The Comic Book Thread

Genius won Pilot Season? I must have missed that. Best news I've heard in a long time. Cant wait to start picking that one up.

Honestly, I havent been one for the super hero comics, so I never got into Secret Invasion or Civil War or any of those arcs. Like Angel though, Iron Man has been my hero-of-choice. I'm collecting The Invincible Iron Man, which seems to have ended at Issue 6, unless they're serious about Iron Man and Spiderman working together in the next issue. Strikes me as an odd combination.

The most recent comic I picked up that really struck me is Avatar's No Hero: How much do you want to be a super human?. Its extremely graphic, but I'm hooked after one issue.

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I've finished this week's issues, thought I'd throw my thoughts out. Bring a little more life to this thread. Four issues this week, plus finally finishing a compilation...

Stephen King's The Dark Tower: Treachery, Issue #3 - I found it unusual that it took them to the third volume of the series to break away from the books. They've introduced a character who never existed in the book series (unless I COMPLETELY missed it)... Cort's niece Aileen, with the potential to become the first female Gunslinger. There's also more on Roland's mom, and her part in his adventures. Its been really interesting to see what others have been going through while the books focus on Roland.

Stephen King's The Stand, Issue #3 - Dear god am I hooked on this one. I was a tad skeptical that I would like it, but I really cant get enough. The art is gorgeous, and although I havent read the book and cant compare it in that way, the characters and story have been shown so fully in only three issues that I'm scraping for more. My one real complaint is that it seems like half the book is taken up by interviews in the back... so I think there's more and it just hands me 'To be continued'.

Broken Trinity, Issue #3 - Whaaaaat is going on in the Witchblade universe? Old Chinese guys handing out cryptic prophecies and suddenly we're not focusing on the Darkness and Angelus being balanced by the Witchblade, but some random minion who happens to be the carrier of the 'Glacier Stone' going off in search of... something? I really enjoyed the first two issues of Broken Trinity, but now I'm not sure where this is supposed to be going.

Simon Dark, Issue #14 - Despite all the random beheadings, nothing struck me as terribly exciting about this issue. The first story arc has ended... this issue hinted at the beginning of the next.

The Walking Dead, Compilation 8 (issues #43-48) - I know I'm way behind anyone collecting the individual issues... and after what happened in this one, I think I may not be able to wait on the next compilation. Holy. Shit.

Spoiler:

So many people just bit the dust in this volume. Tyresse was only a little unexpected, but Lori and the newly born Judy? Didnt see that coming at ALL. Axel, Hershel, Billy, Patricia, Alice... never got too attached to them, figured they'd be dead soon. It was SO fucking satisfying when the Governor was taken out by his own people.

It really is a no-holds-barred, brutal story that I cant get enough of.

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What Zerg said. I read them because i enjoy them. I know at least a few other people here read and enjoy The Walking Dead... I was warned against the gore and a few select scenes that have apparently turned readers away because they're so gruesome.

Also... boobies.

I've been looking for another super hero title to pick up that isnt too far along in issues, or will be out shortly. Green Lantern sounds good... Vemp, I'll be listening to your podcast about Terra soon. I eyed it on the shelf, but resisted because I had already picked up the first issue of Sandman (which I also enjoyed. It was extremely different.). Any other recommendations?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Spider-Man seems to be the overwhelming choice... did either of those series start recently, or will I be digging through the boxes trying to find back-issues?

Also Zerg, I cant agree with you more on Fables. I've been reading the compilations (those have been screwing me lately as I have to wait for each new one to come out. Y: The Last Man was the most memorable... I had to wait months for the last compilation to come out. Drove me nuts.), so I've read all but the most recent issues. Fantastic modern take on the old stories.

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That's not the same as the series of one-shots that I've got in my head as Joker's Asylum, is it? Every one-shot featured another Batman villain drawn by different artists... those I really enjoyed. A story focused entirely on the villain, rather than Batman. Cant be the same thing though, as they weren't at all difficult to finish, and there couldnt have been more than... five, I think.

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