What comics are you reading now?

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:43 pm

h-comics wrote:Anything Green Lantern at the moment.

Jesse

I used to have a complete GL set from the late 80's/early 90's through about the middle of 2000. I, for one, never minded Kyle Rayner, once he replaced Hal Jordan. Reading the work Marz did on GL and what he did on XO, it's like there were two different people behind the keyboard.

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:47 pm

xodacia81 wrote:
h-comics wrote:Anything Green Lantern at the moment.

Jesse

I used to have a complete GL set from the late 80's/early 90's through about the middle of 2000. I, for one, never minded Kyle Rayner, once he replaced Hal Jordan. Reading the work Marz did on GL and what he did on Also a GL fan but Ranier annoys me

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:30 pm

JustCallMeAric wrote:
xodacia81 wrote:
h-comics wrote:Anything Green Lantern at the moment.

Jesse
I used to have a complete GL set from the late 80's/early 90's through about the middle of 2000. I, for one, never minded Kyle Rayner, once he replaced Hal Jordan. Reading the work Marz did on GL and what he did on Also a GL fan but Ranier annoys me

It's no big secret that f**king that I hate Hal Jordan as a Green Lantern
now as Pallax (or however it was spelled) and The Spectre I actually I liked him because he was a bad a$$ villain and then as a man who knew who knew he had a made a horrible mistake and tried his best to make amends.

But the reason that I hate Hal Jordan was because of no matter who wrote the character weather it was Denny O'Neil, Ron Marz, or even that silver-age fanboy hack Geoff Johns Jordan either came off as a big dumb guy or a super right space cop. Even John Stewart and Guy Gardner (and Gardner I really HATE) come off with more personality that Jordan ever has. Jordan is quite simply dull as dirt as the Green Lantern.

Personally turning evil, killing him, bringing him back as the Spectre was off the second best move DC has done in the last 15 years. Because then he was interesting.

The first being giving Robin a new suit that is one costume change that was long overdue. The old one no one can make that thing look cool not Bob Kane, Jim Lee, Frank Miller, Jim Aparo, Neal Adams, George Perez, no one can not make that look cool.

dave · Post by **dave** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:48 am

hey veen, i was gonna start meridian too, but instead i picked brath (decided ot go alphabetically so i can keep track easier)

i've wanted to read meridian for some time...

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:34 pm

dave wrote:hey veen, i was gonna start meridian too, but instead i picked brath (decided ot go alphabetically so i can keep track easier)

i've wanted to read meridian for some time...

Brath is pretty good - kind of like one of those History Channel episodes in comic book form.

-slym

dave · Post by **dave** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:19 pm

i'm enjoying it-although it is a very linear story. not many sub-plots or anything. "ok people, we're moving, we're moving..." from point A directly to point B so far...but it's an enjoyable ride thus far.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:20 pm

JustCallMeAric wrote:Just read the 1st 2 Hellbooy trades. They are a fun read. I always thought the character looked stupid so I never checked it out. A few months ago my wife wanted to see the movie so we went and she loved the character. I got her the first 5 trades.

If you liked those you should read the BPRD trades too, they're really good.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:23 pm

dave wrote:hey veen, i was gonna start meridian too, but instead i picked brath (decided ot go alphabetically so i can keep track easier)

i've wanted to read meridian for some time...

Brath was my second choice.

It will for sure be my next crossgen read.

I also have most of the R. A. Salvatore Crossgen books. I think I need the end of both series. Eye for an Eye and Demon wars (I think)

Also Solous looks interesting.

dave · Post by **dave** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:52 pm

same here-i've got all of scion and ruse as well, so i really want to read those. i already read all of sojourn. brath was cool, but it is pretty sad to see where it ended-obviously in the middle of the story and even had the cover for the next installment at the end.

i'm starting to notice though, that having a strong woman lead was THE thing at crossgen. i thought it was cool to have several female leads, but every book? it's getting as bad as disney!

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:57 pm

dave wrote:same here-i've got all of scion and ruse as well, so i really want to read those. i already read all of sojourn. brath was cool, but it is pretty sad to see where it ended-obviously in the middle of the story and even had the cover for the next installment at the end.

i'm starting to notice though, that having a strong woman lead was THE thing at crossgen. i thought it was cool to have several female leads, but every book? it's getting as bad as disney!

Scion is also on my list.

I was super bummed that Sojourn ended. That was one great book. Maybe the best visual book I've ever read.

I think they had a GREAT story, with an even better back story. And it was way cool to have the "good guys" without a sigil, but that bow was the top.

And one other thing...... they rarely resorted to making Arwyn nekkid. she almost always had clothes. Only a few times did they resort to ...chick-chicka-wah-wah.

I think it takes more skill and craft to have an appealing lead female character that is not wearing a *SQUEE*'s outfit.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:34 pm

Elveen wrote: 3 Dark Horse Conan trades that reprinted the O.G. R.thomas and BWS stuff

I have those and they're beautifully illustrated by BWS. You've seen his work on Valiant, but can you see the difference in his early work and how much detail he put in it? He really changed his style over the years.

Elveen wrote:6 Sandman TPBs
and now the 3 Planetary trades.

You know how I feel about Sandman---Gaiman at his best!

Elveen wrote:I have been trying to get a full Alan Moore run on Supreme.... but not finished getting them all yet, the same with CGW Ghost.

I've heard these were pretty good and I've been trying to find these myself. Unfortunately, they're not cheap.

Elveen wrote:I have been looking for a cheap trade of Batman Long Halloween.....

All of the Loeb/Tim Sale books are awesome! Superman for all Seasons, Batman Long Halloween, Dark Victory, etc. They're all great. But then, I'm a fan of Tim Sale.

Elveen wrote:But I am kind of stuck.

I think I might read a Crossgen run........ maybe Scion or Meridian or Brath.... (but I'm not sure that I am complete on them either....)

I am kinda stumped.

Elveen, I would recommend the Walking Dead or Invincible.
Oh, and pm me your address, I have a TPB for you to read.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:35 pm

superman-prime wrote:the greatest thing about the dead is the story is so deep its though very well out

TWD is AMAZING! I wish everyone would read this book because they don't know what they're missing!

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:36 pm

Tim wrote:Just got around to reading Phil Jemas' and Salvador Larocca's "Namor" series.

That series is awful. IIRC, it's not even in continuity.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:39 pm

Elveen wrote:I am reading Crossgen's Meridian.

I really like it. I have not read a book with a teenage girl as the main character. It is very different. I like all the supporting characters, and how they are each given an integral part in the main story.

Of course, it is visually amazing.

I am at about #15.

Meridian and Mystic were the only CG series I didn't read. Someday I might need to try Meridian again. I did enjoy the art on Meridian, but I dropped the book after the first few issues.

Elveen wrote:The more I read Crossgen, the more I like it.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:41 pm

Elveen wrote: Also Solous looks interesting.

Solus has great art by Perez (nothing new there), but the story isn't the greatest. Although, it does tie in heavily to the CG mythos, so it's a must read for a fan of CG who wants to know the whole CG story.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:43 pm

I picked up the third Deathnote (manga) trade yesterday and read it.

It keeps me interested, that's for sure. It's a fun read.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:44 pm

Elveen wrote:
dave wrote:same here-i've got all of scion and ruse as well, so i really want to read those. i already read all of sojourn. brath was cool, but it is pretty sad to see where it ended-obviously in the middle of the story and even had the cover for the next installment at the end.

i'm starting to notice though, that having a strong woman lead was THE thing at crossgen. i thought it was cool to have several female leads, but every book? it's getting as bad as disney!

Scion is also on my list.

Scion is really cool. Negation is my favorite CG series, but I also liked Scion, Sojourn and the Waid written Ruse issues.

Elveen wrote:I was super bummed that Sojourn ended. That was one great book. Maybe the best visual book I've ever read.

That was the book that made Greg Land into a top artist.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:24 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:I picked up the third Deathnote (manga) trade yesterday and read it.

It keeps me interested, that's for sure. It's a fun read.

I have the first two little mangas of Death Note.

Follows the series well but I'd rather watch it in cartoon form.

myron · Post by **myron** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:18 am

The Walking Dead TPB's Vol 1, 2 and 3 last night...thanks to 400yrs...great stuff. Thought provoking reads, really make you think...still have a couple more to read through and then the Invicibles...

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:36 pm

I read the JSA: BLack Reign TPB last night and loved it so much I am seriously thinking about re-reading it already. I think it shows more realistic life and death in comic battles than any other comic I've ever read and they were battling amongst themselves. I also loved how it delved deeper into individual character's personalities, motivations, and flaws, adn danced on that "gray" line so well with so many parallel themes to present day.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:55 pm

I decided to wait on the Long Halloween (I want to read a few shorter things first).

I started on Batman: Run, Riddler, Run. So far...... mas or menos.

next will be the Grell Green Arrow Longbow Hunters.

but I will tell you, I enjoyed Meridian so much, I might just jump back into to some more Crossgen.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:59 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:Been reading quite a bit. At the moment rereading all the Top Ten Material

The only Top 10 I have not read is the 49ers TPB. Is that as good as the rest?

I really enjoyed all the Top 10 stuff. I also highly recommend the SMAX mini.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:00 pm

Elveen wrote:but I will tell you, I enjoyed Meridian so much, I might just jump back into to some more Crossgen.

-slym

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:35 am

Just re read the Prisoner 4 Part prestige format by DC.
This continues the original TV series.
Oh my god what a load of horse crap.
Guess i read anything back in the 80's.
It was truly awful.

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:58 pm

Draco wrote:Just re read the Prisoner 4 Part prestige format by DC.
This continues the original TV series.
Oh my god what a load of horse crap.
Guess i read anything back in the 80's.
It was truly awful.

You been goin through my prestige boxes again you pikey bast?