[Comics] What Comics are you Currently Reading Thread

[Hailey Knight]

Gwenpool is what happens when a shitty concept gets picked up by a great writer. I love it.

That's a perfect way to describe it. It's such a cash-in pandering junk of an idea, but the book's actually really good because of the writing.

VISION: I love it so much. So eerie and so well thought out. Last issue was okay, but the last page made up for the entire issue.

This series has intrigued me more than others. The way it looks to be exploring things is why I'm making myself wait for the first trade before I begin. The cover of issue 7 is a hell of an eye-catcher.

 

[Yoshimickster]

What new DC books are you going to start picking up? Green Arrow and Aquaman, I'm guessing. Anything else?

Either or in honesty depending on cash(leaning toward Aquaman), also when it comes out "Supersons" sounds fun.[DOUBLEPOST=1464408307,1464408226][/DOUBLEPOST]

Some mysterious guy in Rebirth said to the original Superman something like, "He's not who you think he is." Basically hinting nu52 Superman was someone else. Maybe the original Kon? Maybe Superboy Prime? Maybe Captain America as a Nazi? Who knows?!

Well yeah that's the CANON explanation, but we all know the real explanation: People liked the previous version.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Either or in honesty depending on cash(leaning toward Aquaman), also when it comes out "Supersons" sounds fun.[DOUBLEPOST=1464408307,1464408226][/DOUBLEPOST]
Well yeah that's the CANON explanation, but we all know the real explanation: People liked the previous version.

Well YEAH. I mean, I certainly did.

 

[Yoshimickster]

I'm just expecting some Grant Morrison's Animal-man style resurgence with SuperFlareman "Okay, why am I still canon?"

 

[GasBandit]

So reading this was kinda neat.



Hmm, it keeps re-albumizing it. Well, click on the "IMGUR" logo in the top left to go to its page where it is easier to read.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

So reading this was kinda neat.



Hmm, it keeps re-albumizing it. Well, click on the "IMGUR" logo in the top left to go to its page where it is easier to read.

That's from The Unwritten, a Vertigo title by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (with occasional fill-in artists between major arcs, like the above issue). It's quite good, though I personally think it loses a lot of its magic when the book crosses over with FABLES.

 

[BananaHands]

I want to harp on ANAD Avengers but I actually kind of enjoy it.

New Avengers is amazing though. They're actually giving a shit about Hulkling and not just making him "Wiccan's Boyfriend".

 

[Covar]

I want to harp on ANAD Avengers but I actually kind of enjoy it.

New Avengers is amazing though. They're actually giving a shit about Hulkling and not just making him "Wiccan's Boyfriend".

Now if only Wiccan could do that. Hulking has been a nonexistent character, and Wiccan a terrible character (in that he's a really selfish and shitty person) for far to long. I love that Al Ewing is doing something about it. Wiccan, like Quicksilver, works a lot better when you address the fact that the character is an asshole.

 

[BananaHands]

Now if only Wiccan could do that. Hulking has been a nonexistent character, and Wiccan a terrible character (in that he's a really selfish and shitty person) for far to long. I love that Al Ewing is doing something about it. Wiccan, like Quicksilver, works a lot better when you address the fact that the character is an asshole.

Agreed. I didn't like how that Cthulhu arc wrapped up, although I thought the epilogue was sweet.

 

[Yoshimickster]

Superman:Lois and Clark

BUY THIS MINI-SERIES! Superman gives super-hero dad advice, Lois is a bad ass secret author, and the entire series shit-talks the bulk of the New 52, its just good.

 

[Celt Z]

...and the entire series shit-talks the bulk of the New 52...

 

[Hailey Knight]

I checked out a little of Dan Slott's Silver Surfer run. It doesn't feel like my thing, and it's very Dr. Who-ish, but it does make me want to check out Slott's She-Hulk run.

Fair warning, the series does wrap into the Rebirth universe. Apparently everything does.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Finished volume 3 of Ms. Marvel today; very close to being caught up. Once volume 5 comes out in less than a month, I'll just need to buy June's issue and I'll be caught up.

I appreciate that this comic can be fun and humorous, but also touch on stuff that wouldn't work if the main character wasn't a Muslim kid in America. After a certain encounter, she's upset that the Inhumans also have "violent fanatics." That's rough stuff for a 16-year-old.

One minor gripe; this and the next volume only have four issues of Ms. Marvel, and then are supplemented by stuff from the SHIELD comic and Amazing Spider-man.

 

[CynicismKills]

The new Amazing Spider-Man that ties into CW2. It was okay, I guess. Pretty boring but I like that Peter's basically using his new big company to help rehabilitate ex-villains. I hope they touch on that side of things more often when this nonsense is over.

 

[Yoshimickster]

Fair warning, the series does wrap into the Rebirth universe. Apparently everything does.

On the one hand that bugged me at first, on the second hand it also bugged me since Doc Manhattan was shoe-horned into this, on the third hand though I don't CARE because New Earth Superman, but on the fourth hand if there's anyone who can screw this up its DC. CURSE YOU MODERN COMICS!

 

[Frank]

Hey you folk. So I've been checked out on Marvel for a long time. But recently my Spider sense has been tingling and I need some Spider-Man in my life. The last arc of Spider-Man I've read was superior. What are some good trades I could pick that would give me an excellent Spider-Man fix?

 

[PatrThom]

Hey you folk. So I've been checked out on Marvel for a long time. But recently my Spider sense has been tingling and I need some Spider-Man in my life. The last arc of Spider-Man I've read was superior. What are some good trades I could pick that would give me an excellent Spider-Man fix?

Some of this depends on whether you are reading Spider-Man for Parker, or whether you are reading it for Gwen/Felicia/MJ.

--Patrick

 

[Frank]

Some of this depends on whether you are reading Spider-Man for Parker, or whether you are reading it for Gwen/Felicia/MJ.

--Patrick

Pete.

 

[CynicismKills]

Despite my general dislike of Slott, his run up to and including Superior is pretty solid. It's after Pete comes back that it gets pretty bad, imo. Big Time is a great storyline, I think Spider Island was a good one, and I can't remember the name of the last one I'm thinking of, I'll have to do some looking around.

 

[Frank]

I've read a lot of those. I'm specifically looking for stuff after Superior Spider-Man.

 

[CynicismKills]

Bits and pieces of Spider-Verse were fun, though overall it allowed the inclusion of one of my least-favorite Spidey characters (Silk), and the bizarre character assassination of Black Cat right after.

Outside of that, I can't personally recommend anything past Spider-Verse as I think most of it's pretty awful.

 

[Hailey Knight]

I don't know why expected my comic book store to have #1's for Batman, Superman, or The Flash. I'm not dead-set on any of them, but I wanted to give the start a go and see if they kept my interest. I knew they weren't in before even asking, as the guy behind the counter told someone else, but their other location had overstock, so hopefully I'll be able to check those out in a week or so.

But I got Ms. Marvel's first Civil War tie-in and it's already much smarter than the shitty main series, using language that I doubt Bendis and co are aware of such as "profiling." The back and forth Kamala deals with is interesting too, especially since Captain Marvel clearly isn't interested in just stopping global threats the way the main series implies. She's organizing groups of volunteers to coordinate communications with Ulysses in an effort to wipe out crime, period. There's a scene where Kamala is ordered to jump a guy outside a grocery store because he's going to rob it, but they don't wait to see if he's going to the way Spider-man did in his tie-in.

This leads to an odd moment ...

Spoiler

Right as Kamala is about to bust the would-be robber while he's still just thinking about it, Captain Marvel's volunteers come rushing to her, saying there's about to be a situation that would evaporate Kamala's school. What this makes me wonder is if, in altering Ulysses's prediction by busting the one guy, it somehow set in motion events to create the other situation.

 

[Hailey Knight]

I won't really have a good grasp of DC Rebirth until I get the #1's I wanted and missed, but from what I've heard is going on in the Batman title and what I see going on in Detective Comics, it looks like Bat and Bat family alike are going to have to show they deserve their place in the Rebirth universe as Gotham's protectors.

I really love the first scene of Clayface. That's exactly the kind of villain portrayal that Batman: TAS did so well.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Read the next Detective Comics, much better, every character gets a moment, though Clayface's bit still is the one to squeeze my heart.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur volume 1: I gave this a second chance in a big way and now I wish I had my $15 back. Same opinion as the single issue--it's good but not for me. Would've liked it more when I was younger and was that frustrated kid that Lunela is, wishing I had a dinosaur friend . But the story moves too slow thanks to many giant panels per issue, issue 4 really paints Amadeus Cho in the worst light, and usually when something's being cute I like it to be funny too (a la Patsy Walker) and I think I only smirked once. Not funny enough to be amused, not dramatic enough to take it seriously. I'll probably donate this to the library because I don't think I'll be able to sell it.

Ms. Marvel volume 5: This kid tries so damn hard and no one appreciates her! This continues to be excellent and I'm so glad I can finally get caught up, even though I already read the first Civil War II tie-in because I knew it'd be spoiled for me otherwise.

Gwenpool #3: This is how a humor comic should be--making me struggle not to laugh out loud on the bus ride to work. Also a little bit of serious to shape things out, like the first two issues. I'm not looking forward to seeing Gwenpool in other titles because this whole thing only works thanks to Christopher Hastings, but the solo title is great. Guest appearance by Dr. Strange also made me more interested in seeing his movie.

All-New Wolverine volume 1: I've never read an X-Men comic before, but I'm digging Laura Kinney. She's kind of the Furiosa figure for this group and while you all know how I feel about clone stories, this one doesn't irk me. I'm actually really enjoying this.

 

[Frank]

Velvet. Holy shit you guys. Instantly ordered and pre-ordered vols 2 and 3.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Velvet. Holy shit you guys. Instantly ordered and pre-ordered vols 2 and 3.

I've only read as far as Vol. 2, but it's a DAMN great comic, further proving my theory that Ed Brubaker is near impervious to a bad comic.

I say near because while it wasn't bad, I thought his X-Men run was rather ho-hum with a really lackluster villain.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Read the two post-Rebirth issues of Action Comics. They're addressing the weirdness of dead NU52 Superman, alive original universe Superman, his family, how he needs to adjust and the world needs to adjust, and now facing the creature that killed him in his old universe.

I love that they're taking the concepts brought in by Rebirth and running with them. Unlike Marvel, where I'm dreading the rest of this event and whatever will come next year, I'm actually really interested to see what big things will result from DC's stories, particular involving Wally West and Superman and family, the holdovers from the pre-NU52 universe.

 

[Hailey Knight]

I'm must be on the backwards tuning versus everyone else reading Superman comics right now. Action Comics has been getting "eh" reviews, but I was hooked in the first new issue. Whereas Superman has been getting great reviews, but I'm not feeling it. It is really good; there's some great moments. When I look at individual panels or pages, they're great, but coming away as a whole, I felt dissatisfied for some reason.

I'm gonna keep going with it, let the first story arc play out and see how I feel then. In the meantime, I gotta add Action Comics to my pull.

 

[Covar]

I prefer Action to Superman too. Lots of crazy stuff happening that makes me want to keep checking out the next issue. I haven't read Superman 2 yet, but the first issue was very slow moving.

 

[Hailey Knight]

I prefer Action to Superman too. Lots of crazy stuff happening that makes me want to keep checking out the next issue. I haven't read Superman 2 yet, but the first issue was very slow moving.

The second issue at least has things happening, but there's not much drama to it, just "life's going to be complicated for Jon Kent." I wanted more parent POV from this, but the son seems to be the main focal point instead.

With Action, you get mystery, drama, and action. I want to see where things are going with Lex and Superman's dynamic. I feel like Superman is one where I'll pick it up when something big happens. #7 in September is supposed to be an epilogue for the first arcs of both titles, so I'll definitely grab that even if I'm no longer reading Superman by then.

 

[Frank]

I think all I want to do is read Ed Brubaker comics for the rest of my life.

Read Velvet, loved it. Read Criminal: Coward, loved it. Read Incognito, loved it.

Gonna basically fill my trade shelf with his work over the next few months as I strive to buy all of Criminal. And Velvet. And Fade Out. And Incognito. Etc. So Forth.

 

[Covar]

Don't forget to check out Fatale, Brubaker and Phillips doing noir Lovecraftian horror, with 100% less racism.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

I think all I want to do is read Ed Brubaker comics for the rest of my life.

Read Velvet, loved it. Read Criminal: Coward, loved it. Read Incognito, loved it.

Gonna basically fill my trade shelf with his work over the next few months as I strive to buy all of Criminal. And Velvet. And Fade Out. And Incognito. Etc. So Forth.

I firmly believe Brubaker/Phillips are impervious to a bad comic. They've yet to convince me otherwise.

If you've never read it, I'd suggest adding Sleeper to your list, too. It was their first time teaming up. It's a little rough around the edges - especially the second half - as they're still working the kinks out of their professional relationship, but there's still a lot to love. Personally, I suggest the Sleeper omnibus DC put out a few years ago. It also includes Brubaker's Grifter mini-series Point Blank, which loosely ties in with it.

 

[Covar]

Brubaker is one of the only writer in comics who I will check out anything he writes (Waid being the only one, although he has his misses for me on occassion). If he's teaming with Phillips it's an automatic must buy. So far the only thing by Brubaker I didn't care for was his run on Uncanny X-men, but I'm not sure how much of that is just my lack of interest when it comes to the X-titles.