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  1. Sat, 02-05-2005, 07:15 PM #1
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    Comics Recommendation Megapost

    In this thread, I (and others, if they so choose) recommend comics for you to read. Unfortunately, since most public torrent sites are now dead and the ones left standing don't focus on comics, I usually won't be including a torrent download link. However, I host about 25GB of comics on my fserv (located on irc.rizon.net channel #gotwoot after midnight central time, check the IRC thread if you're a newb) so if it's hosted by me I'll make note of it and you can get it from me then.

    EDIT:

    This is also for general discussion on the comics presented here, or comics in general. No manga, it has its own forum.

    Also, I have gotten a tracker to use for comics uploads, when it comes online I'll torrent these comics.

    I'll start with Kingdom Come.

    Kingdom Come is set in the future of the DC Universe, in a world where most of the "old guard" of superheroes have long since given up their fights for good. Superman has retired, and the heroes of yesteryear followed him into obscurity. Now, with a new generation of metahuman hostilities threatening the world and with growing human resentment at the superhumans, a massive cataclysm strikes the U.S. and Superman, along with the other heroes of his day, must decide if they want to help avert global devestation.
    But are their methods necessary at all anymore? Were they ever right in doing what they did?

    Mark Waid's capable writing and Alex Ross' amazing artwork make this a classic. It's appreciated by both longtime DC fans and anyone who can appreciate a good moral drama. Don't brush it off just because it's a cape book - read it for the artwork alone and I'm sure you can appreciate the characters too. It's available on my file server.

    Art examples:
    The future JLA
    Superman
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  2. Sat, 02-05-2005, 09:43 PM #2
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    RE: Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Interesting.

    I was thinking, since you seem to be good at this, do you know of any good torrent sites or whatever with lots of X-Men?
    I am primarily looking for Gambit stuff, mainly the Gambit series.
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    These aren't comics, but they are episodes.
    http://planet.time.net.my/bukitbintang/gameshark03/BT/
    They have torrents for all kinds of animated shows, like JLU and... The original X-Men!!
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    RE: Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Goddamnit gaara, stop being so awesome.
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    RE: Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Gambit is a kickass comic.. Have always been into Marvel-comics (mainly X-men and the mutant-side of thee comics).. But i never understood whats so great about DC-comics.. I find them boring..

    But what do DC really stand for?? I look all over and i cant find what it stands for..
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    Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Originally posted by: TwisT
    But what do DC really stand for?? I look all over and i cant find what it stands for..
    Detective Comics. So saying "DC Comics" is really just saying Detective Comics Comics.

    Originally posted by: Terracosmo
    Interesting.

    I was thinking, since you seem to be good at this, do you know of any good torrent sites or whatever with lots of X-Men?
    I am primarily looking for Gambit stuff, mainly the Gambit series.
    bah, I told you I don't know torrent sites. you got one for TV eps up there. ZCultFM was a great comics tracker but it is currently down and plans to reopen in two days, on the 8th. When it does you can count on some good stuff being torrented there.

    As for X-Men, I'll give a shout out to the X-Men stuff I have on hand at the moment.

    New X-Men 114-154 (Grant Morrison's run)

    This is famed author Grant Morrison's work on New X-Men. It deals with several new villains that Grant introduces to the book, including the vicious Cassandra Nova and a... surprise appearence late in his run. It's got the soap opera drama that X-Men tends toward, as Scott Summers' (Cyclops) marriage to Jean Grey starts to fray at the edges. There's everything from a murder mystery at Xavier's mutant school to aliens landing to a mutant cataclysm that changes the school forever.

    I'd say very little background knowledge of the characters is needed to get into this, Morrison gives you the relevant backstory within the books themselves. While I personally think it had some serious flaws (such as the fact that Frank Quitley's shitty work ethic meant getting shitty fill-in artists for half of the early run), Grant knows how to write a good story. Try it. This is available on my file server.
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    Comics Recommendation Megapost

    No, you said that you knew barely of any torrent sites. Which is a lot better than none.

    Bitch. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]



    Anyway, since this is also a discussion thread... who else is totally crazy about Gambit?
    I love everything about him. His story, his personality, his weapons, clothing, ability, speech... and he has so many relationships to keep track of. To this day, I think of Gambit x Rogue to be the definitive Marvel pairing. So much drama and stuff in that one, it feels so real.
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    Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Originally posted by: Terracosmo
    No, you said that you knew barely of any torrent sites. Which is a lot better than none.

    Bitch. [img][/img]



    Anyway, since this is also a discussion thread... who else is totally crazy about Gambit?
    I love everything about him. His story, his personality, his weapons, clothing, ability, speech... and he has so many relationships to keep track of. To this day, I think of Gambit x Rogue to be the definitive Marvel pairing. So much drama and stuff in that one, it feels so real.
    Well as i said, i like Gambit comics.. Why?? Because he is my favorite X-man.. Ever since back in the 90is when i first began to read X-men.. I like all those things that Terra said to, exept for his speech.. I hate it.. Only bad thing i have to say about him.. What i do love most about him is that he is a master thief.. And that is more like his main "power" or ability rather then his mutant power.. So even if he lost his mutant power he would still kick ass.. And yes.. Rogue and Gamit is the best couple in the Marvel-universe.. I hate Rogue's voice too in the X-men cartoon.. But it was nice in the movie..

    But lately i have been getting another favorite character.. Jean Grey because i love her powers.. Actually it was more like i came across X-MAN and he became my new "all-time favorite Marvel-char".. He passed my other all times favorits - Magneto, Silver Surfer, Juggernaut, Gambit and Venom with ease.. He was so cool and his powers was wicked cool too.. And since Jean Gray has almost the same powers she became on of my favorit's.. So it's more like X-Man is my favorite and Jean is a little reflection of him..

    One thing i dont like with Jean was in The Movie.. They made her so fucking weak.. I mean, she is one of the most powerful mutants known to mankind.. And in the first movie she was useless.. In the second she was a little better but still nowhere near the comic-Jean.. I mean she can barely read minds, but in the comic she is the second strongest telepath after Xavier.. And she is the strongest telekinetics-user out there.. Even if she havent "awakening" the phoenix-powers she should still be one of the strongest X-mens.. Not one of the weakest..

    But what the hell, the movies was good so they get away with it in the end anyways [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]


    And thx Y for telling me about DC.. I always suspected that the C stood for comics, but it sounded so stupid if you said DC comics.. Then it became dubble comics like you said.. But thx.. Have wondered for so long..
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    Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Ok, ok. Torrent whores.

    Kingdom Come

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    And I need you guys to seed this during the daylight hours (US Central).
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    RE: Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Goddamnit people, I'm suppossed to be studying during my free time, and yet you come and post links to good X-Men sites and a torrent for the Kingdom Come??

    ...I love you all. Been wanting to read that one since, I dunno, ever.

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    Mucking with Jean Grey's power level in the movie is perfectly acceptable. Frankly they do it just as often in the comics. But her character gets across just fine despite not being able to TK someone in half.
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    Comics Recommendation Megapost

    It's an online comic, but I enjoy it.

    www.megatokyo.com

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    Terrible emo shit, unfortunately.
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    RE: Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Originally posted by: Y The Alien
    Terrible emo shit, unfortunately.
    Quoted for emphasis.
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    RE: Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Ok Y, I love all of the spiderman series. The thing is I never got to read much of the comic at all. I'm going to try that site you posted that should be up soon, but what do you think would be a good point in the Spiderman series to start at? I don't know if starting from the begining would be great since I already know the basic begining storyline. Your the expert what do you think? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
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    Originally posted by: Kagemane_no_Jutsu
    Ok Y, I love all of the spiderman series. The thing is I never got to read much of the comic at all. I'm going to try that site you posted that should be up soon, but what do you think would be a good point in the Spiderman series to start at? I don't know if starting from the begining would be great since I already know the basic begining storyline. Your the expert what do you think? [img][/img]
    Hm. If you're going to start reading Spiderman now I honestly wouldn't know where to begin in the mainstream Marvel U. I pretty much just read random trades in bookstores.

    If you enjoy a good Spiderman story...

    Ultimate Spider-man


    The Ultimate universe is a reboot of the MU proper. It's the characters that Marvel has had for years, only re-presented with a fresh new outlook (or at least that was the idea). And heck, the art's pretty good. I'd recommend it to anyone who's a fan of Spider-man or Brian Michael Bendis' writing.
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    RE: Comics Recommendation Megapost

    i just need the wolverine one shots, and chapter 189
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    Comics Recommendation Megapost

    Edit: Nevermind.

    Damn, the guys behind the drawing during the last X-Men issues are fucking fantastic.
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    Originally posted by: Terracosmo
    Edit: Nevermind.

    Damn, the guys behind the drawing during the last X-Men issues are fucking fantastic.
    Which ones? Astonishing X-Men or NXM?
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    marvel is best dc sucks. wolverine is the best and he would kill any of your dc softies. anyhow you need to host origin for people who havent read it because its the greatist series ever.
    EDIT: yeah ultimate spider-man is cool, i havent read ultimate x-men yet.
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