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Just a quick FYI...IST updated their "Coming Soon" list. So most of the recently solicited material is now on their site to add to your wishlist.
Good day gents,
I've been rereading Secret Warriors since I can't afford all these lovely new books. Was wondering if someone could help me out.
Alexander and Ares; are these two featured in any other comics (dark reign or otherwise)? Specifically the story about grasshopper, or was that an idea of Hickmans for the series itself. I know the Secret Warriors make appearances in Avengers and Secret Invasion, but anything beyond that?
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I was thinking the same thing, thats why ive held off on buying them yet. But I will probably cave in, really want to read it. I too am starting to prefer OHCS for a couple reasons. One important one for me is I read all my books on a pillow that I lay on my lap, even with the pillow the heavier omnis weight starts to hurt my legs, most likely becuase i'm a skinny guy.
But as for a series like hickmans avengers even thought I allready have the ohcs I will probably get the omni if and when it comes out. Just because you have to read 2 titles and I hate switching between books to get the proper reading order.
On that note has any one read say Avengers vol 1 then New avengers vol 2 instead of switching between the books for a proper reading order? Curious to how it reads.
I've just received the first volume of Marvel Knights Captain America (aka Captain America Vol 4). Have only had a brief flick through but it looks interesting... I noticed the first half particularly is quite light on text. Can't wait to see what it's like as this seems to be the one run that is never spoken about (I guess being sandwiched between Waid and Brubaker).
Ares and Alexander appeared in a mini called "Ares" by Oeming and Foreman. I loved the mini myself and it really does help fill in some of the mythology. There was also a Dark Reign Ares mini by Gillen and Garcia that I thought was a nice read as well. The latter is probably not as necessary as the former but it's worth it imo. And if you aren't reading the Secret Warriors omnibus, there was a Dark Reign The List one shot for Secret Warriors that had lovely Steranko-inspired McGuinness art. That one-shot is pretty crucial to the story Hikcman was telling. I also think there is a Siege one-shot of Secret Warriors that had some pretty important Alex stuff.
Also, thanks all for the digital responses. It's still a tough sell for me; I love my paper. Eventually I think it's a road I will go down though because it is much more feasible in the end.
Yep. I think it has been for a while.
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There were many weird story threads that either didn't develop or took up a disproportional amount of time to setup when compared to their payoff. A whole issue on phasing a planet that resolves in a secondary conflict in a few panels and ends up being more or less irrelevant. Or Cap's strange journey through time for several issues that only serves to be a dumping ground for Hickman's ideas of different future technologies but has no impact or relevance on anything. And why introduce the whole Shi'ar element? Things weren't muddy enough?
I think more than that though I found myself annoyed beyond belief that we had another Civil War story between Cap and Iron Man but this time with both of them acting completely insane. What Cap chooses to do with his last day before the final incursion?! Garbage.
Is that the New Deal story line drawn by Cassady? The New Deal story is okay but was a big tonal shift after the Waid and Jurgens stuff that came right before it.
It tried to be something it didn't really achieve and I think it suffered for it but it's fine. The art is great. The stories after New Deal aren't any good though until Brubaker picks it up.
That's the one. Had to look it up to find it was the right story - looks like this one collects the first 3 of the original paperbacks (New Deal, The Extremists and Ice), but New Deal is the only one not listed in the contents, they've listed it as two parts titled Enemy and Warlords.