Author Topic: [General] What Comics are you reading right now? (Read 6196 times)

Count_Zero · « **on:** December 17, 2006, 11:33:26 AM »

Marvel - The Punisher X-Mas Special.: I was actually very satisfied with this, I was concerned that there might be something stupid like Frank taking on a drug dealer who moonlights as a department store Santa, but the execution turned out pretty well, and kept with the tone of the character very well.

DC - The Spirit #1, Batman/The Spirit, and Green Arrow #69. While the new "The Spirit" comic isn't being written by Eisner (for obvious reasons), I do enjoy the tone of the comics, with a nice balance of serious elements and light-hearted elements. As for Green Arrow, I've never read the Green Arrow comics outside of Kevin Smith's "Quiver" series, and I enjoyed this, and I'm definitely looking forward to next issue.

Udon Comics: Street Fighter II #5. Very interesting, and I could get some good use for a Street Fighter II RPG or Ninja Hero or whatever campaign out of this. Now, Udon needs to do a Fatal Fury/King of Fighters Comic (because I just need more Terry and Andy Bogard in my life.)

goo · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2006, 12:53:52 AM »

Exiles - It's been slowly losing some of its snap and humor as of late, but I'm still enjoying it a lot. I'm a little fearful though of what will happen when Claremont gets his hand on the series, because I just finished X-Men: The End in TPB form, and I really find his writing style, especially the dialogue, to be really dated at this point. He's a creates a good plot and story, but the implimentation is awful. I'd much rather it left to someone like Whedon or David.

1602 Fantastik Four - I really liked 1602, and I even thought 1602: New World was pretty decent (though Pak seems to be of the Claremont school of dialogue), and so I figured David would be friggin' awesome, but so far it's been pretty mediocre.

Zombie - The 4-Part zombie series under Marvel's MAX imprint. Nothing truly original or amazing, but it's some good time zombie-smashing fun.

Y: The Last Man - I've only been reading this one in TPB and I find it to be highly enjoyable. I really like the characters and the artwork.

Lucifer - Also been reading this only in TPB form. Only one more book left (*sniffle*).

Sanya · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2006, 01:00:03 AM »

Just finished reading Lucifer.. fantastic.

I'm also reading American Virgin.

Gimli · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2007, 02:20:49 PM »

I dont' have any paper comics but I do keep up with the Order of the Stick, Striptease and Something Positive.

OOTS can be found here:www.giantitp.com, although I doubt anyone actually needs the webaddress and it's saved to your favorites already

and

Striptease by Chris Daily is here: www.stripteasecomic.com.

Starlock · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2007, 02:26:23 PM »

Last Man (Vertigo?)

Death: The High Cost of living.

Marvel: Astonishing X-men
New X-Men
Casulties of War.

jabbaciv · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2007, 08:49:17 AM »

I tend to cycle through Fables (I have all the books out so far, including the hardcover), Lucifer (I have all the graphic novels up to book 10, but I can't find book 9 or book 1 and it bugs the hell out of me), Hellblazer (I have lots. A whole lot.), Transmetropolitan, and Preacher. Right now I've recently finished Transmet and Preacher, and I'm going through Fables, and I'll probably be hitting up Hellblazer next.

Admael · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2007, 11:20:10 PM »

I'm currently reading Trials of Shazam, Outsiders, and Teen Titans.

goo · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2007, 01:45:58 AM »

Lately I've been reading Deadpool out the yin yang and am just about caught up, and have gone as far as the 5th TPB on Cable and Deadpool.
Astonishing X-Men
Y: The Last Man
The latest X-23 Limited which is a so-so story with really really really good artwork.

I've also just started reading New X-Men (as in the post House of M stuff, not the Morrison stuff which I read a couple years ago) and so far it's pretty decent though nothing stunning.

Once I have some cash again, I'm gonna start reading Runaways.

PoipleAsh · « **Reply #8 on:** September 30, 2007, 09:32:41 PM »

I'm reading Terry Prachett Gaurds Gaurds.

Illustrated by Grahm Higgins and adapted by stephen briggs.

Coyote · « **Reply #9 on:** October 07, 2007, 04:01:39 PM »

Woot, I found a new favorite-

http://weregeek.comicgenesis.com/index.html

It's called Weregeek, fairly new, only into it's first 100 or so. It's about gamer geeks and the new guy integrating into their group.

Meliandora · « **Reply #10 on:** October 07, 2007, 04:45:20 PM »

*laughs* get ready for my list:

Lucifer

Wallflower
Naruto
Bleach
Fullmetal Alchemist
Rebirth
King of Hell
Getbackers
D Grayman
Free Collars Kingdom
Let Dai
Host Club
Loveless
Life
Samuari Deeper Kyo

These were only a few of the series I was following. Unfortunately, both bookstores that sell these comics are a good 45 minutes away so I'm really behind. *cries*

phobos · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2008, 11:15:30 AM »

Oh... so... cool...

OOTS: Chidori!

Count_Zero · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2008, 11:02:01 PM »

Might as well update with my current pull list:

Marvel: Cable & Deadpool - Alas, this is coming to an end. I'm probably going to add the new Cable title after Messiah CompleX (I generally like the X-Men, but with the glut of X-Titles, I'm never really sure where to come in, especially after House Of M - which in turn added the catch of cutting down on the list of *ahem* new mutants available for use as viewpoint characters for new readers).

Also, whatever new title Deadpool ends up in, I'm probably going to get that one too (I'm quietly hoping Agency X will merge with Heroes For Hire or X-Factor).

DC: Green Arrow & Black Canary - I love the interplay with the leads here, though I hope they're not going to kill Connor Hawke off, at least not this close to the start of the new title.

The Spirit - They've just finished their first big plot arc, and I'm wondering they're going to go from here, and I'm looking forward for the next title - or for that matter, I'm wondering if they're going to work the title into the new Multiverse or not.

Booster Gold - I've never really followed DC in the past before, but I'm getting in to it now, and this is one of my big ins.

Blue Beetle - This is the other one - I'm really looking forward to a big Booster Gold - Blue Beetle III Team-Up too.

Kenzer & Co:
KoDT - This comic has always been Gamer's Dilbert

And a title I'm recently added to my Pull list:

IDW:
Star Trek - I've always been a Trek fan, but I've never been able to get into the comic books for availability reasons. Since I've got a pull-box, I figure it's time to rectify this.

Also, I'm considering adding Doctor Who to my pull-box as well.

phobos · « **Reply #13 on:** November 09, 2008, 05:26:10 AM »

Since the end of DM Of The Rings, a magnificent retelling of a monumental fantasy trilogy as a rather dysfunctional RPG campaign, I've been following Darths and Droids which does much the same thing with another monumental piece of popular culture.

They've made Episode I entertaining. In large part because Jar Jar is being played by Obi-Wan's little sister because his parents couldn't get a babysitter.

Gudy · « **Reply #14 on:** November 12, 2008, 03:01:16 PM »

Thanks for the link, phobos! This is good, I like it better than the original (by which I mean DM of the Rings. Of course it's better than That Movie - that goes without saying).

fixer · « **Reply #15 on:** November 12, 2008, 05:24:04 PM »

Phobos, I don't know whether to applaud you or smite you for that. I didn't need another webcomic.

The author's comments on GMing are great. I shall read them every time I feel the urge to run a game.

Kyle J Cardoza · « **Reply #16 on:** November 13, 2008, 06:22:55 PM »

I'm reading "The Stand: Captain Trips". I'm really liking the overall faithfulness of the adaptation.

phobos · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2009, 03:07:12 PM »

Followup to my last post on this subject: Darths and Droids just reached the end of its first campaign, The Phantasmal Malevolence, and before going ahead with The Silence of the Clones they're showing the DM's original notes on where he saw the campaign going.

Yeaaaaaaah.

Didn't happen that way.

A big part of the reason this comic is awesome is that every single thing that was incredibly stupid about Episode I suddenly makes sense. Episode I was a mess because it was never supposed to be like that. The PCs did a series of fucked-up things and the DM had to improvise, fast.

Oh, and Jar-Jar as a little girl, and R2D2 as the world's worst munchkin, are just damn inspired bits of casting.

phobos · « **Reply #18 on:** December 03, 2009, 04:39:48 AM »

Still reading Darths & Droids religiously.

Today's strip was an edited down version, since grappling rules are... longwinded. The full version is just insane.

Kyle J Cardoza · « **Reply #19 on:** December 03, 2009, 06:01:29 AM »

Been reading the various Blackest Night books.

DC has officially lost touch with all sense.

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