The Official Recommendations Thread

[The Hero]

I bought my Snakes on a Plane tickets today.

That post is so off-topic you may have broken the thread.

Aw,who cares.Mother****in' snakes on a mother****in' plane,baby!

 

[Sabretooth]

Was that Doc Samson mini any good?

 

[lifepawn]

Are there any good comics that take place in ancient China (or the martial arts world)? There's a lot of manga/comics dealing with samurai, but I'm not really interested in them so much. I'd love to read a Romance of the Three Kingdoms comic if there were such a thing.

Earlier in this thread someone mentioned Age of Bronze. I'd be interested in reading a write-up if anyone's read it. I read the first issue they offer on the website and I liked it.

What are the best Elseworlds stories? I've read Red Son and loved it. I have Kingdom Come and will read it soon. Golden Age is also on my radar. I don't usually read the typical superheros (Superman, Batman, etc) but the Elseworlds stuff is interesting. Also, is there a similar line for Marvel?

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

What are the best Elseworlds stories? I've read Red Son and loved it. I have Kingdom Come and will read it soon. Golden Age is also on my radar. I don't usually read the typical superheros (Superman, Batman, etc) but the Elseworlds stuff is interesting. Also, is there a similar line for Marvel?

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

 

[Elijya]

Was that Doc Samson mini any good?

NO.

 

[WallCrawl]

I was interested in picking up the Madman trades, but a friend of mine suggested only getting the early ones since the series' tone changes for the worse later on. I wanted to hear what other people thought about that, or about Madman in general.

Thanks a lot, you bastards.

 

[Elijya]

Are there any good comics that take place in ancient China (or the martial arts world)? There's a lot of manga/comics dealing with samurai, but I'm not really interested in them so much. I'd love to read a Romance of the Three Kingdoms comic if there were such a thing.

Earlier in this thread someone mentioned Age of Bronze. I'd be interested in reading a write-up if anyone's read it. I read the first issue they offer on the website and I liked it.

What are the best Elseworlds stories? I've read Red Son and loved it. I have Kingdom Come and will read it soon. Golden Age is also on my radar. I don't usually read the typical superheros (Superman, Batman, etc) but the Elseworlds stuff is interesting. Also, is there a similar line for Marvel?

Marvel had a title for years called What if...? that had some amazing stories in it, and they did some one shots of it a year or two ago. They've also done some scattered alternate universe books like Squadron Supreme, Supreme Power, Ruins, The Last Avengers Story. There was an old series called Mutant X taht ran for 30 issues that was just fantastic

The MArvel equivalent of Kingdom Come is Earth X

There's also a series called Exiles, and the entire premise is that a group of heroes travel from dimension to dimension where things are always different and twisted and try to solve problems. Kind of like that show Sliders

Also, Marvel Zombies is just downright wicked

 

[MyPokerShirt]

Basically there are lots of alternate reality versions of Marvel. X-Men, especially, have had tonnes. I don't really follow it but there was Age of Apocalypse and Days of Future Past. I read a good AoA story in Wolverine once where he was part of the FF with the Hulk, Ghostrider and Spidey (who still had his daughter May -- she was climbing up a wall an getting into danger )There's one where Thor took over the world... Heroes reborn series was a reimagining. The Ultimate universe will give twists on classic stories and more. I'd say pick up the Ultimates trade.
Your LCS may also still have Giant Size Hulk 1. I understand it did well and they did a second printing? Its alright (the first 2 stories have kinda grown on me), but there's Hulk:The End at the back of it, imagining how Hulk's story could end and it's nothing short of amazing. I might go read it in a sec
Oh and i'm an avid Exiles reader, so i recommend that for anybody. Some of the things they come up with are brilliant.

 

[hippy fascist]

Marvel had a title for years called What if...? that had some amazing stories in it, and they did some one shots of it a year or two ago. They've also done some scattered alternate universe books like Squadron Supreme, Supreme Power, Ruins, The Last Avengers Story. There was an old series called Mutant X taht ran for 30 issues that was just fantastic

The MArvel equivalent of Kingdom Come is Earth X

There's also a series called Exiles, and the entire premise is that a group of heroes travel from dimension to dimension where things are always different and twisted and try to solve problems. Kind of like that show Sliders

Also, Marvel Zombies is just downright wicked

Elijya, you forgot x-men fairy tales which you could probably still pick up in the back issues section. Chinese parables told using new interpretations of x-men characters

 

[The Question]

Marvel had a title for years called What if...? that had some amazing stories in it, and they did some one shots of it a year or two ago. They've also done some scattered alternate universe books like Squadron Supreme, Supreme Power, Ruins, The Last Avengers Story. There was an old series called Mutant X taht ran for 30 issues that was just fantastic

If Alan Moore didn't hate Marvel, I'd love to see him writing a What If continuing series. Imagine, the Marvel Universe retold through Alan Moore's twisted imagination.

 

[Elijya]

Elijya, you forgot x-men fairy tales which you could probably still pick up in the back issues section. Chinese parables told using new interpretations of x-men characters

I read the first issue and didn't think much of it

 

[lifepawn]

Thanks for the replies.

I looked around and did find comics for ancient China. A company called Asiapac publishes some based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, and Return of the Condor Heroes.

 

[hippy fascist]

I want to give the 2099 universe a try, anyone got any recomendations for either the original run or the marvel knights books?

 

[Elijya]

avoid them completely

 

[hippy fascist]

I like that, very clear and simple. What can you recomend in the way of alternate marvel universes then?

 

[iloveclones]

Age of Apocalypse was entertaining.

Exiles go to alternate universes every month. Try the original run by Judd Winnick.

I wouldn't steer completely away from Spider-Man 2099. Nothing to take out a second mortgage on, but if you find them cheap on ebay, I'd give it a whirl.

 

[hippy fascist]

Age of Apocalypse was entertaining.

Exiles go to alternate universes every month. Try the original run by Judd Winnick.

I wouldn't steer completely away from Spider-Man 2099. Nothing to take out a second mortgage on, but if you find them cheap on ebay, I'd give it a whirl.

I've read aoa and loved it. I'm thinking about trying some MC2 stuff since I LOVE spider-girl!

 

[iloveclones]

Yeah, I sort of liked those. There was a running sub-plot that ran through A-Next about the fate of the original Avengers. I sort of liked that.

 

[iloveclones]

Really though, if you haven't tried it, give the first Exiles trade a try. It really has been consistently the best x-book (if you can call it that) since it first came out.

 

[Elijya]

I like that, very clear and simple. What can you recomend in the way of alternate marvel universes then?

the same things I recommended on the last page:

Marvel had a title for years called What if...? that had some amazing stories in it, and they did some one shots of it a year or two ago. They've also done some scattered alternate universe books like Squadron Supreme, Supreme Power, Ruins, The Last Avengers Story. There was an old series called Mutant X taht ran for 30 issues that was just fantastic

The MArvel equivalent of Kingdom Come is Earth X

There's also a series called Exiles, and the entire premise is that a group of heroes travel from dimension to dimension where things are always different and twisted and try to solve problems. Kind of like that show Sliders

Also, Marvel Zombies is just downright wicked

 

[hippy fascist]

Marvel had a title for years called What if...?

Trades?

They've also done some scattered alternate universe books like Squadron Supreme, Supreme Power...There was an old series called Mutant X taht ran for 30 issues that was just fantastic

Love SP, hated SS, Mutant X I'll probably check out

The Marvel equivalent of Kingdom Come is Earth X

On my to buy list just never got round to it. Really want this one actually! Are the others that followed worth getting as well?

There's also a series called Exiles, and the entire premise is that a group of heroes travel from dimension to dimension where things are always different and twisted and try to solve problems. Kind of like that show Sliders

I'll give it a try

Also, Marvel Zombies is just downright wicked

Got, need to find time to read it

Thanks for the tips as ever elijya You are truly the miyagi-san of the hype

 

[Elijya]

On my to buy list just never got round to it. Really want this one actually! Are the others that followed worth getting as well?

Earth X is good, Universe X is just ok, and Paradise X is just torture.

Basicly, the quality steadily goes down, so the minute you stop enjoying, stop reading because it doesn't get any better

 

[Elijya]

Trades?

mmm, kind of, lemme lay it out for you:

1. What If...? series 1 1977, 47 issues

2. What If...? series 2 1989 114 issues

3. What if...? 2004 6 one shots

4. What if...? 2005 5 one shots

#3 and 4, being the newest, are available in two trades
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07...0044/ref=pd_bbs_9/002-4616486-7692805?ie=UTF8

certain issues of series one are available in the thus far two volumes of What if Classics
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07...0044/ref=pd_bbs_7/002-4616486-7692805?ie=UTF8

none of Volume 2 has been collected, you'd have to hit Ebay

 

[Darthphere]

Supreme Power would count as an alternate universe.

 

[hippy fascist]

read it