Ok, so I looked.
What comics would I get if I had the cash?
AMAZE INK (SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS)
- Dork #10, $2.95 (Evan Dorkin, always good)
- BTVS Willow & Tara Wilderness #2 (Of 2), $2.99 or
- BTVS Willow & Tara Wilderness Photo Cvr #2 (Of 2), $2.99 (because it's co-written by Amber Benson, and I am as constant as a northern star)
- Planetary JLA Terra Occulta, $5.95 (Warren Ellisy goodness)
- Filth #4 (Of 13), $2.95 (Grant Morrisony goodness)
MARVEL COMICS (fuck 'em)
- Black Panther #49, $2.50 (Priesty. . . no, that's getting old already. . .)
- New X-Men #132, $2.25 (again with the Morrison)
- Hopeless Savages Ground Zero #3 (Of 4), $2.95 (Jen Van Meter signed my guestbook, and is therefore clearly insane, but also a wonderful writer)
- Animerica Extra October 2002 Vol 5 #10, $4.95 (linked here for aesthetic reasons, and to be difficult)
Extra isn't running X/1999 (which title is now quaint rather than futuristic. . .), but they do have Revolutionary Girl Utena:
One day, the truth comes crashing down on a little girl-her parents weren't away on a trip, they've died. The grade-school-age girl wanders the rain-soaked streets of her home town with no distinct purpose. Drenched in rain and tears, she finds herself by a river, and without knowing what she is doing, she throws herself in the roaring flood. Suddenly a man appears-her prince-and he rescues her, banishes her tears, and tells her to grow up into a strong, noble woman. And the girl's love of the prince determines her personality from that day forward-she strives, not to become a princess, but instead to grow up to be a prince just like him!
Yeah, yeah, more gender-roles-in-anime/manga stuff. Everyone needs a hobby, that's mine.
Update: I provide encouragement for Jason to revisit things he loved, and what do I get for it? Static. Not even Static Shock. At least he liked the JLA. . .
I'm not EVEN going to read that...and I'm still mad at you for posting it. You suck.
But. . . Amber Benson. . .
Oni, at least has free comics up. and Sunday Comics, including some Hopeless Savages strips.
Well Marvel does too, but they require that Flash thingee that seems to be all the rage with the kids these days.
i believe I will be visiting a comic book shop today so I can read some books and maybe pick up a wizard.
I really shouldn't...i'm piss poor this week (and next for that matter) but such is life.
These are the days I wish I had a credit card.
No, you really don't.
And nowadays, the good stuff either stays in print, gets collected as a trade or goes into the bargain bin. I don't remember the last time I paid more than cover price for a back issue that I'd missed when it came out.
Lemme know how the Buffy book is if you flip through it, though.
Am saving my pennies for the final issue of Transmetropolitan next week or the week after.
I finally got a copy of Milk and Cheese last week. It's stupid fun. Lot's of stupid fun.
I was trying to collect all the Transmet and then I gave up and figured I would just get the collected instead.
Damn, this shit is expensive. But it's only of my only hobbies, and therefore I splurge.
Sorry for being anal, but I just have to say that there was not supposed to be an apostrophe in lots. I hate doing that. It's like walking around with spinach between my teeth all day.
Ok, first Hanne, now you. I hope you kids don't expect me to go back and fix my typos, inconsistent spelling, bizarre grammar, placing of commas and periods outside quotation marks. . .
Overuse of ellipses. . .
Milk & Cheese is the pinacle of stupid fun, and Dorkin knows well enough that a little of 'em goes a long way. Best read in single issues, that come out maybe twice a year; I can't imagine reading a collection of those in one sitting.
Knowing DC, the final Transmet trade will come out about a year after #60 hits the stands. Or do you think that's too soon?
Personally, I'm all for the periods and commas outside the quotes. And ellipses totally rock.