tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36983821.post792472213145018896..comments2024-02-17T07:30:46.741-05:00Comments on GEEKANERD: Snap Judgments: Reviews for Kick-Ass #3, Locke & Key #5, Wonder Woman #21 and Red Mass for Mars #1AHRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17574842519173037510noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36983821.post-35407390040041146092008-06-20T11:51:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:51:00.000-04:00Hey, guys, just thought I'd let this bryan fella k...Hey, guys, just thought I'd let this bryan fella know that one of AHR's favorites, "Umbrella Academy" was just released in trade this week... so he can pick it up like i did (you guys have been talking this book up for ages-now i can finally see what all the hubbub is about). The fact that it ended makes picking up the trade easier to do-you're not worried about how many more will be coming out-is this a huge commitment or whatnot? Anyway, hope you enjoy.Deganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16183022595975672389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36983821.post-56682140883437273722008-06-15T09:23:00.000-04:002008-06-15T09:23:00.000-04:00I haven't been reading Herc, but popular opinion i...I haven't been reading Herc, but popular opinion is that's it's a really good read. Right now I believe it's involved in Secret Invasion stuff, but if you were a fan of Civil War and World War Hulk you'd probably enjoy picking up Secret Invasion anyway.Albohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801493400800038599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36983821.post-43613197043900910802008-06-15T01:58:00.000-04:002008-06-15T01:58:00.000-04:00awesome, thanks a lot! i will definitely look into...awesome, thanks a lot! i will definitely look into kick-ass, killing pickman and transhuman. one last question- i've just recently read through civil war and world war hulk, and i developed a bit of a hankering for the amadeus cho character. apparently he's now appearing in hercules comics...thoughts? good/bad?<BR/><BR/>thanks again, that's massively helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36983821.post-60112979253477762422008-06-14T14:00:00.000-04:002008-06-14T14:00:00.000-04:00AHR is out in the field, but she says: "Hey Bryan!...AHR is out in the field, but she says: <BR/><BR/>"Hey Bryan! Unfortuantely a lot of my top books just ended (umbrella academy, countdown to mystery, jon roger's run on blue beetle) and though I love Grant Morrisson's run on Batman, it seems this new RIP story is going to be super convoluted and tied into everything that happened in Grant's last six or seven Bat-storylines. So as far as newish weekley series go....<BR/> <BR/>Rasl is the new series by Jeff Smith (Bone, Monster Society of Evil) - issue #2 comes out this week, and while the content of this book is pretty mysterious, at the very least the art will be worth owning.<BR/> <BR/>Although me and Albo differ on this one, I think Trashuman is one of the most fun "thinky" comics around. And if you don't like the looks of that one, try any of the THREE current books by Jonathan Hickman; he's also early into runs of Red Mass for Mars (as reviewed in the above post) and Pax Romana. <BR/> <BR/>Finally, Paul Dini's run on Detective Comics is like having the Batman: The Animated Series back with slightly more blood and sexual innuendo, so if that sounds good it rarely disappoints.<BR/> <BR/>Oops, one more; Killing Pickman by Jon Rea and Jason Becker is a GREAT scary, artsy serial killer book, and I'd highly recommend checking out the first two issues; unfortunately it comes out like once every six months (no idea when issue 3 is coming), so probably won't get you out to the comic shop much."<BR/><BR/>I agree with much of AHR's list, especially Pax Romana which is really really cool. The Avengers books are always a satisfying read for me, but much like Batman and R.I.P. they are getting pretty bogged down in all this Secret Invasion stuff so they aren't very new reader friendly at the moment. After the invasion will probably be a good time to hop on, assuming they still exist.<BR/><BR/>Kyle Baker's Special Forces is a fresh take on the war story... It borders on the absurd and has a weird tendency towards T&A but behind all that is a really emotional story with strong, original characters. Unless I missed something, only two issues have come out so there's not much to catch up on. Like Killing Pickman, though, it doesn't come out all that often. <BR/><BR/>One that I can't recommend highly enough is Mouse Guard. If you only pick up one of the books I mention, this is probably the one. They're a couple issues into the second volume, but it should be easy to catch up by snagging the first trade. It's a good ole fantasy story told with mice and other animals, and if that doesn't sound interesting to you just open it up and the gorgeous art alone will change your mind.<BR/><BR/>If superheroes are more your thing, I really enjoyed the first issue of Invincible Iron Man, and if it can keep up that quality level it'd be a good one to get in on the ground floor with. But often second issues really disappoint me. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, those are our picks. Anyone else have some good books for Bryan?Albohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801493400800038599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36983821.post-89365011774705227582008-06-14T04:08:00.000-04:002008-06-14T04:08:00.000-04:00i have a suggestion request: what are three comics...i have a suggestion request: <BR/>what are three comics that are consistently good right now that i could start picking up at my local comic shop? preferably something that started fairly recently so i can either get back issues or just catch on quick. i've just become used to torrenting blocks of past comics, and want to instead physically follow a story on a regular basis.<BR/><BR/>thanks<BR/>-bryanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com