Self-explanatory.
Foggle:
Atomic Robo, assuming you haven't already read it. I'd recommend it to you because I'd recommend it to anyone who likes Deadpool and Scud. While not as good as those two, I'm pretty sure you'd still enjoy AR.
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Pharass:
American Vampire. It seems like something you'd like.
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And that's all I got. :unimpressed:
Everyone:
Ashita no Joe
Desensitzed and Cartoon X:
REAL
And that's all that I've got for right now.
Thanks GSF!
Quote from: Foggle on March 29, 2014, 11:56:23 AM
Thanks GSF!
You're welcome, man! Atomic Robo has a sense of humor that's a bit like Deadpool's and Scud and the action is good.
I should look into my library for some of Atomic Robo. That's been on the recommendation pile for a few years.
I'm only like two volumes in but it's decent.
Dr., you've giving me more good recommendations here than anyone else (Planetary, Scalped, Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader?). Got anymore suggested reads for me?
I've heard some good things about Hickman's books like The Manhattan Projects and Secret Warriors. I read a few volumes of the latter, and it's what I wish Agents of SHIELD should have been.
I heard The Manhattan Projects was good and tried to get it from my library one day (I moved though). I think I tried to get Secret Warriors too.
Speaking of Agents Of SHIELD, I really want to get my hands on Nick Fury MAX.
So where's that thing for all the volumes of Ashita no Joe? Every link I go to only goes up to Vol 17.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on March 30, 2014, 05:36:40 PM
So where's that thing for all the volumes of Ashita no Joe? Every link I go to only goes up to Vol 17.
It's only been translated up to volume 17 so far. The scans have been coming in at a volume per month for the last 4 volumes, so going by that logic, we may get the rest of the series completed within the next 3 months or so.
Everyone:
Dynamo 5
Annihilation (The best modern day comic book event)
Planet Hulk
Batman Lovers & Madmen (Better than The Man Who Laughs, imo)
Old Man Logan
Invincible Iron Fist
Batman Hush
Astonishing X-Men V. 1-4
G.I. Joe Kobra
Superman Birthright
100 Bullets
The Walking Dead
Infinite Kungfu
Criminal
Incognito
Everyone: Samurai Executioner - It's samurai noir. Kind of hard for me to describe it. I think everybody here would like it.
Spark Of Spirit - Thor The First Avenger - A very short lived series, unfortunately. It's kind of like a Marvel version of Batman The Brave And The Bold with its nods to the older comics and showing love to underappreciated characters.
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Pharass:
American Vampire. It seems like something you'd like.
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I've actually read the first volume of
American Vampire. I enjoyed it, should look into the rest when I have the time. I'll second
Samurai Executioner,
Criminal and
100 Bullets all of which are excellent comics.
My recommendations (everyone):
Corto Maltese: One of the greatest adventure comics ever made.
Ballad of the Salt Sea the story that introduced the character, recently got a new English translation. However, my personal favorite comic in the series is
Corto Maltese in Siberia which I recommend starting with, if you can find a copy.
Planetary
Rex Mundi
Scalped
Lone Wolf and Cub: From the same team that made
Samurai Executioner, this is another title that deserve to be called a classic.
Templar: Awesome mix between historical fiction and heist-movie from the creator of the
Prince of Persia games and
The Last ExpressThat will do for now, I'll try to think of some more titles later.
I should have known that you already started on American Vampire. ;D It only gets better, my friend. Also, I'm sure No-Personality would love the series.
How far have you gotten in Criminal and 100 Bullets? 100 Bullets is still my absolute favorite comic book series. Criminal's the only comic I've read that has stories that I just can't see translated well into live action or animation. It really takes advantage of its medium.
I 2nd Planetary (probably my favorite non-mainstream superhero team comic...scratch that, it definitely is.) and of course Scalped. What's Rex Mundi about? Also, I believe I was favorited a lot of art from Templar on deviantart early this morning.
I've read six volumes of 100 Bullets and three of Criminal.
Desensitized:
A Silent Voice- Both CX and myself seem to agree that this was the best manga of the year by far, and I know that you love good slice of life stories as well as redemption stories, and this is the perfect blend of both. The very best part is that almost every character is fully fleshed out and 3-Dumensional, and even the few who aren't are still far from stereotypically bad people. I'd recommend this series to everyone in general, but I feel that you would appreciate it more in particular. It's also a short read, at only 62 chapters (which I believe is about 7 or 8 volumes in total), so you could easily finish it in a day if you really wanted to.
Foggle:
Full Metal Panic! Sigma- It's a really accurate adaptation of the light novels covering volumes 4-12 (although, DVMC is skipped initially and then returned to as a flashback later on in the series), and pretty much the best alternative that we have to an actual anime (which we will never get), so you really should check it out since you're a fan of the series. In fact, I'm surprised that you haven't already read all of it, yet.
I've been paying attention to Cartoon X's and your posts on it, and it does seem good. I'll be sure to put it on my list.
Or should I wait for the anime?
A Silent Voice is truly fantastic. I really would recommend it to anyone, because I really do think just about anyone could get something out of that story and those characters. I've said so many praises for it over the last few weeks and on those final chapters, and I really do think the series is just that good. It's also frankly the best manga I've ever had the pleasure to keep up with, even though I only did so for the last third of it.
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I've been paying attention to Cartoon X's and your posts on it, and it does seem good. I'll be sure to put it on my list.
Or should I wait for the anime?
Well, we don't know how the anime will turn out, or how long it will be (it might just be an OVA). I think you shouldn't bother to wait for it, and just check out the manga whenever you're feeling up to it.
REAL is still my personal favorite slice of life manga, but my one issue with it is that it takes forever for a new volume to come out, probably because Takehiko is more busy with Vagabond and other projects.
ASV is definitely one of the best Slice of Life manga that I've read as well, and one of the best shonen manga to boot. It'll probably be the best anime if next year if it's a good adaptation. That said, definitely read the manga. It's pretty short and well worth your time.
Spark of Spirit: JSA Golden Society - I read this before watching most of Batman TBATB so this made me really appreciate the heroes in the show. Also, I like it more than any Justice League comic I've read, excluding Justice. It's really one of my favorite comic books.
Mark Waid's Daredevil: A controversial pick because many hate it because they think it's too lighthearted. idk, I love it. If this version of DD would fit perfectly in BTBATB.