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Comic Books

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A place to discuss comic books of all types, from old to new, Big 2 to indie, and everything in between.

Floppies, graphic novels, compilations, omnibusses (omnibusi?) are all fair game.

There is only one rule:*

Comic Books is a no judgement zone.

You can talk all you want about how Rob Liefeld is trash, Bob Kane is an asshole, or Frank Miller and Dave Sim’s politics have made them toxic, that’s all good.

If, however, another user is LEGITIMATELY a fan of something you don’t like, that does NOT make them a lesser person. Attack the art for being bad, not the person for being a fan of bad art.

* I lied. There are TWO rules... No piracy. Cover shots? That's good. Interior pages, in moderation? Sure. Full books? Links to pirate sites? That's how we get things shut down. :(

I'm not saying it's been a problem, because it hasn't been.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Batman is my #1, but The Flash is solid 2nd place

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Flash. “To the Nth Degree” is my favourite Flash story of all time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

I had a friend trying to get me into comic books in the late 80s. I bought a Daredevil at the grocery and it was ok. Then he finally got me to go to his comic store with him. I was so "ho hum, sure that's cool. I'm my complete boredom I wandered the store a bit and stumbled upon Green Arrow #17. I have never looked back. Mike Grell and the Green Arrow were what got me invested in comic books, and to this day GA is my fave.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Easily The Flash. I love how stupid the speed force is.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm a Batman fan. I know it's a boring answer these days, but I've always enjoyed the detective work and stealth approach to the fights.

I'm sure most people have heard all the reasons from other fans before, but I stand by them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

I've been a Batman fan since 72-73 (yeah, I'm old) and I don't think it's a boring answer. It's the right answer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I would say Bane. Specifically the version from the HBO Max series "Harley Quinn". He's just loveable, even when he gets 50 feet tall and fucks a building.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Haha. I guess I need to check that series out.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Just know that even though these are the same characters, they're NOT the characters you know them as. They're more like absurdist mockeries of the characters you know.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Superman hands down. He's the character that got me into comics. Growing up I wore out the VHS copies of the Christopher Reeve movies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So when are you moving to Cleveland?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hmmm, I was thinking of moving to New England, but now...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

You could even go to the school where Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster went to school, and drew the first superman pages.

I mean, school staff would be like "Sir, why are you here??? You're a 45 year old man, and this is a high school! We're going to have to ask you to leave."

And you'd be like "So THIS is where it all began...."

Now I actually wonder if they have this issue often. We have a 6'5 statue of superman in our lobby. And not like a bronze statue. This is full color. But they fucked up the S on his chest.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

The Scrambler.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

...but if I had to choose, then Flash.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Doctor Mid-Nite. He’s a doctor! He’s blind but sees in the dark! He’s got an owl! Love it.