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Also, where should I pick up the current Iron Man mythos?
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I found a shop near me and placed orders for April. After that, I found a better shop and started subscribing over there. What do I do about the other shop where I originally had orders? Can I cancel them? Is it too late to cancel for this week? Should I just never go back there?
I don't see the problem since you pay when you pick up your issues and I figure they will sell whatever I don't pick up. What is the right thing to do?
Don't be one of those people who order stuff and never pick it up, it's a kick in the butt to the shop (surprised the shop didn't make you give a credit card number, that's what mine does to charge every month if you don't pick up your stuff)
I can go to the newer shop, actually walk around and breath, and converse with the owner.
I'll email the new shop and say to hold off on certain April issues. There are still things I didn't subscribe to that I need to get, so I won't really be bailing on that new store.
Well Warren Ellis' Iron Man: Extremis is essential, from there you're going to want to pick up Matt Fraction's run either with the Omnibus or the first trade, The Five Nightmares and go from there.
Pick up the first arc 1-6, and the second 10-12, 7-8 is a crossover with Uncanny X-Men, 9 is a crossover with Secret Warriors, and 13-16 is siege stuff
Did you ever get to Showcase Comics
That is the valid address they send the 5 dollar coupon codes from, so it is legit.
Secret Warriors is pretty damn awesome. In all likelihood, if you like SHIELD, you'll like it.
Have you read the free first issue (PDF)?
the art wasn't my favorite but the writing was alright
I own the first trade and never read it
(I lost it somewhere)
I will check it out thanks.
I can accept this since you just didn't get a chance to read it before you lost it.
Oooh. Speaking of which, volume 3 comes out in less than three weeks. Yay!
But all of the old Earth-1 etc is gone?
It's one of my favorite books right now. Definitely check out that free first issue.
Do you guys have a single issue, or piece of(relatively famous)artwork that would best represent the 'idea', or an interesting version of the superhero archetype?
So far, I'm thinking something from Invincible, or an Alex Ross painting of some sort....
I'm not the biggest Superman fan, but you can't do much better than All-Star Superman for that here it is flavour. So, this: http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110325064817/marvel_dc/images/2/27/Superman_All-Star_Superman_007.jpg
alternatively you have the Dark Knight Returns cover with Batman silhouetted by lightning
Same with this one, which is copied everywhere and is what modern generations think when they hear the word Spider-Man:
It made Spider-Man much more spider-like in how he moves about, as opposed to the 60's and 70's Spidey who just happened to be a guy in a spider-suit.
You don't get much more iconic than the cover to Action Comics #1, or this Superman cover. Superman v.s. Spider-Man is also a great one. And I think any cover that has Superman breaking out of chains is iconic as Hell.
If you want an interesting version of the superhero archetype, I think a bunch of the JLI covers would qualify. They usually had the heroes placed in situations that seemed atypical, for the time.
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BTW, how awesome is it that Angel's rocking a bazooka on that cover?
I read it in trades, but this is awesome. The Sixth Gun #21 is an homage to G.I. Joe #21, the famous "silent" issue. Plus it looks amazing.
It's very enjoyable! I know that there is a second volume, and I was wondering whether you guys knew if there were any more, or whether Captain Comet appears in any other series after Mystery in Space? Thanks.
You can still check out the Literals story, Jack of Fables folds completely into Fables for it, and it's all contained without having to worry about Jack (Bigby actually kicked Jack out of his own title during that story, it was a nice touch).