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I know what you mean LAsh. But I do like some of the stuff I am getting from DC at this point.
I, like I think you do, miss when comics were fun. Fun to read, and not a matter of dreading who was going to be killed or maimed this month. The Walking Dead being the exception...as you cannot wait to see what happens to them next.
From: Turn around... | Registered: Jul 2003
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I was kinda underwhelmed by the last 2 issues of WARLORD (which I finally read last night) although I did enjoy Grell's art.
So underwhelmed I almost set the rest of my stack aside-- instead, I chose to read the last 2 issues of the second RAWHIDE KID mini, but after doing a search for "Rawhide Kid" and seeing Cobie's decidedly negative review elsewhere in this forum, I'm a little a-scared to report that I enjoyed them.
It was silly goofy fun with NICE Chaykin art. All in all, though, I wondered what I else I could have done with the $16 I spent on it.
So I'm slOOOOwly moving through my stack. I came into some extra cash today and do plan on hitting the CBS this weekend. So that's good.
cleome46
or you can do the confusion 'til your head falls off
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I picked up the Legion stuff today. Will read it and comment later, when I'm less tired.
I was floored (in a good way) to see that James Sturm has a new graphic novel out. Unfortunately it's way too rich for my blood right now, but I want iiiiit11!!! Sturm has been a fave of mine forever.
[sulk]
Eh. Maybe next month I can have it.
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From: Vanity, OR | Registered: Dec 2008
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Not to rain on anybody's parade, but I had to share this:
I cancelled everything on my pull list.
I believe the final straw was when the DCU Legacies mini that I had initially championed so enthusiastically devoted an issue to Doomsday/Azbats.
I just can't take it anymore.
I'll still get Steve Bissette's comeback book and the next installments of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen whenever they all come out, but otherwise I've embarked on my second hiatus from the month-in/month-out thing. The first one lasted from late '97 to early '05. Who can say how long this one will?
quote:Originally posted by Fanfic Lady: Not to rain on anybody's parade, but I had to share this:
I cancelled everything on my pull list.
I believe the final straw was when the DCU Legacies mini that I had initially championed so enthusiastically devoted an issue to Doomsday/Azbats.
I just can't take it anymore.
I was wondering what happened to you in that thread. You got me into that book and then ditched me!
I agree that the Bane/Doomsday issue wasn't the best but I've been enjoying that book enough to keep going the few issues it has left.
I certainly don't begrudge you for dropping it (or your other titles) though. My patience with comics these days is so thin that I give most books only one or two bad issues before I drop them. I do not have the time, money or inclination to continue buying things that don't bring me pleasure anymore.
Hope you stick around Legion World though.
From: Australia | Registered: Dec 2003
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Comic books have certainly gone through better times. I'm not buying much anymore, but a lot of that has to do with money, time and other priorities. I've been doing a lot of re-reading of books in my collection in recent years. That is keeping the hobby fresh for me since it's been years since I read some of these books.
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Blacula, I'm definitely sticking around, I'm just more likely to be found at MMB than Gymll's these days. But that was very sweet of you. Thanks.
Jerry, I'm also re-reading old favorites as well as catching up on the good stuff that I missed during my first hiatus.
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I recently got my entire pull-bag bought for me as a surprise early Christmas gift (I usually pick out about $20-$30 worth of the titles therein, my favorite stuff only, when I go). I haven't read the first book out of it yet but I will get around to it.
I kind-of wish he hadn't done that... there was some stuff in there I wasn't sure I wanted anymore like JLA and the last 3 issues of Adventure (the flashback stories have not been good IMO). There were several books in there I had intended to put back on the shelf.
The only super-faves of mine in the stack are the latest I ZOMBIE and DOOM PATROL issues.
But that was very sweet, and I will get around to reading them maybe today and tomorrow.
The best news about all this is, my pull is now emptied except for what came in Wednesday, and now I should work to keep it under control and buy ONLY what I know I really like the best.
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Lash, I've noticed that lately a lot of my old favs are falling to the bottom of the list, like JSA and Flash.
Its disheartening, but then I remember that I get books like the above mentioned BoP, Secret Six and DP, and I see hope.
I'd say I'm closer to be over TV than I am comics.
I've also noticed that I am enjoying more independents, like the late lamented Strangers in Paradise, the latest Buck Rodgers, and Gail's Tranquility. (I know, but I consider it an independent, lol)
I've about given up on Marvel and now only collect the excellent Hawkeye mini's and when I see a regular book, Herc.
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I'm going through one of those phases again...
Now that the excitement of the New 52 has worn down, I find it hard to bring myself to read any comics.
I recently read Young Avengers # 7, which was good... and then green Arrow and Legion Lost # 3, both of which were very boring. I still have several # 3s in there to read, and haven't checked on my pull bag at the CBS in WEEKS.
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I've bought next to nothing the last month or two, and it is going to severely impact my pull list. I will buy what is in my bin, and probably finish off some stories, but my full pull list is going to be very short from here on out.
Between other things that need money (car, house, kids) I find that I am enjoying buying movies that I want, amongst looking for back issues that I am going to start hunting down.
From: Turn around... | Registered: Jul 2003
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The New 52 broke me of DC ... almost ... I'm only getting OMAC for how long it lasts and Batwoman. Oh and Stormwatch still twists my arm ... but I'm trying to drop it.
The rest are just 19 pages. and some of that is Splash pages. I can't deal.
So, I'm back to getting the same amount of DC comics as I was before the reboot. except now I'm jaded.
Also, the frenetic pace with which Marvel has been churning out the events has really worn me out. I am excited about Wolverine's XMen and their return to the school but, the Avengers have me fatigued from the melodrama.
I'm gravitating more and more towards just indies .... which is odd for me since I've always loved super hero books.
I've actually been so fatigued i've given up getting everything i usually get ... i have to make a point of getting only things i love. which is about a third of what i previously got ... but it's sad i was previously getting so much stuff i just wasn't into.
At least thanks to legion World I can find out about old runs of good things i've missed over the years.
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