ONGOING Action Comics Batman Booster Gold Brave & the Bold Detective Comics Green Lantern JLA JSA Robin Teen Titans Titans
LIMITED Legion of Three Worlds Batman: Cacophony Terror Titans
UPCOMING Adventure Comics Batman: Battle for the Cowl The Flash The Flash Rebirth R.E.B.E.L.S.
MARVEL COMICS
ONGOING Ultimate Spider-man
LIMITED Sub-Mariner: The Depths Ultimatum
UPCOMING Doctor Doom & the Masters of Evil
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DC, Vertigo, Wildstorm ALL STAR SUPERMAN (dropping with #12) CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY DC/WILDSTORM DREAMWAR (6 issue mini) FABLES FINAL CRISIS (7 issue mini) FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS (5 issue mini) JSA (might drop. not liking the Gog storyline too much) LEGION OF SUPER HEROES LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY LOONEY TUNES TEEN TITANS GO
Marvel SECRET INVASION (7 issue mini) SECRET INVASION: YOUNG AVENGER/RUNAWAYS (3 issue mini) YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS (6 issue mini)
Trade Paperbacks MANHUNTER WALKING DEAD
If they ever come out again... DOROTHY SQUADRON SUPREME (will check out Chaykin's run) WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY YOUNG AVENGERS -------------------------------------------------- Down to 14 books and 2 trades. By December, if I don't pick up anything else, I'll be down to 6 or 7 books and 2 trades. Of those, only 3 books and 1 trade are for me. The rest are for the wife and kids. Wow, times change! [/QB]
My annual June 16 pull list update...
DC, Vertigo, Wildstorm ADVENTURE (will be picking up) CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY FABLES FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS (one issue left) JACK OF FABLES (3 issues of the FABLES crossover) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA LITERALS (3 issue mini for the FABLES crossover) LOONEY TUNES
Marvel DARK REIGN: YOUNG AVENGERS (5 issue mini)
Trade Paperbacks HOUSE OF MYSTERY WALKING DEAD
If they ever come out again... LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (sad, but true) WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY YOUNG AVENGERS -------------------------------------------------- Now down to 9 books and 2 trades. After DR:Young Avengers ends in September, I'll be down to 5 books and 2 trades.
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I realized we don't have an opposite thread of the 'Any Recommendations?' thread, probably because it would be one big complain-fest, so I figured I'd mention here some comics on the pull list that I just haven't been enjoying and am considering dropping. Since often some people will say "why do you keep buying it?", I'll repeat what I've told other posters I know: my father has been buying comics since 1960 and so now I buy them with him; we split the collection and we split the monthly bill. That means that sometimes he has titles he wants and I have titles I want. For instance, I pick up all the Vertigos while he makes sure we buy all the 8-9 traditional Silver Age Marvel franchises and most of the traditional DC ones (so say, we'll always be buying Iron Man, Cap and Thor whether they're bad or not). So sometimes I have in front of me the comics I'm not particularly liking because my Dad wanted to buy them. For instance:
Superman / Batman - Does anyone even buy or read this anymore? I basically breeze through it on occassion but hardly do that anymore. Its a shame since this could the perfet title for big talents to do a quick 4-6 run on. The book basically sells itself with the two stars.
Wonder Woman - I love Gail but am just not liking this long running storyline. Its probably the weakest thing she's done in awhile, and I wonder how much is editorial influence trying to stretch this out into an event where WW must exit the DCU (and thus the JLA) for a time. I liked her previous stories relating to fantasy / mythology elements better.
Green Arrow / Black Canary - I'm also not really enjoying this title at all anymore since the relaunch. Splitting the two stars won't help. I think marrying them was a big mistake; now all they ever do is bicker and make-up and instead of adding tension it just adds a layer of 'nagging' on both their sides. Besides, we all know this story will happen in several years (and don't even pretend you think it won't): some writer will have Green Arrow cheat on Black Canary, who is now his wife, and he'll look like an even bigger jerk than ever, and she'll look like a victim. Then a few years later another writer who likes them together will have her take him back (again), but now it'll be as the wife who was cheated on, and she'll look even worse. I already hate that storyline. But mark my words: it'll happen.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Yeah, I gave up on Green Arrow/Black Canary awhile back, too. I'm still buying Wonder Woman, but I haven't read an issue in months.
I'm seeing a new comic shop now and they don't bring much in unless you order it, so for the first time I have a pull list.
DC
Wonder Woman (But, as I said, I'm way behind reading it.) Crisis Aftermath: Escape (Have to catch up on Wonder Woman before I read it.) Adventure Comics (Hope springs eternal.)
Marvel
Pride and Prejudice (I love the covers, but #1 never showed up, so I'm waiting. Although it's not like I don't know the story.) New Mutants (Like I'm going to miss out on a Dani comic.) Dark Wolverine (Have I mentioned how much I like this?) Dark Avengers ('cause Daken's in it, but it's not as good.) Uncanny X-Men (Just started, I'm tired of not knowing what's going on. (And Daken's in it.)) X-Factor (Behind on reading this one, too, even though Shatterstar's in it. ) X-Force (Surprisingly good, though violent.)
Plus, various Utopia and Necrosha one shots.
I think that's everything.
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quote:Originally posted by Arachne: I'm seeing a new comic shop now...
I love the way you phrased this as if you were dating the shop
quote:Originally posted by Arachne: Uncanny X-Men (Just started, I'm tired of not knowing what's going on. (And Daken's in it.))
I think this book's the epitome of mediocrity in writing. Combined with Tracer Land's complete inability to convey a story, a very bad buy. Earth-Z Fraction Should Give The Job Back To Our Matt Fraction.
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quote:Originally posted by Reboot: I love the way you phrased this as if you were dating the shop
Well, I kind of feel like I'm cheating on the old one. They had really good service, but the new one's a lot closer.
quote:Originally posted by Reboot: I think this book's the epitome of mediocrity in writing. Combined with Tracer Land's complete inability to convey a story, a very bad buy. Earth-Z Fraction Should Give The Job Back To Our Matt Fraction.
Yeah, I heard it's not great, but almost any X-character could show up in it, and I don't want to miss my favourites anymore. I guess I'm not as over my completionist tendencies as I thought.
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I dropped Blackest Night (or as MAD magazine might say, Blecch-est Night), Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Thunderbolts (next issue is a fill-in, and I'll buy Diggle's last two issues off the rack), Mighty Avengers, and R.E.B.E.L.S.
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I picked up Dead @ 17 #1 a few weeks ago and finally read it today. I guess its the first issue of the latest miniseries and there have been others before it. I really didn't know anything about the series previously. My impressions were...it was "okay". I kind of got the jist of what was going on but didn't understand all of it and overall, the story was a little slow, and there wasn't that much bang for your book for a whole issue.
On the other hand, the lead characters seemed interesting and there certainly is a moody, dark feel to the series. It involves the force of hell trying to take over Earth and I've read a lot of those types of stories in my day, so I'll need something to make it different. They seem to do that with the two lead chararacters.
The art is also quite excellent, which is why I picked it up. Its cartoony but very dark & sexy, which makes it work on a cooler level. But there is actually more 'pin-up' type shots than I thought would be in there. Not over the top, but a little gratuitous.
Will I pick up another issue? Hm. Hard to say. I might not, but I'll browse in the store and if it seems to pick up a little maybe I will purchase afterall.
Anyone else ever hear of this comic or buy/read it?
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I dropped Guardians of the Galaxy, too. It had become one of those "Why Do You Keep Buying It?" books that Cobie described earlier in this thread. Honestly, I think the only issue that fully lived up to the book's potential was # 7, and that was a long time ago. Sure, I'll miss some of the characters (especially Cosmo), but there's not enough of them that I really care that much about. It doesn't seem like Paul Pelletier is coming back anytime soon, which is a big minus, as is DnA's inconsistent tone (to give one example, I hated the way they wrote Maelstrom's dialogue.) Guess I'll just have to stick to re-reading my Dreadstar collection (I do seem to be re-reading a lot of old stuff lately.)
DC (incl. Vertigo and Wildstorm): Wednesday Comics Action Comics (will probably drop this soon) Adventure Comics (trial basis) Brave & The Bold Superman Supes:World of New Krypton Detective Comics Batman Batman & Robin Booster Gold Doom Patrol Secret Six Flash:Rebirth Green Lantern Blackest Night Justice League of America JLA:Cry for Justice Justice Society of America JSA vs. Kobra Power Girl (still undecided about keeping this) Strange Adventures R.E.B.E.L.S The Authority (though I may leave with DnA) The Spirit Fables Hellblazer The Unwritten Madame Xanadu House of Mystery Astro City Ex-Machina
(Jack of Fables got dropped after the crossover. The Red Circle one shots have convinced me not to pick up the monthlies.)
Marvel: Agents of Atlas Official Handbooks
(I'll likely get the 70th anniversary stuff in trades. Still undecided about Marvels Project and Torch, though they look interesting. Otherwise, I find Marvel as annoying as usual.)
Other: Hellboy/BPRD/Witchfinder Atomic Robo Jack Staff Lone Ranger (when it arrives) Buck Rogers (trial basis) Madman Atomic Comics (one more issue) Phonogram (bloody brilliant) Castle Waiting Irredeemable Comic Book Comics Mouse Guard RASL Tales Designed to Thrizzle Zorro Project:Superpowers
After taking off so many books, I added one: The Black Widow mini-series that starts in November. Natasha's been generally well-portrayed in recent years, and Paul Cornell and Tom Raney are a strong creative team.
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