What comics are you reading now?

dave · Post by **dave** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:50 am

400yrs wrote:Sandman Vol 5 - I read through more than half of this and then started skimming. I like this book better when dream is in it. The one is all about Barbie.

I'm done with Sandman. I'm not saying it's bad. It's not my thing. It's much too fantasy for me and that's a genre I can't stand. I'm certain there are some fantastic stories I'll be missing, but I just can't stand to read through anything like vol 5 again.

Are you out of eyeliner again?

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:54 pm

dave wrote:
400yrs wrote:Sandman Vol 5 - I read through more than half of this and then started skimming. I like this book better when dream is in it. The one is all about Barbie.

I'm done with Sandman. I'm not saying it's bad. It's not my thing. It's much too fantasy for me and that's a genre I can't stand. I'm certain there are some fantastic stories I'll be missing, but I just can't stand to read through anything like vol 5 again.
Are you out of eyeliner again?

Yeah, and my wife is suck of hearing The Cure.

dave · Post by **dave** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:18 pm

As long as it's not "Boys Don't Cry" I never tire of them!

Issue 8 of Sandman was one of the best stories in comics I've ever read. The first appearance of Death issue. I don't think any thing after that ever reached those some heights.

Jersen · Post by **Jersen** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:23 pm

I'm still slowly reading my way through the Modernism book I posted about a little while back, usually just reading a chapter or 2 before I go to sleep, but I'm also still working my way through my back issue runs that I haven't gotten around to in the past year or 2.

I just started on the late-90s JLA a couple of days ago. I'm only about 9 issues in, so I'm diving into the Morrison run on the book. I've got through issue 42 right now, but I've got Mark Waid's run of 43-58 on it's way from Mile High, along with Claremont and Byrne's 6-issue run on 94-99 and Kurt Busiek's run on 107-114 both coming in from Lone Star.

I've got to say that I'm seriously digging what I've read so far on JLA. I totally get what people say about it being "widescreen."

pizzaparty · Post by **pizzaparty** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:35 pm

caxiotis wrote:Just read the first 18 issues of The Sword by the Luna Brothers. This story is amazing. I am surprised that I did not find it sooner.

I just finished all 24 issues of The Sword. It gave me chills, an excellent story.

I'm going to pick up Girls and Ultra. I hope they're on the same level!

vikingspawn · Post by **vikingspawn** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:40 pm

Cool Cookie Puss avatar...

pizzaparty · Post by **pizzaparty** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:49 pm

vikingspawn wrote:Cool Cookie Puss avatar...

haha, thanks! I try to eat one every year.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:19 pm

re reading WD from the start it still rocks

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 3:05 pm

Stan Lee's The Traveler #1-5

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:10 pm

400yrs wrote:Morning Glories TPB vol 1. I read this all in one sitting. It reads much better as a trade than singles.

Woof. I'd hate to read the single issues, then.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:19 pm

pizzaparty wrote: I'm going to pick up Girls and Ultra. I hope they're on the same level!

They are a bit different, but I enjoyed all of them. Girls is probably my favorite.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:20 pm

Chiclo wrote:
400yrs wrote:Morning Glories TPB vol 1. I read this all in one sitting. It reads much better as a trade than singles.
Woof. I'd hate to read the single issues, then.

Says the guy who reads Brigade.

To each his own.

It's not the best book out there, but it's not crap.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:04 pm

Will Eisner Reader - I like the longer stories better than the quick one page ones.

Jack of Fables vol 1 - I liked it. Revise seems like a pretty cool character. I might look out for these on the cheap.

Jersen · Post by **Jersen** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:50 am

Read the JLA "Rock of Ages" storyline last night. Rocked my world! The middle chapters came off like an X-Men story with Wally, Kyle, and Aquaman in that alternate future ruled by Darkseid.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:40 am

400yrs wrote:Will Eisner Reader - I like the longer stories better than the quick one page ones.

Jack of Fables vol 1 - I liked it. Revise seems like a pretty cool character. I might look out for these on the cheap.

The first 4 or 5 volumes of Jack of Fables are pretty cool. I liked JOF up through the Great Fables Crossover and then stopped. It was just going a bit too far in terms of looniness.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:40 pm

400yrs wrote:Will Eisner Reader - I like the longer stories better than the quick one page ones.

Jack of Fables vol 1 - I liked it. Revise seems like a pretty cool character. I might look out for these on the cheap.

I put together a set, it's not Fables, but it's still enjoyable.

pizzaparty · Post by **pizzaparty** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:16 pm

400yrs wrote:
pizzaparty wrote: I'm going to pick up Girls and Ultra. I hope they're on the same level!
They are a bit different, but I enjoyed all of them. Girls is probably my favorite.

I just finished Girls and loved it. I dug Girls more than The Sword actually. Ultra is next.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:32 pm

Detective 875 - This is a really good done in one Jim Gordon story. Highly recommended.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:09 am

Venom #1 - Flash Thompson, Venom, Rick Remender, Tony Moore.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:34 am

I decided to re-read Planetary.

Read #1-3 last night....... better than I remember. I remember loving the pace of Planetary, the way Ellis gives you backstory with current story and then lays to foundation for upcoming stories..... great.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:20 pm

400yrs wrote:Venom #1 - Flash Thompson, Venom, Rick Remender, Tony Moore.

Venom #1 - Flash Thompson, Venom, dropped.

It just didn't grab me. I was on the fence about the book from the beginning.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:41 pm

Chiclo wrote:
400yrs wrote:Venom #1 - Flash Thompson, Venom, Rick Remender, Tony Moore.
Venom #1 - Flash Thompson, Venom, dropped.

It just didn't grab me. I was on the fence about the book from the beginning.

The ASM .1 issue with Thompson as Venom gave me some hope. The #1 issue wasn't as good as that issue, but I think it will get stronger as they go on.

Unblessed · Post by **Unblessed** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:08 am

400yrs wrote:
Unblessed wrote:Finished the Usagi Yojimbo: Special Edition.

It was awesome.
How heavy are those books? Can you comfortably lay down and read them?

All done. And they are like decent size text book. Yes. I did take them to bed. Took me 4 sittings each to read them.

Great reads. Highly recommend.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:52 am

Just completed my run of Captain Carrot and his Zoo Crew, so I am starting to read that. Probably won't be that great, but what the heck...

Second_Death · Post by **Second_Death** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:37 pm

With the DK books slow to release, have had some time to read other material.

After Dark (Radical)....Was ok but nothing really new. Love the format that most Radical books use. I believe it is called prestige format?

Driver for the Dead (Radical).....Not recommended. Just didn't do it for me.

Unknown (Boom).....Rather unusual read. Beginning to think Waid may be my favorite modern writer not named Shooter. Plan to pickup the followup series.

H2O (Dynamite)......Not bad as well. Again, nothing really new but enjoyed it just the same.

The Outlaw Prince (DH)......Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Probably helps that I've never read the original book by Edgar Rice Burroughs to compare it to. Anyway, only comic I've enjoyed more this year was Solar #5. I hope there is a second. HIGHLY recommended.

I just received the Walking Dead compendium and look forward to starting it soon.