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What have you added to your collection recently?
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MMW Marvel-Two-In-One V4
Berserk HC V1
This is my first time buying/reading some manga. Not sure if I will like it, LOL.
Blindzider wrote: "Ordered:MMW Marvel-Two-In-One V4
Berserk HC V1
This is my first time buying/reading some manga. Not sure if I will like it, LOL."
Hey, progress! Why just the other day I skimmed a free DC comic that came packaged with my HoX/PoX issues. No idea what was going on, but I was proud of myself! Haha
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MMW Marvel-Two-In-One V4
Berserk HC V1
This is my first time buying/reading some manga. Not sure if I will like it, LOL."
Berserk is super popular. I like it, but at the same time I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. One of my brothers likes it a lot and the other definitely does not. There is a lot of very different manga out there. I hope you like this but if not, I certainly wouldn't write off the genre.
Eric, have you tried Samurai Executioner? If I have to pick a favorite manga, this might be it. I'm sure a key factor is the legal connection.
If you are willing to try some Japanese comics I highly recommend 20th century boys - the paperback editions (perfect) are nice and cheap. Great story, great characters, huge mystery - through 4 volumes and haven’t had the reveal but some fun hours reading it.
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Blindzider wrote: "I've actually been watching some anime lately. Almost finished with Neon Genesis Evangelion and have enjoyed it. Fullmetal Alchemist and Berserk are on my list to watch too."Evangelion: do you stream it, and if so what platform? I used to watch all kinds of giant robot shows when I was a kid like Robotech/Macross and Gundam...wanted to get into Evangelion but fell off my radar as I got older. I’ve heard great things, though, so I could see myself trying again.
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I'm streaming it on Netflix. It's surprisingly dark, focusing on a couple kids and their messed up backgrounds. Gets better toward the end. I'm watching the dubbed version vs. subtitles.
Robotech I watched some when I was young but never got to watch all of it. It is on both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Tried watching it again, determined to finish it, but have only made it halfway through. For each episode, half of the story I really like and the other half I despise, so it's been hard to continue.
Blindzider wrote: "noelbeast wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "I've actually been watching some anime lately. Almost finished with Neon Genesis Evangelion and have enjoyed it. Fullmetal Alchemist and Berserk are on my list ..."Might have to reactivate my Netflix account...
Oh man, Robotech was huge to me for so long. I’ve still got floppy disks with like a 20-page timeline of the whole series that I found in the early days of the internet and was terrified of losing. There’s also a 20+ novelization of the anime that I pieced together from early amazon purchases. I even spent hundreds on the special edition DVDs that came out in the early 2000s...worth about $50 now, but I’ll never part with them. Just a little obsessed with that show...haha. It was groundbreaking to me compared to other cartoons at the time, I mean main characters died, and it’ll always have a special place in my heart.
Give Macross Plus a try if you you ever get a chance. Watanabe’s directorial debut (same director of Cowboy Bebop). The miniseries is best, but the movie version has an extended death scene for a character that was simply incredible.
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I agree that Robotech was groundbreaking at the time. I didn't have access to the show at the time so never got to really watch it. Still plan to finish it at some point, just have a hard time watching all the Minmay stories, LOL. I love the robots/mechs of course, but I also think the tactical battle stuff was brilliant.
Do you think I could watch Macross Plus without finishing the original series?
Cowboy Bepop is also on my list to watch. Been told that is very good.
Blindzider wrote: "noelbeast wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "noelbeast wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "I've actually been watching some anime lately. Almost finished with Neon Genesis Evangelion and have enjoyed it. Fullmetal ..."Honestly, Macross Plus could’ve been titled something completely different and I don’t think anyone would’ve noticed. I think there’s a brief plot point involving the old SDF-1 ship, but more like an Easter egg/fan service than anything else. Fun bonus fact: Bryan Cranston did voice work in the US dubbed version.
As for Cowboy Bebop, I feel like a fossil whenever I say this, especially around younger anime fans, but to me it’s the gold standard for nearly all anime since its creation, including the movie they made after the series that fits in before the last few episodes. Animation, themes, plots, voice acting, and the music....good god the music makes the series timeless in my opinion.
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Manga . . . Watched Anime for years, but only got into Manga in the past year or two. There is so much good to be found. Given all the comments, apologies if I don’t address you specifically, other than Rel who asked a straight question.
Real, no I haven’t read any of that . . . But legal world . . . You know I’m in! I’ll order some tomorrow on IST.
For suggestions, these have already been made, but high recommendations for me are 20th Century Boys and Vinland Saga in that order. Anyone looking to start Manga, GET 20th CENTURY BOYS!! I ordered all the Vinland Saga HC about 2 months ago and blew through Books 1-4 (maybe 5 too have to look). I took a pause because that last book was is a major arc ending and a I think a huge jump follows. I did some mediocre reviews of these on Goodreads if anyone is curious about these series; no spoilers and more so for me to go back into notes if I need a refresher.
I haven’t read Fullmetal Alchemist yet, but have been buying all the recent HC Fullmetal editions. This is because I did watch Fullmetal Alchemist about 8+ years ago and it’s probably my second favorite Anime Series; Cowboy Bebop is hands down the best for me.
Cowboy is a great place for adults to start watching Anime IMO other than the fact that it sets the bar so high that it may be hard to find another series you love. The other plus (but really a negative), the series is so short, it takes almost no time commitment, total clock time minus the movie has got to be under 6 hours (I know some of you put that kinda time into Netflix in a weekend)
Fullmetal takes 2nd as the mythology that world builds is very awesome; love the Humonculous!!!
If anyone wants to watch Fullmetal, Cowboy Bebop or Robotec., I’ll sell my box sets super cheap. Converted Fullmetal and Cowboy to digital a year ago and Robotech is a one and done for me.
Robotech: I totally understand why people love this show, but I watched it for the first time in my late 20’s early 30’s. I generally loved the first Saga, but was definitely losing interest by the last.
Other Anime, Vinland Saga season 1 is on Amazon Prime. I gave it a shot, but Manga and Anime to me are so similar that just having read those first few books . . . I wasn’t super into it. I bet watching it later not so close to the read and I’ll love it. It’s also subtitle only. When it comes to live action, I have to issue with subtitles, but for some reason I’m not as into Anime without English Dub; there is a website offering English dub episodes.
On a final note, hoping someone can help me as I asked this months ago. Dragon Ball and DBZ, has anyone read the Manga? I watched all that stuff about 20 years ago and loved it then, but not sure I’d be into it now (remember it getting more silly towards the end). Anyone recommend this series in light of already watching the show? If the stories are exactly the same, I don’t see the point.
Dragon ball super is amazing.
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Manga . . . Watched Anime for years, but only got into Manga in the past year or two. There is so much go..."
Thanks for the tips Erik! I'll definitely check out Vinland Saga now that I know it's on Prime.
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I just finished the first Fullmetal Alchemist HC book last night. Interesting world but isn't grabbing me as fast as a few other things I've sampled. I'm in for another volume though. :)
Anyone read the Mobile Suit Gundam books? It looks like there are some nice hardcovers for the material but haven't heard anyone mention the series before. Book One: https://www.instocktrades.com/TP/Vert...
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Dark Days the Road the Metal HC
Dark Nights Metal Dark Nights Rising HC
Dark Nights Metal Deluxe Ed HC
The Batman Who Laughs HC (coming next week on IST)
There is also a Metal The Resistance but it's tie-in one shots from various series and only available in TPB.
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I'm pretty sure I read them in that order, but this link has the original checklist from DC. It's the usual thing, you can read them chronologically or read the main story collected and go back to read the other stuff and mentally "fill in the gaps".
https://medium.com/@justinbeeson/dark...
Just got an email about a weekend sale on IST. Extra 3% off as usual. Marvel, DC, Image, etc. Good times!
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Erik wrote: "Why am I not getting these emails?"An over-efficient spam filter maybe?
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Picked up the Sub-Mariner omnibus today with the variant cover - pretty excited for this. Later in the month planning to get the Umbrella Academy re-print and the new 20th century boys perfect edition.
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That being said, with the past couple slow months I’m finding my self thinking twice about some pick ups.
Byrne Spider-Man . . . I’ve been collecting all the spiderman Omnibus but for some reason this just seems like a toss in. Can anyone correct me if I’m wrong?
Timely Submariner . . . I was dead set, but at $75 am I really going to read and truly enjoy or is this just evidence of relics from the golden age that we should pay repeats to?
Horror Omnibus . . . Same concerns as above and I already have the werewolf by night Omnibus. O my thing that makes me really want it is the run of Zombie . . . But only 10 issues in the whole Omnibus. Then throwing in Hulk and FF into this Omnibus, doesn’t seem as horror filled as I’d like.
Thoughts?
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I've read the first few Namor MMWs and didn't like them enough to justify the purchase.
If you are on the fence, I say don't spend the money (unless you can afford it). If you only buy what you really want there won't be any regrets or guilt afterwards.
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Agree about Spider-Man and I love Byrne, but I prefer numbered volumes coming out sequentially.As for Sub-Mariner, I like the old creators and find myself “flipping through” old Kirby or Simonson work more often than “rereading” even my favorite modern stories so excited to have Everett’s art and for me ends up being a nice value. Totally get how it can be a waste for others though.
I was excited about the Marvel Horror omni until I read the contents.
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First volume read, certainly interesting enough to keep my interest and I'm looking forward to getting back into it tonight.
Not sure I love the clamshell design of the box set as the top if a bit hard to open. Perhaps it's just stiff because it's new so we'll see how it goes moving forward.
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I'm really curious about Damned, both the story and to confirm that it is standard size.
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LOL. I've seen that before as well: so minimal packing material I don't know why they even bothered.
I'd like to read Akira, having only seen the film long ago.
Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Received the Akira box set from Amazon yesterday. It looks like the company has it double boxed and Amazon put in a third box (with a tiny bit of packing paper to let you know the..."Started seeing that issue last winter with Amazon after they shipped me a new hard drive with absolutely no other packing materials in their box, just the product in its packaging in a box 2-3X too large. And still steamed at them for shipping my Avengers slipcase in such minimal packaging this past spring that the case of the set was quite thoroughly cracked along a corner (although shame on Marvel for minimizing their packaging as well).
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Per IST's site, a lot of stuff coming tomorrow:
Absolute Batman Arkham Asylum
Batman Eternal Omnibus
Batman The Killing Joke HC
Castle in the Stars HC vol 3
I Hate Fairyland DLX vol 2
James Bond Live and Let Die (standard size)
Marvel Masterworks Incredible Hulk vol 13
Oblivion Song TPB vol 3
Red Sonja by Gail Simone Complete Collection OHC
Snowpiercer HC vol 4
Umbrella Academy Library Edition vol 1
X-Men by Roy Thomas and Neil Adams Gallery Edition
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I also just purchased another bookshelf for my room, just to hold the Indy stuff.
It was a big Batman week for me. I picked up: Batman Damned
Batman Detective Comics HC vol 1 Mythology
Batman who Laughs HC
X-Man Grand Design TP X-Tinction
Dark Crystal: Beneath the Dark Crystal HC vol 2
And at long last, it's been on my wish list for a looooong time and I just have't gotten 'round to picking it up:
Global Frequency Deluxe HC
Speaking of Batman, anyone planning on picking up that Batman Eternal Omni this Tuesday?
V for Vendetta Saga of the Swamp Thing : Volume One
Maus
Transmetropolitian : Volume One
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I'm planning on getting the Batman Eternal omnibus. I read all of the rest of Snyder's run as it came out in standard size HC and this portion wasn't available in that format. Snyder's Batman run will also be getting omnibus editions like Morrison's and I assume this will be needed to complete the run....
I also ordered the Batman Damned hardcover. Didn't pick up Batman who laughs yet but I ordered the first two Metal standard HCs and then I'll order Metal and Batman who laughs. Once I do we'll likely see an omnibus solicited with all the material in proper order. :p
I think I've read the content in I Hate Fairyland DLX 2 but will order to add to the library at some point. IST usually only picks 5 books to be 50% at release so not everything I want may be at half off.
I notice there’s a hc of cates thanos and cosmic ghost rider. Will they be doing lemires run as well?
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No word yet. Disappointed we haven't seen anything as I liked Lemire's run. While we did get a Moon Knight Lemire OHC, not a lot of his other Marvel work has the oversize treatment.
We're also missing a solicit for an Old Man Hawkeye. 12 issues seems like a perfect size for an OHC.
Astle wrote: "Transmetropolitian : Volume One"
Nice pickups! I haven't read Swang Thing, definitely on my to-read list. Have you read TransMet before?
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That being said, I love the art.
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So...I went a bit overboard the last 1.5 months with pickups and won’t list them all, but books I’ve gotten:- The Thanos Wars omni
- Earth X Trilogy omnis—Alpha & Omega
- X-Men: Nation X OHC
- Necrosha X OHC
- Marvel Premiere Classic Vol 5: Weapon X
- Plus a few other HCs & TPBs
Also grabbed several CGC graded comics including some X-Men keys that I can’t wait to hang on my wall, and a signed letter from Barry Windsor-Smith, one of my most favorite artists. Two really cool non-omnibus things, though, that I have to share:
- Finally got my first frame for all the HOX/POX connecting cover issues: https://imgur.com/a/trUkPxA
- This: https://imgur.com/a/DqgfpMJ
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I was surprised to find a DCBS variant of I Hate Fairy Land HC v2 on IST today. The DCBS version of v2 disappeared pretty quickly, never to be seen again, so I took no chances and snatched up volume 2 quickly, LOL. The two will look quite nice together, although I’m admittedly tempted to pick up the standard edition as well, since I bought the standard edition of volume 1 as well. The pink and green would look quite nice together...I think these are the only hardcovers I’ve ever double dipped on. Not sure why, so just think they’re pretty.
Besides that I picked up Batman Eternal Omni, and Umbrella Academy Library Edition.
Anyone read Skyward by Image? I was sorely tempted to pick up the three trades. Apparently it’s a finished series and the premise sounds super interesting.
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Since Umbrella Academy wasn't on full discount, and Absolute Arkham Asylum didn't come out, I'm going to hold off on UA. Hopefully it won't sell out.
I looked up the premise of Skyward and it does sound interesting.
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Yeah, the list comes from Diamond and only list Direct Market sales (Amazon and bookstores are not included), and also only the US sales.