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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2017 22:58:24 GMT -5
I've been down on DC's efforts for a while, but I just read Bug: The Adventures of Forager 1-4 and Mister Miracle #1-2, and I have to say it's nice to read a fresh voice at DC. Both of these are built on what has come before in the Kirby's Fourth world stuff and Cosmic Odyssey, Kirby's Sandman books, etc. and feature quite the roster of obscure DC characters (especially in Bug) but feel fresh and like they actually have something to say and offer instead of retreading the same stories we've been seeing for 40+ years. They're not just putting a fresh coat of paint on the same old, same old, but they are clearly harvested from the fertile soil of what's come before. They emulate the creativity of what has come before without slavishly imitating it or being chained by it. Neither story has ended, so it could still go horribly off the rails yet I guess, but so far they look to be offering a fun ride that feels new, something that outside the Hanna Barbara books DC hasn't seemed capable of doing for a while. Me likey so far.
-M
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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 22, 2017 0:39:18 GMT -5
I just purchased the digital trades of Autumnlands (Vol.1 & 2) by Busiek and Descender (Vol.1) by Leimire on Comixology. I've read up to around issue 11 of Atumnlands and enjoyed it, but various distractions forced me to put my new comics explorations on halt for awhile. I'm going to read-read and get caught up with that series and dive into Descender at the same time.
I'm making a serious effort to give any Image/creator owned title of interest a try given how convoluted and tiresome I'm finding Marvel and DC these days. Try as I might, I can't get into new Marvel/DC stuff. In terms of new comics, I buy digital and I've decided to only buy the trades and only if they are DRM-free books (thank you Image for that) deciding that I want to limit the number of files I'm accessing with these series (I still buy collected editions and trades, mainly of classic material, and almost exclusively Silver/Bronze age when it comes to individual issues).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 0:41:51 GMT -5
I just purchased the digital trades of Autumnlands (Vol.1 & 2) by Busiek and Descender (Vol.1) by Leimire on Comixology. I've read up to around issue 11 of Atumnlands and enjoyed it, but various distractions forced me to put my new comics explorations on halt for awhile. I'm going to read-read and get caught up with that series and dive into Descender at the same time. I'm making a serious effort to give any Image/creator owned title of interest a try given how convoluted and tiresome I'm finding Marvel and DC these days. Try as I might, I can't get into new Marvel/DC stuff. In terms of new comics, I buy digital and I've decided to only buy the trades and only if they are DRM-free books (thank you Image for that) deciding that I want to limit the number of files I'm accessing with these series (I still buy collected editions and trades, mainly of classic material, and almost exclusively Silver/Bronze age when it comes to individual issues). Descender is one of my favorite series currently being published, and I quite enjoyed Autumnlands as well. -M |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 22, 2017 0:48:02 GMT -5
I also need to get back into reading Saga. I like the series well enough (the King Robot appearance is the first time a comic actually made me laugh out loud) but as entertaining as it is, I can't decide if I care about any of the characters. Strange and fascinating book. I think I need to re-read it to come to that conclusion.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 21:54:44 GMT -5
Read Wicked + Divine Vol. 3 Commercial Suicide (collecting #12-17) tonight. It was a series of done in one special issues, each with a guest artist (with one done by series regular McKelvie). I didn't like it as much as I did the first two volumes, but I am still enjoying the series quite a bit. Each done in one added depth to the series, but they didn't move the narrative forward much, so in some ways it felt like it was spinning its wheels for a volume, but, as Gillen is wont to do, I am sure this depth will pay off as the story progresses. I probably would have enjoyed each one more if they came one at a time between arcs rather than all in a bunch, but they were all well done.
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Post by berkley on Sept 23, 2017 22:19:25 GMT -5
I've been down on DC's efforts for a while, but I just read Bug: The Adventures of Forager 1-4 and Mister Miracle #1-2, and I have to say it's nice to read a fresh voice at DC. Both of these are built on what has come before in the Kirby's Fourth world stuff and Cosmic Odyssey, Kirby's Sandman books, etc. and feature quite the roster of obscure DC characters (especially in Bug) but feel fresh and like they actually have something to say and offer instead of retreading the same stories we've been seeing for 40+ years. They're not just putting a fresh coat of paint on the same old, same old, but they are clearly harvested from the fertile soil of what's come before. They emulate the creativity of what has come before without slavishly imitating it or being chained by it. Neither story has ended, so it could still go horribly off the rails yet I guess, but so far they look to be offering a fun ride that feels new, something that outside the Hanna Barbara books DC hasn't seemed capable of doing for a while. Me likey so far. -M It's that Cosmic Odyssey connection that spoils both books for me, though I'm still holding out for now with Mister Miracle. For me, including Starlin's story as an influence is a deal-breaker in terms of any New Gods related comic, because I think it demonstrates a complete lack of appreciation for the concepts underlying the original Kirby books. The Allreds have gone way down in my estimation because of their Bug/Forager series. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 23:26:54 GMT -5
Just caught up on Terry Moore's Motor Girl, reading through #1-8 tonight. Great stuff. It's got the emotional weight of a Terry Moore story, but has a little bit of humor mixed in as well, perhaps a little more than typical for Moore, but it doesn't distract from the dramatic integrity of the story, in fact, it enhances it. I was late in discovering Moore's stuff, but I am glad I did.
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Post by Spike-X on Sept 24, 2017 5:57:20 GMT -5
I just purchased the digital trades of Autumnlands (Vol.1 & 2) by Busiek and Descender (Vol.1) by Leimire on Comixology. I've read up to around issue 11 of Atumnlands and enjoyed it, but various distractions forced me to put my new comics explorations on halt for awhile. I'm going to read-read and get caught up with that series and dive into Descender at the same time. I'm making a serious effort to give any Image/creator owned title of interest a try given how convoluted and tiresome I'm finding Marvel and DC these days. Try as I might, I can't get into new Marvel/DC stuff. In terms of new comics, I buy digital and I've decided to only buy the trades and only if they are DRM-free books (thank you Image for that) deciding that I want to limit the number of files I'm accessing with these series (I still buy collected editions and trades, mainly of classic material, and almost exclusively Silver/Bronze age when it comes to individual issues). There's so much good stuff coming out from Image these days, it's just ridiculous. Check these out: Trees Injection East Of West Black Science anything by Ed Brubaker The Fix Manhattan Projects Chew anything by Brandon Graham |
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Post by hondobrode on Sept 24, 2017 7:36:16 GMT -5
Re-reading new52 Action
Just got through the Morrison issues and into the Andy Diggle / Tony Daniel issues, which are very strong.
One of the best scenes is with Luthor and his psychotherapist
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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 24, 2017 10:52:47 GMT -5
I just purchased the digital trades of Autumnlands (Vol.1 & 2) by Busiek and Descender (Vol.1) by Leimire on Comixology. I've read up to around issue 11 of Atumnlands and enjoyed it, but various distractions forced me to put my new comics explorations on halt for awhile. I'm going to read-read and get caught up with that series and dive into Descender at the same time. I'm making a serious effort to give any Image/creator owned title of interest a try given how convoluted and tiresome I'm finding Marvel and DC these days. Try as I might, I can't get into new Marvel/DC stuff. In terms of new comics, I buy digital and I've decided to only buy the trades and only if they are DRM-free books (thank you Image for that) deciding that I want to limit the number of files I'm accessing with these series (I still buy collected editions and trades, mainly of classic material, and almost exclusively Silver/Bronze age when it comes to individual issues). There's so much good stuff coming out from Image these days, it's just ridiculous. Check these out: Trees Injection East Of West Black Science anything by Ed Brubaker The Fix Manhattan Projects Chew anything by Brandon Graham Of those the ones that strike my interests the most are Black Science and Ed Brubaker's crime comics. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2017 11:17:49 GMT -5
I'll second Trees and particularly Injection, both by Warren Ellis. I'll add Lazarus by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, Black Magick by Rucka and Nicola Scott, and Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour to that list.
Also look at some other publishers, try Cullen Bunn's Sixth Gun from Oni for instance, Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt from Dark Horse and Walt Simonson's Ragnarok from IDW.
-M
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 24, 2017 11:39:32 GMT -5
I can't say enough about Southern Bastards. Probably my favorite ongoing at this point. It defines gritty swamp noir.
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Post by Warmonger on Sept 24, 2017 15:39:40 GMT -5
I can't say enough about Southern Bastards. Probably my favorite ongoing at this point. It defines gritty swamp noir. It's great, but I grew tired of waiting as long as 5-6 months between new issues being released. It's the same reason I dropped 'The Goddamned' which was another promising title by Aaron. |
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Post by Spike-X on Sept 24, 2017 20:43:31 GMT -5
I'll second Trees and particularly Injection, both by Warren Ellis. I'll add Lazarus by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, Black Magick by Rucka and Nicola Scott, and Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour to that list. Also look at some other publishers, try Cullen Bunn's Sixth Gun from Oni for instance, Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt from Dark Horse and Walt Simonson's Ragnarok from IDW. -M Mind MGMT is amazing. I have one volume still to go. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2017 21:10:22 GMT -5
I can't say enough about Southern Bastards. Probably my favorite ongoing at this point. It defines gritty swamp noir. It's great, but I grew tired of waiting as long as 5-6 months between new issues being released. It's the same reason I dropped 'The Goddamned' which was another promising title by Aaron. Nobody will care about delays once the stories are collected. Nobody complains today that there were massive delays with the last 3 issues of Watchmen, nobody remembers it and those that weren't in need of a monthly fix didn't care as long as the story was good when it came out. Those that weren't buying it as it came out and encountered it lately never knew of the delays and it didn't matter. By comparison, how many years late is the long promised next novel in A Song of Fire and Ice by George RR Martin? You think sales will be affected negatively when it eventually comes out? Book four was over a year late, sales weren't affected then, I doubt they will be for the next one. But comics, oh my god it didn't come in when it was supposed to it's the end of the world and I can't possibly buy it and read it when it comes out. They should just put out a sucky issue with a different creative team just to get the book out on time so I can still give them my money. Not. -M |
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