The Comics Thread

[HM]

....wow.

[Memento Mori]

I'm seriously considering selling off my copies of the singles and buying the trade. Or just buying the trade.

[HM]

I'm seriously considering selling off my copies of the singles and buying the trade. Or just buying the trade.

I bet you'd get a silly amount for the complete set of singles on ebay.

Had this preordered for months now, seriously can't wait now I've seen those pics.

[Memento Mori]

There are people on Ebay selling the entire run for over £50 not including delivery. I envy anyone reading that trade for the first time.

[Sputnik]

I dunno if this is the right place for this, but I just ordered this and this, what with me being a great HP Lovecraft fan.
While going through amazon, though, I discovered a bunch of artists that do similar artwork, namely Zdzilsaw Baksinksi and Wayne Barlowe, and I had a look at their websites and their illustrations are right down my alley. They are simply awesome. I wish I was rich enough to buy all their art books.

So what I'm asking is, how many other artists are there out there that do similar stuff? Like nightmarish, Lovecraft style drawings or graphic stories?

[Pedro]

Such a shame that this has all those watertags.

[Memento Mori]

I dunno if this is the right place for this, but I just ordered this and this, what with me being a great HP Lovecraft fan.
While going through amazon, though, I discovered a bunch of artists that do similar artwork, namely Zdzilsaw Baksinksi and Wayne Barlowe, and I had a look at their websites and their illustrations are right down my alley. They are simply awesome. I wish I was rich enough to buy all their art books.

So what I'm asking is, how many other artists are there out there that do similar stuff? Like nightmarish, Lovecraft style drawings or graphic stories?

Not strictly an answer to your question but a comic of The Dunwich Horror was recently released.

http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2011/10/18/comic-review-h-p-lovecrafts-the-dunwich-horror-1/

[Sputnik]

Oh no man that's exactly what I meant. Nice!

[Memento Mori]

People posting Fear Itself 7.1 spoilers everywhere before I can read it on Saturday.

Oh no man that's exactly what I meant. Nice!

Happy to help.

[HM]

People posting Fear Itself 7.1 spoilers everywhere before I can read it on Saturday.

I read the issue today, probably the best Fear Itself related issue. You know an event is bad when an epilogue issue written by a totally different writer is the best part of it.

[HM]

Doctor Doom Series Canned

Back in August, IGN Comics ran the exclusive solicitation for a new mini-series by Nick Spencer and Becky Cloonan called Victor Von Doom, detailing the early days of the once-and-future dictator of Latveria as he battles for his life in Hell. Rumors began to circulate this morning of the title's cancellation on Kabooooom, and now Spencer has confirmed it via Twitter saying, "I see word is out about Victor Von Doom. Trust me, no one is more bummed about this than I am." Issue #1 was scheduled for release on November 30.

This is the second of Spencer's books canceled within a month, the first being Iron Man 2.0, which was canned along with a few other titles after Marvel held a round of layoffs a couple of weeks ago. It's worth noting that Alejandro Arbona, one of Marvel's editors that was let go in their last round of releases, was editor on both Iron Man 2.0 and Victor Von Doom.

http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/121/1211638p1.html

Was looking forward to this. Not shocked by Iron Man 2.0 being cancelled as well, ridiculous what they did with it. Didn't introduce the new suit till the 3rd issue, then the main baddy was just dropped when Fear Itself happened, and some issues didn't even have Rhodey or War Machine in it at all. Absolute mess

[Cosmo]

Looking to get some Ultimate Spider-Man for Christmas. Where do I need to pick up from after the Ultimate Collection Vol. 3?

[Memento Mori]

Ultimate Spider-Man volume 7 Irresponsible is the next one.

[Pedro]

I was a little bummed about the Teen Doom series being cancelled - thought it could have been interesting.

Are Marvel just into proliferation of titles? I really enjoy some of their titles, but the majority of them are on the sidelines of the main Marvel-U e.g. Daredevil, Punisher (and then I like Punisher Max) - but in their main titles they seem quite happy to have 2, 3 or 4 titles from the same selection of characters. Not sure I'm over fussed in having FF becoming two titles and with Winter Soilder forthcoming there's gonna be 3 titles in the Cap side of things which for me is at least one too many.

[HM]

Marvel atm seems happy to just go mad on titles on any character that is half popular, see Wolverine. And the Avengers. And the amount of X-Men titles. And those pointless Point 1 issues. And the amount of side stories concerning Fear Itself that ended up fragmenting the overall story and harming the main book.

[Pedro]

That's what I'm saying - a title similar to Jonah Hex would never have lasted 70+ issues at Marvel as they have at DC. Still saddens that Captain Britain was put down before its time (and the characters have been in limbo ever since).

[Memento Mori]

I've been pleasantly surprised by All Star Western having not read any Jonah Hex before.

[Cosmo]

Ultimate Spider-Man volume 7 Irresponsible is the next one.

Ta Mori

[Memento Mori]

No worries.

[DrDoom]

Marvel atm seems happy to just go mad on titles on any character that is half popular, see Wolverine. And the Avengers. And the amount of X-Men titles. And those pointless Point 1 issues. And the amount of side stories concerning Fear Itself that ended up fragmenting the overall story and harming the main book.

Because they sell. Look at the numbers.

When people stop buying them Marvel will stop publishing them. People bitch and moan about Fear Itself but the sales INCREASED with each issue.