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Dave - 7-20-2006 at 09:28 PM

I know that there are a few people on here that read/collect comics, thought that i'd start a thread that we could discuss what were enjoying right now and our back issue finds.

right now, i'm really enjoying:

DMZ
The Walking Dead
Girls
Y The Last Man
Invincible
Amazing Spider-Man
Civil War
The Goon

XHonusWagnerX - 7-20-2006 at 09:41 PM

I just picked up the second (4 issue) mini series of 'The Pilgrim'.
Ive also been reading....

Strangers in Paradise
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Friday the 13th
Liberty Meadows

Voodoobillyman - 7-21-2006 at 09:11 AM

THE GOON......Man, Eric Powell is one funny dude, and it has that old Tales from the Crypt kind of horror feel to it, not to mention the artwork is amazing!!!!!!!

Hellboy.........when Mike Mignola is doing it.

Doc Frankenstein, from the guys who did the matrix movies. They took their newfound riches and did what they always wanted to do,started a comic book company. This is one of the books they write and this guy Steve Skroce (sp?) does the artwork, it's brilliant in both aspects and gives a nice twist to one of the oldest horror stories in print.

I have thumbed through the Texas chainsaw massacre, but it's based on the Bynarski leatherface, I think I will buy it though and keep up, it seemed good, the art was rad and the gore was right there. I also want to check out the Walking Dead a little more, i just found a decent comic shop close to me and have recently gotten back into some books. As far as back issues, oh man.......I have alot of the popular Marvel titles, X-men, Wolverine, X-factor, Spiderman I have thousands, and my parents didnt throw em out on me when I left home, they kept em in my old room for me. I have slowly been moving the collection to Virginia from maine with me. I still love anything sam kieth does, as well as Faust with artwork by Tim Vigil, that series will never leave my collection. I could talk comics for hours on end.

XHonusWagnerX - 7-21-2006 at 09:34 AM

DOC FRANKENSTEIN sounds interesting. I dont think Ive seen that yet, but Ill have to check it out.

The Texas Chainsaw books are based on the newer story line, but they are still pretty good.

Voodoobillyman - 7-21-2006 at 12:50 PM

Doc Frankenstein is rad, I think you would dig it Honus. It delves into this religious conspiracy in true Wachowski brothers fashion with smaller stories all wrapped into one grand story unfolding. Basically it stays true to the creation of frankensteins Monster and then takes it in a new direction from there. The monster is basically a hero helping others and such but seen as an abomination by this Orwellian style religious right kinda group and therefore is constantly hunted by them. very good read and the art is spectacular. i can't rave enough about this book, and The Goon, they got me excited about comics again.

XHonusWagnerX - 7-21-2006 at 01:05 PM

Ive seen the Goon, but never picked it up so I dont know much about that either.

Voodoobillyman - 7-21-2006 at 02:49 PM

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Originally posted by XHonusWagnerX
Ive seen the Goon, but never picked it up so I dont know much about that either.

if you do anything good for yourself in the next few days, it will be to pick an issue of this up and read it. It is so full of hilarious sarcasm and pulp horror humor, it just goes beyond anything I have seen in comics for a long time. lets put it this way, they just released issue # 18 and the story in it was not the creators original story intention, some "christian" group got wind of his original story idea and convinced a whole slew of comic shops to agree not to carry his book if he released the story. All I know is it has something to do with Satan sodomizing some hillbilly and then the ass demon baby the hillbilly has after the fact. The story he did release is a riot in itself and he uses every chance he gets to reference the story he was supposed to print in it. You HAVE to check out the Goon Honus, do it.

Voodoobillyman - 7-21-2006 at 02:51 PM

Be careful though, when you fall in love with the book (and you will) you will go nuts hunting down back issues to get the whole story. Luckily, they have trade paperbacks to cover the series so far, but youre like me, you want the real deal, and that means hunting down back issues.

sippers - 7-21-2006 at 03:16 PM

picked up civil war 3 thor variant today.just completed my moon knight 1-3rd app w/ werewolf by night 37.also picked me up a ms marvel 16 cameo of mystique and hunting 18 the 1st app of mystique..also recently got me a fine copy of tales of supense 65 1st silver age red skull for 29 bucks.my wish list for now is iron man 55 1st thanos have almost every app except that one and iron fist 14 1st sabertooth

GabeTexasGAMC - 7-21-2006 at 03:18 PM

Ive been searching online for backissues of Hellblazer. I stopped buying them about 3 years ago and after picking one of the new nes up... SHIT!

sippers - 7-21-2006 at 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by GabeTexasGAMC
Ive been searching online for backissues of Hellblazer. I stopped buying them about 3 years ago and after picking one of the new nes up... SHIT!

when your in town we'll hit some shops if were not too drunk...

Voodoobillyman - 7-21-2006 at 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by GabeTexasGAMC
Ive been searching online for backissues of Hellblazer. I stopped buying them about 3 years ago and after picking one of the new nes up... SHIT!

I'd like to check that book out actually.

DaveMoral - 7-21-2006 at 05:48 PM

I'm trying to get ahold of some of the classic Mirage Studios TMNT collections.

I've also been reading some old X-Men stuff of late.

How is Civil War going Dave?

XHonusWagnerX - 7-21-2006 at 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by DaveMoral
I'm trying to get ahold of some of the classic Mirage Studios TMNT collections.

I've also been reading some old X-Men stuff of late.

How is Civil War going Dave?

sometimes you can find the trades really really cheap!!

Dave - 7-21-2006 at 10:10 PM

civil war isnt too bed i'm more interested in what the hell their going to do next to the marvil universe.

the goon is a must read, i'm only missing 3 issues now from the current series.

the walking dead is awesome, read this book but you have to start at the begginning, pick up the trades.

DMZ, is awesome too, Manhatten island as a war zone, following a reporter that goes in to cover the story, great stuff.

oh man, as for back issues i've gone nuts the past few weeks, probably picked up like 10 amazing spider-man's below 100.

a batman 76
detective 292
3 or 4 50's EC comics
and a few "Canadian Whites". awesome!

GabeTexasGAMC - 7-22-2006 at 04:41 AM

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Originally posted by sippers

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Originally posted by GabeTexasGAMC
Ive been searching online for backissues of Hellblazer. I stopped buying them about 3 years ago and after picking one of the new nes up... SHIT!

when your in town we'll hit some shops if were not too drunk...

fuck yes!

morgan - 7-22-2006 at 12:35 PM

Selection is pretty limited down here, but I've been checking out The Punisher lately.

Dave - 7-23-2006 at 06:05 PM

Anyone read any of the new titles put out by "Virgin Comics"?

they all look pretty nice, just wondering if any of the books are really worth checking out or not?

Dave - 7-23-2006 at 06:17 PM

i got these two comics today for $5 each, awesome deal!
i just bought the first one because it just looked too fucking cool!