Having only read the first volume, I'm curious: does Lucifer form a specific arc? One of the things that astounded me about Sandman was that things that happened in the very first volume played a part in the conclusion. I had never read a comic that at least seemed to be planned out so thoroughly, and I discovered that I really loved comics that tell a long, well-planned story.
[Comics] What Comics are you Currently Reading Thread
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Bravest Warriors volume 1: THIS! This is how you make a comic based on a cartoon. With some show to comic adaptations they have dialogue that sounds NOTHING like how they'd actually sound, in this book? OPPOSITE! A great read, and I accept the FUCK out of this as canon.
Mask Omnibus volume 2: Payed way too much for the busted trade, but its still awesome. The gore, the humor, how the Big Head persona acts differently with different people, its just a great read. My favorite had to be "Night of the Living Ipkis", that was a hoot.
Fables book 6 Mean Seasons: I LOVE THIS SERIES!
Mask Omnibus volume 2: Payed way too much for the busted trade, but its still awesome. The gore, the humor, how the Big Head persona acts differently with different people, its just a great read. My favorite had to be "Night of the Living Ipkis", that was a hoot.
Fables book 6 Mean Seasons: I LOVE THIS SERIES!
The dumb man-beast in loves seeing FRANKENSTEIN VS THE WOLF MAN, while my more sympathetic side felt MASSIVE feels with the Snow White/ Bigby situation. Poor little zephyr.
The Cape
This was recommended to me recently, as it's written by Joe Hill, the same writer of Locke & Key. When I saw this on shelves, I honestly thought it was related with that terrible, shortly cancelled TV show of the same name. But no, this is a really great and really dark comic about a cape that gives any wearer the ability to fly. Unfortunately, it's also worn by terrible, sociopathic people. It's essentially a horror comic, and a good one at that.
Runaways, Ultimate Collection Vol. 1
I've owned the digests for a long time, but decided to pick this up and sell the digests. I wound up re-reading this great series as a result and honestly forgot just how good it was. To be honest, I think my only two complaints is how quickly the evil parents storyline is resolved (likely due to the series cancellation the first time) and how immature 11-year old Molly is written. She's written more like a 5-year old than an 11 or 12 year old. And I say that with two nieces of those respective ages.
Astro City: Through Open Doors
This book always is always just pure enjoyment to read. I love it.
This was recommended to me recently, as it's written by Joe Hill, the same writer of Locke & Key. When I saw this on shelves, I honestly thought it was related with that terrible, shortly cancelled TV show of the same name. But no, this is a really great and really dark comic about a cape that gives any wearer the ability to fly. Unfortunately, it's also worn by terrible, sociopathic people. It's essentially a horror comic, and a good one at that.
Runaways, Ultimate Collection Vol. 1
I've owned the digests for a long time, but decided to pick this up and sell the digests. I wound up re-reading this great series as a result and honestly forgot just how good it was. To be honest, I think my only two complaints is how quickly the evil parents storyline is resolved (likely due to the series cancellation the first time) and how immature 11-year old Molly is written. She's written more like a 5-year old than an 11 or 12 year old. And I say that with two nieces of those respective ages.
Astro City: Through Open Doors
This book always is always just pure enjoyment to read. I love it.
Fables book 6: Homelands Great set-up to the Jack of Fables stories, and I never thought I'd say this-
Gepetto is one of the scariest comic book villains of all time. ALL FEAR THE ADVERSARY!
Man, I used to love Fables. I won't ruin Yoshi's fun train by getting into it now, but yeah. I used to really, really love Fables. *sigh*
In the meantime...
Couriers, by Brian Wood
This was one of Brian Wood's first forays into comics. And it's...not bad. There's a lot of over-the-top action and the characters are interesting, if a little two-dimensional. But through it, you can start to see where Wood's writing style of today pushes through. It's set in New York and like DMZ (great book, btw), Wood's love of the city shines through. So yeah, not bad, but I wouldn't say it's a must have. I borrowed it from the library and that was good enough for me.
Stumptown, Vol. 2
It's Greg Rucka, one of my favourite writers (both comics and novels) writing detective noir. You better fucking believe this is good. Near the end of the book, there's a really neat trick he does with the medium: during the book's big action sequence, the art is all turned on its side so you have to read it like a Playboy centrefold. Normally, I hate this, but here it works. It gave the whole action sequence a widescreen kind of feel. And then there's one page to finish it off that's a double page spread of one image, done in all silhouettes. It's such a simple, reductive page in terms of detail, but it works beautifully.
Anyone who hasn't read this that likes a little noir comics should read this series.
In the meantime...
Couriers, by Brian Wood
This was one of Brian Wood's first forays into comics. And it's...not bad. There's a lot of over-the-top action and the characters are interesting, if a little two-dimensional. But through it, you can start to see where Wood's writing style of today pushes through. It's set in New York and like DMZ (great book, btw), Wood's love of the city shines through. So yeah, not bad, but I wouldn't say it's a must have. I borrowed it from the library and that was good enough for me.
Stumptown, Vol. 2
It's Greg Rucka, one of my favourite writers (both comics and novels) writing detective noir. You better fucking believe this is good. Near the end of the book, there's a really neat trick he does with the medium: during the book's big action sequence, the art is all turned on its side so you have to read it like a Playboy centrefold. Normally, I hate this, but here it works. It gave the whole action sequence a widescreen kind of feel. And then there's one page to finish it off that's a double page spread of one image, done in all silhouettes. It's such a simple, reductive page in terms of detail, but it works beautifully.
Anyone who hasn't read this that likes a little noir comics should read this series.
Read Death of Wolverine last night. Surprisingly decent, and the art was fantastic. A pretty nice (though surely temporary) send-off for the character. DoW: Legacy, however, is pretty boring and the art has been absolutely horrible.
The last comic I think I read were some Vampirella comics I got in a grab-bag at one of the stores where my sis works. 
They're not in order though, and subsequent stuff I bought from the grab-bag are repeats. But one with Vampirella/Dracula really caught my interest.
They're not in order though, and subsequent stuff I bought from the grab-bag are repeats. But one with Vampirella/Dracula really caught my interest.
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I think so as well but I've only read the first year. I hate the fact that they gave the ending away with the first couple of panels, though.
It's meant to be a prequel to the game. People who've played the game already know where the comics are going to end up, so I don't think the first few panels giving away the ending is too bad. It's about the journey, not the destination.
It's available on Steam. Had a free weekend recently, in fact, which is how I got to play it and become interested in the whole Injustice universe in the first place.
Awesome game to go voice-spotting in. "Oooh, Kevin Conroy's back! Hey, that's Jennifer Hale! Ah ha, Uncle Mario is Bane!"
WHO?!.... it's Doom right..... gotta be Doom.
Nobody can RICHAAAAARDS like Doom can RICHAAAAAARDS.
Yeah, I don't see what you're getting at.
Bout fucking time.[DOUBLEPOST=1414795464,1414795425][/DOUBLEPOST]Though, I'm almost certain Kirby has always been co-credited with Lee in the comics. It's less so in OTHER mediums.
Afterlife with Archie - Book One! (I had the previous issues online but then decided to get the whole thing in a collective)
Zombies make everything better.
Zombies make everything better.
Alright, we need a red circle or something.
Yeah, I've read over this several times and still don't get what @HCGLNS is getting at. Sounds like your usual superhero melodrama. You're just gonna have to spell it out, man.
Also, spoiler? It WAS Doom behind it all.
http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/4898566.html
Also, spoiler? It WAS Doom behind it all.
http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/4898566.html
God I hate the Richards children.
I had fallen behind on Mark Waid's consistently excellent Daredevil. So I've been catching back up, starting at the beginning of the San Francisco run. I'm really glad I had the chance to read the Original Sin tie-in issues back to back.
This is easily Waid's best work in years, and some of the best (maybe even the best) of his career.
This is easily Waid's best work in years, and some of the best (maybe even the best) of his career.
Hoo boy, I think I have some catching up to do.
Daredevil, by Ed Brubaker (volumes 2 & 3)
It's strange going from the above mentioned Mark Waid's run to Brubaker's preceding run. Waid's is a much lighter, adventuring romp with a lot of fun and comedy (with great serious moments, too, of course). But Brubaker's run, which followed Brian Michael Bendis' renowned run, continues on Bendis' darker, noir style of storytelling. Which of course, if you've ever read anything by Brubaker, he write noir in spades. So it's good. It's very good. I'm sorry it took me this long to finally read the rest of it, but I'm glad I finally did.
I also went on the internet high seas in order to read the follow-up to Brubaker's run: Shadowland. And it was...eh, I'm glad I didn't pay for it. It's not bad, but it's just so thematically and stylistically different that it's jarring. Daredevil is a villain, basically, and it just feels out of place with everything that came before it - hell, even after it with Waid's run.
Truth: Red, White, and Black
This was a mini-series some years ago, where Marvel played with the idea that the Captain America super soldier serum was first tested on African Americans. I remember it got a LOT of controversy. And it's...not bad. The characters are interesting, but the end felt kind of rushed. Cartoonist Kyle Baker felt like the wrong choice at first, but his over-exaggerated style grew on me by the end of the first chapter. I borrowed this out from the library but I may actually pick this up for myself if I ever spot in in the comic store.
Powers (Definitive Edition Vol. 4)
I used to be a big fan of Powers. But then I grew tired of Bendis' writing style (both in his dialogue and many of his anti-climactic endings). Saw this at the library, too, so picked it up on a whim. Honestly, it was good enough that I may start reading the series again. Maybe I just needed a break from the series for awhile or something, but I felt surprisingly compelled by the characters, their woes, and their investigations again.
Spawn (complete collections volume 1-6)(collects all the way up to issue 116)
Please don't judge me too harshly on this one. I spotted this at work (Value Village) the other day and picked them up. After my discount, I paid around $5 each for what originally $30+ a piece books. I'd say that's about what they're worth. Besides, Spawn was always something of a guilty pleasure for me. I appreciated MacFarlene's art - to say nothing of balls of steel to walk out on Marvel to create his own company. Even if he's a total asshole, like how he treated Neil Gaiman.
I haven't had the chance to read these yet, but even just flipping through them, they scream NINETIES! Spawn's design is gloriously ridiculous with the spikes and thigh pouch. But I recall the writing wasn't entirely terrible, so we'll see.
Daredevil, by Ed Brubaker (volumes 2 & 3)
It's strange going from the above mentioned Mark Waid's run to Brubaker's preceding run. Waid's is a much lighter, adventuring romp with a lot of fun and comedy (with great serious moments, too, of course). But Brubaker's run, which followed Brian Michael Bendis' renowned run, continues on Bendis' darker, noir style of storytelling. Which of course, if you've ever read anything by Brubaker, he write noir in spades. So it's good. It's very good. I'm sorry it took me this long to finally read the rest of it, but I'm glad I finally did.
I also went on the internet high seas in order to read the follow-up to Brubaker's run: Shadowland. And it was...eh, I'm glad I didn't pay for it. It's not bad, but it's just so thematically and stylistically different that it's jarring. Daredevil is a villain, basically, and it just feels out of place with everything that came before it - hell, even after it with Waid's run.
Truth: Red, White, and Black
This was a mini-series some years ago, where Marvel played with the idea that the Captain America super soldier serum was first tested on African Americans. I remember it got a LOT of controversy. And it's...not bad. The characters are interesting, but the end felt kind of rushed. Cartoonist Kyle Baker felt like the wrong choice at first, but his over-exaggerated style grew on me by the end of the first chapter. I borrowed this out from the library but I may actually pick this up for myself if I ever spot in in the comic store.
Powers (Definitive Edition Vol. 4)
I used to be a big fan of Powers. But then I grew tired of Bendis' writing style (both in his dialogue and many of his anti-climactic endings). Saw this at the library, too, so picked it up on a whim. Honestly, it was good enough that I may start reading the series again. Maybe I just needed a break from the series for awhile or something, but I felt surprisingly compelled by the characters, their woes, and their investigations again.
Spawn (complete collections volume 1-6)(collects all the way up to issue 116)
Please don't judge me too harshly on this one. I spotted this at work (Value Village) the other day and picked them up. After my discount, I paid around $5 each for what originally $30+ a piece books. I'd say that's about what they're worth. Besides, Spawn was always something of a guilty pleasure for me. I appreciated MacFarlene's art - to say nothing of balls of steel to walk out on Marvel to create his own company. Even if he's a total asshole, like how he treated Neil Gaiman.
I haven't had the chance to read these yet, but even just flipping through them, they scream NINETIES! Spawn's design is gloriously ridiculous with the spikes and thigh pouch. But I recall the writing wasn't entirely terrible, so we'll see.
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Picked up and finished Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell's Zenith: Phase 1. Originally published in 2000AD so it reads very quickly, like any decent weekly title. It's interesting and a little simplistic, but has well done characterizations and interesting characters, even if the titular protagonist is just kind of there.