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1apokoliptian
Jun. 1, 2016, 5:32 pm

June is the Bycicle month!

But please, don't try to read while riding a bike!!! It may harm your book.

2apokoliptian
Bearbeitet: Jun. 10, 2016, 10:50 pm

I've read I Killed Adolf Hitler by Jason. It is a story about emptiness, redemption, obsession and true love acts. The way it is rendered is very simple, direct and totally misleading.
The art is clean in a ligne claire sense and light, contrasting with the themes.

Very recommendable.

3apokoliptian
Bearbeitet: Jun. 3, 2016, 5:27 pm

I've finished Outcast Vol.1, Robert Kirkman's latest step toward world domination. It is about posession and exorcisms, but, as Walking Dead, it has a greater mistery behind it.

Needless to say that the concept is so strong that a new TV series based on this book will be released this week!

Me? I'm only waiting for the TV adaptation of Thief of Thieves.

4brianjungwi
Jun. 9, 2016, 11:27 pm

Reading Mark Waid's story of (a) superman turning evil Irredeemable

5Euryale
Jun. 11, 2016, 5:32 pm

Continuing a run of graphic novel memoirs with Stitches and Dotter of Her Father's Eyes.

6artturnerjr
Jun. 12, 2016, 1:08 pm

>4 brianjungwi:

Are you reading the whole series? If so, please let me know what you think of it; I've been thinking about picking it up (I read the first TPB collection and liked it a lot).

7tottman
Jun. 12, 2016, 11:46 pm

8apokoliptian
Bearbeitet: Jun. 13, 2016, 5:40 pm

>5 Euryale:
As you are into memoirs, you may want to try Blankets by Craig Thompson and To the heart of the storm by Will Eisner. Great works.

9brianjungwi
Jun. 13, 2016, 8:24 pm

>6 artturnerjr: art:

Read the whole series, still not sure what i make of it as a whole. The plot definitely went places i didn't think it would go, so while it's imaginative in some ways, i feel it goes off track for a bit. there are strong issues throughout. overall it's a quick read (37 issues), and i'll say i liked it for the most part though i'm not quite sure it lives up to its premise and the first few tpbs

10artturnerjr
Jun. 13, 2016, 10:38 pm

>9 brianjungwi:

Thanks for that. Maybe if I find the rest of the series for sale on the cheap I'll pick it up.

11Euryale
Jun. 14, 2016, 10:31 am

>8 apokoliptian: I'll definitely look for the Will Eisner one; thanks for the recommendation! I read Blankets last year and liked it a lot. Along with Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, that's what got me started the memoirs kick.

12jnwelch
Jun. 16, 2016, 11:07 am

I'm enjoying Sophie Blackall's Missed Connections. Great illustrations.

13sweetiegherkin
Jun. 16, 2016, 11:18 am

>12 jnwelch: That sounds cute, for lack of a better term :)

14jnwelch
Jun. 16, 2016, 11:21 am

>13 sweetiegherkin: I see that Amazon calls it a "deeply felt, poignant book about love", but "cute" works for me. :-)

15artturnerjr
Jun. 19, 2016, 5:30 pm

Just started Planetary.

16jnwelch
Jun. 20, 2016, 1:25 pm

>15 artturnerjr: Coincidentally, I just started Planetary Omnibus. So far I'm liking it. The librarian said it could take the place of lifting weights - it's huge and heavy.

17artturnerjr
Jun. 21, 2016, 12:07 am

>16 jnwelch:

Oh yeah - those DC and Marvel Omnibuses are just gigantic. I have the first Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus on my TBR for this year; I've been avoiding it 'cause I don't want to lug it around for a week (or for it to crush me if I decide to try to read it laying down)!

18jnwelch
Jun. 21, 2016, 3:33 pm

>17 artturnerjr: Ha! Yes, I'd better avoid reading this one laying down. :-) I've never read one this big and heavy before.

19DanieXJ
Jun. 21, 2016, 6:38 pm

>17 artturnerjr: >18 jnwelch: Yeah, I have out the Frontline Mega TPB of the Civil War, and another one of the first Civil War tomes as well (I don't remember which). And, next to those, the actual Civil War story hardcover collection winds up looking puny. Heh...

I also just returned Superman: Doomed that I just could not get into. DC has managed to ruin my favorite DC character, no, I take that back, two of them. Because if it weren't for Gwenda Bond's Lois Lane novels, urgh....

20apokoliptian
Bearbeitet: Jun. 22, 2016, 6:58 pm

>19 DanieXJ:
I'm mainly a post-Crisis guy and, IMHO, they have totally lost Superman's track after Death of Superman, which made me lost all interest in the character.
The only moments I gravitated back were All Star Superman (Terrific!), Superman: For Tomorrow (TERRIBLE!) and Jeph Loeb and Ed Mcguiness run (only for some issues and for McGuiness' art, because the stories were meh!)

21apokoliptian
Bearbeitet: Jun. 22, 2016, 10:35 pm

I've just finished JLA vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, meaning to read the whole Grant Morrison's JLA run. After a terrific first arc (impossible to review it without spoling it), there are some really forgettable stories. But hopes rise with the start of the Rock of Ages arc on Vol.2.

22Euryale
Jun. 23, 2016, 9:34 am

A couple more memoirs with Persepolis and Marbles, then taking a break and switching to Rat Queens Vol. 2.

23DanieXJ
Jun. 23, 2016, 10:29 am

>20 apokoliptian: I just feel like in the last, what, decade or two they've felt like they have to go all 'Marvel' and dark and broody and twisty on Superman, and while, yeah, doing that every once in a while is okay. I just don't feel like anyone at DC Comics understands Superman, or any part of the 'Superman Family' anymore. C'mon... Wonder Woman and Superman, seriously?? *sigh* (I won't start on how I believe DC has f'ed up Diana)

24apokoliptian
Jun. 23, 2016, 6:50 pm

>23 DanieXJ:
I'm not into the Rebirth thing, but it seems that New 52 (the latest reboot) didn't last for 3 years. This way it is impossible to create a link/ empathy with the reader, mainly for the flagship titles.

Within these reboots, I think that the underdogs are more benefited, like Aquaman, Swamp Thing and Animal Man.

25edgewood
Jun. 24, 2016, 7:12 pm

I enjoyed the new collection Spider-Woman: Shifting Gears Vol. 1: Baby Talk. Yes, that's her very pregnant on the cover. I gravitate toward the lighter, less angsty side of Marvel (Squirrel Girl, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Matt Fraction's Hawkeye), so I'll probably check out the earlier collections by this team.

26artturnerjr
Jun. 24, 2016, 9:10 pm

Just finished the Planetary series.* Read it. That is all. :)

* https://www.librarything.com/series/Planetary

27apokoliptian
Bearbeitet: Jun. 25, 2016, 12:12 am

>26 artturnerjr:
I think that Planetary is Warren Ellis' Watchmen.

28AnnieMod
Jun. 25, 2016, 3:41 am

Ah. Another reader saw the light. :) now you can start being sorry that you cannot read it again for the first time.

29artturnerjr
Jun. 26, 2016, 1:20 am

>27 apokoliptian:

Perhaps closer to his League of Extraordinary Gentleman, but yeah, I take your point. A major work, any way you slice it, and one that is sure to speak to any lover of comics.

>28 AnnieMod:

True that. Question is, when will I stop being angry about that bastard William Leather killing baby Superman? Not anytime soon, I suspect. >:(

30Artymedon
Jun. 26, 2016, 8:44 am

Bravo for adventure from Alex Toth and Flash Gordon: The Fall of Ming by Alex Raymond. Both elevated me. The first in the air of Hollywood stunt pilots, the other in the atmosphere of Planet Mongo. But I run out of Mingols and could not acquire any more comics...

31sweetiegherkin
Jun. 27, 2016, 1:16 pm

I read Mister Wonderful, a short delightful comic that I believe was recommended by someone in this group. I also read Twilight Zone: The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, which was entertaining enough but I doubt I'll continue on with the series.

32apokoliptian
Jun. 27, 2016, 8:57 pm

I've finished Jupiter's Legacy by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely. While this comic uses the usual super-hero archetypes, they seem fresh in the hands of the duo that brought to us Authority Vol.2, but without the shock technics of yore.

We found a reality of a 2nd generation of super-powered beings (similar to Kingdom Come) but with a reckless youth, conspiracy plans, fascism and a coming of age story.

It is very interesting to see how Millar is improving his writing, with a good development of the concept, but I can't tell much about the whole product once it is only the first part of the story. Quitely's art is at his peak, with flawless storytelling.

33jnwelch
Jun. 30, 2016, 2:41 pm

The Planetary Omnibus was excellent. Great to be able to read all of it together.

Next up is Lucifer Book 4.

34AnnieMod
Jun. 30, 2016, 3:39 pm

That won't be June but my Gotham Central Omnibus arrived yesterday so I am going to be reading that next few weeks -- I've read some of the storlines through the years but never the full thing or in order.