What comics are you reading now?

myron · Post by **myron** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:57:39 am

ok...when I was rooting around for some of my First comic runs, I came across the Dark Phoenix TPB, Days of Future Past and From the Ashes...I gotta say that I had forgotten how GOOD those books were...

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:06:14 am

Just finished reading...Daredevil 88-93...the Devil takes a ride story arc...

This is a great reason to be reading new comics...first time I've been interested in reading Daredevil since the Frank Miller stuff

Zool · Post by **Zool** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:34:29 pm

I would emplore you all to take a look at the less fashionable end of the Marvel spectrum and pick up a copy or two of X-Factor.

Peter David is one of those writers who has fallen from favour recently, which is a shame because he has very much defined a few characters in the modern Marvel Universe. Not least; the Hulk, Quicksilver and Jamie Madrox.

And Jamie Madrox is front and centre here, along with other second stringers (Strong Guy, Rictor, Monet etc) given room to breath and evolve.

The thrust of the recent stories has been that Madrox had unleashed a many dupes on the world in the past, allowing them time to live their own lives, and is now going around picking them up as he feels he is missing aspects of his personality, and it's great.

Try it.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:47:10 pm

Zool wrote:I would emplore you all to take a look at the less fashionable end of the Marvel spectrum and pick up a copy or two of X-Factor.

Peter David is one of those writers who has fallen from favour recently, which is a shame because he has very much defined a few characters in the modern Marvel Universe. Not least; the Hulk, Quicksilver and Jamie Madrox.

And Jamie Madrox is front and centre here, along with other second stringers (String Guy, Rictor, Monet etc) given room to breath and evolve.

The thrust of the recent stories has been that Madrox had unleashed a many dupes on the world in the past, allowing them time to live their own lives, and is now going around picking them up as he feels he is missing aspects of his personality, and it's great.

Try it.

X-Factor was always one of my favourite X-books in almost every incarnation. Madrox and Random (now running around with that tool Exodus) were my favourite characters in the book. I picked up X-Factor #14 out of the current run and it's now on my pull list. The current arc is in the top 2 current arcs running in Marvel (the other one is in X-Men, I like the team made up almost entirely of former villains). And the sub-plot with Siryn and Monet is fun too.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:35:51 pm

I just started a run on Astro City #16-22.

I just started #16, last night.......

I can't express how good I think Astro City is......

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:46:54 pm

Elveen wrote:I just started a run on Astro City #16-22.

I just started #16, last night.......

I can't express how good I think Astro City is......

Astro City is always a good read, I don't think I've ever been let down by that book.

Fatal Rose · Post by **Fatal Rose** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:40:57 pm

I really hope the Winter Soldier gets his own series.

Zool · Post by **Zool** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:29:41 pm

Fatal Rose wrote:I really hope the Winter Soldier gets his own series.

It's not ongoing I think, but click.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:57:36 pm

Zool wrote:
Fatal Rose wrote:I really hope the Winter Soldier gets his own series.
It's not ongoing I think, but click.

I hope he doesn't. He is an integral part of the Cap series. I think he is involved enough in that book. Having his own regular series would mess up the chemistry of Cap and water the character down.

The one-shot was awesome though.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:50:01 am

400yrs wrote:
Zool wrote:
Fatal Rose wrote:I really hope the Winter Soldier gets his own series.
It's not ongoing I think, but click.
I hope he doesn't. He is an integral part of the Cap series. I think he is involved enough in that book. Having his own regular series would mess up the chemistry of Cap and water the character down.

The one-shot was awesome though.

I suspect more likely (temporarily) replacing Cap.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:39:58 am

I just finished the Steeljack story line in Astro City.

It was great. If you have not read it, get it, and quick.

I have one more Astro City to finish..... #22, then it will be on to Local Heroes.

I could not reccomend a book any more than Astro City.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:56:48 pm

Been reading Justice League (THAT Justice League) on and off for about a month now.....just started #8 last night.

I can't believe how good it is STILL.

Yay Giffen & DeMatteis.

Also readin DK2.

Pretty "doesn't make much sense".

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:04:50 am

Jay Tomio wrote:Still moving along in my JOE reading. Introduction of Flint and Footloose, Storm Storm Shadow training Billy, Stalker leading a team in South America, some Hovercraft vs. Hydrofoils, and the beginnings of Cobra Island!

I think I'm gonna get started on my Joe comic collection soon too...you got any crappy "VF" doubles you want to sell...just let me know

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:42:20 am

Jay Tomio wrote:I just read the Sentry TPB. I just find it impossible to find this character interesting on any level. Excluding throwing Carnage into the sun in Avenger, Sentry has never done anything remotely entertaining or compelling which is a shame for probably the single most powerful earth resident in the Marvel U (who doesn't have an effect on anything).

I thought Romita's art was unusually devoid of any emotion and Jenkin's writing is just heading everywhere but going nowhere in this book IMHO.

I think I'm gonna get started on my Joe comic collection soon too...you got any crappy "VF" doubles you want to sell...just let me know
If you would have told me last week I had maybe like 35-40 of them but I recently bought a lot and upgraded (thus threw the rest away).

The Sentry series was dull, dull, dull. You sum it up well saying stuff seemed to be happening but that nothing did. My set is going on ebay soon...

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:28:23 am

Jay Tomio wrote:If you would have told me last week I had maybe like 35-40 of them but I recently bought a lot and upgraded (thus threw the rest away).

Why do people throw away comic books? Give them away at least! Give them to a friend's kids, or even put them in a box with a big sign saying "FREE Comic Books!" on it and set it by the curb on your way out to work one morning. Please don't toss them in the trash!

mavros · Post by **mavros** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:11:39 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:
Give them to a friend's kids, or even put them in a box with a big sign saying "FREE Comic Books!" on it and set it by the curb on your way out to work one morning. Please don't toss them in the trash!
Nobody on my block speaks or reads English and typically I have a legitimate disdain for people under the age of 22 that I'm not legally responsible for.

Maybe drop them off at the local school/library/TEFL centre?

Zool · Post by **Zool** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:53:49 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:I just read the Sentry TPB. I just find it impossible to find this character interesting on any level. Excluding throwing Carnage into the sun in Avenger, Sentry has never done anything remotely entertaining or compelling which is a shame for probably the single most powerful earth resident in the Marvel U (who doesn't have an effect on anything).

The Sentry needs a good story or two, fast, or I suspect he'll be bundled offscreen (into space or something) until someone works out how to make 'forgotten Superman' work in the Marvel U.

His presence currently is hilariously ignored by everyone, including his comrades... just check out the last issue of Young Avengers...

Both the Skrull and Kree armada's turn up over Manhattan, threatening to go to war over the half Skrull/Kree prince known as Hulkling. The New Avengers show up to protect earth from these warring cosmic powers and what does Captain America order the Sentry to do?... take the injured Patriot to the hospital... now that's how to use the power of a million exploding suns.

Seriously Sentry, get a story and fast... maybe a haircut too.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:57:44 pm

Just finished reading Sandman #9-11. Still awesome, after all these years. Gonna read #12 sometime today.

Also have X-Men #200-201 sitting on the nightstand to read. Finally.

#175-199 were really, really lame, crappy, and silly.

Come to think of it, everything after Days of Future Past were really lame, crappy, and silly.

Sigh.

Also read Sea of Red #1...not bad. Wayyy too short for $3.

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:04:10 pm

Just read the first three issues of Ultimate Power and it's pretty good stuff so far. Great art by Greg Land and that Bendis guy is an ok writer I guess. If you like any of the Ultimate books (Slym you really should try some of these) or Squadron Supreme than this book is for you.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:16:54 pm

Oh, also read Ult FF #30-32.

It was...eh. Plot holes, stretched the limits of disbelief, and wayyyy too fast.

But not horrific.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:15:14 pm

Chiclo wrote:X-Factor was always one of my favourite X-books in almost every incarnation. Madrox and Random (now running around with that tool Exodus) were my favourite characters in the book. I picked up X-Factor #14 out of the current run and it's now on my pull list. The current arc is in the top 2 current arcs running in Marvel (the other one is in X-Men, I like the team made up almost entirely of former villains). And the sub-plot with Siryn and Monet is fun too.

It's taken me probably 4 years of casual searching and a lot of patience, but I've put together a relatively decent grade X-Factor run out of the .25 bins (well they started out as the .25 bins and now they are generally the .50 bins). I'm only missing a few issues, and coincidentally owned the key X-Factor issues from years before I started the bargain bin hunt to complete the run (i.e. first Archangel, first Apoc, the Portacio baby Cable issues, etc).

I put together my Whacko run this way as well. Lots of patience, but over time they all end up in the bargain bins.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:50:08 pm

IMJ wrote:
Chiclo wrote:X-Factor was always one of my favourite X-books in almost every incarnation. Madrox and Random (now running around with that tool Exodus) were my favourite characters in the book. I picked up X-Factor #14 out of the current run and it's now on my pull list. The current arc is in the top 2 current arcs running in Marvel (the other one is in X-Men, I like the team made up almost entirely of former villains). And the sub-plot with Siryn and Monet is fun too.
It's taken me probably 4 years of casual searching and a lot of patience, but I've put together a relatively decent grade X-Factor run out of the .25 bins (well they started out as the .25 bins and now they are generally the .50 bins). I'm only missing a few issues, and coincidentally owned the key X-Factor issues from years before I started the bargain bin hunt to complete the run (i.e. first Archangel, first Apoc, the Portacio baby Cable issues, etc).

I put together my Whacko run this way as well. Lots of patience, but over time they all end up in the bargain bins.

I am not aware of a comic-related bargain bin within 250 miles of here. That radius does include Witchita Falls, and I've not had a chance to scour there for a comic shop.

I'd love to see one someday, though.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:20:23 am

dellamorte wrote:
Elveen wrote:I just started a run on Astro City #16-22.

I just started #16, last night.......

I can't express how good I think Astro City is......
Astro City is always a good read, I don't think I've ever been let down by that book.

I have....Astro City #23.....24.....25.....26.....27.....28.....

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:22:14 am

IMJ wrote:
Chiclo wrote:X-Factor was always one of my favourite X-books in almost every incarnation. Madrox and Random (now running around with that tool Exodus) were my favourite characters in the book. I picked up X-Factor #14 out of the current run and it's now on my pull list. The current arc is in the top 2 current arcs running in Marvel (the other one is in X-Men, I like the team made up almost entirely of former villains). And the sub-plot with Siryn and Monet is fun too.
It's taken me probably 4 years of casual searching and a lot of patience, but I've put together a relatively decent grade X-Factor run out of the .25 bins (well they started out as the .25 bins and now they are generally the .50 bins). I'm only missing a few issues, and coincidentally owned the key X-Factor issues from years before I started the bargain bin hunt to complete the run (i.e. first Archangel, first Apoc, the Portacio baby Cable issues, etc).

I put together my Whacko run this way as well. Lots of patience, but over time they all end up in the bargain bins.

Man oh man....X-Factor #63-69 have some of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ART I have EVER seen. I bought the splash page to #66 for $50....sold it for $75. Should never have sold it, BUT.....it had no X-Factor members....

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:09:16 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
IMJ wrote:
Chiclo wrote:X-Factor was always one of my favourite X-books in almost every incarnation. Madrox and Random (now running around with that tool Exodus) were my favourite characters in the book. I picked up X-Factor #14 out of the current run and it's now on my pull list. The current arc is in the top 2 current arcs running in Marvel (the other one is in X-Men, I like the team made up almost entirely of former villains). And the sub-plot with Siryn and Monet is fun too.
It's taken me probably 4 years of casual searching and a lot of patience, but I've put together a relatively decent grade X-Factor run out of the .25 bins (well they started out as the .25 bins and now they are generally the .50 bins). I'm only missing a few issues, and coincidentally owned the key X-Factor issues from years before I started the bargain bin hunt to complete the run (i.e. first Archangel, first Apoc, the Portacio baby Cable issues, etc).

I put together my Whacko run this way as well. Lots of patience, but over time they all end up in the bargain bins.
Man oh man....X-Factor #63-69 have some of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ART I have EVER seen. I bought the splash page to #66 for $50....sold it for $75. Should never have sold it, BUT.....it had no X-Factor members....

What was on it then?