If you want your girlfriend to start reading Invincible, definitely try to have her read the first Ultimate edition first. It just contains some really important story stuff, and is sure to get her hooked anyway.
As for other comics, might I suggest Y: The Last Man? We got Fram's sister reading it and now she wants all the trades.
If you want to get her into more DC stuff, I could help with that too.
My ex refuses to hand me back my Sandman trades. Other lady friends prefer the inherent classiness contained in the Runaways digests.
Other than that... I know of literally no girls who actively dig the spandex set. On the other hand, I know of half a dozen with hardback copies of stuff like Love and Rockets and Strangers in Paradise.
Then there's manga, but, y'know, manga's bollocks.
If you want your girlfriend to start reading Invincible, definitely try to have her read the first Ultimate edition first. It just contains some really important story stuff, and is sure to get her hooked anyway.
As for other comics, might I suggest Y: The Last Man? We got Fram's sister reading it and now she wants all the trades.
If you want to get her into more DC stuff, I could help with that too.
Yeah, I would have her start with the first as when I get the second one I can go to her "Wow this is awesome - look even the guy who made Lost thinks it's awesome - wanna borrow the first?"
Y is a Brilliant idea! Especially as I only have #1 in a Vertigo Trade so can use it as an excuse to buy it for myself in the first place!
But to be honest - as much as I love JL and the DC I don't think latex superheros will work with her. She's much more into things with mysteries which are foreshadowed before a big reveal, or something that teases you week by week.
Cheers for the help - If you can think of anything else to that would be awesome.
To be honest for me too. I've only really read Alan Moore's stuff, A bit of JLA, a bit of Ultimates some Vertigo and Image collection tpb's and now Invincible and walking dead. As as tpbs are expensive I would rather pick at the cream.
I'm getting RSI from work so trying to cut out the Nintendo time for reading sequential art. That and 'cos JLU has always been enough Superhero fun for me - but now it's.... gone.... I will have to get it else where. Maybe we can take that to the JLU thread - What do we do know?.
I totally got my little sister into comics with Preacher.
For me it was Gaiman's Sandman... unless you want to count Judge Dredd, but in england that's pretty much required reading for all kids.
That a pretty dark book for a little sister - unless you just mean younger. But yeah I've read the first few trades of preacher - and although I love it, I don't think she'll dig it.
My ex refuses to hand me back my Sandman trades. Other lady friends prefer the inherent classiness contained in the Runaways digests.
Other than that... I know of literally no girls who actively dig the spandex set. On the other hand, I know of half a dozen with hardback copies of stuff like Love and Rockets and Strangers in Paradise.
Then there's manga, but, y'know, manga's bollocks.
I don't think she'll dig Sandman - she doesn't dig emo shit
[spoiler:d6e76518ea]I kid, I kid![/spoiler:d6e76518ea]
But, and I know I'm gona get shit for this... Whats Runaways about? I've never heard of it?
So anyhow - I'm geeking up my girlfriend - first buy selling her my old nintendo DS (I normally role G&T), which she loves. And I'm thinking I may lend her invincible. The fact that Ultimate Collection 2 is introduced by the co-creator of Lost should get her interested at least.
Or would you recommend anything else? What with your vagina and all? The fact that invincible is a self-contained universe and needs no priors (except for the in-jokes) means I think she may dig it...
Or other people here with vag experience...
When I first met my girlfriend, she had no clue what a huge fucing geek I was. Her only brush with geekdom was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So I started her off with Fables.
Everyone must love Fables.
Your girlfriend will love Fables.
If you have not read it, you will love Fables.
I say that, then onto Y, maybe Walking Dead - it depends.
Then, maybe, Sandman.
That's just how I sort of eased my girl into comics. Now she complains when I see comic book movies with my friends instead of her.
Shit guys, my comic shop didn't have the sixth trade in.
And now I leave for four fucking weeks in 2 days.
I need to find this god damned trade.
I bought it just the other day. So good. Everytime I buy a new Invincible trade I start thinking about buying it in singles. But because I'm completely anal retentive I really don't want to own half the series in trades and half in singles.
Shit guys, my comic shop didn't have the sixth trade in.
And now I leave for four fucking weeks in 2 days.
I need to find this god damned trade.
I bought it just the other day. So good. Everytime I buy a new Invincible trade I start thinking about buying it in singles. But because I'm completely anal retentive I really don't want to own half the series in trades and half in singles.
I know exactly what you mean. That's usually how I work ship around here, too, which is too bad, because I'd like to support the creators by purchasing the single issues, but I don't want to have two different formats damn-it!
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i tried to get my gf 'into' comics by getting her to read vol 1 of Y.
*sigh* she hated it. there was too much 'blood and violence' or some BS shit like that. I was soooo dissapinted
I saw this thread and was like "Hm, what's Invincible?" Now I'm fucking addicted. I just finished Volume 3 and I'm going to pick up Volume 4 on my way to work. The introductions are amazing.
And I quote:
"Kirkman. Goddamn Kirkman"
~Eric Kubiek
"The first time I met Robert Kirkman in person, he insulted my shoes. He sat right there, in a guest chair in my office up at Marvel and just leaned over and insulted my shoes."
~Tom Brevoort
[spoiler:06a7e65ac4]it is too bad he died that soon, that was a pretty awesome power which could make things pretty interesting[/spoiler:06a7e65ac4]
Oh god I read that! I was like "Oh, I've seen him. Must be something that won't be spoiled for me." I was wrong.
I picked up the 4th one on my way to work and it was fucking fantastic.
[spoiler:06a7e65ac4]"With these power bracelets we can counteract the effects of your dimension!" *Random fireball flies through the air and hits his bracelet, destroying it* "Oh hell."[/spoiler:06a7e65ac4]
Even with all the love being heaped on the book in the thread, I have to say I despise the look of the art in the preview issue online. (Everyone evidently has a damn scar under their eye, wtf.) Does the art improve throughout?
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Could I perhaps get an unmasked art sample from that? The "masked" stuff in issue 1 was pretty good, but god damn if that artist had any idea how to draw a human face. (It worked for Mark's dad, since I got the impression he's supposed to be a bit "grizzled", but it doesn't work so well on his wife or young women.)
Could I perhaps get an unmasked art sample from that? The "masked" stuff in issue 1 was pretty good, but god damn if that artist had any idea how to draw a human face. (It worked for Mark's dad, since I got the impression he's supposed to be a bit "grizzled", but it doesn't work so well on his wife or young women.)
Man, what're you talking about? I think they look good. Hell, I'd do Dupli-Kate. Especially if there was more than one of her.
[spoiler:b47fd41f11]In the newest issue, Invincible sorta pounds the guy's head into oblivion, until he's standing there covered in Levy's blood, all freaked out because uh, he totally just killed a dude. Of course, we know that there's a whole bunch of Angstroms so maybe we'll see some of the other one's? The one with the deformed head though, yeah, he's totally dead.[/spoiler:b47fd41f11]
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[spoiler:7a31dc8684]In the newest issue, Invincible sorta pounds the guy's head into oblivion, until he's standing there covered in Levy's blood, all freaked out because uh, he totally just killed a dude. Of course, we know that there's a whole bunch of Angstroms so maybe we'll see some of the other one's? The one with the deformed head though, yeah, he's totally dead.[/spoiler:7a31dc8684]
[spoiler:7a31dc8684]Well, since I'm guessing Mark is now stranded in some random reality, I'd guess he'll have to track down this realities Angstrom to try and get home. That'd at least be the first way I'd try and get back.[/spoiler:7a31dc8684]
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Or at least I should have some idea as to when it's coming out.
My ex refuses to hand me back my Sandman trades. Other lady friends prefer the inherent classiness contained in the Runaways digests.
Other than that... I know of literally no girls who actively dig the spandex set. On the other hand, I know of half a dozen with hardback copies of stuff like Love and Rockets and Strangers in Paradise.
Then there's manga, but, y'know, manga's bollocks.
Isn't it just?
A pity I'm going to part with at least one vital organ in order to afford the whole set.
S'worth it.
Oh man.
Cliff-hanger
Anally.
Yeah, I would have her start with the first as when I get the second one I can go to her "Wow this is awesome - look even the guy who made Lost thinks it's awesome - wanna borrow the first?"
Y is a Brilliant idea! Especially as I only have #1 in a Vertigo Trade so can use it as an excuse to buy it for myself in the first place!
But to be honest - as much as I love JL and the DC I don't think latex superheros will work with her. She's much more into things with mysteries which are foreshadowed before a big reveal, or something that teases you week by week.
Cheers for the help - If you can think of anything else to that would be awesome.
To be honest for me too. I've only really read Alan Moore's stuff, A bit of JLA, a bit of Ultimates some Vertigo and Image collection tpb's and now Invincible and walking dead. As as tpbs are expensive I would rather pick at the cream.
I'm getting RSI from work so trying to cut out the Nintendo time for reading sequential art. That and 'cos JLU has always been enough Superhero fun for me - but now it's.... gone.... I will have to get it else where. Maybe we can take that to the JLU thread - What do we do know?.
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That a pretty dark book for a little sister - unless you just mean younger. But yeah I've read the first few trades of preacher - and although I love it, I don't think she'll dig it.
I don't think she'll dig Sandman - she doesn't dig emo shit
[spoiler:d6e76518ea]I kid, I kid![/spoiler:d6e76518ea]
But, and I know I'm gona get shit for this... Whats Runaways about? I've never heard of it?
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What TV shows dows she watch? What books does she read? Does she have a favourite genre?
Chances are, there'll be a reasonable comic book analog.
And now I leave for four fucking weeks in 2 days.
I need to find this god damned trade.
When I first met my girlfriend, she had no clue what a huge fucing geek I was. Her only brush with geekdom was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So I started her off with Fables.
Everyone must love Fables.
Your girlfriend will love Fables.
If you have not read it, you will love Fables.
I say that, then onto Y, maybe Walking Dead - it depends.
Then, maybe, Sandman.
That's just how I sort of eased my girl into comics. Now she complains when I see comic book movies with my friends instead of her.
I am going to marry this girl, btw.
I bought it just the other day. So good. Everytime I buy a new Invincible trade I start thinking about buying it in singles. But because I'm completely anal retentive I really don't want to own half the series in trades and half in singles.
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I know exactly what you mean. That's usually how I work ship around here, too, which is too bad, because I'd like to support the creators by purchasing the single issues, but I don't want to have two different formats damn-it!
*sigh* she hated it. there was too much 'blood and violence' or some BS shit like that. I was soooo dissapinted
Drop her.
Drop her so hard her ancestors feel rejected. Not because she doesn't like Y, but because that is a really, really dumb reason not to like something.
Or don't, your choice. I mean, I wouldn't, but you know. You could.
Seriously, everytime a volume ends I seriously consider picking up the singles. Can totally relate to those guys earlier in the thread.
And Jesus! [spoiler:bd90f6f04d]Mark has a BROTHER now![/spoiler:bd90f6f04d]
That's lame.
Steam id: skoot LoL id: skoot
Yeah.
OBJECTION! statement 1 and statement 2 do not agree with each other.
I've just order Ultimate Collection 2 from Amazon and it says: "Delivery estimate: 19 Jul 2006 - 25 Jul 2006"
But i know they were having trouble at the printers a while back - is this another case of amazon making shit up?
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I saw this thread and was like "Hm, what's Invincible?" Now I'm fucking addicted. I just finished Volume 3 and I'm going to pick up Volume 4 on my way to work. The introductions are amazing.
And I quote:
"Kirkman. Goddamn Kirkman"
~Eric Kubiek
"The first time I met Robert Kirkman in person, he insulted my shoes. He sat right there, in a guest chair in my office up at Marvel and just leaned over and insulted my shoes."
~Tom Brevoort
Angstrom Levy hahahahaha
[spoiler:99b742b9ba]it is too bad he died that soon, that was a pretty awesome power which could make things pretty interesting[/spoiler:99b742b9ba]
Oh god I read that! I was like "Oh, I've seen him. Must be something that won't be spoiled for me." I was wrong.
I picked up the 4th one on my way to work and it was fucking fantastic.
[spoiler:06a7e65ac4]"With these power bracelets we can counteract the effects of your dimension!" *Random fireball flies through the air and hits his bracelet, destroying it* "Oh hell."[/spoiler:06a7e65ac4]
Man, what're you talking about? I think they look good. Hell, I'd do Dupli-Kate. Especially if there was more than one of her.
http://www.imagecomics.com/iconline.php?title=invincible_001&page=9
I mean, what the F, does she have battle scars or something?
If she's actually meant to have battle scars then I retract that statement.
Just throughout though, I'm not fond of the art style.
What? Who told you that?
Because it isn't true.
[spoiler:b47fd41f11]In the newest issue, Invincible sorta pounds the guy's head into oblivion, until he's standing there covered in Levy's blood, all freaked out because uh, he totally just killed a dude. Of course, we know that there's a whole bunch of Angstroms so maybe we'll see some of the other one's? The one with the deformed head though, yeah, he's totally dead.[/spoiler:b47fd41f11]
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[spoiler:7a31dc8684]Well, since I'm guessing Mark is now stranded in some random reality, I'd guess he'll have to track down this realities Angstrom to try and get home. That'd at least be the first way I'd try and get back.[/spoiler:7a31dc8684]