The Comic Book Thread (spoilers)

[Nick Adams]

How much does a regular issue cost over there? If you had all of those on your pull list, and current conversion calculations are accurate, you'd actually be paying £1.50 more. Provided of course that in the UK, pull lists mean you get a 20% discount.

Unless it's £25 with tax, in which case, go for it.

I'm just happy that the end of the current Deadpool run doesn't mean the end of Deadpool as a comic title.

[TKz]

I have no idea, I don't have a pull list as I don't have a local comic book store. I get all my stuff from ebay, which is usually in the £2.50 to £3 range. Which means I'm getting it for around the same price as separate, if not a few pounds cheaper. And they'd all turn up at once, which is a plus.

[Nick Adams]

Ah. Yeah, go ahead and get it.

[Your Mom]

Read Marvel Now! point one. So is this a reboot then? Nova is a young kid and during part of it Maria Hill mentions the Avengers Initiative. God help them if they start all these stories over again. I am starting to feel your pain DC people from last year.

[GoGo Yubari]

It's not a reboot. The new Nova apparently shows up in Avengers vs. X-Men or something?

[Your Mom]

I read it and dont remember that. I dont know Nova or follow him but the guy I saw it there seemed like normal Nova I thought.

[GoGo Yubari]

Yeah, I read the first issue and thought it was old Nova. But no, apparently that's new Nova.

[TKz]

It's the New Nova, Sam Alexander, who showed up at the very start of Avengers Vs. X-Men to try and warn Earth about the Phoenix Force. No explanation on how he got the Nova Corps Helmet or anything, yet. Seems like he's going to be an earth bound hero now. I really don't like it. If they were going to bring Nova back, they should've brought back Richard Rider. Seeing as Peter Quill can apparently survive an entire galaxy collapsing on him, I don't see why Nova couldn't. >_>

[GoGo Yubari]

It's lame corporate synergy stuff.

[Your Mom]

Did anyone read Transmetropolitan? I picked up the first issue for 99 cents on sale and now I'm kinda regretting not buying more. Seems like my kind of deal.

[GoGo Yubari]

Transmetropolitan was very good when I read it in high school! Get more.

[Jimmy]

Read Marvel Seige. Liked it alot.

Marvel's more violent than I remember it and I really liked it. They killed off a few people in this and the panel where Sentry kills Ares genuinely gave me chills, which has rarely happened in a comic book before.

I enjoy like the events that pull all the superheroes together. I know it's set before, but I'm gonna finally read Civil War. I've read parts, but never the whole graphic novel. Two issues in and it's good fun.

[Jimmy]

Uh wrong thread somehow.

[Jimmy]

also, I want to read more Doctor Strange. Is there a particular arc or novel which is good?

[Hewey]

Other than Ultimate Spiderman, are there any other Spiderman books you guys recommend? I heard really good things about Ultimate Spiderman and wanted to see what else was worth getting.

Also how good is Superman Red Son and Birthright? Someone recommended them to me, and I was wondering what you guys thought.

[GoGo Yubari]

Honestly, if you don't mind all the dated '60s aspects, I still love the original Stan Lee/Steve Ditko/John Romita Spider-Man run. It's great serial fun.

Red Son is great. Never read birthright.

[edcq]

Has anyone read Bendis & Bangley's "Brilliant"? I picked up the first 4 issues today and it really got me hooked.

[Your Mom]

I like Amazing Spiderman right now. Dan Slott is a wonderful writer. I have been reading it for a couple years though so I dont know how easy it is to jump in really. In January Spiderman is starting over again apparently. That might be a good place to start.

[Nick Adams]

Birthright is only if you have never read a Superman origin story. However, if you haven't bought Birthright yet, get Superman: Earth One - Vol. 1. Much more interesting as an origin, and Vol. 2 is coming out soon.

But yeah, Red Son is classic, for so many reasons.

[Hewey]

I'll check out Earth one, so far I've read both All Star Superman, For all seasons, Braniac and Last Son, all of which were great, I never been into Superman much, but those books were great, so I'm looking to see what else you guys recommend.