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I also recently noticed that Starstruck, my favorite sci-fi comic, is being "remastered" and put back into print. Think Thomas Pynchon meets L. Frank Baum in space. Any other Starstruck fans here? Has anyone here checked out the new editions?
IDW put the series out in single issue form starting last year. They do a hell of a job with their re-mastering. I was blown away with their Rocketeer collection, and Starstruck looks just as good, maybe better. I've never read Starstruck, but I've got the hardcover being held for me when it comes out.
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Where can you go wrong there?
So far it's pretty cool.
For those considering the new Astonishing X-Men the Whedon run was excellent but Ghost Box (by Ellis who I usually enjoy) feels flat. I get the softback compilations. Very interesting artwork -- worth thumbing through a copy in the store. Richer and deeper drawings and colors.
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Yeah, I enjoyed the Whedon run, but dropped Astonishing two issues into the Ellis run out of boredom. And I loved his work on Planetary.
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Just picked up the first nine collected issues of Y the Last Man from my local library. We'll see.
One of my favourite comics, though it spins its wheels for a while. If you like it, also check out Ex Machina. Same writer.
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1. Needs to have recently started, not something I have to go back and buy trade collections (I have plenty of those on my 'to read list')
2. Not hyper violent for the sake of hyper violence, in other words stuff by Mark Millar
3. I prefer stuff that isn't part of Marvel or DC's mainstream universes where you have to read 40 different comics to know what is going on in the main book
Other than that, I'm pretty open to anything.
Any recommendations?
A couple of Vertigo comics: Sweet Tooth and The Unwritten. I think both started in 2009, so you would have to buy 1 or 2 trades to catch up.
For those considering the new Astonishing X-Men the Whedon run was excellent but Ghost Box (by Ellis who I usually enjoy) feels flat. I get the softback compilations. Very interesting artwork -- worth thumbing through a copy in the store. Richer and deeper drawings and colors.
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I love Whedon's AXM. Dropped it as soon as he finished. Ellis is incredibly hit or miss for me.
If you haven't, you might want to check out Runaways. Started off being written by Brian K. Vaughan, and Whedon picked it up after. Great series. Can't say anything about the book post-Whedon, but both his and Vaughan's stuff is quite stellar.
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Any recommendations?
A couple of Vertigo comics: Sweet Tooth and The Unwritten. I think both started in 2009, so you would have to buy 1 or 2 trades to catch up.
Yeah I started reading the first volume of Unwritten at the book store once, looks great, that is definitely on my list.
What's Sweet Tooth? I haven't heard about that one.
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If you haven't, you might want to check out Runaways. Started off being written by Brian K. Vaughan, and Whedon picked it up after. Great series. Can't say anything about the book post-Whedon, but both his and Vaughan's stuff is quite stellar.
I agree, and now I miss Runaways. I was really excited when Terry Moore started writing it because I'd heard good things about him, but it was just crap.
I just picked up the Walking Dead Compendium 1. Enjoying it a great deal. Hard to believe that base on it size that there could be more.
'Tis a massive tome. But $60 (or $38 on Amazon) well spent.