JD's Comic Book Thread

[JD]

I finished up Justice last night, and I really enjoyed it. It did a really good job of spreading the focus to all of the different JLA members, with all of the characters getting a chance to shine. It was pretty clearly going for more old school versions of the versions of the characters, and it worked really well. This was one of the longest single comic storylines I've ever read, and it moved at a good pace. I was a little afraid that it might end up feeling dragged out, but it really didn't.
This was my first experience with quite a few of the characters in the story, and it did a really good job of being accessible.
I loved the artwork, it was very different from most other comics, but was absolutely gorgeous, and really helped to convey the epic scope of the story.

 

[kirk55555]

I loved the artwork, it was very different from most other comics, but was absolutely gorgeous, and really helped to convey the epic scope of the story.

Alex Ross is such an amazing artist. He doesn't do that much interior comic art work (probably because his art style takes longer to do then most), but its always great to see, and the same goes for the covers hes done.

 

[Mike Farley]

IIRC Justice was Dougie Braithwaite pencils with Ross painting over them.

 

[kirk55555]

IIRC Justice was Dougie Braithwaite pencils with Ross painting over them.

Oh, well, that's unfortunate, but makes sense (I've only read justice once and it was years ago). Still, my point about Alex Ross being a great artist stands. I'd recommend anyone who likes DC Comics read Kingdom Come, which he definitely drew and is probably THE best "Elseworlds" style book (I don't know if it was officially labeled Elseworlds) DC ever made, and probably a top 10 favorite comic story for me.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Ross painting over somebody else's pencils was pretty much the only way a twelve-issue Alex Ross series was going to happen on an acceptable schedule. Although, Ross' own pencils without painting over it is also stunning.

He did this piece with Golden Age heroes that fell into the public domain:

 

[kirk55555]

I think those Golden Age drawings are related to Project Superpowers, which was a Dynamite Comics published comic series starring public domain superheroes. Alex Ross worked on it (art wise mostly covers and those drawings/designs, and he also co-plotted the story), and the first volume was pretty good (I never read past that, but I'd recommend the first volume to anyone that thinks it looks interesting).

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Diamond has now officially announced May 20 as the first day of new comics being distributed, and Direct Market retailer Ryan Higgins has released a list of titles for May 2020.

Though incomplete, as BOOM! Studios released revised solicitations for May and June.

Meanwhile, though DC titles being included in Diamond's May list, it looks like they'll still be working with UCS and Lunar, as they just released a list of titles for the Tuesdays of May 19 and 26.

Marvel, though, just furloughed half their staff.

 

[JD]

Marvel's Earth Mightest Show video series has started a series of videos all about How to Read Comics The Marvel Way. They just posted their first episode, which covers all of the different ways words are used in the comics.

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[Mr. Adventure]

I posted in TWD thread, humble bundle has 32 volumes of The Walking Dead for $18 supporting BINC. Details: https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the-walking-dead-season-10.300552/page-21#post-13375617

 

[TheSeeker]

During my time working from home I've been able to finally start sorting through my basement during the quiet moments and I came across a box of VHS tapes. One of the tapes in the box was titled "DC Comics: The 1996 Video Wall Presentation". I think it was sent to Comic Book Shops with the intention that it be played in-store. At any rate, I thought it was kind of interesting so I captured it and uploaded it to YouTube. Enjoy!

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[Kai "the spy"]

Already posted in the Kevin Smith thread, but considering the guest is Steve Geppi of Diamond, I thought the new episode of FatMan Beyond was quite relevant to what's going on right now:

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It was a live-stream, the actual content starts at 7:26.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Marvel have announced their releases from May 27 through July 8.

 

[JD]

I'm curious to check out some pre-New 52 Flash comics, so I looked to see what they have on Hoopla, and they have collections of the runs by Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, and Geoff Johns. Are any of those worth reading?
They also have character based collections for Captain Cold, and Reverse Flash, the 80th anniversary collection, and three Silver Age collections.

 

[Mike Farley]

I'm curious to check out some pre-New 52 Flash comics, so I looked to see what they have on Hoopla, and they have collections of the runs by Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, and Geoff Johns. Are any of those worth reading?

This really the sweet spot for The Flash--it's mostly Wally West who many people consider the best Flash. Start with the Mark Waid collections. The Morrison run happens in the middle of the Waid run (issues 130-141) when Mark took a year off. Johns follows the second half of the Waid books. It's all top notch super-heroics.

Some of the John's books might be Barry Allen (From Flash Rebirth on...). It's good but not as good as Wally's book.

 

[theenglish]

Bringing Barry back was a huge mistake in my opinion. There was a nice Bart Allen series right after Infinite Crisis the purpose of which was to show that Wally was the true Flash. There was nice character development--he was a family man trying to figure out how to work with his super powered kids. Barry should have stayed away.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

I'm really hoping they'll eventually release collected editions of the William Messner-Loebs run, as well.

 

[Relayer1]

Marvel have announced their releases from May 27 through July 8.

Well I've caught up on the titles I follow now, so I should be able to stay current now.

Admittedly I'm not exactly wild about Marvel at the moment, but I'm (surprisingly for me) really enjoying the Valkyrie and Daredevil runs - two characters I've no particular fondness for. And Iron Man has gone from quite good to absolutely dreadful since Slott took over.

 

[Mike Farley]

I'm really hoping they'll eventually release collected editions of the William Messner-Loebs run, as well.

I was a big fan of this under-rated run. And as great as the Waid/Johns runs that followed were, I was always a bit unhappy that they dropped Wally's supporting cast; Mason Trollbridge, Chunk, the McGees...

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Lunar says some small publishers have inquired about distribution. They do however confirm that Marvel has shown no interest. Nonetheless, it does look like Diamond's monopoly is definitely over.

 

[JD]

I'm a little confused how DC's releases are going to work, are they going to be releasing all of their stuff through all three distributors and the retailers pick who they want to use, or just certain series though each one?