OT: Books, Comics, Graphic Novels, Trade Paperbacks

[Beliveau]

If it can be read, post it here. I'm an old dinosaur who still reads paper books. Carry on my wayward son!

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I read a couple horror trades called "Something is killing the children". I've been reading illustrated books since 1969, and I used to write about them. This book is as good as anything I've read in the last quarter century, but I'm trying to avoid horror. It's a dilemma. Sorry if you don't like the sig.

 

[eco's bones]

An American ex pat writer friend of mine who publishes books in Slovenia sent me a package that arrived just today of books that an Australian ex pat writer friend of his living in Prague Louis Armand who also publishes books gave to him to send around to whoever wherever. They include Armand's own Vampyr: A chronicle of revenge and Glitchhead + Ansgar Allen's Plague Theatre, the German surrealist Melchior Vischer's Second Through Brain and Johnny Pulp's (? obviously a pseudonym) Palomares/Bomb Grrls. The Vampyr Armand is a very very large trade paperback full to the brim with photos and graphics some 700 pages long. Anyway Armand publishes as Equus and my Slovenian friend is Corona Samizdat.

 

[majordomo]

Vampry sounds absolutely fascinating!!!!!

 

[haohmaru]

I have a ton of Marvel Omnibus' and DC Absolutes and the full run of Marvel's Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword Omnibuses. Love them.

 

[majordomo]

I have a ton of Marvel Omnibus' and DC Absolutes and the full run of Marvel's Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword Omnibuses. Love them.

I stupidly gave all of my early Marvels to my nephew and have regretted it ever since he told me he had no idea where they were (nor did he seem to care).

 

[eco's bones]

Vampry sounds absolutely fascinating!!!!!

I was thinking of buying it before but when you look Vampyr up on Abebooks it's like $52. That's pricey and was enough to stop me. It's a big book and all but......I'm glad to get it for nothing. I've read a bit of Armand before. He can be very literary but not without some humor and suspense. The Combinations is his best known book. It's set in Prague during the Cold War and atmospherically it's cold and kind of forbidding--dark and industrial---a little gothic and there are ghostly presences here and there though it's not horror really. Some of it is set in an orphanage kind of mental asylum. It's a real long one too. I liked it though. I've read a crime novel of his and a poetry collection as well.....something else I'm pretty sure.

 

[majordomo]

This is first time I've heard of him......comes at a perfect time as I'm preparing to retire...

 

[Roo Returns]

I've had a copy of X-Men: Dissolution and Rebirth sitting on my desk for two years and I really want to spend a month going through it and all the issues. Some I've never read, some I'm very familiar with. To me that's the creative peak of the series from when they're defeated in Australia and you have some old friends (Banshee and Forge) along with various other alumni trying to find them. This led to my favorite version of the team (the short lived 1990-91 lineup) and had those three back to back to back story arcs (X-Tinction Agenda, reuniting with Xavier in Shiar, Muir Island Saga) before the Blue and Gold Teams.

There's actually a book called The Claremont Run that studies the themes, choices, and generally what went on in his 17 years on the book. I'm not sure it addresses the behind the scenes turmoil from 1991.

I also picked up the Ghost Rider Epic Collection which has the first dozen or so issues from the 90s Danny Ketch run. I'm surprised MCU hasn't tried to use him as the main Ghost Rider yet.

 

[bernmeister]

crushed for at least a wk
I have some interesting hockey books.
Details then
Likely to consider selling at right price
Start saving up your ducats peeps

 

[Coffee]

Any book recommendations ?

 

[IDvsEGO]

Any book recommendations ?

Any particular genre?

 

[Beliveau]

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DC's Most Powerful
1. The Spectre
2. Superman
3. Dr. Manhattan
4. Icon
5. Darkseid
6. Black Adam
7. Martian Manhunter
8. Orion

 

[Leonardo87]

TMNT : The last Ronin

Also suggest reading Usagi Yojimbo , A Samurai Rabbit in feudal Japan times

 

[haohmaru]

Any book recommendations ?

Both of the Snyder Batman Omnibuses. They're around $60 and over a thousand pages.

 

[Takeahnase]

Because of playing the heck out of and enjoying the video game Space Marine 2, I got the first three books of the Horus Heresy and am enjoying it. The Warhammer 40k universe is pretty neat.

 

[MrAlmost]

TMNT : The last Ronin


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Best TMNT story there is. It's their Dark Knight Returns. Just picked up The Lost Years and going to read it soon.

 

[Leonardo87]

Best TMNT story there is. It's their Dark Knight Returns. Just picked up The Lost Years and going to read it soon.

The original tmnt was great, up until Eastman and Laird brought in other writers since they blew up and were focused with the 1987 cartoon and 1990 movies. Lost its flavor.

 

[MrAlmost]

The original tmnt was great, up until Eastman and Laird brought in other writers since they blew up and were focused with the 1987 cartoon and 1990 movies. Lost its flavor.

I mean I have always thought it's been cool. And the cartoon and those movies are great to me. Maybe it's just being the perfect age at the time, but I love them. And I love the video games too.

 

[mike14]

Another vote for the Last Ronin and Lost Years,

Also:
DMZ especially the first 6 or so TPBs.
Scalped was pretty fun
Bone is possibly the greatest fantasy story ever told
I always had a soft spot for Scott Pilgrim
Sin City is a classic

 

[IDvsEGO]

Any book recommendations ?

Its a long one but My personal top series is Wheel of Time.

It has some of the best character arcs in fantasy.

 

[Beliveau]

"A rich and rewarding story about existential questions when super-powered gods walk amongst us." —AIPT​

It’s 1999. Six indescribably powerful people each have the destructive capability of America’s nuclear arsenal. If they come into conflict, the world ends. The Power Fantasy is a pop culture-infused, superpowered, Cold War thriller about the spying, scheming, and violence these people will do to avoid coming into open conflict.

Come dance to the ticking of the doomsday clock with KIERON GILLEN (The Wicked + The Divine, DIE) and CASPAR WIJNGAARD (Homesick Pilots, All Against All)". https://www.amazon.com/Power-Fantasy-1-Superpowers/dp/1534395563/ref=sr_1_1?

 

[Beliveau]

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"Massive mechs battle giant monsters in this epic sci-fi graphic novel by comics superstars Ram V and Evan Cagle. A story of heroes, impossible armors, ghosts, and people, centuries apart, trying to keep their worlds from crumbling. A century ago, a portal opened over Central America and giant monsters known as the Tetza came through, changing everything we knew. Now the world bends all its effort to build the Iron Kings—great mechs driven by pilots—that battle the Tetza in gladiatorial combat for humanity's continued survival. War has turned to sport. Star jockey Anita Marr has been chosen to pilot a secret new prototype that could change the tide in humanity's favor. After a difficult first battle together, Anita begins to uncover and understand the unusual connection forming between herself and the experimental new Iron King, Dawnrunner. As the Tetza threat grows, Anita, Dawnrunner, and their secrets will become mankind’s last hope. Are we doomed or will dramatic revelations push Anita and Dawnrunner to transcend into something new?

Written by Ram V, drawn by Evan Cagle, colored by Dave Stewart and Francesco Segala, and lettered by Aditya Bidikar". https://www.amazon.com/Dawnrunner-Ram-V/dp/1506726356/ref=sr_1_1?

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[Beliveau]

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"The fan-favorite creative team of Si Spurrier and Aaron Campbell (John Constantine, Hellblazer) have reunited for a brand-new series featuring the DC Universe's most beloved occult con man/detective, John Constantine! This is certainly not the first time John Constantine has had a brush with death -- but if he doesn't play his cards right, it may be his last! Far from home and with precious few allies to call upon, Constantine, his son Noah, and his "bodyguard" Nat are on the run in America and wanted for murder. To make matters worse, John's heart has stopped beating and his body is quite literally decaying more and more with each passing day. Thankfully, he may have a chance at winning a favor from the King of Dreams himself, Morpheus of the Endless, to save himself-- that is, if he can figure out who is using Dream's sand to weave its terrible will into America's collective unconscious! Afterall, when has playing quid pro quo with all-powerful, extra-dimensional entities ever blown up in Constantine's face"? https://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Dead-America/dp/1799500438/ref=sr_1_1?

 

[Beliveau]

"Zatanna’s past and present collide in a brand-new series by Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass, I Am Not Starfire) and Javier Rodríguez! After a deadly mistake left her terrified of her own abilities, Zatanna found a home for herself in Las Vegas performing a free show full of sleight-of-hand and cheap card tricks at the crappiest casino on the strip. It’s not exactly glamourous—or heroic—but it sure beats the risk of dabbling in real magic! That is, until a mysterious stranger plunges Zatanna’s world into chaos, dredging up old wounds and cracking open an inter-dimensional rift in the process! Now, Zatanna will have to face her fears and embrace her powers whether she wants to or not! But will the magic words do the trick, or will it all collapse around her like a house of cards"? https://www.amazon.com/Zatanna-Bring-House-Mariko-Tamaki/dp/1799500802/ref=sr_1_1?

 

[Beliveau]

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"The young prince Damian Wayne was raised to be the heir to the fearsome League of Assassins--to follow in the footsteps of his deadly mother, Talia, and the Demon's Head himself, his grandfather Ra's al Ghul. But everything changed when his father, the Batman, reclaimed him and brought him back to Gotham City. The young prince Damian Wayne was raised to be the heir to the fearsome League of Assassins--to follow in the footsteps of his deadly mother, Talia, and the Demon's Head himself, his grandfather Ra's al Ghul. But everything changed when his father, the Batman, reclaimed him and brought him back to Gotham City. As Robin, young Damian suddenly discovered he was merely one of a number of princes, preceded in the role by his brothers Nightwing, Red Hood, and Red Robin...and Damian doesn't care to be merely anything. But when his father is forced to leave the city on urgent business, and a rash of abductions is accompanied by whispers of a demon stalking Gotham's dark alleys, Damian will find himself battling alongside his adoptive brothers--and in the process, learning what the mantle of Robin really means!

Visionary writer/artist Juni Ba makes his mark on the timeless story of Batman and Robin, synthesizing the characters' complex history into an accessible and heartrending fairy tale"! https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Wonder-Juni-Ba/dp/1799500322/ref=sr_1_1?