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

Finished up Scott Snyder's pre-reboot run on Detective Comics. The Black Mirror was a decent Batman story, but stood out more as a great Jim Gordon story. Highlights of the book: Batman fights an orca whale. (that whole scene was as stupid as it sounds) Francisco Francavilla's art. Jim Gordon Jr. (creepy little bastard).

I remain convinced that Snyder is nothing more than a middle of the road comics writer.
 
abraham stone from marvel comics
abe sapien: drums of the dead from dark horse comics
 
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I read issue #12 of Saga the other night. (I'm a couple weeks behind on my floppy issue readin'). Also known as that issue that was stupidly banned and then un-banned by Apple.

Another pretty great issue of Saga, however it was brought down by the fact that at the end they announced that there'll be a few months between issues. I'll miss this comic for the next few months as it has steadily been the best thing in my pull box for the past year.

At the comic shop today I broke down and snagged the first issue of Millar and Quitely's Jupiter's Children. I'm not a Millar fan, but Quitely's art is irresistible.
 
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I read issue #12 of Saga the other night. (I'm a couple weeks behind on my floppy issue readin'). Also known as that issue that was stupidly banned and then un-banned by Apple.
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Actually not, if you follow the story of events. It basically turned out that ComiXology pre-emptively said 'no' because they thought it would violate (fnar) Apple's terms. Except for there's loads on ComiXology that does as it is. Anywho, yeah, it was ComiXology at fault, not Apple. Although, of course, I stand by my 'accusation' that Apple's policies are a bit stupid.

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At the comic shop today I broke down and snagged the first issue of Millar and Quitely's Jupiter's Children. I'm not a Millar fan, but Quitely's art is irresistible.
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Ugh. Millar. I have to admit what I've seen of the art hasn't interested me, and Quitely's cover really doesn't sit well with me, though I couldn't say why. And I skim-read a page-by-page evaluation and the resounding thought was pretty much "meh".
 
When I read it, I'll comment on it here and elsewhere. I'm sure Millar will find a way to disappoint me.
 
Well, I read the first issue of the new Mark Millar book Jupiter's Legacy. Not all that impressed. There was nothing about it to indicate that it'll be anything different from other "heroes in the real world" stuff like The Authority or Warren Ellis' super hero stuff like Black Summer or No Hero.

I like looking at Frank Quitely's art, but even in the art department I wasn't blown away.

Judging from the first issue this is one to miss, at best, I'll wait for the trade.
 
i just finished with reading abe sapien: the drowning not a bad comic
alpha girl from image comics, nothing special
the adventures of snake plissken from marvel comics a one-shot a short comic but i think it was good
altered image from image comics a good comic with characters from other comics the story is about the stability of reality in the world
 
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Just finished reading the first 10 issues of Hawkeye. There were lots of bros and track suits. I quite enjoyed it.
 
In the past day and half I have read three very wonderful comics.

The first thing I read was I Killed Adolf Hitler by Norwegian comics creator Jason. I really enjoyed it. Jason has a very sparse, clean, deadpan style that I really enjoyed for it's simplicity. Packed a pretty good emotional wallop. Great story. I'll be reading more of his stuff in the future.

Also read Jim Rugg's Supermag which came out this week. It's a magazine sized one-man anthology of short, mostly one-page, comics. Rugg displays some astounding versatility as he deploys a variety of artistic styles and moods with his art. Lots of fun, and pretty damn entertaining.

My most recent read was Gilberto Hernandez' Marble Season. I had read the first bit of this in the free comic that Drawn and Quarterly put out for Free Comic Book Day and got hooked. I finally picked up the whole volume from the library today and plowed through it in one sitting. Great stuff. The guy can really tell a story. One of the best, and most "real" stories about childhood that I've come across.

After reading this I realized I really need to read more of Los Bros work.
 
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My most recent read was Gilberto Hernandez' Marble Season. I had read the first bit of this in the free comic that Drawn and Quarterly put out for Free Comic Book Day and got hooked. I finally picked up the whole volume from the library today and plowed through it in one sitting. Great stuff. The guy can really tell a story. One of the best, and most "real" stories about childhood that I've come across.
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Is it much less weird than his other works? I've only really read Julio's Day and Fatima, and both show that Beto has a VERY twisted mind when he wants to.
 
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Is it much less weird than his other works? I've only really read Julio's Day and Fatima, and both show that Beto has a VERY twisted mind when he wants to.
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It is definitely not weird. Basically a slice of life type story about childhood. Haven't read any of his other works so I can't give you a true comparison.
 
Since I've enjoyed Saga and Private Eye so much I thought I would read Vaughn's Y the Last Man. I'm about 20 issues in and really enjoying it. It doesn't hurt that Goran Parlov has been doing the last few issues that I've read either. Hopefully he's on for more of the series.

Looking forward to Brother Lono coming out today as well. I was a fan of 100 Bullets and Risso can do no wrong when it comes to drawing.
 
Just read the last issue of Fury Max. Excellent series by Ennis and Parlov. Sorry to see it end.
 
Yesterday I finished my second read through of Lina Medley's absolutely amazing Castle Waiting. Easily one of my favorite comics of all time. Her artwork is sublime and her story telling is top notch. I love that it is a story the blends fairy tales, myth and fables, while bringing them up to speed for the 21st century. At the heart, this is a story about acceptance and I love how she delivers that message, by showing how it is done.

I noticed a lot of subtleties to her writing on this second read through and while it is super easy to just go cross-eyed staring at her great art, her writing stood out for me this time around.

That's not to say that the writing stands above the art, because Castle Waiting has some top of the line cartooning. Medley's lines are clean and crisp and there's no need for an "adjustment period" to her art style. From the first page onward is some nice, nice art.

Highly recommended. I can't wait to dig into Vol. 2 which is currently waiting on my shelf.
 
I just finished the most recent Walking Dead compilation book, What Come After. Really good comic series, although, I still enjoy the tv series just a little bit more. I do like how Kirkman manages to keep the book series really fresh and quite a bit different from the show. After I finished with that I started another comic book called Zombie Terrors. (What can I say? Guess I'm on a zombie kick!!) Speaking as an artist, the comic book style art in this book is really good, for the most part. It's an anthology book, so there are a lot of stories in one compilation. What I absolutely HATED about this anthology series was the writing. The writing in the book is predictable and rather silly at times. Some of the plots are absurd too. Reached a point that I couldn't continue; only roughly halfway through and I had hit the eject seat on the ridiculous book. It's next stop will be half priced books where it will be traded for either cash or another book. Luckily, I only paid $9 for it..... and now I know why.
 
A zombie comic book let down

Read a complitation comic book titled Zombie Terrors. The artwork was mostly well done and, as an artist myself, great artwork never goes unnoticed. That being said, the stories were not all that compelling and the writing was not what I would consider great. Guess I will be trading this in at the local used book store or the local comic book shop about four blocks away, which ever one offers the best deal on credit or cash.
 
Kris Straub's Broodhollow, a Lovecraftian comedy-horror about a man slowly losing his grip on sanity after a letter from a dead relative summons him to a creepy 1930's West Virginia town. The first graphic novel recently finished and it is horrifying. And, strangely heartwarming and morbidly hilarious. The style is happy and cute, except when it's suddenly all eldritch and creepy.

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant. It's a swashbuckling high adventure set in 19th century Constantinople. You know, sword fights, daring escapes, explosions, witty banter, etc., that kind of thing. It's got the best art I've seen in a webcomic ever, hands down. Pages 1 and 2 are here, if you don't believe me.
 
I always prefer to the Marvel Comics and mostly I'll read to them mostly as the character they introduce has always something better and different to the others.
 
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