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Post by wildfire2099 on May 11, 2014 22:13:26 GMT -5
So I read the 1st two issues of the New Magnus... meh. I don't like the time travel aspect. While reversing Asimov's laws is intriguing, I'm not sure it'll work all that well the way it's set up. If I come across them in a bargain bin great, but I don't think I'll be pulling any more.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2014 0:42:22 GMT -5
This is shaping up to be my biggest month yet, I'm one floppy away from my January total, which was my largest month to date, and it's only the 10th. But if I don't get an order of floppies in soon I'll be back to my Mickey and MAD hardcovers, which take a while to get through.
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 14, 2014 20:10:38 GMT -5
Got the new issue of Hellboy in Hell today, plus the trade collecting the first five issues which made for fantastic read.
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Post by Crimebuster on May 14, 2014 23:28:05 GMT -5
Archie has been having some major hiccups in their publishing schedule recently, the result being that all of their comics seem to come out at the same time. As a result, this week I got the trifecta - Archie, Life with Archie and Afterlife with Archie.
Archie #655 was a fun enough issue. I thought it came out too soon - it was sort of a parody of the Guardians of the Galaxy, so putting this issue out in August would make more sense to me. Archie and Jughead go to space and join the "Good Guys of the Galaxy," who are trying to spot a villain who is conquering the galaxy with the Miracle Mitten. Sorry, Thanos, but the Infinity Gauntlet is old news. A decent issue written by Tom DeFalco, this one also has appearances by obscure and forgotten Archie characters like Cosmo the Merry Martian and Super Duck.
Life with Archie #35 was, as I expected, a Jughead spotlight issue. In one universe, we got Jughead's wedding to Ethel, while int he other, we got the birth of Jughead and Midge's baby. All of that clears the decks for the death of Archie next issue, which seemed to be set up in the "...marries Betty" universe. One thing I noticed was some of the lettering got wonky towards the end of the book - random balloons were italicized for no apparent reason. Seemed like a goof up.
Afterlife with Archie #5 finally arrived. The title is supposed to be monthly, but it was 10 weeks between issues. The first arc ended, so it will be interesting to see if new readers come on board once the inevitable TPb comes out with the first arc. I'm also hoping the series doesn't lose too much momentum because of the long delay; it was getting a lot of buzz after #4, but 10 weeks is a long time and the buzz died out pretty much by the time this came out.
Also, we finally got the sales figures for Life with Archie. As I suspected, it's sales that drove the end of the title. Last year's average was just 8700. And I guess not enough people were buying the trades to make it viable with such small circulation.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 23:41:08 GMT -5
Mostly reading through some stuff I have out from the library. I read the first Daredevil by Waid hc-I am missing 1 issue and it was collected in the hc, so I reread the whole early run to read that one, but it's good stuff so I didn't mind. Started making my way through the Bone all in one edition, only a couple of issues into the series currently, and also just started on Daytrippers, having read the first issue, curious to see where it goes after the way the first issue ended. The only comic I own that I read the past few days was the Cyan issue of the new Vertigo quarterly anthology. Some good stuff in it though.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 19:56:00 GMT -5
I didn't think I needed my 2013 list so I didn't try to copy it, but then I realized it's a bookmark for series I'm following. Anyone happen to have a copy of that thread? I think my list was on page four.
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Post by shaxper on May 17, 2014 7:21:37 GMT -5
Life with Archie #35 was, as I expected, a Jughead spotlight issue. In one universe, we got Jughead's wedding to Ethel, while int he other, we got the birth of Jughead and Midge's baby. All of that clears the decks for the death of Archie next issue, which seemed to be set up in the "...marries Betty" universe. One thing I noticed was some of the lettering got wonky towards the end of the book - random balloons were italicized for no apparent reason. Seemed like a goof up. A much bigger error that really upset me in this issue was Ms. Grundy and a completely healthy Cheryl Blossom showing up in the final panel of the wedding story. On the cusp of losing this amazing continuity, it outright hurt to see two of the biggest events that occurred in this title completely disregarded by the artist. Whoops. |
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Post by shaxper on May 17, 2014 7:22:42 GMT -5
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Post by Icctrombone on May 18, 2014 8:13:56 GMT -5
I always wrote my lists and just pasted it to the CBR site. I have both years that I've been a part of on my computer.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 19, 2014 7:58:13 GMT -5
Finished up Daredevil MMW Vol. 6... One of those I got as part of a lot for something else. Not bad. It features the big reveal of Daredevil secret identity to Karen Page... a sub plot against criminal mastermind Crime Wave, Foggy Nelson as DA, and a fun issue where DD fights Nighthawk. (which was the best of the group). It was a little disconcerting to have the status quo be so different from the later ones I read last week... Foggy breaks off his engagement to Debbie in issue 60 or so, while in issue 202 they're married and having issues. The ongoing Karen Page drama is a bit melodramatic for my tastes, but the art is excellent and more than makes up for it.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2014 18:58:37 GMT -5
I broke 100 issues in a month for the first time this year.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2014 19:00:49 GMT -5
I broke 100 issues in a month for the first time this year. Woot. Hopefully you enjoyed a majority of them too! -M |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 0:38:28 GMT -5
Oh yeah, it's all been good. I think the worst was the Silverwolf comics, but I still like them for some unexplainable reason. Mostly to laugh at what I thought was cool when I was 8. It's like rewatching Gremlins for the first time in thirty years and realizing it's not a terrifying horror movie.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 0:40:04 GMT -5
I wish I could find that anthropomorphic cat-human nightclub bouncer with a lowrider comic I started and never finished when I was around ten. I think I got four or five pages in. I bet it's hilarious.
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Post by Jesse on May 26, 2014 9:26:03 GMT -5
I'm not sure that I did this right. It kind of feels weird starting in the middle of the year but I don't think I can recall everything that I've read since January by month. I just update this post for the rest of May right? or do I update this post for the rest of the year as well? also should I have included anything published in the last ten years? because I didn't count any new books.
May- Miracleman #6
- The Sandman #57 - #75
- Death: The High Cost of Living #1-3
- Sandman Presents Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams... But Were Afraid to Ask
- Sandman Presents Lucifer #1-3
- Sandman Presents The Deadboy Detectives #1-4
- Sandman Presents Bast #1-3
- The Dreaming #1 and #2
- Saga of Swamp Thing #20 (1984)
- Green Lantern #76 (1970)
- Police Comics #1-24
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #4
- Uncanny X-Men #138-143, #235-238, #270-272
- New Mutants #95-97
- X-Factor #60-62
May total: 81 Best stories I read in May: The Sandman: The Kindly Ones (The Sandman #57-69), Green Lantern #76 Other highlights: Jack Cole's Plastic Man stories featured in Police Comics were incredibly fun. _____________________ Platinum Age: 0 Golden Age: 24 Atom Age: 1 Silver Age: 0 Bronze Age: 9 Copper Age: 0 Modern Age: 34 science fiction: 0 fantasy: 34 romance/drama: 0 superhero: 47 humor: 0 biographical: 0 action/adventure: 0 crime/detective: 0 horror/occult: 0 war: 0 other: 0 Marvel: 20 DC: 2 Vertigo: 34 Eclipse: 1 Quality Comics: 24 June
- Miracleman #7
- The Dreaming #3-16
- Spider-Man #8-12, #16
- Police Comics #25-29
- Star Wars Crimson Empire #1-6
- Star Wars Heir to the Empire #1-6
- Star Wars Dark Force Rising #1-6
- Star Wars The Last Command #1-6
- Marvel Comics Presents #72-84
- Green Lantern Green Arrow #76-80
June total: 68 Best stories I read in June: The Dreaming has been steadily good but the cream of the crop is definitely Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams' Green Lantern costarring Green Arrow. Other highlights: I really enjoyed rereading the Thrawn trilogy. _____________________ Platinum Age: 0 Golden Age: 5 Atom Age: 0 Silver Age: 0 Bronze Age: 5 Copper Age: 0 Modern Age: 58 science fiction: 24 fantasy: 14 romance/drama: 0 superhero: 30 humor: 0 biographical: 0 action/adventure: 0 crime/detective: 0 horror/occult: 0 war: 0 other: 0 Marvel: 19 DC: 5 Vertigo: 14 Eclipse: 1 Quality Comics: 5 Dark Horse: 24 July- The Dreaming #17-32
- Thor #314
- Green Lantern Green Arrow #81-87, #89
- Batman The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga #1-4
- The Flash #217-219, #226
- Tom Strong #1-3
- Frank Miller's Ronin #1-6
- Police Comics #30-34
- Miracleman #8
July total: 47 Best stories I read in July: Tom Strong and The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga were both incredible fun. Other highlights: Frank Miller's Ronin was a surprisingly good cyber punks story that read like a manga. _____________________ Platinum Age: 0 Golden Age: 5 Atom Age: 0 Silver Age: 3 Bronze Age: 18 Copper Age: 0 Modern Age: 21 science fiction: 9 fantasy: 15 superhero: 23 horror/occult: 0 war: 0 other: 0 Marvel: 1 DC: 22 Vertigo: 15 Eclipse: 1 Quality Comics: 5 Dark Horse: 0 America's Best Comics: 3 August- Batman The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga #5-8
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed OGN
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II OGN
- Tom Strong #4-6
- Miracleman #9
- Police Comics #35-39
- Dead Boy Detectives #1-8
August total: 23 Highlights in August: Batmanga, Tom Strong and Plastic Man continue to be a lot of fun. _____________________ Platinum Age: 0 Golden Age: 5 Atom Age: 0 Silver Age: 4 Bronze Age: 1 Copper Age: 0 Modern Age: 13 science fiction: 5 fantasy: 8 superhero: 10 horror/occult: 0 war: 0 other: 0 Marvel: 0 DC: 4 Vertigo: 8 Eclipse: 0 Quality Comics: 5 Dark Horse: 2 America's Best Comics: 3 September
- Tom Strong #7-18
- Batman The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga #9-13
- Miracleman #10
- Police Comics #40-44
- 21 The Story of Roberto Clemente OGN
- Incognegro OGN
- Dead Boy Detectives #9
- From Hell #1-11
September total: 37 Best stories I read in September: Really enjoyed the Wilfred Santiago artwork in 21 and the story is outstanding. Mat Johnson's Incognegro was excellent. I'm glad I finally got around to reading From Hell. Other highlights: Plastic Man, Tom Strong and Batmanga all continue to be really fun. _____________________ Platinum Age: 0 Golden Age: 5 Atom Age: 0 Silver Age: 4 Bronze Age: 1 Copper Age: 0 Modern Age: 27 science fiction: 12 fantasy: 1 superhero: 11 horror/occult: 11 war: 0 other: 2 Marvel: 0 DC: 5 Vertigo: 3 Eclipse: 1 Quality Comics: 5 Dark Horse: 0 America's Best Comics: 12 Fantagraphics Books: 1 Kitchen Sink Press (Mad Love (Publishing), Ltd.): 11 October- Tom Strong #19-26
- Gotham Academy #1
- Miracleman #11
- Batman The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga #14-17
- Marvel Comics #1
- Hellblazer #1
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. _____________________ Platinum Age: 0 Golden Age: 1 Atom Age: 0 Silver Age: 4 Bronze Age: 1 Copper Age: 0 Modern Age: 9 science fiction: 8 fantasy: 0 superhero: 6 horror/occult: 2 war: 0 other: 0 Marvel: 1 DC: 4 Vertigo: 1 Eclipse: 1 Quality Comics: 0 Dark Horse: 0 America's Best Comics: 8 November- Batman The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga #18-22
- Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration #1
- Tom Strong #27-36
- Uncanny X-Men #298-305, #315
- X-Factor #87-92
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #17
- X-Men Unlimited #1-2
- X-Force #25
- X-Men #25
- Wolverine #75
- Excalibur #71
- Saga of Swamp Thing #21-27
- Miracleman #13
- Gotham Academy #2
- Police Comics #45
- Ghost in the Shell #0-8
November total: 57 Highlights: Alan Moore's Swamp Thing was amazing and I simply could not put it down once I got into it. Really looking forward to reading more of that run. I'm glad I finally got around to reading Ghost in the Shell it was excellent. Other highlights: Finally finished Tom Strong. It's a really fun series and I was kind of sad when it was over. I also reread X-Men Fatal Attractions which I thought holds up pretty well. _____________________ Platinum Age: 0 Golden Age: 1 Atom Age: 0 Silver Age: 5 Bronze Age: 8 Copper Age: 0 Modern Age: 43 science fiction: 19 fantasy: 0 superhero: 30 horror/occult: 8 war: 0 other: 0 Marvel: 22 DC: 13 Vertigo: 0 Eclipse: 1 Quality Comics: 1 Dark Horse: 9 America's Best Comics: 10 December- Judenhass OGN
- Gotham Academy #3
- Tales of Suspense #77
- Captain America #184-186
- Batman The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga #23-26
- Police Comics #46-47
- The Walking Dead #1-4
- Irredeemable Ant-Man #1-12
- Saga of Swamp Thing #28-34
- Saga of Swamp Thing Annual #2
- Ultimate Spider-Man #0.5
- Ultimate Spider-Man #1-71
- The Multiversity Thunderworld Adventures #1
- Squarriors #1
December total: 108 Highlights: Despite Bendis' problems with dialogue and my not being a fan of the Mark Bagley artwork once I got into it I could not put down their Ultimate Spider-Man. Other highlights: Alan Moore's Swamp Thing continues to be excellent. _____________________ Platinum Age: 0 Golden Age: 2 Atom Age: 0 Silver Age: 5 Bronze Age: 10 Copper Age: 0 Modern Age: 90 science fiction: 0 fantasy: 1 superhero: 94 horror/occult: 12 war: 0 other: 1 Marvel: 86 DC: 13 Image: 4 Vertigo: 0 Eclipse: 0 Quality Comics: 2 Dark Horse: 0 Aardvark-Vanaheim: 1 Devil's Due Publishing: 1 |
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