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Post by ptsteelers on Jan 21, 2007 16:05:19 GMT
all personal opinion of course  , but here is MY list of books you MUST be reading, or you are missing out. (In no order) Immortal Iron Fist - This new, fresh take on the IF mythos is just starting, but boy is it a good one. Well written and great art, make this title a true top 10. X-Factor - I hate Mutants. I love PAD's writing. I chose the latter and boy am I happy I did. Since issue 1 (of the current run) this title has just been on top of it's game. The Dialog is spot on and the plot lines are always well thought out and sharp as a razors edge. Iron Man - With the ... debacle, that CW has become, Iron Man is shining through in his own title. This new creative team, not only has me pulling for Tony again, but has me seeing more of his side (something I never thought would happen). Very good. New Universal - While I admit, I do like Warren Ellis' writing, he just really shines through when Sci-Fi/unexplained phenomena is concerned. Taking all of the New Universe titles of the past, and combing them into one ongoing title, is no easy task. Ellis appears up to the task. Great start. Green Lantern - After, what I consider, a slow start ... the last 6 issues of this series has just blown me away. Johns doing what he does best in this title, bringing the past back to bite you on your ss. If you pick up any of these 5 titles ... you should be happy. ;D |
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Post by peterh on Jan 21, 2007 17:25:00 GMT
Only reading GL of the five.
I'm glad I stuck around through the less than stellar first issues because it's become so much better with OYL it's almost incredible...
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jan 21, 2007 18:02:42 GMT
Well, I like GL... I can't believe you aren't reading All Star Superman though, Perry! Best title on the shelves bar none, IMO. Oh - and welcome back  |
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Post by ptsteelers on Jan 21, 2007 18:15:40 GMT
It's fun. It is in my top 10, but I don't think that it is an "everyman" kinda comic. I love the retro style and all the nuances, but for a typical "walk in and buy" reader, I think the 5 above are the best. And thanks ... been awhile |
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jan 21, 2007 18:49:49 GMT
I still want to know why Siryn is prepared to work with Jamie ever again after he broke her heart so badly. With that question unanswered, I feel X-Factor to be fatally flawed.
But then, Siryn is my favourite character in the line up, so I might be a bit biased ;D
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Post by ptsteelers on Jan 21, 2007 18:51:20 GMT
 ya think ?
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jan 21, 2007 18:56:49 GMT
PAD for me is very much a hit or miss writer, honestly. I either love his stuff (Fallen Angel) or it just doesn't interest me at all (Captain Marvel).
X-Factor is in the latter category. Partly because of Siryn, partly because I think the way he altered Jamie's power so there is a 'Madrox Prime' was a mistake. And also hugely because of the art, which I just do not like at all.
With a different artist and the Teri/Jamie situation properly dealt with, I might have tried this. But as things stand, Astonishing remains my only current X-title.
Unless you count Cable/Deadpool, which I don't.
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Post by ptsteelers on Jan 21, 2007 19:06:01 GMT
I don't see how taking a character that, by all purposes, was disposable, and making him a standout character can be a mistake.
PAD has brought relevance to a character that had none (or little) before.
On top of that, we have discovered even more about or lil Jamie in the past 4 months, and me likey.
Could change "Mutant'dom" if used correctly.
astonishing is a good read (like me some Whedon), but again, overall, it is typical "Mutant stuff". Never been a fan. That is why I like X-Factor so much, it is such a departure from the norm.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jan 21, 2007 19:16:37 GMT
Astonishing is absolutely the 'traditional' title. I got tired of the world of X a while back, and if not for Joss I'd be reading no X-titles at all. Well, not unless they'd given Mike Carey an artist whose work I didn't hate, coz he's usually worth a look. Crossing Midnight is off to a great start, though, so I have some Carey stuff to enjoy I'm really reading more DC than Marvel these days, which is a huge departure for me. Mainly that's down to the recent quality boost on a lot of DC titles, but partly it's down to the attitude problem Marvel seem to have which I find very off-putting. I do have to give Marvel this, though: Civil War is the most hilarious title on the shelves right now ;D |
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Post by Gray Lensman on Jan 21, 2007 21:56:37 GMT
Welcome back, Perry. Of the two listed above, the only ones I actually read are X-Factor and Green Lantern. And while I enjoy X-Factor, I admit there are some flaws in it. Both are worth reading, mind. All in all, though, DC is doing far more for me than Marvel has of late. I keep getting drawn in by DC (especially books like All-Star Supes, 52, and JSA), while my Marvel stack keeps getting thinner all the time. Shame, too, considering how good Marvel was at one time... |
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Post by Gay Titan on Jan 22, 2007 3:14:33 GMT
I think the new JSofA series is off to a great start. It is by far better than the previous series ended. Ugh.
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Post by hector on Jan 22, 2007 7:14:50 GMT
Immortal Iron Fist - This new, fresh take on the IF mythos is just starting, but boy is it a good one. Well written and great art, make this title a true top 10. Despite ranking Brubaker as one of the top writers working today, and by far, the best one currently working at Marvel, I still need a characters I'm at least vaguely interested in to check his company owned work. And Iron Fist is not one of them. Saying X-Factor is the best X-title in the stands right now doesn't make it justice, since with the excepcion of Brubaker's, they all suck to varying degrees. So I'll just say X-Factor is one of the best books these days. Maybe, if someone like Morrison wrote IM I'd be tempted to give the title a chance. So, no. I'm tempted to give this a chance, but Ellis is known for hacking when working for the Big Two. If it's something he's personally interested, like Nextwave, it's great. If he does it just for the money, it's crap, like the Ultimate Trilogy or Iron man. GL kicks ass. Nuff Said. |
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Feb 12, 2007 12:46:01 GMT
Imho Fables is a must have...if only concrete was a monthly title it would also be on a TOP 3!!!  |
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Post by SilvaShado on Feb 13, 2007 5:01:56 GMT
My must-haves are Fables, Jack of Fables, Conan and Sabrina, plus the manga Bastard, Bleach, Zombie Powder and Her Majesty's Dog. I'm way behind on reading them, but I still regularly buy them and have plans to catch up soon.
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Feb 14, 2007 7:37:13 GMT
Astonishing is absolutely the 'traditional' title. I got tired of the world of X a while back, and if not for Joss I'd be reading no X-titles at all. Well, not unless they'd given Mike Carey an artist whose work I didn't hate, coz he's usually worth a look. Crossing Midnight is off to a great start, though, so I have some Carey stuff to enjoy I'm really reading more DC than Marvel these days, which is a huge departure for me. Mainly that's down to the recent quality boost on a lot of DC titles, but partly it's down to the attitude problem Marvel seem to have which I find very off-putting. I do have to give Marvel this, though: Civil War is the most hilarious title on the shelves right now ;D E. I haven't read marvel civil war event, but i thought the main idea to be a very interesting one...so, the outcome is that bad?! which titles did you read/bought from this? regards |
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Post by Elliot Kane on Feb 14, 2007 9:10:07 GMT
Pedro - I'm getting the main CW series, and I can honestly say it's the worst title I've gotten in a very long time. If there's anything worse out there right now, I don't want to know about it. I'm only sticking because the outcome will set up the new status quo for the MU and I want to be able to understand what I'm reading in other Marvel titles.
Remember Marvel promised a balanced political approach with no wrong or right side and no villains? They lied. Totally. The registration act itself requires all people with any kind of power whatsoever to register, regardless of how or even IF they use their powers. It effectively criminalises an entire section of the popn just for existing.
All heroes on the side of the act are hunting down their once-friends and imprisoning them without either trial or due process in a special prison built to hold them. This doesn't seem to bother many of them much at all.
Almost every character in the series is badly out of character on their every appearance. The few that are at all IN character are seemingly only there by accident and they are soon out of character again.
It is never explained why on Earth a hero would back so draconian a piece of legislation, let alone turn on their friends and allies in support of it. Other than Cap and Iron Man, the sides seem to be drawn pretty much at random.
Spidey - the one character more than any other who knows the cost of public exposure - is persuaded to publicly announce his secret identity. The wrongness of THAT I don't have to tell you.
Sometimes characters will appear out of nowhere for a panel or two, speak their lines, then vanish again as if they had never been there without rhyme or reason.
The plot is terrible, and is used to railroad the characters regardless of sense.
You get the idea. If someone told me that Mark Millar was capable of writing anything this bad, I would not have believed them. Usually he can be relied upon for a strong plot, at least, but in this he's obviously way over his head and completely out of his depth.
The art's nice, mind.
I've also read the Cable/Deadpool tie in issues, and they are very good.
Overall though, if you have a choice between CW and an enema, choose the enema. It's less painful.
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Post by hector on Feb 14, 2007 10:50:33 GMT
The one shot Casualties of War is the only truly good thing to come out of CW.
Ellis got a good start with his Thunderbolts, which are CW-related.
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Post by Gay Titan on Feb 14, 2007 16:46:21 GMT
Never been a fan of Tbolts, but picked up #110 to see Penance.
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, but here is MY list of books you MUST be reading, or you are missing out.
