June/July/August General Comic Discussion (Summer Fun Edition)
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Green Lantern First Flight really, really sucked. This movie somehow sucked harder than Mystery of the Batwoman. That was just boring. This movie was just bad. For the purposes of this review, i'll ignore the comic continuity and just accept what's established in this movie.
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Just because there are so many twists and turns, reading ahead can really ruin the current issues. I suggest you don't even look at the upcoming covers.
I dropped the book for a while but picked it up again just recently. It just felt too much like a mary-sue story.
I dropped the book for a while but picked it up again just recently. It just felt too much like a mary-sue story.
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How do you mean? Robert Kirman was writing himself as Invincible, or something else? I have the first two Ultimate Collections, but I just haven't been able to bring myself to read them yet. I read the first 15 issues or so of the series, way back when, and really enjoyed it -- but I think I might be done with the story.
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the X-men Inferno HC actually shipped from Amazon today...i think it was scheduled for April...
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How do you mean? Robert Kirman was writing himself as Invincible, or something else? I have the first two Ultimate Collections, but I just haven't been able to bring myself to read them yet. I read the first 15 issues or so of the series, way back when, and really enjoyed it -- but I think I might be done with the story.
I had the same feelings about The Walking Dead. NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS!!!!
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Alright people, why didn't anyone tell me how awesome Astro City is? I read Life in the Big City and thought that was ok, but Confessor's Story was really good. It's crazy how that one trade pretty much did two recent Marvel events justice in just 6 or 7 issues. I'm reading Tarnished Angel right now, and I'm loving it. It's got this Watchmen undertone to it, but it isn't just derivative of that story, Tarnished Angel just echoes similar themes.
I always thought Kurt Busiek was just a solid writer based on his mainstream stuff, but Astro City shows that he's actually pretty good to great.
I always thought Kurt Busiek was just a solid writer based on his mainstream stuff, but Astro City shows that he's actually pretty good to great.
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I disagree with you that nothing happened in Walking Dead for 3 years. That book is all about the personal human drama these survivors face, and while the setting might have stayed the same, there was plenty of stuff happening. If you think nothing was happening, maybe Walking Dead just isn't the book for you? I will agree that the title seemed to stall a bit, but only for a bit. I've switched to reading it in trade so I won't notice that so much anymore.
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Alright people, why didn't anyone tell me how awesome Astro City is? I read Life in the Big City and thought that was ok, but Confessor's Story was really good. It's crazy how that one trade pretty much did two recent Marvel events justice in just 6 or 7 issues. I'm reading Tarnished Angel right now, and I'm loving it. It's got this Watchmen undertone to it, but it isn't just derivative of that story, Tarnished Angel just echoes similar themes.
I always thought Kurt Busiek was just a solid writer based on his mainstream stuff, but Astro City shows that he's actually pretty good to great.
I always thought Kurt Busiek was just a solid writer based on his mainstream stuff, but Astro City shows that he's actually pretty good to great.
I find Invincible and Walking Dead much more palatable in the large collections, when you can read a bunch at once. The Walking Dead collections don't even have covers between the issues to let you know when one stops and the other starts (all the covers are in the back) which is actually pretty effective. The problem with the big collections is that it takes a year for each one to come out, but I happily re-read the ones I have before the next one is out.
Just finished reading the Immortal Iron Fist Omnibus, and it was as great as people had said on this board. So does the same creative team continue with the book (meaning will there be a second omnibus of similar quality down the road)?
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I'm not a big comic reader. I've read some Alan Moore, about 30+ issues of Preacher and a few others, before this summer. Since then I've been reading a lot more and have read probably more than the rest of my life combined.
I'm about 60 issues into 100 Bullets (trade 8). The first dozen+ issues were great and even though it's seems a little bogged down at times since then, it's still very enjoyable.
I've read all the Scott Pilgrim that's out. This is probably my favorite comic. In fact, it's the only one I started re-reading almost as soon as I finished the last one. For some reason I went in thinking the series was complete, so it was a bitters sweet moment to realize that another book is coming but not for a year.
I read the first five trades of Walking Dead and then gave up on it. I really liked the premise of this, but was never really satisfied with the execution. For me the draw was the realistic post-apocalyptic survival aspect, but I can see how that doesn't exactly translate into action all the time. So at times I found it a little soap opera-ish, but the jump the shark moment was the introduction of the Governor. He was way over the top.
I'm about 60 issues into 100 Bullets (trade 8). The first dozen+ issues were great and even though it's seems a little bogged down at times since then, it's still very enjoyable.
I've read all the Scott Pilgrim that's out. This is probably my favorite comic. In fact, it's the only one I started re-reading almost as soon as I finished the last one. For some reason I went in thinking the series was complete, so it was a bitters sweet moment to realize that another book is coming but not for a year.
I read the first five trades of Walking Dead and then gave up on it. I really liked the premise of this, but was never really satisfied with the execution. For me the draw was the realistic post-apocalyptic survival aspect, but I can see how that doesn't exactly translate into action all the time. So at times I found it a little soap opera-ish, but the jump the shark moment was the introduction of the Governor. He was way over the top.
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Woot. I just found this in a used book store. I have no idea how many times I checked this out of the library when I was a kid.
http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress...-reprint-book/
http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress...-reprint-book/
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Ah ok. Invincible is something I see a lot of people praise, so I may revisit it someday, but the fact that it's an ongoing title turns me off a bit. It's weird, but I don't mind that mainstream books go on forever, but I like it when I know independent books have an ending. That isn't fair, but it's just how I like it.
I disagree with you that nothing happened in Walking Dead for 3 years. That book is all about the personal human drama these survivors face, and while the setting might have stayed the same, there was plenty of stuff happening. If you think nothing was happening, maybe Walking Dead just isn't the book for you? I will agree that the title seemed to stall a bit, but only for a bit. I've switched to reading it in trade so I won't notice that so much anymore.
I disagree with you that nothing happened in Walking Dead for 3 years. That book is all about the personal human drama these survivors face, and while the setting might have stayed the same, there was plenty of stuff happening. If you think nothing was happening, maybe Walking Dead just isn't the book for you? I will agree that the title seemed to stall a bit, but only for a bit. I've switched to reading it in trade so I won't notice that so much anymore.
I have to agree about the governor too. That was totally unbelievable. The book just became totally sadistic for its own sake.
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I've heard a lot of good things about the Sinestro Corps War. Can I pick up those 3 trades and enjoy them without reading the prior Green Lantern collections?
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Woot. I just found this in a used book store. I have no idea how many times I checked this out of the library when I was a kid.
http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress...-reprint-book/
http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress...-reprint-book/
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Went tot the LCBS today and picked up the first 2 issues of Flash...they were enjoyable, but I have never been more than a casual fan of the Flash, so the Speedforce stuff is a little complicated and lost on me...I'm gonna check out wikipedia later...
Also have been reading the first Captain America Omni...I started reading monthlies around the time of Civil War, so I kinda know how all of this turns out, but it has been really good so far...
Also have been reading the first Captain America Omni...I started reading monthlies around the time of Civil War, so I kinda know how all of this turns out, but it has been really good so far...
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Speaking of Shazam, I just learned yesterday that DC will be releasing the DC Classics Library: Shazam! Monster Society of Evil hardcover in February 2010. I've been tracking down this book for 20 years but either the price was outrageous or the condition was poor. Now I'll finally get it. Can't wait! http://www.marvelfamily.com/Comics/s...LSMSOE&issue=1
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I've got the Superman and Batman and have been looking for the Shazam volume. Great books.
Speaking of Shazam, I just learned yesterday that DC will be releasing the DC Classics Library: Shazam! Monster Society of Evil hardcover in February 2010. I've been tracking down this book for 20 years but either the price was outrageous or the condition was poor. Now I'll finally get it. Can't wait! http://www.marvelfamily.com/Comics/s...LSMSOE&issue=1
Speaking of Shazam, I just learned yesterday that DC will be releasing the DC Classics Library: Shazam! Monster Society of Evil hardcover in February 2010. I've been tracking down this book for 20 years but either the price was outrageous or the condition was poor. Now I'll finally get it. Can't wait! http://www.marvelfamily.com/Comics/s...LSMSOE&issue=1
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I just read the Shazam Showcase Presents and was surprised by how many of those stories I remember. A good read in its own silly way.
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I'll tell you what I read recently and did love --
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Previews says the Shazam! Monster Society of Evil book is being released in December while some sites say February. I'm hoping for December.
I can't wait. These stories are infinitely better than anything in the Showcase presents volume. I hope this is a hit and leads to more reprints of Fawcett Marvel/Marvel Family stories.
I can't wait. These stories are infinitely better than anything in the Showcase presents volume. I hope this is a hit and leads to more reprints of Fawcett Marvel/Marvel Family stories.
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Ok, it's not just my imagination that Marvel trades and Premiere HCs are shrinking:
Runaways Dead End Kids Premiere HC, collects Runaways 25-30, 19.99, 152 pages
Runaways: Dead Wrong Premiere HC, collects issues 1-6, 19.99, 136 pages
Runaways Rock Zombies Premiere HC, collects issues 7-10, 19.99, 112 pages
That last one is ridiculous... issue 10 may be oversized (it contained two stories), but 4 issues retailing for 20 bucks is too much. I'm also a little miffed that at the same time they're releasing the newer Runaways HCs, they are also re-releasing the original series, and already twice I've ordered the originals by mistake.
Runaways Dead End Kids Premiere HC, collects Runaways 25-30, 19.99, 152 pages
Runaways: Dead Wrong Premiere HC, collects issues 1-6, 19.99, 136 pages
Runaways Rock Zombies Premiere HC, collects issues 7-10, 19.99, 112 pages
That last one is ridiculous... issue 10 may be oversized (it contained two stories), but 4 issues retailing for 20 bucks is too much. I'm also a little miffed that at the same time they're releasing the newer Runaways HCs, they are also re-releasing the original series, and already twice I've ordered the originals by mistake.
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fujishig,
you're not imagining things. marvel's page count v. price has been dropping fast for quite some time. i used to be all over their oversized hardcovers, but now they seem to be focusing more on smaller volumes at a higher price point. that's a big reason why i don't buy very much from marvel anymore.
you're not imagining things. marvel's page count v. price has been dropping fast for quite some time. i used to be all over their oversized hardcovers, but now they seem to be focusing more on smaller volumes at a higher price point. that's a big reason why i don't buy very much from marvel anymore.
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I've had a bit of a lull in my reading. I've slowed on my 100 Bullets reading, haven't read many single issues, and haven't touched trades. I have Asterios and The Nobody to read, so that should be good.