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Post by The OP on Aug 7, 2012 9:55:51 GMT -5
A couple months ago I really started to get into these budget price phone book-sized black and white collections of classic comics. I was wondering if anybody else is a fan of one or both of these series, and what ones have you read, etc.
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Post by Legion on Aug 7, 2012 10:00:28 GMT -5
It's the black and white that puts me off. I like colour. I know they are great price wise due to it, but still.
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Post by The OP on Aug 7, 2012 10:15:30 GMT -5
I think certain comics are better in black and white, like the Spectre and Moon Knight. Some of the horror comics are good that way too. And you can really appreciate the pencil work as the black and white print gives it perfect clarity. I do think it's better to read things you haven't seen in color before though, and also avoid titles where color is important for one reason or another (i.e. Green Lantern).
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Post by stinger on Aug 7, 2012 10:17:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I picked up an X-Men Essentials at Half Price Books. I couldn't really get into it because of the black and white.
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Post by JDviant on Aug 7, 2012 11:18:10 GMT -5
I have no trouble with the black and white, so I have quite a few of these. Five years of spider-man on my bookshelf costs about $33.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Aug 7, 2012 11:42:16 GMT -5
Ditko's Spider-man work is a sight to behold on Black and White, so clean, so beautiful and dynamic.
I have a lot of the Spider-man essentials and a few Green Lantern Showcases.
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Post by B'Cup x on Aug 7, 2012 12:16:40 GMT -5
own a tonne of these, well about 10 or so. Really helped me get into the X-men history and backstory at a dirt cheap price x
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Aug 7, 2012 13:06:12 GMT -5
I love 'em. Sure, color would be nice, but it's a sacrifice that I am okay with making.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2012 13:29:00 GMT -5
I much prefer to read comics in color, but I wouldn't mind reading these to get a ton of history in one book.
In fact, I used to flip through this quite a bit when I worked at a comic shop and enjoyed them quite a bit.
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Post by Goldenbane on Aug 7, 2012 14:37:01 GMT -5
I have most of the Avengers and Thor essentials, the first Daredevil, a good number of Amazing and Spectacular Spiderman, Captain America and two of the Hulk essentials, and I thought I had Moon Knight around someplace as well. I also have the first volume Hal Jordan Green lantern show case.
I like these books a lot. To be perfectly honest, I do agree that the "color is important books" like Green Lantern hurt being in black and white, but with the way those 1950's books were written, it didn't hurt too bad...as the character states the blatantly obvious all the time ("By the 80 rings of Oa! His skin is yellow, my ring has no effect on him!")
I actually find that those 60's Marvel books are HELPED by the black and white! I'll read a Spidey story, for example, and he's be rescuing a guy in a grey suit. In my head I imagine the suit is probably grey, or maybe black or perhaps blue. Then I'll read the colored version of the story and the suit is some sickeningly nasty color like orange or reddish-purple!!
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Post by The OP on Aug 7, 2012 15:35:46 GMT -5
I'm a fan of gaudy colors and I would love to have an orange suit, but I agree with the point you're making. Certain books are beautiful in black and white. Right now I'm reading Showcase: The War that Time Forgot which is about WWII soldiers fighting prehistoric monsters, and the all the dinosaurs and other giant creatures look amazing and you can really appreciate the line detail.
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Post by Legion on Aug 7, 2012 15:38:54 GMT -5
I'd end up breaking out the crayons......
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man, TF Fan on Aug 7, 2012 20:00:35 GMT -5
I have all of the Essential Avengers TPBs, but that's it - and once I have the financial resources, I plan on replacing most of 'em with regular comics.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Aug 7, 2012 20:23:10 GMT -5
I've been putting off buying Essential Thor for about a year now, I don't know why, so much Kirby art.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Aug 7, 2012 21:17:55 GMT -5
i got essential punisher and moon night as well as showcase green lantern, i would recommend them, the black and white doesnt bother me that much
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Post by The OP on Aug 8, 2012 0:28:34 GMT -5
I was reading reviews and I ordered Essential Godzilla as soon as I found out it has a bunch of Marvel character crossover stories.
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Post by The OP on Aug 8, 2012 0:29:15 GMT -5
I've been putting off buying Essential Thor for about a year now, I don't know why, so much Kirby art. Thor 1 and 2 are the first ones I ever got, I couldn't put those down. |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 8, 2012 0:36:27 GMT -5
It's the black and white that puts me off. I like colour. I know they are great price wise due to it, but still. That's me. Love the idea, and know the lack of color shouldn't matter; but it does. |
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Aug 8, 2012 1:27:28 GMT -5
Are the Kirby "Fourth World" series' available in this format? I'd like to get those when I get some extra cash.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Aug 8, 2012 2:08:45 GMT -5
Wait, I have a question. Is the coloring in these things solid or do they still use the dotted coloring method?
If it is the former, sign me up. I hate to say it, but I hate that dotted coloring style, especially since a lot of times the colorist went outside of the lines, making it look like it was colored by a kid.........
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