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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 8:57:18 GMT -5
So, I had picked up the Adam Strange/Future Quest special, and it was decent (just about exactly what I would have expected).. neat that it fit in the continuity of both stories. The big thing, IMO, is the Top Cat back up... the bascially set him up to be Howard the Duck in the DCU, and (maybe) a Bat villain to boot.. anyone heard anything else about that? there's a BC article about it, but it doesn't really say anything that's not implied by the 'to be continued in.. Top Cat' blurb on the last page. I don't know if they announced the when yet(Maybe September or October), but the Top Cat book is defiantly part of the second wave of Hanna-Barbera books. I thought all the backups were previews of the next HB books due out sometime this fall? |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 16:03:45 GMT -5
I don't know if they announced the when yet(Maybe September or October), but the Top Cat book is defiantly part of the second wave of Hanna-Barbera books. I thought all the backups were previews of the next HB books due out sometime this fall? As far as I know, they are, I just don't think they've given us a street date for when the wave hits. |
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Post by Spike-X on May 28, 2017 21:43:07 GMT -5
I started the fourth OHC of Mark Waid's Daredevil series last night. Tore through four issues just like that. These are some amazing comics. If you haven't read them yet, get onto it.
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Post by hondobrode on May 28, 2017 23:17:17 GMT -5
I read the first Deadly Class tpb today. I'll be heading back into town to buy the rest in the next couple of days. Yeah, I got a deal about a year or two ago with a bundle of first issue Image comics. Deadly Class was SO good. Hooked me ! |
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Post by String on May 31, 2017 12:05:04 GMT -5
The Old Guard #1-4 by Rucka and Leandro Fernandez.
Rucka does it again, yet another great title featuring a strong female lead, this time revolving around immortality and the emotional costs and effects of such a condition. This is my first exposure to Fernandez's art which is certainly eye-catching and unique in style.
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Post by Spike-X on May 31, 2017 21:58:42 GMT -5
The Old Guard #1-4 by Rucka and Leandro Fernandez. Rucka does it again, yet another great title featuring a strong female lead, this time revolving around immortality and the emotional costs and effects of such a condition. This is my first exposure to Fernandez's art which is certainly eye-catching and unique in style. I'm hearing good things about it. I'll have to keep an eye out for the tpb when it comes out. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 1, 2017 0:08:50 GMT -5
I'm getting closer and closer to having all the issues of the New 52 Catwoman series. I got #23 and #26 this week, both from a long-term storyline titled Gotham Underground, which hasn't really impressed me while I've been reading in pieces, out-of-order, drawn out over several years. I have all the chapters now, so maybe I'll like it better if I read it in sequence. The Joker's Daughter is in it. She's such a whacko! She always adds a few points just from being such a whacko. I also got #30, which is the first chapter in a storyline called "Race of Thieves" and I don't have the next two parts yet. I do have the conclusion (in #33) but I've had it for a while and it must not have made any sense to me because I don't remember it at all. I liked the first chapter of "Race of Thieves" a lot! If the rest of the first 30 (or so) issues of New 52 Catwoman had been as good as this, I wouldn't make fun of them so much! |
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Post by urrutiap on Jun 1, 2017 1:39:43 GMT -5
Newer stuff I read today
Totally Awesome Hulk 19
Hulk # 6 or 7 which came out recently
Eclipse # 7
Nam Wolf # 1 and 2. An ok werewolf story but story is bit too cartoonish to be taken seriously
Cable 1 the New comic. Total crap especially the last page
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2017 9:42:36 GMT -5
Been catching up on a number of trades I had picked up before my surgery as I recover. Some are more modern stuff, some classic. Of the modern stuff I have read through...
Dr. Fate Vol. 1 and 2 (the Paul Levitz/Sonny Liew series)-not your classic Dr. Fate but a very entertaining read and I love Liew's expressive almost cartoony style mixed with the cosmic/otherworldly set pieces he provides in telling the story.
Descender Vol. 3-this series continues to blow me away. Lemire and Nguyen are producing a great sci-fi tale.
Trees Vol. 2-Ellis continues to explore interesting themes and present characters that draw you in and hook you into the story.
Okko Vol. 1-traditional Japanese storytelling told through the lens of the European/French comic book tradition. I really enjoyed the first volume and have volume 2 to get through as well.
Not a comic, but I also read Dr. Strange: The Fate of Dreams prose novel by Devin Grayson. A well told Dr. Strange tale in the classic tradition that mixes in some of the more modern takes on Doc but actually makes it work well.
I may be forgetting something, if so I'll add it in later.
I'll cover the classic stuff in that forum.
-M
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Post by urrutiap on Jun 25, 2017 11:27:20 GMT -5
Stuff Ive read recently for the past couple of days
Superman Convergence
Superman Lois and Clark where they're in Flashpoint universe and they're doing pretty well which even surprised me.
Marvel's Infinity. Im up to issue 4. Its ok just a little hard to understand with bunch of stuff going on with Thanos demanding "tributes" and then Silver Surfer side story where hes trying to save Skrulls from giant robots or whatever.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 25, 2017 12:55:39 GMT -5
Been catching up on a number of trades I had picked up before my surgery as I recover. Some are more modern stuff, some classic. Of the modern stuff I have read through... Dr. Fate Vol. 1 and 2 (the Paul Levitz/Sonny Liew series)-not your classic Dr. Fate but a very entertaining read and I love Liew's expressive almost cartoony style mixed with the cosmic/otherworldly set pieces he provides in telling the story. Descender Vol. 3-this series continues to blow me away. Lemire and Nguyen are producing a great sci-fi tale. Trees Vol. 2-Ellis continues to explore interesting themes and present characters that draw you in and hook you into the story. Okko Vol. 1-traditional Japanese storytelling told through the lens of the European/French comic book tradition. I really enjoyed the first volume and have volume 2 to get through as well. Not a comic, but I also read Dr. Strange: The Fate of Dreams prose novel by Devin Grayson. A well told Dr. Strange tale in the classic tradition that mixes in some of the more modern takes on Doc but actually makes it work well. I may be forgetting something, if so I'll add it in later. I'll cover the classic stuff in that forum. -M I have Okko but haven't read it yet. Descender sounds great but I haven't gotten it yet. Kind of on the fence about Trees. Waiting to hear more as it moves along. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 26, 2017 7:35:44 GMT -5
Dr. Fate Vol. 1 and 2 (the Paul Levitz/Sonny Liew series)-not your classic Dr. Fate but a very entertaining read and I love Liew's expressive almost cartoony style mixed with the cosmic/otherworldly set pieces he provides in telling the story. I'm kind of glad the title stayed around and wasn't abruptly canned once Rebirth started. Levitz's writing can sometimes venture into the realm of mildly nauseating, but I felt like he was a good fit for Fate. Plus it was a good story about the life of a Middle Eastern kid, a little bit of a copy cat of Ms. Marvel, but still a worthwhile read |
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Post by Jesse on Jun 26, 2017 15:39:37 GMT -5
God Country #1-6 by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw The protagonist Emmet Quinlan is a West Texas widower with dementia whose violent outburst are taking a toll on his son and family. That is until a demon tornado attacks and Emmet comes into possession of the magical sword Valofax which restores his mind. Emmet defeats the demon but a mythical god comes to claim the sword which he refuses to give up. Emmet defeats him but another one of the gods attacks their house with a horde of demons and kidnaps his granddaughter so Emmet is forced to go into Hell to save her. Afterward Emmet travels to the realm of the gods to confront Attum, the king of gods in a fight that threatens to tear the realm apart. 
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Post by Jesse on Jun 26, 2017 15:54:30 GMT -5
Seven to Eternity by Rick Remender and Jerome Opeña An interesting fantasy story with a sci-fi look about a band of magic users who unite to free their realm from The God of Whispers. 
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 26, 2017 22:37:13 GMT -5
I'm amazed I haven't heard more about this.
Sounds interesting
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