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Copra is literally one of the best reviewed books of last year: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/...e-copra-review/ http://goodcomics.comicbookresource...-be-overlooked/ etc etc
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Benito Cereno posted:Copra is literally one of the best reviewed books of last year: That looks awesome, does he have any plans to make it available digitally?
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| # ? May 13, 2013 14:57 |
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Is there going to be more Beasts of Burden someday?
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| # ? May 15, 2013 11:13 |
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Brian Wood's Conan the Barbarian is the book I anticipate the most every month. Every artist and every story has been a home run except for maybe one. Conan and Belit have one of the most emotionally potent romances I've ever read in a comic; it's chock full of passion, guilt, violence, bliss, and sorrow. The two are written eloquently as equals who challenge one another, and the power of their relationship sends ripples through the societies they encounter; a freaking war starts because they have a falling out. They're just that badass. The latest issue is a highlight, with their decision to take some crazy hallucinogenic drug and go on this psychedelically-infused quest together. Conan talks to a Bear God. Seriously, everyone should read this book.
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Brian Wood's Conan the Barbarian is the book I anticipate the most every month. Every artist and every story has been a home run except for maybe one. Conan and Belit have one of the most emotionally potent romances I've ever read in a comic; it's chock full of passion, guilt, violence, bliss, and sorrow. The two are written eloquently as equals who challenge one another, and the power of their relationship sends ripples through the societies they encounter; a freaking war starts because they have a falling out. They're just that badass. Yeah, one of the things I flat out love about the new Conan series is that so many die hard Conan fans loathe it for not being REH's misogynistic gore fest. Have been a fan of the series since I read the first arc, and my only complaint is that I wish Cloonan could do the whole thing.
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| # ? May 16, 2013 00:40 |
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bairfanx posted:Yeah, one of the things I flat out love about the new Conan series is that so many die hard Conan fans loathe it for not being REH's misogynistic gore fest. Have been a fan of the series since I read the first arc, and my only complaint is that I wish Cloonan could do the whole thing.  I'm a die hard Conan fan and I don't think the misogyny was ever any fun. Also correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this comic super gory in its own right?
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Lurdiak posted:
I was always a Conan fan, despite never having read many of the Howard originals or the comics. So when the Centenary Edition came out a few years back the extreme casual racism and misogyny was a huge shocker. Wood's Conan is everything I want from a Conan story. It's true to the spirit of Howard but without the backwards attitudes of that day and age. EDIT: Totally forgot why I clicked this thread to begin with! Gillen's Uber is out. It is great and sets up a very chilling take on WW2+powers. Soonmot fucked around with this message at May 16, 2013 around 08:47 |
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Soonmot posted:I was always a Conan fan, despite never having read many of the Howard originals or the comics. So when the Centenary Edition came out a few years back the extreme casual racism and misogyny was a huge shocker. Wood's Conan is everything I want from a Conan story. It's true to the spirit of Howard but without the backwards attitudes of that day and age. The Marvel comics were pretty good at keeping that stuff out. Conan is kind of sexist in them, but for the most part that's presented as a character flaw, not a just view of the world. I hate to think that most Conan fans are of the "YOU HAVE COME TO A WORLD CALLED GOR *whipcrack*" variety. At any rate I guess I should check out Wood's comics.
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| # ? May 16, 2013 08:49 |
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Wood has said he's gotten some really vicious hate mail because he, you know, fleshed out the character.
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| # ? May 16, 2013 15:07 |
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Wood has said he's gotten some really vicious hate mail because he, you know, fleshed out the character. Sometimes I loving hate nerds. Wood's run starts with the 13th collected volume, right? What's the consensus on the stuff before that?
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The first Wood I've come to is The Massive, which I really like. If I start picking up Conan, should I just start where he began, or is there a better point before?
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Even though there is a continuity, each arc is written well enough that you could pretty much start with any one of them. Obviously it is going to be more fulfilling to start with his #1.
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asylum years posted:The first Wood I've come to is The Massive, which I really like. If I start picking up Conan, should I just start where he began, or is there a better point before? Start where he began. Also, The Massive has been amazing. I think it's better than DMZ at this point.
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Start where he began. Agreed. I'm not a huge comic guy, just follow a few series at a time, and it's one of them right now, along with Saga, Hawkeye, and East of West.
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| # ? May 17, 2013 00:42 |
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bairfanx posted:Yeah, one of the things I flat out love about the new Conan series is that so many die hard Conan fans loathe it for not being REH's misogynistic gore fest. Have been a fan of the series since I read the first arc, and my only complaint is that I wish Cloonan could do the whole thing. Holy gently caress yes, her issues were beautiful. I never imagined myself reading a Conan book, but Wood's story is great and the art is usually awesome.
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| # ? May 17, 2013 01:58 |
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Has anyone else been reading High Crimes?
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| # ? May 19, 2013 04:04 |
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asylum years posted:The first Wood I've come to is The Massive, which I really like. If I start picking up Conan, should I just start where he began, or is there a better point before? Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord made an absolutely beautiful run that kickstarted the Dark Horse series. It tapers off, but there is a lot of good there. Some of those pages are absolutely STELLAR.
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| # ? May 19, 2013 19:59 |
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Did anyone else give Chin Music a shot? I loved the Tony Harris layouts but couldn't follow what was going on for the life of me.
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| # ? May 20, 2013 11:32 |
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I'm really loving the colorized Scott Pilgrim HC's. Have anyone else been picking these up?
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| # ? May 22, 2013 16:09 |
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A preview of EMPOWERED: ANIMAL STYLE is up at CBR
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| # ? May 22, 2013 23:24 |
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What's everyone's impressions of Joe Casey? I bought The Bounce #1 blind because promos for it have been popping up for what seems forever in the other Image books that I enjoy. Honestly, after reading this:quote:FIRST ISSUE SPECTACULAR! I probably shoulda known better. The whole idea of the stoner superhero isn't clicking with me and the military being played for dopes by the evil mastermind isn't anything new. I really can't find anything great to say about it. Has anyone else checked it out?
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Fever Ridge from IDW is kind of interesting. The story is really slow to develop - the first two issues were really backsground. It's about a team of Alamo Scouts in New Guinea during World War II. It's interesting if you like World War II history or the Alamo Scouts. It's on #3 so far and art has been ok so far but I'm excited about #4 because the writer said they are going to take an expressionistic turn, a la The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari which I love. The most interesting part is that so far each issue has had an essay 2-6 pages at the end about the history and ecology of New Guinea.
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| # ? May 26, 2013 05:32 |
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Joe Casey is one of the greats. He writes a lot of comics, and naturally a lot of them are either missteps or effortless cash-ins (like all those Marvel origins stories he has done - well, the X-men one is sorta good). It is a crime that Haunt was taken away from him and Nathan Fox - that was a nasty, sleazy and very energetic comic. Sex is a bit underwhelming, but I appreciate the introspected, calm take on the themes from last years Butcher Baker, Righteous Maker (one of the best 2012 books hell yeah) and the art by Piotr Kowalski is very good, reminds me of Paul Gulacy back when people knew how to color him. And G0dland Finale is coming! Everyone should read G0dland.
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