Mike’s Comments (group member since Jul 09, 2016)

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

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Got a favorite Star Wars title?

Silver Surfer #1 variant by Francesco Francavilla



Gambit #1 by Clay Mann



Rai #16 by David Aja

Been reading a whole bunch of my physical books--and stuff from the Library:

- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1
- ハイキュー!! 1 日向と影山 Haikyū!! 1
- ハイキュー!! 2
- Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman
- Not Drunk Enough - Vol. 1

Plus, I finished Dept. H today. What a stellar series that was.

This run is an unexpectedly amazing series. I wanted to try it because Mike Allred was on art, but the overall story is simply amazing. To me, it's like Doctor Who but with more cool stuff.

I really dig this run, and I'm happy I had the chance to re-read it.

Trying out ハイキュー!! 1 日向と影山 Haikyū!! 1 (Haikyu!! volume 1) and FINALLY reading Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1.

Professor X is dead and his son, David Haller aka Legion, wants to see his father's dream of peace between human and mutant kind come to fruition. In order to do so, he might have to punch, trick, manipulate, and lie to a lot of people--and in doing so, also needs to prevent the universe as we know it from ending.

X-Men Legacy: Legion: Omnibus

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang

Nick wrote: "Over at Comixology, Marvel's got a BOGO (buy one, get one free) running through 3/22/18 (that's the upcoming Thursday). It's largely linewide, save for a few random exclusions here and there. Oh, a..."

And if you're a comixology unlimited subscriber, you get 15% off as well.

Also: Nick, does this mean you're going to get into X-Factor because YA REALLY SHOULD IT'S FANTASTIC.

I uh... grabbed a few:

Hawkeye: Kate Bishop, Vol. 2: Masks
New Mutants by Zeb Wells: The Complete Collection
New Mutants: Back to School - The Complete Collection
New Mutants Epic Collection: Curse of the Valkyries
Wolverine: Old Man Logan Vol. 5: Past Lives
Wolverine: Old Man Logan Vol. 6: Days of Anger
Jubilee
Imperial Machine
Out Among the Stars
The Enormous Profit
X-Men: Legion - Shadow King Rising

And I also grabbed this classic book because it was 45% off:

New Mutants Epic Collection: Renewal

This marvel sale is insane. INSANE. I saved $125+ today. What the heck??!

Next week's episode is all about the X-Men: who's the best and who's the... Cyclops.

(Everyone hates Cyclops BUT GET READY FOR ME TO MAKE A WHOLE THING ABOUT IT)

I'll start:

Favorite X-Men character for me: Gambit. He's the guy everyone doesn't like but somehow still loves him. He's cheesy and over the top, but he still gets invited to family dinner every week. He's suave and knows it, and most people see right through it, but he is what he is.

Least Favorite X-Men character for me: Um... this is a hard one for me... Toad? Sabretooth? Some of the villains are just bland. I mean, I go back and forth about Wolverine... it's all so grim and uninteresting to me.

So, who are your favorite X-Men characters? Who are your least favorite X-Men characters? And why?

Phillip wrote: "Mike wrote: "The new Rat Queens series is, honestly, pretty good. I was very mad about how things got going at first, but it got better."

Do you remember what issue turned it around for you?"

I think it was issue #2. I go back and forth on the series issue to issue, but there's usually some redeeming part that keeps me coming back.

#1 of the new series was rough because there was a time skip from the previous run--which ended mid-story arc. So, no explanation there as to how that conundrum was settled chaffed me a bit, but by the end of #1 and some subtle hinting within issue 2 about "things being weird" within the series gave me some hope that it would be explained story-wise.

And since then, the story has been building towards that--at least, I think. If you can forgive the creative team for the screw ups in the past (imo, Rat Queens is kind of a cursed book...), this new run has the same feel and snark as the previous run did in the early arcs.

Daniel wrote: "Mike wrote: "I used to be the guy who brought like 20 comics to get signed. It was always a pain, but I needed it... or something.

I don't know what changed but nowadays, I find covers/specific i..."

The carrying part is the real burden. I see dudes with little carts like this with shortboxes on them and I'm like... why?

Dominick wrote: "Okay, finally hitting the Marvel Wall (still love the classic stuff, but the new stuff, not so much). I decided to try two new indies - BACKWAYS and GIDEON FALLS. I also picked SAGA #49. All of the..."

What marvel books are you trying?

I used to be the guy who brought like 20 comics to get signed. It was always a pain, but I needed it... or something.

I don't know what changed but nowadays, I find covers/specific issues or #1s to get signed by a creative team. It's all about showing them off at home, right? So why get so many signed?

I read Planetary, Volume 1: All Over the World and Other Stories, Planetary, Volume 2: The Fourth Man, and Planetary, Volume 3: Leaving the 20th Century on my trip to and from ECCC. Warren Ellis loves to write characters who are in the dark. I don't mind it, and John Cassaday's art get's better and better as the series goes on. I'm excited to read the fourth volume and the DC-universe crossover volume!

I also read Abbott #2 last night and it continues to be amazing . Everyone should check that series out.

Dominick wrote: "Kate wrote: "Dominick wrote: "Hullo, all! I'm a bit late to the party, but as my recent slew of reviews show, I am making up for lost time.

So, yeah, me.. Originally from South Jersey (Cherry Hil..."

The new Rat Queens series is, honestly, pretty good. I was very mad about how things got going at first, but it got better. Overall, I'm really liking it. I think Weibe has a plan to tie it all back together (it's not a reboot series, but there's a time gap and some weirdness that they sort of roll past connecting back to the old series).

What are you reading this month? What new books are you reading this month?

What's on your pull list? What was added this month? What was dropped?

What did you think of Silver Surfer, Vol. 1: New Dawn? How did it compare to other big 2 comics you've read? Would you recommend it to a friend?

Reminder: This discussion thread is FULL SPOILERS for volume 1! If you have read farther in the series, please be careful not to share spoilers for anything that happens after volume 1.

DOCTOR DOOM.

THAT IS ALL.