Comic book discussion thread

[InsaneIntentions1]

So ya like them there super heroes? Well let us discuss your favorite series from those wacky tight wearing dudes.

[Bwarch]

Red Son and The Long Halloween are some damn fine graphic novels, I must say.

[InsaneIntentions1]

I'll give them a look then! I myself would suggest anything with my favorite comic book villain "Carnage".

[Ashan]

I never really got into comics. I used to read some manga (I even have a couple Phoenix Wright graphic novels next to me. They're weird. Also I have a Japanese Naruto graphic novel I got at some point) but I never really followed anything super heavily. Especially not with the traditional super hero comics.

I'm not against them or anything, I just thought it was kinda a tricky thing to get into that involved a lot of effort and I never cared enough to try.

[InsaneIntentions1]

I never really got into comics. I used to read some manga (I even have a couple Phoenix Wright graphic novels next to me. They're weird. Also I have a Japanese Naruto graphic novel I got at some point) but I never really followed anything super heavily. Especially not with the traditional super hero comics.

I'm not against them or anything, I just thought it was kinda a tricky thing to get into that involved a lot of effort and I never cared enough to try.

Most super hero books now are at least numbered, so it's a little easier to follow certain storylines. If you really get attached to a certain character I always recommend buying the trades to learn more about them.

[Bwarch]

Plus, from what I hear comic book fellas are always rebooting for this very reason.

[InsaneIntentions1]

Plus, from what I hear comic book fellas are always rebooting for this very reason.

Yup. That and multiple universes.

[InsaneIntentions1]

Comics!

She let a hunchbacked old man get away from her. She's now one of my favorite super heroes.

[Bean]

I think it's no surprise to anyone that I follow the Mega Man one pretty closely. They're getting ready to do a in-universe crossover with the Classic and X series in a couple of months after Dr. Wily totally proves he was innocent all along to set up the Mega Man 3 story arc that will happen sometime after.

[skyluigi2]

I've read some of the Zelda manga and most of the Pokemon Adventures series. Both are pretty awesome. They're about the only ones I'm interested in that get released over here in the UK. I have a couple of Sonic comics from a shop that sold US imports... I was never too fond of them.

[Bwarch]

The OP specifies super hero comics in specific fellas, if Insane is fine with turning it into a general comics thread then very well but right now you guys are off topic.

[Ashan]

How is Mega Man not a super hero?

[InsaneIntentions1]

General comic book discussion is fine with me.

[Bwarch]

Sally forth then~

[BTYM]

phew i'm glad bwarch has given the ok!!

[Leet]

I used to follow the Mega Man comics until my subscription ran out and I didn't notice until it was too late DUN DUN DUN

I will probably be picking up the super duper book paper face editions at some point though

ive also got a bajillion graphic novlas and mangos and stuff

[InsaneIntentions1]

While manga is technically a comic book keep in mind we already have a thread for that

[Ashan]

I'm pretty sure the Mega Man comics are published by the Archie people, save for the Battle Network comics.

[InsaneIntentions1]

Just found out about a local comic book convention that's going on today, and I'm super tempted to go

[Bean]

I'm pretty sure the Mega Man comics are published by the Archie people, save for the Battle Network comics.

They are. I used to read the Sonic ones back in the 90s. They were pretty good from about Issues #20-50 or so. I know by the time the Dreamcast was beginning to become a thing, I was losing interest. I never really checked out much of Ian Flynn's work on the comic when he came in and basically saved the series after another author's creativity had completely stagnated. He and most of the artists do good work with the Mega Man stories.

[Ashan]

Actually I completely forgot I had one.
http://i.imgur.com/vEVkJ2T.jpg
Just the one.

[InsaneIntentions1]

Since we're sharing comic photos http://imgur.com/ah3lVcH here's my favorite psycho

[Ashan]

What's up with the 'Murican themed ones on the bottom?

[ztarwuff]

Would you guys say that a comic book and a graphic novel are two different things? I ask because I saw a definition once that suggested that some manga fall under the definition and others don't: the definition being comics are published on a monthly basis with a continuing story arc whereas graphic novels are stand alone and have a clear beginning and end.

I ask because I'm not sure if I fit anything that fits the criteria of this discussion, with the possible exception of a few Tintin books.

[Bwarch]

See, this can be a bit faulty when a comic book arc is combined into a graphic novel.

The Long Halloween was a mystery Batman story arc that went for like ten issues, with people sending in "who dun it?" fanmail between each issue.

Once the arc was completed and a bit of time had passed, The Long Halloween was put out as a combined graphic novel so you could see the arc from beginning to end in one book.

the definition being comics are published on a monthly basis with a continuing story arc

This is an incredibly restrictive and bad definition imo. Yes, it fits for what a lot of comic books, especially super hero stuffs, do, but not for the medium as a whole.

Also, graphic novels don't always have a beginning and end. Batman Year One is a graphic novel but is continued into Batman Year Two.

Basically, comic book creators sometimes have free reign to do whatever the heck they want to do, definitions and expectations be damned.

I have rambled quite a bit here, but to be fair I don't quite understand your question as having an ultimate answer since it's phrased in a weird way.