What Comics Are You Reading?

[lithiumkatana17]

Picked up Monstress #4 by Image Comics, DC's Harley Quinn Road Trip Special #1, from November of last year (little slow on the uptake), a Marvel one-shot called Fear Itself: The Black Widow, and the first comic in a series of four called Venus, by Boom Studios. The last one looked intriguing, so I thought I'd give it a try.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT
• Contest of Champions #6 (Battleworld is back & the Ultimates are investigating! Hell. Yes.)
• Totally Awesome Hulk #4 (answers to Banner's story & a damn fine first arc)
• Ultimates #5 (daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn)
• Uncanny X-Men #5 (still fantastic)
• Venom Space Knight #5 (I just love this series. It's hit its stride wonderfully)

STAR WARS
• Obi-Wan & Anakin #3 (interesting developments for Anakin)
• Star Wars #17 (so Han WAS a Nerf Herder! Decent issue)

DC
• Harley Quinn #26 (a fun cinematic nod and interesting start)

IDW
• TMNT #56 (LEATHERHEAD AND HOLY FUCK THAT ENDING!!)

ONI
• Invader Zim #8 (Literally a perfect issue. 100%. In every way. I am floored.)

BOOM!
• Bill & Ted Go to Hell #2


I love weeks like this where I get the full versatility of comics that I'm hooked on.




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[Tennyo]

I've really fallen behind on my comics. Ever since I got my own place I just can't afford to read what I was reading previously.

I'll probably re-subscribe to Marvel Unlimited and read everything six months late.

Then maybe I can get back to non-Marvel stuff like Saga and Bitch Planet.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

"Bitch Planet" would have to come out more often than once every three or four months first.

 

[Tennyo]

Wait, since when did it drop down to that? When I was reading it it as once per month.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Well, I'm averaging it out with only slight exaggeration -- six issues in 15 months.

 

[trash panda]

• Obi-Wan & Anakin #3

Envyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

I really hope at the end of the day they make a compendium for all of the Marvel Star Wars comics. I've been eyeballing collections on Ebay but can't bring myself to click the buy button.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Since you recommended it ta me, are you reading Ultimates, Tres? This week's issue had a little something I think that you'd especially appreciate.




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[The Twilight Mexican]

Thanks for the heads up. Forgot that was this week.

There were things I liked, but plenty else I didn't care for. Al Ewing is a good/fun writer, but he gets a lot of fundamental things wrong, both about characters and Marvel's metaphysical structure. He did well with the "Loki: Agent of Asgard" series, where he was paving some new ground for the most part, but where he thinks he is in this issue with

Spoiler

Thanos

-- he absolutely isn't.

Spoiler

Neither the concept of nothingness nor being outside reality is anything new to Thanos. He's not only intimately familiar with the cosmic abstracts, one of whom is Oblivion (brother to Eternity, Infinity, Death and Galactus), but he himself once destroyed Reality-616, found himself floating in the nothing space between universes, and then gave his life (a temporary condition obviously, as it always proves to be with him) to restore the universe and repair a fundamental flaw within it.

Arguably even more relevant here, though, Ewing seems to have written Galactus as subservient to Eternity when it was long ago recognized that he is essentially the cosmic abstract who serves the role of Balance between Eternity and Death. They recognize him as their brother.

And possibly even more relevant than that, Ewing continues to show a failure to recognize the difference between the Multiverse and the Omniverse. And even more egregiously than that, he seems to have portrayed Eternity as representing all that exists in all realities, when every universe has always had its own Eternity -- because that's what an Eternity is: The embodiment of a single universe.

It also doesn't make sense that going outside an Eternity would allow others to instantly notice the chains, as numerous characters (Thanos, Adam Warlock, the Silver Surfer, Galactus for that matter, etc.) have ventured outside Eternity and seen no such thing.

So, yeah, lots of issues here. I do appreciate the stab at an actual self-aware meta explanation for Marvel's sliding timescale -- though it seems Ewing was unwilling to commit to it being authentic -- and I, of course, always appreciate Thanos getting some attention, but enjoyable a read as this book is (and as much as I love the illustrations), it's striking me as off, poorly researched, impossible to reconcile with what should be in place even in a rebooted Marvel Multiverse, and difficult to invest very much in.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT
• Marvel April Previews
• All-New X-Men #7 (Damn, son. That's intense)
• Daredevil #5 (Good end to the arc. I'll likely stop here).
• Drax #5 (Funny, Quirky, & just plain good)
• Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #5 (FINALLY they're a team)
• X-Men ’92 #1 (Not as good as the Secret Wars series, but enjoyable)

STAR WARS
• Darth Vader #18 (fucking brilliant as always)

IDW
• Ragnarök #8 (good cliffhanger)
• TMNT: Deviations (Really, REALLY good).

ONI
• Rick & Morty #12 (just spectacular & great dialogue)



I have very high hopes for this week.




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[lithiumkatana17]

Marvel
The Mighty Thor #4 and #5

BOOM! Studios
Venus #2 and #3

I highly recommend Venus. It's a little 4-part series, with the 4th one not being out yet, but it's a pretty cool sci-fi comic.

 

[tangerine]

I'm just starting The Sandman by Neil Gaiman.

Spoiler: The Sandman Omnibus Volume 1

I also have the second Omnibus. I hope that it's as good as I've heard!

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

It is.

 

[JechtShotMK9]

I've been taking a break from Marvel since Secret Wars ended. Not for any real reason; I just haven't felt like reading anything else they have yet.

I just bought the Fullmetal Alchemist box set, so I'm working through that now.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

This is what's gonna be on the plate this Wednesday:

ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT
• Contest of Champions #7 (Really, really damn good)
• Spider-Man #3 (fuck yeah that X-Man connection)
• Spider-Man 2099 #9 (Yesssssssssssssssssss)
• Uncanny X-Men #6 (Everything I want from an X-Men comic)

STAR WARS
• Poe Dameron #1 (Excellent TFA set up. Can't wait for more)

DC
• Harley Quinn & Suicide Squad April Fools Special #1 (good but sad)

IMAGE
• The Darkness: Hope - One-Shot (A damn solid one shot)

BOOM!
• Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger #2 (still perfect nostalgia)




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[lithiumkatana17]

How'd you like April Fool's Special X? I'm about to go out and pick it up in a little bit.

EDIT:

Actually nvm, I don't think it comes out in my comic shop until tomorrow, which is perfect because they'll be opening right as I get off work.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

I'll let ya know in 12 hours as soon as it pops up on ComiXology!

(I'll also usually edit my posts with things after I've read 'em).




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[lithiumkatana17]

[DC] Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad April Fool's Special #1

[Marvel] Black Widow #2

[image] The Discipline #1

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Here's the plan fer tomorrow:

ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT
• A-Force #4 (Awww, SO good. Just what I needed)
• All-New X-Men #8 (Really good developments for 'em)
• GotG #7 (Literally perfect).
• Moon Knight #1 (SO MUCH YES. I NEEDED THIS)
• Rocket & Groot #4 (D&D vs. Fantasy Football? Yes please!)
• Spider-Gwen #7 (crossover was okish)
• Web-Warriors #6 (SUCH good development with Noir & the others)
• Weirdworld #5 (looks to be consolidating a bit)
• X-Men ’92 #2 (Vampires! Improving still)

STAR WARS
• C3PO #1 (nice interconnecting story)
• Darth Vader #19 (God damn amazing)

DC
• Batman & TMNT #5/6 (crazy & down to the wire)
• Gang of Harleys #1/6 (it'll be pretty ok, methinks)

IMAGE
• Monstress #5 (really good expansion & build up)




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[trash panda]

I has to find this Monstress you guys are all yapping about.

I just finished Obi-Wan & Anakin 1, 2, & 3
and
I found a site that has Kanan so I'm staring that tonight.

 

[lithiumkatana17]

Monstress is awesome!! Issue #5 comes out tomorrow!!

 

[lithiumkatana17]

[DC] Harley Quinn and And Her Gang of Harleys #1

[Marvel] The Unbelieveable Gwenpool #1 (This looks cute as hell)

[Marvel] A-Force #1

[image] MONSTRESS #5

 

[trash panda]

+ Finished Kanan
+ All catch'd up on Star Wars and Vader
+ About to start Son of Dathomir
+ THEN I'm going to start the comic version of Heir to the Empire

 

[lithiumkatana17]

+ Finished Kanan
+ All catch'd up on Star Wars and Vader
+ About to start Son of Dathomir
+ THEN I'm going to start the comic version of Heir to the Empire

Howl, you forgot MONSTRESS

 

[X-SOLDIER]

This's on the list for tomorrow:

ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT
• Captain Marvel #4 (ok-ish)
• Extraordinary X-Men #9 (fuckin' greeeeat)
• Guardians of Infinity #5 (ok // fun)
• Mighty Thor #6 (REALLY good)
• Totally Awesome Hulk #5 (this comic is PHENOMENAL)
• Uncanny Inhumans #0 & #7 (Exceptionally good on both counts)

STAR WARS
• Obi-Wan & Anakin #4/5 (really, really damn enjoyable)

DC
• Harley’s Little Black Book #3 (a decent romp)

Other
• Mayflower #1-3 (really awesome. Hooked)




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