What comics are you reading now?

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:00 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:I just finished reading the X-Flies 30 Days of Night mini.

I think they really nailed the Mulder and Scully characters. More than a few times Mulder's one liners and come backs sounded just like the TV show. I gotta admit, reading it made me jones for some O.G. X-Files.

Over all the story was middle for me, not bad, not great, maybe just below good.
I'm currently watching the entire show for the umpteenth time (it's my favorite show ever) and it's made me think about reading the comics.

My favorite drama ever for sure.

(for me, Seinfeld and X-Flies is like Sandman vs. Fables...... just can't choose one.)

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:49 am

Brother J wrote:
StarBrand wrote:I tried a few Apple Comics recently. I picked up Fanta-Sci #9 and Mr.Fix-It #1. I was a bit disappointed in them, but the Captain Obese story by Don Lomax in Sci-Fi #9 was a lot better than I thought it would be. I have respect for the creative team on Mr. Fix-It #1, but I thought the story was very convoluted. It only ran two issues.
Apple Comics is one that might be a little tough to put a list together for. Looking at Mile High, I know there are several books by Apple that don't show up when you do a company search. Apple took over quite a few independent titles from the 80's, I know Elfquest was published by them for a while, but no Elfquest books come up under an Apple search.

I saw an ad for an Apple comic inside one of those issues I just read, and hadn't seen that comic on any list. I'm pretty sure it was released, too.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:52 pm

reading Roachmill, both the Blackthorne and Dark Horse runs. The concept is basically Clint Eastwood as a part-man/part-roach "exterminator", or someone who gets paid to kill individuals. Really seems like a schizo book, can't make up it's mind if it's a serious book or a goofy parody. I liked the Blackthorne issues much better than the Dark Horse ones.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:55 pm

I think that I may start "Turf" this evening.

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:09 am

Just read Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, and Final Crisis: Rogue's Revenge this weekend. Hot damn were they some good reads!!! The George Perez artwork in the Legion storyline...good lord, that was some TOP notch work!!!!!

Next TPBs from the library? Chew vol. 1 and 2, and Preacher vol. 2!!!

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:20 pm

JonesyAZ wrote:Just read Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds

This was an excellent mini

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:38 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Just read Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds
This was an excellent mini

Yep! It was the only HC from that whole series that I bought and I have read it at least 3 times.

dave · Post by **dave** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:00 am

I read the intro to Spider Island last week and I kinda liked it. Might pick up the series-at least the ASM issues.

Toefur · Post by **Toefur** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:53 pm

JonesyAZ wrote:Just read Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, and Final Crisis: Rogue's Revenge this weekend. Hot damn were they some good reads!!! The George Perez artwork in the Legion storyline...good lord, that was some TOP notch work!!!!!

I also liked Revelations. IMO those 3 minis were way better than the actual event itself.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:17 pm

Toefur wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Just read Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, and Final Crisis: Rogue's Revenge this weekend. Hot damn were they some good reads!!! The George Perez artwork in the Legion storyline...good lord, that was some TOP notch work!!!!!
I also liked Revelations. IMO those 3 minis were way better than the actual event itself.

Revelations was good, but I thought FC was excellent

OmenSpirits.com · Post by **OmenSpirits.com** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:46 pm

JLA vs. The Avengers.

Busiek & Perez.

It. really. did. ROCK!

Doorman · Post by **Doorman** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:56 pm

Knightt wrote:I think that I may start "Turf" this evening.

this was a decent read. had an eclectic mix of story elements tossed in ... vampires, mobsters, aliens. but still kind of works. wasn't overly impressed with it but it clicks more than you think a book could that mixes those three concepts.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:35 am

So I read another of my SDCC TPB purchases.

I read the New Spring TPB (the prequel to the Eye of the World, the Wheel of Time book by Robert Jordan). As a Robert Jordan WoT fanatic I LOVED this book. What was VERY cool was that at the end of the TPB, they included over 10 emails from RJ about changes need in the TPB. Things like Aiel don't ride horses or use pikes, to this dress was cut wrong, the person had the wrong boots. Just very cool to see that the comics went so closely to the original work.

Johnseye · Post by **Johnseye** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:44 am

Elveen wrote:So I read another of my SDCC TPB purchases.

I read the New Spring TPB (the prequel to the Eye of the World, the Wheel of Time book by Robert Jordan). As a Robert Jordan WoT fanatic I LOVED this book. What was VERY cool was that at the end of the TPB, they included over 10 emails from RJ about changes need in the TPB. Things like Aiel don't ride horses or use pikes, to this dress was cut wrong, the person had the wrong boots. Just very cool to see that the comics went so closely to the original work.

I have the actual New Spring book but not TPB, I didn't realize they did a comic of it. I'm a WoT fanatic as well, read it all. I'll have to find the TPB, thanks for the heads up.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:26 pm

Johnseye wrote:
Elveen wrote:So I read another of my SDCC TPB purchases.

I read the New Spring TPB (the prequel to the Eye of the World, the Wheel of Time book by Robert Jordan). As a Robert Jordan WoT fanatic I LOVED this book. What was VERY cool was that at the end of the TPB, they included over 10 emails from RJ about changes need in the TPB. Things like Aiel don't ride horses or use pikes, to this dress was cut wrong, the person had the wrong boots. Just very cool to see that the comics went so closely to the original work.
I have the actual New Spring book but not TPB, I didn't realize they did a comic of it. I'm a WoT fanatic as well, read it all. I'll have to find the TPB, thanks for the heads up.

Cool to know you are a WoT fan. If you are a fan, then you HAVE to get the new spring TPB.

Here is one on ebay (not mine):
http://cgi.ebay.com/Robert-Jordan-New-S ... 500wt_1413

It is so cool to see what the world looks like, considering that RJ has so much input. (the emails in the back are great)

The individual issues are pretty expensive and hard to come by.

BTW, while I was at SDCC I went to the TOR booth to ask about the next (last?) WoT book by Sanderson. They told me next fall.

I can't wait.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:55 pm

I read the new Captain America book last night and I thought that it fit... "like a glove."

It was very nice to see Steve Rogers back in uniform and just as 'Cap' as ever.

VERY nice.

dave · Post by **dave** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:36 am

Read the Axe Cop trade over the weekend. Thanks for the recommendation!

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:53 am

dave wrote:Read the Axe Cop trade over the weekend. Thanks for the recommendation!

You know what time my job is?

ALWAYS.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:21 pm

I read a couple issues of Gotham Central yesterday. One was scripted by Brubaker, the other by Rucka. They were both excellent, and read like a suberb TV crime drama. I guess that makes sense, as those are two of the best comic writers out there. I can't remember the artist's name who drew both those issues, but I really liked him as well.

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:26 pm

Recently finished getting all the issues of DC Vertigo's The Dreaming (a Sandman spinoff). I read the first 2 issues and I really like it so far. Great art and writing.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:47 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:
StarBrand wrote:I read a couple issues of Gotham Central yesterday. One was scripted by Brubaker, the other by Rucka. They were both excellent, and read like a suberb TV crime drama. I guess that makes sense, as those are two of the best comic writers out there. I can't remember the artist's name who drew both those issues, but I really liked him as well.
Of the great modern comic series and should be a tv show.

I had those two issues laying around and picked them up for something to read. I had no idea how good they were. The writing is absolutely great.

dave · Post by **dave** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:50 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:
dave wrote:Read the Axe Cop trade over the weekend. Thanks for the recommendation!
You know what time my job is?

ALWAYS.

I told the kids they couldn't eat Breakfast this morning.

I think I'm gonna swipe that motivational line about Breakfast in Intelli-CORPs.

Everyone in my family but my wife has now read Axe Cop.

What the heck? I thought Abraham Lincoln was a woman!

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:21 pm

Back in the Day from Action Lab Studios by Dave Dwonch. This was good. I'll be checking out his other book Spacetime Condominium.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:39 pm

A Touch of Silver tpb (1-5)

Another Image book that ended too early <sigh>

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:27 pm

I'm reading a DH Conan TPB (#7 I think, Cimmeria)

Conan ALWAYS is a good read. I really like the DH stuff.