Free Comics Contest

[Darthphere]

Awesome Anubis

 

[Anubis]

If that picture of Jack beating the crap out of people in his boxers doesn't get people to pick it up, nothing will.

 

[Darthphere]

I think you got this contest in the bag friend.

 

[Anubis]

Well, it aint over yet. I'm prone to bouts of lazyness.

 

[Darthphere]

I got a nice list of reviews im going to work on this week. If you dont mind me sharing, maybe get someone else to write one of these as well and have some real competition.

Madrox
Inhumans-Jenkins/Lee
The Sentry-Jenkins/Lee
Green Arrow-Kevin Smith
Superman:Birthright
Teen Titans-Johns

Hopefully, ill get these out soon. By the way Vol.2 of Kevin SMith's GA run is only in hardcover?

 

[Anubis]

As far as I know.

 

[Darthphere]

Hmmm, that is most irregular.

 

[Anubis]

You know, I think they may have come out with the soft cover recently. I could be wrong.

Midtown comics has it in softcover, but it came out in 04 is might be out of print.

 

[Chris.]

http://www.hillcity-comics.com/graphic_novels/new_graphic_novel3291.htm

This one, Darth?

 

[Darthphere]

http://www.hillcity-comics.com/graphic_novels/new_graphic_novel3291.htm

This one, Darth?

Yeah, there we go, I dont think Amazon has it in soft cover, let me go check.

 

[Darthphere]

Nevermind, they got it. But yeah, seems out of print.

 

[Anubis]

nevermind

 

[Darthphere]

Yeah, they got the paperback at Amazon too.

Not, new copies though.

 

[Anubis]

Well, you can still mention that it's in paperback, but it might be out of print.

 

[Chris.]

Title: The Ultimates Vol. 1: Super-Human
Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Bryan Hitch
Publisher: Marvel Comics

Looks like Marvel really wants to hit it big with comics geared towards mature readers. This TPB features the first 6 issues of The Ultimates ongoing series. The Ultimates is basically, The Avengers in the "Ultimate" universe. The Ultimate universe, is seperate from the 616 continuity (Normal Marvel universe). The team is composed of Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk, Nick Fury, The Wasp, Thor, & Giant-Man. The Ultimate universe was basically created to give writers a chance to completely redefine a character (or a set of characters). New origins, new costumes, new allys, new enemies, the whole nine. This ongoing series is in a nut shell, a story of a government sponsored super hero team. There's a big emphasis on focusing on the characters rather than "who" they're fighting, we get to see a lot of character development, even as it builds up, and during the action sequences (extremely well drawn, might I add). Throughout the series, you might find the writing to be reminiscent of "The Authority", which was a DC Wildstorm series written by Mark Millar (Originally the writing was penned by Warren Ellis), if you've liked Millar's previous work, i'd suggest picking up The Ultimates. It's fresh, innovative, and Millar's not afraid to take the chances he takes in order for this ongoing to succeed.

This series is known to walk the line between right & wrong, morally. Most characters seen in the story are grounded in reality (or as much as they can be as Super Heros). Millar manages to tackle a lot of realistic issues, while still letting us know this is a comic book. The social political commentary throughout the series isn't overbearing, as it is in most comics that feature it. Some of the twists on characters will have your jaw hit the floor, and once you keep reading, and get sucked into the ongoing it'll stay there. I thought the pop culture references were very well done as well, although there were a bit too many for my liking, but they fit well with the story. Bryan Hitch, more than delivers artwork wise. Seamless panel to panel art & wonderful fight scenes.

Format: Trade Paperback. The Ultimates is an ongoing series currently in it's 2nd "Series" (Each arc is 13 issues, and is considered a Mini-Series by the author). Their are currently 3 TPB's out, the first one collecting issues 1-6, the 2nd collecting issues 7-13, and the 3rd titled "The Ultimates 2" collecting issues 1-6 of the 2nd series. If you'd like to continue reading on after that, they're up to issue 11 in comic book format. There's also a hard cover for The Ultimates 1st season, which collects issues 1-13. There's also an animated film based on the first series of The Ultimates, distributed by Lions Gate Films.

Amazon.com Listing: TPB: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07...1869/ref=pd_bbs_4/002-4294393-0663266?ie=UTF8
Hard Cover: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07...4393-0663266?_encoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155

 

[Darthphere]

Nice job.

 

[Elijya]

of course it was perfect, i hold it in higher esteem than anything else in comics


If I do Miller's DD would you want his original run separate from Born Again and Man Without Fear?

that'd be preferable, since they're basicly very different stories.

Bendis' DD is all one big thing, so his should all be together

 

[Elijya]

I forgot my old account password & e-mail.

who were you?

 

[Elijya]

I think you got this contest in the bag friend.

hey, just remember there's at least 3 winners, maybe up to five.

I was thinking to increase interest maybe like, every person who does 5 gets something? that was a thought (maybe a digest book like Runaways or Spider-Man/Human Torch, so it costs a bit less

 

[Anubis]

Sounds good to me.

 

[Chris.]

who were you?

I don't remember the Name/Password/E-mail, I was always logged in and it's been a few. Which is why I can't get the account back.

I only had like 100 posts, But I Lurked for a while, I re-registered though, so i'm gonna become active.

 

[Chris.]

But yeah, i've finished reading a few TPB's, so i'll hop to it whenever I have some free time.

Might even Drop the DC Ban & pick up Starman because of Anubis.

 

[Anubis]

Title: Planetary: All over the world and other stories
Writer/Artist: Warren Ellis/ John Cassidy
Publisher: Wildstorm

Summary: Imagine if you will, a strange and unusual world that lies underneath this one. A world of giant monsters, inter-dimensional ships that sail through the gulf of reality, ghosts, aliens, and lost civilizations. Now imagine that all this fantastic stuff is hidden away from the rest of the world, for reasons known only to those that don’t want you to know about it. That is pretty much what Planetary is about. Planetary is an organization created with one purpose: Explore the secret history of the world. While the organization is pretty much global, the act of exploration falls to the field team. Three individuals that uncover, no, penetrate the world of the weird and the fantastic. Jakita Wagner: A juggernaut of a woman if there ever was one. The Drummer: A weirdo who can communicate with technology. And Elijah Snow: Best way to describe him is that he is one cold bastard. Together they discover the impossible.
This first volume covers the recruitment of the field teams latest member, Mr. Snow. Along the way they come across the remains of a group of mystery men’s secret mountain hideaway, a lost world of giant monsters, and even a ghost detective on the streets of Hong Kong. It’s a wild ride that takes you all sorts of places. From Sci Fi, to John Woo movies, to Super heroes, and back again. If you are an X-Files fan you will love this. It’s a great book and I highly recommend this.
Format: This is the first volume in an ongoing limited series. So far there are two other volumes out, but this is the first of them. It is collected in Hardcover and trade paperback.

Amazon.com listing:

Trade
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563896486/sr=8-2/qid=1152073181/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-0423067-7139250?ie=UTF8

Hardcover
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563897776/sr=8-6/qid=1152073920/ref=pd_bbs_6/002-0423067-7139250?ie=UTF8

Planetary #2

Jakita picking Mr. Snow up from the middle of nowhere

Mexican Standoff with Japanese Isolationists versus multi ethnic killing crew, and Jakita Wagner coming in to kick some ass...

 

[Anubis]

That's three for me, for those keeping count.

 

[Elijya]

(just FYI, please no one be upset if I do a little editing)

Chris. - Ultimates has been moved over. I changed your pics around, though, since two are Red x's and the one that was working was stretching the page out