are you telling me you didn't purchase the most important localization of last year: Ping-Pong by Matsumoto?
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COMICS!!! |OT| February 2021 | Big Gleb!
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False. We are now upon the era of deluxe manga. Come join us in the sun!
FMA
Saint Young Men
Akira
Battle Angle Alita
Jojo
Gundam
Berserk
Vagabond
Blade of the Immortal
Fist of the North Star
Hellsing
Ping Pong
Thanks for continuing to do the monthly threads, Messi. I've started keeping track of all the comics I've read in 2021 so I could refresh my memory when voting for Comics of The Year. It's been useful to refer to.
I never heard of Stray Dogs but I saw that little trailer and it looks cool. It reminds me of Beasts of Burden. I'll give the creators a follow. Although the Stranger Things typeface is driving me nuts. I'm looking forward to more Abbott and Monstress in February. And Scales & Scoundrels' return.
Anyway, I finished reading Super Mutant Magic Academy on Libby today. I think it's Jillian Tamaki's best work. It was confusing to follow at times though given all the characters it follows. I found some of the self-contained comics were hit or miss. Other comics were funny. sad, poignant, and absurd. I think the best thing was Tamaki's use of different art styles and selective coloring.
The loosely drawn comics while simple was kind of hard to read. But as a whole, I liked the riff on Hogwarts meets Charles Xavier's School of the Gifted. And the way Tamaki made cool use of 6-panel grids. I took screenshots of a bunch of them to incorporate into my own art. Compared to Skim and This One Summer, SMMA feels more adult. Although it explores similar themes e.g. loneliness, sexuality, and friendship. I really enjoyed it a lot and would re-read it again to fully appreciate the wit and craft more critically.
I found most of the Future State stuff I read hit or miss. I love Dan Mora but I find Dark Detective a drag. My favorite books were Abbott 1973 #1, An Unkindness of Ravens #5, and Monstress #31 (that cliffhanger tho).
Has B-Dubs taught PoodleStrike nothing about the art of physical comics as the manga guy? lol.
I never heard of Stray Dogs but I saw that little trailer and it looks cool. It reminds me of Beasts of Burden. I'll give the creators a follow. Although the Stranger Things typeface is driving me nuts. I'm looking forward to more Abbott and Monstress in February. And Scales & Scoundrels' return.
Anyway, I finished reading Super Mutant Magic Academy on Libby today. I think it's Jillian Tamaki's best work. It was confusing to follow at times though given all the characters it follows. I found some of the self-contained comics were hit or miss. Other comics were funny. sad, poignant, and absurd. I think the best thing was Tamaki's use of different art styles and selective coloring.
The loosely drawn comics while simple was kind of hard to read. But as a whole, I liked the riff on Hogwarts meets Charles Xavier's School of the Gifted. And the way Tamaki made cool use of 6-panel grids. I took screenshots of a bunch of them to incorporate into my own art. Compared to Skim and This One Summer, SMMA feels more adult. Although it explores similar themes e.g. loneliness, sexuality, and friendship. I really enjoyed it a lot and would re-read it again to fully appreciate the wit and craft more critically.
I found most of the Future State stuff I read hit or miss. I love Dan Mora but I find Dark Detective a drag. My favorite books were Abbott 1973 #1, An Unkindness of Ravens #5, and Monstress #31 (that cliffhanger tho).
Has B-Dubs taught PoodleStrike nothing about the art of physical comics as the manga guy? lol.
I read manga and anything black & white on Kindle now. it's so niiiiiice
That comic is very lovely. It's my favorite from Jillian as well. But I did really enjoy Boundless as well to be fair. You may enjoy that one if you haven't read it.
Inject my picture into that closed thread, Poodle. Do the right thing.
Hickman X-men are pretty much one shots but they're fun
As for future state, the line seems pretty well received besides for the flash and teen Titans
Hickman X-Men has been pretty great so far. Future State is hit or miss, depending one what books you're looking at.
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I know she also writes and draws children's books. The most recent one is called They Say Blue which came out last year. It looks great! And maybe a single adult can appreciate children's books so I'll check it out.
But AFAIK, a good bulk of her comics is published in Drawn & Quarterly collections. I agree though, she's great. It's super fascinating to see how different she is when she doesn't team up with her cousin. It's a different beast.
I see it's on Libby so I will check it out next, thanks!
Because of that thread, I made a shitty recycled meme for the first time in my life. I'm so ashamed.
You mean Frank Miller, author of Holy Terror? A racist you say? Perish the thought!
I just realized that VanWinkle still has the Psylocke avi. My army remains strong.
What if I post about full-color manga?
Definitely try out House of X/Powers of X (go by the reading order if you read on Marvel Unlimited or something) and see how you like that setup!
Great, definitely recommend HiX-Men.
Future State has been enjoyable for me. Highlights have been Yara Flor WW, Aquaman, Justice League, Superman vs. Imperious Lex, and The Next Batman
So the Fantastic Four ends the Griever arc in rather anticlimactic fashion. Though in this case it does make sense that they would go through with what it did. The book also teases some stories from a falling out between Reed and Ben to the fact that we may not see the last of Omega Mutant Franklin after all. We'll see about that. For now, it's off to the King in Black offshoot for you.
Future State Aquaman remains coy on what's going on, but it leaves enough interesting parts to make an intriguing read while keeping it distinct enough to stand out on its own.
Okay, now the last issue of Strange Adventures makes sense. So the invasion is real after all and the heroes are being overwhelmed.That and the duo of Mr. Terrific and Batman make a great pairing. Terrific did his bet in letting Bruce easy on struggling to learn a new language.
List:
The Other History of the DC Universe #2
Future State: Wonder Woman #2
Future State: Harley Quinn #2
Far Sector #10
Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey #4
Future State Aquaman remains coy on what's going on, but it leaves enough interesting parts to make an intriguing read while keeping it distinct enough to stand out on its own.
Okay, now the last issue of Strange Adventures makes sense. So the invasion is real after all and the heroes are being overwhelmed.That and the duo of Mr. Terrific and Batman make a great pairing. Terrific did his bet in letting Bruce easy on struggling to learn a new language.
List:
The Other History of the DC Universe #2
Future State: Wonder Woman #2
Future State: Harley Quinn #2
Far Sector #10
Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey #4
Yes, but you should know, I will laugh at you for doing so.
I think I reported Slayven once.
Stop, Poodle. Don't go check.
Haven't resigned yet so go nuts
Probably, most people have.
1. Yes.
2. No.
Future State has to inform you on the world state -- which it does constantly to an annoying degree -- and try to cram as much story as humanly possible in two months. It got exhausting to read.
Okay, but can we report people who will one day be former staff members?
Caught up with Jujutsu Kaisen just now. The latest chapter has me far more interested in where the manga is going than before, but I'll keep my hype in check until I see where this is going. My interest in Gege's apparent love for horror is what kept me reading, and now they seem to be potentially leaning heavily into that in a way that could make the series unique for its genre.
One of my favorite things in a superhero comic ever.Never mess with Hootie.
Both have been good. I mean it's harder to generalize Future State because not every book is the same, but most of the books I've been reading have been solid.
Ok but why is the owl saying "whooore" thoughNever mess with Hootie.
The writers could have chosen to use any other word
I've been meaning to catch up. I think I fell off around ch. 40. The villain designs were way more intriguing than the hero designs, I thought.
For the most part, it's just solid shounen battle stuff with nothing too special. I'm interested to see where it goes now, though.
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