On an unrelated note, I have to say that there are some very good comics being published at the moment. The three ongoing monthlies I picked up yesterday were "Lucifer" (only one more issue to go), "Young Avengers" (a lot better than the shaky premise suggested), and "She-Hulk" (a title which is reliably both fun and funny, and also managed to get in some interesting legal/moral themes). On the TPB side, I've been getting some of the "Essential ..." paperbacks recently - on one level, it's hard to go wrong with them, because they are amazingly good value for money. They're black and white reprints, on fairly thin paper, so you get about 30 issues for 10 quid; that takes me a few days worth of commuting to read through. That said, these are old stories from the 1960s/1970s, so they can be a bit ropey in places. In terms of newer reprints, "I can't believe it's not the Justice League" was very funny, and "Y: The Last Man" is keeping up a good plot. (I also liked the latest "Punisher" and "X-Factor" TPBs, but they won't be to everyone's tastes.)
On an unrelated note, I have to say that there are some very good comics being published at the moment. The three ongoing monthlies I picked up yesterday were "Lucifer" (only one more issue to go), "Young Avengers" (a lot better than the shaky premise suggested), and "She-Hulk" (a title which is reliably both fun and funny, and also managed to get in some interesting legal/moral themes). On the TPB side, I've been getting some of the "Essential ..." paperbacks recently - on one level, it's hard to go wrong with them, because they are amazingly good value for money. They're black and white reprints, on fairly thin paper, so you get about 30 issues for 10 quid; that takes me a few days worth of commuting to read through. That said, these are old stories from the 1960s/1970s, so they can be a bit ropey in places. In terms of newer reprints, "I can't believe it's not the Justice League" was very funny, and "Y: The Last Man" is keeping up a good plot. (I also liked the latest "Punisher" and "X-Factor" TPBs, but they won't be to everyone's tastes.)
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Comics clearout
I'm having another clearout of old comics. These are all now available in digital format (Marvel Unlimited and/or Comixology) so I no longer need the…
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Comics clearout
I'm having another clearout of old comics, mostly from the 1990s. These are all now available in digital format (either on Marvel Unlimited or…
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2000AD: Trifecta
I've been reading comics for a long time. I started out with the Beano when I was very young (maybe 5 years old?) then I moved onto the Eagle when I…
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