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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2014 14:05:28 GMT -5
Also of note on Peter David on the Phantom, this is a return for him to the character, as he also write the 4 issue 1988 mini series for DC with art by Joe Orlando.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 1, 2014 16:59:32 GMT -5
Also of note on Peter David on the Phantom, this is a return for him to the character, as he also write the 4 issue 1988 mini series for DC with art by Joe Orlando. -M Really now? I think I might need to check that out. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 1, 2014 17:26:13 GMT -5
Catching up on some recent stuff- Best thing to come out of the whole Original Sin event was the 2 part story by Mark Waid in Daredevil 6-7 exploring the history of Matt's mother Sister Maggie, the character we first met in Miller's Born Again years ago. Top notch work by Waid and company. Daredevil #8 sets out to explore the legacy of the Purple Man and introduced the Purple Children-one of the creepiest set of legacy villains you will ever see. Star Mage (IDW) #6-what looked to be a promising mini series that started strong turned into a hot mess that goes beyond disappointing. The last pages promises more stories...I won't be getting them. Also disappointing was the wrap up of the second Dream Thief mini from Dark Horse Escape. Issues 1-2 featured original series artist Greg Smallwood, but Greg left to do Moon Knight for Marvel and only did the covers for 3 and 4. The new artist on 3 and 4 just failed to capture the mood and atmosphere that made these books so appealing, and just didn't have the same visual storytelling chops as Smallwood. The original mini was one of my favorite reads last year, and the sequel was off to a strong start, but finished weak and was ultimately disappointing. Again a last page promise of more, but unless Smallwood returns or another stronger artist takes over for the next mini, I am likely to pass this time. The story was still good, but the visual execution of the story suffered from the artistic change and it changed the whole mood and tone of the he story's presentation, and those two things were the core of its appeal for me. Unless it can recapture that aspect with the next mini, I'll spend my money elsewhere. -M Yeah, I agree pretty much 100%. Star Mage was a great start, a medicore middle, and a horrible, contrived ending. I haven'y read DD #8 yet, but I agree the story with his mom was really awesome. I tried Dream Thief, but it didn't do much for me so I didn't keep it up. |
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Post by Jesse on Nov 2, 2014 0:25:33 GMT -5
October total: 17
Highlights: (Although a new comic) Gotham Academy #1 was outstanding. Hellblazer #1 was excellent. I'm glad I finally got around to reading it and look forward to checking out the rest of the series when I get the chance.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 2, 2014 7:01:10 GMT -5
Wrap up of October 2014:
The Good:
I read Avengers #56 and Annual #2. Probably my favorite 2 part story. Fantastic Four #171-183 was a nice run that had Galactus Vs. the High Evolutionary, Reed being replaced by an evil double from Counter Earth and The Frightful Four recruiting a partner in the Baxter Building. I read Infinity Revelation , the new Hard cover original story by Jim Starlin. I enjoyed it and it resulted in a new direction for Thanos and Warlock. Supreme 63-68 had Erik Larsen take over for Alan Moore and put together a nice 6 part run. The only negative is that it ends in a cliffhanger which has not been resolved to this day.
The Bad:
I read a few of the Neal Adams Continuity line and they suffer from too many concepts and big action jammed into each book. I like most books to introduce the main characters before they are thrown into chaos. Good art but bad stories are the default with many of those books. I read Cyberrad 1,2. They were meh.
The Ugly:
I read the Super Powers mini series from Jack Kirby. It was written by Paul Kupperberg and just had really bad dialogue. Kirbys art slipped as well but I can blame the inker ( Greg Theakston) for some of it too.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 2, 2014 7:06:44 GMT -5
As of the first 10 months I have a total of 904 comics read. Last year I read 1400 , so I'm well off the pace. I guess a new dog and a refinance of my home ate up a lot of my reading time. I averaged 117 books read a month in 2013 and am Doing around 90 this year.
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Post by shaxper on Nov 2, 2014 9:05:55 GMT -5
Nearly everything I read this month was a modern comic, and, as the admin of the classic comics forum, that makes me feel a little dirty.
I tend to read a single run at a time and, while I began the month with Man-Thing, I have to admit I got a little bored, and so I spent the remainder of the month catching up on the new Valiant books from the beginning two years ago to present. I loved Harbinger, and liked Bloodshot, but the jury is still out on X-O Manowar. Not sure I'll be checking out any others.
883 books so far for the year, which makes this my lowest year since we started this thing back in 2012. A big part of that was definitely the creation of the CCF. In addition to it taking up massive amounts of my time in the first four months, it kind of burnt me out a little on comics. I'm still reading and enjoying, but in smaller doses. I like comics being one dimension of my free time interests. For a while after we moved here, the CCF (and, thus, comics) became my every waking thought.
Nice to be getting closer to finding a balance again.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2014 13:31:02 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2014 13:34:07 GMT -5
Only completed one graphic novel in November, counting it as ten issues. So obviously it was the best and worst thing I've read this month. Anyway, it was good. My Friend Dahmer. I've already read the original short comic, and finally read the extended version in October. It's probably my favorite true crime/autobiographical graphic novel out there. There's some good autobiographical comics in the alternative/slice of life genre I like a lot, but as far as thrillers go this one tops out Green River Killer for me. So now it's looking less like I'll hit 1000 comics for the year, I have nearly 50 to go in a month. I'm halfway through two trades right now, Usagi Yojimbo and Lone Wolf And Cub. So maybe I'll make it, we'll see.
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Post by shaxper on Nov 2, 2014 20:19:22 GMT -5
Only completed one graphic novel in November, counting it as ten issues. So obviously it was the best and worst thing I've read this month. Anyway, it was good. My Friend Dahmer. I've already read the original short comic, and finally read the extended version in October. It's probably my favorite true crime/autobiographical graphic novel out there. There's some good autobiographical comics in the alternative/slice of life genre I like a lot, but as far as thrillers go this one tops out Green River Killer for me. So now it's looking less like I'll hit 1000 comics for the year, I have nearly 50 to go in a month. I'm halfway through two trades right now, Usagi Yojimbo and Lone Wolf And Cub. So maybe I'll make it, we'll see. My wife teaches My Friend Dahmer to her AP English class. Pretty awesome. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2014 22:10:34 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm going to check out some more Derf stuff now. In the forward of the longer graphic novel he said he improved the art, but I really liked it in the self published comic too, so either way is fine with me.
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Post by The Captain on Nov 3, 2014 6:28:33 GMT -5
Made it to 63 books in October, although it was all in the first 5 days and last 5 days of the month. Nothing "classic" again this month, which makes two months in a row where all I read was modern books.
Started November off with a rush, as I read half of the current Aquaman series, then got my first classics since August when I started reading Further Adventures of Indiana Jones.
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Post by shaxper on Nov 6, 2014 11:04:57 GMT -5
FINALLY broke the 900 mark, though this is still shaping up to be my lowest year yet. Loving trudging through the old Usagi Yojimbo stories through the new hardcover editions, though. I'm generally a purist about reading the floppy originals (and mine are signed by Sakai!) but these hard cover editions are gorgeous and make the black and white art all the more vibrant. It's great to see Stan Sakai's work getting the respect and dignity it so richly deserves.  |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 6, 2014 19:14:03 GMT -5
That Batman bobble head is the best!
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Post by shaxper on Nov 6, 2014 20:02:59 GMT -5
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