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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2020 23:20:17 GMT -5
I had fallen behind a bit since Punchline but picked up all issues of the current Batman series up to 100...so I have a full run.
But don't ask me to get any variants for #100, there's a billion of them.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 5, 2020 23:53:00 GMT -5
I decided to put a pull list in at the new store in my area after failing to be able to get my hands on 'The last Ronin'... just a few titles to get a discount. We'll see if it lasts.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2020 3:22:58 GMT -5
Spare copy of my namesake...this is what you call a Patreon exclusive of Rags 1.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 27, 2020 14:53:51 GMT -5
Ah, what the heck... It's only money! I just bought the most recent Conan book by Glénat; it's the adaptation of Rogues in the House. At first glance, the art looks pretty good. The script by Patrice Louinet will probably stick very close to Howard's prose.   So as to get free shipping, I had to buy another book; and although I had planned to wait until the next time I meet the author (he lives in Montreal, and is often at the same cons I go to), I bought the latest Paul by Michel Rabaglati.   That series ( available in English too) is truly a thing of beauty; human, touching, both accurate and very amusing in its description of our human frailties. It's probably heavily inspired by the artists's life (as both he and his character are graphic artists, and not only recognize all the fonts used on public signs but know their creators too). That connection between author and character makes me pretty melancholy...because in this latest volume, Paul is going through a rough patch. His wife of several decades (and most of the books) has left him. His daughter, whom he adores, is leaving to live abroad. His mother is dying of cancer. His house is falling apart. He seems to have no friend left. Paul is caught in a vicious circle of depression and loneliness. I fear that this very accurate description of a mid-life crisis might be autobiographical, and Rabagliati is the nicest kind of person one could meet... he doesn't deserve this kind of heartache (even if he manages to turn it into a thing of beauty). If he's there at the next con, I'll buy an extra copy just to have it signed! |
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Post by berkley on Nov 27, 2020 18:08:23 GMT -5
I've seen those Paul books around but this is the first time I've read a review or anything like that. Think I ight give it a try sometime. Do the scharacters and their story go along more or less in chronological order of publication?
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 28, 2020 11:59:50 GMT -5
I've seen those Paul books around but this is the first time I've read a review or anything like that. Think I ight give it a try sometime. Do the scharacters and their story go along more or less in chronological order of publication? The series was not created in chronological order, but some books feature certain periods more prominently than others. Here are the titles that Drawn and Quarterly has on its website, organized in a roughly chronological order : Paul in the Country : This is the first book published back in 1999, and also the thinnest. Several vignettes stretching from the main character's youth to when he's already a dad with a receding hairline. It's charming. Paul Has a Summer Job : Eighteen years old, Paul wears a silly little goatee and has a job in a summer camp. It’s not easy dealing with rambunctious kids and with adult responsibilities! Not comfortable at all at first, he will eventually grow into his role and even learn to enjoy the experience. Ah, the romance of summer nights when you're young... Paul Moves Out : That’s the first book I read in the series. It beautifully captures the experience of finally moving to your own flat with your significant other. I swear, Paul and Lucie’s apartment is just like the one my wife and I shared in the mid-90s (except we didn’t have that %$# big rat in the bathroom!) Paul Goes Fishing : Many of us have memories of going fishing with a relative, such trips often being ritualized after a while. It’s the central theme of this book, in which Paul is a young adult. We learn more about him and his family, including how he and his wife lost an unborn baby. I’m not crying… you’re crying!Paul at Home : That's the one mentioned in the post above, in which Paul is 51. I read that it might also be the last book in the series. (I hope not!) More titles include Paul dans le nord (Paul is in his late teens and learns how awkward it can be to grow up in this coming of age story; first puppy love, and first heartbreak); Paul dans le métro (which could be Paul in the country 2, except it's set in the city); Paul à Québec (this moving book follows the last few months of Paul’s cranky father in law’s life. It explores themes like family and our relation with death. It is extremely moving and was adapted into a movie recently); Paul au parc (Paul is a young teen in this one and joins the boy scouts. A traumatic car accident will claim the life of six of his friends). The series and its author fully deserve all the awards they won! |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 9, 2020 22:06:27 GMT -5
Got sucked into a couple JLA issues... Nightwing, Starfire and Cyborg on the cover? Yes please. I have no idea really what's going on with that Dark/Metal thing, but it was cool art and a some of my favorites.
Sadly, it was the same story that's been told a bunch of times before with Dick Grayson, where he doubts he can really hang with the Justice League, then he does it, and all is great.
It was a great story the first time, but what makes character develop good is that it.. develops the character. When you undo and redo it...again and again, it's just not good.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2020 16:40:41 GMT -5
I had only bought #1 in the 2018 series and then fallen back, figuring I can always get a set later on...
And so said, so done, at barely over a buck per book. First 16 issues plus an Annual. 
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Post by Dizzy D on Dec 14, 2020 6:53:53 GMT -5
Couple of trades+ an OGN:
Sex Criminals Vol 6: Six Criminals: For a series with such a provocative name, the final issue sure was down to Earth. Most of this volume is about dealing with depression and loss. For a series that started as a light-hearted sex comedy with some sci-fi elements, it ended up at a bittersweet ending, but one that I think was a good way to end the whole story.
Gideon Falls vol 5: Ah, only two years ago, Gideon Falls started and main character Daniel looked like an outsider, always wearing that facemask when going outside. Two years later and he would have looked the most sane of the entire cast. It has been working up to its end for a while now (and a quick check, does show that the series is set to end this month), but I'm losing interest fast (though it kinda fits with the whole Stephen King vibe of the whole story, King also kept dragging out stories that should have wrapped up ages ago).
Ludocrats: Gillen, Rossignol and Stokely, an absurd comedy about a world where the only crime is to be boring. The Ludocrats hold unimaginable power, but their leader seems to have decided that it's time to end the Ludocracy and start an age of Normalcy. The main characters rebel and the story does seem to have a point to the end, but the first four issues are mostly a collection of random gags and dadaist ideas. I think this is the work by Gillen I didn't like much, I usually love his comics. The artwork is great though.
Swing #3: Originally started with husband/wife writing team Matt Hawkins and Jenni Chueng with art by Linda Sejic, issue no2 had credits for Hawkins, Cheung and now Yishan Lee on art and issue no 3 now just has Hawkins and Lee on the cover. The series still exists in the shadow of Sunstone, Stjepan Sejic's series of OGN that have been a great success for Top Cow and to a lesser extend Blood Stain, Linda Sejic's quirky not quite slice of life/not quite comedy series. Swing was better than Sugar, the other series in this "mini-verse" (all series can be read independently, but characters from various series show up in the others). I do wonder if they want to include the upcoming series from Stjepan Sejic (Fine Print) in this miniverse as this title will have fantastical elements.
Anyway back to this book, the first two issues were pretty good, mostly because you could tell it was drawing from Hawkins and Chueng's own relationship. Dan and Cathy try to spice up their love life after having been married for years. Their first attempts had mixed results, but by now both have settled into their new life. Cathy with more enthusiasm than Dan, but they are both aware of this and discuss each other boundaries. This issue their relationship runs into various snags and not all of them are overcome by the end. Some of them even not that bad for themselves; Cathy gets promoted at work and has even less time to spend at home and Dan finally gets his book published. Overall it's a book about a non-standard relationship, but it's not as good as Sunstone and without Linda Sejic's art, I don't think I will pick up the next issue. Eagerly anticipating Fine Print though.
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Post by Duragizer on Dec 18, 2020 19:59:39 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 3:32:56 GMT -5
Picked up three trades in the last round of auctions in the FB group I am part of run by the organizer of our local con circuit. All were cheap and piqued my curiosity...    -M |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Dec 24, 2020 8:56:06 GMT -5
Shuri: Wakanda Forever (2020)  A 'recent' purchase in that it arrived 2 days ago. I actually had it on preorder from the Book Depository since late August. The release date got pushed back twice, so it was finally shipped out right at the end of November - and given the delays in international mail all this year, I thought I wouldn't see it until sometime in January. So I was pleasantly surprised when it came just before Christmas. (It shows how much things have changed this year when I think of something taking 3 weeks to get from the UK to Croatia as fast delivery...) With this, I think I have pretty much all of the comics Okorafor has scripted, either in hard copy or digital format. The book is a nice package: it has the entire recent 10-issue Shuri series in a slightly smaller (almost digest-size) format, aimed at the younger reader market I believe. There's an ad in the back for similar books featuring Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel and Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, and damned if I'm not tempted to pick those up...
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Post by profholt82 on Dec 24, 2020 18:33:10 GMT -5
I didn't realize that Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Gos was a comic artist. I saw this cover and assumed it was someone with the same name, but a quick search later, and it is her. A multi-talented woman. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 2:03:19 GMT -5
I really wanted the Bruce Timm variant cover for Batman/Catwoman #1 and ended up getting a deal on two other variants:  |
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Post by berkley on Feb 10, 2021 15:59:54 GMT -5
Love and Rockets vol. IV #9
Psychodrama Illustrated #2 - 4
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