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News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:50 am

OK now after All Hail Megatron has made me quit idw's Transformers comics or lets say the entire idw company just after I quit Marvel cos of what they did to Spider-Man.
I would like to know what I could read to still be the longest regular customer of my comic store.
Is there any other good comic in the direction of sci-fi or something I could read?
Would be cool if you helped me out.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:58 am

I wouldn't give up on Marvel entirely.

You could still pick up Annihilation, Annihilation Conquest, and then start following the War of Kings storyline that's kicking off.

And for a six issue mini, I highly recommend Adam - Legend of the Blue Marvel. The Blue Marvel was a comstumed superhero from the 60's, head to toe was covered until a battle left his uniform torn and his black skin exposed. The result? An American government goes nuts ... it was the 60's after all. So far it's been a good read.

Non-Marvel stuff - Anything from Witchblade, Darkness ... god I love their artwork.

From Zenescope - Grimm Fairy Tales and it's associated mini-series spin-offs, plus the Wonderland stories.

Hack/Slash from DDP.

The Sword from Image. Also from the Luna Brothers is "Girls" ... it's errr .... different.

And then there's Wildstorm and it's collection of books which are all basically dealing with the aftermath of Armageddon on Earth.

by **olokin** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:34 am

If its sci-fi you want, the upcoming War of Kings storyline from Marvel looks promising.
From DC, the Blackest Night event is coming up. Its Green Lantern and Geoff Johns so its worth a try.

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:51 am

Well apparently IDW has gotten the Joe franchise(why it didn't get to stay at Devil's Due I'll never know)

and the Secret Origins Joe comic is coming out.

But then the art kind of sucks, it's the "lets photoshop over real photos to make it look artsy but really it's terrible looking"

as for actual sci-fi comics. The Star Wars Knights of the Old REpublic comics are really good.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:25 am

All Star Batman And Robin. Doesn't come out very often, so cheap to collect, and by all accounts it is HILARIOUS.

by **JaAm** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:15 am

Yeah, Rage of the Red Lanterns has been great so far, but I'm also really liking Marvel's new Deadpool.

Also on blackest night, does anybody else think that Alexander Luthor Jr. will be playing a part in the Black Lanterns? He's dead, which is the only requirement for membership known so far, and he knows the Anti-monitor's significance practically more than anyone, so he could have formed their power batteries.

Like Me, Grimlock! on Facebook · by **Me, Grimlock!** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:52 pm

Try the Walking Dead by Image Comics. And, if you don't want to give up on Marvel just yet and want to dig an old series, the first volume of New Warriors. It was the best one.

by **olokin** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:11 pm

JaAm wrote:Yeah, Rage of the Red Lanterns has been great so far, but I'm also really liking Marvel's new Deadpool.

Also on blackest night, does anybody else think that Alexander Luthor Jr. will be playing a part in the Black Lanterns? He's dead, which is the only requirement for membership known so far, and he knows the Anti-monitor's significance practically more than anyone, so he could have formed their power batteries.

I forgot about him. I'm pretty sure these guys would also be Black Lanterns:
Earth-2 Superman
Aquaman
Martian Manhunter
Bruce Wayne

by **Nickolai** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:56 pm

Three words -

Junior. Classics. Illustrated.

News Credits: 21 · by **Skice** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:38 pm

X-men anything X-men

by **Psycho Warrior** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:28 pm

Personally I mostly just pick up Green lantern, deadpool, and the evil dead comics.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:45 am

Thanks for all the suggestions I'll research once I have time and decide on which to get.

News Credits: 34 · by **Supreme Convoy** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:29 am

If you haven't, Y: The Last Man is a damn good book. It's about a man and his pet monkey survive "the mysterious simultaneous death of every male mammal on Earth" as he searches for his girlfriend. You'll grow to love these characters. Easily my favorite book of this decade.

For more Vertigo goodness, there's Fables which is mostly fantasy. It's about exiled fairy tale characters forced to live in a New York neighborhood to avoid The Adversary, that's out to take control of all fantasy lands. Starring ranging from Snow White to those playing cards in Alice in Wonderland. The first paperback is a slow read but the second paperback shows the reader it's epic scope. :CON:

by **Duo Prime** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:19 pm

Anything by Avatar Press, but my personal favorites are anything drawn by Juan Jose Ryp and or writen by Warren Ellis. Black Summer is out in a TPB, and No Hero is up to #3. Crossed by Jacen Burrows and Garth Ennis is starting out pretty good(well, I've got issue #0). Black Gas is great.
As for A good marvel book, Ultimate Human: U. Hulk vs. U. Iron Man is great. Ultimate Iron Man TPB is fantastic. Kick-Ass is really good, Not marvel, but marvel is the parent company of it's publisher.
I've been buying random marvel titles hoping to fall into somthing really great, but nothing yet besides the Ultimate Universe stuff.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:38 pm

Wormwood: Gentlemen Corpse. It's about a worm controlling a dead corpse to solve crimes, drink beer, and work with his robot assistant. It is hilarious.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:08 am

I've decided that I will be getting the current Ghost Rider stuff as the first two volumes are awesome.
But I'll still give the stuff you posted here a better look.

by **Grimpoo** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:20 am

Allstar Batman and Robin is Jim Lee awesomeness. And it has a great story so far. And what happened to spiderman? ive been out of the loop for what seems forever.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:45 am

Grimpoo wrote:Allstar Batman and Robin is Jim Lee awesomeness. And it has a great story so far. And what happened to spiderman? ive been out of the loop for what seems forever.

They made him Iron Man's bitch, then damasked him in public, then they started turning him into an anti-hero then they went and let him make a deal with the devil and suddenly he never married Mary Jane and the continuity is now completely ****.

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:20 pm

Do Toxin and Anti Venom even exist now?

I can't remember if Anti Venom was from before or after they restarted everything.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:31 pm

Dead Metal wrote:
Grimpoo wrote:Allstar Batman and Robin is Jim Lee awesomeness. And it has a great story so far. And what happened to spiderman? ive been out of the loop for what seems forever.

They made him Iron Man's bitch, then damasked him in public, then they started turning him into an anti-hero then they went and let him make a deal with the devil and suddenly he never married Mary Jane and the continuity is now completely ****.

About that, why did he go to Mephisto when he knows Doctor Strange personally?

by **Grimpoo** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:35 pm

Dead Metal wrote:
Grimpoo wrote:Allstar Batman and Robin is Jim Lee awesomeness. And it has a great story so far. And what happened to spiderman? ive been out of the loop for what seems forever.

They made him Iron Man's bitch, then damasked him in public, then they started turning him into an anti-hero then they went and let him make a deal with the devil and suddenly he never married Mary Jane and the continuity is now completely ****.

......... man thats gay

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:36 pm

original sin wrote:Do Toxin and Anti Venom even exist now?

I can't remember if Anti Venom was from before or after they restarted everything.

Anti-Venom is after the restart so yea he exists if he hasn't been killed yet.
Toxin I have no idea haven't heard anything from him since the devil you know.

Shadowman wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:
Grimpoo wrote:Allstar Batman and Robin is Jim Lee awesomeness. And it has a great story so far. And what happened to spiderman? ive been out of the loop for what seems forever.

They made him Iron Man's bitch, then damasked him in public, then they started turning him into an anti-hero then they went and let him make a deal with the devil and suddenly he never married Mary Jane and the continuity is now completely ****.

About that, why did he go to Mephisto when he knows Doctor Strange personally?

That's the thing about that story line, Peter waited too long to go to Strange, Strange couldn't do anything. Mephisto just suddenly appeared.
I want my old Spider-Man back :sad:

Like Cyberstrike on Facebook · by **Cyberstrike** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:37 am

Dead Metal wrote:OK now after All Hail Megatron has made me quit idw's Transformers comics or lets say the entire idw company just after I quit Marvel cos of what they did to Spider-Man.
I would like to know what I could read to still be the longest regular customer of my comic store.
Is there any other good comic in the direction of sci-fi or something I could read?
Would be cool if you helped me out.

Try a dead universe there cheap and better than most of current comics being publihsed today
Read the early Valiant Comics the following:

Solar: Man of the Atom #1-13
Magnus: Robot Fighter #0-16
Harbinger #0-9
X-O Manowar #1-8
Rai #0-8
Shadowman vol. 1 #1-5
The Enternal warrior #1-7
Archer & Armstrong #0-12
Unity #0-1

They are real good.

Also check out the Definat Comics:
Warriors of Plasm #0-13
Warriors of Plasm: Home for the Holidays #1
Dark Dominion #1-10
The Good Guys #1-9
War Dancer #1-5
Charlemagne #0-6
The Dogs of War #1-5
Prudence & Caution #1-2
The Orgin of the Definat Universe #1
The Great Gimmax #0
Splatterball #1