[Comics] What Comics are you Currently Reading Thread

LittleKagsin · Mar 26, 2014

Picked up the 'Colors' run by Jeph Loep and Time Sale - Daredevil: Yellow, Spider-Man: Blue and Hulk: Grey.

Started with Spider-Man: Blue and I really enjoyed it! :heart:

Here's hoping I enjoy Daredevil and Hulk just as much.

ThatNickGuy · Mar 26, 2014

LittleKagsin said:
Picked up the 'Colors' run by Jeph Loep and Time Sale - Daredevil: Yellow, Spider-Man: Blue and Hulk: Grey.

Started with Spider-Man: Blue and I really enjoyed it! Here's hoping I enjoy Daredevil and Hulk just as much.

It's Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. Of course they will. Those two seem to bring out the best in each other. Personally, I'm more a fan of their DC work (Long Halloween, Superman for All Seasons), but their Marvel stuff is great, too.

LittleKagsin · Mar 26, 2014

HAHa, abysmal spelling on my part! I know their names, I just spelled it all awry. Haha! That makes me laugh.

ThatNickGuy · Mar 26, 2014

LittleKagsin said:
HAHa, abysmal spelling on my part! I know their names, I just spelled it all awry. Haha! That makes me laugh.

Honestly? Heh, I didn't even notice the misspelling! I was just saying "It's these guys. Of COURSE it'll be good."

LittleKagsin · Mar 27, 2014

ThatNickGuy said:
Honestly? Heh, I didn't even notice the misspelling! I was just saying "It's these guys. Of COURSE it'll be good."

I'll be sure to check out their other stuff when I get chance!!

Covar · Mar 27, 2014

LittleKagsin said:
I'll be sure to check out their other stuff when I get chance!!

Stay away from anything by only one of them. For the love of god, stay way from anything that they do separately.

BananaHands · Mar 27, 2014

GUESS WHO'S BACK

It's a shame he didn't keep the costume though. I really liked it.

Sparhawk · Mar 27, 2014

BananaHands said:
GUESS WHO'S BACK

It's a shame he didn't keep the costume though. I really liked it.

I knew that was going to happen since the switch. Peter IS Spider-Man, not anyone else. Plus, new movie in a month or so.

I think they did an interesting job with Doc Oc as Spider-Man, some different stories and all, but there was never a doubt to me that Peter would be back in the webs.

BananaHands · Mar 27, 2014

Sparhawk said:
I knew that was going to happen since the switch. Peter IS Spider-Man, not anyone else. Plus, new movie in a month or so.

I think they did an interesting job with Doc Ock as Spider-Man, some different stories and all, but there was never a doubt to me that Peter would be back in the webs.

I enjoyed Mr. SpOck's wild ride. The whole thing did feel a bit rushed - but I was definitely entertained throughout it all. I thought Otto's revelation on why Peter Parker was such a perfect hero was nice - I also enjoy how he sacrificed himself at the end.

CynicismKills · Mar 28, 2014

I thought the swap back to Peter was a little weak and too short, but man those last frames and final page have me hyped as fuuuuuuuuuuck to see how he brings GG down.

Yoshimickster · Mar 28, 2014

Hell boy volume 4.

It has the mini-comic where a young Hellboy tries pancakes for the first time. It was adorable.

CynicismKills · Mar 28, 2014

Yoshimickster said:
Hell boy volume 4.

It has the mini-comic where a young Hellboy tries pancakes for the first time. It was adorable.

He is truly lost to us now.

I fucking love HellBoy. I named my PC after him, and my laptop is Abe Sapien.

ThatNickGuy · Mar 28, 2014

CynicismKills said:
He is truly lost to us now.

I fucking love HellBoy. I named my PC after him, and my laptop is Abe Sapien.

(Though that is pretty awesome.)

Yoshimickster · Mar 28, 2014

Damn straight, and at the comic store I also got it from gave me a free 2oth anniversary comic, a press-on tattoo, and a poster! It was a good day.

My favorite part from this trade was how-

Hellboy was able to break that classic "know the real name of the demon and control him" rule by deciding that his demon name wasn't who the hell he is. That. Was. AWESOME! First rule about magic, loopholes are everything.

ThatNickGuy · Apr 6, 2014

http://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/if-you-liked-captain-america-the-winter-soldier/

I'm testing out a new series at the 'ol blog: "If You Liked..." Basically, taking a movie, TV series, video game, etc and throwing out some comic book recommendations.

For this round, Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Spoilers ahoy, though, for those who haven't seen it, yet.

Hailey Knight · Apr 8, 2014

Read the new Attack on Titan last night. There was a reveal, but I was so tired that it didn't click with me until I'd shut down my computer and was on my way to bed. Then: "wait, but that means ... and he's also ... !!!"

Covar · Apr 9, 2014

Francis Manapul started his new run on Detective Comics. Not a bad start if not a little slow, but I'm digging the art. Based on his work with the Flash this should be excellent. Also the cover is probably the best cover by DC in years.

Zappit · Apr 9, 2014

Anybody reading Invincible? Cuz damn...

The last few Viltrumites are blending in on Earth pairing off with humans and working to rebuild their population. The last Viltrumites woman wasn't keen on mating with a human, and chose Invincible to father her child. She kicked his ass and raped him, stating that she'll keep doing that until she's pregnant.

AshburnerX · Apr 9, 2014

...why?

Why not just kick the shit out of him, drug him, have some scientist somewhere collect a sample and then do invitro fertilization? She'd have plenty more little guys on ice for successive fertilizations afterward too.

Or is she just psychotic and this is being done as a DRAMA BOMB?

ThatNickGuy · Apr 9, 2014

AshburnerX said:
...why?

Why not just kick the shit out of him, drug him, have some scientist somewhere collect a sample and then do invitro fertilization? She'd have plenty more little guys on ice for successive fertilizations afterward too.

Or is she just psychotic and this is being done as a DRAMA BOMB?

To be fair, the Viltrumite society is, by its nature, aggressive and not very forward thinking. This also makes sense as we've seen the character have very little patience, including her very first appearance.

I'm torn on the issue. It's graphic and takes up the majority of the issue, so it's really painful to read because of how it's drawn out. However, it is done well and the rape is portrayed doubly as a fight, as Mark is CLEARLY unwilling throughout the entire process.

Also, if anyone's interested in reading the scans in question, here it is:
http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/4676905.html

CynicismKills · Apr 15, 2014

Welp, the end of Superior Spider-Man was a horrible pile of hot garbage, save for one page.

ThatNickGuy · Apr 15, 2014

CynicismKills said:
Welp, the end of Superior Spider-Man was a horrible pile of hot garbage, save for one page.

It's not out until tomorrow. Where or how did you get it so early?

CynicismKills · Apr 15, 2014

There's a guy on 4chan's /co/ board who sometimes dumps a book or two a day early.

HCGLNS · Apr 19, 2014

Alpha Flight Vol 1 #6 a semi rare comic thought to be one of the worst ever published.

Covar · Apr 24, 2014

Batman Eternal is 3 issues in and I'm enjoying the weekly format a lot. I think the story flows between issues better than 52 or Countdown (I'll admit I got bored with Trinity really quickly and never read most of it). It's probably because of the more focused nature of the material.

One thing I really like is that if this were as is a monthly title I would be pissed, but the fact that it comes out weekly really helps make the story feel bigger rather than decompressed. I may hate this book in a couple of months, but for now I'm digging it a lot.

Gryfter · Apr 24, 2014

HCGLNS said:
Alpha Flight Vol 1 #6 a semi rare comic thought to be one of the worst ever published.

Is that the one where Byrne decided he didn't want to draw the issue so most of it is just word bubbles on white?

HCGLNS · Apr 24, 2014

Yeah six consecutive pages of only text bubbles as Snowbird battles a white monster in a blizzard.

Covar · Apr 24, 2014

HCGLNS said:
Yeah six consecutive pages of only text bubbles as Snowbird battles a white monster in a blizzard.

I've never read Bryne's Alpha Flight (or any Alpha Flight for that matter), but if it was a comedy book like his She-Hulk, that's great.

Reminds me of this page from Invincible:

Covar · Apr 24, 2014

Justice League United, was not a bad start for Justice League Canada. Adam Strange is in it, and he's always been one of my favorites. Big changes to him and Alanna, but I'll wait and see how it goes.

Zappit · Apr 26, 2014

Damn Amazon. They bought Comixology, and now you can't get comics via in-app purchases anymore. I was very content getting books with iTunes cards and not putting my credit card info on another site. Now I would have to, and it's a cumbersome process just to download a comic now.

Bowielee · May 5, 2014

So, I finished up with Annihilation and only have one issue left of Conquest. Jesus Christ these are good comics, with ONE glaring exception. Hello, Wraith, the 90s called and they want their shitty grimdark character back.

figmentPez · May 5, 2014

As soon as finals are over, I'll start reading Chew vol. 1 and Saga vol. 1. Got them as part of the Humble Image Comics Bundle.

ThatNickGuy · May 5, 2014

Bowielee said:
So, I finished up with Annihilation and only have one issue left of Conquest. Jesus Christ these are good comics, with ONE glaring exception. Hello, Wraith, the 90s called and they want their shitty grimdark character back.

I thought some of the mini-series were kind of hit and miss in general, anyway. Wraith stands out for sure. I wasn't crazy about Ronan's mini-series, for example. They're all still more hit than miss, but there are some misses.

Shawn · May 6, 2014

I went through the WANTED series again recently. I still enjoy it. It's a strange read, considering that basically you are supposed to cheer for a terrible person who is just killing off... other equally terrible people who just have different viewpoints on how they should get away with the terrible things they do?
Either way it's a fun read and really has a lot of fun with the super-human genre. It's a shame that the movie adaption didn't actually follow the comics in any way other than a few small scenes. If the movie had used the super-villain plot rather than the dumb "fate's assasins" plot, I probably would have enjoyed it a whole lot more.

CynicismKills · May 6, 2014

Shawnacy said:
I went through the WANTED series again recently. I still enjoy it. It's a strange read, considering that basically you are supposed to cheer for a terrible person who is just killing off... other equally terrible people who just have different viewpoints on how they should get away with the terrible things they do?
Either way it's a fun read and really has a lot of fun with the super-human genre. It's a shame that the movie adaption didn't actually follow the comics in any way other than a few small scenes. If the movie had used the super-villain plot rather than the dumb "fate's assasins" plot, I probably would have enjoyed it a whole lot more.

Also he looks like Eminem in the comics, and that bugs the crap out of me because I just read it all as if the main dude is him.