Superhero comics and other comics.

Post by **Libaax** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:48 pm

Quest wrote:finished reading the current runaways and the volume 1.
vol 1 is good but the current series is the shits.
just some lame soap opera drama after another.

it reminds of 'young avengers'...

Man i hope not i planned to read it cause i hear so much about it.

Any other comic you have tried and like that you wish to share.

Im open to suggestions.

Post by **Quest** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:28 pm

Libaax wrote:
Quest wrote:finished reading the current runaways and the volume 1.
vol 1 is good but the current series is the shits.
just some lame soap opera drama after another.

it reminds of 'young avengers'...
Man i hope not i planned to read it cause i hear so much about it.

Any other comic you have tried and like that you wish to share.

Im open to suggestions.

Powers and Wanted.
both are good and comparable to your favourites 'walking dead' and 'invincible' in that they are twists on mainstream superhero stories.
the x-men's 'age of apocalyse' storyline is very good too.

i am gonna get round to reading 'v for vendetta' now that i have seen the movie and like it. 'preacher' and 'road to perdition' are also on my 'going to read soon' list.
=)

Post by **Libaax** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:36 pm

Scary SCARY!!!

One minute before i checked this thread for your reply, i download Powers and Wanted. Thats crazy.

Preacher i have read up to issue 6 and gonna buy the rest in vols likewise with V for Vendetta.

You cant read classics on the comp,thats worse crime than robbing a bank

By the way im gonna see the movie V for Vendetta in the weekend. It looks actionpacked, Alan Moore isnt known for that so i expected V for Vendetta to more like Sandman,Preacher style.

Post by **Quest** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:41 pm

Libaax wrote:Scary SCARY!!!

One minute before i checked this thread for your reply, i download Powers and Wanted. Thats crazy.

Preacher i have read up to issue 6 and gonna buy the rest in vols likewise with V for Vendetta.

You cant read classics on the comp,thats worse crime than robbing a bank

By the way im gonna see the movie V for Vendetta in the weekend. It looks actionpacked, Alan Moore isnt known for that so i expected V for Vendetta to more like Sandman,Preacher style.

haha! birds of a feather...
=P

you are correct, vendetta has more talking than action. but i doubt anyone will notice. i loved the movie.
looks like a great week ahead for you.

Post by **Libaax** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:35 pm

Hehe No kidding,its uncanny how like our taste in comics are.

I will notice cause i like a good story behind my action i dont care if its a comic,movie or a book. Otherwise its just meaningless action.

Post by **halfnhalf** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:55 am

soooo nobody is a spawn fan?

Post by **psi29a** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:40 am

Spawn fan, comic issues 1-20.

Post by **Eldo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:21 am

psi29a wrote:Spawn fan, comic issues 1-20.

Same here.

Don't read anything over that. It becomes a load of crap later on.

Post by **Libaax** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:11 am

I was a big Spawn fan back in the day.

The early issues was awesome.

Now its just garbage.

I made the horrible mistake of buying a new Spawn vol last year, man did it suck more than i thought it was possible.

I cant believe how Macfarlane can so stupid that he would give his only famous comic to writers and artist that woulndt get jobs in other places.

Post by **Quest** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:59 am

Libaax wrote:
Man i hope not i planned to read it cause i hear so much about it.

do you mean about the runaways 2nd vol?
the 1st vol had a plot and the characters are moving in the direction of the plot.

but the current vol is just characters with looking for a plot(ie. no plot). the characters are just running around acting busy.

if you are gona buy the 2nd vol, i suggest reading the 1st 5 issues online 1st then decide.

spawn had the cool factor. but after seeing the movie, i didnt want to read the comic anymore.

Post by **Libaax** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:04 am

Yeah i talked about vol 2 of Runaways.

Isnt it a Bendis comic? If so im starting to hate the guy after reading the recent issues of Ultimate Spiderman,New Avengers. He is ruining great characters with his so many issues with something that looks like a plot.

Now i finaly understand why he has such a bad rep.

Thank god Brubaker took over Daredevil.

Post by **Quest** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:13 am

nah, runaways was never written by bendis.

but i admit that bendis' titles are going downhill nowadays.
i think he has been taking on too many assignments and spreading his creativity too thinly.

Post by **Libaax** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:18 am

I havent seen anything that resembles creativity, i dont think he has any.

He lived by for awhile on the characters fame like Spiderman in Ultimate,X-men i Ultimate and now New Avengers.

I cant believe how Marvel can give so much power to write many major comics.

Post by **Quest** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:25 am

i think bendis impressed marvel a lot with his earlier works 'powers' and 'alias'(NOT related to the TV show).

i admit that powers is good. i have not read alias at all.

he is taking on too many projects now it has backfired on his success.

Post by **Libaax** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:19 pm

I have Powers it must be pretty damn good if it gave him his current position in Marvel. Alias is pretty famous too among fans.

I cant imagine those two being something awesome after reading his current work,hope im wrong.

Post by **Tempest** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:56 pm

After seeing V for Vendetta (Which was awesome) I decided to pick up the paperback collection, as well as Watchmen. It was an Alan Moore day for me, let me tell you. I strongly considered picking up The Ultimates or working on finishing my Sin City collection, but money is getting a bit tight for me.

Post by **Femto** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:02 pm

The Ultimates > Sin City (except for That Yellow Bastard)

Post by **Quest** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:33 am

yeah the ultimates will be thoroughly enjoyable for you.
i like the real world references.

Post by **Femto** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:58 am

Quest wrote:yeah the ultimates will be thoroughly enjoyable for you.
i like the real world references.

That's the only thing I don't like about it actually.

I've always hated pop culture references and they'll make the Ultimates lose the timelessness it could've achieved without them.

Post by **Eldo** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:26 am

I'm absolutely loving the latest Punisher series, printed in MAX.

It's great seeing Nick Fury be a bad ass in this. 'Meanwhile, I'll try to fuck every prostitute in New York'. Brings a tear in my eye.

Post by **Quest** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:33 am

Femto wrote:
Quest wrote:yeah the ultimates will be thoroughly enjoyable for you.
i like the real world references.
That's the only thing I don't like about it actually.

I've always hated pop culture references and they'll make the Ultimates lose the timelessness it could've achieved without them.

you are right that the associations with current artistes and events makes the comic lose its timeless appeal.
on the other hand, that "in the now"ness of the plot has its own appeal as well.

Post by **Libaax** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 12:42 pm

Eldo wrote:I'm absolutely loving the latest Punisher series, printed in MAX.

It's great seeing Nick Fury be a bad ass in this. 'Meanwhile, I'll try to fuck every prostitute in New York'. Brings a tear in my eye.

Thats why Gart Ennis surpassed Frank Miller as my fav writer.

First i read Hitman awesome,Preacher even better and Punisher v3,v4 and v5 are crazy good.

I have read the first Fury mini in Max that was awesome, i like Ennis's Fury more than 616 who seems like a wuss compared to this Fury.

Have you read Born? Punisher mini about his origin?

Lucky for me the store has Punisher v5 in TBPs, i have read two vols containing issues 1-12. In The Begining and Kitchen Irish.

Cant wait until i catch to up to it.

Post by **Femto** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:19 pm

Frank Miller can't write a comic to save his life.

The Dark Knight Returns and the first 3 or 4 volumes of Sin City.

That's all there is.

What a great resume.

Post by **psi29a** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:25 pm

The Dark Knight Returns was the best batman comics I've ever read. I can't believe people complained that it was too dark and wanted old style batman back.

*shakes head*

Post by **Femto** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:12 pm

psi29a wrote:The Dark Knight Returns was the best batman comics I've ever read. I can't believe people complained that it was too dark and wanted old style batman back.

*shakes head*

I read it and I was slightly underwhelmed.

It didn't live up to the hype basically, but it was released in different times and I understand and acknowledge how influencial it was in the industry.

It was good, but it doesn't hold a candle to stuff like Watchmen or Sandman.

Frank Miller is a one trick pony, he can't write characters that aren't bitter and angry.

He did some visually cool stuff with Sin City, but that's about it.

His new Batman comic sucks as do most of the things he writes these days.