What comics are you reading now?

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:05 pm

I have a few issues of Chew to read.

#28-30

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:03 pm

lorddunlow wrote:Time travel done well in sci-fi:

Doctor Who
Stargate (mostly)
Babylon 5 (in my opinion the best time travel story lines ever)

While Quantum Leap is an interesting take, and I'm a big fan, I don't like the treatment of time travel.

My reasoning: My theory of time and time travel (in reality - not just sci-fi) is that events that happen at a specific time cannot be changed. There is no "creating a new timeline" by changing events in the past. Events happen as they happened and any time travel actions merely fit into the past events like a puzzle. You try to change something, but it still comes out the same in the end. You just manage to flesh out the "details" of what happened. The Season 3 time travel episodes in Babylon 5 are the best example of this, as is SG-1 episode "1969". You think you change the past, but you really just filled in actions that were "left out" of the history books.

I don't like the idea of pre-determination or you can't change the past in reality, or in sci-fi all that much if it's used for that very reason which IMHO makes the story kind of pointless.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:45 pm

Cyberstrike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:Time travel done well in sci-fi:

Doctor Who
Stargate (mostly)
Babylon 5 (in my opinion the best time travel story lines ever)

While Quantum Leap is an interesting take, and I'm a big fan, I don't like the treatment of time travel.

My reasoning: My theory of time and time travel (in reality - not just sci-fi) is that events that happen at a specific time cannot be changed. There is no "creating a new timeline" by changing events in the past. Events happen as they happened and any time travel actions merely fit into the past events like a puzzle. You try to change something, but it still comes out the same in the end. You just manage to flesh out the "details" of what happened. The Season 3 time travel episodes in Babylon 5 are the best example of this, as is SG-1 episode "1969". You think you change the past, but you really just filled in actions that were "left out" of the history books.

I don't like the idea of pre-determination or you can't change the past in reality, or in sci-fi all that much if it's used for that very reason which IMHO makes the story kind of pointless.

The whole idea of time travel in comics makes my head spin, so I really don't like it when writers use it.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:53 pm

Read Fables: Cubs in Toyland tpb (issues 114-123) last night. The last couple of tpbs of this series has been disappointing. I didn't really care for this one and found myself trying to finish it as fast as possible to start on my new Invincible trade. The whole story was kind of silly and the only redeeming part of it was the last two issues featuring Bigby and his destiny.

It just seems right now that this book doesn't have an identity. There's no antagonist, no threat (like Gephetto or Dark), no one to strive against and rally the fables around. Plus, some of my faves are hardly ever featured anymore and my all time favorite fable Blue is still MIA. I would have thought that they would have brought him back by now, but I'm beginning to think that he never will.

dbngaa · Post by **dbngaa** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:35 pm

I agree, Fables hasn't been AS good these past several trades, but I still enjoy it. And I even liked Cubs in Toyland - it got much darker than I was expecting it to. At this point it would have to be Fables Crossover bad on a consistent basis for me to stop reading.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:43 pm

Cubs in Toyland was depressing as hell. Much darker than the rest of the run. I am glad that the silliness with Bufkin has resolved now too.

erwinrafael · Post by **erwinrafael** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:29 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I'm currently reading through Hickman's run on Fantastic Four. I finished Dark Reign and I'm about 5 or six issues into the main Fantastic Four run. Hickman is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.

lorddunlow wrote:Is anyone reading his run on Avengers in the Marvel Now stuff?
Yes, it's excellent. Read my post about it
Your post in the Best of 2012 thread is what got me reading the Fantastic Four run, so I think I'll trust you and just add Avengers to my pullbox and try to get 1 and 2.
Cool, yeah it's a great book

But if you have to choose one, I think New Avengers is better.

Marvel NOW has surprisingly been good so far for the Avengers and X-Men line.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:35 pm

Elveen wrote:I have a few issues of Chew to read. #28-30

Oh man. You better give us all your view on # 30,'Veen.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:45 pm

erwinrafael wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I'm currently reading through Hickman's run on Fantastic Four. I finished Dark Reign and I'm about 5 or six issues into the main Fantastic Four run. Hickman is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.

lorddunlow wrote:Is anyone reading his run on Avengers in the Marvel Now stuff?
Yes, it's excellent. Read my post about it
Your post in the Best of 2012 thread is what got me reading the Fantastic Four run, so I think I'll trust you and just add Avengers to my pullbox and try to get 1 and 2.
Cool, yeah it's a great book
But if you have to choose one, I think New Avengers is better.

If I had to choose between his FF run and the New Avengers book? That's easy--FF. There's only three issues of New Avengers so far. Hickman's FF run was long and amazing.

erwinrafael · Post by **erwinrafael** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:04 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
erwinrafael wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I'm currently reading through Hickman's run on Fantastic Four. I finished Dark Reign and I'm about 5 or six issues into the main Fantastic Four run. Hickman is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.

lorddunlow wrote:Is anyone reading his run on Avengers in the Marvel Now stuff?
Yes, it's excellent. Read my post about it
Your post in the Best of 2012 thread is what got me reading the Fantastic Four run, so I think I'll trust you and just add Avengers to my pullbox and try to get 1 and 2.
Cool, yeah it's a great book
But if you have to choose one, I think New Avengers is better.
If I had to choose between his FF run and the New Avengers book? That's easy--FF. There's only three issues of New Avengers so far. Hickman's FF run was long and amazing.

I was referring to lordunlow saying that he will try to get Avengers 1 and 2.

If he had to choose among the Marvel NOW Hickman books, I would go with New Avengers.

tetrisdork · Post by **tetrisdork** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:06 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
erwinrafael wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I'm currently reading through Hickman's run on Fantastic Four. I finished Dark Reign and I'm about 5 or six issues into the main Fantastic Four run. Hickman is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.

lorddunlow wrote:Is anyone reading his run on Avengers in the Marvel Now stuff?
Yes, it's excellent. Read my post about it
Your post in the Best of 2012 thread is what got me reading the Fantastic Four run, so I think I'll trust you and just add Avengers to my pullbox and try to get 1 and 2.
Cool, yeah it's a great book
But if you have to choose one, I think New Avengers is better.
If I had to choose between his FF run and the New Avengers book? That's easy--FF. There's only three issues of New Avengers so far. Hickman's FF run was long and amazing.

There are only two issues of New Avengers and three of adjectiveless Avengers that he has done so far. Not getting New, but I felt that Avengers World - his opening arc for Avengers - was a bit lackluster. Hated how he depicted Spider-Man joining the team and just felt confused, especially with a big squad. I'll be giving it through #6, but it has to be more than seeing Cannonball and Sunspot on the team (YAY!) to get me to commit beyond that.

Continuing with the Avengers theme, I've enjoyed Uncanny Avengers #3. It felt like reading a Silver-Age book despite all the violence committed on paper. And I've been enjoying Fraction's run on F4/FF.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:28 pm

erwinrafael wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
erwinrafael wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
Yes, it's excellent. Read my post about it
Your post in the Best of 2012 thread is what got me reading the Fantastic Four run, so I think I'll trust you and just add Avengers to my pullbox and try to get 1 and 2.
Cool, yeah it's a great book
But if you have to choose one, I think New Avengers is better.
If I had to choose between his FF run and the New Avengers book? That's easy--FF. There's only three issues of New Avengers so far. Hickman's FF run was long and amazing.
I was referring to lordunlow saying that he will try to get Avengers 1 and 2. If he had to choose among the Marvel NOW Hickman books, I would go with New Avengers.

oh yeah, definitely

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:31 pm

tetrisdork wrote:
Continuing with the Avengers theme, I've enjoyed Uncanny Avengers #3. It felt like reading a Silver-Age book despite all the violence committed on paper. And I've been enjoying Fraction's run on F4/FF.

Fraction's FF books have been sloooooooooooow. FF is horrible and Fantastic Four's first three issues have been basically the same thing regurgitated. It does have nice artwork by Bagley though.

carter3175 · Post by **carter3175** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:42 pm

No Marvel Now stuff for me thank you...I listed all my B&W Marvel Now #1's on ebay. Miles Morales gets my money as far as Marvel is concerned. How many F'in reboots, updates, shake-ups can you possibly have. It's too tainted for me. I would bet anyone here and the Age of Ultron there will be shake-ups, reboots etc...They are milking people dry. The minute they mess up Ultimate Spiderman for me, I will never buy a current Marvel book in life. They would only get my cash for books like Hulk 181, and X-Men 1 etc....I read USM, all of Valiant, SAGA!!!!, BEDLAM!!!!!! Giving Nowhere men a shot, Peter Panzerfaust, Manhattan Projects, and soon to be East of West.
Bedlam is just a sick story, I love it and Saga is on another level.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:47 pm

carter3175 wrote:No Marvel Now stuff for me thank you...I listed all my B&W Marvel Now #1's on ebay. Miles Morales gets my money as far as Marvel is concerned. How many F'in reboots, updates, shake-ups can you possibly have. It's too tainted for me. I would bet anyone here and the Age of Ultron there will be shake-ups, reboots etc...They are milking people dry. The minute they mess up Ultimate Spiderman for me, I will never buy a current Marvel book in life.

When they killed Peter, they messed up Ultimate Spiderman for me. Don't care for this new kid

carter3175 · Post by **carter3175** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:54 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
carter3175 wrote:No Marvel Now stuff for me thank you...I listed all my B&W Marvel Now #1's on ebay. Miles Morales gets my money as far as Marvel is concerned. How many F'in reboots, updates, shake-ups can you possibly have. It's too tainted for me. I would bet anyone here and the Age of Ultron there will be shake-ups, reboots etc...They are milking people dry. The minute they mess up Ultimate Spiderman for me, I will never buy a current Marvel book in life.
When they killed Peter, they messed up Ultimate Spiderman for me. Don't care for this new kid

I understand, to each is own. How many books does Peter Parker need? Lets see, Amazing Fantasy, Amazing Spiderman, Web of Spiderman, Spectacular Spiderman, Spiderman, Spiderman Noir, Ultimate Spiderman, Superior Spiderman, Avenging Spiderman. Then he is in Avangers, Fantastic Four and whatever else Marvel can cook up. I have no problem with them killing him off in the Ultimate U.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:58 pm

carter3175 wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
carter3175 wrote:No Marvel Now stuff for me thank you...I listed all my B&W Marvel Now #1's on ebay. Miles Morales gets my money as far as Marvel is concerned. How many F'in reboots, updates, shake-ups can you possibly have. It's too tainted for me. I would bet anyone here and the Age of Ultron there will be shake-ups, reboots etc...They are milking people dry. The minute they mess up Ultimate Spiderman for me, I will never buy a current Marvel book in life.
When they killed Peter, they messed up Ultimate Spiderman for me. Don't care for this new kid
I understand, to each is own. How many books does Peter Parker need? Lets see, Amazing Fantasy, Amazing Spiderman, Web of Spiderman, Spectacular Spiderman, Spiderman, Spiderman Noir, Ultimate Spiderman, Superior Spiderman, Avenging Spiderman. Then he is in Avangers, Fantastic Four and whatever else Marvel can cook up. I have no problem with them killing him off in the Ultimate U.

I haven't enjoyed the MU Spiderman in a long, long time. So it didn't matter to me how many books he had. I loved Bendis and Bagley's Ultimate Spiderman. And then Marvel kills him off. So no more Spidey books for me

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:35 am

xodacia81 wrote:
Elveen wrote:I have a few issues of Chew to read. #28-30
Oh man. You better give us all your view on # 30,'Veen.

Agreed, how you feeling after this emotional rollercoaster?

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:07 am

Chiclo wrote:Cubs in Toyland was depressing as hell. Much darker than the rest of the run. I am glad that the silliness with Bufkin has resolved now too.

It was depressing. Reminded me of the TPB where boy blue died.

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:11 am

dbngaa wrote: And I even liked Cubs in Toyland - it got much darker than I was expecting it to. .

I was hoping the prophecy about the cubs would not come true, but clearly many of the seeds Willingham planted years ago are starting to grow and be shown. I am assuming we will get to see trouble coming from Beauty based on her background in the Wolves of the Heartland.

Cubs was sad, and I am hoping for a lighter story in the next TPB, but I think it's the mark of a good writer when you care about fictitious characters such as the Fables crew.

myron · Post by **myron** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:45 am

tarheelmarine wrote:
dbngaa wrote: And I even liked Cubs in Toyland - it got much darker than I was expecting it to. .
I was hoping the prophecy about the cubs would not come true, but clearly many of the seeds Willingham planted years ago are starting to grow and be shown. I am assuming we will get to see trouble coming from Beauty based on her background in the Wolves of the Heartland.

Cubs was sad, and I am hoping for a lighter story in the next TPB, but I think it's the mark of a good writer when you care about fictitious characters such as the Fables crew.

sad but lots of depth...it's still well written and drawn

MarrowMan · Post by **MarrowMan** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:47 am

yesterday I bought and read

Cable & X-Force 1-3
Uncanny X-Force 34, 35 and the new #1
Savage Wolverine #1
Avenging Spider-Man #16
Superior Spider-Man #1-2
Invincible 98-100
Happy! 2-3
Animal Man 15-16
Clone 1-3
Saga 8-9
COMEBACK 1-3
Revival 5-6
Chew 30-31
X-O Manowar 8-9
Harbinger 7-8
Deadpool 3-4
Hawkeye 5-7
X-Factor 245-250
Mind The Gap 6-7
Marvel Universe Vs. The Avengers 2-3
Manhattan Projects 08
Wolverine max 2

Whew.

pixierosa · Post by **pixierosa** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:34 pm

MarrowMan wrote:yesterday I bought and read

Cable & X-Force 1-3
Uncanny X-Force 34, 35 and the new #1
Savage Wolverine #1
Avenging Spider-Man #16
Superior Spider-Man #1-2
Invincible 98-100
Happy! 2-3
Animal Man 15-16
Clone 1-3
Saga 8-9
COMEBACK 1-3
Revival 5-6
Chew 30-31
X-O Manowar 8-9
Harbinger 7-8
Deadpool 3-4
Hawkeye 5-7
X-Factor 245-250
Mind The Gap 6-7
Marvel Universe Vs. The Avengers 2-3
Manhattan Projects 08
Wolverine max 2

Whew.

Massive read.

I've been reading the Cable & X-Force and did the new #1 Uncanny X-Force. They're actually not bad (WTH Cluster?!?), but the All New X-Men is really good.

Saga and Mahattan Projects

I've done the first couple Mind the Gap but let it slide. May pick it back up. How do you like it?

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:40 pm

I picked up Hickman's Avengers and New Avengers books. It's pretty good, but a lot of it is falling flat to me.

If this is supposedly some of the better superhero stuff out there, it is becoming clear to me that superheroes really, really aren't for me.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:51 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:I picked up Hickman's Avengers and New Avengers books. It's pretty good, but a lot of it is falling flat to me.

If this is supposedly some of the better superhero stuff out there, it is becoming clear to me that superheroes really, really aren't for me.

Try Hickman's FF and Secret Warriors

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