What comics are you reading now?

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:58 pm

Right now I am reading Ruse.

It is AMAZING! I have read #1-#8 (I think).

Super great. Amazing story, dialogue, art, feel.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:41 pm

Lightning asked if I was reading any new books in the other thread, and the answer is no.

I guess the "newest" boks would be some Fables TPBs that I just got but have not started reading yet.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:44 pm

Jedi and 4Hun were saying that the Crossgen books are to sci-fi, only one book (so far) in the Ruse run has any sci-fi in it (issue #1, some magic chicks).

Jedi, if you have the Ruse run, read it, what I have read so far, is very good.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:28 pm

For those who don't know, the current Ghost Rider series is really good! I've been enjoying it thoroughly. Much much much better than that stupid mini series that Garth Ennis did a while back (although the art was nice, the writing was crap even for Ennis).

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:59 pm

Heath wrote:For those who don't know, the current Ghost Rider series is really good! I've been enjoying it thoroughly. Much much much better than that stupid mini series that Garth Ennis did a while back (although the art was nice, the writing was crap even for Ennis).

Boy, not an Ennis fan, huh?

I do have to agree, that Ghost Rider mini sucked on ice, not at all up to the standard I'm used to from Ennis.

TheQuestionMan · Post by **TheQuestionMan** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:57 am

Checkmate! by DC Comics

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Justice Society of America

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With Crossovers from Outsiders and Justice League America

Booyah

QM

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:59 am

Brother J wrote:
Heath wrote:For those who don't know, the current Ghost Rider series is really good! I've been enjoying it thoroughly. Much much much better than that stupid mini series that Garth Ennis did a while back (although the art was nice, the writing was crap even for Ennis).
Boy, not an Ennis fan, huh?

I do have to agree, that Ghost Rider mini sucked on ice, not at all up to the standard I'm used to from Ennis.

Did you try 7 Brothers by Ennis? That I really enjoyed.

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:43 am

Picked up the first Issue of Doctor Sleepless from Avatar. I really enjoyed that comic.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:38 am

*SQUEE* wrote:Picked up the first Issue of Doctor Sleepless from Avatar. I really enjoyed that comic.

It took me about halfway in to get into it, but I will give this a try for a while, especially as I felt I missed out with Transmetropolitan.

Black Summer 1 was very good if you haven't tried that.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:25 pm

leonmallett wrote:
Brother J wrote:
Heath wrote:For those who don't know, the current Ghost Rider series is really good! I've been enjoying it thoroughly. Much much much better than that stupid mini series that Garth Ennis did a while back (although the art was nice, the writing was crap even for Ennis).
Boy, not an Ennis fan, huh?

I do have to agree, that Ghost Rider mini sucked on ice, not at all up to the standard I'm used to from Ennis.
Did you try 7 Brothers by Ennis? That I really enjoyed.

Nope, having been buying new comics for the last few months. What company is it from?

Zool · Post by **Zool** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:48 pm

Doktor Sleepless #1

Worked for me, although definitely not to everyone's tastes. I'm a big Ellis fan so am very much used to his fascination with the internet, futurism, self modification and politics. It's a slow burner, with not much action and a lot of 'preaching' from a self styled 'Science Jesus'

This book will divide people.

Black Summer #1

Ellis again showing his taste for action this time. Hard, fast and entertaining (and a world away from Doktor Sleepless).

JohnnyRnR · Post by **JohnnyRnR** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:23 pm

I wish I liked Doktor Sleepless. They had sweet t-shirts for him at the Avatar booth. Didn't try Black Summer after that, it's hard to try books at Avatar's prices without a better idea (and after the Doktor, meh). I like the Black Gas stuff okay, and I didn't like Chronicles of Wormwood (Ennis, not Ellis like everything else named) as much as I thought I might from the preview, but I bought it BECAUSE OF THE PREVIEW. Selling me a trailer for $1 makes me way more likely to spend $4 on a book if I like it.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:16 pm

The new titles I'm reading monthly are:

The Flash
Superman
Action Comics
New Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Avengers: The Initiative
Captain America
The Incredible Hulk
World War Hulk
World War Hulk: Frontline
World war Hulk: X-Men
Iron Man
Amazing Spider-man
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Five
Fantastic Four / Spider-man
Silver Surfer: Requiem
Punisher War Journal
Ultimate Spider-man
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Thunderbolts
Death Dealer

Texcap · Post by **Texcap** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:44 pm

Currently:

Marvel:

Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord (mini)
Captain America
Nova (soon, in TPB form)

DC:

- Green Lantern
- Green Lantern Corp (in TPB form)
- Justice Society of America
- The Spirit

Independants & Manga:

- Madman Atomic Comics
- Mouse Guard
- Nexus
- Oh! My Goddess
- Uncle Scrooge
- Usagi Yojimbo
- Walt Disney's Comics & Stories

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:49 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:Also (as I remember noe as I'm typing up some thoughts on it) I read G.I.Joe: America's Elite #28 last week. This title isn't the best anything, but the last half dozen or so issues has easily become one of my favorite dozen or so reads.

hey did you read green lantern sinestro corps or whatever that crossover is called yet? whadjathink any good?

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:56 pm

jla jsa
green lantern is awesome right now
americas elite is pretty good
countdown is getting good
batman has been good
looking forward to umbrella acadamy

hawkboy71 · Post by **hawkboy71** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:25 pm

Here's my Comic shop pull list...

Lone Ranger
Green Lantern
JLA
JSA
Countdown (I don't get the hate for this one..I like it!)
The Walking Dead
Booster Gold
Madman
Nexus (IS issue 100 EVER going to come out?)
Brave and the Bold
Fantastic Four
Mighty Avengers
Thor (About to drop it...not impressed)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Forgotten Realms
Oh and my one guilty pleasure is that I buy any Avatar Press Zombie book. They are so bad they're good!

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:17 pm

Right now I am reading a Top 10 Farthest Precinct run I just pulled out of the .25 bins. But I don't have #5.....

I just finished the Magic the Gathering books, I REALLY liked them.

Really, it's just another checklist that I need to carry around with me. (I only need a few books so that is good)

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:41 pm

hawkboy71 wrote:Oh and my one guilty pleasure is that I buy any Avatar Press Zombie book. They are so bad they're good!

Report to Dellamort for your undead assignment.

hawkboy71 · Post by **hawkboy71** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:09 am

Ummm I guess I'm slow but I don't get that!

Srry!

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:29 am

hawkboy71 wrote:Ummm I guess I'm slow but I don't get that! Srry!

Search for Valiant Zombies.

fury143 · Post by **fury143** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:51 am

Read harbinger the beginning 2 weeks ago. Now am reading some Spawn comics.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:18 am

Re-reading Justice League (Giffen style...and finding it's not so funny 17 years after I first read 'em....when I first read 'em, they were freakin' hilarious....they're still funny, but not as "GREAT!" as when I first read 'em.)

And any issue of Groo I can currently put my hands on, which includes the mini (#4-8 for the first time!), the Special #1 (also for the first time), and #10-#19....have #6-9 on deck. Groo is hilarious.

Also, if I can find the rest of it, the Millar run of Swamp Thing. Read the first issue (#140), and it's already promising. I also have the Alan Moore run of Supreme (#41-56) set aside, but I've read #41-#43, and they didn't quite grab me. Ah well, maybe if I read the rest, it'll work for me.

Also found some absolutely gorgeous McFarlane Amazings that are going to be 9.8 candidates when I get a pre-screen batch finished, including two gorgeous sets of #315-317, at least 2 of which are guaranteed 9.8s. I've been putting the Amazings together, and it's nice to know I have a full longbox (so far) of Amazing #298-328. 85% in NM or better, and the ones that aren't are, of course, from eBay that were advertised as NM.

It's too bad the 9.8 market has crashed for modern key books.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:26 am

And frankly, I'm surprised Amazing #300 still sells for as much as it does....there are 4311 on the census (and an absolutely SHOCKING number of those below 9.0....though I wonder how many of those are resubs.....hmmmmm.)

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:49 am

Jay Tomio wrote:Not a comic but a magazine. I just got sent a Mad magazine from Ballantine that's collection of 30 years of Star Wars Parodies, been thumbing through that.

Also been rereading 100 Bullets trades.

Right now I am reading a Top 10 Farthest Precinct run I just pulled out of the .25 bins. But I don't have #5....
Are you still enjoying exploring the other parts of that universe?

I read some Tom Strong, I didn't really like it that much. What else do you recommend?