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If you can get Sin City in single issue form, I'd go for it. They'll likely increase in value, what with two movie sequels coming, not to mention that Frank Miller's going to do a new Sin City story soon.
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I used to be big into Superman. I have everything from the death of Superman up until a few issues after they figured out which of the 4 Supermen was the real one. I also have a few comics my dad gave to me including old issues from Superman, Fantastic Four, and the Avengers. I went to Comic Fest '93 in Philadelphia and it was a lot of fun. I got to see the original Batmobile, however I missed Mr. T.
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If you can get Sin City in single issue form, I'd go for it. They'll likely increase in value, what with two movie sequels coming, not to mention that Frank Miller's going to do a new Sin City story soon.
I thought that about some of the Batman stuff when they were doing the WB over-the-top films, but it sort of never really increased all that much in value. Ditto for the 'death of superman stuff'. I've got a couple of early Sin City books as well as the V for Vendetta stuff....
Alan Moore Slams V For Vendetta film, Pulls LoEG from DC Comics May 23, 2005
Alan Moore, co-creator of the "V For Vendetta" comic, has publicly disassociated himself from the upcoming Warner Brothers movie project based on the comic book and written and produced by the Wachowski Brothers. And as a result, he has cut his remaining ties with DC Comics, including future volumes of the "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen."
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I'll give you that one on the Batman movies relating to comic prices. Guess I forgot about that part.
I'm just basing that opinion on X-Men and Punisher comics, especially the ones that the movies were based on. Like, if X3 is based on the Dark Phoenix Saga (and doesn't totally suck) I'd expect the original issues to get a little higher, and least for a few months.
Then again, I get this idea from Wizard, who just wants you to buy their ACE edition reprints.
Alan Moore also disassociated himself from the LoEG movie, and it's pretty obvious why. Mr. Moore doesn't like movies being made of his stuff. I can imagine his head exploding if they ever made a Watchmen movie.
I was a little bit of a comic book guy when I was little. I used to collect Punisher. That guy was awesome. I pretty much forgot about comics until a guy I knew in University leant me Garth Ennis' Preacher series. That was one of the greatest stories ever told. He got me into all of Frank Miller's stuff and what I loved the most was looking at anything Alex Ross painted. Especially Kingdom Come. I had an awesome Joker/Harley poster that Ross did hanging in our living room.
I don't really pay attention to comics at all but he certainly changed my opinion of the typical comic book guy stereotype. There is a ton of shit out there that is definitely not for kids. Oh yeah, I also collected Death Dealer.
BTW I agree with whoever above said that Ennis' Punisher was awesome. That sure was a surprise when he started writing it. I love his style and it fits perfectly with the Punisher.
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I may just go ahead and get the Sin City books I want in paperback, to get me started collecting anything again would be very dangerous. Right now I've got an Amazon order for Batman: Year One and the Dark Knight Returns and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. I may go ahead and place it.
Going back to something that was said earlier, I never knew how hated Liefeld was when he first came out. Me and my friends always enjoyed his artwork, though I can definitely understand now where some of the complaints came from. Still, I thought the over the top style he used fit stuff like X-Force just fine. Once he got to Image though, you could really tell he wasn't nearly as much of a creative force as McFarlane or Jim Lee. And speaking of stuff that isn't for kids, has anyone read "The Walking Dead"? It's a zombie series that I've briefly heard about.
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its not so much that i hated leifled, i was just annoyed by no wrists and ankles, his art style was perfect for the new mutants - xforce transition, plus he introduced deadpool
even though i dont think he was a regular artist on any marvel titles, i also enjoyed art adams.
im also thinking of getting the jla/avengers crossover.
its not so much that i hated leifled, i was just annoyed by no wrists and ankles, his art style was perfect for the new mutants - xforce transition, plus he introduced deadpool
even though i dont think he was a regular artist on any marvel titles, i also enjoyed art adams.
im also thinking of getting the jla/avengers crossover.
I didn´t like liefield at all...but all I´ve seen from him was Youngblood (in fact I didn´t like that comic at all) and Avengers during the Heroes Reborn saga
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goncho wrote:
Peeps wrote:
its not so much that i hated leifled, i was just annoyed by no wrists and ankles, his art style was perfect for the new mutants - xforce transition, plus he introduced deadpool
even though i dont think he was a regular artist on any marvel titles, i also enjoyed art adams.
im also thinking of getting the jla/avengers crossover.
I didn´t like liefield at all...but all I´ve seen from him was Youngblood (in fact I didn´t like that comic at all) and Avengers during the Heroes Reborn saga
Most, if not all, of the Image line is horrible -- really, really bad. Artists like Lee and Liefeld ended up creating teams that were basically rip-offs of teams they used to draw.
Although, I remember being pleasantly surprised by Spawn when I picked up the first few issues; McFarlane's writing had improved since writing and drawing Spider-Man in the early 90s.
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Most, if not all, of the Image line is horrible -- really, really bad. Artists like Lee and Liefeld ended up creating teams that were basically rip-offs of teams they used to draw.
Although, I remember being pleasantly surprised by Spawn when I picked up the first few issues; McFarlane's writing had improved since writing and drawing Spider-Man in the early 90s.
all comic book companies do that though, avengers begat JLA who begat Squadron Supreme (on of the most blatant ripoffs ever in the world of literature)
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Peeps wrote:
Iago wrote:
Most, if not all, of the Image line is horrible -- really, really bad. Artists like Lee and Liefeld ended up creating teams that were basically rip-offs of teams they used to draw.
Although, I remember being pleasantly surprised by Spawn when I picked up the first few issues; McFarlane's writing had improved since writing and drawing Spider-Man in the early 90s.
all comic book companies do that though, avengers begat JLA who begat Squadron Supreme (on of the most blatant ripoffs ever in the world of literature)
Oh, definitely. I guess what I was trying to communicate was how sucky the Image product was, considering what the artists wanted to accomplish.
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Iago wrote:
Peeps wrote:
Iago wrote:
Most, if not all, of the Image line is horrible -- really, really bad. Artists like Lee and Liefeld ended up creating teams that were basically rip-offs of teams they used to draw.
Although, I remember being pleasantly surprised by Spawn when I picked up the first few issues; McFarlane's writing had improved since writing and drawing Spider-Man in the early 90s.
Spawn was alright. The Art was really solid. But there were no ideas, no stories to tell.
In a completely unrelated note, anybody read any Japanese comics? I started to get into them when I got frustrated with the writers and artists of my american comics changing every half-year. I also liked that they actually ended so you didn't have to collect them forever. But there is a lot of utter crap (in Japan and in the states). You have to be kind of picky. Akira is a great story- the art is amazing and weighter than most other stuff. I really like Rurouni Kenshin too. It's a more standard japanese comic but injects some japanese history that gives it some class and tries to tackle themes of redemption and finding your place in a changing world rather well. I still have a soft spot for Dragon Ball. The show's ridiculous but the comic is a fun read for your inner 12 year old
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I've never gotten really into comics, but I've always loved to read them, and I can see myself buying millions of comics when I'm a rich old man and doing nothing but reading.
Someone referenced the Akira graphic novels; those are amazing. I got Part I after being a huge fan of the film, and the size and scope of the story, as well the illustrations are just phenomenal. Comics are really neat.
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