What's the last TPB/Graphic Novel you bought?
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Re: What's the last TPB/Graphic Novel you bought?
Depends on your vacation, of course. I tend to fly to Hawaii or the East Coast, so I need something that's not too heavy and will last a long time. So no omniboo. One black-and-white phonebook collection will usually last me five or six hours on a plane, assuming it's something that holds my interest that long, of course. No Silver Age DC. I really like the Epic Collections for this purpose--a little heavier and thinner than the phonebooks, but still plenty of reading.
Then once on vacation, if I'm seeing sights I won't have time to read, but sit-around vacations give me more reading time.
Then once on vacation, if I'm seeing sights I won't have time to read, but sit-around vacations give me more reading time.
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I can't imagine bringing an omnibus on a plane. When I was younger I'd pack Sandman trades for the plane ride. But for now I have my trusty iPad and a ton of comics.
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When I'm away on vacation, I'm too busy doing shit to read. So taking books with me, Omnibuses or even little paperbacks, are a non-issue. And if I do need something to read while lounging by a pool (which is not something I actually enjoy), I'll read an actual book, since comics go by too quick - I'd be done with a regular graphic novel in minutes.
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Last night I broke out my X-Men Omnibus #3 and read the first issue (#154). It was a little heavy, but not oversized like the Absolutes, and I didn't even need a table. And of course it looked great and was only the start of a big stack of issues (including the Wolverine miniseries). So
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Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
Daredevil: Season One
Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos
Spider-Man: Death of the Stacy's
Daredevil: Season One
Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos
Spider-Man: Death of the Stacy's
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Just bought a few huge Omnibus books:
Batman by Neal Adams
Gotham Central by Brubaker & Rucka
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning
Batman by Neal Adams
Gotham Central by Brubaker & Rucka
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning
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Damn, a bunch of omniboo came out this week. IST has the Gotham Central and GotG you mention, plus reissues of Spider-Man #1 and Uncanny X-Men #1, all for 50% off. I've been picking up Silver and Bronze Age omniboo during release week for the last few months, but Spider-Man and X-Men I already have in much more readable paperback Masterworks volumes so I'm not sure if I need those.
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Got these from the GoHastings 3 for $10 deal.
Pleasantly surprised. Everything was in good shape. The two hardcovers came with dustcovers that were free of rips or tears even. Only draw back was the stickers that they put on everything. Came off, but left a sticky residue on some of the books.
Pleasantly surprised. Everything was in good shape. The two hardcovers came with dustcovers that were free of rips or tears even. Only draw back was the stickers that they put on everything. Came off, but left a sticky residue on some of the books.
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The Fade Out: Act Three - Very good but somehow still disappointing. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips doing a noir set in Hollywood during the HUAC blacklist sounds like the perfect book for me. It mostly works, but their work together is getting a bit too similar and the ending, while fitting, is a bit of a let down. Not their best work but still worth checking out. I'm enjoying Brubaker's Velvet more.
Harrow County: Twice Told - My favorite new book and proof that Image doesn't have all the great books even if it often feels that way. Mike Mignola has praised the book as "both wonderfully charming and genuinely creepy" and that's the best way to describe it. Cullen Bunn's plot is perfectly paced and Tyler Crooks' inks and water colors give the book a unique look. I stayed up way too late reading the first volume, Countless Haints, and this second volume. It's the second comic to give me bad dreams. (The other was an issue of Hellblazer.) I'm one of the few here who still gets floppies every month so I have three more issues to read tonight. Highest possible recommendation and very deserving of its Eisner nominations.
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Darwyn Cooke - I've been meaning to pick this up for a while for the odds and ends that I don't already own as floppies. I finally got it because I wanted more hardcovers for Cooke to sign at the Motor City Comic Con this weekend. Of course, the same day it arrived, Cooke cancelled the appearance.
Then it's on to the first two Hellboy Library Editions that are still shrink wrapped. Plan on rereading all of them to celebrate/mourn the end of the book.
Harrow County: Twice Told - My favorite new book and proof that Image doesn't have all the great books even if it often feels that way. Mike Mignola has praised the book as "both wonderfully charming and genuinely creepy" and that's the best way to describe it. Cullen Bunn's plot is perfectly paced and Tyler Crooks' inks and water colors give the book a unique look. I stayed up way too late reading the first volume, Countless Haints, and this second volume. It's the second comic to give me bad dreams. (The other was an issue of Hellblazer.) I'm one of the few here who still gets floppies every month so I have three more issues to read tonight. Highest possible recommendation and very deserving of its Eisner nominations.
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Darwyn Cooke - I've been meaning to pick this up for a while for the odds and ends that I don't already own as floppies. I finally got it because I wanted more hardcovers for Cooke to sign at the Motor City Comic Con this weekend. Of course, the same day it arrived, Cooke cancelled the appearance.
Then it's on to the first two Hellboy Library Editions that are still shrink wrapped. Plan on rereading all of them to celebrate/mourn the end of the book.
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For those interested after my recommendation of Harrow County, here's the first issue.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/read-the-enti...bes-1745731278
The final panel of the first page and the entire final page factored heavily in my bad dream last night.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/read-the-enti...bes-1745731278
The final panel of the first page and the entire final page factored heavily in my bad dream last night.
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I used the BN 30% off coupon this past weekend to finally pick up the first JSA omnibus. Holy crap is this thing a brick! I'll definitely get vol.2 at some point, but I was wondering if anyone could recommend vol.3? I quit reading the series when it was relaunched as "Justice Society of America," so I'm not sure how that one stacks up to the other two volumes.
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I used the BN 30% off coupon this past weekend to finally pick up the first JSA omnibus. Holy crap is this thing a brick! I'll definitely get vol.2 at some point, but I was wondering if anyone could recommend vol.3? I quit reading the series when it was relaunched as "Justice Society of America," so I'm not sure how that one stacks up to the other two volumes.
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Since I had just got the VUDU version of the Invader Zim complete series I decided to see if there was anything new in that universe that I may have missed over the years.
Filler Bunny was also a guilty pleasure, because he's cute as hell but all he wants is a glorious death. I was not aware of a complete collection of his stories.
Filler Bunny was also a guilty pleasure, because he's cute as hell but all he wants is a glorious death. I was not aware of a complete collection of his stories.
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The Flash by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar trade paperback. I'm pretty sure I've read these issues in the distant past but cannot remember a single thing about the content. I really wish DC would have simply put out several omnibuses collecting all Flash issues ever released.
Flash is one of the few characters that you could get a reasonably complete portrayal of the character by simply reading his own book over the decades. Batman and Superman have been in too many side projects and team books to get the full sweep of their characters by merely reading their central books.
Flash is one of the few characters that you could get a reasonably complete portrayal of the character by simply reading his own book over the decades. Batman and Superman have been in too many side projects and team books to get the full sweep of their characters by merely reading their central books.
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The Flash by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar trade paperback. I'm pretty sure I've read these issues in the distant past but cannot remember a single thing about the content. I really wish DC would have simply put out several omnibuses collecting all Flash issues ever released.
Flash is one of the few characters that you could get a reasonably complete portrayal of the character by simply reading his own book over the decades. Batman and Superman have been in too many side projects and team books to get the full sweep of their characters by merely reading their central books.
Flash is one of the few characters that you could get a reasonably complete portrayal of the character by simply reading his own book over the decades. Batman and Superman have been in too many side projects and team books to get the full sweep of their characters by merely reading their central books.
I plan on getting the upcoming Waid collections to fill in the couple holes that I have in his run, but over 350 pages for under $25 has me concerned that the quality of the TPBs will be poor.