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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 16, 2019 13:53:12 GMT -5
Section Zero (2018 - for the most part...)  (That's not an image of the book I have, since I bought the pdf version) If you're not familiar with this, Section Zero started out as a series in 2000, but only three issues were released and then it went into limbo. Then a few years back, creators Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett launched an ultimately quite successful Kickstarter campaign to finally finish, so that over half of the material in this book is brand new. Anyway, the story follows the exploits of the members of the mysterious Section Zero, a kind-of/sort-of UN agency that all of the world's governments pretend it doesn't exist. They follow up on reports of various weird (Fortean) phenomena and deal with them appropriately. Some of the agents have superpowers, some don't, so it's like X-Files or Men in Black with some super-heroics thrown in for good measure. One thing I really liked, by the way, is that they didn't simply pick up the story where it left off in 2000, but took into account the intervening years. Up to this point, I'd only read very few things written by Kesel, and nothing with Grummett's art, and I've found both are to my liking. This is just lots of fun from cover to cover and the artwork is gorgeous. I'd really recommend picking this one up; the whole series was released this year in 6 issues by Image, although I'd recommend getting the collected Kickstarter hardcover edition (or its e-book version) - which is still available at their site, Panic Button Press. That is sitting beside my armchair waiting for me to get around to reading it. I've been struggling with reader's block lately. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Oct 17, 2019 17:47:51 GMT -5
Immortal Hulk #1-#3
I've never been interested in The Hulk in my entire life, but I'll be damned if Ewing can't pen an intriguing story of melancholy horror. Hopefully this will lead to him getting more high profile work instead of working with just C-list heroes. I get the feeling that he'd do a pretty good run on Captain America, maybe even rivaling Gruenwald's
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 18, 2019 9:50:02 GMT -5
THis is kinda on the border of classic and modern, but...
I just finished the 'Streets of Gotham' series.. I had 1 issue from a $1 bin and had no idea what it was... I read it, and it's Paul Dini writing Dick Grayson as Batman? Yes, please!! Sadly, you get very little of that as the series goes on.. the first arc has a bit of Dick and Damian (though Damian is more in focus.. Dick mostly broods, tells the cops what to do, and tells the heroes not to kill people).. after that, the bad guys are the focus, and, in fact, Bruce comes back towards the end. By then, though, Hush is actually the star, the last 5 issues are a Hush story that is mostly flashback and has Batman only in a cameo role.
The first half of the series also has Kate Spencer-Manhunter as a back up... those were fun. She's pretty generic 90s, but the fact that she's related to Iron Munro and her kid has superpowers and a robot dog was awesome! I'd totally buy a Ramsey Spencer book.
AFter her story ends (with Dick asking her out.. did that ever get followed up? seems fun), there a Two-Face story line that's really unsatifying, then the Hush 6 parter, which is OK if you're interested in him, which I'm not.
Overall a bit disappointing.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 20, 2019 12:01:12 GMT -5
The Walking Dead Omnibus vol. 4, concluding the famous zombie saga.
I really, really loved this series, and am thrilled to have had the opportunity to read it in large installments. Granted, the delay between each “issue” of the omnibuses was a tad long, but it gave me the opportunity to reread the whole thing before each new volume would come out.
From a series about survival in a zombie-infested world to one about the rebuilding of civilization, The Walking Dead never fell into a rut. It kept introducing interesting characters and situations, in a roller-coaster of wins and losses, hope and tragedy that kept readers on the edge of their toes.
I loved how human the characters were; how flawed they could be even when at their most heroic, or how redeemable even at their most dastardly. How the main character, Rick Grimes, has a reputation for always making the right choice, even if it’s obvious that he made the wrong one just as often. That’s how people are.
It was obviously from very early on that this wasn’t a series about zombies. It was a series about people, and I see it as a major success in its field.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Oct 22, 2019 8:11:24 GMT -5
Immortal Hulk #1-#3 I've never been interested in The Hulk in my entire life, but I'll be damned if Ewing can't pen an intriguing story of melancholy horror. Hopefully this will lead to him getting more high profile work instead of working with just C-list heroes. I get the feeling that he'd do a pretty good run on Captain America, maybe even rivaling Gruenwald's Just to be clear...you consider THE HULK to be a C-List hero? |
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Post by Batflunkie on Oct 22, 2019 14:06:37 GMT -5
Immortal Hulk #1-#3 I've never been interested in The Hulk in my entire life, but I'll be damned if Ewing can't pen an intriguing story of melancholy horror. Hopefully this will lead to him getting more high profile work instead of working with just C-list heroes. I get the feeling that he'd do a pretty good run on Captain America, maybe even rivaling Gruenwald's Just to be clear...you consider THE HULK to be a C-List hero? No, not at all. I was referring more to Ewing's Ultimates and Royals. But I can understand how it might have sounded that way |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Oct 22, 2019 15:11:29 GMT -5
Just to be clear...you consider THE HULK to be a C-List hero? No, not at all. I was referring more to Ewing's Ultimates and Royals. But I can understand how it might have sounded that way Just curious. The whole A/B/C list thing is I’ll defined as it is and you might be surprised how some fans perceive things. 😉 |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Oct 24, 2019 23:58:05 GMT -5
So other than the books I've forgotten  (happening too much lately), my recent likes include The Six Million Dollar Man...what an unexpected delight, just fun comics Vampirella by Priest(the previous volume with the Jimmy Broxton art too) Red Sonja by Mark Russell Ragnarok by Simonson ... well you don't need me to explain how good uncle Walt is, do you Conan and Savage Sword Thor (while I'm on Jason Aaron) Symbiote Spider-Man by David and Land (sure to put me in the firing line from a few) and Hickmans X titles (sure to keep me in the firing line) and best of all, King's Batman run, (even the newest JR Jr issues). I'm loving this, even as a bat-non-fan I'm really enjoying the ride(other than never getting over the non-wedding). I have been trading unwanted trades and Hardcovers, and bought (again in many cases) the books I really want to have, the ones that stand the test of time. Sandman, Watchmen in Hardcover, Omni's of the Brubaker Cap run, the Planetary Omni etc etc I've greatly reduced the space I've filled while restocking with quality copies of old faves (also because theres very little new stuff I can stomach rereading...Heck I'm sounding old and curmudgeonly). Now I can retreat to my cave, besting the hordes of geekdom, while foiling my fair Lady's attempts to lure me to Domesticity Doom, muttering and proclaiming all the while. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 25, 2019 7:45:32 GMT -5
Iron Man #16 - I love how they brought in Gail Simone to write the crossover tie ins then Slott comes back like it never happened... it's like the 90s! A bit like Conan, I'm ready for Slott go get on with it.. his AI storyline is fun, but it doesn't need to be so long. I do wonder if he's dragging it out so he can end in 2020 and give the armor to Arno... I totally called it: RON MAN 2020 #1 (OF 6) DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE (W) • PETE WOODS (A/C) CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHI HEADS VARIANT COVER BY SUPERLOG Variant Cover by RON LIM VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE VARIANT COVER BY TBA Party Variant Cover by Nick Roche PREMIERE VARIANT COVER BY PETE WOODS HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY TBA MARVELS X VARIANT COVER BY CHRISTIAN WARD GEAR DESIGN VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE • The future is now! Artificial Intelligences presents a clear and present danger to humanity and must be brought to heel! • The Robot Rebellion battles for the establishment of robot rights! • And Arno Stark IS Iron Man! PLUS! Pete Woods’ main cover art will feature a 5th Color Flourescent Ink treatment! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99 |
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Post by rberman on Oct 27, 2019 17:35:23 GMT -5
The Walking Dead Omnibus vol. 4, concluding the famous zombie saga. I really, really loved this series, and am thrilled to have had the opportunity to read it in large installments. Granted, the delay between each “issue” of the omnibuses was a tad long, but it gave me the opportunity to reread the whole thing before each new volume would come out. From a series about survival in a zombie-infested world to one about the rebuilding of civilization, The Walking Dead never fell into a rut. It kept introducing interesting characters and situations, in a roller-coaster of wins and losses, hope and tragedy that kept readers on the edge of their toes. I loved how human the characters were; how flawed they could be even when at their most heroic, or how redeemable even at their most dastardly. How the main character, Rick Grimes, has a reputation for always making the right choice, even if it’s obvious that he made the wrong one just as often. That’s how people are. It was obviously from very early on that this wasn’t a series about zombies. It was a series about people, and I see it as a major success in its field. I just finished this omnibus as well. I'll have a review thread beginning shortly, starting with issue #1. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 28, 2019 5:31:33 GMT -5
The Walking Dead Omnibus vol. 4, concluding the famous zombie saga. I really, really loved this series, and am thrilled to have had the opportunity to read it in large installments. Granted, the delay between each “issue” of the omnibuses was a tad long, but it gave me the opportunity to reread the whole thing before each new volume would come out. From a series about survival in a zombie-infested world to one about the rebuilding of civilization, The Walking Dead never fell into a rut. It kept introducing interesting characters and situations, in a roller-coaster of wins and losses, hope and tragedy that kept readers on the edge of their toes. I loved how human the characters were; how flawed they could be even when at their most heroic, or how redeemable even at their most dastardly. How the main character, Rick Grimes, has a reputation for always making the right choice, even if it’s obvious that he made the wrong one just as often. That’s how people are. It was obviously from very early on that this wasn’t a series about zombies. It was a series about people, and I see it as a major success in its field. I just finished this omnibus as well. I'll have a review thread beginning shortly, starting with issue #1. Looking forward to it! |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 29, 2019 18:41:03 GMT -5
Read the trade for Batman: White Knight today... the covers intrigued me the other day at the store, and hoopla had the trade . I thought it was quite good. It actually told a logical story that allowed Joker (sort of) to be a good guy but still be in character. I'm not sure it approaches the level of 'classic' we were discussing in the other thread, but definitely give me some good hope for the Black Label stuff. (Or is that already gone, imprint wise?) |
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Post by berkley on Oct 30, 2019 1:16:15 GMT -5
Read Caliban, by Garth Ennis and Facio Percio, last night.
Good book, not up there with Ennis's best, to my mind, but a solid SF horror story. It's a deliberate tribute to Alien, as the dedication to HR Giger would make clear if you weren't sure, and as such I think it worked quite well. The first chapter (or issue? I assume this appeared originally as a miniseries) came across as a bit generic, not surprisingly I suppose, given its nature as a riff on a standard SF scenario, but after that it picked up as Ennis added more of his personal touches to the basic formula.
The artwork, I'm sorry to say, didn't really grab me, but that could be at least partly due to my lack of sympathy with modern comics art - the computer colours, the glossy paper, etc. Percio's uninked pencils, reproduced in a few character sketches at the end of this collection, looked way better to me than the finished, inked-and-coloured artwork of the comic itself.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 30, 2019 4:49:03 GMT -5
L’arabe du futur, 3 by Riad Sattouf. It’s an autobiographical graphic novel in which we cover two years of the author’s life as a kid in Syria (1985-7). Sattouf is just excellent, and this series fully deserves the accolades it received. Like Guy Delisle, he teaches more about foreign cultures in a few pages of first-person account than would a heavily researched documentary. Syria turns out to be a place both more familiar and more alien than I expected, but it is really the little things that make Riad’s life so engrossing. How his cousins amusingly suspect his French mother be a Jew because he’s not circumcised (wait, what?), how he’s fascinated by the movie Conan the barbarian and by a three foot tall Grendizer toy that he will never get, how his father becomes more and more religious to gain social acceptance, and how his parents are clearly heading toward a rupture... That kid has seen a lot, and his journey never ceases to be relatable. The art is typical of this type of graphic novel, simple and and cartoony, but Sattouf manages to give his characters a lot personality. I’ll definitely check out the rest of the series.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 31, 2019 10:28:19 GMT -5
I just finished Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer(which was a good start) only to find that there will also be a book called John Constantine, Hellblazer out next month. Black label book versus regular DC? Except for a few fucks here and there there was nothing I saw here in this issue anyway that couldn't be published in a regular book so I'm wondering why there really needs to be two books.
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(happening too much lately), my recent likes include
