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COMICS!!! |OT| July 2017 | Princess, I've Seen the Way You Look At Me.
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Is volume 2 complete yet?
One issue left. Out August 9th.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Second trade is out in October too, that's really not a bad wait time from Dark Horse if it's done in Aug.
JordanDeGroot
Member
I can agree that x-titles haven't hit the heights for quite a while, but there was still a lot to like over recent years I think - wolverine and the x-men run was up and down and got dragged into a lot of crossovers (marvel gonna marvel) but there was some fun stuff in there and then there was a lot I liked about the bendis stuff. Got some cool characters like Eva Bell and Golden balls and then I liked the dynamic switch they built up since schism where cyclops was the team member who had gone rogue on the run and wolverine was the responsible school headmaster.
I don't know what it was about the runs after that but they just didn't work for me. They managed to somehow have a lot going on and be really dull at the same time. I haven't read enough of Gold and Blue to make a full judgement but the first issues I read didn't get me too excited.
I do agree on its time for the young xmen to go back to there own time though. There was a story to be told there and I think it worked at the time so show a mirror of how far the characters have changed from there younger selves, but theyve almost become a writers crutch now and instead of focusing on any younger new mutants and younger mutants established in the school over the past few years they can do all the stories through the young time displaced xmen.
I don't know what it was about the runs after that but they just didn't work for me. They managed to somehow have a lot going on and be really dull at the same time. I haven't read enough of Gold and Blue to make a full judgement but the first issues I read didn't get me too excited.
I do agree on its time for the young xmen to go back to there own time though. There was a story to be told there and I think it worked at the time so show a mirror of how far the characters have changed from there younger selves, but theyve almost become a writers crutch now and instead of focusing on any younger new mutants and younger mutants established in the school over the past few years they can do all the stories through the young time displaced xmen.
Yeah, I'd assume that's because the book has had heavy delays in singles. Great book when it does release though.
I just finished the Whoreson quest in Witcher 3. When I went into his home
Aizo
Banned
Order #2
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol. 1-4
B.P.R.D: 1946-1948
B.P.R.D.: Vampire
B.P.R.D.: Being Human
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Vol. 1-15
Hellboy Vol. 4-12 (the volumes I haven't read)
Hellboy in Hell Vol. 1-2
Hellboy in Mexico
Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea
Hellboy: The Midnight Circus
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952 #1-5
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953 #1-5
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954 #1-5
Hellboy Winter Special 2017
Harrow County #15-23
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol. 1-4
B.P.R.D: 1946-1948
B.P.R.D.: Vampire
B.P.R.D.: Being Human
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Vol. 1-15
Hellboy Vol. 4-12 (the volumes I haven't read)
Hellboy in Hell Vol. 1-2
Hellboy in Mexico
Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea
Hellboy: The Midnight Circus
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952 #1-5
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953 #1-5
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1954 #1-5
Hellboy Winter Special 2017
Harrow County #15-23
Dat Messi life. Embrace the truly crazy orders.
I wonder how DCs line wide sdcc will go. I'd love to see them discount all Rebirth issues in the released trades if not everything for a short while.
Aizo
Banned
If the DC sale is proper, you can dig me a grave.
LordOfLore
Banned
I'm going to die if so.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
TheDarkKnight774
Member
I hope it's just a simple code to apply and not the buy 1 get 1 free deal. That makes it so much more work to pair things up. Since the best value then is trades and not all trades have the same prices
I'd guess it's the singles from the released trades. This should be DCs first big sale for Rebirth.
Aizo
Banned
And all that remained of his body was his heart, which beat ever stronger for Aizo.
LordOfLore
Banned
Donnie, if I plan to pick up the hardcovers we talked about a while back, what books should I pick up in this sale that aren't included in the Library editions?
whatsinaname
Member
Started on Astro City: Lovers Quarrel. I honestly didn't think Busiek would pull off such a great arc for Quarrel and Crackerjack. So brilliant how every superhero trope that we take as a given in regular runs is shown to us from a slightly different angle. Like a tilt-shift photograph.
We are also slowly seeing the transition to the "next-generation" of heroes and it is being done in such a masterful way that Marvel editors should be taking notes.
Don't get the 28 volumes, they are a pain to read. Try for the newer larger volumes.
Ask yourself if you will read everything before the next sale, because sales are not infrequent. What if you
hate it?
Edit: welp, that's a big order.
We are also slowly seeing the transition to the "next-generation" of heroes and it is being done in such a masterful way that Marvel editors should be taking notes.
Don't get the 28 volumes, they are a pain to read. Try for the newer larger volumes.
Ask yourself if you will read everything before the next sale, because sales are not infrequent. What if you
don't kill me donnie
Edit: welp, that's a big order.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
There's none you have to pick up! If we're talking pure Mignola Hellboy though, The Midnight Circus, Into The Silent Sea and the HB in Mexico books would round things out. I'm guess you're holding out for the In Hell Library book in that.
I mentioned to Aizo but worth noting that the House Of The Living Dead book has since been recollected inside of the Mexico collection so you can double dip there by accident.
Lmao. That is why I had said he could just do HB first if he wanted, it could happen! Fingers crossed now
That's not going to happen. At most I could see them doing a buy 1 get one free sale or putting the first trade worth of issues at $2 each.
LordOfLore
Banned
My store has the first 6 Library editions in and the In Hell one set to arrive in October~
They have been doing the first few issues half off. When books are 25 issues in and you are only discounting the first trade for your big sale. Something is up. This should be a sale to pull in new people. Rebirth is getting to the point where it's daunting to jump in and financially quite harsh. Catching up on each bi weekly series costs $75.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Let the good times roll on!
whatsinaname
Member
A few more DH recommendations
Groo - Any of the arcs. They mostly work as stand alones and are silly fun. Great art and good slapstick comedy using Asterix type of repeated gags.
Two Brothers
The Fifth Beatle
Moebius Library - The World of Edena! For $12.50!
Action Philosophers
Groo - Any of the arcs. They mostly work as stand alones and are silly fun. Great art and good slapstick comedy using Asterix type of repeated gags.
Two Brothers
The Fifth Beatle
Moebius Library - The World of Edena! For $12.50!
Action Philosophers
Captain Skeleton
Member
A bargain at any price.
I've started reading Spider-man Blur after reading Hulk Gray last week.
Jeph Loeb doesn't do comic anymore does he? It's also rekindled my love of Tim Sale. He needs more work!
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Sale actually did a really awesome Gall Dennar short with Scott Allie in the HB Winter Special at the end of last year. Not sure if you'll have read that but it was pretty great for what it was!
Captain Skeleton
Member
No I haven't but he would be a good fit for Hellboy!
AbundantChoice
Member
Two other Dark Horse recommends: Eltingville Club and Beasts of Burden. They're both from the Milk-and-Cheese guy. Eltingville is a bitterly funny send-up of every comic book jerk you know, the sort of holier-than-thou geek that makes it tough to be a fan. Beasts of Burden is...hmm..."what if the BPRD were household pets and just took care of their own neighborhood?"
Captain Skeleton
Member
I've always been intrigued by Kabuki but no one seems to have read it.
LordOfLore
Banned
Donniewahlberg
Banned
I always wanted to read Beasts Of Burden, I just kind of figured it would come back at some point with more of an oomph and that would be the right time, but it hasn't materialised. Didn't they get a movie option with it as well?
RedHoodedOwl
Member
I'm curious about Bane Conquest.
Freezasaurus
Member
Damn. I don't know if I want to spend another $40. I've already spent like $60 on comics this week and it ain't even Wednesday. We'll see how long it takes me to break down. I had a $140 figure get delayed to next month, so there's that.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Love Bunn so much, you bought Harrow County twice
JordanDeGroot
Member
Rereading the Doom Patrol first volume in the trade, I really appreciated Deringtons art more the second time around. Especially with some beautiful colouring work to go with it. Think the pages used for the trade help to really show it off as well. Would be very interested to see his style on some other characters.
JordanDeGroot
Member
Can't say for the full series but I thought the first issue was pretty bad, that was enough for me. Pretty dull and shoddy art work through out. Think there were other people on here though who said they liked it.
Aizo
Banned
Thanks for catching that. I was so confused when I edited it and saved but didn't see it at the bottom, so I edited it again. Hahaha.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
That was a good catch, I didn't see Harrow County at all the first time, nevermind it being there twice Hahah surprised you've not jumped in to recommend Ether!
LordOfLore
Banned
BKatastrophe
Member
I read the first couple of issues and it's decent. Haven't read #3 yet. It's a twelve-issue mini. I'd recommend waiting.
JordanDeGroot
Member
Yeah I saw this, is that an issue cover/variant cover or a promo poster or something? I can't decide if its genius or awful, maybe both ha. Either way someones got pretty drunk and had fun with photo shop.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
I prefer Gail Simone's incarnation of Bane, but Chuck Dixon is a good choice.
LordOfLore
Banned
JordanDeGroot
Member
Dixons over the years really got a good handle on most of the characters in the batman universe, though I wouldn't go into conquest expecting the quality of the classic chuck dixon runs, that I will say for sure
RedHoodedOwl
Member
JordanDeGroot
Member
I think the biggest problem with generations into legacy is I'm still not even sure what it is. I get the generations bit (but there not really announcing it as a jumping on point and its not really priced as a jumping on point). Then comes legacy with a lot of the same characters and creative teams as before legacy so whats the point really. Plus the renumbering just confuses matters, puts off new readers and surely the people who would care about renumbering are already reading anyway.
In my opinion theres still more ongoing series I'd rather read at Marvel than at DC but the direction seems all over the place.
La Maquinon
Member
Have you read The Outcast by Robert Kirkman? It's a horror ongoing. I quite enjoy it.
Excited that so many people are picking up Black Hammer.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
What do you think about the Sherlock Frankenstein spin off news Maq?
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
oh yes, everyone should read Ether (Matt Kindt, David Rubin) and The Paybacks (Donny Cates, Eliot Rahal, Geoff Shaw).