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Uncle Twitchy
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread  Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:26 am |
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Night Owl wrote: Rafael wrote: Night Owl wrote: I wish someone had warned me about Planetary. That would've been difficult. It's hard to find people saying bad things about it. Why didn't you like it? I've only read the first volume, but it seems to be a one-note. Ellis takes a movie or comic from our pop culture and infuses a sideway version of them into Planetary so he can whack off all over them. It might have been cute once or twice, but after several it just makes it look like he can't come up with ideas without relying on other fiction for his inspiration. Cassaday's art is inconsistent. One panel is pen contours, the next is hatching, then next might be color line made in PS and all of it is bland for the story. The art is not bad compared to most comic book artists, but all I heard for years was how great Cassaday is and I just don't see it. Wow -- someone else has the same opinion of Planetary that I do. Nice to know. I also had problems telling what was supposed to be happening in between panels a good two thirds of the time -- no consistent narrative flow -- but I attributed that to me being an old fart who doesn't get this generation's funny books.
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Hanzo the Razor
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:51 am |
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Ancient Alien Theorist
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I bet you both like Aquaman. 
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Uncle Twitchy
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:52 am |
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Hanzo the Razor
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:54 am |
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Ancient Alien Theorist
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You're a sucker for Aparo.
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Uncle Twitchy
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:05 am |
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Simon
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:31 am |
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"Uncle Twitchy has an Aparo problem". 
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Uncle Twitchy
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:33 am |
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luelyron
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:45 am |
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General Sage
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Hanzo the Razor wrote: Rafael wrote: Hanzo the Razor wrote: I like Moore but after fapping through it, decided I really just didn't care to own Lost Girls. That said, no one's a complete asshole or anything. That's sensible. I especially don't want to own that copy. I turned it into a scratch and sniff.  My God, now I've looked up Fap. And went "duh!" I got OMEGA THE UNKNOWN for a steal, but while I am intrigued by the story and its telling, it's hard to recommend an incomplete storyline without warning. I busied myself with some McCloud advice on inking last night over coffee, but the [u]Whatever Happened to the Dark Knight?[u] trade seemed to have a sprinkle of magic dust about it. A good thread would be, "which incomplete series/ short run fires your imagination most?"
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Hanzo the Razor
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:26 am |
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Ancient Alien Theorist
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That would be a good thread... you could even expand it to include any kind of comics that inspire you creatively.
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luelyron
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:20 am |
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:47 pm |
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Rawburn
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:04 pm |
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:47 pm |
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Rawburn wrote: Constipated Hulk is correct.  Do it! "Hulk want to continue reading Unwritten to find out what happen . . . but Hulk must . . finish . . UNGGHHHH!"
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Steve
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:51 pm |
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What do you call a camel with three humps?
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The madder hulk gets, the more poop comes out sideways.
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:18 am |
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"Hulk move shoulders up to elongate bowel area!"
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Beachy
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:00 pm |
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Rawburn wrote: NoPhoneNoPoolNoPets wrote: Beachy wrote: On the other hand, so far after two issues (I have the third but was too busy yesterday to read it), I can
recommend Thor The Mighty Avenger. This is a much more interesting retake on Thor's early Silver Age
time at Marvel. And while some may find the artwork cartoony, or not exactly realistic, I find that it
works quite well within the context of the story. This. I bought the first two issues with extremely low expectation, and was surprised how much I am really enjoying this take on Thor. It's almost a "What If?/Elseworlds" type of book, set in the here&now with Jane Foster working at a museum, rather than being a nurse, and Thor himself as quite young and inexperienced. On the surface, the art does appear cartoonish, but I am continually marvelling at how the facial expressions and body-poses of the characters are so real-to-life. Jane appears to be almost Jennifer Garner-ish in some panels, in a good way. These. Also, I really want Landridge and Samnee to do an Ant-Man book. His depiction in #3 (along with the Wasp) was probably my favourite ever. I'd buy it, no doubt.
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Rawburn
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:40 am |
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I really, really think people should be checking out Terry Moore's Echo. Strangers in Paradise meets Captain Atom meets The Terminator with characters and plot as rich as those in Y: The Last Man.
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Night Owl
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:26 pm |
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Rawburn wrote: I really, really think people should be checking out Terry Moore's Echo. Strangers in Paradise meets Captain Atom meets The Terminator with characters and plot as rich as those in Y: The Last Man. I'm not sure that's an endorsement for me. I'm reading the Y hardcovers and that story is dragging for me. I was expecting Y to be a fun on-the-run sci-fi adventure and I'm getting lots of heavy, serious soap opera.
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:29 pm |
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Night Owl wrote: Rawburn wrote: I really, really think people should be checking out Terry Moore's Echo. Strangers in Paradise meets Captain Atom meets The Terminator with characters and plot as rich as those in Y: The Last Man. I'm not sure that's an endorsement for me. I'm reading the Y hardcovers and that story is dragging for me. I was expecting Y to be a fun on-the-run sci-fi adventure and I'm getting lots of heavy, serious soap opera. I thought Y was overrated. It's bound to be a disappointment if you read it after the hype. But notice the other elements Rawburn said went with it.
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:32 pm |
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I just wrapped up Ex Machina, which concluded at issue 50. I have all the issues in combination of trades and floppies, and I'm going to sell it on eBay as a full reading set. Six volumes of trade and then about 15 issues of floppies.
PM if you'd like first crack with a serious IMWAN "no hassle" discount.
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Night Owl
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:37 pm |
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Ex Machina is teh awesome.
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Rawburn
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Post subject: The "You should read this when the trade comes out" thread Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:36 am |
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Night Owl wrote: Ex Machina is teh awesome. It is and I am just awaiting the final trade to complete my collection. As of now, there are no new BKV comics. 
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