Confessor
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Post by Confessor on Dec 27, 2014 19:02:18 GMT -5
Hey, it's spoon (formerly known as spoon_jenkins over at CBR). I was dormant when the last reboot happened, so I just found out that the Classics regulars migrated here. Nice to see lots familiar names. Hey, spoon! Nice to see you here at the new Classic Comics Forum. We have an "Introduce Yourself" thread that you might wanna say "hi" in, just to formally let everyone know that you're here (including folks who might not browse this thread very often). Great to see you back! classiccomics.boards.net/thread/24/introduce
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shaxper
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Post by shaxper on Dec 27, 2014 22:34:57 GMT -5
Hey, it's spoon (formerly known as spoon_jenkins over at CBR). I was dormant when the last reboot happened, so I just found out that the Classics regulars migrated here. Nice to see lots familiar names. Anyway, back then, I had just bought Essential Daredevil vol. 6 (#126-146) and a bunch of other back issues to do a massive reading of Daredevil starting at #126. Many months later, I'm up to #282. That's deep into the Ann Nocenti run; #282 was John Romita, Jr.'s last issue. The Nocenti run is a bit of a roller coaster. Some of it is awful and some of it is really good. She starts out incredibly heavy-handed in her politics and affected in her scripting. I'm surprised she wasn't fired a few issues in. Things really pick up after JRjr arrives. He's art is a perfect fit, and Nocenti because more skilled in her scripting and a bit more nuanced in integrating socio-political messages. I think things actually get better after the Typhoid Mary arc ends. Even though I think much of Nocenti's political messaging is facile, one of the best parts is a few issues with Number Nine that touch on both animal rights and feminism. Unfortunately, the last few issues that brought back Blackheart and Mephisto have been a regression. I wanted to keep going to #300, but then I discovered that I was actually missing #289. I'll have to slow down until I buy that. I also read a Firestorm TPB that reprints his short-lived (5 issue) first series and some of his back-ups in Flash. Welcome aboard, old friend!
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 28, 2014 9:27:35 GMT -5
spoon! Awesome to see you! There's still time, you should submit your list to this year's Classic Comics Christmas.
Cei-U! I summon the prodigal!
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Post by spoon on Dec 28, 2014 13:24:06 GMT -5
spoon! Awesome to see you! There's still time, you should submit your list to this year's Classic Comics Christmas. Cei-U! I summon the prodigal! Is there a cut-off date that I should get my late submission in by?
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 28, 2014 13:27:27 GMT -5
The 31st.
Cei-U! I summon the deadline!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 18:49:48 GMT -5
I recently participated in a secret Santa exchange in an FB group I am in. A friend sent me quite a haul, and one of the things he sent me was this: I read it, and I loved it. I really, really loved it. It was my first official Batman (and Robin/Nightwing) read, ever. I am definitely going to be reading more Batman.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 18:50:33 GMT -5
um, oops. The pic of the trade was just a google image search. My copy is definitely not autographed.
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 28, 2014 20:55:06 GMT -5
Just finished Cerebus 1-10, American Flagg 1, Batman Son of the Demon (? the Bingham one), Avengers 150-153, Astro City 1-6, and the first 2 collections of Vagabond, a manga about a Ronin/Samurai/Killer which I got after reading the issues where he takes on 70 Samurai in a valley by himself, freaking amazing. Hopefully these give you some idea of the energy in the book, while this last image shows the sheer beauty of the artwork, which is a lot more detailed than other manga I've encountered.
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Dec 28, 2014 21:44:58 GMT -5
I'm 21 issues into George Perez's run of Wonder Woman. It's been interesting for the most part, but I have to confess that a lot of the time keeping track of which God is which in Greek myth and why they matter is a bit of a chore. Issue 21 seems to have gotten rid of the Greek Gods for a while.
By the way, something obviously happened around issue 15 or so. I think Action Comics #600 played a big part in it, which I didn't read. Something happened with Darkseid and Mount Olympus that I'm really confused about. Apparently Wonder Woman and Superman did something to stop Darkseid who I'm guessing threatened Olympus in some capacity.
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Post by Jesse on Dec 29, 2014 12:30:15 GMT -5
the first 2 collections of Vagabond, a manga about a Ronin/Samurai/Killer which I got after reading the issues where he takes on 70 Samurai in a valley by himself, freaking amazing. Hopefully these give you some idea of the energy in the book, while this last image shows the sheer beauty of the artwork, which is a lot more detailed than other manga I've encountered. Takehiko Inoue's Vagabond is my favorite manga right now. The artwork is stunning and I agree Musashi taking on the entire Yoshioka School was an epic bloodbath.
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 29, 2014 14:37:31 GMT -5
Takehiko Inoue's Vagabond is my favorite manga right now. The artwork is stunning and I agree Musashi taking on the entire Yoshioka School was an epic bloodbath. I presume it must have been a post of yours that I saw recently. I had bought #26 very cheaply but not read it, saw the post and picked it up a week or so ago, and the rest is history. I like some manga, but have found some I want to like (Attack on Titan) where I dislike the artwork a lot. Not the case here, this goes from kinetic action to absolute beauty.
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Post by Jesse on Dec 29, 2014 18:12:58 GMT -5
I presume it must have been a post of yours that I saw recently. I had bought #26 very cheaply but not read it, saw the post and picked it up a week or so ago, and the rest is history. I like some manga, but have found some I want to like (Attack on Titan) where I dislike the artwork a lot. Not the case here, this goes from kinetic action to absolute beauty. Possibly I mentioned it in the manga thread before. It really is absolutely brilliant artwork and the intricate details in Takehiko Inoue's inking are incredible especially his backgrounds. I mean what other artist could make a rice paddy field so interesting?
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Post by earl on Dec 29, 2014 21:03:12 GMT -5
The nature artwork on that "Vagabond" series is fantastic. Kojima's artwork in "Lone Wolf and Cub" also has some stunning nature scenes.
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Post by earl on Dec 29, 2014 21:20:44 GMT -5
Dealing with the flu over Christmas cut down my comic reading. I did finish The Technopriests today and have read through part 4 of The Incal I finished Judge Dredd Case Files Vol. 4 and have read the first few progs of Vol. 5.
The Technopriests was a really wild comic. On one hand it could be very brutal, but then there is this child like dreaminess to the series. I think the plot and arc of the storyline also reminded me quite a bit of Charles Dickens in how it followed the Albino's life albeit in a wild science fiction setting. With the way Jodorowsky lays out the story with the "letters" narration gives it like that 18th-19th historical novel touch. The artwork by Zoran Janjetov and colorist Fred Beltran is very slick and sharp.
Dredd is definitely on a roll by this point. The short stories are often wild, funny and totally brutal. Mega City One doesn't look like a whole lot of fun. You definitely just couldn't do stories like this in American comics in the early 80s.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 29, 2014 23:58:38 GMT -5
The nature artwork on that "Vagabond" series is fantastic. Kojima's artwork in "Lone Wolf and Cub" also has some stunning nature scenes. If you like that art, you should definitely check out Vinland saga... it's even better, IMO.
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