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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 17, 2014 10:35:40 GMT -5
There's only two things Gaiman has done that I'm SURE I've read. The first issue of Sandman Overture and Cherry Deluxe. Didn't necessarily love or hate either, but such a small sample couldn't possibly be representative. Also a large chunk of what he's done isn't even in my area of interest. I have picked up a graphic novel based on a novel he did, didn't like it at all. Also attempted a TV miniseries with his name on it, didn't get through the first episode. Both the graphic novel and miniseries were Neverwhere. I'm willing to give Sandman a serious try eventually, but all of the acclaimed early Vertigo stuff I have tried so far has been a huge disappointment. Neverwhere is easily Gaiman's weakest work (IMO), and not at all representative of what he can do. Sandman and/or Books of Magic is where you want to start, if you don't like those, you'll never like him.
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Post by paulie on Dec 17, 2014 14:36:05 GMT -5
Wow, how good is Alan Moore's Miracleman? I've been picking up the current Marvel reprints each month and last night I read issue #11, which contains the first part of "Book III: Olympus". I'm a big fan of a fair bit of Moore's work, but I'd never gotten round to reading Miracleman (or Marvelman depending on your preference) before. The good things and recommendations that I'd heard about it are all very much justified. Issue after issue this has consistently been an exceptionally good comic series: so good that a lot of the issues have actually caused me to exclaim "man, this is good" out loud nas I've read. Anyone else reading this currently? Or maybe you've read it in the past? (no spoilers, please) I read it in the past... and I'm reading it again now. And you are correct... it is fantastic.
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Dec 17, 2014 19:53:37 GMT -5
This is what I'm reading now aside from George Perez's run on Wonder Woman and the Avengers from the very start. It's okay. I read the first volume about a half year ago to get the entire story behind Bane. Overall that story was "okay". This is a little more of the same. I'm having a hard time caring about Jean Paul Valley's journey into being the new Batman thus far. I'm about four or five issues in. I still have no idea how Bruce Wayne's quest to find out what happened to Tim's dad as gone. Really, it's just a bunch of adventures thus far with "Batman" trying to defend the city with his new methods against new sideshow goons. I hope it gets better. EDIT: Ahhh, I see that Knightquest itself was divided into two separate arcs named "Knightquest: The Crusade" and "Knightquest: The Search". Seems like "The Search" is what documents Bruce's attempts to track down what happened to Tim's father. Yet that wasn't collected in trade paper back form. No wonder.
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 19, 2014 6:08:51 GMT -5
I've started my Cerebus run, read 1-5 so far, its interesting seeing it go from a Conan satire to the more general satire it will become,so quickly. The "Elrod" character is a hoot already, and I cant wait for Moon Roach, Wolveroach, etc to show up. Have also just finished the Fall of the Mutants HC, what a variety of style and quality. The XFactor stories were quite disappointing, I felt the Simonson art was poor, but the Uncanny X-Men books were fairly good. The Power Pack, Hulk, and New Mutants issues were pretty dire though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 9:07:01 GMT -5
I have been back at reading this lately: This is my intro to both of these characters, and that art and those words! I never want it to end. Is there more after this collection of O'Neil/Adams on GL/GA, or is this collection it?
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 19, 2014 10:55:18 GMT -5
After close to a year's sabbatical from the task, I got back to indexing the DC war titles this past week. 1971 is done, a year which saw the introductions of the "Losers" and "Unknown Soldier" series. Both have been entertaining so far, and I can't wait to get to the Kirby issues of the former. There's too much Kanigher for my taste but that seems a small price to pay for all the outstanding Kubert, Heath, Severin, and Glanzman art these books contain.
Cei-U! On to '72!
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Post by Crimebuster on Dec 19, 2014 16:39:40 GMT -5
I have been back at reading this lately: This is my intro to both of these characters, and that art and those words! I never want it to end. Is there more after this collection of O'Neil/Adams on GL/GA, or is this collection it? I don't know exactly what is in that collection, but it's probably the whole thing. Their run only lasted from #76-89 before the series was cancelled. Adams previously drew GA in Brave and the Bold #85, which is a precursor to this series - it introduces the new look GA and also introduces his liberal social agenda, basically giving him the personality we know and love after decades of seemingly having no personality at all. If you like GL/GA, it's worth a read.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 21:09:04 GMT -5
I don't know exactly what is in that collection, but it's probably the whole thing. Their run only lasted from #76-89 before the series was cancelled. Adams previously drew GA in Brave and the Bold #85, which is a precursor to this series - it introduces the new look GA and also introduces his liberal social agenda, basically giving him the personality we know and love after decades of seemingly having no personality at all. If you like GL/GA, it's worth a read. And now I need that book. Thanks, Scott! That book there wouldn't happen to be in a collection somewhere, would it? Because I have a feeling that issue right there is not going to be easy for me to find at a price I really am willing to pay. I've never read any Batman before in my life, and I often like my first time reading a character to be in a team-up. Team ups are usually fun, and give just enough taste of the character to make me want to read more.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 19, 2014 23:04:33 GMT -5
They have a millenium edition of that one... that can probably be had for a reasonable price.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 20, 2014 1:20:21 GMT -5
Brave and the Bold #85 is probably in Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold, Volume One. Which I'm pretty sure my library system has!
If you go that route, you'll also get to read Brave and the Bold #78, where Batman teams up with Wonder Woman and Batgirl! And it's also Copperhead's first appearance! It's one of the best DC comics of 1968!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 4:22:08 GMT -5
I've started my Cerebus run, read 1-5 so far, its interesting seeing it go from a Conan satire to the more general satire it will become,so quickly. The "Elrod" character is a hoot already, and I cant wait for Moon Roach, Wolveroach, etc to show up. Have also just finished the Fall of the Mutants HC, what a variety of style and quality. The XFactor stories were quite disappointing, I felt the Simonson art was poor, but the Uncanny X-Men books were fairly good. The Power Pack, Hulk, and New Mutants issues were pretty dire though. Yeah, I was working my way through the series but got sidetracked pretty early on. I think the best part is watching it go from a pretty typical spoof to whatever it ends up being.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 7:14:23 GMT -5
Brave and the Bold #85 is probably in Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold, Volume One. Which I'm pretty sure my library system has! If you go that route, you'll also get to read Brave and the Bold #78, where Batman teams up with Wonder Woman and Batgirl! And it's also Copperhead's first appearance! It's one of the best DC comics of 1968! Thank you!! That is definitely on my list of wants then.
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Post by Confessor on Dec 20, 2014 8:34:02 GMT -5
I have been back at reading this lately: This is my intro to both of these characters, and that art and those words! I never want it to end. Is there more after this collection of O'Neil/Adams on GL/GA, or is this collection it? Green Lantern/Green Arrow neophyte here, but would this collection feature the famous "My ward is a junkie!" issue and the "why don't you do nothing for the brown skins?" story (I assume they were two separate issues)?
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 20, 2014 9:37:39 GMT -5
I have been back at reading this lately: This is my intro to both of these characters, and that art and those words! I never want it to end. Is there more after this collection of O'Neil/Adams on GL/GA, or is this collection it? Green Lantern/Green Arrow neophyte here, but would this collection feature the famous "My ward is a junkie!" issue and the "why don't you do nothing for the brown skins?" story (I assume they were two separate issues)? Yes to both. Cei-U! My copy's signed by Denny and Neal!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 9:51:13 GMT -5
Yes, it also has some women-hate-them-men moral story in there as well. But as far as I'm concerned, I really enjoy this book. The stories are slightly dated (as they are in most comics), but that's part of the fun. That is a huge CHUNK of the fun for me, personally.
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