I stopped after the Geoff Johns/Mark Waid run on Teen Titans. You really think it is still good after that?
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; > font-size:10pt;"><div>Quick thoughts for > you...<br></div><div><br></div><div>I'd keep going on those Teen Titans > trades you were reading.</div><div><br></div><div>Marvel's "Runaways" is a > good series to read in trade. You can get them in small digest form > (cheaper) or regular size trade.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Marvel has a > Visionaries line of trades that might interest you. It's a good way to > read an iconic take on a character from creators you trust. For > example, Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller is a really good series of > trades. There is a Hulk Visionaries: Peter David series that's also > good. I'm in the process of checking out the Fantastic Four > Visionaries: Walt Simonson and Thor Visionaries: Walt > Simonson.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Geoff John's early Flash work is > good. You can get nearly all his first run in trade > now.</div><div><br></div><div>If you are in a goofy Bronze Age mood, I > enjoy the black-n-white Essential reprints of "Marvel Team-up". > Those are really fun, you get a variety of characters, and they aren't > expensive. DC has similar team-up stories in their black-n-white > Showcase line for "Brave and the Bold" and "DC Comics > Presents".</div><div><br></div><div>If you are in a Star Wars mood, the > "Star Wars Legacy" comics are probably the best Star Wars comics ever > done. I love them.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, if you want to > bust-a-gut laughing, get the Best of Twisted Toyfare Theater > collections. They are so funny, it makes me want to throw > up.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The Irredeemable Shag<br><a > href="http://firestormfan.com";>http://firestormfan.com</a><br><a > href="http://onceuponageek.com";>http://onceuponageek.com</a><br><a > href="http://twitter.com/onceuponageek";>http://twitter.com/onceuponageek</a><br><br><br></div> > <blockquote id="replyBlockquote" webmail="1" style="border-left: 2px solid > blue; margin-left: 8px; padding-left: 8px; font-size: 10pt; color: black; > font-family: verdana;"> > <div > > -------- Original Message --------<br> > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Trade Paperback recommendations<br> > From: "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]><br> > Date: Tue, January 12, 2010 12:52 pm<br> > To: [email protected]<br> > <br> > Thank you. Yes, I have. Their pretty awesome. I have the first two<br> > volumes. I still plan on picking up some more this week.<br> > Great recommendation.<br> > <br> > -- <br> > Have a Better One,<br> > Edward Crosby<br> > <a target="_blank" > href="http://www.edwardcrosby.com";>http://www.edwardcrosby.com</a><br> > -----<br> > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates."<br> > Merlin Mann<br> > <br> > > You should check out the Astro City trades.<br> > ><br> > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Edward Crosby<br> > > <[email protected]>wrote:<br> > ><br> > >> I would like to get some opinions on some of the Ultimates books, > and<br> > >> other TPB titles, from the listserv.<br> > >> I gave Ultimates 1 TPB vol. 1 & 2 a chance and absolutely > loved it.<br> > >> Can you please tell me if the following are worth buying to > read?<br> > >><br> > >> Ultimates 2<br> > >> Ultimate Spider-Man<br> > >><br> > >> Any other recommendations would be greatly appreciated also.<br> > >> Since I cut down my comic book buying drastically a couple of > years ago<br> > >> due to DC moving to the total suckage (used to be a huge DC fan), > Marvel<br> > >> not being much better and since the price of comics moving to > $3.99, I<br> > >> don't buy many new comic titles any longer, mostly TPB. The only > problem<br> > >> is that I have, pretty much, purchased all the good TPB that have > been<br> > >> published. So, until they start putting out the Firestorm and > Kyle<br> > >> Raynor<br> > >> Green Lantern TPB, I am starting to run out of comics to read. I > still<br> > >> read The Walking Dead, Invincible Ultimate Collection and Fables > TPB as<br> > >> they are published but those are slow moving, of course.<br> > >> Thanks ahead of time for your recommendations and opinions.<br> > >><br> > >> --<br> > >> Have a Better One,<br> > >> Edward Crosby<br> > >> <a target="_blank" > href="http://www.edwardcrosby.com";>http://www.edwardcrosby.com</a><br> > >> -----<br> > >> "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates."<br> > >> Merlin Mann<br> > >><br> > >><br> > >><br> > >><br> > >> --<br> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google<br> > >> Groups<br> > >> "The Unique Geek" group.<br> > >> To post to this group, send email to > [email protected].<br> > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to<br> > >> > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]><br> > >> .<br> > >> For more options, visit this group at<br> > >> <a target="_blank" > href="http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en";>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en</a>.<br> > >><br> > >><br> > >><br> > >><br> > > -- <br /><br> > ><br> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups<br> > > "The Unique Geek" group.<br /><br> > ><br> > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected].<br /><br> > ><br> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to<br> > > [email protected].<br /><br> > ><br> > > For more options, visit this group at<br> > > <a target="_blank" > href="http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.%3Cbr";>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.<br</a> > /><br> > ><br> > ><br> > <br> > <br> > <hr>-- <br> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group.<br> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected].<br> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected].<br> > For more options, visit this group at <a target="_blank" > href="http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en";>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en</a>.<br> > <br> > <br> > > </div> > </blockquote></span></body></html> > -- <br /> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group.<br /> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected].<br /> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected].<br /> > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.<br /> > >
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