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Welcome to the Comic Books Discussion Thread!

Hey everyone!

You know Comic Vine and Giant Bomb have their official anime discussion threads. It's time we need to start up a discussion for comic books. Right now, Comic Vine is mobilizing and adding foreign comics. If you know a comic book that Comic Vine doesn't have, go over there and add to their massive wiki collection.

Feel free to talk about any comic books, American or international.

• Favorite comics, characters
• Currently reading
• Anything comic book related.

If you're new to comic books, feel free to ask the community how to get started. We got some experts in the community who can find you the right comic book for you!

Words of Advice

• Make sure you don't insert massive spoilers
• Don't put illegal links to comic book torrent sites or other illegal scanlations site

I hope these discussion threads break down barriers between anime, comic books, video games and anything that we nerds enjoy passionately.

Inspired by Project_Worm, PikaHyper, and FoxxFireArt.

Note: If I missed a similar thread, blame it on the forum search engine.

@Guyver said:

I haven't been reading the Avengers/X-Men crossover. Is it really as bad as people say?

Absolutely not. It makes a decent amount of missteps, particularly in the first half with some leap of logic combined with slow pacing and uncharacteristic actions, but the second half with has been thoroughly enjoyable. People have been comparing it to Civil War, which is just plainly idiotic. All the Cyclops supporters just seem to hate it, because in their eyes it's blasphemy that Cyclops would ever bite off more than he can chew. I haven't been reading the tie-ins however, but taken at face value it's a pretty good event.

Anyway, I've been reading monthly

AvX, Captain Marvel, Dc Universe Presents, Hypernaturals and the entirety of the Valiant relaunch.

@Guyver said:

I haven't been reading the Avengers/X-Men crossover. Is it really as bad as people say?

Its horrendous. I mean, depending on how much you're into comics. I'm sure a casual reader wouldn't mind it, but as an ardent fan... Its flarking horrible.

Thanks everyone for commenting.

Red Hood

I haven't read a comic book yet, but I'm interested in Red Hood.

@MrDirector786:

Which Batgirl comics do you recommend?

@takashichea: If you're looking for a great comic book, I suggest Watchmen. It is a classic comic book and a a must read for any comic book fan. The book is unlike any other. Many people hold it up as literature and because of that, the Watchmen universe has not been expanded until this year (it was published in 1986-7). For $12, you can get the whole story on amazon. The book is pretty dense material and is worth reading multiple times. I've read many times and each time, I've picked up things I didn't see during my first reading.

@MrDirector786:

All right, I check out New 52 Bat Girl. Thanks.

@Acura_Max:

I'll try it out once I figure out a good online place to buy Comic Books legally since the only comic store around is Barnes and Noble.

@Sonata:

Glad to see you here!

@ReVamp: What are your main gripes about it? You don't have to write an essay or anything, I would just like to know.

@takashichea: This site looks pretty good. Notice the author of that comic book on the link that I sent you.

@Acura_Max:

Thanks! I didn't know there was a digital comic book site.

I did notice Tom Pinchuk's name for Hybrid Bastards. Is that a real comic book?