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I HIGHLY reccomend both Negation and Sojourn. I was a huge fan of the much missed Crossgen, and these were the two best. Negation was probably one of the five best comics in the industry consistently for two years.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Frostfyre: Speaking of Crossgen I saw in the latest previews that Lady Death has been picked up by Avatar!!!!!
I understand they are going to try and continue the Lady Death: A Medieval Tale. And the cartoon movie that has been in production for years will be released this October on DVD.
I just wish we could get to see the George Perez Lady Death/Sojourn crossover.
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
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I've been reading Gotham Central for awhile, and it's been consistently excellent.
Ultimate Fantastic Four has been really good too so far, and it's still early on if you're worried about continuity. I wish the regular Fantastic Four titles were this good.
From: Indiana | Registered: Mar 2004
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A couple of others that I've enjoyed are very much offbeat. To be honest I know one is from Image, the other I'm not sure who puts it out.
The Image one I'm enjoying is "Invincible". Premise is that Mark (Invincible) is the super powered teen age son of the (former) premier super hero on Earth. His father however was actually an alien double agent that has now returned to his home planet. Invincible is trying to fill the void left by his father's desertion.
There is a JLA type super group in the story as well but much of the story is done tongue in cheek. I honestly think that this book is written by EDE and Lasher under pseudonyms! Fun read!
The other one is called "Common Grounds" and has either been canceled or has a bit of trouble in maintaining a schedule, beciase it's haphazard.
The comic typically has two to three shorter stories. Each features a different hero. (You could say it's more of an anthology I guess.) What ties it all together is "Common Grounds" the chain of coffee shops that the heroes (and their super powered enemies) patronize. All dsputes are left at the door and everyone is just an average joe inside swapping "shop" stories. Also a fun read.
As far as mainstream (Marvel & DC) books: I really enjoy the new Teen Titans, Green Lantern, Flash, Ultimate X-Men, JSA, & Ultimate Fantastic Four. I've also been following Outsiders (since #1), Nightwing, & Robin but think I'll drop them soon. They're just not doing it for me. (I may wait to see how the female Robin storyline is wrapped up in the hopes that Tim comes back. If not...sayonara!)
I just started picking up 2 of the new "X" titles. One is the new academy series & the other is the team led by Havok. I haven't a clue which is which of the X books any more so that's the best I can do as far as identifying those two.
Let me know what you think of 'em if you pick any of these up. Enjoy.
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From: Paragon City on patrol | Registered: Jul 2003
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New X-Men: Academy X is the new student-orientated X-Men book (And one I HIGHLY recommend picking up. It's fun in a somewhat campy way with interesting characters, powers, & rivalries) while the Havok-led team is the regular X-Men title. X-Men isn't really doing it for me with Austin on the title, but Peter Milligan of X-Statix fame will be taking over writing chores this December I believe. It may be worth checking out then.
Also, if there's any X-Men fan within you from the 70s and 80s, you'll love Uncanny X-Men now that Claremont is back at the helm. He's bringing these characters back to life and is even using some of the 90s characters like Bishop a lot better than they were handled by their creators.
Oh, and another Birds of Prey fan here. You have to check that book out!
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I bought Academy X this week and quite enjoyed it! Once you get over the stigma off buying X books it's quite a nice wee read. Some of the powers are a bit ridiculous (Tag?!) but I'll be buying it again.
But the one book everyone should be reading is GOTHAM CENTRAL. It's great! The art, the writing, it's brilliant - the recent Mad Hatter Story was really good.
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From: London, England | Registered: Oct 2003
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I would recommend some of those series as trades (cheaper and read better), like OUTSIDERS, LUCIFER, 100 BULLETS, GOTHAM CENTRAL, FABLES, HELLBLAZER, FLASH, JSA, HAWKMAN and GREEN ARROW. If you're just getting back into the swing of comics, it's probably the best/easiest way to do it.
To be honest, I restricted my Marvel purchases to a couple trades a month (ALIAS, Morrison's X-MEN, Waid's FANTASTIC 4, ULTIMATE X-MEN, Geoff Johns' AVENGERS, DAREDEVIL and some of the black & white reprint ESSENTIALS lines have been particularly good). Most of their titles have entered some weird BACK TO THE 90S Movement, and it's difficult to support.
Other good things? In no particular order: HOPELESS SAVAGES, DEMO, BIRDS OF PREY, SCOOTER GIRL, SAINT LEGEND, BLACK LEOPARD, LESS THAN HERO, FALLEN ANGEL, THE FILTH, GLOBAL FREQUENCY, PLANETARY
From: Lauderhill, FL | Registered: Aug 2004
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Don't waste your money on Inhumans 2099. What a waste of money. The art was horrid, the story disjointed. Even Lockjaw looked pitiful.
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From: Paragon City on patrol | Registered: Jul 2003
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Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai: I don't know where the story's at right now (I'm a TPB reader), but the series is consistently good. Also, most of it is self-contained stories (although there is an overall narrative), and, despite it's twenty-year history, it's quite easy to follow.
Uncle Scrooge: A mix or reprints and new stories. Good, unpretentious fun starring some of Disney's best characters. It's a bit pricey ($6.95 for 64 pages) but on the upside, there's very little in the way of advertisement.
Y, the Last Man. Consistently excellent series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, dealing with the aftermath of a plague that killed all the men in the world, with two exceptions.
Fallen Angel, by Peter David and David Lopez. Funny, dark, with some very interesting characters, including Superwomen, a man who may or may not be Hitler, and an asian drug dealer who lives in a cript.
Batman Adventures, by Dan Slott, Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett, and others. Recently canceled comic based on the Dini/Timm/Burnett animated series. Batman as he should be. Fun, and oftentimes surprising, mature enough for adults, while still wholesome enough for the kids.
Ultra, by the Luna Brothers. A mini-series about women in a world where being a super-hero is just another job. Each comic book is also framed around a different magazine, adapting it's cover style, table of contents, and interview sections in order to develop the world.
From: San Juan, Puerto Rico | Registered: Jul 2003
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