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I just finished reading the Silver Surfer: Return of Thanos TPB and it was as good as I remember it. Great, actually.

I'm now reading Captain America: War and Remembrance, the brilliant run by Stern and Byrne. Again.
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superman for all seasons was great just finished it up a few days ago :thumb:

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picked up a copy of the Watchmen trade, so I'm going to read that again, been about 15 years since I first read it.

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dave wrote:veen did you already finish the long halloween and ronin?

i'm still reading meridian! :oops:

I have put Long Halloween and Ronin back on the pile, I just read Elric: Making of a Sorcerer. I dug it.

And I just started All Star Supes TPB #1. Great beginning!

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half the battle :thumb:

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superman-prime wrote:superman for all seasons was great just finished it up a few days ago :thumb:
Loved that book and re-read it at least a dozen times!! :thumb:

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of course everything Valiant,I got some catching up to do.



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I finished Allstar Supes TPB #1.

I really liked it. I have not read many Supes books, so I was excited to read some stories.

I liked the style of the art, the writing was very good.


I also liked how each of the 6 stories could be read as independent tales, but there was also a running thread through each book.

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I also just finished Green Arrow"Longbow hunters by Mike Grell.

Very different than anything I have ever read.

The story focused on the characters as much as the action/drama. Grell was able to get so much emotion into the writing and even more into the art.

You are able to get into the minds and thoughts of Green Arrow.

I would give it a solid A. A different kind of read, but very enjoyable.

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the all star line has been great across both titles now if it could come out on time ??? :o

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Elveen wrote:I finished Allstar Supes TPB #1.

I really liked it. I have not read many Supes books, so I was excited to read some stories.

I liked the style of the art, the writing was very good.


I also liked how each of the 6 stories could be read as independent tales, but there was also a running thread through each book.

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YES! :D

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superman-prime wrote:the all star line has been great across both titles now if it could come out on time ??? :o
All Star Superman=GREAT
All Star Batman=garbage

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I dropped everything except Flash, Punisher: War Journal, New Avengers, Superman, Action Comics and Youngblood.

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Lightning Strike wrote:
superman-prime wrote:the all star line has been great across both titles now if it could come out on time ??? :o
All Star Superman=GREAT
All Star Batman=garbage
All-Star Superman=Crap on a stick.

All-Star Batman=BEST BATMAN STORY OF THE DECADE!

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Cyberstrike wrote:All-Star Superman=Crap on a stick.

All-Star Batman=BEST BATMAN STORY OF THE DECADE!
Thanks for saying it first, and I, for the most part agree. I don't know about the decade part re: Batman, but I enjoy reading to moreso than AS Superman...

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Cyberstrike wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
superman-prime wrote:the all star line has been great across both titles now if it could come out on time ??? :o
All Star Superman=GREAT
All Star Batman=garbage
All-Star Superman=Crap on a stick.

All-Star Batman=BEST BATMAN STORY OF THE DECADE!
I have to ask, what about AS Batman do you like? I'll give you the nice art by Jim Lee, but the writing is horrendous. Batman, Robin and the whole cast are horribly written out of character.

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Tim wrote:I dropped everything except Flash, Punisher: War Journal, New Avengers, Superman, Action Comics and Youngblood.
Really?

Is it that good?

I accidentally ended up with the first two issues of the new run. I keep meaning to give it a shot.

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Elveen wrote:I also just finished Green Arrow"Longbow hunters by Mike Grell.

Very different than anything I have ever read.

The story focused on the characters as much as the action/drama. Grell was able to get so much emotion into the writing and even more into the art.

You are able to get into the minds and thoughts of Green Arrow.

I would give it a solid A. A different kind of read, but very enjoyable.
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I just read JLA/Planetary. It was ok, not great. I would have rather they focused on the Planetary characters, but it was interesting the slant they took on Planetary.

I am just very intrigued by the entire concept of Planetary.


SPOILERS.............



I wish they would have made the JLA the bad guys and Planetary the good guys.


END SPOILERS...............


But, a very interesting concept, I just don't think they made it happen.


I also got a few other books with the JLA/planetary lot, a JLA books called, American Dreams. Um..... it is ok so far, but ........ I am looking forward to starting something new. I also have a JLA/Cyberforce book, but I think I am going to wait. for that.


I'm not sure what is next?





:?

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Brother J wrote:picked up a copy of the Watchmen trade, so I'm going to read that again, been about 15 years since I first read it.
great as ever, what a fantastic book. Personally, I thought the Black Freighter stuff was unnecessary, but I generally liked the added bits at the end of the books.

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Post by Lightning Strike »

Elveen wrote:

I'm not sure what is next?


:?
Frank Miller's Daredevil Visionaries TPB's #1, 2 & 3, and Walt Simonson's Thor Visionaries TPB's #1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

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Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:

I'm not sure what is next?


:?
Frank Miller's Daredevil Visionaries TPB's #1, 2 & 3, and Walt Simonson's Thor Visionaries TPB's #1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

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Both characters seem interesting. I have also been "lightly" checking out prices on Y the last man TPBs, and Walking dead too.


What about Transmetropolitan? :?


But I still have Long Halloween and Squadron Supreme on the shelf. And I am trying to get a cheap Infinity Gauntlet and Dark Victory of ebay.

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Transmetropolitan - give it a try. I don't know if you'll like it, but I will say, it is not for children.



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slym2none wrote:Transmetropolitan - give it a try. I don't know if you'll like it, but I will say, it is not for children.



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Elveen wrote:Both characters seem interesting. I have also been "lightly" checking out prices on Y the last man TPBs, and Walking dead too.
DEFINITELY The Walking Dead
Elveen wrote:What about Transmetropolitan? :?
I don't think you'd like it


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