Let's go show us what you picked up this week.
Oh no, this is one of my favourite threads, I won't let it die just like that.
>>83191448
Bump
>>83191448
Also bump
>>83191448
nice stuff op, but you need more spinoffs
Picked up these this week
>>83194788
>>83191448
oh and here's my recents. haven't bought anything since TCAF because I overspent then
>>83194815
Yeah I'm just getting started with Hellboy stuff. I am gonna pick up some Lobster Johnson and Abe Sapien stuff when I get the last three Library Editions.
What collections are you looking forward to?
Dont have pic but i just got ostranders legend of grimjack trades 1&2 from ebay never read grimjack before what am i in for /co/?
>>83195405
They are coming out with an Absolute Batman Year One that I am pretty excited about.
>>83195375
Unless you're someone who has to buy books in strict order, I'd get Abe vol 2 before vol 1. 1 is pretty self-contained, while 2 ties into Hell On Earth and is basically a bunch of great short stories. Also James Harren's first Mignolaverse work, and he's amazing. Oh, and some great Dave Johnson covers to boot.
>>83195405
Absolute preacher
The Legend of Wonder Woman
Deadpool by Posehn & Duggan Omnibus
I was buying them in a reading order but there was a good deal on the Hell on Earth TBPs so I snagged them up. I was trying to wait for big collected editions like the Plague of Frogs but I just said fuck it.
>>83194796
>Gotham Central omnibus
I need to pick that up.
>>83195603
>Deadpool by Posehn & Duggan Omnibus
I was literally about to order the trades. When is it out?
>>83195405
ben marra's upcoming collection of all his old work
>>83191448
Looking forward to reading these!
>>83196175
are you gonna read the rest of the new york trilogy?
Nice, there's another DP minibus coming too.
>>83196217
Definitely although I think city of glass is the only comic adaptation of the series. Locked Room seems interesting.
>>83196390
It's pretty good but Ghosts is my favorite, the whole series is obviously a PI deconstruction but Ghosts is by far the one that goes above and beyond with it,
>>83195643
I've been waiting to read this series for a long time
>>83195777
In December
>>83194796
On FCBD I had the first two trades for Gotham Central in my stack of shit to buy and the owner who was walking around helping folks showed me the last copy of the omni they had in stock. I snagged it instead. It's super good.
>>83196175
enjoy transmet. volume 3 is the best imo
blind buy on usagi. I'm optimistic.
Representation of all my favorite time periods at marvel.
My actual shelves are a mess and I need to organize and purge but here have what I got most recently that I have barely started reading.
>>83200601
>>83200622
>>83200622
>>83200601
>Tract
Lucky son of a bitch. Jelly of that Breakdown Press stuff. How is Hax?
>>83200717
It is great it has that Kirby power and without any of the text to hold it back it is just powerful drawing and sequences.
>>83195405
Ms. Marvel omnibus, ManaBooch Flash omni, Omega Men, the new trades for Doom Patrol
>>83195405
Squdron Supreme Omni
Master of Kung Fu Omnis 1&2
Ditko Dr. Strange Omni
>>83196320
What's going to be in this second minibus?
>>83201500
>Collecting DEADPOOL VS. X-FORCE #1-4, HAWKEYE VS. DEADPOOL #0-4, DEADPOOL'S ART OF WAR #1-4, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1-4 and DEADPOOL'S SECRET SECRET WARS #1-4.
No vs Thanos because that wasn't Bunn.
>>83203110
>Punk Rock Jesus Deluxe and the Superior Foes Omni have roughly the same page count
>PRJ is almost half as thick
what the fuck?
>>83203110
What are the extras in the Kingdom Come hardcover?
Heads up, Half Price Books is having a memorial day sale all weekend.
>>83203571
I've been told the Superior Foes paper feels kind of fragile. Might just be that thinness.
>>83203571
>>PRJ is almost half as thick
PRJ has a lot of extras that's why it's thicker
>>83204266
they're both in the mid 300 page range though even after you factor in the extras, there isn't a huge difference in total pages it's just marvel being cheap on a omnibus they probably didn't want to put out in the first place
Picked up some favorite McFarlane covers, gonna meet him next week on Sunday. Couldn't find my favorite Spawn cover (31) so I ordered it off Ebay. If it doesn't come in on time I'll just choose one of these for him to sign.
(1/2) Here are my gets for this week
>>83204683
(2/2) Also, Wednesday was my birthday. I have an elderly aunt who doesn't know much about comics other than that I like them. She likes to surprise me with seemingly random and bizarre stuff she orders from some book catalogue she gets in the mail, and the gifts she gets me always turn out pretty awesome, as you can see. This year I even got a Kirby book!
>>83204359
>probably didn't want to put out in the first place
and yet they did
>>83203891
It has a memorial page identifies each character in the Original Covers
An Interview with Mark Waid
An Article by Alex Ross talking about Kingdom Come
An Annotated Guide
A whole section of Sketches By Ross
Early Sketches of Characters
A bit of the Orion Section of the Script
A Kingdom Genealogy Tree
Absolute AS Superman hiding behind the others.
Debating on whether to buy The Filth HC and the first Atomic Robo omni, but I'll probably just buy a sorely needed bigger bookshelf.
currently trying to get some more flash books to kill time while waiting for season 3, and also trying to get more into valiant books like ninjak and manowar
Rate and hate.
>>83205050
I want that Bucky Amibo, who's the one next to him?
>>83204536
that man can't write or pace out his books. I find it a miracle that people kept buying spawn after the 90s
no hate tho, I hope you enjoy em. i like capullo's art
>>83198946
not a fan of 80s marvel?
>>83205403
How's that Fables Deluxe? Strongly considering getting those if they're any good, and maybe the Y: The Last Man ones too, if I decide against the Absolutes.
>>83205414
That would be Hawkeye. I've never actually bought a Funko, but I was gifted a Z-Box subscription - one of those get a box of nerdy shit every month things - and they turn up in those.
>>83205507
Damn, you asked about the one title I haven't cracked open yet and started to read.
From quickly cracking it open, it seems to be a decently put together hardcover. There's a disconcerting sound of cracking as I open it, but it seems to be a result of the binding being firm, in a good way. The pages fit into the spine well, and there's no risk of the spine itself cracking or the pages coming off the cover's material, as far as I can tell.
My version's dustjacket is a bit warped, which may be due to me transporting it poorly. I more bothered by the pages themselves appearing a bit warped: when the book is closed, they seem to make an S-shape, with too much space between the pages and the cover at some points. Again, I'd guess this could just be due to me moving it poorly, or just a freak defect, but it's something I'd check for if I were buying in-person.
The colouring seems good; as far as I can tell, no re-colouring here, so it has that 90's/early 2000's Vertigo colouring still intact. Nothing seems to be lost in the gutter, and this volume doesn't seem to have two-page spreads anyways, so image-loss via the gutter is nonexistent.
Book weight seems fine, with it being easy to turn pages no matter what part I'm at.
I'm overcritiquing just in case these are points people care about; overall, I'd recommend the deluxe edition, unless you know the Absolutes are better value for money.
>>83205403
5/7 (and no, I don't mean the meme)
>>83205291
That 2099, think we'll ever see collections 4 through 6 published?
>checks amazon
Looks like vol 4 comes out in august. sure are takin their time with these.
>>83205291
You should definitely get more into Valiant. Ninjak is my favorite cape hero.
Just recently started reading comics so this is what I have so far.
Ive been spending a ton of money buying Absolute Edition and Omnibuses lately.
Mad as phuck that I missed an auction for a brand new Promethea Absolute Edition vol.1 that is now OOP
>>83204783
Your aunt has better taste than most of /co/
>>83195405
Alec and Bacchus "Omnibox"
>>83200894
>Omega Men
will there be a HC?
>>83204783
you have a based aunt, anon
Mostly buying JSA omnis and NTT omnibus 3 so they're not OOP when it's my time to buy.
Got a good deal on NTT omnibus 1. Now waiting for a cheap deal on vol. 2. No rush.
>>83205474
The under siege stuff is mid 80's, actually.
>>83205507
The early fable deluxes have around a trade and a half of issues. The later ones however have less. The most recent ones 9+ are back to having 15 issues each. It looks like they'll wrap up the series with 15 deluxes. I personally own them all since Fables and older Vertigo is what got me into comics.
Anyone have any experience with the Invincible Compendium? Also is Invincible any good?
>>83212501
I don't own any compendiums but it's not bad. It's Spider-Man Ball Z, in every positive and negative connotation that hybrid could carry. If that sounds interesting, go for it.
>>83213008
He is right but it is also not as good as either of those components at just doing what they do on their own.
>>83210327
I certainly do. Last Christmas I got I book of old Flash Gordon strips and a book of Three Stooges comics from like the 40's that I didn't even know existed, and they turned out to be pretty funny. I might story time them someday.
The only purchase that matters this week.
Did I do good /co/? What else should I get?
>>83206951
Great start
>>83214772
Do you have Annihilation?
>>83196601
Nice, I like all those things, Bruce's book is great btw.
>>83206951
Decent start
Just these two
>>83217428
Is the Spider omni good?
It it, dare I say,fun?
>>83218451
very
>>83214772
>Did I do good /co/?
Yes, very much so. But what you appear to have there is Volume 2 of a 2 part story (okay technically at least 8 parts but we're talking strictly Guardians here).
>What else should I get?
Volume 1, if you don't have it.
>>83215983
>2008+8
>Annihilation being even remotely affordable
They'll almost certainly reprint it when Guardians II comes out in a year.
>>83218451
Very.
I want to order some comics but I really don't know which to pic.
So far I chose those, and fuck those shipping fees.
I planned on preordering some DC rebirth comics but I'm not gonna pay each time 8 dollars when they ship one comic.
Maybe I f I could group them all and wait the end of July, but I don't think I can.
I would like some recommendations, but I want to be careful with the money
>>83219785
Is it really that expensive? I gave my three trades to my nephew a few years ago because I was cleaning out my collection. Guess I should have sold them
>>83219785
I think they'll reprint the annihilation omnibus with the movie since it sold out fast
>>83220159
>Is it really that expensive?
Yeah, Book 1 paperpack is $65 minimum on Amazon. Omnibus is $491.99. Like >>83220270 and I said though, they'll most likely reprint it in a year. Just gotta hold out or hope someone drops the price until then.
So 2000 AD prog 1978 finally arrived a month after it was released, and two weeks after prog 1979. If every third prog is going to get lost in the mail for a month, I might as well just go back to getting the monthly packs from Diamond.
on which sites do you buy your comics? Where can I get correct shipping fees ?
>>83221427
You could just buy them digitally
>>83222245
I almost exclusively use instocktrades now but sometimes I go through B&N or Amazon
>>83222609
>digital
Latest purchases. I bought the two comics on the top left from an awesome shop in Chicago that specialized in minicomics/zines. The place was glorious. I'm upset my area doesn't have anything like it.
>>83200822
Sounds awesome. The pages I've seen from it are great. I wish the GBP wasn't so strong.
Didn't buy any comics this month because I got Doom
>>83223041
How is Doom btw?
>>83222830
>floppies
>>83222830
Well I guess enjoy not getting your books on time.
>>83223041
>he bought doom
l o l
o
l
>>83223391
no idea, hasn't arrived yet
I bought the Star Wars stuff because it was on the bargain shelf at Books A Million and I've really enjoyed what I've read from Ostrander in the past. The He-Man book was just a pure nostalgia purchase.
>>83191448
>6/10
good content but small collection, also I docked a point because of bookends
>>83195405
Bacchus omnibus vol. 2
the Goon LE 3
>>83203110
>7/10
kinda average stuff, but the uniformity pleases my tism.
>>83203971
>7/10
some pretty good stuff there desu.
>>83204536
>1/10
>>83205050
>6/10
Needs more variety, but pretty good. also don't bother with Atomic Robo it's just Hellboy with science.
>>83205291
Get The Valiant deluxe edition then pick up Bloodshot reborn.
>>83205403
Cerebus is your only good pick.
>>83206951
>5/10
>>83213269
>floppies
>>83223041
>>>/a/
>>83216208
Yeah it is, I'd read it and listened to the audio book a few times great insight into the lower end of the film industry. I usually only buy thing's I've already read. Last thing I bought on faith was the john dies at the end sequel and boy was that a let down.
>>83224229
aand the recent purchases.
>>83224229
>generic cape stories
>7/10
Opinions discarded.
>>83225055
lol, ok sperg.
>>83224809
Only realised recently that there's a small story contained on the spine of the King City trade.
>>83204783
I've been trying to get into doctor solar, ebay did you think of it anon?
>>83223429
on time for what, shitposting about it on /co/?
>>83224229
>Needs more variety, but pretty good. also don't bother with Atomic Robo it's just Hellboy with science.
I knew I didn't like you because of the way you post a long string of replies and rate everyones shelves , but god damn you really are a dipshit
btw having a bunch of arty indie non big two shit doesn't make you some erudite comic critic.
Comic, and vaguely related movie, shelves coming up.
>>83226795
You shitposted about not getting them on time so what's the difference?
>>83227205
That wasn't me.
>>83226856
Never said that, senpai. Nothing wrong with what you have, it's just all 90's+ American comics. Just trying to provide some legitmate criticism.
>btw having a bunch of arty indie non big two shit doesn't make you some erudite comic critic.
Chill out, I"m rating peoples shelf in a shelf thread. It's just my opinion.
>>83210278
Only Omega Men softcover as of now. I would love for DC to publish a deluxe once King's Batman kicks into high gear and he makes the company tons of cash.
>>83210408
Ah, similar tastes here, anon. I like! I really do need to get the JSA omni Vol. 3 before it goes out of print. I'm guessing it won't be soon, but I hate to chance it.
>>83217428
Bought all the Foes trades because I never thought they would get an Omni. Bummer.
Anyone read is new book "The Fix" yet? Same duo, so I'm interested.
>>83222906
I keep forgetting to get Peplum
What should I add to this collection? I'll post my wishlist afterwards.
>>83229039
>>83229039
From Hell
>>83228428
its good, and its funny as shit.
pick it up in floppy if you can but i would imagine it'll get trades, the first 2 issues sold like hotcakes
>>83229039
League of Extrodinary Gentleman paperback omnibus
>>83220496
>Omnibus is $491.99
wew lad, knew i should have bought 3. At least I was able to get it from IST before they went oop
Low quantity, but I like to think quality makes up for that.
>>83229039
>>83229055
New Frontier
Just started reading comics,huge batfag here
>inb4 DotF
>>83233820
>>83230270
>>83229088
I'll probably get all these eventually. Right now I'm going to finish reading Y The Last Man. And start reading Transmetropolitan next.
>>83206951
Good start anon.
>>83203971
>Finder
>SCUD
good on you, anon!
>>83227147
THAC0
TO HIT ARMOR CLASS ZERO!
I feel like I will need to KonMari these one of these days.
>>83234844
Kinda old pictures some stuff missing.
>>83229055
>Planetary
>Locke and Key
>>83234865
>>83229039
If you liked Sandman, check out Lucifer by Mike Carey. Follows up the Lucifier story arc from Sandman. I enjoyed it.
>>83230690
>Sandman
>Lucifer
>quality over quantity
spot on.
Picked these babies up a few days ago. Both were phenomenal. Especially Welcome Back, Frank. Anyone who says Punisher isn't compelling enough to be a lead character needs to read it.
>>83196601
Nice. If Chins Could Kill is probably the best autobiography ever written.
Haven't gotten floppies in a while
My shelf one last time before I start rearranging things. Cannibalized my wrestling dvd and record/random ass book shelves. Dunno what I'm gonna put there yet but it looks like it could fit an Absolute.
>>83237251
I grossly out of date to read pile(s). There hasn't been much change here but there has been some rotation. Need to work on that. I'll have the last 2 weeks of June off, so I hope to burn through a few books then, as well as several movies.
>>83204949
Is the art resolution for KC deluxe edition as blurry as in the trades?
>>83235229
Haven't read it, but Louis L'Amour's and Bret Hart's biographies are my top pics for that genre.
Buying these next. I hope Rebirth really does feel like coming home as some have reported.
>>83237394
And my last purchase. Reading Space Riders now, love the art in it.
Finally got to read Superman For All Seasons. Anyone have the deluxe? Does it come with any bonuses because I loved the story and art. I'd be willing to double dip for this if there are worthwhile bonuses.
Picking up the Invincible ultimate collections in random order. Just when ever I find them. Same thing with the back issues. Any anon know what issue 81 is worth so much? They are topping out at over $50 for some reason.
>>83238185
My first shelf. The one with the pig 40 on it is the Doonesbury 40 year retrospective.
>>83238200
I officially can't get any more books until I get a new bookshelf.
>>83237251
When is rebirth of cool getting a reprint?
>>83238412
When we get a collection for Blood Syndicate.
Top shelf is Hellblazer minus Andy Diggle's run.
Last 3 trades on the Hellblazer shelf were just collected. (Son of Man by Ennis, and Ellis' run.)
>>83228291
better safe than sorry
>>83238479
Are you a fan of Hardware m8?
>>83238590
Are you gonna get Azzarello's run?
>>83237251
Is Frankencastle good? The premise sounds like some dumb shit. The good kind of dumb shit.
>>83238725
It is exactly that.
It is continuation in a logical and in universe of the run that comes directly before it.
>>83238641
I was more of a fan of Icon than anything else, but since reading them all a few years back Hardware was quite an interesting character. If I ever run across them I will pick up Icon vol 2 and Hardware vol 1.
What disappointed me was that Static collected the first 4 issues and then the mini that followed the cancellation years later.
Didn't DC last year say Milestone would get some sort of revival through annual specials? Nothing came of that, huh?
>>83238725
It really was fun as shit. Wasn't a huge fan of Moore's take on Morbius since he was such a huge part of my youth in the Midnight Sons but I got past that quickly because it's just a damn good story with good art. I'm glad I picked that up, read it a few times since doing so.
The Fade Out Deluxe Edition Hardcover
>October 18, 2016
http://www.amazon.com/Fade-Out-Deluxe-Ed-Brubaker/dp/1632159112
>>83238802
Nevermind then.
>>83238754
>Didn't DC last year say Milestone would get some sort of revival through annual specials? Nothing came of that, huh?
I only know as much as you buddy
Ive been waiting and I'm ready for it
This came in the mail a couple of days ago. The GOTG by Abnett and Lanning complete. I waited ages for them to make this. Worth the money and an amazingly fun read.
>>83206951
Damn good start. Ultra-violence/10
>>83206951
Ennis as fuck
Just got these in the mail.
>>83241749
That's some good shit.
>>83227147
>fourth world omnibus volume 1
i hope you weren't intending on getting the rest of the story
because you won't
ever
>>83191448
Are those the Library editions of Hellboy?
>>83238778
YES! When does Bru's Velvet get this treatment?
Can't wait to check out my local HPB for their Memorial Day Weekend Sale. Hopefully this visit will prove far more fruitful than my last three visits in which I didn't find anything good enough to buy.
>>83242196
Vol. 1 was a gift, but unlike most comics I get as presents I actually wanted to complete it.
$200 for Vol 2 though? No way.
Judge Dredd Case Files Vol 2
WE3
Tokyo Ghost Vol.1
Next I'm probably gonna get the Brit Cit noir TPB and I kill giants.
Question for guys in europe, where do you order your comics from? For now I have been using bookdepository but some comics I wanted to get are out of stock. Any sugestions?
>>83245794
Book Depository through Amazon, eBay or Forbidden Planet.
>>83195508
Me too. Mostly because it'll have the original colouring which was the superior one imo.
>>83195603
>>The Legend of Wonder Woman
They're collecting the Busiek/Robbins mini? That's pretty cool. Might have to get that.
>>83210408
How did you pay rent this moth anon dam great taste but expensive buy
>>83246119
Lol! Not him, but I've got the same question.
>>83197375
I got the last copy at my LCS as well.
>>83247408
My shelf's current status.
Will need to buy a second eventually.
>>83247614
Keeping floppies in shoe boxes.
>>83247689
Midnighter, Secret Identity, and The Goon volumes are my newest buys.
>>83248604
Omnibus/10
>>83243710
Yah they are. I got Volume 4 and 5 ordered and waiting on them to ship. They are super nice books. Some of the nicest I own.
>>83248604
>All those Kirby Omnibuses
>Even The Eternals
I am so damn jealous
Here is this week's pickups my half price books had a memorial day sale so all of those were like 5 bucks except the hardcovers were 8.
I never read convergence but they have alot of the trades in stock. If anyone here reads dc could they tell me if the convergence line is with picking up? The flashpoint and infinite earths trades seemed interesting.
Also wonder woman earth 1 was pretty great since I never read a Window solo before. And it was by far the sexiest looking book I've read in a while. Would recommend.
Don't hate me please
>>83253403
Did you enjoy them? If so that's all that matters anon.
>>83254717
Rebirth yeah
I haven't read the Cap one. My normie brother gave it to me as a gift. After he found out about Captain Nazi
>>83252745
Convergence was mostly a waste of time and wasn't very good at all, same with Futures end
if you havent read crisis or flashpoint you should definetly check those out though
>>83255093
>>83246025
He probably means the digital mini, that trade comes out in a couple months
>>83255075
I own flashpoint but the other Crisis stories are hard to find as a collected work for a decent price
Look what I just got
>>83253403
First aid?
Why are you studying that? Ems?
>>83255742
Aye a fellow half priced books shopper
>>83255805
Actually my brother, and yeah he is gonna take the Steps
>>83256391
Yup. 20% sale this weekend.
Except my HPB moved their comics around and now it's not separated by publisher
>>83256605
>now it's not separated by publisher
Mine did the same thing. How random would that be if we shopped at the same HPB.
>>83195990
Good taste Anon. Tom Kacynski is wicked. Haven't got that book though because I believe it's a collection of pieces he did for Mome and I have all of those. It's a nice looking book though. And Woodring is one of the GOAT, definitely.
I'm on the fence with Marra--I got the first three issues of Night Business and have some stuff from anthologies, like Strange Tales and Smoke Signal (there's a cool Transformers take-off he drew from a Matthew Thurber script) but his stuff seems too knowing and self-aware "nudge-nudge, wink-wink", know what I mean?
>>83196175
City of Glass is probably the best comic adaptation of a novel I've ever read. Formally breathtaking and artistically beautiful, Mazz's brushlines breathe and seethe with life, so fucking lush.
>>83203971
What's Echo like? I'm reading Rachel Rising, just finished the 5th trade and loving it, I read Strangers In Paradise years ago and thought it was okay but a bit too indebted to Jaime Hernandez's Hoppers stuff story-wise. But I think RR is bloody wicked.
>>83222906
Oh man you were lucky to score that Department of Art. So sad that Sparkplug aren't publishing anything new, they put out some great books. I keep trying to turn people onto Elijah Brubaker's glorious biographical comic Reich about Wilhelm Reich the psychoanalyst and scientist. Also I should get Peplum. NYUC are doing God's work, first Mark Beyer's Agony and now Blutch?! Really excited to see what they put out next....
This is the last thing I bought, still got a massive backlog to read through...
>>83256685
Tukwila, Wa?
>>83256884
Echo is great, one of my favorites on the shelf.
>>83257050
It's a kind of sci-fi thing, isn't it? Have you read Rachel Rising? If so what did you think to it and does it compare to Echo in any way? Or S.I.P?
>>83191448
Got a bunch of Spawn, like the first issues and a bunch from 96-99 in Swedish for around $6 along with a few Witchblade.
>>83257152
I've read Rachel Rising, it just ended and was fantastic. I haven't read Sip yet but Echo is on par with Rachel Risingand there are hints that all three are in the same universe
Basically the story is a woman is hiking in the woods when a strange metal from an experiment rains down on her and clings to her skin. Then she and the boyfriend a scientist that died in the experiment try to find out what's going on.
>>83195405
Dunno about collections but I'm gonna order me Gabby Schulz Sick and Tim Hensley's Sir Alfred #3, so hyped
>>83257324
Oh R.R has just ended?!?! Oh shit! Malus has just shown up in Demon form at the end of the last trade I read...really impressed with that comic. I think doing SIP has given Terry Moore a firm grounding in writing "real-life" comics so when he spins off from there into the fantastical it sticks, if you know what I mean? He makes you care for the characters, truly. Thanks for the short description, I reckon I'll dig the fuck out of Echo, thanks a lot, Anon. Shared universe, you say? Hmm...
>>83257517
Yeah it ended and it was fantastic. And maybe left it open for more in the future hopefully.
And yeah there's a painting from Sip that shows up in Rachel Rising and a box from EchoThat's implied the MC keeps her infeasibly large dildo inshows up in Rachel Rising too.
>>83257755
Hahah, what?!
>>83256991
Nope. St. Paul, MN. There's 5 of them around here and only one consolidated all of the publishers so I would have laughed if that was your store. Makes me think they will do this to all of them now, one store even had a "Batman" label on the batman section but didn't even have batman books.
>>83257273
I've been reading The Darkness by Ennis, really fun so far, only 8 issues in. Would highly recommend it.
>>83258155
Yeah I've only seen smidgeons of it, but it looks like something I'd enjoy.
>>83258048
Yeah the main characters bf dumped her because he didn't like that she masturbated with a big dildo and then later a character finds a box in her house and just starts laughing and says "you're gonna be a fun one." and then later in RR the same box shows up
>>83258073
I was looking through the floppies and they had the labels marking where which letters were where was all over the place
>>83258345
Wait, the box I'm thinking of doen't look THAT big...or does it show up after volume 5?! Oh wait, no, just checked my shelf, it's volume SIX that I just finished...
>>83258491
It's the box she digs up. And maybe it was just super girthy
>>83258741
Yeah yeah yeah m8 that's the one I was thinking of! >THE GIRTH
>>83258741
>>83258345
wait this is echo right... cause i may buy it.
>>83258993
Yeah, it's really good. If I wasn't in the middle of a story tike I'd do it now.
>>83256605
>>83256991
>>83258073
My HPB in Berkeley, CA didn't have anything good, which is weird because it usually does.
>>83259559
People probably beat you too them cause of the sale.
Mine had a few good stuff, they had some Savage Conan books, but there was but some stuff that was clearly marked up
>>83248604
>those DC Kirby omnibuses
my penis can only be so erect.
>>83259872
Probably. I think its karma evening me out since the last time I did find stuff to buy from that HPB, I picked up AMAZING finds for me including a clean Animal Man Omnibus and four others.
>>83191448
I bought the first volume of HellBoy (seed) and I asn't really all that hooked. Seemed kinda rushed and I really wanna enjoy Hellboy. Does it pickup or is it just not for me?
>>83230690
Why annotated? Is it for special references and easter eggs or did you not read what you were buying?
>>83258155
That was my first comic book. Have the entire first run in floppy.
>>83261129
The first one wasnt even written by Mignola, imo the 2nd tpb "Wake the Devil" is the first proper hellboy storyarc done by Mignola.
If you're not into it after that one then its probably just not for you.
>>83255093
Good Spidey Omnibuses.
First Time posting my collection. Rate don't hate.
>>83263203
>>83263220
Last picture.
>>83263220
Why are 12+ so much smaller? Is that when they switched to color?
>>83263304
Yeah thats when the strip was in color. and they started using thin glossy paper for the collections.
>>83261129
Try the BPRD Plague of Frogs arc. Those are some great comics. I prefer that stuff to the Hellboy "solo" stuff, to be honest.
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>>83263236
Perfectly fuckin' respectable, m8. Anyone who likes Dredd that much is a-OK with me, Anon. I wouldn't mind owning those first two Spider-Man omnibuses, either. Probably OOP and expensive as shit, now. Just noticed the Rick & Morty comics and Sensational She-Hulk, that was a fun little run, Byrne was all-fucking-right at that time.
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>>83263236
>All that Dredd
Nice
>>83263350
They just reprinted the first Spidey Omnibus this month. The second one is being reprinted this September.
>>83263427
Thanks Anons, I love Judge Dredd. I just ordered the 27th Case File. Can't wait to read it.
>>83263567
Oh wicked, thanks Anon. Forgot to ask--do the black and white Dredd collections reprint the colour splash at the beginning of every story? Or have they just binned it for continuity's sake? I never saw the point in it when I was a wee 'un buying Toothy--better ALL b & w than b& w with a coupla pages in colour, know what I mean? And it always printed so AWFULLY...I suppose that was part of the charm, though.
>tfw you have 700+ issues of 2000AD mouldering in your attic and don't wanna shelve them with the rest of your collection because they look tatty, and you're a snob
>>83263930
Yeah the black and white Case Files are all black and white inluding the splash pages.
>>83263972
I suppose I should just bite the fucking bullet and buy some of the Rebellion collections. I'm totally coveting the Zenith books at the moment, best thing Grant Morrison's ever done in my opinion.
>>83263930
700+ issues. Dang that's impressive
>>83264067
Well, I started buying the fucker when I was...8, I think?! Put it this way, I remember my initial issues had Bisley's comic debut on the ABC Warriors...I bought it every week from then 'til '94 when I'd buy it sporadically but still got all the ancilliary stuff-the Best Of's (which were fucking great--similar to the extra comic you get with The Megazine nowadays--a big fat wodge of one Toothy character), Judge Dredd Monthly, Judge Dredd The Megazine etc...also got quite a few issues of those flash-in-the-pan British weeklies, some of which weren't so flash-in-the-pan like Starlord...so many great Argentine/Spanish/wherever artists on those comics! Jesus Redondo, Jose Ortiz, Bellardinelli, all of whom did quality stuff for 2000AD...truly a glorious time for British comics. Well, comics full stop! To walk in your local corner shop and see one or two long shelves CRAMMED, I mean fucking FULL, of British and American comics, if you went to a city there'd probably be a spinner rack, too. I'm seriously getting misty-eyed, Anon, sorry m8 you started me off....
>>83264392
Dude. That's awesome. You're a real longtime fan
>>83259559
Lol I go to the one in Concord, Ca. They have a pretty nice selection from 5 shelfs and a ton of Green Lantern stuff including Omni's. Too bad GL doesn't interest me.
The one in Berkeley is pretty dope tho
>>83264631
Just old I'm afraid, Anon! Not quite "Class of '77", I'd say like a decade and change after, 2000AD was a big deal for kids though. I started properly collecting comics a few years before the whole Direct Market thing so I remember those glory days of being able to buy as many comics a week as you could afford. Shit, it was before fucking baxter paper! Oh fuck I am old. But it's thanks to the awesome /co/mrades and their recommendations that I've started buying 2000AD and The Megazine again after at least a decade off, and I've got to say you lads aren't lying, it IS going through a really good patch. And this time I've bought them their own magazine-sized longbox to put 'em in....
While waiting for my comics to come in next week, I went down to the LCS and bought The New Frontier. And realized they had quite a few floppies: Weird War Tales, Our Army At War, and The War That Time Forgot.
I might have to go down sometime soon and pick up some of those. It'd be good to see the classic war comics.
Hey, C.R.E.A.M.. If you read this, how was the Bouncer hardcover? You mentioned some weeks ago you were going to read it soon. I'm super-curious if it is worth picking up.
>>83263236
Whoa! I didn't even know that Untold Tales of Spidey by Busiek and Olliffe existed!
>>83264064
I love Morrison (except for most of his Batman solo book stuff). Can you explain why Zenith is so good?
>>83264676
Sick! A close /co/mrade! Yeah, I go to Concord HPB too. I think I'm gonna check it out on Monday. And I agree with you about GL. Those Johns omnis looks so nice, but I'm just not that interested enough.
>>83206003
I always loved miguel since he was first introduced. looking to get vol 2 and 3 in a few months and then the revamp from 2014
Recent buys
>>83265652
I think Zenith is so great because it captures Morrison at the time when (some of) his big themes that'd reoccur throughout his work were just starting to coalesce into something solid. Something that was constructed well enough to entertain others. The core concept of the character is also pretty original and certainly not something I'd seen before and that all gelled with the, for want of a better word, the pop-cultural zeitgeist of Thatcher's Britain (yeah, the last Phase came out under Major's government--I think?!). And the simultaneous call-back to the Sixties and it's huge impact on the country (although all this didn't hit me in these terms until re-reading when I was a few years older). I just think the characters are pretty fleshed-out, okay it lapses into caricature OCCASIONALLY (like the Welsh drunk, whatsisname, The Red dragon) but I think it's more "hit" than "miss"...the second Phase is the best, IMHO, Maximan and the Lloigor and all the different earth realities--see what I mean about Morrison revisiting themes?--Zenith meeting a version of himself, the "post-modern", post-Watchmen strategy of appropriating pre-existing characters in the service of your narrative...and that twist with Maximan, I fucking didn't see that coming!
Also I could write several dozen paragraphs on the sheer stripped-down, high-contrast chiaroscuro awesomeness of Steve Yeowell's art on Zenith. You can see what he was going for in the first arc but it's softer and a bit more "American"-ey but by the time the second rolls around there's NO FUCKER drawing like him in comics AT ALL. All those big swathes of black and those scumbly dry-brush lines, wow. Blank expanses behind figures--not 'cause he couldn't draw backgrounds (he fucking could) but because he was totally keyed in to Morrison's vision for the comic, even though Zenith was designed by Brendan McCarthy Yeowell made him his own. So fucking classy. And his fight scenes were brilliant.
i love my weird bric a brac
>>83266307
Wow. Thanks for that explanation. Well, I'd give it a try. What's the best way to pick it up? Is it in hardcover? Softcover only? What do you recommend?
