Chatterbox- Comic Books

Pretty Deadly #2 was awesome. Emma Rios' art continues to be mind-blowingly gorgeous. De Connick's writing is also fantastic. Just an amazing book. I am so in love with it.

Does anyone know of a good site/app where I can read old issues of DC's and Marvel's?

Sweden only ever got Spider-Man, X-Men and Batman when I grew up and now they have stopped selling comics at all here. I want to check if things like Planet X, The Other and all the other storylines that ran when I was young really was as bad as people tell me/I remember.

If there are no good, legal, sites I will have to check the App Store for if Marvel or DC has comic readers there.

I don't know about DC. But Marvel has its Unlimited service. $10 a month (or $70 a year), and you get access to 13 000 back-issues.

Thanks! That seems perfect for my needs.

Now to read all the old storylines and then go hound all the Marvel related threads with my old vs new opinions on of them!

Just keep in mind that 13 000 is nowhere near their complete back-catalogue.

Hmm. Which would be a better introduction to Carl Barks: "Only a Poor Old Man", or "Carl Barks' Greatest Duck Tales Stories"?

At my local comic store I noticed the recent CN comic adaptations of The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Adventure Time, Regular Show...

And then I got to wondering why IDW hasn't put out an anthology like DC's old Cartoon Cartoons comic book. New stories based on Dexters Laboratory, Ed Edd N Eddy, Johnny Bravo, Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends, The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy, Cow And Chicken, and all the rest. I mean, come on, you wouldn't want that?

You're referring to the Fantagraphics books, right? "Only A Poor Old Man" has all stories from Barks' greatest period (that would be about 1948-53 overall, the stories in the book are from 51/52) and three that were adapted into Ducktales episodes anyway (the title story, Back To The Klondike, Tralla La).

edited 31st Jan '14 4:09:01 AM by Ropos

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm definitely gonna pick it up when I get the chance. I've been eager to read the stories.

So, I just saw this on Tumblr. And uh . . . yeah. It's titled "Perils of the Lady Gamer," but it's relevant to the comics industry, too. It parodies things like the "fake geek girl" whine-assing, the idea that women need to accept sexual harassment as part of the price of enjoying something, the Brian Wood harassment controversy, the Penny Arcade "dickwolf rape" controversy, and more. It's a brilliant strip.

Great comic.

For the curious, here the author's site.

edited 14th Feb '14 10:10:23 PM by Heatth

It really is a wonder that lady geeks exist. Considering the shit they have to put up with for something that's supposed to be fun, it takes a lot of passion, dedication and stubbornness to refuse to be chased away.

it's not the female fans whose nerd cred i question; it's big name celebrities i'm suspicious of.

sorry, Vin Diesel, unless i actually see your butt at a D&D session, i'm not buying it.

edited 16th Feb '14 9:30:33 PM by crimsonstorm15

I suppose nobody has heard of this yet...

http://comicsalliance.com/cartoon-network-idw-super-secret-crisis-war-louise-simonson-derek-charm-crossover/

Don't tell me this isn't what you've been dreaming of for years...

That looks like a must read, though I doubt I'll recognize too many of the characters newer than Samurai Jack.

well, this is an interesting development. i suppose this should be good enough.

edited 1st Mar '14 12:16:43 PM by crimsonstorm15

Pretty Deadly #5 came out today.

It's amazing. Beautiful, tearjerking, and just a brilliant finale to an incredible story. The wait for volume two is going to be rough. Kelly Sue Deconnick and Emma Rios are ridiculously talented.

So... anyone here read Saga? It's kind of amazing.

Saga is brilliant. The only comic on par with it right now is Atomic Robo, and the two are so vastly different that it's tough to compare them. The fact that Saga is the best-selling graphic novel series in the country makes me very, very happy - especially since it's a story about a married couple that is doing so well. I hope that the Big Two take notice of that.

Pretty Deadly is also really good. It's...ambitious. I am not sure if all of its ideas worked, and I think I will have to reread it due to how much of a whirlwind of cool stuff it was.

Also? Speaking of? Atomic Robo and the Savage Sword of Dr. Dinosaur. I thought Dr. Dinosaur was getting played out, and got proven wrong once I read the whole book. Great arc, to the point where I was completely satisfied despite the book ending on a dual cliffhanger and a lot of unanswered questions - the ride was just so phenomenally fun.

edited 12th May '14 10:18:44 PM by TheEvilDrBolty

I have to say, while I was initially unimpressed with the Avengers, it got me into Marvel Cinematic Universe, and ultimately comic books.

I am grew up reading mangas, though, so the art style is not easy to get in. Also, I bought the 2nd issue of Moon Knight, and...goddamn, so many advertisements, so little actual comics. And it cost me four dollars...which is enough to buy a whole volume of manga in my country. D:<

On the other hand, I bought Fell: Feral City. Absolutely loved it. It was the first comic I ever bought, and it was money well worth it. I asked the comic book store guys if there is anything like Fell, and they recommended Moon Knight. Not too impressed.

I would recommend you to stick to trades. Single issues in the US are hideously expensive and full of advertisements. Trade paperback are cheaper and with no advertisements so they are probably the way to go for you. The only downside, as I understand, is they take longer to be released.

I can't recommend much myself, though. I usually stick to super heroes when reading American comics. I don't think it is quite what you are looking for. Although, if you are interested in the Avengers, I could suggest Avengers Assemble.

edited 13th May '14 6:21:40 PM by Heatth

So last time I was in the comic shop I noticed that this company called Dynamite or something was publishing some new comics with what I'm fairly certain are some really old Golden Age heroes and probably some new ones. Anyone here check that out yet? Considering the habit independent comic companies have of getting bought out by DC I'm curious how this will turn out.

Dynamite's been around for a while now. Some of their comics have been getting good reviews. The only ones I've read were the comics they did in collaboration with Marvel about their Golden Age heroes and The Boys.

So, The Wicked and The Divine #1. It's great. Kieron Gillen and Jamie Mc Kelvie always make for a great team. Gillen's dialogue is sharp and clever, and Mc Kelvie's art is sharp and gorgeous. I love the concept of the book: People become gods for two years, and then die. "Just because you're immortal, doesn't mean you're going to live forever." The characters we're introduced to are all really cool and interesting. "Music is magic" remains a major theme, as with Phonogram, but here, we see actual magic, so it's also pretty different from Phonogram. The focus this time is also on the people creating art, rather than the people consuming it. But it's still a great world they're creating.

It's great. You should read it.

I got the variant cover by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Hell yeah.

My shop had sold out of it when I went earlier this week, which is insane because usually they order enough copies of everything so that people getting into a comic in, say, issue 5 can start with issue 1. Really looking forward to reading it, though.

edited 28th Jun '14 7:53:10 PM by czhang