the mandated crossovers, which you might be referencing. Of course, the current editorial staff at Marvel also forced David's current X-factor team into that idiotic Messiah Complex crossover. And all of his runs on X-factor, for some odd reason, have been filled with artist inconsistency.
That's exactly what I meant. Incidently, that's also why I briefly dropped the current book. I just don't like dealing with mega crossovers anymore.

Although Marvel's editorial staff from 20 years ago makes the current one look really piss poor by comparison.

mh4268 05-19-09 09:32 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Originally Posted by dadaluholla (Post 9399755)
Peter David's Hulk from back in the day is probably one of my fondest comic book memories. I was never a big Hulk fan before that, then one day at a drugstore, I picked up a issue during the Mr Fixit/Vegas story and was hooked.
I once took a long box of his entire run u to my dorm in college and read it all in about one month. Quite enjoyable.

boredsilly 05-21-09 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mh4268 (Post 9454811)
I once took a long box of his entire run u to my dorm in college and read it all in about one month. Quite enjoyable.
I'm looking forward to hitting it in a similar fashion. This summer I'm trying to get through David's Hulk, 100 Bullets, Usagi Yojimbo, and Lone Wolf and Cub...among other runs. Probably Priests Black Panther too. We'll see how many of these I make it through.

Superboy 05-22-09 03:50 AM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Usagi Yojimbo.... another book that's stayed with me for more than a decade. Love that book.

fujishig 05-22-09 03:07 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Speaking of Stan Sakai, where are the large Groo collections I've been waiting for. Sure, maybe it's just me, but c'mon.

Ralph Jenkins 05-24-09 06:00 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
I've been following three "monthlies":

Phonogram: Singles Club
Locke & Key
The Umbrella Academy

These are all quite enjoyable. There was a long gap between issues 1 and 2 of Phonogram, but hopefully, it's back on track now. The second UA miniseries just wrapped up, and the second L&K mini concludes in the next issue.

JasonF 05-24-09 08:58 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 9460840)
Speaking of Stan Sakai, where are the large Groo collections I've been waiting for. Sure, maybe it's just me, but c'mon.
It's not just you. Any fool can plainly see that Groo collections would be a good idea.

majorjoe23 05-25-09 05:22 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
It looks like Groo Treasury editions (They couldn't go with Groomnibus?) start coming out in October:

http://www.amazon.com/Groo-Treasury-...0361285&sr=8-1

fujishig 05-26-09 12:28 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Originally Posted by majorjoe23 (Post 9465043)
It looks like Groo Treasury editions (They couldn't go with Groomnibus?) start coming out in October:

http://www.amazon.com/Groo-Treasury-...0361285&sr=8-1
Awesome! What is that, 12 to 13 issues? I'm in.

majorjoe23 05-26-09 01:11 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Looks like 15, I'm not sure how much space the Destroyer Duck and Starslayer take up:

* Collecting material from Destroyer Duck #1, Starslayer #5, Pacific Comics's Groo the Wanderer #1-#8, Eclipse Comics's Groo the Wanderer Special #1, and Epic's The Groo Chronicles #1-#6.

fujishig 05-26-09 02:17 PM
Re: March/April/May General Comic Discussion (Spring Edition)
 
Wow, IDW is publishing a complete Rocketeer deluxe hardcover in October as well. Amazon knows me too well...


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