Page 93 of 94
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Tue January 13, 2026 8:58 pm
by washing machine
Just read Essex County. Need to read it again. I don't read many graphic novels, but even in my limited experience, this story felt special. The way Jeff Lemire can draw a tearful eye is something.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Mon January 26, 2026 11:24 pm
by wease
Just found out Marvel work-horse Sal Buscema has died. Really big fan and hate to hear this. He seems to have passed last Friday and would’ve been 90 today.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Tue January 27, 2026 1:49 pm
by Peeps
wease wrote:Just found out Marvel work-horse Sal Buscema has died. Really big fan and hate to hear this. He seems to have passed last Friday and would’ve been 90 today.
his spider-man run is top notch. but his peter and mary jane as well as other non main characters were drawn amazingly
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Tue January 27, 2026 2:27 pm
by VinylGuy
wease wrote:Just found out Marvel work-horse Sal Buscema has died. Really big fan and hate to hear this. He seems to have passed last Friday and would’ve been 90 today.
yeah, i just read that. Great work really.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Tue January 27, 2026 5:21 pm
by wease
Peeps wrote:wease wrote:Just found out Marvel work-horse Sal Buscema has died. Really big fan and hate to hear this. He seems to have passed last Friday and would’ve been 90 today.
his spider-man run is top notch. but his peter and mary jane as well as other non main characters were drawn amazingly
His Hulk is still what I think of when I visualize the character. And his run on Thor after Simonson stopped drawing was simply fantastic. He had a long run on Captain America too.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Tue January 27, 2026 5:22 pm
by VinylGuy
wease wrote:Peeps wrote:wease wrote:Just found out Marvel work-horse Sal Buscema has died. Really big fan and hate to hear this. He seems to have passed last Friday and would’ve been 90 today.
his spider-man run is top notch. but his peter and mary jane as well as other non main characters were drawn amazingly
His Hulk is still what I think of when I visualize the character. And his run on Thor after Simonson stopped drawing was simply fantastic. He had a long run on Captain America too.
yeah, his Hulk is iconic.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Sun February 01, 2026 5:43 pm
by Simple Torture
I read basically only superheroes (mostly X-Men) during January, but las night I read the first volume of Brubaker’s Criminal and it was fantastic. Going to continue that soon, but I’ve heard good things about Assorted Crisis Events so I’m going to mix that in too.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Sun February 01, 2026 7:11 pm
by wease
Simple Torture wrote:I read basically only superheroes (mostly X-Men) during January, but las night I read the first volume of Brubaker’s Criminal and it was fantastic. Going to continue that soon, but I’ve heard good things about Assorted Crisis Events so I’m going to mix that in too.
That's good. You've taken your first step into a larger world
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Mon February 02, 2026 7:51 pm
by Simple Torture
Simple Torture wrote:I’ve heard good things about Assorted Crisis Events so I’m going to mix that in too.
This is as advertised. I read the first two issues last night and #2 wrecked me.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Mon February 02, 2026 7:53 pm
by wease
Simple Torture wrote:Simple Torture wrote:I’ve heard good things about Assorted Crisis Events so I’m going to mix that in too.
This is as advertised. I read the first two issues last night and #2 wrecked me.
What did you start with?
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Mon February 02, 2026 8:17 pm
by Simple Torture
wease wrote:Simple Torture wrote:Simple Torture wrote:I’ve heard good things about Assorted Crisis Events so I’m going to mix that in too.
This is as advertised. I read the first two issues last night and #2 wrecked me.
What did you start with?
Assorted Crisis Events #1. Id recommend it!
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Mon February 02, 2026 8:45 pm
by wease
Simple Torture wrote:wease wrote:Simple Torture wrote:Simple Torture wrote:I’ve heard good things about Assorted Crisis Events so I’m going to mix that in too.
This is as advertised. I read the first two issues last night and #2 wrecked me.
What did you start with?
Assorted Crisis Events #1. Id recommend it!
Oh, I didn’t realize that was the name of it. I thought you were talking about all the different Crisis series DC has done in the last 40!years.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Mon February 02, 2026 8:49 pm
by Simple Torture
wease wrote:Simple Torture wrote:wease wrote:Simple Torture wrote:Simple Torture wrote:I’ve heard good things about Assorted Crisis Events so I’m going to mix that in too.
This is as advertised. I read the first two issues last night and #2 wrecked me.
What did you start with?
Assorted Crisis Events #1. Id recommend it!
Oh, I didn’t realize that was the name of it. I thought you were talking about all the different Crisis series DC has done in the last 40!years.
Oh I can see how that would be confusing! This is an Image series that started last year and is ongoing. It showed up on a bunch of year-end-best-of lists and caught my eye:
An action-packed sci-fi anthology series following normal people navigating an alternate world where time is having a crisis, and just stepping outside your door can send you on an unexpected adventure.
Time is having a crisis.
Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by alternate-reality versions of themselves, and try to avoid post-apocalyptic wastelands. And LOOK: the 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn…into the neolithic era.
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases ... s-tp-vol-1
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Mon February 02, 2026 9:04 pm
by wease
Simple Torture wrote:wease wrote:Simple Torture wrote:wease wrote:Simple Torture wrote:Simple Torture wrote:I’ve heard good things about Assorted Crisis Events so I’m going to mix that in too.
This is as advertised. I read the first two issues last night and #2 wrecked me.
What did you start with?
Assorted Crisis Events #1. Id recommend it!
Oh, I didn’t realize that was the name of it. I thought you were talking about all the different Crisis series DC has done in the last 40!years.
Oh I can see how that would be confusing! This is an Image series that started last year and is ongoing. It showed up on a bunch of year-end-best-of lists and caught my eye:
An action-packed sci-fi anthology series following normal people navigating an alternate world where time is having a crisis, and just stepping outside your door can send you on an unexpected adventure.
Time is having a crisis.
Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by alternate-reality versions of themselves, and try to avoid post-apocalyptic wastelands. And LOOK: the 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn…into the neolithic era.
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases ... s-tp-vol-1
Sounds interesting.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Tue February 03, 2026 6:14 pm
by Simple Torture
Simple Torture wrote:Simple Torture wrote:I’ve heard good things about Assorted Crisis Events so I’m going to mix that in too.
This is as advertised. I read the first two issues last night and #2 wrecked me.
This series is fucking devastating.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Tue February 03, 2026 6:44 pm
by wease
I’ve started the 80’s Swamp Thing series. I’m making my way thru the pre-Moore issues right now. I did read the Wein/Wrightson run beforehand so I’ll be properly versed in the lore and I can see what all Moore changes.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Tue February 03, 2026 7:04 pm
by VinylGuy
ohh i should dive into that
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Tue February 03, 2026 11:48 pm
by oasisfan35
Way back I picked-up Grendel: Red, White, & Black from Barnes & Noble. Enjoyed it (primarily the art) but never went further so some 25+ years later I am starting at the beginning with Devil by the Deed.
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Wed February 04, 2026 2:05 am
by wease
oasisfan35 wrote:Way back I picked-up Grendel: Red, White, & Black from Barnes & Noble. Enjoyed it (primarily the art) but never went further so some 25+ years later I am starting at the beginning with Devil by the Deed.
Are you doing the “deluxe” version he put out a year or two back?
Re: Calling All Comic Geeks!
Posted: Wed February 04, 2026 12:10 pm
by oasisfan35
wease wrote:oasisfan35 wrote:Way back I picked-up Grendel: Red, White, & Black from Barnes & Noble. Enjoyed it (primarily the art) but never went further so some 25+ years later I am starting at the beginning with Devil by the Deed.
Are you doing the “deluxe” version he put out a year or two back?
Indeed, billed the Master's Edition. I guess
it does expand well outside the original story. It looks tremendous plus the character has 40+ years of evolution to look forward.