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Currently reading the X-Men Fall of the Mutants OHC. Finished up the X-Factor issues (Yay for Simonson art), which I enjoyed. There were some peripheral cross-over issues (Cap, FF, DD) but they did not add that much.
About to start on the Uncanny X-Men issues, which is what I'm reading this for.
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It's not a comic book collection but rather a comic strip collection: [I]For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library - Volume Four 1990-1993[/I].
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[QUOTE=JPAR;4904822]There won't be any LE books for other series than Hellboy (according to Dark Horse). BPRD and others will get a hardcover omnibus and otherwise you'll have to go for the softcovers.[/QUOTE]
I'll grab the HC omnibus editions then.
Did Dark Horse say why they aren't doing any more LE books?
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Getting close to finishing Uncanny X-Force Omnibus by Remender.
I was looking forward to this for such a long time as I missed the original printing...It's enjoyable. However, I was expecting more based on all the hype.
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I finally got a pretty nice copy of Popeye Volume five! Too bad my volume one was trashed in my move last week. From "POPE" to "OPEY"
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The last three TWD books are en route, as are the last two associated novels. Once I finish this Barnaby novel I will read TWD (last time I read it there were only 100 issues I think, and I didn't even know about the novels) and possibly take a break to read Simone's WW omnibus :D
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Currently reading Scalped by Jason Aaron. Am about 13 issues in and it is really great. I hope it will stay as good throughout.
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While social-distancing, I have finally decided to read the entire Lee/Kirby run of Fantastic Four. I’m 32 issues in, and it isn’t nearly as hard a read as I was expecting. Plus, it seems to get better the further in I’ve gotten. I have issues 1-62 in the Epic format, and will probably read the rest digitally.
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[QUOTE=Graphic Autist;4912829]While social-distancing, I have finally decided to read the entire Lee/Kirby run of Fantastic Four. I’m 32 issues in, and it isn’t nearly as hard a read as I was expecting. Plus, it seems to get better the further in I’ve gotten. I have issues 1-62 in the Epic format, and will probably read the rest digitally.[/QUOTE]
I had a really hard time to get through the first omnibus, i.e. the first 30 issues or so. The second omnibus was already an improvement but I found lots of it to be still very silly. It has really put me off of reading any other Silver Age material, which is a pity because I have all of Silver Age X-Men, Avengers, Spider-Man, Thor in omnibus format.
Maybe one day I will gather my courage and start again but I am starting to have shelf space issues so I may just sell some of that stuff.
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[QUOTE=Foxy;4913885]I had a really hard time to get through the first omnibus, i.e. the first 30 issues or so. The second omnibus was already an improvement but I found lots of it to be still very silly. It has really put me off of reading any other Silver Age material, which is a pity because I have all of Silver Age X-Men, Avengers, Spider-Man, Thor in omnibus format.
Maybe one day I will gather my courage and start again but I am starting to have shelf space issues so I may just sell some of that stuff.[/QUOTE]
the only Silver age material I could get through was Doctor Strange.
I know it's a polarizing run but there was something to it that held up throughout the decades more than any other of the famous runs.
I can appreciate the inventiveness of ASM or F4 but you have to put on your "it's the 60s and I'm a 10 year old who never seen anything like it and most of my intellectual stimulus before came from watching the Lone ranger on a black and white tv and playing with a wooden train" glasses.
Strange felt old and cobwebby but it had a certain energy and mystic atmosphere ingrained into it other books (for me) didn't.
Also while I respect the heck out of Kirby, I think Ditko's art is just easier to read for a current audience.
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[QUOTE=Balakin;4913914]the only Silver age material I could get through was Doctor Strange.
I know it's a polarizing run but there was something to it that held up throughout the decades more than any other of the famous runs.
I can appreciate the inventiveness of ASM or F4 but you have to put on your "it's the 60s and I'm a 10 year old who never seen anything like it and most of my intellectual stimulus before came from watching the Lone ranger on a black and white tv and playing with a wooden train" glasses.
Strange felt old and cobwebby but it had a certain energy and mystic atmosphere ingrained into it other books (for me) didn't.
Also while I respect the heck out of Kirby, I think Ditko's art is just easier to read for a current audience.[/QUOTE]
This resonates with me too. I haven't read any of the F4 from that era but I flew through Dr Strange, but struggle with Spider-man, despite him being my favourite character. I really had to push through the first omnibus of ASM and still have volumes 2, 3 and 4 unopened on my shelf because I can't muster up the energy to read them.
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[QUOTE=FluffySheep;4913945]This resonates with me too. I haven't read any of the F4 from that era but I flew through Dr Strange, but struggle with Spider-man, despite him being my favourite character. I really had to push through the first omnibus of ASM and [B]still have volumes 2, 3 and 4 unopened on my shelf because I can't muster up the energy to read them.[/B][/QUOTE]
That's exactly what's keeping me back. I think between FF omnibus 1 and 2 it took me 2 years. I would really like to have all that background / historical knowledge when reading modern runs but I'm afraid that it may take me years to get through.
Let's see. maybe it also differs from title to title.
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Almost finished up with Avengers Epic: Operation Galactic Storm.
Then I will jump into the next two volumes (Fear The Reaper & The Gatherers Strike).
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[QUOTE=Foxy;4912711]Currently reading Scalped by Jason Aaron. Am about 13 issues in and it is really great. I hope it will stay as good throughout.[/QUOTE]
I thought it got better. I read it when the single issues came out and was so impressed. I'm hoping they produce an Absolute Edition at some point.
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[QUOTE=Mr`Orange;4914642]I thought it got better. I read it when the single issues came out and was so impressed. I'm hoping they produce an Absolute Edition at some point.[/QUOTE]
You’re right it does get better. I’m somewhere in the high 30s or even low 40s now and it’s amazing. I think there’s been at least 5-6 issues now on supporting characters or even stand-alone issues and they are just as good and flesh out the world. One of the best series I’ve read so far.