[sillymonkey321]

Seems like every large OHC i buy has some type of defect/damage. Hellboy Library edition vol 3 had the last three pages in the back dented, and i got my Buffy vol 1 OHC today from dcbs and two pages in the back with the extra art have small tears at the top of the page.

I think there is some ocd-hating gnome who packages comics and just rips/damages a couple pages on every book i buy just to spite me.

[BenjaminBirdie]

Seems like every large OHC i buy has some type of defect/damage. Hellboy Library edition vol 3 had the last three pages in the back dented, and i got my Buffy vol 1 OHC today from dcbs and two pages in the back with the extra art have small tears at the top of the page. I think there is some ocd-hating gnome who packages comics and just rips/damages a couple pages on every book i buy just to spite me.

That's why as much as it's sometimes a little more pricey, I like to wait for a good deal in person. My LCS has always had some kind of discount program so I usually do that.

Because yeah I hate that shit.

[jon bones]

Yay! We can not understand anything together!

OK at least someone here is reading Morning Glories. It's so good, but



When people die, they.... time travel? Or something? Jade killed herself and woke up at a later time in her life. Is that why Zoe tried to kill Hunter? Or is she just on the other side of this MGA vs. Arabaham war in relation to Hunter?

Hunter has a problem with time - he can't read clocks, he's perpetually late, etc. His mom knows he's "special" somehow despite all his "averageness."







I have no idea what's goin' on.

[Rafa=FedKilla]

I'm hoping on singles next month after the next trade, it's too interesting of a series not to.

[sillymonkey321]

got my dcbs shipment, first books i read to get caught up:

Avengers vs X-Men #3 and 4. I think the writing "team" made a competition out of who could waste the most amount of panels in an issue. Well congrats, whoever actually takes credit for issue #4 wins! Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy they got my $2.39, congrats! This isn't a big spoiler or anything but a minor happening: Hope has a gadget that splits her location signal or whatever into 5 different places, so you get to see the Avengers and X-Men go to five locations to waste their time looking for Hope while WE get our money wasted too! SEE, IT"S DEEP AND EVERYTHING!

In conclusion, Marvel won and got my money :(

Walking Dead #97-98: Still like it, not great, but always at the top of my reading list when shipments arrive. Kirkman is trying to ratchet up the tension, and while i enjoy what's going on, it feels kind of flat.

Ultimate X-Men #11-12: Bailing out. I'll continue to read Ultimates a bit to see what Humphries can do but at this point i don't care about the Ultimate Universe AT ALL, and if Ultimates requires me to read the other two books i'll drop that too. There is a fairly large scale event taking place here but it's done in a way that diminishes its importance, it's just characters matter-of-fact talking about things instead of any dramatic impact when it happens. Sadly i already pre-ordered issues 13 and 14, so i'll see what Wood does when he comes on, but that's it.

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Benjamin brah, if you aren't reading Before Watchmen then you are missing out on great comics.


Also someone cancelled all their subs today to the shop I frequent because Allan Scott is now gay.

[BenjaminBirdie]

Benjamin brah, if you aren't reading Before Watchmen then you are missing out on great comics. Also someone cancelled all their subs today to the shop I frequent because Allan Scott is now gay.

I don't doubt that Cooke made a rad comic. I just wish it was a rad comic about something else.

ALSO: That sub canceling dude is a terrible person.

[parrotbeak]

What happened to jon bones?

Oh probably this.

[pock3tmonster]

Did anyone receive a code from DC for a redeemable Power Girl #1? I got one in an email, but I already have the entire Power Girl run. PM me if you're interested. :)

Edit: I should add that a Comixology account is needed to redeem the code.

[tim1138]

Dunno if its been mentioned, but Comixology is having a sale on Darwyn Cooke stuff right now.

[parrotbeak]

Creator Owned Heroes preview is interesting, think I will pick that up today. Extermination looks meh.

[pock3tmonster]

Dunno if its been mentioned, but Comixology is having a sale on Darwyn Cooke stuff right now.

Great! I completely missed that first time around. Just bought New Frontier, and Catwoman. Is Superman Confidential a good read? What else is worth picking up?

[Spike Spiegel]

Today's pickups:

Avengers Academy #31
Avengers vs X-Men #5
Uncanny X-Men #13
X-Factor #237

Apparently I likes me them pickchar books with them thar mutants in 'em. ;p

[pock3tmonster]

Hey guys, I still have that Power Girl #1 code to give away. It expires tomorrow at 11 am.

[Anticitizen One]

How is Harbringer?

[bernardobri]

Benjamin brah, if you aren't reading Before Watchmen then you are missing out on great comics. Also someone cancelled all their subs today to the shop I frequent because Allan Scott is now gay.

That guy is an ass.

[Rafa=FedKilla]

How is Harbringer?

I'm just about to read it.

I was a bit flabergasted when this brah cancelled. I couldn't believe that was the breaking point for him and somehow all comics had become "tainted."

GI Combat had a great issue. The art "In the War Time Forgot" was incredible and "The Unknown Soldier" really improved in the story department. Totally worth the four dollars.


Edit:Harbringer was a really good opening character issue, but light on action. The thoughts Peter could read were hilarious.

[parrotbeak]

He should give up all entertainment by that logic. Actually maybe cancel his sub to life since there are gay people in real life.

[sillymonkey321]

Earth 2 #1 was pretty good, though i don't like parademons or whatever, they are lame enemies. It doesn't really matter anyways since i'm done with comics altogether thanks to issue #2's preview.

[pock3tmonster]

Earth 2 #1 was pretty good, though i don't like parademons or whatever, they are lame enemies. It doesn't really matter anyways since i'm done with comics altogether thanks to issue #2's preview.

Is this because Alan Scott is now gay...?

[Spike Spiegel]

Is this because Alan Scott is now gay...?

Maybe it's because they retired the refrigerator and gave its job to the bullet train. Fridge gotta eat too.

[sillymonkey321]

Maybe it's because they retired the refrigerator and gave its job to the bullet train. Fridge gotta eat too.

Now now, there are plenty of ways to kill off people to satisfy everyone. Why should a fridge get all the fun.

And i wasn't being serious about dropping all comics of course and i'm still going to give Earth 2 a few more issues to see what Robinson can do, but the first issue left me sort of mixed in general and i'm skeptical.


About the Earth 2 #2 "controversey" I'm fine ( as if anyone cares whether or not i will read a book with gay characters) with Alan being gay but the panel work in those preview pages looks like it was done purposely for excess media attention and not for good storytelling/character moments. Then again i'm completely cynical...

[tm24]

Maybe it's because they retired the refrigerator and gave its job to the bullet train. Fridge gotta eat too.

I laughed at this harder than i should have. Thanks a lot

[bangai-o]

i picked up "The Ravagers from the pages of Teen Titans" because i noticed Caitlin Fairchild was on the cover. it seems that she is going to once again lead a team of punk kids. She is assigned to study experimentation on young humans and turning them into monsters andstuff. but her plan was to actually help them escape the lab.
the book is all action. Caitlin's powers used to be super strength but i guess now they are power ups into levels of strength.
ill probably pick up the next issue.

[krypt0nian]

i picked up "The Ravagers from the pages of Teen Titans" because i noticed Caitlin Fairchild was on the cover. it seems that she is going to once again lead a team of punk kids. She is assigned to study experimentation on young humans and turning them into monsters andstuff. but her plan was to actually help them escape the lab. the book is all action. Caitlin's powers used to be super strength but i guess now they are power ups into levels of strength. ill probably pick up the next issue.

Cant wait to see the rest of the 13, which they've quietly been alluding to in TT and Superboy.

[tm24]

Re: Xfactor 237

Fuck you PAD and your puns. Fuck you.

This issue was still very good

[krypt0nian]

So many great books this week. Hard to decide my comic of the week.


Still reading though...



I will say another thank you for the recommends on XFactor. It really is something special.

[tm24]

Morning Glories 19. The fuck?

And book of the week is Secret 2. Ill pick panel of the week later. Lots of strong contenders

[sillymonkey321]

If you haven't read Buffy Season Eight, the oversized hardcover is a really good value. It's giant, about Absolute sized, with thick paper stock and a book marker ribbon....and it's only 29.99 msrp! In the world of OHC, that's a steal for these kind of production values.

On the downside, the ending two arcs of Buffy are not good, yet the first 4 or so are good. So.....recommended?

[The Take Out Bandit]

Ninja Monsters.
Ninja Monsters.
NINJA MONSTERS!

This concept speaks to me.

Donations for Oliver Nome's brain surgery are still open.

[Jedeye Sniv]

Ninja Monsters. Ninja Monsters. NINJA MONSTERS! This concept speaks to me. Donations for Oliver Nome's brain surgery are still open.

It's Monster Ninjas. Different. Take the plunge, oh Indie King, I'm sure it would be a lot more rewarding the the cookie cuttie stooper heroes!

[sillymonkey321]

I don't think Superman Family Adventures quite had that extra layer of depth for older readers. I found parts fun, but overall it seems like a good book for kids with only a few redeeming panels that extend further out.

[Jedeye Sniv]

Got this weeks' comics sitting on my iPad and cannot find the motivation to read them. What is wrong with me GAF?? On the other hand, got book 3 of Preacher through yesterday and am engrossed in it. The Saint of Killers is a fucking awesome character!

[WascallyWabbit]

Got this weeks' comics sitting on my iPad and cannot find the motivation to read them. What is wrong with me GAF?? On the other hand, got book 3 of Preacher through yesterday and am engrossed in it. The Saint of Killers is a fucking awesome character!

sometimes you're just not in the mood, especially when you get going on a long continuous story, thinking about reading monthly stories that are segmented stories just seem lame

[Cr0wn0]

I just read all of the walking dead in like a week and now I cant get enough. Now i'm reading
Chew,Saga(which is awesome so far), invincible and my buddy gave me a copy of mouse guard. Any recommendations? I would prefer if they were available on comixology.

[Slayven]

Jay's helmet is stupid as hell. Unless he is going to be biking get rid of it.

[sillymonkey321]

I just read all of the walking dead in like a week and now I cant get enough. Now i'm reading Chew,Saga(which is awesome so far), invincible and my buddy gave me a copy of mouse guard. Any recommendations? I would prefer if they were available on comixology.

Definitely Morning Glories.

[bangai-o]

I just read all of the walking dead in like a week and now I cant get enough. Now i'm reading Chew,Saga(which is awesome so far), invincible and my buddy gave me a copy of mouse guard. Any recommendations? I would prefer if they were available on comixology.

Elephantmen

[Mercury Fred]

Wow, some of Robinson's writing is PAINFUL in Earth 2-- the dialogue between Jay and Mercury-- oy. He is a lucky mofo to have Nicola Scott propping up his work. That said, despite the clunky lines, I kind of like where the book is going. Fun to see the Wildcat Easter egg and as for Alan Scott I like him as the hunky philanthropist and whoever called the train thing, kudos. I'm sure that means his boyfriend is dead, but no biggie; Alan needs a reason. And this opens him up to superpowered love interests down the road :)

[sillymonkey321]

Doktor Sleepless TPB: Got 30 or so pages in and had to quit, didn't grab me at all.

Secret Avengers #27: It started off as a soulless fight book but managed to keep things interesting later on.

Smallville #1: Decent, but I don't think i'll continue with it. I always wanted to like the show, but i mostly disliked it and hoped the comic would improve, but there are already better superhero comics out there whereas I had to "settle" for Smallville on tv.

[Hex]

Since Swamp Thing #10 came out yesterday, I decided it is a good time to catch up and picked up 1-10 for a marathon.
Not bad at all, definitely one of the top New 52 books easily.
Also enjoyed this weeks X-Factor quite a bit.

[BenjaminBirdie]

I just read all of the walking dead in like a week and now I cant get enough. Now i'm reading Chew,Saga(which is awesome so far), invincible and my buddy gave me a copy of mouse guard. Any recommendations? I would prefer if they were available on comixology.

Dark Horse has their own app (gross) but the BPRD and Hellboy comics are hands down the best being published today.

[sillymonkey321]

Mind MGMT #1 was fairly good, i don't think it QUITE hooked me but it was close, if the trade is reasonably priced i'm in. You guys should check it out.

[Rafa=FedKilla]

I tried talking about it last month but was stonewalled.

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

This may be the wrong thread but can anyone recommend me any bigger collections/omnibus books? I read X-Men, Batman, stuff like that growing up but I'm willing to try anything I just don't know which series are better. Do most of them have enough of them in order that you can read through the story arcs pretty well? Thanks for any suggestions you may have.

[Rafa=FedKilla]

If you like Thor then get the Walt Simonson Mighty Thor Omnibus. pretty much the definitive run on the character.

[sillymonkey321]

Astonishing X-Men Omnibus by Whedon/Cassady is still easy to find and a great read.

I tried talking about it last month but was stonewalled.

It really eased itself into the story and the art probably won't be for everyone, but i'm glad i gave it a shot and everyone else should too. Yeahhhhhhh! I feel bad reading Kindt's message to readers at the end how he hoped to make the book to get people like himself, who like reading trades and not singles, to buy this book monthly. He does a good job providing quality content and an issue, but.....i still want to read the trade instead. Comics just don't read well monthly, almost NONE of the books i read do i say " this was great, i don't mind waiting a month to get another issue!"

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Astonishing X-Men Omnibus by Whedon/Cassady is still easy to find and a great read. It really eased itself into the story and the art probably won't be for everyone, but i'm glad i gave it a shot and everyone else should too. Yeahhhhhhh! I feel bad reading Kindt's message to readers at the end how he hoped to make the book to get people like himself, who like reading trades and not singles, to buy this book monthly. He does a good job providing quality content and an issue, but.....i still want to read the trade instead. Comics just don't read well monthly, almost NONE of the books i read do i say " this was great, i don't mind waiting a month to get another issue!"

That omnibus is the same as the 4 or 5 separate volumes for astonishing x-men right?

And I've never read Thor but if it's good I wouldn't mind looking into it.

[sillymonkey321]

That omnibus is the same as the 4 or 5 separate volumes for astonishing x-men right? And I've never read Thor but if it's good I wouldn't mind looking into it.

It's the same as the 4 whedon Astonishing trades, that story is also collected in two oversized hardcovers.

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

It's the same as the 4 whedon Astonishing trades, that story is also collected in two oversized hardcovers.

Alright, thanks. It's frustrating how many they reprint like that, it just makes it more confusing. Especially when there is a small difference like 50 pages, I'm not sure if they're they same or not.