TPBs Bought/Thought Thread

[Movies205]

If you're into space stuff, GL Corps is what you need. Kyle's in Recharge, but they took him out of the main series initially to do Ion. The Ion mini-series started off slow, but it got pretty good around the middle and stayed good to the end. Then there's the Sinestro Corps crossover which, if you're a Kyle fan, you'd probably be better off skipping. But he's supposed to finally rejoin the cast of GL Corps after the Sinestro Corps crossover finally ends, so that's even more incentive to pick it up.

Oh, and if you haven't read Adam Strange: Planet Heist or Mystery in Space, do it now.

I'll have to this Ion series but I never read the first one(there was a previous story I assume.)

 

[masteryoda]

Yeah, the Sinestro Corp stuff is all gold.


I just finished the Kree Skrull War trade and that was a steaming pile of poo. I couldn't believe how much of a let down that was. There wasn't even a war!!

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I remember the Kree/Shi'ar War in Operation: Galactic Storm was pretty good. It also had an earlier ideological clash between Cap and Iron Man.

I'll have to this Ion series but I never read the first one(there was a previous story I assume.)

There was an arc in Kyle's GL series where he absorbed the power Hal had as Parallax and became godlike. He changed his costume and called himself Ion then. But he gave up those powers to recreate the Guardians, and then went back to regular GL status.

During Infinite Crisis, Jade died and merged her power with Kyle's. Kyle's costume changed again and he went back to calling himself Ion, only this time he wasn't nearly as godlike. This Ion is the version that's in the series called Ion. But you don't really need to know too much to read Ion. The whole thing is basically a mystery that unfolds over the course of the series.

 

[yenaled]

I've recently read and enjoyed;

Avengers Forever, Batman: Mad Monk, Batman: Dark Victory, Avengers Assemble Vol.1 & Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.

I have Avengers Assemble Vol.2. to read next - I hear Ultron Unlimited is very good.

My new commute to work has provided a lot of reading time

Avengers Forever; lived up to the hype - really was one of the best stories I've read. I couldn't put it down. Looking forward to the rest of Buisek's Avengers runs in the hardbacks - I really enjoyed the Wonder Man story in the first trade and look forward to what comes next.

 

[Elijya]

You might enjoy the Captain Marvel series that spun out of Avengers Forever.

 

[yenaled]

You might enjoy the Captain Marvel series that spun out of Avengers Forever.

Yeah I've been thinking of tracking that down. I'm really interested in the Rick Jones/Genis thing.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Peter David's Captain Marvel series was great. It had some ups and downs, but mostly it was up.

 

[Prognosticator]

Well, during my lunchbreak I finished a couple of Trades I've been reading during my spare time at work.

The first was Marvel: Zombies. It was really fun & light, lots of humor mixed with attention to detail, in terms of Zombieness. The artwork really sold the story, so all-in-all it was a good-time had during this Halloween season. But in conclusion, this falls under my theory that Marvel screws readers with their prices. I paid $20 for the Hardback, and it was only a measily 5 issues.

In stark contrast, I finished volume 2 of 7 Soldiers of Victory. It's BLOWING MY SOCKS OFF! Again, I've had these trades forever, but just never made the time to read them. I'm totally enveloped though, and it's been a joy to read! Volumes 3 & 4, ordered last week, should be arriving any day. And in comparison to Marvel Zombies costing me $20 at the local comic shop, I paid $22 for BOTH vol.3 & 4 of 7 Soldiers on Overstock.com

Both recommended reads, but Marvel gets a downgrade for overpricing their product just because they're the #1 company.

 

[Sparta*]

Yeah Marvel Zombies was a pretty awesome read. I didn't like how they ate the Silver Surfer though. I ordered 7 Soldiers of Victory Vol.1 but it hasen't arrived yet...you got me really excited for it though!!!

 

[GNR]

Finally finished Johns/Rags run on Hawkman.I've always been a fan of the character but never owned any comics of him.I'm glad I got my hands on these meaty trades,3 in total.It's all here,old school far off adventure,brutal action.good characterization and drama.I'd recommend this run to anyone looking to get into the character.

-The last page of Wings of Fury is madness
-the bashing of the burglar was insane,that dude didn't have a chance
-loved the middle pieces in Germany and Kahndaq,the whole thing with the gravestones is cool,the scenes with Black Adam were very natural and within the story,doesn't really require you to pick up Black Reign
-Headhunter effing up the grave scrolls was rude

I just re-read book 3 again today,and cannot believe Johns doesn't get enough love for what he and Rags did with this book.Amazing run that has everything.

 

[GNR]

Green Arrow Longbow Hunters by Grell

Thor:Ragnarok by Oeming/DiVitto

thoughts later

 

[Addendum]

Currently reading The Compleat Moonshadow.

Trades I just bought: Fables Volumes 1-4.

Trades I ordered: The Essential Moon Knight Volumes 1 and 2.

Trades I'll pick up next week after I finish what I'm reading: Fables Volumes 5-8.

 

[GNR]

Green Arrow Longbow Hunters by Grell

Thor:Ragnarok by Oeming/DiVitto

thoughts later

Green Arrow - Highly recommended for any other Ollie Queen fans out there.More of a realistic/non superhero world vibe filled with fatcats and street thugs.The writing is far from dated and Grell's artwork is gorgeous in this.Love the angle he took with Ollie wanting to settle down and not being the motormouth he usually is,but we all love him for it.If you liked low key stories like Batman/Huntress:Cry For Blood,this is definitely up your alley.A shame that run the followed isn't collected,after reading this,I'm eager to see how that went.

Thor - Epic,epic,epic.I could see where some people might be a bit peeved of the lack of BIG BATTLE ending,but then you're missing the whole point of the story.Strong and bold dialog all throughout,epic battles and dire consequences,it's all here.Oeming delivers as he did with Blood Oath and Ares in writing these mythical characters.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

I ordered DC Universe-The Stories Of Alan Moore.

I bought this,mostly because i don't have any of the works.I think it's worth it,especially because i got it for half price.I should get it any day now..

 

[JewishHobbit]

Has anyone read Cowboys and Aliens out of curiosity? I saw it at my shop and it just kinda caught my eye.

 

[Manic]

Does anyone happen to know when the first trade volume of Joss Whedon's run on Runaways will come out? I only keep up with that book in trades, and the wait is driving me crazy.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Whedon's run is short enough to fit into just one trade, and the issues themselves have had huge delays. We're still waiting on the last issue and an annual to come out. After that, the trade will probably be released within a month.

I read the Silver Surfer OGN Judgment Day yesterday. Pretty good stuff. It's kind of experimental in that it's a series of full-page illustrations treated as normal comic panels, with dialogue and narration boxes and all that junk. Lee and Buscema pull it off really well, so it doesn't feel like some kind of precursor to Image's ****ty '90s comics. John Buscema's art is unbelievably awesome and emotive, especially with Nova (Frankie Raye, not Rich). It's kind of a cool insight into the earlier days of Galactus and the Silver Surfer's relationship, and it finally let me know why the hell Mephisto was so hot for the Surfer's soul back in the '80s. (Interesting side note: Mephisto is totally treated as THE Devil here. He tells Galactus that there's only one being who can possibly challenge his power and everything.)

 

[GNR]

The Ultimates 2 HC

An amazing read when read in one sitting.Epic,grand,widescreen theatrics at its finest.The politics are handled really well here.You can't help but get chills during scenes like the super soldier protest in Italy,the assault on NYC or Thor's takedown and its parallels to the fall of Christ.

Along with the first HC,these are very stand alone stories which require little to no knowledge of the UMU.

Pretty package as well.

 

[ampersand]

So I just finished the first two volumes and am starting on the third of The Invisibles and I honestly don't really know what to think. There have been points where I thought it was fantastic, but I haven't been reading as closely as I should so I think I'm not getting the full picture yet. I'm going to have to read some stuff over before I can give a full review.

Definitely an interesting read though.

 

[Addendum]

For me, it took at least 2 read throughs of the entire series to attempt to get an understanding of what the hell is going on. Even then, every time I read it I get a headache trying to wrap my mind around it.

As for my recent purchases, I received a copy of The Essential Moon Knight Vols 1 and 2 about a month ago, picked up Volumes 5-8 of Fables, and just today got a copy of Volume 9 of Fables and 1001 Nights of Snowfall.

 

[Elijya]

Addicting, ain't it? (Fables, I mean)

 

[Addendum]

Very. At least I read the first book on a day off from work, just so I could have an idea if I liked it.

When I finished reading it, I bought it and Volumes 2-4 that day. Then a week later, 5-8.

 

[Sparta*]

I have Fables Vol.1, are you telling me not to read it until I have enough money for volumes 2-8? lol

 

[Anubis]

Sounds like a good plan if you ask me.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, you really can't go wrong just buying all the trades at once.