Were there comics that were actually quite popular or had a lot of critical acclaim that you just somehow couldn't get into whether it was lack of interests or just not your cup of tea? Or if you just picky? I know there's been quite a few for me, as sometimes, I'm hard to please. Doesn't necessarily mean I hate the characters either. Here's a few books and characters that just never sparked my interests:
Conan
Cerebus
Grendel
Valiant Titles
Bone
Lady Death
Thunderbolts
New Warriors
The Runnaways
Miracleman
Love & Rockets
Elfquest
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06-13-2021, 07:40 AM #1Mighty Member
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Popular or well-known comics you just couldn't get into?
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06-14-2021, 11:18 AM #2Fantastic Member
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Deadpool
The Walking Dead
Star Wars
Saga
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06-14-2021, 11:21 AM #3Better than YOU!
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Just about anything from marvel's Ultimate line. It was just packed with unlikable A-holes sitting around talking in badly designed costumes with a huge amount of edgy applied over the top.
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06-14-2021, 05:00 PM #4Mighty Member
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That's another I bowed out.
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06-15-2021, 02:57 AM #5Fantastic Member
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100 Bullets
The Boys
Love and Rockets
Brian Bendis' Avengers
Warren Ellis' Thunderbolts
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06-15-2021, 04:08 AM #6Ultimate Member
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The Walking Dead, though this goes for just about anything zombie related.
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09-13-2021, 07:13 AM #7BANNED
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I would like to single out Love & Rockets as an example of Continuity crumble. Characters, story and all kinds of development are hallmarks of good fiction yet how sustainable are these even outside of the nitpicky nerd-veses of superhero comics? Originally Posted by Dr. Skeleton
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09-13-2021, 07:34 AM #8Extraordinary Member
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I've given each of these a try, sometimes multiple tries, and I just couldn't get into them.
Preacher (or any non-war comic by Ennis)
100 Bullets
Spawn (or any of the early Image titles)
Valiant
Hickman's FF, Avengers or X-Men
Walking Dead
Deadpool
Lumberjanes
that said, there were a lot of books I wasn't into initially that have since become favorites having tried them again at a different point in life where my experiences had broadened and my tastes evolved. Those on the list however, haven't achieved that. Conversely, there are a lot of books I used to be really into that just don't do it for me anymore and disappointed upon revisiting them.
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09-13-2021, 02:30 PM #9The Spirits of Vengeance
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Fraction's HawkGuy. Tried out the 1st issue back in 2012, but came to the conclusion that it just wasn't for me.
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10-04-2021, 12:49 PM #10Mighty Member
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The Boys
Preacher
Locke & Key
Air
Morning Glories
Nowhere Men
Revival
Fatale
Low
Wytches
Something is Killing the Children
Ms. Marvel (Kamala)You are my favorite thing, Peter. My very favorite thing.
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10-19-2021, 07:25 AM #11All-New Member
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Conan
All Valiant
Deadpool
Marvel 2099
Sandman Mystery Theatre
The Kents
House of Secrets (all volumes)
Lobo
War, western, romance, and monsters genres
Hellblazer
Swamp Thing
Most mutant spin-off titles
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01-12-2022, 11:09 PM #12All-New Member
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I've always been a fan of comics but some I just couldn't get into.
The first one is the comics about superheroes. I'm not really into the superhero genre and I found it hard to connect with these characters. The same goes for comics like X-Men or Spiderman.
The second one is manga, which is a type of Japanese comic book that can be translated as "comics" in English. It's much more difficult to get into manga than American comics because these stories are meant to be read from left to right, which makes it harder for readers who don't know how to read the manga yet. For such reader, I will suggest https://mangatoon.mobi/en/genre website as it follows a much better approach.
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07-13-2022, 05:44 PM #13Fantastic Member
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G.I. Joe
Punisher
Swamp Thing
Deadpool
Sandman
Spawn
Thunderbolts
Suicide Squad
ROM
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09-17-2022, 10:11 AM #14All-New Member
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According to the most recently available data, the best-selling American single-issue comic of all time was X-Men #1, which was published in 1991 and has since sold almost 8.2 million copies.
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09-26-2022, 07:18 AM #15Mighty Member
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I've tried to read a few classic Claremont X-Men books, like Days of Future Past which I read last year. But I find he drowns out so much of his comics in dialogue that I may as well pick up a novel.
I appreciate the stuff he has done, and I've enjoyed his work (God love man kills is a genuine classic), but he doesn't let his comics... breath.
Maybe it's just me with modern day sensibilities, but even old Stan Lee books where he would write like a crazy radio host where entertaining.
I just find Claremont to be a drag. I get that People like it because they get their monies worth, but for me, the writing is only 50% of a comic and I like to see the art. Bryne is a great artist, I want to see it.
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