The Outhouse - The Greatest Comic Book Forum

by ****** » Wed May 09, 2012 8:15 am

by bkthomson » Wed May 09, 2012 10:09 am

by sdsichero » Wed May 09, 2012 10:54 am

by @dace1314 » Wed May 09, 2012 1:03 pm

by Eric Ratcliffe » Wed May 09, 2012 1:40 pm

by Stephen Day » Wed May 09, 2012 10:42 pm

sdsichero wrote:I guess Stephen Day is out this week.

by ****** » Fri May 11, 2012 8:01 am

Sacred Mantle wrote:What's up ya'll. Gotta say I'm pretty jacked about this new Lapham book. Here's hoping it's awesome.

And this review crew thing is a great idea. Thank you to whoever came up with it/monitors it.

A bit about me. I'm 30 and only started reading comics seriously about 6 years ago. But when I go into them I hit them hard and have been reading steadily ever since. I'm constantly amazed at the amount of variety there is in comics. I was on the Marvel train for a couple years when Civil War first came out and I was one of those fools that got sucked in to buying a lot of crossovers before realizing they were pure garbage. Essential learning experience. I've come a long way and have been really into older stuff/more obscure stuff from Fantagraphics, Picture Box, Drawn & Quarterly etc. I've got a few issues of Kramer's Ergot and that stuff is so incredibly different and so great. I've since reduced the amount of hero books in my pull this a great deal.

Most influential books for me are probably early-ish Vertigo stuff like Preacher and Sandman as well as DKR and Watchmen. Miller and Bendis' Daredevil runs were the first long hero runs I read that I thought were pure awesome. Pretty typical stuff really but those were the ones that plunged me so deep into comics that I knew I'd never want to resurface.

Anyhow, there's much more to say but wanted to give you a little bit of background. I look forward to writing and reading reviews here because it will further expand my critical eye for comics as well as encourage me to try some books I would have otherwise overlooked.

by ****** » Fri May 11, 2012 8:03 am

Stephen Day wrote:
Nope, Avatar's official site has a link to a place where I can buy it online, so I'll be doing up a review eventually. It's going to be a busy weekend this week, so it may be early next week though.

by ****** » Fri May 11, 2012 8:04 am

by bkthomson » Fri May 11, 2012 8:10 am

amlah6 wrote:

vote, vote, vote...

the-news-stand/review-group-poll-for-may-16th-t81503.html

by Eli Katz » Fri May 11, 2012 2:04 pm

Sacred Mantle wrote:What's up ya'll. Gotta say I'm pretty jacked about this new Lapham book. Here's hoping it's awesome.

And this review crew thing is a great idea. Thank you to whoever came up with it/monitors it.

A bit about me. I'm 30 and only started reading comics seriously about 6 years ago. But when I go into them I hit them hard and have been reading steadily ever since. I'm constantly amazed at the amount of variety there is in comics. I was on the Marvel train for a couple years when Civil War first came out and I was one of those fools that got sucked in to buying a lot of crossovers before realizing they were pure garbage. Essential learning experience. I've come a long way and have been really into older stuff/more obscure stuff from Fantagraphics, Picture Box, Drawn & Quarterly etc. I've got a few issues of Kramer's Ergot and that stuff is so incredibly different and so great. I've since reduced the amount of hero books in my pull this a great deal.

Most influential books for me are probably early-ish Vertigo stuff like Preacher and Sandman as well as DKR and Watchmen. Miller and Bendis' Daredevil runs were the first long hero runs I read that I thought were pure awesome. Pretty typical stuff really but those were the ones that plunged me so deep into comics that I knew I'd never want to resurface.

Anyhow, there's much more to say but wanted to give you a little bit of background. I look forward to writing and reading reviews here because it will further expand my critical eye for comics as well as encourage me to try some books I would have otherwise overlooked.

by Windom URL » Fri May 11, 2012 2:10 pm

by Stephen Day » Fri May 11, 2012 4:28 pm

amlah6 wrote:
I'm going to hit a couple of shops tomorrow to see if I can get this without ordering online since Avatar seems to be stuck in 2009.

by ****** » Fri May 11, 2012 4:37 pm

Stephen Day wrote:
I don't like the sound of that.

Perhaps I'll just skip this week then.

by Stephen Day » Fri May 11, 2012 4:47 pm

amlah6 wrote:
re: 2009

I was alluding to Avatar not having a digital method of distribution in place. I've never used the online shop Avatar links for purchases if that's what you're worried about.