Some highlights for me are Mage by Matt Wagner, Liberty Meadows by Frank Cho and I might as well grab the Darkness.
Anyone who didn't get Wanted the first time, I recommend hitting it up for a buck.
MAGE FIRSTS: THE DARKNESS #1 story GARTH ENNIS art & cover MARC SILVESTRI SEPTEMBER 1 32 PAGES / FC $1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS: LIBERTY MEADOWS #1 story FRANK CHO art & cover FRANK CHO SEPTEMBER 8 32 PAGES / BW $1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS: WANTED #1 story MARK MILLAR art & cover J.G. JONES SEPTEMBER 15 32 PAGES / FC $1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS: I KILL GIANTS #1 story JOE KELLY art & cover J.M. KEN NIIMURA SEPTEMBER 22 24 PAGES / FC $1.00
IMAGE FIRSTS: MAGE #1 story MATT WAGNER art & cover MATT WAGNER SEPTEMBER 29 32 PAGES / FC $1.00
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I may actually pick al of those up. I had Liberty MEadows a long time ago and sold it for a killing on Ebay.
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I missed the boat on Liberty Meadows, coming in at like #38 on Pov's recommendation which might have been the last monthly issue. I'd totally collect it now if it was coming out.
I'm pretty sure Darkhorse is doing $1.00 comics in September too...I'll post those when I get around to looking at the solicits.
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I had like the first 23 issues, plus the wedding issue, and sold them for over $300. Also sold Ultimate Spidey 1 - 38 for close to $400, and the U Spidey #1 White cover for over $400 in the same month.
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I read Witchblade for awhile, and, to be quite honest, Mike Turner's stuff is just pretty, pretty, pretty. It's the comic book equivalent of the Avatar movie, luscious visuals, and all the flesh on display hides the bare-bones narrative (or lack thereof).
As pretty as the book was, as compelling as the characters were, as much potential as the storylines contained, the characters simply failed to live up to the hype. Sarah Pezzini was indeed smoking hot (and Yancy Butler did a credible job in the TV adaptation), but she was hands-down the worst detective I've ever seen. In the first 24 issues, she actually performs one 'detective-like' thing, and that occurs off-screen, so we have no idea how it happened, just that she sort of coincidentally 'knew stuff' about some guy because she 'did some research.'
In the end, she reminded me too much of Scully, from the X-Files, who spent years dealing with supernatural stuff, and supposedly was an investigator, but was rendered utterly blind and stupid by the script, episode after episode, until you kind of wondered what sort of delusional world she lived in, since it clearly wasn't the world she was actually working in.
Same with Sara. Too much 'she's our best detective' and then she wanders blindly into a setup that the wino in the alley saw coming a mile off, and has to use her super-deus-ex-machina-that-rips-her-clothes-off to escape her own dumbassery.
Once Mike Turner stopped drawing it, I stopped buying it, since I couldn't even pretend to be buying it for anything other than the pretty pictures.
Fathom, unfortunately, worked in much the same manner, wandering around wide-eyed and naive in the middle of crap that big strong men (or her awesome superpowers) end up saving her from. As is, IMO, all-too-often the case with female superheroes, neither Aspen nor Sara had the slightest control of their powers, nor did they seem to be terribly interested in figuring them out or testing their limits or getting good at the stuff that they ended up pretty much having to do week after week. I've never been a fan of the 'women can't handle power' thing (see, Witch, Scarlet), so it just pushes my buttons to see Sara essentially a victim of a whimsical power that does what it wants, when it wants.
I liked the eye-candy (and even the guys were drawn with loving softcore porn detail), but when the 'heroine' is basically wandering around like Bambi on a shooting range, I have trouble feeling anything other than annoyance at her continued survival...
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quote:Originally posted by Set: I read Witchblade for awhile, and, to be quite honest, Mike Turner's stuff is just pretty, pretty, pretty. It's the comic book equivalent of the Avatar movie, luscious visuals, and all the flesh on display hides the bare-bones narrative (or lack thereof).
As pretty as the book was, as compelling as the characters were, as much potential as the storylines contained, the characters simply failed to live up to the hype. Sarah Pezzini was indeed smoking hot (and Yancy Butler did a credible job in the TV adaptation), but she was hands-down the worst detective I've ever seen. In the first 24 issues, she actually performs one 'detective-like' thing, and that occurs off-screen, so we have no idea how it happened, just that she sort of coincidentally 'knew stuff' about some guy because she 'did some research.'
In the end, she reminded me too much of Scully, from the X-Files, who spent years dealing with supernatural stuff, and supposedly was an investigator, but was rendered utterly blind and stupid by the script, episode after episode, until you kind of wondered what sort of delusional world she lived in, since it clearly wasn't the world she was actually working in.
Same with Sara. Too much 'she's our best detective' and then she wanders blindly into a setup that the wino in the alley saw coming a mile off, and has to use her super-deus-ex-machina-that-rips-her-clothes-off to escape her own dumbassery.
Once Mike Turner stopped drawing it, I stopped buying it, since I couldn't even pretend to be buying it for anything other than the pretty pictures.
Fathom, unfortunately, worked in much the same manner, wandering around wide-eyed and naive in the middle of crap that big strong men (or her awesome superpowers) end up saving her from. As is, IMO, all-too-often the case with female superheroes, neither Aspen nor Sara had the slightest control of their powers, nor did they seem to be terribly interested in figuring them out or testing their limits or getting good at the stuff that they ended up pretty much having to do week after week. I've never been a fan of the 'women can't handle power' thing (see, Witch, Scarlet), so it just pushes my buttons to see Sara essentially a victim of a whimsical power that does what it wants, when it wants.
I liked the eye-candy (and even the guys were drawn with loving softcore porn detail), but when the 'heroine' is basically wandering around like Bambi on a shooting range, I have trouble feeling anything other than annoyance at her continued survival...
Have you ever checked out Witchblade since Ron Marz came on about 7 years ago? I have not, so I can't really give an accurate comment about it, but from what I've read, he's gone a long way into establishing Sara as a more competent & intelligent "thinking" character, doing things besides using her powers and looking really hot.
Witchblade is one of those comics I never picked up but know the basics about. Only recently did my curiosity for it begin, particularly spurred on by the $1.00 #1 reprint issue a few months ago which I liked.
As someone who really knows Witchblade, I'd be curious as to what you thought of the Marz era of the comic.
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quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Have you ever checked out Witchblade since Ron Marz came on about 7 years ago? I have not, so I can't really give an accurate comment about it, but from what I've read, he's gone a long way into establishing Sara as a more competent & intelligent "thinking" character, doing things besides using her powers and looking really hot.
I am intrigued, as the mythology behind the character was pretty neat.
Then I made the mistake of Googling Ron Marz, as I was just about to enthuse about how much I loved X-Men 2099 (Had him conflated with Ron Lim).
Wow. Called out for both the Hal Jordan murder-pa-looza and the 'women in refrigerators' thing? Yikes. That must be every comic book writers dream, to have websites devoted to discussing how much of a misogynist you are...
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I am no fan of Marz's GL work by any means, but to defend him slightly, after his GL days, he was one of the two main writers at Crossgen, where he created some really incredible series & characters. Some of the best comics of the last 15 years were by Marz at Crossgen.
These included several female protagonists who Marz wrote extremely well, such as Arwen, the lead character of Sojourn.
So I think Marz has learned and grown as a writer over the years. He's certainly not the only culprit of 'women in refrigerators' and the Hal Jordan debacle wasn't his fault, that was an editorial thing (with the proper culprits taking credit long ago).
Regarding Ron Lim, he was pretty good too, and I wonder what's happened to him?
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I agree with Cobie about Ron Marz. The woman in the refrigerator was pretty horrendous, and from his comments on Gail Simone's site, IIRC, he really didn't get the problem at the time. His work at CrossGen, though, was a vast improvement. I remember people really being surprised by it at them time.
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Dark Horse is getting into it too in September. I'll probably get the Russ Manning Magnus Robot Fighter. I absolutely recommend Umbrella Academy to anyone.
1 for $1: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Andi Watson (W), Joe Bennett (P), Rick Ketcham (I), Guy Major (C), and Art Adams (Cover)
On sale Sept 8
FC, 28 pages
$1.00
Buffy Summers is not like other girls. She’s been chosen to save the world from the vampire plague, and balancing saving the world with high school is no easy task.
1 for $1: Groo
Sergio Aragonés (W/A) and Mark Evanier (W)
On sale Sept 1
FC, 28 pages
$1.00
If you thought Groo was a dangerous idiot, wait till you see how dangerous he is now that he’s intelligent.
1 for $1: Magnus, Robot Fighter
Russ Manning (W/A)
On sale Sept 8
FC, 28 pages
$1.00
In the year 4000, with the human race threatened by robots that would enslave mankind, one man alone has the power to fight back—Magnus, Robot Fighter!
1 for $1: Serenity: Those Left Behind
Joss Whedon (W), Brett Mathews (W), Will Conrad (P), Laura Martin (C), and John Cassaday (Cover)
On sale Sept 15
FC, 28 pages
$1.00
Firefly—the story of a ship full of mercenaries, outlaws, fugitives, and one law-abiding prostitute running across the fringes of space. The crew of Serenity once again find themselves broke and on the wrong side of a number of very large firearms…
1 for $1: Star Wars Legacy
John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P), Dan Parsons (I), and Brad Anderson (C)
On sale Sept 1
FC, 28 pages
$1.00
The Jedi Temple is attacked, an Emperor is betrayed, and the Sith are born anew! A lot can happen in a hundred years, but all of the above happens just in this first issue! Not since Luke Skywalker first stepped aboard the Millennium Falcon has the galaxy seemed like such a vast, exciting, dangerous place!
1 for $1: Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1
Gerard Way (W), Gabriel Bá (A), Dave Stewart (C), and James Jean (Cover)
On sale Sept 15
FC, 28 pages
$1.00
Once, the Umbrella Academy was unstoppable. Under the tutelage of their guardian and mentor, Dr. Reginald Hargreeves, its members spent their childhoods fighting evil and honing their extraordinary gifts. Until something went terribly wrong…
Now, nine years later, the estranged members of the Umbrella Academy are reunited by the death of the only parent they've ever known and the rise of a new and terrible threat. Will they be able to overcome their history for long enough to save the world one more time?
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Image released their second round of $1.00 reprint #1's, this time including Haunt (already have), Mage (plan on one day getting the trade), the Darkness (interesting, hard to find), and many others. Like previously, many comic book shops, being more focused on the business end of things, did not order a lot of these and so they are hard to find.
Luckily, I was in NYC recently and was able to snag a reprint copy of Godland #1. I honestly would have bought almost any #1 reprint for $1.00 if I didn't already have it.
Godland is written by Joe Casey with art by Tom Scioli. Having only read #1 and therefore knowing it only really knowing it by covers in the solicitations each month, I can say it appears to be a superhero series heavily in the cosmic science-fiction genre with a huge Jack Kirby influenced (and I suspect others, like Jim Starlin).
You know, I actually enjoyed #1. I think if I hard purchased it when it came out, I would have stuck with the series and collected all along. What I really enjoyed was the art by Tom Scioli, with it's heavy Kirby influence. It's so much so, that it almost feels like a parody of Kirby's work, but you can tell Scioli is homaging more than just style, he's homaging composition and other aspects of Kirby's work.
Joe Casey's work hasn't always been my favorite, usually because it just doesn't draw my interest. Here it's all basically set-up and doesn't really get into any real plot specifics or character beats other than introducing everyone. So I have no real idea of what the writing on this series is like.
Would I buy this series? I guess if I happened to come across back issues for cover price or less, then absolutely yes. I probably would not go out of my way to get them though.
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