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Black Terror #11 New Mutants Forever #1 Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #3 Doom Patrol #13 (My brother owes me for this one) I... Zombie #4 The Stand: Hardcases #3 Grimm Fairy Tales: Inferno #2 Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #1 (ELSEWORLDS!!!!!!)
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As Best Man at my brother's wedding, he gave me a bonus Groomsmen gift, which was a $50 gift cert for Barnes & Noble, which is my bookstore of choice. At my wedding, I gave my brother something similar to use for Dungeons & Dragons, which was his childhood favorite hobby (like comics is to me), so this was intended for me to use on some Graphic Novels. So I picked up:
Revolver - new GN by Vertigo Crime with a preview that looked really awesome.
Fables 1,001 Nights of Snowfall - very recently I was discussing with Lardy & CJ that I often don't get GN's because they are not part of my normal buying habits. This is a good example of that; I've followed Fables for YEARS now and it's my favorite of all the comics I buy (which is a lot). Yet it never occurred to me to get this. I actually completely forgot about it the second after I learned of its existence until only very recently.
Death: The High Cost of Living TPB - I read this years ago but don't own it, unlike all the Sandman issues, which I own. I remember loving it and wanted to add it to the collection. Also, my brothers & sister love, love, love the Sandman series and have never read this so this will be a treat for them.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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I gave the guys that stood up in my wedding a 50 buck Certificate to Waldenbooks. Had to find one that was here and in Colorado at the time. They were all surprised and very thankfull.
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It's a great gift, Dev! I had a great time during my whole lunch hour just figuring out what I wanted to spend it on. I love gift certificates!
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Another week with nothing in my pull folder!
On the other hand, there were like four gaming books I wanted to buy... Yikes. My wallet!
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I jus got my July shipment and now have the trades for FOUR EYES:Forged in Flames and Nova v.6: Realm of Kings to pick between for my bedtime reading over the next two nights.
I've already read Legion#3, Adventure#516 and Thanos Imperative#2 straight out of the box.
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From: Up a Gumtree | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Cobaltus: Fables 1,001 Nights of Snowfall - very recently I was discussing with Lardy & CJ that I often don't get GN's because they are not part of my normal buying habits. This is a good example of that; I've followed Fables for YEARS now and ...I learned of its existence until only very recently.
It's actually probably a good thing you're just getting it now... did you get the paperback version? I got the HC when it was first solicited, but it was 50% off... the TPB -just- came out, well over a year after the HC... at any rate, a FABLES must-have, like the early Prestige format one-shot...The Last Castle, I think? --which was important to the Blue/Riding Hood subplot. Definitely a good buy.
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From: Up a Gumtree | Registered: Jul 2003
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I went paperback, which is how I prefer all my trades. Hardback just feels too much like I might break it. (I did have to get the Revolver hardback though, which I decided I'd do because I really want to read it).
I remember getting Last Castle which was likely put in my pull because it just Prestige format and not a trade. My CBS guys throw stuff in my pull sometimes if they think I might want it. I flipped through 1,0001 and I'm looking forward to the mix of storytelling techniques.
Also--you MUST review Four Eyes, which was a comic I recommended to Legion World! A new issue actually just came out, which I haven't gotten to yet.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Four Eyes was excellent! This is the best Joe Kelly I've ever seen. Enrico is an engrossing and endearing character; indeed, everyone is so REAL. Boccioni is at turns charming and vile. Fawkes is a good man, hardened by life but devout and torn by the very conscience his boss lacks. Enrico's mother is a tormented widow, afraid now for her headstrong son. The backdrop of the Great Depression is a wondrous if odd setting for a tale involving dragons, but it all works. The art is very European, and the story flows from panel to panel, page to page... the 2-page splashes were truly incredible, whether it was Mr. Fawkes in the hatchery or Enrico huddled asleep with the nascent dragon. I don't know how this book is doing saleswise, but I'm going to switch over to the pamphlets ASAP. Truly a remarkable series!
-------------------- "Anytime a good book like this is cancelled, I hope another Teen Titan is murdered." --Cobalt
"Anytime an awesome book like S6 is cancelled, I hope EVERY Titan is murdered." --Me
From: Up a Gumtree | Registered: Jul 2003
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I've been reading a lot of comic trade paperbacks. I read the first 2 Cerebus trades which per pretty damn good. I am currently reading Marvel's Thor Essentials Vol 3. I figured I'd check out some of the original stories that I had never read prior before the movie comes out.
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Just got this month's order in. That Bill Black-- what a guy. Only took 3 DAYS this time!!!
BEST OF THE WEST #6 -- this caught my eye as it has a NEW story among the 50's reprints, featuring Redmask, Durango Kid, Black Phantom, AND The Presto Kid in probably his ONLY appearance since the 50's. Artists on display: PETE MORISI, DICK GIORDANO, VINCE ALASCIA, FRANK BOLLE, Joe Certa & John Belfi, and of course, DICK AYERS.
FEMFORCE SPECIAL #1 -- the very 1st appearance of Black's ALL-GIRL superhero team. Hot, luscious babes in tight, revealing outfits fighting crime. What's not to like?
FEMFORCE: NIGHT OF THE DEMON FEMFORCE: OUT OF THE ASYLUM
--a pair of one-shot specials featuring Femforce members in "horror"-related stories.
HORRORS OF THE HAUNTER -- "Horror"-style Haunted Horseman stories. These appear to have originally been by Dick Ayers, but some of the pages have been changed around by Black & co. I recently found out Black created "Buckaroo Betty", the daughter of the original Ghost Rider, who later changed her name to "The Haunter". Spiffy, hmm?
A LOT of items at the AC Comics website are up for half-price now, Better for me!
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I got Maus vol. 2 today. I didn't realize it was volume 2 till I got it out of the store. :7 I didn't know there were more than one volumes. Anyone know how many there are?
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