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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 10, 2016 20:49:12 GMT
Bunny vs Monkey Books 1-3 by Jamie Smart as published in The Phoenix arrived on Saturday morning.
Superb cartoonist and great daft gags. Well worth picking up, and as I was one of the first 250 to get Book 3 I got a wee print and all my books were signed by Jamie.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 25, 2016 21:40:26 GMT
For those whop don't have the HC (this means you Martin!)
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 31, 2016 9:21:10 GMT
Already preordered!
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 6, 2016 16:16:52 GMT
Picked up at long last what I think is the finest Punisher comic series - Welcome Back Frank.
Fantastic stuff, pretty much the definitive Punisher.
Andy
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Post by Jaymz on Aug 6, 2016 16:42:57 GMT
I enjoyed it at the time, but didn't think it had aged very well upon a more recent re-read. Definitely works as a "turn your brain off" action movie style romp though, and led into a great Punisher run from Ennis. His Punisher The End one-shot was easily one of the best Marvel End stories.
Really enjoyed Aaron's Punisher Max run, that's worth checking out if you haven't, Dillon on art duties again.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 6, 2016 17:03:23 GMT
Oh yes, definitely not looking at the character of Frank in any way.
Will give Aaron's run a go, anything with Steve Dillon art is worth a look, well almost anything Wolverine: Origins was not good.
Andy
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Post by Jaymz on Aug 6, 2016 17:59:53 GMT
I blame Way for that.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 6, 2016 18:04:17 GMT
Way can be blamed for a good many things.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 6, 2016 18:10:25 GMT
Welcome Back Frank is one of my favourite comic reading experiences. Cemented Steve Dillon as one of my favourite artists (as if Absolom Daak wasn't enough).
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 6, 2016 18:11:10 GMT
Preacher already cemented his place for me.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 6, 2016 18:13:34 GMT
Way can be blamed for a good many things. .... and not many good things! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 6, 2016 18:14:09 GMT
Welcome Back Frank is one of my favourite comic reading experiences. Cemented Steve Dillon as one of my favourite artists (as if Absolom Daak wasn't enough). As discussed previously in the 2000ad thread, he draws good chin. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 7, 2016 20:32:36 GMT
He does indeed provide Dredd with a substantial chin.
Also his work on ABC Warriors: Red Planet Blues with Alan Moore and John Higgins is a wonderful tale.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 7, 2016 15:34:34 GMT
The latest Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Collection is Moon Knight.
contains his appearance in Werewolf by Night and the recent Warren Ellis/Declan Shalvey/Jordi Bellaire six issue run.
Well worth a punt.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 8, 2016 12:01:56 GMT
The other Marvel partwork has the first arc of Matt Fraction and David Aja's Hawkeye - well worth getting.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 8, 2016 18:12:20 GMT
That had amazing reviews. I read the first issue but it did nothing for me at all.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 8, 2016 22:06:08 GMT
I'll lend you the trade and you can read it all, but I throughly enjoyed it.
Great pacing and the art and colours are just fantastic.
Andy
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 14, 2016 13:31:37 GMT
Pleased to discover the Panini Marvel pocket books are not dead. The reason no new ones came up on Amazon was that the latest batch are all new printings of early volumes that were poorly put together the first time around. So now there are 2016 pocket books of Dark Phoenix, FF: The Coming of Galactus and The Night Gwen Stacy Died.
Martin
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 15, 2016 11:58:54 GMT
That is good news.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 16, 2016 7:00:46 GMT
Finished reading Dark Phoenix and The Coming of Galactus (I haven't bought any of the Spider-Man pocket books). Both cracking stuff. Amazing to see one little sequential pocket book containing the Richards' wacky wedding and the first Inhumans, Silver Surfer and Galactus stories. With hindsight, that must have been quite a milestone year for Marveldom.
Have also bought and read the Doctor Strange Prelude trade to get me in the mood for the new film.
Six issues into both Rom and Hulk: Pardoned.
Martin
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Post by blueshift on Oct 16, 2016 8:39:32 GMT
Finished reading Dark Phoenix and The Coming of Galactus (I haven't bought any of the Spider-Man pocket books). Both cracking stuff. Amazing to see one little sequential pocket book containing the Richards' wacky wedding and the first Inhumans, Silver Surfer and Galactus stories. With hindsight, that must have been quite a milestone year for Marveldom. And nowadays anything that 'big' needs to be a 9 issue miniseries plus five billion spinoffs and tie-ins |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 16, 2016 9:21:20 GMT
The FF during that period was THE book for Marvel, new concepts each month and not much time to catch your breath. When Stan and Jack were at the heights of the powers.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 25, 2016 16:11:48 GMT
Meanwhile.... Now I've been paid and the finances are more stable I've splurged on all the trades I had preordered and cancelled following the PiP fun and games. Looking forward to the new Fatal Attractions but not sure about Amazon's issue listing for it: www.amazon.com/dp/1302901052/UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 298-300, 303-304, 315;
X-FACTOR (1986) 92;
X-FORCE (1991) 25;
X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) 2;
X-MEN (1991) 25 Shouldn't Wolverine 92 be in there? Not a huge problem as I have a copy in Wolverine Epic Collection 8 The Dying Game. But isn't there an Excalibur issue as well? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Attractions_(comics)#BibliographyExcalibur 71. I've got some itch in the back of my head that that got left out the original trade too. Anyone got a copy of the new edition to hand? Is Amazon's contents listing correct? Did the original have the Excalibur issue? (I've got it at home, but I'm in London, can't check till Thursday and it's bugging me!) |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 25, 2016 17:21:24 GMT
The first one did indeed have Wolverine 75 and Excalibur 71 but it only had the actual issues. This looks like they have taken the second run where they split Fatal Attractions into two books and put the surrounding issues in it.
Andy
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Post by Jaymz on Oct 25, 2016 22:19:33 GMT
Wolverine 75 and Excalibur 71 are in there. Full list is: UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #298-300, #303-304 and #315 X-FACTOR (1986) #92 X-FORCE (1991) #25 X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #2 X-MEN (1991) #25 WOLVERINE (1988) #75 EXCALIBUR (1988) #71 See Diamond listing here: www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUN160982 |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 25, 2016 22:23:13 GMT
Much appreciated, ta.
Original trade can go in the Charity Shop pile
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 29, 2016 21:39:44 GMT
HUGE trade delivery.
Gambit Origins, X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda & X-Men Fatal Attractions all had Uncanny issues I didn't have colour traded so were a given. Great to see the Leonardi art in the first Genosha story in X-Tinction Agenda, he's really grown on me last few years.
Mockingbird Classic was a bit too much Kazar. One issue of Marvel Team Up I didn't have and a nice new copy of the Hawkeye Limited series.
I may need forgiving but I really enjoyed Starbrand Classic v2. I don't think I finished v1 but I'd not read any of v2, especially The Pitt, but it was all good stuff. Byrne's first Marvel job after returning from DC? Went on from here to West Coast Avengers I think.
The Machine Man Complete Collection remains to be read. It was a TFUK backup strip so you must buy it too.
But the star has been X:23 The Complete Collection v1, The first two stories are really, really good and it came as no surprise to find they were by Craid Kyle & Chris Yost, whose work I've previously really rated (New X-Men, X-Force). Far far better than the Wolverine serial at the moment featuring the character.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 29, 2016 21:57:28 GMT
Does the Machine Man Complete Collection have the Jack Kirby stuff, or is it just the Ditko plus the BWS mini?
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 29, 2016 22:12:56 GMT
Both Kirby & Dikto, all 19 episodes of the original series, plus a Marvel Comics Presents.
No BWS limited series!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 29, 2016 22:22:25 GMT
No BWS?
Madness!
Still, the Kirby stuff has me interested.
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