Readcomix Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 20 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said: Before Zenith I read Moebius / Jean Giraud's Lieutenant Blueberry graphic novels. Good stories, and I particularly like the gritty, more realistic art style which this comics genius uses here, very different to his science-fiction / fantasy work. Great western material. Two-Gun Mojo was good. Lansdale and Truman, IIRC? Correct! I read a couple pages and it reminded me of the dialogue in "Jeremiah Johnson," one of my favorite movies. I was hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Maybe we should replace "just got here" with "trolling assmunch"? KavneyAndLacey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I just finished the complete Adventures of Dieter Lumpen put out by IDW - http://euro.idwpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Dieter_Lumpen.jpg Many wonderful panels I got lost looking at. Not surprised the artist was tapped to take over the Corto Maltese franchise. Story-wise, the shorts are somewhat rough. The long stories a little better but still not quite fully realized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 ... the handwriting on the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Scrooge said: Not surprised the artist was tapped to take over the Corto Maltese franchise. I've just had a look at some of the art from the book and I could see that working well. Edited April 3, 2017 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot6 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Just finished Aquaman Rebirth #19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveySwick Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Essex County I loved it. Jeff Lemire is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 10 hours ago, Ken Aldred said: I've just had a look at some of the art from the book and I could see that working well. Reading the book, I saw his art as midway between Toth and Canniff, though a little more tilted to Canniff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I've been reading the New 52 Batman stuff via trades lately (based on all the good stuff I heard). It actually started off, for me, as just alright. Standard Batman stories. I thought it really picked up with the Zero Year storyline, which I thought has been the best of the bunch by a mile. The Endgame arc was pretty decent. I'm now into the 7th trade where Bruce basically has amnesia (don't want to give away the "plot") and it's interesting as well. Fairly strong run of books although not quite as "great" as I was led to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I just reread Kraven's Last Hunt and it was great. Zeck at his best. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidersRohan Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 5 hours ago, HarveySwick said: Essex County I loved it. Jeff Lemire is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Same here. I just finished reading Book 2 of After Death and loved it. Read #1 of Royal City, a series which has very interesting potential. Just read the latest issue of Descender--I love Driller. And #7 of Black Hammer is waiting right here beside me for my next work break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, YeahKinda said: Great writer, terrible artist. Are you another TA or the same one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 36 minutes ago, YeahKinda said: 46 minutes ago, lizards2 said: Are you another TA or the same one? I'm King Shill beyotch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unca Ben Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 I just read Fantasy Masterpieces 1-10 (minus 7 & 9 -they are in another box). Great stuff, a mix of the best of Kirby/Ditko/Heck pre-hero stories and the GA Timely heroes. It was in these issues it was revealed to me that the Marvel heroes I was reading actually had roots in the 1940's and didn't begin whole cloth in the 1960's. That revelation blew me away as a kid and opened whole new doors in my comic reading/collecting. I started paying attention to the letters of comment that mentioned things like 'Timely comics' and 'EC comics' and began to understand what they were talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 6 hours ago, Unca Ben said: I just read Fantasy Masterpieces 1-10 (minus 7 & 9 -they are in another box). Great stuff, a mix of the best of Kirby/Ditko/Heck pre-hero stories and the GA Timely heroes. It was in these issues it was revealed to me that the Marvel heroes I was reading actually had roots in the 1940's and didn't begin whole cloth in the 1960's. That revelation blew me away as a kid and opened whole new doors in my comic reading/collecting. I started paying attention to the letters of comment that mentioned things like 'Timely comics' and 'EC comics' and began to understand what they were talking about. I never read those as a kid, but instead was introduced to Golden Age stories via the DC 100 pagers. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Just got the Wolverine: Limited Series 1-4 Frank Miller reader copies I just read for the first time, was pretty good STORMSHADOW_80, Logan510 and ComicConnoisseur 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Just finished Patsy and Hedy #5 from 1952. Clearly, this was Stan's answer to Betty and Veronica, with Buzz Baxter as Archie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Almost ashamed to admit I'd never read this before, but I finished the first 10 issues of Swamp Thing by Wein and Wrightson. It was worth the wait ? Readcomix, Ken Aldred and ComicConnoisseur 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Logan510 said: Almost ashamed to admit I'd never read this before, but I finished the first 10 issues of Swamp Thing by Wein and Wrightson. It was worth the wait ? Awesome series. R.I.P. Bernie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, Logan510 said: Almost ashamed to admit I'd never read this before, but I finished the first 10 issues of Swamp Thing by Wein and Wrightson. It was worth the wait ? Definitely. Classic Bronze Age, by a brilliant artist perfectly matched to the storylines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
