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Post by Spike-X on Aug 6, 2017 7:17:35 GMT -5
I finished the last two volumes of Nailbiter the other night. Damn good series, that.
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Aug 6, 2017 8:03:21 GMT -5
I finished the last two volumes of Nailbiter the other night. Damn good series, that. One of those Image with a strong enough concept you could buy knowing nothing about the creators. I'm a little behind in my reading of it though : was the conclusion satisfying in your opinion? |
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Post by Dizzy D on Aug 7, 2017 6:57:57 GMT -5
So working my way though the Kirby/Eisner humble bundle.
I've read so far:
Joe Casey's version of Captain Victory and Alex Ross' version of Captain Victory.
Of the two, the first I liked a lot (but I'm a big Casey fan, though the main draw here is Nathan Fox for me), while I found the second to be very boring. Keep in mind: I know nothing at all about Captain Victory. The concept sounds a bit like Captain Scarlet: the hero that can't die, so keeps throwing himself at the enemy. Both series seem to have strong ties to the Fourth World as far as I can tell (Blackmass is basically Darkseid with the copyright painted over, right?), though Casey plays this connection up far more than Gates. Not sure what Ross role is in the title: Sterling Gates is listed as writer, Alex Ross as "story and art direction" (well, I get the second one, obviously) and Steve Scott as artist.
The Casey version is a lot more abstract and complex (which is why I like it of course, with 2 clones being activated at the same time on different planets). It's short and I kinda want to see more of it.
The Gates/Ross version feels... cold, like there is a plot here, but the characters are cyphers going through predictional motions and the art is standard 2000s/2010s superhero comicbook style.
I had hoped for more original Kirby/Eisner work in the bundle, though I'm also reading the books on early Marvel/Golden Age comics, so I still feel I got my money worth for the bundle.
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Aug 7, 2017 8:41:59 GMT -5
Finaly started reading Seven To Eternity, the latest Remender/Opena book  I've only read #1 out of the seven I own, but the last couple of pages certainly compel me to go on with enthusiasm as what seemed like a fairly traditional dark fantasy story with (too) much exposition in its first chapter, really gains a very distinctive mood as the story advances. To be perfectly honest, the main attraction of the book is as always with Remender the art - how does he manage to hold some of the absolute best current artists for so long (Low, Deadly Class, Black Science, Tokyo Ghost in the past 12 months)?! - and Jerome Opena delivers by galons : 28 pages of story art, some more in sketchbook, preview plus cover (admitidly, I bought the Andrew Robinson cover, as I was bound to have good reproduction of the OPena cover in other Remender books, and Robinson is such a rare artist...), just pure eye candy on the level of his best Marvel work (Punisher) if not better. The one thing I need to criticize though is the coloring : as good as Matt Hollingsworth is and as spectacular his craft is even here, I felt a tad of overkill. Sure the "special effects are part of the concept of this world where magic is deeply rooted, but at times I whished I had a more muted color palette to enjoy OPena's pencils even more. Then again, I'll just count my blessings for being given this visual feast on creator owned and ongoing format.    |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 8:48:37 GMT -5
I found each issue of Seven to Eternity to be less enjoyable than the previous issue. I was buying in single for the first 4 or 5 issues but decided to wait until a full volume or two was out to check back in with it, because it was getting to be diminishing returns with each issue.
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Aug 7, 2017 8:57:53 GMT -5
I found each issue of Seven to Eternity to be less enjoyable than the previous issue. I was buying in single for the first 4 or 5 issues but decided to wait until a full volume or two was out to check back in with it, because it was getting to be diminishing returns with each issue. -M Interesting, and might I add, not that surprising : how many science fantasy epics can Remender write at the same time?! |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 7, 2017 13:39:06 GMT -5
I found each issue of Seven to Eternity to be less enjoyable than the previous issue. I was buying in single for the first 4 or 5 issues but decided to wait until a full volume or two was out to check back in with it, because it was getting to be diminishing returns with each issue. -M Interesting, and might I add, not that surprising : how many science fantasy epics can Remender write at the same time?! Never mind. I was thinking of Hickman. Move along. Nothing to see here. |
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Post by Spike-X on Aug 7, 2017 18:49:28 GMT -5
I finished the last two volumes of Nailbiter the other night. Damn good series, that. One of those Image with a strong enough concept you could buy knowing nothing about the creators. I'm a little behind in my reading of it though : was the conclusion satisfying in your opinion? I'd give it a solid 4/5. |
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Post by urrutiap on Aug 9, 2017 9:38:26 GMT -5
I just started reading Manifest Destiny this morning. I already read the first two issues. Odd stuff in the first two issues but cool I guess
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Post by bran on Aug 9, 2017 13:52:39 GMT -5
One thing I noticed that only me and maybe a few other locals here care about but my city was featured in the newest issue of Walking Dead. There is 2 page spread of Michonne and Eugene riding into downtown Pittsburgh. Which I thought was a nice tribute to George Romero who passed away recently.  Yes, and he is doing what he maybe missed at the very beginning - slowing down the pace, building up the suspense, creating the mood/atmosphere. Adlard of course nails it. Plus now we have 3 threads developing (independently of each other) for the first time. This "fellowship", exiled Negan and the guy that follows him, and Rick and Comp. back at Alexandria. Kirkman goes full George/Tolkien RR Martin/John, so far so good. |
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Post by Spike-X on Aug 9, 2017 20:47:07 GMT -5
Descender vol 4: Orbital Mechanics.
The story is very good. The art is absolutely gorgeous - watercolours on what looks like heavily textured art board.
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Post by bran on Aug 12, 2017 4:09:42 GMT -5
The Creep!  This story takes place before 4 b/w episodes from Dark Horse Presents. It those episodes Oxel is comfortable in his own skin, in fact enjoying himself. Here he is a younger man, taken a back a bit by different treatment by people, even in his own mind he is probably still looking "normal", also less experienced as PI. We got the origin story embedded, fits in there organically - since this particular case is semi-personal (he knows some of the people involved, from his past). {Spoiler: Click to show}
People he talks on the phone with, those that he knew, are drawn the way he imagines them, based on his memory (he is aging them arbitrarily just the way we do). We hear what he hears and we see what he sees - nice! (How come no one came up with that before?!)
Notice how his college sweetheart looks older but attractive, while we have a glance at the funeral at the very end, we can see her real-life version. Bits like that do not necessarily contribute to murder mystery resolution, but they make up a good storytelling. It's all about the investigation anyway. As for the resolution - it's there as well. It's a page-turner, highly recommended. Arcudi at his best (thus far): A+. Here is a nice review with more details and some screen-shots from the book. |
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Post by Spike-X on Aug 12, 2017 4:45:48 GMT -5
Atomic Robo and the Temple Of Od.
After reading the previous tpb in this series, I was disappointed to find that the comic I loved more than just about anything else being published had apparently lost its spark. Whatever made it what it was had gone. I don't know exactly what happened, but the book just felt flat and lifeless, a dead thing in my hands that I was reading out of sheer inertia. I told myself I'd give it one last chance to see if it could get that spark back, or I wouldn't be buying it any more.
It hasn't, and I won't.
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Post by urrutiap on Aug 12, 2017 12:03:37 GMT -5
I read some more of the 2011 Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles series by IDW.
Im up to issue 20 right now. the Slash issue was pretty cool just a short fight. Then theres the whole Krang and his army invading to fight the Turtles with the punk rocker looking good guy aliens and Fugitoid. I kinda got bored from reading that story arc.
Hope issues 20 to onward get better with better story arcs
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Post by Spike-X on Aug 16, 2017 6:32:28 GMT -5
The Goon vol 8: Those That Is Damned. Things get seriously dark in this one.
Paper Girls vol 3: This is just a heckin' great comic book.
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