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  • aukevin
    War Eagle, Go Braves!
    • Dec 2002
    • 14700

    #136
    Re: Comic Book Fans....

    Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
    Speaking of which, did he hire Alfred or what?
    Did Bruce hire Alfred? Yeah, sorta I guess. Alfred worked for the Waynes and then stayed on to bring up Bruce after their deaths. I guess Bruce pays him, but it isn't a matter of money.

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    • Fresh Tendrils
      Strike Hard and Fade Away
      • Jul 2002
      • 36131

      #137
      Re: Comic Book Fans....

      No, I mean in All-Star Batman & Robin. When Alfred is introduced, they give his history with the British Air Force and Her Majesty's Secret Service. Unless that is old news and I'm just discovering the fact.



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      • aukevin
        War Eagle, Go Braves!
        • Dec 2002
        • 14700

        #138
        Re: Comic Book Fans....

        Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
        No, I mean in All-Star Batman & Robin. When Alfred is introduced, they give his history with the British Air Force and Her Majesty's Secret Service. Unless that is old news and I'm just discovering the fact.
        The Waynes hired Alfred away from the Royal Family. As I remember it, he was something in the British military, it shows from time to time when Batman isn't there to save his skin

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        • Fresh Tendrils
          Strike Hard and Fade Away
          • Jul 2002
          • 36131

          #139
          Re: Comic Book Fans....

          Such as the first issue, nice.



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          • Beantown
            #DoYourJob
            • Feb 2005
            • 31523

            #140
            Re: Comic Book Fans....

            I just read The Killing Joke finally...my God. That was ridiculous. Freaking awesome comic.

            My RA has most of the Deadpool/Cable series, so I'll probably start on those next...I just wanted to see if The Killing Joke lived up to the hype and it might've actually been better than I expected.

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            • Fresh Tendrils
              Strike Hard and Fade Away
              • Jul 2002
              • 36131

              #141
              Re: Comic Book Fans....

              Longhorn, have you read the Hush story-arc?



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              • Beantown
                #DoYourJob
                • Feb 2005
                • 31523

                #142
                Re: Comic Book Fans....

                Nope...only thing I've read is the Killing Joke.

                Borrowed it from my RA, who's a huge comic fan, so I'll check and see if he has the Hush-arc, and I'll read that.

                Highly recommend it?

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                • Fresh Tendrils
                  Strike Hard and Fade Away
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 36131

                  #143
                  Re: Comic Book Fans....

                  Its my favorite Batman story arc I've read thus far, with the exception of Batman: Year One of course.



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                  • HMcCoy
                    All Star
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 8212

                    #144
                    Re: Comic Book Fans....

                    Makes you look at the Joker in a whole new light, eh?

                    Couple good trades to check out...

                    -Ronin (Frank Miller)
                    -Watchnmen (Alan Moore)
                    -Love and War* (Miller & Sienkiewicz)

                    *Great art style...

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                    • Laettner32
                      Banned
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 2873

                      #145
                      Re: Comic Book Fans....

                      What is The Killing Joke? or the Hush Arc? Which comics are those?

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                      • aukevin
                        War Eagle, Go Braves!
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 14700

                        #146
                        Re: Comic Book Fans....

                        Originally posted by Laettner32
                        What is The Killing Joke? or the Hush Arc? Which comics are those?
                        Batman comics. The Killing Joke is by Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, The Watchmen, etc) and drawn by Brian Bolland (Judge Dredd). Hush is by Jeph Loeb (The Long Halloween, Superman For All Seasons, etc) and drawn by Jim Lee (Wildcats, All-star Batman and Robin, etc).
                        Last edited by aukevin; 09-22-2006, 08:12 AM.

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                        • Beantown
                          #DoYourJob
                          • Feb 2005
                          • 31523

                          #147
                          Re: Comic Book Fans....

                          The Killing Joke was so...mind-blowing.

                          If Nolan actually does draw his inspirations for the Joker for the next Batman movies from that comic...Batman: The Dark Knight may be, hopefully, one of the best superhero movies ever made.

                          And FT, I'll have to ask about the Hush-arc. If he doesn't have it, where would be the best place to order it from?

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                          • SPTO
                            binging
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 68046

                            #148
                            Re: Comic Book Fans....

                            Not about Graphic Novels but about the ongoing comics but I have to make these observations:

                            Paul Dini is a great writer and Grant Morrison is OVER-RATED!

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                            • aukevin
                              War Eagle, Go Braves!
                              • Dec 2002
                              • 14700

                              #149
                              Re: Comic Book Fans....

                              Originally posted by SPTO
                              Not about Graphic Novels but about the ongoing comics but I have to make these observations:

                              Paul Dini is a great writer and Grant Morrison is OVER-RATED!

                              OK i'm done
                              Paul Dini's stuff has been real good on Detective lately. I look forward to it each month. I think Morrison is great too. The current Batman and Son story has just started so I don't know how it'll turn out and if I'll like it, but so far it's been nice to read. I just wonder what the long term effects the story might cause. But Morrison has a great reputation and I know he will do the character well. I did read Morrison's Seven Soldiers stuff on fossen's recommendation and it was interesting. Different than a lot of stuff I read, but still very good. I'm really looking forward to Morrison's stuff on Wildcats and The Authority next month with the Wildstorm relaunches.

                              And FT, I'll have to ask about the Hush-arc. If he doesn't have it, where would be the best place to order it from?
                              Others know more, but if I buy a TPB, I usually just get them on ebay. You can find some good deals there. If I don't get it from there, I get it from amazon. You can get Hush in the two softcover TPB volumes or the one hardcover Absolute Hush edition that has both volumes in it. Hush really was a cool story, I enjoyed it a lot as it was coming out. If you start like the Batman books, be sure to read The Long Halloween and Dark Victory. Knightfall is cool too.


                              I just got done reading Superman: Secret Identity. I've been wanting to read this for a while and finally picked up the four issues of it on ebay, there's also a TPB of all 4 together, but I like reading them separately. Secret Identity is written by Kurt Busiek, who I've said before is becoming one of my favorite writers after reading his Astro City and the current Superman stuff. Secret Identity was awesome, it ranks right up there with Superman: For All Seasons as my favorite Superman stories. Secret Identity, isn't about Superman though, well kinda. It is about Clark Kent, a boy from a small Kansas town. In this story, Superman is just a character in comic books like our lives, and the boy's parents' named him Clark because they thought it was funny since their last names are Kent. But what happens is when Clark hits his teens, he starts developing super powers. The four issues take you through his entire life and you see how he deals with having these super powers and should he become a real life Superman. Great story and I recommend it to everyone.

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                              • Fresh Tendrils
                                Strike Hard and Fade Away
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 36131

                                #150
                                Re: Comic Book Fans....

                                Originally posted by aukevin
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                                Others know more, but if I buy a TPB, I usually just get them on ebay. You can find some good deals there. If I don't get it from there, I get it from amazon. You can get Hush in the two softcover TPB volumes or the one hardcover Absolute Hush edition that has both volumes in it. Hush really was a cool story, I enjoyed it a lot as it was coming out. If you start like the Batman books, be sure to read The Long Halloween and Dark Victory. Knightfall is cool too.
                                I also pick them up at Amazon.com if I can't find them at my local shop or at my local book stores (Barnes & Noble, Books A Million). I've used eBay to pick up the available issues of All-Star Batman & Robin (speaking of which, how many issues are out now?), done by Frank Miller and drawn by Jim Lee. I recommend picking the TPB up whenever the story arc is done.

                                Also Longhorn, if you haven't already, check out Frank Miller's Batman: Year One and The Dark Knight Returns. Both of those are terrific. His series Sin City is also superb. Check those out if you liked the movies.


                                I just got done reading Superman: Secret Identity...In this story, Superman is just a character in comic books like our lives, and the boy's parents' named him Clark because they thought it was funny since their last names are Kent. But what happens is when Clark hits his teens, he starts developing super powers. The four issues take you through his entire life and you see how he deals with having these super powers and should he become a real life Superman. Great story and I recommend it to everyone.
                                Cool concept. I might have to check that out.



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