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What's the last comic (single issue) you read?
We have all kinds of threads like this over the rest of the forum; so I figured that we should have them in Comic Book Talk too. They might be fun, and spur some additional conversations.
Elephantmen #1 - Image - July 2006 Had this as a freebie on Comixology, but didn't read it until I saw that they had the whole series on sale. Read it and enjoyed it enough to buy the first TPB. |
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Deadpool #10 - May 2013. I'm quite a bit behind in my reading and have a stack of comics to get through.
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If we're including digital, I buy singles all the time, mainly 99c issues on Comixology, the last of which was Wolverine and the X-men up to #18. I also subscribe to the digital version of Viz's Shonen Jump, so I read that every week.
If we're talking physical comics, I occasionally buy a comic or two with my monthly order (which mostly consists of tpbs and hardcover collections), mainly because it's on heavy discount. I bought Age of Ultron #1 for 99c, I think, though I have yet to read it. The main problem with this is that I have to order a couple of months in advance, and then I forget to pull the second issue, after which point it's basically a one shot for me since I'm not going to go track it down unless it's really, really good (which is rare). I haven't actively collected a series (without a sale) since the very start of the new 52, when I begrudgingly kept collecting both Legion titles and Action comics on a monthly basis before I dropped everything. Prior to that I was collecting at least 10 or so monthly series from DC (none from Marvel, because they collect EVERYTHING). I was considering ordering some of the villains month titles that interested me (since the cover wouldn't work digitally anyway), but I ultimately decided I didn't want to support that kind of "event." There is still an itch there, though. I'm very close to starting up again, probably digitally, on a title like Saga, Transformers MTMTE (which is actually good), or maybe even a DC title like Batgirl, which seems to get a bunch of praise here. |
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Finishing up the last two issues of this miniseries and then moving on to the 2005-2011 Supergirl series. |
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Originally Posted by Maxflier
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Finishing up the last two issues of this miniseries and then moving on to the 2005-2011 Supergirl series.
I'm sure you know this, but the Superman/Batman arc where she's (re)introduced is pretty much required reading to even halfway understand the first arc. |
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DC Comics Presents #16...I recently bought a semi-complete run of the series off of eBay.
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Originally Posted by fujishig
(Post 11782364)
Ugh... I collected that series for a long time because I liked the original pre-Crisis character (and Peter David's take on the Matrix, convoluted as it was), but they had absolutely no idea what to do with the character and it abruptly changes direction multiple times (I think early on they either forgot she was a teenager or were trying to be really edgy/creepy), trying to cover it all up with multiple guest stars and what not. A later writer basically sweeps pretty much the entire early part of the series under the rug.
I'm sure you know this, but the Superman/Batman arc where she's (re)introduced is pretty much required reading to even halfway understand the first arc. Out of curiosity, what did you think of the previous version of the character (the Linda Danvers version)? |
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Doctor Who Classics Series 4 #1. I'm reading through IDWs Doctor Who Classics series before their license expires at the end of the year. Trying to tie everything up before a new publisher starts releasing stuff.
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Originally Posted by Maxflier
(Post 11782420)
I did read the first Superman/Batman TPB with her introduction, but not the second. Hopefully that will be enough.
Out of curiosity, what did you think of the previous version of the character (the Linda Danvers version)? The newer series, with the Kryptonian Supergirl... I just thought they tried too hard to make her this dark character with this dark past, and really just preferred when they finally settled her into the role of teenage cousin to Superman (then they kinda retconned her into pre-Crisis Supergirl, complete with a bac. I actually really enjoyed the last few arcs of the series. I haven't read the new 52 version, but the whole dark, cold alien bit kinda soured me on it. |
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DC has pretty much ruined Supergirl as a character with all of the different permutations. There should have always been one Supergirl, and her name is Kara Zor-El. They should have made her Superboy's permanent replacement in the Legion.
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Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
(Post 11782574)
DC has pretty much ruined Supergirl as a character with all of the different permutations. There should have always been one Supergirl, and her name is Kara Zor-El. They should have made her Superboy's permanent replacement in the Legion.
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The mandate was a dumb idea in the first place as a long-term solution and ended up savaging the Superman brand. Supergirl should be one of their most popular characters, she is one of the few recognizable female teen heroes in the entire world. Instead DC denied her existence for years and gave us weird imitation copies.
We got a couple of years of good storytelling from John Byrne's changes to the Superman mythos, but I don't think it is a coincidence the character drastically declined in popularity since DC stuck with his changes for so long. |
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Read comics religiously for 30 years. Began losing interest in mid 90s when Marvel began ending long running series and rebooting with #1s. Last one I bought and read was the Spider-Man with birth of Peter and Mary Jane's baby. Some old lady stole the kid and gave it to the Green Goblin. Peter and Mary Jane told kid was dead. What ever happened with that?
Now I just buy TPBs of silver age reprints. |
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Originally Posted by rw2516
(Post 11783501)
Read comics religiously for 30 years. Began losing interest in mid 90s when Marvel began ending long running series and rebooting with #1s. Last one I bought and read was the Spider-Man with birth of Peter and Mary Jane's baby. Some old lady stole the kid and gave it to the Green Goblin. Peter and Mary Jane told kid was dead. What ever happened with that?
Now I just buy TPBs of silver age reprints. |
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this week i picked up and read
Collider #1 Captain Midnight #1 The Wake #3 |
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Read Superboy #9 this morning.
I've been spending the last year or so working my way from Infinite Crisis to the New 52. I'm almost through the first year of New 52 for the titles I read. Superboy #9 was part of my Teen Titans reading. I'm only reading Teen Titans because I like Tim Drake. But I've kind of liked how Teen Titans started, so I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes from here. |
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Started reading Secret Wars II and its crossovers this morning. It actually starts off better than I remember before falling apart midway through. My only memory of the mini-series (from when I first read it back in 1985) was the Marvel heroes piling on the Beyonder at least once an issue. He scatters them and walks away. Issue 2, they attack again. He scatters them and walks away. Issue 3, etc. It use to crack me up as a kid.
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I can't remember the last comic I read (probably Spawn like issue 30ish) since I stop collecting comis like 10 years now.
I just can't get into anything now cause the art is so terrible. For me art/story are equally as important. I recently went through my collection and was reading the Frank Miller run on Daredevil. I loved Bullseye and when he killed Electra that was awesome. |
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Originally Posted by fujishig
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I wasn't a big fan of bringing the animated series costume into the comic books
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Originally Posted by csant
(Post 11785650)
I just can't get into anything now cause the art is so terrible. For me art/story are equally as important.
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Yeah, I there are some great artists working on a variety of titles today; I think what somewhat ruins that for me is that they insist on keeping a monthly schedule for comics even though they know artists can't keep up with that schedule. I mean, we always had fill-in artists, and I don't mind so much when the coordinate it so that alternating artists do alternating arcs, because at least it's consistent, but in this day and age, when most writers seem to be writing for trades, it's jarring to have dramatic art shifts in the middle of stories. But there's some beautiful stuff coming out, and the times when they can get a consistent writer/artist combo on a book, the results are often amazing. Not that I'd wish anyone to get back into the addiction that is comics, especially at modern day prices, but csant if you want some books with great writing and art, let us know, I'm sure people would be happy to oblige. For instance, Bendis and Brubaker have done some great runs on Daredevil, and the recent Waid run is great (in a different way) as well.
I remember reading that the older artists were actually upset at McFarlane and some of his peers when they were coming up in Marvel, because they put so much extra (some would say extraneous) detail in their work that even though the older artists could do similar, it would cut their workrate dramatically (obviously someone like George Perez was an exception). Then when those guys started Image and weren't a slave to the monthly grind, they couldn't keep up even a semblance of a monthly schedule. |
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Give me a list of all the good artist of days, cause I have walked into a couple of comic book stores and nothing really jumps out at me.
Andy Kubert, I see is still around and not sure if Jim Lee is still drawing, but his stuff with Superman and Batman was pretty damn cool. |
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I would say the production standards for comics have gotten much better since the '90s. Digital coloring and lettering makes modern comics look more professional than older comics. Art is always wildly subjective.
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Capote in Kansas - This was a free preview on Comixology, and is more of the first part of a graphic novel than issue #1 but it was quite good; a fictional account of Capote's research for In Cold Blood.
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read Ghosted 1-2 and Watson and Holmes 1-2 today
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Read Fubar: By The Sword #1 today. 44 pages for $2.99 isn't a bad deal. And the stories were pretty good.
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Wanted a quick read and something different from my current TPB reads so I read one of my digital single issue freebies, Mage: The Hero Discovered #1. One of my favorite series of all time, and a top five favorite creator.
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Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 11807922)
Wanted a quick read and something different from my current TPB reads so I read one of my digital single issue freebies, Mage: The Hero Discovered #1. One of my favorite series of all time, and a top five favorite creator.
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Read Buck Rogers #1 by Howard Chaykin last night. Pretty disappointing. Liked that Chaykin went back to Buck's original origin but disliked the pseudo-political stuff he likes to pepper into projects he has free reign on. It also felt a lot like the Blackhawk mini-series he did back in the 80s.
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Originally Posted by JasonF
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I saw that you were reading Mage and got set to tell you that you were in for an awesome series, but then I got to the part where you said it's one of your all-time favorites, so you already know that. I should reread it -- it's been years since I did so.
I have this messed up "save the best for last" philosophy. I have piles of books that I know I'll enjoy re-reading (and movies to re-watch), but I'm saving them for a day when I tire of new stuff or need a pick-me-up. At least I think those are the reasons.
Originally Posted by The Valeyard
(Post 11808930)
Read Buck Rogers #1 by Howard Chaykin last night. Pretty disappointing. Liked that Chaykin went back to Buck's original origin but disliked the pseudo-political stuff he likes to pepper into projects he has free reign on. It also felt a lot like the Blackhawk mini-series he did back in the 80s.
Edit to clarify: Not Twilight the recent vampire crap of course, but Twilight a 90s miniseries where he brought back DC space stars of the 70s. |
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Speaking of Chaykin, anybody else read Satellite Sam? It's drawn by Chaykin and written by Matt Fraction, but it is the most Chaykiny book I have ever read -- all full of tough guys and sexy women set against the backdrop of the 50s. I'm not entirely sure Chaykin isn't ghostwriting this under Fraction's name.
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Sounds like Chaykin.
Read Moonstone's Airboy - 1942: Best of Enemies by Chuck Dixon last night. http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6fa45e55.jpg It came out in 2009 for $6.50. I found in the .50¢ bin a few weeks ago. It's a pretty hefty book that I really enjoyed. It's Chuck Dixon back on Airboy - I felt like a kid again! |
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Originally Posted by fujishig
(Post 11782364)
Ugh... I collected that series for a long time because I liked the original pre-Crisis character (and Peter David's take on the Matrix, convoluted as it was), but they had absolutely no idea what to do with the character and it abruptly changes direction multiple times (I think early on they either forgot she was a teenager or were trying to be really edgy/creepy), trying to cover it all up with multiple guest stars and what not. A later writer basically sweeps pretty much the entire early part of the series under the rug.
Anyone got an opinion on the 2006-2011 Wonder Woman run? Thinking of picking those issues up as I am starting to get interested in the character. |
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Originally Posted by The Valeyard
(Post 11809947)
Sounds like Chaykin.
Read Moonstone's Airboy - 1942: Best of Enemies by Chuck Dixon last night. It came out in 2009 for $6.50. I found in the .50¢ bin a few weeks ago. It's a pretty hefty book that I really enjoyed. It's Chuck Dixon back on Airboy - I felt like a kid again! |
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Walking Dead #113: Fuckin' loved it!
Spoiler:
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Originally Posted by Maxflier
(Post 11811220)
Anyone got an opinion on the 2006-2011 Wonder Woman run? Thinking of picking those issues up as I am starting to get interested in the character.
Don't get me started on Straczynski's stunted run. |
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That is disappointing to hear, especially since I already pulled the trigger and bought them on ebay this afternoon. Oh well, can't be any worse than what I am reading now I guess.
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It wasn't my cup of tea but maybe you'll enjoy it more than I did.
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It's been so long; probably one of the X-Men comics from the early 2000s. I remember having these two issues at one point.
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Originally Posted by moviefan2k4
(Post 11812040)
It's been so long; probably one of the X-Men comics from the early 2000s. I remember having these two issues at one point.
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