Awesome, thanks for the run down. Yeah, I feel exactly the same about X-Men. It's the one part of the Marvel Universe that does kind of interest me (in that I've always - from my n00b, outsider perspective, kind of wished that X-Men were off in their own continuity cus it's such a neat freestanding idea, but not one I'm sure fits so awesomely with a world of other-types-of-superhero?) but there's just SO MUCH of it that I wouldn't know where to look.
I haven't been reading the Angel/Buffy comics, but I do read both the ongoing Star Wars stuff and Farscape stuff so I'm a big fan of getting an ongoing fix of one's favourite franchise that way. ;)
As to Wonder Woman, yes, v3 is a good place to start, but I guess I'd suggest starting with #14? That's when Gail Simone starts writing it and it's also a good arc to jump in at. #1 - #13 aren't awful or anything, and they do explain a few things about the current status quo if you jump in at #14 but honestly they suffer from being heavily tied into a "event" called "Amazons Attack" (which was not good) and from having writers changed every couple of issues and there are some characterisation problems and I guess I'd just call the whole thing fairly mediocre. So like, read 'em if you want, but it starts to get good around #14.
I also REALLY love the end of v2, when Greg Rucka was writing it. That's be from #195 - #226 (which is the end of v2).
Plus, of course, I adore Secret Six.
Let me know what you think of Scott Pilgrim. I'm equal parts interested and think it's something I might enjoy and concerned the hipster self-referentiality would annoy me. Like I'm not sure how I'll feel about some dude having to battle a chick's exes for the right to date her, but equally I've heard some good stuff about the way it's done. So yes, I'm interested in what you think of that?
I totally recommend Batwoman: Elegy which is the only current graphic novel available for Batwoman and collects most of her run in Detective Comics - it's really amazing art and a pretty damn solid story too.
Also, the first twelve issues of Power Girl's ongoing series are HILARIOUS and lighthearted fun - collected into two graphic novels. It's the Palmiotti & Gray run you want (#1 - #12). After that some other guy takes over and the tone shifts and I didn't hate it or anything but it just became very generic.
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Date: 2011-08-15 07:24 pm (UTC)Awesome, thanks for the run down. Yeah, I feel exactly the same about X-Men. It's the one part of the Marvel Universe that does kind of interest me (in that I've always - from my n00b, outsider perspective, kind of wished that X-Men were off in their own continuity cus it's such a neat freestanding idea, but not one I'm sure fits so awesomely with a world of other-types-of-superhero?) but there's just SO MUCH of it that I wouldn't know where to look.
I haven't been reading the Angel/Buffy comics, but I do read both the ongoing Star Wars stuff and Farscape stuff so I'm a big fan of getting an ongoing fix of one's favourite franchise that way. ;)
As to Wonder Woman, yes, v3 is a good place to start, but I guess I'd suggest starting with #14? That's when Gail Simone starts writing it and it's also a good arc to jump in at. #1 - #13 aren't awful or anything, and they do explain a few things about the current status quo if you jump in at #14 but honestly they suffer from being heavily tied into a "event" called "Amazons Attack" (which was not good) and from having writers changed every couple of issues and there are some characterisation problems and I guess I'd just call the whole thing fairly mediocre. So like, read 'em if you want, but it starts to get good around #14.
I also REALLY love the end of v2, when Greg Rucka was writing it. That's be from #195 - #226 (which is the end of v2).
Plus, of course, I adore Secret Six.
Let me know what you think of Scott Pilgrim. I'm equal parts interested and think it's something I might enjoy and concerned the hipster self-referentiality would annoy me. Like I'm not sure how I'll feel about some dude having to battle a chick's exes for the right to date her, but equally I've heard some good stuff about the way it's done. So yes, I'm interested in what you think of that?
I totally recommend Batwoman: Elegy which is the only current graphic novel available for Batwoman and collects most of her run in Detective Comics - it's really amazing art and a pretty damn solid story too.
Also, the first twelve issues of Power Girl's ongoing series are HILARIOUS and lighthearted fun - collected into two graphic novels. It's the Palmiotti & Gray run you want (#1 - #12). After that some other guy takes over and the tone shifts and I didn't hate it or anything but it just became very generic.