Raze Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 296-301 Daphne Byrne 1-6 I liked this book. It is probably my second best of the Hill House imprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raze Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 302 Strange Adventures 172 I got this from @ygogolak in his Mixed sales thread. Im a sucker for occult, superstition, Sci-Fi, silliness in general when it comes to early silver age books and this was a fun read! Jasonmorris1000000, Ken Aldred, cgcsketcherz and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 took a pandemic to force me to take the plunge (that and i've run out of other stuff to read): #151-250 Hellblazer #1-100 (only 200 to go and at the rate i'm going it's going to be an all year event) Ken Aldred and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Raze said: If the House/Powers of X needs a new home, let me know. Ive herd it a good read...same with the Kelly Jones Batman.. Yeah, great read for sure! Nah, these are in the home library, not planning on turning them loose, especially the Kelley Jones stuff. He's my all time favorite Bat-artist, that stuff is part of the permanent library! Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 5 hours ago, F For Fake said: Yeah, great read for sure! Nah, these are in the home library, not planning on turning them loose, especially the Kelley Jones stuff. He's my all time favorite Bat-artist, that stuff is part of the permanent library! Definitely keepers. I’m still looking forward to reading the Hickman X-Men books. F For Fake, Raze and Jasonmorris1000000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 12 hours ago, Ken Aldred said: Definitely keepers. I’m still looking forward to reading the Hickman X-Men books. @Ken Aldred I'd have to imagine you'll dig it, since you liked the Avengers stuff. It has all of the things that made that great: the time spanning scope, the graphs and charts, the world building etc. Some great high concept stuff in there. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ken Aldred Posted July 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2020 196 to 210 Young Avengers 1 to 15, 3rd series 2013 For me, the best of the three series, with a very different approach by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, who also created the excellent "The Wicked and the Divine" at Image. New team members, and a new enemy; an extra-dimensional psychic parasite, not just falling back on another standard Avengers villain such as Kang or Doom, as used in the previous series. Very different artwork, a very open, clean style, some very inventive page layouts and design, clear storytelling with an indie feel, which probably won’t suit everyone. Storywise, if you like Grant Morrison’s work or Vertigo titles, this series might appeal to you. Again, like X-Force, a very interesting, atypical Marvel comic. Raze, DavidTheDavid, cgcsketcherz and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 1:45 AM, F For Fake said: @Ken Aldred I'd have to imagine you'll dig it, since you liked the Avengers stuff. It has all of the things that made that great: the time spanning scope, the graphs and charts, the world building etc. Some great high concept stuff in there. I still have my Secret Wars books to post about. Seems to be an Avengers year for me. F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 303-309 This is going to be the first “Event” I collect in recent times. I think I might have done War Games, I know I read them but dont remember how. Anyway I really loving the setup so far! Detective was cool in the fact that Bats did so detective work and the action as fun. Nightwing is good but Ive heard since he got shot in the head its not been a good story, but I think I like how it working out. Tomorrow I start part 1 of Joker War!!! Nightwing 70-72 Detective Comics 1020-1023 Talapas1, Ken Aldred and DavidTheDavid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTheDavid Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 117-121 Still reading the X-Statix omnibus, but here are a few one-offs. Talapas1, Ken Aldred, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTheDavid Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 122, what a terrible origin story. Talapas1, Ken Aldred, Raze and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post srezvan Posted July 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2020 I just finished the Black September Preview, All-New Exiles Vol 2 Infinity, All-New Exiles Vol 2 #1-6, and All-New Exiles vs. X-Men #1. This series is not great. Why would I read this, you ask? Well, I read the first collected edition of the long-running Exiles series, and it was really good, but has nothing to do with this series. Where to start? Rough '90s art trying to imitate the look of New Mutants/X-Force...you know who I mean...and really choppy stories. Even the X-Men vs. issue was completely random and not entertaining. I like the Marvel characters (Juggernaut, Sienna Blaze, and Reaper), but the art and story line are rough. I still have 5 issues left, then the two part ending crossover in other Ultraverse titles. I had to put this aside for now. It's funny how slogging through something you don't like really slows down the reading progress. Ugh. Up next, I'm reading the Chaser Platoon TPB. I hope it's good. Ken Aldred, cgcsketcherz, DavidTheDavid and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AlexH Posted July 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) Lots of reading for me in the past 2 weeks: - Spawn 46-50 - Elephant Men #40-55 Yosagi Yojimbo #1-16, and 1-6 (really enjoyed this and will likely pick up more omnibuses) Powers #1-6 (who Killed Retro Girl?) Deadshot 1-4 (mini series) Detective comics #474, 518 Batman #369 Superman #76 (original series) World's Finest #71-84 What if #7-11 Mice Templar #1-7 226/1000 Edited July 27, 2020 by AlexH Talapas1, DavidTheDavid, Ken Aldred and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 310-312 Tec 1024 Batman 95 Batgirl 47 So DC messed up some editing!!! SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spoiler In Nightwing 72 we see that Batgirl is “captured” but in Batgirl 47 after NW 72 she is at home....I hope all the tie-ins do better than this and Actually Fit in to the story! Ken Aldred and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RayJr Posted July 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2020 I’ve read a few books already for 2020 but I will just say book 1 is Marvel Preview #3. Today I picked this gem up because I’m a Blade fan. It was interesting reading this awesome 72 page story by Chris Claremont & learning more about him in his beginning in the comic world. Totally different from how he became the Blade we saw on the big screen. Ken Aldred, cgcsketcherz, Raze and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 211 to 214 Wolverine mini-series 1 to 4, 1982 Despite being a huge Chris Claremont fan, this is one of my least favourite stories of his. I’ve tried reading it again, but it still just feels cold, plodding and boring to me. Frank Miller’s artwork is brilliant, of course, but I don’t like the inking style at all, and at times it really does soften his pencils far too much. Having seen some of the original pencil art, that's much more detailed, harder and grittier-looking, and would’ve been much better left alone. Despite its classic status, I've never managed to get into this one. Talapas1, theCapraAegagrus and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 313 Venom 26 I bought this because Cates is on fire, its a 1st app of Virus, and it starts a new story arc. I really dont read marvel but Ive got the Thor books from cates (havent read need issue 3) and I might just start Venom as well. Ken Aldred and Talapas1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ttfitz Posted August 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2020 My local comic shop manager has a thing he does every August, the Troy-David 100 Back Issue a Week Challenge. Each week in August (along with an extra 4 says of September to make an even 5 weeks) you try to read 100 of your back issues. I've done it the last 3 years, and was getting ready to do it again this year when I saw this thread. So I said to myself, Self, 2 birds. So, before this starts tomorrow, here's what I've read so far this year: (1-33) Starslayer 1-26, 28-34 Originally I had bought this title only for the Grimjack backup stories that appeared for a period of time, but I went back and got the rest and read the whole run. Skipped 27 since it was all Black Flame, a backup that I never really warmed up to (HA). And speaking of the Grimjack backups, next we have: (34-114) Grimjack 1-81 One of my favorite of all time, the story of a former gladiator/demon hunter/cop/bounty hunter/spy in the pandimensional city of Cynosure, where all the dimensions meet. As the tag goes, guns work in some places, magic in others, swords work everywhere. A great series, and I don't think I've ever read a better first issue of a series - does a perfect job introducing you to the main character, the setting, the premise, and many supporting characters. I had bought my daughter an almost complete run of Grimjack, including the Starslayer issues, and due to being stuck at home over the last few months, she started reading them, which is why I decided to reread. (115-142) Classic X-Men 2-43 (partial) I'm only counting this as 28 issues because at first I just skimmed thru the main story which I had read before, and read the new backup material. But as time went on, particularly after the Phoenix showed up, I read more and more of the main reprint part, until we got to where Mastermind began his manipulation of Jean, and I was reading the whole thing. The reprints are most definitely "Classic" X-Men, and in the backups, Claremont does a great job of adding extra detail and flavor to the storyline from before. (143-158) Fantastic Four 101-116 In a previous Challenge I had read issues 1-100, and I was sorting my collection recently, and read a few more. In a similar fashion, continuing from previous Challenge readings, I read (all of these are from the volume 1 of each title): (159-160) Avengers 21-22 (161-165) Batman 284, 285, 287, 288, 311 (166-178) Superman 233-238, 240-243,247,251,252 Finally, my daughter had someone recommend Saga to her, and she recommended it to me. I've read the first 18 issues so far in the digital collection, and will continue during the Challenge. So, that puts the total at 196 for the moment. Ken Aldred, Talapas1, RayJr and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayJr Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 My three reads for today. Now 4/1000 ttfitz, Talapas1, cgcsketcherz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan D Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 On 7/27/2020 at 11:57 AM, AlexH said: Lots of reading for me in the past 2 weeks: - Spawn 46-50 - Elephant Men #40-55 Yosagi Yojimbo #1-16, and 1-6 (really enjoyed this and will likely pick up more omnibuses) Powers #1-6 (who Killed Retro Girl?) Deadshot 1-4 (mini series) Detective comics #474, 518 Batman #369 Superman #76 (original series) World's Finest #71-84 What if #7-11 Mice Templar #1-7 226/1000 Is your Ed McGuinness Stiff Arm Volume 3 sketchbook still for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
