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Originally posted by: JediSage
Wow...after reading some of the desc I REALLY want to get these, although if you've never heard of them I'm wondering if they weren't any good.
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Wow...after reading some of the desc I REALLY want to get these, although if you've never heard of them I'm wondering if they weren't any good.
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They do sound interesting and like many things had totally passed me by during my last dormant period of comic reading. C'mon- buy 'em, read 'em, review 'em... NOW!
sean- manga are comics so there's no reason not to talk about them!
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Manga are comics for boring people who wish the world was black and white!
Manga are comics for boring people who wish the world was black and white!
(SHHHHHHH..... I didn't say anyone would answer!
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Also, I was wondering, are there any cool Superman comics involving the Parasite? i.e. any must-reads/must-haves?
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Originally posted by: theredbaron
Can someone rattle off some essential Superman reading?
Also, I was wondering, are there any cool Superman comics involving the Parasite? i.e. any must-reads/must-haves?
Can someone rattle off some essential Superman reading?
Also, I was wondering, are there any cool Superman comics involving the Parasite? i.e. any must-reads/must-haves?
Hmmmm....I never read too much Supes until recently. I would say that you may want to start with the Death of Superman group of TPBs. They include The Death of Superman, World Without a Superman, and The Return of Superman. Also, the recent Sacrifice TPB is a must have, IMO...not only to catch up on the current Infinite Crisis lead-ins, but also I think it will be a massive addition to the established Supes "canon". As for Parasite...not really familiar with him.
On the note of Kingdom Come: I'm about 55 pages in. WOW on the artwork. Fantastic. Also, the story so far is good, but a little slow. Still a good read overall. Alex Ross is a genius.
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And the current crop of Infinite Crisis comics - are they rewrites of the old ones or re-issues?
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Originally posted by: theredbaron
Thanks Sage. Say, what does TPB stand for?
And the current crop of Infinite Crisis comics - are they rewrites of the old ones or re-issues?
Thanks Sage. Say, what does TPB stand for?
And the current crop of Infinite Crisis comics - are they rewrites of the old ones or re-issues?
TPB = Trade PaperBack....collections of multiple issues reprinted in one softcover volume.
Infinite Crisis is a massive story arc that has been in the works at DC for over 4 years. It's a brand new story that pretty much seeks to do what the original Crisis on Infinite Earths did...turn the DC Universe on it's head. There were 5 seperate tie-in miniseries leading into it: Villains United, Raan-Thannagar War, Day of Vengence, The OMAC Project, and the Superman: Sacrifice storyline. There was also a series about 2 years ago called Identity Crisis that really set the whole thing in motion. My favorites in order of preference:
OMAC
Villains United
Sacrifice
Identity Crisis
Day of Vengence
Raan-Thannagar
The Infinite Crisis series itself (7 issues) is fantastically done. Great artwork, great story. There are also tie-ins in the regular monthly titles of other books. Also, after IC is done, the entire DC Universe "skips" ahead 1 year in continuity, with each title publishing "1 Year Later" issues and there's also a 52 issue, 1 a week series called "52" that deals with the IC fall-out.
If you're interested in reading any of the IC arc, I'd suggest not reading too many of our past posts on the subject. We're careful to mark spoilers, but you never know.
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I've read synopses on each issue of Crisis on Infinite Earths, just to make sense of what is going on in DC now (with all the pre-Crisis/post-Crisis mumbo-jumbo being thrown around).
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*EDIT* As a matter of fact, if you don't read the original Crisis first, you will have trouble understanding what's going on in the main IC story arc.
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Originally posted by: JediSage
*EDIT* As a matter of fact, if you don't read the original Crisis first, you will have trouble understanding what's going on in the main IC story arc.
*EDIT* As a matter of fact, if you don't read the original Crisis first, you will have trouble understanding what's going on in the main IC story arc.
I'll second that motion! If you want the bare minimum to catch up, I'd read 'Crisis On Infinite Earths', 'Identity Crisis', 'Superman Sacrifice' and then 'Infinite Crisis', in that order. The other series are various levels of greatness as well, but tend to be a little more 'side story'-ish. Then again the more you read the more fullfilling the experience is.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Well... SPOILER.
At the end of IC#5, from the design of the belt the Flash that emerged infront of Superboy Prime was clearly Barry. What he's doing alive and how long he will stay alive is anyone's guess. I jsut hope Wally returns eventually.
Well... SPOILER.
At the end of IC#5, from the design of the belt the Flash that emerged infront of Superboy Prime was clearly Barry. What he's doing alive and how long he will stay alive is anyone's guess. I jsut hope Wally returns eventually.
True but...
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But remember he told Kimiyo that "we couldn't hold him"... And who was holding him when we last saw SuperBoy Prime? Max, Johnny, and Barry Allen!
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Maybe Kal-L will knock some sense into him...
Though it really looks like he and Lois were the only sane people in the Paradise dimension. Superboy-Prime is like a deranged kid with a chaingun who thinks he is right. He has an enourmous power but not the emotional maturity or mental capacity to use it judiciously. Hence Pantha looses her head.
On the other hand, a friend of mine thinks that he is actually going to survive the Crisis and become a recurring villain.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
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Maybe Kal-L will knock some sense into him...
Though it really looks like he and Lois were the only sane people in the Paradise dimension. Superboy-Prime is like a deranged kid with a chaingun who thinks he is right. He has an enourmous power but not the emotional maturity or mental capacity to use it judiciously. Hence Pantha looses her head.
On the other hand, a friend of mine thinks that he is actually going to survive the Crisis and become a recurring villain.
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Maybe Kal-L will knock some sense into him...
Though it really looks like he and Lois were the only sane people in the Paradise dimension. Superboy-Prime is like a deranged kid with a chaingun who thinks he is right. He has an enourmous power but not the emotional maturity or mental capacity to use it judiciously. Hence Pantha looses her head.
On the other hand, a friend of mine thinks that he is actually going to survive the Crisis and become a recurring villain.
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Hmmmm....an interesting take on it, and I can imagine them doing this. As to why he's doing this, just don't forget Mr. Didio's comments: It's Puberty, DAMMIT!
My greatest fear is that they're going to leave the multi-verse intact. I can deal with Earth 2 being left over and repopulated. Anything more and I'll "Make Mine Marvel" for the rest of my life...
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Originally posted by: JediSage
Has anyone picked up Infinite Crisis: Secret Origins? I picked it up this morning and it seems good so far. It gives a lot of the background on why Alexander and the rest are doing what they're doing and it's written by Marv Wolfman.
Has anyone picked up Infinite Crisis: Secret Origins? I picked it up this morning and it seems good so far. It gives a lot of the background on why Alexander and the rest are doing what they're doing and it's written by Marv Wolfman.
I was going to get it Thurs. but my LCS was sold out though supposedly getting more in this week. As a random purchase I did get Marvel's 'Annihilation Prologue' and it was entertaining in a cosmicy kind of way. Don't know if it'll get me to buy the rest of the series (and associated minis) but I wasn't disappointed I bought it.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Have you read any of Ross' current series "Justice"? The artwork there is amazing too and it is largely a retelling of the Superfriends/Legion of Doom conflict with a much more modern sensiblity and some awesome, awesome visuals. No giant Darth Vader head though; it doesn't need it!
Have you read any of Ross' current series "Justice"? The artwork there is amazing too and it is largely a retelling of the Superfriends/Legion of Doom conflict with a much more modern sensiblity and some awesome, awesome visuals. No giant Darth Vader head though; it doesn't need it!
Yeah, it is pretty slick and a good tale, although I haven't read the latest issue yet.
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