Comic books and trade paperbacks...Serenity and otherwise.

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Thursday, August 4, 2005 23:13
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CHRISISALL

Wednesday, July 27, 2005 9:58 PM

I just got the first issue of the Serenity comic *jumps around like a real nutcase*, but I'm waiting for the oppotune moment to read it. The artwork is more than I could've hoped for, and the few bubbles of dialogue I peeked at were spot-on (thanks, mah UK peeps).

And it got me to wondering, what comics and/or trade paperbacks do y'all own or collect?

My (very) short list:
Amazing Spider-man (1970 to late eighties)
Master of Kung Fu (all)
X-Men (all John Byrne)
Watchmen (Trade Paperback)
Anything and everything by my favourite artist Paul Gulacy.

I can't list it all here as I own about 8,000 comics, but these are the highlights.
I've also drawn and written a couple myself (not published), but that's another thread.

Pen and ink and such Chrisisall

STARPILOTGRAINGER

Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:32 PM

I'm a big comic geek... in fact, most of my website is comic reviews. I mostly buy the single issues, of a whole bunch of titles.

Too many to list, but I have to give my requisite shout-out to Runaways. Great story, great characters, dialog, surprising twists, and Joss Whedon's a fan of it himself. The first three story arcs are available in a full-color digest form for sometihng like $8 US each.

TPBwise, I have a bunch... my favorites include Midnight Nation and Rising Stars, both by J. Michael Straczynski, Watchmen, some early Authority. Other assorted ones.

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This week: My spoiler-free Serenity review

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:12 PM

Geek fangirl here. I've got a lot of comics, but since you asked, here's a list of my favorites (#s 3-7 aren't in any particular order):

1. Warren Ellis' Transmetropolitan
2. Neil Gaiman's The Sandman
3. Brian Michael Bendis' Daredevil
4. Hellblazer
5. Garth Ennis' Preacher
6. Warren Ellis' The Authority
7. Alan Moore's Watchmen

Pretty much anything by Messrs. Ellis or Gaiman. I also still read Wolverine for some reason, and am actually enjoying Joss' run of Astonishing X-Men, which I would never have read if he wasn't writing. I also like Fables and Lucifer... and probably a bunch of other miscellaneous things (like Rucka's run on Batman and JMS's stuff) that I apparently can't recall at the present time.

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EMBERS

Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:47 AM

I've read:
Watchmen
Sandman
Akira
but after I read them I mailed them to a friend overseas...

I never kept any comics until I got into Whedon's world;
my Joss Whedon comics are:
Tales of the Slayer (a one off)
Fray (full year)
Tales of the Vampire (set of 6)
Astonishing X-men (full year)

and now, finally
Serenity

I did buy a few Buffy & Angel comics, but they are not written by Joss,
AND the art work wasn't great, so I didn't find them very interesting....

RAT

Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:18 AM

Way of the Rat & some Stargate, that's about it!

Acquisitions Officer - Uss SereniTREE.

CWNEK

Friday, July 29, 2005 12:47 PM

I've dabbled VERY lightly in comics over the past 10+ years. I look forward with great anticipation to anything illustrated by Geof Darrow.

I've been hooked since the first issue of HARD BOILED (three parts) came out back when I was in high school (1990). A feature film adaptation starring Nic Cage is said to be in the works. Darrow went on to work with the Wachowski brothers as the conceptual designer for THE MATRIX films, and his influence is instantly recognizable. I've not seen confirmation of this, but the "origins of Wolverine" flashback scenes from X-MEN and X2 look as though they were influenced by pages from issue #1 as well.

http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=91-254

BIG GUY AND RUSTY THE BOY ROBOT (2 parts) was fantastic and spawned an excellent animated series that lasted about a season and a half (I desperately want a DVD set release, as I've only seen about half of the episodes).

http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=93-661

His new THE SHAOLIN COWBOY (ongoing series) is wildly funny, and has been growing exponentially wierder leading up to the now current issue #3. My only complaint with his work is that he takes his sweet time with his highly intricate drawings, and that has consistently resulted in issues coming out months overdue (results are worth it).

http://www.burlymanentertainment.com/

A disclaimer is probably in order here as this forum is in association with an upcoming PG13 film. A true-to-the-book film adaptation of HARD BOILED (should it ever see the light of day) would struggle to earn an NC17 rating for a variety of reasons, and THE SHOLIN COWBOY would come in at a hard R as well. BGaRtBR should be OK for most kids.

LUCYFERSAM

Friday, July 29, 2005 4:30 PM

Another big comic geek, I end up buying mostly singles these days, but I'm right with Hell's Kitten on anything by Ellis or Gaiman, as well as Lucifer and Fables. Some other titles I'm enjoying at the moment are Matador (a pretty good noirish crime book set in Miami), Mnemevore (who doesn't like brainsucking cthuloid monsters?). I also pick up most anything by Mike Carey, which right now is Spellbinders and Neverwhere, and I guess I'm going to have to check out Red Sonja as he and Michael Avon Oeming are doing it. While I do love Watchmen, I think I actually prefer some of Moore's funnier stuff, Top 10 is an excellent series.

Lucyfersam

GROUNDED

Friday, July 29, 2005 5:12 PM

Since I bought Astonishing X-men I've been looking for somewhere online that gives a rough chronological guide to the various X series so I can pick somewhere to start. Not having much luck...

SUICIDALDUCKLING

Friday, July 29, 2005 7:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Grounded:
Since I bought Astonishing X-men I've been looking for somewhere online that gives a rough chronological guide to the various X series so I can pick somewhere to start. Not having much luck...

I was able to dig up the following link that appears to give a pretty comprehensive guide to the x-books:

http://users.rcn.com/kateshort/faqs/racmxFAQ/faq1.html

It's not completely up to date, since the current x-titles have changed again. It's only like a year behind though. It even has suggestions on where to start reading. Good luck.

BADGERGIRL

Friday, July 29, 2005 7:46 PM

I'm a pretty big comic fan myself, but I stick mostly to X-Men. Looking to get some in graphic novel form soon.

I've read:
Ruse (Victorian-era murder mystery)
Sandman
Uncanny X-Men
Ultimate X-Men
Black Orchid (Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean)
Arkham Asylum (Dave McKean)
Scarecrow Year One

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