What comics are you currently reading?

[The Doctor]

Tell us!

[Andy Turnbull]

At the moment aside from the various Transformers titles I am picking up the following:

Annihilation: Starlord and based on the events in Annihilation:Quasar I will be picking up the main Annihilation mini-series.

Justice League of America - thanks to Dwayne McDuffie at the helm the book is now actually entertaining.

I pick up Mr Stuffins and Hero Squared from Boom Studios but they are on such an irregular schedule it's an age between issues.

Black Summer and Doktor Sleepless from Warren Ellis round out my regular non-tf purchases.

I did pick up All Star Batman & Robin but the delays between issues killed my interest.

Andy

[jameso]

In the floppies:

Runaways
Surburban Glamour
All 4 Star Wars titles
All Transformers
Fantastic 4 young readers book
Power Pack
Cable and Deadpool
Shrugged
All Star Superman (when it comes out)

In the trades:
Any GI Joe
Any Punisher
All core X-Men
Wolverine books
Y the Last Man
Powers
The Walking Dead
Battle Pope
Invincible
Daredevil

Probably loads more. I get a lot of trades.

[Andy Turnbull]

Yeah I've moved a lot of my buying to trades as well. A load of Rebellion stuff as after years of the 2000ad trade program being mismanaged by Titan and then Hamlyn they are being done well by Rebellion.

I've started to pick up the Sgt Frog manga from Tokyopop, it's great fun.

Andy

[legios]

admin said:

I've started to pick up the Sgt Frog manga from Tokyopop, it's great fun.

Andy

Seargent Frog is a lot of fun - but is a bit of a read-once thing for me. I like the sense of humour - and the pop-culture gags amuse me, but it isn't something I am likely to re-read much.

As to what I'm currently buying, based on the last months sampling:-

In floppies:-

Nova
Annihilation:Conquest Starlord (I'll likely be adding the Annihilation: Conquest mini even though I haven't been picking up the Quasar or Wraith mini-series)
Transformers: Devastation
the Suicide Squad miniseries
Legion of Superheroes in the 30th Century
Brave and the Bold
Hero Squared and Mr Stuffins (has there even been a second issue of that?) technically count as I would buy them if they came out.
Used to be picking up Powers but the combination of a lacklustre story arc and a publishing schedule that fell apart killed me interest.
Will soon be adding Legion of Superheroes to this list as well.

In Trades:
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (as and when another trade actually manages to stagger to the door.)

Karl

[The Doctor]

Mostly switched to trades for economical reasons. My floppies have been cut back to:

Powers
IDW's The Transformers
Titan's Transformers
Marvel Handbooks
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Order
Fantastic Four (until the end of the Dwayne McDuffie run)
Avengers Classic.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Uncanny X-Men
X-Men
Astonishing X-Men
New X-Men (for the crossover)
X-Factor
New Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Avengers Initiative
Punisher War Journal
Captain America
Hulk (& WWH Crossovers)
Modok's 11
Ex Machina

[KoshNaranek]

I've recently started reading much more ever since Comics & Collectables opened locally. I'm currently reading:


Floppies
All Transformers titles
All Hulk titles (and man!, did WWH finish with a bang!)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8
Thor
Civil War Chronicles
Angel: After the Fall (as soon as it comes out)

TPB's
Hulk vol 3
Prelude to Planet Hulk
Planet Hulk HC
Identity Crisis

I'll probably pick up a few more books at the Dublin Comic Con to keep me busy.

- Tony

[Deleted]

I recently finished reading issues 0 and 1 of Jungle Girl. I tend to go for the little known titles over the more popular ones that comics are best known for but now I wish I hadn't. Its absolute tripe that only appeals to people who like to see a scantily clad female running around spouting nonsense.

[Philip Ayres]

payres said:

Uncanny X-Men
X-Men
Astonishing X-Men
New X-Men (for the crossover)
X-Factor
New Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Avengers Initiative
Punisher War Journal
Captain America
Hulk (& WWH Crossovers)
Modok's 11
Ex Machina

OK Modok's 11 & WWH are done.

Punisher WJ is gone, and I'm dumping Hulk due to the revamp announced here

Uncanny X-Men
X-Men
Astonishing X-Men
New X-Men (for the crossover)
X-Factor
New Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Avengers Initiative
Captain America
Ex Machina

I'd like to dump Cap because I *know* I'll buy it in trades but it's just soooo good at the mo.

Daredevil being bought in trades btw.

[Gav]

Since leaving home, I've had to be very conservative on what i buy. So a lot of comics i used to collect have now been dropped.

The only titles i'll still buy in singles are Captain America, DMZ, Conan or Sub-Mariner related tosh.

In trades, I'll still be getting Ex Machina, Fables and attempting to fill holes in certain collections like Animal Man and the like. I can't find Vol.2 in shops.

Sorry Robert Kirkman, all your series have been dropped mate!

[kayevcee]

Hmm.

TF -ation series and the spotlights, no reprints.
Punisher: War Journal
Annihilation: Conquest
Nova
X-Factor, despite the crossover rather than because of it
All Star Superman, when it comes out.
The Brave and the Bold
Death of the New Gods, because Jim Starlin, that's why

I've been meaning to pick up more stuff by Dwayne McDuffie, like his FF run and current Justice League series. I may get them in trades, along with Matt Fraction's "The Order". I also enjoy the odd bit of Sergeant Frog.

-Nick

[The Doctor]

NECROBUMP!

What are we reading now? And how?

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Current:

Secret Wars

MTMTE
TF:TCFKARiD
Windblade

Panini Astonishing Spiderman
Essential X-Men
Avengers Universe
Wolverine & Deadpool
Mighty World of Marvel

2000ad
Judge Dredd Megazine

[legios]

Currently reading very much less than I have done before:-

Digitally (regular purchases)

More than Meets the Eye
Transformers vs GI Joe

Digital Singles (irregularly)

GI:JOE A Real American Hero

Digital trades (irregular purchases in sales)

GI:Joe
GI:JOE Special Missions


Titles I am thinking of starting to pick up:

(Digitally)

Lazarus

(Digital Trades):

Queen and Country

Physical Trades:

Whatever random stuff my library decides to get in.

[Philip Ayres]

Trades

MTMTE
RID
Windblade

Avengers: Time Runs Out
Groo & Friends
Hawkeye (one volume to go on all three series))
Iron Fist
Avengers World

Judge Dredd Case files.

Marvel Epic Collections

RECENTLY FINISHED

X-Factor
X-Force
Avengers
New Avengers

RECENTlY FINISHED TRADES

Avengers
New Avengers
X-Men
Amazing X-Men
Cyclops
Nightcrawler

I don't see myself taking up any US floppies again.

[Pinwig]

Actual comics I don't read many of. I'm cursed with a poor memory so I read mostly by trades after the event, that way I find I actually enjoy the stories. I also have a ridiculous number of magazine subscriptions to feed various hobbies, so that takes a chunk of the reading time. Of what I buy as individual issues:

2000AD / Megazine
Panini X-Men / Marvel Legends
Doctor Who Comic
TF vs GI Joe, which I'm only doing as individual issues for the retro vibe and the ace covers.

[Jim]

Floppies:

MTMTE
Transformers vs GI Joe
Mind MGMT (way behind on this, need a big catch up session)

Trades:

Saga
Velvet
Daredevil
Ms. Marvel

Just listing "current" series here, not sure I could provide a meaningful list of the back-issue trades I read.

-Jim

[The Doctor]

My comics reading is mostly UK newsstand in paper format of late. I regularly read:
-2000AD
-Judge Dredd Megazine
-Doctor Who Comic
-Panini titles of: Avengers Universe, Marvel Legends, Mighty World of Marvel, Essential X-Men, The Incredible Hulks.

I don't get every issue but I pick up some of Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection. Every now and then I'll pick up an issue of Commando when the mood catches me.

Digital comic reading is the occassional sale comic or trade and I like to pick up trades of whatever Marvel stuff the library gets in that I either can't afford digitally or that Panini won't be printing. I don't buy many digital comics currently as UK newsstand soaks up most of my comics budget. Don't buy many physical trades for that reason (and also lack of space).

I rarely buy US floppies anymore. Small press titles from time to time. I still read Doctor Who Magazine (which includes a comic) but mostly digitally now for cost reasons.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Update time, before several axes fall

2000ad (digital)
Judge Dredd Megazine (digital)
Judge Dredd (trade)
Judge Dredd Casefiles (trade)

All of these are safe. Being able to put together my own digital compilations from the CBZs still brings me great joy

MTMTE (digital & trade)
Transformers, the comic formerly known as RiD (digital & trade)
Till All Are One (digital)

Of these I think come the IDW renumbering thing only MTMTE will remain digital. TCFKARID has lost it's way big time.

Panini X-Men
Panini Avengers
Panini Wolverine & Deadpool
Panini Might World of Marvel
Panini Spider Man
Panini Hulk (for the duration) of Secret Wars

Again, all about to be renumbered. Avengers & X-Men are certain of surviving. Wolverine & Deadpool highly likely. MWOM.... not so sure. Spiderman, almost certainly gone.

New Avengers AIM (Trade)
Contest of Champions (Trade)
Ultimates Omniversal (Trade)
Vision (Trade)

4 US titles I'm buying in trade, two of which have already been cancelled and one is renumbering under a different title - New's becoming USAvengers. One of New or Ultimates may appear in Paninivision after September

Doctor Who magazine

I've not read any of the last two issues. And all I really read is Fact of Fiction. Subs renewal due Spetember. I've got till then to decide if this is The End or not.....

Lego Star Wars
Lego Nexo Knights
Lego Ninjago

for the polybags. Jonathan gets the comics

[Pinwig]

Jul 3, 2016 15:59:55 GMT Philip Ayres said:

Doctor Who magazine

I've not read any of the last two issues. And all I really read is Fact of Fiction. Subs renewal due Spetember. I've got till then to decide if this is The End or not.....

I still read this cover to cover every month like I always have. In fact I celebrated issue 500 by taking out a sub for the first time ever and cancelled my long standing (back to 1979) delivery from the local newsagent to my parents' house. Simply because by subscribing it halved the price. 

[The Doctor]

Did your newsagent weep tears of blood?

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

No, he died years ago. Different management now. I feel no sorrow.

I used to work there as a paperboy, you know. For a short time I delivered my DWM to myself.

[The Doctor]

It's a reversive occlusion! A space/time trap!

-Ralph