Chad’s Comments (group member since Mar 22, 2018)

Chad’s comments from the I Read Comic Books group.

I really liked it as well and I'm a dude in my forties. I thought Usdin did such a fantastic job of capturing what's it's like to be a self-conscious teenager. She so perfectly captured what it's like to have a crush and not know if the other person is just being nice or is into you as well. I was so haplessly lost when it came to girls during high school.

And then on top of that, she also tapped into what it's like at that age as you discover new music. To discover that new band that completely blows your mind to the point where you're just putting an album on repeat for hours. I still remember hearing R.E.M. for the first time in the back of the bus on the way to a Cross Country meet my freshman year. It was like hearing music made just for me for the very first time. I was enthralled.

Tom wrote: "Yes, sorry - super abbreviated the title in the rush to post. "

No reason to apologize. I just thought that my first reaction was funny.

Tom wrote: "Finished Tetris and thought it was amazing! Off to a great start here!"

I saw this and initially thought "Why is Tom bragging about playing Tetris?" Then it dawned on me that you were talking about the graphic novel.

Mike wrote: "That Kodansha bundle is SICK. Cells at work is great and Rene has told me nothing but good things about Fire Force. Also: Land of the Lustrous is supposed to be very good as well. Overall: A very solid bundle.

Ends on Feb 14th!

(Mod Note: Please add a start & end date to your deals when possible, please!) ."

I edited my post to add dates. Thanks for the info on the Kodansha comics. I know nothing about manga, but it seems like a very good deal.

Humble Bundle has two new comics bundles out.
$15 for 24 trades of Spawn - Ends Feb 20th.

$20 for a bunch of manga from Kodansha. - Ends Feb 14th

I remember liking the comic and Gerard Way's writing in general. It was like a weird version of the X-Men if I remember correctly. I read it over 10 years ago. I like what Way has done with Doom Patrol. It feels like an extension of Morrison's run.

I had no idea though that Umbrella Academy was getting a TV show. I'll check it out.

Tom wrote: "I have heard of Hoopla but never looked into it. Thanks for the suggestion. I am just trying to limit the footprint of my inventory as all the comics I have purchased have been digital mainly for t..."

Hoopla allows you to rent comics digitally through your library.

It looks like we're finally getting Y: the Last Man on TV.

https://nerdist.com/article/y-the-las...

Lorenzo wrote: "Thanks for the welcome! I didn't read a lot of comics in 2018, but with Marvel Unlimited, I did read Marvels by Kurt Busiek and with art by Alex Ross and found it fascinating. Besides the artwork by the incredibly talented Ross, I thought that looking at events from the eyes of the people that live in NYC was an nice change of pace. It also raises a lot of questions about what it is to be human in an era of superheroes, which was interesting to me."

Marvels is one of those comics I find myself revisiting every few years. The book is written in such a unique perspective and Alex Ross's art is just incredible. He captures these classic storylines of the Marvel universe and looks at them from this all new perspective, that of an onlooker to the event. It's still one of the finest comics ever made.

Francis wrote: "I haven't read any of Hit Girl so far, would it be worth picking the Kevin Smith arc alone or would it require reading the previous issues to really get what's going on? "

My understanding is that each arc is self-contained, like Legends of the Dark Knight back in the 90's.

Francis wrote: "I just downloaded issues 1-6 of The Woods by James Tynion IV, I got it through my local Library app, and as far as I can see those are the only issues available, so if it's really good I'll need to..."

It's really great. I'm not sure if it's still there but it used to be on hoopla.

Hermit wrote: "Whitney wrote:
-Hit-Girl #12

I'm looking forward to the Kevin Smith Hollywood issues which start next month. I didn't care much for the Colombia arc by Mark Millar. How is the Rome series? In gene..."

That Colombia arc was terrible. Probably the worst thing Millar's ever put his name on.

Ross wrote: "I loved the Dresden Files I had no clue there was a new series! This is awesome

Ross, Storm Front is an old comic adaptation of the first Dresden Files book. Dynamite re-released all of their Dresden Files stuff in 2 Omnibuses a few years back. They are worth picking up if you are jonesing for some new Dresden Files content. I just picked them up myself. Besides adaptations of the first 2 novels, it's all original content.

Anthony wrote: "Aren’t they gonna relaunch Transformers sometime soon?"

Probably. IDW's relaunched Transformers a few times at this point. It makes their books impossible to follow.

Kate wrote: "Idk what the overall group feeling was about volume 1, but I am interested in checking out Pretty Deadly, Vol. 2: The Bear by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos"

I thought Pretty Deadly was terribly confusing, especially Rios's art in this second volume.

Anthony wrote: "A friend recommended The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Finished the first trade and it is great. L.A noir, old Hollywood murder mystery. Moving on to book 2. "

I don't think Ed Brubaker has ever written anything that isn't great. When he teams up with Sean Philips which he does a lot, they make magic.

Anthony wrote: "Also, new to this, how do you reply to old posts? Lol "

You just hit the Reply button in the lower right of the post.

Kait wrote: "Geoff wrote: "Erin wrote: "I would actually pay a few extra dollars if it meant Comixology integration..."

I use an app called Astonishing Comic Reader. It will read a zipped CBZ file that you can..."

Kait do you know if this is available for iOS? I couldn't find it on the app store.

Tom wrote: "I then started and am continuining DC's Rebirth line and have been enjoying it a lot, particularly Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan and the Green Lanterns, Deathstroke, New Super-Man and Red Hood and the Outlaws. I am following this reading order to make my traversal which has been very helpful."

Wow, that's a really complicated and mostly unnecessary reading order. Except for the few crossovers between titles you can just read a title from beginning to end.

Ross wrote: "Gideon Falls - Jeff Lemire writing the best horror comic I've ever read and probably my favorite creator owned title right now"

Have you ever read Locke and Key? That gets my vote for best horror comic ever.

Douglas wrote: "Hey! My name Is Douglas and I live in Louisville, Ky. I read almost exclusively DC, my favorite Marvel title is West Coast Avengers. DC wise I like mid 80's Teen Titans, Batman, Flash, and Green La..."

Hi Douglas. Another goodreads friend! Are you guys stalking me? Are we talking OG West Coast Avengers or the current series? The OG title was the only comic I ever subscribed to by mail. I never got another one after an issue showed up ripped but man did I love that series.