What comics are you reading now?

[cray_ws]

Just finished reading #6 of the Usagi Yojimbo Senso mini. Brilliant finish to a terrific mini, the ending left me feeling sadness which was transformed into a strong feeling of hope, all within a few pages. Stan Sakai is a true master of his craft.

Comixology recently acquired Humanoid's reprints of the classic French sci-fi sagas the Incal and the Metabarons. I bought the Incal Vol. 1 years ago when Epic reprinted it and I've never been able to finish it and I've heard nothing but great reviews about the Metabarons. So finally looking forward to reading these series.

I been meaning to get into Usagi Yojimbo series, but never found time or the money to get it. I'm excited about Humanoids on Comixology, as I been very patient to get my hands on a digital copy of Metabarons series. I too bought the first volume of Incal which was on sale with their initial release on the app.

Right now I'm reading THE RETURNING mini-series from BOOM. Written by Jason Starr and art by Andrea Mutti. I just started it so I don't know what to think of it yet. I'm generally not into horror, but if it's a thriller/mystery slant...then I can deal with gore. I would rather give the link to the book than to spoil any of it here. https://www.comixology.com/The-Returnin ... omic/81584" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[StarBrand]

Began slowly working my way through the complete 50 issue Ms. Tree run. Extremely glad I did. I read each issue from cover to cover, including letters pages and any sort of publisher commentary.
Also working my way through Charlton's Yang, and recently read all three issues of Atlas' Police Action.

[jeremycoe]

I just finished the first arc of Copperhead. I really liked it.

[mkb28]

I just finished the first arc of Copperhead. I really liked it.

I have the first trade on my DCBS order. Looking forward to reading it.

mkb28

[Cyberstrike]

Sunstone

[Chiclo]

Sunstone

I foolishly pre-ordered that smut based solely on the fact that it was from Stejpan Sejic. It shames me to know that I paid for such filthy pornography! I could not read it! I had to throw it away.

[lorddunlow]

Sunstone

I foolishly pre-ordered that smut based solely on the fact that it was from Stejpan Sejic. It shames me to know that I paid for such filthy pornography! I could not read it! I had to throw it away.

Maybe you should read solicits before ordering...

[Cyberstrike]

Sunstone

I foolishly pre-ordered that smut based solely on the fact that it was from Stejpan Sejic. It shames me to know that I paid for such filthy pornography! I could not read it! I had to throw it away.

Maybe you should read solicits before ordering...

I don't know if I should laugh or cry.

At first glance it would be easy to write it off as a lesbian rom-com version of 50 Shades of Grey (and all I've heard is that the books suck and the movie is boring) and I can't to help but if Top Cow published Sunstone vol. 1 to time with the release of a movie. What I do like about it (besides the sex) is that it in at least in vol. 1 in that trying to say that the women are well adjusted and don't have to the personal dark tradegies that most stories with BDSM almost always have. They just enjoy a form of sex that I find more personally weird than disturbing. It's laced with a lot of humor aimed at MMO and gamer tropes that I find very funny. I think it tries to show a changing world of sexuality, technology, and culture. The art is pretty good but at times I found the sexual stuff walking a fine line but with more stuff being described than actually shown which is weird in this kind of book my only real problem is the lack of an ending or even a cliffhanger it just stops and goes into a bonus section that is just as interesting as the book. In the end if you're looking for a book that is just porn or a BDSM guidebook you will be disappointed while BDSM isn't my thing I do think it does a good job of at least trying to explain it's appeal to some people. It's a if you're wanted something that is funny, erotic, and feels like it has something to say you could do a lot worse.
Not bad as set up goes but as a single stand alone graphic novel it's not great either. It has potentional to be something great if future volumes live up to that potentional.

[ilzuccone]

Sunstone

I foolishly pre-ordered that smut based solely on the fact that it was from Stejpan Sejic. It shames me to know that I paid for such filthy pornography! I could not read it! I had to throw it away.

Maybe you should read solicits before ordering...

I don't know if I should laugh or cry.

At first glance it would be easy to write it off as a lesbian rom-com version of 50 Shades of Grey (and all I've heard is that the books suck and the movie is boring) and I can't to help but if Top Cow published Sunstone vol. 1 to time with the release of a movie. What I do like about it (besides the sex) is that it in at least in vol. 1 in that trying to say that the women are well adjusted and don't have to the personal dark tradegies that most stories with BDSM almost always have. They just enjoy a form of sex that I find more personally weird than disturbing. It's laced with a lot of humor aimed at MMO and gamer tropes that I find very funny. I think it tries to show a changing world of sexuality, technology, and culture. The art is pretty good but at times I found the sexual stuff walking a fine line but with more stuff being described than actually shown which is weird in this kind of book my only real problem is the lack of an ending or even a cliffhanger it just stops and goes into a bonus section that is just as interesting as the book. In the end if you're looking for a book that is just porn or a BDSM guidebook you will be disappointed while BDSM isn't my thing I do think it does a good job of at least trying to explain it's appeal to some people. It's a if you're wanted something that is funny, erotic, and feels like it has something to say you could do a lot worse.
Not bad as set up goes but as a single stand alone graphic novel it's not great either. It has potentional to be something great if future volumes live up to that potentional.

haaaa

[Dr Noel]

Sunstone

I foolishly pre-ordered that smut based solely on the fact that it was from Stejpan Sejic. It shames me to know that I paid for such filthy pornography! I could not read it! I had to throw it away.

Maybe you should read solicits before ordering...

I don't know if I should laugh or cry.

At first glance it would be easy to write it off as a lesbian rom-com version of 50 Shades of Grey (and all I've heard is that the books suck and the movie is boring) and I can't to help but if Top Cow published Sunstone vol. 1 to time with the release of a movie. What I do like about it (besides the sex) is that it in at least in vol. 1 in that trying to say that the women are well adjusted and don't have to the personal dark tradegies that most stories with BDSM almost always have. They just enjoy a form of sex that I find more personally weird than disturbing. It's laced with a lot of humor aimed at MMO and gamer tropes that I find very funny. I think it tries to show a changing world of sexuality, technology, and culture. The art is pretty good but at times I found the sexual stuff walking a fine line but with more stuff being described than actually shown which is weird in this kind of book my only real problem is the lack of an ending or even a cliffhanger it just stops and goes into a bonus section that is just as interesting as the book. In the end if you're looking for a book that is just porn or a BDSM guidebook you will be disappointed while BDSM isn't my thing I do think it does a good job of at least trying to explain it's appeal to some people. It's a if you're wanted something that is funny, erotic, and feels like it has something to say you could do a lot worse.
Not bad as set up goes but as a single stand alone graphic novel it's not great either. It has potentional to be something great if future volumes live up to that potentional.

You convinced me. I definitely won't be buying that!

[Cyberstrike]

Sunstone

I foolishly pre-ordered that smut based solely on the fact that it was from Stejpan Sejic. It shames me to know that I paid for such filthy pornography! I could not read it! I had to throw it away.

Maybe you should read solicits before ordering...

I don't know if I should laugh or cry.

At first glance it would be easy to write it off as a lesbian rom-com version of 50 Shades of Grey (and all I've heard is that the books suck and the movie is boring) and I can't to help but if Top Cow published Sunstone vol. 1 to time with the release of a movie. What I do like about it (besides the sex) is that it in at least in vol. 1 in that trying to say that the women are well adjusted and don't have to the personal dark tradegies that most stories with BDSM almost always have. They just enjoy a form of sex that I find more personally weird than disturbing. It's laced with a lot of humor aimed at MMO and gamer tropes that I find very funny. I think it tries to show a changing world of sexuality, technology, and culture. The art is pretty good but at times I found the sexual stuff walking a fine line but with more stuff being described than actually shown which is weird in this kind of book my only real problem is the lack of an ending or even a cliffhanger it just stops and goes into a bonus section that is just as interesting as the book. In the end if you're looking for a book that is just porn or a BDSM guidebook you will be disappointed while BDSM isn't my thing I do think it does a good job of at least trying to explain it's appeal to some people. It's a if you're wanted something that is funny, erotic, and feels like it has something to say you could do a lot worse.
Not bad as set up goes but as a single stand alone graphic novel it's not great either. It has potentional to be something great if future volumes live up to that potentional.

You convinced me. I definitely won't be buying that!

Like I care.

[Chiclo]

Sunstone

I foolishly pre-ordered that smut based solely on the fact that it was from Stejpan Sejic. It shames me to know that I paid for such filthy pornography! I could not read it! I had to throw it away.

Maybe you should read solicits before ordering...

Very true. I was really excited about Death Vigil and was willing to buy anything with his name on it at the time.

Still like Death Vigil. The Grim Reaper has Nightwish on her walkman.

[lorddunlow]

Sunstone

I foolishly pre-ordered that smut based solely on the fact that it was from Stejpan Sejic. It shames me to know that I paid for such filthy pornography! I could not read it! I had to throw it away.

Maybe you should read solicits before ordering...

Very true. I was really excited about Death Vigil and was willing to buy anything with his name on it at the time.

Still like Death Vigil. The Grim Reaper has Nightwish on her walkman.

He is an amazing artist. The Sunstone art (at least what he's posted on Twitter) is also gorgeous, but unfortunately, you know... Porn...

[x-omatic]

Other than everything Valiant this is what I am buying and reading.

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Spread
Walking Dead
Invincible
Shutter
Trees
COWL
Revival
Outcast
Nail-biter
East of West

Dark Horse
Usagi Yojimbo Senso

IDW
Locke & Key (Just finished reading all 6 hardcovers)

Other than a random issue here and there I don't buy Marvel of DC books

[geocarr]

Finished Spectre: Wrath of God TPB from the 1990's John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake run and I give it a thumbs up. I think you have to like the supernatural characters to enjoy it though cause it got kind of slow in parts. This is the second TPB in the series and I don't have the first and admit I might have enjoyed it more if I had read that one first.

[Captain Craig]

I read Justice League Dark #38 last night, a very trippy storyline going on there. When the title ends I'll be glad I was on the ride but I won't be picking up Dark Universe(the rumored renaming of the title).
Swamp Thing #39--the saga of the Machine Queen has been a great story and the issue ends on a surprising last page! Can't believe the title is ending at #40. This has easily been a top 5 written book since the nu52 branding relaunch, I'll miss it.

I picked up Spawn #250 even though I've not actively followed the book in some time. Last issue I read was #200. I got a few pages into this extra sized issue and realized it was too late, 11pm plus was becoming evident. I will say that Sam&Twitch were featured which are characters I did read of "back in the day". There was lots of narrative in the 5/6 pages I read about a massive insect and varmint swarm taking place choking the city. No Spawn yet to appear, all set up in the first few pages. I'll finish it tonight!

[Tim]

Just finished the first 3 Batman: No Man's Land trades. About to tear into the last two. I wish I had known there were new printings that include the Robin, Catwoman, Azrael and Nightwing issues, but at least I got them cheap. $2.50 each at NC Comic Con.

I really miss comics like this. Decompression-lite. Serious and gloomy as the situation calls for but not overly dark for dark's sake. Although it is a pretty dark story. Some parts are a little corny and it's hard to get past the absurdity of some of the situations, but that's part of what I love about comics. I read a lot of No Man's Land when it came out, but I missed the beginning and it was cool to catch up.

My favorite arc definitely has to be the Poison Ivy / Clayface story where Ivy has set up in Gotham Park and is providing a lush, green sanctuary for the abandoned orphans of Gotham. The story is really enhanced by the art with the unlikely team of Dan Jurgens on pencils with Bill Sienkewicz on inks. Really nice looking and a perfect mixture of both of their styles. I wish they'd worked together more.

Jon Bogdanove and Eduardo Baretto are another unusual pencils / inks team that works really well. Bogdanove is make or break with whoever is inking him. Sometimes he looks great (here), sometimes he looks like sh!t (much of his Superman run, unfortunately).

[slym2none]

This is what I have read so far this year:

Batgirl (New 52) 13-16
Batman 478, 588-590
Batman (New 52) 13, 14, 17
Batman & Robin (New 52) 15-17
Batman Beyond 1-6
Batman: Gotham City Secret Files 1
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Slayers GN
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Slayers - Broken Bottle Of Djinn
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Vampires 1-5
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight - Tales Of The Vampires "The Thrill" one-shot
Catwoman (New 52) 13, 14
City Of Others 1-4
Dark Horse Presents 34
Deathstroke (2011) 1-8
Detective Comics 787, 871-881
Detective Comics (new 52) 15-17
Doom Patrol (vol. 2) 19-50
Essential Dr. Strange Volume 1
Fables 94-140
Fables: 1000 Nights Of Snowfall
Fantastic Four 1-10, 485, 526
Filthy Rich (A "graphic mystery")
Flex Mentallo 1-4
Gotham Central 12-15, 19-25, 28-31, 33-40 (stupid old TPBs!)
Guardians Of The Galaxy 0.1, 1-3,
GotG: Tomorrow's Avengers 1
Harlan Ellison's Phoenix Without Ashes 1-4
The Invisibles vol.1 1-25
The Invisibles vol.2 1-22
The Invisibles vol.3 12-1 (yes, counting downward!)
JLA (1997) 1-4
JLA/Planetary GN
Manhattan Projects 1-15
Mind MGMT 0-6
New Mutants 65, 66
Nightwing (New 52) 14-16
Punisher (1985 LS) 1-5
Red Hood (New 52) 13-16
Savage Sword Of Conan 1-10
Savage Tales Of Conan 1-5
Savage Wolverine 12-17
Scalped 35-60 (!!!)
Spawn Fan Edition 1
Strangers In Paradise (vol. 3) 77-90
Suicide Squad (New 52) 14, 15
Superman/Aliens 1-3
Teen Titans (new 52) 14-16
Thanos: The Infinity Revelation (OGN)
The Ultimates 1-6
Uncanny X-Men 311, 313, 397
Vertigo Winter's Edge 1
Wolverine: Origins 28-30
Wonder Woman 160-161
The X-Files 13-19
X-Men Legacy 217-218
X-Men: No More Humans (OGN)
X-Men: Original Sin
X-Treme X-Men 24, 31-39

425 issues so far...



-slym

[ilzuccone]

This is what I have read so far this year:

Batgirl (New 52) 13-16
Batman 478, 588-590
Batman (New 52) 13, 14, 17
Batman & Robin (New 52) 15-17
Batman Beyond 1-6
Batman: Gotham City Secret Files 1
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Slayers GN
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Slayers - Broken Bottle Of Djinn
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Vampires 1-5
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight - Tales Of The Vampires "The Thrill" one-shot
Catwoman (New 52) 13, 14
City Of Others 1-4
Dark Horse Presents 34
Deathstroke (2011) 1-8
Detective Comics 787, 871-881
Detective Comics (new 52) 15-17
Doom Patrol (vol. 2) 19-50
Essential Dr. Strange Volume 1
Fables 94-140
Fables: 1000 Nights Of Snowfall
Fantastic Four 1-10, 485, 526
Filthy Rich (A "graphic mystery")
Flex Mentallo 1-4
Gotham Central 12-15, 19-25, 28-31, 33-40 (stupid old TPBs!)
Guardians Of The Galaxy 0.1, 1-3,
GotG: Tomorrow's Avengers 1
Harlan Ellison's Phoenix Without Ashes 1-4
The Invisibles vol.1 1-25
The Invisibles vol.2 1-22
The Invisibles vol.3 12-1 (yes, counting downward!)
JLA (1997) 1-4
JLA/Planetary GN
Manhattan Projects 1-15
Mind MGMT 0-6
New Mutants 65, 66
Nightwing (New 52) 14-16
Punisher (1985 LS) 1-5
Red Hood (New 52) 13-16
Savage Sword Of Conan 1-10
Savage Tales Of Conan 1-5
Savage Wolverine 12-17
Scalped 35-60 (!!!)
Spawn Fan Edition 1
Strangers In Paradise (vol. 3) 77-90
Suicide Squad (New 52) 14, 15
Superman/Aliens 1-3
Teen Titans (new 52) 14-16
Thanos: The Infinity Revelation (OGN)
The Ultimates 1-6
Uncanny X-Men 311, 313, 397
Vertigo Winter's Edge 1
Wolverine: Origins 28-30
Wonder Woman 160-161
The X-Files 13-19
X-Men Legacy 217-218
X-Men: No More Humans (OGN)
X-Men: Original Sin
X-Treme X-Men 24, 31-39

425 issues so far...



-slym

slacker

[lorddunlow]

This is what I have read so far this year:

Batgirl (New 52) 13-16
Batman 478, 588-590
Batman (New 52) 13, 14, 17
Batman & Robin (New 52) 15-17
Batman Beyond 1-6
Batman: Gotham City Secret Files 1
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Slayers GN
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Slayers - Broken Bottle Of Djinn
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Vampires 1-5
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight - Tales Of The Vampires "The Thrill" one-shot
Catwoman (New 52) 13, 14
City Of Others 1-4
Dark Horse Presents 34
Deathstroke (2011) 1-8
Detective Comics 787, 871-881
Detective Comics (new 52) 15-17
Doom Patrol (vol. 2) 19-50
Essential Dr. Strange Volume 1
Fables 94-140
Fables: 1000 Nights Of Snowfall
Fantastic Four 1-10, 485, 526
Filthy Rich (A "graphic mystery")
Flex Mentallo 1-4
Gotham Central 12-15, 19-25, 28-31, 33-40 (stupid old TPBs!)
Guardians Of The Galaxy 0.1, 1-3,
GotG: Tomorrow's Avengers 1
Harlan Ellison's Phoenix Without Ashes 1-4
The Invisibles vol.1 1-25
The Invisibles vol.2 1-22
The Invisibles vol.3 12-1 (yes, counting downward!)
JLA (1997) 1-4
JLA/Planetary GN
Manhattan Projects 1-15
Mind MGMT 0-6
New Mutants 65, 66
Nightwing (New 52) 14-16
Punisher (1985 LS) 1-5
Red Hood (New 52) 13-16
Savage Sword Of Conan 1-10
Savage Tales Of Conan 1-5
Savage Wolverine 12-17
Scalped 35-60 (!!!)
Spawn Fan Edition 1
Strangers In Paradise (vol. 3) 77-90
Suicide Squad (New 52) 14, 15
Superman/Aliens 1-3
Teen Titans (new 52) 14-16
Thanos: The Infinity Revelation (OGN)
The Ultimates 1-6
Uncanny X-Men 311, 313, 397
Vertigo Winter's Edge 1
Wolverine: Origins 28-30
Wonder Woman 160-161
The X-Files 13-19
X-Men Legacy 217-218
X-Men: No More Humans (OGN)
X-Men: Original Sin
X-Treme X-Men 24, 31-39

425 issues so far...



-slym

What did you think of Manhattan Projects?

[Elveen]

Just got caught up on:

TWD. Wow. As good as it's ever been.
East of West. It tied with Harby/X-O for my favorite reads in the last few years. Amazing
Manifest Destiny. Something finally happened. It was worth the wait. Dig this book.

[slym2none]

This is what I have read so far this year:

<snip>

slacker

There's a dude on the CGC site that has (claimed) to read over 900 comics already. I think he's full of *SQUEE*, but if anyone wants to believe him, they are welcome to it.





-slym

[slym2none]

This is what I have read so far this year:

<snip>

What did you think of Manhattan Projects?

Very interesting! Kind of dark, and weirdly funny. I definitely want to read more!





-slym

[slym2none]

Just got caught up on:

TWD. Wow. As good as it's ever been.
East of West. It tied with Harby/X-O for my favorite reads in the last few years. Amazing
Manifest Destiny. Something finally happened. It was worth the wait. Dig this book.

I can't wait to get the TPBs of all of these from my library. I am up to the last trade of TWD (130, I think?) and it really is good stuff. East Of West is one of the best titles out there right now, IMHO - I am waiting for vol. 3 of the trades. Manifest Destiny is odd but good, but I have only read up through #7.

I am waiting for someone to finally option the last two for a TV series. EoW would probably have to be HBO or some other pay-channel, while I think someone could do MD on cable.





-slym

[lorddunlow]

Just got caught up on:

TWD. Wow. As good as it's ever been.
East of West. It tied with Harby/X-O for my favorite reads in the last few years. Amazing
Manifest Destiny. Something finally happened. It was worth the wait. Dig this book.

I can't wait to get the TPBs of all of these from my library. I am up to the last trade of TWD (130, I think?) and it really is good stuff. East Of West is one of the best titles out there right now, IMHO - I am waiting for vol. 3 of the trades. Manifest Destiny is odd but good, but I have only read up through #7.

I am waiting for someone to finally option the last two for a TV series. EoW would probably have to be HBO or some other pay-channel, while I think someone could do MD on cable.





-slym

I want an EoW TV show so bad!