Comic Book Thread: Combined for greatness

[jinkazama]

other then AVX what is a rather new series worth reading. Just now getting into comics and want something fairly new i can catch up on with rather inexpensively and start collecting current issues

[grantlogan]

Saga is on issue 4 and a fun sci-fi read. It's mature reading but I think it's great. Ultimates is new-ish, they are on the 12th issue. It's set in the ultimate universe and Hickman's vision of these Avengers is fantastic. Batman Incorporated is on the 2nd issue but I love anything by Morrison. Plus, you might need to read some other collected Batman stories to get a feel for what's going on.

[jinkazama]

probably shouldve included it in original post but who do you order your comics thru

[Delirium]

Most recent update to the "this is war" stuff on ComicVine

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[Delirium]

Also another merchandising thing Marvel is doing called All Winners Squad (nothing to do with the old school All Winners Squad either)

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With the surge in popularity among Marvel super heroes this summer, a group of lesser-known heroes, villains (and some all-out odd balls) petitioned Marvel Entertainment to grant them a team of their own. A common name they could share and make legendary. A battle cry for evil to fear, and a group name that would out live them all. The “All-Winners Squad” is an ensemble of Marvel cult favorites. Together these previously overlooked characters are destined to make an impact in their own irreverent way. At long last, the All-Winners Squad will break free from comic book pages and obscure corners of the Internet, spreading their unbridled awesomeness to fans everywhere. The National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. (NECA), in partnership with Marvel Consumer Products, will bring their notoriously hip creative to a full line of offbeat All-Winners Squad merchandise launching this fall. Toys, apparel and collectibles will celebrate the solidarity of these newly revived characters. The line casts the spotlight on each member of the All-Winners Squad, giving each a chance to shine individually as well as with their squad comrades. Members of the All-Winners Squad were busy preparing for their first official press conference, with the exception of Doop, who was reachable, but unable to communicate in any intelligible mode. Squirrel Girl, however, was tracked down in Central Park. When approached, she was hopeful and insightful. She commented, “Speaking to squirrels may not be the flashiest power, but it’s a valuable skill, and we all make a difference. Maybe now people will finally appreciate our talents and see how special we really are!” She then climbed back up her tree. Other members of the All-Winners-Squad will address the public during an exclusive San Diego Comic Con press conference scheduled for Friday, July 13th at 5:30pm.

[grantlogan]

Holy guacamole, so This is War is the Punisher VS everyone?

[Vagrant]

Maybe Wonder-Man decided to recruit Punisher for his war on the Avengers.

[grantlogan]

Ugh, I still hate that Bendis basically went, Let's make Wonder-man a bad guy now!

[Delirium]

other then AVX what is a rather new series worth reading. Just now getting into comics and want something fairly new i can catch up on with rather inexpensively and start collecting current issues

I kept forgetting to reply to this
Image has released a lot of new series over the past few months, with most being on issues 2 or 4. Saga, Secret, Peter Panzerfaust, etc. They aren't superhero books, but they are good reads.
Top Cow "rebooted" their universe. Everything that happened before still happened, just no one remembers it. As such, you can start reading Witchblade and The Darkness without feeling the need to go back.
American Vampire I'm behind on, but apparently the newest issue(which came out last week) is a good jumping on point
DC New 52 has like 9 or 10 issues out so far? A lot of the bigger titles have had the first 6-7 issues printed in a collection already. Since no one knows if anything that happened pre-New 52 actually occured, you don't need to know any of that stuff. A
Marvel is a bit rougher. They are better at their continuity that DC, so most of that stuff you need to follow. TPB are the way to go for most Marvel stuff imo. It's cheaper than individual issues and for events, you get the whole story(sans tie-ins that are extraneous). For example, I just got the Avengers: Disassembled hardcover off ebay for like $7.
Now if I could only find a House of M hardcover on the cheap

oh, if you don't mind digital, check out comixology. They have sales all the time. Every Monday is a different Marvel sale where individual issues are .99 cents. Some times they have collections cheap too. Like last week they had the first 2 arcs of Uncanny X-Force for 4.99 or something.

[Delirium]

Why Marvel Why? Spoiler of future Marvel plan on EW

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This week, Entertainment Weekly‘s Comic-Con issue will prepare you for the geek event of the year with an in-depth look at a whole host of movies and TV shows. But what’s Comic-Con without comic books? (Nothing but “-Con.” Look at that lonely hyphen!) That’s why EW is excited to reveal an exclusive first look at an upcoming initiative by Marvel Comics that will build off the current Avengers vs. X-Men crossover and radically alter the Marvel universe as you know it. For now, we just want to tease you with a first look at an exclusive piece of art by Marvel CEO Joe Quesada.
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To answer your questions: Yes, this is Jean Grey — as in, the Jean Grey who’s been absent from Marvel comics ever since dying for a second time back in the mid-00s. And yes, she is modeling her vintage blue-and-yellow X-Men outfit from her Marvel Girl days. Does this mean that the fan-favorite character is finally returning? We can only confirm that her presence in the Marvel universe will not be imaginary. This will not be part of the Ultimate line-up. She will not be a zombie hologram, like Shard on X-Factor. What could this all mean? Check back tomorrow, when all the secrets will be revealed. (Or some of them, anyhow.)

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Why do I get the feeling that AvX ends up being the Phoenix force impregnated some random woman in Alaska with Jean Grey and so Hope is really Jean? /wrist

[grantlogan]

Boosh! She's back! Cyclops is gonna be all sad when she hooks up with Wolverine.

[Delirium]

Familiar face will be gracing the pages of Batman come October

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I've really liked Snyder's run on Batman, so hoping this is good.

[tyven]

OH GOD JEAN. DO IT, JEANIE. XORN

[Delirium]

Roberson, Monkeybrain Publish Creator-Owned Comics Through comiXology

During today's Monkeybrain Comics press call, comic book writer and Monkeybrain Co-Publisher Chris Roberson spoke to CBR News and reporters about his plans to expand his publishing company, Monkeybrain Books, into publishing digital creator-owned comics exclusively through comiXology.

The call kicked off with Roberson explaining that Monkeybrain Comics is an imprint of his existing Monkeybrain Books publishing company, toting a brand new line of creator-owned comics, the initial launch titles of which will appear on comiXology on July 4. Roberson, who left DC Comics over the issue of creators’ rights, said that he had spent the past two years trying to figure out how to publish directly to the digital market before coming to a deal with comiXology.

[Trichocyst]

My girlfriend and I have been working on ideas for our own comics for a year or two now and this just gives us more incentive to get off our collective ass and do it.

[Trichocyst]

This webcomic is worth checking out for DC fans:

http://littleleaguecomic.tumblr.com/

It's the Justice League as kids and is done in a Sunday comics format. It's pretty spiffy.

[Delirium]

Marvel post-AvX rumors

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From Bleeding Cool

UNCANNY AVENGERS: Writer Rick Remender mixes Avengers characters like Captain America and Thor together with such X-Men as Rogue and Havok in the flagship title of Marvel NOW! “It’s a bridge book” says Remender “something that can delve into both worlds.” OCT 2012.

From CBR

Uncanny Avengers: (oct 2012) written by [Rick ]Remender. It is going to be the new flagship marvel title and will have among others Cap, Thor, Wolvy, Rogue and Havok in it and both sides will still have some AVX tension.

Avengers (dec 2012): Bi weekly with more then 18 avengers on the team. Written by [Jonathan] Hickman with one shot stories and longer galaxy spanning multi-issue arcs

X-men: (nov 2012) hold on to your hats...... Bendis!!! about the original five x-men time-travel two the present in a pleasantville style story and who are not going to like what they see once they are in the present and will find it unacceptable. Bendis says the time travel aspect of the story is not as important as the character based drama.

[grantlogan]

I'm so confus, what's going on?

[tyven]

uncanny avenger sounds hella gay but i am glad remender is writing it, it will prob be terrific. love that hickman is taking over avengers. im cool with bendis on xmen. wonder where gillen will go, hope he at least keeps journey into mystery which is grade A fucking fantastic.

[tyven]

also when did nova come back to life? or has that not happened yet. nova and jean grey back to life and on same team. so weird. i hope remender keeps it as gritty as ufx