Comic Books
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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Cool thanks! I will check those out as well :)
Best advice? Browse your local shop, see what you like. Keep in mind too, your local library is a good resource for free access to collections.
And aside from that, we don't link to them here for legal reasons, but there are a ton of resources on piracy sites. I know, I know, but if it helps you discover something you want to buy and find you like it, then buy it!
For example:
When the Ghost Machine imprint launched, I found it was rolling up 2 books I had never heard of before... Geiger and Junkyard Joe.
Both had 6 issue runs, there was a Geiger 80 page special and a follow up 2 issue mini series, so 15 books total.
What I had seen was interesting enough to make me want to read them, but I didn't know yet if I wanted to BUY them or not.
So, yeah, I read them online, then hit my local comic shops and bought what I could, picked up the missing issues by mail order and I'm picking up all the new stuff now as it comes out.
A good mail order site:
https://www.mycomicshop.com/
Pretty much, if they don't have it, nobody does.
So the current run is Ghost Machine #1, Geiger #1, Redcoat #1 and Rook #1. There will be more.
Previous stuff was:
Geiger 1-6
Geiger 80 Page Special (1st Redcoat)
Geiger: Ground Zero 1-2
Junkyard Joe 1-6
Thanks for the thoughtful response! They really help.
Piracy was actually what got me into reading and buying comics in the first place. I came across Saga which peaked my interest and I have been reading since. From there went to a local store and picked up Sandman.
I dont have a local shop too nearby, which makes it harder to go to stores and just browse or get advice. But I will try to make some time soon to go browsing :)
Well the good news is stuff like Saga and Sandman both have large collections that you can buy pretty much anywhere, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, anywhere.
Same with most big titles that hit the larger media markets like The Walking Dead, I scored a nice set of that in hardcover using Amazon points after paying for my kids college on my Amazon card. ;)