Comic Book Time!
kenjisalk
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Let's talk comics. I'm a big comic book dork (mostly Marvel and Image series), and every Wednesday features a trip with my wife to our local shop to pick up the droves of subscriptions we have.
What series are you following? Looking for recommendations? Never been a fan but looking for a place to start? Just say the word and we can help you out. 
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Here's an example of a normal trip to my local shop. This is a slow day lol.
The only comics I ever really liked were the Sam & Max ones. This passed February I paid an obscene amount of money on the anniversary version of "Surfin' The Highway" on Amazon. I regret nothing
Oh man I love the Sam and Max comics! There's this biting sarcasm at the core of every panel, like you can just feel the cynicism oozing from Purcell.
Omg yes it's so hilarious. It's a shame he doesn't really draw them anymore but oh well. He's busting ass at Pixar now. So, good for him.
I like what the little rats and cockroaches are doing in the corners of the pages lol like they have their own little thing going on and it's just great. I like little stupid details like that.
I remember when Telltale used to sell the Surfin the Highway collection here. I actually bought it a while after being introduced to Sam and Max from Telltale's games. Actually, the free episode (104) of Sam and Max is not only how I discovered the series but also how I discovered Telltale!
I'm currently reading three series at the same time, "Powers", "Invincible" and "Fables". I live pretty far from any kind of book store or comic shop so it'll take a while before I finish reading them all.
I only read The Walking Dead comics but i noticed that Vertigo are releasing Mad Max Fury Road comics that gives backstories to characters from the movie so i am really interested in reading those.
Oh that's cool. I knew about Sam & Max since I was about 4 years old from the cartoon back in 1997 when it was on Fox Kids. I feel lucky to have known about them that early in life. Then the games came out when I was in high school and I was like "omfg they're back" lol but I did know they're from '87 and they're how I discovered Telltale too.
I've been on again/off-again with comics for (cough) decades. I'll burn through all my spending money for several months, keeping up with the favorites at the local shop, then the obsession will go dormant for a few years!
Last series I really got into was Y: The Last Man. Fun story, though it was amusing how EVERY woman in the story was some level of supermodel. Could use some recommendations along those lines?
Not many know that the (somewhat) hidden comics section still exists at https://www.telltalegames.com/comics/ with works by Graham Annable and Steve Purcell not to mention the first appearance of the bearalope.
Oh man, Graham Annable is such a talented cartoonist! His designs have such personality and emotion, not to mention can be weirdly chilling at times.
Still waiting for Fables 150. Hang in there guys it will soon be with us
I like comics sometimes, this is one I read a while ago, I thought it was okay.
I follow a lot of Image stuff, Invincible being my favorite regular title from there.
Also really like Fables from Vertigo of course.
I have an on-off relationship with the "Big Two" publishers. I find most storylines from those two dull and repetitive, as well as the constant killing of characters only to then devalue the death by bringing them back to coincide with a big movie release. That said you do get a gem once in blue moon like Daredevil or Wonder Woman by BA (unfortunately that run has come to an end). Don't like crossover events too; they are too overdone.
I can see where you're coming from in terms of being kind of bored with some of the mainline superhero offerings, but there are some amazing books out there if you know where to look. I highly recommend the Hawkeye stand alone series, some darn innovative and fun storytelling with a character you wouldn't think could be fascinating.
Also the current Moon Knight book is fan-freaking-tastic. Moon Knight is probably my favorite superhero, and one of the most underrated characters in Marvel's lineup. Warren Ellis does a fantastic job creating these little one-shot stories that showcase how compelling of a hero he can be, with dynamic and brash art by Declan Shalvey. Every issue reads like a minimalist X-Files episode with surrealistic art and an emphasis on visuals to tell a story.
tl:dr Marvel has really taken some bold risks with a lot of their current books and I'm grateful for it.
Saga is the only one I keep in touch with currently and up to date with. I am interested in New Ms. marvel and Hawkeye comics.
Ms Marvel is really great too! Kamala is such a charming kid who is easy to root for, and the art is very playful and fun.
I have heard good things about Hawkeye recently and I have the first trade to read, so I will be giving it a go pretty soon. I have always liked Moon Knight and X-Files so I will give that a shot too.
I definitely prefer Marvel to DC, though. After that botched New 52 retcon I generally stay away from most of their stuff; too confusing and the new versions of characters ("cough"Superman"cough") are nothing compared to the Pre-52 versions.
Funny I currently am only reading Saga and Ms.Marvel, Saga is just amazing and Ms. Marvel can be pretty funny but I must admit that I'm not enjoying this second arc as much as I did the first one, still I like it well enough that I'm probably going to read All New All Different Avengers when that starts.
And yeah the Hawkeye comics seem very interesting but I don't really have much disposable income to give it a read.
Ever since i discovered comixology, Ive spent an embarrasing amount of money on comics. They just make it too easy to get, lol. Im not a superhero comic fan but one that i loved and just reread was called Ireedeemable. Its finished so you can read the whole thing, but it kind of turns the superhero thing on its head. The Astro City series is also good for that. I also love Saga, Fables (including our own Wolf Among Us), i got pretty caught up in a series called Grimm Fairy Tales since i love the whole twisted fairy tale thing, and A comic ive been reading for 20 years has had a new resurgence, Elfquest but thats more for Fantasy fans who like elves. The Sandman series is top notch, Preacher is a good comic but you have to be prepared to be offended, lol. A good slice of life series about love and relationships is Strangers In Paradise, and i also loved to read horror comics like Tales From the Crypt. Too bad that not so much of a,thing anymore. So pretty much i love anything with a good story and interesting artwork.
Recently, I really got into Bad Dreams, a five issue comic series by Gary Winnick, the co-creator of Maniac Mansion and creator of Defenders of Dynatron City. You can still pick up the individual issues from comic retailers or digitally through Comixology. The trade paperback will be released in June. It has a whimsical art style and a surprisingly deep and twisty storyline. I highly recommend checking it out.
Oh, and if you like Double Fine's Costume Quest games, I also highly recommend checking out Zac Gorman's Costume Quest: Invasion of the Candy Snatchers comic. It tells the story of the first Costume Quest through the eyes of the Repugians, who do the reverse, and travel to the human world for candy on Halloween. It fits really well into the Costume Quest universe - so much so that Frederator Studios is making an 11 minute Costume Quest cartoon adaptation based on Zac Gorman's designs.
Oh, and while I'm on the subject of Double Fine, I also recommend the webcomic Dirt Nap by Gabe Cinquepalmi. It's a darkly humorous comic about a man who is killed and returns as an amnesiac zombie, befriends another zombie, and then tries to regain his lost memories.
Another webcomic I highly recommend is Conies by Pixie Furious, a story about people with powers who hide in plain sight by performing in the sideshow at a circus. I almost always make fan art for things I enjoy, and the author of Conies graciously allowed me to make a cross over with Conies for my own webcomic, which was the first time I was able to officially make art in an other artist's universe mimicking that artist's style, which was really cool to be able to do.
I read only "The Walking Dead".
Should i get that has anybody read that?
how much can i get for a first issue of defenders of dynatron city
I just caught up on the four issues of the Back to the Future: Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines comics that are available so far. I'm a huge Back to the Future fan, so these are really fun for me, as they are co-written by Bob Gale (the co-writer of the films) and tell stories that fill in some of the blanks from the films.
The premise is that Doc is in the 1890s telling his sons about his travels through time. The 1890s are the framing setting for the first of the two stories in each issue. These are actually interesting in themselves, as they show Doc and Clara building the time train that they'll arrive in at the end of the third film.
The comic stories themselves tell some really interesting stories, such as how Doc and Marty first met, how Doc got his knowledge about nuclear energy, how the Brown family mansion burned down in the 1960s, what the flux capacitor does and why it is so important to time travel, how Doc first got the DeLorean and the pinball parts that he gave to the Libyan terrorists in the first film, what happened to George and Lorraine after Marty left 1955, how the time circuits became so glitched by the end of the second film, how Marty and Jennifer got together, and where Doc went when he went into the future and how he was able to get the money suitcase (the last story is my favorite so far).
It was originally a four issue miniseries, but it's since been extended to an ongoing monthly series due to its popularity. I really can't wait to see what's in future issues, as it's been really good so far.
Oh, and the latest issue has something cool for fans of Telltale's Back to the Future: The Game. Doc goes back to 1938, and Courthouse Square is as Telltale designed it, with the band rotunda in the middle, and the store fronts that they show are on the same side of Courthouse Square as that used in Telltale's game too - so we see the same view that we saw in the game, with a few changes as it's 7 years later. That was a neat little callback that was really neat to see (and really helps give everything a feeling like it's all connected).
G. Willow Wilson is doing a great job. She manages to make everyone seem realistic without being too exposition heavy.
I am a big fan of Noelle Stevenson. Both Nimona and Lumberjanes have been optioned for movies which I'm hoping are as awesome as the originals (Actually, Lumberjanes would fit the TTG style really well, now that I think of it.)