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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 16, 2014 16:16:19 GMT -5
The Boys is Ennis "taking the piss" with superheroes and turning it up to 11. There's some great character stuff in there. But mostly he's just trying to kill all the sacred cows. I like it, though it's far down on his list of best work.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 16, 2014 16:27:46 GMT -5
I read The Boys each month as it appeared. I'd recommend it to anyone who appreciates Garth Ennis. Its very raw and should be read in small doses, one story arc at a time
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 16:40:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies, I should be coming across some midweek...
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Post by thebeastofyuccaflats on Nov 17, 2014 18:00:41 GMT -5
The Boys is Ennis "taking the piss" with superheroes and turning it up to 11. There's some great character stuff in there. But mostly he's just trying to kill all the sacred cows. I like it, though it's far down on his list of best work. I'm only about a 1/4 through it, but that's my impression so far, as well. (though the bit with Frenchman and The Female's take on strip-poker is funny) |
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Post by impulse on Nov 22, 2014 11:16:23 GMT -5
Agreed on The Boys. Ennis mocking all the superhero stuff. Far from his best work (very, very far) but still largely enjoyable. It's pretty crass even for him, but that shouldn't be a surprise. It would have benefited from an editor in the middle/end as it starts to drag. There is a lot of rambling, endless heavy-handed exposition, but once it picks back up it's solid.
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Post by berkley on Nov 22, 2014 12:17:40 GMT -5
I loved The Boys - probably my favourite comic of the last few years. I even rate it above Preacher.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2014 12:44:57 GMT -5
Is Strikeforce:Morituri any good? I saw the first four (plus a few others) in the dollar bin. I'm not familiar with Peter B Gillis, but the premise sounds ok and I like that it's a pretty short series.
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Post by mrc1214 on Nov 23, 2014 13:10:23 GMT -5
Is Strikeforce:Morituri any good? I saw the first four (plus a few others) in the dollar bin. I'm not familiar with Peter B Gillis, but the premise sounds ok and I like that it's a pretty short series. It made a few of the best of lists on here which inspired me to buy it. So I guess for $4 its worth a shot. |
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Post by hondobrode on Nov 23, 2014 16:15:48 GMT -5
Just got around to reading the first collection of The Boys. I love biting satire and Ennis never fails to entertain.
Robertson is amazing to me in the sense that he's never a go to artist in my mind, but always delivers solidly and fits well with this and Transmetropolitan as edgy material.
As for Strikeforce, I haven't read all of it but liked what I read back in the late great 80's.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 23, 2014 16:36:57 GMT -5
I really enjoyed what I've read of Strikeforce Morituri, which I think is about the 1st two years or so... I remember getting a bit tired of it by then, but it's a really innovative concept that starts off really well.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Dec 1, 2014 16:55:53 GMT -5
A recently posted entry for our classic comic cover theme thread is the inspiration for asking about Epic Illustrated. What is it like? The covers look fantastic! How do the stories measure up? And are there any specific issues that are definitely worth owning??
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Post by badwolf on Dec 1, 2014 17:00:27 GMT -5
A recently posted entry for our classic comic cover theme thread is the inspiration for asking about Epic Illustrated. What is it like? The covers look fantastic! How do the stories measure up? And are there any specific issues that are definitely worth owning?? I loved it as a teen and I think most of it would still hold up today. There was a good variety of stuff, fantasy, SF, some horror. Interesting to see known creators do "mature" work before "mature" comics became a big thing. It's just too bad "The Last Galactus Story" got cut off. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2014 17:17:35 GMT -5
A recently posted entry for our classic comic cover theme thread is the inspiration for asking about Epic Illustrated. What is it like? The covers look fantastic! How do the stories measure up? And are there any specific issues that are definitely worth owning?? It's very literally Marvel's answer to Heavy Metal Magazine. At the time there were a handful of other options as well. So close in subject matter some stories were published in both (or all) magazines of the type at the time. Marvel also had exclusive content in their mag. Some super hero related but from the handful of issues I've read, not a whole lot. Dave Sim has a Cerebus strip in one, Wendy Pini has an Elfquest strip in one. It's partially color, partially black and white. Above average art from what I've seen. Stories are definitely more adult in nature, and there's the rare case of nudity contained as well. But it's not an erotic magazine, like Heavy Metal bills itself. |
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Post by Jesse on Dec 14, 2014 7:21:57 GMT -5
Is the first volume of Howard the Duck worth reading? Are his earlier appearances essential to read before starting the series?
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Post by fanboystranger on Dec 14, 2014 10:13:59 GMT -5
Is the first volume of Howard the Duck worth reading? Are his earlier appearances essential to read before starting the series? Yes, it is, up until Gerber leaves. My only quibble would be that if you aren't too familiar with '70s society, you may miss some of the issues satirized. Not most of them, however, as they tend to be universal concerns like censorship, political corruption, crazy people riding public transportation, existenial dread, etc. Gene Colan art throughout most of it, too.
The pre-HtD stories aren't essential to follow the ongoing, but they are amusing. The most significant would the Man-Thing story where he first appears, but he's only a bit player in that storyline, which is excellent.
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