I miss the days when comics were made with slave labor and completely free.
Good times
This issue is when they totally jumped the shark.
What's the appeal of comics?
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This issue is when they totally jumped the shark.
I miss the days when comics were made with slave labor and completely free.
Good times
This issue is when they totally jumped the shark.
^ So sick of all of the ret-cons! That issue raped my childhood.
My problem with comics are they seem to be dozens upon dozens of the same story being told differently, Hollywood is bashed for the amount of reboots/remake at times but comic books seem to be the king of that department...Also am not even counting crossovers.
I never really got into comic books because of that reason and also because the general theme of comics are too go way way OTT not to mention I wouldn't even know where to start anyway
The only comic series I would ever consider getting into to would be something from Batman.
I never really got into comic books because of that reason and also because the general theme of comics are too go way way OTT not to mention I wouldn't even know where to start anyway
The only comic series I would ever consider getting into to would be something from Batman.
You're talking about superheroes comics. Don't stop eating ice cream just because you don't like vanilla.My problem with comics are they seem to be dozens upon dozens of the same story being told differently, Hollywood is bashed for the amount of reboots/remake at times but comic books seem to be the king of that department...Also am not even counting crossovers.
I never really got into comic books because of that reason and also because the general theme of comics are too go way way OTT not to mention I wouldn't even know where to start anyway
I miss the days when comics were made with slave labor and completely free.
Good times
This issue is when they totally jumped the shark.
I think the expression then was "Jump the Crocodile"...
Exactly. Fables, Y: The Last Man...there are some truly excellent comics out there that don't have anything to do with superheroes.You're talking about superheroes comics. Don't stop eating ice cream just because you don't like vanilla.My problem with comics are they seem to be dozens upon dozens of the same story being told differently, Hollywood is bashed for the amount of reboots/remake at times but comic books seem to be the king of that department...Also am not even counting crossovers.
I never really got into comic books because of that reason and also because the general theme of comics are too go way way OTT not to mention I wouldn't even know where to start anyway
because in no other medium can i see a 70 foot tall Russian robot get picked up and thrown around by a 7 foot tall green goliath whilst a guy runs at supersonic speed whilst hanging on to a woman, causing her to be torn apart by the friction, at the same time as an army of androids battles an army of battle suited soldiers in Washington DC. Shortly after which a Norse god unleashes an army of trolls and giants on Washington DC and an army of super-heroes has to fight them off.
or where a woman can shrink to bug size and fly inside another guy's head an incapacitate him with a sting to his brain.
it's also still the best place to see a scrap between 35 to 40 foot tall shape-shifting alien robots and a planet-sized robot.
or where a woman can shrink to bug size and fly inside another guy's head an incapacitate him with a sting to his brain.
it's also still the best place to see a scrap between 35 to 40 foot tall shape-shifting alien robots and a planet-sized robot.
I've started threads relating to specific books many times and they've usually dropped to page two within hours.
As I've said, I've stopped reading comics now so I wouldn't know enough about what was going on to participate anymore.
I love Vanilla
...I guess when I prefer to read which is not often bar the newspaper then I prefer a good thriller or horror. Which reminds me I want to read the Dexter books one day.When I was 10 though I do remember reading Sonic comics that a kid brought in they were fairly good. I did enjoy Dandy and Beano growing up too but I don't think they quite hardcore enough for this thread
Or get hold of some European comics. You won't find many superheroes there.
oh, forgot.
it's the only medium where i can read stories about atomic-biological-chemical warriors fighting other robots in a civil war on Mars.
or read about a future society in the 82nd century where a violent blood-sports team has been recruited by the corrupt government to fight other violent blood-sports teams.
it's the only medium where i can read stories about atomic-biological-chemical warriors fighting other robots in a civil war on Mars.
or read about a future society in the 82nd century where a violent blood-sports team has been recruited by the corrupt government to fight other violent blood-sports teams.
Ultimates 2 and Transformers.
Don't know about the first one, but the second is Dragon Claws, right? You have to love Simon Furman.
ABC Warriors in 2000AD
and Geoff Senior's art.
and Geoff Senior's art.
That's why I stopped reading them. I used to love superhero comics, especially Spider-Man and X-Men but after a few years I got more and more annoyed by the constant retcons every time a new writer took over and the fact that the story would never end and there are no lasting consequences for the characters.
Colossus was one of my favourite X-Men and when he died my reaction was pretty much "Who cares, he'll be back!", that was the moment I stopped being a fan of the comics. I still like the characters, but I now prefer superhero movies or cartoons.
My favourite comics today are manga, they offer the widest range of genres, don't change writer's, are affordable and are not released at a snail's pace of one flimsy issue per month.
How many new issues of a series are released monthly?
Depends on the anthology the series is released in (there a no single issues for a manga series), if a manga is released weekly, you can expect 18-20 pages of content, some are released monthly with 40 pages or more (the newest chapter of Fullmetal Alchemist has 67 pages for example).
The anthologies are usually a few hundred pages and are dirt cheap. If a series has released enough chapters they are collected in a higher quality graphic novel, which is still affordable, only a few bucks for 200 pages.
Where I live the graphic novels are usually released monthly until they catch up to the japanese release and cost 5 or 6 Euros each.
The anthologies are usually a few hundred pages and are dirt cheap. If a series has released enough chapters they are collected in a higher quality graphic novel, which is still affordable, only a few bucks for 200 pages.
Where I live the graphic novels are usually released monthly until they catch up to the japanese release and cost 5 or 6 Euros each.
I'm hugely into the Star Wars EU, and all the really good stuff happens in the comics.
The Sandman, Preacher, and Watchmen are all awesome as well.
The Sandman, Preacher, and Watchmen are all awesome as well.
That's cool, I didn't realize the stories were presented in an anthology format.
Is there a reason they're so much cheaper than what the American companies are producing? Black and white and paper quality, or is it just the greedy greedy corporations?
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