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by **Arion** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:35 pm

Sakie wrote:I got a pretty impressive haul for my birthday at the beginning of the month. I received the hardcover editions of Y: The Last Man Deluxe Edition volumes 4 and 5, Invincible Ultimate Collection volume 7, and Geoff John's Flash Omnibus volume 1. So far I have finished all of them but the Flash Omnibus. Now, I am strongly considering purchasing the second volume of John's Flash.

That's a lot of good stuff !

by **covalesky** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:47 am

Not the best fantasy comic out there, but very enjoyable. Planeswalkers, magic, stolen artifacts and swashbuckling is what you're find in this book.

by **Arion** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:13 pm

Keb wrote:Looks like you'll just have to wait for Jess Nevins then

Now, to be honest, I never watched Lost so any reference about it would have been ... lost on me.

by **LobsterJ** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:36 pm

Finished Lucifer. As a whole, I have to say I preferred it to Sandman. I know they are two different creatures, but they do have similarities.

Also read the first volume of Scarlet, I was pleasantly surprised. It was solidly mediocre, which places it far above any other Bendis book I have ever read.

by **Arion** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:22 pm

LobsterJ wrote:Finished Lucifer. As a whole, I have to say I preferred it to Sandman. I know they are two different creatures, but they do have similarities.

Also read the first volume of Scarlet, I was pleasantly surprised. It was solidly mediocre, which places it far above any other Bendis book I have ever read.

Didn't you love Maleev's art ?

by **LobsterJ** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:25 pm

Arion wrote:
Didn't you love Maleev's art ?

Yes I think that helped, the art was excellent.

by **Zero** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:32 pm

covalesky wrote:

Not the best fantasy comic out there, but very enjoyable. Planeswalkers, magic, stolen artifacts and swashbuckling is what you're find in this book.

I was pretty disappointed in this, especially the art, but then it's still better than every other MtG comic by a long way.

by **Arion** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:44 pm

LobsterJ wrote:
Yes I think that helped, the art was excellent.

I only have issues 1 through 4, though. The HC goes to # 6, right?

by **LobsterJ** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:45 pm

Arion wrote:
I only have issues 1 through 4, though. The HC goes to # 6, right?

5 i believe.

by **covalesky** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:58 pm

Zero wrote:
I was pretty disappointed in this, especially the art, but then it's still better than every other MtG comic by a long way.

The story structure is indeed superior to previous comics, but art wise is miles behind anything that came previously. Its not bad, but its not MTG good.

Nevertheless, I'm going to get the next volume.

I just wish they would involve more concepts derived from the old cards, like the White Knights, Armageddon, Moxes and so on.

A suicide goblin invading force would be brutal.

by **Arion** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:56 pm

LobsterJ wrote:
5 i believe.

Only 5 issues?
Weird, most trades or HCs usually have 6. I call it the 6-issue-arc syndrome .

by **LobsterJ** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:00 pm

Arion wrote:
Only 5 issues?
Weird, most trades or HCs usually have 6. I call it the 6-issue-arc syndrome .

Some bean counter must have figured out 5 was the optimum amount for dollars vs content, I guess. I have been noticing more 5-issue trades. Seems like a lot of the Hellboy/BPRD minis are 5 issues now. The first Fatale trade was 5 issues...

by **Arion** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:12 pm

LobsterJ wrote:
Some bean counter must have figured out 5 was the optimum amount for dollars vs content, I guess. I have been noticing more 5-issue trades. Seems like a lot of the Hellboy/BPRD minis are 5 issues now. The first Fatale trade was 5 issues...

Well, maybe Image and Dark Horse (and Icon for that matter) are not so keen on the 6-issue arc. But DC and Marvel sure are.

by **covalesky** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:05 pm

TBH Vol 1 wasn't great and the first half of this volume 2 isn't either. The second half is more interesting, but this book never breaks the mediocre line,

Its sad because the Star Wars Universe needs more strong female leads.

by **Arion** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:05 pm

covalesky wrote:

TBH Vol 1 wasn't great and the first half of this volume 2 isn't either. The second half is more interesting, but this book never breaks the mediocre line,

Its sad because the Star Wars Universe needs more strong female leads.

Why is it that they don't include the writer or the artist in the cover ?