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Post by lissapunch on Jan 5, 2014 10:20:24 GMT -5
Glad to see Preacher getting some love. It, along with the highly underrated Scalped are both in my top 10 for sure. I would've put Sandman in my original post but I came to the party super late on that book and only now just got through the initial run. Given time, it'll probably end up in my top 3, but I'm not one for knee jerk reactions. I like to let books sink in a bit. I could say the same thing about Saga too (then again 2 BKV books in my Top 5 probably hinted at that) Get on that Sandman catch up! You'll be glad you did.
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Post by drocat on Jan 5, 2014 14:33:26 GMT -5
Saga is my favorite ongoing series right now... but of all time? That's a little bit harder to answer. Daytripper is my favorite book of all time probably, followed closely by Watchmen, Fables and Hellboy. I would say Batman is up there as well, but I don't really know which iteration I could pick. There's so many to choose from, ya know? The Goon is also amazing. It's really hard to just pinpoint one or two "Best" series, especially in Comics. There are SO many different titles out there. lissapunch is the 4th person I've heard say Transmetropolitan is one of the best. I probably have to pick it up and read it. Edit: I really should catch up with Sandman as well... There's just SO many books I want to read recently. (and SO much money to be spent on said books )
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Post by Almeida77 on Jan 5, 2014 14:49:31 GMT -5
Melissa & Travis, at what point does Sandman become the that book that you just can't wait to read the next issue? I got the first one free on the 12 days of Comixology deal (I think) and it was okay but didn't really hook me all that much. I enjoyed it more and more as it went on, but do you think there is a point at which I should read up to to give it its due to really get its hooks in me?
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Post by lissapunch on Jan 5, 2014 15:04:42 GMT -5
@almeida: That's very difficult to say, for multiple reasons. First, The Sandman is multiple characters' stories, takes place in so many different places and changes pace many times. It's also drawn by many different artists. So it would be perfectly plausible for some of The Sandman to hook you, while some of it not so much. I will say that (IMO) the character development of Morpheus as the series goes on adds much in the way of depth to the stories, so hanging in there is well worth it.
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Post by joroak on Jan 5, 2014 15:10:03 GMT -5
sandman is one of the biggest holes in my reading history. Ive never read a single issue, i need to get on that.
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Post by drocat on Jan 5, 2014 15:30:02 GMT -5
sandman is one of the biggest holes in my reading history. Ive never read a single issue, i need to get on that. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think they have the first issue in the "Vertigo Essentials" collection. It's only a buck. I read the first issue on Comixology. I really dug it. Probably better than committing $20 for the first trade. Especially if you end up not liking it.
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Post by joroak on Jan 5, 2014 15:34:49 GMT -5
sandman is one of the biggest holes in my reading history. Ive never read a single issue, i need to get on that. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think they have the first issue in the "Vertigo Essentials" collection. It's only a buck. I read the first issue on Comixology. I really dug it. Probably better than committing $20 for the first trade. Especially if you end up not liking it. Ill give that a look, thanks for the heads up man
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Post by xtjmac510x on Jan 5, 2014 16:54:22 GMT -5
@almeida: That's very difficult to say, for multiple reasons. First, The Sandman is multiple characters' stories, takes place in so many different places and changes pace many times. It's also drawn by many different artists. So it would be perfectly plausible for some of The Sandman to hook you, while some of it not so much. I will say that (IMO) the character development of Morpheus as the series goes on adds much in the way of depth to the stories, so hanging in there is well worth it. Yeah I have one volume left before I'm done (I'm working on it now) but that's basically the main thing. It's a long haul kind of book. You need to keep reading to really and truly appreciate it. It's hard to pinpoint an exact moment when it "gets good" so to say
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Post by Dusk on Jan 6, 2014 15:14:38 GMT -5
Oh wow...So many.
Y The Last Man Ex Machina Gotham Central Immortal Iron Fist Ultimate Spider-Man Geoff Johns run on JSA Current DD and Hawkeye We3 Locke and Key Young Justice Morrisons Animal Man I can keep going for quite a bit....
These are all series that I can sit and read from start to finish with a big smile or a tear in my eye the whole time.
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Post by Blencs on Jan 6, 2014 16:21:35 GMT -5
My favourite book has to be the thanos imperitive as it was the first comic I ever bought digitally. I found out about the marvel app downloaded and as thanos was in the headlines for being in the avengers I looked for something with him in. After reading it and loving it I reseached where the story arc all started and it took me all the way back to annihilation which was great and I followed it all the way through to annihilation conquest, all the guardians of the galaxy run, all the Rich Rider Nova run up untill the Thanos imperative. I then read it again and with all the back story now in place it just blew my mind! Im still pining for Rich Rider to make his return! Im a massive scifi geek so the marvel cosmic universe is where im happiest. Just finished the Wake on the podcasts recommendation and man did I enjoy that.,
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Post by rosscarter on Jan 7, 2014 15:15:52 GMT -5
Essex County by Jeff Lemire is my absolute favorite thing, comic or otherwise, that I've ever read.
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Post by hermanthegerman on Jan 7, 2014 15:40:12 GMT -5
Wow, this is a tough one. but I think back in the 90s when I read The Rock of Ages JLA by Grant Morrison. It totally blew my mind. That whole JLA series back then was so amazing!
I Kill Giants is easily one of my alltime favorites. It hit me really hard when I first read it.
And of course, because one of my favorite artists is Mike Allred: Madman. It's so awesome to see the evolution of the character and Allreds style. I try to read the whole run ones a year.
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Post by joroak on Jan 7, 2014 18:45:12 GMT -5
Wow, this is a tough one. but I think back in the 90s when I read The Rock of Ages JLA by Grant Morrison. It totally blew my mind. That whole JLA series back then was so amazing! I Kill Giants is easily one of my alltime favorites. It hit me really hard when I first read it. And of course, because one of my favorite artists is Mike Allred: Madman. It's so awesome to see the evolution of the character and Allreds style. I try to read the whole run ones a year. [b In the last couple months I picked up the JLA series by Morrison. Really good stuff.
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Post by drocat on Jan 7, 2014 18:45:54 GMT -5
Essex County by Jeff Lemire is my absolute favorite thing, comic or otherwise, that I've ever read. I haven't even heard of this yet. I really dig Lemire's work so maybe I'll check out this. Trillium is a really uniquely written series. I'm diggin it so far.
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Post by rosscarter on Jan 8, 2014 10:29:44 GMT -5
Essex County by Jeff Lemire is my absolute favorite thing, comic or otherwise, that I've ever read. I haven't even heard of this yet. I really dig Lemire's work so maybe I'll check out this. Trillium is a really uniquely written series. I'm diggin it so far. It's more along the lines of The Underwater Welder, but minus any supernatural elements. Just a great, emotional, all-too-human story. A beautiful read with Lemire's messy black-and-white art, which fits the book's tone so perfectly.
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