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I just re-read my Peter Panzerfaust trade again and I almost want to start right back at the beginning and read it again. I've pretty much fallen in love with this first trade. I guess the best way to describe it is as a war / adventure story that is driven by the characters within the story. There's a grande tale that Weibe is writing here. You can just see it throughout the book. Not to mention, I love the simple art and the beautiful colors.

I've owned a few copies of the #1 1st print, but got rid of them a while ago. I'm fine with that, as it's all about reading the story in this book for me. I'd love to get an oversized HC like TWD or Invincible out of this book.
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400yrs wrote:I just re-read my Peter Panzerfaust trade again and I almost want to start right back at the beginning and read it again. I've pretty much fallen in love with this first trade. I guess the best way to describe it is as a war / adventure story that is driven by the characters within the story. There's a grande tale that Weibe is writing here. You can just see it throughout the book. Not to mention, I love the simple art and the beautiful colors.

I've owned a few copies of the #1 1st print, but got rid of them a while ago. I'm fine with that, as it's all about reading the story in this book for me. I'd love to get an oversized HC like TWD or Invincible out of this book.
I want to like Peter Panzerfaust, but so far reading it just feels too much like a chore. I have only read the trade. What issue are singles on? Maybe if I read some more I'll get into it. Don't get me wrong it is well written with interesting characters, it just doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. The art, I like, but I feel the fact it reminds me soooo much of Cowboy Bebop makes me want more humor in the book
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lorddunlow wrote:
400yrs wrote:I just re-read my Peter Panzerfaust trade again and I almost want to start right back at the beginning and read it again. I've pretty much fallen in love with this first trade. I guess the best way to describe it is as a war / adventure story that is driven by the characters within the story. There's a grande tale that Weibe is writing here. You can just see it throughout the book. Not to mention, I love the simple art and the beautiful colors.

I've owned a few copies of the #1 1st print, but got rid of them a while ago. I'm fine with that, as it's all about reading the story in this book for me. I'd love to get an oversized HC like TWD or Invincible out of this book.
I want to like Peter Panzerfaust, but so far reading it just feels too much like a chore. I have only read the trade. What issue are singles on? Maybe if I read some more I'll get into it. Don't get me wrong it is well written with interesting characters, it just doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. The art, I like, but I feel the fact it reminds me soooo much of Cowboy Bebop makes me want more humor in the book
#9 just came out. I have no idea of what Cowboy Bebop is, but this is a pretty serious character study kind of book rather than something humor / slapsticky.
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400yrs wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
400yrs wrote:I just re-read my Peter Panzerfaust trade again and I almost want to start right back at the beginning and read it again. I've pretty much fallen in love with this first trade. I guess the best way to describe it is as a war / adventure story that is driven by the characters within the story. There's a grande tale that Weibe is writing here. You can just see it throughout the book. Not to mention, I love the simple art and the beautiful colors.

I've owned a few copies of the #1 1st print, but got rid of them a while ago. I'm fine with that, as it's all about reading the story in this book for me. I'd love to get an oversized HC like TWD or Invincible out of this book.
I want to like Peter Panzerfaust, but so far reading it just feels too much like a chore. I have only read the trade. What issue are singles on? Maybe if I read some more I'll get into it. Don't get me wrong it is well written with interesting characters, it just doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. The art, I like, but I feel the fact it reminds me soooo much of Cowboy Bebop makes me want more humor in the book
#9 just came out. I have no idea of what Cowboy Bebop is, but this is a pretty serious character study kind of book rather than something humor / slapsticky.
lol search cowboy bebop and you will see a white peter panzerfaust, naw but just the art is really similar.
yeah i been reading Invincible's, 100 bullets and the boys.
i just bought the first trade of the boys its crazy. not that bad art either
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400yrs wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
400yrs wrote:I just re-read my Peter Panzerfaust trade again and I almost want to start right back at the beginning and read it again. I've pretty much fallen in love with this first trade. I guess the best way to describe it is as a war / adventure story that is driven by the characters within the story. There's a grande tale that Weibe is writing here. You can just see it throughout the book. Not to mention, I love the simple art and the beautiful colors.

I've owned a few copies of the #1 1st print, but got rid of them a while ago. I'm fine with that, as it's all about reading the story in this book for me. I'd love to get an oversized HC like TWD or Invincible out of this book.
I want to like Peter Panzerfaust, but so far reading it just feels too much like a chore. I have only read the trade. What issue are singles on? Maybe if I read some more I'll get into it. Don't get me wrong it is well written with interesting characters, it just doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. The art, I like, but I feel the fact it reminds me soooo much of Cowboy Bebop makes me want more humor in the book
#9 just came out. I have no idea of what Cowboy Bebop is, but this is a pretty serious character study kind of book rather than something humor / slapsticky.
It's an anime/manga, and it's actually quite good. Here is its wiki page http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop. It's definitely not slapstick, but it's more like a Tarantino film with lots of dark humor in addition to violence. I'm not saying PP needs a lot of humor but in copying this art style, I feel like there should be more humor.
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400yrs wrote:I think reading it as singles month by month hurt my enjoyment of it. I think if I went back and read just the Batman issues again, I'd probably enjoy it more. Reading it in singles, it really felt like nothing was happening story wise, other than the Joker being crazy and I know that to be the case anyway.

I really need to re-read the whole thing, but did the Joker capture the family members in the main Batman title or was that in the other books? I remember Alfred, but not the rest and it was a little weird just seeing everyone sitting at a table together with masks.


I know with Throne of Atlantis, it makes alot more linear sense when you read both JL and Aquaman rather than just trying to read Aquaman. Maybe the other titles were necessary to enjoy this?
If you read each book they all go there to stop joker or rescue Bruce.
some way joker tricks each of them every time..
other than good art DC got nothing going for them,expanding my horizons onto more Indy comics that's more my taste.
story wise they milk the same characters too much.
facepalm honestly why isn't joker dead.
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jenkinsMachine wrote:
400yrs wrote:I think reading it as singles month by month hurt my enjoyment of it. I think if I went back and read just the Batman issues again, I'd probably enjoy it more. Reading it in singles, it really felt like nothing was happening story wise, other than the Joker being crazy and I know that to be the case anyway.

I really need to re-read the whole thing, but did the Joker capture the family members in the main Batman title or was that in the other books? I remember Alfred, but not the rest and it was a little weird just seeing everyone sitting at a table together with masks.


I know with Throne of Atlantis, it makes alot more linear sense when you read both JL and Aquaman rather than just trying to read Aquaman. Maybe the other titles were necessary to enjoy this?
If you read each book they all go there to stop joker or rescue Bruce.
some way joker tricks each of them every time..
other than good art DC got nothing going for them,expanding my horizons onto more Indy comics that's more my taste.
story wise they milk the same characters too much.
facepalm honestly why isn't joker dead.
Now I'm reminded of Injustice: Gods Among Us, which has Superman pretty much killing the Joker via sticking his arm through his body.

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tetrisdork wrote:
jenkinsMachine wrote:
400yrs wrote:I think reading it as singles month by month hurt my enjoyment of it. I think if I went back and read just the Batman issues again, I'd probably enjoy it more. Reading it in singles, it really felt like nothing was happening story wise, other than the Joker being crazy and I know that to be the case anyway.

I really need to re-read the whole thing, but did the Joker capture the family members in the main Batman title or was that in the other books? I remember Alfred, but not the rest and it was a little weird just seeing everyone sitting at a table together with masks.


I know with Throne of Atlantis, it makes alot more linear sense when you read both JL and Aquaman rather than just trying to read Aquaman. Maybe the other titles were necessary to enjoy this?
If you read each book they all go there to stop joker or rescue Bruce.
some way joker tricks each of them every time..
other than good art DC got nothing going for them,expanding my horizons onto more Indy comics that's more my taste.
story wise they milk the same characters too much.
facepalm honestly why isn't joker dead.
Now I'm reminded of Injustice: Gods Among Us, which has Superman pretty much killing the Joker via sticking his arm through his body.
thats awesome me and my friends always putsuperman in that scenario where he is the one to kill joker because batman is a little pu$$y sorry for my french
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i just read Judge Dredd #3 from IDW. it's great.

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Batman 183. Silver age story featuring the second appearance of Poison Ivy. The story was ok - a typical silver age, cheese-cakey story. It was a bit disturbing in that Robin called Batman "Big-Daddy" on three different occassions. Weird.
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Well Brian Wood finally did it. He put out a book that I actually like and enjoyed reading. I tried DMZ, Northlanders, The Massive and Star Wars and did not like any of them. I just read the first 13 issues of Conan the Barbarian and really enjoyed the read. The first 6 issues are superb (4.5/5), the next 7-9 are just okay (2/5) (story was weak and the art in issues 8-9 by Vasilis Losos is not good), 10-12 are really good (3.5/5), and 13 has got me curious to how is going to end this new story arc. I am honestly surprised that I like this book.
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caxiotis wrote:Well Brian Wood finally did it. He put out a book that I actually like and enjoyed reading. I tried DMZ, Northlanders, The Massive and Star Wars and did not like any of them. I just read the first 13 issues of Conan the Barbarian and really enjoyed the read. The first 6 issues are superb (4.5/5), the next 7-9 are just okay (2/5) (story was weak and the art in issues 8-9 by Vasilis Losos is not good), 10-12 are really good (3.5/5), and 13 has got me curious to how is going to end this new story arc. I am honestly surprised that I like this book.
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lorddunlow wrote:
400yrs wrote:I just re-read my Peter Panzerfaust trade again and I almost want to start right back at the beginning and read it again. I've pretty much fallen in love with this first trade. I guess the best way to describe it is as a war / adventure story that is driven by the characters within the story. There's a grande tale that Weibe is writing here. You can just see it throughout the book. Not to mention, I love the simple art and the beautiful colors.

I've owned a few copies of the #1 1st print, but got rid of them a while ago. I'm fine with that, as it's all about reading the story in this book for me. I'd love to get an oversized HC like TWD or Invincible out of this book.
I want to like Peter Panzerfaust, but so far reading it just feels too much like a chore. I have only read the trade. What issue are singles on? Maybe if I read some more I'll get into it. Don't get me wrong it is well written with interesting characters, it just doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. The art, I like, but I feel the fact it reminds me soooo much of Cowboy Bebop makes me want more humor in the book
Ahhh! I've only read issue 1 BUT that's what the art reminded me of! I haven't watched Cowboy Bebop in forever. I'm going to have the "tank" theme stuck in my head now. :)
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pixierosa wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
400yrs wrote:I just re-read my Peter Panzerfaust trade again and I almost want to start right back at the beginning and read it again. I've pretty much fallen in love with this first trade. I guess the best way to describe it is as a war / adventure story that is driven by the characters within the story. There's a grande tale that Weibe is writing here. You can just see it throughout the book. Not to mention, I love the simple art and the beautiful colors.

I've owned a few copies of the #1 1st print, but got rid of them a while ago. I'm fine with that, as it's all about reading the story in this book for me. I'd love to get an oversized HC like TWD or Invincible out of this book.
I want to like Peter Panzerfaust, but so far reading it just feels too much like a chore. I have only read the trade. What issue are singles on? Maybe if I read some more I'll get into it. Don't get me wrong it is well written with interesting characters, it just doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. The art, I like, but I feel the fact it reminds me soooo much of Cowboy Bebop makes me want more humor in the book
Ahhh! I've only read issue 1 BUT that's what the art reminded me of! I haven't watched Cowboy Bebop in forever. I'm going to have the "tank" theme stuck in my head now. :)
I like Cowboy Bebop, especially the art style. I love the story of Peter Pan. I like the quality of the writing in this book. I like character studies. I don't know why I can't get more interested in this book. I think if it had a bit more humor I would really enjoy it. It really looks like Cowboy Bebop, though - which isn't a bad thing.

On topic, I'm currently reading the old New Universe stuff, and I'm really liking it! Avengers #6 and the discussion from the New Universe guys on here made me take the plunge. I expected bad, but it's actually quite enjoyable.
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lorddunlow wrote:
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lorddunlow wrote:
400yrs wrote:I just re-read my Peter Panzerfaust trade again and I almost want to start right back at the beginning and read it again. I've pretty much fallen in love with this first trade. I guess the best way to describe it is as a war / adventure story that is driven by the characters within the story. There's a grande tale that Weibe is writing here. You can just see it throughout the book. Not to mention, I love the simple art and the beautiful colors.

I've owned a few copies of the #1 1st print, but got rid of them a while ago. I'm fine with that, as it's all about reading the story in this book for me. I'd love to get an oversized HC like TWD or Invincible out of this book.
I want to like Peter Panzerfaust, but so far reading it just feels too much like a chore. I have only read the trade. What issue are singles on? Maybe if I read some more I'll get into it. Don't get me wrong it is well written with interesting characters, it just doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. The art, I like, but I feel the fact it reminds me soooo much of Cowboy Bebop makes me want more humor in the book


Ahhh! I've only read issue 1 BUT that's what the art reminded me of! I haven't watched Cowboy Bebop in forever. I'm going to have the "tank" theme stuck in my head now. :)
I like Cowboy Bebop, especially the art style. I love the story of Peter Pan. I like the quality of the writing in this book. I like character studies. I don't know why I can't get more interested in this book. I think if it had a bit more humor I would really enjoy it. It really looks like Cowboy Bebop, though - which isn't a bad thing.

On topic, I'm currently reading the old New Universe stuff, and I'm really liking it! Avengers #6 and the discussion from the New Universe guys on here made me take the plunge. I expected bad, but it's actually quite enjoyable.
Hmmm, I haven't been lured in by that. I did try Uncanny Avengers #1, and while I had no real complaints, it just didn't grab me. I am surprised by how easy it has been to get back into the X-Men. All New-Xmen has been very good, and I've been enjoying the new Cable and X-Force. Uncanny X-Men #1 came out recently and that was good, too. #2 is out tomorrow - looking forward to picking it up. I don't normally consider myself a "superhero" fan so I don't have much of a history with Avengers, etc., although I've always like X-Men and Spidey. Probably because I was first exposed to them on tv (and yes, the early x-men cartoon blew chunks, yet still I watched it. facepalm)

So... I've added those X-titles into my read pile as well as Star Wars. I really liked the Morning Glories tpb so I'm on the lookout to pick up more of those. Interesting plot with a bit of mystery.
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Big Red wrote:Legends of the Dark Knight 1-5.

This is one of the best Bat-books currently on market.
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Elveen wrote:I've started to re-read my Planet Hulk HC.
I refined my son's reading skills with that book.

He had just started learning how to read, and I'd have him read my Planet Hulk HC every weekend when I'd see him. In a matter of weeks, he went from a rough beginner to being one of the two best readers in his class, lol.

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I just read the 2-part Before Watchmen: Moloch mini last night. It was surprisingly good. I had dropped behind on reading the Before Watchmen stuff (these books are good, not great - except for this and Dr. Manhattan - both by Straczynski; Nite Owl is a little better than the others - also by Straczynski), so I just got to this last night. Very sad, very moving. I now have empathy for Moloch which is a little scary. This book (much more than the others) really feels like it is a behind-the-scenes look at the happenings in Watchmen. It really feels like it could be a missing chapter of that series. Just as good as the original in my opinion. It made Ozymandias even more cold and evil.

I had previously put the Dr. Manhattan mini on a pedestal above the others, but this one may have dethroned it. I'll wait until I read Dr. Manhattan #4 tonight.

I'm most dissapointed by the Rorschach mini, as he's one of my favorite comic book characters of all time. The mini just isn't that great. As far as Rorschach goes, I think he's portrayed much better in the Nite Owl book, which wrapped up wonderfully with Rorshach.

Also, for anyone else reading the Before Watchmen stuff: Does anyone like the Crimson Corsair thing going on in the back of each issue? It's painful to read so far. Nowhere near as good as the Black Freighter thing in the original.
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lorddunlow wrote:I just read the 2-part Before Watchmen: Moloch mini last night. It was surprisingly good. I had dropped behind on reading the Before Watchmen stuff (these books are good, not great - except for this and Dr. Manhattan - both by Straczynski; Nite Owl is a little better than the others - also by Straczynski), so I just got to this last night. Very sad, very moving. I now have empathy for Moloch which is a little scary. This book (much more than the others) really feels like it is a behind-the-scenes look at the happenings in Watchmen. It really feels like it could be a missing chapter of that series. Just as good as the original in my opinion. It made Ozymandias even more cold and evil.

I had previously put the Dr. Manhattan mini on a pedestal above the others, but this one may have dethroned it. I'll wait until I read Dr. Manhattan #4 tonight.

I'm most dissapointed by the Rorschach mini, as he's one of my favorite comic book characters of all time. The mini just isn't that great. As far as Rorschach goes, I think he's portrayed much better in the Nite Owl book, which wrapped up wonderfully with Rorshach.

Also, for anyone else reading the Before Watchmen stuff: Does anyone like the Crimson Corsair thing going on in the back of each issue? It's painful to read so far. Nowhere near as good as the Black Freighter thing in the original.
I was buying them all but quit after issue 2 of each. Too expensive to have that many minis running at the same time as all my normal books. There looked to be some quality in some of the books but nothing seemed earth shattering.

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ian_house wrote:
I was buying them all but quit after issue 2 of each. Too expensive to have that many minis running at the same time as all my normal books. There looked to be some quality in some of the books but nothing seemed earth shattering.
Definitely not earth shattering for most. A lot of them have been fun reads (especially Silk Spectre), but only Dr. Manhattan has been great. Like I said, this Moloch mini really surprised me. It really reminded me of how Rorshach's childhood/origin was told in the original books. It was also great, but because it really seemed like Watchmen, the lost chapter. I'm a sucker for Straczynski, though.
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