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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2014 21:21:23 GMT -5
While I'm here...I have a question myself. Anybody read either old or new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? I grew up on the cartoon, movies, and video games, but never got around to reading the comics. Is the new stuff good? If so, would it be easy to pick up at a new arc or would I be lost? Is the old stuff worth picking up? I can vouch for the new TMNT series - its pretty good. You can hop on at pretty much any arc, but I've read it from #1 and I enjoyed it. It REALLY picks up with the CityFall arc though so I'd start with the arc before that if you don't want to start at #1. Awesome. I will look into this. I want to give it a try, but, as with anything, it can be a little overwhelming jumping into something with so much history. But sometimes, you just have to jump in...
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Post by Jiren on Dec 11, 2014 21:44:42 GMT -5
Turtles is great, I'd start at #1 as it's all very good.
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- Harley Quinn's ongoing is fun & funny as hell, the the last issue with the Thanos parody was a laugh riot - Pretty much anything Batman related at the moment is awesome so just pick whatever you like the look of (Eternal & Batman are the top 2 IMO)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 0:29:51 GMT -5
Catching up on the TMNT current series is totally doable through trade paperbacks (as is the case with comics, of course). I found a blog that gives advice on reading order. Anyone who reads it (Numero/Deathstroke) agree? tmntentity.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-idw-tmnt-continuity-timeline.html My undiagnosed OCD made me find that site. The TPBs don't have the 30th Anniversary Special or Annuals, though, so I'd have to grab them elsewhere. I wish there were more than four issues in each TPB, though. Either that, or I wish the price was a few bucks lower.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 11:29:34 GMT -5
OK, I decided to order everything that goes along with the first two arcs of the current TMNT. Excited!
Also...I finally got around to AXIS Carnage. Carnage as a good guy is totally awesome. Loved it.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Dec 12, 2014 11:50:47 GMT -5
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Post by Talent Name on Dec 12, 2014 15:16:43 GMT -5
Turtles is great, I'd start at #1 as it's all very good. As for Jtgrasby - Harley Quinn's ongoing is fun & funny as hell, the the last issue with the Thanos parody was a laugh riot - Pretty much anything Batman related at the moment is awesome so just pick whatever you like the look of (Eternal & Batman are the top 2 IMO) I can vouch for Batman related being awesome, what did you think though about the Dark Knight series? Personally Eternal, Batman, and Red Hood are good series
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 15:29:55 GMT -5
So March's variant cover theme at DC is riffing on Warner Brothers movie posters. HARRY POTTER, THE FUGITIVE, THE MATRIX, JAILHOUSE ROCK, MAGIC MIKE, WESTWORLD, THE WIZARD OF OZ, 300, etc...... Here's Flash #40's variant: NORTH BY NORTHWEST, by Bill Sienkiewicz:
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Post by Jiren on Dec 13, 2014 7:37:19 GMT -5
Turtles is great, I'd start at #1 as it's all very good. As for Jtgrasby - Harley Quinn's ongoing is fun & funny as hell, the the last issue with the Thanos parody was a laugh riot - Pretty much anything Batman related at the moment is awesome so just pick whatever you like the look of (Eternal & Batman are the top 2 IMO) I can vouch for Batman related being awesome, what did you think though about the Dark Knight series? Personally Eternal, Batman, and Red Hood are good series Finch's run on "DARK KNIGHT" was abysmal but was MUCH better when Hurwitz took over. - Eternal surprised the crap outta me as it's amazing - Batman is faultless IMO, Even Zero Year which I wasn't looking forward to was great - Red Hood is fun as hell So March's variant cover theme at DC is riffing on Warner Brothers movie posters. HARRY POTTER, THE FUGITIVE, THE MATRIX, JAILHOUSE ROCK, MAGIC MIKE, WESTWORLD, THE WIZARD OF OZ, 300, etc...... Here's Flash #40's variant: NORTH BY NORTHWEST, by Bill Sienkiewicz: Nice, I cant wait to see the others
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Post by Legion on Dec 13, 2014 11:27:15 GMT -5
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Dec 13, 2014 11:36:26 GMT -5
I gotta admit that buying that issue of Action Comics just for that cover is really really tempting.
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Post by Talent Name on Dec 13, 2014 16:16:59 GMT -5
I may actually try and save up for a few of those especially Aquaman among others
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Post by Jiren on Dec 13, 2014 16:51:27 GMT -5
Awesome Odd how - Batwoman - Earth 2 - Constantine - Swamp Thing - Red Lanterns - Green Arrow - Red Hood & The Outlaws - Deathstroke Don't have one Also it's a damn Shame "All Star Western" finished I'd loved to have seen a Sergio Leone movie poster cover.......Hell do it for Deathstroke.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2014 19:44:23 GMT -5
How did you not pick the Mars Attacks one??
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Post by Fundertaker on Dec 13, 2014 20:14:45 GMT -5
I hope the Wonder Woman one doesn't make Frankie want to write it though.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Dec 13, 2014 20:36:40 GMT -5
I hope the Wonder Woman one doesn't make Frankie want to write it though. What, you don't want 22 pages of Wondie calling random guys "sperm banks"?
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 13, 2014 21:06:11 GMT -5
I hope the Wonder Woman one doesn't make Frankie want to write it though. What, you don't want 22 pages of Wondie calling random guys "sperm banks"? ...would Wonder Woman be a whore... or would it just be retconned into her history that she was a whore?
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Post by andrew8798 on Dec 13, 2014 21:11:25 GMT -5
Another good issue with Slott with Spider-Verse. Couldn't say the same for the first issue of Spider-Woman
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Post by Jiren on Dec 13, 2014 21:45:17 GMT -5
How did you not pick the Mars Attacks one?? Just grabbed some at random images as they were all good
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Post by Fundertaker on Dec 14, 2014 12:15:48 GMT -5
I hope the Wonder Woman one doesn't make Frankie want to write it though. What, you don't want 22 pages of Wondie calling random guys "sperm banks"? "The world of sperm banks" is somehow both hilarious, insulting and disgusting at the same time.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Dec 14, 2014 12:33:33 GMT -5
If you want any Dark Horse Star Wars Comics, you better hurry, after the 31st they are being pulled from sale on the the digital service.
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