tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17452355.post2233225229625579301..comments2024-01-24T15:00:19.378-08:00Comments on Of Course, Yeah!: Its not you, its meSpencer Carnagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850308449842913005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17452355.post-83755635668137585732008-02-19T23:45:00.000-08:002008-02-19T23:45:00.000-08:00Went to the comic shop. Bought some comics based ...Went to the comic shop. Bought some comics based upon your recommendations. Some good, some bad. Accidentally bought an issue of New Avengers. <BR/><BR/>What the fuck was I thinking? More to come later.Spencer Carnagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11850308449842913005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17452355.post-84132124016488319312008-02-13T02:05:00.000-08:002008-02-13T02:05:00.000-08:00Responses seem light, what the heck, my two cents:...Responses seem light, what the heck, my two cents:<BR/><BR/>Issues:<BR/>Seconding Immortal Iron Fist #12(though really, backpedal to the start of the run!) and Fell #9<BR/><BR/>Pax Romana #1 - start of a new Jonathan Hickman miniseries where a mercenary army is sent back in time by the Catholic church to rewrite history in their image.<BR/><BR/>Northlanders #1-3 - Brian Wood's new ongoing Viking saga full of blood and violence and Good Writing.<BR/><BR/>And to top it off, Moon Knight #14-15 - Moon Knight gets registered. Yeah.<BR/><BR/>(Honorable mention to the Painkiller Jane/Terminator crossover which actually seems to be working)<BR/><BR/>Trade:<BR/>Thunderbolts: Faith in Monsters - Norman Osborne(yes, that Norman Osborne) leading a team of supervillians in rounding up unregistered capes, best Venom evar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17452355.post-17100729373099142942008-02-12T17:02:00.000-08:002008-02-12T17:02:00.000-08:00I second the Fell #9 recommendation, it was a pret...I second the Fell #9 recommendation, it was a pretty bangin' issue.<BR/><BR/>I'd also say pick up DC's Metal Men miniseries, as it's been amazing thus far and has only 2 issues to go. Shouldn't be that hard to find the back issues.<BR/><BR/>Also good is Matt Fraction's Casanova, and that would include the trade (hard or soft cover) of the first arc, <I>Luxuria</I>, and the 5 or so issues of the second arc that are out. It's <B>by far</B> my favorite comic right now, since All-Star Superman comes out so infrequently and I'm getting Iron Fist in trades.nicholas reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106550086717723315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17452355.post-43723203351733277672008-02-11T18:51:00.000-08:002008-02-11T18:51:00.000-08:00Hmmm....well, I went through the singles I've boug...Hmmm....well, I went through the singles I've bought in the last month, and here's what I've come up with:<BR/><BR/>Captain America #34 - This issue is the much ballyhooed introduction of Bucky as Cap, and it's damn good. That's not a surprise since it's still Brubaker & Epting, but darn, it's just amazing that their run has kept up such quality. Plus, they find a way to blame the sub-prime crisis on the Red Skull! Come on, you're in real estate, you had to know he was behind it!<BR/><BR/>'76 #1 - Essentially two really good 70's exploitation movies are started in this first issue. The first story feature (essentially) 70's Chuck Norris coming back to the "old neighborhood" to set things straight. The other one features two bounty hunters who have to track down a girl who has the wrong guy's money...and drugs.<BR/><BR/>Iron Fist. Nothing more needs to be said.<BR/><BR/>Fell #9 Ellis's series finally came back this month and it is still very, very good. This issue is rather somber, but very well written. More grounded than a lot of the series has been. But hey, it's $2.<BR/><BR/>Countdown Special: OMAC - a reprint edition of OMAC by Kirby, Starlin & George Perez. Good stuff from some very different creators.<BR/><BR/>And for the trade: Iron Man: Hypervelocity. Essentially, Iron Man vs. SHIELD. Plus mecha-fetishists and an incredibly hot computer virus. From Adam Warren. No lasting repercussions, just a hell of a lot of fun. Iron Man crossed with Shoot 'Em Up.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, there's also Y: The Last Man #60, the last issue. A very good ending to the series, and it doesn't require that you had read the last few issues (as I had not).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I do hope you pick up some stuff you like. I know there's something I'm forgetting. Fuck it, that's my list for now. Plus, I can guarantee, all of these books are Skrull free.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447056995172551179noreply@blogger.com