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The Comic Book Start Up Guide (The Big Thread of Comic Q&A)
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Instock Trades has both omnibuses at 45% off.
http://www.instocktrades.com/TP/Marvel/FANTASTIC-FOUR-BY-HICKMAN-OMNIBUS-HC-VOL-01/MAY130711
http://www.instocktrades.com/TP/Marvel/FANTASTIC-FOUR-BY-HICKMAN-OMNIBUS-HC-VOL-02/JUN140714
Get it while it's hot!
Edit: Whoops Vol 1 is unavailable now.
really solid suggestions
Maklershed
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Finished Invincible Omnibus 1. Good stuff. Started off kinda slow and I was worried it'd be cornier/jokier than I'd like but it got real serious towards the end with
Looking forward to book 2
Unrelated - The last time I went to the comic book store the owner gave me a bunch of preview catalogs for May and June. But what do you do if you don't have those catalogs and you wanna see whats coming up?
EDIT: And damnit, why can't I find a place to buy a physical copy of Mad Max: Fury Road: Nux & Immortan Joe
Invincible's dad killing the Justice League (?) analog, admitting he wants to enslave Earth, and then beating Invincible half to death.
Unrelated - The last time I went to the comic book store the owner gave me a bunch of preview catalogs for May and June. But what do you do if you don't have those catalogs and you wanna see whats coming up?
EDIT: And damnit, why can't I find a place to buy a physical copy of Mad Max: Fury Road: Nux & Immortan Joe
Posted here a couple of days ago about not liking All-Star Superman and/or comics in general. I finished it now and I must say I was actually pleasantly surprised at a couple of spots. The episode with Kent's father was especially good. I'll tackle 100 bullets now, I hear its good.
bernardobri
Steve, the dog with no powers that we let hang out with us all for some reason
Welcome to Invincible, mate. It's a great series. I think you will like Book 2.
As for your question, you can check the Preview Catalogs online, too. http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/940 Other than that, publisher's websites are always giving advances on their books, too.
Maklershed
Member
Bookmarked. Thanks!
Being able to browse by event on Marvel Unlimited is a super convenient feature. I was reading Avengers and New Avengers, and when Infinity started it was a smooth transition to follow the tie-ins because it was all neatly organized.
Hey I'm reading Infinity on MU at the moment too, I agree it's great being able to follow the entire event in order.
What's also good is when I come across a low numbered comic like Defenders #10 in the Infinity reading list, I usually stop reading Infinity, read Defenders #1-10 and then back into Infinity.
Schweinehund
Member
DC having a huge digital sale this week on comixology in preparation for their new titles.
I recommend Batman, WW, JL, Flash and Aquaman.
I recommend Batman, WW, JL, Flash and Aquaman.
Ok this is pretty big. I've started reading the new 52 Batman recently and it's deserving of the praise. One of the best Bat stories I've read so far, art is amazing. Otherwise haven't started any of the new series.
More impressions and recommendations for New 52 series are always welcome. Think I see Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Animal Man mentioned the most.
I haven't either but on my wishlist are
Fear Agent
The Goon
Usagi Yojimbo
Hellboy
Blacksad
These are recommended the most it seems.
Edited, sorry
Fear Agent
Umbrella Academy
Schweinehund
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I wasn't a fan of WW or Aquaman in particular before I had read their runs, they pretty much converted me. I liked animal man as well but I can't recommend it for everyone. It's an atypical cape comic. Recommend reading the first issue on comixology. B&R is also good for Batman fans.
Maklershed
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Quick someone give me a rec of something I should put on my order today (preferably a Tpb or compilation of some sort).
I'm also gonna see about ordering mad max nux & joe 1 and providence 1.
I'm also gonna see about ordering mad max nux & joe 1 and providence 1.
what are you looking for?
Fraction's awesome Iron Fist run is collected in this one book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785185429/?tag=neogaf0e-20
or for more fun, Ms Marvel's first trade: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/078519021X/?tag=neogaf0e-20
or the hilarious Superior Foes of Spider-Man
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785184945/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Maklershed
Member
Anything really. I heard Indestructible Hulk was really good so I was thinking of ordering a few volumes of that?
Hmm, i haven't read much of that one so i can't speak on it. the first few issues didn't really grab me the same way something like Planet Hulk did.
the 2 books i added up there are my recent favorites; ms marvel being a super charming coming of age story with marvels best new character in years. superior foes is a hilarious ensemble book that hits a lot of the same notes as hawkguy.
Yep Superior Foes is in the same category as Hawkguy, only Superior Foes is miles better imo. Smarter, funnier, and I cared for the characters more. It's one of the best Marvel runs I've read recently.
It doesn't overstay its welcome either. It's now concluded at 17 issues and has a great and satisfying ending. Get all 3 trades and enjoy. It's very easy to recommend this book for the reasons just mentioned, but also because it requires no knowledge of the Marvel-verse at all, or very little.
It doesn't overstay its welcome either. It's now concluded at 17 issues and has a great and satisfying ending. Get all 3 trades and enjoy. It's very easy to recommend this book for the reasons just mentioned, but also because it requires no knowledge of the Marvel-verse at all, or very little.
Maklershed
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Just got back from the store - ordered Iron Fist complete collection, mad max nux & joe 1, providence 1, and indestructible hulk Tpb vol 1 & 2
Edit: and picked up Old Man Logan 1 for shits and giggles
Edit: and picked up Old Man Logan 1 for shits and giggles
Bloodember
Member
Zombine, you should add an area in the OP about storage of comics, and how to protect them.
you're in for a treat, there's a reason that book is so well-loved
Oh wow! Awesome suggestion! I'll actually be sure to add this with credit to you this weekend. I'll go into detail about various supplies.
Bloodember
Member
Cool, I'm looking forward to it.
The reality of comic storage though is that it's very intrusive and can get incredibly annoying. It's why as a reader I primarily moved on to digital + collected releases. At least with books you can put them on shelves and access them with ease, long and short boxes are typically stacked in random places/closets/whatever in your home and can weigh a ton. I always consider bagging and boarding the nerd version of scrapbooking; you know it's kind of a waste of time, but you do it because it makes you feel good.
People should also be sure to check out Kelly Sue Deconnick's work on Captain Marvel, starting with In Pursuit of Flight.
In terms of what's on that sale?
Aquaman is fantastic.
Brian Azzarello's Wonder Woman was exceptional (and then the new creative team comes in and fuck it all up).
Jeff Lemire's Green Arrow is exceptional (Issues 17-34, or Vol 4-6)
Gotham by Midnight is very cool
most of the Zero Year tie-in issues are pretty neat (Action Comics, Green Arrow, Catwoman, Detective Comics)
Catwoman by Genevieve Valentine has been great work (starting at issue 35 onward)
Harley Quinn has been a shocking amount of fun.
In terms of what's on that sale?
Aquaman is fantastic.
Brian Azzarello's Wonder Woman was exceptional (and then the new creative team comes in and fuck it all up).
Jeff Lemire's Green Arrow is exceptional (Issues 17-34, or Vol 4-6)
Gotham by Midnight is very cool
most of the Zero Year tie-in issues are pretty neat (Action Comics, Green Arrow, Catwoman, Detective Comics)
Catwoman by Genevieve Valentine has been great work (starting at issue 35 onward)
Harley Quinn has been a shocking amount of fun.
More_Badass
Member
How are the Dark Horse Aliens comics?
Schweinehund
Member
Another big sale on comixology for digital comics:
For those that call Superman boring, All Star and Kingdom Come might change your mind. Sandman & Watchmen are a great comic book series especially at that price. I can't speak for the other titles but some have won Eisner awards so get em if they look interesting.
edit: Picked up Wytches, a few people have recommended it to me. Written by Scott Snyder, current writer on Batman.
For those that call Superman boring, All Star and Kingdom Come might change your mind. Sandman & Watchmen are a great comic book series especially at that price. I can't speak for the other titles but some have won Eisner awards so get em if they look interesting.
edit: Picked up Wytches, a few people have recommended it to me. Written by Scott Snyder, current writer on Batman.
Really enjoyable. I would check out the omnibus collections without hesitation. If I had to pick between the two, I enjoy the Predator books a bit more.
The OP can be fixed to say "Good news, just buy Dark Horse stuff via CMX now!" too
(Also is it ever getting an IDW recommendation section?)
SocksAndShoes
Banned
So let me just say this:
If you haven't read Matt Fraction's Hawkeye run, you're missing out. What a refreshing take on the human side of being an Avenger. the art is a little rough for my tastes, but it works perfectly with the comic. A+ stuff here.
If you haven't read Matt Fraction's Hawkeye run, you're missing out. What a refreshing take on the human side of being an Avenger. the art is a little rough for my tastes, but it works perfectly with the comic. A+ stuff here.
The OP can be fixed to say "Good news, just buy Dark Horse stuff via CMX now!" too
(Also is it ever getting an IDW recommendation section?)
Yes! I have a long weekend + week vacation starting on Friday, so all of the promised updates will come then. I did artists super dirty and excluded them from books, so I'll add them in as well.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Very cool thread. I'm really new to comics. Archie Horror pulled me in, but Baltimore and Hellboy as well as Neonomicon and Providence have helped me to get more into the hobby.
Thanks for the heads up on the sale, I just grabbed the first three issues of Nameless.
Thanks for the heads up on the sale, I just grabbed the first three issues of Nameless.
Cool thread, subscribing now.
I've recently finished Y The Last Man and really loved it. It was a bit slow in the later issues, but redeemed itself with the ending, which I found satisfactory.
Currently reading through DMZ and it's fantastic. Pretty dark and graphic at times, but I'd recommend it to anyone interested in dystopian futures.
Anyway, I found a new series from Vaughan on Comixology and I'm curious if it's any good. We Stand on Guard
IGN seems to like it. Has anyone here read it?
I've recently finished Y The Last Man and really loved it. It was a bit slow in the later issues, but redeemed itself with the ending, which I found satisfactory.
Currently reading through DMZ and it's fantastic. Pretty dark and graphic at times, but I'd recommend it to anyone interested in dystopian futures.
Anyway, I found a new series from Vaughan on Comixology and I'm curious if it's any good. We Stand on Guard
IGN seems to like it. Has anyone here read it?
Schweinehund
Member
https://www.comixology.com/DC-Events-Sale/page/7312?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw
Huge DC Event sale, great for those that are looking to dive into DC universe.
Personal recommendations:
Infinite Crisis -> All of 52
Probably the best event/weekly comic series ever done. IC is good but it's more a setup for 52. IC also introduces modern* Superboy Prime.
Sinestro Corp Wars, Blackest Night, Flashpoint, Forever Evil are also good.
Most of them are good, I'd probably avoid COIE (mostly because it requires a lot of DC knowledge to enjoy) and Zero Hour (didn't care for it, except the ending). Batman RIP starts Morrison's run, another good read.
Huge DC Event sale, great for those that are looking to dive into DC universe.
Personal recommendations:
Infinite Crisis -> All of 52
Probably the best event/weekly comic series ever done. IC is good but it's more a setup for 52. IC also introduces modern* Superboy Prime.
Sinestro Corp Wars, Blackest Night, Flashpoint, Forever Evil are also good.
Most of them are good, I'd probably avoid COIE (mostly because it requires a lot of DC knowledge to enjoy) and Zero Hour (didn't care for it, except the ending). Batman RIP starts Morrison's run, another good read.
Dayum
Affeinvasion
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I'm having my wife play through wolf among us and she's really liking it. I wish there was an omnibus for fables.
Schweinehund
Member
That might be true but some of them have been awful, they're just not selling them
.Too bad they don't have Marvel vs Dc or JLA/Avengers.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
So for those of us who are not only new to comics, but have NO experience as adults with cape comics, what one or two DC books should we buy in the sale if we want to be up to speed? Would that work at all?
I did pick up the first two volumes of The Strand which I'm excited for.
I did pick up the first two volumes of The Strand which I'm excited for.
TouchMyBox
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Anyway, I found a new series from Vaughan on Comixology and I'm curious if it's any good. We Stand on Guard
IGN seems to like it. Has anyone here read it?
I read it. It's pretty good so far, but it's only 1 issue so who knows, maybe it will fall off a cliff, but I've loved everything I've read of BKV's, so that's hard for me to imagine. The art is great, and it has a CBC logo in it, so I'm satisfied.
Schweinehund
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Flashpoint and Forever Evil are pretty good and are in the current continuity, Flashpoint is essentially the starting point for the new 52 and features an alternate world. Forever evil is about the Crime Syndicate (evil version of the Justice League) fighting a group of supervillains (Manta, Black Adam, Captain Cold, Sinestro, Bizzaro) led by Lex Luthor, + Batman & Catwoman. Forever Evil happened in 2014 and was the last "big" event and set some status quos. The next arc is still ongoing with JL#40 onwards.
The one's I listed in my post are good too, though I'm not sure I'd recommend Final Crisis either. You might find Infinite Crisis confusing due to the characters but the plot is fairly simple.
Doomed is just behind the current arc. Doomed was good, but I wouldn't put it at the level of some classic superman stories. Basically superman #31-39 explains how he lost his powers which is where we're at now, Doomed was a bunch of crossovers so it's not strictly a Superman story, more Superfamily + Wonder Woman.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Thanks for the recommendations! I'm intrigued by what's happening in Superman these days but it's very intimidating to just waltz into.
That might be true but some of them have been awful, they're just not selling them
Too bad they don't have Marvel vs Dc or JLA/Avengers.
To be fair, I didn't say they had a lot of good events, I only said that DC had more than Marvel.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
If you're interested in Superman you should be able to just jump right into Action Comics #41 (heard nothing but great things about #42) and Superman #41. If you want to go back a little, Superman 32-39 by Geoff Johns was very enjoyable. 39 in particular was a really great issue.
Thanks for the impression! I think I'll work a bit on my backlog and hopefully there will be a TPB out for We Stand On Guard by the time I'm ready to dive into it.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Man the lack of Valiant is killing me. Please Zombine:
Harbinger by Joshua Dysart
X-O Manowar by Robert Venditti
Ivar, Timewalker by Fred Van Lente
Archer & Armstrong by Fred Van Lente
Rai by Matt Kindt
Unity by Matt Kindt
The Death-Defying Dr. Mirage by Jen Van Meter
Bloodshot by Duane Swierczynski
Ninjak by Matt Kindt
Harbinger by Joshua Dysart
X-O Manowar by Robert Venditti
Ivar, Timewalker by Fred Van Lente
Archer & Armstrong by Fred Van Lente
Rai by Matt Kindt
Unity by Matt Kindt
The Death-Defying Dr. Mirage by Jen Van Meter
Bloodshot by Duane Swierczynski
Ninjak by Matt Kindt
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