Hey guys, I just wanted to go over some of the comics I deem worthy of my $. These are ones that come out regularly, not those anthology type thingys that come out ever year or so. Anyway, here we go.
Action Comics (by Geoff Johns)
This is the typical Superman comic, but there is something about it. It just feels like such an archetype, that it just is great. Geoff Johns is awesome, and it looks like he has the title for at least one more year, so yay! Also, the art is really nice. Superman looks like he is wearing the costume Christopher Reeves wore, or something like it. It also has Supergirl and all of Clark Kent's friends and family etc, and feels really epic in how it is paced.
Amazing Spider-Man
This is just awesome. It keeps out of all the confusing Marvel stuff (I'm looking at you, Secret Invasion) and just gives me straight up, funny awesome Spider-Man. The art and writing changes every few weeks, but it is so much fun to read. My fav story so far? Spider-man fights an Aztec god summoned by a mathematician during a blizzard. BRILLIANT! The pic I put up is from the next issue, where apparently he teams up with Colbert? Sounds good.
Batman (by Grant Morrison)
The batman story right now is basically that Batman is being destroyed on every aspect by a mysterious group of villains with unknown motives. They have taken out his sidekicks, Alfred, defamed his family (showing that his dad was a drug addict and maybe had his mother killed) and shot him up with a bunch of drugs, and pretty much drove him insane. This weeks issue was so amazing, I flipped out at the end. SO good!
Final Crisis
OKay, here is where I might lose you. This book makes no sense. It tries to encompass the whole DC universe, but I don't understand 1/3 of what is going on. One whole plotline involves a gun that shoots backwards through time. HOWEVER, it is fun! I really enjoy trying to learn about all these new characters and whatnot that all the DC nerds really know. Even better than Final Crisis though, are some of the tie-ins. Rogue's Revenge and Legion of Three Worlds look amazing, and Rage of the Red Lanterns comes out soon as well.
Gantz
This is awesome. It's about a mysterious machine/human/being that copies dead people, then makes them fight monsters for points. When you reach 100 points, you have a choice of leaving the game, reviving someone who has died in the game, or leaving and going back to your normal life. Fucking great characters, awesome monsters, and well written to boot. The current English series is at Volume 2, but I think in Japanese its up to Volume 20 or so, and still going.
Invincible
This is sort of like the story of Superman's son, only not as lame as that sounds, and with a totally original universe. The story is so well done, I say that this is my favorite superhero book to anyone who asks. Ask me?
Walking Dead
Best zombie story ever made, hands down. Very sad, but so good.
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