TPBs Bought/Thought Thread

[masteryoda]

You like Friday the 13th...

but didn't like Walking Dead...

it's hard to even find rec's for a 'taste' like that...

yeah really...maybe he'd like Werewolf by Night or some the old school Marvel ****.

 

[Manic]

This 'Tom Strong' comic by Alan Moore... how is it? What's it about? God knows I don't have nearly enough trades or monthlies to blow my money on.

 

[Anubis]

It's about this, Doc Savage meets Reed Richards like character. It's pretty good. I only read the first volume though. I like his daughter.

 

[masteryoda]

This 'Tom Strong' comic by Alan Moore... how is it? What's it about? God knows I don't have nearly enough trades or monthlies to blow my money on.

It's not his best work. I personly think Tom Strong sucks but some people think it's brillant.

 

[masteryoda]

It's about this, Doc Savage meets Reed Richards like character. It's pretty good. I only read the first volume though. I like his daughter.

She told me she just thinks of you as a friend. Sorry dude.

 

[Anubis]

Well, I just said that I liked her, I didn't say that I "Like" like her. I mean....well...f**k her then! I was just trying to make her day! pfft. B***h

 

[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.

 

[Sparta*]

Good stuff I have Volume 1 but haven't read it yet. Hawkman is awesome though

 

[Prognosticator]

On the plane to & back from Hawaii I read 7 Soldiers of Victory, vol.1 and Ion: The Dying Flame.

I don't know what took me so long to finally read 7SoV?? Just waiting for the right time I guess, but I'm already into vol.2. It's highly recommendable.

And vol.2 of Ion is a TON better than the first half of the story, and it definitely puts Countdown in a better light in retrospect.

 

[GNR]

Good stuff I have Volume 1 but haven't read it yet. Hawkman is awesome though

Endless Flight has a ton of action.Allies and Enemies is more character focused,and Wings of Fury is a fine balance of both.You can't go wrong with all 3 trades.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

And vol.2 of Ion is a TON better than the first half of the story, and it definitely puts Countdown in a better light in retrospect.

Yeah, the first few issues of Ion wandered, but the last half of the series made up for it.

 

[Max J Power]

I just read books 6 and 7 of Bendis' Daredevil run. It's great and the end of book 7 is really badass. I've kind of put off starting book 8 (the fill-in story about Echo) because it was written and drawn by David Mack and I'm not a big fan of his.

 

[Anubis]

it did kinda suck.

 

[GNR]

I just read books 6 and 7 of Bendis' Daredevil run. It's great and the end of book 7 is really badass. I've kind of put off starting book 8 (the fill-in story about Echo) because it was written and drawn by David Mack and I'm not a big fan of his.

Skip it and move onto King of Hell's Kitchen and Golden Age.

 

[Movies205]

So Christmas is coming folks along with my b-day in the beginning of December... Now I been pretty much out of the loop on comics since around the time they brought ol'Hal Jordon back, I've read a couple of things in between but been mainly out of it so what do you chaps suggest I put on the ol'list for TPBs... I figured I'll write up a huge list and have them(various family) pick and choose what to get me...

Here some trades/hardcovers I was thinking about requesting:

-Best of Wolverine Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
-Fantastic Four Vol. 1 (Hardcover) by MARK WAID
-Green Arrow/Green Lantern Vol. 1
-Green Lantern: Road Back
-Captain America Omnibus by Ed Brubaker
-Jack Kirby’s New Gods Omnibus Vol. 1
-New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
-52: Vol. 1
-DC Universe: Stories of Alan Moore
-Swamp Thing Vol 6: Reunion
-Peter David Hulk Vol. 3
-Daredevil Frank Miller Omnibus
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[CaptainCanada]

-Captain America Omnibus by Ed Brubaker
-DC Universe: Stories of Alan Moore

Those are the best ones there.

The New Gods Omnibus and Waid Fantastic Four were also quality.

 

[Elijya]

-Fantastic Four Vol. 1 (Hardcover) by MARK WAID
-Captain America Omnibus by Ed Brubaker
-DC Universe: Stories of Alan Moore
-Daredevil Frank Miller Omnibus
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These get my endorsement

 

[Movies205]

I was hoping for some suggestions of things that are good... To be honest I like pretty much everything though I have most of what's considered cannon for comics ala Marvels (Thanks Elijya :heart, Dark Knight Returns, Year One, Long Halloween, Dark Victory, Watchmen, Green Lantern Emerald Dawn & Twilight, Kingdom Come, and various other books that adorn my shelf. Perhaps it's time for the more obscure but I'm kind of in the mood to get back into superheros and comics after the heavy college reading I been doing for the past year and a half...

 

[Elijya]

you're welcome, old buddy


Have you checked out Invincible yet? I haven't chatted with you in awhile so I don't remember everything you read. Invincible is my #1 rec, and Walking Dead is incredible. Fell will blow you away, and I always give a shout out to the Vertigo line, particularly Fables

 

[Movies205]

I really need to start reading more Vertigo... I bought the first trade of Y: THe Last Man a while ago loved it, never bought another one Read the first trade to Fables, loved it... Never read another one I haven't been around the comic section in ages... The Invisible looks good but it better be better than Kirkman's run on Marvel Team Up(I remember reading the first 3-5 issues and thinking it was lame). I'll put it on the list because the hardcover is 400 pages for like 27 bucks on Amazon.com good deal! How's 52? I love continuity perhaps I should pick up GL Corps? Is Winick still on Green Arrow? I see he finally buried the Outsiders to the point where they brought back Batman, that's disheartening

 

[Elijya]

The Invisibles is different from Invincible. Invisibles is a trippy vertigo book by Grant Morrison, Invincible is good old fashioned fun superheroics. The hardcover is definitely the way to go with it though. If you just read the first and second soft cover, you might still think it's lame, but by the time you get to the third one you'll be on the edge of your seat. (The hardcover contains the first three softcovers). Fables is the most satisfying read out there, so I definitely say pick that one back up.

52 is good if you're a big DC, it juggles alot of stories at once but there's not alot of focus on more major characters.

They canceled Green Arrow and have relaunched it as Black Canary and Green Arrow, which Winnick is still writing.

The big thing with GL right now is the Sinestro Corps story arc. That'll be together in trade in a few months and is well worth getting (I assume you read GL: Rebirth, right?)

 

[GNR]

The way they're collecting S Corps is annoying.There was a solicit for the first trade and it was a mess.I thought they would come out with a trade of all the Johns/Reis issues together but that's not the case.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

GL Corps is a highly recommendable read. It's been an excellent series, from the Recharge mini straight through the ongoing series. Its portions of the Sinestro Corps crossover have been far better than the regular GL title's portions, too. Buy it. Love it.

 

[Movies205]

Winnick can't sustain a comic for long before it goes to suck, it starts out good and then turns to suck Seriously City Walls was one of my favorite GA stories... Then it got all preachy So I guess I'll wait till Winnick leaves the title before I read about my favorite character again... How was GA: Year One?


Yeah I read GL: Rebirth that's about the time I stopped buying regularly. What's happen to Kyle Ratner, I really liked his GL. Also is Planet Hulk: HC worth getting as well? I was also thinking of Welcome Back Frank HC as well...

I need to pick up some Hellblazer TPBs as well as Ex Machina(Which I loved back when I was reading it). I like the Space stuff hence my interesting the New Gods Omnibus. Peter David's Run on Captain Marvel (Own both Vol. 3 and 4 by the way) was awesome though that's Marvel.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

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.