What comics are you reading?

Vesvius

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#1
Well, I couldn't find one of these topics on the first page of this section, which leads me to beleive it doesn't exist. Closest was Recommended Comics.

So, what's everyone reading in the comic world today?

The salespeople at my local comic store are really, really persuasive, so I've been reading a lot of things lately. Some of them are:

Deadpool (Both Main Series and Merc with a Mouth)
Witchblade
Booster Gold
The Tick
Invincible (Sheer Greatness. Everyone should read this)
Ex Machina
Y: The Last Man
X-Factor
Punisher MAX
Classic Exiles (Shame that this was canceled)

Anyone else reading a comic? What is it?
 
#2
Deadpool

Teen Titans

Booster Gold

Batman and Robin

Green Lantern

Of course, it should be mentioned that I almost never read weeklies and instead rely on Trades for my comic fix.
 

whateveritis12

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#3
Star Wars: Legacy and Invasion

Batgirl (Stephanie Brown version)

Supergirl

New X-Men: Think it's called curse of the mutants

Looking forward to the next Star Wars comic
 

cgobyd

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#4
Right now I'm reading:

Power Girl

Wonder Woman

JSA All-Stars

Justice Society of America

Red Hood: Lost Days

Justice League: Generation Lost

Brightest Day

Booster Gold

Outsiders

Rebels

Deadpool (Merc with a mouth, weekly, and Team Up)

Thunderbolts

Red Robin

Batgirl

Birds of Prey

DC Universe: Legacies

Secret Six

Teen Titans

Titans
 

MilesMortim

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#5
Blue Beetle

The All New Atom

Ulitmate universe
-Spider-Man
-Requiem

Deadpool

Spider-Man: Grim Hunt
 

Crusader

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#6
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
-Knights of the Old Republic
-Dark Lords of the Sith
-The Sith War

Irritates me that I still haven't managed to get the Freedon Nadd Uprising volume for a cheap price yet.
 

Watashiwa

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#7
I decided to get creative with my giftgiving this Christmas, and ended up buying comics for my friends for the first time in years. I chose Irredeemable and Incorruptible.

Before I send them off, I decided to have a read.

I knew that the premise--Superman-analogue loses it, see how everyone reacts--would involve many low blows and much horror. This was... worse. I mean, the mass murder I could deal with. Villains do that often enough for me not to notice. But the forced roleplay sex was infinitely creepy, and the way the remaining superheroes are trying to stop him is tragic in how aimless it all is.
 

grant

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#8
Deadpool (he seems to be very popular for such an odd character)

Tried reading Blue Beetle after Linkara keeps mentioning it but sadly I simply can't get into it.

I knew that the premise--Superman-analogue loses it, see how everyone reacts--would involve many low blows and much horror. This was... worse. I mean, the mass murder I could deal with. Villains do that often enough for me not to notice. But the forced roleplay sex was infinitely creepy, and the way the remaining superheroes are trying to stop him is tragic in how aimless it all is.
Do you mean it has an impact or is it just bad?
 

Watashiwa

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#9
grant said:
Deadpool (he seems to be very popular for such an odd character)

Tried reading Blue Beetle after Linkara keeps mentioning it but sadly I simply can't get into it.

I knew that the premise--Superman-analogue loses it, see how everyone reacts--would involve many low blows and much horror. This was... worse. I mean, the mass murder I could deal with. Villains do that often enough for me not to notice. But the forced roleplay sex was infinitely creepy, and the way the remaining superheroes are trying to stop him is tragic in how aimless it all is.
Do you mean it has an impact or is it just bad?
It has an impact. The Plutonian's (that's the Superman analogue) backstory is wholly unknown to the other superheroes, and since they're trying to figure out his weaknesses they have no idea where to start. And apparently kryptonite doesn't exist in this world. The superheroes are grasping at strings, and it's tragic.
 
#12
Currently Reading:

The Darkness

Gold Digger

Hulk
 
#13
Here's a rec for Batgirl.

Of course everything comes down to taste, but I think it's at least worth a look at. The issue that came out today is a great indicator of the quality that Batgirl consistently produces month after month.

Red Robin has been good to great every month too.

If I was trying to get someone to read a comic I'd recommend those two first.
 

Raye_Terse

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#14
Transmetropolitan. Go read it, if you haven't already. You probably won't regret it.

Probably.
 

cgobyd

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#15
Ok this is a little off subject but I didn't want to make a new thread but, does anyone know what the last reference is? and where to find it?

 

cgobyd

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#16
Sorry for the double post but I know what series I'm picking up next.

 

cgobyd

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#18
zeebee1 said:
Didn't they already try that?
Do you mean try to reboot it, or tryed a Justice League International?
 

ksho

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#19
cgobyd said:
Sorry for the double post but I know what series I'm picking up next.

I do hope they don't try to hand wave how they expect Booster to keep his "The Greatest Hero the World shall Never Know" schtick under wraps if he becomes the leader of the JLI. It's the whole reason why he turned down membership on the JLA in the first place. <_<

Anything short of "We do the hush...hush...under the table stuff" or "Hey what happened to Booster...and WHY is Supernova on the team?" isn't gonna cut it for me.
 

byakuryuu

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#20
I was reading this comic/manga/webcomic style hybrid about a magnificent bastard in training.

Blake: Gentleman/Ass/Cop/Thief

Basically, Blake; he's a young policeman in San Francisco's unit, transferred due to a lack of discipline displayed to his superiors back in his hometown. Of course, the "lack of discipline" is partly due to him being trained by his mother, Stella T. Clair, Master Thief, in the ways of the Thieves' Guild after his father's death. His mother gone, the mindset has apparently stayed with him.

So you have a cop and a thief in the same mix, and San Francisco is the setting. First episode of the shebang deals with Blake, in his more "what's the worst that could happen" moods, agrees to a contract to swipe a briefcase from SCPD custody. Of course, just as he enters the storage area, he finds out that all the items that deal with that particular case are on their way to a "Storage Facility in Nevada" and was under the custody of the FBI.

We're treated to a disgruntled Blake and his ex-girlfriend (Who now happens to be the SWAT Team Sniper; they broke up because she cheated on him or something), Jean having a coffee, when the man he has a contract with shows up and orders something at the counter (Background event). He also discovers that the briefcase had not left San Francisco yet, but would, tonight (She explains it as the reason why she can't get tickets to see the 49ers mow down the Saints).

"I knew there was a reason we broke up. Poker on Tuesday?"

"Beers on you, Blake."
We shift to the transport in question at the end of the Golden Gate bridge and we're forward to a delicious scene where Blake gets 2 SWAT Guards trapped in a bathroom. An old man comes in and tell the trapped two in question "not to be ashamed for loving the right man". He discharges the trailer, disarms a locking mechanism while under fire from the Assault Team... with a baseball bat.

"State-of-the-art Lock System. This needs careful handling." -Pulls out a Baseball Bat saying "From Murphy With Love"-
Then, he gets shot at by his sniper ex-girlfriend (who he thought had her weapon disabled in all the confusion). The SWAT escort react quickly to recover and he gets surrounded... and dives into the water. Or so it seemed. He had a harness installed on the edge and had a dummy fall into the water. Briefcase in hand, we flash forward to next morning at a dingy, cheap bar.

Where it's revealed that the items inside the briefcase offer incriminating evidence of an ex-CIA operative by the name of Roger Preston: the brother of the contractor, who is now revealed to as Victor Preston. The contractor double-crosses him right there and then, and the bar is revealed to be filled with his henchmen, who turn their guns on Blake.

"I'm not the guy that brings a gun to a knife fight."

"I'm the kinda guy that poisons the damn coffee you had at Sally's twenty minutes ago."
We're given a flashback to Sally, the owner of the cafe a few blocks away, in the kitchen, who leaves the coffee unattended... where Blake sneaks in and pours powder into his drink and leaves as Sally comes to take the drink to Preston. Preston calls him out... only to feel his stomach churning and drops to his knees. Blake produces a vial as he backs off towards the exit claiming it to be the antidote. He negotiates for his safety in return for the antidote... and as he leaves, gives us this little gem:

"By the way, it's chocolate laxative"-Trollface-
A rumble echoes in the bar and the sound of a "poop" is heard, to which all the henchmen back off in disgust. The sound of sirens is heard next and the SCPD are revealed to be outside, SWAT and all, ready for action. We then move to three hours later where Jean and Blake have a conversation and that she was "on probation" from the escapades of the night before. She reveals that the briefcase returned was empty, to Blake choking on air with an incredulous expression.

We're treated to hands exchanging the briefcase until it stops at a person in front of the storage area... who is revealed to be Blake's mother, Stella, who smiles at the reader. Blake just sighs, to which Jean points out that she should be the one depressed but offers to introduce him to a "really nice girl". There's only more groaning in the next panel.

Night-time in a tall office building in Washington is the next panel and we see Stella in full business suit talking with a black man who's wearing boxing shorts. He mentions that Stella's getting a bit rusty in her old age: he had expected her seven minutes and forty-nine seconds ago. Stella only shrugs and replies something about penguins. We then see Roger Preston, who enters room, thanking the black man, who we now know as "Mr Urchin". Mr Urchin mentions Roger owes him for this "shit assignment". He then proceeds to punch the guy across the room into a chair "so he doesn't forget".

Preston leaves as if nothing had happened (Seriously, the guy just looks like he's been put make-up on him rather than being punched), but Stella sees his shoulders shaking as he walks to the door. Mr Urchin then asks if Stella would like to see the town with him. She declines and leaves the building: we see her take out her wallet to reveal a photo of what we presume to be herself, her husband and a young Blake.

Comic Ends.

REVIEW: I loved it. But I found the existence of Jean unnecessary; I mean, can you seriously talk to your ex like that after she cheats on you? I would have put in a buddy cop instead, but meh, eye-candy is eye-candy (Quistis lookalike doesn't begin to describe it). I felt that the characterization of Blake was rather unreal; he was very snarky, very laid-back. Artist can improve definitely, and I'll be watching this series (Only 2 issues out so far). I'm fricking surprised that the Assassin's Creed hoody was used; as much as I like the game, it doesn't look good on something that doesn't have a cloak, although the tabard-like design looks nice. Also, Mr Urchin seems to be an expy of Mike Tyson.
 

byakuryuu

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#21
Went to the store and picked up my the latest issue of Blake.

We get introduced to the Deputy Mayor of San Francisco, Trevor Langley, a fat short guy, who discusses with a mystery man who we only know as Burton over a warehouse in the uptown area. It's about drugs and "turf". Langley's given him "leeway", and Burton isn't keeping his end of the bargain up, or something. Burton points out "difficulties" in the area and low profile being hard to maintain since "the fire". Langley mentions that Morgan would have done a better job. Burton walks out and mentions casually to Langley:

"One day you're going to find yourself in a corner with a bullet between your eyes."

"Thank you, Burton."
We cut to Blake and his partner, Marcus, doing their rounds. We find out that it's been five days since The Armored Truck Incident. Marcus mentions a murder that occurred a day ago at the docks: a woman was strangled. Blake mentions that CSI would take care of it, and all they needed to do was continue their usual beat. We see Marcus and Blake dealing with a snatch thief who runs around the corner. Marcus chases after the snatch thief, but he disappears around a hill... then slips on an oil slick: Blake had rounded the corner and poured oil all over the narrow path, since it was the only exit around the block.

Police HQ: The Chief is Terrence Yang. Marcus and Blake are being dressed down for a case that they botched three weeks prior: the result of which was a citizen of San Francisco suing them for reckless endangerment. Blake mentioned offhandedly that one minor injury couldn't possibly be such a big deal. Yang mentions that "the three cars you totaled in apprehending the suspect" counts. Marcus and Blake are docked half a month's pay for every month for the next four months for their behavior.

Marcus and Blake leave the office, and Blake apologizes for forcing Marcus to "slam the gas". Marcus mentions "futon and tofu nights", and we return to Blake, in his "Altair-form" (I call it this, since it's pretty much accurate). Blake had received a contract after the debacle five days ago to steal the ashes of a local mob boss' father. In true style, we see him evade security guards, mafia henchman, a guard dog and the master of the house AND his teenage son by pretending that he was a "Cheap Darth Vader Robot Stand". The conversation we have is fucking golden.

"Luke, I Am Your Father." -breathebreathe-

"Sonuvabitch... <CLINTON, IS THIS YOURS?>"

"<What?>"

"<BOY, WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT ORDERING FROM TAIWAN? DOES THIS LOOK LIKE DARTH VADER TO YOU?>"

"If only you knew the power of the dark side." -breathebreathe-

"<I'm sorry Papa...>"

"If you will not turn to the Dark Side... then perhaps she WILL."
He sneaks out into the lawn, and back into town... and gets the she shit beaten out of him for the next few; he shatters the urn, accidentally dropping it. We then see, under a streetlight, his assailant: a man in a black suit and a nametag that says:

Hello my name is DAN THE BADASS YOU ARE MY LUNCH PREPARE FOR WHOOPASS
We cut to three pages of the Deputy Mayor in his house preparing some kind of midnight snack, a shadow that attempts to attack him, only for him to shove a butter knife through his assailant's throat, slams his face against the counter and steps on his head. The Deputy Mayor then just walks away. End of issue.

Review: Okay issue, not sure where he's going with all these threads hanging, but good originality of sorts from the artist.
 

Watashiwa

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#22
So I read Captain SNES. I can barely remember watching some of the old Captain N and I love the games that the webcomic is all about.

The comic is currently in Final Fantasy VI land for a flashback, and the most recent comic has Celes casting Warp (instant kill spell from VI) on Locke minutes after their marriage. Even Kefka is impressed by the amount of crazy inherent in that.

Oh and the world is about to be destroyed by a magically super-charged child who has just been told that her mother is dead. By Kefka. :help:
 

Ordo

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#23


Anyone been keeping up with X-Factor? I liked the PI concept but lost track durig the run up to New 52.
 
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