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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
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Blackyce
Silver Knight of the Realm
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Nah, the Golden Age of the X-Men was the Chris Claremont/John Byrne, 108-143. That's when the X-Men actually really took off. The title went from a bi-monthly to monthly because of it's popularity.
Xarpolis
Life's a Dream
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I just read the latest Kick-Ass 3 (Issue 4) and Saga (Issue 15). Good books. I feel for Kick-Ass. Shit's falling apart all around him due to loser team mates. Saga was slightly sexual. I believe many nerds will bust it over the thought of the lead girl "praying". And this is considering that they only showed 1 nipple of the topless spider chick.
What an odd but entertaining series.
What an odd but entertaining series.
Sutekh
Blackwing Lair Raider
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Grimmlokk
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
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Is this vaguely worth picking up? I fuckin' loved Kick Ass when it came out, and loved the movie. Volume 2 was pretty terrible though, to the point I liked the movie a lot more than the comic.
So, Kick Ass 3? A thing I didn't even think would exist but am totally pumped to hear happened: Should I?
Sterling
El Presidente
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Lanx
<Prior Amod>
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if v2 wasn't so great for you (it wasn't for me either) then v3 is more of the same (v2)... it just feels, directionless with even more "pop culture" thrown in, just to be thrown in. i think the best word to describe it, would be "reaching".
meStevo
I think your wife's a bigfoot gus.
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IGN just did a recap of the current X-Books and where they're going for folks interested -A Guide to X-Men Comics - IGN
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Is 3000 gonna be any good after ripping the creative team off it?justice league 3000 comes out in december.
CaughtCross
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
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Wanted to read The Sandman, would getting these be a good way or does anyone else have recommendations for reading the whole series legally?
The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 1: Neil Gaiman, Various: 9781401241889: Amazon.com: Books
The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 2: Neil Gaiman, Various: 9781401243142: Amazon.com: Books
The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 1: Neil Gaiman, Various: 9781401241889: Amazon.com: Books
The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 2: Neil Gaiman, Various: 9781401243142: Amazon.com: Books
Honestly, no idea. Pick a character or title you like and start reading. The internet can usually answer any questions you have on Wikis.
OneofOne
Silver Baronet of the Realm
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The Sandman is good stuff. I have the entire series in TPB form. The thing to realize though is it's very unlike most mainstream comics in that it's not a superhero comic, or even really an "actiony" comic, for that matter. It's a storytelling vehicle for people looking for a bit more "meat" to stories.
Caliane
Avatar of War Slayer
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just the penciller was changed. Kevin Maguire. He is amazing. and I can't say why he was swapped out. (as I, "I dont know", not, "im not allowed").
Howard porter was brought in.
Most recently he did the Mongul villians month book.
Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis are still writing.
Hi*Fi doing color.
I am pretty happy with it.
Grimmlokk
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
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With movies as a base you are already predisposed to their comics, so instead of those I will suggestInvincible. It's the best long running traditional and mostly straightforward superhero comic of the last decade, and it will give you a great taste of the world outside of Marvel/DC comics. Sounds like a small thing, but once you get in to the series and you realize how unimportant the bigger universe can be when the comic itself is great it opens doors.
All that plus it's just a great fucking comic.
Void
BAU BAU
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I second Invincible. It is pretty much what every superhero comic should have been. There's an occasional tie-in to other heroes/books in the same universe, but not the shitfest that Marvel and DC have made of things for the past few decades where every year or two there is some giant crossover that not only ruins any existing arc that was going on in individual books, but also introduces deaths/results/changes that immediately get retconned out because no one wants that shit in the individual books. For the most part it is just one long, awesome story about the characters you've been introduced to and come to enjoy, not fucking Wolverine showing up in the next issue (with no lasting effect on the overall story even) because they want a slight boost in sales.