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[deadman]

I was never a serious collector, but I do like Frank Millers work, particularly the "Martha Washington Goes to War" and "Hard Boiled" series.

I'd download them if I could - I'l have a harder look.

[jaganath69]

I'll second the comments on Clowes and Bagge, my two all-time favorites. The superhero stuff I can leave, though.

[Young FRANKenstein]

[Captain Corea]

[Craven Moorehead]

Just go to the CGC site. They list everything you need to know to get started. I'm not sure getting comics slabbed is a great idea unless you are going to be peddling them on eBay. For private collectors, its cheaper to bag and board with mylars and acid free boards. However, CGC grading can increase online auctions by something ridiculous like from 30 to 70%.

[Czarjorge]

I don't believe in slabbing. If it's about protecting the art, great, but you can't SEE it when it's slabbed, can you? Silly. I don't own any really valuable stuff, I think. I haven't checked in 10 years. Maybe I do now.

I just finished reading the Marvel Civil War and I'm disappointed. It was going so well at the beginning. The should have done it alt-uni and done it proper. After I read the Hulk stuff I think I'm going to stick with the Ultimate stuff only with Marvel.

[Craven Moorehead]

[Czarjorge]

I might keep reading the J. Michael Straczynski spiderman, but only because I like his writing. It looks like it'll be colored by what happened in the Civil War saga though.

[Czarjorge]

Check out "Skinwalker." Not the fair to middling scifi/werewolf movie.

[blurgalurgalurga]

I just downloaded and read all 26 volumes of the manga 'Vagabond.' Great stuff--a fictionalized account of the life of famous sword-saint and weirdo Miyamoto Musashi, and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, apparently. Inoue, the writer, is only about a third through Musashi's life story now, so the thing could go on another ten years easily, if he wants it to.

If you want to practice your Korean, you can go rent the whole run at a manwhabang for cheap, or download them off ISOhunt, in English, for free.

Anybody else read anything good lately?

[timvas]

As well as Hard Boiled Geof Darrow and Frank Miller also published The Big Guy + Rusty The Robot (very large issue format). If you can track down copies or a trade paperback it's worthwhile.

They were irregularly published, but Marshal Law by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill well worth a read if you can find one. Also enjoyed O'Neill's artwork for Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (which, unlike the film, was very good).

I used to collect a lot in the 80's and 90's but less so in the last 10 years. Exceptions were Sandman, Preacher, Sin City, Transmetropolitan and any Mike Mignola illustrated Hellboy.

Garth Ennis' Punisher and Ennis and Warren Ellis' runs on Hellblazer were some of the few modern comics I would pick up regularly. If you haven't seen it & have access, try to pick up some of the first 6 issues of The Boys by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan).

I always loved Simon Bisley's artwork but have no idea what he has been doing of late...

[twg]

[blurgalurgalurga]

I just finished re-reading 'the Watchmen.' Holy smokes, that is a REALLY GOOD BOOK.
Now it's time for 'From Hell.'

[RACETRAITOR]

[Czarjorge]

I especially enjoyed the Jodorowsky books. The Metabarons stuff started with what he had planned for "Dune". (Jodorowsky was the original director for 'Dune'.)