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FrogMan

06-16-2008, 08:47 PM

Added you. Thanks for the info!

Just found you and I've friended you too. One other neat thing about HI is the community aspect of it all. There are quite a few comic creators that have shown up, mostly indies like the guys from Red 5 (Atomic Robo, Neozoic, Abyss, the upcoming ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction) and the forums have a tiny bit of discussion going on. I try to get it going a bit by asking people what they like when the new solicitations go up and what they expect HI to pull for them on the following week (see this page (http://heavyink.com/comics/shipping_soon_for_you) for a list of what should ship for you next week).

Also, for the Canadian customers, they are not charging for shipping at the moment. They were very up front about it and told me that they are not sure if they can keep on doing so forever, but that they would contact all Canadians before they start charging. Seeing how nice and reasonable they've been with me so far, I wouldn't expect their shipping charge to be too outlandish.

Finally, they do have a ton of stuff listed. Basically, if a series is solicited and presented in Previews, it'll be listed in there.

FM

FrogMan

06-16-2008, 10:15 PM

Read "Trinity" #1 this morning. Busiek and Bagley hitting on all cylinders - definitely a return to the good form of 52 IMO. Backup story by Nicieza and McDaniel was also strong.

read it a couple days ago and for a non-initiated to the DCU, I liked it VERY much. Great art, cool story, and backup story. Will be staying with it as long as it develops nicely.

FM

kurtism

06-17-2008, 10:41 AM

Watching The Middleman on ABCFamily. Originally a comic by former Lost producer/writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342057/), now a series by the same. Good sense of humor, and I can think of a worse way to waste time during the summer season.

Followup: Here's a nice review from Newsarama of the preview: http://www.newsarama.com/tv/060816-MiddlmanReview.html

Also, the comments to the review indicate that the pilot is free on iTunes, if anyone wants to check it out. The female lead has a nice Rosario Dawson-eque vibe that makes for easy viewing.

Raiders Army

06-17-2008, 08:00 PM

Followup: Here's a nice review from Newsarama of the preview: http://www.newsarama.com/tv/060816-MiddlmanReview.html

Also, the comments to the review indicate that the pilot is free on iTunes, if anyone wants to check it out. The female lead has a nice Rosario Dawson-eque vibe that makes for easy viewing.

It looks like a good show. I'll check it out on iTunes. Love my free shows!

Raiders Army

06-17-2008, 08:06 PM

Just found you and I've friended you too. One other neat thing about HI is the community aspect of it all. There are quite a few comic creators that have shown up, mostly indies like the guys from Red 5 (Atomic Robo, Neozoic, Abyss, the upcoming ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction) and the forums have a tiny bit of discussion going on. I try to get it going a bit by asking people what they like when the new solicitations go up and what they expect HI to pull for them on the following week (see this page (http://heavyink.com/comics/shipping_soon_for_you) for a list of what should ship for you next week).

Also, for the Canadian customers, they are not charging for shipping at the moment. They were very up front about it and told me that they are not sure if they can keep on doing so forever, but that they would contact all Canadians before they start charging. Seeing how nice and reasonable they've been with me so far, I wouldn't expect their shipping charge to be too outlandish.

Finally, they do have a ton of stuff listed. Basically, if a series is solicited and presented in Previews, it'll be listed in there.

FM

You know, going from Mile High Comics (which I should've dumped a long time ago with the freakin Donkeys playing at Mile High!) to Heavy Ink is like going from AOL dial-up to broadband. It's sooooooooo much better. I signed up for Abyss based on their recommendation.

Short story: I got my comics from MHC shipped once a month to save on shipping. That being said, they always shipped my shipment including Previews out so I would either have one or two days to pre-order for two months in advance or I wouldn't even have a chance to pre-order. Anyhow, I had to call them to get some issues that I didn't get a chance to pre-order and they told me that all I had to do was call and if it was from a major publisher (DC, Marvel), it would be no problem.

Anyhow, when I called yesterday it was no problem cancelling my account. The surprising thing was that they didn't even ask why I was doing it. They didn't try to keep me as a customer or anything. huh. If I were in charge there, I'd do everything I could to keep customers.

Whatever. Good deal for me, so thanks FM and WVUFan!

FrogMan

06-17-2008, 08:48 PM

You know, going from Mile High Comics (which I should've dumped a long time ago with the freakin Donkeys playing at Mile High!) to Heavy Ink is like going from AOL dial-up to broadband. It's sooooooooo much better. I signed up for Abyss based on their recommendation.

hehe, browsing through the site is a lot of fun, then reading reviews and/or other people's recommendations is also neat. I also sometimes like stalking other people's pull list to see what they are reading, although I have sort of slowed down on that. My pull list was getting to a dangerously high level... :)

I have read Abyss and it was a lot of fun, as is a lot of what Red 5 put out. Atomic Robo is a must read, with the first trade shipping soon and a new volume of 6 issues starting in July I think. Another title I love from Red 5 is Neozoic (http://heavyink.com/title/576-Neozoic). The premise is simple: what would happen if the dinosaurs were never extinct and humans had to deal with them, living inside big walled cities...

Whatever. Good deal for me, so thanks FM and WVUFan!

You're welcome. I hope it works out for you. We've heard of people having trouble with their shipment getting to them in poor shape, but that's mostly due to the post office people being stupid/lazy (like bending the envelope to make it fit inside a tiny box). My comics always get to me in nice shape.

FM

FrogMan

06-17-2008, 08:53 PM

FrogMan

06-17-2008, 09:17 PM

You know, going from Mile High Comics (which I should've dumped a long time ago with the freakin Donkeys playing at Mile High!) to Heavy Ink is like going from AOL dial-up to broadband. It's sooooooooo much better.

and I forgot to say that I can relate to that very much. My previous place was located someplace in Ontario and while I asked him to ship me once a month, he ended up shipping me 5 times in the ten months I'd been with them, or once every couple of months. Nice was it was supposed to be free shipping when over $75 but thing was, he forgot to credit it half the time, so I had to make sure it added up. Nothing was automated, all by email. Again, crappy thing was, he'd forget one, or would not see an email. When you ship once every two months and there something missing, there's often a big chance that it's hard to get some back issues.

Anyway, it's been day and night with HeavyInk. The guys (Pete and Andrew/Comics Monkey) are always great with giving service and the other HI people are cool and always ready to help and take in feature requests. You can read an interesting interview with TJIC over at ComicsReporter (http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_newsmaker_interview_travis_ji_corcoran_of_heavyinkcom/). Makes it feel kinda cool to be at the startup of what could possibly become something much bigger.

FM

Raiders Army

06-17-2008, 10:09 PM

Raiders Army

06-17-2008, 10:13 PM

dola, and you might have seen it, but I try to maintain a list of whatever issues are cheaply priced: Froggie's Bargain Bin (http://heavyink.com/lists/15)

Thought about mentionning it here after I saw Garth Ennis' Crossed (http://heavyink.com/title/3412-Crossed) added to your pull list. :)

FM

I'm a mark for Garth Ennis after Preacher. That guy can do no wrong.

Anyhow, I forgot about DC Universe Zero and No Hero looks interesting. Thanks!

FrogMan

06-17-2008, 10:15 PM

I'm a mark for Garth Ennis after Preacher. That guy can do no wrong.

Anyhow, I forgot about DC Universe Zero and No Hero looks interesting. Thanks!

lol, welcome to the dark side :devil:

FM

Fidatelo

06-19-2008, 02:41 PM

Honolulu_Blue

06-19-2008, 03:06 PM

The following mini-headline on ESPN.com made me laugh:

Study: Hawk-Eye not as accurate as people think.

It then linked to an article titled "Two British scientists call into question Hawk-Eye's accuracy"

I'm guessing this guy might have something to say to those scientists
http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/img/h/Hawkeye.jpg

Heh. Good stuff. Is he still dead or did come back to life somehow? I lost track.

Did anyone read "The Umbrella Academy"? I saw it got rave reviews and it out in trade paperback. Thoughts?

Of late I've been reading "100 Bullets". I happened across the first trade paperback in a bookstore while I was trying to kill some time. I found it interesting enough and then got the next 5 tpb's off ebay for a good price. I'm pretty much hooked. I'll seeing this one through til the end.

Fidatelo

06-19-2008, 03:27 PM

Is he still dead or did come back to life somehow? I lost track.

I have no idea. I don't think I knew he was dead. Isn't he still leading the West Coast Avengers? Or did Wonder Man take over?

Honolulu_Blue

06-19-2008, 03:51 PM

I have no idea. I don't think I knew he was dead. Isn't he still leading the West Coast Avengers? Or did Wonder Man take over?

Apparently, he's back. I guess he died in the whole "House of M" thing, but once that was over he was "resurrected". I guess he's a member of the "New Avengers" under the name Ronin. Is there still a "West Coast Avengers"?

I got all this off Wikipedia.

Other than "Astonishing X-Men" and "Runaways", I really haven't followed the Marvel Universe that closely since around 1993. It's been a while...

Fidatelo

06-19-2008, 03:57 PM

Aren't there like 4 universes now? I don't know, in my mind it will always be the early 90's. Rob Liefeld rulez!!

FrogMan

06-19-2008, 04:02 PM

Aren't there like 4 universes now? I don't know, in my mind it will always be the early 90's. Rob Liefeld rulez!!

I can think of three but fail to come up with a fourth:
main Marvel Universe
Ultimate
Marvel Adventures Universe (the all ages books)

And yeah, Clint Barton aka Ronin aka Hawkeye is now in the New Avengers and I don't think there's any team name the West Coast Avengers anymore.

FM

Raiders Army

06-19-2008, 05:02 PM

What about the New Universe with Psi-Force, Nightmask, etc.?

FrogMan

06-19-2008, 05:18 PM

What about the New Universe with Psi-Force, Nightmask, etc.?

yeah, you got a point. Could be the fourth. Or are they four completely different ones than the ones I came up with? :)

FM

Raiders Army

06-19-2008, 06:55 PM

Nah. They were all in the same universe. I believe it was "rebooted" with New Universal, but I'd have to check.

I bought Psi-Force and Nightmask hoping they'd be worth something some day. Alas. DP-7 was another title. Can't remember the others.

Fidatelo

06-19-2008, 10:34 PM

Isn't there a 2099 universe or something too?

Raiders Army

06-20-2008, 09:13 PM

Isn't there a 2099 universe or something too?

Yes, but that's more of a divergent future than different universe.

Anyhow, long story: I ordered bags and boards from tcbulk.com. The boards arrived today, but no bags. I didn't order them. doh!

So I'm moving next week and the packers come on Wednesday. I need to bag and board my comics (I'm freakin lazy and always wait till the last minute) before they come. I have about 10 months worth of comics to bag and board.

Anyhow, I go back to tcbulk.com and try to call them to see if I can order today and get them by Tuesday. No luck. I tried a couple other places before I got a guy at http://www.comicsupply.com/

He was really nice in a not-Simpsons-Comic-Book-Store-Guy way. Anyhow, I ordered them and he will drop them off at the post office on his way home tonight. I should get them by Tuesday. Anyhow, while I was on the phone with him he told me about his store's deals: 40% off cover price, free comic bag, free comic board for every comic and free shipping once a month. He said shipping every week is about $2.40. Also, he has a rewards program.

- Preorders and trade paperbacks will earn you 0.50 points per $1 spent
- Comic book supplies will earn you 1.00 point per $1 spent
- 'This Weeks Comics' and 'Last Weeks Comics' will earn you 1.25 points per $1 spent
- Back Issues will earn you 2.00 points per $1 spent

Every 100 points is $5.

His name is Russell and he's the owner of the store. He seemed like a good guy and he's got pretty good deals...maybe better than heavyink. I'll stick with heavyink, but it's not a bad deal.

WVUFAN

05-25-2009, 06:37 AM

I was looking at this old thread and realized how dramatically my pull list has changed. Here's my new HeavyInk pull list:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: up to issue #26
Nova: best Marvel book out right now
Hack/Slash: Megan Fox is signed for the movie version
Astounding Wolf-Man
Echo
Necessary Evil: I think this is cancelled, since it's been months since I've gotten an issue
Dynamo 5
New Avengers: The "Sorcerer Supreme" plot running is pretty decent. I love the Hellstrom scene last issue.
Ultimate Spider-Man: series ends next issue, and is rebooted at #1 a few months down the line
Uncanny X-Men: I really dig Greg Land's art. I don't care that he lightboards.
Invincible Iron Man: One of the best Marvel books out there. Matt Fraction's writing is top notch and Larroca's art is made for Iron Man
Madame Xanadu: for my fiance
The Sword: Interesting Image title about an ancient sword and some immortals
Ultimatum: mini-series setting up the new Ultimate universe. They've killed some major characters already (Xavier)
Power Girl: I'll buy anything Amanda Conner draws.
Dark Avengers: Bendis writing this Thunderbolts take-off. And Mike Deodato is a fantastic artist for this style of story.
Locke and Key: Head Games: Joe Hill is the next Stephen King.
Green Lantern: looking forward to Blackest Night
Ender's Shadow
Universal War One: Revelations: for my fiance
Witchblade
Spider-Woman
Unwritten: first issue was oversized and only a dollar. Worth trying out
Starcraft: DC did a good job with the comic version of WoW, gonna give this a try
Exiles: Sliders with Marvel characters
Buck Rogers
Red Robin: now that we know who the new Batman and Robin are, this Red Robin character is gonna be interesting
X-Men Forever: ongoing series that asks the question: What if Claremont had not left the X-Men in 1991?
Irredeemable: Waid's take on a Superman-ish character who turns evil.
Descentant
Reborn: mini-series supposedly to be the return of Steve Rogers
Blackest Night: upcoming best DC crossover event
Existance 2.0
North 40
Poe
Uncanny X-Men: First Class
Batman: now that Morrison is off the title, I'll give it and the new Batman a shot
Incarnate
The new Strazynski Red Circle titles
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: the new series starts in August
Rapture

hoopsguy

05-25-2009, 08:59 AM

WVU, I would not want to see the monthly bill for that pull list :)

In all seriousness, I've dabbled with comics a couple of times post-college and usually enjoy reading them. But it has gotten harder for me, as the years have passed, to justify $20-40 per month on comic books. And if I want to read X-Men then I usually don't want to just read one book, especially with the crossover events and the annual universe-type events that pull readers into other books.

Are there any online options that are significantly cheaper than the hardcover comics? If so, maybe I would take a look at that as a sustainable long-term option.

kurtism

05-25-2009, 11:48 AM

I was looking at this old thread and realized how dramatically my pull list has changed. Here's my new HeavyInk pull list:

Locke and Key: Head Games: Joe Hill is the next Stephen King.

You do know that Joe Hill is King's son, right? (Not that it takes anything away from him.)

WVUFAN

05-25-2009, 11:54 AM

You do know that Joe Hill is King's son, right? (Not that it takes anything away from him.)

Yep. That's why I made the comparison.

Raiders Army

05-25-2009, 03:33 PM

Due to switching jobs and making about $25K less per year, I tried to decrease my pull list and shipping frequency as much as possible. I get the comics once a month and got rid of the ash and trash that I didn't really read.

I found myself getting the rest of Trinity and some other minis, but didn't really dig The Stand or any of the Enders series.

mrsimperless

05-25-2009, 08:00 PM

I just went on a comic / graphic novel splurge and have started reading some things I've wanted to that were recommended here or by some friends. The idea was to try the first issues out of a few things to find something I like. I've read them in the following order so far:

Walking Dead - I've just read the first issue of the TP. Very good and I will be continuing, but the store near me doesn't have the second so I need ot look elsewhere.

I am legend - Loved this one. I had never seen the movie or read the book.

Y The last man - I have one more chapter in the third TP and am pretty well hooked on it. Again, the store didn't have the fourth TP, so I need to go find it.

I still have left to read:

Watchmen (next)
Naeil Gaiman's The Sandman (I am a fan of Gaiman, but for some reason wasn't as excited to get into this as much as the two above.)

All in all these have been great and I'm glad I dove in. I'm sure I'm experiencing the top echelon of quality here, but it's an underrated and misunderstood medium by the masses.

the_meanstrosity

05-27-2009, 06:20 AM

Y The Last Man was a fantastic graphic novel, IMHO. Another good one, but older is Preacher. It's got a lot of sex and violence, but the story is actually really good.

I'll have to track down the I Am Legend graphic novel. I've heard great things about the book so I hope the graphic novel does it justice.

Someone recently suggested Walking Dead to me as well. Haven't read it yet, but it's on my to do list.

Watchmen was good, but dated. It was definitely a graphic novel that was ahead of it's time. I occassionally go back and read some of my older comics and most are almost unreadable anymore. I still love them, but they don't have nearly the quality of storylines that today's do. Reading Watchmen I kept thinking to myself that you could slap some new artwork on it and you wouldn't even know that it was written over 20 years ago.

I just went on a comic / graphic novel splurge and have started reading some things I've wanted to that were recommended here or by some friends. The idea was to try the first issues out of a few things to find something I like. I've read them in the following order so far:

Walking Dead - I've just read the first issue of the TP. Very good and I will be continuing, but the store near me doesn't have the second so I need ot look elsewhere.

I am legend - Loved this one. I had never seen the movie or read the book.

Y The last man - I have one more chapter in the third TP and am pretty well hooked on it. Again, the store didn't have the fourth TP, so I need to go find it.

I still have left to read:

Watchmen (next)
Naeil Gaiman's The Sandman (I am a fan of Gaiman, but for some reason wasn't as excited to get into this as much as the two above.)

All in all these have been great and I'm glad I dove in. I'm sure I'm experiencing the top echelon of quality here, but it's an underrated and misunderstood medium by the masses.

Honolulu_Blue

05-27-2009, 08:28 AM

It's good to see this thread back up on page 1 again.

Anyone who likes "Y" will also almost assuredly like "Ex-Machina", Brian K. Vaughn's other series. It's great.

Other than the obvious and what's been mentioned above and earlier, I'd also recommend a couple of Warren Ellis books. "Fell" is fantastic. I just have the one trade paperback, but it's quite good. It's about a cop in this weird city. It's very stylistic, but quite good.

"Planetary", another Ellis book, is more straight up super hero. It's sort of a cross between super heroes with a little X-Files type conspiracy stuff. It's quite good.

Obviously "Transmetropolitan" is another old Ellis series that's fantastic.

I'd also recommend "The Umbrella Academy" written by Gerard Way, the lead singer of "My Chemical Romance." The art is quite stylistic and the story is fantastic. I really enjoyed it. It's a mini-series, but he's writing more of them now, I believe.

As for my other recommendations, I think I have an earlier post in this thread that spells them out, but those are some I have come across more recently.

Oh, can't forget "100 Bullets". The series just came to an end a few months back. Very cool, very noir type story steeped in conspiracy and a large, over-arching plot. Really good stuff.

Honolulu_Blue

05-27-2009, 08:29 AM

I finally got around to reading the first "Sandman" trade paperback. I thought it was great. I will invest in some more.

FrogMan

05-27-2009, 09:08 AM

It's good to see this thread back up on page 1 again.

Anyone who likes "Y" will also almost assuredly like "Ex-Machina", Brian K. Vaughn's other series. It's great.

Absolutely agree on the Brian K Vaughn recommendations. Excellent series, both of them. I've read all of Y and the first 5 trades of Ex Machina before then jumping on board with the monthlies and it's excellent month in, month out. Another interesting books by BKV are the ones on his run on Runaways, a more superheroes type series with teens as the main actors.

Other than the obvious and what's been mentioned above and earlier, I'd also recommend a couple of Warren Ellis books. "Fell" is fantastic. I just have the one trade paperback, but it's quite good. It's about a cop in this weird city. It's very stylistic, but quite good.

Again, GREAT book. Such a shame Ellis is not writing more of it though...

As for my reading nowadays, I've been on a huge manga run for almost the last three months.

In those three months, I've read the following, in this order:
Path of the Assassin, Sand and Flower (vol 2)
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, volume 6
Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, volume 1
Astro Boy, volume 3
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, volume 1
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, volume 2
Old Boy, volume 1
Old Boy, volume 2
Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim & the infinite sadness
Stupid Stupid Rat-Tails, a Bone tale
Usagi Yojimbo, volume 8
Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim gets it together
Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim vs the Universe
Robotika
Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, volume 2
Old Boy, volume 3
Old Boy, volume 4

I've really come to love Naoki Urasawa's work. Great storytelling, supsenseful, very well done. 20th Century Boys and Pluto: Urasa X Tezuka just started being released in English a few months back and I'm getting them as they come out. Old Boy is a pretty interesting story about a man who got locked up for 10 years. He has no idea who did it, didn't see the light of day, and one day they release him and he tries to find out who did it, who hated him enough to do that to him. Went through volume 3 and 4 almost in one sitting each.

I got tons of stuff I bought that I still need to read, not the least are Michael J. Straczynski's Midnight Nation (compete edition) and his Rising Stars Compendium, all 1080 pages of it. In my to read pile, I also have the second Powers hardcover, the 3rd Runaways hardcover, the 2nd Ultimates hardcover and a boxed set that includes the first three volume of Bone in color.

Sigh, I'm a compulsive buyer, which also explains my huge-ish pull list, which I won't list here... :)

FM

FrogMan

05-27-2009, 09:10 AM

dola,

Robotika is not a manga but it's a samurai story, a steampunk type samurai story. Gorgeous art and a great setting for the story. That book was the hardcover for the first 4 issues mini and they are setting up to start releasing the second mini, now that Archaia have cleaned up their act.

FM

Honolulu_Blue

05-27-2009, 09:22 AM

FrogMan

05-27-2009, 09:33 AM

I loved "Runaways" as well. I've read the first two hardcovers and have the third one (written by Whedon) on my nightstand.

I've heard, however, that after Whedon's run some other author (or authors) took over and the quality of the book just completely tanked.

Wasn't the third HC still by BKV, then there was a smaller run by Whedon? My Runaways hardcovers are issues 1-12 of Runaways 1 by BKV, then a relaunch by BKV again with 1-12 in one hardcover and 13-24 in another, then followed by 25-30 by Whedon.

Terry Moore took over the series for what they called Runaways 3 and I subbed to it from the start but only made it one arc before dropping it. To say it tanked might be harsh but yeah, it wasn't as enjoyable of BKV's run...

Speaking of recommendations and of Terry Moore, I couldn't recommend Echo (http://heavyink.com/title/1953-Echo) enough. It's about a girl who receives the fallout of the explosion of a nuclear suit and the suit sorta merges with her body, actually lives through her. It's really good, and Moore draws some pretty women. :)

FM

Honolulu_Blue

05-27-2009, 11:09 AM

This thread's resurgance is very timely.

I just popped over to the local Borders here in downtown Detroit to pick up "Snow Crash" for my trip tomorrow. I knew this Borders was closing (the local Starbucks closed in October, downtown Detroit will soon lose the two things that made me feel like I was in an actual city), but I had no idea that everything was marked down 40%. They always have had a good comic book (trade papberack) selection and it did not disappoint.

In addition to "Snow Crash" (a novel) I bought the following TBPs:

Volumes 2-3 of "The Dark Tower" series (hardcover)
Volume 9 of "Walking Dead"
Volumes 3-4 of "Buffy: Season 8"
Volumes 2-6 of "Sandman"

I saved $80.

Woot!

Lady H_B, I'm sure, will be thrilled that her 35 year old husband just bought 10 more comic books.

mrsimperless

06-03-2009, 07:25 PM

Honolulu_Blue

06-03-2009, 07:55 PM

Just finished Watchmen last night. I liked the beginning, the middle dragged, and I thought the last few chapters were great. It is definitely worth a re-read as there are tons of connections I missed the first time through. I have to see the movie now too.

I'm stuck in Glasgow for a few weeks now, so I have to wait a bit before I can get home and start reading some more. I should've brought Sandman with me....

I will definitely check out the other Vaughn series and Preacher intrigued me as well, although I don't have any yet. But unless Sandman completely enthralls me I see more Walking Dead and Y: The Last Man in my immediate future.

I just burned through the first 6 trade paperbacks of "Sandman" on my trip to Switzerland. It should enthrall you. It certainly did me. Some really great stuff. On the one hand, I feel bad I waited so long, on the other I'm very happy to know that there is still great stuff out there.

I will be buying the last 5 for certain.

kurtism

06-03-2009, 08:09 PM

I've been a Gaiman/Sandman mark forever, and while I have all the collections (mostly in hardback), I have been very tempted by the Absolute collections - supposed to be absolutely gorgeous, and much higher quality. I have been grabbing the Starman Omnibus collections, and I love that format (plus, these actually have all the issues, a lot of the backmatter, and the Shade mini).

cubboyroy1826

10-07-2009, 02:57 PM

Great thread and since i am now getting knee deep back in to comics i figured i would see if any of you have used the Marvel digital comics service. I am not so much looking to collect so having a hard copy is not a big issue for me. Any reviews.

cubboyroy1826

10-07-2009, 05:05 PM

Okay quick question on the Supreme Powers/Squadron Supreme/Ultimate Power, where do i start?

cubboyroy1826

10-08-2009, 12:06 AM

Honolulu_Blue

10-08-2009, 07:57 AM

Okay i took the plunge tonight and signed up for the Marvel Digital comics for one month to see how i like it. So far i will have to say it is very cool. To sign up for a full year is just under $60 which is far less than i would spend. I am not at the point where i need/want to start a collection like i did when i was younger so this might really work out well.

Can you tell me what you get with this?

Do you get digital access to their full library? Back issues and all? Is it just Marvel stuff or any of their properties? (I am not sure if Marvel owns any smaller publishers, like DC's Vertigo, for example.)

WVUFAN

10-08-2009, 08:04 AM

Okay quick question on the Supreme Powers/Squadron Supreme/Ultimate Power, where do i start?

Supreme Power #1 is the starting point. Marvel put out a hardcover for the first 12 issues of Supreme Power. Well worth it.

cubboyroy1826

10-08-2009, 08:59 AM

I can tell you the digital comics has over 6000 titles. It is all Marvel stuff but i am not sure if they have some of the other properties they own. If you give some of the titles i can look them up.

cubboyroy1826

10-08-2009, 01:56 PM

Okay i read through a few more comics at lunch today via the Digital option and admit i am hooked. This is the best way to read comics since if i really enjoy something i can buy but do not have to buy issues just to keep up.

cubboyroy1826

10-09-2009, 01:00 PM

Okay after getting started on the whole Secret Invasion reading i came across a couple of issues that are not available in digital form. In going back through the thread there were a couple of different places listed to order from but Heavy Ink does not have the issues i need so other than Mile High i was wondering who else everyone is using these days?

FrogMan

10-09-2009, 01:03 PM

www.mycomicshop.com (http://www.mycomicshop.com) is one place I've used in the past. Very good service.

Other than that, I've heard of people using ebay too.

FM

FrogMan

10-09-2009, 01:05 PM

https://www.tfaw.com/ is another one

FrogMan

10-09-2009, 01:07 PM

here's one I've heard good thing about but from which I've never bought:
Online Comic Store – Buy Comic Books, Graphic Novels – Superman Batman Spider-Man (http://www.midtowncomics.com/)

FM

cubboyroy1826

10-09-2009, 01:07 PM

Thanks Frog i will check them out.

FrogMan

10-09-2009, 01:10 PM

oh, and if you ever sign up on HeavyInk, be sure to write a blurb on my wall to let me know: www.heavyink.com/frogman (http://www.heavyink.com/frogman)

WVUFan and Raiders Army are other two FOFCers who buy their comics at HI.

FM

cubboyroy1826

10-10-2009, 11:36 PM

Okay i ordered a couple of TPBs from Amazon and i was wondering what size bages and boards i need to get for these.

I am also wondering what brand of bags and boards i should get?

kurtism

10-11-2009, 10:49 PM

I usually just shelve TPBs, but unless they are really large, they will fit in Silver Age-sized bags. No idea on brand, I just get whatever they have at my LCS (and most of my new issues come pre-bagged and boarded thanks to the good folks at impulsecreations.net).

law90026

10-11-2009, 10:58 PM

I have never bothered with bags and boards for my TPBs, largely because they have no resale value anyways.

cubboyroy1826

10-14-2009, 03:45 PM

Okay other than Civil War and Secret Invasion what other Marvel Crossover series might i want to read?

Honolulu_Blue

10-14-2009, 04:06 PM

I have never bothered with bags and boards for my TPBs, largely because they have no resale value anyways.

I agree. I have a ton of TPBs, it's really the only way I've bought anything, other than a few exceptions here and there, for the last 16 years or so. They have no re-sale value and look kind of nice on the bookshelf, if you're into that kind of thing, which I am.

cubboyroy1826

10-18-2009, 12:46 AM

Shkspr

10-18-2009, 02:39 AM

Okay for those of you who are regular comics readers what comics out there feature superheroes that are a little darker. I looking for good guys that are right on the border of good and evil. I would like something where the good guys can die.

:eek:

Oh my, you have been away from comics...I mean, Mary Marvel was a leather-clad dominatrix, the Green Goblin is the biggest superhero in Marvel's stable, and the Blob ate the Wasp. How dark do you want to go???

But seriously, for mainstream comics published right now, check out Secret Six at DC and Thunderbolts at Marvel. If you prefer to scrounge for back issues, try to find a copy of DC's Suicide Squad.

For indies, trying to find a comic that ISN'T dark is the challenge. I'm enjoying Irredeemable, which is itself right out of the Miracleman stable. Robert Kirkman's Invincible is a traditional hero book that has done a pretty good job of creating a world where the status quo can change.

FrogMan

10-18-2009, 06:34 AM

For indies, trying to find a comic that ISN'T dark is the challenge. I'm enjoying Irredeemable, which is itself right out of the Miracleman stable. Robert Kirkman's Invincible is a traditional hero book that has done a pretty good job of creating a world where the status quo can change.

following the Irredeemable's line of thoughts, I like The Mighty (http://heavyink.com/title/4237-Mighty) from DC very much. Both deal with a super turned bad. Incorruptible (http://heavyink.com/title/5501-Incorruptible) which will start in December is supposed to be the reverse of Irredeemable, i.e. a villain trying to do the right thing. Both are on Boom! Studios and written by Mark Waid.

Also, another indie that recently started it Absolution (http://heavyink.com/title/4063-Absolution), from Avatar. It's about a super who's tired of seeing bad guys get off easily an decide to take matters into his own hands by making 'em pay.

FM

Honolulu_Blue

10-18-2009, 08:35 AM

But seriously, for mainstream comics published right now, check out Secret Six at DC and Thunderbolts at Marvel. If you prefer to scrounge for back issues, try to find a copy of DC's Suicide Squad.

I second Suicide Squad. It was my favorite DC series back in the day. Secret Six is pretty good as well. What's the constant between the two? That's right: Deadshot. He's my favorite character in the entire DC universe. When written well, he's really a fascinating character.

I haven't read too many super hero books in a while, especially ones that are still going. Garth Ennis' "The Boys" is quite dark. If you're no faimiliar with Ennis, I'd recommend buying the first few issues to see if he's your style. He's really, really over the top. And he really seems to hate super heroes.

I thought the mini-series "The Umbrella Academy" by Gerard Way was fantastic. Very different and very stylized, but great. I am pretty sure he's working on a sequel.

Another edgy comic series that had a short, but fantastic run, is Alan Moore's "Top Ten." It's sort of a Hill Street Blues set in a city where all the inhabitants are super heroes, robots, aliens, etc. Great stuff.

cubboyroy1826

10-18-2009, 11:46 AM

Loved the Suicide Squad back in the day and that is along the lines of what i am looking for. I will pickup some of the suggested titles this week and report back. I am reading Marvel Civil War and remember what i did not like about mainstream comics, heroes do not die.

WVUFAN

10-18-2009, 05:51 PM

I second Irredeemable. Of course, I've been a big fan of Mark Waid's stuff, especially Empire.

law90026

10-18-2009, 08:22 PM

The 2nd Umbrella Academy TPB is out. I like this series, it's different in a quirky way.

cubboyroy1826

10-19-2009, 12:41 AM

Okay i started looking for some of the comics suggested. The Thunderbolts appear to go pretty far back. Those who have read Thunderbolts, where do you think i should start reading? I will check out some of the others tomorrow.

kurtism

10-19-2009, 07:22 AM

Start Thunderbolts from the beginning, and it is solid pretty much until they do an odd re-boot (same name for the book, but it switches to some sort of super-powered cage fighting nonsense). The re-boot of the property is decent too, but I actually prefer the original run.

Honolulu_Blue

10-19-2009, 08:52 AM

The 2nd Umbrella Academy TPB is out. I like this series, it's different in a quirky way.

Good to hear! I wish I had known this last week, as I recently placed a Amazon order where I picked up the latest "Fables" and "Secret Six" TPBs as well as "The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks" TPB.

Umbrella Academy is very different and quirky, but really quite excellent.

Another quirky and different book I recently really enjoyed was Warren Ellis' "Fell". It is very weird and really something unique, but great. The main character, Detective Richard Fell, is awesome and the world is very eerie. Sadly, Warren Ellis has had trouble getting new issues out (like Planetary, which is also great).

FrogMan

10-19-2009, 09:06 AM

Another quirky and different book I recently really enjoyed was Warren Ellis' "Fell". It is very weird and really something unique, but great. The main character, Detective Richard Fell, is awesome and the world is very eerie. Sadly, Warren Ellis has had trouble getting new issues out (like Planetary, which is also great).

Fell is an awesome, awesome book. Highly recommended. Ellis and Templesmith use a special 9 panels per page layout that works quite well, and Templesmith's art is very well suited for that kind of dark story telling.

Think I read somewhere that Ellis had some sort of computer data loss in which is lost his Fell notes and possible future scripts and that was why the series had not had another book after the initial 8 that are in the trade.

FM

cubboyroy1826

10-21-2009, 11:34 PM

OKay just finished the first TPB of the The Boys and i will say this might be a little too far out there for me. It was not bad but definitely over the top and i agree Garth is not a fan of Supes.

Honolulu_Blue

01-07-2010, 09:32 AM

So, there have been a number of recent posts on aintitcool.com listing "Best Comics of the '00s".

You can find them here:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43555

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43525

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43540

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43548

While I have heard of and own most of them, especially the bigger, more popular titles like "League", "Y", "Fables", "Ex-Machina", "The Boys", and "Walking Dead" some I hadn't really come across. I ended up ordering a few such as: "Midnight Nation", "Lucifer", "Empire, "Alias", and "Sleeper."

Looking forward ot them.

cschex

01-07-2010, 09:35 AM

Honolulu_Blue

01-07-2010, 09:39 AM

All five of the ones you ordered are certainly worth it. Sleeper, Lucifer and Alias are some of my personal favorite series ever. Re-reading Alias makes me mad because it reminds me how good Bendis used to be.

Awesome. I got the entire rune of "The Losers" for Christmas and am currently making my way through those. After that, I need to finish the final TPB for "100 Bullets" and the various Buffy TPBs I have.

Every time I feel like I have come to the end of great comics, several more pop up that I hadn't heard of. I like it.

Ramzavail

01-20-2010, 03:17 PM

I'm going to pick up the Mass Effect #1 Comic today, I haven't been into comics for a while, since like the Preacher in the late 90s. But I'm huge into Mass Effect so I thought I'd pick this up. The local guy ordered it for me and will do so for the rest of the series.

Anybody else pumped for this? or reading it now?

cubboyroy1826

01-20-2010, 03:22 PM

Let me know what you think of Mass Effect. My son is a huge fan of the game and i like comics so it might be a good read for both of us if it is decent.

Ramzavail

01-20-2010, 03:26 PM

Well, I loved the books. I read them both in about 2 weeks, I couldn't put them down.

FrogMan

07-16-2010, 09:36 AM

Top Ten by Alan Moore. While this is techincally a superhero book, it's wildly different than your typical fare. It's sort of a "Hill Street Blues" set in a massive city full of superheros, aliens, robots, gods, etc. The book focuses on the cops in this city where, after WW II, all countries "banished" their superheroes et al. too. Sadly it was a short run with only 12 (I think) issues printed. All issues are contained in two TPBs. It's really some of the best stuff I've read in a while.

I remembered Top Ten being recommended a long time ago and when Heavy Ink (http://heavyink.com) did an Alan Moore sale, I picked up the first trade. Just finished reading it yesterday and I gotta say that was really, really entertaining. Very cool, yet somewhat different superhero type of story.

FM

Honolulu_Blue

07-16-2010, 09:41 AM

I remembered Top Ten being recommended a long time ago and when Heavy Ink (http://heavyink.com) did an Alan Moore sale, I picked up the first trade. Just finished reading it yesterday and I gotta say that was really, really entertaining. Very cool, yet somewhat different superhero type of story.

FM

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I loved the series. It does get a little weird modern-day Alan Moorey from time to time (he's really been on a weird sex fetish the last decade or so, I'm no prude, but he lays it on a little thick sometimes), but, overall, it's really solid. I like a lot of the main characters. You can spend a few minutes on each page, since Ha (the artist) packs so much into almost every panel. There are all sorts of hidden characters in some scenes.

I'd definitely recommend the second trade. The only downside is that's pretty much all there is other than the prequel they released.

I recently bought and read the entire Lucifer series. It's a Sandman spin off, focusing on Lucifer after he gave up Hell and moved to earth. It's not written by Gaiman, but it's excellent. Very Gaimanesque in many ways. There are 11 (maybe 12) trades out there. The series is complete. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Sandman. Some really great stuff.

FrogMan

07-16-2010, 10:03 AM

I recently bought and read the entire Lucifer series. It's a Sandman spin off, focusing on Lucifer after he gave up Hell and moved to earth. It's not written by Gaiman, but it's excellent. Very Gaimanesque in many ways. There are 11 (maybe 12) trades out there. The series is complete. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Sandman. Some really great stuff.

Heavy Ink ran a sale on Sandman a while ago and I almost went on a spree and bought many of them but I decided to pass, at least for the time being. I had read the first two books of Lucifer two years ago (dang time flies) and was holding off on reading more. Don't know why, it just didn't really jive with me. I did buy volume 3 a couple weeks ago when HI ran a sale on it and many members over there commented that the story did pick up a bit with volume 3.

HI have been running sales on trades almost weekly and there was a pretty big one for Canada Day in which I picked up the first two volumes (phonebooks actually) of Cerebus. Really looking forward to getting them.

Been on a pretty constant feed of manga, mostly anything from Naoki Urasawa and reading the Vizbig editions of Vagabond.

Also read and really enjoyed Midnight Nation. Would qualify it as a moving experience of a read.

Finally read Dark Knight Returns and didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would.

Would also recommend Asterios Polyp as a very interesting read.

Currently reading a graphic novel called Area 10. It's a black and white book with art by one Chris Samnee that I really, really like.

FM

Honolulu_Blue

07-16-2010, 10:28 AM

Also read and really enjoyed Midnight Nation. Would qualify it as a moving experience of a read.

I picked up Midnight Nation a while back. Actually, Aintitcoolnews had a few "Best Comics of the Decade" pieces back in January or so of this year. I used those as a guide to pick up a number of series that sort of fell through the cracks for me. Lucifer was one, Midnight Nation was another. There were a few others, Alias, for example, that I picked up, but haven't gotten around to reading yet.

I really liked the concept of Midnight Nation, but ultimately it didn't quite do it for me. I am not exactly sure why. I think the art played a bit of role. Overall, the art was pretty good, but every woman in it was depicted as being ridiculously hot, somewhat similar, outside of hair color, and dressed in incredibly tight, skimpy clothes. I know, I know... this is a comic book, that's how women are often depcited. I guess I just don't read that many mainstream books anymore, but it threw me off pretty consistently.

It was a good concept and I enjoyed the read.

Another book I read, a year or so ago, was Soon I Will Be Invincible, by Austin Grossman. It's not a comic, but rather a novel about super heroes. I'm sure most of you have read it, but, if not, I'd check it out. Very well-written, funny, good action. All of that stuff. I got it from Half.com for 99 cents.

I finally picked up the 4th and final trade for Planetary. I might need to read them all again. It's a great series.

I also have a Secret Six trade. It's one of the few Marvel/DC titles I follow. I have to keep up with my man, Deadshot. He's been my favorite DC character for 20 years so, since I first came across him in Suicide Squad.

FrogMan

07-16-2010, 10:45 AM

I really liked the concept of Midnight Nation, but ultimately it didn't quite do it for me. I am not exactly sure why. I think the art played a bit of role. Overall, the art was pretty good, but every woman in it was depicted as being ridiculously hot, somewhat similar, outside of hair color, and dressed in incredibly tight, skimpy clothes. I know, I know... this is a comic book, that's how women are often depcited. I guess I just don't read that many mainstream books anymore, but it threw me off pretty consistently.

It was a good concept and I enjoyed the read.

yeah, I'd qualify the art of Midnight Nation as very much in the line of Top Cow work. :D

Speaking of which, I also read the trade of The Magdalena and a special priced Witchblade trade (think it was the first Ron Marz trade priced at $4.99 or something like that) and both enjoyed them. Yeah, I know, how cheesy can I get. Sue me, I liked them. :)

I got both Witchblade compendium volumes and The Darkness compendium on my wishlist for some day. Yeah, beer and pretzel reading...

FM

kurtism

01-10-2011, 03:04 PM

Resurrecting this thread as I recalled that there were a few Heavy Ink shoppers here. Wanted to post this article about the owner's response to the Arizona shootings: Heavy Ink Comics Retailer Applauds the Shooting of Gabrielle Giffords - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews (http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/01/10/heavy-ink-arizona-shooting-corcoran/)

Thomkal

01-10-2011, 03:17 PM

nice, well if I was still buying comics these days, I certainly wouldn't be buying from that company ever again.

Caine

07-03-2011, 10:45 AM

Looks like DC will be rebooting their entire line at #1's in September. Will any of you be picking these new books up?

oykib

07-04-2011, 06:49 AM

Grant Morrison on Action Comics number 1 is a must for anyone that liked All-Star Superman. I'll probably pick up the whole line just to see. They'll be a dollar off the next month if you get the digital download.

Here's a listing of all 52 (http://www.ifanboy.com/content/articles/The_Definitive_Guide_To_The_DC_Comics_Reboot)

This is a discussion video podcast of the line:

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Honolulu_Blue

07-05-2011, 12:59 PM

With respect to this DC re-boot deal.

Does anyone know what's going to happen to the books that aren't getting re-booted?

For example, the only DC comic I still read (through trade paperbacks) is "Secret Six" - because I like Deadshot. It looks like Deadshot is going to be part of the newly re-booted "Suicide Squad". So, what happens with Secret Six? Is the series over? Do they go on with a different roster? How do they explain the shifts in continuity?

Hrmm...

Honolulu_Blue

07-05-2011, 01:07 PM

The internet answered my question:

Gail Simone has announced the series will end after issue #36 due to the DC Relaunch in September 2011.

Honolulu_Blue

07-05-2011, 01:09 PM

By the way, Deadshot's re-boot look is ridiculous.

I love the Suicide Squad - the initial run was one of my favorite series ever - and the interactions between him and Harley Quinn could be a lot of fun, so I will give it one trade to see if I can overcome the horrendous outfit change.

WVUFAN

09-01-2011, 09:21 AM

The DC Reboot has started -- Justice League #1 came out yesterday.

Anyone pick it up? What do you think?

Thomkal

09-01-2011, 01:27 PM

The DC Reboot has started -- Justice League #1 came out yesterday.

Anyone pick it up? What do you think?

I haven't picked it up, but really I'm just irritated over these constant reboots. It made CNN today so for publiciity sake I guess its a good thing, but for history and continuity's sake, I'm just not a fan of them.

samifan24

09-02-2011, 02:48 PM

The DC Reboot has started -- Justice League #1 came out yesterday.

Anyone pick it up? What do you think?

I picked it up. The first comic book I think I've purchased since I bought Death of Superman as a kid. I'm mostly interested in seeing what unfolds since I've been away from comics for so long and didn't know the stories over the last few years.

At the very least this reboot caught my attention and brought me back in to check out some of the more popular books again. I imagine it might do the same to other former fans.

samifan24

09-07-2011, 08:56 PM

Did anyone pick up any of this week's new DC releases?

I picked up Detective Comics, Action Comics and Green Arrow. I liked Action Comics the best and was really shocked at how Detective Comics ended. I never really read DC or comics since I was a kid so I'm enjoying getting in on the new stories. I wondered how long time comics fans feel about the new 52?

kurtism

09-07-2011, 09:04 PM

I'm getting a fair number of books, but I get everything via monthly shipments from my online shop. Should have last week's and this week's by Monday, and will try to leave my thoughts.

Blade

09-08-2011, 03:16 PM

I didn't really read comics as a kid, but for some reason I started to read them in the past year. I was always a Marvel fan first, but found that I started to get hooked on DC. The relaunch actually got me into my local comic shop to buy comics, something I don't think I have ever done.

I picked up Action Comics, Detective Comics, and Batgirl. I have always been a fan of Batman, and have been reading primarily Bat-based comics in the past year, so I did enjoy Detective Comics, and I am excited to see how the last page plays out. I liked Action Comics too, as it really set the stage for the new universe with a younger and cockier Superman. Batgirl left a really bad taste in my mouth in the end, though, and I feel bad for that because I like the character of Barbara Gordon (though I preferred her as Oracle), and I generally like Gail Simone's writing. But I am on the fence as to whether I will get issue 2 of Batgirl.

samifan24

09-21-2011, 12:23 PM

Well this week was the first time I experienced a sellout on titles I wanted to pick up. My local shop was already sold out of Batman and Wonder Woman an hour and a half after they opened this morning.

What sites do you guys order from online? I see a lot of older recommendations in this thread but am wondering what site is currently the best.

kurtism

09-23-2011, 09:11 PM

Unrelated to the DC thing, Boom! Studios is giving away free digital copies of Mark Waid and Mick Oosterveer's Unknown books as a tribute to Oosterveer's recent passing at the too-young age of 50. Check out the details at the links below. I read both series when they came out, and they are every bit as good as any of Waid's best work. Well worth your time.

BOOM! Studios offers late artist’s work for free | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment (http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/09/boom-studios-offers-late-artists-work-for-free/)

ERoy

12-30-2011, 08:31 PM

The movie was pretty good.

larrymcg421

05-16-2012, 04:37 AM

Matthean

05-16-2012, 06:57 AM

Thor #337-355, #357-369, #371-382; Balder the Brave #1-4. The first run of Astonishing X-Men which is done by Whedon. J. Michael Straczynski when he does Spiderman.

Autumn

05-16-2012, 09:08 PM

I signed up for the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited, which seems to be a terrific deal. I've been reading Invincible Iron Man and have made it through the first three story arcs, all of which are pretty compelling. Anyone have any recommendations for some really good arcs for other characters? I'd be especially interested in a good arc or jumping on point for Hulk.

I was excited to hear that the digital comics web site purchaes were merging with the iPad app. But it seems you still can't access the Unlimited subscription from the iPad app. Pretty stupid. They would have had my money a while ago if that was worked out, whereas they're getting nothing from me now.

samifan24

05-17-2012, 07:02 PM

Currently I'm reading:

- Batman
- Fatale
- Thief of Thieves (Robert Kirkman's new one)
- Mind the Gap
- Aquaman
- Flash
- Justice League
- Nightwing
- Avengers vs. X-men

I'm going to have to pare that list down soon and I think Justice League will the first to go. The first two I absolutely love, though.

oykib

05-17-2012, 07:13 PM

I'm currently blowing ungodly amounts of money on these things:

Batman
Nightwing
Batwing
Batman and Robin
Batgirl (gone as soon as Night of the Owls ends)
Animal Man
Swamp Thing
Aquaman
The Flash
Justice League
Justice League International
Blue Beetle
Action Comics
Superman
Superboy (on the brink of getting dropped)
Supergirl
Green Lantern

Fantastic Four
FF
Daredevil
Ultimate Spider-Man
X-Factor

The Unwritten

Saga
Invincible
Prophet

Matthean

10-26-2013, 11:03 PM

Autumn

10-27-2013, 10:37 AM

I was excited to hear that the digital comics web site purchaes were merging with the iPad app. But it seems you still can't access the Unlimited subscription from the iPad app. Pretty stupid. They would have had my money a while ago if that was worked out, whereas they're getting nothing from me now.

oh I should point out for those that missed it, that the Marvel Unlimited Digital Subscription now works on the iPad. Pretty good deal if you read a lot of comics but aren't super picky or don't need to have them day of.

Groundhog

01-27-2014, 04:26 PM

For fans of J. Michael Straczynski, he has a fairly new comic out called Sidekick. It is only three issues in so it will be easy to get into. It's early enough to where I'm still trying to better feel for it, but I like it enough as is.

Stumbled upon this thread while looking for something else, and saw this. It's been awhile since issue #4 (Nov?), but I've really enjoyed Sidekick so far. It reminds me a little of Ennis' The Boys as far as tone goes, but a bit more restrained (thankfully). According to Straczyski's comments at the back of the issue, we're in for a big change in the story, so I'm interested to see where he takes things from here.

I'm a bit bummed that two of my favourite comics are coming to an end over the next month or so - Prophet and Animal Man.

path12

01-27-2014, 05:40 PM

Yes, I'm hopelessly behind on my pop culture but just had to say that I am on the ninth Sandman book right now and holy shit, how did it take me almost 20 years to read these? Just fantastic.

Groundhog

01-27-2014, 05:57 PM

I just read volume 1 a few weeks ago. I'd also always meant to read it, but never got around to it until a Christmas sale on TPBs at my local comic book store. Completely agree - even with high expectations, I loved it.

Honolulu_Blue

01-27-2014, 10:01 PM

Yes, I'm hopelessly behind on my pop culture but just had to say that I am on the ninth Sandman book right now and holy shit, how did it take me almost 20 years to read these? Just fantastic.

I just read volume 1 a few weeks ago. I'd also always meant to read it, but never got around to it until a Christmas sale on TPBs at my local comic book store. Completely agree - even with high expectations, I loved it.

I read Sandman a few years ago now, but I was much the same. I always knew about it. Heard it was great, but for some reason kept passing it up for other series. When I finally did get around to it, I was absolutely blown away. It deserves all the accolades. It's brilliant.

The one issue in the diner in the first TPB is easily the most chilling comic book I've ever read.

Lathum

04-08-2014, 08:40 AM

Farewell, Archie: Beloved comic book character to die - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/showbiz/archie-comics-death/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

law90026

04-08-2014, 10:15 AM

Farewell, Archie: Beloved comic book character to die - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/showbiz/archie-comics-death/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

I actually don't know how big a deal this is. From what I can tell, this series is essentially a "what-if" series and doesn't affect the present day Archie stories. If so, then all the talk about not ret-conning the event seems irrelevant anyway. Maybe his comments were tongue-in-cheek?

Critch

04-08-2014, 11:54 AM

It seems as badly thought out as the last episode of Peanuts where they had Snoopy put to sleep.

path12

04-08-2014, 05:39 PM

It seems as badly thought out as the last episode of Peanuts where they had Snoopy put to sleep.

They didn't have much choice once he started pissing all over the roof.

Groundhog

04-08-2014, 05:48 PM

Speaking of Archie, the Archie Zombie book 'Afterlife With Archie' is absolutely fantastic. Only Archie I've ever read (outside of the strips in newspapers when I was a kid), and well worth picking up.

Thomkal

05-09-2015, 03:28 PM

Okay fellow DC Comics fans:

One of the reasons Crisis on Infinite Earths happened was because it was too hard for the current writers to write around all that continuity, that history. Over the past 10 years or so the current universe has changed three or four times now. Making us older fans upset as the characters they knew and loved kept being changed more and more (like say making Green Lantern gay and married to a man, despite a long history of being a man's man type of guy and the father of at least two superhero children). Well no worries according to Geoff Johns, all DC history is now canon-it all happened-good luck explaining that.

DC Comics Just Made Their Entire History Officially Canon | Comicbook.com (http://comicbook.com/2015/05/01/dc-comics-just-made-their-entire-history-officially-canon/)

Thomkal

08-11-2020, 10:42 AM

Bumping an old thread here because there's some bad news for us DC Comics fans in general today:

DC Comics hit with huge layoffs (https://news.avclub.com/dc-comics-hit-with-huge-layoffs-dc-universe-streaming-1844681809?rev=1597113093261&utm_campaign=TheAVClub&utm_content=1597113302&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=twitter)

sterlingice

08-11-2020, 10:51 AM

I've started lightly getting into comics the last couple of years after a couple of catalysts including getting some free passes to the Houston comic convention.

I just wish I had more time to read.

SI

Thomkal

05-04-2024, 12:33 PM

In addition to it being Star Wars Day, it is also free Comic Book Day-most comic book stores should have some available

dubb93

05-04-2024, 05:17 PM

I've gotten into comic books over the last couple of years but not gonna lie I read online rather than in print ever since I had a bad experience with my local comic shop over the Fortnite x Marvel comics. I called and pre-ordered the series and for whatever reason my pre-order didn't get passed along. Unfortunately, that particular comic sold out everywhere around here day 1 so I was SOL and my kids were pissed over the cosmetics that came with the issue.

I just pay for marvel unlimited now. I like that I can share the same account on my phone and all the kids phones so we can read things together with a single subscription. I can also read ahead of them and not have them read anything that I find inappropriate.

Thomkal

05-04-2024, 07:02 PM