ComicConnoisseur Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Giant-Sized X-Men 1 and Uncanny X-men 94 to 100! I forgot how good these Claremont and Cockrum X-Men were. Logan510 and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, ComicConnoisseur said: Giant-Sized X-Men 1 and Uncanny X-men 94 to 100! I forgot how good these Claremont and Cockrum X-Men were. +1 I'd continue from there. Not sure if you know, but this obscure series gets even better later on. Edited April 20, 2017 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said: +1 I'd continue from there. Not sure if you know, but this obscure series gets even better later on. oh yeah! The John Byrne stuff is coming up soon! Logan510 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureFlash Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) Finished Savage Sword of Conan vol 1. Never read any of the Savage Sword stuff due to the magazine format. Overall pretty solid. Now on to Showcase: The Losers vol 1 (OFF 123-150, GIC 138), Superman Man of Steel vol 3, and Hellblazer Vol 1. Edited April 20, 2017 by FutureFlash ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 For a couple of dollars I got those: "True Believers" Giant Size Xmen #1 and Xmen #1 Reprints, I read them! Overall well thought out, it was nice to read them for the first time back to back and see a kind of progression, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjray55 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I just read the first four issues of Rick and Morty which I thoroughly enjoyed. Also read the Marvel Premiere run featuring Iron Fist and the first 12 issues of Iron Fist. It was fun to see how they picked things here and there from the comics and put them into the Netflix series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Still reading DC SA sci fi books-just read the one where aliens had to borrow north america to save their world-and the entire universe!!!! At first the earthlings weren't gonna let em borrow north america to save their world till they found out -THEY'D BE NEXT! ComicConnoisseur and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze_rules Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) DC Flashpoint 5 issue mini-series and absolutely loved it! Tearjerker if ever there was one. Edited April 21, 2017 by bronze_rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Just read Boy Comics #27....guy shot in arm with arrow, wrist-slash suicide, lady killed with club to head...gotta love GA crime books! Biro had the productivity output pace of a Kirby, but he wrote like Ditko, in that he had clear morality messages that he put across. All in all, enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 12 hours ago, kav said: Still reading DC SA sci fi books-just read the one where aliens had to borrow north america to save their world-and the entire universe!!!! At first the earthlings weren't gonna let em borrow north america to save their world till they found out -THEY'D BE NEXT! Ah, a classic example of the saying that 'behind every altruistic act is a selfish motivation'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 14 hours ago, pjray55 said: Also read the Marvel Premiere run featuring Iron Fist and the first 12 issues of Iron Fist. It was fun to see how they picked things here and there from the comics and put them into the Netflix series. The Claremont and Byrne run is really good, especially how well-integrated the individual issues are into a continuing storyline, as they'd perfect on X-Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) On 4/20/2017 at 4:29 PM, pjray55 said: I just read the first four issues of Rick and Morty which I thoroughly enjoyed. Also read the Marvel Premiere run featuring Iron Fist and the first 12 issues of Iron Fist. It was fun to see how they picked things here and there from the comics and put them into the Netflix series. I really enjoy the animated series-- considering finding a TPB or some real issues of this series to check it out. Edited April 21, 2017 by 01TheDude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 On 4/20/2017 at 6:23 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: For a couple of dollars I got those: "True Believers" Giant Size Xmen #1 and Xmen #1 Reprints, I read them! Overall well thought out, it was nice to read them for the first time back to back and see a kind of progression, I got them both as well, never read them before! ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 12 hours ago, Ken Aldred said: Ah, a classic example of the saying that 'behind every altruistic act is a selfish motivation'. The Earthlings thought it was Commensalism but actually it was Mutualism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 1969....disjointed, trying too hard, not at all like its predecessors. Seemed like a pale aping of Morrison's Doom Patrol, albeit with a few clever kernels .... Story, once you locate two thirds of the way through, hinges on the concept of serial possession, and the satanic immortal villain is conducting what is referred to as hippie fascism (I wonder if Moore is familiar with Dave MacGowan's work?) and there's a clever send-up of a British band that is clearly Stones-inspired, singing lyrics that are a clever homage to Sympathy for the Devil. It's weak, but comes together in the end. Take it or leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 7 hours ago, kav said: The Earthlings thought it was Commensalism but actually it was Mutualism. At least they didn't try to bargain them down, something like... 'Hmm, that's a bit of a tall order. What about the British Isles? Would they do instead?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 6 hours ago, Readcomix said: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 1969....disjointed, trying too hard, not at all like its predecessors. Seemed like a pale aping of Morrison's Doom Patrol, albeit with a few clever kernels .... Story, once you locate two thirds of the way through, hinges on the concept of serial possession, and the satanic immortal villain is conducting what is referred to as hippie fascism (I wonder if Moore is familiar with Dave MacGowan's work?) and there's a clever send-up of a British band that is clearly Stones-inspired, singing lyrics that are a clever homage to Sympathy for the Devil. It's weak, but comes together in the end. Take it or leave it. The later LOEG works are indeed harder to get through. I just don't have the literary resume to enjoy everything Moore and O'Neill are putting in there. (Actually, even the second LOEG pales in comparison to the first IMO.) Maybe I'll give Century and the Black Dossier another go round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 6 hours ago, Bird said: The later LOEG works are indeed harder to get through. I just don't have the literary resume to enjoy everything Moore and O'Neill are putting in there. (Actually, even the second LOEG pales in comparison to the first IMO.) Maybe I'll give Century and the Black Dossier another go round. You're not missing much. The literary references are forced and gratuitous in this one, not well-integrated and functional. He probably should have moved on to a different project after the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 33 minutes ago, Readcomix said: You're not missing much. The literary references are forced and gratuitous in this one, not well-integrated and functional. He probably should have moved on to a different project after the first one. I preferred his comparatively straightforward work at ABC, especially Top Ten and Tom Strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 This reminds me, I got a copy of Jerusalem for Christmas. I devoured KRAZY but forgot about Jerusalem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
