Comics!

[CiG]

Have you read The Walking Dead?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Yup, i have the first compendium and a shit load of singles from around the 08-11. Great read. Pick up that compendium if you can find it for a good price.

edit: i think they've published a second volume too.

 

[CiG]

Over here the average price for the first compendium is about $90. I was considering just throwing the whole giftcard at something like that, but I just didn't know if the quality matched the hype of the franchise.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

what? damn, only reason i mentioned it is because it's so cheapo compared other books of the same size/length. It's around $30-40 here. How much would it cost to ship something like that out there?

 

[CiG]

Probably a lot man. I'd buy cheaper copies from overseas but usually the shipping costs render it a pointless endeavor.

I usually buy from places like Ebay or Amazon but this giftcard is for a specific store so I'm stuck with the retarded retail prices over here.

 

[Vilden]

These are what I'm considering:

Hellblazer - Original Sins

V for Vendetta

Year One

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Hellboy: Volume 1

Aliens Omnibus 1

Transmetropolitan Volume 1

Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson - Volume 1

Obviously I can't buy them all, it's only a $100 giftcard and I really don't want to add any of my own real money to it.

Here's my ranking:

Best ones (tier 1):

Hellblazer: Original Sin
Hellboy: Volume 1
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen


Not as good imo but still timeless classics you should read (tier 2):

V for Vendetta
Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson - Volume 1


Fine choices but got nothing on the ones above (tier 3):

Year One
Aliens Omnibus 1 (be prepered that alot of the stuff in this has fucked up canon)
Transmetropolitan Volume 1


Haven't read so can't really comment on:

Batman: Arkham Asylum

 

[Vilden]

BTW if I would go with just one of those, I would choose Hellblazer. Delanos run is pretty much top tier American comics and the best from Vertigo.

 

[CiG]

Hellblazer: Original Sin
Hellboy: Volume 1

I'm definitely thinking of grabbing these two.

 

[Vilden]

A few other recs:

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/brass-sun-by-ian-edington-9781781082843/#.WkNj9IHMDqA

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/lik...-by-daniel-clowes-9781560971160/#.WkNetYHMDqA

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/mag...y-jaime-hernandez-9781560977841/#.WkNfLYHMDqA

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

BTW if I would go with just one of those, I would choose Hellblazer. Delanos run is pretty much top tier American comics and the best from Vertigo.

... and is absolutely nowhere near being on the same level as Frank Millers Daredevil as far as American Comic books and their tiers go. And that's coming form a huge Hellblazer fan

 

[CiG]

I don't remember this being true (however the last time I read it was nearly 10 years ago) but I've been told a few times that volume 1 of the Frank Miller Daredevil collection is story-wise not very cohesive. Basically what this guy is saying:



Is that true?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

.. yeah that guy clearly shouldnt be reading superhero comics with such ridiculous complaints. The funniest one was probably how he was like "OH NO THERE ARE OTHER ARTISTS AND WRITERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO A RUN OR ISSUES BETWEEN RUNS". "OH NOEZ BACK STORIES" Yeah, this guy is definitely not a comic book reader.

Also, Original Sins is a good place to start with Hellblazer but there are much better runs that follow.

edit: Oh and btw i was never a fan of Dareveil until i read Millers run

edit2: what a horribly painful clip to watch, this guy was a joke

 

[CiG]

So I won't be like "what the fuck is happening" if I buy volume 1 and don't have any singles to fill in any spaces between issues?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

not that i remember, Bill Mantlo does a pretty good job of passing it on the Miller. but the run definitely gets better and better with the meat of it being VOL 2 and 3

I would advise picking up Born Again, if anything, Not a required but highly recommended
https://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Bo...14367327&sr=1-1&keywords=daredevil+born+again

The Man Without Fear
https://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Wi...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9BYVDMV7VZYG7X2GSNAH


edit: I'm guessing he didn't like Mantlos work.

 

[Vilden]

Also, Original Sins is a good place to start with Hellblazer but there are much better runs that follow.

If you by this mean that there are better runs than all of Delanos I strongly disagree. There are obv lots of other great runs, but imo most of them are too stereotypical and falls too much in established thropes around the series. Delanos series revolve just enough about magic and the occult to make it interesting while mainly being rooted in english working class and political criticism.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

If you by this mean that there are better runs than all of Delanos I strongly disagree. There are obv lots of other great runs, but imo most of them are too stereotypical and falls too much in established thropes around the series. Delanos series revolve just enough about magic and the occult to make it interesting while mainly being rooted in english working class and political criticism.

Garth Ennis' work probably stands supreme for me. Warren Ellis' stuff was pretty good too from what i remember. It's been a while though.

I'm going to guess and say that you're also a huge Sandman/Neil Gaiman fan?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

@CASSETTEISGOD oh and i forgot to mention this little gem earlier

https://www.amazon.com/X-Men-God-Lo...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=85N4M0AZK72JPQW0Z8JB

 

[CiG]

That one is at the top of my list already, but cheers. So is X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Sure thing man.

Days of Future Past might be a little too much if you're not too familiar with the rest of their stuff.

God Loves, Man Kills on the other hand is a very good standalone story.

 

[CiG]

Oh for real? See this is the kind of shit I appreciate finding out hahaha. I'll put it on the backburner in that case.