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Post by Bob Reyer on Jan 21, 2014 7:14:45 GMT -5
I just read my way through the Zatanna: Shades of the Past trade, and wondered if there were other Zatanna stories that were worth reading? Simon, If you haven't already, you should pick up the trade of Zatanna: Mistress of Magic, which collects the first six issues of the Paul Dini series! There's some nice art, too, by Stephane Roux, Jesus Sais, and Harley Quinn's new penciller, Chad Hardin. There was also a one-shot by Mr. Dini some years back called Zatanna: Everyday Magic, and as you've probably heard, he's doing an original graphic novel featuring "Z" and the Black Canary (art by Joe Quinones) that's due out in the Spring! To see Zatanna's debut, DC has reprinted those as a trade entitled Justice League: Zatanna's Search. **Not to forget the kinda-rare DC Special: Zatanna from 1987, a story called "Summoning" by Gerry Conway, with staggeringly beautiful art by the legendary Gray Morrow! Hope this helped, Bob
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Post by Huw on Jan 21, 2014 8:07:46 GMT -5
I've just ploughed my way through 'Fear Itself' and Brubaker's run on Winter Soldier that spins off it.
Both are brilliant reads and they've made me want to read more marvel from 2011/12. Next up will be Brubaker's run on Captain America.
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Post by pacino on Jan 26, 2014 19:56:56 GMT -5
I've been working my way through the entire Grant Morrison New X-Men run. What a find.
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Post by chrisfabulous on Jan 27, 2014 13:36:57 GMT -5
I just finished the Fraction run on Iron Man. It had a few kinda "meh" stretches, but overall it was really cool. Fraction thought of many, many cool ways to push the idea of technology in the Marvel Universe. Great sci-fi concepts meeting great characterization and dialogue from Stark and Pepper. I really recommend it. Especially if you like the Iron Man movies. Fraction's Stark is very much in that mold.
I think my next big block of reading is going to be Dan Slott's pre-Superior Spider-Man. The only chunk of that I've read is Spider Island, and I loved it. We'll see, though. It all depends on what's checked out at the library. I might go New X-Men, too.
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Post by PaulWrites on Jan 27, 2014 15:36:31 GMT -5
I've been interested in reading the flash, but am not the most savy dc guy. Any recommendations for some really outstanding stories? Flashpoint, Flash: Rebirth, the Geoff Johns stuff from about 2000 - 2005 is pretty good. Mark Waid did pretty good run either before or after that that wasn't bad either. The pre Flashpoint Johns run is fantastic and collected in 3 nice omnibuses if your looking for it. Waid had two runs with the flash, the one early on in the title which span out into Impulse was a fantastic character defining run. The second go around was less memorable, with the introduction of Wally's kids and so on its harder to recommend. However the Morrison/Millar run that followed Waid was also pretty good. The old DCU flash is a pretty decent series to read right through to be honest. The Johns stuff that's followed in the New 52 has been solid but the book has definitely been missing something since Wally & the other speedsters where written out.
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Post by othersummersbrother on Jan 27, 2014 21:49:32 GMT -5
I'm in the middle of 'Girls' by the Luna Bros and finished their 'Swords' volumes over Christmas. Thanks to Steve for being a Luna Brothers advocate on-air. These guys are talented. They are really good about getting in contact with fans on the Twitters too.
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Post by joestate on Jan 28, 2014 15:04:00 GMT -5
I want to read the original stuff involving Ant-Man (Hank Pym, maybe the switch to Scott Lang too). So far I know I want to look into Tales to Astonish #27 and 35-69, as well as the Avengers 1-15. Anything else I should check out? Any outstanding arcs or titles I should read? I absolutely love Pym from everything he's been in over the last couple years, and have been meaning to actually do this for a while now
Edit: I've heard about this, but never knew where to look. I'm going to pick up Avengers #195 and on for the story with Hank's meltdown, becoming a traitor to the avengers, striking his wife and getting divorced. Sounds like some true character defining stuff comes out of that arc
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Post by Bob Reyer on Jan 28, 2014 15:49:45 GMT -5
I want to read the original stuff involving Ant-Man (Hank Pym, maybe the switch to Scott Lang too). So far I know I want to look into Tales to Astonish #27 and 35-69, as well as the Avengers 1-15. Anything else I should check out? Any outstanding arcs or titles I should read? I absolutely love Pym from everything he's been in over the last couple years, and have been meaning to actually do this for a while now Edit: I've heard about this, but never knew where to look. I'm going to pick up Avengers #195 and on for the story with Hank's meltdown, becoming a traitor to the avengers, striking his wife and getting divorced. Sounds like some true character defining stuff comes out of that arc Joe, When you get further along, you should check out the two-issue mini-series The Last Avengers Story by Peter David, with painted art by Ariel Olivetti! It's an interesting tale of a bleak future, and one final battle against some of the Avengers deadliest foes, but who is left to form this iteration of the "Earth's Mightiest Heroes"? Lots of great Hank and Jan stuff, but as I said, wait until you're deeper into their shared history!
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Post by grimnperilous on Jan 28, 2014 17:31:11 GMT -5
I haven't read much Punisher, but I like the character. Any suggestions of what to read from his MANY series?
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Post by joestate on Jan 28, 2014 21:26:41 GMT -5
I haven't read much Punisher, but I like the character. Any suggestions of what to read from his MANY series? The whole punisher MAX series is very well executed. It feels like MAX was made just for the punisher, Garth ennis's best work aside from preacher. I also really like the classics. Vol. 1 is short, vol 2 is where you really get a feel for frank and what he's capable of. Punisher war journal was a bunch of interesting tales that were out during the same time but took a more narrative look from the publishers side (at least the few I've read)
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Post by joestate on Jan 28, 2014 21:28:39 GMT -5
Joe, When you get further along, you should check out the two-issue mini-series The Last Avengers Story by Peter David, with painted art by Ariel Olivetti! It's an interesting tale of a bleak future, and one final battle against some of the Avengers deadliest foes, but who is left to form this iteration of the "Earth's Mightiest Heroes"? Lots of great Hank and Jan stuff, but as I said, wait until you're deeper into their shared history! Thank you Bob! I will definitely check that out
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Post by Bob Reyer on Jan 29, 2014 8:38:42 GMT -5
Joe, When you get further along, you should check out the two-issue mini-series The Last Avengers Story by Peter David, with painted art by Ariel Olivetti! It's an interesting tale of a bleak future, and one final battle against some of the Avengers deadliest foes, but who is left to form this iteration of the "Earth's Mightiest Heroes"? Lots of great Hank and Jan stuff, but as I said, wait until you're deeper into their shared history! Thank you Bob! I will definitely check that out Joe, It's my pleasure! As I say it is a bit dystopian, but it's hopeful, too! You'll see!!
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Post by drocat on Jan 29, 2014 12:17:44 GMT -5
I am about to pick up my first issue of Guardians of The Galaxy today. I know literally NOTHING about it, but figured I should read some before the movie and also it's doing a tie-in with All-New Xmen. This is probably a good place to jump on.
Can someone give me a quick run-down of the major villains and who the team is real quick? I don't really know what's going on.
Again, I know next to NOTHING about this series, except there's a talking raccoon.
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Post by chrisfabulous on Feb 13, 2014 23:08:14 GMT -5
I just read Marvel Omnibuses in the past two weeks: Morrison's X-Men and Brubaker/Fraction Iron Fist.
New X-Men I read almost all of this as it came out, loved it, and it held up really well. I think I like it more now than I did then, even. As usual with Morrison, the pages are bursting with ideas, and everything comes at you at a breakneck pace. In a lot of ways, it's a Morrison story first and an X-Men story second, but he stayed faithful to the characters and developed them significantly. I'm particularly pleased with what he did with Cyclops, and the exploration of his marriage with Jean. Reading the "X-Men Manifesto" at the end of the book and thinking of how none of the things Morrison called for in it stuck, it makes me feel really sad. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aside from Morrison's run (and maybe Jason Aaron's Wolverine and the X-Men, which borrows heavily from Morrison's concepts) the X-Men have been in a holding pattern since the early 80's. The creativity shown in the 41 issues of New X-Men sticks out like a sore thumb next to the the water-treading done long before and since. For example, I'm reading the acclaimed Joss Whedon run now, and it pales in comparison.
The Immortal Iron Fist This thing ruled. It's my first exposure to the character, and I'm jonesing for more. This is going to sound completely ignorant because not only do I have no previous experience reading Iron Fist, but I've never really seen any 70's Kung-Fu movies, either, but I did come of age in the early 90's and this is all I know: It reminded me of Mortal Kombat, but without any of the lame/shitty stuff. Just straight up awesome, and I want MORE!
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Post by courtneyk on Feb 13, 2014 23:13:03 GMT -5
I was sick today and had to wait on a prescription, which made me wander in Half Price Books for a bit where, among other things, I found the first trade of Runaways! I've heard great things from my comics reading friends and I really enjoy it so far. I know Brian K Vaughan left at some point during the run and there seem to be mixed opinions after that, but I've already ordered the next couple through Amazon.
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