What comics are you reading now?

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Thu May 01, 2014 3:53 pm

chriskay99 wrote:Black Science just wrapped up their first arc - 6 issues. So good.

It's on hiatus 'til July but I think the trade will come in the meantime. So good.

This is another book that everyone raves about that I can't get into.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu May 01, 2014 8:15 pm

I picked up a Dark Phoenix saga tpb at wondercon
I'm just reading it for the first time.
Only a few pages in.

chriskay99 · Post by **chriskay99** » Thu May 01, 2014 8:20 pm

Elveen wrote:I picked up a Dark Phoenix saga tpb at wondercon
I'm just reading it for the first time.
Only a few pages in.

I remember it being very wordy at times but I think that's just Claremont in general. Good overall but there were a few times where I grew impatient.

MarkRoseHFX · Post by **MarkRoseHFX** » Thu May 01, 2014 8:53 pm

chriskay99 wrote:
Elveen wrote:I picked up a Dark Phoenix saga tpb at wondercon
I'm just reading it for the first time.
Only a few pages in.
I remember it being very wordy at times but I think that's just Claremont in general. Good overall but there were a few times where I grew impatient.

that's pretty much how i feel about Claremont X-Men. some really really great stuff but sometimes way too wordy.

MarkRoseHFX · Post by **MarkRoseHFX** » Thu May 01, 2014 8:58 pm

I've been slowly working my way through the infamous Spider-Man Clone Saga. what everyone says about it is true, it is AWFUL. to help ease that pain i've also been reading the Kurt Busiek written Untold Tales of Spider-Man it is really damn good.

Bone-A-Fach-ee · Post by **Bone-A-Fach-ee** » Mon May 05, 2014 11:23 pm

Just read 1-36 of Mark Waid's Daredevil. Very good stuff. I enjoyed just about every issue. I'll give him this, he knows how to leave you wanting more. And the art was very thoughtful, and appropriate. It jumped around between a few different artists, but Chris Samnee wound up working most of the backend of the run. Good stuff!

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Tue May 06, 2014 10:29 am

Elveen wrote:I picked up a Dark Phoenix saga tpb at wondercon
I'm just reading it for the first time.
Only a few pages in.

still reading this. It is some thick reading.

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Tue May 06, 2014 11:55 am

Justice League 3000 #1-5-An interesting take on the League and the 31st century of the N52DCU the writting is good when it's more light-hearted. Howard Porter's artwork is not as good as his work on the 90s JLA.

Harley Quinn#0-4-I get the idea that this DC's attempt to have a Deadpool like character. She's nuts, kills people, and she's really funny. The artwork is good and the writting tries to hard to be a dark comdey but it's still funny to see Harley talk to a stuffed and burnt beaver. Now I wonder how long DC will make it a grimdark series.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Tue May 06, 2014 2:55 pm

Elveen wrote:
Elveen wrote:I picked up a Dark Phoenix saga tpb at wondercon
I'm just reading it for the first time.
Only a few pages in.
still reading this. It is some thick reading.

Yeah, thick in a bad way. I tried reading it a while ago and couldn't get through it. It's too dated.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Tue May 06, 2014 3:07 pm

400yrs wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Elveen wrote:I picked up a Dark Phoenix saga tpb at wondercon
I'm just reading it for the first time.
Only a few pages in.
still reading this. It is some thick reading.

Yeah, thick in a bad way. I tried reading it a while ago and couldn't get through it. It's too dated.

I'm still .... liking it.... but I'm not excited to get back to it....

I feel it's something that I "should" read.

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Tue May 06, 2014 3:11 pm

DC and Marvel should put out "Cliff's Notes" versions of their influential storylines. Promote them in current books that reference those events. I feel missing the entirety of the Civil War even from Marvel leaves me in the dark about some things in the books I read. Things like the Dark Phoenix Saga are also referenced as if everyone knows the details.

I'm sure there would be a market for it.

nycjadie · Post by **nycjadie** » Tue May 06, 2014 3:13 pm

I'm about 6 months behind in Valiant reading. So, I'm reading 6 months worth of nearly every Valiant title on a 13 hour flight this week.

My comic reading plunged when child #2 came into this world 9 months ago.

GGSAE · Post by **GGSAE** » Tue May 06, 2014 8:08 pm

Just read Southern *SQUEE* #1, it was good. I'll probably add it to the sub list.

WarAngel · Post by **WarAngel** » Wed May 07, 2014 3:40 pm

Finally got around to starting The Walking Dead.

Special thanks to Chris Hardwick and Free Comic Book Day.

MarkRoseHFX · Post by **MarkRoseHFX** » Tue May 13, 2014 9:43 pm

just started reading Mind MGMT i'm two issue in and SUPER hooked. this book is great

Dr Noel · Post by **Dr Noel** » Wed May 14, 2014 7:11 pm

I'm reading DC's Forever Evil and the spin offs: Arkham War and Rogue's Rebellion. Not really original and they established a long time ago that no character truly "dies" but I'm still entertained. I have about 2/3 left.

ShadowTuga · Post by **ShadowTuga** » Wed May 14, 2014 8:04 pm

Dr Noel wrote:I'm reading DC's Forever Evil and the spin offs: Arkham War and Rogue's Rebellion. Not really original and they established a long time ago that no character truly "dies" but I'm still entertained. I have about 2/3 left.

I haven't touched it, and apparently this had zero effects so far in my books (Batman centered books, I didn't read NW). So, i'm happy I'm not missing anything special (Grayson's future is the BIG thing to come out of this, I guess).

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu May 15, 2014 7:49 am

I'm reading my 2 Knightfall tpbs I just picked up.
I read this back in the day when it came out, but did not read the very end.

ShadowTuga · Post by **ShadowTuga** » Thu May 15, 2014 6:22 pm

Elveen wrote:I'm reading my 2 Knightfall tpbs I just picked up.
I read this back in the day when it came out, but did not read the very end.

They have collected Knightsend for the first time in this new TPBs, if I'm not mistaken.

I still think the best bit of it is the first act. I thought Bane was the biggest challenge Bats ever faced, he was stronger than Killer Croc and almost (Almost) as smart as Ra's or the Riddler.

mkb28 · Post by **mkb28** » Thu May 15, 2014 7:52 pm

ShadowTuga wrote:
Elveen wrote:I'm reading my 2 Knightfall tpbs I just picked up.
I read this back in the day when it came out, but did not read the very end.
They have collected Knightsend for the first time in this new TPBs, if I'm not mistaken.
I still think the best bit of it is the first act. I thought Bane was the biggest challenge Bats ever faced, he was stronger than Killer Croc and almost (Almost) as smart as Ra's or the Riddler.

I am getting ready to bind my entire Knightfall collection, which I believe is over 90+ issues into HC volumes. Looking forward to reading the whole story from start to finish.

Mkb28

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:43 pm

mkb28 wrote:
ShadowTuga wrote:
Elveen wrote:I'm reading my 2 Knightfall tpbs I just picked up.
I read this back in the day when it came out, but did not read the very end.
They have collected Knightsend for the first time in this new TPBs, if I'm not mistaken.
I still think the best bit of it is the first act. I thought Bane was the biggest challenge Bats ever faced, he was stronger than Killer Croc and almost (Almost) as smart as Ra's or the Riddler.

I am getting ready to bind my entire Knightfall collection, which I believe is over 90+ issues into HC volumes. Looking forward to reading the whole story from start to finish.

Mkb28

I have been meaning to read this for quite some time.

ShadowTuga · Post by **ShadowTuga** » Fri May 16, 2014 10:35 pm

lorddunlow wrote:
mkb28 wrote:
ShadowTuga wrote:
Elveen wrote:I'm reading my 2 Knightfall tpbs I just picked up.
I read this back in the day when it came out, but did not read the very end.
They have collected Knightsend for the first time in this new TPBs, if I'm not mistaken.
I still think the best bit of it is the first act. I thought Bane was the biggest challenge Bats ever faced, he was stronger than Killer Croc and almost (Almost) as smart as Ra's or the Riddler.

I am getting ready to bind my entire Knightfall collection, which I believe is over 90+ issues into HC volumes. Looking forward to reading the whole story from start to finish.

Mkb28
I have been meaning to read this for quite some time.

As long as none of you expect a Masterpiece (the story is waaaaaaay too long for it's own good, imo) you're in for some nice Batman stuff.
Not meaning to derail the thread, but I can not help top look at what WB did to Bane. Dude's entered the Batman zeitgeist, I'd say for newer generations and talking about the general public only, he might be the most famous Bat-villain, after the Joker and perhaps, Catwoman.
Which is unbelievable, in a weird way. Got to give credit to DC and WB (AND NOLAN, OF COURSE)- he's a kinda recent character (20 plus years). Or maybe he's not, and I'm older than I think I am.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat May 17, 2014 12:46 am

Tales from the con year one from image. Hilarious.

caxiotis · Post by **caxiotis** » Sat May 17, 2014 8:19 am

Read the following last night:

Afterlife with Archie 5 (3/5)

Hellboy in hell 6 (3/5)

Abe sapien 12 (3/5)

Revenge 1 image (complete crap)

Starlight 1 image (4/5 surprisingly good. I plan on getting the trade when it comes out)

Field 1 image (3/5)

Southern Bast@rds (3.5/5) really good, but I couldn't give it a 4/5. I am afraid this story is going to fall apart

caxiotis · Post by **caxiotis** » Sat May 17, 2014 8:23 am

Also I have been reading the Stay Bullets Uber Alles edition by David Lapham. This is amazing and a 5/5 for me so far (7 issues in out if 41). If the writing keeps up this may be the best thing I have read in a long time

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