What comics are you reading now?

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:30 am

JCVaughn wrote:Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #1 & 2
Stan Lee's The Traveler #1

How were these? I'd planned on getting them but it was before my financial situation changed and I cut back quite alot (too much for my liking). Who were the teams on these two?

HaloReach2010 · Post by **HaloReach2010** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:07 am

Currently reading Vampirella from Dynamite Entertainment, new ongoing series. She is no longer the scantily clad vamp, her new costume reminds me of the new Wonder Woman look.....not sure if I like it yet, but was a good read, plenty of blood and action.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:35 am

HaloReach2010 wrote:Currently reading Vampirella from Dynamite Entertainment, new ongoing series. She is no longer the scantily clad vamp, her new costume reminds me of the new Wonder Woman look.....not sure if I like it yet, but was a good read, plenty of blood and action.

So Vampirella is now pointless?

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:10 am

ian_house wrote:
HaloReach2010 wrote:Currently reading Vampirella from Dynamite Entertainment, new ongoing series. She is no longer the scantily clad vamp, her new costume reminds me of the new Wonder Woman look.....not sure if I like it yet, but was a good read, plenty of blood and action.
So Vampirella is now pointless?

Fixed that for ya

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:24 am

Jersen wrote:Just got caught up on all my current stuff. I've got a pretty light next couple of weeks in terms of my pull list--in fact, the only book I've got coming out this week is the new issue of RASL--so I'm gonna work on finishing Michio Kaku's Physics of the Impossible and maybe get started on a book I bought this summer called Modernism: The Lure of Heresy. The modern era has always been one of my favorites in terms of artistic movements, particularly in literature.

I like Michio Kaku. He's got a quirky presentation that a lot of people like. He does tend to go onto shows that spend a lot of time on junk science, like Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, and talk about real science which in some ways tarnishes real bleeding edge physics.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:26 am

ian_house wrote:
JCVaughn wrote:Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #1 & 2
Stan Lee's The Traveler #1
How were these? I'd planned on getting them but it was before my financial situation changed and I cut back quite alot (too much for my liking). Who were the teams on these two?

I am not liking Soldier Zero. It really feels like a rip off of Green Lantern to me.

I am quite enjoying the Travelever, though. Maybe because it's written by Mark Waid.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:28 am

HaloReach2010 wrote:Currently reading Vampirella from Dynamite Entertainment, new ongoing series. She is no longer the scantily clad vamp, her new costume reminds me of the new Wonder Woman look.....not sure if I like it yet, but was a good read, plenty of blood and action.

You should see the very serious reaction some of the people on the Dynamite boards are having to Vampirella's new costume. They take her costume very seriously.

The new Vampirella is written by Eric Trautmann who did a lot of writing on Red Sonja (he even owns the IP of Red Sonja) and you can tell a lot of similarities.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:09 am

Chiclo wrote:
ian_house wrote:
JCVaughn wrote:Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #1 & 2
Stan Lee's The Traveler #1
How were these? I'd planned on getting them but it was before my financial situation changed and I cut back quite alot (too much for my liking). Who were the teams on these two?
I am not liking Soldier Zero. It really feels like a rip off of Green Lantern to me.

I am quite enjoying the Travelever, though. Maybe because it's written by Mark Waid.

The Waid one interested me most just because he was writing.

hulk181man · Post by **hulk181man** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:08 pm

400yrs wrote:
ian_house wrote:Got my 3 Alan Moore Superman comics back and couldn't leave them alone so they jumped straight to the top of the read pile. Not sure I can say alot that hasn't already been said.

Anyone else read these recently?
I read them recently. Not my cup of tea. I've liked very few Superman stories.

I got a copy of V for Vendetta that I plan to read soon.

One of my favorites --- enjoy! And it definitely ends better than the movie....

dave · Post by **dave** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:41 pm

Chiclo wrote: You should see the very serious reaction some of the people on the Dynamite boards are having to Vampirella's new costume. They take her costume very seriously.

Am I correct in assuming that they are upset with the change?Or is this a positive reaction?

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:48 pm

dave wrote:
Chiclo wrote: You should see the very serious reaction some of the people on the Dynamite boards are having to Vampirella's new costume. They take her costume very seriously.
Am I correct in assuming that they are upset with the change?Or is this a positive reaction?

You are correct. When Dynamite landed the Vampirella license, several Vampirella enthusiasts began posting at the Dynamite boards (harder than it sounds, they are paranoid as hell about spam and make it very hard for new users to get validated and start posting). Several of these new people cried out for blood as soon as it was announced that Vampirella would not be in her slut suit. Eric Trautmann tried to explain that there was a story-relevant reason why she wasn't in the outfit which only angered them. For the last couple of months, they have been posting pictures of women in Vampirella costumes in protest.

This board and the Dynamite board are the only two comic related boards I post at.

JCVaughn · Post by **JCVaughn** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:37 pm

ian_house wrote:
JCVaughn wrote:Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #1 & 2
Stan Lee's The Traveler #1
How were these? I'd planned on getting them but it was before my financial situation changed and I cut back quite alot (too much for my liking). Who were the teams on these two?

I really like both of them so far. Paul Cornell (writer on SZ) seems like he has a good story in mind and I've enjoyed the first two issues quite a bit. I like the pacing and the tone of the story, and they've got a lot of different directions to go.

The first issue of The Traveler didn't grab me to the extent that Mark Waid does on average, but I' learned long ago to trust the guy to deliver. I wasn't all that crazy about the first issue of Irredeemable either, and I love that series. Going back to at least "The Return of Barry Allen" storyline in Flash all those years ago, Waid just about always delivers.

Very solid storytelling in both. Nice art. Nothing mind-blowing, but really enjoyable.

HaloReach2010 · Post by **HaloReach2010** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:05 pm

Chiclo wrote:
HaloReach2010 wrote:Currently reading Vampirella from Dynamite Entertainment, new ongoing series. She is no longer the scantily clad vamp, her new costume reminds me of the new Wonder Woman look.....not sure if I like it yet, but was a good read, plenty of blood and action.
You should see the very serious reaction some of the people on the Dynamite boards are having to Vampirella's new costume. They take her costume very seriously.

The new Vampirella is written by Eric Trautmann who did a lot of writing on Red Sonja (he even owns the IP of Red Sonja) and you can tell a lot of similarities.

My LCS guy mentioned that as well....he didnt seem to like it much.

I'll stay onboard for a bit....the wife enjoyed the book, and added it to her pull.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:57 pm

xodacia81 wrote:
ian_house wrote:
HaloReach2010 wrote:Currently reading Vampirella from Dynamite Entertainment, new ongoing series. She is no longer the scantily clad vamp, her new costume reminds me of the new Wonder Woman look.....not sure if I like it yet, but was a good read, plenty of blood and action.
So Vampirella is now pointless?
FTFY

FTFY

-slym

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:11 am

just picked up batman digital justice very strange unique read

Jersen · Post by **Jersen** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:29 am

superman-prime wrote:just picked up batman digital justice very strange unique read

Oh man! I remember seeing ads for that graphic novel all over the place when I was a little kid. I've always wanted to read it; is it worth the trouble to pick up?

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:35 am

it was for a buck very retro

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:38 am

I have a copy of it. The computer graphics are VERY dated. And I don't recall the story being anything spectacular. It's been a few years since I read it, but if I recall correctly, it's about the "return" of a Batman (and a female Robin sidekick) set in a "Max Headroom" style future.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:02 pm

thats it nothing special just a nice piece of history

OmenSpirits.com · Post by **OmenSpirits.com** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:49 pm

Batman: digital justice actually helped me get interviewed on local tv news when it was new.

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:28 pm

just started on frank millers robocop run. Pretty good so far

OmenSpirits.com · Post by **OmenSpirits.com** » Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:31 pm

robb77 wrote:just started on frank millers robocop run. Pretty good so far

Goodness all the way through!

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:10 am

Magneto Testament HC.

Testament is a story about Magneto when he was a child. He and his family were subject to the Nazi persecution. It's a tale of family and struggle with a bit of love as well. There was no mention of mutants and there was only one spot in the book where Magneto's ability was even hinted at.

I'm enjoying these types of super hero stories moreso than most regular superhero books nowadays. Stuff like this, Submariner: The Depths and Silver Surfer: Requiem often end up being more rewarding reads than some mindless mutant battle.

The hardcover is loaded with extras about the Nazi era which I still need to read through.

dave · Post by **dave** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:30 am

I really enjoyed that book as well. It's daring to have a mutant super hero book sans the super abilities imo. Then I had my sons read it and they said, "This is stupid! This isn't even about the X-men."

They're young yet!

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:38 am

dave wrote:I really enjoyed that book as well. It's daring to have a mutant super hero book sans the super abilities imo. Then I had my sons read it and they said, "This is stupid! This isn't even about the X-men."

They're young yet!

Yeah, it's definitely geared toward an older audience. I think they may appreciate it when they are in high school and learn about the Holocaust (if they haven't wiped any mention of it from today's liberal text books

).