finally finished the entire Bendis Daredevil run. Very good stuff. I especially liked The Golden Age and Decalogue.
I just picked up Transmetropolitan (Warren Ellis), 1602 HC tpb (Gaiman) and the first volume of Flight - free comic book day was good to me discount wise! I’ve also just read Nextwave and Desolation Jones (both Ellis - and both recommended).
Ellis is a looney.
–flux
I recently got Daisy Kutter: The Last Train by Kazu Kibuishi. I highly recommend it. I enjoyed it very much. It was a steampunkish cowboy adventure. Short sweet and entertaining.
I also got all three Volumes of Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley, and I love it. Love, love, love, love it. I’ve reread each volume like 4 times. Great comedy action goofy comic fun.
Using the internets I stole/read all of Preacher like a month ago. God I was missing out, that was beautiful. Jesse Custer is the man.
I read Flight Vol 3, and throughly enjoyed it, I have Vol 2 here, but I haven’t read it yet.
Bone One Volume edition is waiting to be read as well.
Batman Year 100 by Paul Pope was quite cool. The art takes a little bit to get used to, but it’s a very nice/different take on Batman. I got 100% on backorder from Amazon by Pope too, so I’m awaiting that.
Same with Flight Vol 1. I gots me lots of reading to do.
I just picked up the first TMNT GN (From 1984), in all it’s horribly drawn glory.
for a buck yesterday.
sixth printing, but I don’t care, I just wanted to read it.
Scholastic is publishing all 9 individual volumes in color. I think at least 3 or 4 of them have already come out, and they are only 10 bucks a pop. The colorist is the guy who colors the covers. Hopefully, one day there will be an oversize, hardcover, color one-volume edition of Bone.
Finished Secret Six. Thought it was pretty good, but not quite as good as VU + IC Special.
Currently reading Crisis on Multiple Earths The Team-Ups vol. 2 which is silver age goodness so far.
I got that massive The Making of Star Wars book that just came out so I am reading that now as well…very good stuff, and I’m only a casual fan
when does punisher man of stone come out?
Man of Stone already came out.
Reading Batman Black and White Volume 3 now that came out last week. Lots of goodies from Don McGregor, Mahfood, Cooke, Schwartz and even Brubaker wrote a story plus a whole lot more people. I love how they get like the whole comic book industry past and present to contribute Batman stories. Good stuff as always and a great addition if you have the other 2 Volumes. 
finished crisis on multiple earths the team ups vol. 2
favorite story was the spectre issue where he teams up with wildcat, with gorgeous art by neal adams
Just starting to get into these Batman Graphic novels. Finished up DKR, Long Halloween, and the Killing Joke. Thinking about getting Hush since I love Jim Lee’s artwork.
check out City of Crime, Batman and the Monster Men, and Batman and the Mad Monk
year one > all other bats gn’s
IMO hush, dkr, n long haloween are all tied for 2nd best. You should read the man who laughs if u liked the killing joke (who didn’t) think of it as joker: year one n brubakers writing owns by showing how bats is completely unprepared for dealing with joker the first time they meet and u MUST read dark victory it’s the sequel to halloween and just about as good.
Read gothic and child of dreams if u want something different there both very underrated, gothic is kind of a supernatural tale where batman fights a man who sold his soul for limited immortality and child of dreams is a manga tale…thats right MANGA! LOL but it’s actually very solid and bats goes to japan to kickass.
Can someone post a link of all the civil war tie-ins there are too many to keep track off and have they made any CW gn’s preferably hardcover? Will i get confused if i read ONLY the tie-ins of a series for example spiderman isssuex-issuey are CW tie ins but if i read only those and no other issues in the series will i know whats going on?
I would appreciate gn recommendations for cap A, anything with onslaught, venom/carnage, transformers (i read g1 from IDW and it was decent), any big events/crossovers from the past cuz i’m sure something as epic as CW happens every year right?, How is the age of apocalypse saga?, what is house of M all i know it’s part2 of some big 3part event where scarlet witch kills ppl, anything where i can see super heroes fight one another, anything on any not so well known but still very notable super hero, n finally i guess any “must haves” that every comic book fan should have.
EDIT: just read ultimate ironman vol1 it was a very different take on the pro-reg bastard i liked it alot and he took his suit off so i’m assuming he doesn’t fuse with his suit via techno organic virus till the later years? finished the preacher series and wow I <3 vertigo onto absolute sandman now!
EDIT2: I really enjoy the ultimate line what a great idea to modernize and retell origins n whatnot so ppl new to the comic scene like myself can play catchup to everyone else while still having an enjoyable read that resonates with our world however my only gripe is that i have quite a bit of knowledge of the 616 and little changes to the ultimate line bother me simply cuz i know it wasn’t like that in the oldschool comics for example venom’s origin being an anti-cancer suit, or prof x being having a very different persona i guess it’s the nerd in me but when i see things n the ultimate line that make me think hey thats not what happened in so n so storyline originally.
I would also like some suggestions for more source material for example which would be better for a 19 yr old who has some knowledge of the x-men universe uncanny or astonishing? i remember years ago 2 friends told me an island named krakoa captured the og x-men while prof sent a team to rescue them n 1 of them was vulcan who died so prof erased clops’s memory of it n sent a 3rd team to save them. Prof experimented on danger and admitted to loving jean grey i think? LOL prof x doesn’t sound like the nice guy he is in ultimte xmen (though he does lie/manipulate occasionally but only minor things) anyways so what series’s should i read to get not that info specifically but that type of info on x-men, or spiderman (neighborhood, amazing, sensational, spectacular waay too many to choose from), and whoever else u feel u should suggest should be appreciated.
Theres so much shit out there i don’t know how to find what i want or where to get it so any i would appreciate a link that could help me sort out what i’m looking for (ign SUCKS)
i was thinking of checking out y the last man it has a very good premise so i guess it should be at least a half decent read and is there any gn’s on the origin of the thunderbolts other then the CW gn?
Most of the Civil War books that I’ve read are pretty self-contained. Amazing-Spider-Man and Captain America in particular are very good reads. I really like Civil War. The TPB is pretty expensive, though. But it is very entertaining. (Keep in mind that I also think House of M is very entertaining and that I don’t like any Crisis.)
Captain America recommendations:
Brubaker’s run, of course. Start with Winter Soldier: Volume 1 and move on from there. On a related note, one of the awesome things about the Civil War Cap TPB is that it actually merges seamlessly into the ongoing Cap epic and the Civil War story.
Other than that, you should check out Truth: Red, White, and Black by Robert Morales and Kyle Baker. Much respect, it’s like the only recent Marvel comic that Alan Moore actually praised in public.
I also think the Marvel Knights Captain America run was above average. The first TPB, The New Deal, has art by John Cassaday. Some of the other TPBs have some Jae Lee art, too. Just skip Captain America: Avengers Disassembled. That one was really weak.
Thanks zeph winter soldier looks hot n red, white, black looks like it explains alot so i guess patriot must be the son oif the original cap A.
BUMP for everything else i asked.
Orochi - just to let you know, there is a Captain America Omnibus coming out that includes Brubaker’s Cap #1-25…I dont think it will be out until august or september though.
For X-Men they are releasing Brubaker’s first big arc as well as Mike Carey’s first big arc in hardcovers
But if you want the best Cap, check out the Captain America: Heroes Reborn tpb
On the reading front, I finished Shadowpact vol. 1. I enjoyed it for the most part even though I dont like Enchantress’ new costume or Chimp’s super hero costume, and the art was a little cartoon-y for me. I also dont know if I like the whole Nightmaster becoming young thing. The ragman issue was cool though.
P. Giddy is the meanest and most cruel there is. That’s just… wrong.
Oh, baby. They’re coming out with Essential Silver Surfer volume 2. It’s gonna include the first 18 issues or so of the late '80s series, too! Hopefully they will continue to pump these out… The world could always use some more Ron Lim Powerblasts.
Im looking for:
Earth X
Universe X vol.1 (I have vol.2)
Paradise X
and anything else related to this great series. If anyone knows a good site to get such things or knows if they are being reprinted anytimes soon, please, DO TELL!
finished sandman mystery theatre vol. 5 - very good stuff, good character development. Dodds is like what batman would actually be like in the real world, as a human.
I think the Earth X series is still in print. I still see copies of all the TPBs at bookstores and comic shops.
Sandman Mystery Theatre is one of the best, man. I always think of that when I think of the best Vertigo comics ever. Wagner and Seagle did a really great job developing the relationship between Wesley and Dian. I think their relationship really helped make the stories stand out as more than just pulp noir tales. Especially compared to other superheroic comics where the romance is pretty basic or just trite.
And I love that Detective Burke. Gotta be one of the best supporting “cop” characters around. I love that snarky attitude of his.
This is the stuff I’ve read lately:
Eternals HC - This was amazing. I never read any of those old Kirby comics, but Gaiman and JRjr’s work is fantastic. This needs to be an ongoing series. Except I have no idea who should write it if Gaiman’s too busy. But the story here is just too good to not follow up on it.
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane HC - sano pride, baby, sano pride.
Walking Dead v.6 - How intense was this? Just ridiculous. This is Kirkman’s best comic. Everything in Walking Dead is just on the mark. The character development is so believable, the art is on fire, and the plot is just crazy good–it’s surprising and yet inevitable.
The Boys - Finally got around to read the TPB of this, and yeah. I can see how it out-Preachers Preacher. Maybe I’m just desensitized or personally disturbed, but I really don’t see why DC wanted to cancel this comic. I feel like I’ve read things that are more violent, sexual, and obscene. I guess DC musta crapped themselves after seeing Ennis piss all over a JLA analogue. This series is shaping up to be classic, though. It’s like the best of Ennis. It’s got all the debauchery, humor, and messed up stuff like his work on MK Punny, Kev, Fury (the original), and Thor: Vikings. It’s got the intense, driven, contextual violence like Punny MAX. It’s got the heart and soul like the characters in Preacher.
The Homeless Channel - I know the guy who made this, so I guess I’m biased. It’s a story about a woman who starts a 24/7 cable TV station about homeless people. AiT/PlanetLar always publish good stuff. The black and white art totally reminds me of Bendis’ art. Matt’s a really good writer, though. There’s a free 32 page preview on his site. www.thehomelesschannel.com