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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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I'm trying to get into reading comics
So I downloaded the ComiX app on my iPhone and am trying to get back into reading comics. It seems like though that there are like 50 comics for every super hero now. What are some good comics that I should get into?
What are some of the best Batman, Spiderman, etc. comics that I should start reading? Give me some recommendations. Please and thank you. |
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Now. Here. Man.
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Do you mean their ongoing series, or specific story arcs and graphic novels to read?
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Huh?
I'm very new at this. Just give me some good comics to read. Story arcs, series, etc. |
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Baird
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Good app, that.
Lot of stuff to choose from though. Have to give this a bit of thought. |
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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They have a lot of free comics for me to read, which is PrettyCool.
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Baird
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Yeah but it's mostly one off issues of stuff. They do have pretty frequent sales and stuff though. You only just missed a load of Spider-Man offers because of the new film and they've been doing offers on Catwoman and Bane related stuff in the run up to The Dark Knight Rises
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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What kinda comics you want? Superhero? Non-superhero? Marvel? DC? Other?
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Marvel, DC. I don't really know where to start. Give me some of the big names to start with.
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#9 |
Baird
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My first quick suggestion, since it was one of the first I read when I got into comics properly, give The Ultimates a go. First two volumes, at least.
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#10 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
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The Ultimates looks mad expensive. Is it worth $11 for a comic?
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#11 |
Now. Here. Man.
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Here are some of my favorite stories and graphic novels. I'm more of a DC guy, so I'll let someone who's bigger on Marvel recommend the best Marvel stories.
Superman: All-Star Superman Kingdom Come Birthright Red Son For The Man Who Has Everything Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Godfall Secret Identity Why Must There Be A Superman? For Tomorrow The Jungle Line The Last Son of Krypton Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Brainiac Batman: Batman: Year One The Long Halloween Dark Victory The Killing Joke Son of the Demon Hush Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth The Man Who Laughs A Lonely Place of Dying Batman RIP The Black Mirror The Court of Owls Gotham By Gaslight Batman: Earth One Wonder Woman: Challenge of the Gods A League of One The Hiketeia The Circle The Flash: Born to Run Terminal Velocity Blood Will Run Green Lantern: Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection Emerald Dawn 1 & 2 Emerald Twilight Rebirth Sinestro Corps Mosaic Willworld Justice League: DC: The New Frontier JLA: Year One Rock of Ages Tower of Babel Identity Crisis I Can't Believe it's Not the Justice League JLA/Avengers Other DC Titles: Sandman 52 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Titans, Young Justice: Graduation Day The Legend of Aquaman Animal Man (the current ongoing series) Swamp Thing (ongoing) Captain Atom (ongoing) All-Star Western (ongoing) I, Vampire Saga of the Swamp Thing Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag Non-DC Titles: Watchmen (okay, yes, it's published by DC, but not in the same universe) Fables Saga (ongoing) Y: The Last Man Invincible (ongoing) 100 Bullets Hellboy volumes 1-5 Concrete Irredeemable (ongoing) The Walking Dead (ongoing) Astro City volumes 1-5 |
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#12 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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You don't like The Death and Return of Superman, but you actually like "For Tomorrow"? Weirdo.
More Superman I'd recommend is "Up, Up, and Away" and "Back in Action" |
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I don't read many comics really but did read Walking Dead comics and greatly enjoyed those.
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Started reading Amazing Spiderman: Brand New Day and Batman: Gotham Adventures. Gonna get Batman: Year One once I finish all my free comics and am still int it.
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Donkey Punch Elite
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The deadpool trades will have you thoroughly entertained
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Now. Here. Man.
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Good choice with Up Up and Away, though--Busiek's Superman is fantastic. |
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LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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Preacher.
I thought reading comics on the computer screen is terrible, but this story was so great I soon didn't care how I read it. |
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#18 |
Baird
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Comixology actually does it in a really good way, at least on handheld devices. It basically follows the comic panel by panel, gives it a really nice flow.
The $11 thing for The Ultimates is probably the collected edition of the first six issues of the first series. You should be able to pick up issue one for $1.99, although I'd recommend maybe trying a few issues beyond that, since issue one is mostly just an extended flashback. |
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FIT Challenge Slag People
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The Ultimates is really good. Same with most of Ultimate X-Men (at least up until Cable, and here and there after that up until the terrible series-killing Banshee/Alpha Flight arc)
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#20 |
Baird
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The early Ultimate universe stuff was generally pretty good. Then along came Jeph Loeb.
![]() Not even sure what it's like these days. |
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#21 |
FIT Challenge Slag People
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I haven't read anything since Ultimatum.
What an awful awful piece of work that was. |
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#22 |
Baird
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I've read a couple of the Ultimate Avengers miniseries which seemed alright, but I've not touched it since they last relaunched it.
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#23 |
Baird
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If you're still interested in Batman stuff, Comixology have got 201 issues on sale for The Dark Knight Rises - issues that make up good stuff like The Long Halloween, Hush, start of Morrison's run on Batman & Robin, The Dark Knight Returns and assorted other things.
99 cents an issue or 69 pence in real money. |
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#24 |
One Shall Stand One Shall
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I got the comic zeal app for my ipad and just started with the new 52, first time in about 17 years ive followed comics also got all the Alien v Predator stuff
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