The Comic Book Thread

KagerouSama · Mar 11, 2013

I've had a spell this past year where I've been reading Archie Digests.
I can almost hear the cry of "heathen" now. But, they're decent entertainment.
It's no hero set. Well, except for the rare Archie superhero edition.

There was a neat one-panel joke to imply that Veronica's dad, Mr. Lodge, either was or at least possessed the helm of Doctor Fate.

It is eerily unnerving to know that Archie and his friends have been in high school, at least, since the 60s if not earlier--none of them aging, but the comic always being bent to fit in modern times.

It's fun to read the comics while imagining that there's something far more sinister going on in the background. You know, when a giant, floating, intergalactic, disembodied cow head isn't dropping off the Ninja Turtles during a Jose and the Pussycats concert.

brentsg · Mar 11, 2013

Only by reading the Toren Smith links did I learn that Peter David had a stroke at the end of last year. I guess he's making good progress with recovery but that really sucks. I'm not sure if people like his stuff here, but I've always enjoyed.. going back to the Babylon 5 days.

Hot Chocolate · Mar 12, 2013

KagerouSama said:
I've had a spell this past year where I've been reading Archie Digests.
I can almost hear the cry of "heathen" now. But, they're decent entertainment.
It's no hero set. Well, except for the rare Archie superhero edition.

There was a neat one-panel joke to imply that Veronica's dad, Mr. Lodge, either was or at least possessed the helm of Doctor Fate.

It is eerily unnerving to know that Archie and his friends have been in high school, at least, since the 60s if not earlier--none of them aging, but the comic always being bent to fit in modern times.

It's fun to read the comics while imagining that there's something far more sinister going on in the background. You know, when a giant, floating, intergalactic, disembodied cow head dropping off the Ninja Turtles during a Jose and the Pussycats concert.

The wife reads them so you won't hear a blip from me, during my weekly trips I pick her up a copy of the "Life With Archie" and "Kevin Kellar" comics

brentsg said:
Only by reading the Toren Smith links did I learn that Peter David had a stroke at the end of last year. I guess he's making good progress with recovery but that really sucks. I'm not sure if people like his stuff here, but I've always enjoyed.. going back to the Babylon 5 days.

His X-Factor book has been consistently the better to best x-book on the market

aria · Mar 13, 2013

Read the anticipated Walking Dead #108 this morning (known by its cover as "Ezekiel has a tiger"), liked it--here are some thoughts:

Spoiler:

Cylotron · Mar 18, 2013

i'm sure by now we've all heard of a graded walking dead #1 comic that sold for over $10,000 awhile ago...

well, now a non-graded copy has exceeded $1,500: link

too bad we didn't pick up multiple copies of that issue when it first came out eh

EH !?

SouthtownKid · Mar 18, 2013

Zardoz said:
i'm sure by now we've all heard of a graded walking dead #1 comic that sold for over $10,000 awhile ago...

Nope. Don't care, either.

terry.330 · Apr 8, 2013

Been going old school lately, picked up Creey Presents Bernie Wrightson, Creepy Presents Richard Corben, Vampirella Archives vol. 4. Good stuff.

Also picked up Mary Shelly's Frankenstien illustrated by Wrightson and it's fucking incredilble.

aria · Apr 19, 2013

I've been meaning to write up a few reviews, but it's been long enough that I figure I'll just summarize: I got really into the Judge Dredd spin-off universe and read much of what was available. I'd already enjoyed Low Life, which came to a head in Volume 2 last year. They clearly realized Dirty Frank is their breakout character and went with it. Sadly it ends on a cliffhanger (not as serious a cliffhanger as Insurrection, aka "Dreddhammer 40k", but I doubt the latter will ever be continued).

Despite SouthtownKid's negative comments, I thought The Simping Detective was actually enjoyable.

Now Shimura is really hit or miss, it's one of those comics where you can feel the lack of knowledge of the author turned into some downright ridiculous portrayals of a fictional future Japan (or at least what it would be to an overgrown teenage-mind in the late-80s).

The Devlin Waugh stories start out awesome. He was almost certainly cutting edge when he first came out (so to speak), especially in comparison to Dredd, but they then really had no idea what to do with him and try way, way too hard to stay interesting--to very loosely adapt something written by Roger Ebert: Waugh is interesting enough on his own that I would enjoy reading a comic of him having tea and a witty conversation. The actual stories become atrocious by the end.

I say all of this because I've started the Day of Chaos storyline in the main Dredd comic and I just read a preview that said it ties into not only the Apocalypse War, but also the ongoing stories of The Simping Detective and Lowlife

Yay!

The last, completed TPB Dredd series Origins/Mutants in Mega-City One/Tour Of Duty was a very enjoyable read and, IMO, proved the comic has a lot of life left in it.

Late · May 1, 2013

I've probably spammed this earlier, but it got lost in all the noise of the latest Batman vs. Dickrider 'arcs'

The final stand:

The crowning achievement of 2000 AD/Nemesis the Warlock artist John Hicklenton's career, 100 Months was completed just hours before his death by voluntary euthanasia. A fable of the final battle for Earth's survival.

Johnny Hicklenton was one of Britain's leading comic book artists, who took his own life in March 2010 with the assistance of Dignitas in Zurich. 100 Months is an apocalyptic parable of environmental devastation written and drawn in fore knowledge of his own impending death. An intense, hallucinatory story with overtones of Dostoevsky's 'Legend of the Grand Inquisitor' and artwork of breathtaking intensity, it is the crowning achievement of a brilliant career, a true graphic novel that engages ultimate themes of life, death and salvation.

One man's race against death.

Magician · May 1, 2013

I picked up the Twilight Graphic Novel Collectors Edition. Which is books one and two put together.

It's nice to see the author's view on what the Twilight characters would looks like.

The art is also quite nice.

SouthtownKid · May 1, 2013

WHAT THE FUCK

I had no idea Hincklenton had even died, much less taken his own life. Was he sick? What the hell, man? I didn't know he was considered one of Britain's top comic book artists, because I always thought a lot of people tended to regard his time on Nemesis as kind of a low point artistically for the series, but I really liked his work a lot. I have the Titan edition Nemesis volume 7 signed and with sketch by him. He really made Nemesis look like an alien, and I liked his take on Purity a lot as well. I can't go so far as to say he was my favorite on the series ever, because I really love both O'Neil and Talbot, but Hincklenton's run was hugely influential to me at the time.

This is depressing.

But how in the fuck do you finish just hours before taking your own life? I wouldn't be able to relax until I saw the comic actually make it to print. The idea of dying and just kind of trusting that everyone else would follow through on stuff bringing the book to market is completely unimaginable to me. Holy shitting fuck.

edit: I'll have to see if I can find it at a local shop, otherwise it looks like I'll probably have to order from amazon UK.

Hot Chocolate · May 1, 2013

SouthtownKid said:
WHAT THE FUCK

I had no idea Hincklenton had even died, much less taken his own life. Was he sick? What the hell, man? I didn't know he was considered one of Britain's top comic book artists, because I always thought a lot of people tended to regard his time on Nemesis as kind of a low point artistically for the series, but I really liked his work a lot. I have the Titan edition Nemesis volume 7 signed and with sketch by him. He really made Nemesis look like an alien, and I liked his take on Purity a lot as well. I can't go so far as to say he was my favorite on the series ever, because I really love both O'Neil and Talbot, but Hincklenton's run was hugely influential to me at the time.

This is depressing.

But how in the fuck do you finish just hours before taking your own life? I wouldn't be able to relax until I saw the comic actually make it to print. The idea of dying and just kind of trusting that everyone else would follow through on stuff bringing the book to market is completely unimaginable to me. Holy shitting fuck.

edit: I'll have to see if I can find it at a local shop, otherwise it looks like I'll probably have to order from amazon UK.

I had no clue his Nemesis run was considered bad as everyone I ever heard/saw mention it said it was great or awesome

Hot Chocolate · May 6, 2013

So another Free Comic Book Day in the books

Took that day to grab a bunch of the current Valiant books

SouthtownKid · May 6, 2013

Trey Burnout said:
I had no clue his Nemesis run was considered bad as everyone I ever heard/saw mention it said it was great or awesome

For me, Roach is the one Nemesis artist who was completely miscast for the series. I have no idea what they were thinking there, although Purity's Story is a great chapter of the series. But he was easily the most mundane and far and away least visually-imaginative artist to touch the series. Roach would be a perfectly great artist on a thousand other series. But on Nemesis, it was like getting Ron Howard to fill in for David Lynch.

But yeah, Hincklenton was fucking awesome on the book, and exactly what was needed at that moment.

Kind of blasphemous, but my favorite artist on the book was Talbot. It was my first exposure to him, and I was blown away. O'Neil can do bizarre better, but Talbot brings more of a sense of character. O'Neil would be my close second place. Then Hincklenton. Then maybe Redondo? Henry Flint is great, but let's face it, he's kind of a low-rent O'Neil. And Book X wasn't Flint's most inspired work ever anyway, imo (although still good). Then Roach in last place, although again, a great enough artist generally.

Late · May 16, 2013

Just read Hellblazer: Highwater, oh how the mighty have fallen. An incredibly boring story with him chasing after the wife of a guy for whose death he felt responsible for, and finding out that she's living in some rural town controlled by neo-Nazis, who are funded by a mysterious millionaire, with whom he a sado-masochistic relationship with. So contrived and boring.

Hikaru Ichijyo · May 16, 2013

Trey Burnout said:
So another Free Comic Book Day in the books

Took that day to grab a bunch of the current Valiant books

The relaunched Valiant stuff has been fantastic IMO. My patience has worn thin with DC and their New52 and I've been replacing dropped DC titles with the Valiant line. I miss the Gold Key properties not being involved but it seems the creative team has managed to make things work just fine without them. The $3.99 price point is a little aggravating but I realize they are a small publisher and don't have the deep pockets like DC and Marvel do.

As for FCBD, I found it to be rather underwhelming this year. At least the girls got a ton of kid comics to read/destroy.

Hot Chocolate · May 16, 2013

Hikaru Ichijyo said:
The relaunched Valiant stuff has been fantastic IMO. My patience has worn thin with DC and their New52 and I've been replacing dropped DC titles with the Valiant line. I miss the Gold Key properties not being involved but it seems the creative team has managed to make things work just fine without them. The $3.99 price point is a little aggravating but I realize they are a small publisher and don't have the deep pockets like DC and Marvel do.

As for FCBD, I found it to be rather underwhelming this year. At least the girls got a ton of kid comics to read/destroy.

Yeah I am loving the hell out of Shadowman, Harbinger, Harbinger Wars, Bloodshot and Archer & Armstrong

Had to drop a bunch of books in order to keep enjoying those titles

Hot Chocolate · May 20, 2013

Went to a comic convention and got stuff signed and or sketched from a lot of awesome artist and writers, I had a blast and got a photo with Stan Lee( scratch that off the bucket list )

Comrade Porn King Mikhail · May 20, 2013

Dude, Ryan Sook is the man. I saw the Batman he did for Joe Weems in just about 15 minutes. The cross-hatching and detail was cover worthy.

Couldn't pony up the cash for Stan, so I'll just live vicariously through your pictures. Everyone should go to a comic convention if they have a chance in their lifetime. Especially now that they're full of nerdy slutty girls in very skimpy DC femme fatale outfits.

Andy Is A Bastard · May 20, 2013

That Carol and T'Challa are amazing! I am super jealous, and it sounds like you had a blast!

As far as the Valiant relaunch, they've been fantastic across the board IMO, but the one I REALLY want is Quantum and Woody. Given the quality of what's already on the rack, I can't wait!

Cylotron · May 20, 2013

Andy Is A Bastard said:
That Carol and T'Challa are amazing! I am super jealous, and it sounds like you had a blast!

As far as the Valiant relaunch, they've been fantastic across the board IMO, but the one I REALLY want is Quantum and Woody. Given the quality of what's already on the rack, I can't wait!

wait... you joined in 2000 and only have 631 posts?

on a side note, yeah valiant has been doing a good job this time around(just like image)

Hot Chocolate · May 21, 2013

Mikhail said:
Especially now that they're full of nerdy slutty girls in very skimpy DC femme fatale outfits.

Oh if I was a single man......

terry.330 · May 21, 2013

Recently got turned onto Robert Valley, not sure if any of guys are familiar with his stuff but he worked a handful of cartoon including Aeon Flux and Tron Uprising as well as some series covers. He has a series of solo short comic/art books called Massive Swerve. Check him out/buy his books because his shit is amazing, an stunning non text driven story teller.

genjiglove · May 24, 2013

So what is the consensus about Before Watchmen? I've been thinking about grabbing the hardcovers that are coming out in July.

Andy Is A Bastard · May 24, 2013

Sexual Instinct said:
So what is the consensus about Before Watchmen? I've been thinking about grabbing the hardcovers that are coming out in July.

Hmm...bit of a mixed bag to me. None of them were awful, but the only real stand-out titles to me were Ozymandias, The Minutemen and the Moloch two-shot. Comedian, Doctor Manhattan, Silk Specter, Rorshach, Night Owl and the Dollar Bill one-shot were all decent, but didn't really feel like they added much to the characters or mythos beyond what was already established.

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