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What have you added to your collection recently?
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I have lantern city on my wish list.
Relstuart wrote: "I already have the older Squadron Supreme omnibus. So it's a hard sell on the new one since the main story is already collected in the edition I have. I am tempted somewhat by the Shang-Chi omnib..."
Rel I'm glad you mentioned the older Supreme omni, as I have it also. So you don't think the new one is worth it, covers the old Omni plus several more issues correct?
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Jesse wrote: "My orders this week were some off the wall stuff. I ordered Watchmen DeluxeJLA Earth 2 Deluxe
Star Trek The John Byrne Collection
Star Trek The Classic UK Comics Vol 1
The Book of Genesis - Harry ..."
I have that edition of Watchmen. Really nice without the Absolute price.
New books:- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Gallery Edition - DC/Vertigo/Graphitti Designs
They did a beautiful job on one of my favorites. O'Neill's art wasn't to everyone's taste, but I think it bridged Victorian illustration and modern comics brilliantly. The level of detail is crazy. These Gallery Editions might be a little nicer than the IDW Artist Editions; it includes the painted covers as well, complete with a vellum overlay for notes and sketched out details.
I just heard a couple hours ago that they're doing a second attempt at making an LOEG movie, one faithful to the comic. With Moore's bad luck on film adaptations, I'm not overly optimistic, but a good adaptation might counter the crappiness of the Connery dreck.
- Le Monde D'Edena - Moebius - Omnibus Edition
This thing is beautiful; it came in its own packing box, which I like, and is the first book I own to come in a thick, plastic slipcase, completely transparent, except for the titles; the book itself is just artwork. The page edges are blue, and it's a smyth-sewn 450-page slab with the most awesome Moebius artwork I've seen.
Dark Horse are releasing an English version, 'The World of Edena' in November, but it's smaller, and a hundred pages shorter, and 1/3 the weight. I'm still going to pick it up as well, since it's the first volume in the Moebius Library, and will look a lot like the Manara Library, probably. It's about time. I'm hoping for a complete English version of Blueberry as well.
Also, the complete 'Wulf the Briton', a limited edition, 11 x 14.5-inch, 352-page, very deluxe hardcover from Bookpalace. It's one of the little known masterworks of British comics from the 50's. I did a review.
The Moebius book in plastic slipcase, on top of the League of Extraordinary Gentleman Gallery Edition. The book beneath those two is Will Eisner's The Spirit: Artist's Edition, one of the largest at 15.5" x 22"... the coffee-rings are part of the cover art. I don't use books as coasters. I think setting coffee cups on books is a sign of true, indefensible, kitten-kicking evil.
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I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts on the Dark Horse Moebius volume coming in November you mentioned. I've not read any of his work yet but open to check some of it out one of these days. :)
Relstuart wrote: "Wulf the Briton looks pretty cool. It does remind me of Prince Valiant a bit as well. I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts on the Dark Horse Moebius volume coming in November you mentioned...."
I like everything Moebius does for the art, but most of the stories I'd recommend are ones he didn't write. The Blueberry saga is amazing, a decades-long collaboration between JM Charlier and Moebius, and The Incal, written by Jodorowsky. This book is written and illustrated by Moebius, so I'm interested myself to see if I can recommend it, or the Dark Horse version, as an entertaining story. For myself, the art is spectacular enough that the story could be total derp. From what I've heard though, that's not the case.
I was happy Bookpalace finally offered a reasonable price on Wulf the Briton, because the art and the historical setting appeal to me. 125.00 GBP is too much, but dropping the price to 50.00 GBR, about 100$ + shipping? Definitely. The way the story moves is very similar to Prince Valiant as well; Embleton has the same respect for the names and dates, but like Foster, lets things loosen up for the sake of excitement.
I don't know if this is the right place but i'm going to Miami on vacations so i'm looking for some place where i can buy good Hardcovers, have any of you guys heard of a good store?
I've never read old marvel stuff but I really want to get some of the marvel omnibuses that collect the old stuff by Stan lee and the like. I know that the old stuff is considered legendary but I'm a bit worried that I might not like the old stuff as its maybe not as serious and maybe a bit silly? So is the old stuff good for new readers that didn't grow up with the comics from Stan lee? ( I have my eyes on the captain America and spiderman omnibuses by Stan lee as well as the Shang chi and doctor strange omnibuses ) Thanks
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Sorry man, I've never even been to Miami.
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That's a tough one to answer. If you can just read a couple issues, the style is generally the same but Stan's writing improve over time. My biggest gripe about the older stuff is how much explaining is done in both dialogue and captions.
I personally like the classic stuff and think it's always good to see where it all started at. Luckily they are reprinting many of the early stuff such as Amazing Spider-Man V1, Uncanny X-Men V1. Fantastic Four is still pretty available too. You could dip into a Marvel Masterwork to get a feel for the style.
Blindzider wrote: "Fluffyroundabout wrote: "I've never read old marvel stuff but I really want to get some of the marvel omnibuses that collect the old stuff by Stan lee and the like. I know that the old stuff is con..."Hmmm I might give a marvel masterwork a go and if I like it get the amazing spider man omnibus as soon as possible because I know they don't stay in print for long.
Right I just bought marvel masterworks volume 1 of the amazing spider-man and volume 1 of the mighty Thor. If I like these I'll get the omnibuses.
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Blindzider wrote: "I hope you do. AMS is a fave of mine and I think it holds up pretty well. I haven't read Thor myself and I'm waiting for the reprint too."Wow! I've read the first 4 issues in the marvel masterworks of amazing spider-man and I love it! The art is really cool and colourful. The stories are light hearted and simple plus I get to follow the original spider from the very start which is really special. I'm definetly getting the first omnibus! If it wasn't for this page I wouldn't even have known about the marvel omnibuses lol
I would maybe get Uncanny X-Men at the library... Admittedly I lean hard toward DC, but even with my affinity for older Bronze Age comics I couldn't stand Chris Claremont's writing. Hope you like heavy handed exposition...
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Well Im focus ink on getting a cap omnibus as well as volume 1 of fantastic four and spiderman by Stan lee. In the future I'll probably tackle x men and it sounds like it might be a good idea to stay away from Chris Claremont, but I'll see. From x men I really want the astonishing x men by josh whedon so if it gets a reprint...
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Blindzider wrote: "I agree with Donovan in some respects. Claremont's writing is definitely verbose but I grew up with it so I'm used to it. It tends to slow the pace down though. However he does some excellent chara..."Yes indeed. But you're right, I didn't grow up with it. And some writing is really hard to get into later on. It's not objectively bad, just very prosaic and also repetitive.
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Blindzider wrote: "For astonishing you may want to look at the two hardcovers instead of the omnibus. They may be a little easier and cheaper. I actually have those instead of the Omnibus, mainly because they came ou..."O right maybe I'll get those instead. If they seem hard to get I can always just go for the complete collection paperbacks.
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Just ordered the amazing spider-man omnibus vol 1 by Stan lee.My first marvel omnibus..first of many hopefully!
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I picked up a copy of Daytripper Deluxe yesterday. Such a good book.
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Blindzider wrote: "Congrats! Now you are addicted!"Hahaha so true
Blindzider wrote: "Congrats! Now you are addicted!"Not sure that's a good thing but ah it's worth it!
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Goon Library V1
Scene of the Crime
Lantern City V1
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Goon Library V1
Scene of the Crime
Lantern City V1"
Nice. I have and like all of these. The Goon does get better toward the end of the book and into the second volume.
Looks like the only oversize HC out today is the DC Supergirl Silver Age omnibus.
Blindzider wrote: "Just placed an order for:Goon Library V1
Scene of the Crime
Lantern City V1"
Yes, Goon! I need to order that ASAP. In stock trades?
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Nice. I'm planning on getting all the Goon Library Editions eventually. Wish IST had more Tank Girl though. Amazon it is.
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Finally my GL omnibus arrived v3. Took about bloody 6 weeks to arrive! That's two more series completed.
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Alistair wrote: "Love Sixth Gun."Yeah, it's a fun, unpredictable story with solid art, and the extra-oversized HC format is a very nice touch.
Which reminds me, in a roundabout way: have you -- or anyone else -- watched the first two episodes of Preacher?
I think they've nailed it, so far. Ennis and Dillon are executive producers; so I think they'll keep the 80-85% of the story that Ennis did brilliantly, fixing or trashing the other 15-20%. Rehabilitating Tulip's character, from the whiny, dopey-looking character of the comics, to a tough, funny and crafty woman
who makes rocket-launchers with old cans and duct-tape, and seems to be uncomfortably comfortable with murder. And casting Joseph Gilgun from Misfits as Cassidy was the perfect choice. Since I'm not a fan of Steve Dillon's art, I think I'll like this series a lot.
I've read comments from random people online bitch about it being slow, since it's stretching out the origin story; I found the comic-book leap into the Trio's mission to find god very abrupt and unbelievable, but it didn't matter too much, since the story blasts forward. Taking the time to make JC's spiritual crisis more believable, and convince viewers of the genuine bond that develops between JC, Tulip & Cassidy, is essential to making the story work, given all the insanity to come.
Sam said its low budget. I'm not looking forward to watching it. I'll check it out though
Oh, that Sam. He's such a curmudgeon. :) I love reading his reviews, even when I disagree. But on this? Hell no. And the reviews I've read have all been incredibly positive. I don't really care about budgets, unless it affects the story. You can keep throwing millions at the Green Lantern or Fantastic Four films, and they'll still suck. That said, nothing about Preacher looked or felt cheap... outside the fact it begins in a dusty shithole called Annville, and it's supposed to look run-down and cheap. No, it's got Seth Rogen and AMC behind it. They didn't compromise on anything, because shooting the comic-book version would have been far cheaper and easier.
If you do watch it, I'd be interested in hearing what you disliked about it specifically, or -- maybe -- what you liked about it. It could happen. :)
agreed. I'll check it out.
Fluffyroundabout wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "Congrats! Now you are addicted!"Not sure that's a good thing but ah it's worth it!"
You have been sucked into the vortex!!!
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