Right now my current reading is mostly LOSH V3, 4, 5, and 6 + Legionnaires and Tales of the Legion. It's taken up most of my time for other comics, so I'm focusing on this right now. It's a lot, but unless you read the older stuff you'll never know anything about the team's significant history.
Other than that, and my plans to re-read my entire Ironman collection (v1, 2, 3 + other goodies) and starting Fables, I've been reading a few shorter series here and there. While I do enjoy Marvel and DC comics, I get enough info on them through here so I've decided to expand my knowledge base a little with some other publishers (though right now I'm just starting with some Image stuff)
Halcyon - The question of what happens when heroes are no longer needed.
The Infinite Vacation - Only one issue in, but the concept is a hugely interesting take on futuristic social networking taken to the extreme.
It’s about a world where people sell their lives to alternate reality versions of themselves in order to improve their status in life. In other words, infinite variations of one person are trading their lives like baseball cards. You sell your position in the universe to an alternate version of you who wants it, and then you use the money to buy your existential real estate in another universe; then you sell that life and buy and sell again until you’ve found yourself somewhere that you want to be.
Morning Glories - I have no idea what this comic is about, but I keep reading it.
Starborn (Stan Lee creation) - Because why the hell not? I love the art and the story is just starting. Maybe Mass Effect has made me partial to space opera stories, but we'll see if it gets any better.
My pull list has shrunk considerably over the last while, and I know only regularly read DC and IDW.
The books i read: The GL stuff, Superman (i don't read Supergirl, rarely read Superboy, and since Lex is in Action Comics, I phase in and out. Oh, and Superman Batman is erratic at best). Green Arrow is a book i've really been liking since it started, and of course Brightest Day, while I wait for them to give Aquaman his own book.
I read the Star Trek stuff by IDW when it comes out.
Always Collect:
Amazing Spider-Man
Doctor Who
Reading Now:
JSA
The Avengers
The New Avengers
Batman
Whatever strikes my fancy on slow weeks (Thor books are a popular "meh, why not?" choice for me)
...I'll get tired of one or both of the Avengers books eventually. Hasn't happened just yet though.
RIP:
Wildstorm books (Authority, Wildcats, Stormwatch), which is now gone entirely.
At this moment:
Working my way through the entire run of Planetary, which is already easily in my top 5 for comic runs of all time. Probably Warren Ellis's best work ever, and an amazing read. Can't recommend it enough.
Originally posted by Digi
Always Collect:
Amazing Spider-Man
Doctor WhoReading Now:
JSA
The Avengers
The New Avengers
Batman
Whatever strikes my fancy on slow weeks (Thor books are a popular "meh, why not?" choice for me)
...I'll get tired of one or both of the Avengers books eventually. Hasn't happened just yet though.RIP:
Wildstorm books (Authority, Wildcats, Stormwatch), which is now gone entirely.At this moment:
, which is already easily in my top 5 for comic runs of all time. Probably Warren Ellis's best work ever, and an amazing read. Can't recommend it enough. [/B]
Working my way through the entire run of [b]Planetary
Did some research on Planetary, and it seemed interesting to me. Just got the 27 issue run, and will begin reading it soon.
I read almost everything in trades now which means outside of the comic news I read online, I'm always a couple of months behind.
Recently read the first trade of American Vampire which was fun, little predictable but well written.
Bought all the X-force related stuff up to Remender's reboot and X-force was fantastic. Love Clayton Crain and Mike Choi's work.
Second hardcover of Batman and Robin was awesome. Art was meh but Morrison more than made up for it.
I also bought the DC comics year by year visual chronicle (published by Dorling Kindersley) which is the greatest thing ever.
Favourite series of 2010? Sooooo many to choose from. I bought the first two trades of Locke and Key which could have won it for me, but I think I'm gonna have to make my personal favourite Chew vol 2 and 3 which came out in 2010. Fantastic series. Nuff said.
Originally posted by Don Corleone
Did some research on Planetary, and it seemed interesting to me. Just got the 27 issue run, and will begin reading it soon.
Awesome. You won't be disappointed. Most of the issues work well as stand-alone issues, but the way they fit together so seamlessly, AND work as interesting individual stories, is something I've never seen done with such skill.
Originally posted by Blair Wind
[b]The Infinite Vacation - Only one issue in, but the concept is a hugely interesting take on futuristic social networking taken to the extreme.It’s about a world where people sell their lives to alternate reality versions of themselves in order to improve their status in life. In other words, infinite variations of one person are trading their lives like baseball cards. You sell your position in the universe to an alternate version of you who wants it, and then you use the money to buy your existential real estate in another universe; then you sell that life and buy and sell again until you’ve found yourself somewhere that you want to be. [/B]
Nice. I may need to look into this.
I'm currently reading Sinestro Corps War (and other Marvel titles). After reading JSA and SCW I've given some thought to dropping Marvel. I'm almost tempted to drop all my Marvel titles and just spend the rest of my money getting the rest of Blackest Night.
Originally posted by willRules
Bought all the X-force related stuff up to Remender's reboot and X-force was fantastic. Love Clayton Crain and Mike Choi's work.
*sigh* I hear thats really good. I got Secret Avengers instead...kinda meh.
Yeah, I recommend it. It has taken all the cool bits of the 90's comics and left out (what made up most of 90's comics) the bad bits. Lots of guns and blades. Fun series and it has shaped the last few years of X-men continuity with the whole "Messiah" trilogy.
I loved the Sinestro Corps War and I bought Blackest Night in hardcover. Whilst there are a few minor issues here and there, Blackest Night is quite possibly the best event-type comic ever written in terms of plot pacing, execution and art.
If you are going to buy any of the tie ins, the main Green Lantern series fills in many of the plot gaps but as a result doesn't make much of a consistent or coherent story on its own. Still, if you're reading it as a companion series to Blackest Night, then you'll love it.