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  • LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    I'm real tempted by this Rocketeer sale. Has anyone read them already?

  • TurambarTurambar Independent Registered User regular
    No, but I'm certain the Cargo of Doom series by Waid and Samnee is awesome

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    I bought 2 or 3 of the first 4-issue run of Rocketeer Adventures in print, and I think they're awesome. Four bucks for an anthology of Rocketeer stories and pinups from some amazing writers and artists is a Hell of a better value than most $4 Marvel digital comics. So I imagine the second run is also good.

    And, yeah, Cargo of Doom is Waid and Samnee. How can you not? I wonder why it's not available as a collection.

    Crimsondude on
  • Caveman PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    Huh, apparently I grabbed 34 of those free marvel #1s! Just noticed them in my recent purchases! Huzzah!

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  • BullioBullio Registered User regular
    Uncanny X-Men 500-544 for Marvel Monday.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    Gross, Greg Land comics.

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    Greg Land is the reason I can't read Iron Man right now in spite of it being well written. :(

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    Greg Land makes the crops wither and the livestock bear their young stillborn.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    Gross, Greg Land comics.

    a bunch of those issues were drawn by the Dodsons

    the Greg Land parts are a bummer of course, but Fraction's run is really underrated, and that era also includes the wonderful Breakworld sequel by Kieron Gillen

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    out of that list the best bets are:

    512
    518 & 519 (really liked those)
    534.1-538

  • AmiguAmigu Registered User regular
    The good news is I pretty much got ALL of the digital downloads... The bad news is I exceeded my bandwidth of 2 gigs on my phone and am now paying in excess of 200$ on my next bill... WHOOPS

    I think I'm going to write comixology and tell them they really need to switch off the automatic download feature.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    TexiKen wrote: »
    out of that list the best bets are:

    512
    518 & 519 (really liked those)
    534.1-538

    526-529 is also a highlight (The Five Lights storyline)

    504-507 is good as well.

    And none of those have Land art even!

    I really like Utopia but it's hard to recommend it without the Dark Avengers issues also being on sale, I liked all of Nation X not just 518-519. Second Coming is good too but again it's a crossover so the other issues aren't on sale.

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    And this is why you download comics over WiFi.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    Amigu wrote: »
    The good news is I pretty much got ALL of the digital downloads... The bad news is I exceeded my bandwidth of 2 gigs on my phone and am now paying in excess of 200$ on my next bill... WHOOPS

    I think I'm going to write comixology and tell them they really need to switch off the automatic download feature.

    Ouch.

  • LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    Dude.

    Most expensive sale yet?

  • ArmorocArmoroc Registered User regular
    good news? At least it wasn't in the excess of 700 bucks... sorry man

  • BullioBullio Registered User regular
    Half off sale on Johnathan Hickman Image stuff. That Test Pattern collection sounds like it might be a pretty nice deal as it collects the individual titles and is $2 cheaper than buying everything separately. I'm not at all familiar with any of the stuff in the sale though, so I can't make any judgments.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    Nightly News was the first Hickman thing I read, and it was really interesting at the time. Now it seems like the media caught up to it.

    I'd recommend getting the whole collection. I haven't read Red Mass for Mars, but if you like Manhattan Projects you will probably like Red Wing.

  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    Free Marvel comics this week!

    Avengers Assemble #1, by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley
    Deadpool Team-Up #899, by Fred Van Lente and Dalibor Talajic
    Invincible Iron Man #7, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca
    Gravity #1, by Sean McKeever and Mike Norton

  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Gravity's a lot of fun. Very much a classic, kinda throwback Marvel comic, told through a contemporary lens.

    Also, holy shit, Brian Vaughan and Marcos Martin are doing it right; pay what you want for their DRM-free new comic, Private Eye.

    Unfortunately, their PayPal seems to be broken. I really hope it's because they received too many transactions, too quickly.

    Munch on
  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    AtomicTofu wrote: »
    So...I completely missed that Brian K. Vaughan had another project in the works with Marcos Martin, but some new teaser images popped up today. EXCITED.

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    It is out, at Panel Syndicate, with the pay whatever you want price model.
    Welcome to Panel Syndicate, where artist Marcos Martin and writer Brian K. Vaughan deliver original comics directly to readers around the world, who pay whatever the hell they want for each DRM-free issue. Our first new storyline is THE PRIVATE EYE, a forward-looking mystery we created with colorist Muntsa Vicente. Set in a future where privacy is considered a sacred right and everyone has a secret identity, The Private Eye is a serialized sci-fi detective story for mature readers. You can download our 32-page first issue right now, for any price you think is fair. 100% of your payments go directly into our greedy mitts and will help fund the rest of a story that we're both very proud of (we hope there will be around 10 issues total; an old-school "maxiseries!"), so thanks for reading...

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  • GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    Munch wrote: »
    Gravity's a lot of fun. Very much a classic, kinda throwback Marvel comic, told through a contemporary lens.

    Also, holy shit, Brian Vaughan and Marcos Martin are doing it right; pay what you want for their DRM-free new comic, Private Eye.

    Unfortunately, their PayPal seems to be broken. I really hope it's because they received too many transactions, too quickly.

    As of now I think it's working. I'm really excited to see bigger name creators jump onto this boat.



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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    Munch wrote:
    Gravity's a lot of fun. Very much a classic, kinda throwback Marvel comic, told through a contemporary lens.
    Sean McKeever's Sentinel was also the same way. It was my very first non-silver age marvel comic, loved it.

  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    Really, that whole Tsunami line, was pretty good.
    Gustav wrote:
    As of now I think it's working. I'm really excited to see bigger name creators jump onto this boat.

    I seriously hope Vaughan and Martin make a boatload of cash off this, and inspire other creators to do the same thing.

    Also, the comic itself is pretty damn awesome. It's very dense, throwing you into a weird world without much setup or explanation, leaving you to connect the dots. Martin's art is gorgeous, naturally, and Vaughan's dialogue is just as sharp as ever.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    Venom was part of the tsunami line and was bad, very very bad.

  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    I paid $8 for BKV/Martin's comic just because I want it to be successful so more big name creators follow suit.

    Then the comic itself was totally worth it anyway

  • AmiguAmigu Registered User regular
    Legba wrote: »
    Dude.

    Most expensive sale yet?

    Yeah dudes it sucks but I can't really be too angry because it's 100% my fault for not thinking. I've switched my cellular data of for the time being. Is there any other way to make sure that your comics are downloading via wifi on the iPhone? Like does the comixology app have a function for it?

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  • ArmorocArmoroc Registered User regular
    Keith wrote: »
    I paid $8 for BKV/Martin's comic just because I want it to be successful so more big name creators follow suit.

    Then the comic itself was totally worth it anyway

    Also supporting these guys without a doubt, but I can't download anything. Gonna have to wait :(

  • Doctor DetroitDoctor Detroit Registered User regular
    Speaking of which, when the heck are they gonna put the 700 issues back up? I'm going to be gone all next week, so my Spidey-Sense says it'll be then. :P

  • LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    I'd imagine that they'd stagger the availability to avoid the same crash as last time.

  • BullioBullio Registered User regular
    Google Play has Dark Horse stuff now, and has a sale on first volumes of stuff like Hellboy and Sin City for $4.

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  • CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Ming Doyle drew GotG Infinity #2, a Rocket Raccoon solo story, and Bendis writing aside it is g-d beautiful and perfectly exploits Comixology's guided view function to tell the story, which was a pleasant surprise.

    So you should pick it up. It's free. I haven't read #1 yet, actually, but it's a Drax story drawn by Michael Avon Oeming.

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    Crimsondude on
  • LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    The first one wasn't bad, but this was way better. It definitely sold me on this way of doing comics in a way that neither the first issue or Insufferable has managed before.

    Crimsondude
  • ElderlycrawfishElderlycrawfish Registered User regular
    It ain't free, but the recent Atomic Robo standalone that uses Guided View was a pretty fantastic use of the concept, in my opinion.

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  • ElderlycrawfishElderlycrawfish Registered User regular
    Looks like Comixology updated their android apps. Now you can sort by series, genre, or creator. Also delete comics in your library without having to go to settings.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    couldn't you already sort by series and creator?

  • BullioBullio Registered User regular
    Captain America 600-619 and Cap Reborn for Marvel Friday.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    why havent all of you bought The Private Eye yet

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    I did!

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  • SightTDWSightTDW Registered User regular
    I did too! I just need to read The Private Eye.

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