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Post by Action Ace on Oct 15, 2015 20:06:21 GMT -5
I guess it depends how you look at it... with all of Marvel's numbering sheninigans, it's all up for debate. I was looking at the releases and it said Uncanny Avengers Volume 3 #1 3?  ? Wasn't volume 1 in 2011 or something? |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 15, 2015 20:29:33 GMT -5
Yup  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2015 22:51:04 GMT -5
I guess it depends how you look at it... with all of Marvel's numbering sheninigans, it's all up for debate. I was looking at the releases and it said Uncanny Avengers Volume 3 #1 3? ? Wasn't volume 1 in 2011 or something? Yup Since it is a periodical and that is the way most periodicals (except for some reason comic books) number there releases, i.e. each year is a volume, I don't see what the big deal is. Issue numbers are completely meaningless except in the minds of fan who make big deals about them (hence bigger sales on #1s-if fans/consumers didn't make bigger deals about issue numbers and buy more of #1s than they do of other issues, then you wouldn't have as many #1s. If people made buying decisions base don what was between the covers instead of a number on the cover, comics as a whole would be better off, but they don't-variants and ssue numbers have more to do with how much a book sells than the story an art inside the book. It's a case were if you want to point a finger at a publisher for it, three more are pointing back at the comics fans who buy the books for making it that way. Don't complain when a publisher follows up on sales data and makes policies based on the way people are actually buying books these days. It doesn't matter how many books sold 5, 10, or 20 years ago, it matters what works now and as long as comic fans reward those #1 with higher sales and pay more attention to the cover and issue number than the books contents, this is what you will get. SO pat yourself on the back comic consumers, you are reaping what you sow. -M |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 15, 2015 23:06:32 GMT -5
I was looking at the releases and it said Uncanny Avengers Volume 3 #1 3? ? Wasn't volume 1 in 2011 or something? Yup Since it is a periodical and that is the way most periodicals (except for some reason comic books) number there releases, i.e. each year is a volume, I don't see what the big deal is. The big deal is that comic book fans are a superstitious and cowardly lot. Yeah...that's all I got. I don't see what the big deal is. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 16, 2015 6:31:10 GMT -5
It's not a huge deal, but it does make buying back issues extremely difficult... especially with variant covers.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2015 10:11:42 GMT -5
It's not a huge deal, but it does make buying back issues extremely difficult... especially with variant covers. The ease or lack thereof of purchasing books on the secondary market is not really the concern of publishers. It's not part of their business really. They'd actually prefer if you purchased the book in collected editions or as a digital copy because that generates revenue for them, back issue purchases do not. -M |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 16, 2015 18:45:19 GMT -5
That's true... doesn't make it less annoying that there's a business reason for it, though  |
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Post by Dizzy D on Oct 17, 2015 6:32:30 GMT -5
Bought the first issue of Switch (Image Comics), a series originall billed as Twitch (Teenage Witchblade), but apparently McFarlane still owns the copyright for Sam & Twitch, so they had to change the name. The weirdest thing compared to the preview though is that Mary, the main character, no longer wears glasses like she did in the original version. As I've probably made clear by now, I'm a big fan of Stjepan Šejić and this more by him. If you liked Death Vigil, you probably like this.
Also picked up all four issues of Marz/Sejic's Witchblade as they got released in a single package for $20 bucks and 4 trades of Sejic-art for 20 bucks is a steal. Haven't read them yet. Also got the latest Miracleman issue, but that doesn't countas Modern comic.
On the European front, a lot of stuff has/will becoming out:
Storm #29: Keeps the same problems as all post Lawrence/Lodewijk issues so far: the art work is good, though not as good as Lawrence's, but the writing just feels empty. The story does have some big changes for Storm's status quo (unless we get some surprise next issue.
XIII Mystery #9: Felicity Brown. The spin-off series of Van Hamme/Vance's XIII series, it's 13 issues, each by a different creative team, following a different character in XIII's story. This time the creative team of Christian Rossi and Matz, neither of them I'm too familiar with, takes on femme fatale Felicity Brown, telling her story between issue #2 where XIII meets her as the new wife of his (potential) father and issue #9 where she returns as the mistress of a South American dictator and continues into the aftermath of issue #10. The issue avoids the pit that many of the XIII Mystery series fell into (EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED, EVERYBODY IS RELATED!!! I hate this.) The issue does have other problems, mostly that it doesn't really tell a story, it just moves Felicity from point 1 to point 2 filling in some details as how she escaped some problems and survived. If you're fan of XIII, you can skip this and miss nothing.
Lemuria #2: Like #1 this is an homage to Don Lawrence early work on Storm and the Trigan Empire. You could even call it a rip-off, but the creators make no secret that they are basically doing the same thing Lawrence did and the publisher is Lawrence's own publishing house Don Lawrence Collection, so fair enough. We have a hero (who turns out to be special), a female companion and a non-human companion (only in this case he's blue instead of red), we have a mixture of fantasy and science fiction, in this case explained by an intergalactic war going on so that transports of needed resources and replacement technicians have not been able to reach the planet for decades now.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 8, 2015 22:13:20 GMT -5
I read both the new Doctor Strange and Invincible Iron Man #1 issues this weekend. Liked Doctor Strange. The idea of a "mystical coffee klatch" with other magic users in the MU was interesting, and I like the notion that all magic comes with a price to pay; if Marvel is finally starting to install some rules for magic instead of it being able to do anything at any time for any reason, that will be huge. Bachalo's artwork is definitely an acquired taste, but as I read a lot of Generation X and X-Men with him on those titles, I've gotten used to it, but it may be off-putting to those unfamiliar with it. Iron Man was decent, but I had some issues. Bendis went back to one of his pets (Madame Masque) as seemingly the main antagonist in the first issue (and presumably first arc), but as long as The Hood doesn't show up and proceed to take over the book like he did years back in New Avengers, it might not be so bad. However, the scene with Tony's reaction to his date informing him he has a reputation as a "horndog" is unrealistic. If Bendis was writing it as Tony being coy, it rings false because Stark doesn't do that, and if written as Tony really not knowing, it's just stupid, as there's no way Stark isn't on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or whatever social media platforms exist in the MU, and as he's a total narcissist, he certainly scans for any mention of his name, so he wouldn't be surprised that people view him that way. So, the first 2 issues of Iron Man... I like Bendis' Tony Stark. I know Bendis pretty much writes every character the same, but (IMO) when he does that he turns everyone into Tony Stark... so now that he's actually writing him, it works. I'm glad I'm not reading that much of this reboot, because the whole 'x was gone for 6 months' thing gets old REALLY fast. I like the new armor visually, but I don't love that it can essentially do whatever the story needs. I also miss the pseudo-tech stuff that usually accompanies a new armor (what got changed, why it works, etc), and, more importantly, what the weaknesses are. So far they seem to be Tony being overconfident and that's about it. The stuff with Doom left me scratching my head... alot.I really just don't get why people keep buying these event comics when the events they portray are completely meaningless, and they're not usually good stories. Maybe it'll pay off long term, but so far I don't like it. Convergence was my last one unless the concept really blows me out of the park. I think my biggest gripe is that there's no supporting cast...at all. I like the new (potential) girl friend.. she seems really interesting. But there's no Rhodey, no Pepper, no Stark business, nothing, just Friday (who doesn't count) in 2 issues. It's certainly better than the horrible 'Superior' run, and it has some potential, but I don't expect it to reach much with Bendis plotting. Still, the armor is cool and Bendis does write good Tony Dialogue, so it could be worse. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 9, 2015 6:59:32 GMT -5
The walking dead compendium #3 was just published, and like the preceding two books it is a real page-turner.
I try to avoid interviews with the series' creators so as not to spoil surprises (because if there's a series with no firm status quo, it's that one!) and so I have no idea if it is meant as a permanent ongoing or if there is a definite ending planned eventually.
The TV series inspired by the comic would benefit from a conclusion within a few years, but the comic offers a lot in terms of long-term possibilities. Already in this volume we have shifted from a general "how will our heroes survive" theme to "what will the post-zombie apocalypse world look like". I am reminded of European series like Simon du fleuve or Jeremiah, neither of which required a clear conclusion. In any case, if the quality doesn't diminish, I'll be there for the duration -especially as it's hard to get a better deal than with these monster books of more than a thousand pages!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 17:07:45 GMT -5
Just starting to get back into Marvel with the new relaunch. So far I have read...
Invincible Iron Man #1,2 - Loved it!
Uncanny Avengers #1 - Loved it!
Amazing Spider-Man #1 - Hated it!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 21:49:32 GMT -5
Civil War #5: liked it!
Invincible Iron Man #1: liked it!
Amazing Spider-Man #2: :liked it!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2015 21:54:15 GMT -5
Of the new stuff I picked up recently, got to Scooby-Doo Team-Up #13, which was a lot of fun ( I am the ririt of rengeance!) and The Twilight Children #1, the new Vertigo series from Hernandez and Cooke. First issue is a lot of et up of characters, character dynamics and premise, but it was an interesting read form beginning to end.
Still have the new Bond series by Ellis and Black Magick #1 to get to.
-M
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 10, 2015 23:47:12 GMT -5
I can't wait for the Bond comic... that's gonna be great (don't think I'll have it till next month, sadly)
Read Copperhead tonight (1st trade).. pretty good space Western... kinda like what I wanted Defiance to be... definitely will pick up the 2nd one when it comes out.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 0:24:14 GMT -5
Read the Bond:VARGR #1, not bad, not great. Typical Ellis idea in it. Big problem for me, the cold open a trademark of the films but which takes up a couple of minutes of pre-credits time in the films (and doesn't exist in the novels which this is supposed to be more in line with) took up nearly a third of the first issue pages so the rest of the issue had to scramble to establish the premise for the rest of the series and it all felt a little rushed.
-M
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? Wasn't volume 1 in 2011 or something?
