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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2015 23:18:32 GMT -5
As I said last month, I was pretty much buying all mainstream Marvel at this point, so what I got form other than mainstream Marvel was as follows:
Aquaman #13
Chiaroscuro #4
Codename Firearm #4 & 5
Conan #3
Conan the Savage #3
Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger
Fate #12
Flash #106
Invisibles #13
Kurt Busiek's Astro City #1
New Gods #1
Power of Shazam #8
Sovereign Seven #4
Spectre #34
Starman #12
Vertigo Gallery: Dreams and Nightmares #1
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Post by shaxper on Aug 1, 2015 23:40:00 GMT -5
Wow. Astro City is twenty years old this week, and I've still yet to read it.
In fact, I literally have not read a single comic book published twenty years ago this month (though I own roughly a dozen of them). This was after I dropped out of buying new comics, and the only stuff I have from this era I acquired in inexpensive runs after the fact that I have yet to read.
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Post by berkley on Aug 1, 2015 23:49:21 GMT -5
Don't see anything I bought or read at the time but I did read the Invisibles about ten years later in TPB form. And I've read the first couple Astro City TPBs a year or two ago. I'd say Invisibles is every bit the masterpiece it's reputed to be, while AC is one of those things that I can see is very well written but just doesn't click with me for some reason.
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Post by Confessor on Aug 2, 2015 8:54:26 GMT -5
Wow. Astro City is twenty years old this week, and I've still yet to read it. Boy, did you ever miss out!   Personally, I was still on my comics buying hiatus at this point, which had lasted since around 1988 or 1989. But seeing that Astro City #1 came out this week, I can pinpoint my return to regular buying to next month -- September 1995. I know this because I found a comic market stall near my work and bought Astro City #1 and #2 together, with #2 being the new issue for that month. Anyway, comics from 20 years ago this month that I've nowadays got in my collection are... Astro City #1 The Spectacular Spider-Man #228 The Spectacular Spider-Man #229 Spider-Man #63 Star Wars: River of Chaos #3 Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #2 Untold Tales of Spider-Man #2 Web of Spider-Man #129 |
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Post by JKCarrier on Aug 2, 2015 9:41:59 GMT -5
Cerebus #197
Dark Horse Presents #100
Naughty Bits #17
Shadow and Doc Savage #2
Spumco Comic Book #1
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Post by Trevor on Aug 2, 2015 10:49:40 GMT -5
Looks like I wasn't regularly buying monthlies back in August of 1995. Most of the last 20 years by comic buying habits have been months or even a year or two of cold turkey, then binges where I buy a lot of what I missed. I own maybe 25 of these books.
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Post by Ozymandias on Aug 2, 2015 11:50:05 GMT -5
This one's much easier (I was already buying the originals):
Akira #34
Books of Magic #17
Cerebus #197
Darkseid Vs. Galactus:The Hunger #1
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #82
Doom 2099 #34
Egypt #3
Excalibur #90
Incredible Hulk #434
Kurt Busiek's Astro City #1
Sandman Mystery Theatre #31
Skrull Kill Krew #2
Spawn:Blood Feud #3
Spider-Man:The Lost Years #3
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #2
Violator Vs. Badrock #4
WildC.A.T.s #23
X-Men Archives:Captain Britain #4
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Post by tingramretro on Aug 2, 2015 12:02:21 GMT -5
I guess we should complete the set.  Comics on sale July 1995Action Comics #713 Adventures of Superman #527 Adventures of Superman Annual #7 Aquaman #12 Batman #522 Batman Annual #19 Batman: Shadow of the Bat #42 Captain America #443 Damage #16 Detective Comics #689 Extreme Justice #8 Flash #105 Green Lantern #66 Impulse #6 Justice League America #103 Justice League Task Force #27 Legion of Super-Heroes #72 Legionnaires #29 Legionnaires Annual #2 Nightwing #1 Power of Shazam! # Ray #16 Robin #20 Spectre #33 Starman #11 Superboy #19 Superman #104 Superman: Man of Steel #48 Wonder Woman #101 I know I bought all of these, and almost certainly a few more (including LOTDK, ASM, Hulk and Excalibur. Oh, and X-Men Archives: Captain Britain). |
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Post by Action Ace on Aug 2, 2015 14:01:47 GMT -5
Wow. Astro City is twenty years old this week, and I've still yet to read it. In fact, I literally have not read a single comic book published twenty years ago this month (though I own roughly a dozen of them). This was after I dropped out of buying new comics, and the only stuff I have from this era I acquired in inexpensive runs after the fact that I have yet to read. You've got time to read Action Comics Weekly but not Astro City? Get your priorities in order mister! There are quite a few good series from this time period. I'm a bit surprised you haven't at least read Ostrander's Spectre. |
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Post by shaxper on Aug 2, 2015 15:43:15 GMT -5
I read the first ten issues, and I seem to be the only person in the world who didn't love it. Might be because I'm such a fan of the Golden and Bronze Age depictions. I do intend to give it another try at some point.
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Post by Pharozonk on Aug 3, 2015 7:57:01 GMT -5
From August 1995, I have;
X-Factor #115
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 3, 2015 13:02:48 GMT -5
Well now, this is a time period I was alive and/or active in ...
2099 Unlimited #10
AvP: War #4
All New Exiles vs X-Men #0
Avengers/Ultraforce #1
Azrael #9, Annual #1
Batman #523
Batman Chronicles #2
Batman Knightgallery #1
Batman LOTDK #76
Batman: Man-Bat #1
Batman: SOTB Annual #3
Batman: Vengeance of Bane #2
Cable #24
Cap America #444
Dark Horse Presents #100
Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger #1
Detective Comics #690
Gargoyles #8, 9
Ghost Rider #66
Godzilla #3
Green Lantern #67, Annual #4
Robin #21
Silver Surfer #108, 109
Spectacular Spiderman #229
Spiderman 2099 #36 (both covers)
Thor #491
Uncanny X-Men #325
What If #78
Wildcats #23
Wolverine #93, 94
Wolverine/Gambit: Victims #2
Wonder Woman #102
X-Force #47
X-Man #8
X-Men #45
X-Men 2099 #25
X-Men 2099 Special #1
X-Men Unlimited #8
Acquired after the fact ...
Green Arrow #101
Marvel Swimsuit Special #4
Oh My Goddess! Pt 2 #7
Starman #12
Turok Dinosaur Hunter #27
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Post by SJNeal on Aug 3, 2015 21:27:06 GMT -5
August 1995
Action Comics #712
Adventures of Superman #526
Animal Man #86
Aquaman #11
Catwoman #23
The Darkstars #33
Extreme Justice #7
Green Lantern #65
Hawkman #23
Justice League America #102
New Titans #124
Primal Force #10
Sandman #70
Star Trek: The Next Generation #74
Superman #103
Superman: The Man of Steel #47
Wonder Woman #100
Avengers #389
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #80
Druid #4
Excalibur #88
Force Works #14
Tales of the Marvels: Wonder Years #1
Uncanny X-Men #323
X-Men #43
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Aug 4, 2015 19:34:46 GMT -5
I read the first ten issues, and I seem to be the only person in the world who didn't love it. Might be because I'm such a fan of the Golden and Bronze Age depictions. I do intend to give it another try at some point. I'm with you but more strongly. I read the first five or so issues and found it really unpleasant. I dropped it off at the used book shop for the give-money-to-charity shelf immediately 'cause I didn't want it in my house. (I dislike the Bronze Age version quite a bit as well.) |
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Post by shaxper on Aug 4, 2015 22:05:53 GMT -5
I read the first ten issues, and I seem to be the only person in the world who didn't love it. Might be because I'm such a fan of the Golden and Bronze Age depictions. I do intend to give it another try at some point. I'm with you but more strongly. I read the first five or so issues and found it really unpleasant. I dropped it off at the used book shop for the give-money-to-charity shelf immediately 'cause I didn't want it in my house. (I dislike the Bronze Age version quite a bit as well.) It definitely wallowed in misery a bit too much for my liking. I appreciate when a good comic can unexpectedly tackle real-world tragedy in a single issue or storyline, but the series did seem like it was going to be laying heavy doses of "here's everything that sucks in the real world" on its readers. |
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