1shoedpunk
is neither a punk nor uni-shoed
Joined: April 2002
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So the thread for the new Incredible Hulk trailer got me thinking. Many of you are comic book fans, whether devout readers or fans of the many films spawned from comics. I figure there should be enough of us to have a pretty good discussion about comics. Anything in particular anyone wants to talk about? DC is just getting into Final Crisis mode, Spider-man's editor hit a giant reset button, there's a new Hellboy mini coming out soon, Futurama's back in comic form, and there's so much going on in the various comic universes that I can't stretch my greasy hands out to grab onto enough plot-lines.
So, anything anyone wants to talk about?
Oh, and for anyone who isn't really a comics fan, here are a couple recommendations: Hellboy, Y: The Last Man, and Watchmen. If those don't turn you on, your dick (or vag) is dead already.
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fuckedreality
it came from the darkness... so i kicked it.
Joined: Nov. 2005
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this thread starts every fucking week i swear
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1shoedpunk
is neither a punk nor uni-shoed
Joined: April 2002
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| Quote (fuckedreality @ Mar. 14 2008,10:49) | | this thread starts every fucking week i swear |
Forgive me, I'm an old man who only started posting again this week after a month or two hiatus. I never seem to catch them when they're around.
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1shoedpunk
is neither a punk nor uni-shoed
Joined: April 2002
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So, how 'bout that Secret Invasion, huh?
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VASS
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Joined: April 2002
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Fuck Secret Invasion.... FINAL CRISIS is coming! Grant Morrison is taking the ball and running with it.
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DAAVVIID BIILLMMAAASSS.... YEAH YEAH YEAH!
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the pez
mother fuckin'
Joined: May 2007
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vass -
should i read 52 and countdown? i was unimpressed by infinite crisis, but i loved identity crisis.
this seems like the most bloated crossover ever and it's lasted like 3 years at this point.
what will i have to read to understand grant morrison's arc?
EDIT:: also, fuck secret invasion. i hate the skrull, and i loved black bolt. best character in earth x.
recently, i've been reading all the great mignola stuff, including MONTHLY bprd and the ape sapien and lobster johnson and HELLBOY books. all been gold.
also, i just started reading morrison's run on batman. i only have back to issue 666, so i'm missing a lot of info though i like what i've read so far.
the new madman monthly has been absolutely stellar, as well. i can't get enough allred. i just bought the gargantua TPB and the atomics collection, much easier than trying to hunt down all the issues.
i'm pissed they basically forced darwyn cooke off the spirit, those were an awesome 12 issues, but i'm glad he did a follow up to new frontier, those stories turned out really well. and the animated movie, oh boy!
i also jsut decided to start picking up ultimate x-men, because i like the way salvador larocca's art has shaped up, i hated it when he was drawing the reg. x-men book a couple years back.
also, was messiah complex any good? the only x-book i've been reading was astonishing, and wow i can't wait for the annual.
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VASS
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Joined: April 2002
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52: How it related in the crossovers were not very well structured.... However, as a self contained series, it was excellent. Seeing Black Adam, Steel, Booster God, Elogonated Man, Animal man, Starfire etc (B-Rate heroes) stand out was great....
Grant Morrisons Arc? You can jump in cold... But I recommend Animal Man trades from very early Vertigo..
As for Countdown? It seems fairly weak to me. I have been reading only a little bit at a time on newsstands... Frankly, I find myself not caring two shits about it. Jimmy Olson as a bad ass super hero? Whatever.
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DAAVVIID BIILLMMAAASSS.... YEAH YEAH YEAH!
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Brass Knuckle Rocker
Improvements on Proto Man!
Joined: Jan. 2008
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I recently read Wanted and Superman: Red Son. Both were very, very tasty. I think I'm starting to become a Millar fan. I'm also totally disappointed with the Wanted movie.
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I used to be a somebody in this town. Now, everybody has a gimmick. I was going to show them all. And I did!
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1shoedpunk
is neither a punk nor uni-shoed
Joined: April 2002
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Have there been any new Hellboy universe books other than Abe Sapien: The Drowning or BPRD 1946?
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opossum
gettin it
Joined: Oct. 2007
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iron fist iron fist iron fist
i can't say enough good about this book and everyone should read it
if you don't give a shit about iron fist, which i definitely didn't, YOU WILL
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When no one was looking, Lex Luthor took forty cakes. He took 40 cakes. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
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bakunin
Yo, Big Corso
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Joined: Sep. 2007
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Has anyone read Northlanders? Its Brian Wood's new series (DMZ, Demo), I just havent had the cash to drop on new comics.
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Make a fast deal with the local elite, then substitute cash-crops where once grew wheat. Build a cycle of dependence on a starvation-diet. With food as a weapon, workers stay quiet. And multinational names have blood on their brands from taking an interest in misused lands.
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Czeschnakovich
Solid Gold Bomb
Joined: May 2003
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I heard Rob Schrab was making a collection of Scud: The Disposable Assassin with a real ending. Did that ever happen?
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1shoedpunk
is neither a punk nor uni-shoed
Joined: April 2002
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| Quote (opossum @ Mar. 15 2008,2:39) | iron fist iron fist iron fist
i can't say enough good about this book and everyone should read it
if you don't give a shit about iron fist, which i definitely didn't, YOU WILL |
Everyone is always telling me to read this, but I don't like jumping in in the middle of the series. Is there a trade out yet?
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opossum
gettin it
Joined: Oct. 2007
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| Quote (1shoedpunk @ Mar. 15 2008,4:48) | | Quote (opossum @ Mar. 15 2008,2:39) | iron fist iron fist iron fist
i can't say enough good about this book and everyone should read it
if you don't give a shit about iron fist, which i definitely didn't, YOU WILL |
Everyone is always telling me to read this, but I don't like jumping in in the middle of the series. Is there a trade out yet? |
yep, first trade is out. definitely check it out!!
i'm glad you've heard other recommendations for it too, i'm not sure what its sales rank is but i'm so worried about it getting cancelled - so many of my favorite books do it seems (manhunter [sort of - got a last minute reprieve but ended anyway?? i'm not sure what's up with manhunter], young justice, rucka's wonder woman, batgirl, flash [vol 2 with wally west - although not for lack of sales as far as i know], gotham central [again, not for lack of sales although its sales were always pretty low, brubaker and lark just went exclusive to marvel - btw fuck exclusive contracts], ahhhh the list goes on)
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When no one was looking, Lex Luthor took forty cakes. He took 40 cakes. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
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Brass Knuckle Rocker
Improvements on Proto Man!
Joined: Jan. 2008
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| Quote (opossum @ Mar. 15 2008,5:43) | | flash [vol 2 with wally west |
Speaking of good old Wally West, has any one here read The Flash: Wonderland? That was a fun read.
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I used to be a somebody in this town. Now, everybody has a gimmick. I was going to show them all. And I did!
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opossum
gettin it
Joined: Oct. 2007
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| Quote (the pez @ Mar. 14 2008,4:46) | | i can't get enough allred. |
AMEN.
did you read his issue of solo? this is my desktop background
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When no one was looking, Lex Luthor took forty cakes. He took 40 cakes. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
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IdSaysGo
Come On!
Joined: Sep. 2007
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I never really got too into hardcopy comics, but I read a lot of webcomics. Which do you think is more nerdy between the two?
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opossum
gettin it
Joined: Oct. 2007
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| Quote (IdSaysGo @ Mar. 15 2008,5:52) | | I never really got too into hardcopy comics, but I read a lot of webcomics. Which do you think is more nerdy between the two? |
...who cares?
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When no one was looking, Lex Luthor took forty cakes. He took 40 cakes. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
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Dominic
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Joined: April 2007
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i just started reading a comic called The Walking Dead. it's seriously awesome. i smoked a few bowls and read all the way up to the current issue in one night. great story, great characters, and it's about zombies.
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you're getting really clever at predicting the weather
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the pez
mother fuckin'
Joined: May 2007
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| Quote (opossum @ Mar. 15 2008,5:43) | | Quote (the pez @ Mar. 14 2008,4:46) | | i can't get enough allred. |
AMEN.
did you read his issue of solo? this is my desktop background |
no, i missed it. i didn't even know he had done one, actually. i should pick it up. paul pope's solo was really rad, and also tim sale's.
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Brass Knuckle Rocker
Improvements on Proto Man!
Joined: Jan. 2008
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| Quote (JezebelWilder @ Mar. 15 2008,3:03) | | Not really along the same lines, but the comic I would recommend to everyone is Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. |
Read up to book 3 of this, haven't gotten around to asking George (the owner of the comic book show I go to) to ordering the other 5 books.
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I used to be a somebody in this town. Now, everybody has a gimmick. I was going to show them all. And I did!
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I Feel Phunky
Sherlock Homie
Joined: Sep. 2006
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| Quote (VASS @ Mar. 14 2008,4:36) | | Fuck Secret Invasion.... FINAL CRISIS is coming! Grant Morrison is taking the ball and running with it. |
Grant Morrison has been known to trip and fumble though
I hate mark miller, but Im excited for bad ass.
still reading scalped, ex machina, and fell. can't wait to grab the next punisher max trade
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I take money from bitches and sell drugs to the community.
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opossum
gettin it
Joined: Oct. 2007
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| Quote (opossum @ Mar. 15 2008,5:43) | | manhunter [sort of - got a last minute reprieve but ended anyway?? i'm not sure what's up with manhunter] |
as it turns out manhunter's returning in june, with pencils by (omg) michael gaydos!!! holy crap i love that dude and i love this comic and i can't waaaaaitttt
michael gaydos did the really awesome super great art for brian michael bendis' alias, one of my favorite series of all time.
no truly i am positively giddy with this news. i love jesus saiz's pencils too but i think gaydos is perfect for this book. if you weren't reading manhunter before (which you probably weren't) you should read it now. it's one of those books that just keeps getting better.
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When no one was looking, Lex Luthor took forty cakes. He took 40 cakes. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
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rachelrachel
boots and cats and boots and cats and...
Joined: Dec. 2006
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i made myself into a superhero the other day.. if that counts.
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rachel wants to be warlord.
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lockjaw
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Joined: June 2007
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my favorite series right now is definaly Batman Confidential
i have also been reading Y: the last man and sand man.
how about jeff smith's new comic called rasl? so fucking amazing.
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Hatter
would hit it
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Joined: May 2003
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its like wine. instead of ABC ABNG.
anything but neil gaiman. seriously.so.overrated.
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If we were made of cellophane.... we'd all get stinking drunk much faster!
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opossum
gettin it
Joined: Oct. 2007
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| Quote (Hatter @ Mar. 19 2008,5:45) | | anything but neil gaiman. seriously.so.overrated. |
ADKLFJSJKDLFJDSKFDDDD BACKED SO HARD
that's the first time i've heard anyone else say that i think and it's... it's like i'm finally not alone in this world
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When no one was looking, Lex Luthor took forty cakes. He took 40 cakes. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
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Hatter
would hit it
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Joined: May 2003
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| Quote (opossum @ Mar. 19 2008,7:14) | | Quote (Hatter @ Mar. 19 2008,5:45) | | anything but neil gaiman. seriously.so.overrated. |
ADKLFJSJKDLFJDSKFDDDD BACKED SO HARD
that's the first time i've heard anyone else say that i think and it's... it's like i'm finally not alone in this world |
dont worry i think there's plenty of us who feel that way. just afraid to say anything in fear of being decapitated by the rabid fans.
its good know we have something in common. you're #2 on my favorite new posters list. just being beat out by nicola.
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If we were made of cellophane.... we'd all get stinking drunk much faster!
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