ive picked a few up just for the covers. i will wait to pick up the trade paperback for the whole story, but i have been following it on wiki and comicbookresourcesforum


ive bought a few DC hardcovers of late, along with all four volumes of 52

green lantern rebirth, justice 1, 2, 3, green lanter wanted:hal jordan, JLA - tornados path

Watchmen is amazing. I read it around the same time as Dark Knight Returns and found it to be way superior to DKR

I'm thinking about buying the Long Halloween, Batman Year One, and the first two Sin City volumes. Thats about 47 bucks total on amazon with free shipping. Hmm.

I just got the third Walking Dead hardcover and parts 2 and 3 of Preacher for X-mas.

Are there any extras in the third Walking Dead HC?

I haven't started it yet, but can let you know. What do you mean by extras exactly though?

Book 1 had the Holiday special, a sketchbook and an afterword by Kirkman. Book 2 had a sketchbook.

Anyone read anything good lately?

Wolverine: Enemy Of The State.....awesome.

If you liked that you should check out Millar and Romita's new comic they're working on called Kick Ass. Issue #4 came out yesterday.

I'll check that out for sure when it comes out in Trade Paperback....I gave up buying regular comics earlier this year.

I think the first 3 issues are out in collected form next.

Yep, here it is: http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8238

Just read the new relaunch of Thor in trade(first 6 issues)....it's really good and I'm not even a Thor fan......I am now though...

yeah the new thor is pretty fun.

My landlord just gave me the '40 years of Xmen' DVD and I am wondering when I should start wasting 4 months of my life

i tried to do a search but it kept timing out so im starting another one.

i dont collect single issues but more the Trade Paper Backs or Hard Covers (TPB or HC from here on out)

some of the stories are extremely entertaining, and as far as writers go, i would suggest geoff johns or brad metzer as well as mark millar and peter david

i probably have over 150 different books, all either DC or Marvel. it used to be strictly marvel but i have really enjoyed Green Lantern and Justice League of America, as well as Justice Society of America.

DC i feel has much better books when dealing with space (blackest night coming up, the corps wars in the past and Green Lantern in general)

Marvel has the better characters overall from my opinion.

i know alot of fanboys that complain about wolverine/deadpool, but thats cause they pick up 56 issues a month and cant help but get all the guest shots.

some books i would recommend if youre looking to buy either TPB or HC's

DC

Green Lantern: Rebirth - years ago, feeling that Hal Jordan became stale, DC had him go off the deep edge and go on a cosmic killing spree of epic proportions. Rebirth redeems Hal Jordan and reuinites him with the friends who always felt that Hal didnt do the killings

Green Lantern: Secret Origins - this retells how Hal Jordan was chosen to be a green lantern, the cosmic police force of the universe

Kingdom Come - what happens when a new breed of hero finds its easier to kill than arrest?

Justice League of America: The Tornados Path - the JLA reforms building from the ground up after the events of Infinite Crisis

Identity Crisis - An old fashioned murder mystery reveals dark secrets from supposed heros

Infinite Crisis - years ago, DC cleaned up its continuity by merging characters and giving them new origins, including superman and wonderwoman. but what happens when superboy isnt happy with the outcome?

52 - who are the heros of today, when the heros of yesterday go into seclusion to figure out if they are on the right path or not?

Marvel

Wolverine: Enemy of the State - when the largest criminal orginization converts the best there is at what he does to their side and sends him after the heros of the marvel universe, is anyone really safe?

Planet Hulk - tired of the hulks mindless rampages, a secret carde of earths heros vote to exile the hulk to a uninhabited planet. but when the ship gets knocked off course and lands on a gladiator like planet, can the hulk survive?

War World Hulk - take one pissed off hulk and his friends and add a healthy dose of vegenance and see how angry the hulk can be for a planet dying as well as his love and his child!

The Ultimates - (any volume excluding 3) see new twists and takes on Marvels Mighty Avengers and learn why Samuel L is nick fury

Xmen: messiah complex - no mutants have been born in several months. when one is born, everyone wants her. who gets her and what does she mean to the future. brings the Xmen into direct conflict with the Marauders once again.

I've read all those....all are good....check out Jonah Hex if you get a chance.

i think im going to cry

I really only tend to read the Batman related stuff, although I'll pickup some of the better Marvel trades. Here's another couple of Batman trades to add to Peep's list:

Batman: Year One - Frank Miller's re-telling of Batman's first origins is pure genius!

The Long Halloween - A classic who-dunnit set in Batman's first days as a crime fighter. Also serves as the origin of Two-Face.

The Killing Joke - Alan Moore. The Joker. 'Nuff said

Hush - Worth it for Jim Lee's gorgeous artwork.

There's a list as long as my arm I could add, but I'm at work in a hurry so this'll do for now...

i have all of those except for year one. hush was good, as you said, lees artwork is incredible (though i wish he had stayed on xmen). killing joke is really disturbing and hush is a good mystery story, probably some of leobs best work ever