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Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

R.A. Porter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:51:45 -0000

If you can find one - or be super-gentle with my copy - I also recommend Tales from the Bully Pulpit. It's...awe inspiring.

Here's Chris Sims' on this greatest of achievements of the comic art.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:43:48 -0000

That an interesting take..... clearly in the world of comics you have to wonder, Dead or showing up in a frame later... but when...? I never thought about the hack tho...

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

R.A. Porter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:40:03 -0000

For anyone who hasn't been following Black Summer, don't read this comment!

SPOILER ALERT!!!

I'm still convinced that Tom Noir not only hacked the tank to fire, but that he actually faked his own death. He's going to show up in the final book and kill John Horus. That's been my theory since he "died". I'm sticking with it until I'm finally proven wrong.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:37:24 -0000

ohhh yeah 100 bulletts how'd I miss it.... very good, very very good...

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Mike Olbinski — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:36:50 -0000

Ex Machina IS supposed to be good, it's by Brian K. Vaughan or something, who did Y: The Last Man.

He has something new coming out soon that he's been hush-hush about, which I was going to write about.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:33:41 -0000

Ultimate Power series is an Awesome take on the Marvel universe from the Ultimates persepective. I guess one of my favorite non Marvel or DC titles is Black Summer.....

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:30:48 -0000

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its time to let it be known the Capns favorite Hero (well its a dead tie with Nova)... The Flash... Mark Waid did a STELLAR job with ole Wally West, and Johns did not disappoint in taking over the helm. Unfortunately, The Flash today is written by neither author and the story line BLOWS (makes extensive use of Wally's kids, really do we have to read about it... pah-leaseeeee make it stop).

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

R.A. Porter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:23:15 -0000

100 Bullets is supposed to be excellent. (I haven't read it yet)
I also haven't read the much-praised Fables. That's embarrassing.

Rising Stars from JMS is also great.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Dadofiandi — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:20:37 -0000

Havent read comics in awhile, but Deus Ex Machina while I read it was good, as was Sleeper. Geoff Johns run on the Flash very good. uhhh Little Lulu underated.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:11:14 -0000

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO! GOLDEN LAUGH OF THE DAY RIGHT THERE!!!

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:06:11 -0000

Cap'n does crossovers... some extensively Civil War, World War Hulk, others not so much, The Initiative , I dont get every single book cause there is only so much Ms. Marvel I can take.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:04:46 -0000

You can select anything you want in your list or dont here a perfect example. Civil War. Besides the graphic Novel you read there were a TON of side stories that crossed over into heroes regular comic stories. It affected the ENTIRE Marvel universe. So if you want to know every detail (and be a pro like the Capn and RA) then you get Punisher War Journal added to your list, and you find out Cap America trained ole Punisher and how he respected Cap and a ton of other things that fill in a million blanks. but if the Punisher is boring, you tell them you dont want that cross over. Some cross overs are stoopid and they do it just to promote a book, like Heroes For Hire, really not much relevance to Civil War save 30 seconds, but they continually tagged it as a cross over so you would buy it. But I offed it cause it didnt affect the story ... much.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

R.A. Porter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:03:30 -0000

You don't get charged until you pick up the comics, so you can always have them put something they pulled back up on the wall. Of course, if you do that a lot, you should probably just have the title removed from your pull list.

I don't do the crossovers. Cap'n?

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Mike Olbinski — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:01:06 -0000

OMG, you just reminded me of the joke from Hancock!

Hancock says to kick the bully in the nuts...

"So that's all he has left is a flap to keep the dust out of his ass."

ROTFL!

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:00:55 -0000

Look man, I'm with Ape, I need a picture or diagram to show me how it works!!

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

R.A. Porter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:00:18 -0000

There's a crude sexual joke I could insert here, but your box is tiny and it might hurt.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Mike Olbinski — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:00:04 -0000

What if you don't want something in your box?

Also, how do the crossovers work? Explain that to me? It's automatic?

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

R.A. Porter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:59:19 -0000

Or, you have a weird pull list like mine with only one or two of the less popular DC/Marvel titles (Iron Fist, Herc, Blue Beetle) and no crossovers. Plus lots of the middle-tier and small publishers like Dark Horse and Avatar. Gotta tell you, since I don't usually check Diamond's list before I go in, there have been weeks I've gone in and had 0 comics in my box.

Then there are weeks like this one.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Mike Olbinski — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:57:41 -0000

Awesome, I may have to start that, although my box would be tiny right now.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Mike Olbinski — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:56:54 -0000

You really suck at the nested reply stuff :)

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:55:57 -0000

Pretty much. The idea of boxes is simply to guarantee you get XYZ issue. So you get 1st prints and such which will get you $$$ if you pick the right ones later (i.e. first print IronFist, GreenArrow, etc.) also it ensures when you tag a particular seires you want to follow, they add in all the crossovers as well so you dont have to manually track them all down, well thats how its supposed to work)

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

R.A. Porter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:55:49 -0000

Yeah, with Atomic, you give them a $20 deposit and then fill out a pull list. Then your regular comics will get pulled and put in. I did it initially because I was tired of showing up to get a comic I wanted on Wednesday but they hadn't ordered more than one for the wall. Box holders get filled (are supposed to get filled) first, then the wall.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

R.A. Porter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:53:34 -0000

Man, my box has been wrong so many times it's not even funny. Hasn't happened in a few months - knock wood - because I've complained enough that a couple of the regulars seem to take a second pass at it. But I still double check every week.

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Mike Olbinski — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:48:06 -0000

Someone explain to me precisely how these "boxes" work.

Do you just sign up for titles and they toss them in boxes for you that you pick up whenever?

Re: Comic Book/Graphic Novel Recommendations

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:47:39 -0000

Depending which one you get to they are having Supreme (ha ,like the tie-in?!?!) issues. I go last weekend give my box #, they hand me a stck of crap. I said "Uuummm you get the right box #?" s The cofused help behind the counter said "Tsk, sigh, yes... I'm sure" I said "Any chance dentists loaded the boxes this last Tuesday as 7 out of 10 books were wrong". 70% they gave me were not on my list, AND they didnt give me what was supposed to be on my list. Its why I ALWAYS go back manually and review what is out and what should be handed to me.