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  • TripleCrown9
    Keep the Faith
    • May 2010
    • 23705

    #2086
    Re: Comic Book Fans....

    I definitely want to stay in the Big 2 for now. More specifically Batman/Joker, Green Arrow, and Captain America.
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    • SPTO
      binging
      • Feb 2003
      • 68046

      #2087
      Re: Comic Book Fans....

      Originally posted by Bullit

      I am so disappointed in the direction DC is taking with these characters who have been so close to my heart for the majority of my life. I just finished reading Batman #40 the conclusion of Endgame. For me this is truly the endgame. Collecting Batman for 40+ years, I have every book from #200 until now. I'm done.
      Uh oh, I knew this was coming. Snyder has been playing around with Batman's history and status quo so much (moreso than any other writer in the last 20 years at least) and with each arc he gets more and more crazy with it. I'm a HUGE Batman fan and as i've been reading Snyder's work i've been getting more and more leery that he'll take that one big misstep that may damage the character for quite some time. If what you say is true i'll be so disheartened.

      I'll be reading the DC books today/evening so I guess i'll find out.



      Triplecrown for the most part the Batbooks have been very good. I'd backup the recommendation on The Court of Owls storyline. That was an interesting and fascinating change to the Batman/Gotham history that added new life and new avenues for story possibilities. Geoff Johns' Aquaman run added new life and garnered a TON of interest in the character that hasn't been seen in YEARS. The Jeff Parker (I think it's him) run right now is still pretty good but not nearly in the same ballpark. I've been enjoying Aquaman quite a bit. Green Arrow has seen some ups and downs but that's another good one.

      Overall, I think the New 52 was a necessity for some characters but it also added some baggage as the GL books pretty much ignored it at first and then shoehorned it in way too late.
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      • JBH3
        Marvel's Finest
        • Jan 2007
        • 13506

        #2088
        Re: Comic Book Fans....

        Originally posted by TripleCrown9
        I definitely want to stay in the Big 2 for now. More specifically Batman/Joker, Green Arrow, and Captain America.
        In all honesty you could pick up any Marvel book because each issue comes with a prolouge which reveals the major plot points through the current arc and in most cases the volume. There's really not enough nuance to be too confused about the current status quo.

        I haven't read a lot of Avengers, picked issues here and there, but I did pick up #44 since its a final issue and will lead into Secret Wars. I also picked up New Avengers # 33 for the same reason.

        I would say start there, jump right in.
        Originally posted by Edmund Burke
        All that is needed for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing.

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        • mestevo
          Gooney Goo Goo
          • Apr 2010
          • 19556

          #2089
          Re: Comic Book Fans....

          The latest issue (and last) of Avengers wasn't too bad, since it was devoid of all of the extra cast of characters (Black Swans, etc) and basically spelled out everything going into Secret Wars.

          What Marvel looks like post-Secret Wars is still being revealed - http://www.newsarama.com/24285-marve...breakfast.html

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          • TripleCrown9
            Keep the Faith
            • May 2010
            • 23705

            #2090
            Re: Comic Book Fans....

            I actually just picked up The Killing Joke and Death of a Family. Looking forward to diving into those this weekend.
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            • JBH3
              Marvel's Finest
              • Jan 2007
              • 13506

              #2091
              Re: Comic Book Fans....

              Originally posted by TripleCrown9
              I actually just picked up The Killing Joke and Death of a Family. Looking forward to diving into those this weekend.
              If you're diving into older stories, try reading Planet Hulk and World War Hulk. I think this is some of the best art/storytelling that Marvel has ever done.
              Originally posted by Edmund Burke
              All that is needed for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing.

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              • SPTO
                binging
                • Feb 2003
                • 68046

                #2092
                Re: Comic Book Fans....

                Originally posted by JBH3
                In all honesty you could pick up any Marvel book because each issue comes with a prolouge which reveals the major plot points through the current arc and in most cases the volume. There's really not enough nuance to be too confused about the current status quo.
                That's something I wish DC would do. I remember while reading the inverted event and some of the spinoffs actually led me to reading Superior Iron Man which has been great reading. I had dropped that quite a while ago but it was pretty easy to get back into. Too bad everything is going to get shaken up in the Marvel U this summer.
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                • mestevo
                  Gooney Goo Goo
                  • Apr 2010
                  • 19556

                  #2093
                  Re: Comic Book Fans....

                  I can't find it now, but there was a story a month or two ago about a DC book that used the 'story so far' page and got some flack for it or something internally for basically copying how Marvel was doing it.

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                  • JBH3
                    Marvel's Finest
                    • Jan 2007
                    • 13506

                    #2094
                    Re: Comic Book Fans....

                    I think every comic should start with a prologue or refresh of some kind. This is a simple way to appeal to new readers. It pisses me off so much that Dc doesn't do this for their books. It would've been especially useful for the disorganized "Futures End" event.
                    Originally posted by Edmund Burke
                    All that is needed for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing.

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                    • Bullit
                      Bacon is Better
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 5004

                      #2095
                      Re: Comic Book Fans....

                      Another successful Free Comic Book Day. Blew away last years by a huge margin. Double my order of books from last year and "sold out" an hour before close. They started lining up an hour before we opened and the line wrapped around the block whrn we opened the doors.
                      In Loving memory of my "Cricket" 1/2/96 - 11/19/2012

                      My heart and soul hurt for your lost presence in my life.

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                      • JBH3
                        Marvel's Finest
                        • Jan 2007
                        • 13506

                        #2096
                        Re: Comic Book Fans....

                        Read Avengers #44 and am midway through New Avengers #33. Admittedly New Avengers #33 is much harder to follow despite what's explained in the issue's prologue.


                        I enjoyed Avengers #44 and it does set up Secret Wars by telling us what's at stake and provides some good flashbacks from issue #1 of Avengers' current volume to put the grand plot in context.


                        Can't help but feel though that the Cap/Iron-Man conflict is essentially a been there done that, striking comparisons to Cyclops and Wolverine's conflicts. The premise is the same as the X-Books, splitting the team into two and being at odds with each other, only this time the stakes are a lot higher w/ Avengers i.e. destruction of entire universes.
                        Originally posted by Edmund Burke
                        All that is needed for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing.

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                        • SPTO
                          binging
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 68046

                          #2097
                          Re: Comic Book Fans....

                          Read the FCBD Divergence book

                          1. Generally like the direction they're taking Supes and I really wanna see how the hell that status quo got established

                          2. The Darkseid War looks intriguing

                          3. SCOTT SNYDER WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! OMG OYE!!!! So terrible.
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                          • TripleCrown9
                            Keep the Faith
                            • May 2010
                            • 23705

                            #2098
                            Re: Comic Book Fans....

                            Death of the Family is one of the best things I've ever read. I can't put it down. And I love that it's all the books combined.

                            This one.
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                            • mestevo
                              Gooney Goo Goo
                              • Apr 2010
                              • 19556

                              #2099
                              Re: Comic Book Fans....

                              I haven't read that, but have heard a lot of good things about the new 52 Berman prior to this current arc.

                              Last book I couldn't put down was Injustice. It's fantastic.

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                              • TripleCrown9
                                Keep the Faith
                                • May 2010
                                • 23705

                                #2100
                                Re: Comic Book Fans....

                                Originally posted by mestevo
                                I haven't read that, but have heard a lot of good things about the new 52 Berman prior to this current arc.

                                Last book I couldn't put down was Injustice. It's fantastic.
                                Pick this one up. It's a perfect window into how ****ed up The Joker is. I mean, right before he leaves Arkham he cuts his face off and pins it to the wall. Then wears it as a mask for the rest of the story.
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