bluedeni Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 AvsX was awesome especially how they changed Cyclops into Magneto and Wolverine into Professor X. The Marvel Now stuff is really good. Rick Remenders Cap is awesome, Jonathan Hickman's Avengers is sweet as well as Hulk. The end to Uncanny Avengers number 1 was crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 X-men Second Coming? Do elaborate. the x-men come, again. thats all you need to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhh Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 has anyone got this? http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-knightfall-vol-1-new-edition i've never really read any comics or graphic novels before but i was thinking of starting by getting this, bad choice/good choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Knightfall is good. If you really want to start with Batman I would recommend Batman Year One or The Dark Knight Returns. If you want a big Batman story No Man's land is awesome. If you just want to read something really good Preacher, Sandman or Y the last man are excellent starter books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhh Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 okay sweet, thanks heaps for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yeah, with comics, there is no perfect starting point. You can read the original #1s in trade paperbacks, but those books are pretty "corny" or "kiddy". The best route in my opinion is to find an artist/writer that you like, and track down their runs. Alan Moore / Frank Miller / etc are pretty well known because of their ties to movies and their books are expensive but others like Jim Lee, Ed Brubaker, Alex Ross, make comics that are just as good. Another good option would be to subscribe to Wizard Magazine. It's a pretty cool read and will keep you very well informed on industry trends, upcoming runs, and just everything comics and collectibles. The only downside is that if you are short on time, you might read Wizard and not have time for the comics. But even in that case, you will be very knowledgeable about what is going on in the comic book world. AdventureIsOutThere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Wizard Magazine shut down over a year ago. They have a digital thing but they mostly do conventions now. I would recommend Newsarama.com or Bleedingcool.com for comic info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Shows how out of this world I've been for the last 2 years. It would have been good advice before that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Haha I would agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Um...best comic advice for noobs would be to read good comics, not Marvel or DC. Image and Vertigo make sooooo many good books: Fables, Chew, Walking Dead, Invincible, Y: The Last Man, Saga..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maneatingcow Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 A lot of what gets adults back into comics is nostalgia though. Most kids grew up reading X-Men or Batman and as an adult want to go back relive some of the joy of their childhood. Independent books are able to get further out there and have some of the top notch titles, but none of those books will be able to compare to the fun of reading X-Men. I still can remember reading the Age of Apocolypse books or the Phalanx Covenant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnystorm777 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Um...best comic advice for noobs would be to read good comics, not Marvel or DC. Image and Vertigo make sooooo many good books: Fables, Chew, Walking Dead, Invincible, Y: The Last Man, Saga..... I disagree, Marvel has awesome writers and artists. I do like some indie comics like Chew and walking dead. But the classic superheroes is where it's at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Marvel has some great writers for sure! To briefly name drop a few friends: Cullun Bunn & Sam Humphries are both up and coming Marvel writers that everyone should watch out for. If you are new reader and want to read classic characters try the Ultimate books, great authors writing your favorite characters with out a big confusing history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureIsOutThere Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Anybody got any Frank Miller or Alan Moore they want to sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maneatingcow Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Finally breaking down and am searching through my old issues of the Walking Dead and am going to sell them on ebay. Bad thing is I start at issue 22 or so. Good thing is I have 2 copies of the first appearance of the Govener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I am still in awe of how much the back issues go for. I sold mine last year and was able to buy an IMac. We collectors are crazy sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maneatingcow Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 My brother just got rid of his books a few months back and got about $700 for them. He started a few issues before me and had the first appearance of Michonne. I figure I'll be able to get bare minimum $400. Heck the 1st appearance of the Governor goes for about $125 and I have a double of that. I am reasonably sure that I have the first few issues of the Chew series but am having trouble tracking them down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I had 1 through 50 plus an extra number 1 that was the rare one. It's crazy what some of these are going for. It's like Amazing Spider-Man 700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnystorm777 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Put some vintage comics up for trade. http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/83784-fstrade-vintage-comics/http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/83784-fstrade-vintage-comics/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maneatingcow Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Damn, crazy money you got there. I'm going to wait a week or two to post these on ebay. Figure I'll wait till the hype of new episodes builds and try and sell them then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 That would be pretty smart. People will be more excited and start looking again for back issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I had 1 through 50 plus an extra number 1 that was the rare one. It's crazy what some of these are going for. It's like Amazing Spider-Man 700. Amazing 700 will sell for $8, maybe less within a year. Smart of them to double the price on a comic they know is going to be a hot one just because it ends in 00. There are 250k first prints... http://www.movieswithbutter.com/Uncategorized/Amazing-Spider-Man-700-Now-Tops-300-000-Sales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I was referring to the Steve Ditko variant cover for Amazing Spider-man 700. Like the Walking Dead it's EBay gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 People are being retarded with that too. I see that selling for under $200 in a year or two. It's hard to predict, though, given that it is significantly more limited. There are what, 1 or 2 thousand of those? I'd sell that so fast if I had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 A bit of an old thread, but I didn't want to make a new one. I just caught up with Batman and Robin, and am working on completing my Batman New 52 collection. Also waiting to complete Before Watchmen soon. Batman Inc. is proving to be interesting as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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