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    Because you demanded it (months ago), every week I open a thread for discussion of the comics you bought this week. I don't want a list of what you bought. I want to know what you thought about what you bought. Use the "hide" button to disguise spoiler material, if you can, please -- people use this thread to decide what comics to buy on a weekend visit.

    This week, please divide your purchases into the following categories:

    YOU ARE TELLING ME THE TRUTH

    and

    YOU ARE FUCKING KIDDING ME

    Begin.
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      CommentAuthorMcLean
    • CommentTimeNov 19th 2008 edited
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    YOU ARE TELLING ME THE TRUTH

    Indiana Jones + Ghostbusters + Robots = Atomic Robo - Dogs of War #4
    Ex-superhero + Politics + Costumed stalker = Ex Machina #39
    Bad choices + Bad Luck + Psychotic one-armed midget = Scalped #23

    YOU ARE FUCKING KIDDING ME

    Joker + Batman + Strap-on = Batman: Cacophony #1
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      CommentAuthorrevD
    • CommentTimeNov 19th 2008
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    YOU ARE TELLING ME THE TRUTH

    Can - Ege Bamyasi

    YOU ARE FUCKING KIDDING ME

    'Fraid not.

    EGE BAMYASI IS NOT A COMIC (PUT AWAY THE BOOKLET
    PHOTO OF HOLGER HOLDING AN ISSUE OF THOR OR YOU WILL
    BE FORCED TO WEAR YOUR OWN FORESKIN LIKE A SKI MASK)

    The wall was mostly filled with toss. And I only had a tenner.

    But I did tuck the Freakangels HC away for next week.

    GOOD LAD
    NOW FUCK OFF
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    EGE BAMYASI IS NOT A COMIC (PUT AWAY THE BOOKLET
    PHOTO OF HOLGER HOLDING AN ISSUE OF THOR OR YOU WILL
    BE FORCED TO WEAR YOUR OWN FORESKIN LIKE A SKI MASK)


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    you are telling me the truth-

    Hellblazer 249- Bittersweet in the fact that it was really good but also Andy Diggle' s last issue. I feel like he 's done what he set out to accomplish though as Constantine now seems to be back in top form. I think this issue is also the last for artist Leonardo Manco as well. I wasn't really impressed with him when he started on the title but over the course of his 40 some odd issues his style has really grown on me. Especially these last few arcs featuring Mako. I think he can now be considered one the authoritative Hellblazer artists. But for all this sadness just around the corner is Peter Milligan and i can't wait to see what he does.

    Uncanny X-men 504- Pretty solid issue. Some really good character moments and the introduction of a new character who seems to hold promise. Really liked the feeling of connectivity between this title and some of the other X-titles going on right now.

    Goon 30- Penultimate chapter of Goon year. Players getting into their final places for what will surely be a first-rate conclusion next month.

    JSA: Magog- I was kinda surprised by this issue. Not always sure how these spin-offs will work but this one did the job. Magog has some good moments and i feel as if I care more about him now. Still kinda mad they didn't let his first iteration last a little longer though.

    Fantastic Four 561- Not surprised by the reveals in this issue but that's okay I still enjoyed it anyway. I've read a lot of complaints about Millar and Hitch's run but so far I've found it to be a refreshing change from the same old FF stories regurgitated again and again. I also like the decision to use white around the panels i think it gives a more FFy feeling.(if that makes sense to anyone.)

    you are fucking kidding me-

    Still no Gravel 6 in my shop this week and the guy who was there doesn't know how to navigate the diamond sight to find out where their copies are at. Oh well I'm sure it will still be just as good whenever they get it in.
    • CommentAuthorMidweeker
    • CommentTimeNov 20th 2008
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    You are telling me the truth -

    It was a rather heavy week for me this week, as the opposite ends of my fanboy obsessions collided, with new issues of both X-Men books, Hellblazer & Ambush Bug, were joined by Nate Powell's Swallow Me Whole, the Tamaki's highly acclaimed Skim, and John Kerschbaum's Petey & Pussy all landing on my desk within hours of each other (along with Wet Moon 4 & the new Stephen King collection, which my girlfriend has first dibs on).
    The only one I've read yet is the one that the fewest of you will be aware of:

    Petey & Pussy - Along with Graham Annable, Kerschbaum is one of the most underrated funnybook creators out there. When I worked at Gosh! in the late nineties, I sold the shit out of his self-published Wiggly Reader, but over ten years later, this is his first proper book collection.
    Petey & Pussy are a dog & a cat, with the heads of middle-aged men, sharing the worst aspects of both, who go through a variety of hysterically funny misadventures. It's one of those books where you're wincing and giggling in equal measures, with a rich supporting cast that includes Pussy's senile owner, an incredibly sweet but homicidal bartender and a suicidal budgie called Bernie, adding to both sides.
    It's going to be very hard to find in UK shops, but it's absolutely worth the effort - go have a look at his website, which, amongst other stuff, has all of the original weekly Petey & Pussy strips www.fontanellepress.com

    Fables - War & Pieces TP - The events of the past 10 books come to a head, as the dispossessed Fables finally take the war to the enemy, and launch their attack on the Homeleands.
    I really like Fables a lot, it's probably my favourite Vertigo title, and I've been a fan of Willingham's since his Elementals days. That said, I was a little disappointed with this one. The prequel story, with Cinderella as an incredibly lethal intelligence agent was great, but the war itself is rushed through incredibly quickly, and seems, well, rushed.
    It's particularly disappointing, as the previous book, The Good Prince, was probably the best book so far. Mark Buckingham's art is as superb as ever, but after the build-up, I expected a bit more from the war itself. Apparently there will be far-reaching consequences from the events of this book, but on it's own, a bit underwhelming.
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      CommentAuthorRob Bass
    • CommentTimeNov 20th 2008
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    YOU ARE FUCKING KIDDING ME

    ANGEL #14 - Well, the world's been seriously about to end for over a year now and I have to give Lynch and Whedon credit for finding a way to up the ante yet again in the final pages of this one, but I'm sorry to say that so far this one hasn't justified its existence in my opinion, but only because I was such a fan of the way that the series ended and let us all imagine what happened next. So, inevitably, showing us has fallen just a bit short. (But they might knock it out of the park next month, we'll see)(I do miss Urru, though).

    ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #58 - This is the only book that I've been regularly picking up for months now just out of habit, not in appreciation or anticipation of the contents within. Was shocked to find Carey leaving turn out to be a shot in the arm for this one. And Kirkham turns in his best work yet. Enjoyed the flashbacks on Reed and Ben's friendship, particularly Ben's previously off-screen arrival in #2. Included under this heading because I said something very similar to myself upon finishing it, couldn't believe how much better it's been than the last few months' worth of issues. Carey's first arc was brainfire, but he lost the love somewhere along the way.



    YOU ARE TELLING ME THE TRUTH

    AMBUSH BUG #4 - How can you follow the DCU and not adore this comic? The Wicker Bug page alone should seal the deal, never mind Didio's characterization. This issue lives up to the promise of madcap zany in a way that the past couple haven't quite managed to.

    EX MACHINA #39 - Strong ending to a somewhat meh arc from Vaughan and Harris. Another fantastic cover. That shot of Mitchell on the top of page 5 is perfect quintessential superhero goodness. Love the way it played out with the chick (what a splash, and the page following is golden) and ominous developments at the end, given the first page of #1. An ambassador? Nooooo!

    FANTASTIC FOUR #561 - There were elements I dug in the first arc, but these boys weren't coming close to living up to my post-ULTIMATES expectations for their run on this title. No longer. This is the issue that did it. Hard to believe it's only a month late, given the insanely intricate rendering that Hitch gives us on every single page. Loved the shots of Galactus and the Fantasticar over the city and the fanboy-friendly reveal of the Hooded Man and how the Thing just pummels him and the resolution of the eight billion exchroniates, but those last two pages took my breath away, I've gotten so desensitized to the Millar hype machine that when he went and delivered on the promise made by the arc's title, it just flattened me. Best ending of the week, no question. Perfect characterization.

    TRINITY #25 - Busiek & Bagley's Elseworlds romp continues. The quality remains at a shockingly high level, given that this is a weekly. Both stories remain engaging. I'm intrigued with the formation of the new double-trinity in order to save the third as we rocket up to the halfway point.

    X-FACTOR #37 - Peter David really doesn't get enough credit. He's so in command of the tools in his arsenal, pretty much a plot surgeon at this point in his career (maybe over a thousand issues to his credit by now, I'm thinking). He does an excellent job here of continuing to advance the main Madrox-is-losing-his-mind narrative while working in a few juicy character bits, in addition to showing a mastery of utilizing quirky powers (Longshot, Darwin) to create moments that are simply cool.

    UNCANNY X-MEN #504 - We finally hit the stride here, which has everything to do with the fact that Dodson tags in from Land and Fraction has free rein to go nuts without those godawful one-word descriptive captions from last arc. You've got to love how he actually works a way for Dodson to draw any pin-up from any era into the frame of the story. Wonderful two pages of action with Dr. Bradley, a fantastic addition to the ranks. Very interested to see which other geniuses are in the team's sights. We might finally be getting back an UNCANNY that's worth the name, in a way that it hasn't been since Claremont bolted in '91.
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    YOU ARE TELLING ME THE TRUTH:
    FANTASTIC FOUR 561: I think this is one of the superheroes comics that everyone must read now. Since Byrne, the F4 were really without bombastic ideas and adventures until Millar and Hitch, and the resolution of this storie let it clear. And, by the way, has someone noted that 27 pages are on this comic, and for 3 dollars?

    Of course I buy other comics, but I just have not the time.
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      CommentAuthorSt.Wanger
    • CommentTimeNov 21st 2008
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    YOU ARE TELLING ME THE TRUTH


    Ambush Bug: Yrear None #4
    Absolutely love Giffen anayway. A least his comedic stiuff. Great satire on DC as a whole

    Savage Dragon #140
    I sometimes try out SD, because I love the fact Larsen is keeping up just doin' his thing. Doesn't alway work out for me, but this issue has been fun

    Rock'n'Roll (Image Comics) by Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba (Rerelease)
    Now this was great. A nice little short stories without many words in it, the black'n'white art giving it quite a Sin City feel.
    while the Cthulhu-ish thing in the third act owned everything

    Nice one!
    • CommentAuthorToriach
    • CommentTimeNov 21st 2008
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    The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth...

    Adam: Legend Of The Blue Marvel #1

    I kept dancing around this fucking comic for three weeks and finally I relented. I love superhero comics. And I love them best when someone takes an idea that's so fucking simple that everyone who has not thought of it before should be ashamed of themselves. Sometimes it's uber geekifying like Sinestro forming his own evil power ring wielding corps. Sometimes it's a little bit more enmeshed in the real world. In this case, What if Superman had appeared in the sixties and after gaining the publics trust had been revealed to actually be a black man. Well that's what you get in the Legend Of The Blue Marvel. And it's just brilliant. Well handled in both concept and execution. I gave it to the s/o who really does not do Superhero books and she read it and then when I said I wasn't sure if I was going to get the next issue or not (that old $3.99 price bugaboo) she made her soon to be trademarked "You just killed my puppy" sad face.

    Trinity #25

    I am simply loving this series. It's fun. And unlike JLAvengers which I read and tried hard not to throw up, it doesn't feel like one unending fan wank from beginning to end.

    Ambush Bug #4

    I hate this book and I hate my s/o. Okay not really. However it's so fucking funny that I have a hard time not laughing loudly like a moron with a shiny new penny and I just can't explain it to the s/o because honestly it's one of those things that either you're into superhero stuff especially DC and will get the jokes or you aren't and won't.

    Angel #14

    While on the one hand I feel that they have done themselves a bit of a disservice by confining the book the way they have I am intrigued and Whedon at his worst is still usually lots better than some crossover writers (Kevin Smith: Cock uppery) at their best.

    And now for the flip side.

    I pray to almighty sweet fucking jesus on his giant blue ox babe that you are kidding me...

    The Brave and The Bold #19

    Okay the zaba/zaba story I could handle. The idea of the Guardians in the presence of a creature of magick and them being relatively cool about it fine. But it's been established for a long long time that there are 3,600 sectors of space that the Guardians have claimed and the Green Lantern Corps patrol. So sector 3958 or some shit? Well to rip off one of my favorite reviewers Hannibal Tabu (even if I disagree with him 90 percent of the time) here's a short story about that. No.
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      CommentAuthordiello
    • CommentTimeNov 22nd 2008 edited
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    YOU ARE TELLING ME THE TRUTH

    Wet Moon #4 by Ross Campbell
    I haven't read the whole thing yet (it's good so far), but I've read all the other books, and they're great. I'm told a lot of unanswered questions will be answered in this one, and the next will be even better.
    And the artwork, as always, is phenomenal.
    • CommentAuthorBagoth
    • CommentTimeNov 22nd 2008
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    ARE YOU TELLING ME THE TRUTH

    Angel 13-14: God how I love this new series, the direction it's heading into, they way characters have had to deal with the Fall, everything about it makes me love it even more.

    Secret Invasion 7: Cool fighting sequences with an interesting cliffhanger

    Monsterpocalypse 2: This game is amazing and the comics aren't bad either

    Thunderbolts 126: Was spectical of the title after Mr. Ellis left, but it's still pretty good, and seems to be setting up some interesting things.

    Cable 8: One of the more different Marvel titles out there and its just consistly good with Cable time hopping into the future, giving Swierzynski the ability to create all sorts of futuristic worlds. Really cool stuff that they're doing with this.

    Invincible Iron Man 7: Little epilogue of the last storyline, pretty good, not really necessary but has some interesting character stuff with Tony at the end.

    Project Superpowers 7: This has been one of the overlooked titles and its been pretty cool, it has this pulpy, old school feel that makes it feel less like a super-hero, team-up book, and more like the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Chapter One just ended, so before Chapter Two begins I recommend getting the trade.

    Astonishing X-Men 27: This whole run seems very Grant Morrison inspired to me, which is really interesting, I really like how the technology of the Marvel U is been exploited here. However, I feel like we're still in the set up face of the run, still.

    Vincent Price Presents 2: This is a pretty good horror comic with a different story in each issue, plus it has Vincent Price introducing it, Crypt-Keeper style, so whats not to like and the art for those introductory scenes are really cool looking.

    Walking Dead 54: This issue serves as the catalyst to put the characters on their next journey and all the while exploring the new characters some more, still in the introductory stages but it feels like Kirkman is setting up some interesting stuff for his characters.

    X-Force 8: X-Force makes me weep because its so good, how Kyle and Yost can a make a book where they give me everything I want is just awesome, god this needs to win an eisner bad.

    City of Dust 2: I've been a big fan of Radical publishin since its inception and its titles have never let me down, the story is always something different from everything else and the art is, to my sensibilities, is so frickin gorgeous, you can just stare at it for hours. Even the way they make their number 1 issues with that cool binding, I love. Anyway, if you like sci-fi and Steve Niles, pick this up.

    YOU GOT TO BE FUCKIN' KIDDING ME
    Eternals Annual 1: This had nothing to do with the coolness that the Knaufs are doing in the main series, this felt a little convoluted and was all about smashing things and fighting for no a parent reason. Plus, it almost has nothing to do with the main storyline, its distracting and I don't know, don't pick it up. However, for those who question why I love the ongoing, well its the Knaufs man, they made Carnivale, they get a pass from me, just because of that.

    Hulk: Now you see I try to say nice things about Jeff Loeb because of all the tragedy he's been through but for gods sake, write better. Hulk is one of the worst books out right now, its horrible, I really don't like the notion of anyone punching out the Watcher, thank you. God, I just feel stupider reading this.
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    I only got a small pile of stuff this week, but THE TRUTH of the matter is that Air is the one that really stands out. Everything else was worth reading but really ended up basically filling in the paper comics bag so Air wouldn't be lonely in there on the way home.
    • CommentAuthorMark Datik
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2008
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    Nice to see this thread revived, though I'm really late to the party as usual. Lots of great books though:


    THE TRUTH

    ACME Novelty Library #19 (Chris Ware) - The science fiction story which takes up the first half of the book was a horrible train wreck you couldn't look away from (the ring of frozen dogs ready to be "harvested" was an incredibly disgusting detail) and I admit to some disappointment when the story broke away to Rusty's grandfather in the "present" day. The way Ware composed the story structure, W.K. Brown re-reading his own story and visualizing the details based on his original inspiration... regardless of what the text says, was an interesting way to layer fiction and reality. I was lukewarm to the Rusty Brown serial (I was far more interested in "Building Stories") but this incredibly complex and twisted narrative completely changed my mind.


    Mesmo Delivery (R. Grampa) - A short novella created by a Brazilian mograph artist that seems to have flown under most people's radar. It's a simple story that's expertly illustrated (there seems to be a Dave Cooper influence) and has a lot of wonderful visual touches. A song that's playing on the truck's radio is written in a script that intertwines with itself according to the song's rhythm. The "commercial break" during the story. The interesting camera angles used to convey action. If you see this in the shop, definitely stop to check it out.


    Lucha Libre #6 (Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M. Gobi, Witko, and Jerry Frissen) - Professor Furia (a sleazy wrestler that cons stupid teens to keep his tenuous lifestyle afloat) is featured in this issue. As a lead character in an anthology title, he doesn't work very well since he's nothing more than a one-note joke. I have to admit that this is the first issue that fell flat for me but overall it's a fun series.


    Kick Drum Comix #1 and #2 (Jim Mahfood) - I like when Mahfood writes his own material, he's a pretty funny guy and the oversized format works well for him as it really showcases his scribbly art style. I always get a kick out of his weird body distortions and type layouts.


    Northlanders #12 (Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly) - The first series had a few pacing problems for me, the second featured a character I couldn't really get into or feel sorry for, but the third has really hit the ground running. The structure of the mysterious protagonist/antagonist battling each other against the larger framework of a war is interesting and I like how bits of information on each character is slowly leaked out. Kelly's art lends a nice mood to the story.


    Pax Romana #4 (Jonathan Hickman) - I was afraid of getting the "fast forward" summary/ending and unfortunately that's exactly what happened. I believe the author has expressed interest in expanding upon this series and if that's the case, I guess this works as an introduction into a larger series of interconnected story arcs. The ending left too many questions that weakened the surprise of the last page. Still the TRUTH but I wanted a little more closure to the "initial arc."

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