Comic Book Collector's Thread

[Jump_Ace]

Never had much of a connection to Archie, but I know a lot of people do. Sad day indeed.


Jerome

 

[photonrider]

This is about how I feel when we start talking about the mortality of comic characters.

...Of ooooooold comic characters...

Archie Andrews is over seventy years old.

He's been in and out of high school for seventy years, with little change. They finally make him an adult in recent years, but they're going to kill that Archie off and will instead concentrate on Zombie Teenage Forever Young Archie...

Poor guy.

I'm not sure I would be able to read the episode.
Okay, call me a wimp, but I really don't want to see Archie laid out in satin among the lilies with Betty boo-hooing over him and Juggie doing who knows what. I want to keep my memories of them where they were - all that riotous fun, the punning, the unbelievable and silly escapades that were close to real life, but just pushed over the edge.
And of course, all that pervasive high-school romance.
It was kind of that high school atmosphere that we wouldn't have minded being in.
When it came to comics, anyway.
Weird that they need to bring us this closure this way . . . agreed, Archie is now archaic - and the idea of two girls fighting over the same boy is so outdated it's unimaginable - not in the way Betty and Veronica competed for Archie's attentions anyway. The fact that we actually got to kill him to get rid of him is what provokes my thought.. . .

I threw the title 'The Classic Dagwood' at Drawception once - and someone actually drew the classic Dagwood Sandwich. I was surprised that someone would have remembered; obviously comic fans will hold some characters in their memories for as long as they live.
But what about when the characters themselves die? Do we give up on them?

I haven't read an Archie comic in years, but there is the odd occasion I might find one in the washroom left by one of the kids, and before I know it I'm leafing through it and groaning at the puns or snickering at Reggie's antics. To imagine Archie dead . . . well, I guess, I better get my hands on a copy and be done with it.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Where has this thread been all my life!!!???

 

[photonrider]

Where have I heard that before at GTPlanet.


Time to list your heroes, LMS.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Where have I heard that before at GTPlanet.


Time to list your heroes, LMS.

You'll never get to leave...but my heroes are usually the villains.

 

[photonrider]

Oh! Gosh! I love some villains, too. A wimpy villain is uselss - gotta have villains that are real challenges.
I can never identify totally with the villains, though, except maybe the Silver Surfer (who isn't really a villain, right?)
OTOH - I can never identify too much with protagonists, either, maybe Peter Parker, and possibly Tintin (Ace Reporter) whom I grew up with and seem to have become albeit looking more like Prof Calculus. I also fancied being the Green Hornet at one time - and so will always love that crazy duo. The car, too.

Magneto is a good villain. And of course the ultimate villain, taken by most in the comic industry to be the most intelligent villain ever conceived - The Joker.

What do you think?

 

[Inferno251]

Where has this thread been all my life!!!???

Hiding amongst the piles of dead threads on

It's good that it has had a revival though

 

[niky]

To imagine Archie dead . . . well, I guess, I better get my hands on a copy and be done with it.

Mind you, from what the articles are saying, it seems like it's the Archie who grew up who's dying. The "Life with Archie" series is, I think, separate from the Newspaper and regular Archie serializations.

In other words, his death might be meaningful, depending on how it's written, but it won't be a true death, only part of a rather ambitious side project that may or may not be canon in ten years' time.

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Very few characters actually get an actual ending. Superman didn't (stupid, sell-out DC). Batman didn't... well.. he got the alternate future ending from Frank Miller in TDKR, but I suppose that's no longer strictly canon, as we've passed the year where that occurred. Spiderman isn't getting it (as Peter Parker may return at the end of Ultimate Spiderman or not... he's just brain-displaced inside his own brain, not dead).

About the only major ones to get a conclusion and closing, I guess, are Cerebus and Calvin and Hobbes. Hardly anyone gets old or dies in comics. Their midlife just gets more and more complicated. That's why it's refreshing to see new series like Adventure Time, wherein there is not only the stated goal of letting the lead characters grow up and get old, but also a feeling of things progressing and changing over time.

(end of TLR) - Archie death well-intentioned, but urrh... feel-um fake... Yay! Adventure Time!

 

[Brett]

This thread popped up when I was looking to get into reading some comics. I am considering signing up for Marvel Unlimited. I am pretty sure I have at least three series I would be interested to start reading. From there, it would likely spiral to more.

 

[Cano]

About the only major ones to get a conclusion and closing, I guess, are Cerebus and Calvin and Hobbes.

And this was the saddest day in human history.

 

[photonrider]

Calvin and Hobbes are immortal.

 

[FoolKiller]

This thread popped up when I was looking to get into reading some comics. I am considering signing up for Marvel Unlimited. I am pretty sure I have at least three series I would be interested to start reading. From there, it would likely spiral to more.

Take it from a lifelong comic fan, unless you are a collector, who loves the hunt more than the story, do not do single issues.
By trade paperbacks (TPB). They will bundle the relevant stuff together in one book. Let me explain the main issue:

See, comic books are like the worst TV schedule in history. Once a month, two weeks if you're lucky, you get a snippet of the story for that character/team. If you're lucky the storyline is concluded in six months to a year.

But, that isn't everything. You are reading and it makes a reference to something you haven't read with a *'next to it. In a small notes box there is a message telling you that happened in issue# 127-128 of some other series you don't read. If you are really into the story then you have to find those issues, which are months old and require you going to a comic store and digging through the bins. And if it is an epic tale it is in multiple series. Death of Superman takes place in nearly every a Justice League related series out there. When Doomsday wasn't fighting Superman someone else was fighting him. If you want to understand Doomsday as more than a random destructive creature you have to read a lot. And the return of Superman? First you had four new comics to read for like a year, if you wanted to keep up. They were all important because Lois is trying to hunt down why these four new Superman-like heroes showed up just as Superman died. Then the actual return. Well that rocks the entire DC universe, more series, five of which are telling the main story.

And Death of Superman is one example. Marvel is no better. Christ, anytime something threatens mutants every X-team is affected in both solo and team efforts. Do you know how many mutant gene characters there are? And then Civil War. Every Marvel character that lives in America was fighting each other. The main storyline was epic by itself, but then you get every major character or team with their own side story.

Oh, and then there is the occasional lull between big stories. Or worse yet, a crappy phase where it feels like the main writer must have had a stroke. Then you lose interest.

With TPBs you get the relevant stuff and side stories can be bought in their own TPB. If it is a noteworthy event, it is in a TPB. And you aren't spending money on issues that are horrible.

I can't remember when I gave up the collecting and subscribing. It was either Death of Superman or Executioner's Song. I said screw it and walked away.

And now you can get TPBs digitally. You can get a six-issue storyline for $9.99. Compare that to $3-$4 an issue. And if you are lucky you can get a compendium, with like 36 issues in it. That's how I've been reading Walking Dead.

 

[Inferno251]

Bumping this thread as I was able to find the Adventure time #25 (the Nirvana parody cover) for a reasonable price, and it arrived today as I was about to step out to university.
It was also bundled with issue #5 of Black Science (if anyone has read that series please let me know what it's like):

Edit: Two more comics arrived today as well:
The one in the middle is a special edition of Adventure Time Issue #14 (limited to 500 copies, same as the Nirvana cover ), whilst the one on the right is Adventure Time Issue #9 cover C

 

[Populuxe]

I've been a comics fan for a long time now. I collected plenty of titles back in the day. Now I buy them digitally. I thought I'd show the last couple of weeks of my comics pull to show you the sort of titles I'm buying/reading. Feel free to tell us what you're into, the writers and artists you like, etc.

Comics pull for the week of October 4th:
The Archies #1 (new ongoing series about the band)
Harley Quinn #29
Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica #1 (new miniseries and a great example of how Archie Comics is one of the most innovative publishers in the business right now.)
Jessica Jones #13 (not for the kids)
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #59
Rocket Girl #10 (final issue of this volume of the story. More to come later.)


Comics pull for the week of Oct 11th:
Batgirl and The Birds of Prey #15
Bombshells United #6, 7, 8
Gotham City Garage #5, 6
The Unbelievable Gwenpool #21
Kiss/Vampirella #5
Mister Miracle #3
Ms. Marvel #23
Scooby Apocalypse #18
Sheena Queen of the Jungle #2
Star Trek: Boldly Go #12
Supergirl #14
Superwoman #15
The Wicked + The Divine #32
Wonder Woman #32
Your Pal Archie #3 (Ty Templeton writing and inks, the legendary Dan Parent on pencils)
All-New Wolverine #25
Archie #1-23 (50% sale on Archie brand comics at ComiXology and I planned on getting into this anyway)
Challengers of the Unknown (1958-1978) #3-8

 

[W3H5]

I've been a big 2000AD fan since I was a kid once I grew out of reading The Beano and The Dandy (with which I learnt to read to begin with). I grew up reading my father's annuals and few years ago moved to ebook format. I'm not keen on all the stories but most of them are great, especially Judge Dredd which is obviously the most famous of the 2000AD line up.

I did dabble in some marvel stuff in prepubescent years, even had a Mars Attacks 1st edition, but I never really kept on to it for long.

 

[Com Fox]

I remember back when I was a kid and collecting Simpsons Comics . I really liked the Winter Wingding series of those.

 

[DeathSmiles]

Currently reading the amazing Dark Nights: Metal run. First DC run in years that really sucked me in (outside of Earth-2). Also grabbing a few grails from my youth here and there. Some stuff I had, some I didn't.

These are the last comics I had CGC'd. Venomverse #1 KRS Comics exclusive variants. Really cool clean, virgins.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Currently reading the amazing Dark Nights: Metal run. First DC run in years that really sucked me in (outside of Earth-2). Also grabbing a few grails from my youth here and there. Some stuff I had, some I didn't.

These are the last comics I had CGC'd. Venomverse #1 KRS Comics exclusive variants. Really cool clean, virgins.

What wolverine jr is that, because it looks like a female, and I don't recall a female version? I thought they would use silk but guess not

 

[Populuxe]

What wolverine jr is that, because it looks like a female, and I don't recall a female version? I thought they would use silk but guess not

Laura Kinney, aka X-23 is the current Wolverine. She's been Wolverine for a couple years now.

 

[DeathSmiles]

What wolverine jr is that, because it looks like a female, and I don't recall a female version? I thought they would use silk but guess not

Just as Cowboy stated. Did you see the most recent X-Men film, Logan?

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Laura Kinney, aka X-23 is the current Wolverine. She's been Wolverine for a couple years now.

I know that, but I've never seen her referred to Jr Wolverine. Which is what that special edition cover was referred to when it came out.

Just as Cowboy stated. Did you see the most recent X-Men film, Logan?

Yes a few times. I'm traversed in comics and manga as well. It was a simple question on naming, and to why it was given the cover name Jr Wolverine, when X-23 was always seen as weapon x, Laura, or actual Wolverine, replace Logan in sorts.

 

[DeathSmiles]

I know that, but I've never seen her referred to Jr Wolverine. Which is what that special edition cover was referred to when it came out.


Yes a few times. I'm traversed in comics and manga as well. It was a simple question on naming, and to why it was given the cover name Jr Wolverine, when X-23 was always seen as weapon x, Laura, or actual Wolverine, replace Logan in sorts.

Now I am confused. Where do you see "Wolverine Jr." on there?

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Now I am confused. Where do you see "Wolverine Jr." on there?

I looked to see what the pricing for it was online, and a couple distributors had it labeled that. If it is simply Wolverine based X-23, I could see how that makes much more sense.

 

[Populuxe]

I've never heard of her referred to as Wolverine Jr, not even as a joke in the comic. Laura does have a younger clone version of herself living with her, Gabby, but she doesn't have a codename. At least not yet.

 

[DeathSmiles]

I looked to see what the pricing for it was online, and a couple distributors had it labeled that. If it is simply Wolverine based X-23, I could see how that makes much more sense.

That's odd indeed! But yes this is indeed Laura. I highly recommend the Venomverse books. So far they have been really entertaining.

 

[Sprite]

I’ve recently been reading the new series based on Big Trouble In Little China.

Picked up issue 2 today.

Also I was looking through my comics and I have a huge stack of 2000AD’s and a few other including a Spider-Man #1 from about 20 years ago which if it was in perfect condition would be worth some money. Regrettably I was a kid and didn’t know about boarding and bagging my comics.

I also found this gem.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

That's odd indeed! But yes this is indeed Laura. I highly recommend the Venomverse books. So far they have been really entertaining.

Okay that's good, I've seen some of the Venomverse. I think they've done so much with Venom over the past 5 years though that it some times gets hard to keep up. Agent Venom was the most recent venom stuff I looked at a year or so ago and some of the darker Venom stories.

 

[sgohsixthree]

Bump of a 3+ year old thread.

My interest in comic books has been rejuvenated recently. The thrill of the hunt, specifically in the dollar bins, has kept me looking for companions to books I bought as a kid in the early 90s.

My 2018 resolution is to read 1 book a day. Whether that is single issues, a chapter of a trade, or one of the various free / discounted digitals I've picked up over time. Also, it's to make sure I visit my local shops regularly to help with business. One is closing down in Feb, and I'm trying to frequent their 50% off deals as long as I can afford to until then.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Bump of a 3+ year old thread.

My interest in comic books has been rejuvenated recently. The thrill of the hunt, specifically in the dollar bins, has kept me looking for companions to books I bought as a kid in the early 90s.

My 2018 resolution is to read 1 book a day. Whether that is single issues, a chapter of a trade, or one of the various free / discounted digitals I've picked up over time. Also, it's to make sure I visit my local shops regularly to help with business. One is closing down in Feb, and I'm trying to frequent their 50% off deals as long as I can afford to until then.

There is a more up to date thread that you could post to that may get more traffic. https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/the-comic-book-thread.363006/

 

[photonrider]

Some threads, like a good wine, age very well.

Take it from a lifelong comic fan, unless you are a collector, who loves the hunt more than the story, do not do single issues.
By trade paperbacks (TPB). They will bundle the relevant stuff together in one book. Let me explain the main issue:
……….

This advice hit me full force at FanExpo last year. There were avalanches of trade paperbacks, mountains of anthologies, and gondolas of bound issues - I hadn't budgeted enough or I would have come home with a trunk load of comics.

Got these Green Hornets and some other goodies:

As I mentioned in a previous post I'm a sucker for the Green Hornet - I find Britt totally hilarious . . . but of course Black Beauty and Kato are the awesome part of that team . . . .
Picked up a whack of Black Lagoon awhile back from a second-hand store, but only started reading them recently (I think I got tired of straight text; been reading a lot) - and now the comics are bedside fodder.
The great thing about a comic is that there is no compulsion (unlike a textual novel) to turn the page. Sometimes the art on a particular page can hold a reader for far longer than it takes to just read the dialog (and make all the suitable 'pow!' and 'KA - BOOOOM!!' sounds in their heads.)
Rei Hiroe's art in Black Lagoon is enigmatic - I could stare at a single panel for minutes before suddenly something clicks and I see what he's trying to say. I would actually reproduce a page but unfortunately not a page is at a loss for mass amounts of the foulest swearing. Though yet completely natural to the characters in that environment of high-stakes high-seas skullduggery.
The insight into Chinese/English culture as well as the Japanese perspective on 'foreigners' is also lit-worthy.

I'm totally looking forward to the FanExpo this year - need to clean out my trunk.