Definitely Sandman.
Is it a better overall telling of the original Gundam story?
And I've already got one ongoing giant robot fiction infecting my life, I don't need another.
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Definitely Sandman.
Is it a better overall telling of the original Gundam story?
And I've already got one ongoing giant robot fiction infecting my life, I don't need another.
Looks like there was a manga adaptation in the mid 80's of the original Gundam, but it was a cartoon foremost.
edit: And it's pretty fun if you don't mind old old animation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam#Manga Viz put out volumes.
edit: And it's pretty fun if you don't mind old old animation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam#Manga Viz put out volumes.
Here:
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Wikipedia
It's an adaptation/retelling of the 70s Gundam anime (that started it all). The Origin goes up to 12 volumes in the English format.
Sandman. I'll be honest and say I don't really like the other two. Watchmen is worth reading because of what it conveys, but I could never go back and read it again because it's far too dry and boring for my tastes.
I think so. I liked Origin a lot. The manga volumes are beautiful hardcover volumes. They MSRP for $30 each, but I think I paid like $20 or so per. You have it a bit tougher since they're all released, and I purchased them as they came out.
My sister and mom watch Lucifer, I was very surprised when I found out it was based off DC Comics.
You could possibly just jump to The Dreaming, which has amazing art.
The show is nothing like the comics. And yes, I'm still salty over that
Watchmen sounds interesting though, because it seems to be a critique of the moral absolutism that plagues superheroes.
I think the dreaming doesn't work half as well if you haven't read sandman beforehand.
Besides I don't really think they are quite comparable
There are 3 omnis, right? I wonder how much it'd cost to get all of them.
They're pricey boys.
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That's an Absolute. There are 3 omnibuses, which IST has at $87 each.They're pricey boys.
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I would say Aaron's only standout book was Thor. Everything else has been bad/middling/good. His X-Men was all over
I liked the Avengers one better but that's because as a kid I thought the FF were lame as hell. I didn't learn to appreciate the FF until much later in life and even the majority of it is kinda boring for me.
I liked the Avengers one better but that's because as a kid I thought the FF were lame as hell. I didn't learn to appreciate the FF until much later in life and even the majority of it is kinda boring for me.
Unless you'd rather pay full retail for the omnis at $150 each. 😂
I wish I had IST in Canada. We don't have an equivalent so it's much harder to get stuff that is discounted that heavily.
If you have digital options, I would strongly consider it for a run this long.
Of those three Watchmen is my favorite and the one I'd recommend the most. DKR is very good as well, and while I get the appeal of Sandman and why folks love it, I'm not a huge Gaiman fan so it's just kinda there for me.
Eh, one reason I'm trying to get into reading though is because I spend way too much time on electronics and am trying to find ways to get off of it.
Honestly, I'm surprised I haven't read Watchmen yet, but I guess it just shows how much I've focused on Marvel over DC.
So, he likes Green Arrow? That's basically Oliver's character.
Just saying if the early 90's is holding you up, the thing out right now looks modern and is quite new-reader friendly, imo. You could totally go back once you're invested.
I'm kinda that case myself. I only made it a few storylines into Sandman before the new series (not because of the art, it just happened to end up on the backlog) and I've only had the strong urge to look one character up.
They were down to $50 on Amazon recently. And you really only need the first two.
Messi needs to get this community back on track!
One day I will peel this and Fourth World Omni off my wishlist...
I wish people would stop calling art they're not into "bad" or "terrible" or "trash." A guy on Facebook remarked how he recently read the Doom Patrol by Morrison run and said it had "great writing but terrible art," and I was thinking, "what?!?!" Richard Case's art was fantastic on that run. I understand if 80s art is not to your taste, but please tell me in critical terms how it's TERRIBLE. There's no way. Just say the art is not to your taste. But also, broaden your tastes.
Look at this stuff. It's awesome.
One day I will peel this and Fourth World Omni off my wishlist...
Hm, seems like my reading of the dreaming might be too clouded by Sandman. Still, the art does switch up in sandman. I didn't jive with the art in the first volume either but I think it got better afterwards
Look at that disgusting old man artI wish people would stop calling art they're not into "bad" or "terrible" or "trash." A guy on Facebook remarked how he recently read the Doom Patrol by Morrison run and said it had "great writing but terrible art," and I was thinking, "what?!?!" Richard Case's art was fantastic on that run. I understand if 80s art is not to your taste, but please tell me in critical terms how it's TERRIBLE. There's no way. Just say the art is not to your taste. But also, broaden your tastes.
Look at this stuff. It's awesome.
Edit: your not wrong btw, that was just a joke. People have a hard time going back sometimes. My thing with older books is the amount of exposition compared to modern comics.
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lol
apparently tomorrow's Giant Sized X-Men is an homage to Morrison and Quietly's New X-Men 121, even down to the art.
www.newsarama.com
apparently tomorrow's Giant Sized X-Men is an homage to Morrison and Quietly's New X-Men 121, even down to the art.
Newsarama | GamesRadar+
www.newsarama.com
One book from a lot of mediocre runs is like winning one championship and not bothering to repeat.
I like Aaron's work overall. I dislike his Avengers, which happens to be the thing he's currently doing.
That's pretty much it.
That's pretty much it.
The art is my favorite part of Sandman.
Watchmen is one of my favorite comics and I reread it every couple years, but at the same time I kinda hate how it's pushed on people. For a long time there's been this sentiment that if you have even a passing interest in comics then you better read Watchmen! I hate that gatekeeping nonsense.
lol
apparently tomorrow's Giant Sized X-Men is an homage to Morrison and Quietly's New X-Men 121, even down to the art.
Newsarama | GamesRadar+
That style of comic creation seems a bad fit for Hickman given the way he writes dialogue.
Controversial opinion but I loved AvX. I liked everyone getting the Phoenix force and the costumes with it. Cyclops and Emma were the highlights but Namor destroying Wakanda was dope. I get the hate for other Marvel events but not this one. And now talking shit about Aaron? Nah, he did Scalped, Thor, Southern Bastards, and Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine. He gets a lifetime pass.
Aaron and Hickman want to un Bendis the new one I guess?
Sandman. I think DKR is okay but Year One is better. Watchmen is good depending on your taste for Moore but really only worth reading so you can watch the HBO show which is so much better and a great sequel.
Hook it in my veins.lol
apparently tomorrow's Giant Sized X-Men is an homage to Morrison and Quietly's New X-Men 121, even down to the art.
Newsarama | GamesRadar+
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