a.g.e. montagner’s Comments (group member since Feb 06, 2024)

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I started a thread in another group about writers of both novels and comics.
In which Stephen Graham Jones's Earthdivers was actually mentioned! In his case I don't think he's written other comic book series.
Thanks for adding names to the list.

A couple of my groups are reading Stephen Graham Jones and, given the wealth of his work, I thought that his comic book series Earthdivers would have been a good entry point. It wasn't entirely a good idea, but you can find my reviews here: volumes one, two and three.

I finally completed and reviewed the regular series Marvel Comics published from 2019 after regaining the rights to Conan for a few years:

Conan the Barbarian: Life and Death of Conan;
Conan the Barbarian, Vol. 3: Into the Crucible;
Conan the Barbarian, Vol. 4: Land of the Lotus;
Savage Sword of Conan, Vol. 1: The Cult of Koga Thun;
Savage Sword of Conan, Vol. 2: Conan the Gambler.

Thanks, I'll pass it along!

A member of another group asked whether this bundle is a good buy:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/te...

On a whim, I'm tempted to read Moon Knight, just because his was the last Marvel series I rewatched before my discount o Disney+ expired.

So far I've read Moon Knight by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev and Moon Knight, Vol. 1: From the Dead. I know Lemire's run is admired.

I'm with Chad.

As I wrote in an earlier post, I consider G. Willow Wilson's run among the best of the decade (besides, she was Kamala Khan's co-creator). Saladin Ahmed's run was unimpressive, and the same can be said incidentally of his Miles Morales, whom he picked up from Bendis. He's now writing Daredevil and I hope he won't undersell one of my favourite superhero characters.
On the other hand, Bendis's long tenure on Miles Morales would be an excellent choice for the theme of the month.

About which, Watchmen obviously comes to mind, The Boys, Invincible...

Love that you love Monstress. It's one of my favourite recent series and in my opnion deserved the Eisners and Hugo.

Yes, he drew the first season (volume 1 and 2) of the 2014 series. I liked his work on The Ultimates for Marvel, though Al Ewing's writing also helped. And his art does look a lot like Brett Booth.

I'm aware that Wildstorm is now an imprint of DC, and incidentally Jim Lee is now a boss at DC.

As always, thanks for the insight. I thought the question concerned the main DC series; many Vertigo titles are classics. (but wasn't Astro City published by Image Comics?)


Not surprised that G. Willow Wilson did great work outside of Ms. Marvel too. I have a few questions about runs whose authors I have admired elsewhere. Are these good?

Aquaman: Andromeda, because of Christian Ward.
Batwoman Haunted Tides, because of J.H. Williams III.
Sideways and Teen Titans (volume 5), because of Kenneth Rocafort.

Unilke Marvel, I've never read DC regularly, so I'm also interested in opinions on the subject. One exception is the current, Eisner-winning Nightwing run.

(view spoiler)[Funny aside on the history of the Big Two in italy: I became a Marvel boy basically by chance, when Marvel Italia reunited titles previously scattered among three or four different publishers. Marvel Comics have been regularly in print ever since, even when Marvel Italia became/was bought by Panini Comics.
On the other hand, DC Comics always had adverse fortunes here. Published first by Magic Press, then by the Spanish Planeta... both of which failed. Panini Comics now has the rights to Marvel, DC and more besides. (hide spoiler)]

I'd be inclined to agree, but I thought I was biased.

I have a penchant for Miles Morales.

Oops.
I thought you wrote "anything by Ed Brubaker BUT his Cap".

I've heard great things about Ed Brubaker's Cap: what didn't you like, Chad?

Wow, you can hardly go wrong with this list, though I have my favourites.

I fell in love with Marvel Comics while reading the X-Men by Chris Claremont and Hulk by Peter David, which were also a long gallery of great artistic talents.

Daredevil is the third of my favourite characters (for purely sentimental reasons): amazing runs by Brian Michael Bendis and by Ed Brubaker. I thought Chip Zdarsky's wasn't at the same level: the Devil's Reign event was good but the regular series lacked steam.
The same goes for J. Michael Straczynski's Thor: it started with great concepts but kinda went nowhere by the end.

Bendis's long run on Miles Morales is another highlight, though I preferred Kamala Khan.

... and this is what happens when two or more people who have been doing this for decades come together!

Yeah, same question.

Highlights of recent years are the long Thor run written by Jason Aaron, Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson, The Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing, Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates, the era of Krakoa as a concept and some of its titles...

Didn't someone comment on the Night Eaters in an earlier thread?

The first episode is too self-conscious for its own good about N.K. Jemisin's lack of experience as a writer of comics, but she delivers later on. And Jamal Campbell is fantastic.

Haha, thanks for the quality check!

Also relevant for AAPI Month is Peach Momoko's work for Marvel, Demon Days and Demon Wars.