I thought it'd be fun to let each other know what we picked up...whether new or from the Back Issue Bin.
I picked up the dollar reprints of Chew #1 and The Walking Dead #1. I have both on trade format, but thought it's be great to have regular issue copies of both on hand.
I also picke up the Flash Secret Files and Origins 2010. Barry Allen is my favorite character in comics, so I am supporting this 100%. Plus there is art by Kollins.
The Last Stand of New Krypton #2 is next. Buying it for the LEgion, and so far...majorly bummed by this whole thing.
Finally is Doom Patrol #9. The bug is back and someone is in trouble....hey la hey la the Bug is back. If Ambush Bug is in it...I'm buying it.
Posted by stuorstew on :
Ambush Bug is in Doom Patrol? Must make a note to pick that up, thanks.
I picked up a couple of books from the Amazon Marketplace this week.
The first is a Manga called Solanin by Asano Inio about a twenty something living in Tokyo who is looking for purpose in her life. It is quite a hefty book at 400+ pages but the story is broken down into smaller almost self contained stories so it is not quite so daunting. About halfway through and so far it has been excellent.
The other was an IDW book called Completely Doomed which is a collection of adaptations of Robert Bloch stories by various Indie creators. I have not started it yet but at least one of the stories is by Ted McKeever who is one of my favourite artists so is, at least in part, going to be great.
I also picked up Last Stand of New Krypton for the same reason as you. I seem to be enjoying it more than you but will be glad when they are back where they belong in a couple of months.
Posted by Set on :
Lastest and what will likely be my last Buffy. It's strapped on rocket-skis and is jumping space-sharks at this point.
Mighty Avengers 35. I like USAgent and Hank Pym, but this team sorely needs a stronger female presence than Stature and Jocasta provide. (The foreshadowed return of Janet van Dyne may fill that void, 'though.) Hope springs eternal!
Adventure 9, which was all kinds of meh. "Quick, shoot darkness at it Shadow Lass, that will help power the time machine!" Plus, as much as I love that they are using Tellus, why do they keep handing him off to artists who've not bothered to look at the character before drawing him as a humanoid with a tail? Still waiting for this stuff to end and actual Legion stories to begin, instead of World of Krypton / Blackest Night / ressurection of Bart and Conner / etc. crossover stuff.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
I bought nine this week:
Boys 41 Flash Secret Files Invincible Returns 1 Doom Patrol 9 Last Stand of New Krypton 2 Buffy 34 Warlord 13 Superman Secret Origin 5 Batman & Robin 11
Don't look for reviews any time soon as I'm now over a month behind. As for Buffy, Set, I'm feelin' ya, but with it ending around 40, I feel obliged to stick with it.
Almost bought Marvel's SHIELD #1. Thumbed thru it and the art and story looked awesome. After reading a 5-star review of it on CBR, I emailed my comic book guy and told him to save me a copy, and I'll buy it next week.
I was also tempted by both the Kevin Smith and Matt Wagner number ones of their Green Hornet series based on Cobalt's reviews. I decided not to get either at this time because of the price point and my lack of familiarity with the character. I might change my mind at some point, though, or I might buy the trades when they come out. Of the two, the Kevin Smith version looked more tempting because of the art.
Posted by Disaster Boy on :
hmmm. not a great week.
ultimate x 1, and 2. quite liked it.
uncanny x-men second coming number 2. liked it just wish it were a lot longer. and was hoping more than just kurt would be so against the x-force's killing spree. even wolvie seems out of character.
new avengers luke cage 1 of 3. crazy art. (not crazy good) i was duped, thought this was new avengers...didn't catch the luke cage subtitle. was ok but not getting 2 or 3 unless im hungry for comics.
and buffy 34. not feelin the plot but, the dialogue is so good, it makes me laugh, brad meltzer obviously watched alot of buffy.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I got a rock.
Posted by Disaster Boy on :
not a hard place?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I felt that after I got the rock.
Posted by Dev Em on :
So far, still have to visit my other store...
Brightest Day #0 - intrigued by the preview.
Doc Savage #1 - Gonna give it a try.
The Flash #1 - c'mon...
Adventure Comics #10 - I have a feeling I'm going to be dissappointed until LSH #1 hits.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Superman Secret Origins 5- okay story, great art. I did jettison the Luther-gives-Lois'-mom-medicine-once-a-day storyline for the "Her dads an ass" storyline.
Funny thing, I don't ever recall having seen Lois's mom in any stories. Not to say that she was never shown, I just don't remember if i ever saw it.
JSA All-Stars 5- really needs some work on the art, the story is okay. I have a feeling that what Courtney sees and the reader wasn't shown was the real Al.
The Flash 1- story isn't grabbing me so far, art is not very good for the character.
Doom Patrol 9- Gotta say, Keith is hitting a grove with this, though the "language" of explanation is getting annoying fast. Still, its part of the "badguy's" character.
Batman and Robin 11: eh... Good art, but the story isn't setting my world on fire.
Brightest Day 0- Not bad. Pete Tomasi is simply put DC's most underrated writer. Every book he touches becomes instantly better. Together, he and Geoff are weaving something great.
Red Robin 11- Getting better, but I hear Yost is leaving and another writer is coming aboard. I'll reserve judgement.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I dropped Green Arrow, but I read it.
I'm also not buying anymore of Rise of Arsenal, or the new Green Arrow book when it comes out. I'm not supporting that direction by giving DC my money.
That said, I picked up Batman, Batgirl, Brightest Day, Flash, Booster Gold, Secret Six, and I can't remember the rest.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Yesterday I got:
SECRET SIX 20
SHE-HULK SENSATIONAL 1-Shot
THE FLASH 1 (mainly for the free Flash ring with purchase)
BRIGHTEST DAY 0
I put Adventure 10 back on the shelf.
Posted by Disaster Boy on :
lots of good stuff:
the Siege Loki special.
Siege Young Avengers.
Brightest Day 0 good enough to keep me around despite blackest night zombie burnout.
skimmed Green Arrow at the store. haha
and new muties. i forget. (not alot of new muties)
and adventure 10 despite being more like "quislet, superman, and superboy", and not the legion story i was looking for.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Here's my haul from the comics released this week (Note: though I buy them every week, I'm typically about a month behind in actual reading--I'm slow!):
Brightest Day 0 Flash 1 Adventure 10 (bottom) Punisher Max 6 Booster Gold 31 Batgirl 9 Daredevil 506 Irredeemable Special 1 Chew 10 (top) Secret Six 20
I thought, for fun, I'd include the ones I'd read first (top) and last (bottom) from the stack. In my case those are the issues from the haul I want to read most and least to provide a little more depth beyond just posting the list. Chew is one of my very favorite books being put out at this time. Adventure? Well, I'm just buying that one for the Legion appearances until they actually take over top billing, like many of us, I'd suspect.
I also bought Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 from last week's releases after reading lots of positive reviews of it from trusted sources. My pull list may be taking a major change, though, with Marvel books being most effected. Watch for the return of the Roundtable today for my thoughts...
Posted by MLLASH on :
Oh I forgot I also got the latest NEW MUTANTS too.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Dev, definitely let me know how Doc Savage is in your First Wave thread.
And Lardy--please review the Shield! I'm going to pick it up too.
I normally only go every 4 weeks or so and then get a huge double stack of comics when I do. So I'm not sure it'd be worth me listing every single comic I collect (basically all the DC's, all the Marvels, all the Vertigo's, many independents, etc.).
One day I'll move back closer to my CBS and maybe go weekly or biweekly again. I feel like I just can't spare the time to go these days...
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Savage is wonderful but I haven't read the Justice, Inc. back-up yet. If you want my opinion.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Also picked up...
Chew #10 - best book you're probably not reading.
Secret Six #20 - You guys addicted me to this book.
Oh yeah...also got an extra Flash Ring for Hannah (need to get her a White Lantern ring next week, She has all of them so far.)
Also got her the Stargirl/STRIPE mini mate set for $1. She's gonna love that.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Got a GL ring and a Flash ring. I also got the six other spectrum rings this weekend, a quarter each. All I need is white.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Lessee...
Green Lantern #53 - Like all the colored Lanterns, so I'll give this a shot for a while.
Supergirl #52 - Have hope that we'll at least see Brainy through this issue.
Brave and the Bold #33 - love the line up in this one.
The Spirit #1 - Preview looked good, plus the backup is by Denny O'Niell and Bill Sienkiewicz, in Black and White no less. Hope it's in his Shadow days vein of art.
Blackest Night Directors cut - More Johns stuff with lots of character designs.
Posted by Dev Em on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Savage is wonderful but I haven't read the Justice, Inc. back-up yet. If you want my opinion.
Write about it in the First Wave thread...please.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Lessee...so far
Green Lantern Corps #47 - Gonna be grabbing the BN issues at least, figured I'd start here though. I may pick up Guy's new book. Superman #699 - The end run is coming. Last Stand of New Krypton #3 - Just want this to be over, no interest in the War thing.
More when I get to my other store.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Okay...
Grabbed The Walking Dead #71 - Want to read this right this second, but also don't. Cause then the wait for the next issue starts.
FCBD Stash...
For me:
Dr. Solar/Magnus - Shooter getting a chance to do these guys again. Should be interesting.
War of The Supermen - It's free...doubt I'll get the mini though.
Bongo - Simpsons fun.
For Hannah:
DC Kids - lots of short story fun.
Shrek - She can't wait for the next movie.
Archie's Summer Splash - Fun with the Archie gang.
For Jon (or at least for him to destroy):
Toy Story - wild jabbering will ensue when he sees this. Should probably let his sister see it first.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Just the DC Kids and War for me.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Wonder Woman #43 ... it made my head hurt ...
Posted by Dev Em on :
This si my choices for the week...we'll see if I can grab them all.
BRIGHTEST DAY #1 $2.99 want the ring. So does Hannah. DOOM PATROL #10 $2.99 - The BUG!!! IZOMBIE #1 $1.00 - it's s dollar!!! Plus it's Allred drawing Zombies!!! JONAH HEX #1 $1.00 - it's s dollar!!! SECRET SIX #21 $2.99 - Do I really need to explain?
Posted by Dev Em on :
Got everything but the Jonah Hex. Gotta hit the other shop for that. Got Hannah her White antern ring as well as one for me.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Just grabbed Jonah Hex #1 and #50.
$1 goodness for #1, and D. Cooke on #50.
Posted by Power Boy on :
lots!
JL Generation lost. not liking. didn't expect the usual slapstick but thought it would at least be wacky or offbeat/different.
Black Widow 2, loving it it's like a movie, and the art is sick! Adventure Comics 11: not sure why i got it haven't read it yet. Astonishing X-men: really liked it, art is super stylized but i find it surprising. and MAJOR SPOILER!!!!
Click Here For A SpoilerStorm has a MoHawk AGAIN!!!!!
New Muties 7: <shrug>
Siege: Quite happy with the ending. Click Here For A Spoilerexcept stark needs to go on hiatus. he hasnt shown any remorse or guilt. and besides the destruction of asgard!! lol. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I need to get to main CBS to pick up a few weeks worth of comics but since its far away I needed to scratch that itch and picked up a few random things that weren't on my pull list already to read over the weekend (and I'll review them):
- Astonishing Spider-Man / Wolverine - based on reviews from www.comicbookresources.com which gave it a rare 5 out of 5 stars, and since Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert are doing it. Sure, I don't need another Spidey/Wolvie comic, but I can always use a comic starring anyone if its that good.
- I, Zombie
- First Wave, based on SK and Dev's recommendation.
- Green Hornet Strikes - I gave the other two a chance and am sticking with them, I figure I might as well review the third title as well.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I bought all the Brightest Day books except for Titans: Villains for Hire.
And that's the last of any Brightest Day I'm buying. (That includes Green Lantern books)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Well, I picked up three weeks of comics and I basically added EVERYTHING I've wanted to try plus all the Marvels, DC's and independents I've been collected.
I'll be doing a lot of reviews shortly (except for all those threads where I made the last 2-3 replies--hey LW, help a legend out on those ).
Posted by Dev Em on :
Two weeks worth...
The Walking Dead #72 Legion of Super Heroes #1 Adventure #11 (514) The Flash #2 Brightest Day #2 First Wave #2 Doc Savage #2 The Spirit #2 Zatanna #1
and impulse buys: Birds of Prey #1 DC Universe Legacies #1
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I got...
DC Legacies #1 Girl Comics #2 (and a copy for one of my teachers) Legion #1 (Natch) Tiny Titans #28 American Vampire #3 Joe the Barbarian #5 War of the Superman #3 Spirit #2 Galacta, Daughter of Galactus Streets of Gotham #12 Zatanna #1
And true to my word, nothing involving Brightest Day.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
War of the Supermen #4 Mighty Crusaders Special Power Girl #12 Gotham City Sirens #12 Grimm Fairy Tales Las Vegas Annual Return of Bruce Wayne #2 Brave and the Bold #34 Project Superpowers Chapter 2 #9 Detective Comics #865
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
The plan for this week is to get:
Okko Cycle Of Air #2 Incorruptible #6 Batman The Return Of Bruce Wayne #2 Brave And The Bold #34 Detective Comics #865 Green Lantern #54 Madame Xanadu #23 Power Girl #12 Superman War Of The Supermen #4 Wednesday Comics HC Green Hornet #4 Project Superpowers Chapter Two #9
Possibly also Mystery Society #1 if it looks good.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I picked up Mystery Society today myself, and will prob review shortly.
I only went to see if they had Zorro #2 which I need (they didn't so I *had* to buy something).
Posted by MLLASH on :
Today's CBS purchases...
BIRDS of PREY 1
WARLORD 14
POWER GIRL 12
JL GENERATION LOST 2
ZATANNA 1
BRAVE & BOLD 34
BOOSTER GOLD 32
All of the above were $2.99 books, as I am trying to keep my $3.99 purchases to a bare minimum, or better yet stop them alltogether.
but I *did* buy these $3.99 books:
DCU LEGACIES 1... first of all, Len Wein's recent stuff has been awesome, the artists are top-notch and I **love** DC's Golden Age heroes set in the Golden Age! Add in Stealth's not-easy-to-get praise, and I couldn't pass this up.
ADVENTURE 11... I passed on isseu 10 last month, but this, based on the cover, is heavy on the LSH. So I got it...
Posted by Power Boy on :
girl power week:
madame xanadu power girl the guild
oh yeah and x force.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Of my above purchases, the only ones I didn't thoroughly enjoy were WARLORD (spotty art) and BRAVE & BOLD (slow paced but props for a big reveal and some witty dialogue).
That's pretty good!
Posted by SharkLad on :
I've been 'taste testing' a bunch of stuff lately, like Power Girl #12 which I liked a lot (as I mentioned on that book's thread) ...
Brave and the Bold #34 - stunning artwork ... great one-liners ...
War of the Supermen #4 - again, loved the artwork ... felt like I was reading Cliff Notes though ... was this originally supposed to be a longer series?
Return of Bruce Wayne #2 - I never read Final Crisis ... was it as unnecessarily convoluted as this?
Wonder Woman #44 - made me wish I'd starting reading Gail Simone's run earlier ...
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Return of Bruce Wayne 2 B&B 34 War of Supermen 4 Incorruptible 6 Scalped 38 JL: Gen Lost 2 GLC 48 GL 54 Fantastic Four 579
Debated HEAVILY about getting Secret Avengers 1, but decided to stick to my guns and leave it. Very tempting, though!
Looked thru Mystery Society 1. Left it because I remembered Cobie's review as being a little less positive than it actually was. D'oh! Maybe I'll pick it up next week instead. (Next week is looking a bit light...)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
^Yeah, you should totally pick up Mystery Society next week! I think you'll like it enough to continue for a few issues.
Whenever I get to the CBS, I'll review the various Avengers relaunches (with positive reviews on JR Jr's art probably ). I'll want to base it on my personal preferences but also "would I think a disheartened former-Marvel fan would like it?" (re: you, Lardy and some others).
Power Boy--you should totally review the Guild on LW! I've scene articles about it but have never read anything. Use the "Random Review Thread" if you don't feel like starting a new topic.
Posted by Dev Em on :
so far...
Green Lantern #54 Green Lantern Corps #48
and oh my God, Dev Bought a Marvel book...
the Amazing Spider-Man Annual #37 ( It has a Untold tale by Buisek and Olliffe! I had to buy it)
Posted by Power Boy on :
Brightest Day #3. think im gonna drop it. Thor # 610 Avengers Prime #1 (awesome art by AD) Dark Avengers #16 (pretty good wrap up to Siege) the Thanos Imperative #1 (liked it, will probably stick around for the full 6) i Zombie #2 - loved it
Posted by Dev Em on :
Lessee...in no particular order...
Adventure #12/515 Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1 Avengers Prime #1 Booster Gold #32 Brave and the Bold #34 i zombie #2
Posted by stuorstew on :
Adventure Comics 12 iZombie 2 Thanos Imperative 1 Heralds Irredeemable Code Breakers
Posted by SharkLad on :
Adventure Comics #12 Brightest Day #3
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Just read the "Mighty Crusaders" special - waste of money and time. I hadn't picked up any of the other materials that had come before, but as a way to jump into the new Archie characters, it really falls short. The plot to get them together to form a team is horribly contrived and happens way too quickly. There are a few cameos from other DC characters just to remind us where we are, but it still doesn't feel like the DCU. After this special I don't think I can even pick one on the team that I like or find intriguing. In fact several of them are simply unlikable to me.
I'll have to pass on the series.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Just walked in from the CBS... let's check the bag...
I ZOMBIE 2 (very excited about!)
BRIGHTEST DAY 3
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 39
HERALDS 1 (purchased because it features a bevy of female Marvel characters I love **AND** was $2.99)
I did purchase the following $3.99 titles:
MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 # 3 (series 5 will likely be my final MZ series purchase)
ADVENTURE 12/51whatever
JUSTICE LEAGUE of AMERICA 45 (not quite ready to let go of it yet)
I left behind REBELS and JSA ALL-STARS as I am cutting them from my list.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
^I also have no idea what # Adventure is on anymore. I probably will never really.
quote:Originally posted by DrakeB3004: Just read the "Mighty Crusaders" special - waste of money and time. I hadn't picked up any of the other materials that had come before, but as a way to jump into the new Archie characters, it really falls short. The plot to get them together to form a team is horribly contrived and happens way too quickly. There are a few cameos from other DC characters just to remind us where we are, but it still doesn't feel like the DCU. After this special I don't think I can even pick one on the team that I like or find intriguing. In fact several of them are simply unlikable to me.
I'll have to pass on the series.
This was enough to make sure I didn't get this. Appreciate the warning, Drake!
Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: I left behind REBELS ... as I am cutting [them] from my list.
If REBELS gets cancelled, I'm blaming YOU, pardner!
I -am- still enjoying this series in spite of St. Aubin apparently taking over the art duties from Matt Clark more or less permanently ...The upcoming Brainiac/Dox/B3 storyline looks great.
Posted by stuorstew on :
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: HERALDS 1 (purchased because it features a bevy of female Marvel characters I love **AND** was $2.99)
I do not know about you but I though this was just a great deal of fun that gave me a big smile across my face the whole time; and some of Hellcats dialogue was just hilarious.
If it continues in this vein then the next five weeks are going to be very good indeed.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by stuorstew:
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: HERALDS 1 (purchased because it features a bevy of female Marvel characters I love **AND** was $2.99)
I do not know about you but I though this was just a great deal of fun that gave me a big smile across my face the whole time; and some of Hellcats dialogue was just hilarious.
If it continues in this vein then the next five weeks are going to be very good indeed.
Stuorstew, there is a conversation on Heralds in the "Are you a fan of Patsy Walker?" thread--we totally would love to hear more of your thoughts on the series there!
Also, I saw you're collecting 'Codebreakers', a series I'm not familiar with. You should definitely review it somewhere! (New thread, 'Any recommendations?' thread if its a good one or 'Random Review Corner').
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Last week's goodies:
JSA #39 JSA All-Stars #7 Adventure #12 Kevin Smith's Green Hornet #4 Brightest Day #3 Irredeemable #14 Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #1 Avengers/Cap/Thor Index #2
My store occasionally puts out free books in the form of back issues too beat up to sell, so I grabbed a Moench/Sienkiewicz era Moon Knight gratis.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Okay then...
Chew #11 (one of the best books you're probably not reading) Doom Patrol #11 (I looked before I leapt with this one) Booster Gold #33 (giving this a chance) Superman/Batman #72 (It's Paul, and my shop was out of the Annual) Secret Six #22 (Gotta be good) Brightest Day #3 (This had better impress me, or it's done) and... Power Girl #1 (the AH cover)
Posted by stuorstew on :
Batgirl The Unwritten Heralds S.H.I.E.L.D. Young Allies Meta4
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Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Secret Six #22 (Thank you, Gail Simone, for having a soul)
Doc Savage #3 Gen13 #36 Batgirl #11 Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #1 The Murder of King Tut #1 Hack/Slash My First Maniac #1 Booster Gold #33 Warlord #15 Doom Patrol #11 Batman #700
And Green Arrow #16-21 "Archer's Quest"
Posted by Dev Em on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Secret Six #22 (Thank you, Gail Simone, for having a soul)
It was a very good ending I thought as well. Not "nice", but fitting.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Anyone who sticks it to Cheshire like that is okay in my book.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Well, I finally put in a huge order today at Instock Trades based on various recommendations I've gotten from LWers and some trades I've wanted for myself. (Also the first time I used the website!)
Unfortunately there was no freebie trade I could get and Project Superpowers half-off didn't feel like much of a deal at $9.99 (so I eliminated it).
I got:
Scalped vol. 5 Scalped vol. 6 Ghost Rider: Hell Bent Heaven Bound (Jason Aaron run) Hellboy: Seeds of Destruction (vol. 1) Hellboy: Wake the Devil (vo. 2) SECRET HISTORY OMNIBUS HC W/ DUST JACKET - FC recommendation that kicked it all off Cairo TPB (Vertigo) COMPLETE DICK TRACY VOL 1 HC
All in all, a pretty big order that should keep me satisfied for a few months with my ongoings and plans to reread the entire Silver Age Iron Man run. I will be doing a lot of comic book reading! (Between changing diapers that is)
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
I also put in a TPB order a couple days ago, but not to In-Stock Trades, which I've also used (and highly recommend). After cross-checking eBay and IST for prices, I bought a batch from another trusted online source mycomicshop.com. I chose this site because the going prices on eBay and IST were usually more than what I saw for the particular items I wanted this go-round. I'm on their mailing list, so I got an additional 10% off most of these, and had the option of buying some that were VF condition for lower than Mint or Near Mint prices. Mostly, I don't care if they're VF because that's still really nice condition.
I ordered:
Batman Ego and Other Tales TPB NM $9.00 Fables TPB Vol 4 NM $10.80 Ghost Rider Trials and Tribulations TPB NM $7.20 Ghost Riders Heaven's on Fire TPB VF $8.64 Jonah Hex Face Full of Violence TPB NM $6.30 Spirit HC Vol 1 VF $12.00 Spirit HC Vol 2 NM $15.00
All are substantially below cover price and should scratch some itches I have! The Ghost Rider trades will complete the latter two of the four Aaron volumes (which Cobie has bought on my recommendation). Three Darwyn Cooke books, my long-awaited first colume of Jonah Hex and the next Fables trade (along with Cooke, my latest obsession!) round it out.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I completely forgot about Batman: Ego! :kickownhead:
Lardy, you really got some damn good deals there! You're like the master at finding the best places to order trades! Can't wait for you to read these and review them!
All of my purchases were based on LW recommendations: Lardy, FC, CJ, Lancerealm, Prof and Miner's to be exact. (Any LWer worth his salt should be able to tell who recommended what ).
Cool we just both put a big order in--great minds and all that!
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Posted by Officer Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Lardy, you really got some damn good deals there! You're like the master at finding the best places to order trades! Can't wait for you to read these and review them!
How good a deal, you ask? The cover pices on the Spirit HCs are $24.99 apiece! Jonah Hex: FFoV retails for $12.99. Batman: Ego TPB retails for $17.99. The Ghost Rider trades are $12.99 and $16.99 respectively. And Fables Vol. 4 retails for $17.95. I paid $68.94 total for what would've cost me $128.89 retail, plus, I dunno, at least 10 bucks tax? That's about a 50% savings, minimum! (Neither IST nor mcs charge shipping on orders of at least $50)
It pays to shop around, folks! (or even better have a well-stocked local library)
[ June 09, 2010, 04:47 PM: Message edited by: Officer Taylor ]
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I completely forgot about Batman: Ego! :kickownhead:
D'OH!
quote:Cool we just both put a big order in--great minds and all that!
In my case it's because I'm getting an extra paycheck in June, due to the wonders of bi-weekly payroll!
I'm curious about this Secret History. I saw FC's post, also, and am curious if it's up our alley. I know you'll report back! Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Worlds Finest #201 I think it is. Supes and Hal team up in a contest rigged by Dr. Fate.
Booster Gold- 32 and 33. I'll give it one more issue. Art is great, story...eh. I'm not into the bwaahaha as much anymore.
JSA #7- Hate that Damage is gone as a character. I may be one of the few people that bought his run all those years back.
Latest Warlord...haven't read it yet.
Couple more but I can't remember what.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by rickshaw1: Worlds Finest #201 I think it is. Supes and Hal team up in a contest rigged by Dr. Fate.
Booster Gold- 32 and 33. I'll give it one more issue. Art is great, story...eh. I'm not into the bwaahaha as much anymore.
JSA #7- Hate that Damage is gone as a character. I may be one of the few people that bought his run all those years back.
Latest Warlord...haven't read it yet.
Couple more but I can't remember what.
Well in all fairness I was four years old when Damage's book came out...
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Do'h! Secret Six #22 I think it is. Catman goes Ape, Man!
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid:
quote:Originally posted by rickshaw1: Worlds Finest #201 I think it is. Supes and Hal team up in a contest rigged by Dr. Fate.
Booster Gold- 32 and 33. I'll give it one more issue. Art is great, story...eh. I'm not into the bwaahaha as much anymore.
JSA #7- Hate that Damage is gone as a character. I may be one of the few people that bought his run all those years back.
Latest Warlord...haven't read it yet.
Couple more but I can't remember what.
Well in all fairness I was four years old when Damage's book came out...
Thats no excuse. Legion world rents time travel machine's at one family member and one precious memory a pop.
Posted by Arachne on :
Wow, I haven't thought about Damage in years. It was never my favourite book, but I liked it.
quote:Originally posted by Dev Em:
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Secret Six #22 (Thank you, Gail Simone, for having a soul)
It was a very good ending I thought as well. Not "nice", but fitting.
ARGH!! So frustrating! I want to know more, but I haven't even got Villains United yet. The preview for this issue really got my attention and I just reread the BoP/SS crossover, and I want more! Hopefully I'll have the TPBs in hand by Friday.
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
This week:
Booster #33 Jonah Hex 56 (first issue I've ever bought--couldn't resist the Cooke cover!) Chew 11 JL: Gen Lost 3 Punisher Max 8 Prince of Power 2 SHIELD 2 Warlord 15 (*sob* one more issue but YAY, Grell is back on art! ) Secret Six 22 Doom Patrol 11 Batgirl 11
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
^You're hooked on Cooke!
[ June 09, 2010, 08:55 PM: Message edited by: Cobalt Kid ]
Posted by Officer Taylor on :
Yeesh, dude! What gave it away? Posted by Dev Em on :
Picked up Justice League Generation Lost 2 and 4 earlier this week.
Picked up:
Legacies #2 - Great art, and a good story in the forst one, with some great looking stuff coming, I'm on board for the long haul with this one. The Walking Dead #73 - Cannot wait too read it. and...
Darkwing Duck #1 - Let's get dangerous!
I opted against Brightest Day #4 for now...not sure on this one...
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I opted against Brightest Day #4 for now...not sure on this one...
I looked through it. Another comic that has a cover which has nothing to do with the story in it.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
This week's haul will be:
Brightest Day #4 DC Universe Legacies #2 Fables #96 Hellblazer #268 R.E.B.E.L.S. #17 Spirit #3 Lone Ranger #22 Atlas #2 Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe A To Z Update #2
It's also Free RPG day at my shop.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
There is a Darkwing Duck thread in Gym'lls already--hope you guys give a review when you read it!
Posted by Dev Em on :
I will...
Posted by Dev Em on :
Oh yeah, the kids got...
Han: Betty and Veronice summer special issue. The Brave and the bold
Jon: Cars #1
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
^Dev, would love to hear your thoughts on the comics your kids read (if you ever read them too), even if its in the Random Comic Review thread. Eventually I'll be buying comics for my little guy, so always cool to know recommendations even if I won't get around to them in a few years time.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Wow...what didn't I buy this week, I came into a little extra cash so thought I'd try some stuff out...not all releasedtoday though:
Legion of Super Heroes #2 - Superboy cover...all they had left, for only 2 bucks more.
Superman/Batman #73 - It's Paul, so I'll support it. Brightesat Day #4 - Last chance for this one.
Justice League: Generation Lost #4 - I've really enjoyed this so far.
GL Corps # 49 - I'm liking all things Green nowadays.
Zatanna #2 - So far, so good.
Superman #700 - What the hell.
You'll denote the trend in a second with these...I want to see if any of them grab my attention:
The Avengers #1 Secret Avengers #1 The New Avengers #1 Avengers Academy #1 Thunderbolts #144 (to be honest, I want this one to grab me...I used to love this book.)
Review are coming as I can get to them.
[ June 23, 2010, 05:38 PM: Message edited by: Dev Em ]
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
All I bought today was Supergirl #53, American Vampire, and Joe the Barbarian. Supergirl because it's the last issue my friend is coloring, and the other two because I consider Vertigo separate from DC.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Bigger week than recent ones...
LSH 2 *** GLC 49 JL: Gen Lost 4 Superman 700 Thanos Imperative 1 (prior release I missed, back in stock) Return of Bruce Wayne 3 Incorruptible 7 Supes/Bats 73 Fantastic Four 580 Zatanna 2 Supergirl 53 American Vampire 4
Thought I'd get Green Arrow 1 to try it out. Thumbed thru it, got the "meh" vibe & put it back on the shelf.
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Posted by Chief Taylor on :
***By the way anyone who knows my "always behind" reading habits and is curious about the timely reviews of LSH comics: I'm making an exception and reading LSH and Adventure as they come out, so I'm not perpetually out of the loop and behind the conversation on my favorite internet hangout! I used to follow my "in the order I bought 'em" reading rule almost to the letter, even with Legion comics, but Levitz's return and my LW comraderie have punched a hole in my OCD...somewhat. Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
This week:
Mouse Guard Legends Of The Guard #2 Incorruptible #7 Authority The Lost Year #9 Batman Streets Of Gotham #13 Batman The Return Of Bruce Wayne #3 Detective Comics #866 Joe The Barbarian #6 Legion Of Super-Heroes #2 Power Girl #13 Superman #700 Green Hornet #5
Maybe the Namora one-shot if it looks good.
Posted by stuorstew on :
Legion of Super-Heroes #2 Fantastic Four #580 Heralds #4 Supergirl #53 Superman #700 American Vampire #4 Forgetless #5 Incorruptible #7 We Will Bury You #4
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
I finally got a big backlog of books mailed out to me, since I've been tied up (or tied down? and it's the dreadfully dull type of tied down) and not able to get to the store. So that's two months worth of...
Legion of Super Heroes Adventure Fables Doom Patrol The Unwritten Sam & Twitch The Great Unknown Guardians of the Galaxy R.E.B.E.L.S. S.H.I.E.L.D. (man, I hate these dot titles) Brave & Bold Mouse Guard & Legends of the Guards The Amory Wars
and some GNs/TPBs... 20th Century Boys Pluto v.2 Moving Pictures Days Missing v.1 Greendale Prince Valiant v.1 The Prince Valiant Companion Hal Foster biography (definitely on a Hal Foster kick here)
Posted by Power Boy on :
LSH #2 Zatanna #2 Ultimate Avengers 2 #4 X-Men Legacy Chapter 12 Avengers #2!
Posted by cleome on :
LSH #2 & Marvel Heralds #2
(I'm trying to buy one from each company each time to keep the universe in balance. )
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Wow. Thanks, everybody! I always feel that I buy way too many comics every week, but most of you buy even more!! Now I don't feel so bad!!
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Oh, I also wanted to mention that I bought The Best of Dan DeCarlo vol.1 & I loved it!!
Posted by Set on :
LSH 2 Avengers Academy 1 X-Factor ??? (the latest) Brave & the Bold 34? (the one with the LSH and Doom Patrol)
That's a big week for me. Some weeks I don't find anything I want, other weeks there's only one thing I want, so I throw it in my pull-folder and pick it up the next week, when there's more, to avoid getting dinged too much with debit card fees.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Yeah it's 34.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
In my pursuit of having dropped a vast majority of current DC books, that leaves me enough money to start spending more riguroulsy on back issues. Today:
Superman Vs the Revenge Squad Outsiders #11 Teen Titans #1 and 18 by Dan Jurgens Titans #11, 14, and 21 Vermillion #1 New Titans #99 New Teen Titans #8 Robin Plus #2 Superboy/Risk Double-Shot JLA: Rock of Ages
Posted by Dev Em on :
Plus I'll be checkin the previously released 2nd issues of the Avengers stuff.
Posted by Titan Lad on :
The Flash #3 Green Lantern #55 Secret Avengers #2
maybe Action Comics #890, and Astonishing X-Men #34
Posted by stuorstew on :
Action Comics Madame Xanadu Captain America 1940 Newspaper strip Heralds Turf
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
X-Campus #1 Project Superpowers Chapter 2 #10 Wonder Woman #600 (Since Nei Ruffino colored one of the pin-ups I could buy it)
...
Old stuff
Birds of Prey #2 Sparta USA #1 Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash: The Nightmare Warriors #6
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Flash 3 Turf 2 Action 890 WW 600 GL 55 Thanos Imperative: Ignition (2nd printing) Invincible 73 Batman Brave & Bold 18 (on pull-list for my son)
I'm giving Action a try because new writer Paul Cornell has a good pedigree at Marvel, and I like Pete Woods' recent artwork. Hopefully, it'll make for a winning combo.
This is the first WW issue I've bought since the Phil Jimenez days, I believe. Definitely giving JMS a chance here. If I were into Gail Simone's work when her run started as I am now, I probably would've already been on board.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Haven't been to the CBS in weeks, and I have a strict limit of $20 I can spend tomorrow... but I'm pretty sure to get LSH, DCU LEGACIES and JLI: GL and Booster Gold....
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Might as well do this while the title is still young: does anyone want a free copy of Flash #2? I'll mail it to whatever address you give me and promise not to tell your address on ebay.
I bought the extra copy by accident--I do that sometimes (I'm good for like 6 comics a year I accidently bought twice).
This could be a good entry to the series.
Posted by MLLASH on :
I'd never continue it after all the titles go to $4 so I'll let someone truly interested have a go at it.
Just got back from the CBS... went over my $20 limit... turns out it wasn't so strict when I realized how many must-gets were there:
$2.99ers:
BOOSTER GOLD 33 DOOM PATROL 11 JL: GENERATION LOST 3 and 4 SECRET SIX 22 JUSTICE SOCIETY 40 WALKING DEAD 73
$3.99ers:
LSH 2
LEGACIES 2
Left behind REBELS and POWER GIRL and TEEN TITANS, all of which I'm dropping/have dropped.
Added to pull-bag but didn't yet purchase:
HERALDS 2, 3 and 4 WONDER WOMAN 600
Posted by Dev Em on :
Picked up:
Thunderbolts #145 American Vampire #1 Green Lantern #55 The Flash #3 Secret Avengers #2
Posted by SharkLad on :
Wonder Woman #600 Green Arrow #1
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Green Lantern #55 Flash #3 Wonder Woman #600 Justice Society of America #40 Justice League of America #46 Project Superpowers:Chapter Two #10 Atomic Robo Vol.4 #4 Madame Xanadu #24 Abe Sapien:The Abyssal Plain #1
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I got a rock. Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Today...
Superman/Batman: The Search for Kryptonite Bizenghast Vol.7
Posted by Dev Em on :
Just went to B&N...bunch of stuff used and clearanced...not too much to get excited about, but I did snag the following two Trades for 4 bucks each:
Sgt Rock: The Prophecy (6 issues of Joe Kubert Sgt Rock for 4 bucks...)
The Goon in Rough Stuff: Vol 0 (Eric Powell is awesome with The Goon. I've read this before, but the chance to own the first trade for 4 bucks is too good to pass up.)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Dev, some great deals right there! I liked SGT Rock: the Prophecy quite a bit and for $4 it was totally worth it.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Doom Patrol #12 (My brother paid for it) Greek Street #13 Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #2 Sparta USA #5 I Zombie #3 The Stand: Hardcases #2
Posted by stuorstew on :
iZombie #3 Hawkeye and Mockingbird #2 Young Allies #2 Irredeemable #15
Posted by Faraway Lad on :
nothing this week
gosh does that mean I'm getting to old for comics!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Big 'un this week:
Casanova 1 (wanted to try the re-packaging of the book that got Matt Fraction noticed) The Boys 44 Irredeemable 15 Walking Dead 74 Scalped 39 Secret Six 23 Doom Patrol 12 Brightest Day 5 Batman & Robin 13 iZombie 3
The last 4 I got for a buck apiece because my Comic Book Guy offered them as a special promotion to coincide with his X-Men 1 release party. Of those 4, the only one I might've gotten was Scarlet. Otherwise, with four books for the price of one, why not?
Posted by Set on :
Avengers: Children's Crusade. Nice to see these kids back.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Nothing. I'm broke.
I may have to roll my pennies for TWD and I Zombie though!
Posted by SharkLad on :
Brightest Day and a Smurfs comic book, which was only a dollar, for my niece who I'm trying to get into comic books ... of course, I had the Smurfs theme in my head the rest of the day ...
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Batman and Robin #13 Brightest Day #5 Brightest Day: The Atom Special #1 Hellboy:The Storm #1 House of Mystery #27 Doom Patrol #12 Irredeemable #15 JSA All-Stars #8 Secret Six #23 Weird World of Jack Staff #3
Today's store freebie: Marvels Project #1
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Today? Well...
Hack/Slash: My First Maniac #2 X-Men #1 Girl Comics #3 Birds of Prey #3 Superman: The Earth Stealers X-Man: All Saints Eve
And, well...
Okay, I was weak!
Brave and the Bold #35 Legion of Super-Heroes #2
I know I said I dropped all my DC books with the exception of Nei's books, but this kept plaguing me ever since. I can't drop B&B and the Legion. They're both so good, and they need all the help they can get. Besides, they were bought on my store credit.
Posted by Pov on :
The runs... Posted by SharkLad on :
quote:Originally posted by Pov: The runs...
what issue number?
Posted by Pov on :
I was hoping for a one-shot, but it's starting to feel like Blackest Night + all the tie-ins... Posted by Power Boy on :
authority the lost year 10 thanos imperative 2 x-force sex and violence 1 (why i don't know?) X-Men second coming 2
best x-men comic in a long time.
Hellbound (X-men) Astonishing X-Men 34 (there's 2 astonishing titles?)
Posted by SharkLad on :
Adventure 516 Birds of Prey 3 Brave & the Bold 35
kinda unimpressed with all three after a first read through ...
Posted by stuorstew on :
Adventure Comics #516 Batgirl #12 Birds of Prey #3 Girl Comics #3 Thanos Imperative #2 Brave and the Bold #35 R.E.B.E.L.S. #18 Superman #701 Unwritten #15 Bulletproof Coffin #2 Calling: Cthulhu Chronicles #1 Codebreakers #4 Pood #1 The Man With The Getaway Face #1
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Silver Agent 1 Thanos Imperative 2 Mystery Society 2 Batgirl 12 Superman 701 REBELS 18 JL: Generation Lost 5 Brave & the Bold 35 Chew 12 Adventure 516
Had a nagging feeling something was missing while I was at the store. Turns out it was Birds of Prey 3! I emailed my comic guy--hope he has one left to hold for me! Can't remember for the life of me if I saw it on the stands there. It was definitely supposed to be in my pull bag. Posted by Chief Taylor on :
^Whoa! Apparently, NONE of the stores serviced by our local Diamond distributor got BoP 3, according to my comics guy! A printing error or somesuch. We may not get BoP 3 for another coupla weeks! Posted by Chief Taylor on :
F#$%! While my BoP 3 was waiting for me this week, my CBS was completely shorted on Walking Dead 75 this week by Diamond!!!
Stupid Diamond!!!
Posted by profh0011 on :
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #121-122
These are exactly the kind of comics that used to annoy my best friend Jim when he was a kid. Instead of complete stories, or a 2-parter, each book contains (approx.) part 6 & 7 of 9-part stories. You read the first 16-pager, it's continued next issue. The 5-page back-up, ditto. Then, you get the NEXT issue. SAME DAMN THING! it's a good thing I bought JIM #123 about 20 years ago... but I'm not gonna dig it out just so I can re-read it now. (Until this weekend, I had NEVER read these 2 comics before!)
SUNSET CARSON #1 (1991)
AC Comics tribute to "The King of the Action Cowboys", a guy whose western films apparently featured more action than any other western films ever made-- and he did all his own stunts! The book, which contains 2 brand-new comics stories, came about about a year after Carson passed away, with an intro written by his wife. Of the 2 comics stories (both in color), one contains somewhat realistic art, while the other was drawn by Dick Ayers, and features a guest-appearance by THE HAUNTED HORSEMAN!
What cracked me up was the plot was slightly similar to a ROUGH RIDERS films I watched a few weeks ago, "GHOST TOWN LAW", in which U.S. Marshals from different areas converge on a ghost town to uncover criminal activity. In this case, Carson expects to meet Marshall Rex Fury, but instead, Fury shows up in his "spectral" identity. (I'm surprised Carson didn't put two-and-two together from the story's ending and figure out who the HH really is!)
Posted by MLLASH on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: ^Whoa! Apparently, NONE of the stores serviced by our local Diamond distributor got BoP 3, according to my comics guy! A printing error or somesuch. We may not get BoP 3 for another coupla weeks!
Gail explained on her Facebook fansite that BoP 3 only made it to certain parts of the USA. It will hit the remainder soon!
meanwhile, I'm very excited... have saved $50 to hit the CBS with tomorrow... feel like I haven't been in a long time!
Posted by MLLASH on :
Oh, I see you got BoP already now. But shorting TWD is unforgiveable!!!!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Darkwing Duck #2 Legion #3 Grimm Fairy Tales #49 Neverland #4 Welcome To Tranquility: One Foot In The Grave #1 Tiny Titans #30
...
Early this week I bought a copy of Batwoman: Elegy for my friend Professor Thompson as a gift, and today I bought her Girl Comics #3. I also bought Batman: The Cult as a gift for Nei Ruffino's birthday in September, since I won't see her till October. I'm thinking of also finding for her the Wonder Woman issue with the kinky lesbian trio THEM!
Posted by stuorstew on :
Black Widow #4 Marvel Her-oes #4 Legion of Super-Heroes #3 Power Girl #14 Supergirl #54 Meta 4 #2
Posted by MLLASH on :
Ended up spending $76 and *still* left a bagful in my pull!
Got:
The SUPER-SONS tpb, which I expect to be a hoot. I ***barely*** remember a couple of Super-Sons stories from back in my wee-dom, I remember I liked them. We shall see if they hold up. I have high hopes.
Also:
GIANT SIZE X-MEN FOREVER (Grell on Imperial Guard)
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY 1
LEGACIES 3
LSH 3
(Young) AVENGERS CHILDREN'S CRUSADE 1
THE WALKING DEAD 74 *and* 75 (YAY!!!!!!)
ADVENTURE 516
SECRET SIX 23
I ZOMBIE 3
DOOM PATROL 12
JL GEN LOST 5
BRAVE & BOLD 35
BOOSTER GOLD 34
BRIGHTEST DAY 4 & 5
***I'm planning to hermitize the weekend and do a lot of reading (and posting!).
Posted by Power Boy on :
Earth Man and the Legion of Superheroes #3 I Zombie #3 (finally!) Power Girl #14 (not as good with winnick but still not bad) Black Widow #4 (pretty cool) New Ultimates #3 (feeling pretty over it) The New Avengers #2 (still funny!) Avengers #3 (lagged a bit)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I checked and I am 6 weeks behind in my comic reading! J-j-jeepers! I'm going tomorrow morning and it's going to be killer on my wallet and takes weeks to get through.
One thing I'm concerned about: I know Bendis' Scarlett sold out everywhere. I checked the CBS nearby me to see if they had a copy and they didn't. I wonder if I missed the boat? Damn me for not reserving a copy.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I bought Scarlet but haven't gotten to it yet. The reviews have been all over the place in terms of its quality. All the way from terrible to a home run. A lot of the controversy centers on how it apparently breaks the fourth wall and how it's executed. I guess I'll know when I read it.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Saturday's haul will/should be:
Batman Streets Of Gotham #14, Brightest Day #6 DC Universe Legacies #3 Hellblazer #269 Justice Society Of America #41 Legion Of Super-Heroes #3 Power Girl #14 Spirit #4 Welcome To Tranquility One Foot In The Grave #1 Zatanna #3 Green Hornet #6 Red Mass For Mars #4 (Finally!) Atlas #3
Maybe Alter Ego and Time Masters, plus everything I didn't pick up from last week. I'd better bring a credit card this week.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
What I did get:
LSH 3 Superman/Batman 74 DCU Legacies 3 Prince of Power 3 Time Masters: Vanishing Point 1 Supergirl 54 Zatanna 3 Brightest Day 6 Birds of Prey 3
Five number 3s this week. Weird!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I picked up the comics on Friday morning and got 6 weeks worth. Oh Boy. It's a lot of comics...will take me a long time to get through. Began with 3 issues of Walking Dead, then some Avengers comics and now issues #2 and #3 of the Legion.
I've been busy--feel like I haven't been on LW much! Over the next few weeks I'll review every comic known to man. Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Bought New Mutants Classic Vol.1 at Barnes & Noble.
I just realized I missed the last two issues of the new series.
Posted by Set on :
This week's haul; Legion of Super-Heroes 3 X-Factor 207
I was this close to taking X-Factor off of my already anemic pull-list (having already yanked Guardians of the Galaxy and now Agents of Atlas, with some agonizing, as those titles have begun to fall down), but this issue stuck a hook in my cheek and dragged me back in.
Peter David sucks at super-heroes stories, I've decided. His strength is in characterization and drama. As long as the book is dealing with the various personalities and their issues, it sings. When he attempts an action sequence or actual super-hero storyline, wow, does he disappoint with the limp non-resolutions...
Awesome exchange of the day;
"What you obviously want is an open relationship!"
"No I don't!"
"You want to sleep with whomever you want."
"Oh. Well, then, yes, I guess I do..."
Posted by stuorstew on :
Black Cat #2 Captain America 1940's Newspaper Strip #2 X-Factor Forever #5 Action Comics #891 American Vampire #5 Madame Xanadu #25 (Only a few issues left) Incorruptible #8
Posted by Power Boy on :
not much, i missed madame xanadu?? or they were sold out. good for her.
outsiders - thought i'd try it authority the lost year
Posted by stuorstew on :
No it has been cancelled
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
First Wave #3 (With a horrifying lack of Rima) New Mutants #15 American Vampire #5 Warlord #16 (The end ) X-Campus #2
And I've started on Ultimate X with #2.
Posted by Power Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by stuorstew: No it has been cancelled
sad face
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Very sad face.
Though I think it is likely she'll be relaunched in the DCU proper.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
If things go well this week, I will get:
Incorruptible #8 Rasl #8 Abe Sapien The Abyssal Plain #2 Authority The Lost Year #11 Batman The Return Of Bruce Wayne #4 Detective Comics #867 First Wave #3 (The ball has been well and truly dropped on this) Flash #4 Green Lantern #56 Justice League Of America #47 Madame Xanadu #25 (sigh)
Maybe some other stuff like Wonder Woman and Time Lincoln (I'll check 'em out in the store) and the Eaglemoss Dr. Fate (if my shop gets it in).
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Very sad face.
Though I think it is likely she'll be relaunched in the DCU proper.
I hope so. CJ broke the news to me today about this. It's a damn shame if the series is truly gone. It's been the surprise delight of the last 2 years.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: Very sad face.
Though I think it is likely she'll be relaunched in the DCU proper.
I hope so. CJ broke the news to me today about this. It's a damn shame if the series is truly gone. It's been the surprise delight of the last 2 years.
Seconded.
The rumor mill is swirling about this and a supposedly canned Vertigo Swamp Thing series by author China Mieville. Karen Berger herself said at SDCC that DCU editorial was getting the characters back.
So I am a bit optimistic, though if it does happen I'm hoping they keep the Wagner/Reeder team.
Posted by stuorstew on :
Amy Hadley Reeder is going to be the stand in artist on Batwoman apparently so I doubt she will remain on any relaunched Madame Xanadu in the DCU should it happen or Matt Wagner for that point.
I would expect mostly likely she will become part of the supporting cast of Zatanna or disapear all together; which is the most likely outcome unfortunately as it is not as if they were doing much with her before Vertigo took her.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I hope they relaunch as a DCU book too if it is indeed cancelled, but like OM said, with the current creative team. I suspected Reeder might be leaving anyway, but I at least need Matt Wagner.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Only got...
Flash Green Lantern Green Lantern Corps JL:GL
Cutting back to 4 books a week. Too many other things to save for.
Posted by Set on :
Dead week for me. Just took the bus into town only to find nothing in my pull folder. Boo!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Bought all five issues of X-Factor Forever. My first glimpse of the series.
Posted by Blacula on :
How did I miss all that upthread talk about Madame Xanadu getting cancelled? I love that book! Where did people hear that rumour? I haven't seen any mention of it anywhere.
If it is the end ( ) then we should at least be thankful that Wagner gave us a lot more with this character than he originally intended. I think his original plan was just to write that first 10 part origin arc and then move on, until he kept getting more ideas for her. Thank goodness he did because this book has been wonderful.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
So far, that is the only one that is 'just rumor'. All the others have been verified.
(And as you can guess, I totally agree with all the praise).
Posted by lil'rhino on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: How did I miss all that upthread talk about Madame Xanadu getting cancelled? I love that book! Where did people hear that rumour? I haven't seen any mention of it anywhere.
If it is the end ( ) then we should at least be thankful that Wagner gave us a lot more with this character than he originally intended. I think his original plan was just to write that first 10 part origin arc and then move on, until he kept getting more ideas for her. Thank goodness he did because this book has been wonderful.
I agree 100%. The stories have been great & I was introduced to the incredible art of Amy Reeder Hadley. I bought the TP of the first arc for my mom & she loves it!!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: How did I miss all that upthread talk about Madame Xanadu getting cancelled? I love that book! Where did people hear that rumour? I haven't seen any mention of it anywhere.
I was happier in denial, OM. Posted by Arachne on :
Isn't Rich Johnston known for reporting rumours more than facts?
Posted by Power Boy on :
one can only hope arachne.
oh well, new comic books tomorrow!!!
Posted by SharkLad on :
Red Robin 15 Brightest Day 7 Driver for the Dead 1
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Irredeemable #16 Hellboy The Storm #2 Brightest Day #7 Doom Patrol #13 House Of Mystery #28 JSA All-Stars #9 R.E.B.E.L.S. #19 Secret Six #24 Black Terror #11 Avengers Thor & Captain America Official Index To The Marvel Universe #4
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Black Terror #11 New Mutants Forever #1 Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #3 Doom Patrol #13 (My brother owes me for this one) I... Zombie #4 The Stand: Hardcases #3 Grimm Fairy Tales: Inferno #2 Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #1 (ELSEWORLDS!!!!!!)
Posted by Arachne on :
Secret Six #24 New Mutants Forever #1
Posted by Cobaltus on :
As Best Man at my brother's wedding, he gave me a bonus Groomsmen gift, which was a $50 gift cert for Barnes & Noble, which is my bookstore of choice. At my wedding, I gave my brother something similar to use for Dungeons & Dragons, which was his childhood favorite hobby (like comics is to me), so this was intended for me to use on some Graphic Novels. So I picked up:
Revolver - new GN by Vertigo Crime with a preview that looked really awesome.
Fables 1,001 Nights of Snowfall - very recently I was discussing with Lardy & CJ that I often don't get GN's because they are not part of my normal buying habits. This is a good example of that; I've followed Fables for YEARS now and it's my favorite of all the comics I buy (which is a lot). Yet it never occurred to me to get this. I actually completely forgot about it the second after I learned of its existence until only very recently.
Death: The High Cost of Living TPB - I read this years ago but don't own it, unlike all the Sandman issues, which I own. I remember loving it and wanted to add it to the collection. Also, my brothers & sister love, love, love the Sandman series and have never read this so this will be a treat for them.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I own the last two. It was given to me as a gift when it first came out, Fables, that is.
Posted by Dev Em on :
I gave the guys that stood up in my wedding a 50 buck Certificate to Waldenbooks. Had to find one that was here and in Colorado at the time. They were all surprised and very thankfull.
Posted by Cobaltus on :
It's a great gift, Dev! I had a great time during my whole lunch hour just figuring out what I wanted to spend it on. I love gift certificates!
Posted by Set on :
Another week with nothing in my pull folder!
On the other hand, there were like four gaming books I wanted to buy... Yikes. My wallet!
Posted by Pov on :
I jus got my July shipment and now have the trades for FOUR EYES:Forged in Flames and Nova v.6: Realm of Kings to pick between for my bedtime reading over the next two nights.
I've already read Legion#3, Adventure#516 and Thanos Imperative#2 straight out of the box.
Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobaltus: Fables 1,001 Nights of Snowfall - very recently I was discussing with Lardy & CJ that I often don't get GN's because they are not part of my normal buying habits. This is a good example of that; I've followed Fables for YEARS now and ...I learned of its existence until only very recently.
It's actually probably a good thing you're just getting it now... did you get the paperback version? I got the HC when it was first solicited, but it was 50% off... the TPB -just- came out, well over a year after the HC... at any rate, a FABLES must-have, like the early Prestige format one-shot...The Last Castle, I think? --which was important to the Blue/Riding Hood subplot. Definitely a good buy.
Posted by Cobaltus on :
I went paperback, which is how I prefer all my trades. Hardback just feels too much like I might break it. (I did have to get the Revolver hardback though, which I decided I'd do because I really want to read it).
I remember getting Last Castle which was likely put in my pull because it just Prestige format and not a trade. My CBS guys throw stuff in my pull sometimes if they think I might want it. I flipped through 1,0001 and I'm looking forward to the mix of storytelling techniques.
Also--you MUST review Four Eyes, which was a comic I recommended to Legion World! A new issue actually just came out, which I haven't gotten to yet.
Posted by Pov on :
FUCKING. UN. REEEAL.
Four Eyes was excellent! This is the best Joe Kelly I've ever seen. Enrico is an engrossing and endearing character; indeed, everyone is so REAL. Boccioni is at turns charming and vile. Fawkes is a good man, hardened by life but devout and torn by the very conscience his boss lacks. Enrico's mother is a tormented widow, afraid now for her headstrong son. The backdrop of the Great Depression is a wondrous if odd setting for a tale involving dragons, but it all works. The art is very European, and the story flows from panel to panel, page to page... the 2-page splashes were truly incredible, whether it was Mr. Fawkes in the hatchery or Enrico huddled asleep with the nascent dragon. I don't know how this book is doing saleswise, but I'm going to switch over to the pamphlets ASAP. Truly a remarkable series!
Posted by Anti-Matter Eater Lad on :
I've been reading a lot of comic trade paperbacks. I read the first 2 Cerebus trades which per pretty damn good. I am currently reading Marvel's Thor Essentials Vol 3. I figured I'd check out some of the original stories that I had never read prior before the movie comes out.
Posted by profh0011 on :
Just got this month's order in. That Bill Black-- what a guy. Only took 3 DAYS this time!!!
BEST OF THE WEST #6 -- this caught my eye as it has a NEW story among the 50's reprints, featuring Redmask, Durango Kid, Black Phantom, AND The Presto Kid in probably his ONLY appearance since the 50's. Artists on display: PETE MORISI, DICK GIORDANO, VINCE ALASCIA, FRANK BOLLE, Joe Certa & John Belfi, and of course, DICK AYERS.
FEMFORCE SPECIAL #1 -- the very 1st appearance of Black's ALL-GIRL superhero team. Hot, luscious babes in tight, revealing outfits fighting crime. What's not to like?
FEMFORCE: NIGHT OF THE DEMON FEMFORCE: OUT OF THE ASYLUM
--a pair of one-shot specials featuring Femforce members in "horror"-related stories.
HORRORS OF THE HAUNTER -- "Horror"-style Haunted Horseman stories. These appear to have originally been by Dick Ayers, but some of the pages have been changed around by Black & co. I recently found out Black created "Buckaroo Betty", the daughter of the original Ghost Rider, who later changed her name to "The Haunter". Spiffy, hmm?
A LOT of items at the AC Comics website are up for half-price now, Better for me!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by profh0011: AND The Presto Kid in probably his ONLY appearance since the 50's.
They probably only just now forgave him for replacing Ghost Rider in Tim Holt/Red Mask.
Posted by Arachne on :
I got Maus vol. 2 today. I didn't realize it was volume 2 till I got it out of the store. :7 I didn't know there were more than one volumes. Anyone know how many there are?
Posted by Dev Em on :
I got nuthin this week. Bought my daughter the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie instead. Jon got a Thomas the Train dvd as well.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Guys, even though I dropped most of my DC books, do you think I should pick up Zatanna again? Thinking about that thread Arachne (it was Arachne, right?) about no female heroes made me realize WW and Zatanna are the only two female heroes who have books.
Posted by profh0011 on :
"They probably only just now forgave him for replacing Ghost Rider in Tim Holt/Red Mask."
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
Of course, it was the Comics Code that put paid to Rex Fury's career as a masked vigilante. He kept running into more and more situations that screamed "HORROR COMICS!"-- pretty unusual for a WESTERN! (The '67 version-- a VERY different character-- is one of the biggest disappointments I've run across in years. Even with the same penciller... and even HE was disappointed in what they did to "his" character!)
Posted by profh0011 on :
"WW and Zatanna are the only two female heroes who have books."
Damn it! I forgot Power Girl, Batgirl, and Supergirl. I can't believe I was so stupid.
And I meant at DC.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Zatanna is a fun read Sarky. I highly suggest it.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Well I already bought the first two issues. I didn't drop it because it made me want to retch, like some books... I'm just worried it might get cancelled, usually a heroine book doesn't do well unless she's Wonder Woman or somebody's sidekick.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Then support it while it lasts. Great stories and good art. Fun all the way around.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I'll second what Dev says about Zatanna. It's been pretty good so far.
In the long run, you should stick with a book because you like it (and can afford it). If you support it for no other reason than the book has a female lead, you're not doing yourself any favors.
Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by Arachne: I got Maus vol. 2 today. I didn't realize it was volume 2 till I got it out of the store. :7 I didn't know there were more than one volumes. Anyone know how many there are?
The description for The Completed Maus HC at IST says it collects volumes 1 and 2... Grab the first and you should be all set, Al.
Posted by Arachne on :
Thanks, Pov. Posted by profh0011 on :
Not sure how I never picked up FEMFORCE when it started back in 1984. The first story was set in WW2, and was BETTER than 90% of the WW2 stories Roy Thomas ever did!
Posted by SharkLad on :
Superman 702 Adventure Comics 517 Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 1 iZombie 4 Birds of Prey 4
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
The Authority: The Lost Year #12 (of 12) Ex-Machina #50 (farewell) DCU: Legacies #4 Atlas #4 (one to go) Justice Society of America #42 The Spirit #5 Brightest Day #8 Power Girl #15 Fables #97 Lone Ranger #23 Hellblazer #270 Weird World of Jack Staff #4 The Bulletproof Coffin #1
Big week.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Darkwing Duck #3 Fables #97 Simpsons Comics #169 (For the cameo of Angelica Pickles and Chucky the Killer Doll) Ultimate X #3 The Last Phantom #1 (For the Joe Prado cover) Tiny Titans #31 New Mutants #16
And today in the mail I received...
Superboy #82 (For the Arsenal & Guardian story) Titans Secret Files & Origins #2 Anima #0 X-Nation 2099 #1-6 Scare Tactics #8 and #11 Anne Rice's The Mummy #5-6
Posted by profh0011 on :
TIM HOLT #6 (1949). Downloaded from the Golden age Comics site. So now I've finally been able to read the debut of U.S Marshal Rex Fury (who became GHOST RIDER), although nobody found out his real name until 5 issues later! (I wonder if it was planned that way?)
Posted by Dev Em on :
I grabbed the last two Booster Golds, American Vampire #2 & 3, Darkwing Duck #2, The Walking Dead #76...and I think something else, but I organized my issues by series so I can't remember.
Oh yeah...Zatanna #4.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I got...
Superman: Secret Origin #6 Legion #4 Time Masters: Vanishing Point #2 Superman/Batman #75 X-Campus #3
My original intent WAS to buy S/B, because even though I could resist the Quitely cover knowing that Krul was writing a story, I couldn't resist knowing Jill Thompson was illustrating something in it.
...then I found out she just illustrated TWO pinups, one of Catwoman, and one of Lois Lane, so I decided no.
And while I was intrigued that Time Masters had the appearance of the Sword & Sorcery Starfire, I still wasn't going to buy it.
But I decided to throw my store owner a break and help it, even if it was on my store credit.
Secret Origin was exempt because it's a miniseries that's finally ending.
Posted by Arachne on :
Legion of Superheroes Wonder Woman Dark Wolverine X-Factor Fables TP vol.#1
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Invincible 74 *Legion 4 Superman/Batman 75 Wonder Woman 602 Superman: Secret Origin 6 Time Masters 2 Scalped 40 Prince of Power 4 Fantastic Four 582 JL: Gen Lost 8
Bought from past weeks: Incorruptible 8 Hawkeye/Mockingbird 3
Not in stock: Guarding the Globe 1 (Invincible spin-off-should have next week)
*Also, picked up the LSH 4 Variant! I never, EVER pay extra for variant cover but just couldn't resist this one! Mine was ten bucks.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Really? The ones at my store are, like, TWENTY.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I guess it's at the CBS guy's discretion?!?!
Actually my CBS guy once explained to me that the variants usually cost them (the retailers) something extra beyond what they pay for the norms, but he didn't specify.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: I guess it's at the CBS guy's discretion?!?!
Pretty much.
I usually don't bother with variants, but I got the Superboy/Krypto one for LSH #2. Six bucks at my store.
I definitely want the variant for DCU:Legacies #5 and hope I can get it for about the same.
Posted by Kent on :
in my CBS days, they were same price, but a % of the store order (1 variant for every 5, 10, 20 etc); some stores marked up variants while others offered subscribers first choice. it may be different now.
Posted by Dev Em on :
I got the Superboy/Krypto one for 5 bucks. I hope they have the Mon El one for the same.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Dev Em: I got the Superboy/Krypto one for 5 bucks. I hope they have the Mon El one for the same.
I forgot about that one. How, I don't know, because it's gorgeous and I always liked the original issue.
I should try to snag that too. Thanks for the reminder!
Posted by rouge on :
I got:
Batman #702 Legion Of Super Heroes #4 Madame Xanadu #26 Superman/Batman #75 Superman Secret Origin #6 (of 6)
Plus Billy Batson for the kids.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Superman/Batman 75 LSH 4 American Vampire 4 and 5 JL:Generation Lost 7 and 8
Posted by Set on :
Adventure 517 *I liked that Rokk very clearly was affected by waking up and not knowing what happened. It makes him look like a classier guy than I was fearing, from the discussion.
Legion of Super-Heroes 4 *I just read it, and I don't even remember the villains name. That's how forgettable he is.
I like Kirt's indecision. If he changed his song and dance too soon, it would seem kinda unearned. If he remained totally nutbar, it would be stale. Paul's walking a nice line, here.
Projectra needs short white hair and a rounder face. This woman could be anyone. She could be Kara Zor-El. She's not Jeckie.
OTOH, I love that she's got some sort of extra-sensory powers still. Her last few appearances have been heavy on her using her illusion powers and I was wondering if Meltzer or Johns even knew that she now had various super-senses. Whether they forgot or just never got around to showing her use them, Levitz does not let me down.
The interactions between Shady and Kirt are not displeasing me thus far. I hope the speculation (fairly common over at the DC message boards) that she's just gonna sleep with him to mess with his head are not true, and what we've seen this issue suggests that she's genuinely intrigued, and genuinely wary and wants to 'keep her enemy closer,' so to speak, not planning some sort of angry hate-sex betrayal thing.
X-Factor 208 *PAD feels like he's coasting on the 'controversy' (which, frankly, is pretty un-controversial in the 21st century) and that the story suffers for it.
Avengers Academy 3 *Remember Teen Titans 1, with action *and* teen drama? We're on issue 3, and still, drama, no action. Training sequences, IMO, are no substitute for the real deal.
I'm pretty sure that these four are the only titles I'm collecting at the moment, and Avengers Academy and X-Factor are vexing me with their dicking around aimlessly. (Agents of Atlas, if it was doing anything worth reading, would be five.)
Posted by cleome on :
Legion #4
Stuff Of Legend #2 (I don't know if #1 is still available anywhere. I'll have to track it down later, if finances permit.) I'm very intrigued with it, and I may write a mini-review later if I can pull my thoughts together.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Batman #702 Legion Of Super Heroes #4 Madame Xanadu #26 Superman Secret Origin #6 Detective Comics #868 Justice League Of America #48 Time Masters Vanishing Point #2
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I was surprised by the use of the Bronze Age Starfire in Time Masters.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I was too, and pleasantly so.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Superman: Last Family of Krypton #2 I... Zombie #5 Freedom Fighters #1 New Mutants Forever #2 Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #4 Spitfire Oneshot Our Army at War Oneshot GFT: Inferno #3
And I bought House of M hardcover for one dollar from the library a few minutes ago.
Posted by Power Boy on :
young avengers and namor
Posted by Arachne on :
Secret Six #25 New Mutants Forever #2
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Weird War Tales #1 American Vampire #6 Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot In The Grave #3 Grimm Fairy Tales #50 Avengers: The Children's Crusade #1
Doom Patrol #14 Batman and Robin #14
(I didn't pick up X-Men #3 or Greek Street in order to save money)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Anyone who picks up the first issues of Wolverine, X-23 and Uncanny X-Force, please review and post your thoughts! All three have good writers (Jason Aaron, Marjorie Lui and Rick Remender) and have piqued my curiosity, yet all three are also three X-concepts I'm most likely *not* to buy. A good or bad review could help my decision.
Arachne, I thought of you on X-23 because I know you like Lui's work and are more in tune with what's good in the X-world.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I just bought these today. They're old, well, except one.
Amazing Fantasy #5 Marville #1 Marvel Icons: Chamber #1 Warrior Nun Aerala #1 The Mighty Crusaders #1
Posted by Dev Em on :
Missed last week...so:
American Vampire 6 Adventure Comics 518 Darkwing Duck 3 Green Lantern 57 Booster Gold 36 JL: Generation Lost 9
and finally got Superman/Batman 74
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Two weeks worth of stuff:
Adventure Comics #518 Astro City: Silver Agent #2 Baltimore: The Plague Ships #2 Batman #703 Batman and Robin #14 Brightest Day #9 B.R.P.D: Hell on Earth #2 Doc Savage #6 Doom Patrol #14 Green Lantern #57 Incorruptible #9 Irredeemable #17 JSA All-Stars #10 R.E.B.E.L.S #20 Secret Six #25 Weird-War Tales #1
This weeks freebies were a bunch of tattered, non-sellable comics which are still quite readable: DC 80-pg Giant #170 (Worlds' Finest) & 190 (Our Army At War), Blackhawk #228, and Capt. Storm #6
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Our Fighting Forces #1 New Mutants #17 Joe the Barbarian #7 Birds of Prey #5 Avengers: The Children's Crusade #2 Zatanna #5 DV8 #6 (decided to give it a try) Tiny Titans #32
Posted by Dev Em on :
Playing catchup...
Legacies #3, 4 and 5 Chew #13
Posted by Set on :
I got the latest X-Factor and Avengers: Children's Crusade 2 today, but, like a ninny, I forgot to pick up Adventure 518.
Grr. Gotta go back for that one...
Posted by Blacula on :
All that discussion about The Losers in the Legacies thread inspired me to buy their one-shot that came out this week.
I was avoiding those War Specials because of their exorbitant price but I thought the timing of this one was so serendipitous I had to grab it.
Did anyone else pick it up? I'll do a review for it in the random review thread once I've read it.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I grabbed one, along with the other one-shots that have come out.
Read it; still chewing it over.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I've been getting all of the war one-shots so far. I figure since they're one-shots...
My favorite so far is Weird War Tales because of the first story.
"*Gasp*! HITLER!"
"That's right, baby! And these ain't maracas!"
Posted by SharkLad on :
Brightest Day #10 - Trident dart? The best Black Manta has is a trident dart? Legacies #5 - the writing struck me somewhat stiff Birds of Prey #5 - artwork was all over the place
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I only bought BoP.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Darkwing Duck #4 Project Superpowers Chapter 2 #12 Legion #5 Magnus, Robot Fighter #1 The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror #16 Fables #99 X-Campus #4 Incorruptible #2 GI Combat One-Shot Marvel Universe Vs The Punisher #1
And for those of who bought Titans... shame on you.
Posted by SharkLad on :
LSH #5 Flash #5 Superman/Batman #76
Posted by Dev Em on :
Only had money for LSH #5
Posted by Power Boy on :
LSH 5 Uncanny X-Men 528 The Avengers 5 Power Girl 16 x-men xenogenesis 3
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
LSH 5 JLA 49 Power Girl 16 Flash 5 Project Superpowers Chapter 2 12 Fables 99 Phoenix Without Ashes 1 Batman:Streets of Gotham 16 Spirit 6
Posted by Set on :
Finally made it to the store today (today being yesterday, but I just got out of work, so my 'day' hasn't ended yet...).
LoSH 5 Adventure 518 Avengers Academy 4
Avengers Academy remains on life support. What a limp-ass beginning to a series (exacerbated not merely by 'paced-for-trade' writing, but by the presence of *two* complete superteams, with the six students and their five teachers, resulting in almost everyone getting short shrift, character-wise). I'm mostly interested in Finesse, Reptil and Striker, and, I'm getting the impression that after their 'intro' issues (5 and 6), I'll be less interested in both Striker and Reptil...
And I ain't gonna buy this book for Finesse. She's not [i]that[i] interesting.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Avengers Academy #1 Wetworks: Mutation (With the death of Wildstorm I'm giving it a try) Star-Spangled War Stories #1 Time Masters: Vanishing Point #3 Hack/Slash: My First Maniac #4 First Wave #4 (RIMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Action Comics #893 (Just for the appearance of Death) Grimm Fairy Tales: Neverland #5
Posted by cleome on :
Adventure #518 Legion #5 Stuff of Legend #3
Have not read them yet, though. I'm waiting until I'm something other than dead from the neck up.
Posted by Power Boy on :
Namor #2 Avengers Prime #3
Posted by Power Boy on :
d o u b l e p o s t
Posted by Dev Em on :
Lessee...been a couple weeks...
The Walking Dead 77 JL:Generation Lost 10 Flash 5 Zatanna 5 GL: Emerald Warriors 2 First Wave 3 and 4
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
First Wave #4 Atlas #5 (final issue....alas) Captain America: Patriot #2 JSA #43 G.I. Combat One-Shot Star-Spangled War Stories One-Shot Green Hornet #7 Detective Comics #869 Okko: The Cycle of Air #3
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant 2010 Untold Tales of Blackest Night Superior #1 Knight and Squire #1 Welcome to Tranquility - One Foot In The Grave #4 Tiny Titans/Little Archie #1 House of Mystery Halloween Annual #2
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Fables #99 Tiny Titans #33 Darkwing Duck #5 Gen13 #38 New Mutants #18 Batman and Robin #15 Green Lantern Corps #53 Legion of Super-Heroes #6 The Stand: Hardcases #4 DCU Halloween Special 2010
So far the only ones I've actually read are Tiny Titans, Legion, The Stand, and the Halloween Special.
I couldn't control my laughter from the second-to-last page of Tiny Titans. And Lil' Cass Cain in her Batgirl outfit felt like something out of Invader Zim.
Over in The Stand, Harold Lauder officially creeps me out.
And the highlight of the Halloween Special is the Batman story by Billy Tucci, and the Teen Titans story featuring Klarion and two hipsters who managed to piss off said witch boy.
[ October 22, 2010, 09:04 PM: Message edited by: Sarcasm Kid ]
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Cyblade #2 Zatanna #6 Supergirl Annual #2 Time Masters #4 Hellboy/Beasts of Burden Action Comics #894
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Superman: Earth One Superman 704 Wonder Woman 604 JL: Gen Lost Scalped 42 FF 584 Supergirl Annual 2 Time Masters 4 Incognito: Bad Influences 1
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Over in The Stand, Harold Lauder officially creeps me out.
Have you never read the book? *tch*
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
No, unfortunately. I've only read the comic and seen the movie. But I know we have it.
Hell, I got Mike Perkins to do a head sketch of Mother Abigail at NYCC.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Sarky, I'm sure the comic is pretty good, but NO King adaptation has EVER compared to the prose originals! Check it out, G!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
The problem with me is I never seem to finish any Stephen King novel I start. I can only ever finish the short stories. The closest to a novel I've finished was The Langoliers.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: The problem with me is I never seem to finish any Stephen King novel I start. I can only ever finish the short stories. The closest to a novel I've finished was The Langoliers.
The Stand is not one to start with then, as it's one of his longer ones.
It's a great one, though.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I actually tried to read It. Now THAT was long.
It's not as bad as Anne Rice's novels, though. I'm told she spent whole chapters simply describing rooms of the house in The Witching Hour.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
There isn't much that's as bad as an Anne Rice novel, true.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Oh don't get me wrong I really did enjoy The Mummy.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Stand is long but I think it reads pretty fast. Most of King's novels are pretty dense; a good one to start with is one of the best (and my favorite) Salem's Lot. It's long but is a quick read--I knocked it out in 2 days a few years ago because I couldn't put it down.
Posted by Dev Em on :
IT is another long but great read.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
While IT is great, I feel it dragged in places (like get to the frickin' rock fight, already!!!) much more than The Stand did.
Salem's Lot is comparatively short, as is The Shining. Both are phenominal books but definitely slow burns. That's how King's books typically work. He's known for his frights, but his strengths are more in character development and richness of the story. When the frights do come, the character and story are what make them pay off so well, IMO. I've only read a handful, so I can't speak for the entire body of work, but everything I've read, I've enjoyed. And they all share those traits I describe.
Posted by Jerry on :
Firestarter gets my vote for an easy breezy King read.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
My parents bought me a collected edition years ago as a Christmas gift which included the Shining and Salem's Lot.
For some reason I've never read it.
Posted by rouge on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: Salem's Lot is comparatively short, as is The Shining. Both are phenominal books but definitely slow burns. That's how King's books typically work. He's known for his frights, but his strengths are more in character development and richness of the story. When the frights do come, the character and story are what make them pay off so well, IMO. I've only read a handful, so I can't speak for the entire body of work, but everything I've read, I've enjoyed. And they all share those traits I describe.
I found the Shining a bit bloated. I understood what he was trying to do, and he did set the stage very well, but the book could still have shed a hundred or so pages and have been just as effective, if not more so.
His best book I think is still Pet Semetary as it so deftly melded a real sense of grief with such sharpened horror. What I always find funny is that the movie was the most faithful of all the King adaptations I've seen, but the least effective as a film.
And to keep this from being a total thread drift:
This week I got:
Madame Xanadu Supergirl Annual Action Comics and Roda Home: Ra's Al Ghul (haven't read it though, waiting for Return to finish).
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Oh god, Pet Semetary. I couldn't stomach the movie, I don't think I'm going near the book.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Wonder Woman #604 Superman # 704 Bruce Wayne, the Road Home: Oracle Supergirl annual #2
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Superman #704 Bruce Wayne, the Road Home: Oracle Bruce Wayne, the Road Home: Ra's al Ghul Zatanna #6 Justice Society of America #44 Madame Xanadu #28 Time Masters: Vanishing Point #4 JLA/The 99 #1 Hellblazer: City of Demons #2 Captain America: Patriot #3 Weird World of Jack Staff #5 Incorruptible #11 Hellboy Beasts of Burden One-Shot The Bulletproof Coffin #5
Posted by Jerry on :
I picked up Marvel's "Tomb of Terror" #1. It's no "Giant Sized Man-Thing", but the art on the lead story was pretty good.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Superboy #1 I Zombie #7 Freedom Fighters #3 Generation Hope #1 Batman/Catwoman: Follow the Money Doom Patrol #16 Ozma of Oz #1
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Superboy#1 JSA All-Stars #12 Detective Comics #870 Irredeemable #19 Brightest Day #13 Baltimore: The Plague Ships #4 Adventure Comics #520 Batman and Robin #16 Secret Six #27 House of Mystery #31 Doom Patrol #16 Strange Tales II #2
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
American Vampire #8 Knight & Squire #2 Tiny Titans/Little Archie #2 Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #5 THUNDER Agents #1 All-New Batman: Brave and the Bold #1 Booster Gold #38 (A lark after reading some of the dialogue)
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Knight & Squire #2 Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #5 Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne #6 B.P.R.D Hell on Earth #4 Green Hornet #9 Green Hornet Year One #6 R.E.B.E.L.S #22 Halcyon #1 Hellblazer City of Demons #3 The Unwritten #19 Doc Savage #8 Okko The Cycle of Air #4 Atomic Robo Deadly Art of Science #1
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Batman Incorporated #1 Zatanna #7 Superior #2 Tiny Titans #34 Darkwing Duck #6 Green Lantern Corps #54 Legion of Super-Heroes #7
Posted by cleome: secret ozone incense addict on :
Legion #7, plus the Supergirl Annual
(Adventure will have to wait, since I didn't have the funds. Next week, maybe.)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
SK, hope you review Thunder Agents (feel free to find a thread or start a new one) and Superior
OM, also looking forward to a review of Halycon, which I've considered getting but am unsure if I will.
Posted by Lsh Em on :
Maybe I'll get something this week.
Posted by cleome on :
Not if you remember to wash your hands frequently, just like the signs tell you to.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
You'd actually want me to review something?
Posted by Dev Em on :
quote:Originally posted by cleome: Not if you remember to wash your hands frequently, just like the signs tell you to.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: You'd actually want me to review something?
Absolutely! Reading comic book reviews is my #1 favorite thing to do on Legion World! Especially new series!
Also, did anyone pick up the Liberty Annual by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund? I grabbed the latest issue...I sometimes buy this and sometimes do not depending on how strapped I am for cash each year. Naturally, I'm a big believer in the CBLDF and want to support it.
The best part of the issue was the 2-page story featuring Milk & Cheese, two hilarious and scrappy animated, well, Milk & Cheese, and their violent tendencies. It was by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, and it was perhaps the single funniest comic book sequence I've read all year and probably for the last several years. I laughed out loud the entire 2 pages. I'm wondering if there is more Milk & Cheese material out there, and if so, I must find it.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I got...
Vampirella #1 Batwoman #0 Avengers: The Children's Crusade #3 The Stand: Hardcases #5 New Mutants #19
I bought Chaos War: Alpha Flight after getting curious from reading a DA journal entry by the artist, Reilly Brown.
I bought Thunderstrike #1 solely out of curiosity, and enjoyed it.
Also, I picked up two old issues of Superman/Batman, 63 and 64.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Nothing this week, bought the wife The Expendables for her birthday instead.
Posted by ML LSH on :
I went Weds and got:
NEW MUTANTS 19 JUSTICE SOCIETY 44 & 45 LSH 7 JL GENERATION LOST 12 13 14 MORNING GLORIES 4 THE WALKING DEAD 79
Posted by Dev Em on :
Not a comic, but I got The Big Bang Theory Season 3.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
quote:Originally posted by Dev Em: Nothing this week, bought the wife The Expendables for her birthday instead.
This was for her?!?! Posted by Dev Em on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Lardy:
quote:Originally posted by Dev Em: Nothing this week, bought the wife The Expendables for her birthday instead.
This was for her?!?!
Yep. She loved the movie...so did I. She wanted to go see it for our anniversary, and we did. She wanted to buy it, so I got it for her for her Birthday.
Posted by Dev Em on :
I bought...and remember that I am behind...
JL:GL #13 LSH #7 The Flash #6 TWD #79 Adventure Comics #520 Zatanna #6 I Zombie #6
I was also given a varient edition of Ozma of Oz #1 for Hannah (free even). Love my comic shop.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Trying HARD to resist making another In-Stock Trades order after just having done one two weeks ago because they've got a 50% SALE on trades from Dynamite! And the Marvel, Image & DC trades are still 38%! Must...resist...temptation...
(I know I come off as shilling for IST, but I know posters like Cobie and others have been putting off and putting off titles like The Boys, Battlefields and countless other excellent Dynamite books, so I had to post something...)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
^always glad to hear about the new deals! I had no idea and thy might convince me to put an order in and spend some of my year end bonus money on myself.
Btw, anyone picking up Marineman #1 by Image? It got 4.5 out 5 stars at CBR and actually looks really groovy from the articles I've seen on it.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
^By the way, Cobie, when I bought the GDS hardcover a few weeks ago, I also picked up the Secret History Omnibus on your and FC's recommendation. Though I probably won't get to it for a good while, I thought you'd like to know!
Posted by cleome on :
Nothin'. The car needed gas.
[sulk]
Posted by stuorstew on :
Action Comics Annual Adventure Comics iZombie American Vampire Heroes for Hire Marineman Supergod
Posted by stuorstew on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Btw, anyone picking up Marineman #1 by Image? It got 4.5 out 5 stars at CBR and actually looks really groovy from the articles I've seen on it.
I did and found it to be surprising amount of fun
Posted by Set on :
Got Adventure 521 and Avengers: Children's Crusade 3 (again, by accident. Grr.).
Funnest new title I've seen is Dead Avengers 1. That version of Yellowjacket is a favorite character, and I also liked the Swordsman and Doctor Druid (apparently making me the only one, in the latter case! Even his fellow heroes can't stand him!). I know bupkiss about this Warcry person, but she's so '90s that it hurts. She's got Rob Liefield written all over her.
Gosh, I'd love to see a Legion of the Dead mini-series, with Lyle, Condo, a couple of Lu, Val, Andrew, and some surprise guest-stars, like Mentalla and Kid Psycho, in some adventure on the other side of the veil (not as zombies or black lanterns or anything gross, as themselves, just having some post-mortem heroic adventures)...
Posted by Blacula on :
^ With the amount of great "dead" DCU heroes I've been thinking for a long time that it would be cool to see some good writer give them all an adventure beyond the veil.
Geoff Johns kind of did it in that so-so Day of Judgment mini of a few years ago but the dead characters there (Jason Todd, Vigilante [Adrian Chase] - some others I'm forgetting) really took a back-seat to the Phantom Stranger and Hal Jordan and whoever else the living characters in that storyline were.
So the plot idea is still wide open for some good writer to pick it up and run with it.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by stuorstew:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Btw, anyone picking up Marineman #1 by Image? It got 4.5 out 5 stars at CBR and actually looks really groovy from the articles I've seen on it.
I did and found it to be surprising amount of fun
Cool! Start a new thread and review! I'm really interested in hearing your thoughts (and Supergod too, which I don't think I've heard of until now). Each week, you always collect a nice mix of titles.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
I heard good things about Marineman, too.
In addition to the weekly stuff (DP, Adventure) I picked up Volumes 1, 2 & 3 of Unknown Soldier and Air. My Xmas present to myself, so I'll wait until the end of the month to read them.
Also got the Amory Wars: Second Stage HC. Started it, lots of variety in the art from chapter to chapter, l like the concept but will wait until I finish it to review.
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
How good could Marineman be? I mean written and drawn by Ian Churchill?
What's next? A critically-acclaimed Liefeld-produced book?!?! (That Alan Moore Supreme stuff don't count!)
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I bought it.
This and last week.
Tiny Titans/Little Archie #3 Ozma of Oz #2 Generation Hope #2 Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot In The Grave #6 Fables #100 Doom Patrol #17 First Wave #5 Freedom Fighters #4 Project Superpowers X-Mas Carol Superboy #2 Marineman #2 Batman: Orphans #1 DC Universe Holiday Special 2010 Knight and Squire #3 Victorian Undead Special: Sherlock Holmes Vs Jekyll/Hyde (gift for dad) Batman 80-Page Giant 2010 Grimm Fairy Tales #52
Posted by Dev Em on :
Lessee...no comics, but I bought Zombieland for myself, and The Square Pegs Series DVD for my wife.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
This week was expensive at 50 dollars.
Posted by stuorstew on :
This weeks I have bought:
Supergirl #59 Superman #706 Unwritten #20 John Byrnes Next Men #1 Magus #1 Atomic Robo: Deadly Art of Science #2 META 4 #4
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Just "Batman & Robin" this week (and some Heroclix)
Posted by cleome on :
These are really last week's purchases, but I was too busy to post about 'em:
Marvel Strange Tales #2 - (The giggly Eighties/Nineties fangirl in me couldn't resist the allure of both Hernandez Bros. drawing Marvel characters in one book. Eeeeee!!)
Adventure Comics #520 & #521
From the five-buck bargain table:
The All-New Atom: Future/Past TPB - A mixed bag all around, but still... what a waste that DC killed off such a potentially awesome character just so they could have back some Silver Age dude that I never warmed to when he was around the first time. Meh.
Tree of Love, Vol III - Patrick Atangan adapts Asian folktales into comic book form, using traditional art styles. I may have to write a review up of this one when I have time.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I can't remember last week, but this week...
Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special (I AM MAKING THOSE COOKIES) Grimm Fairy Tales 2010 Holiday Special Zatanna #8 Legion #8 Green Lantern Corps #55 Superior #3 American Vampire #10 Superman/Batman #79 Batman Inc. #2 Grimm Fairy Tales #54
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
quote:Originally posted by stuorstew:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Btw, anyone picking up Marineman #1 by Image? It got 4.5 out 5 stars at CBR and actually looks really groovy from the articles I've seen on it.
I did and found it to be surprising amount of fun
Cool! Start a new thread and review! I'm really interested in hearing your thoughts (and Supergod too, which I don't think I've heard of until now). Each week, you always collect a nice mix of titles.
Really interested in review of the Larfleeze Special, Strange Tales and John Byrne's Next Men! Hope you guys post 'em! Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Supergirl #58 Tiny Titans #35 Detective Comics #871 Batman: Brave and the Bold #2 New Mutants #20 Gen13 #39 Batman: The Dark Knight #1 I Zombie #8 Chaos War: X-Men #1 Thunderstrike #2 DC Comics Presents: Chase
Posted by SharkLad on :
Batman: The Dark Knight #1 Flash #8
Posted by Power Boy on :
Astonishing X-Men 4 of 5. Ultimate Thor number 3 and The Avengers 8 'Return of the Illuminati'
all pretty good.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Hack/Slash Vol.8 America's Best Comics Terra Obscura Vol.1 Generation X Classic Vol.1 Teen Titans Go! #48 What If? #45 Cyblade #3 Pilot Season: Cyblade Megalith #1 Supergirl #40-41
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Doom Patrol #18 Batman Beyond #1 Superboy #3 Weird Worlds #1 Vampirella #2 Freedom Fighters #5 Generation Hope #3 Marineman #2 Ozma of Oz #3 Greyshirt: Indigo Sunset #1-6
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
John Byrne's Next Men 2 Walking Dead 80 Thanos Imperative: Devastation Irredeemable 21 Doom Patrol 18 (love that Bumblebee's prominent on the cover!) Brightest Day 17 Adventure 522 Superboy 3 Jonah Hex 63
I thought long and hard about buying Batman Beyond 1 and Ultimate Captain America 1.
Ended up passing on BB because a glance thru looked like it didn't live up to the preview pages in last month's comics. I'll keep an eye on the reviews.
UCA, I passed up ultimately because of the $3.99 price tag. I LOVE Jason Aaron who writes it, but Marvel's always sure to stamp his stuff with the higher price. Doesn't help that I'm not crazy about the Ultimate line's edgier version of Steve Rogers. The preview page have him insulting his fellow soldiers, and that's just not him in any continuity. I'll keep an eye on reviews and consider the eventual trade if they're very positive.
[ January 05, 2011, 02:50 PM: Message edited by: Chief Lardy ]
Posted by MLLASH on :
Since they are predicting a winter storm that will surely hurl us back to the ice age, I went to the CBS today for readables!
DCU HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2010 (for the LSH story)
YOUNG AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE 4
THE WALKING DEAD 80
I ZOMBIE 9
FREEDOM FIGHTERS 5
DOOM PATROL 18
ADVENTURE COMICS 522 (horray for new $2.99 price!)
NEW MUTANTS 20
JSoA 46
CONGORILLA/STARMAN
Also, there was a huge 50% off sale on select TPBs... I got LSH: AN EYE FOR AN EYE (which collects the Levitz LSV arc) for $9.
Posted by Ambush Bug on :
I picked up some stuff earlier in the weeks...already sorted into the main stuff, so I don't remember everything I got.
But I went yesterday and grabbed Supergirl Annual 2, and the 2010 Holiday special. The only thing I couldn't find was the Larfleeze special. <Pout>
Gonna catch back up on DP soon. Also want to get the first three Superboy issues.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I got "Supreme: The Return" in the mail yesterday.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Adventure 522 Superboy 3 Brightest Day 17
Posted by SharkLad on :
plus ...
Batman RIP Batman: Battle for the Cowl Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds HC
at another CBS a friend gave me a gift certificate for for Christmas... I loath this store... it's dirty and has boxes of crap everywhere, and the owner is a d-bag who yelled at my friend on Free Comic Book Day because he didn't hear my friend say thank you... I wanted to use up the whole gift certificate in one shot and not need to go back again...
[ January 09, 2011, 07:32 PM: Message edited by: SharkLad ]
Posted by Exnihil on :
I got nuthin'!
My shop sold out of Adventure 522 before I got there, and didn't bother ordering the new Madame Xanadu trade.
Rassinfrassinbrickinbrackin LCS!
Posted by MLLASH on :
I'm keeping my pull list emtpied, so this week I got:
current issues of:
BIRDS OF PREY
JL GENERATION LOST
BOOSTER GOLD
SECRET SIX
Since it was such a light week, I scoured the shelves for something else.
I rememebr reading nice comments about AVENGERS ACADEMY. I noticed 5, 6 and 7 on the shelf. Well, crapballs, I sure was behind. TOO behind to try it, I figured.
But then I noticed AVENGERS ACADEMY MUST-HAVE # 1, which apparently reprints issues 1-3 for the low low price of $3.99. JEENYUS, thought I... those Marvel bastards have made a sale!
I'm secretly hoping that I hate it, because if I love it, my shop had no copies of # 4 left.
Side-Note: I'm really j'adoring this MUST-HAVE reprint business, now that I am aware of it. IMO, they should do all their ongoings like this. Every 6th issue or so, do a MUST-HAVE collection of 3 issues. I would probably start buying a LOT more MARVEL if they did this. I think it is a brilliant idea to do these MUST-HAVEs at all. Good for you, Marvel.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Hate to disappoint you Lashie, but you're gonna LOVE it!! It's just brilliant.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I picked up some things that don't come out till next week, and glanced through the Wonder Girl one-shot and Titans.
Adriana Melo heavily changed Lady Zand's appearance. She now looks Indian when she originally had red hair and looked more European, but I like her take on Solstice and the colors used for it.
The art on Titans went from god awful to "AAHHHHHHH!!!!" with Philip Tan filling in for some pages, and Wallace once again shows he's incapable of using consistency, with one panel of Arsenal grinning like a maniac at the thought of Tattooed Man killing Slipknot, then telling Slade he's not a sadistic bastard.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Red Robin Batman & Robin Batgirl Wondergirl Superman
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Sharky, I'm interested in your review of Red Robin--I gave up on the title in protest of Damien taking over as Robin but I do love Tim Drake.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I'm a hypocrite! I bought Wonder Girl #1!
Posted by SharkLad on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Sharky, I'm interested in your review of Red Robin--I gave up on the title in protest of Damien taking over as Robin but I do love Tim Drake.
Knight & Squire #4 Darkwing Duck #8 Toy Story (Free Comic Book Day 2010) Sense & Sensibility #1 Tiny Titans #36 Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths & Legends #1 Supergirl #60 Detective Comics #872 Superior #4 Tomb of Terror #1 X-Factor #214 (I thought it was an out-of-continuity issue) All-New Batman: Brave and the Bold #3 THUNDER Agents #3
Posted by Ambush Bug on :
Been hit or miss at the shop lately. Not much money to be had...but I got some stuff...
Larfleez Special, Superboy 1, and Chew 15 (my shop missed it somehow) were bought last wweek.
This week:
Darkwing Duck 7 JL:GL 16 The Walking Dead 80 LSH 9 Adventure 522 GL:EW 5 DC Comics Presents Chase (got it for a whole $1)
Posted by Set on :
Chaos War: X-Men 2 (meh) and, since there was nothing else from my pull, I grabbed; Thunderbolts 151 and 152 (just to see if it had gotten good again)
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Fables #101 Zatanna #9 Tom Strong & The Robots of Doom #5-6 Age of X Alpha American Vampire #11 New Mutants #21
Adventure Comics #324 - The Legion of Super-Outlaws! Superboy #127 - The Seven Insect Lives of Lana Lang! And introducing Bee-Boy!
Adventure Comics #343 - The Evil Hands of the Luck Lords!
Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #65 - An Imaginary Shocker featuring Lois Lane as Mrs. Lex Luthor in... THE MUSICAL MURDER OF SUPERMAN!
Superman #200 - Super-Brother Against Super-Brother!
Batman Family #8 - The Copycatgirl Capers! (Duela Dent as Catgirl)
Adventure Comics #360 - An 80-Page Giant! The Unknown Supergirl!
Superman #166 - The Sons of Superman!
Posted by SharkLad on :
Superboy 4 Legion annual Brightest Day 19
Posted by MLLASH on :
Legion Annual, Secret 6, Freedom Fighters
But was most excited about Secrfet Society of Super-Villains # 15 for $4 and THE CHAMPIONS vol. 2 for half pirce!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
The Stand: No Man's Land #1 I Zombie #9 Freedom Fighters #6 Weird Worlds #2 Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 Superboy #4 Batman Beyond #2 Realworlds: Superman
Posted by SharkLad on :
Red Robin 20 Batgirl 18 Batman & Robin 20 DC Universe Legacies 9 Flash 9 Adventure 523 Driver for the Dead 3
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
Damn! This week 'bout broke the bank for me!
17 New Books!
Flash 9 Walking Dead 81 Batman & Robin 20 Batgirl 18 Adventure 523 Powerman/Iron Fist 1 Amazing Spidey 654 Heroes for Hire 3 Birds of Prey 9 JL: Gen Lost 19 Next Men 3 Punisher Max 3 Incognito: Bad Infuences 3 Casanova: Gula 2 GL: Emerald Warriors 7 REBELS 25 THUNDER Agents 4
:whew:
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Action Comics #890 Action Comics #891 (Mister Mind in a cowboy hat, holding a six-shooter with one of his little nubs. Adorable!) Batgirl #18 Adventure Comics #523 Batman: Brave and the Bold #4 Knight & Squire #5 Flash #9 Thunderstrike #3 Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #1 I Zombie #10 THUNDER AGENTS #4
Posted by Dev Em on :
Playing some catchup...
The Flash 9 Adventure Comics 523 The Walking Dead 81 Justice League: Generation Lost 17, 18, and 19 Booster Gold 40 I Zombie 8 Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 6 /Zatanna 8 Darkwing Duck 8 Detective Comics 872 American Vampire 10 Hawkeye and Mockingbird 6
Also was given Tiny Titans/Lil' Archie and his Pals 1 for Hannah.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Add in the Legion of Super Heroes Annual 1.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Batman 707 Supergirl 60 & 61 LSH 10 Brightest Day 20
Posted by lil'rhino on :
I just got SpongeBob Comics #1 & it's awesome!! It's chock full of short strips by indy greats like James Kochalka, Hilary Barta & Andy Rementer!!
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Legion #10 Doom Patrol #19 (For the Secret Six crossover) Hellblazer #276
Tiny Titans #37 (Shazam! issue) Ratchet & Clank #6
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I didn't go this week. I stayed home from work.
Posted by Dev Em on :
No comics purchased this week...bought The Losers movie instead...and went out to lunch.
Instead, here's what I grabbed from the library to read:
Fables: The Dark Ages Fables: The Great Fables Crossover Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walt Simonson I Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walt Simonson II Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walt Simonson III All Star Superman Vol I All Star Superman Vol II Final Crisis Final Crisis Companion
Posted by SharkLad on :
I've been getting a bunch of stuff from the library recently too, ever since FFL suggested it...
Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul Nightwing year one Batman & Robin volume 1
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Batman Beyond #3 Freedom Fighters #7 Grimm Fairy Tales #56 First Wave #6 (THANK YOU GOD) Joe the Barbarian #8 Darkwing Duck Annual #1 Marineman #3
...
What If?: Dark Reign - It's a story about an archer who kills a supervillain and goes on the run. Where have we heard THAT before?
Posted by Dev Em on :
Nothing for me this week, have stuff to mail out to Lash, Cobie and somewhere else.
Posted by Timber Wolf on :
Yay for Parents.
Just got All-Star Superman and Kick Ass on DVD!!!
Posted by SharkLad on :
How was All-Star Superman?
Posted by Dev Em on :
Good. I starteed a thread here. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Dev Em: Nothing for me this week, have stuff to mail out to Lash, Cobie and somewhere else.
Awesome! Thanks Dev!
Also, I thought Kick-Ass was actually pretty groovy!
Posted by Dev Em on :
As soon as I can get to the danged post office...Grife. Registration at the school is killer.
Posted by Blacula on :
I haven't been to the comic shop in weeks. I've got stuff waiting for me there but I'm just not in the hurry to read my comics as I used to be.
I'll make the trip this week to pick up the LSV Special though. Definitely looking forward to that one.
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Got Secret Six and Joe the Barbarian last week. Both were great.
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
iZombie Batman and Robin Batman Inc. & Legion of Super-Villains One Shot
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I didn't get the LSV one-shot because I'm trying to distance myself from current villain-oriented books, and to save some money, but like I said before I like the way Portela draws Ultra Boy, but I prefer the alternate Saturn Queen from Superman/Batman.
Today I got:
*Zatanna #10 *Superboy #5 *Weird Worlds #3 *Batman Incorporated #3 *Doom Patrol #20 *Cinderella: Fables are Forever *Marvel Zombies Supreme #1 (the writer lives near my comic store) *Love & Capes: Ever After #1 *Sigil #1 (Wanted to see what Cross Gen is like)
Posted by SharkLad on :
LSV #1 Batgirl #19 Batman & Robin #21 Brightest Day #21 Superboy #5 (splurged for the beautiful Francis Manapul variant cover plus the original)
Posted by Dev Em on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
quote:Originally posted by Dev Em: Nothing for me this week, have stuff to mail out to Lash, Cobie and somewhere else.
Awesome! Thanks Dev!
Also, I thought Kick-Ass was actually pretty groovy!
Watched it today and really liked it.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I splurged today and I'm ashamed of that fact.
Posted by Set on :
Avengers Academy 10
X-Factor 217
Avengers: The Children's Crusade, Young Avengers 1
Adventure 524
Red banner week for me. Some weeks I end up putting the one comic back in the folder, since the manager gives me the stink eye if I try to buy a single comic with my debit card. Posted by Dev Em on :
Library finds for the week:
Richard Stark's Parker: the Hunter Richard Stark's Parker: the Outfit
Posted by Chief Lardy on :
^Finally read "The Outfit" last week as a birthday treat. I'd bought it when it came out back in October but kept saving it and saving it. It was GREAT! Worst part is the end where it says "Parker will return in 2012!" 2012?!?! That's too long to effin' wait!!!
Man! What a cool library, though!!!
Posted by Dev Em on :
Yeah, they have a great Trade collection to choose from.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Adventure #524 Red Robin #21 Legacies #10 Brightest Day #22 Batman #708
Posted by SharkLad on :
LSH #11 Supergirl #62
Posted by Set on :
LSH 11. That was it.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I splurged again this week. Ugh.
Legion of Super-Heroes #11 Fables #103 Batman Incorporated #4 Green Lantern Corps #58 Batman: The Dark Knight #2
Older stuff I got:
New Mutants #22 Superman #708 Secret Six #31 Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis #1 Morning Glories #1
I missed Grimm Fairy Tales and Supergirl because one box didn't ship.
Posted by Jerry on :
Legion of Super-Heroes #11 Giant Sized Atom one shot Captain America 70th Anniversary special
The guy working the register at the Comic Book Shop was scanning my books. He said, "Jerry, somebody is getting punched on the cover of all your books this week. Aren't comics cool?"
Posted by Dev Em on :
LSH 11 TWD 81 & 82 (the latest 2 issues. LSV Special Assorted stuff I'm behind on (GL, GL:EW, Detective, Zatanna, iZombie) not the latest issues, but onwe or two back.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Thankfully I only got five books this week.
Ultimate Comics X #4 (that cover lied) Zatanna #11 American Vampire #13 Supergirl #62 Detective Comics #875
Posted by lil'rhino on :
I only got one new book this week, Butcher Baker by Joe Casey & Mike Huddleson, and it SUCKED!!
Posted by SharkLad on :
Brightest Day #23
Posted by Set on :
Avengers Academy #11 {Young) Avengers: Children's Crusade #5
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
picked up:
Batman & Robin #22 Adventure #525 & Birds of Prey #11 (for the Secret Six tie-in).
Posted by SharkLad on :
LSH #12 Supergirl #63 Batman #703
Posted by SharkLad on :
Brightest Day #24 Flash #11 Superboy #7 Adventure #526
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
It's been a while since I posted on here:
I Zombie #13 Batman Inc. #6 Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #5 Birds of Prey #12 GFT: The Dream Eater Saga #0 New Mutants #25 Weird Worlds #5
And, free stuff:
Worlds of Aspen 2011 2000 AD The Intrepid Escapegoat/The Stuff of Legend
Posted by SharkLad on :
Batgirl #21 Flash #12 Red Robin #23 Legion of the Damned
Posted by Dev Em on :
Nothing recently, but going to a convention this weekend...
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Just Batman Inc. (and it was great).
Posted by lil'rhino on :
I loved the Spidey Sunday Spectacular. Marcos Martin is a gifted artist!!
Posted by cleome on :
Just Legion #11. Now I can finally sit down and read everything from the past three months in its correct order. (I think.)
Posted by Dev Em on :
CAnnot go to the con due to reasons out of my control, so I went on a catch up as much as possible spree:
Justice League:Generation Lost #22 (I still need the last two issues, but my regular shop missed this one, so I got it to catch up.)
GL Corps #58 (Long story, but I still need the rest of this crossover, my shop just didn't have this issue, so I grabbed it when I hit the other store...then to get the rest of the crossover.)
Zatanna 11 Adventure Comics #526 LSH #12 The Flash #11 and 12 Flashpoint #1 The Walking Dead #84 Moon Knight #1 Darkwing Duck # Annual 1, 9 and 10 i Zombie #11, 12 and 5 (missed this one somehow, so grabbed it...now I can catch up in my reading finally.) American Vampire #13, 14 and 9 (another missed issue that I needed to catch up on.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
SPROCK! The rain seeped through my bag and the comics got wet! Tiny Titans #40 took the brunt of it.
Generation Hope #7 Zatanna #13 Legion of Super-Heroes #13 Flashpoint #1 (I needed reference material for Yo-Yo) Fables #105 Darkwing Duck #12
Posted by Dev Em on :
Not much. Stopped by a third backup shop to grab a couple things m other shops are out of, and an impulse buy to boot:
Atom finale special that wrapped up the Adventure arc.
another i Zombie issue my regular shop had missed. Now I can read the series.
Alpha Flight 0.1 - which is by far the dumbest numbering giimick of all time.
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Picked up:
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 HELLBLAZER #279 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #13 POWER GIRL #24 TINY TITANS #40
All of them were decent to good, no stinkers for sure. Power Girl and Hellblazer probably edged out the others.
Posted by Set on :
This week;
Alpha Flight #0.1 Avengers Academy #14 Legion of Super-Heroes #13 X-Factor #219
Posted by SharkLad on :
LSH # 13 Supergirl #64 Batman & Robin #23 Batman #710
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I Zombie #14 Ozma of Oz #7 Secret Six #34 Weird Worlds #6 DC Comics Presents: Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City
Posted by SharkLad on :
Adventure Comics #527 Superboy #8
Posted by Set on :
Adventure #527 Avengers Academy #14.1 X-Factor #220
Posted by Jerry on :
I got a fun stack this week:
Adventure Comics #527 Wonder Woman #611 Flashpoint #2 Superboy #8 I, Zombie #14 The Walking Dead #85 RASL #10 Kirby: Genesis #0
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Yesterday I managed to get two comics early.
Birds of Prey #13 Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #1
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Yesterday...
15 Love #1 Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1 Grimm Fairy Tales #60 Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths and Legends #5 Fly #1 Dream Eater Saga: The Piper
Cinder & Ashe #1-3 Tailgunner Jo #1 Superman #165 Who's Who #13 Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld #1
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Red Robin #24 Batman & Robin #24
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Batgirl #22 Supergirl #65 Batman #711 LSH #14
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Batgirl 22 LSH 14 Invincible 80 Undying Love 3 Alpha Flight 1 Superboy 8 Ka-Zar 1 Ruse 4
Posted by Jerry on :
There's a new Ka-Zar? I missed that. Is it any good, Lard Lad?
Posted by Dev Em on :
So far...
Chew 27 (My regular shop missed this for some reason)
Alpha Flight 1
Posted by Set on :
X-Factor 221 Legion of Super-Heroes 14 Avengers Academy 15 Youth In Revolt 1 Dynamo 5 1 Gladstone's School for World Conquerors 2
The last three were just me grabbing random stuff to see if I liked it.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Jerry: There's a new Ka-Zar? I missed that. Is it any good, Lard Lad?
It's a five-issue mini. I'm behind (perpetually) in my reading, so I won't get to it for close to a month. This article picqued my interest, Jer. Check it out and see what you think. I can say, having flipped thru it, that the pencils and color are absolutely GORGEOUS on this thing! (The article has sample pages.)
I'm a fan of the character, though I've read very little of the actual work on him. One thing I'm happy about is that they're actually having Ka-Zar IN the Savage Land instead of constantly taking him out of his wheelhouse as they did in the (though admittedly excellent) Waid/Andy Kubert series about a decade ago.
Interestingly, the artist on this is Pascal Alixe who spelled Coipel every few issues on the original Legion Lost series. His pencils are MUCH improved over his Coipel-aping style he used there. This is one of those inkerless books scanned from the pencils. Sometimes, this approach doesn't work, but the current Ka-Zar mini looks like one of the successes. The colors are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
Hope all this helps! Posted by Dev Em on :
That art is unbelievable. I may just have to check this one out. I also like Ka-Zar, so I'd be in for a mini.
Posted by Jerry on :
Thanks for the link. It looks interesting. I'll check to see if my shop still has any next time I make it in.
Posted by cleome45 on :
Just the two Legion books. I asked the store dude about The Intrepid Escape Goat (which I gave a shout-out to elsewhere in Dr. Gym'll's), but contrary to what the company's web page says, it's actually not available yet.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Way behind...but grabbed the following on a trip to an alternate shop this week (this should blow Cobies mind!):
Captain America #1 (Like what I have read of Bru's run on this title - trades from the library and such - so I decided to give the new series a try. Figured the wife might like it as well.)
Daredevil #1 (Good reviews and liking Waid helped this one jump into my hands.)
Alpha Flight #2 (Hoping this stays a solid read through the rest of the series)
Retroactive '70's The Flash (C'mon...a few more comics until I give up on Barry because he no longer is the character he is now.)
Flash: the Fastest Man Alive #1 (Old issue that I never got when I had no money whatsoever for comics. Need to fill in this series, and this was only a buck.)
Posted by SharkLad on :
I was a week behind from going to Comic Con...
LSH #15 Batman #712 Supergirl #66
Posted by Power Boy on :
I got some fun stuff ....
Action Comics Superman & The Metal Men #590. (July 87)
Uncanny X-Force #12 X-Men Legacy #252 The Mighty Thor #4 Avengers Fear Itself #15 Astonishing X-Men #40
and a couple TPBs. Starman to Reach the Stars Starman Sons of the Father
Posted by Dev - Em on :
20 comics for 2 bucks.
Got Hannah some Stars and Stripes issues, including 0. Byrnes She Hulk 1, and a Superman/Plus Legion. A random Mary Jane comic.
Jonathan got a couple Avengers reprint comics, which he loves.
I grabbed a random Kirkman MTU with Cap and Black Widow. Vintage Magnus Robot Fighter 1 - 4. Secret 6 #1. 1 and 2 of the later Deadshot mini, plus a few Ultraverse books that I thought I needed...needed at least one of the three I grabbed.
Overall, well worth the time spent digging to see the kids faces, when sthey got them.
Posted by Power Boy on :
TONS of stuff ...
Secret Six 31 to 36. I tried BOP so now I'm excited to try Secret Six. Secret Seven #3 (the ONLY Flashpoint title or tie in I'm reading) Adventure #529. IZombie #16 Metal Men Retroactive 1 shot (It's really pixelated .. maybe it will be recalled and I'll have a find. I really hope so 'cause Maguire is too good to be pixelated) X-Men Schism #1 Ultimate Fallout Spider Man #4 (Is this the new Ultimate Spider Man ?? )
Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad:
quote:Originally posted by Jerry: There's a new Ka-Zar? I missed that. Is it any good, Lard Lad?
It's a five-issue mini. I'm behind (perpetually) in my reading, so I won't get to it for close to a month. This article picqued my interest, Jer. Check it out and see what you think. I can say, having flipped thru it, that the pencils and color are absolutely GORGEOUS on this thing! (The article has sample pages.)
I'm a fan of the character, though I've read very little of the actual work on him. One thing I'm happy about is that they're actually having Ka-Zar IN the Savage Land instead of constantly taking him out of his wheelhouse as they did in the (though admittedly excellent) Waid/Andy Kubert series about a decade ago.
Interestingly, the artist on this is Pascal Alixe who spelled Coipel every few issues on the original Legion Lost series. His pencils are MUCH improved over his Coipel-aping style he used there. This is one of those inkerless books scanned from the pencils. Sometimes, this approach doesn't work, but the current Ka-Zar mini looks like one of the successes. The colors are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
Hope all this helps!
I must say, having finally read #1 of the Ka-Zar mini, that I really enjoyed it! It's basically about a corporation gaining access to the Savage Land and its resources by using one of its downtrodden tribes as its "in" under the auspices of offering humanitarian aid. It looks to be pretty gripping stuff as the majority of the other tribes oppose this action. Very topical without seeming preachy, and it looks like we're set up for some intriguing conflict.
And, oh, yeah the art is mesmerisingly lush and gorgeous!
So far, a definite recommend!
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DC COMICS PRESENTS METAL MEN (Peebs, I think you got a bad copy-- mine looks good)
IZOMBIE 15
SECRET SIX 36 (Peebs... OMG are YOU in for a treat!! You must get ALL back issues all the way back to VILLAINS UNITED!!)
ADVENTURE 529
FIRESTORM tpb
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Power Boy: Metal Men Retroactive 1 shot (It's really pixelated .. maybe it will be recalled and I'll have a find. I really hope so 'cause Maguire is too good to be pixelated)
SECRET SIX 36 (Peebs... OMG are YOU in for a treat!! You must get ALL back issues all the way back to VILLAINS UNITED!!)
great! I only tried the last 3 issues of BOP and I thought they were pretty cool. Comicon has really excited me about comic books ... I think i've been to the comic store 4 times since Comicon.
Posted by Power Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
quote:Originally posted by Power Boy: Metal Men Retroactive 1 shot (It's really pixelated .. maybe it will be recalled and I'll have a find. I really hope so 'cause Maguire is too good to be pixelated)
( and furthermore do people that work in comics not know how to use photoshop ? even if they don't can't they tell it's all ugly and maybe they should change the image size or something? It's not just DC ... A flashback panel in X-Men schism also had all the pixels showing (huge colored dots!!) ... do they think this looks cool?? GRRR )
Posted by MLLASH on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
quote:Originally posted by Power Boy: Metal Men Retroactive 1 shot (It's really pixelated .. maybe it will be recalled and I'll have a find. I really hope so 'cause Maguire is too good to be pixelated)
SECRET SIX 36 (Peebs... OMG are YOU in for a treat!! You must get ALL back issues all the way back to VILLAINS UNITED!!)
great! I only tried the last 3 issues of BOP and I thought they were pretty cool. Comicon has really excited me about comic books ... I think i've been to the comic store 4 times since Comicon.
Child you need to check the "Current 5 favorite" comics thread more often-- Secret Six is on just about everybody's top 5!
Posted by Dev - Em on :
An awesome autographed backing board and a great 8 X 10 of Erin Gray!!!
Posted by SharkLad on :
Adventure Comics #529 Superboy #10
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Batman & Robin #26 Batgirl #24 Red Robin #26 - I'm going to miss this title most of all...
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Showcase Presents Sgt Rock #1 (Kubert, do I have to say anymore? B&W Kubert at that.)
Showcase Presents Sgt Rock #2 (I mean seriously...Kubert!!!)
Showcase Presents Batlash (Nick Cardy art!)
I got the three for $21. How could I refuse!!!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Really curious about your thoughts on Bat Lash!
Posted by Dev - Em on :
I'll be sure to read it soon. Looking forward to it. Sergio on plots, Denny on scripts and Nick on art (for most of the stories contained therein). It just looks great. Funny thing is, they had various other ones, but these were the ones that jumped out at me.
Look for some reviews in the Random thread. MAybe a few issues at a time.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Batman #713 LSH #16 Superboy #11 Supergirl #67
Posted by Power Boy on :
TONS again:
DC Comics presents: Teen Titans 100 Page Spectacular Journey into Mystery 626 X-Men Schism 3 of 5 Avengers 16 Power Girl 27! Uncanny X-Men 542 Zatanna 16 LSH 16
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Starting the slow climb to catch up...
LSH 15 and 16
The Walking Dead 86, 87 and 88
Planet of the Apes 1, 2, 3, 4
Posted by Power Boy on :
Astonishing X-Men #41 New Mutants 'Fear Itself' #30 X-Men Legacy # 254 Uncanny X-Force # 13 JLA Heaven's Ladder 100 - Page Spectacular 1 shot Justice League America RetroACTIVE 1990s 1 shot
Posted by Lard Lad on :
At my CBS's midnight release tonight I got the following new comics:
Flashpoint 5 Justice League 1 Amazing Spider-man 668 Herc 6.1 Invincible 82 Angel & Faith 1 The Rinse # 1 (noirish-looking new Boom! title with $1 intro price)
Special $1 bin buys*:
Black Cat (last year's mini recommended by Cobie) 1, 2 & 4 rassin'-frassin' missing issue!
Avengers Prime 1 thru 5 (Alan Davis art--w00t!)
*all originally cover-priced @ $3.99
Half-price DCU:
Secret Seven 3 Project Superman 3
All in all, not bad for $33!
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Planet of the Apes 5 Zorro rides again 1, 2 Bionic Man 1
I say thee...Dynamite goes Boom!
Posted by Power Boy on :
Tons. My store was having a sale on back issues. 50% off!
New Comics:
Uncanny X-Force #14 JLA # '1' The Mighty Thor #5 Journey Into Mystery #626.1
Recently old: Zatanna #10 Ultimates #01 The Unwritten 22,23,24,27, and 28
I read Thor, Journey Into Mystery, Manhunter 27, and JLA so far.
and skimmed Ultimates.
I know it's Comic Book Review Month BUT I really just want to read Manhunter! Posted by Dev - Em on :
Just got back from Borders. Got:
The Walking Dead: The Covers HC for around 9 bucks. Hate that they're going out of business, but good deals to be had.
Posted by SharkLad on :
I won a raffle at my cbs and will be getting every one of the new 52 for free this month, so I got all 13 this week, plus the Action #1 variant...
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
WooWoo Sharkster!!!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Oop! Forgot to sound-off on what I picked up last week:
Swamp Thing 1 JLI 1 Batgirl 1 Detective 1 Action 1 Animal Man 1 Green Arrow 1 Big Lie one-shot Drums 4 Morning Glories 12 Boys 58 Jennifer Blood 4
(Don't look for reviews on these too soon--just getting to August's books! )
Posted by Power Boy on :
So I finally got some more of the new DC.
Batwoman #1 OMAC #1
Uncanny X-Force #15 Daken Dark Wolverine #14 ... a total dud. Scalped #52 Unwritten #29 X-Men Legacy #255 Alpha Flight # 4 Fear Itself #6
A few that didn't make the cut :
New Avengers ... dropped ... same story different month Journey into Mystery ... dropped ... I think my friend the young Loki is no longer featured in this book. A story about Mephisto didn't hook me.
Legion Lost didn't entice me. And I'll wait for the Swamp Thing TPB. From what I flipped through it looked like that format might be better for it's story than a monthly comic.
My store is still out of a lot of DC comics.
Posted by Power Boy on :
Lat week I went mad on a sale the store was having on back issues .... I picked up some titles based on recommendations from here!
Manhunter Powers <--- so frickin good Unwritten Scalped Fables <--- tons in fact ! Birds of Prey Secret Six X-Factor and a random issue of Zatanna.
Unfortunately last week my store was out of everything dc so i just got Avengers annual and IZombie new.
Posted by Power Boy on :
I only got stuff I was really excited to get this week. I feel like I've been getting a bunch of so so stuff out of loyalty or to find out what happens.
I mulled over LSH#1, Avengers #17, the latest Fables, and Nightwing.
I ended up getting :
Captain Atom #1 X-Men Schism #4 of 5. Uncanny X-Men #543 Hellblazer #283. Avengers the Children's Crusade #7 of 9.
Posted by Dr. Tot Rocket on :
All this week's new 52s and Young Avengers CC 7.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Needed new medications...so nothing again this week. ah well...
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
Today I got more comics than I've ever bought in a single day. I got five of the new DCs: CAPTAIN ATOM GREEN LANTERN CORPS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES NIGHTWING RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS
...and four others: DAREDEVIL #4 FABLES #109 (my first Fables ever) GENERATION HOPE #11 UNCANNY X-MEN #543
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Got the following:
Tiny Titans Hellblazer Legion of Super-Heroes & Batman
To keep Cobie happy, thoughts on each are in their respective threads.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
<--------happy!
And LT, love that you grabbed a non-DC title to try too!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Birds of Prey, Supergirl, and Legion of Super-Heroes were my picks of this week's 52. BoP out of obligation, the other two out of interest.
Besides that, Tiny Titans, Darkwing Duck, Generation Hope, and Fables.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Last Week:
Alpha Flight 4 Amazing Spider-Man 669 Punisher Max 17 Criminal: Last of the Innocent 4 Buffy Season Nine 1 Daredevil 3 Herc 7 American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest 4 Severed 2 Scalped 52 Resurrection Man 1 Green Lantern 1 Legion Lost 1 Batwoman 1
This Week:
Butcher: Baker, Candlestick Maker 3 Red Wing 3 Near Death 1 Daredevil 4 Ka-Zar 4 Fables 109 Batman 1 LSH 1 Catwoman 1 GL Corps 1 Frankenstein 1
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
My budget is $20/wk. Here's what that's meant for the DCnU, not counting the "Zero" week, when I picked up Justice League 1.
WEEK ONE Action Comics 1 Batgirl 1 Detective Comics 1 Green Arrow 1 Men of War 1 O.M.A.C. 1
Failed to make the cut: Animal Man 1, Batwing 1, Hawk and Dove 1, Justice League International 1, Static Shock 1, Stormwatch 1, Swamp Thing 1.
WEEK TWO Batwoman 1 Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. 1 Green Lantern 1 Legion Lost 1 Mister Terrific 1 Superboy 1
Failed to make the cut: Batman and Robin 1, Deathstroke 1, Demon Knights 1, Grifter 1, Red Lanterns 1, Resurrection Man 1, Suicide Squad 1.
WEEK THREE Batman 1 Blue Beetle 1 DC Universe Presents 1 Legion of Super-Heroes 1 Supergirl 1 Wonder Woman 1
Failed to make the cut: Birds of Prey 1, Captain Atom 1, Catwoman 1, Green Lantern Corps 1, Nightwing 1, Red Hood and the Outlaws 1.
And, for next week, I plan to get. All-Star Western 1 Aquaman 1 Blackhawks 1 The Flash 1 The Savage Hawkman 1 Superman 1
While I will pass on: Batman- The Dark Knight 1, The Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Men 1, Green Lantern- New Guardians 1, I Vampire 1, Justice League Dark 1, Teen Titans 1, Voodoo 1.
[ September 23, 2011, 11:10 PM: Message edited by: Portfolio Boy ]
Posted by Dev - Em on :
No money, but we traded a bunch opf books in at the local B&N and I was able to grab the following for what would have been about 6 bucks cash total:
The Spirit Book One by Darwyn Cooke. (cannot wait to read this, but the couple times I have cracked it open so far, I have just flipped through it admiring the artwork.
SHAZAM@! The Monster Society of Evil Hardcover. Have read this and really like it, so for the price (free really with the trade in stuff) I could not pass it up.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Punisher 3 Herc 8 Amazing Spider-man 670 Kirby Genesis 0 American Vampire 19 Flash 1 Aquaman 1 Firestorm 1 Superman 1 JL Dark 1 OMAC 1
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Playing catch up...
The Flash 1 Green Lantern 1 Frankenstein 1 Legion of Super Heroes 1 Legion Lost 1 Adventure Comics 528 Adventure Comics 529 Reverse Flash 1 Planet of the Apes 6 Moon Knight 2 Moon Knight 3 Flashpoint 4 Flashpoint 5 Booster Gold 46 Booster Gold 47
Posted by Dev - Em on :
OMAC 2 Action Comics 2 Animal Man 2 Swamp Thing 2 Aquaman 1 Retroactive JLA 1990's 1 Ghostbusters 1 (If for nothing else than the Belushi cameo)
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Totally all over the place...
Zorro Rides Again #3 Batman #1 Ghostbusters #2 Severed #1, 2, 3
Posted by cleome45 on :
Legion #1
Legion Lost #1 & #2
Daredevil #3 & #4
Stuff of Legend, V.3 Pt. 2
Probably another long dry spell after this, so I'm reading them in dribs and drabs, so they'll last...
Posted by SharkLad on :
Legion: Secret Origin #1 Firestorm #2 Aquaman #2 Justice League Dark #2 Flash #2 Teen Titans #2 Superman #2
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
Legion: Secret Origin #1 Avengers Academy #20 Batman #2 Daredevil #5 Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz #2 Green Lantern: New Guardians #2 Kirby Genesis #4 Nightwing #2 Superman #2 Teen Titans #2 Wonder Woman #2
Posted by Power Boy on :
not muuuch:
Uncanny X-Men '#01' Stormwatch 3 New Mutants 33 Avengers Origins: Ant-Man and the Wasp OMAC #3
Posted by Power Boy on :
not much again, I guess I am cutting back on stuff that doesn't satisfy:
IZombi #19 (haven't read it yet) Avengers Origins: Luke Cage 1 shot (really didn't like it, didn't even finish it, was bummed because i like the previous Avengers Origins one shots so much) Avengers #19 (was ok, I'm just a fan of Acuna) New Mutants #34 (This was the first comic I read and most fun so far)
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
I got
iZombie Justice League Batman & Legion of Super-Heroes
Reviews in appropriate threads.
Posted by Power Boy on :
out of the new books I got:
Journey Into Mystery #632
was by far the best, AND it was an holiday issue which normally would make me gag but I really *really* enjoyed it.
also got:
Shade #3 - quite good Batwoman #4 - well done but I hated it. Uncanny X-Force #18 - Magneto: Not a Hero 2 of 4 - ok a bit strange Avengers: Sanction 1 of 4 -
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Got:
Star Trek/Legion of Super Heroes #3 (Great) Legion Lost #4 (Blah) Demon Knights #4 (Good) Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE #4(Fun)
Reviews in the LSH forum and the random DCnU thread.
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Got:
Batman Inc.: Leviathan Strikes (Awesome) Legion of Super-Heroes #4 (Great) Batman #4 (Good) Hellblazer #286 (Good) Justice League #4 (blah) Tiny Titans #47 (fun!)
Reviews in the appropriate threads.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Supergirl #4 Superboy #4 Justice League #4 LSH #4 Legion Lost #4 Batman #4 Batman & Robin #4 Nightwing #4 Batman Inc.: Leviathan Strikes Wonder Woman #4 Batgirl #4 Batwoman #4 Star Trek/LSH #3 Walking Dead #92
Posted by Set on :
Legion of Super-Heroes #4.
Just one comic this week, but it was a good one!
Posted by Blacula on :
I just bought my first new comic since whenever the DC Nuboot was - months ago!
Batman: Leviathan Strikes
I've been enjoying Grant Morrison's Batman opus too much to let DC's desperate death throes get in the way of it. And the fact that it is (apparently) still set in the old universe is just the icing on the cake. Can't wait to read it!
Posted by Power Boy on :
This Week:
Alpha Flight 6 and 7 X-Men Legacy 260 The Ultimates 4 and 5 Uncanny X-Men 3 Avengers the Children's Crusade
They were all just ok.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
I got a Kindle Fire from my parents. Tried a bunch of free comics from Coxology...actually not that bad.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Aquaman #4 Legion Secret Origin #3 Red Hood & the Outlaws #4 Superman #4 Teen Titans #4
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
Alpha Flight #7 Aquaman #4 Green Lantern: New Guardians #4 Legion: Secret Origin #3 Superman #4 Teen Titans #4
Posted by Set on :
This week was;
Legion: Secret Origins 3 Teen Titans 4 X-Factor 229 Avengers: Children's Crusade, issue 8 of a six part, er, seven part, oh, um, eight part, no, wait, *nine* part series...
Posted by cleome45 on :
Legion 3 & 4
Secrets Thereof 1 & 2
Legion/Trek 2 & 3
(Finally! That's all the catching up I could do, because I needed to skim off some cash for stupid junk like food and beer.)
Click Here For A SpoilerAlso got the free ring. I have to clean the roof gutters later today anyway, so that should be an ideal time to try it out and make sure that it's really working! Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Big week for me:
iZombie #21 Action Comics #5 Animal Man #5 Red Lanterns #5 Huntress #4 Swamp Thing #5 Star Trek/Legion #4
Finally read them all. Hopefully get some reviews up later.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Nothing...I am so far behind...
Posted by SharkLad on :
Action #5 Detective #5 Huntress #4 Star Trek/LSH #4 Stormwatch #5 Swamp Thing #5
Posted by Set on :
Star Trek/LSH 4 Avengers Academy 24 Action 5 Stormwatch 1-5
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Legion Lost #5 Frankenstein Agent of SHADE #5 Demon Knights #5
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Okay...playing catch-up:
LSH 2, 3, 4 Star Trek / LSH 1, 2, 3 The Walking Dead 89, 90, 91, 92 Legion Lost 2, 3, 4 The Flash 2, 3, 4 Lord of the Jungle 1 Legion Secret Origin 1, 2, 3
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Batman #5 Legion of Super-Heroes #5 Hellblazer #287 Tiny Titans #48
Reviews in appropriate threads (haven't reviewes TT yet, but it was it's usual fun self).
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Love seeing a certain mad daxamite reviewing comics again!
And as always, loving Mr. Hackett's reviews, whether he realizes I read every one of them!
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Just wait until next month Cobie.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
CBS had a big 50% off sale today on trades, so I bought:
Kevin Smith's Green Hornet Vol. 1 100 Bullets Vol. 1 & 2 The Twelve Vol. 1 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1910 & 1969
My regular pulls today were the this week's latest releases of:
Walking Dead Flash Aquaman Green Wake Alpha Flight (final issue ) Jennifer Blood Legion: Secret Origin American Vampire All-Star Western Captain America & Bucky Angel & Faith
Zounds, that's a lotta $$$$$!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I stopped Jennifer Blood after Ennis' exit so I'm curious as to what you think of these latest issues.
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Got:
Justice League #5 (Bad) Justice League Dark #5 (disappointing) and Legion: Secret Origin #4 (mixed bag)
Reviews in their threads. Not a stellar selection, or maybe I'm just in a bad mood this week.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I stopped Jennifer Blood after Ennis' exit so I'm curious as to what you think of these latest issues.
I was gonna drop it, too, but I decided to try it out after hearing some positive buzz. I just read the first non-Garth issue last night, and so far, it's pretty seamless! Ewing picks right up on some of Garth's loose threads and continues the diary style. I'll keep you posted!
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Lessee...
Omac 4 and 5 Frankenstein 5 Flash Gordon Zeitgeist 1 The Lone Ranger 1
One of my LCBS also has a bundle sale thing where you get a bunch of issues of a title for a lower price. I decided to grab the Ex Machina grab bag (if you will). I had started collecting the series when it came out, but had to drop it due to money issues way back when. I'm not 100% sure where I stopped, but for 3.99, I got issues: 8, 10, 11, 13 - 20, 24, 25, 28 - 30, 39, 40, 44 - 50 and Special 1 (of 2)
Just have to find the fill ins, and see what I already have.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
OMAC 6 The Shade 1 and 2 Legion of Super Heroes 5 The Flash 5 Legion Lost 5 The Walking Dead 93 Legion: Secret Origin 4
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Bought a long box of stuff off of a guy at work...
Jonah Hex (the old 70's/80's series) 1 - 92 (plus a bunch of doubles)
Missing issues 5, 6, 43 and 80
X-Men 2099 1 - 21
Wolverine (a bunch of issues from 56 - 114)
Posted by SharkLad on :
Aquaman #6 Batman #6 Flash #6 Legion of Super-Heroes #5 Nightwing #6 Red Hood & the Outlaws #6 Supergirl #6 Superman #6 Teen Titans #6 Wonder Woman #6
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Justice League Dark. That was all that was in my file (the shipping schedule tends to be very uneven for me, as in two weeks I'll have a boatload of books at once).
Posted by Power Boy on :
Uncanny X-Force #22 Magneto *Not a Hero* 4 of 4
Both good reads.
Posted by the Hermit on :
Well, I actually bought this a few weeks ago, but today I read the entire V For Vendetta. I guess I'm going to have to start buying up all the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen TPBs now.
[ February 26, 2012, 02:22 PM: Message edited by: the Hermit ]
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Geez...I got a lot of stuff this week. As some of you know, I am woefully behind on my book buying.
Some of what I got was the latest issues of:
The Flash LSH Legion Lost Star Trek/LSH Chew Ghostbusters (plus the two before that)
Caught up on some issues that I needed for:
Zatanna JL: Generation Lost (yeah, I'm that far behind) American Vampire Darkwing Duck i Zombie plus more that I cannot remember wight now.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Good Lord. I have just started going through books...and am finding that my shop missed wuite a few issues here and there for some series. Great...now to make a list and start hunting them down.
Crap.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Justice League #6 Legion: Secret Origin #5 Walking Dead #94
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Animal Man 7 Swamp Thing 5, 6, 7 Night Force 1
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Big Week:
Action Comics #7 Animal Man #7 Huntress #6 IZombie #23 Red Lanterns #7 Swamp Thing #7
Posted by Power Boy on :
OMAC #7 (I think I missed number 6) Uncanny X-Men #8 Wolverine and the X-MEN #6 (so good!!) the Ultimates # 07
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
This week I got the news that my local CBS is closing within the next couple of weeks. This one was close enough that I could stop by every Wednesday afternoon. Now I have to drive across town.
Posted by Fanfic Lady on :
Gah! That stinks!
Sorry to hear that, LT.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
As inconvenient as that sounds, I'm sorry for anyone who is losing his or her job.
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
quote:Originally posted by He Who Wanders: As inconvenient as that sounds, I'm sorry for anyone who is losing his or her job.
Both stores are owned by the same family, and the closing is a landlord issue, not an economic problem, so I don't know that any jobs will be lost. But it's certainly possible.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Fairest #1 Huntress #6
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Dejah Thoris 9 and 10. action 7 Huntress 6 Hawk and Dove 7 Green arrow 7 Teen Titans 3. Yup, 3. Been waiting that long. Eff diamond.
Posted by Anita Cocktail on :
I purchased WAY too many comics this week. My CBS had all back issues at 50% off! I couldn't resist.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
oooooh. discounts.... *Why do I find myself rubbing my chest at that thought?*
Posted by Dev - Em on :
For a total of $15 I got the following:
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Legion secret origin Legion lost Green Lantern Batman and Robin Superboy Resurrection Man
Posted by Set on :
Crazy week for me, *five titles!*
Legion Lost 7 Legion of Super-Heroes 7 Star Trek/Legion 6 X-Factor 231 Avengers: Children's Crusade 9
But still, Star/Trek Legion and Children's Crusade are done, so I'm down to the remainder of the above, and Avengers Academy and Legion: Secret Origins.
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Star Trek Legion Tiny Titans Justice League (big mistake) Legion of Super-Heroes Batman (last issue for me) Hellblazer (best of the lot)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
So suddenly theres this huge buzz around Danger Club #1, which comes out tomorrow! Websites giving it 9 out of 10 or 9.5 out of 10; comic book store owners declaring it the best comic of the year. Apparently this is going to be awesome!
I'm going to actually go tomorrow to see if I can get a copy. If anyone else does, please review. The five best comics I've read this year have basically all been new Image releases!
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Just put in my order for The Lone Ranger trades 2, 3, and 4. Also The Lone Ranger and Tonto trade, and the second Green Hornet Year One trade.
Should be here in a week or so.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Got them...w00t!
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Batman and Robin Resurrection Man Legion Lost Green Lantern Superboy Justice League of America #134 JLA vs. Despero Justice League of America # 163 Justice League of America # 171 Justice League of America #178
Superboy 100 Page Super Spectacular
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Batgirl #8 Batwoman #8 Courtney Crumrin #1 Glory #25 Grimm Fairy Tales #71 Grimm Fairy Tales: Alice in Wonderland #4 Grimm Fairy Tales: The Library #5 Resurrection Man #8 Saucer Country #2
I dropped Legion Lost today.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Dev - Em: Just put in my order for The Lone Ranger trades 2, 3, and 4. Also The Lone Ranger and Tonto trade, and the second Green Hornet Year One trade.
Should be here in a week or so.
quote:Originally posted by Dev - Em: Just put in my order for The Lone Ranger trades 2, 3, and 4. Also The Lone Ranger and Tonto trade, and the second Green Hornet Year One trade.
Should be here in a week or so.
I expect reviews, ASAP! Esp. curious about L&T, which I don't have yet.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Will do Lardy, and soon.
I got Saga 1 (3rd printing, gonna have to wait for second printing on issue 2 though.) Ghostbusters 7 Night Force 2
Also got 12 Monkeys on Blu Ray (one of my top 10 faves.)
Posted by SharkLad on :
Legion Lost 8 LSH 8 Supergirl 8 Walking Dead 96 Justice League 8 Batman 8
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Grabbed some stuff today...
Teen Titans Annual 1
Ghostbusters 8 (this is a really fun book. Anyone that liked the movie would enjoy it.)
Night Force 3
Saga 2 (second print)
the Secret Service 1 (heard some good things here and there about this. It's M Miller, so that should make the story at least interesting...but the art is by Dave freakin Gibbons. Who has gotten nothing but better as time goes on. That alone sold me.)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Dev - Em: the Secret Service 1 (heard some good things here and there about this. It's M Miller, so that should make the story at least interesting...but the art is by Dave freakin Gibbons. Who has gotten nothing but better as time goes on. That alone sold me.)
I thought it was a good start to an interesting, different take on the spy / James Bond genre. I like the idea that 'what if James Bond had a deadbeat sister, complete with deadbeat husband and always in trouble son'. I have a feeling this is going to get *really good* really fast.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Need to finnish it, but I LOVED the whole bit at the beginning. Wonder if the kidnapping victim gave his approval for the appearance or not. Thread to start on that one once I finish the issue today.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Looking forward to the thread!
I read in an interview the kidnapping victim was delighted and honored when he found out (beforehand) what they intended, and gave it an enthusiastic green light.
Posted by Power Boy on :
Wolverine and the X-Men X-Men Legacy iZombie Fatale Journey Into Mystery Uncanny X-Force
A lot of bummers ... good but depressing friends fight friends stuff ... 'why so serious?'
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
So did anyone grab the Spider #1 from Dynamite? It looked really good, but for the life of me I can't find a copy.
Posted by Power Boy on :
no ... for some reason I'm really curious about Secret ... but the first issue was just blood and tortue ... still really curious though. I didn't buy it I just flipped through it and put it back on the shelf. From what I saw, seemed like the plot and story were being kept a 'secret' from the reader as of issue 1.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Yeah, it was well done but it's obvious the majority of the story has not been shown yet. I'll review #2 when I read it to let you know what I think.
I've actually now hit the point where I trust Jonathan Hickman enough to buy what he rights, expecting a nice payoff. (That being said, his other new release, Manhattan Projects, definitely had a lot of WOW factor in the debut issue).
Posted by SharkLad on :
Batgirl #9 Batman #9 Batman & Robin #9 Legion Lost #9 Superboy #9 Walking Dead #97 Worlds' Finest #1 - variant
Posted by SharkLad on :
Justice League #9 LSH#9 Red Hood & the Outlaws #9 Supergirl #9 Wonder Woman #9
Posted by Power Boy on :
Avengers vs. X-Men #4 Hellblazer #291 Scalped #58 Uncanny X-Men #12 Saga #3 Avengers #26 Shade #8
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Lots of stuff at the con...including:
The last Clandestine mini series. A Ghostbusters trade and two of IDW's one shots. The complete Bart Allen Flash series (well 2 - 13, as I already had issue 1) One of the missing Jonah Hex issues (only need three more.) A bunch of other various and sundry comics for 50 cents to a dollar.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Action Comics #10 Aquaman #9 Batman, Inc. #1 Batman Annual #1 Bat-Wing #10 Earth-2 #2 Superman #9 Swamp Thing #10 Teen Titans #9 Walking Dead #98 Worlds' Finest #2
Posted by Power Boy on :
World's Finest #2 Earth 2 #2 Avengers vs. X-Men # 5 iZombie #26 Before Watchmen #1
Posted by SharkLad on :
Aquaman #10 Batgirl #10 Batman #10 Batman Inc. #2 Batman and Robin #10 Justice League #10 LSH #10 Legion Lost #10 Red Hood #10 Superboy #10 Supergirl #10 Superman #10 Teen Titans #10 Walking Dead #99 Wonder Woman #10
Posted by Power Boy on :
Shade #12. FINAL ISSUE!?!? Wolverine and the X-Men #16.
I've cut the number of books I get in half! I just am not interested in getting things I'm not excited about! But I'm enjoying the ones I do get!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I'm also curtting books constantly. When a new series like Hawkeye comes out, and it's so good it makes me feel better about being alive, I can't help but think "man, why am I bothering with Secret Avengers?"
Posted by Dev - Em on :
The Original Dawn of the Dead, Planet Terror and Death Proof. Currently filling holes in my movie collection.
Posted by Jerry on :
Batgirl #0 Legion Lost #0 Saucer Country #7
A 1986 "Conan Saga" Marvel magazine from 1986 from a consignment bin. Black and white. Reprinting some Thomas/Buscema era Conan stories. Cost me $1.99. Nice!
Posted by Power Boy on :
I only got three things:
Daredevil #18 Hellblazer #295 Unwritten #41
Posted by Lard Lad on :
I got the latest/current week issues of:
Walking Dead Sword of Sorcery Fables Peter Panzerfaust Daredevil Revival LSH
Plus: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 2009
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Posted by Dev - Em on :
Bought the kids two 4 dollar dvd's.
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and the latest Spy Kids movie.
They were both excited for both.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Action Comics #0 Batgirl #0 Batman #0 Batman & Robin #0 Earth-2 #0 Green Lantern #0 Legion Lost #0 Superboy #0 Worlds' Finest #0
Posted by Power Boy on :
In this order of enjoyment:
Wolverine and the X-Men #17.
I DEMAND ALLRED DRAW WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN ALWAYS!!! This was one of the best comics I've ever read. yes *ever*. It was a day in the life of dupe, reminded me of a Buffy episode.
I giggled profusely, and throughout! Its rare a comic elicits an emotional outburst from me while I'm reading it.
The only thing I absolutely hated about the issue was ... next months cover. ha! It had Craplocks the Pheonix on it. boo! Issue #17 was a welcome and much needed departure from the ... just plain boring shit show of the A vs. X event.
New Deadwardians #7 of 8. (sadly) Shit just got real. and then ... there's a twist ...and then shit got more real. Best issue of the bunch. Its really got going now. I wish I got it as a trade though so I could read the mystery all at once. 8 issues just isn't enough.
Batman Incorporated #0 Frazier Irving can get me to buy anything. The story was quite nice too.
Ozymandius #3 (was good, the art made it, long fight scene seemed to drag, no real new info beyond the original Watchmen series. I'm enjoying the perspective of the smartest man in the world.)
Posted by Power Boy on :
I am really enjoying comic books a lot more since I hacked my titles in half. Comics are good again! and something I do to enjoy rather than ... watch my favorite characters be butchered. literally and metaphorically.
Ozymandius ... is on the border though, without the art it would be a *no get* also since its a short term book I can commit. Part of the appeal is just the coolness of the character.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Lessee. This week I got the following new books released this week:
Amazing Spider-Man Punisher American Vampire Happy Invincible Mind the Gap Dancer Debris Angel & Faith
Plus, one book from two weeks ago I had my comics pimp order for me which came in:
Stumptown Vol.2 #1
(Now, just HOW many of those are DCnU? )
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I also grabbed Stumptown v2 #1 but haven't read it yet.
FYI, Debris is one of the coolest series of all time. I'm loving the hell out of it! The artwork and coloring is possibly the single best delivery in 2012.
And Dancer has been terrific! Fantastic high paced crime / spy / thriller! It's a rare series where the action is so well written and drawn that I can actually admire every panel.
Love both of these minis.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I also grabbed Stumptown v2 #1 but haven't read it yet.
You got that one? Did you read the first volume? I really liked it.
Posted by Viridis Lament on :
Copy of Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1 signed by Len Wein and a few back issues of LSH and Alpha Flight.
Also got my shipping notice for my regular comics, should have it in a few ddays and see what I got there
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I also grabbed Stumptown v2 #1 but haven't read it yet.
You got that one? Did you read the first volume? I really liked it.
My problem was I got some of those issues but not all of them. I couldn't for the life of me find #1 after checking like three CBS when it came out. Some of the comic book stores didn't even know what I was talking about. I also missed #4.
I did like what I read though. I never took the time to hunt those issues down.
Stumptown is exactly the Greg Rucka series I want to be reading. Crime / detective / strong female lead / rural / noir.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
I got v1 fairly cheap (basically cover price including shipping) in an eBay lot last year after hearing good things about it and knowing it had all those things going for it that you mentioned would automatically appeal. I think all or most of the issues in the lot were 2nd printing, but I never really care about that.
The art and story were engaging. It's maybe not really "noir" so much, though...I'd say it's more of a realistic take on what a modern private eye's cases and lifestyle might really be like. The female lead Dex is very down-to-earth and nothing like a 'Modesty Blaise'-type at all. Also, the twists are more natural, instead of being in there for optimum shock value. I'd compare it more in style and tone to the excellent Boom! series The Rinse, which both of us enjoyed.
I also liked how the sense of setting was so well-done. Rucka sets it in his hometown of Portland and artist Southworth uses extensive reference (as shown in the back text pages) to make it authentic.
Anyhow, I believe there's a trade out there, depending on how many issues of the four you're missing. Also, eBay and mycomicsshop.com (especially the latter!) are good places to find individual issues.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
I looked and the website I mentioned has every issue in stock. I'd say that if you already have #2, you're in good shape. I HIGHLY recommend this site! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I never even knew about this site before! Very cool! Thanks Lardy!
It's awesome for grabbing single issues / filling gaps!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
If you spend fifty bucks, shipping's free. Plus, if you subscribe to their newsletter, they have weekly passwords that give you an extra 10% discount on certain groupings (ex: DC titles A-L, westerns, horror, etc.).
The coolest thing about the site is that they really don't seem to gouge you! You can get trades and a lot of back issues already discounted off the cover price!
(And no, I don't own stock in the company! )
Posted by Pov on :
Gonorrhea.
You better get your shots updated, Cobie...
Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: If you spend fifty bucks, shipping's free. Plus, if you subscribe to their newsletter, they have weekly passwords that give you an extra 10% discount on certain groupings (ex: DC titles A-L, westerns, horror, etc.).
The coolest thing about the site is that they really don't seem to gouge you! You can get trades and a lot of back issues already discounted off the cover price!
(And no, I don't own stock in the company! )
Yeah, Lone Star Comics rocks... they were the first site I used for my subscription service before I found DCBS. I liked that they would combine sub and back-issue order shipments. I still get their newsletter, even though I haven't ordered from them in awhile. Great bunch of guys.
Posted by Dave Hackett on :
Stormwatch #13 Action #13 World's Finest #5 Swamp Thing #13 Dial H #5 Animal Man #13
Hoping these get the taste of some of those zero issues out of my mouth.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
From this week, the new issues of:
Doctor Who (new #1!) Thief of Thieves The Boys (penultimate issue!) Lone Ranger Black Kiss Amazing Spider-Man Rorschach Fatale
And a leftover from from my hold bag:
Mind MGMT#4
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Well, my money for entertainment went for other things this week, but I did salvage 5 bucks for the First Blood Bluray.
Stallone is kind of like a comic character.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Road to Oz #2 Dial H #5 Fairest #8 Action Comics #13 Swamp Thing #13 Animal Man #13 Avengers #38 Legends of the Dark Knight #1 Womanthology: Space #1
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: Mind MGMT#4
Fantastic series that I'm loving. #4 really kicked things into gear.
Kindt is a real genius, IMO. He is a totally unique voice in the industry and I'm thrilled he's doing a monthly.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: Mind MGMT#4
Fantastic series that I'm loving. #4 really kicked things into gear.
Kindt is a real genius, IMO. He is a totally unique voice in the industry and I'm thrilled he's doing a monthly.
I've read two issues. A little hot and cold on it because it confuses me somewhat, but overall, I'm liking it.
Now, read my latest damn LotO stuff, ALREADY!!!
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Just grabbed the Allred issues of Wolverine and the X-Men and Daredevil.
Allred goodness.
Posted by Power Boy on :
^ cool!
I picked up the latest Fatale #8 World's Finest #5 (No Maguire ... I guess he is tired from his kick nass #0) and Danger Club #4
... but I find myself really hungry for a New Deadwardians.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Action Comics #13 Batwing #13 Earth-2 #5 Green Lantern #13 Worlds' Finest #5
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Picked up my Sept plus one week haul, which is getting smaller by the month. All zero issues and a 13. Dropped L Lost. Couldn't do it anymore.
Really enjoying Action and Batwomen. Legion, JLA, Flash, Superman, all ride more of a rollercoaster. Some months I really like an issue. Other months, less so.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
A whole bunch of goodies from my good buddy Lash. Watch various review sections over the next few weeks for what I got.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
This week's issues of.....
The Creep The Massive Conan the Barbarian Buffy Stumptown v2 Morning Glories Punk Rock Jesus Batman
Yep, caved and bought Batman. What can I say? That was the hardest of all the DCnUCoke books for me to give up. Plus, all the rave advanced reviews I've read. Hate the die-cut cover, though. Posted by Power Boy on :
I only got two things ...
Uncanny Avengers #1 and Dr. Manhattan
Dr. Manhattan continues to be anything but what it says on the cover ... "A THRILLING PUBLICATION." Even Adam Hughes can't make a story interesting when it is the same one as last month!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
This week's new issues of....
Hawkeye Daredevil Sword of Sorcery Minutemen LSH American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares Saucer Country Walking Dead Lone Ranger: Snake of iron
(Diamond fucked up, and the new Chew didn't ship to my CBS. It'll be another week or two. )
Two things from Dark Horse looked interesting: EX SANGUINE and BILLY THE KID'S OLD TIME ODDITIES AND THE ORM OF LOCH NESS. If any of you try those out, let a brutha know what you think, asap!
Posted by Power Boy on :
Hawkeye and Daredevil BOTH came out this week!
I need to haul nass to the CBS.
Posted by Power Boy on :
Today I got four of my favorite titles:
Daredevil 19 Hawkeye 3 ... which is a balls out joyride. Minutemen 4 Hellblazer 296
I was made nauseous every time I looked at an Avengers or an X-Book in the CBS. That's how good AvX was. Posted by Power Boy on :
Unwritten 42 (I'm skeptical, seems like it has gone on too long)
Justice League Dark 13 continues to be fun
and Ghost 1 which I liked. I predict I'll be following this for some time.
........
I turned down Madame X 1 ... The art was 90s Vertigo art, which I like when it makes sense but I didn't want to take the chance that this book would ruin my impression of Madama Xanadu from her last excellent series.
I also took a raincheck on Debris. 4 looked good, 2 looked light and my CBS didn't have 1 ... so I will wait for the TPB.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Got the new...
Fables Amazing Spider-man Debris Revival Invincible Chew Mind MGMT
Posted by Power Boy on :
the current World's Finest 6 ... was a hoot but they switched the art from KM doing the past ... and GP doing the present to KM doing Huntress' story and GP doing Power Girl's story.
KM's faces and fight moves during the Robin Huntress battle were spot on.
(I just realized i missed 5 ... my comic store dosnt seem to be getting everything lately ... and theyre so obnoxious ... they sell the free enormous bags you get at comic conventions.) I found myself rooting for Helena against my beloved Damien Wayne Robin ... because this is the old Huntress .... (I didn't like the deadly Huntress of BOP.) Can a meeting with Supergirl be far behind?
and Moloch #1 of 2.
it was alright, not sure if I'll get to but I decided to give it a go.
I passed on all things X ... even a shameless X book filled with Daredevil and Daredevilesque art.
I passed on Earth 2 as well, I flipped through it and got the gist ...Click Here For A Spoiler big fight, to the moon, GL's powers are tied to Earth ... no team. ect. DC comics are SO short. Posted by Lard Lad on :
HUGE week this week! So much stuff I get came out that I had to leave a few in the bag!
What I brought home:
Amazing Spider-Man Batman The Massive Conan Buffy Where is Jake Ellis? Peter Panzerfaust Walking Dead Great Pacific Saga Invincible The Boys (final issue )
...@#$% Diamond didn't ship Punk Rock Jesus to my store, or I would've brought THAT one home! Posted by Viridis Lament on :
I get mine once a month, no LCS so I have to get them shipped. My most recent shipment:
Action Comics All Star Western Animal Man Cobra Conan the Barbarian Cyber Force Debris Earth 2 Flash GI Joe GI Joe: Real American Hero Green Lantern Green Lantern Corps Green Lantern: New Guardians Hellraiser Justice League Justice League Dark Legion Lost Legion of Super-Heroes National Comics Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow Stormwatch Superboy Supergirl Superman Swamp Thing Teen Titans Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Walking Dead Wheel of Time: Eye of the World Wonder Woman
Posted by Power Boy on :
Batwoman 14 ... I am kind of bummed I passed on 13 and 0 ... but I was turned off by Wonder Woman being in the title. But Batwoman is probably the densest DC Comic out now. (I'll try to find back issues ... however its just not the same with JH Williams not on art)
Wonder Woman 14 (I am dipping my toes in. I hope it isn't a few splash pages of story in between adverts. But the NEW GODS ARE COMING. I had to try it. However I just realized the art ... is not as good as the usual Cliff Chiang ... who does the frickin cover ... I hate that shit!)
Daredevil the Man Without Fear 20.
Hawkeye 4. (My heart skipped a beat and I gasped when I saw this on the shelves. SWEET!)
Wolverine and the X-Men 21. (LOOKS GOOD ... and crossover-less!)
Deadpool 1 and 2. (based on LW recommendations)
Journey into Mystery (new creative team! Looks like a SIF title now!)
Indestructible Hulk (big step for me)
... Way too burned/ burned out on most Avenegers and X titles nowadawys.
Posted by SharkLad on :
Action Comics #14 Batgirl #14 Batman #14 Batman & Robin #14 Batwing #14 Earth #6 Green Lantern #14 Guarding the Globe #3 Justice League #14 LSH #14 Legion Lost #14 Red Hood #14 Superboy #14 Supergirl #14 Walking Dead #104 Wonder Woman #14 Worlds' Finest # 6
Posted by Power Boy on :
Huntress and Power Girl World's Finest
I just wish it was longer. Especially with the two different stories going on ... it seems like it is taking forever to get anywhere. and Apokolips is so last year.
Before Watchmen 5
I think finally a story that wasn't covered in Watchmen TOS? As it approaches the finale I am left wondering where this book has gone and is going .. clearly it is Nite Owl's story but ... Click Here For A Spoiler the child deaths and Hooded Justice being the villain ... are predictable. Could've been a 60 page issue without all the other Watchmen homages thrown in
Posted by Power Boy on :
Deadpool #3
That is one funny helicopter kick on the cover. And Dr Strange and Wong in this book add a lot of funny but it's still not as funny as #2. I'm not sure how this book works in the TPB format with a four part story line ... I don't really care about the story ... because it is so ridiculous .. I am just tuning in to see the funny and ridiculous ... not to root for Deadpool.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Hawkeye Amazing Spidey Minutemen Detective Comics (last month's) Fashion Beast Stumptown Lone Ranger Storm Dogs Invincible Great Pacific Black Kiss Cyber Force (free)
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Battlefields (Ennis) Conan The Massive Billy the Kid's Old Time Oddities and the Orm of Loch Ness Buffy Clone Change Walking dead Batman Saucer Country
Plus, two Iron Man hardcovers on sale at 75% off cover:
Demon in a Bottle Extremis
The first is the classic Tony Stark alcoholism storyline by Michelinie & Layton I've been wanting to read forever, and the second is the Warren Ellis/Adi Granov that is oft-referenced and cited to be an inspiration for the upcoming Iron Man 3 film.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
"Demon in a Bottle", upon my recent reading of it, DID NOT disappoint. It not only lived up to the hype, it exceeded my expctations.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Action I think it was, and GLC. For me, anyway. Got Carol TWD tpb #4. My pull has gotten much smaller. I had told the store to get Batgirl for me, all the new backissues and I would read it. Then I found out about Gail being 86'ed. Effem.
Posted by Power Boy on :
I online got one new book today ... but its alright because its ...
Hawkeye #5
epic.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Nothing. My prescriptions for my insulin went from 40 a piece to 100 a piece with no warning. Instead of 80 bucks, it cost 200.
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