Comic books

[Bryan]

It looks like No Way Back is a brand new book, published in 2009 or 2010. Seems like DC is pushing its Silver Age properties these days.

A lot of people really like Sandman - notably women. I once overheard a (male) employee at a comic book shop reminiscing fondly about the glory days of Sandman, and how the store always had tons of chicks in those days. I've soured on it for some reason. It's a little too precious for me. But if you're a mythology/fantasy nerd, you might like it.

I should probably stop behaving as though I have any kind of authority on the subject. I haven't followed superhero/mainstream comic books for well over a decade.

[ben]

New Tales Designed to Thrizzle is out tomorrow - (june 9th).  The guy at my local comic book store called me and reserved a copy for me, as not a lot were ordered - it might be similar in many stores, so fans might want to get to their stores when they can, or call ahead.

[cutout]

Three different grandmothers gave Neil Gaiman's "The Wolves in the Walls" a one-star review because it wasn't appropriate for their grandchildren 

[cutout]

Oh man. I guess I don't read a lot of the one-star reviews in general, but here are some more gems. Do people really not know how a ratings system is used?

[dave from knoxville]

Three different grandmothers gave Neil Gaiman's "The Wolves in the Walls" a one-star review because it wasn't appropriate for their grandchildren 

Here's my favorite quote

"First, I couldn't get past the strong smell of the ink used! It's overpowering!! "

[Big Plastic Head]

Three different grandmothers gave Neil Gaiman's "The Wolves in the Walls" a one-star review because it wasn't appropriate for their grandchildren 

As hilarious as those are, reviews like that piss me off. I know anyone worth their salt will ignore them but still. COMPUTER PRIVILEGES REVOKED!

[David]

Is anyone reading Daytripper? Because that's some pretty weird and wild stuff right there. Totally worth reading. And S.H.I.E.L.D. so far has been excellent.

[waltkellysghost]

S.H.I.E.L.D. so far has been excellent.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is the best mainstream book right now. (humble opinion)

[snogrog]

The topic I always love to poke when I am away from the board for an extended period!

Picked up the Tales Designed to Thrizzle hardcover and am LOVING it.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is a book i legitimately cannot believe is being released because it is such high concept ideas and I'm sure it sells like crap but it is AWESOME.

And picked up Absolute Planetary and am looking forward to finally reading through it all!

[Big Plastic Head]

Picked up the Tales Designed to Thrizzle hardcover and am LOVING it.

I saved this for some serious hammock time during vacation which I have just returned from. It was wonderful.

[Eric Fishlegs]

I read Daniel Clowes' Wilson last week. Enjoyed it a lot.

Yeah. I liked it too. Clowes has got that understated mastery thing going these days.

I enjoyed it though part of me still misses the old funny comics he used to dop in the early issues of EIGHTBALL. He's obviously brilliant at what he does, but he's kind of like Bill Murray and Steve Martin in that I wish he could find the time to fit in some of the silliness he used to do.

Also- The recent INVINCIBLE IRON MAN ANNUAL written by FOT Matt Fraction was great as was the reprint of CASSANOVA #1 that Marvel just put out that I had never read before. And anything written by the late, great Harvey Pekar is well worth reading.

[sonicdork]

S.H.I.E.L.D. so far has been excellent.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is the best mainstream book right now. (humble opinion)

Amen. Hickman is one of my favorite writers right now. His run on Fantastic Four has been solid. Reminds me of why I liked the book so much when I was a kid.

[Cotton]

Finally picked up I Kill Giants the other day and was gobsmacked by how amazing it was. I was on the verge of tears towards the end.

I'm still loving the 28 Days Later book, despite usually hating property books like this.

On the same note, I just bought a few issues of GI Joe: Hearts and Minds because it was written by World War Z's Max Brooks. It's interesting, but basically a set of one off -or two off- character studies per issue.

I keep meaning to read the new Dark Tower series, because Sean Phillips is on art, but I just can't bring myself to devote more time to that. I like the comics more than anything after book 4, but it's just kind of a book I want closed at this point.

Oh, and Paul Cornell's new book about Lex Luthor has been pretty great and somewhat creepy at the same time.

S.H.I.E.L.D. so far has been excellent.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is the best mainstream book right now. (humble opinion)

I really like it, but it's SO WORDY. I'd rather just read a book.

[Eric Fishlegs]

Finally picked up I Kill Giants the other day and was gobsmacked by how amazing it was. I was on the verge of tears towards the end.



On the same note, I just bought a few issues of GI Joe: Hearts and Minds because it was written by World War Z's Max Brooks. It's interesting, but basically a set of one off -or two off- character studies per issue.

That's funny because I brought I KILL GIANTS with me to work today to read during my lunch hour. I had 2 chapters/issues to go and found it impossible not to get misty eyed and damn hard to keep from bawling. I wasn't sure how it was going to end, but it took a turn I didn't see coming (even though I should have) and... it's just great. One of those comics I'd suggest to anyone who thinks they don't like comics.

I also like GI JOE: HEARTS AND MINDS even though I find it pretty skippable in that literally nothing happens. The cream of the GI JOE comics crop right now is GI JOE: COBRA. Now that's a good read.

[ChrisRawk]

Is anyone else reading the Superman 'Grounded' storyline?  For me it alternates between "great" and "kinda silly".  But I do love the idea of it, so I'm sticking with it to see where it goes.