[Abyss]

Studlock, on 18 April 2013 - 06:24 PM, said:

... I would really just trust Hickman with my life....

I would trust him with everyone's lives.



Reading Ellis' X-Men 'Ghost Boxes' run.
Sometimes it makes me sad that Ellis doesn't write everything ever.


...or at least everything Hickman isn't writing.

[Studlock]

Also just found out theres going to be a sinister six book. With Shocker, maybe my favourite villain, sometimes Marvel between making an ass out of yourself and big crazy events you really know how to make books for me. And i'll check out Demon Knights, thanks for the rec'.

[Abyss]

Abyss, on 18 April 2013 - 06:48 PM, said:

...Reading Ellis' X-Men 'Ghost Boxes' run.
Sometimes it makes me sad that Ellis doesn't write everything ever....

Ok i partially take that back.
Great big concept, great dialogue, brilliant action, all good quality Ellis comic product... until the end. Which was disappointingly weak.
And the two 'Ghost Boxes' LS books, which were rubbish.

On the bright side, to redeem hisself, Ellis bloglinkied me to this.... http://thrillbent.co...ason-1-issue-1/

First three issues of Arcanum, a free online comic, are great fun. Worth a look-see.

[Dolmen 2.0]

Abyss, on 22 April 2013 - 03:24 PM, said:

Abyss, on 18 April 2013 - 06:48 PM, said:

...Reading Ellis' X-Men 'Ghost Boxes' run.
Sometimes it makes me sad that Ellis doesn't write everything ever....

Ok i partially take that back.
Great big concept, great dialogue, brilliant action, all good quality Ellis comic product... until the end. Which was disappointingly weak.
And the two 'Ghost Boxes' LS books, which were rubbish.

On the bright side, to redeem hisself, Ellis bloglinkied me to this.... http://thrillbent.co...ason-1-issue-1/

First three issues of Arcanum, a free online comic, are great fun. Worth a look-see.

You will love this. I'm sorry, you don't have much of a choice...(deviantart link, not sure if it needs an account)

http://browse.devian...ode-1-362911046

includes sound so maybe mute if at work

This post has been edited by Dolmen+: 22 April 2013 - 06:41 PM

[yuna_anomander25]

my local bookstore here would be having a free comic book day sale, they would be giving away freebies and discounted graphic novels by next week, so i'm thinking it's time for me to try graphic novels, i'm deciding which titles would be good for a start,

Snyder's Batman run is the foremost in my mind, followed by Batgirl and/or Batwoman, by the way is Morrison's run of Batman as good as Snyder's? 'cause i've been reading that his run is also good,

Birds of Prey/Witchblade/Supergirl is the titles i've been collecting before in floppies, so i guess i should include them,

but for Marvel, which of their titles is good for collecting, which would be more reccomendable between:

Iron Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Thor and/or Spiderman, don't want to spend on X-titles, maybe Avengers, and i'm curious about the new Thunderbolts (w/Venom, Red Hulk, Punisher and Elektra)

it's been so long since i've been serious in reading/buying comics, thanks forum,

[Abyss]

PRIDE OF BAGHDAD and WE3. These will break you. In a good way.

Gaiman's SANDMAN will blow your thinkymeatz. Repeatedly.

And for good fun, Warren Ellis' original AUTHORITY run, and his GLOBAL FREQUENCY.

[amphibian]

The three best comics series of all time are the Sandman books, Planetary and Lucifer.

Transmetropolitan, 100 Bullets and Fables are all exceptional too.

[Abyss]

Abyss, on 23 April 2013 - 02:07 PM, said:

PRIDE OF BAGHDAD and WE3. These will break you. In a good way.

Gaiman's SANDMAN will blow your thinkymeatz. Repeatedly.

And for good fun, Warren Ellis' original AUTHORITY run, and his GLOBAL FREQUENCY.

amphibian, on 23 April 2013 - 03:13 PM, said:

The three best comics series of all time are the Sandman books, Planetary and Lucifer.

Transmetropolitan, 100 Bullets and Fables are all exceptional too.

It occurs to me to clarify that of my upthread post and Amphi's which i utterly agree with, only PRIDE was a graphic novel done in that form, as opposed to a collected version of something originally done in floppies.

Not to minimize the other works in any way - they're brilliant, legendary even.

[RodeoRanch]

amphibian, on 23 April 2013 - 03:13 PM, said:

The three best comics series of all time are the Sandman books, Planetary and Lucifer.

My thoughts exactly! I think Lucifer is my fave of the three.

[Studlock]

Spoilers

I got bored and ended up looking into Superior Spider-man. I swear to god Dan Slott use to write Spider-man books that were fun but we're also about Peter Parker. I honestly can't believe this is the same dude who wrote Spider Island. Maybe it's just because I have come to point that I am comic guy from the Simpsons but when I said I wanted a different kind of Spider-man book I wasn't talking about killing him in the worst possible way, trying to actually write Octo as a 'good' guy (even while trying to repeatedly trying to rape MJ is the sleaziest way possible) and then killing Peter's memory in the worst possible way. It's come to the point that I empathize with the Comic Book Guy. Why can't anyone ever write a happy Peter Parker story and stick with it, literally all I want, for a fictional character that was, perhaps sadly, a big part of my youth. Damnit Marvel I'll get you one day!

[yuna_anomander25]

the other day on my way home, stopped by a comics shop and bought on whim, Red She-Hulk, i loved the cover art and i'm curious as RSH is presented as an anti-hero, almost a villain, and i've decided to buy the rest and the trade,

also considering reading the rest of Hulk and Red Hulk, also Thunderbolts,

[Abyss]

Seriously DC?
Fucking He-Man ? Seriously???

[McLovin]

My kids wanted me to tell them a story at dinner yesterday, so I just happened to make up something about Paul Bunyan and his blue ox meeting He-Man and fighting Skeletor. SWEAR I did not know about this.

[Abyss]

McLovin, on 13 May 2013 - 07:16 PM, said:

My kids wanted me to tell them a story at dinner yesterday, so I just happened to make up something about Paul Bunyan and his blue ox meeting He-Man and fighting Skeletor. SWEAR I did not know about this.

Your story was probably better than this will be.
Less merchandising dollars, tho'.

[McLovin]

If you're interested, Battle Cat got wounded, so He-Man saddled up Babe the Blue Ox. Babe used his horns to disarm Skeletor while Paul Bunyan freed the Sorceress.

[Abyss]

McLovin, on 13 May 2013 - 08:50 PM, said:

If you're interested, Battle Cat got wounded, so He-Man saddled up Babe the Blue Ox. Babe used his horns to disarm Skeletor while Paul Bunyan freed the Sorceress.

I'm assuming the whole mess was Orko's fault and at the end of the team-up Bunyan chopped him into mulch.

[yuna_anomander25]

got another copy of Red She-Hulk and got on a discounted price a TPB Savage She-Hulk, just downloaded Artifacts #27, its been so long since i read this one,, i saw Lucifer Graphic Novels the other day, will pick this one up next i will drop by the comics shop,,

[Abyss]

Luna Bros THE SWORD. Good not great, worth reading but not worth full price. I paid sale price for the four tpbs (about $50cdn)... kind of wishing i had acquired it 2nd hand or library instead because i'm unlikely to read it again, maybe before the movie streets.

Starts as a by the numbers urban revenge sf/ fantasy, but goes to some fairly dark places in the last quarter.
Predictable in parts, borderline shocking in others, action scenes vary from the standard to the brilliant.
Art is good within the focus but backgrounds are dull.
Some things are never quite explained and the story suffers a bit because of it.

I totally get why it's being prep'd for Hollywood treatment and will probably work very well in that medium.

[RodeoRanch]

I'm in a Star Wars mood. What are the best omnibuses or collections in that vein? I ordered "Dark Empire" but I'm looking for other suggestions. F

[McLovin]

RodeoRanch, on 28 May 2013 - 09:08 PM, said:

I'm in a Star Wars mood. What are the best omnibuses or collections in that vein? I ordered "Dark Empire" but I'm looking for other suggestions. F

I really like the Thrawn trilogy comics. I have the HB omnibus, it's quite good.

Crimson Empire - about one of the Emperor's personal bodyguards who seeks revenge after ROTJ.

The Other Sons of Tatooine - a collection of Star Wars Empire issues, dealing with Luke's friends Biggs Darklighter and Tank Sunber. (Actually the whole Empire run is great, but I'm not sure how the Luke and Leia pieces are spread out among the omnibuses - I own the trades.)

Avoid Tales of the Jedi, unless you're having insomnia issues.