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???xodacia81 wrote:...ian_house wrote:Just read some ace stuff there dudeAram wrote:I usually save up stuff to read(some of it I've been saving for a decade), but I picked up a bunch of tpbs recently so I've been going to town when I have time, which hasn't been much.
Read the first 3 CHEW tpbs, Not quite up to adding to my favorites or collecting the issues, but I did like it and it was fun enough that I'll keep getting the tpbs when I find them cheap enough. The new Poyo comic did catch my attention though... so I might pick that one up if its still in my lcs.
Picked up Walking dead Compendium tpb(1-48), liking that so far 1/4th the way through which is saying a lot since I'm not much of a zombie story fan.
Read the first few tpbs of Ex Machina, really liking it, but put reading the rest on hold until I finish the Walking dead compendium.
Other than that the only thing I've read recently has been new Valiant and Saga, loving both.
Top of list of to be read next(not previously mentioned):
Fables vol 16 on.
Bone
Black Panther (Christopher Priest Run)I'd highly advise going for the Poyo one-shot, it was one of the funniest issues I've ever read (up there with the JLI and Q&W)!
I had v.2 of bone for about 2 years and never read it... my little sister (11) came to visit on the weekend and I gave it to her. By the time they'd driven home she'd read it all and said it was great... maybe I should have read it.
Don't wanna put a downer on your reading but don't get too excited about that Fables trade...
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Glad to see that Fables is still missing the mark.
I guess I made the right choice in giving up on it. I'll always consider vol 1-10 as a really great run and will buy those in HC.

I guess I made the right choice in giving up on it. I'll always consider vol 1-10 as a really great run and will buy those in HC.
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400yrs wrote:Glad to see that Fables is still missing the mark.![]()
I guess I made the right choice in giving up on it. I'll always consider vol 1-10 as a really great run and will buy those in HC.


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Re: What comics are you reading now?
I'm really getting into all things Batman.
I was just following (and loving) the main Batman title, but the new movie inspired me to try the other Batman books.
So I bought:
Batman Inc. #1
Batman and Robin #10
Batman: The Dark Knight #11 (The new writer was really good.)
and I loved them all.
and I will try Detective Comics #13 when John Layman comes on board as the new writer.
Looks like I'll be adding several bat-books to my pull list.
I was just following (and loving) the main Batman title, but the new movie inspired me to try the other Batman books.
So I bought:
Batman Inc. #1
Batman and Robin #10
Batman: The Dark Knight #11 (The new writer was really good.)
and I loved them all.
and I will try Detective Comics #13 when John Layman comes on board as the new writer.
Looks like I'll be adding several bat-books to my pull list.
Favorite books: Black Hammer, Bloodshot, Divinity, Justice League Dark, Marvel Two-In-One, Thor.
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Inc has got some insane delays, bi-monthly for a while.Big Red wrote:I'm really getting into all things Batman.
I was just following (and loving) the main Batman title, but the new movie inspired me to try the other Batman books.
So I bought:
Batman Inc. #1
Batman and Robin #10
Batman: The Dark Knight #11 (The new writer was really good.)
and I loved them all.
and I will try Detective Comics #13 when John Layman comes on board as the new writer.
Looks like I'll be adding several bat-books to my pull list.
Who took over Dark Knight?
Nanites at work!
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Get the Detective the Black Mirror Hardcover. Fantastic.Big Red wrote:I'm really getting into all things Batman.
I was just following (and loving) the main Batman title, but the new movie inspired me to try the other Batman books.
So I bought:
Batman Inc. #1
Batman and Robin #10
Batman: The Dark Knight #11 (The new writer was really good.)
and I loved them all.
and I will try Detective Comics #13 when John Layman comes on board as the new writer.
Looks like I'll be adding several bat-books to my pull list.
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Gregg Hurwitzian_house wrote:
Who took over Dark Knight?
Favorite books: Black Hammer, Bloodshot, Divinity, Justice League Dark, Marvel Two-In-One, Thor.
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I plan to.400yrs wrote:
Get the Detective the Black Mirror Hardcover. Fantastic.
Favorite books: Black Hammer, Bloodshot, Divinity, Justice League Dark, Marvel Two-In-One, Thor.
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I had been away from the Bat titles until last year's relaunch, and I have really enjoyed Batman & Robin (both series). I really like Damien. I tried all 12 or 13 Bat titles for a while, but I'm down to Batman, Detective (although I've almost dropped it a few times), Batwoman, BM&R, and Batman Inc. Batman Inc (both series) is on the fence. I try and I try to like Grant Morrison, but I rarely want to read anything of his twice. The one exception being Doom Patrol.
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Scarlet Spider #6. I just stopped pre-ordering this book, but I'm not sure why and I'll probably go back to it. Every time I read it, it's a very enjoyable read that's beautiful to look at and leaves me wanting more.
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I feel the same way. I still need to read #6, but I loved the first five issues. This series is really a gem.400yrs wrote:Scarlet Spider #6. I just stopped pre-ordering this book, but I'm not sure why and I'll probably go back to it. Every time I read it, it's a very enjoyable read that's beautiful to look at and leaves me wanting more.
Pull List: I only buy TPB's, HC's and Hellboy comics
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caxiotis wrote:I feel the same way. I still need to read #6, but I loved the first five issues. This series is really a gem.400yrs wrote:Scarlet Spider #6. I just stopped pre-ordering this book, but I'm not sure why and I'll probably go back to it. Every time I read it, it's a very enjoyable read that's beautiful to look at and leaves me wanting more.
It is. Stegman is a fantastic artist (probably one of my favorites after seeing this series) and the few different things that I've read by Yost have always been good. It's only 20 story pages, but it feels like alot more in a good way.
I know Stegman is being put on FF or something like that. Great for him, that he's getting on a big book, but I ain't reading FF regardless. Koi Pham is up next on this book and I'm not too familiar with his stuff.
There were some really neat things in this issue with Aracely in this issue that could be interesting going forward.
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I'm in the middle of reading Crossgen's Ruse.
I've read the mark waid books but nothing after.
The beginning is great, there was a drop off
But the post Waid books are sorta good in there
Own right.
I've read the mark waid books but nothing after.
The beginning is great, there was a drop off
But the post Waid books are sorta good in there
Own right.
Re: What comics are you reading now?
Thanks to OTV praise I'm reading Fables right now. Finished with trades 1 and 2. Good stuff so far. Not quite Sandman level yet for me yet, but I will keep reading.
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Newton wrote:Thanks to OTV praise I'm reading Fables right now. Finished with trades 1 and 2. Good stuff so far. Not quite Sandman level yet for me yet, but I will keep reading.

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Just read the new Hawkeye by Fraction and Aja. A really good, self-contained story with a realistic, "behind the scenes" look at one of Marvel's oldest Avengers. Beautiful Aja art as usual in there as well. This is the thematic successor to Fraction's Immortal Iron Fist and I can only hope he does for Clint what he (and Brubaker) did for Danny Rand. If you are not a fan of typical Marvel fare, then this is the type of book for you.
It is too bad I have been so disappointed with Fraction's Defenders, which takes the opposite approach by making the characters over-the-top parodies of themselves, because this is the kind of take I would have liked to have seen on that group. Fraction showed in IIF that he can write a grounded, street-level view of a character juxtaposed with the fantastic elements a superhero must face. Not sure why it couldn't have been done with Defenders, but I will continue to pick up Hawkeye until Marvel inevitably cancels it in a year and a half.
It is too bad I have been so disappointed with Fraction's Defenders, which takes the opposite approach by making the characters over-the-top parodies of themselves, because this is the kind of take I would have liked to have seen on that group. Fraction showed in IIF that he can write a grounded, street-level view of a character juxtaposed with the fantastic elements a superhero must face. Not sure why it couldn't have been done with Defenders, but I will continue to pick up Hawkeye until Marvel inevitably cancels it in a year and a half.
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End of the issue says Hawkeye returns in "The Vagabond Code"... I assumed that was the next issue. If it is a one-shot, then that is disappointing.400yrs wrote:Pretty sure that was a one shot.
Edit: Preview for issue 2 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/0 ... ingsworth/
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I disliked the book after Waid left. It lost it's mojoElveen wrote:I'm in the middle of reading Crossgen's Ruse.
I've read the mark waid books but nothing after.
The beginning is great, there was a drop off
But the post Waid books are sorta good in there
Own right.

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+1ian_house wrote:Newton wrote:Thanks to OTV praise I'm reading Fables right now. Finished with trades 1 and 2. Good stuff so far. Not quite Sandman level yet for me yet, but I will keep reading.You've got alot of good to come!
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+2, and allow me to add, it picks up in 3 and really takes off there and in 4. If you aren't engrossed by volume 6, it just isn't your cup of tea. Me, I was hooked from the start but didn't realize its greatness until the 4th volume.Lightning Strike wrote:+1ian_house wrote:Newton wrote:Thanks to OTV praise I'm reading Fables right now. Finished with trades 1 and 2. Good stuff so far. Not quite Sandman level yet for me yet, but I will keep reading.You've got alot of good to come!
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Re: What comics are you reading now?
My monthly list.
DC:
-Batman (I DO love Scott Snyder's work. I DO love the Court of Owls. There. I said it. Also, Cappullo's art is godly)
-Batman Inc. (Grant is an insane individual who happens to write Batman stories like no one. This series is a MUST read)
-Detective Comics (worst book of the pile, but I will give Layman a chance)
-Batman: The Dark Knight (Love the art. Hate the stories. Almost dropped it, but since Hurwitz arrived things are waaaaaaay better)
-Batman & Robin (It started strong, but it's nothing special as of now. Possible drop.)
-Justice League (Pretty. Pictures.)
-Arkham Unhinged (I liked the game, that's why)
Marvel:
-Avengers vs X-Men (truly disappointed with myself for falling into this 6 month trap)
-Avengers Vs X-Men: Versus (
)
-Uncanny X-Men (Gillen has given this franchise their best book since "Astonishing" by Whedon/Cassaday)
-Wolverine & The X-Men ( I LOVE this book. Hilarious dialogue, amazing art. Will be my only Marvel book when NOW! arrives)
Valiant:
- Everything, so far. It quickly became my favourite current publisher.
I also continue to expand my Bat-trade collection and I'm also "trade-waiting" for Uncanny X-Force (which is the best book by Marvel right now, IMHO).
Oh, and I'm also collecting the new- AND AMAZING- TMNT in trades, since the IDW relaunch.
DC:
-Batman (I DO love Scott Snyder's work. I DO love the Court of Owls. There. I said it. Also, Cappullo's art is godly)
-Batman Inc. (Grant is an insane individual who happens to write Batman stories like no one. This series is a MUST read)
-Detective Comics (worst book of the pile, but I will give Layman a chance)
-Batman: The Dark Knight (Love the art. Hate the stories. Almost dropped it, but since Hurwitz arrived things are waaaaaaay better)
-Batman & Robin (It started strong, but it's nothing special as of now. Possible drop.)
-Justice League (Pretty. Pictures.)
-Arkham Unhinged (I liked the game, that's why)
Marvel:
-Avengers vs X-Men (truly disappointed with myself for falling into this 6 month trap)
-Avengers Vs X-Men: Versus (

-Uncanny X-Men (Gillen has given this franchise their best book since "Astonishing" by Whedon/Cassaday)
-Wolverine & The X-Men ( I LOVE this book. Hilarious dialogue, amazing art. Will be my only Marvel book when NOW! arrives)
Valiant:
- Everything, so far. It quickly became my favourite current publisher.
I also continue to expand my Bat-trade collection and I'm also "trade-waiting" for Uncanny X-Force (which is the best book by Marvel right now, IMHO).
Oh, and I'm also collecting the new- AND AMAZING- TMNT in trades, since the IDW relaunch.
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Minutemen #1. This was good Darwyn Cooke. I'm not getting the rest of them, but I could see myself getting the collection or buying them out of dollar bins.
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BugsySig wrote:End of the issue says Hawkeye returns in "The Vagabond Code"... I assumed that was the next issue. If it is a one-shot, then that is disappointing.400yrs wrote:Pretty sure that was a one shot.
Edit: Preview for issue 2 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/0 ... ingsworth/
Ah. You are right. Everything I heard was that this was a one and done story so I guess I assumed it was a one shot.
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I'm waiting for the tpb's, too.400yrs wrote:Minutemen #1. This was good Darwyn Cooke. I'm not getting the rest of them, but I could see myself getting the collection or buying them out of dollar bins.