jacobe Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Did pick this up today: I'm a fan of Wood's "real world" stuff like Local and my buddy at the shop threw it in my bag. It's only $10, so with the discount it was worth a gamble. Wood's gone as far as to say it's aimed at teen girls, which as a nearly 30 bearded, beer belly'd man I'm not in that demographic, but I'm sure it'll be worth a read. This was pretty damn enjoyable, well worth the $9.99 price tag. If you're a fan of Wood's writing on Local you'll enjoy it and Ryan Kelly's art NEVER fails to impress me. Put my order in for the Local HC today as well which excites me. I do hope it includes the pages at the end of each issue with his music thoughts as i really thought it helped complete each issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Is the Local hardcover limited or anything? Should I preorder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobe Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Not sure if it's limited. If you're not a Wood fan you may want to seek out an issue or 2 before jumping in for the HC, his stuff's not for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 is his other stuff as good as northlanders? i love that series but don't think i've read anything else by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobe Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 is his other stuff as good as northlanders? i love that series but don't think i've read anything else by him. I haven't read Northlanders yet as I do trades on almost all Vertigo. DMZ is pretty solid though. Local and New York Four are more "real life" stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 i read vertigo monthlies religiously. i get probably 5 of the 10 or so they put out each month (Northlanders, Scalped, 100 Bullets, House of Mystery, DMZ at the moment. will be getting Army@Love, Air, Jack of Fables, and Crossing Midnight soon most likely after i catch up on them). people waiting for the trades is part of what caused American Virgin to get canceled from what i've gathered. it's convenient to read them all at once, but low issue sales causes DC to be dicks and cancel great series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 i read vertigo monthlies religiously. i get probably 5 of the 10 or so they put out each month (Northlanders, Scalped, 100 Bullets, House of Mystery, DMZ at the moment. House of Mystery is one of my new favorite books. It's so cool the way the work the two stories together every issue. That's one Vertigo book that reads just as good as a monthly as it would in a trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobe Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I've been reading up on American Virgin (I have the first 2 trades), it sounds like sales as well as content issues and arguments with DC has cause friction. DC is pretty good about trying to keep low selling books alive that have a solid fanbase (Manhunter) and/or critically loved and have a true "end" in sight (Starman) It's cheaper for me to pick up trades sadly as most are 6 issues @ $2.99 where as the trade (on amazon) are usually under $11. I wish DC & Marvel would publish monthly anthologies, like "Vertigo Monthly" with 6 of the titles that month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 i pick up the trades to catch up if i can't find the back issues. i'm a nerd though that loves the single issues. i have far to many long boxes already full of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgeagain Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 dude that's sweet. my store bags all the comics. he charges for boards though. and long boxes cost a decent amount too. the worst has to be dividers though. those things are fucking expensive as hell! Yeah, those dividers are insanely expensive for what they are. They always have been too. I actually bought a bunch of the cardboard ones through Bags Unlimited. Really, I'm the only one ever looking at them, so I definitely don't need the fancy ass plastic ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 ^^ Is this a collected book? Post pics when you get it. Got it in the mail yesterday! I just flipped through it, but I took a few shots of a few pages for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 is that wolverine's weapon-x ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 It's Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 i didn't fallow the story of wolverine too often. anyway,that's look so good water colour waiting comics.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 That is awesome Jordan. Thanks for the pics. I have the single issues of the series but never knew there was collected and signed edition. Looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 No prob man! Yeah, it was put out by Graffiti in '89 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Ah...Graffiti...they put out some awesome limited and signed editions back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayeffscene Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Haven't read the rest of this thread, but if you haven't yet then you should check out Astonishing X-Men and Ultimate X-Men. Aside from that: read Watchmen, because it's awesome. What else are you in to? I can make better suggestions if I know what kind of stuff you like to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Haven't read the rest of this thread, but if you haven't yet then you should check out Astonishing X-Men and Ultimate X-Men. Aside from that: read Watchmen, because it's awesome. What else are you in to? I can make better suggestions if I know what kind of stuff you like to read. You can check out what I own and have been reading by going to my googledocs list in my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 So I got some stuff in the mail yesterday, placed it on my shelf, looked at it and realized I've gotten a ton of books in the last month and a half (when I started buying comics). Take a look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 i don't have many HC or tpb's. maybe 10 hc, 15-20 tpbs. i got 6 longboxes worth of comics though, all bagged, boarded, and in the process of being sorted and added to comic collector live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 theres an absolute long halloween? awesome. 100 like the rest? i need to get sandman 2 and 3. i must complete that collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalcycle Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 this may be an awfully stupid thing to ask, but i'd like some advice: where do i start with comics? i'm not in it purely for the collecting aspect (though that doesn't hurt, either), i just always loved the whole idea of reading comic books and graphic novels and we're seeing these days that there are some great ones out there. but how do you suggest i get started? i've always been a big fan of batman and x-men. what are some comics/trades that are good reads? i know all about the legendary batman graphic novels (long halloween, dark victory, hush, dark knight returns etc. etc. etc.) and i also don't have the budget to go out and pick up tons of back issues. any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Borders and 30 percent off coupons. what do you want to read? superheroes? dramas? Zombie Horror? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 my advice on collecting comics: don't listen to anything wizard says don't try to follow a trend for a long term investment find some authors you like and stick with them (in my case Moore, Ennis, Ellis, Azzerello, Ross) find a few characters or imprints you like and stick with them. i read anything punisher, deadpool, on Marvel Max, Vertigo, and Avatar. think of the indies/imprints as labels. some people listen to all victory, some listen to all trustkill, i listen to all fat bands and the old epitaph ones from the 90's. you can find a lot of good stuff checking it out that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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