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Post by eJm on Apr 10, 2009 15:21:45 GMT -5
Has anyone else read the first issue yet?
It's not the book I'd usually get into, especially it being an independent title (Boom Studios), but it's a book that's very impressive to look at and very disturbing to read.
To put the plot simply, it's about the world's greatest hero now becoming the world's most evil *insert bad word here* and if you've read the first issue, you'll know what I mean.
The first issue sets up a few things which I'm really looking forward to seeing how it unfolds and, along with that, it's coming from a guy who loves Superman so much. And jeez...is it something he writes very well.
I'm definatly looking forward to #2 and if you haven't picked up #1 yet, I highly recommend it. Right now, it's the best and riskiest title coming out of Boom Studios.
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Post by teamjd on Apr 10, 2009 15:26:35 GMT -5
Mark Waid is a very talented man and nice to fans (he even drew pictures for me in my F4 hardcover when I asked), but I haven't followed him over to Boom! because of price points. Last I checked, single issues from the company were $4 or so, and I have a limited budget that new $4 books don't fit into. Apart from the Street Fighter series, I pretty much don't buy any comics any longer due to price concerns. I wish him well though, because success can be hard to come by in a smaller company.
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Post by eJm on Apr 10, 2009 15:38:18 GMT -5
Mark Waid is a very talented man and nice to fans (he even drew pictures for me in my F4 hardcover when I asked), but I haven't followed him over to Boom! because of price points. Last I checked, single issues from the company were $4 or so, and I have a limited budget that new $4 books don't fit into. Apart from the Street Fighter series, I pretty much don't buy any comics any longer due to price concerns. I wish him well though, because success can be hard to come by in a smaller company. That's funny, actually, because it's been my first comic run for a long while so I was limiting myself to that, Superman: World of New Krypton 1 and 2 and Flash: Rebirth. I grabbed the Captain America special because I'm a James Robinson fan but I'm going to try and limit myself to just titles I really like or were looking forward to. And, for Flash: Rebirth, I interviewed Ethan Van Sciver so I had to at least show my support for it.  Will dive into a few more as the money comes in more. |
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Post by teamjd on Apr 10, 2009 15:45:04 GMT -5
For buying a limited amount of books the pricing isn't too bad, especially since Waid usually delivers. But I had some 30 books on my pull list that all were $3 or more and going up and had to bail.
Dunno if you're limiting yourself to super-heroes, but Waid's Potters Field got excellent reviews (3 issues, also from Boom!).
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Post by eJm on Apr 10, 2009 17:16:05 GMT -5
For buying a limited amount of books the pricing isn't too bad, especially since Waid usually delivers. But I had some 30 books on my pull list that all were $3 or more and going up and had to bail. Dunno if you're limiting yourself to super-heroes, but Waid's Potters Field got excellent reviews (3 issues, also from Boom!). I'll give that a shot if I can find it. I'm only limiting myself to super heroes because it's more about what I know in terms of comics, but I'd love to try new things. Graphic Novels of Y: The Last Man have been high on my priority list, for example. |
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Post by teamjd on Apr 10, 2009 17:21:24 GMT -5
Y is alright, but if you like super-heroes they you really should try Starman. Its one of the best series of the 90's, a mature look at super-heroes without all the bull%$&# that passes as mature (ie tits and ass and exxxtreme violence). In as realistic a way as possible, it looks at the life of Jack Knight, son of the original Starman and his career as a reluctant hero carry on the family legacy. It's also a limited series (80 issues) so you get a complete story, a completely satisfying one at that. DC has been kind enough to start printing hardcovers (about 16 issues a pop) that are cheap on amazon and DEFINITELY worth the cost. I recommend this series to anyone who likes comics.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2009 17:40:50 GMT -5
The description of this really interested me, so I picked it up earlier this week and man...it was cool.
I'm definitely looking forward to issue #2.
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Post by King of Fighters on Apr 10, 2009 17:54:51 GMT -5
Read it, first issue didn't do much for me, if it doesn't grab me by issue three I'll probably drop it, though I hope it does cause I luv Waid.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Apr 11, 2009 0:57:45 GMT -5
I ordered it...
I haven't got it yet.
My comic shop sucks.
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Post by eJm on Apr 11, 2009 17:47:32 GMT -5
The description of this really interested me, so I picked it up earlier this week and man...it was cool. I'm definitely looking forward to issue #2. Glad you did. I want to know what the snork happened! And Pyro, I hope it does for you. |
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