What comics are you all reading? What do you think?

T&A to the rescue :D Sorry, I'd assumed that meant you hadn't got them not that you simply hadn't caught up, my bad.
 
No problem, kater. Easy mistake to make :)

The reprints are ~50/50 split between Deadpool and Wolverine, I think. Tends to be 2 Wolverine stories followed by 2 Deadpool ones. Last month's (I think it was last month's, anyways) had a story with the Great Lakes Avengers, which was absolutely brilliant! :D
 
Secret Wars

I'm currently rereading the original secret wars series, I'm a big fan of it!
 
tbonepearson said:
I'm currently rereading the original secret wars series, I'm a big fan of it!
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Welcome to the forums Tbone! Good to see another person around the comics thread!

I started reading the first Sweet Tooth trade today. Not too far in, I love the art though... I'll have some more thoughts in a day or two.
 
Finished up Sweet Tooth: Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire. It is great stuff. My thoughts:

About ten years ago, the apocalypse hit. Since then, the only children being born are human/animal hybrids. Gus, a human/deer hybrid is one of these new children. Gus has no memory of his mother, and he lives in a small cabin, in the woods with his sickly father; the only other person he has ever seen. In this harsh post-apocalyptic world, kids like Gus have a price on their heads, and while Gus is out foraging each day for food and firewood, he wanders a bit, trying to figure out why the land beyond the edge of the woods isn't all "fire and hell" like his dad told him it was. Gus' wanderings attract the attention of hunters, and as they attack Gus' home, he is saved by a mysterious and violent man calling himself Jeppard...the same man who has been troubling Gus' dreams.

Despite Gus' misgivings, Jeppard appears to more friend than foe though and he promises to lead Gus to The Preserve, a supposed safe-haven for hybrid children. As this unlikely pair strike out across the new post-apocalyptic frontier, they begin to form a tenuous bond.

The bond that develops between the two is quite interesting. Jeppard nicknames Gus "Sweet Tooth" thanks to the latter's affinity for candy, but beyond that Jeppard's gruff demeanor seems hard to crack, even for the the sweet, innocent Gus. However, as we all know: the road is eff-in' hard, and as they get in and out of some deadly scrapes, they do indeed bond, and maybe, in some ways, they each need the other.

Jeppard is a hard guy to trust though. Jeff Lemire, who does double duty as writer and artist, deos a fantastic job of creating trust issues between the reader and what you see and read on the page. Lemire's pictures literally tell a thousand words, and I found myself heavily scrutinizing each facial expression, trying to glean insight from them. The amazing thing is that this "gleaning" is actually possible, so great is the art. Lemire seems to know it too, cutting away to show only a character's back at crucial moments, preferring to keep certain qualities about the characters ambiguous. Lemire has a strong knack for maintaining the tension by revealing just enough, or obscuring certain things at just the right moments.

Living a secluded life, Gus knows little about the outside world, and while he learns; the reader learns as well. I thought this was a nice touch to the book. As a reader, I very much felt like I was along with Gus and Jeppard for the journey. Every post-apocalyptic setting has it's own unique qualities about it, and experiencing them through the eyes of a character who is also experiencing them for the first time is a really great way to get a feel for the setting of Sweet Tooth.

The contrast of the sweet innocent Gus with the brutal, severe Jeppard is quite interesting, and I found myself relating equally, in very different ways to each character. The way they took things in: Gus with wide eyed wonder, and Jeppard with narrow eyed scrutiny tells a lot about the two characters.

I've read a lot of great stuff in the comics medium lately, yet Sweet Tooth: Out of the Deep Woods is a major standout. Lemire's work on this book is quite remarkable. Both the writing and the art, while somewhat sparse, is quite fantastic. Lemire has written a story that I'll be happy to visit again.
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'ere's a thought.

Kater, you seem to be the resident comic expert. Are there any other Deadpool-esque comics? I know about Great Lakes Avengers, with whom Deadpool has worked with, but otherwise I'm stumped.
 
Comis involving Deadpool at present are: Deadpool (the main series currently #23 I think) Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #12 (of 13), Deadpool Corps #3 (mocking DC's Green Lantern Corps), Deadpool Team-Up #890 (with other assorted Marvel characters and the issue number counting backwards from 900 :D) There's also a Deadpool mini of four issues coming up called Wade Wilson's War, he's in Hitmonkey - a spin off from the main series about a deadly monkey hitman, he's in Doomwar - from #4 onwards much to my disgust as that was going well and there's also an alternate universe story called Lady Deadpool on the horizon.

If you need to find stuff D I usually use the weekly shipping list on forbidden planet: http://www.forbidden-planet.co.uk/ it's not 100% accurate but normally pretty darn good. The search engine there should give you anything I've forgotten, Marvel a pretty much turning him into Wolverine so there's plenty out there right now.
 
I've got Deadpool Corps: #1, but gonna wait for the TPB.

Was thinking more about funny superhero comics, apologies for not clarifying :)
 
Aha, sadly not really the person to ask as those types of comics really aren't my thing. Off the top of my head I can't think of anything zany humour wise other than something like The Boys by Garth Ennis but that's more mature humour and parody than anything. I'll ask around.
 
I just read the first issue of The Bulletproof Coffin by David Hine and Shaky Kane. It was pretty interesting, while on a job to clean out the house of a lonely deceased elderly man, Steve Newman finds a treasure trove of golden-age comics and other cool treasures. This find leads to the opening of a murder-mystery.

The artwork is cool to look at, and the murder-mystery storyline is interesting. I also liked the comic-within-a-comic. Good stuff.
 
Just read Deadpool #3 - X Marks The Spot. Man, that was good! Not sure what to say except it was Deadpool. I know there's a Deadpool #4, but I'm not sure where Suicide Kings ties in.

Gonna have to save up for X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back now. And Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts. And Prelude to Deadpool Corps. And the Deadpool classics. Argh :p Oh, and all those She-Hulk ones. Pixie Strikes Back is next for me though, I think, unless I crack and get DR first.
 
Spellbinders (Marvel) just dropped through the door. Smaller than I thought it'd be, but then again if it was "full size" it would be about the size of two Deadpool graphics stuck together. Will be giving it a read over the next few days whilst I wait for the next Wolverine & Deadpool, and I think that'll end up being unread for now as they're reprinting Secret Invasion for Deadpool and I bought the graphic earlier this year. Typical, eh?
 
Dwagginz said:
Spellbinders (Marvel) just dropped through the door. Smaller than I thought it'd be, but then again if it was "full size" it would be about the size of two Deadpool graphics stuck together. Will be giving it a read over the next few days whilst I wait for the next Wolverine & Deadpool, and I think that'll end up being unread for now as they're reprinting Secret Invasion for Deadpool and I bought the graphic earlier this year. Typical, eh?
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Apologies for the double post (OK, triple), but I finished this last night.

I don't know why I wanted it, nor why I bought it. The art is alright, but it was... eh. Readable, but nothing noteworthy.
 
I've been up to a lot of comic reading lately, most of it good too.

My top three favorite comics of the moment are:

Bulletproof Coffin: a six issue series that sort of riffs on the golden age ear of comics...funny stuff and shows great signs of being an awesome story

Sweet Tooth: The second story arc is just finishing up and Lemire's work on this comic is great. It has a stripped down art and writing style, but it still packs an emotional punch...I'm totally hooked.
and

Chew: is part police procedural, with many hilarious moments mixed in. This is a comic series with a cannibal cop, a cock fighting rooster named Poyo, and world-wide chicken prohibition...how great is that?
 
New stuff from Alan Moore out in comic shops today: Neonomicon. A Lovecraftian tale from a comics master. I haven't read it yet, but I will soon.
 
Corporal Blues said:
New stuff from Alan Moore out in comic shops today: Neonomicon. A Lovecraftian tale from a comics master. I haven't read it yet, but I will soon.
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Sounds good! But I'll wait for the trade :D

I pre-ordered Pixie Strikes Back yesterday, and Amazon have already taken the money for it and it's "processing", so I wonder if it's going to ship very soon. It's not out until next week, so maybe.
 
I'm still following the same ol' usual suspects..
Incredible Hulk
Batman
Thor
Iron Man
Nova
R.E.B.E.L.S.
but (especially in light of this forum).also took a chance and have really been enjoying The Unwritten :D

Chew looks good, but there are only a certain amount of hours in one day..sigh...
 
Pixie Strikes Back dispatched today. How very odd, as it's not meant to be out for another 4 days.
Maybe it'll arrive early then! :D
 
I think Amazon, Play etc are obliged to meet the day of release if you pre-order so that's why they send it early, happens a fair bit to me when I order computer games.

On another note, San Diego Comic Con is this week and one of the big announcements was this: http://robot6.comicbookresources.co...-launches-image-imprint-to-help-new-creators/ a comic that we were championing over two years ago: http://www.sffworld.com/mul/268p0.html
Congrats to Brandon and Lukas, Witch Doctor - soon to be physically in my hands :)
 
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