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Are non-comic book reading people still stuck with 90's Image Comics image?
- Thread starter Boss Doggie
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Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Glass Shark
Banned
Exactly this. These kinds of threads are always strange to me. People who are super into a thing that are weirdly out of touch about how little the average person knows abou that thing, which is usually next to nothing.
PeskyToaster
Member
I associate them with comics like Saga.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Valiant's been back since 2012 and has had the most consistent super-hero/science-fiction universe since then as well.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
I kind of assumed he wasn't super read up on comics so I just responded honestly.
As far as this thread goes, Image is okay. I try to get into their stuff but usually I fail--too much horror/dystopia. Sex Criminals is good, so's Sex (lol) and Red One. They just tend to not be the company I go to for non-Big Two stuff.
SillyEskimo
Member
Best comic they ever did.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Ah glad they're back. I only knew of their XO series, was pretty fun
no I'm serious, I thought they filed for bankruptcy before
TatteredHat
Member
I'm still interested in reading Gwenpool but there's no real easy platform to access it, so I've been holding off.
Benzychenz
Member
I'd never heard of them until this thread so that's the image I had.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
"What image?"
- A non-comic reader
- A non-comic reader
fredrancour
Member
I don't think the average walking dead viewer has any clue what publisher the comic came from, or how image looked 20 years ago
Marvel Unlimited? Sure, you'll be six months behind but for a monthly fee you get access to a large Marvel backlog (all digital).
Monstress is the only American comic I'm buyimg these days. I follow a bunch of Marvel/DC series through YouTube channels, just don't feel like dropping tons of money on them anymore.
But Monstress is really great world and characters from Marjorie Liu, with phenomenal art from Sana Takeda.
Oh, I also get Sunstone, but that's less frequent.
Descender, Wayward, and Snotgirl are also great titles, but I just haven't had the time to keep up.
But Monstress is really great world and characters from Marjorie Liu, with phenomenal art from Sana Takeda.
Oh, I also get Sunstone, but that's less frequent.
Descender, Wayward, and Snotgirl are also great titles, but I just haven't had the time to keep up.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Darkhorse is mostly focused on foreign titles right? Like I know they handled Blacksad and Beasts of Burden.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Hellboy
TheGameshark
Member
Hasn't the Manhattan Projects been on a massive hiatus?
More_Badass
Member
The first five volumes are issues 1-25 and tell a complete story
Jeronimo Jones
Member
I never knew Image in the 90s as I wasn't into comics. I only got into digital comics in the last couple years and while I like Marvel for what they do, I really enjoy the variety of Image.
Saga is my favorite, but Comixology Unlimited is giving me a chance to check out a lot of other non-superhero genres.
Saga is my favorite, but Comixology Unlimited is giving me a chance to check out a lot of other non-superhero genres.
They even did Marvel unlimited years before that was a thing. I used to sub. Read a large chunk of their output.
I binged through classic Crossgen and that had so much potential and had a great and interesting universe
Too bad Marvel did nothing with it
They could have used it and Icon as their vertigo
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Dark Horse: Formerly Star Wars, now random localizations of manga, Hellboy, and miscellaneous licensed films.
BOOM: Mini-Image, Power Rangers
Image: New School Vertigo
IDW: 80's Nostalgia Comics That Are Better than They Should Be
Dynamite: Pulp Licenses, Kirby Rejects, Vampirella
Oni Press: Arthouse
Antarctic Press: American Weeaboo Shit
Archie Comics: .... Come on fam.
Valiant Comics: Sci-Fi/Superhero Universe.
Chapterhouse: Canadian Superhero Universe
Catalyst Prime: Milestone Do-Over
Did I miss anything? lol
Frozenprince
Banned
Manhattan project is great.
are you shitting on Waid's Archie, Afterline w/ Archie & Chilling Tales of Sabrina?
Them doing the Jump format was brilliant. BOHICA will always be god tier
Some Nobody
Junior Member
No, I just mean if I'm summing up different publishers, and I get to Archie....I shouldn't really have to tell you what they make, ya dig?
If I were going to shit on something it'd have been Oni Press, but I mean. There are people who truly love their work, so who am I to insult it?
One Foul Note
Member
Just posting to say that as someone who is really into horror comics I really appreachate all the recommendations in this thread. Lots of stuff I need to check out when I get the chance.
Merriweather
Member
The best Rob Liefeld art is the issue of Badrock where Badrock's female assistant's gun changes form every single panel.
I always wondered if Liefeld was trolling people, or if he just had no attention span.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Meh. You heathens should've all bought Phonogram. >_<
The Singles Club is one of the greatest comics of all time
I figure this is a good a place as any to ask -- I stopped reading Invincible at 90-something ( think, a bit after the Whatever War) because it seemed to just go nowhere. Does it get better?
I read only the first few issues of Wolf-Man and Tech Jacket, the former I don't remember and the latter seemed way too generic. How are they now?
Last one I read was Sex Criminals. I don't remember why I stopped but I remember liking what I read.
I read only the first few issues of Wolf-Man and Tech Jacket, the former I don't remember and the latter seemed way too generic. How are they now?
Last one I read was Sex Criminals. I don't remember why I stopped but I remember liking what I read.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
I won't deny that. Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie should work together as often as possible.
Fancyarcher
Member
Nah! That "bloody violent awesome heroes" phase of the 90's has more or less passed. These days heroes are either dark and gloomy, or they're trying too hard I'd say. I still ready plenty of comics, and gets enjoyment out of those however.
^ This. Comics are mostly niche these days, and Image was very niche as well. I doubt your average person is familiar with the company.
Eh, Invincible has some good storylines here and there later on, but like most of Kirkman's creation, it very much runs out of steam after a while.
^ This. Comics are mostly niche these days, and Image was very niche as well. I doubt your average person is familiar with the company.
Eh, Invincible has some good storylines here and there later on, but like most of Kirkman's creation, it very much runs out of steam after a while.
i was on a comic break then. I have issues i got from comixology but haven't gotten to them yet.
edit: oh and how could I forget Paper Girls.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
As somebody who only picks up a comic maybe once every 3-5 years, no I don't think people are 'stuck' with 90's Image comics image. I think they just don't care, or are like me and would care if not for the constant reboots.
keltickennedy
Member
I loved Image Comics growing up. Getting older and going to art school my friends and I would joke that we were born too late... We would of been gods in the 90s.
Xisiqomelir
Member
I will take the cringe of those plotlines over whatever the fuck modern comic art is supposed to be
More_Badass
Member
What do you mean by constant reboots? Images bread and butter is its mountain of new sci-fi/horror/thriller/fantasy series.
shnurgleton
Member
Non comic book reader here
I think comic books are dumb tropey superhero garbage with interminable storylines that you have to have read an encyclopedia's worth about to even care about
What is image comics
I think comic books are dumb tropey superhero garbage with interminable storylines that you have to have read an encyclopedia's worth about to even care about
What is image comics
Got the hardcover recently. <3 Phonogram.
hunchback
Member
I really miss the original 90's Lady Death and Evil Ernie. That was a fun comic company back then. The original artist is the only one that can really do them though.
I also liked 90's Shi also. That was great artwork also. Probably not too PC for today's company to do.I haven't kept up though.
I also liked 90's Shi also. That was great artwork also. Probably not too PC for today's company to do.I haven't kept up though.
More_Badass
Member
Comics are so much more than that
Comic books offer everything from acclaimed holocaust allegories and the story of John Lewis experiences during the Civil Rights movement to gripping crime thrillers and complex science fiction, all manners of horror from lovecraftian to mind bending Kafkaesque nightmares. Humorous satire and sprawling space operas. Cold War spy thrillers. Murders mysteries. Spielbergian adventures. Smart raunchy comedy.
super heroes are a big part of the big 2: marvel & dc - and they can really suffer with what you are talking about
but thats only 1 genre of comics
image is the 3rd biggest comic pub and their books spread a wide variety of genres and are considered (along with Vertigo Comics 80s/90s releases) to have some real literary value
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